Birthday Party!

Today was my little cousin Ruby’s birthday, she was turning 2! I really enjoyed the party food and of course the cake.

Here are some photos of the party.

Wellington Zoo Information Report

We were learning about how to write an information report.
I found it easy to decorate it, to make it look eye catching.
I found it hard to make everything the correct size so that it all fitted.
I really enjoyed researching a specific place that we are going to visit later on in the year.
Next time I need to make sure that everyone in the team has an equal contribution to finished product.
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Now here is the finished product.

Wellington Zoo Abstract Noun Poem

We were learning about how to write an abstract noun poem.
I found it easy to think of the 'looks like' because we have just done a study on the place, so I had a pretty good idea in my head of what it looks like.
I found it hard to think of ideas especially for tastes and smells like.
I really enjoyed writing a poem, because we do not write poems that often and I love poems.
Next time I need to be more descriptive.
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Now here is my poem,

Looks like bees to a flowery meadow, as tourist from all around the world come to admire animals  from the safari.
Smells like the lions fleshy meat torn apart by their sharp canines.
Tastes like the strong freshly brewed coffee at the exploring cafe.
Sounds like the mighty roar of the lion and the sweet elegant chirp of the birds.
Feels like the soft fur from the bouncing kangaroos.
Lives in Wellington Zoo.

Wellington Zoo Imaginative Story

My Play Date At Wellington Zoo

We had just finished the tour of the zoo, when I saw flash in the corner of my eye. I went around to have a look. But what I didn’t notice is that the whole class left and they didn’t even notice that I was missing. Time had past, the zoo had closed, no zookeepers, no nothing, only animals.

I started to get quite tired so I climbed into the sleeping lions enclosure. I thought that it was going to be safe to sleep in the corner of the cage, until I realized that I was on the wrong side of the fence,  I was now in with monkeys and no they were not quietly sleeping like the lions they were wide awake swinging around on every vine in sight. I tried to scurry away but legs started to fall asleep so I just kept going slower and slower until I decided to hide in a bush and sleep.

The next morning I was out of the bush lying on the ground with 5 monkeys piled on top of me. I kicked them off and got out to see that the zoo was closed. Yes, there were zookeepers but they were all inside having a meeting. I told myself that it was time. Time for adventure. I started by getting control of the massive Indian elephant, I rode around the whole of the zoo feeding feisty lions, yeah, I was going to ride them too but they didn’t seem to friendly at all. The elephant got put back and it was time to slide on ice with little blue penguins. I got a bit cold so I moved on to eating a sandwich for breakfast with my friend the brown capuchin. I wanted to visit the monkeys again so I got some exercise and swung on their vines. 

In the end I had the time of  my life. I mean who wouldn’t like to race a cheetah, bounce with kangaroos. Slide down giraffes long necks, sit on warm rocks with baboons. And best of all, sit in the sun with sun bears.


Reflection
We were learning about how to create an imaginative story about our Wellington location.
I found it easy to write my story.
I found it hard to come up with an interesting ending for my story.
I really enjoyed writing an imaginative story, because we do not do this that much.
Next time I need to brainstorm right from the beginning.
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Seeking Help

We were learning about 5 steps to get rid of cyber bullies.
I found it easy to write everything that you need to know.
I found it hard to work to the 15 minute time limit.
I really enjoyed the design part of it because we got to do it how ever you would like to do it.
Next time I need to work more efficiently.
My Blog Post shows I am a Smart Learner.

Do's and Don'ts

• We were learning about the do's and don'ts about netiquette.
• I found it easy to think of the do's and don'ts.
• I found it hard to incorporate maori into my work.
• I really enjoyed designing the google drawing.
• Next time I need to work more efficiently
• My Blog Post shows I am a Smart Learner.

Collaborating Online

We were learning how to use sisomo..
I really enjoyed how if you messed up on the voice over then you can delete it then redo it.
I found it hard to make the slides long enough.
It was easy to put the music in the video.
Next time I need to make it more interesting.

Sisomo is about getting sight, sound and motion into a digital learning object (DLO).

Criteria for assessment: Key: 👍 = beginner          👍👍 = stepping up         👍👍👍 = smart learner
My buddy and I used “comments” to collaborate	👍 👍👍
My buddy and I made decisions together using “comments”	👍 👍
My buddy and I wrote 3 important Cyber smart messages	👍 👍👍
My buddy and I created a character in Google Drawings	👍 👍👍
My buddy and I designed our slides so the messages were easy to read	👍 👍👍
My buddy and I used design elements in our slides	👍 👍👍
I was able to upload my slides into Spark Adobe to make a video	👍 👍👍
My DLO (digital learning object) has “SISOMO”	👍 👍👍