Last week was Holy Week, the most significant week in the Catholic Church. This is the week that has Palm Sunday,Holy Monday,Holy Tuesday,Holy Wednesday,Holy Thursday,Good Friday,Easter Saturday, and Easter Sunday. On Palm Sunday, when Jesus went into Jerusalem, he was greeted with palms and cloths being laid on the floor so he could walk over them on Holy Wednesday. Jesus was betrayed by Judas on Holy Thursday; it was the Last Supper. On Good Friday, Jesus was crucified, and on Easter Saturday, everyone was sad. Jesus rose from the dead. We also did all of the significant events of Holy Week, like all of the ones that I just mentioned. I learned a lot about Holy Week, like how Jesus got a spear thrown in his side and water and blood came out. My creation task was Choose one-four of the following tasks to work on during the week. The options were Make a poster explaining the stations of the Cross Stations in the Minecraft version. Animation of Holy Week and a Scratch Game about Holy Week The one that I picked was the poster about the stations of the cross. Holy Week, but I also did a poster about an event that happened during Holy Week. We also had a must-do list of the significant events of Holy Week.

Here are my tasks.

 

 

Do you know anything about Holy Week?

For the past week and next week, we have been writing a biography. A biography is when someone writes a story about someone else’s life. An autobiography is when you write a story about your own life. I did a biography about LeBron James. A fact about LeBron James is that he missed 82 days of school in the 4th grade. I have not finished yet, but I will still tell you what I have done so far.

Have you ever written a biography?

 

This week for RE we had to make a poster with a quote from Pope Francis on it and we had to explain what the quote was about. Say if it was a kindness quote you would say this quote is about kindness and it is telling you to be kind even if they are not kind to you or something like that. The quote I chose was “Let us learn to love with kindness to love everyone even when they do not love us”. – Pope Francis this is meaningful because it is telling us to love everyone even if they don’t love us so love everyone is what this quote is telling us to do. This is a great quote because of its reason this is the meaning behind it is it highlights the immense power of mercy in reshaping the world we live in.

Here is the poster that I made.

What is your favorite quote?

 

This week for reading we read about some children who changed the world. Specifically Bethany Hamilton who was a very keen surfer but had here arm bitten of by a shark. But she persevered and got back into surfing she was so happy the first time she get back on her board she cried. some questions about Bethany are here.

What do you know already know about Bethany Hamilton?She got bit by a Tiger shark and she was a really good surfer.

How has Bethany made an impact on the world? She has taught people how to be safe in the water.

How is Bethany different from other children who have made an impact?she got bitten by a tiger shark and has experienced hardship she had to keep on trying. She also taught kids how to be safe in the water.

Our goal for this week was Think while reading, pick up new information, and come up with new ideas and new thinking. And use ground rules to have a group discussion about text.

Our create task was Create a video like the one you have just watched (what digital tool would be a good option for this?). Use the knowledge you have gained in this week’s reading and select children from this text to include in your video. Link to the video we watched.

Here is My create task.

How can you make a difference?

 

This week for Reading we read a text about Elon Musk, Elon Musk owns many businesses like Spacex,Tesla,Twitter and Solar city. Our Learning Goal was Identify some text events and features, and discuss what they make the reader think about and identify at least one important idea and justify why it is important. Our create task was Create an informative poster about some text features in the Elon Musk Text. What do they make you think about? Summarise the text in your own words. Identify one important idea and justify why this is important to you. Some examples of Text features are a glossary,index and captions.

Here is My task.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to Task

Do you know anything about Elon musk?

This week for reading our goal was to Make connections between texts and own life experiences, using more sophisticated texts. We have been learning about athletes that make a difference. specifically LeBron James and Michael Phelps. they both made a difference Michael Phelps makes a difference by supporting mental health. He also made a foundation for kids with mental health issues. LeBron James Made a difference by donating money to his old high school. He also made an I promise school for kids in Akron Ohio it has 536 students in the school. LeBron also wheres Black lives matters shirts and stuff like that. our create task was.Create a collector card of your chosen athlete.Make sure your collector card includes:Their name,Their sport,An example of their social impact,An example of a school value you have in common with this athlete and why.

Here is my collector card I did it on Michael Phelps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the Link as well Link

How can you make a difference?

For the last week we have been learning about Waitangi day. The reason we are learning about Waitangi day is because it is a public holiday for when the treaty was signed. The reason it was signed is because people from Britain wanted to come and live there. They tried to take over because it wasn’t an independent country. Then New Zealand made a declaration of independence also known as He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga. We had 9 different tasks to do.

Here are 3 of the tasks that I did.

Timeline

Key figures

Before the treaty

I Learnt that there were 2 versions of the treaty  the English version and the Maori version.

I hope you learnt something today.

What is something you know about the treaty?

 

 

 

 

 

 

In PBL this term, we have been learning about soil,rocks,water, air, and life forms. We had to take all of these things into consideration. Here are a few facts about each category. Soil keeps us alive, so we need worms to live because it provides the structural support for plants used in agriculture and is also their source of water and nutrients. Rocks provide habitat like the cliffs and the Grand Canyon, so any animal’s habitat is rocks. They rely on rocks to survive. There are 3 main types of rocks: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. We need water to survive. There are different types of water as well, like salt water and fresh water. Brackish water and many more The air in our atmosphere acts as insulation, keeping the earth from getting too cold or too hot. There are about 8.7 million species around the world, including humans. the create for this task was.Using what you have learned from existing knowledge, now it’s time to put those thoughts with some of your own to create something new! We would like you to plan, design and create your own world or island. you can make this with Paper Mache Model, Minecraft model, 3D Digital model, Draw it – + element of 3D, Make a map,Craft a model or a 3D Poster. I did a map.

I made a description about my island here is my description

 

My island is called Zapus 807. My island has people on it. There is a city that has 100 houses and 44 shops. There is a statue of the founder of the island, whose name is Joe Smit. There are trees, a farm, windmills, a lake, caves, bushes, and a few shacks.

 

Wildlife

My island has humans, worms, birds, bees, frogs, bats, insects, fish, cats, dogs, foxes, rabbits, and elephants.

Humans live in the village, and they built all of the buildings.

Worms loosen and aerate the soil.

Birds are environmentally friendly exterminators.

Bees pollinate flowers and make honey.

Frogs are environmental indicators.

Bats are pest control.

Insects maintain healthy soil and recycle nutrients.

Fish feed humans.

Every other animal is part of the food chain.

 

The keys 

Windmills give electricity through wind.

Trees suck up carbon dioxide and bring out oxygen.

The statue is of the founder of the island, Joe Smith.

Caves are a natural source of shelter.

Bushes absorb noise and are a natural source.

Houses are shelters for humans.

Lakes supply many communities with water, and they have fish in them.

Shops are buildings that people buy things from.

Farms grow crops and raise animals for produce.

Shacks are small shelters for dwelling.

 

Rocks

There are three main types of rocks: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. Some of the metamorphic rocks that are on My Island are marble and slate, and some igneous rocks are obsidian and granite. Some sedimentary rocks are sandstone, limestone, and coal. All of these rocks are on my island.

 

Fishermans wharf

People go there to fish. They have houses, and people fish there. They sell fish to all of the people in the village and eat some for themselves, of course, and they make a lot of money. The fisherman’s wharf is right next to the main water source, where all of the fish are. There is a fish deck that they fish on.

 

The main city, Norbitor

Norbitor is the city where all of the people live. It has 44 shops and 100 houses with a population of 176. There are many animals in the village, like dogs,cats,fish,birds,bees, insects, and rabbits. All of the other animals are in the forest or the plains.

 

The water

Zapus 807 is surrounded by salt water. The water surrounding it is called Plygami Sea. The next land 4155 kilometers away from Zapus 807 is Wilaktug 67, and they do not like Zapus 807. Any Zapus 807 has a lake on it. It is fresh water, so some fish swim around in the lake.

and we also had to right a blurb here is my blub

My island is called zapus 807 the founder of Zapus 807 is Joe smit my island has many animals like Humans that live in the village and Bees pollinate flowers Worms loosen and aerate the soil and other animals like that my island is surrounded by salt water and it has a freshwater lake there is a city in my island called norbitor it has 100 houses and the population is 176 and there is a place where fishermans go to fish it is called fisherman’s wharf and it is right near the main water source so there are many fish there to catch

 

here is the Link to what my island looks like

Have you ever made a island from a map?

This week for Reading, our goal was to independently predict, interpret, and analyse text,’reading between the lines’ to gain a deeper meaning. The story was about a girl who saved up for a phone, and when she was on it, she met someone she was called Me Me, and they started off as friends, but then it turned around quickly. By the way, Me Me is not a real person; she is the thoughts of Nina (the girl who got the phone) like what Nina wanted to look like and stuff like that and they played this game called Spot the Difference, and Me Me changed things that Nina wanted, like the picture in the poster and a button on her shirt. Just a little summary of the story: here is the link to the story. If you want to read it, this was our Create task for the week: to create a list including all the pros and cons of phones and social media (using information in the text). Use quotes about me as a part of your list.

Here is my crate task

Here is the Link

did you like the story?

 

This week for reading, we were doing geology. If you don’t know what geology is, Geology means ‘Study of the Earth’. Also known as geoscience or earth science, it mostly focuses on rocks. Our creation task for this week was Think of any rocks that you may have at home or have seen at some point. Use this website to identify your rock: https://geology.com/rocks/. Create a poster with information about five different rocks. At the bottom of your poster, list four questions you will still like to know about rocks.

I created my task on Google Slides, and I did five rocks. Those rocks include marbel, obsidian,Chalk,Sandstone and limestone. Some Marbel facts Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals that crystallise under the influence of heat and pressure. Some facts about obsidian Obsidian is a highly regarded protective stone known for its ability to block, absorb, and transform negative energy. Some facts about Chalk Chalk is a fine-grained white limestone or micrite. Some facts about sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized silicate grains. And some facts about lime stone Limestone is usually a biological sedimentary rock.

Here is my create task.

Have you ever done Geology before?