For Literacy we have been using our Inquiry knowledge to help us write questions that we might have asked Reverend Samuel Marsden had we had the chance to meet him and talk to him. This was a fun activity because we took on the roles of Samuel Marsden and the Time Traveller’s Podcast team. It was like we experienced actually meeting him.
We learned that when you are recording a podcast expression is everything! It makes what we have to say more engaging.
LI: To create an infographic that tells others about the migration of the kuaka
Something interesting I found out about the Kuaka was Birds soar by spreading their wings and using the wind to help lift them up in the sky. They can glide on air currents without flapping their wings too much. This makes it easier for them to fly high and far.
LI: To draw the lines between the words to show how the connections you have made.
Our Reading task was to make Dot to dot connection with what we already know about the Kuaka bird. My favorite Facts is the Kuaka Migration to Alaska to New Zealand .
LI: To understand the concept of visual storytelling
our task today was to make visual storytelling by using the photos from the walk to Point England reserve.
something I enjoyed was when I had fun talking to my friend and having a good time at Point England Reserved park .
LI: To use our smart searching skills
The Year 7/8 to camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words.
Something I found interesting about the kokako bird was They are large birds that can weigh up to 500g when mature.
LI: write a poem that describes a moment in time
At camp we had lots of challenge activities to try. Our challenge in with our poem was to chose our words carefully so that we painted a clear picture of what we were describing in the mind for our readers. And I will describe how the camp went,it felt so cold as Soon as we touched the water. We chose this challenge because i wanted to overcome the coldness in the water and to have some leadership and have some courage as well so we could finish the activity.
LI: To use the information in the diary extract to create an image of what we think Samuel Marsden saw when he sailed down the Tamaki.
We use Adobe Express to what Samuel Marsden saw when he was travelling down the tamaki river and we also included the different timings in the photo because we can see how different Auckland looks now compared to back then.I learnt that Samuel Marsden was the first missonary,and he was chaplain of the New South Wales settlement in Australia.
LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.
LI: To use our smart searching skills to find out who Samuel Marsden was and what he is known for.
Something interesting I found out about Samuel marsden was the first missionaries ,.
LI: To let others know who I am so they can make connections to me and my place in the world.
Our challenge today was to write and record our pepeha to introduce ourselves.
I found this challenging because I don’t know how to speak Maori and i am a different culture so my pronunciation was not at standards.