Learning Through Play!

LTP

LTP (Learning Through Play) is an activity we do after lunch every Monday and Tuesday across
Moana Syndicate (Room 1, 2, 3, and 4). In each classroom there is an activity you could choose to
do for the two days of that week.  The options are Makey Makey, Junkey Monkey,
Planet Construct, and Cardboard Nation. This week, I chose Makey Makey because it includes a lot
of tech and things that I like. In the next paragraphs, I will explain what each activity is about.

Makey Makey

Makey Makey is a computer - tech activity with lots of wires involved. You can make a

 piano out of bananas, bongos out of pillows, and play pacman with oranges! You could

 even make a school band. Be prepared to be amazed by the power of…         computers

Junkey Monkey

Toys are fun to play with, but are funner to destroy! In Junkey Monkey, we take apart

 toys, and put them back together in different ways. Hammering, screwing, and lots 

more. “Uh, oh! Where did my toys go?!?”

Planet Construct

Warning! Construction in progress! Beware of the bubble of creativity. Here in room 1 are a ton of big and small mechanical parts that you can make into whatever you want. A plane, a car, even things that don’t even exist! Walk into the world of mechanics . . . 

Thank you for reading about the world of . .  Um. . . Amazblogs?! Yea!

Sincerely, Kale’a  🐈

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Term 3 Week 1 Blog Post

My Quickwrite!

Hello and welcome to my first week back at school! For this week’s blog post I will be telling you about my quick write and why we should protect endangered animals. The Questions we needed to answer were … 1. What Does It Mean If An Animal Is Endangered? 2. In What Ways Are Humans Responsible For Endangering Animals? 3. Why Must We Protect Endangered Animals? 4. What Can Humans Do To Protect Endangered Animals? Now, I will show you what I wrote.

What Does It Mean If An Animal Is Endangered?

“Endangered” is a word you could use to explain that an animal is in danger of being extinct. endangered is like if there were 20 birds and more and were being eaten, then they would start to be endangered. The species that is endangered is in danger of being extinct, which means the species would not be alive at all.

In What Ways Are Humans Responsible for Endangering Animals?

Humans are responsible for A LOT of endangered species. From killing them to get horns, teeth, skins, and fur, also because of meat. Some people will threaten the animals by teasing them, poking them, and lots more. People around the globe help save these poor things by donating money, and I think more people should do the same. Like, becoming an animal protector! Sign up by visiting this website <- Link Here

Why Must We Protect Endangered Animals?

There are a lot of things that us humans can do to protect endangered animals. Donating money to SPCA’s, becoming Vegetarian, not hunting, limiting space for humans: trees, habitats, and lots more. We do not have as many rain forests anymore because of wood, for shops, buildings, and houses. 

Thank you for reading about Why We Should Protect Our Endangered Species.

Your Weekly Blogger, Kale’a :)

Tiger: Endangered Species 2020

Just Dance Performance!

Just...      Dance…  Perform…    What?! Yay! This week we have a heap of fun things we are going to do.
Including, a Just Dance performance (and a movie!). There were choices of Waka Waka This Time
For Africa, Handclap, Or Timber. After you have chosen your song,
you have to get into a group and hope that they agree on the song too. :)  

In my group, I have me, Cornelia, and Ivy. We have chosen to do handclap because it is one of our
favorite songs and it is also three people! I have waited to write the rest of the story so that you
guys can hear about the performance. It is Wednesday today and I am ready to perform. 
We have practiced on my computer, and are ready to go.

Yay! Time to get ready to be on stage. Everyone lined up and we walked to the Hall.

A few songs passed and I was quivering from being cold, and being scared! But I was ready.
We raised our hands, and walked onto the stage. I stood in my spot and, Just, Danced.
I think we might have won, but someone else might have gotten more points.
You get points from costumes, how well you dance, and teamwork. 

I am very happy I participated in the performance. And, I am also performing it at the
Term Achiever’s Assembly! I’m so excited! Thanks for reading about the Just Dance Performance.

Mahalo, Kale’a  :)

(Mahalo is Hawaiian for Thank you or Thanks.)

Week 11 Blog Post

Just Dance has been one of the best things I have done yet this year.
I was so excited when Koka Terri said that we were doing dancing.
Yay! We get to dance! My love of dancing has taken me a long way into my life.
I can’t wait to see what is next. If you don’t know,
Just Dance is a Dancing activity we do everyday after morning tea.
Today, we did the songs Waka Waka this time for Africa, and Kung Fu Fighting. 

My favorites are:

1. Timber
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Watch Me Whip
4. Despicable Me (At Home)
5. Wild Wild West

Everyone I think has a great time doing just dance.
And, I hope we do it for the rest of the year.
I can’t wait to see the next songs we do each day.
Thank you for reading about what we do after morning tea. 

Mahalo, Kale’a

Week 8 Blog Post

Lockdown Learning

Stuck in a house with two annoying brothers but loving cats and parents!?! That had been the most stressful thing in my entire life. Well, the positive thing was lockdown learning. Most people might have not enjoyed learning from home as much as I had, but it was WAY easier to get work done. I also enjoyed it because I had company which got me boosted (I am not talking about my family, I am talking about my cats ). 

On the 25th of March lockdown started. I can’t believe I even survived!

Each week we would have a new subject and tasks to work on including Anzac, Animal Kingdom, World Famous, Story Time and Our World. There were hands-on activities and discovery activities. I really enjoyed the activities that were chosen and the fancy friday google meets. I was filled with laughter and joy when I saw the costumes.

The one thing about being at home and with learning included, was getting the beautiful and cute little kitties we had gotten. There were some disasters but I enjoyed the lockdown very much (except for my brothers) and I hope you did too.

Thank you for reading, Kale’a

:)

Our New Kittens

Our New Kittens

As I watched cartoons on the TV, mom called me and Gavin into her room.  She said that our landlords (the owners of our house) had actually have cats! I was very inflamed because it i my dream to have cats in New Zealand. We are building our new house right now and it is the last time you can adopt pets at the SPCA because of the lockdown from coronavirus.
I was extremely excited to hear this extraordinary news.

At The SPCA

We drove through the curvy roads and finally we got to the SPCA. Dad, Gavin and I walked through the stinky door into the SPCA. We saw all of the cute, little cats meowing and sticking their paws through the wired doors. Dad chose the cage with all the female tabbies in it. Dad slowly opened the door so none of the kittens could escape and we scurried into the smelly room with the small kitties.



Choosing The Right Cats
My skinny, long, legs shook as we tiptoed  on the slippery floor. The soft fur of the kitties felt amazing. Coralie, our landlord said that she only wanted two furry friends in our rental house though, so we could only take two. I loved the one that rubbed my legs like crazy
(you will see the new names of the new kitties at the end of the blog*).



Adopting The Felines
Dad called mom saying we had to choose quickly because they were going very fast and we would get kicked out.  We chose one playful, and one gentle. Dad got a form and filled it in while Gavin went to get mom. They switched and Dad went back to work. The kittens got put into a box and me, Gavin, and Kalen went into a shady spot on their yard. Mom finished the forms and got booklets for information about the new members of the family. We packed up and left the SPCA for the last time.
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A Success
My family's new bundles of joy have been behaved, but not always :). Playful, kind, joyful and soft, these young kitties have settled in just fine. I am very grateful to have these kittens and I hope the others that used to be at the SPCA have good homes too.Thank you for reading about my beautiful new kittens.

Yours Sincerely, Kale'a.
* Their new names are Skye and Luna.

Thank You!
❤

Hope You Enjoyed! :D

Week 7 Blog Post!

Hello and welcome to my blog for week 7. Priorities have been some hard work! We have been trying to finish and check in our priorities before Friday and even Thursday so yr 6's can have their surfing time and do discovery activities. I have made a slide to show you what we have been learning in WK7.    



HOPE YOU ENJOYED WEEK 7 OF TERM 1! BYE AND THANK YOU!  😉
By Kale'a