Recreating Famous Artworks

LI: To use Google Draw to recreate a famous artwork

LI: To use your knowledge of colour and colour mixing to replicate the colours used in the artworks.

This week we have been learning about famous artworks and colour mixing. The artwork I chose was the girl with a pearl earring by Johannes Vermeer. This artwork was painted in 1665. It was painted because when the girl was 16 she was a maid at Johannes Vermeer house, and when they met he decided to draw her. Today it can be found in the Mauritshuis Museum in the Hague. 

I enjoyed this challenge because I learned a few facts about who Johannes Vermeer.

Handshakes | Distance Learning

This week for math I needed to figure out how many handshakes there would be altogether if everyone in LS2 shook hands. There are 54 students in LS2 so the equation is 53x27, because if one person handshaked everyone they would have shook 53 students, and when you handshake there are two people so I divided 54 by 2 which gave me 27. The answer to 53x27 is 1,431 and that's how I worked out this challenge.

I enjoyed attempting this challenge because it helped learn to use the most effcient strategy to help solve math equations.

Fred's Decision

LI: To use smart searching skills

Part of our reading challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find facts about geese. One fact I found interesting was that some geeses do migration each year to get to warmer places. 

Find the 4 errors

This week I have done another maths challenge about finding 3 errors from the problem. In this challenge I partnered up with David to explain and fix the mistake. One of the mistakes that we have found out was the last challenged. This is because the person who has solved this problem didn't use BEDMAS. BEDMAS is used when solving equations with multiple  equations. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because it made me think carefully on what strategy I should use.

Writing Words | Distance Learning

This week I have done another maths challenge called writing words. In this activity I needed to write down how I solved the problem and the answer. In this challenge I used long subtraction to help me solve it. One example of the maths is, 5343-493 which will equal to 4850. To this I first subtracted the ones column which is 3-3=0, next I borrowed 100 from the 300 because I can't subtract 9 from 4. So the maths will be 140-90=50. Then I borrowed again 1000 from the 5000 because I can't subtract 400 from 200. So the maths will be 1200 - 400 = 800. After that 4000-0=4000 because there is no number to subtract. Lastly I add all the totals which will be 0 + 50 + 800+400=4850. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because it made me think carefully on what strategy I should use.

The world’s first 3D printed home | Distance Learning

This was the first maths challenge I have done for distance learning. I needed to solve three challenges using the most efficient strategy and also write how I solved this out. To help me solve each maths I used addition and subtraction written algorithm. The first questions was there are 89 roof pieces and 195 wall pieces, how many pieces altogether? To answer this question I added 89 and 195 because it is telling me how many pieces altogther, so the answer will be 284.

I enjoyed doing this activity because it made me think carefully on what strategy I should use.

Things that annoy me

LI: To write a list poem that describes a topic by painting a picture with your words.

Today for writing I have created my own list poem about things that annoy me. A list poem is a poem that is used to create a picture using our experiences from our own lives by listing an item, people, and ideas. I chose this topic because I experience it most of the time. One of the examples that I usually have to deal with is when my internet is really slow.

I enjoyed writing this list poem because it allowed me to explain what annoys me.

How to Survive a Cow Attack

LI.to evaluate.

This week we are using our skills of inferring and reorganising information in a text to make evaluation about facts and events that is not stated. Our follow up challenge was to read an article that told us how to survive a cow attack. We then used the information from both texts to create a DLO that tells others how to survive a cow attack.

I found out that one of the ways that make cows aggressive is when they see a running dog.

I enjoyed learning how to survive a cow attack because I can use this to escape myself from danger if this ever happens to me.

I am Google Meet ready

 LI.to make sure we all know what to do and are using Google Meet properly. 

Today for cybersmart I have done another challenge. This challenge was to make sure to be ready when we need to do a Google Meeting. 

In the first activity I rated which background looked the most appropriate when I am doing a Google Meeting. One of the things that everyone should remember is to not face your screen towards the window. If you do not do this it prevents the light from showing up on the screen around you, and it makes easier for people to see you from their screen. 

In the second activity was about Google Meet Etiquette. I needed to fill in the gaps of each image that matched the words. 

In the third I needed to write why keeping our camera on was important, why we should have our mic on mute, why is it important to sit still, and why is it important to find a quiet place. 

For my last activity I needed to take an image of myself getting ready for a Google Meet. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to recall of what is needed to be done before I do a Google Meet.

E hia nga?

Today for the Te Reo Challenge we have completed the ispy. In this activity there were a list of object we needed to write the number of things there were in the image in Maori. To help us count more accurately without counting the same one again we put shapes to remind us to not repeat it again.

Some new words that were in the questions were:

Waea pūkoro - cell phone

Hū - shoe

Kotahi tāra - one dollar coin

Pirihimana - police officer

Poi whutupaoro - rugby ball

I enjoyed this activity because it help me build up my knowledge of objects in Maori.

Hauora

In the past few weeks we have been learning about what happens if one of your 4 walls falls down, and what each wall means for an athlete. In this activity we got into partners and created a poster showing what happens if an athlete makes a mistake on the performance. Using ‘Canva’ we showed the meanings of each four wall and how it connects to the athletes.

I enjoyed doing this activity because I learnt different ways to help keep your four walls standing.

Something I found interesting was that when one wall falls down their whare tapa wha loses their balance.

Presentation

Here is the Link to the presentation.

Last week for reading, our class created a speech about the Ancient Olympics. Before doing the presentation we researched about the Ancient Olympics in order to understand this event. In the presentation we talked about what the event was, where it happened, the different events, some interesting facts, the days of the event, who took part, and which states did the athletes came from. After that we wrote a script for each of our group so that it is easier to now our lines. Using prezi we presented it in front of the class. An interesting fact that I found interesting was that the age limit for the men to compete were 12 years old and over. 

Hauora and Olympians

Athletes will understand how to improve to become more successful. Improving their skills, train them more mentally, and physically to help support their four walls. Having an error in a performance can help athletes to learn from that mistake. Becoming unsuccessful can lead to becoming successful, build up their self-esteem so that it can keep their four walls standing. Having all four walls standing strong can set a good mindset which makes them a humble athlete. 

Chisa and Te Raumati

Olympics Maths Challenge 4

LI. to use the most efficient strategy to find the answers.

LI. to use LS2 Maths Talk to discuss strategies.

Today I have done another challenge. This challenge was about creating a graph and work out the top 10 medal winning countries. While doing this challenge I used addition as the most efficient strategy because I needed to add the totals of each country together to find out the answer. 

Steps:

The most efficient strategy I used to solve this challenge was multiplication. The reason why this was the most efficient strategy was that I needed to multiply 4 right angles to how many squares there were in an entire badminton racket. 

In the second sentence use the data from both charts, that means summing the top 10 of both charts. When I summed the totals, I ranked it to 1 - 10.

I found this activity interesting because it helped me expand my knowledge on addition. 

Olympics Maths Challenge 3

LI. to use the most efficient strategy to find the answers.

LI. to use LS2 Maths Talk to discuss strategies.

The most efficient strategy I used to solve this challenge was multiplication. The reason why this was the most efficient strategy was that I needed to multiply 4 right angles to how many squares there were in an entire badminton racket. 

In the second sentence use the data from both charts, that means summing the top 10 of both charts. When I summed the totals, I ranked it to 1 - 10.

Some the top 10 will be:

1. United States of America - 2673

2. USSR/Russian Federation - 1271

3. Germany - 788

4. Italy - 771

5. Great Britain - 770

6. France - 683

7. Republic of Germany - 625

8. Sweden - 561

9. China - 487

10. Norway - 457

I found this activity interesting because it helped me expand my knowledge of angles. 

Mindfulness Reflection

Mindfulness is a meditation that calms our body and our mind using a mindfulness bell. It also allows us to focus on now, and leave the past and not worry about the future. There are two zones of mindfulness which are red and green. The red zone is when you are angry, frustrated, distracted, anxious, etc. The green zone is when you are calm, clear, peaceful, engaged, etc. This also lets us remove our negativity from our minds, and control our thoughts and emotions. To have a mindful mind you will need to have your legs crossed, hands on knees, close your eyes then breath in and then breath out while your back is straight.

After doing this mindfulness session I felt more calm, and had a clear mind.