Kia ora,

Today i have been writing poems

To write a poem the first thing you need to do is choose a topic it can be about yourself, your favourite food or even a place or a season.

Once you have chosen your topic you need to think of some word to describe your topic like if it was a dog you might say furry or loyal.

Now you can start writing your poem. You could do a limerick, a haiku, an acrostic poem or even a concrete and those are just some types of poems.

I enjoyed writing poems because I think that it's really fun finding heaps of new words that you can use.

I found it challenging to find a topic for the poem.

Ma te wa 

Irelyn

Cool coding

 Kia ora, 

Today i have been learning how to code with minecraft hour of code. 

I think hour of code is a fun game on minecraft that teaches kids how to code. When you enter the map you are greeted by a person who will help you along the way. I liked playing hours of code because I think it is really fun and I like how many things you get to choose from. Once you have chosen your agent you are given a set of places in time that have been messed up like instead of people trying to domesticate they try to domesticate bears. Then  you have to code your agent by giving step by step instructions. I found it challenging to give the right code to my agent. If i could travel to any time in the world I would go to when the Mona Lisa was painted or when ice cream was made.

If you haven't played an hour of code yet why not give it a go.

Ma te wa
Irelyn

Stick figure fun

Kia ora

It’s the holidays!

So, today for the summer learning journey I have been drawing stick figures doing loads of different activities. 

This is how to draw a  stick figure: 

1.Draw an oval for the head

2. Draw a straight line coming down from the bottom   

of the head

3. Draw a straight line coming from one side of the  

body

4. Repeat on the other side 

5.Draw a leg on the bottom 

6. Repeat on the other side 

And in about a minute you have got your very own simple stick figure

The stick figure is a simple way to draw a person using ovals,

curves and lines. Stick figures are also often the way that babies learn to draw people. Today stick figures are used to

o create comics, animations, games, film storyboards and also visual media. 

One of the more popular stick figures is the one and only Pak'n’save masco Stickman! You can see him in any p

ak’n’save ad and you might even see him in store too!

Another interesting fact about stick figures is that the first stick figure ever recorded dates back to 1964 WOW!

That was a long time ago.

I enjoy drawing the stick figures and thinking of cool activities that they can do. I found it challenging to get the position of it  body right

Have a awesome holiday 

Ma te wa

Irelyn

Kia ora,


Today because it is coming to the season of summer 

we have been learning how to be sunsmart.

For this task we had to create a set of slides showing you 

some things you can do to be sunsmart.

I enjoyed doing this task because I found heaps of new 

things that you can do to be sunsmart.I found it challenging choosing a colour theme.

If you would like to find out more click on this video.

Self portrait

Kia ora,

This week we have been doing self portraits.
Well making this art i learnt how to mix colours out of basic colours.

To make this art we got a photo of yourself and went round the outside onto a laminating pocket with a sharpie. Then we mixed the colours and started to paint. Then we put a piece of card in the middle and we got a beautiful self portrait.

I enjoyed mixing colours and painting my self portrait.
I found it challenging to not let the paint smudge

What is service?

 Kia ora,

What is service?
Service is helping someone who needs a hand or it can be something as simple as giving a smile to make someone's day. Service is a little thing that can make a big difference.
To show you what you can do to show service I have made a poster on canva. My poster includes bright colours, fun pictures and five things that you can do.
I enjoyed creating a poster because I like using canva because there are so many cool colours and themes you can choose from.

The Kowhai tree

Kia ora,


This week we have been learning about rongoa, the healing power of plants.
Ronga is passed down orally from one generation to another.

The kowhai tree was a real treasure to the maori because of its special healing powers.
So to showcase my knowledge about the kowhai tree I have created a sign to tell you all about this special tree.

I enjoyed designing my slide and I especially enjoyed painting my sign.
Next time I would change the colour theme of my slide to make it look different.

Ma te wa

Irelyn