Thank you letter

 Hinengawai

St Mary’s School

40 Campion Rd

Gisborne

Dear Tracey, 

I am writing to you today to thank you for your kindness and friendliness. You have been an amazing group leader and role model. You have been a blast at camp and a highlight of my day. I could not have got a better group leader or a friend, thank you.

One of the highlights for me was the slingshot paintball and the luge. On the luge you're a great person to talk to and an amazing person to race and beat. I mean you are FAST if there is something I have learnt it is in slingshot paintball, every woman for herself. Just kidding but you're the best! 

So thank you Tracey and from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU for always being there. I also want to thank you for helping me when the goat hit me and making me feel better thanks.

Aroha nui korua,

Hinengawai 

The Disco

This is my Wevideo I made of the school disco 

 

Thank you letter

 Today we learnt about writing thank you letters. My one is for my paintball teacher yesterday

Hinengawai

St Mary’s School

40 Campion Rd

Gisborne

Dear Frank

I am writing to thank you for being an amazing paintball teacher. I would use your real name but I don't know how to spell it. Thank you so much for teaching us about paintball like what to do if you run out of paintballs and so many other things.

One exciting highlight of mine is playing paintball with you and playing capture the flag you have been really helpful. It would be a pleasure to play paintball with you again. Being in Tui Ridge was one of the best moments of my life and slingshot paintball made it a little bit better.

When I first got there I was really scared and because of you I had so much fun .I'm gonna miss your funny jokes. You have been an amazing teacher and I just wanna say thank you.

From Hinengawai

Matter and Particles

 

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Singing scenario

 Singing scenario

When you're just a tiny shy person singing in front of family is a massive deal.

I was only four but I didn't like being near a crowd. My mum on the other hand wanted me to sing for my family.

I was extremely nervous. I didn't want to do it even if I was a billion years old. Until my mum convinced me by telling me she would cheer me on then I felt a little better. Then I started singing and it felt like time stopped.

When I finished I could not believe I did it because when you're just a tiny shy person singing in front of family is a massive deal.  

Service Value Challenge

 

I am learning about service because one of our teachers Miss Steele gave the whole school a challenge to do a blog post or make a poster

How do mood rings work? Summary

 Mood rings

Mood rings work by the temprecher  of your body.

If you don't know what a mood ring is it is a ring that changes colour by the temprecher  of you body or the air. Each colour shows an emotion like 

Violet: happy or romantic

Blue: calm or relaxed 

Green: neutral

Yellow: tense or exited

Brown: nervous 

Top 5 places to go near Gizzy

 

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Creature Fact Slides

 

Sacraments of initiation rap

 Do you know what the sacraments of initiation watch this rap to find out.

What is CST?

 

Today I was learning about CST and what it means

I found it hard to name all the CST principles

 Next time I would name more reasons

Polar bears report writing

 Polar Bears

Polar bears are the largest meat eaters in the world. The scientific name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus which means sea bear. Polar bears are the largest land predators and also the polar bear's family name is bears.

Polar bears have white transparent fur but dark black skin. They have a long neck, a small head and partly webbed feet. Did you know that polar bears' fur is camouflage against the snow?

Polar bears can live in many different places like the Arctic, Canada, Norway, Alaska or Russia. Polar bears make ice-like shelters to cover a place to rest or a home. Cubs are born in small holes in the ground that the female polar bear digs out of the snow.

Did you know that 2% of hunts for polar bears are successful? Polar bears stay with their mothers for 4 years. When polar bears are born around the size of a rat. A polar bear's diet is mostly made up of seals. 

Written by Hinengawai

WALHT: describe the appearance of something	Self Assessment  😃😃😃😃
I will write a topic sentence to begin - (fact)	😃😃😃
I will describe the animal's body	😃😃😃😃
I will describe the animals head (eyes, mouth, nose, ears)	😃😃
I will re read my descriptions to make sure they make sense.	😃😃😃😃

Wetapunga Information report

Classification                                                                                                                                                      Weta are one of the heaviest insects in the world. Some people call them wetapunga. People call them wetapunga because that is the maori. Weta are becoming extinct.  

Description                                                                                                                                                    Weta can grow up to 10cm long. A weta egg is about the size of a single grain of rice an weta have a small mouth, 6 legs no nose and antenna that are twice as long as them. Weta have a strong exoskeleton that they use as protection. 

Location/ Habitat                                                                                                                                     Weta can be found in New Zealand. Auckland zoo is one of the many place's trying to help bring back wetapunga. Wetapunga are sometime transported to mobile private islands free of rats and predators were they can thrive.

Dynamics                                                                                                                                                     Did you know that weta malt up to 10 times. Malt means that they shed their skin but weta eat their skin after they shed it. Weta can lay up to 300 eggs in there life. But they can't fly

Faith value challenge

 Today I learnt about faith

Mahinga Kai Crusaders

Cyclone Bola book cover design

 Today I made a book cover design. I learnt about Layout and composition. I found it hard to find the right font. I enjoyed finding the background. Next time I would change the font. 

Matariki

Matariki

Munchy foods galore all around the room like golden hash browns, creamy donuts, ( made by my mum) huge pancakes, juicy orange slices and that's just some of the wonderful food.  We even made stars for Matariki take a look. The link to my Matariki is Here click to play. Even or prayer table was a starry Matariki night theme. 

In the Beginning

I learnt a lot about maori Tradition
I found it hard to explain
Next time I would use more inferences

Cuz te Reo

Today I learnt about Te Reo translation
I found it hard to find a sentence
Next time I would add more translations.

Teeth

Giant mountains covered the land as the lime pine trees rustled in the breeze. While the mighty fog spread through the sky. In the distance was a small wooden boat swaying from side to side. And the rippling water was as shiny as a cluster of stars. Tiny fish and huge fish jumped in the moving current. The winding lake curved and swirled.

Interesting Inferences

Today I learnt about Inferences

MIssing person poster

In a article I read missing people in the Himalayas and they were able to contact there family from a website. And in a different article I read people were missing due to a dam bursting in Brazil.
I was learning about missing people
I found it hard to think about the the Person description
I enjoyed making the Missing person poster

Survival Kit

Today I made something trampers can use. Which was a survival kit.
I found it hard to think of what to do

what does transubstantiation mean?

What does transubstantiation mean? 

( say tran sub stan she an shone)

Our senior challenge was  to figure out what

 transubstantiation mean's and post it onto our blog.

Transubstantiation mean when you get the bread and 

wine and bless it the it turns into the body and blood of Christ

cuz story

Lockdown Recount

“We will be heading into lockdown” Stated the Mayor Jacinda Ardern. While worry crossed my mum's face you see my mum is a nurse and the people with covid would go in my mum's ward. Confidently I tried to calm mum waiting to see what lockdown would bring thinking we can do this

Week 1.
Luckily my class practiced what to do in lockdown. “ Bing” went my chrome book as I joined the class meeting. ‘Hi guys I hope you guys are staying safe and washing your hands” stated Miss Hickling. Later after the teacher explained “ok I’ll see you tomorrow bye” ka kite I shouted as I left the meeting.

Week 4.
Dad can I borrow a shirt so I can make a T- shirt bag because it is one of my enviro tasks and then I have to finish my Yucky bug. Later “aahhh” I shouted weary and sleepy as I turn on the tv and watched Netflix.

And that is my recount off some of my lockdown.

Matariki Quiz

Symbol of the Trinity

This represents the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit and that together they are one

I think… T Chart

Autumn Cinquain Peom

I found it hard to think of the words

Next time I would choose a different topic

Today I was learning about similes 

Autumn

radiant, crushed

crackling, plunging, flurrying

Falling in the leaves 

harvest

Made by Hinengawai

Character map

Nz Music Month

Flexi science

Water Worries

I learnt about the importance of water

Jesus rising to Heaven

In this photo I have recreated jesus rising to heaven

My Goal

Binary Cards

In this photo I have used binary card to make 45

Moving Sprite

I found it hard to find the button.
I enjoyed making the screencastify.
Next time I would change the background.

My yucky bud

Caterpillars are insects, which means they have three body parts head, thorax, and abdomen and two antennae on their heads. Most caterpillars are herbivores, which means they eat plants. Caterpillars eat constantly so that they can grow. Caterpillars grow up and change into butterflies and moths.

Flappy bird recreated

Click here to see the Flappy bird I created Here

Girl with a pearl earring recreated

In one photo I have recreated Girl with a pearl earring Painting by Johannes Vermeer. The painting is famous because of the curious expression the girl shows.

My Family Tree

Raspberry pi

Sunset drawing

In this picture a drawing technique I learnt at my old school.

My Fort

Anzac day puzzle

     

                                          I did it in 2 mins and 35 seconds.

Anzac day Poem

Anzac day will be remembered.

New Zealand and Australia are fighting for their countries. 

Zillions of people pray for their loved ones.

Australia and New Zealand army Corps.

Courage is in the air.

Day to respect.

Age shall not weary them.

You shall not be forgotten.

Lest we forget. 

Taskmaster alphabet stack

On my stack are 17 items in `my stack

Stained Glass Window

Today I was learning about the history of stain glass windows.
I found it difficult to fit all the shapes in.
I enjoyed learning how to make a stain glass window.
Next time I would change the arch shape border.

Acrostic Easter poem

Easter

Eggs

After Jesus died people praised him

Special Sunday

Together to pray

Enjoyable times

Resurrection

The Ants and the Grasshopper

I think the value of the story is to have fun sometimes but still work and prepare and think of others.

 The way I think this is linked to Jesus's sacrifice it remind me to share and think of others.

Stop motion

Letter about Zealandia

Do you think Zealandia should
be considered a Continent?

Well I do and I wanted to tell you why I think that Zealandia should be considered a continent.

Firstly, it used to be a continent until it was fully submerged from breaking away from Gondwana

Secondly, As the continents began to separate Zealandia started submerging under water over the millions of years. I personally like to think of it as an underwater continent.

Lastly, New Zealand was a part of Zealandia and so was New Caledonia. Zealandia must have been a really big country. And 94% of Zealandia is submerged. But when it was separated from the other continents instead of being ripped apart it just sank

Through this letter I have shared my thoughts on why I think that Zealandia should be considered a continent.

Goal Setting

St Patrick's Day

About me

Hi my name is Hinengawai 

I am from Gisborne New Zealand. And I used to live in Queensland Australia and surprisingly I went to another St Mary's primary School. I am 10 and a 

year 6 student in Room 2 my teachers name is Miss Hickling. There are 4 people in my family and my favourite sport is netball. My favourite hobby is listening to music. My goal for this year is to be the best I can be. And I am looking forward to me learning in room 2.

Waste Free Wednesday

 

I was learning about waste free wednesday because
I want to try help the ecosystem .

I found it difficult to choose an image because
there was so many to choose from.

I enjoyed researching about the ecosystem because
I got to see all the other good ideas other people found.

Ash wednesday

I was learning about lent because it is ash wednesday and I want to
try be a better person.

I found it difficult to remove the background because if it misses a spot
 I have to erase it myself

Next time I would change what I am going to give up
because next time I would give up on lollipops.

I enjoyed hearing what my friends were going to give up on
because they had some really good ideas.

Seaweek

I was learning about sea life because I want to be a young ocean
explorer and help sea life.

I found it difficult to get an image because
there was so many to choose from.

Next time I would change the font because it would give it a
little more pizazz.

I enjoyed learning about the sea life because it taught me a lot
about sea life.

Facts of Te Tiriti O Te Waitangi

Facts of Te Tiriti O Te Waitangi

1. The treaty was signed over 175 year ago 

2. Captain Cook arrived in Aotearoa 1769

3.The New Zealand war began in 1835

4.The New Zealand war ended in 1872

5. Waitangi day becomes a national day of commemoration in 1960 

6.Waitangi day becomes a national holiday in 1972

7.For over 500 years Maori had Aotearoa to themselves 

8.In the 1760s Pākehā cames to hunt seals and whales

9.In 1830 700 Pākehā were living in New Zealand

10.In 1831 13 chiefs wrote to the king of England asking for his protection 

Night Vision Goggles

I was learning about night vision goggles because we

 were wondering how do you see other people in the dark.

I found it difficult to design my night vision 

goggles because we had to add our own features to it.

I enjoyed learning about the night vision goggles because I never knew 

how it worked.

Next time I would change the colour of my night vision 

because next time I would make it for a spy.

The five Guiding Principles

Today i was learning about the five guiding principles

 so we can make this school a better school

I enjoyed getting the pictures because I could chose anything 

I found it challenging to fit all the words in 

because there were so many to choose from