For Literacy we have been doing Inquiry and what had to make was a podcast script to do a podcast, we had to write questions that we might have asked Reverend Samuel Marsden when he went across the Tamaki River. This was a great activity because we got to take turns being Samuel Marsden and we also got to Express ourselves while recording. One thing I think I learned today is that you get to bond with more people when you’re with them, and that’s what makes it more joyful and fun. 
Last week, we got to make a Dot to Dot connection if you do not know what Dot to Dot connection is it is when you put 7 dots anywhere on a google drawing and put words that mean about something and you put a line and connect it to another dot that has a word under it and you got to write something on the line with both words in the text here is an example. What I got to do here is do a Dot to Dot connections with special words that have a meaning to the Marathon bird which is Bar Tailed – Godwit the Māori name for it is Kuaka. One interesting fact I found out about the Kuaka bird is that it was brid of the year in 2015 because on how far it flew from New Zealand to Alaska with 11,000 to 13,000km.
Today our teachers gave us a challenge to make a DLO about the Kuaka bird which has another name for it which is called the Bar Tailed Godwit. This big bird is probably unknown to people, but this is a marathon bird what I mean by this, is that this bird flys really far non-stop which gives them the world record to fly from New Zealand to Alaska non-stop. How there body system works is they eat so much food until they bulk up until they grow big and then they are ready to fly but they have to wait for the other Kuaka birds to finish up eating so they can fly but how they search for there food is quite simple. They fly in circles around in the air to scan or navigate for there food like molluscs, worms and even aquatic insects that are in the shallow water. After they have had there feast they lift there wings in the sky and start scanning where there location is which is another word for navigation, while they fly they burn the food in there stomach and it makes them stronger so that makes them fly longer, when they get tired, there is a phenomenon where Kuakas do this, it is called a unihemispheric sleep which is where the Kuaka bird goes half its brain turns off and the other one stays on and they switch over and repeat the process until they arrive in Alaska and they just do the same thing again and migrate back to New Zealand with 11,000 to 13,000km under a week.
This task is about the kuaka. They travel far because they bulk up and train for the migration. There breeding grounds/Habitat mostly look like muddy beaches. During their migration, they stop at various locations to refuel and prepare for the next part of their journey. The Kuaka fly approximately 11,000 to 13,000 kilometers non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand for there migration.
An Intresting fact: is that the Kuaka has the longest distance for the Migrations on there Journey.
Another intersting fact: They broke the World record for flying the longest in the air non-stop.
Today our teachers gave us a challenge in to making a collage when walked past the Tamaki River and went to Pt England Reserve to eat our Morning tea and play Sport games over there with our friends. Our teacher asked us before the walk, What would you think Samuel Marsden would see when he arrived to the Tamaki River in New Zealand? What this shows is a sequential order, which is a time order so what we had to was find photos and a collage and put them in a time order. This shows us crossing the road, walking and looking all around us with the scenery Tamaki River across us. Then it shows we took a class photo and carried on walking until we got to Pt England Reserve where we started eating and had a little break looking across the water and we started feeling hot but I went to go play on the park until we walked back to school and made a podcast about a interview with Samuel Marsden with one person being Samuel Marsden and three people as the Host, what I chose to be was Samuel Marsden.
Last week my class had a challenge to create an alleyway with AI on Adobe Express with words on a Google doc and read what the words were and create what was in the text, the text stated. The alleyway was a narrow, dirty passage between old, decaying buildings. The rain-slicked cobblestones shone under dim gas lamps. Rusty fire escapes clung to the walls. Colorful graffiti covered the brickwork. Dirty puddles reflected laundry hanging overhead. The air smelled of rot and rust, with the sound of gurgling drains. Shadows moved at the edges of sight. A tin can rattled down the alley, followed by silence. The alley held forgotten stories, its stones filled with a sense of sadness. After we were completed our Alleyway AI prompt image, our class downloaded the AI image and put on the slides and explained what you need to work on and what you liked about doing the AI prompt image work. Here is what the Original Alleyway looked like, and here is what I created it into.
Today LS2 had a challenge to show the evolution of the New Zealands flags on a presentation, it shows what years they were invented and explains about how they were made. What I really found interesting is that these flags expresses a story because the way it looks and sounds like and also these flags were made by British people. What I also found interesting is that in 1844 the British colonies put the flag as the Union Jack but Ngapuhi Hone Heke came and chopped it down because did not accept it. The part I think I need to work on is to make more slides to have more work and information done.
At the start of the 2025 learning year LS2 has a discussion about how we could make the most of our learning time. To be able to do this we expect to bond and communicate so we gain each other’s trust which is called a trust system for LS2.
Kia Ora, My name is Fern and I am excited to be at Panmure Bridge School as a Year 7, I love Art and I always love to sketch random object that I see then I sketch with a pencil and then I rub the inside with a rubber and use warm colours, and other colours I think that fit the object, I also like sports I play Rugby league and I train myself everyday to get faster, this Year I want to make my family proud, be mindful and expect for myself to have a positive attitude this Year 2025.
Today I had to make a animation slideshow of me doing a manu into the water Thanks to Matua Dave! Here are the steps to make this cool anmation.
Thank You!