Te Raukura - The Albatross Feather...

What is Te Raukura - The Albatross Feather You might be wondering by the title right? If you don't know Well I'm here to explain. We did this activity in room two where we were learning what the Albatross feather symbolises and the story behind it...Yes it's another one of those Sreelakshmi information/education dig deep blog posts. So first let's find what the Albatross feather symbolises shall we? The Albatross feather symbolises peace and many more like albatrosses are symbolic of freedom, hope, strength, wanderlust, and navigation. In many cultures, it is believed that these birds possess magical properties that can be used in healing. In ancient myths, the albatross was believed to bring good luck to seafarers who spotted it. On my Albatross feather learn, create share activity for reading it has similar words that describe peace. Next is What is the story behind the Albatross feather? The Parihaka settlement was founded about 1866, at the close of the Second Taranaki War and a year after almost all Māori land in Taranaki had been confiscated by the Government to punish "rebel" Māori. The Parihaka people wanted no war so they wore the Albatross feather to show they only wanted peace. The white huruhuru (feathers) of toroa (albatross) are highly prized by Maori. They are a symbol of peace and used for decoration on korowai (cloaks) and tukutuku panels. The soft, white huruhuru of the toroa breast were the most sought after, and were worn behind the ear or in the hair. They Parihaka people wanted no war they sent their children to greet the english. Lastly, They all watched their homes get destroyed and wrecked. Two men had been captured by the english. This is the story of Parihaka and what the Albatross feather symbolises. Here is my Albatross feather...

Have you ever seen a rangoli before?

You might be wondering what a rangoli is right by the title. If you don't well I'm here explain. In our class we have been celebrating Diwali and making a rangoli. Firstly People in North India celebrate a day called Diwali. What is Diwali? Diwali is a the celebration of the festival of lights. It is mainly celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims and some Buddhists. Diwali lasts for five days. There is a story behind Diwali which is where Diwali is the day Lord Rama, his wife Sita Devi and brother Lakshmana return to their homeland after 14 years in exile. The villagers lit a path for Rama, who had defeated the demon king Ravana After he slayed the demon, Lord Krishna declared it a day of festivities. Now you now what diwali is...Now I will talk about what a rangoli is. Rangoli is an art of decoration drawn on the floor or the entrances of homes. It is thought to bring good luck, prosperity on the house and in the family, and to welcome guests. Some mothers in India do this activity every morning, or on a special festive occasion like Diwali, Onam, and Pongal. This is my rangoli that I created with my group. We had the option to do on our devices, paper or with chalk on the ground. My group choose to do it on the ground. My group found it challenging to get ideas to make our design of our rangoli. My group enjoyed drawing our rangoli patterns. 

Check it out!!!

Rongoa Rata...

This week in room two for reading we have been learning how to create signs in our school of plants some classes have have been planting. The plant I choose was Rata. First we had to come up with a plant next we had to write facts about our plant that we choose. I actually worked with my best friend Laurell. She helped me paint and we each wrote facts together. It says ''The Rata tree has a number of medicinal uses. The bark can be made into lotion or poultice, and the flower nectar is used for sore throats'' We painted our sign red and made some colourful dots with paint pens. The hard part was to write with the paint pens because if you press it to hard you can spill the paint. The part me and Laurell enjoyed was thinking about the ideas on how to create our sign. Tell me in the comments what you liked about Me and Laurell's Rata sign. Tell me in the comments what Me and Laurell could change next time.

Do you know a good way to look after the environment without plastic getting in the way?

Kia ora, Kumusta, Bonjour, Kia orana, and greetings to you all it's been such a long time since I've done any blog posts that's why I'm doing a blog post today it's about how to make the world a better place without plastic getting in the way. For this activity we had to make some slides and do a drama we had get into groups of four or five for this. The people in my group were Zara, Ruby, Emma and Laurell we are the first to finish our drama slides and I'm the first to blog about it. Have you ever done a drama in your life? tell me in the comments what I and my group could change next time and what you enjoyed about this blog post...

Is mr wolf guilty of first degree murder in the story of little red riding hood?

Have you ever heard of the story of little red riding hood before? Well in the story little red riding was walking in the woods one day to visit her sick grandmother with some food while she was walking she met a wolf who wanted to know where she was going so he asked where she was going little riding hood told the I'm going to visit my grandmother then the wolf asked where does your grandmother live little riding hood told her grandmothers address. If that didn't happen she wouldn't of got eaten and her grandmother to. Then the huts man herd little red riding hood scream and killed the wolf so he's the one who actually murdered. Because little red riding hood and grandmother were still alive in wolf's tummy. This story is originated from germany where the brothers of Grimm wrote this story. It is said that people can only shoot wolves in germany if they cause any damage such as eat sheep's destroy property if not it is illegal. In my opinion I think the wolf in the story of little red riding hood has not committed first degree murder. What do you think tell me in the comments?...

Are you a cat fan or a dog fan?

 It's confusing when someone asks you do like cats better or dogs? It's also pretty challenging when someone says to you that you can only pick one...But remember that dogs and cats have their own qualities. For me I'm actually obsessed with cats but I also like dogs too...In my next blog post it will be a writing/speech about why I think that dogs are better than cats. As much as I love dogs I love cats more...Do you have dog or cat tell me down in comments?...We learning about persuasive writing how to convince someone what you believe what you think and for them to take action in what you say...Tell me in the comment what I could change next time...

Keen to know about robots?

In Ruma Rua we have been learning about robots and we designed our very own robots. My robot is a waiter drone it's name is Drono. Drono is a very active waiter drone who serves people food in restaurants. The reason why I made Drono is because waiter sometimes get tired and stressed out when doing their work also not many people like being waiters and robots like Drono never get tired of doing work that's what robots are made for. Drono the drone can fly, talk, and get their order Drono has a stand on top and it's secured properly so that the food and plate can't fall off. Drono always has a bright smile on his face entertains the customers with his beautiful lovely eye catching colour that glows like stars in the night. I would appreciate it if you could please comment on what I could change next time Thank you...

Bee Factual

 In Ruma Rua we have been learning about bees. I learnt that bees are from the Apidae family also known as the insect family.  We learnt this for reading and writing. If a bee stings you the bee will die and the abdomen will come off with the stinger.  My learning went well. It was easy to find facts but a little hard to record the facts on my slides. If you please comment on what did well and I could change next that would be really sweet.

A sweet business

We were learning about bees for reading and writing so we read this book about bees in our groups. How the bees pollinate the flowers and why they are so important in this world and also the different stages of a bee. My learning went great. The only thing  found very difficult was finding facts and making it into words. But I still managed to do it. Please feel free to comment on what I could change next time.

Mind blowing facts about Japan you never known about...

In Ruma Rua we have been learning about Japan and it’s sacred cultures and it’s meanings. We learned that men in Japan do Sumo Wrestling and a lot of other facts so if you want to see more, check out this blog post.  Also My class has done artwork of Japanese pagodas. Be sure to check that out too.

My learning went really well with a lot of great facts and information that I read. But the thing that I found a little challenging is recording the facts and information to my slides.

I would really appreciate it if I could get some feedback on what to change next time. Also what I did really well that you enjoyed seeing from the blog post.

Have you ever wanted to know all about the Olympics?

Well I'm here to solve your problem when you want to know about Olympics. Today I will show you a very quick way to learn lots of facts about the Olympics. Check this blog post and you will get all the detail you need to know. In this blog post there is past/Ancient Olympics and present Olympics. And also you could get to see so amazing Mascots that move like robots. They are very active and can use body language to talk one another. If you want find out more check my blog post. 

Kawa of care

This my kawa of care. And this is about How to cybersafe on the internet/social media

This kawa of care will how to be safe. And this will teach you a lot 

about how to be Cyber thinkers.    

Ten Things To Know about the treaty of waitangi

 Today in class I was learning about  10 things to know about the treaty of Waitangi in 

This blog post I will be talking about William busby, The british, And the maori people.

My digital blog post shows facts about the treaty of waitangi.  I found it fun to   

Find facts about the treaty of waitangi.  I found it hard to write the facts on my blog

post. Next time I would change  my writing because I put more detail into my writing.

I have been learning the treaty of waitangi because to know

The maori  Culture and the history of the treaty of waitangi. 

Waitangi day is a special day for the maori people It is celebrated

on 6 of february  it is mostly a day of an agreement between 

British and maori  a peaceful day. of harmony. and friendship.

Thea and the Think it arium

Today My group was reading a book called

Thea and the it arium the book was about a

Girl that wanted a pet and got pranked.

The that she wanted was a goldfish. 

Maori glossary

 Today I was learning About Maori language week we

learnt words in maori that you speak  in english I learnt

That Awa means river ngeru means cat this is what I learnt 

I have learnt new words that I never knowed of We also

Did A kahoot it was awesome.

Energy

Today I was learning How energy works

I enjoyed learning about how energy works

I found it challenging to do this

My digital learning object shows I can insert images, insert text boxes, change text and backgrounds and embed my DLO in my blog.

Next time I would change my writing with more detail.

Nau mai, haere mai

Nau mai, haere mai!

Welcome to my blog for learning.

I look forward to sharing my learning with my school,

my whānau and friends everywhere.