Explaining my thinking and Understanding

This term we had to create a side scroller game because our topic was called Tinkering tools and toys. When it is a wet lunch or a wet morning tea then we can play on our own or other people’s side scroller games. We had to create our own lead character and a side scroller backgrounds, we are using a side scroller backgrounds because our lead character has to move sideways. We got to play some side scroller games so then it can give us some ideas on how we can make our own backgrounds.

What I have learnt is have to create your own side scrolling game and creating our own characters for our topic. I have learnt that you can not always win, sometimes you can lose too but it is all about the fun that you have playing the game. You can create anything as you want to just have to think of what you are going to do for your side scroller game.

Writing an Introdution

Walt:Write and engaging introduction

My Introdution: On a freezing cold day heaps of people were playing on ice, he was really stupid. If I was him then it will really be freezing cold. If he came out of the freezing cold water then he will be shaped like a Ice cube and he will have to be taken onto a truck so then he can get home and have some hot coco.

My next Introdution: In the morning I was still tired so I jumped into super very cold freezing water. When I jumped inside the water I was trying to refresh my day with jumping into the freezing cold water. When I got out of the freezing cold water I was shaped like a Ice cube, then people started to whisper and they were saying that I am a really crazy girl to jump inside the freezing cold water on a very cold day. But I guess that was a very bad thing to do so then I can start up my day.

The Task this week for writing is to write an introdution about an image of a man jumping into cold water. First we had to write our own intordution then when we finished we had to use someone else's sentence beingings to write a second introdution.

Problem Solving

Walt: Solve problems using multiplication strategies
First I had to work my answer on my maths book, then I had to explain what I just did.

Side scrolling game

Walt: Create a Side scrolling game

First we had to play Mario brothers and Mega man so then it can give us some ideas about how we can make our game look like. Then we had to go and plan about how our Character will look like and what costume is it going to wear and also what are the powers or the skills that your Character has to do. After that we had to go and draw our Character and what He/She is going to wear as their costume, then we had to think about our Powers or Skill. Then we had to draw a picture of what our Background is going to be when we draw on Sumo paint or Pixlr editor.

Holiday Highlight

During the school holiday, I was bored because I had nothing to do at all. While I was at home I was listening to some songs, then I started dancing with my little sister. Then I went to my mum to ask her if me and my little sister can play with the Xbox 360, then my mum replied back to me “Yes you can play with the Xbox 360”. I was so happy because my mum allowed me to play with our Xbox 360. My favourite game that I like playing was called Just Dance.

The song that we wanted to dance to was called Turn me On. When we finished playing the song, my little sister wanted to play Monkey See, Monkey Do but I didn't really feel like playing that game, but I had to because my mum will tell me to turn off the Xbox if I don’t do what my little sister wants to play.

So then we started playing and I started to get interested in playing game so then I had heaps of fun, then my sister wanted to have a try at boxing the bag but you have to do it carefully because you might get hit in the face. So then my little sister started playing then I got more interested in the game, until my sister lost and only had 12 points because she got hit in the face.

It was my turn, while I was playing my little sister was moaning because I could score more points than her. But then my brother was distracting me so then I lost the game and my little sister was laughing at me. My little sister really wanted to play a different game so then we started playing the Pig game, it was funny because you had to slap your thighs and you also have to dodge the Mud, Hay, Bombs. Me and my little sister was having a Challenge so if any of us gets to the finish line then we win the game, but if we lose then the loser have to do whatever the winner tells them to do.

Year 5/6 Camp

Walt: make connections across a wide range of texts

I have visited Khaia's blog post her thoughts about camp is about the tradition to Pt England school and the first camp at school was in 1993 so Pt England school just cared for it for 21 years. Her other thought about camp was when she got the chance to be the camp leader for her team, and her group name was the All Stars.

Khaia's experience about camp is different to mine because my group name is The Real Dealz and my camp leader was Zack and Yvonne. First we did Kayaking and it was so fun, that I really enjoyed it. Then on Friday we got to go to the pools and we get to do a lot of bombs.

Malama Honua comes to Manaiakalani

On Wednesday 25th of March we were getting ready to go down to Pt England beach to see

the two waka's come in, the names of the waka's are Hikianalia, Hokule'a. We lined up and Mr Burt was praying, then the little kids had to go first then the big kids can go after them. When we got to the beach we had to sit down silently and watch the waka come in. The people that was on the waka were people that were Voyaging around the world.

When we were sitting down on the muddy grass we had to sing three waiata. The people that was on the Hokule’a waka was collected by the people that was on the boat. We had to welcome them with a Waiata and a Haka. The names of the three waiata's are E Oho, Nga Waka and He Honore.

Then when we finished singing, the Hawaiian people was greeting us in their language. We waited for them to finish singing, then it was time for us to go and meet them. Everybody was so excited to meet them, when it was time for me to meet them I was so happy that I shaked their hands and also hugged them too.

I was so happy to meet the Hokule’a and Hikianalia crew. I hope that next time they can come back and visit us. I really had a good time with the crew.

Year 5 and 6 Camp

 Intro:

   Guess what? last week the year 5 and 6 went to camping for three whole days. My camp group’s name was The Real Dealz. We had to camp at school.  Some of the other year five and six camp people didn’t come to camp, everybody was very excited for the year 5 and 6 campers. All of the year 5 and 6 had to sleep with other kids. Our camp leaders was Zackariah and Yvonne.

Activity 1:

     On the same day that we had to go to school on Wednesday, it was time for us to go down to Pt England Reserve so then we can go kayaking with Mr Burt.  When we were at Pt England Reserve we saw Mr Burt, Mr Kelle and also two lovely ladies.  We had to put our bags and towel away so then we can’t get our stuff wet, then these two young mens was showing us what to do and how we can get inside the kayak.   My partner was Alisha and we were waiting for the two seat kayak’s, when they were available I went up to Mr Burt and was asking him that me and my partner wanted to go into the kayak. When we got inside the kayak we paddled furiously in our kayak to try and stay out of danger.

Activity 2:   

     When it was Thursday Afternoon the Real Dealz group had to go to camp cooking with Mrs Jarman. But the thing was that only the girls can go with Mr Goodwin to the kitchen, but the boys had to stay with Whaea Saffron so then they can use some sticks to practice with. So then we were following Mr Goodwin to go to the kitchen and cook with Mrs Jarman, when we got to the kitchen Mrs Jarman was telling us to find a partner so then we can help each other with some cooking. My partner was Alisha but then another girl didn't have a partner so then me and my partner Alisha was in three’s. Mrs Jarman gave us a piece of paper which had some ingredients for us to make, then Mrs Jarman was saying to us that today we will be making some Chocolate chip cookies. When I heard Mrs Jarman say that I was full of excitement. When we finished we had to put our trays inside the oven, but first we had to wait for Mrs Jarman, we followed Mrs Jarman into the place where all of the teachers gathers up and talks.  Mrs Jarman went and put our tray into the oven and we had to wait for our cookies to be cooked.

Activity 3:   

It was night time, before we were going to sleep we had to follow our camp teacher into a classroom but two groups had to come with our group. The classroom that we could go in and watch some movies was in Mr Baxendine's classroom, Mr Goodwin was trying to press ok on the remote but he never knew how to control it properly. So then he went and pulled out the plug but when he did it made a loud noise,  he told one of the adults to go outside and look for Mr Baxendine when Mr Baxendine entered the classroom we waited for him to make the sound and the Tv work. Then Mr Goodwin tried again and it worked. The movie that we were watching was called The Lego Movie, the first part was when Emmet the builder was always following the rules. Then Emmet started talking to his food friends,  when he was about to walk home he saw a girl and her name was Lucy. When Lucy went and took off her hoodie she started moving her head side by side and Emmet was just in love with her.  When the movie was finished we had to go and lineup outside of the classroom and wait for our camp teachers, then I was looking for my two buddies and there names are Yvonne, Kerstein. When we got into our tent we were eating some food silently so then the secretary can’t hear us eating at night time.

Free Time:

On Friday our last day of camp we were getting dressed into our togs because we were going to Mangere Pools to have a very long swim. We had to get into our group lines, then we had to line up in the breeze the first group that went onto the bus first was the All stars. Then it was my group the Real Dealz when we hopped onto the bus I went and put on my glasses because the sun was going into my eyes until I heard a voice on the other side. I turned my head around and Junior was saying to me “Roimata I like your glass” then I replied back to him “Thank you”. While we were on the bus there were people chatting to each other until the All stars were singing some songs. Then when we got to Mangere Pools we had to line up outside and wait, but we had to eat some apples before we entered the Pools. Then when we entered the pools we had to sit down and grab our togs so then we can get changed in it. Then we were allowed to go inside the pools. When I hopped inside the pool it was freezing cold but then I had to get use to swimming inside the cold freezing water. After that the bombing pool was open and everybody was so excited to do a lot of bombs. Until Mr Goodwin came up and he was going to do a bomb, Mr Goodwin went and did a back-flip and then he landed in the freezing cold deep water.

Conclusion:

My favourite thing about camp was when we got to go to the kitchen and make some Chocolate chip cookies with Mrs Jarman. I hope that next time we can do more baking of different kind of cookies, and also more kayaking. My other favourite thing about camp was watch some movies with my friends and also with my camp group. I am very excited for next years Camp.

    

Holiday Photo's

While it was still the school holidays my mum and dad was taking pictures of us and what we were doing. So I hope that you will like the photo's. While it was still the school holidays I was still in Aitutaki, I asked my dad for I was allow to go with him onto the kayak and catch some fish for us because we will be having fish for dinner tonight.






Then my dad said to me yes I was so happy that I went and hoped inside the kayak. Then my dad said to me that we will be going near the corals because that is where you can find heaps of fish and also big fish. I went and put a small fish onto the hook and waited for any fish to come and eat it , until for a while I felt something pulling the hook then that was my chance to get the fish.

Here is a picture of the fish that I caught in Aitutaki. 

Catfish at Omaru Creek

Walt: Have you ever seen a Catfish at Omaru Creek?

My activity that I had to do was to go and find some information, if there is any Catfish inside the creek and what they look. Then we had to name the body parts. Then we had to write in if some Catfish are good for our creek and what it looks like.

My Cool Thing

My Favourite movies that I enjoy watching is Major Payne. My favourite parts of the movie is when this man went and said something wrong then Major Payne went and digged everybody into the garden and started watering their heads with the hose. When it was morning Major Payne told them to dress up in girls dresses and jog in them.

While we were watching my brother went and changed the movie and he started to listen to some music, while we were listening to some music my favourite song popped up and the name is Uptown Funk, me and my little sister was listening while dancing. When the song was finished my brother got in trouble by my mum and he had no choice but to change the song and carry on watching the movie.

When we were still watching I went to my mum and said “Mum can I get some chips” then she replied back to me “Yes you can get some chips but share it with your sister” so then I went and grabbed some chips and poured it into a big bowl so then it can be enough to share between us. When the movie was finished me and my little sister was playing tekken 6, while we were playing my sister chose Zafina and I chose Alisa. Me and my sister was fighting but my sister Mamarei was being rough on the controller.

I was getting angry so then I went and chose my favourite player and her name was Christie, while I was playing I went kicked her and she fell when I beat her and then she started crying so then she went inside the room. Then I was jumping up with joy and started being so happy, until I had to beat my cousin and his name was Papa I didn’t really wanted to challenge him but I had no choice so then my cousin chose Paul and I chose Christie again. We were playing until Papa beat me 1’s then when it came to the second challenge I beat him by doing a kick and then his player fell back then I got victory.

Then It was time to go sleep because I had to get up very early so then I can go to the birthday on Sunday.

So then I had fun in the end.

Wonderful Water

Walt:I was learning about what is a Macroinvertebrate identify things and what it will look like if the water is clean or it is polluted.

Problem Solving

Walt:To Solve the question by using your tens and ones or the number line.

I have been learning about figuring out what the question means and how I can solve my question.

Omaru creek Sumopaint

Walt:Find out information about our community.
I have learnt that in and around Omaru creek there ducks,eels,tadpoles and also some cat fish. But around Omaru creek there are a lot of flax and also heaps of trees so then it can protect the water.

Problem Solving

Walt:I have learnt how many money to make $10, and I also learnt how much money did the man spend on his meals.

The Duffy Show

    The Duffy Show

Walt:I learnt that reading can take you to places you can never imagine. I also learnt that reading can help with your learning as well.


After lunch on Monday the school went to the Duffy show. We met the characters and their names are Sienna,T.J and Antonia. Antonia played lots of different characters. They put on a show to encourage you to read. When you read books they can take you to places you have never been before.

It all started after lunch we had to line up quietly and walk into the hall. We sat down in our lines while everybody was coming in we were playing Simon says. Then Duffy walked in and he went and introduced himself, and then we had to sing a special song. It was the Duffy song. When the song ended then the show started. It all started with Sienna when she hated school and hated reading books. Sienna needed help and Duffy really wanted to help her so he went over to her house and she said to Duffy “I hate reading” Duffy was really surprised and said “How can you not like reading”, reading can take you to places you can never imagine. Sienna gave up I’m not good at anything.

One day Duffy saw Sienna walk past him when he was in the library. She hated reading so much that she didn’t even know it was library. Sienna had nowhere to go because she had no money and because it was raining. She was wanting to go into the shop but it happens to be a library. Duffy ran out of the library with a few books and Sienna said to Duffy “Wow you must have some money inside your visa card” but he replied “this isn’t my visa card it is my library card” she didn’t even know what was a library card so Duffy showed her by taking her in the library and showing her how to read.

They asked her a quiz like What’s your favourite color, favourite sport, favourite food, her favourite shapes and the last question was what is your favourite movie she answered Harry Potter. They found her a book about Harry Potter and she started reading as soon as she read the first paragraph in the book she fell in love with reading. Sienna started to love reading she even got her own library card. She was so in love with reading that she even showed her mum how to read and she got a library card. She went home knowing that she was actually good at something. Also knowing what she loved doing gardening. The show ended

At the end of the show I really about the fact that I was able to read. The thought of not knowing how to read would just not be a good thing. This Duffy show was beyond compare to all the rest I bet if you were watching the Duffy show it would encourage you to.

Omaru Creek

Walt:Find out about our community.
I have learnt that Omaru is very special to Pt England School. Omaru creek is one of Pt England's taonga and is has living animals inside the creek so then we will have to take good care of our creek.

My Holiday Hightlight

On a cold day I was going to leave Auckland to go to Rarotonga. I went with my mum,dad and sister. We arrived at the airport it was kind of pack with heaps of people. My dad went to go and weigh our luggage so then we can be able to go and board the plane. Our luggage was the right weigh so then we had to go and check in. After that we went upstairs to say goodbye, When we said goodbye to my uncle and cousin we went in. We were on the plane the name of the plane was Air New Zealand. The air crew people that was on the plane they were showing us the safety card and showing us what we have to do.

We arrived in Rarotonga it was nice and hot, I saw my aunt out the window and she waved at me so then I waved back at her. We came out my aunty gave me a ei necklace. It was beautiful because it had lovely flowers but also itchy. We hoped in the car and when we were looking out the window it was like I was looking at a farm. My aunty told me to get out of the car so then I came out. When I came out I saw 4 dogs licking my hand It was ticklish for me. I went inside the house and I saw 5 moko’s they were going around. Sometimes in the morning I could hear cows making lots of noise. It was time for breakfast and my mum told me to go and help my aunty set up the table so then I did we were eating weetbix it was tasty.

Cook Island head ei and necklace ei.

 

It was time for me to leave Rarotonga and go to Aitutaki. We went to the airport and had to do the same thing we had to go and weigh our luggage. The people at the checkout had to go and take everybody's luggage onto the plane before we enter. Me and my cousins were taking selfies it was so fun. My mum called me and she told me to come so then the people at the checkout knows who is going and who is not going at all. when it was done I was waiting for the person on the microphone just to call out the number on the plane. It was time when I was about to go inside my aunt gave me a head ei. It was fake because we weren't allow real flowers on the head ei.  

                         Aitutaki

When we arrived in Aitutaki it was so hot, it was hotter than Rarotonga. We came out of the plane and when we went inside I saw my cousin and her name was Anna. She gave me a beautiful Cook island ei it smelled so nice and fresh. I went outside the airport and looked around and told my cousin what are we going on, until my uncle came and helped me take the luggage onto his truck. When we finished putting our luggage onto the truck he said to me to hop at the back of the truck, so then I did what he told me to do when we were at the airport we were still in Vaipae, Me and my little sister Mamarei we told our dad where we were living and he told us that we were living in Amuri,Vaikoa. When we got there I was amazed and I couldn't believe my eyes we were living on the beach right near the water. When it was morning my mum and dad told me that we were going to go to Vaipae my dad told me that me and my little sister had to go and put on the bushman spray so then we won’t get bitten in Vaipae. There are a lot of mosquitoes in Vaipae and you will really get annoyed by them and you won’t be really happy.

So then me and my little sister went and hopped at the back of the truck and sat on the chairs so then we can see a better review. We arrived in Vaipae my aunt's and my cousins were staying in a broken house but it was fixed and half of them were living inside the old Vaipae clinic. I was playing with my cousins and then I saw my little baby cousin. My dad told one of my older cousins to go and help him with the pigs shelter so then they won’t escape. My dad said that we were going back home for tomorrow because my mum was thinking of us me and my little sister go onto the motoo with my other cousins. We went back home until I saw something on top of my head and it was so beautiful. When we were in Amuri,Vaikoa my mama said to my mum and dad where we were my mum and dad replied back that we were in Vaipae to go and visit my aunties and my cousins. It was night time my mum forgot to take a picture of the sunset but instead she was on her phone. Me and my little sister was still awake watching movies on our dad’s laptop the movie that we were watching was called Major Payne is was really funny but cool to watch.

It was morning and my dad woke me up just to go and see the sunset on top of the hills, but I wanted to see it but I was to tired. So before we went on top of the hills we went to the bakery just to go and buy some cheese bread before we go on top of the mountain. We got on top of the mountain it was a beautiful view because we could see different islands from far away but it was so amazing. While I was on the mountain it was cold so then I had my jumper so then I won’t freeze my mum was taking a picture of me and my little sister. My mum was waiting and we were thinking that the sun was going to rise up but instead we only saw clouds going around and  I was asking my mum what are we going to do if the sun doesn't rise up. So then we went back inside the car and drove down the hill from there we were now going to Vaipae because we were looking at what were they up too. They said that they were going on the motoo which means boat they were going with our uncle to the little island Aitutaki and my mum was still thinking about it and she said that we might or we will not go swimming. It was getting dark so then my mum said that it was time to go back home, so then we went and said goodbye to our aunts and cousins and uncles.

When we were on our way back home my dad was calling out our Mama but then she was already sleeping, so then we just carried on back home we got back and we had to get some stuff out of the truck and take it inside. When we entered the house I went to my dad and asked him for the laptop so then me and my little sister can go and watch movies on the laptop because sometimes if we can’t watch or do anything then we will have to go talk all the time. It was midnight and me and mamarei was laughing loud because we were watching laughing samoans and then the battery was going low then we just went and sneaked the charger out of the laptop case and plugged it to the laptop. The laptop was still charging but then we went and felt the charger it was so hot and it felt like a hot water, we were still watching until me and mamarei went and fell asleep while the laptop was still on then when we woke up we were looking around for the laptop and the charger but then there was only one place where we can find it so then we went to our dad and asked him if he has seen the laptop and the laptop charger. Then he said to us that he went and packed it away because we were sleeping too late because we were too busy watching movies late last night, but mum asked us if we really wanted to go to the Christmas parade and then me and mamarei said that we really want to go so then we can get some presents.

Me and Mamarei went and hopped at the back of the truck and sat down onto the chairs and had to go and hold on to it so then we won’t fall. My dad was driving the car and then we was driving in town, my dad saw a little station so then we went and parked our truck right near where the gas was and only mamarei and my mum could go inside the shop and buy us some drinks so then we won’t get thirsty. Mamarei and my mum came out of the shop with some drinks and my dad asked me to chose any drink that me and my little sister can drink on the truck, So then I grabbed the sprite and drank half of it and gave it to my little sister so then she can have a drink. We arrived at my aunt’s house and said hello to them and I asked one of my cousin if he was going to the Christmas parade and he replied back to me and said that he might be going or he won’t be going to the Christmas parade. After that we hopped back on to the truck and went underneath the tunnel just to go back home, we arrived back home and went for a swim then my dad and mum told me to go out and have a shower because the parade was on in the afternoon so then we went and had a quick shower and got ready just in time. We hopped back on to the truck and left Amuri just to go to Vaipae park, we arrived in Vaipae park and we saw a lot of cars parked.

We had the best Holiday ever.

Omaru Creek

This is Omaru Creek

Omaru creek is a nice place to watch ducks,eels and also tadpoles.The omaru creek is right behind the GI pools. We will be pleased if you come to Omaru creek and take a look at the animals that are in the creek.

So please come and visit our wonderful creek.