Idiom

LI: To identify idioms and understand their figurative meaning.

For writing, we learned about what is an idiom, learning objectives, literal and figurative, the purpose of idioms and how to create an idiom. We were challenged to create an idiom by picking an object (animal, food or weather), an action (unusual, funny, something happening to the object) an example is, the monkey is slipping on the ice and giving it a meaning (decide what the idiom will mean and to make it different from literal words). One of the idioms we went through was cool as a cucumber which means very calm; not nervous. An idiom is a phrase or expression where the meaning isn;t obvious from the individual words. We enjoyed doing this because we are putting words together to make our own idiom. One interesting fact is that they are often specific and difficult to translate or know.

Ancient time

LI: To explore how our ancestors measured time

For inquiry, we learned about ancient telling time (hourglass, sundial, clepsydra). We used our smart searching skills to research and create a DLO that tells us about ancient timekeeping devices. We were challenged to get into groups of 3, and to find out what our device will be. An hourglass was used in ancient times, some people call it sand time or sandglass. Sundial was created in Ancient Egypt around 15000 BC, people use this to connect to natural time or to teach them about the Earth’s rotation. Clepsydra is an ancient water clock that measures time. We watched a video that tells us the brief history of keeping time. We enjoyed doing this activity because we get to learn and understand the history of ancient times.

AI movie day/night

LI: To understand the how time move

For inquiry, we were challenged to use our smart searching skills to research day and night, creating an AI video to show the process. We watched 2 videos that explained the Earth’s rotation and revolution, day and time. One full rotation of the Earth is one day, the part facing the light is a day and the part in shadow is night. We used Hailuo AI to create our video that shows the earth rotating that is transferring from day to night by creating our own prompt. We enjoyed doing this activity because we get to use our skills to create a video by AI and get to know how time moves.

The Great Shearers Strike

LI: to understand the story within the poem

For reading, we were challenged to create a DLO explaining both perspectives about the Great Shearers Strike. We watched 2 videos that told us about the Strike in Australia (the strike was inspired by future labour reforms and the birth of Australian Labour Party. We shared our knowledge to explain what we know from the video that is added to our perspective A and B (Farmers and Shearers). Did you know that the farmers were paying the shearers low money which led to the shearers to protest and show them what is not enough on the other side Shearers needed a day off due to showing their bosses about how they do things, treat others and how they were getting low paid money. In our own opinion it talks about which side is the best decision. We wrote a summary about the story of the Great Shearers Strike. We enjoyed learning about The Great Shearers Strike because we got to learn about how strike was invented and how they fought for their own rights.

Waltzing Matilda

LI: To understand the story within the poem

For Reading, we learned about a poem/song called Waltzing Matilda. We read a text that talked about a swagman traveling from one place to another. In the poem, for every end of the line there is “You’ll come a Waltzing Matilda with me”. When we read the poem, we answered all of the questions with our own words and what we know about it. We were challenged to create a DLO that reflects the analysis of the poem and to summarise the poem with exactly 25 words. We enjoyed doing this activity because we got to learn his history and understand. 

Mood Board – Hone Tuwhare

LI: To understand poetry can transform everyday life into something meaningful. Poets use various techniques to make this happen, creating specific feelings and moods for the reader.

For reading, we were learning about Hone Tuwhare and his poems. We were challenged to use Google Draw to create a moodboard of the poem that focuses on the sensory details. Label different parts of your DLO with words or phrases from the poem that inspired them. Group 2 A included photos and his poems about a child on his way home from the grocery in the rain. I enjoyed doing this activity because we get to put together his story and show pictures that may have happened.

Hone Tuwhare Podcast

For reading we learned about Hone Tuwhare, he was one of the famous person who created poems about his life and rain. Group 2  were challenged to create a Google Vid about his poem and recorded ourselves on saying the poem one by one. We got into groups of 3 who was me, Melle and Ataahua. Something interesting I found about learning this was when one of his poem was about a little kid making sure he’s safe when he went to the grocery shop while it was raining. I enjoyed doing this activity because we get to know about his facts and poems of what he created.

Procedural Writing

LI: To create a procedural text to tell someone how to do something using a sequence of steps, instructions or actions in a particular order.

For Inquiry we were learning about dinosaurus and their facts. We created our Ankylosaurus out of paper and supplies. To make our dinosaurus we need glue, ruler, black paper, normal paper, pencil, tape and scissors.  After we wrote our instructions/steps on how to create a Ankylosaurus for our classmates to try it out. Me and my partner used red paper as a practice round and black paper for the real one. I enjoyed doing this because we used our creative skills to make dinosaurus out of paper.

Malala Yousafai DLO

LI: design a poster promoting one of Malala’s key messages (e.g., ‘Education is the only solution,’ ‘The pen is mightier than the sword,’ ‘One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world’).

For reading, we were challenged to create a poster about Malala Yosufai key messages that she said in her speech. Before we did this challenge we watched a video of Malala Yosufai speech, in her speech she talks about her fighting for her own rights and why she did this speech. We read a text about ‘Malala Yousafai Speech at United Nations Youth Assembly 2013′, on our guided reading we went through and answered questions by using our own words or getting hints from Gemini. I enjoyed doing this task because we get a full understanding about why e should fight for our rights.

TLW – Word Problems

For maths, we created a presentation as a group about word problems for Tonga Language Week. We made the problems out of  a topic or Tonga items. We had one word problem each on each slide, some used Tonga groceries, Tonga items, lolly lei etc. In the word problems we included equations (+, x, -, divison, kilometers, meters). I enjoyed this task because we get to learn about Tonga Language Week by using maths.