Dream Job

Please think about your dream job. Who do you think could help you to achieve this dream? What could they do to help you?

On your blog, share your dream job, who could help you to achieve this, and what they could do to help. Share your brainstorm as a poster or infographic.

Name Change

Imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.

On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.

Important things to me

On your blog, please share three things that are important to you and why they are so important.

The Man on the Moon

For this activity, let’s imagine that you were Neil Armstrong.

On your blog, write a short poem describing how you felt when you first set
foot on the moon.

On the Moon!
Cruising in my little spaceship,
I felt a little dip.
Woah, what just happened out there,
I think we are nearly here.
I quickly land,
It looks like sand.
I am scared, what is outside,
I open the door and I glide.
I lower down,
And place my shoes on the ground.
Looks like powder on my boots,
This is going to be such a hoot.
I better get a photo on my new iphone,
Before I head home.
Click, Click, Click.
Off I go back to the beautiful cloudy world.

Brave Tanner

On your blog, recount a time when you (or someone you know) did something brave.

A recount about a time when I was brave!

A couple years ago when I was six I was riding my quad bike and I drove into the rocks and the motorbike flipped on top of me. I had to go to Kawakawa hospital to stitch my lip because I had a big cut. It was so sore. When I got home I didn't want to ride the bike anymore. But after a while I was BRAVE and I got back on, And now I never like to get off. I learnt a lesson it was to be careful on motorbikes and don't go too fast on gravel and hills. 

That is a time I have been BRAVE. 

Steven Adams

Imagine that you could interview LeBron James or Steven Adams.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and write three questions that you would like to ask the basketball player.

Hi Steven, my name is Tanner. I am from New Zealand, too. 

Have you travelled to many places for your basketball games? Do you enjoy the travelling? Which place is your favourite in the world?

Do you enjoy playing basketball? Do you get paid to play?

If you didn't play basketball, what would you do as a job?

What is the hardest game you have ever played?

Superhero Tanner

Imagine that you could be a superhero for a day. What three superpowers would you most like to have?

On your blog, please list the three superpowers, tell us why you have chosen each one, and tell us what you are going to do with them.

Aviators

For this activity, compare and contrast these two aviators. You could use this venn diagram.

On your blog, share your comparison between the two aviators.

Here is my comparison of Amelia Earhart and Jean Batten. I like Jean Batten because she is a New Zealander.

Tanner's LEGO-cy

Please choose a charity that you are interested in. You may choose your own or use one from our list (below). Read about the charity. On your blog, write a short explanation of what the charity does.
A charity is a group of people that make money or donate things to people that need it. It is for people who don't have much money. My charity helps young children who want LEGO but their parents don't have much money to buy it for them. I like my charity because all kids need LEGO. It is good for your imagination.

    

My Culture

Please think about your own culture. Where does your family come from? What is important or special to you and your family? What language do you speak?

On your blog, please tell us about your culture.

This is my pepeha. This is my culture NZ / Maori.

Voyage foods

Imagine that you were invited to join Nainoa for three weeks at sea. You are asked to pack your own food. List 10 food items that you could take on the trip. Remember you will not have a fridge or freezer!

On your blog, post your list of 10 food items you would take on an ocean voyage.

Here is my list of foods that I would take on my voyage.

                                                          

Cooper's Beach camp 2019

Last week we went to Cooper's Beach Camp. We did fishing, Confidence Course, water slide and rock pools. We also made a sea creature collage out of coloured paper here is mine.

slj day 2 activity 3

Maths solving

We have been learning to solve problems with multiplication and division here are some problems I solved this week .here is my maths google draw.

pet day

Today is our school pet day and we bring our pets to school we wrote a poem here is my writing.

pet day

Today is our school pet day. We made vaseline saucers using flower petals. Here is my saucers.

greats and grands day

Last Friday we had greats and grands.  My Nana and  popper came along. We did performances and dancing. We had a delicious morning tea and played games.

here is my poem I wrote for my grandparent.

science/writing

Yesterday we had our school Science Fair. My Science investigation was about Flight.

waitangi trip

On Tuesday the year 4's went to Waitangi to do digital learning using Scratch and some unplugged activities. My favourite activity was the Lego one because we built things.  We had to talk to our partner to tell them how to build it with out  them looking.

Koru Art

Last week we made koru art with Whaea Rose by using paper, foam. We used ink and our cardboard and foam koru's to make our art. 
My Koru represents NZ and nature.
I really like my koru because the colours blend.

Hovercraft Term 3

This week we made a Balloon hovercraft. WE have been learning how to write scientific reports.

B E G I N N I N G	TITLE	Balloon Hovercraft
	QUESTION	How does a hovercraft hover?
	HYPOTHESIS	I predict that it will do nothing because it needs helium.

M I D D L E	EQUIPMENT  AND MATERIALS:	Balloon  Cd And a bottle cap.
	PROCEDURE:	Step 1: Using a hot glue gun glue the bottle cap over the cd hole. Step 2: blow up a balloon. When it is fully inflated twist the end so no air comes out.  Step 3:Stretch the balloon end over the bottle cap. Step 4: Open up the cap and place the CD on a table lid. Step 5: Untwist balloon and let go.
	OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS:	I saw the balloon go smaller and smaller and the CD hover on the table.

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CONCLUSION:

The air from the balloon creates a cushion of moving air between the disc and the surface. The air lifts the CD and reduces the friction which allows the CD to hover across the surface.

Maths Term 3

Title: Volume and Capacity

Label: Maths, Measurement

This week we used popcorn to learn about volume and capacity.

speech writing Term 3

For the last two weeks we have been working on writing speeches. 

My topic was why Lego is best

We had to present them in front of our class. 

I think I did a really good job.

Here is my speech.

Have you ever thought about what you would do with a big box of lego? Well I have. Lego is a construction toy made of plastic blocks that can be joined together. Lego gives people hours of enjoyment to create and use their imagination to build things like houses and towns. I believe lego is an important toy and here is why.

Firstly, Lego means less device time.  Lego can keep kids off their devices and give them something creative to do. They need to use their imagination so they can build big things. Kids can create things like cars, buses, trucks, and cities. Adults can also spend time and help kids put the lego pieces together.

Secondly, Lego can be used for lots of things like competitions and battles. Did you ever watch lego masters? This was a lego show where groups of people had to verse each other and build things in a time frame. One of the challenges was to build a bridge that could hold weight. 

Finally, Lego can be used by people of all ages and is easy to get hold of. You can get Lego from the Warehouse, KMart, even the supermarket. There are even Lego shops, full of nothing but LEGO. Did you know there is one opening up in Auckland soon?

I believe that lego is an important toy for everyone in the world. Lego keeps kids of their devices and let their imaginations run wild.

Maths Book term 2 2019

For maths this week we read a book called 1 is a snail 10 is a crab. We then worked in groups to create our own version. My book is called 1 is slug 10 is a lobster.
Here is my book. I hope you like it.

Moon rover lander

For Science, we made a Moon rover lander using only a paper cup,paper,cello tape and a straws. We were given the task of making our Moon rover land softly onto our Moon landscape so that our marsh-mellow astronauts did not fly out.

The materials I used for my Moon rover is paper cup,paper,tape.

What I like best about my Moon rover is that it landed softly on the ground.

One thing  I learned about landing on the Moon was it's landing is soft.

Here is a picture of my Moon rover landing on our school’s Moon surface.  I hope you like it!

Art Term 2

Maths Term 2

We have been learning how to use multiplication. We were shared a Maths google draw of some problems. We had to screencastify how we solved the maths problems.

Maori Term 2

We have been learning to talk to each other in Maori. Here is a conversation we recorded on Screencastify.

Handwriting Term 2 2019

Here is my handwriting sample for Term 2.

I am good at keeping my letters on the line.

I need to work on making the half size letters even.

Space Writing

This week we have been writing about space. Here is my writing.

Alien

Today we learnt how to create a minecraft style character in google sheets. We created an alien.

Here Is mine.

Anzac Day

I made 2 Anzac drawing about Anzac day and I read a book about my Anzac button.I have created a picture to go with It. 

Crocodiles

For reading this week we read an animal book then created a slide about what we learnt.

Pepeha

swimming

We have been learning how to swim safely.

Writing goals for Term 2

Here are my writing goals for Term 2.

Basic facts Term 1

These are my Basic Facts results for the end of Term One.
I am working on Stage 4. I got 36 out of 60.
I need to be on Stage 5 by the end of the year.

I got 30/60

Handwriting Term 1

This is my handwriting Sample for Term One.
I am good at siting my letters on the line.
I need to work on my sizing.

Bug Hotel

We have been making a bug hotel to attract good bugs to our garden. We used bamboo, wood and soil. We watched two videos about good bugs. Here is a picture of me adding hay to the bug hotel.

Bug GIF

Yesterday I learnt how to make a GIF. Here is my work.

What is in the log?

Today we wrote poems about living things. We had to use an adjective, noun and verb. Here is my published poem.

Hector's world

Never share your personal information online. We have been watching Hector's World to learn how to be Cyber Smart.

Yellow poem

We had to write a poem about our house colour.I am in the yellow house.

Environmental writing

We sketched our bean plants that we grew in class. We then wrote words around the outside to describe the bean plant. We had to use these words to write a piece of descriptive writing. We then cut out our picture and glued it on to your writing. Here is my writing. 

Self Portrait Art

We have been learning how to sketch our facial features. We needed to put them in the right place on our face. For our background we typed our full name and learned to copy and paste down the page.

I like my eyes.

I need to work on my hear to make it look real.

Like a Scene Out of a Movie

Hi Bloggers,

Southern lights remind me of beautiful fireworks. I did a draw of the southern lights and fireworks at the same time. I hope I see the Southern Lights one day.

Super Bat Tanner

Hi bloggers,

Bumble Bees

Unbee-lievable Facts about Bumblebees

• The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to hum, buzz or drone.
• Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).
• Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90% of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
• Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee
• The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and using poisons.

I learnt lots about the Bumble Bee. My favourite fact was how strong they are.

You are my sunshine

Hi,

We can protect ourselves from the sun by putting sunblock on our skin, wear a hat, sit under an umbrella so you get shade, wear clothing to protect your skin and sunglasses to protect your eyes.
Here is a google draw I did.