Poupou art

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing art. I have been learning how to draw a poupou. A poupou is a taniwha that supports each hapu around a whare. In class we had to follow these steps on how to draw the poupou. Once we have drawn our poupou we then went on drawing something that our poupou could hold unless we chose to draw nothing for it to hold. We also had to draw patterns that relate to something about us or just draw random patterns. Then we got to pick coloured pastels to blend in on our poupou. I enjoy doing this art because I like to get creative and its fun. I have finished my practise art and already started my real copy but I just need to focus and not talk to people. Would you like to draw a poupou ? Here is a photo of my real copy.

Converting Fractions

In Te Ngahere we have been learning fractions. A couple of us were doing something else like converting fractions into percentages and decimals. We all worked as one group because it would be better for us to understand how to do it and finish it. We got given a piece of paper with a table that says fractions, decimals and percentages. What we have to do was figure out what fraction, decimal and percent it will be. Some parts of the table were filled in, we had to convert the fractions to fill in the rest. but the rest we have to write ourselfs. So say I got given a fraction like 5/10 The percent will be 50 because 10 x 10 = 100 and then 5 x 10 = 50. The decimal would be 0.5 because all you need to do is turn it around like swap the numbers around but just add a decimal point. Do you know how to do convert fractions ? Here are 2 videos that might help you how to convert fractions.

Trick Shot

Trick shot

In Te Ngahere we have been doing trick shots every week and this week we had to create a domino effect using everyday materials. For my domino effect I used a ping pong ball to bounce side to side on these black little table tops. Then it goes into a cup through the tunnel knocks the colored blocks and drops the other ping pong ball from off the top of the block. The way I came up with that plan was with a group and in my group I had a few friends call Mihipeka, Rymon and Dezray. What we did well was celebrating as a group because if we didn’t our plan wouldn’t come out as planned. My favorite part was the first part where the ping pong ball bounces side to side. Did you like out trick shot from this week ?

here is a video of our trick shot.

Scavenger hunt

Scavenger hunt 

Today on the 20th of May most Te Ngahere students participated in a scavenger hunt around the school. In class we had to get into a group of 3 or 4. After that 1 person of each group went and got a paper filled with writing. The writing had eight objects that we had to find around the school. The eight objects that we had to find from off the paper is 3 different leafs, 2 things smooth, something brown, the highest building in this school, something yellow, something rough, something soft and to find a number placed somewhere in this school. In my group we cut the paper in half and split into 2 groups. Once we found everything we walked to the court, sat down and waited till the rest of the groups were done. Here is a photo of my group and I sitting next to our objectives. I reckon next time our teachers should give us more objects to find around the school to challenge ourselves. Would you like to join our scavenger hunt?   

Maths DLO

Self portraits

On the 16th Of april Te Ngahere students got to create self portraits. We got to make some cool digital art at home on our devices. What we had to do was add a photo of ourselves on a google drawing showing our hair, face and shoulders. Then we had to use scribble to draw around our head, neck, shoulders, mouth, nose and hair. Once we were done we had to delete our photo we added and add a bit more detail to the lines backgrounds and colour. Then as we finished we ended up with a cool creative art made by ourselves which was really cool. I really liked the finished product because it looks so like yourself with wonderful colours. I also didn’t care what my art looked like because it was my first go and I was giving it a go.


Finished product

Summer learning journey

Summer learning journey

On the 15th of April some students in Te Ngahere had to pick a country to describe a country with some facts and had to say why they picked the country. The country I chosen was Japan Because I thought it was a safe place for visitors to go and to learn something different than New Zealand. Then I had to research on google 3 interesting facts about Japan and write down the ones I would prefer. The 3 facts I have chosen was Japan has more than 1500 earthquakes a year, Japan has the lowest worlds crime rates and in work your allowed to take fast naps. Then we had a bonus activity which you had to write a letter to someone about you going on a little holiday to the place you have chosen. Next time I’m going to challenge myself by doing most of the bonus activities because its extra work and fun.