Saint Basil's Cathedral & The Right to Vote

 

Today for literacy, I completed two Summer Learning Journey activities! My first activity I had to do was to make a google drawing with a description about the Saint Basil's Cathedral. My second activity was to write my opinion on women not being allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015. Enjoy! 

Manaiakalani Film Festival

On Wednesday 11, Glen Taylor school went to Hoyts Cinemas in Sylvia Park to watch the Manaiakalani flims! 

The people in my team was Faiana, Paris, Tracey and Syc. Our flim "A Message From Glen Taylor School" got picked! Our presenters were 'Hope & Faiana'. Our school was partnered up with St Pius Catholic School. We also saw Tamaki College, St Patricks and Pt England's films! 

Overall it was an amazing experience and I can't wait to go next year! 

A Message From Glen Taylor School

 Hi Everyone,

A message from Glen Taylor School is a film created by Room 11 students. It is filled with inspirational quotes and words of wisdom to help you realize that you are special.

We hope that when you leave today, you are inspired and motivated to embrace your uniqueness and strive to succeed! Don’t let anyone stand in your way!

Go forth and conquer!

Photosynthesis

In class, Mr Victor told us to make a slideshow (or document) about photosynthesis! I found out that Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their own food. This topic was really interesting and since Photosynthesis is a new topic to me, I found out a lot of new information. Enjoy! 

May Myat Waso

For artist studies, Tracey, SYC and I made a slideshow about 'May Myat Waso'. She is a Burmese fashion designer that is known world wide. May Myat Waso is known for making traditional Myanmar dresses. She also won the Best in Vogue at the 2019 Myanmar's Pride Awards. Enjoy! 

Tech - Science

Yesterday at tech, I had my first (in real life) session at science class. We were learning about electricity and how we could save energy. Firstly, we learnt about different ways on how to save power and why we should! Here are some ways to save power - Always turn off the lights when not using, make sure to never leave the tap on when not using, take shorter showers and always remember to turn off the plugs. We also learnt on how to make a light bulb lit up by using 4 materials. This was a great experience!

Maori Language Week

This week is 'Maori Language Week' which is a very important week for New Zealand. At Glen Taylor School, we celebrated Maori Language Week by having a hangi and learning how to play the traditional game 'Poi Rakau'. The hangi was very delicious and it was a great experience having a taste of the Maori culture. Poi Rakau was so much fun and I would love to play it again! 

Keke Vai Siaine

For Tongan Language Week, we learnt how to make Keke Vai Siaine! We watched a video on how to make it and then wrote the recipe in our own words. I also wrote down the shopping list and the cost of the ingredients. 

Tonga's Gold Teeth

 

Today for Literacy, we had to watch a short film about the origin of 'Tonga's gold teeth'. It is about a young boy named Sione whom ran away from home and came across a piece of gold. Enjoy!

Jason Taumalolo Facts Sheet

Today for Tongan Language Week, we had to pick a famous Tongan person and create a facts sheet about them. Here is my facts sheet that I have made about Jason Taumalolo! I also wrote down 5 questions I would like to ask him if I had the chance to interview them. Enjoy!

Dawn Raids

For my #3 task for history, I had to write a synonym/metaphor poem about the dawn raids. My poem is about someone getting separated from their family and being taken away. Unfortunately this actually used to be reality and has happened to a lot of people. 

Brownies Recipe

Today for LCS, I had to make my brownie recipe. Here is the recipe that me, Tracey & Sar Yar Chan are going to accomplish. I also wrote down the shopping list and the prices of the ingredients which are all from countdown!

History Task #2

This is my completed task for History! I had to write down my definitions of those words and then the revised definition. Most of these words were brand new to me, so I had to guess. This task took a lot of inferring and thinking to complete. Enjoy!

The Passion Project

 

Today for LCS, I worked on my plan for 'The Passion Project'. The people in my team are Sar Yar Chan & Tracey. We decided that it would be a wonderful idea to bake some brownies for the staff members. We would like to show them that we appreciate them for everything that they have done for us! 

The Dawn Raids

Today for history, I created a mind map about 'The Dawn Raids'. My teacher provided us with some stories about the dawn raids and that was my source of information. The Dawn Raids was a very hard time for Polynesians but it has taught others to stand up for what they believe in. Enjoy!

Family Heritage

Today for my #4 LCS Task, I had to create a diagram of my family heritage. The circles conisits of my language, celebrations, food, music & dance, games, flags, money, art & crafts, clothing and traditions. Enjoy!

Maths

Today for maths, we had to create 10 questions that can be converted into a percentage. These questions will be answered by someone else in my maths group tomorrow!

My Family

Today for LCS, we had to create a poster about our family. These were the questions we had to answer - What do you like best about your family and the people you live with? What would you like other people to know about your extended family? Do you spend time with older members of your family? Are they important to you? What routines & customs are important to your family? Do you have any keepsakes, like photos or jewelery, that are inherited from your ancestors? Does your home have any pictures or decorations that are particular to your culture? Enjoy!

Proverb Narrative

 Proverbs: Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Even when you fail sometimes, toughen up and get back on track… 

There once lived a little girl named ‘Lela’ and she aspired to be the world’s best inventor! At a young age, she worked to her fullest potential to achieve her dream. Although she had a bright mind, she was homeless and had no opportunities heading her way. When she was a toddler, she used to grab things out of the rubbish bin and make it into something exquisite. Her mother was always there for her and told her to keep on working on her dreams.

One day, Lela woke up with a crash in her mind and shivers running through her body. The garbage man had come and taken all her inventions including her cardboard blanket. She made a leap and beelined to the rubbish truck but as soon as she got there, the rubbish man & truck had suddenly vanished. There wasn’t a glimpse of sight of any rubbish truck or man. Lela thought she was hallucinating and slowly went back to her spot while her eyes twitched rapidly. Soon after, she collapsed in the middle of the park. 

“Where am I?” Lela said as her eyes awoken and her vision blurred her surroundings. Soon she was struck with a flash of a gleaming light. She could see the light but didn’t know where it was coming from. Her hands flapped around and she started fighting the air. “Unfortunately, something has made you half blind”, a screechy voice said. Lela’s heart dropped! How would she become an inventor while being half-blind. She fell into the doctor’s arms and just bursted into tears.

Lela was only 16 years old when she received the devastating news and since her mother had passed away a few months ago, she had to go into an orphanage.  At the orphanage, she had special help since she couldn’t see properly and while being there, she also made really good friends. Soon enough, a young couple wanted to adopt her. She was so happy and couldn’t wait to move! 

Her parents treated her amazing and she even had her own room. As she touched the walls and items of the house, she could feel the structures of it and had great ideas for her new inventions. She told her adoptive parents about her special skill and they decided to embrace her talent. They bought her new items and helped her out. With the support of her parents, she was able to create 7 new inventions.  

Then she decided to share her inventions with the world! Her first invention was a fail, everyone said it was useless. After all the hateful comments she got, she wanted to give up but her parents told her to keep on trying. She set her other 6 inventions out to the world but as last time, it was a flop. Lela cried in her room all day after that, but she remembered her mother’s wish before she died, “Promise me that whatever happens, you will always focus on your dream”. She started to reminisce about the times when her mother and her would always create inventions, and soon an idea popped into her mind!

She took her mother’s old ideas and her own ideas and created something brand new. Lela told her parents about her new invention and they immediately shared it to the whole world. Her invention was a success and soon enough she was known around the entire globe. Everytime she had an interview, she would always say “Fall seven times, stand up eight!”. 

Mr Victor had given Room 11 a writing task! We had to choose a proverb and then write a narrative about it. Here is the narrative I have written. Enjoy

Daily 5

These are my completed tasks for daily 5. For 'Word Work', I did 'Rhyme Time'! For writing, I wrote a letter to Addison Rae. And for listen 2 reading, I read the book 'Here Comes The Garbage Barge'.