This year, we made drawings of famous people who did great things. We worked in groups of 6 so it was faster and easier. We could pick from people like Nelson Mandela, Edm Hillary, Malala Yousafzai, and others. Our group chose Nelson Mandela. The goal was to learn how to work nicely with friends.
Last week we were reading about a man named Johnny Pohe was a man from New Zealand who flew airplanes and helped soldiers in wars. One day, some bad people caught him in Germany and put him in a camp called Stalag Luft III. Johnny and 75 other men worked together to dig tunnels to escape. They named the tunnels Tom, Dick, and Harry. Two tunnels, Tom and Dick, were found and destroyed. The men waited until the night with no moon so they could sneak out through Harry.
When it was dark, all 76 men, including Johnny, sneaked out and went to a place called Hut 104 to hide. Many other men wanted to escape too, but only 76 escaped. The bad people told the guards to shoot the men if they tried to run away. Johnny was special because he was the first Maori pilot to fly an airplane.
You also made a special project with your friends about Johnny Pohe, talking about what was good and bad about him.
Today in class, we learned how to split big numbers into smaller parts using something called short division. Short division helps us do division faster. I like it because it’s simple and fast. Knowing your multiplication facts (like 2 times 3 is 6) makes it easier to do.
This week we are learning about social influence it’s a really interesting topic because we have never learned about it before and we made a DLO showing what it is and how it can be used. something interesting I found about this topic is that there are a lot of people that get influenced by other people and that is like us humans as well.
LS2 Was learning about Naida Glavish is a woman who chose to say “Kia Ora” (a traditional Māori greeting) instead of the usual “Hello.” Her small act of using this Māori greeting helped bring about big changes in New Zealand’s culture. We see her as someone who caused change because she supported the Māori language, called te reo, and helped raise its importance.
Our assignment for inquiry was to study the Treaty of Waitangi and how we uphold it. We learned about the various participants in the treaty, including William Hobson, James Busby, Hone Heke, and Tamati Waka Nene. Next, we drafted a DLO outlining our approach to and rationale for upholding the Treaty of Waitangi.
Something we found interesting was that the british people had different rules to the Maori and after the Maori sign the treaty they realised what they signed up to.
This week, we examined the reasons for the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the parties involved, and our assumptions about their expectations. To illustrate this, we employed thinking bubbles and voice bubbles.
We thought it was fascinating how we might influence others to believe the same way we do.
LI: To write a description of life with the Frank family in the annex in 1942
The annex would feel suffocating and devastating and imprisoned and bored due to the Germans constant watching eye
Afraid and petrified and still to the point that the slightest muscle wont move
I’d be sitting perfectly still on the outside, but on the inside, my mind would be racing at 100 miles per hour. Here is how that might feel
As it will feel suffocating from this room being very small and tiny as i would have to share it with the older sister
It would be too dark dusty and crowded as my eyes would be shut and hands shaking to the point where im visibly shaking
The room would me dark and silent as the only thing i would heart is the footsteps on agony as i wait silently and praying to not get caught right now and there
I would hear no one on the streets outside and hear no one laughing outside as the streets would be filled with Germans that wants to make up an excuse just to take you
I would also be afraid and scared due to the dangers outside the annex
I would be scared and silence but shaking at the same time knowing something very horrible will happen to me is i do come out
We read a book called Anne Frank’s diary where Anne tells about her life when she was hiding in a small secret room. Mrs. Anderson made something called Gemini that helped us think more about what the story and characters mean. Using Gemini made it easier for me to explain my ideas and add details. It showed me that to make my writing interesting, I should use special words that help you imagine things, like talking about people, comparing stuff, or making sounds. This helped me imagine what it was like to live in hiding, instead of just telling what happened.
LI:To calculate the differnce of whole numbers, using Algorithms
We studied subtraction in algorithms today in LS2. An algorithm is a series of steps used to solve an issue. Subtraction is the process of subtracting a number from another number to determine the remainder. Getting the solution by performing the subtraction immediately was the aspect that I enjoyed the most.
This week for maths in LS2 we learning Algoritthm and Addition. Algorithm is a process you follow in problem solving and addition is adding number together. In the DLO you can see that it is addition algorithm and how you can do it for other people that are still learning on how to do it. The part I liked best was doing the missing number addition, and one thing I recommend to do in addition algorithm is to always put the 1 on top of the other number that comes next and add it with the rest.