Refugee

W.A.L.T... Use a wide rang of comprehension strategies to understand text , using prior knowledge and using information in the text , to interpret ideas , increasingly complex plots and sophisticated terms .
- Apply Criteria to evaluate texts , such as accuracy of information ; presence of bias
- Use appropriate skills and technologies to find and use a range of texts for specific purposes .

This is a ongoing task , meaning that this task will be continuing for a while . Refugee is room six's serial story about three refugees from three different timelines . One of them is called Isabel she is escaping from Cuba and her story is based in 1994 which is the time that  Fidel Castro  was the president of Cuba. Another is called Josef he is a Jew in 1939 which is when Hitler was in power . The most recent refugee is Mahmoud and his story is based in 2015 in Syria . This story is following these three families journeys to find a happy environment to grow up and live .

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Awesome Angles

W.A.L.T... Identify and construct right , acute , and obtuse angles - Know the degree value of angles that are simple fractions of a whole turn . 

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Over the past couple of weeks room Six has been doing learning about angles and how they are everywhere around you . Also how to measure angles using out compasses . During this time I have enjoyed learning something new and learning how to measure things . next time I will make my DLO more interactive . I am proud of the effort I put into this by creating all of my own images including the angles .

 

Groovy Gazing

This week Room Six had been writing recounts about there holidays .What I enjoyed about this is trying to remember the names of the stars . This was one of the best trips ever . I hope I can do it again . 

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Grooooovy Gazing 

It was a very chilly night and My Nana decided that the next day we would drive to mount cook in her camper van . She did some research and found a perfect place for us to stay . SO we packed our bags and went to sleep . The next morning my Nana was up with the birds and she was ready to drive , however the rest of us were still in pajamas at lunch time … 

But once we were off , we were driving at the speed of light  and there was no turning back , we waved farewell to my grandad and we sped off into the distance . We Sang songs , we slept , we stopped for snacks until we reached a popular tourists spot . Lake Tekapo I awoke with a spring as if I was a jack in the box and we looked around the site we were at . Immediately we went to the nearest supermarket it was a tiny four square but there was so many people in there all of the tourists were lining up to stock up their camper van (which was exactly what we were doing ) . After being in line for what felt like forever we went back to the camp grounds to explore the outdoors . My Cousin , Sister , and I walked off to look at the Lake and we took a bundle of photos . Once we had finished we went back to the van to find my Nana and Younger sister were awaiting us with dinner . Once we cleaned up my Nana and Little sister went to bed while us three big girls stayed up listening to music and eating snacks we had brought earlier that week . My cousin got tired and went to bed at around 11:30 so my Older sister and I were left in the front seat , We had a deep conversation about everything and we ended up rolling into bed at around 1:30 .

The Next morning we woke up to the sound of my little sister crying because she wanted Eggs for breakfast . Because of that we got up and my Nana made bacon and eggs while we set up the table outside for a lovely view of the lake . After our breakfast we were on the road again singing and sleeping once again .  Off to Aoraki , Mount cook we went to a lovely holiday park where there was showers a kitchen a living room and many other things . This is where we spent our night . At the receptionist’s desk we saw a flyer for stargazing . Ariana , Kowhai and I took a big interest in this and we decided to go along . 

When it was time to go we got all suited up in 500 layers of warm clothes . The first thing we did was get seated underneath a dome in a dark room . the dome show told us a lot about the stars and the constellations . As soon as that was finished we went on a short bus ride to a place that looked like it was in the middle of nowhere . At the door we were offered hot chocolate’s and fluffy jackets I grabbed a mug of hot chocolate and a huge fluffy jacket and outside I went . 

To find Five Gigantic Telescopes our tour guide Taylor Told us what was in each telescope . The first one was Alpha centauri and Beta centauri the next what the four stars creating a diamond shape . I learn that if you go from the middle of Alpha centauri and Beta centauri and the middle of the diamond then draw a line where the line meets you will find the northern star . In the third Telescope was the northern star . The fourth was Jupiter which was out the night we were there . also later that night Mars and Saturn were going to be out . The fifth Telescope we saw the moon . The moon was so big in the telescope and some people joked about seeing a man on the moon . After that we went back to our holiday park and lay on the table looking up at the stars to look for Mars and Saturn . Sadly we didn't see anything . 

That was the end of the Groovy Gazing so off we went home in our little camper van home to see our grandad who had been awaiting our arrival .

This was by far one of the best experiences I have had and I really want to look into constellations and stars a lot more . 

Saint Maxamillian Kolbe

A couple of weeks ago we had the choice to do a report on either Maximilian Kolbe or Father Francis Vernan Douglas , I chose Saint Maximilian Kolbe , We had many questions to answer about him and if you look in the slideshow you will see them , Next time I will add in more and make it more bright instead of dull , I enjoyed working in groups , I found it hard to find so many pictures of him .
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Stella Ebert

This is another one of my commonwealth activities , I have chosen Stella Ebert to do a biography on , She is from New Zealand and she does Rhythmic Gymnastics , When doing this I found it hard to find information people didn't already know , I enjoyed learning more about people in the commonwealth games , Next time I will try ad put more effort into it and find more information about the person .
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Stella Ebert - Rhythmic Gymnastics

 She was born on the 6th of August 2002 , In Auckland New Zealand This mans that she is only 15 and is competing in the commonwealth games .

 Stella is a normal teenager except for the fact that she is one of the best rhythmic gymnasts in New Zealand at the moment . When she isn’t training for the Olympics or practicing Her routines . She enjoys Photography and Watching her favorite youtubers . She also enjoys Baking healthy snacks and Treats for her family and for herself . She Trains at Xtreme Rhythmix in her hometown Auckland . Her two coaches Marnie Sterner and Erica Thorby , One of her coach’s Erica has previously participated in Olympics and may be participating this year. Stella Ebert Is a Star .

Jesus' Last week on earth .

During lent , Room 6 had to work in groups to create a slideshow , showing the events leading up to Jesus' Crucifixion .  On the map we had to create links to go to the points in his last week . We had to make our own drawings so it took quite a while , but in the end I am proud of the work me and my group has done . Next time I will try to add more detail into the work I have done , I found it hard to make the drawings appealing , I enjoyed collaborating with other people to learn the skills they have when it comes to Digital drawing .

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Worked on With , Jaimie , Amber , Trinity , and Siobhan 

The Commonwealth games Emblem .

Throughout the last couple of weeks , We have been doing the commonwealth games , One of the activities was to Explain the commonwealth games emblem , We had to explain why the colors were like this and why it was designed this way . When doing this I found it hard to find information , I enjoyed explaining in my own words and Next time I will add in more information and make it prettier to look at . 

This emblem represents a lot of things , It has a lot of colors to represent the warmth of
the gold coast and to bring people closer , the shapes at the top are shards of light and
they represent the skyline the environment and the scenes of the gold coast . The fact
that it’s colorful draws people in so they think Australia is more inviting and beautiful .
The specific font they have used  represents how the ocean flows in between all the
countries which means we are all joined together .