LI: To let others know who I am so they can make connections to me and my place in the world.
Our challenge today was to write and record our pepeha to introduce ourselves.
I found this intresting because i didn’t know that much history about my ancestor but it was also fun because i got to learn how to say my stuff about in moari and it was awesome.
LI: To use our smart searching skills
Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words.
Something I found interesting about the kokako bird was they kinda have a twin which is the south island Kokako Bir and another thing i found intresting was Their bad at flying but they are good at jumping and hoping and their friendly.
LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.
This is the image I created using the Adobe Express. I found this activity challenging because when you wirte what you want the exsact thing wont show up but I found it fun because we had to use a lot of materials.
Something I learnt when using prompts for AI is you can make a lot of stuff using AI, and it looks so realistic and its so fun to use and its give you more and more ideas to add.
LI: To use our smart searching skills to find out who Samuel Marsden was and what he is known for.
We used our smart searching skills to research facts about Samuel Marsden. To make sure our facts were right we used websites that gave us the information and double checking we were able to use 3 websites.
Something interesting I found out about Samuel marsden was that he was the first missionary in the country that showed christanality and he was born in england in 1765 and later moved to New Zealand and Australia.
I learnt also it is important to use my own words because i it make sence to me compared to compy and paste off google and i will look like a fool if Mrs told me what that means
LI: To understand the story behind our flag
Our challenge today was to use the links provided and our own smart searching skills to find out what Kauri dieback is and what we need to do to try and prevent this from spreading. We need to know about this so that we do our part to keep our Kauri safe when we go on hike at camp. I worked with Kane and we found it interesting that Kauri dieback disease is having a devastating effect on our kauri trees and the forest ecosystem that relies on them.
When The Disease is spreading the Tree Begins to fall and when it falls the Kauri Dieback Get out and the go find another Kauri Tree.
LI: To understand the story behind our flag
This Year Our challenge today was to create a collaborative presentation that reflects the story behind our NZ flag. We did this by looking at how our flag has changed over time. Something I found interesting was The United Nz flag was made in 1834 designed by Henry Williams. Britain saw New Zealand as a individual nation and think of the mana from the chiefs
This week we learned Our Expectation For 2025 and how to do it the LS2 way. For a year 7 you have to learn the Expectation the Care Values and Many More and We made this slide to whoever who doesn’t know the Expectations when you Coming up to LS2 in 2026. Here is some advice for you.
Malo e lele, my name is Vaingalo. I am excited to be in Year 7 this year because I have great teachers. I love sport, especially rugby and play for as many teams as I can.
I enjoy spending time with my family and want to make them proud this year.
My goal for this year is to finish all my work and show everyone I would be a great choice for a student leader in 2026.