SSR Selfie | Kaitiakitanga

I read a non-fiction book called Kaitiakitanga the Life of Aotearoa page by Matt Boucher.

First, I looked for the page I needed to read which was page 25-26. The main topic was Life of Aotearoa.

1. When the first Maori glazed into Aotearoa’s forest filled land, they couldn’t have predicted what lay beyond the trees.

2. Imagine walking through a dense forest. Tall trees keep you in shade while green ferns uncurl around you.

3. Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the highest population endemic species of any country in the world.

I enjoyed reading this book because I learnt the a (very) brief history of Aotearoa

Homework Book Year 6 | Unit 3 Our Cultural Festival

I completed unit 3 of Homework Book Year 6.

First, I answerd some questions. Why do you think that there are now more cultures included in a New Zealand school's cultural festival? Do you think this diversity adds value to New Zealand society? What do you think the cultures represented in the programme might have in common with each other? 

Next, I did word power. I had to underline the right onomatopoeia. For example: Bang! The car door slammed shut.

Then, I did a couple of other tasks and moved on to something more activity. I had to figure out the scrambled word and match it with the definition. For example: elami - Sends messages electronicly/ EMail

I enjoyed doing this acitivty because this helps me understand everything about our cultural festival.

Fact Find

I did a fact find about the CEO of Tesla and CEO/Lead desgner of SpaceX.

First, I did an introduction about Elon Musk. I introduced his name, who he is, and where he lives and added a creative common image of Elon Musk.

Next, I put down 5 different facts. I started each fact with a Did you know... and wrote down the fact on a website I found.

Then, I attributed the the image I found on google by putting the image link, who is the author, and the usage rights based on that image.

Lastly, I put down the information sources which was the facts about Elon Musk Website.

I enjoyed doing this activity because it helped me understand who Elon Musk is and what he does for a living,

Fairy Tale

I finally finished my fractured fairy tale. 

First Week 1, I did three SSR Selfies based on three fairy tales. The fairy tales were Little Red Riding Hood, Maui and the Sun, and Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Next Week 2, I did a story arch. I had to do the orientation, inciting incident, rising action problems, climax, success or failure, and resolution.

Then Week 3, I split my three fairy tales into a table and put down 4 categories. They are Characters, Settings, Problem, and Solution.

Then Week 4, I did my planning. My story was mixed with WWE, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Harry Potter.

Lastly Week 6, I did my draft and my real story.

I enjoyed doing this activity because this helps my skills improve for literacy.

SSR Selfie | School Journal May 2020

I read a book called School Journal May 2020 made by Paul Mason.

First, I read the first chapter about The Longest Walk in NZ. The main topic was The Longest Walk.

1. A family called The Rapsey family has been walking for three months and one day. They’re following a route called Te Araroa.

2. Most night, they camp in their tent and sometimes they stay in tramping huts.

3. Occasionally they shower in a campground.

I did not enjoy reading this book because this reminded me of when I walked 10 KM two weeks ago and I had heaps of cramps on my legs and feet.

Homework Book Year 6 | Unit 1 Fascinating Felines

I completed unit 1 of Homework Book Year 6.

First, I answerd some questions. The questions were: Which cat would you prefer to own? Why? What is a feline?

Next, I did word power. I read the defenition of the word and matched it with the words starting with the letter C. For example: A larva which turns into a butterfly - Caterpillar.

Then, I did a couple of other tasks and moved on to something more activity. I had to draw something a kitten would play with and I drew one of those knitting balls.

I enjoyed doing this acitivty because this helps me understand everything about Fascinating Felines.

SSR Selfie | Ant-Man

I read a fiction book about a book called Ant-Man made by Alex Irvine.

First, I read about the first couple of pages before the beginning of the first chapter. The main characters were Hank Pym, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, and Mitchell Carson.

Hank Pym entered the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters and sitting in the meeting room was Peggy, Howard, and Mitchell. Pym was supposed to be in Moscow, but he got to the table and slapped down a steel and glass vial containing a red fluid. Pym is a soldier but he said to Carson that he was a scientist. Hank pym couldn’t believe while they were conversing, and said “First you turn me into your errand boy and now you want to steal my formula!” Carson replied “If only you’d protected Janet with such ferocity. Hank punched Carson in the face, He said “You mention my wife again and I’ll show you ferocity.

My favourite character is Hank Pym because during the books and the movies, he speaks specificly on the systems and other things.

Jack and The Beanstalk | Draft

I created a rough draft of my fractured fairy tale.

First, I looked on my plan I created last week and changed a few things because I changed the a little too much. The things I changed were the characters and a few settings.

Next, I wrote down each part that happed in the real story and changed a few parts.

I enjoyed this activity because this means I have a referance to create my actual story for next week.

SSR Selfie | Pig the Pug

I read a fiction book called Pig the Pug made by Aaron Blabey.

First, I read the first couple of pages about Trevor and Pig fighting and not sharing with each other. The main characters were Trevor and Pig.

There was a Pug called Pig the Pug. He was greedy and selfish in multiple ways.He lives in a flat with a dog that is a size of a sausage his name was Trevor. But when he was nice to him, he’d just be acting. But Pig would just grumble and says “Go Away!” It might be more fun but Trevor said “If we both played together…” Pig flipped his wig. They both would fight and they won’t share, Trevor was the same way. He gathered his stuff and make a big pile, with a huff, and a puff. Once the pile was down he would howl at the top of the pile and made a satisfied smile.

I enjoyed reading this book because I'd always read this book in Australia while I was in prep.

Fairy Tale Fix Up | Jack and The Beanstalk

I created a plan where I changed every detail of the Jack and the Beanstalk story.

First, I thought of some good stories I could use for this plan. The story I chose for this activity was Jack and the Beanstalk.

Next, I checked on the fractured fairy tale slide on what I had to change. I had to change the characters, setting, conflict, the plot, the ending, the POV, and the create mix match. 

Lastly, I created a google doc with a table 2 x 7 and filled it in with some description.

I enjoyed doing this activity because I can't wait to connect all my ideas together to create my own fairy tale.

SSR Selfie | Science

I read a book called Science made by Raymond Huber.

First, I read unit eight about The Rocky Shore. The main topic was The Rocky Shore.

1. The Rocky Shore is the place where land meets the sea. It’s a place of change because the sea is always on the move.

2. Rocky pools have animals such as sea stars (starfish), sea urchins, anemones, and crabs.

3. The Rocky Shore provides us food. Shellfish are popular and sushi is made using seaweed.

I enjoyed reading this unit because it helped me understood where sushi was made from.

Story Arch

I did a story arch based on a fairy tale called Three Little Billy Goats Gruff.

First, I did the Orientation. The Orientation is introducing the character and describing where the setting is.

Next, I did the Inciting Incident. The Inciting Incident are the events that sets the main character or characters.

Then, I did the Rising Action Problems. The Rising Action Problems is where an event happens with an arguement or conflict.

Then, I did the Climax. The Climax is the main point of the story.

Then, I did the Success or Failure. The Success or Failure is what happened good or bad.

Lastly, I did the Resolution. The Resolution is fixing the problem so things are back to normal.

I enjoyed doing this activity because I explained different parts of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

SSR Selfie | Science

I read a book called Science made by Raymond Huber.

First, I read the next couple of pages about animals. The main topic was about science and the different types of species.

1. Sometimes, scientists discover the marks left by ancient animals, such as dinosaurs.

2. Some fossils are found in caves. Caves are good fossils because they are protected from the wind and rain.

3. Animals survive by eating plants or eat other animals, if they are predators.

I enjoyed reading this book because I learnt about different types of fossils.

Fairy Tales

I did some information gathering on three different types of fairy tales.

First, I watched the Maui and The Sun. This story was about the sun who travels the through the sky fast and at night, the moon goes slow. Maui and his brothers had to put a stop to it. So then they made ropes and captured the sun. Then they weakend it so the sun could go slow though out the day. Nowdays, the sun goes slower than ever. Video

Next, I watched the Three Little Billy Goats Gruff. There was Little Billy Goats Gruff, Middle Billy Goats Gruff, and The Great Big Billy Goats Gruff. They lived on a huge hillside full of grass nearby a river. Suddenly, there was no more grass. But there were more grass on the otherside of the river. They had to cross a bridge and underneath the bridge was a hungry troll waiting for them. Video

Lastly, I watched Little Red Riding Hood. This story was about a little girl with a beautiful red cloak, went to go to give food for her sick grandmother. But little did she know, there was a big bad wolf. He convinced the Little Red Riding Hood about other things, but she didn't believe him. Them when she got to her grandma's house, the wolf was dressed as the grandma.

I enjoyed reading these books because two of these books were my childhood books I used to read.

Little Red Riding Hood

I watched a fairy tale called Little Red Riding Hood.

First, I watched the first part of the story. The main characters were Little Red Riding Hood.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl in a village that was next to a nearby forest. Her Grandmother had made her a beautiful red coat. She wore the hood everytime outside. Everyone in the village that saw her, called her little red riding hood. One day, her mother said that grandma isn’t feeling well. So then the mother gave her some food to take to her grandmother’s house.

I enjoyed watching this fairy take because it reminded me of when I had to go to my nana's house and give her some leftover food. Video

Billy Goats Gruff

I watched a fairy tale called Billy Goats Gruff.

First, I watched the first part of the story. The main characters were the Billy Goats Gruff.

Once upon a time, there were three little Billy Goats Gruff brothers, who lived on a grassy meadow next to the river. There was little Billy Goat Gruff, middle Billy Goat Gruff, and great big Billy Goat Gruff. They were eating grass and all of a sudden they ate all the grass on the meadow. Little Billy Goat Gruff said “Oh look, there are loads of grass on the other side. Maybe we should go there.” Then the great big Billy Goat Gruff said “Good idea!”

I enjoyed watching this story because it reminds me of my friends pet goat. Video

Maori Tales | Maui and The Sun

I searched for a fairy tale about Maui and The Sun on youtube.

First, the video told us what maui did for his plan. The main charcters were Maui, The Sun, and Maui's Brothers.

Back in the days, it used to be the sun, Te Ra, who travelled across the sky. The days were short and the nights were long. During the time, Maui and his brothers went to go and hunt fish, cultive plantations, or even to make war. Maui wanted to capture the sun, so maui made a plating flax fibers into ropes to capture the sun. When they captured the sun, they weakened it so that it could swiftly travel across the sky slowly. Thanks to Maui, people could do lots of things in the time of day.

I enjoyed watching this mythological story because it represents the Maori Culture. Video

SSR Selfie | Geronimo Stilton and The Underwater Planet

I read a book called Geronimo Stilton and The Underwater Planet by Elisabetta Dami.

First,  I read the next 10 pages about Geronimos' morning routine and getting told off by his Grandfather. The main characters are Geronimo, Trap, Thea, Grandfather Williams. Robotix, Benjamin and Bugsy.

It all started on an early morning. Geronimo woke up and he was feeling fabmouse. Of course he would had loved to stay in his little cozy bed for another one or two hours.

This book title was interesting because there is actually a real underwater planet that is the size of Neptune!

Literacy Chart

I created a story but only using emojis.

First, I searched on google for emojis and the emojis I chose were the peter pan emojis. Peter Pan was my movie childhood so that is why I chose it.

Next, I had to paste the emojis onto a google drawing.

Lastly, I put the emojis in order to create a story.

This activity was fun because I used my creativity to create a story and this story linked with my childhood.

SSR Selfie | Fall of the Beasts

I read a fiction book called Fall of the Beasts Sarah Prineas. 

First, I read the next 5 pages about the duaghter of the Emperor Zhong. The main character was the princess.

There was a princess song, and she was the daughter of the Emperor of Zhong, and paced her chamber in the council citadel. Soon all the leaders of the four main governments of Erdas.

This book was interesting because the princess' father actually mean loyalty and devotion.