Extraordinary Lightning

WALT:  Use a range of figurative language to describe a moment in time.

The lightning flashed brightly, it could light up the whole country!  A violent strike occurs again.  Its colors blazed through the deep and dark night sky as it shook the trees, bushes, and houses nearby.  Suddenly, a gleaming blue accompanies the pearly white light,  They clashed together in a cruel way...

BANG!  

A big roar was let out. The wind screeched and cried as it blew flowers down and yanked them out of the ground.  Lightning flared once again, it was brightest one of all.  This woke those who were in a deep slumber or perhaps hibernating.  Once you've woken up... You can't get back to sleep.
What I did well:
I did well on using descriptive language and using more exciting words.

What I could do next time:
Next time I could make my writing a bit longer.
I enjoyed: I enjoyed using unique words.

Treaty of Waitangi & The Land Wars

What I have done well:
Gathering information and doing my best to put them into my own words.

What I could do next time:
Next time, I could maybe add more detail and facts to make it a lot more interesting.  Maybe even start with a hook.

What I enjoyed:
I enjoyed using 'Canva' to create my DLO.  It was nice to use something different.  They're just images I created, I downloaded them and added them onto the slideshow.

Jesus Is Born!

What I enjoyed:  I enjoyed painting the background, from darker to lighter.

My next step: I should have made the silhouettes a bit bigger.

Luke 2:7

7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

Safety Tips

I will now share my three favourite safety tips...

1. If the oxygen masks come down, calmly put it on.
(Remember to put your one on first before doing someone else's)

2. Always stay seated if the seat belt light is on, and always have your seat belt fixed.

3. Lastly, remember to switch your phone to 'Airplane Mode'.

Japan

For the Summer Learning Journey I have chosen the country Japan.
Here are two fun facts about Japan:
1. In South Korea and Japan, there is a 'Cat Cafe'.  The cat cafe has actual cats inside to hang out with while having a coffee. :)

2. A building in Japan has a highway going through it.

I'd like to visit Japan one day because I love travelling to new places.  I like going to different countries and exploring new things.  

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1. The capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
2. In the year of 2015 (October), Japan's population went to 13.491 million.
3. The weather in Tokyo during January is: 10 degrees (Celsius) which can be converted to 50 degrees (Fahrenheit) This is all for the daytime weather.  The nighttime weather can be 2 degrees (Celsius) also 36 degrees (Fahrenheit)
4. Tokyo is located in the middle part of the country.
5. The main language spoken in Tokyo is just Japanese.

What is a Capital City?
A capital city is where the government of the country mainly functions.  A capital city includes all leaders and officials, because a capital city is their home.

RESOURCES:
https://www.factslides.com/s-Japan
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2273.html
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/english/about/history/history03.html

Te Reo

This Term we learnt to say where things are placed in Maori.  We used the words "on" and "under"
For example:

Kei runga i te pukapuka te makatiti
The stapler is ON the books.

What I enjoyed: Creating the class
What I need to work on: Try and go slower as we pronounce the sentences.
What I did well: Working together with Nika.

Showered In Thoughts

WALT: Show not tell. We are learning to write to imply. We are showing what we are feeling, not tell. What feeling could you infer from my piece of writing? I found it hard to use different describing words to describe the feeling without telling. I did well on describing how I felt before going on stage to do something. Next time I could shorten the writing.

My heart drops to my stomach.  Quick deep breaths. Bright lights lit the stage up showing the graceful dancer.  There my body stood. Completely frozen and unsettled. Sweat was already making its way down the side of my face.  It felt like a shower but only in sweat. My face heated up, my cheeks turned a deep dark red. The music suddenly stopped.  My heart felt like it stopped. I didn’t blink for a minute. I could feel vomit coming up but I held it back. Everything and everyone went silent… I realised I was supposed to be on!  Tears formed and slid down my boiling cheeks. It felt like swimming in a pool full of anxiety, fear and many other thoughts swimming along with me. My eyelids were heavy as my heart beat calmed.  My eyes closed… The chatter from the audience dug into me; hearing different whispers every second. Mouths moving constantly. Not one or two made me feel better, they were getting frustrated..