Keeping our self safe learning storie

My text is called unwelcome visitor  

it a recount,its purpose is to retell an event in an interesting in a  way.

I located information so i found out that his mum left him home alone by himself.

I inferred information and ideas so I found out, I found out that the kid was pressured and worried about him being home alone.

I worked this out because I could tell that the kid was very worried and scared that he’s home alone by himself.

I evaluated that if I was the parent I wouldn't leave my daughter or son home alone because It would make me as a parent very pressured  

product learning storie

Me and my buddy have been making an app for teenagers,for their health and wellbeing. The inquiry question is ‘How can we design a product that will improve health and wellbeing for teenagers?’.

We were good at at putting everything that will improve health and well being for teenagers. Our product is an app. We think that a app will improve their health by inspiring them to get of their phone and get active.

The new thing that I learnt from doing our product is how would it really improve the health and wellbeing for teenagers. We think that it make them fit and active for the pass through years and not be lazy and bored.

The hard part is making the app and making a storyboard for our app,because you need to take your time making the app like putting in a logo, home screen and stuff like that. That’s why its hard about making the app .

The way I felt making this, was happy because I think teenagers will buy our app and rate it 10/10 stars on google play or itunes.I think will be impressed by the of how the app works as they use it.

My next step is if they think our does not improve health and wellbeing we will try our best to improve and update our app.

The key competency that I used was managing myself because when my buddy was not there I will try my best to get more things done so when they come back the won't have to do more of the learning since it’s already done.

Other learning buddies thinks our app is worth it and it will improve health and wellbeing for teenagers in the world.

My Reflection about me being in our new learning space

My Reflection About Learning in our New Learning            

                   Environment

The start of Term 3 we moved into our new learning environment. We started with art. We usually start with inquiry writing or reading but almost this whole five days we’ve been doing art,we were learning about bold lines and contrasting colour about any image with our learning team

I was good at finishing on time before we pack up and getting ready to go home I was focused about every five days well  because art is my favourite subject.

I got better at finishing my work quickly last term I couldn't even finish one thing from our learning plan but now in our new environment I can finish my work just like that.

Sometimes I don’t like when we work together with the other classroom cause in our new learning environment we have two room   the name of those two new classroom is called  room Tuakana   that name Tuakana the represent our name Nghati Aroha, the true thing that I hate about this classroom I get confused because when we a on the mat  the other class just stands up and starts to talk   but couldn't hear what Kate talking about   what’s the story about or what’s happening in the story.

I like having the oven in our room   because when the chefs cooks I like the smell of the cooking and after that we get to eat it at lunch or they can just be greedy and just keep it for themselves.

poem learning storie

                         The Vacation

   The The bright reflection of the sun on our shades,

The waves hit our feet as toe walked :t the white sand,

The breeze of thick cool air was just right,

Made us feel relaxed like we were on vacation,       

The salty fish and chips and nice cold ice cream made our taste buds feel like they were in heaven,

Our emotions had the best time of their lives,

The sunset went back to where it came from,

Then we snoozed and snoozed till the next morning.

By Kepoe and Laumua

This was the feedback that we got back from our teacher

Gemma gray’s comment:Talofa boys! Well done this is a great poem! You have used similes to help your reader visualise and to feel like they are there. You have also included some good adjectives. Well done! There are two suggestions I have for you both to have a think about... the first is that you have switched between writing in the past and writing in the present throughout the poem. I suggest that you stick to just one, for example, "the waves hit (writing about the past) as we walk (writing about the present/what is happening at that moment) through sand". If this is confusing I can explain it more to you, but have a go at working through your awesome poem and making sure that this is consistent Also what can you change your title to that will give your readers a hint about what your poem will be about?

We were good  at using powerful  verb in our poems like this  one EG:  the waves hit our feet as our toes go through  the white sand.

I was good using personification I was describing how the  person took a bite of the fish then I wrote that his taste buds were  in heaven.

I got better at adjectives because I was describing the peacefulness of the beach like the sun was too bright that my shades were shining.

I felt happy because when I was writing this poem reminds me of the island of Samoa

Both of us need get better at  working together and come up whole lots of ideas so when we  other people read it the will think it a cool.

My art learning storie

WWLT:create a bold image that represent our ancestor and what they are remembered for

I was good at drawing and putting everything that my ancestor is remembered for and what they did that makes them very special. I put in ko’oko’o and a fu’e as their lauga. A lauga is a speech for anything eg:(funeral,meeting,church dinner,forgiveness)

I can add colours that stand out like brown for the background and orange for the lavalava and brown again for the skin colour. I found out those colours from the colour wheel.

I feel proud when I draw things like this because it makes me very emotional. It reminds me of all the things that my ancestor has done like hard work for his village and family and the things that he had like the fu’e and the ko’oko’o that he  passed down to his grandchildren. Then his grandchildren passed them on to their kids when they were older.

It's hard to press down with the chalk because when I press down it will break.  It wrecks my beautiful artwork that took me two weeks to finish. It very, very difficult to use it.

My next step is to add heaps of contrasting colors because then my ancestor will stand out.

I used the key competency of managing self as learning power because I found good spot to do my art without anyone distracting me.

Writing recount (wake up story)

When I wake up in the morning my mum make me breakfast the smell of crispy juicy bacon and smooth nutella and banana on toast. The sound of the radio made me think what's happening in Samoa after the huge accident that happened about the big huge scary fire that at the markets the next minute I needed get ready, the taste of of blue minty mouthwashes my teeth and refreshes me up and a brand new smell of minty breath and a brand new colour when I looked in the mirror my teeth looked liked it was the colour of snow cause of  the whiteness of my teeth.When I was running to put my shoe on because I was almost late for school my legs felt like my bones were about to disconnect, I felt like I was lazy when my mum tells me to go back in my room and clean it.When we are driving to school I fall asleep  super tired that I even had a dream that every school in porirua burnt down the next minute I woke up I told my mum about my nightmare, mum was like what !! well don't even tell that to your teacher.

my name

I am a Kaitikitanga of my name, My name is “Kepoe Ariu Keresoma”  first name Kepoe second name Ariu last name Keresoma. I got the name Kepoe from My uncle his name was “Kepoe Ariu ah-chee”  the name Ariu is from is from his dad his name was Ariu Rata Iosefa Mataafa.

My last name is Keresoma thats my dad’s name My dad’s last name is leolaga, leolaga is my dad’s dad, My grandad name is Leolaga Falefatu Latao.

Kepoe means alofa, alofa is means love in Samoa, Ariu means cheif, a chief is samoan leader of a village or group,keresoma means TOA means brave in samoa.

Thats is why all of those information that I explane is Katiakitanga to me I sustain,nuture my name, protect my name.

MY REFLECTION ABOUT MY NAME

We were learning to share informations about our name for example who we name after, where our name was from and what does it mean.

I was good at explaining every about my name like almoste evrythin about my name.

I can expalin billions of things about my name because I know everything about my name. Because I know everything about my name .

I got better at know that my name is very special to and why its so special to me. Because before we wrot these thing about our name I knew nothing about it.

It is hard to memorise everything cause at a kid we cant memorise that much abot things. Because its very for to memorise that much.

I feel like my name is very special to but people keep but teasing it because they think it tease people name.

My next steps are to find out more ideas about my name  becuase that will make me write down more special thing about my name.

My maths Refection 2016

In our group sometime we have friendly arguing. I am good at explaining my Ideas in my they will know what did and my strategy that I did. I got better at being confident before I was very shy at explaining my ideas when we need to share our Ideas but now I'm not shy. 

Next time I will stay concentrating in my group instead of talking to other groups. 

 When I work in my my group I felt great at explaining all of my ideas to them  and they will be happy =) 

I felt great at explaining my  ideas to my group.

When I work in a group it felt great because It felt like we're on are rugby team on the field.  

my name

I am a Kaitikitanga of my name, My name is “Kepoe Ariu Keresoma”  first name Kepoe second name Ariu last name Keresoma. I got the name Kepoe from My uncle his name was “Kepoe Ariu ah-chee”  the name Ariu is from is from his dad his name was Ariu Rata Iosefa Mataafa.

My last name is Keresoma thats my dad’s name My dad’s last name is Leolaga, leolaga is my dad’s dad, My granddad name is Leolaga Falefatu Latao.

Kepoe means alofa, alofa is means love in Samoa, Ariu means chief, a chief is Samoan leader of a village or group,keresoma means TOA means brave in samoa.

Thats is why all of those information that I explane is Katiakitanga to me I sustain,nurture my name, protect my name.

We were learning to communicate interesting information and ideas about our name.

I was able to tell my audience what my means and who I got it from because they who I am and they will know I am and why my name is so special to me.

I got better at explaining all the meaning of my name EG:“Kepoe Ariu ah-chee”  the name Ariu is from is from his dad his name was Ariu Rata Iosefa Mataafa.

My last name is Keresoma thats my dad’s name My dad’s last name is Leolaga, leolaga is my dad’s dad, My granddad name is Leolaga Falefatu Latao.

Kepoe means alofa, alofa is means love in Samoa, Ariu means chief, a chief is Samoan leader of a village or group,keresoma means TOA means brave in samoa. 

My next steps is to explain to my reader what my name means to me and explain more information  about my name next time.

I think that I used all of the information about about my name, I was good at telling my audience what I was saying and where I got name from.

My Taonga

]My Taonga is my conch, my conch is very special because in Samoa we use it for very special occasions like  chief meetings and funerals.

My conch is from Samoa, my aunt gave it to me so I can use it for special occasions. Once we used it for our family reunion and my dad used it when he went to his sister's funeral in Samoa.

Did you know that you find conch shells in the pacific ocean and that a conch is a hermit crab's shell?

My conch is very strong and loud like a ship's horn  

My conch means tropical marine mollusca, mollusca is shellfish live in the ocean the they grow inside the shell.

I was learning to explain information about my Taonga. I achieved to tell my class what my Taonga is called EG: My Taonga from Samoa its very special occasions. I got better at explaining heaps of information about my Taonga before I got it I knew nothing about it. 

My next steps are to learn more information about my Taonga because next time I share information my Taonga there be heaps more.

haiku

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1.Ah, extreme warfare those ugly bombs every good boy deserves food.

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I am cool and fast  my name is kepoe

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2. i live in porirua with my family

speech

21st century learning or old school learning? Which is best?  Today Im gonna tell you what I know is best, and that's 21st century style of learning. I’m sure you would all agree.

First, I’m going to tell you about what it was like was it like using  paper and pencil. Back in the days we didn't have any technology,  just boring old paper and pencil. I like 21st century learning because we get to use chromebooks instead. A chromebook is much better because when you research something you  just press the button enter then boom you in just 5 second so that is what I like about chromebook.  

Old school learning is boring! Think back to how we use to write in books using pencil and pens. All we did was copy what the teacher told us. Most of the time it was about stuff we weren't even really interested in. It took a long time, so lots of our important learning time was wasted.

Now, with the use of technology, we can search any information that we need. Its quick and fast and we don’t need to wait for the teacher. We can also learn at home and share our learning with our family.

This is why 21st century learning is BEST. I know you agree.

Thank you for listening to my speech.

by Kepoe

Explanation Writing

                                      How I shone at polyfest

I shone At Polyfest 2015. I shone by dancing and respecting my Samoan culture. Polyfest was held at Hosanna church there were heaps of people.

Next I shone at Polyfest when I did a girl walk for the entrance and then heaps of people started laughing. All of the Boys were doing it until it came to the coolest part the whip. That was the most coolest part out of all of the moves in the slap dance because it makes the crowd go "Wow thats mean."

Then I shone when we did our sasa and when we did a pattern to impress  the audience. I am great at this because I learnt all of the slap dance and learn all of the sasa moves so I can do well at the real Polyfest.

I am really proud of the teacher and Nash and Pina for helping us for the dance and making our costume. I can’t wait until next year polyfest I hope we have a better one like this years one.

Polyfest 2015 Learning story

On 5th August, Corinna School performed their Polyfest concert at Hosanna church. We were doing Samoan dances and songs in front of our family and friends. All of the students at Corinna School were performing their own culture; like Maori, Cambodian, Cook Island and Tokelauan. 

When the door opened up to go up on the stage my stomach went empty, and then billions of butterflies entered my stomach and flew around. I been relating by contributing to going to practice we even practice at Hosanna church. When we were on stage doing the sasa we were communicating which  side to go when do the sasa.          

Term 2 maths learning story

In maths I have been learning to solve problems quickly by using multiplication.

 I have been learning to use my multiplication to solve problems.


Multiplication is a good strategy to use because it is faster. Multiplication is the same as repeated Addition. 

5x23=(5x20) + (5x2)=110

I am also learning to work in a team to solve problems. We need to work together and share our ideas and listen to other peoples ideas so we all know how to solve the problem.

My next step is to be able to  confidently explain and justify the strategies we used to solve the problem. 

Good Friday learning Story

In Good Friday I am learning to do Zentangle Art. In good Friday the purpose is to concentrate on what I am doing and make it perfect and neat. I have been using self managing skills to stay focused and improve my art skills . Zentangle  Art is yoga for your brain it keeps you focused and make you self manage I like art because it's relaxing and cool .

When  I  do art I'm always listening to Alex when he tells me when I need to shade my art to make it even darker or brighter in my sketching book. 

Art is a very challenging thing in art I have been working too draw hard things like dragons and add hard pattern into it .The purpose of My Art work is to give it all you got and challenge yourself.

T2 Reading Learning story

I have been finding information about N.Z's Involvement in war and why N.Z has been involved in wars. 

I was researching, by going on the NZ History site. I read each paragraph and then I talked about the information with my group. We had to find the key information that answered our wondering questions. First we made notes and then we explained the information to the class. We had to write about the information in our own words. 

We summarise the key information and we took notes about the Vietnam war  we talked about who was involved in the war and when did it happen and where did it take place. 

We got all of our informations from our school journal  and some books from the  library. Last week we were researching we were skimming and scamming in N.Z history. 

what found out about the Vietnam war that it   started at 1954 and 3000 soldiers fought for Vietnam but we were along side with U.S.A. and The war was against south Vietnam and North Vietnam.

American supported south Vietnam because they were against North Vietnam communist government.My N.Z at war information . My next steps are to summarise the key informations.

T2 writing learning stories

In my writing I have been learning to pretend that I was a soldier that was balloted to go to the war. I had to describe what happened and how my character was feeling. It felt like that I was acting in the my conscription story . 
In my conscription writing I have been using similes,metaphor,and descriptive words to paint a picture in my readers head so they can see my story like a movie in their heads. 

For example: "fire in the hole!!! Every soldier  goes down and covers there ears. Boom! . 

My purpose of my conscription is to make it interesting and entertaining so I hook the reader in.  
our writing my conscription writing . My conscription writing is a special writing for those who passed the in the war and those who fought for our country . My Next steps a to include an introduction,fact about the 5ws and a conclusion.