SLJ Narwhals: Unicorns of the sea – Kick Start

For this Summer Learning Journey activity we found facts about narwhals and designed a poster about the narwhal. The fact that I found the most interesting is how narwhals spend and entire month underwater. This is why these creatures are rarely seen in the wildlife.  I created this narwhal by colouring the image they provided.

I found this activity interesting because I found the facts about narwhals interesting to read.

SLJ Cartoon Collectables – Step it up

For this Summer Learning Journey activity we created a cartoon collectable card based on an underwater sea creature. My collectable card I designed was a clownfish named Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo. The background is a coral reef because that is the clown fish’s enviourment.

I found this activity entertaining because it was interesting to find way to make it look like a cartoon charater from Finding Nemo.

SLJ Japanese Puffer Fish – Kick Start

For todays Summer Learning Journey activity we learnt about the Japanese pufferfish and created and designed our own one. The Japanese pufferfish is very unique unlike other types of pufferfish. The male Japanese pufferfish creates sand art designs to attract female pufferfish. If the famle pufferfish isn’t attracted then a spy pufferfish will come and step in as an artist assistant.

I found this activity interesting because I found out interesting and mind-blowing facts about the Japanese pufferfish.

SLJ “Wanted” Feared Fish – Step it up

For this step it up activity I created a Lionfish as my warning sign. I think that this creature is pretty and unique with bright colours that drag us in towards their trap for having such a stunning appearance. It is deadly and poisonous and they are mostly colours in bright orange or red with lots of fins with splodges.

I found this activity interesting because I got to find out more and interesting facts about this unique Lionfish.

SLJ Origami Fish – Step it up

For this summer learning journey activity we created a origami koi fish. These are 3 different coloured origami fish in the image above. This origami was the hard 3d version of the 2d kick start version.

2 facts I found interesting about origami was:

  1. Origami was first in China for the 1st or 2nd century but it came to Japan in the 6th century.
  2. Tradition origami only uses square paper with not cutting or rectangle pieces.

I found this activity fun and interessting because I got to fold a piece of origami I really enjoyed and I found the facts above very interesting to read.

SLJ “Wanted” Feared Fish – Kick Start

For this summer learning journey activity I completed the “Wanted” Feared Fish Kick Start activity. This is a recreation of a stonefish and it is extremely dangerous and known for camoflaging itself with the coral as a stone. They are found in the shallow waters of the Indo – Pasific Ocean.

Some facts that I found interesting were:

  1. They are the most venomous fish in the world.
  2. They can survive up to 24 hours in water.
  3. They can strike their prey up to 0.015 seconds.

I found this activity interesting and fun because I learnt about the stone fish and I got to design a stone fish.

Exploring AI in Writing

We have been using PapyrusAI to help us write a Narrative. PapyrusAI is a generative AI which creates things from looking at patterns in our word choices and then makes predictions using a LLM (Large Language Model).  We combined the story of the Little Red Riding Hood and the Snow White to create a new fairytale using PapyrusAI. I really like how it gave feedback on what I needed to improve on and added suggestions of ideas we might want to use in our narrative.

Snow White and the Little Red Riding Hood’s First Meeting

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Little Red Riding Hood who lived in a village near a forest with her mother. Little Red Riding Hood planned to go to her grandma’s house and visit the queen today. She grabbed her red hood and headed outside.

On the way, she saw a beautiful princess named Snow White, who was with a hunter. Curiously, Little Red Riding Hood hid in the bushes to watch. Soon, the hunter emerged from the forest, carrying a heart. Shocked, Little Red Riding Hood rushed over to Snow White. Snow White was all right, but she needed a place to live, so Little Red Riding Hood suggested that she live with the dwarfs. They both headed towards the dwarfs’ house. Although Little Red Riding Hood knew she needed to visit her grandma, helping Snow White seemed more important. With that thought, she changed her path and guided Snow White to the dwarfs’ home.

Snow White was so thankful that she took out a bag of diamonds and pearls as a gift. Little Red Riding Hood shouted with joy, “Thank you so much! This is wonderful!” She was overwhelmed with happiness.

On their way, they suddenly encountered the big bad wolf. Startled, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White ran as fast as they could. Realising the dwarfs’ house was too far, they decided to dash towards Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma’s house instead.

Once inside, they discovered that the dwarfs were visiting grandma because she was ill. The dwarfs quickly used their diamonds from the mine to barricade the door against the wolf. Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White slept peacefully while the dwarfs took turns guarding the door. The wolf came back a few times, banging on the door, hungry and determined. The dwarfs, however, were ready. They had devised a plan to scare him away once and for all. Just as the wolf tried to force his way in again, the dwarfs made loud noises with pots and pans. Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White, awakened by the ruckus, joined in, adding to the commotion that echoed through the forest. Frightened by the unexpected racket, the wolf finally realised he was outnumbered and retreated into the woods.

With the wolf gone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They high-fived one another and shared a laugh, grateful for their teamwork and the safety it brought them. Morning dawned bright and peaceful, and they all felt closer than ever.

Little Red Riding Hood said her goodbyes and headed towards the castle to meet the queen. When she arrived, the doors were closed. Her grandma had packed her a meal for the journey, but she wasn’t hungry, so she left it on the doorstep and continued on her way. As she walked, she passed by the dwarfs’ house and noticed an old lady talking to Snow White. Curious, she approached them and accidentally spilled water from her bottle onto the old lady. Suddenly, smoke rose from the old lady, revealing that she was actually the queen in disguise.

Little Red Riding Hood realised that the queen was there to take Snow White’s life, so she pushed the queen to the side and hurried off to her mother’s house with Snow White. From that day on, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White became good friends, and they both learned to be cautious, trusting no one they didn’t know well.

Tokelau Language Week

For this activity we wrote 10 facts about Tokelau for Tokelau language week. We searched up interesting facts about Tokelau on Google and went on websites to find the most interesting facts we could find. We then presented a fact that we found interesting about Tokelau. The fact that I found interesting was that Tokelau was first named as Union Island by the European Explores.

I found this activity interesting because I learnt facts that appeal to me about Tokelau.

Speeches

We chose a persuasive topic for our speech. The topic I chose was why we should respect our cultural values. To see how our expressions were we used adobe podcast. We recorded ourself saying our speech an as we say our speech adobe blocks our our backround noise so we could hear ourself clearly. When we finish recording we could see what we need to improve on. I need to improve on saying my speech more loud and clearly.

I found this activity interesting because we learnt how to use this new website Adobe and we learnt what we needed to improve for our speech.

Hauora

For inquiry we learnt about Hauora and the 4 walls. They are Taha Tinana (physical well being) , Taha Wairua (spiritual well being), Taha Hinengaro (Mental and emotional well being), Taha Whanu (social well being). Taha Tinana keeps your body healthy, Taha Wairua keep you spiritual beliefs alive, Taha Hinengaro means to have good sportsmanship when playing any sport, and Taha Whanu means to love and be next to your family. If you knock down one of these wall then all of them fall down.

I found this activity interesting because I found out information about the Hauora and the 4 walls.