Being Brainy

We had Being Brainy come in and spend an afternoon with them. Here are some reflections of what we did. 

On Monday we had a presentation from Being Brainy and we had the chance to touch brains. We got a picture of a star and we had to look at it in a mirror and trace it. Then we had to do the buttoning up competition and we had to see if we could button up a shirt. We had to not use the hand we write with. 

By Oliver. 

On Monday we had a presentation from Being Brainy. 

Some of the things we did were

1. trace a star using a mirror

2. Button shirts with one hand

3. Touch a rat, cat and human brain. 

Something I found interesting was the brains. The lady helped us learn all about different brains. 

My favourite part was the star trace because it was so fun. 

By Zara 

On Monday we had a presentation from Being Brainy. We touched different brains. My favourite part was the jelly bean experiment. Something I found interesting was tracing the star with a mirror. 

By Blaze

On Monday we had a presentation from being brainy. Some of the things we did was touching brains. We touched a cat brain, a human brain, a rat brain and a monkey brain. They were a bit heavy for me  but I am heavier than all four brains. 

Something I found interesting was the jellybean experiment because I was quite good at stopping at the right time. 

By Ayla

On Monday we had a presentation for being brainy. 

Some of the things we did were

1. look at and touch brains

2. The button it up challenge: This was that you had to use your left hand to button the t-shirt if you are right handed and your right hand if you are left handed. 

3. look at cells

4. drop jellybeans for reaction time( and eat it) 

5. and talk about the human brain

6. The star challenge: you had a template of a star and you needed to trace between the lines but you were only allowed to use a mirror. 

My favourite part was drawing the star challenge because I like challenging stuff. 

Something I  found interesting was looking at the cells because they look like aliens! 

By Felix

On Monday we had a presentation from being brainy. 

Some of the things we did were 

1. Trace  a star using only a mirror

2. Button a shirt up only using your hand you don't write with 

3. and we touched brains. 

My favourite part was eating the jelly beans and touching the brains. 

Something I found interesting was doing the jelly bean experiment and looking at and touching the brains. 

By Maia

Term 2 Reflections

Enjoy some of our reflections as we look back on Term 2. It has been a busy Term full of learning and fun! 

This is the last day of Term 2. My favourite part of this term was making the NZ brochures because it was so fun.

Some new things I learned were

1.     The Pinwheels: I learned facts about China.

2.     Music: I want to be a musician.

3.     The Button Box: It was so fun to be a part of.

Somegthing I found difficult was the IKAN test because it was too fast. Something I want to do next term is focus on my Maths so I can learn and be smart.

         - By Zara

My favourite part of this term was the Coat of Arms art because we got to draw our favourite things. A piece of work I am proud of is my writing because I have been doing lots of writing with my class. Some new things I learned were the

1.     IKAN test

2.     Spelling test

3.     Basic Facts test

Smething I found difficult was the  Basic Facts tests because you had to finish before 10 minutes.

Next term I am looking forward to studying and maybe making some comics.

-       By Sophia

My favourite part of this term was the Coat of Arms art because you can draw a picture that is important to your family. A piece of work I am proud of is my listening comprehension because my teacher asks questions about the book. Something new I learned how to do was my New Zealand Brochure. Something I found difficult was the Button Box because we did it for a long time.

- By Oliver

FRIENDSHIP

This week, our focus as a class has been friendship and what it means to be a good friend.
We wrote an acrostic poem together about what we thought being a friend meant.

Friendly, fun, fabulous

Respectful, reliable

Independence, inclusive

Excellence

Nice

Don’t hurt each other, don’t say mean things

Sharing, success, stand tall

Helpful

If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.

Positive, polite, play together

We then practised cooperation and wrote about what it meant to be a friend in pairs. Here are some of our explanations about what friendship looks like, sounds like and feels like.

A friend is a person that wants to play with you. 

A friend looks like a person that is kind. 

A friend is a person that says nice words. 

A friend feels good and confident, friendly and nice. 

A friend is important because you need people to play with. 

Oliver and Anica

A friend is someone who is not a family member but is still important to you. A friend looks like not hurting each other and playing with people who are sad and alone. A friend sounds like not hurting each other's feelings and not saying rude things. It sounds like asking if they're ok and encouraging them. Being a friend feels like showing your friend that you care about them and taking good care of them when somebody is being mean. 

To have a friend you have to be a good friend too. 

Maddox and Petelo 

A friend is someone who is trustworthy and will stand up for you but they normally aren't in your family. A good friend looks like helping someone who is sad, inviting someone into your game and holding a friend's hand. Being a friend can sound like encouraging others, telling funny jokes and sometimes quietly giggling. Friendship feels like a flower blooming in the spring. It feels confident, respected and joyful. To be a good friend you need to show all of these things. 

Eve, Mika and Smrithi 

A friend is someone who is not in your family but you choose to hang out with and you think they're nice. A good friend looks like being kind and showing RICE (Respect, Independence, Cooperation and Excellence). A good friend sounds like someone who uses manners. A good friend shows respect when the other person talks. It feels like someone who listens to you and thinks you're a good person. 

It is important to have a friend so you won't be lonely. 

Will and Felix 

A friend is someone that is not in your family but is someone that is important to you. Friendship looks like being respectful to someone else's toys and not being lazy and making your friend tidy up for you. Being a friend sounds like  saying "are you okay?"when they are sad, being polite and not saying mean things. A friend feels like being respectful and trusting each other. It feels like not hurting other people's feelings. 

To have a good friend means you also have to be a good friend as well. 

Anne and Mone

The Fish of Maui

The beginning of this term we have been learning about different folk tales from different countries and started by retelling one of our own New Zealand legends: 

We read the book, retold it orally, watched this amazing Maori Video with English Subtitles, looked at pictures, made sequence maps, illustrated and created some phenomenal pieces of writing. Come in and see the finished pieces up on our wall but, until then, enjoy some of our stories. 

The Fish of Maui

Maui was pretending to be sleeping. He heard that his brothers were going fishing without him. He was sleeping in the boat. When the sun rose Maui and his brothers woke up. Maui’s brothers came to the boat and they went fishing. Maui popped out of the boat and the brothers were shocked. The brothers did not give Maui any bait so Maui had to use his own blood as bait. Then he swung his hook and it plopped the water. His hook hooked on something. Maui pulled until the fish was pulled up. Maui said to his brothers “don’t hurt it!” but the brothers didn’t listen to him. The brothers picked up the paddles then they sliced the fish until it became hills and valleys. The fish became the North Island of New Zealand.

-By Oliver 

The Fish of Maui

Maui and his brothers were going fishing but this morning, Maui was sleeping in the canoe and sprang out of the canoe and his canoe went sideways. Maui started paddling to the end of the sun set. The brothers were smashing Maui up. Maui had no bait so he sliced his nose and blood started to pour on the hook. He spun the hook around and threw it into the sea. Maui got a  big fat fish. The brothers were angry at Maui because he was the best fisherman in the world and the brothers were trying to be better than Maui.The brothers were trying to slice the fish in one hit but the fish started to become hills and mountain sides and land. 

- By Blaze

The Fish of Maui

First Maui was pretending to sleep. He was sleeping in the boat. When the sun rose Maui and his brothers woke up. Maui’s brothers came to him and they went fishing. They paddled across the sea. His brothers hit him and he used his blood on the hook. Maui needed to get some fish. Maui spun the hook in the air and it landed in the ocean. Maui was strong, he pulled and pulled and a big fish came out. While Maui went to get his hook, his brothers smashed the smooth fish. When Maui came back he found all mountains. So the big stingray fish became the North Island.

-By Anica

The Fish of Maui

When Maui’s brothers went fishing, Maui said, “Can I come?” but his brothers told him to stay because they were jealous. They went fishing but Maui didn’t listen so he sneaked in the shadows to the bottom of his brothers canoe. When he came out of the canoe he roared at them and they were afraid. Then he went with them. Maui carved himself a magic hook and threw his hook into the sea. There was a wave but Maui didn’t get scared. He was brave and mighty and strong and he fought the ocean. He defeated the stingray. The stingray became the North Island of New Zealand.

- By Petelo 

The Fish of Maui

Maui was lying down when his brothers started talking. “We’re going to go fishing,” said Maui’s brothers “but we’re not going to take Maui with us.” They continued not realising maui was still awake so Maui snuck out of their little cottage and climbed into their canoe. When the sun rose, Maui’s brothers went onto the canoe not bothering to see if Maui was still sleeping. A few minutes later Maui jumped up and scared his brothers. He made his brother paddle and paddle on. One by one his brothers fell asleep but still Maui paddled on. Finally as the sun tose Maui stopped. When his brothers woke up they were so grumpy they wouldn’t give him any bait. So Maui got his magic hook and cut his nose so he could use his blood as bait. He cast his hook and it got stuck on a carving but Maui kept on pulling with all his might and he pulled up a giant fish. He said, “I’ve got to get my hook. Look after him.” His brother started hitting the fish with their paddles. When Maui came back, his fish was land with hills and became the North Island of New Zealand.

- By Eve

The Fish of Maui 

Early in the morning Maui was pretending to sleep and heard his four brothers say “We should go fishing without Maui.” Later that night Maui hid in the big brown canoe at the bottom. Meanwhile the brothers went fishing and suddenly… “SURPRISE!” said Maui. Those four brothers were very surprised. After then Maui paddled all along also when his brothers begged for him to stop. Soon after that when Maui’s brothers were so tired they fell asleep one by one. Maui still paddled until the sun rose in the sky. Soon by then when the brothers woke up they were very angry because Maui was with them. The brothers didn’t share bait with Maui so he used his own blood from his nose. Then he swung his hook over his head and threw it in the ocean. SPLASH! Into the water it went. Then he hooked it onto the armpit of a Maori carving. Maui heaved and pulled but he couldn’t pull it up. But… underneath there was a huge fish that was pulling the fishing rod. Maui and the great fish were fighting each other. The great fish could not win this fight with Maui’s strength, so Maui pulled up the fish. Then when he pulled it up he was going to get his rope and his hook. When he was going to get it, he said to his brothers not to touch the fish’ precious smooth body. When Maui was out of sight the brothers started to destroy the fish. When Maui came back it was a mountain village.

-By Mone