We have been exploring cinquain poems. A cinquain poem. A cinquain poem has 5 lines. Each line has a different purpose. Line 1 is a noun which is a name. Line 2 has 2 adjectives that describe the noun. Line 3 has 3 verbs that end in ‘ing’ and describe the actions. Line 4 is a noun phrase which is a group of words (not a sentence) that go together to describe the noun. Line 5 is a synonym which is a word with a similar meaning to the noun. - We used our poem to show our understanding of volcanoes.
- Something I found interesting about this was we could make powerful description to make our poems sound better.
Why Maungarei Sleeps – Porquoi story
It is told that long ago, before Maori ancestors set foot on New Zealand there was a mountain named Maungarei the Troublemaker, she was a little mountain and she was naughty and horrible. She would make other Maunga around her erupt and would cause the other Maunga to cry out lava because of her silly and crazy behavior. Now her whanau found out she was uncontrollable then they were furious and were scared of her, making them feel petrified and sad they couldn’t do anything. All they could do was just sit there and watch the environment change with the gases shooting into the air.
People on the land were not safe they thought they were a threat to Maungarei. But Maungarei she had caused a lot of trouble and she couldn’t control herself. It was like her brain couldn’t work anymore and her behavior was getting out of hand.
All of the maunga couldn’t stand seeing the other Maunga’s volcanic heart go broken which would cause them to explode and would change the environment with dioxides filling the air making people around the mountain getting injuries which would also make people pay for the damages but Maungarei never knew she had to change someday.
Days later Maungarei’s Koro came to speak with her and he asked her “Moko you have to change this behavior. “It has caused a lot of damage to Tamaki Makaurau and even beyond the pacific ocean” Koro said.
“But it is fun, have you seen how cool it is to see other Maunga explode” Maungarei replied.
“Moko please your behavior has caused too much and now you need to settle down and be quiet as a mouse and don’t cause trouble anymore ok moko, Ka pai” Koro said.
“Yes Koro,” Maungarei replied.
Soon Maungarei had started to apologize to all the Maunga around her and started to close her eyes while saying goodbye as she peacefully went dormant. It went peaceful and the people that lived around Maungarei lived in harmony and were not aware of Maungarei anymore, their environment started changing everyday and the environment suddenly filled the air with happiness and joy, making Maungarei and the people live in peace. Maungarei’s Volcanic heart is still in her but she has put it to rest and till this day she has not been forgotten yet. 
Exploring AI
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.
Bank Heist Story
Today I made a story about a bank heist it was about four people, each named after playing card suits, they decided to pull off a bank heist. Spade was the planner, known for being sharp and planned. Hearts was a good, persuasive talker, great at charming and distracting people. Clubs is the muscle, strong and scary. Diamond was a tech expert, skilled in hacking and managing gadgets. I also created a Book cover for the story I really hope it is good. Here is my story below my book cover. 
Four people, each named after playing card suits, decided to pull off a bank heist. Spade was the planner, known for being sharp and planned. Hearts was a good, persuasive talker, great at charming and distracting people. Clubs is the muscle, strong and scary. Diamond was a tech expert, skilled in hacking and managing gadgets. They carefully planned the robbery for weeks. Spade designed a path into the bank and checked out the security systems. The crew met regularly in a private spot to avoid drawing attention. They studied guard shifts, planned their entry and exit doors, and also designed fake identities to distract the bank staff if things went wrong. On the day of the heist, they dressed in normal clothing to avoid being noticed but if they knew they were robbing the bank, they have a suit and a mask under the clothes if something goes wrong. Spade and Hearts went in first. Hearts started chatting to a bank teller, making small talk to keep her distracted while Spade sneakily snuck behind the counters to grab the cash from the drawers with money. Meanwhile, Clubs stood outside as a lookout, ready to signal them if anything went bad. Diamond stayed in a nearby van, hacking into the bank’s security cameras and disabling alarms. Things went smoothly at first. Hearts kept the bank teller busy, and Spade was quick and well organized. They filled their bags with cash without making any alarms. Just as they were about to leave, the bank manager walked in and looked their way. Hearts, quick on her feet, made another distraction by telling the bank teller about a made up promotion they were offering, buying Spade a little more time. Once the bags were packed, the team made their way outside where Clubs signaled them to come over. They jumped into the van, and Diamond had already changed the GPS, making sure they wouldn’t be followed. They drove to a safe house, far from the bank, where they split up the cash and celebrated their successful heist. The process of the heist brought them closer together, making a really good bonding team. They knew they had pulled off something risky and dangerous, but for now, they were just four friends who completed a Bank Heist.
Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village is a living museum in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a recreation of a New Zealand colonial village using surviving buildings from the surrounding area. Despite its name, the Village is actually located in the suburb of Pakuranga. I want to go there again. Here is my work ➡ Howick Hisorical Village
Meeting a Tiger
| This is my recount and here is my story about meeting a tiger and becoming my friend.
On July the 13 , 2019 I was on the plane with my family. My 4 brothers, 1 sister, my mum and my dad were on the plane and suddenly the plane crashed and I was only by myself where all the mountains and where the trees were. The reason why the plane crashed was because one of the wings on the plane was not built properly so all it would do would just fall to its death. This happened all because the person who invented this didn’t build this wing properly. |
| First, I started off with my journey trying to get all the food I could get to survive but then this rustling was in a bush and I got closer and it was a baby tiger. But it was hurt and it was hungry as well. I didn’t want to leave this cute little baby tiger out in a dense forest so I took the tiger and fed it food. Soon a couple months later he grew and I was thinking about my family and hoping they were okay and I would see them again one day. I would cry if I saw them. |
| Next, as time passed seconds turned into minutes, minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, days turned into weeks, weeks turned into years until I woke up and it was all a dream and my best tiger buddy grew overnight. Turns out it’s my 3 years staying in this big forest where all these beautiful mountains are. But it was time I was going to leave my home and hop on my tiger buddy and try to find my family after the past three years. |
| Then, I went through the rivers and I said bye to my home and set on my new journey with my tiger, after days had passed I reached a town which I really didn’t unexpect this to happen then I passed by and I saw one of the people in there house and It looked like one of my brothers and I knocked on his door and said are you my brother and he said fern and I said where is mum and dad and the others and he said they got there own houses in the town. So I panicked and rushed to knock on everybody’s door until I readed a beautiful white house with a black roof and I knocked and it was my family and they said fern and I said mum, dad, brothers and I hugged them and they said haven’t seen you for the past 3 years where were you and I said can I come inside and the yes but they said wait a minute what’s that tiger with you and I said oh when the plane crashed he was only small when I met him, and I said can he be part of the family please please pleassssse. Okay mum said YAAAAAAYAYAYAYYYYAYAYYAYAYYAYAY! |
Letter to self
Here is my work.
Letter
Here is my letter I wrote to the prime minister
Film review
Today we had to write about our favourite movie in maniakalani and my favourite movie was Staying connected and it is good for kids because its telling kids to not stay up late and so you can get good rest for a good day of school.