Research Task: Sea Food

 

This is my research task about kaimoana (seafood). I have researched about lots of food in the ocean and found out lots of facts.

Response to text: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 Kaimoana (Seafood)

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1. What is kaimoana?

a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds

2. What do pāua eat (consume)? 

a) Kelp             b) Fish

c) Seaweed         d) Water

3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?

a) 11%   b) 30%

c) no one knows   d) 25%

4. What does the kōura (crayfish) look like:

→Crayfishes look like mini lobsters, with a front pair of strong pinching claws, an armored body, and a broad tail.

5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”

a) True b) False

6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?

a) 51             b) 32

c) 42 d) 63

7. Why are there limits on how many kaimoana people can take from the sea?

→Because if you get too much there won’t be enough for others and you need to leave some in the ocean so that the other fish in the ocean can eat them and not just starve

8. Which type of kaimoana would you like to try the most and why?

→I want to try Wheke because I have never tried octopus before and I want to try something new 

4 Facts: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 

Today we are learning and researching about kaimoana (seafood). This is my 4 facts about kaimoana and fish in the ocean. 

Response to text: Marine Animals

 Marine Animals

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1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?

a) 17,000                                     b) Over 17,000

c) 19,000             d) 16,000

2. According to the article, where are Hector’s dolphins found? 

a) All over New Zealand              b) At the top of the North Island

c) Only in the South Island         d) In the South Island with some in the North Island

3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?

a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000

c) no one knows d) 12,000

4. Describe what the word endemic means:

→It means if something is native and belongs to a space like Hector dolphins are endemic to New Zealand waters.

5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.

a) True b) False

6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?

a) Endangered             b) Extinct

c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction

7. What is  the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?

→It’s at an very high risk of being excited

8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?

→ Be more caution around them and too care more when fishing

4 Facts: Sea Creatures

Today we are learning and researchimg about sea creatures. This is my four facts based around sea creatures.

Response to Text : The History of Point England

 Pt England School

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1. What is the address of Pt England School?

a) 129 Pt England Road                               b) 130 Dunkirk Road

c) 130 Pt England Road             d) 130 Riverside Road

2. How many students attend Pt England School? 

a) 581                       b) 608

c) 576                           d) 600

3. When did the Manaiakalani Education Trust begin?

a) 2005 b) 2009

c) 2010             d) 2011

4. List all of the schools that are part of Manaiakalani:

→Pt england, GLenbrae, Ruapotaka, Glen Innes, St Pius X, Sommerville Special, Stonefields, Tamaki College, Panmure Bridge, Glen Tayor, St Patricks and Tamaki Primary 

5. True or False: “Manaiakalani, the hook from heaven” is the logo and tagline for Manaiakalani. 

a) True b) False

6. Who is the current principal of Pt England School?

a) Mrs Nua             b) Mr Jacobsen

c) Mr Somerville             d) Mr Burt

7. Describe what Mālama Honua was and why it was such a significant thing to happen at Pt England Beach: 

→  Mālama Honua was an event that happened at Pt England beach and all 12 Manaiakalani schools came together and celebrated the arrival of a group of Hawaiian sailors coming to the beach. The people who made journeys so that we can enjoy the lives we now have. This event was held to remember the amazing skills of these people, their courage, their determination and  the way they provided for their families and their future. We want to honour them for the gift they have given us and to remind ourselves that as their children, we can accomplish great things too.

4 Facts: History of Pt. England School

 

Today we are learning and researching about the history of Point England School. This is my 4 Facts about the history of Point England School.

Writing Task: Friday - Art Critic

 

This is my writing task and it is all about me petending to be an art critic and criticize some paintings. The Paintings were The Mona Lisa, St George, The School of Athens, Pieta, Starry Night and Frida Kahlo. The ratings are all out of 10.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Research (Friday W7, T4)

 

This is my research task about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is about Research the characters and what they are like, what they like, and how they act.

Four Facts: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

 

This is my four facts about the teenage mutant ninija turtles. We have been rescearching about the names of the turtles and because all of the turtles are named after artist we have been learning about those artist.

Number Knowledge Sheets

 

Today we are focusing on Number Sequence and Ordering, this is my Number Knowledge Sheets that I did for maths today. I decied to do the bronze level. 

Four Facts: Michelangelo

 

Response to text: Raphael

 Raphael

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1. Who is renowned as one of the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?

1. Donatello                                   b) Raphael

      c) Michelangelo                                       d) Leonardo 

2. Which painting is Raphael best known for? 

a) Mona Lisa                       b) David

c) Madonna                     d) Gabriel

3. Who were Raphael’s earlier mentors for his craft?

a) Leonardo da Vinci     b) Pietro Perugino

c) Giovanni Santi     d) Magia di Battista 

4. Why is Giovanni Santi significant in Raphael’s life?

→Giovanni Santi was Raphael’s father but he was also the person who introduced Raphael to art because Giovanni Santi worked in a craft shop and taught Raphael how to paint and craft, he was also his father.

5. True or False:  Raphael had a pleasant childhood.  

a) True b) False

Explain your answer:

=>Raphael had a tough childhood because when he was about nine years old she mother passed away then at eleven years old his father passed, Raphael had siblings but they all died when young.

6.  Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?

1. Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work

2. He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel 

3. He had no one to select from.

4. Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him

7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

1. Pointillism collage

b) comic art

c) human beauty, nature, religion deities

d) Painting, sculptures 

Four Facts: Raphael

 

This is my four facts about Raphael who is a well-known Italian painter and architect during his time. Raphael is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle wearing a red mask.

Response to text: Donatello

Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?

a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax

2. What city was Donatello born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?

a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi

4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?

→Bronze, Wood, Clay and Waxs

5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  

a) True b) False

6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ groundbreaking?

 → It was groundbreaking for its realism and the unique vision of Mary Magdalene because instead of her looking healthy and beautiful it shows her wasted and dried up 

7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

1. Behaved like a diva b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great        d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.

Four Facts: Donatello

 

Four Facts: Leonardo da Vinci

 

Four Facts: Comics

 

Thursday Timestable Practice

 

Response to Text: Thurs - Comic Art

 Comic Art

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1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved

a) dolls                                 b) comics

c) sports                               d) cooking

2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about

a) Superheroes                                      b) Villains

c) newspaper articles                            d) stories that she could relate to

3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:

→Slime is a book about a normal girl named Raina. It is all about her experience while she was in middle school with her dental drama, friends, family and more.

4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:

a) True b) False

5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:

a) True b) False

6. An important award in children’s literature is called the 

a) Academy Awards                 b) Duffy Award

c) Newbery Award                                  d) Pulitzer Prize

7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school: 

→In some curtains schools if you were caught reading a comic by the teacher you will get it taken off you because they thought that comic books root your brain