Origami Fish – Step It Up

For this next Summer Learning Journey activity, we needed to create an origami Koi Fish. I decided to begin on the step it up activity since I wanted to challenge myself. I planned to use white paper therefore at the end, I could colour in the Koi Fish’s patterns with black and orange colour  pencils. When I started crafting, some of the instructions in the video were quite tricky and confusing therefore I struggled a lot, however I got some help from my friends. As you already know at the end of the crafting, I began colouring in the patterns of a Koi fish with black and orange colouring pencils. My favourite part of this activity is seeing the results of my Origami and colouring in the details of a Koi Fish. Also here are two interesting facts I found out about origami, Origami derived from two Japanese words, ‘Ori’ means ‘Folded’ and ‘Gami’ means ‘Paper’ and did you know Origami can improve your health? It stimulates your memory, concentration, 3D comprehension, imagination, and more. Many people also finds origami relaxing, grounding and emotionally satisfying. 

I found this activity amusing because I really enjoyed crafting things with paper.

‘Wanted’ Feared Fish – Step It Up

I started on my first Summer Learning Journey activity for 2024. I decided to move onto the step it up task because I thought the kickstart activity was a bit easy for me. For this activiy, we needed to create a ‘Warning’ Poster about a dangerous sea creature we’ve chosen, I had to include why it’s dangerous, and some warnings or safety tips for people to avoid it. As you can see, the sea creature I have selected is a “Red Lionfish’ because when I first say it’s appearance, I thought it looks unique and eye-catching.  Red Lionfish are really dangerous to humans due to their potent venom. A Lionfish’s sting produces painful sensations and it most likely results some unpleasant effects, from extreme pain and nausea, to convulsions, dizziness, fever and numbness… Yikes! That sounds painful.

I found this Summer Learning Journey activity enjoyable because I really enjoyed using my creativity and artistics skills to decorate my poster therefore it could eye-catching and attracts people’s attention.

PapyrusAI

Today, we have been using a website called PapyrusAI to help us write a narrative story. PapyrusAI is a type of generative AI that uses a LLM (Large Language Model) to help us create various topics. It learns patterns in words and predicts/suggests ideas that could come next. We watched two fairytale stories, ‘the Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs’. We used the ‘S’ Chart to help us summarise the main ideas/events then used those to help us plan our writing.

I really liked how PapyrusAI suggested some tips to enhance my story because it made me think about ideas I wouldn’t normally have thought of. 

The Little Red Riding Hood’s Unusual Journey

Once upon time, there was a little girl living with her mother in the village, which is located near the edge of the forest. The sun was shining bright, the sounds of the leaves from the trees rattling, birds can be heard chirping outside, and the sounds of laughter and chatters from the villagers. The atmosphere was cheerful and lively. The little girl is currently standing outside her house, happily observing the environment around her, she is usually called ‘The Little Red Riding Hood’. Everyday, she always heads out into the forest to enjoy the view of the beautiful nature. However, there was something that was always on her mind that she couldn’t shake off and it always annoys her. Everytime the Little Red Riding Hood leaves the house, her mother always reminds her to not talk to strangers. Each time, her mother warns her that her irritation increases. She always pondered to herself why she wasn’t allowed to converse with other people.

One day, the Little Red Riding Hood was getting prepared to head out into the forest once again, this was basically her daily routine. As she was about to walk into the woods, she heard her mother yell out in the background, “Darling, please remember to NOT talk to strangers you stumble upon during your journey!” she warned her, feeling worried for her safety. This caused to roll her eyes in annoyance before replying back to her mother. “Yes mom…” she silently muttered in irritation and began to approach the forest.

 

While she wandered through the forest, she admired the beautiful scenery around her. The forest was silent except for the soft sound of her footsteps, her gentle breathing, the rustling leaves, and birds chirping. As she soaked in the peaceful atmosphere, her mind was filled with thoughts: “Why am I not allowed to talk to other people? It wouldn’t be that bad, right?” Her thoughts shattered as she noticed a figure lurking in the shadows.

She squinted her eyes therefore she could catch a glimpse of who was hiding in the darkness properly. She finally caught the sight of who was lurking in the shadows, and it was a wolf. The Wolf stepped out of the shadows, revealing his presence, his figure towering over the Little Red Riding Hood. His sharp eyes analyzed the little girl’s appearance before an innocent grin crept onto my face, revealing his sharp teeth. However, that grin made the Little Red Riding Hood feel a bit uneasy around him yet she decided to shake it off with a smile. That’s when she finally chose to break her mother’s rule and decided to have a conversation with the wolf. “Hiya!” she spoke in a soft tone, not noticing how much danger she is currently in. “Hello…” He greeted, the tone of his voice sounded deep and ominous causing a shiver to run up her spine. The Little Red Riding Hood was beginning to grow tense around her, she seemed to notice his eyes observing her with hunger which made her even more nervous. “…Uhh… H-hi…” This time The Little Red Riding Hood muffled apprehensively, his presence made her feel anxious and intimidated around him. She was beginning to realize that talking to the wolf might not have been the safest choice, her heart began to thump quickly.

The wolf’s sharp gaze roamed around the Little Red Riding Hood’s appearance, there was a hint of hunger in his eyes which made her increase her anxiousness even more. “You know… You look delicious… I wonder what you would taste like…” He spoke in a sinister and ominous tone. The Little Red Riding Hood’s heart was thumping really quickly inside her chest, and she slowly began backing away from the creature in front of her. She also noticed that the sun was setting and the sky was growing darker and darker. “U-uhh… I have to go now..! Uhm-.. Yeah, bye bye!” she stammered uneasily, before turning around and walking away at a fast pace. The wolf growled in annoyance, feeling frustrated that his meal was attempting to escape from him. He began following her, not letting her get away from him. Little Red Riding Hood’s walk quickly turned into a sprint as she raced through the woods, desperately trying to escape the wolf. Her breathing became quick and heavy, and her eyes darted around the forest, searching for a safe place to hide or someone to help her. Her mind was blank with fear, she was focused on nothing but attempting to get away from the wolf. She could hear the sounds of footsteps and growling behind her, leading her to quicken her pace as she realised the wolf was closing in on her.

Little Red Riding Hood glanced over her shoulder and caught sight of the wolf lurking in the shadows as he sprinted after her. Filled with fear and panic, she zigzagged through the woods, hoping to make the wolf lose track of her. The wolf, noticing her clever plan, growled even louder in frustration. Although he tried to keep her in sight, she was surprisingly swift for a little girl, causing him to struggle to keep up. The wolf slashed at the trees with his sharp claws, effortlessly chopping them in half to clear his path and keep up with her. “Don’t think you can escape from me!” he exclaimed in frustration. However, his efforts couldn’t quite match Little Red Riding Hood’s swift and agile movements. Her fear and panic surged as she witnessed the wolf cutting through the trees. Her breathing grew heavier, and sweat began to bead on her forehead as she pushed herself to run faster.

The chase continued like a relentless game of cat and mouse until it finally came to an end. However, the wolf was unable to catch Little Red Riding Hood and lost sight of her among the trees. Frustrated, he growled and clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. “Don’t think you’ve gotten away!” he shouted angrily, ensuring his voice echoed through the woods so she could hear his threat. “I will find you and make sure these sharp teeth will be chewing your flesh.” he said this in a dark and malicious tone.

Meanwhile, Little Red Riding Hood continued to sprint through the forest. Glancing back, she realised she had finally managed to escape from the wolf…for now. She paused to calm herself, taking deep breaths before releasing a final sigh of relief. She was feeling to have slipped away from the wolf’s clutches, she looked around and realised she was lost in the dark forest. The atmosphere had shifted from lively to gloomy. The Little Red Riding Hood shivered as she felt the cold breeze blow against her, therefore she decided to keep walking to find her way back home…

As Little Red Riding Hood wandered through the woods, a noise that was heard in the distance caught her attention, causing her to stop on her tracks and listen closely. The sound of multiple people arguing piqued her curiosity, and she decided to investigate. Following the voices, she made her way to their source. As she arrived, she discovered seven dwarfs—Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, and Bashful—engaged in a heated argument. Standing among them was a beautiful woman, Snow White, who was trying to calm the situation. (Sorry wasn’t able to complete the whole story!)

Tokelau Language Week

This week is Tokelau Language Week! We got into partners and we were also challenged to try finding 10 interesting facts about Tokelau by using our smart researches. 2 interesting facts about Tokelau that me and my partner found is ‘Tokelau is known as being the wealthiest of the Polynesian countries‘ and ‘In Tokelau, it has about 2536 people in the village.‘

I found this activity fun because I enjoyed researching facts about Tokelau.

Why Sleep is important?

We were requested a task to complete, which is to create a DLO about why Sleep is important. We were also given questions to answer by doing smart researches, reading articles and watching the videos. Some of the questions we answered were ‘Why is sleep important/healthy?‘ ‘Do we all have chances to have a healthy sleep?‘ ‘What are the effects of oversleeping?‘ ‘What are the effects of having too much sleep?‘.

I found this activity helpful because I was learning why is sleep important/healthy and also practicing my smart searching skills to answer the questions.

Tech – Art

For Tech, we learnt what complementary and analogous colours were, we also learnt how to use watercolor. Complementary colours are two certain colours that lie directly across from each other on the colour wheel, they are opposite hues, containing one warm colour and one cool colour. For example, Red and Green, Orange and Blue, Purple and Yellow. Analogous colours are a group of colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel, it could be two, three or more colours that are next to each other. To practice our complementary and analogous colours, we were given a drawing of a flower and a fish. We used to watercolour to paint it.

I found this activity enjoyable because I really enjoyed learning about the Colour Theory.

Speeches

LI: To explore the structures and features of a persuasive speech.

We had to write a persuasive speech about a certain topic. A persuasive speech is a type of speech where the goal is to convince the audiences to accept the speaker’s point of view. The topic I wanted to write/talk about was the “Importance of Cultural Art” or “Why art is important to every culture?“. After writing our speeches, we got into groups and began reading our speeches to each other, whoever has the highest votes were the students that were going to read in front of the class. (I was one of the finalists!)

This activity was helpful because it builds more powerful words into my vocabulary.

Duffy Boxes

To celebrate 30 years of Duffy Books in Home programme, we were given a library Duffy box to design to stock our Duffy books. We started by searching up zentangle or cultural patterns for inspirations to draw on our boxes. For my box, I decided to draw some traditional Tongan patterns on my box. I had to sketch out my pattern on it first therefore I could erase out the mistakes I did, after that I used black vivid to draw over the sketch.

I found this activity enjoyable because I really enjoyed using my creativity and my artistic skills.

Duffy Celebration

Alan Duff is known as the founder of Duffy Books in Homes and was developed to help childrens who has no books at home at schools throughout New Zealand. In 1992, Alan Duff visited a school in Hastings where he found out that majority of the children at school at the time, came from bookless homes. Without any books of their own, these children didn’t have a lot of interest. Alan wanted to do something about this. He knew it was important for all kids to have the opportunity to love books. Since then more than 14 million looks have been given to kids like us who knows reading is a big part of our learning. As we know reading helps with lots of stuff, for example, expanding your vocabulary, gain knowledge, even increases your imagination and creativity, and a lot more!

To celebrate Duffy’s birthday, the whole Panmure Bridge School designed their own duffy boxes and made a party hats. The painting crew known as, Keira, Siniva, Dalilah, Armani and Bethany, created and painted a human sized Duffy. Some students were helping to decorate the hall, and it looked outstanding! We also had guests visiting our school and talking about their journey of reading and informing why reading was important. At the end of assembly, we sang happy birthday to Duffy, they cutted the cake and lots of confetti had exploded out!

This celebration was enjoyable because I really enjoyed using my creativity and my artistic skills to design my Duffy box, party hat, including the human sized Duffy.

Multiplication Algorithms

LI: to calculate the product of whole numbers using algorithms.

LI: carry numbers to the next column if needed.

As we already know, Algorithms are a really easy and helpful method used in Maths to add, subtract, multiply and divide when you’re solving big numbers. It’s really important to align them in their place values, this means that each digit could be positioned correctly making it easier for you to solve maths problems. Always remember to start with the smallest units first, this helps you make sure your answer is correct.

Here’s an example of how I use Multiplication Algorithm:Our equation is, we start by multiplying the with the digit. We have ‘7 x 5’ which equals ‘35’. Carry the ‘3’ to the next column. Next, we have ‘4 x 5’ equals ‘20’ then add the ‘3’ (the number we just carried) which is ‘23’. You carry the ‘2’ to the next column. ‘5 x 2’ is 10, plus 2 equals ‘12’. Now move onto the tens digit, also make a new row and just repeat the same process. Remember to add a zero as the placeholder (If there was a hundreds digit then you add two placeholders and go on when there’s more digits). After you got your answer, you add the two rows all together with the result of ‘8645’.

I found this activity helpful because this is an easier way for me to solve multiplication problems.