Super School Swimming

 WALT: To write a blog post about school swimming.

For the past week we have been doing school swimming.  
Every morning we catch the bus to QE2 pool to go swimming for 25 minutes.  Two classes go at the same time.  One class swims while the other class does work then they swap round.  It is really fun and I have gotten better at swimming because of it.  I learnt how to do river swim and streamline kick. I really enjoyed doing pencil jumps off the diving block and treading water for 3 minutes.  
It was really really fun and I hope we can do it again.  Here are some photos.

Did you do school swimming?


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Equity and Equality

 WALT: To learn what is fair and what is equity.

Today we had a scenario where everyone had a "injury".  Some were really bad ones and some were not bad at all.  I had a bruised bottom.  Some people had broken backs and some people had colds.  We all went to "Nurse" Nick.  (Mr Gray).  He prescribed us with solutions to our injury.  He gave all of us a band aid (plaster).  He was being fair and equal by giving us the same prescription but he wasn't being equity by giving us what we need.  So that was a great way to learn about equity and equality.  The difference is that equality is giving everyone the same thing or prescription regardless of whether they needed the specific thing or prescription.  But equity is giving someone a thing or prescription that they need even if it is different to other peoples thing or prescriptions.

What do you think equity and equality?

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Adages and Proverbs

 WALT:  To say the differences and explain what adages and proverbs are.

In Writing we had to make a DLO (Digital Learning Object) on adages and proverbs.  I worked with my friend Kate.  We did it on a Google Drawing.  It was easy to do and I got it done quickly.  Here it is.

What do you know about adages and proverbs?

Form Responses

 WALT: To analyse results.

For Distance Learning we have been making forms and sending them to each other.  My form was What is your favourite type of movie?  24 people responded.  It was a fun task to do and I liked seeing the results.  I did it on Google Forms.  These are the results.

  What would you choose?  Let me know in the form!

Cool Commenting

 WALT: Do a Positive, Thoughtful and Helpful comment on someones blog and post it to your blog.

In Distance Learning we had to comment on someones blog post and then post that comment to your blog.  I liked this activity and it was easy to do.  I couldn't decide who to comment on and Mr Gray said that we had to comment on someone that we normally wouldn't comment on.  In the end I did a random guess and I ended up with Isaac.  Here is the comment.  

Kia Ora Isaac! This is Lily-Rose. I like your post about currency because I learnt that the dollar bill was first introduced in 1967. This reminds me when I did the same activity as you have done. Maybe next time you could make the DLO easier to see and write more in your post. Bye!

If you are in Room 1, who would you comment on?

Helpful Harold

 WALT: Write a letter.

Today in distance learning for writing we had to write a letter to Harold.  (The giraffe that visits schools and teaches them about being healthy.)  You had to tell him about what you have been doing in lock down. I wrote it in Google Docs.  It was an easy activity to do and I finished it quickly.  It was a fun activity to do as well.  I really like it when Harold visits our school.  Here is the letter that I wrote.

Dear Harold,

My name is Lily-Rose and I am a Year 6 student at New Brighton Catholic School.  We are answering your letter as part of our learning.  I have been doing a lot of school work and I have been going outside on the trampoline for at least an hour a day.  I have also been cleaning out my room too.  I put all my china ornaments on one shelf and all my porcelain dolls on the other shelf.  I have also been doing some painting and baking.  I LOVE baking chocolate chip cookies and brownies.  We have been going for bike rides along the river every second day.  Thank you for your letter.

Sincerely,

Lily-Rose.

What would you have written if you did the activity?

New Zealand Money.

 WALT: Research the history of New Zealand Money.

Today in maths we had to research the history of New Zealand money.  It was challenging at times but fun to research the history.  I liked doing it because I learnt a lot about money and the people that are on the notes.  I researched on google and this site.  It took me a while to do but I enjoyed it.   I did it on a google drawing.  Here it is.

What do you know about our currency?