Ayla - Tangram Puzzles

Last week, Miss Paton taught us how to make Tangram Puzzles. Miss Paton said that the Tangram Puzzles are basically like a Chinese geometrical puzzle. It consists of cutting a piece of paper into 7 different shapes, and then arranging them into different shapes. You can make animals like I attempted to here. My results are shown on these pictures here.

Ayla - St Mary Drawing

 

During our Zoom Meating on Monday, Miss Paton told us that one of the tasks we could do was to draw St Mary entering heaven, in honor of the Feast of the Assumption (St Marys resurrection). Here's my drawing!

Ayla - Supermarket Trip Presentation -Whatś in our food

 

On the first week of term 3, Room 2 went on a trip to New World to look at different  food labels, with a lady from the Heart Foundation named Isabelle. The categories were Breakfast Cereals, Bread, Muesli Bars, Snack Foods, and Milk or Dairy Products. When we got back, our teacher told us to make a presentation of our trip. If you want to, take a look at mine.

 

Ayla - Famous person within the Early Church - Lydia

 

This week we have been focusing on famous people in the early church. Miss Paton told us to make a presentation on one of the famous people based off of information we had gathered, from in a group. Our group chose Lydia. Here is my presentation.

Ayla - Matariki information report

 Matariki Information Report
By Ching and Ayla

What is Matariki?
Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars known as Pleiades. The stars are seen for most of the year but they disappear in late April. The cluster of stars re-apear during the middle of winter. Matariki rises in mid-winter and is the start of the Maori New Year.

What does the name Matariki mean? What was the Maori myth behind Matariki?
There are other names for Matariki such as eyes of God, little eyes, and seven sisters. Matariki was also believed to be the name of the oldest sister. The oldest sister would guide her younger sisters to their places in the sky. There was a myth that Ranginui (the Sky Father) and Papatuanuku (the Earth Mother) were separated by their children. Then Tawhirimatea (the God of Wind) got so angry that he tore out his eyes and threw them into the heavens.

Matariki was a time for…
Matariki was a time for remembering the people who died in the last year and also a happy time to harvest crops like kumara and taro. It was a great time to go fishing, and for hunting birds. People also flew kites because ancient custom says that they fly close to the stars. It was also a time to make plans for the future. Also during, Matariki people would sing, dance and feast. Matariki is also a time to tell stories.

Matariki celebrations, the past and today.
The celebration of Matariki had stopped in the 1940’s, but then revived in the early 2000’s. At first, not a lot of people celebrated Matariki, but over the years, thousands of people joined the celebrations.

Extra Information
The nine stars are called Matariki, Tupuarangi, Waipuna-a-Rangi, Waiti, Tupuanuku, Ururangi, Waita, Pohutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi. Each star holds a certain significance over our wellbeing and environment, as seen from the Maori view of the world.

𝓕𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓱𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓖𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓪𝓻𝔂

 

This is my features of the Church presentation. It shows different parts of the Church.

Ayla - The Early Church Poster

This is my poster based off of The Early Church. It tells facts about what happend in the older church.

Ayla - Goldilocks and the Three Bears recording (Transacquisiton Pedagogy)

First half of the Goldilocks and The Three Bears Recording  

 Second Half of the recording

 

Ayla - Pepeha recording

 

Room 2 and I created our own Pepeha, sort of like an introduction. When we were finished with creating the Pepeha, we were told to create recordings of us reading our Pepeha on the app, Screancastify. Here is my recording.

Ayla - Easter Acrostic Poem

 This week we have been making Easter Acrostc poems. Here is my poem

Ayla - Chocolate Senses poem

 

Yesterday, we started off on creating poems on chocolate for easter. The poem was about us describing chocolate.

Ayla - Pepeha Template

 Pepeha Template

Tena Koutou Katoa 

Ko Puketapapa Tōku maunga

Ko Pacific Tōku moana (river, lake, ocean)

Ko Lawrence Tōku matua 

Ko Jasma Tōku whaea 

Ko Chester Tōku koro

Ko Pauline Tōku kuia

Ko Christ the King Owairaka Tōku kura

Ko Miss Paton Tōku kaiako

Ko Mr Hadnett te tumuaki 

No Tamaki Makaurau ahau

Tekau oku tau

Ko aku hoa ko Rocio, Hailey, Aadirai, Alexus, Jia

Ko Ayla tōku ingoa

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Ayla - Mary Mackillop Dictogloss writing

 Mary was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1842.
She was the oldest out of 8 children. Her parents, Flora and Alexander Mackillop were from Scotland. Alexander Mackillop had trouble supporting the family. Mary Mackillop was well educated by her father, Alexander Mackillop. Mary's family had to rely on other people most of the time because their family was poor. Mary’s family was separated most of the time.
When Mary Mackillop was 18, she moved to Penola in South Australia. In Penola, Mary Mackillop became the governess for her Aunty and Uncles children, the Camerons. Here, she met Father Julian Tenison Woods. He needed help with Religious Education  teachings. He was the first priest Mary came across.
Mary Mackillop felt sorry for the homeless and poor children that couldn’t go to school, so she wanted to help them. Father and Mary shared the same dream, which became a reality when they opened up their first Josephite school. In March 1866, she became the first sister, wearing a simple, black dress, dedicating her life to God. The sisters opened up schools for the poor and homeless children in New Zealand. They also opened up an orphanage for the children without parents to take care of them. The sisters also opened up a house for the children to be taken care of. The group of sisters would visit prisoners and the sick. Mary had a dream that people could be each other's church. She would always say to her sisters, “Never see a need without responding.”
Mary Mackillop had been misunderstood by many Bishops. One time, Bishop Sheil had thought that Mary was disobedient. He had expelled 47 sisters through their beliefs. He realized he had made a mistake. Mary was told by Bishop Reynolds to pack her bags and move out of Adelaide. This was because Mary was wrongly accused of horrible things.
Mary Mackillop was often ill in her time. She suffered  from Rheumatism. In 1902, she became paralyzed on her right side after suffering a stroke. She still continued to bring the good news with love in her heart. The sisters moved to New Zealand in 1883
Mary died in 1909, 8’th of August. She died in a Convent in Sydney.
Mary Mackillop had helped many people in her time. The sisters had continued the work, following the footsteps of Mary Mackillop, also known by her religious name, Mary of the cross. The group of sisters had ministered in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Brazil and Peru.

Rocio and Ayla's Statistics

   

Most of the votes were “other.” “Other” had 12 votes. 34.3% of students chose the Other Category. The Other category comprises of Mexican, Italian,  and African food. 

Second was “Asian food,” with 9 votes and 25.7% percent. We think that a lot of people choose Asian food because they like foods like, Springrolls, Sushi, Ramen, Dumplings, etcetera. 

Third was American food with 17.1%, (six) students picked American Food because I think the food they find interesting are hot dogs, Mc donalds, Burger King, Five Guys, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, and a lot of others. 

 Fourth category was “Pasifica food”. Pacifica food has 14.3% (five) of the votes. We think that Pacifica food doesn’t have many votes because people might have not ever tasted Pacifica foods.

 The food with the least amount of votes was “Indian food” with 3 votes. Indian food has 8.6% of the votes.  We think that Indian food might have the least amount of votes because they might have never tasted this food before, or they might not like spicy food.

We think that there's more votes with “Other” because they might like other culture food, then the ones we listed down, or they might have liked all of the choices we gave them. 

Ayla - Mum's Journey story

 

This is the story about my Mum’s arrival to New Zealand. My Mum was born

on the 4’th of August, 1981. In the area of Upolu, Samoa.

She arrived in New Zealand in 2008. My Mum had arrived here in New Zealand

to continue with school. While she was here, she found it a nice place to stay

so that’s what she did, she stayed. She had chosen New Zealand as a place

to stay because she used to stay in New Zealand as a child. She was also a

citizen in New Zealand. She also told me it was easier to move to New Zealand,

than to another country. When she moved to New Zealand, she stayed in

Auckland, Mt Roskill. When my Mum moved here in New Zealand, she found

the people okay. But she didn’t really know anyone, they just kept to

themselves. She finds New Zealand very different from her home country

(Samoa). My Mum finds New Zealand to be a much more developed country,

she also finds it a lot bigger. Moving to New Zealand gave her homesickness.

New Zealand wasn’t a very familiar place to my Mum. The only people she

knew were some family members. To my Mum, Samoa will always be her home.

My Mum told me about how she misses the oceans and rivers, along with all the

food, people, her family and friends. She also misses the scenery, and the

culture. My Mum has only been to Samoa, (her home place) only twice, in

13 years.

Ayla - My Journey - How did I come here?

 My Journey

How did I come here? 

1. Where was your birth place? 

Mum: “I was born on the 4’th of August, 1981, in Upolu, Samoa.”

2. When did you come to New Zealand? 

Mum: “I came to New Zealand in 2008.”

3. What was the reason for coming to New Zealand? Did you have family here?

Mum: “I came to New Zealand so I can go to school again. On the way, I found it a nice place to stay.”

4. Why did you choose New Zealand as a place to visit and stay? 

Mum: “I moved here because this is where we used to live when we were younger. We were citizens here. It was easier to move here than to another country.”

5. How did you travel to New Zealand? Were there any stops on the way to New Zealand?

Mum: “There weren’t any stops on the way.”

6. Where in New Zealand did you visit and ended up staying? 

Mum: “We moved to Auckland, and we stayed in Auckland, Mt Roskill.”

7. How did you find the people when you first arrived? 

Mum: ”They were, okay. We didn’t really know anyone. They just kept to themselves.”

8. How different was New Zealand compared to your birth place? 

Mum: “Very different. It’s a much more developed country, alot bigger.”

9. Did you go through any transition shock or homesickness when you came here? 

Mum: “Yes, it wasn’t familiar to me. I didn’t know anyone except my family.”

10. Where is home now? New Zealand or your birth place?

Mum: “Samoa will always be my home.”

11. What are some of the things you miss about your birth place? 

Mum: “The ocean and rivers, the food, the people. Family, and friends. The scenery, the culture.”

12. Have you been back to your birth place? 

Mum: “Only twice, in 13 years.”

Ayla - Learner Profile Comic life

 This week, room2 has been creating learner profiles using Miss Patons laptop. Here is my learner profile. Scroll down to see more

Ayla - Attitude of Gratitude

This week, my class has been focusing on creating Mary Mackillop value word clouds. Here is my Attitude of Gratitude word cloud.

 

Ayla - Listen to God's call

This week, room2 has been creating word clouds  based off of the four values of Mary Mackillop. Here is my Listen to God's call.

Ayla - Learner Profile

 

 This week, we have been focusing on our learner profiles. This is my slideshow of my Learner profile. 

Ayla - Do your bit

 

This week, room2 has been making word clouds based off of the four values of Mary Mackillop. This is my Do your bit word cloud.

Ayla - Make room for all

 

This week, room2 and I have been making Mary Mackillop value word clouds. This is the Make room for all work cloud that I've created.

2021 Blogger profile

 

Talofa Lava! My name is Ayla. I am part Chinese, German, and mostly Samoan. I was born in Auckland, New Zealand with my older twin brother, Aden on the 26th August, 2010. Both my parents and my Grandparents speak in the Samoan language. I know twenty one of my cousins. I have three older brothers and no sisters. My oldest brother is named Lawson, my second brother is Astyn, and the youngest out of the three is my twin brother, Aden. My friend Rocio and I enjoy talking about the musical, “Hamilton.” In my spare time, I like to draw, play with my cousins, and watch YouTube. This year, I am looking forward to going to camp with my brother, Aden, and my friends, Hailey, Rocio, Alexus, and Aadirai. I’m also looking forward to swimming in week three of term one. My goals for this year are to improve in my subjects, be a good house captain, and to be a good role model. My last goal is to be accepted into Marceline Collage.