SSR Selfie l The Colossal of book Colour

I read 13 pages about the Colossal of book Colour. It was about the difference between the colours. The way we see and interpret colour is critical to understanding the world. Colours can carry meaning that we never consider. Objects that are identical in size, shape and texture can look very different if they are differently coloured.

First, I read the book  (The Colossal book of Colour) for 15 minutes.

Next, I made a new slide, made a picture of myself and typed down three main keys of information about the main topic and typed down my new three words with their meanings in my own words.

I really enjoyed this book because I learnt about all of the difference of the colours.

America's Cup

I learned about the America’s Cup. I worked with Fotu, Hector, Kahu and Dayne.

 

First, me and my group typed down the Main Ideas to identify the main ideas in the text. We need to type the who, what, when, where and why of each.

Next, we typed down 20 important words, 6 most important words and used the 6 important words to sum up the text in a few sentences.

Last, I evaluated the information in Main Ideas and Summarising. Evaluate means to form information and ideas.

These strategies can be helpful because summarising and evaluating can help us understand.

Visualisation - Highway Rat

Visualisation is creating pictures in your head. This helps understand what we read.

Highway Rat is about a Rat who is greedy and steals everyone's food. He learns a lesson and everyone lives happily.

My Visualisation is different to others because we all have different drawings.

We have different Visualisations because we use our imaginations.

AFL Training

Today we went on the field with the coach. The coach showed us how to make some skills. Some of them are the same as 2 weeks ago and something new.

First, we practised how handball passes by holding with the hand you write with. Then you need to make a dinner plate. After you need to do a pirate dance and aim it at someone.

Next, we practised how to kick the ball by holding the ball with the letter M. Then you need to drop the ball at your feet then aim it at someone.

After, the coach shows us a new skill called tip off or rock. Someone needs to throw the ball at the sky and there are two people who need to smack the ball on the ground.

Last, the coach shows us how to  tackle the tackle on their legs or head. But it is a different one. Two people need to stand up by using their knees. Then someone needs to hold the ball. After the other person needs to hug them really tight.

I enjoyed this activity because we learnt so many new skills.

Place Value and Saying Numbers

 Place Value is a system that groups numbers based on their size.

The position of a digit determines its value. When we say numbers we group then within the same house. For example 15709 has fifteen thousands, seven hundreds and nine ones.

Understanding our base our base 10 place value system allows us to pronounce big numbers properly. It also allows us to identify numbers before and after.

Symphony Maths

 I used an app called Symphony Maths. It makes our brains grow and makes us understand. There are many levels.

I did addition, subtraction, less and greater, the blocks . I finished level 1 and 2. It explained to us what to do and I needed to answer it. It was easy but I made some mistakes. 

I need to practice on my less and greater.

I enjoyed playing symphony maths because it makes me understand and makes my brain grow. 

Mihi Whakatau

 Mihi Whakatau is a Maori term for a formal greeting.

Mihi Whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming and opening.

 It is undertaken by the Tangata Whenua (local inhabitants). The Mihi needs to acknowledge the significant aspect to the place. The Maunga (mountain ), Awa (river), and Iwi (tribe) are generally used.

Introducing Ingoa (name), Oku tipuna (ancestral place) and where you live is important for the audience to understand the position of the speaker.

Manuhiri is the term used to describe or group the visitor/s that are being welcomed.

It is important to end with warm welcome so the visitors know that there is no hostility in the 2 groups being together.

Being respectful of the  land, the people and the purpose of a visit will ensure long lasting relationships and connections.