Free Verse Poetry

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Today I finished up yesterdays task which was to write a free verse poem. A free verse poem is poetry with absolutely no rules. 

Cinquain Poem

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Our task today was to write a cinquain poem about a certain animal of our choice. I chose a monkey.

A cinquain poem order goes :

1st sentence the subject

2nd sentence 2 adjectives that relate to the subject

3rd sentence 3 action verbs relating to the subject ending in 'ing'

4th sentence a 4 word phrase about the subject

5th sentence a synonym for the subject

Here is mine ⬇️

Haiku Poem

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Today our task was to write and publish a haiku about nature. I found this task harder then I thought it would be when I tried different combinations of syllables. Next time I would try a more complex haiku possibly with a different topic. 

Activity 1 - Holiday diary

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This task was to create a diary of your holidays. I didn't get to do everyday but I got the majority done. Next time I definitely would have tried to do every day.

Here it is ⬇️

Activity 4 - Animal Town 🐴

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This activity was to use the story starter and image to write a short story. I didn't really have a plot idea so I just wrote a little bit about 'someone's' first steps in animal town. 

Here it is ⬇️

Activity 3 - Make a game

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For this activity I had to create a game that could be played with family and is also made out of household materials. My one was extremely simple, all I did was fill up a large container with water, grabbed 2 straws and a single jar lid. The game is to try your hardest to use your straw to blow the jar lid to your opponent's side of the water-filled container.

Here's some footage of me and my cousin playing ⬇️

Activity 10 - Kupe or Matariki facts

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For this activity the task was to create a factsheet on either Matariki or Kupe. I chose Matariki as there are much more information sources on it then there is about Kupe. I created small list involving different Matariki facts. 🡇

The list of stars and their meanings

Waiti -Freshwater, waiti is the star of freshwater, its inhabitants and food that comes from it.

Waita -Saltwater, things like the ocean, its inhabitants and foods that come from it.

Waipuna Rangi -Skyfall, rain, hail and snow.

Tupuānuku -Everything harvested from the ground/soil.

Tupuārangi -Food and birds that grow in trees eg. berries and birds.

Ururangi -Wind, determines how indy it will be.

Hiwa-i-te-rangi -Wishing, hiwa is the youngest star and the one people wish on.

Pohutukawa -A constant reminder to think of and remember those who have passed on.

Matariki -Practically the mother star as her main point is the health and wellbeing of others.

Facts 

• Matariki is a star cluster, not a constellation.

• In english Matariki is called the Pleiades, of the seven/nine sisters.

• In hawaiian Matariki is called either Makali ‘i or eyes of royalty.

• In japanese Matariki is called Subaru meaning ‘gathered together’.

• Different iwi (tribes) have different theories/beliefs on how the stars became.

• Some iwi believe that matariki is the mother of the 6 stars waiti, waita, waipuna rangi,

tupuānuku, tupuārangi and ururangi, though this only contains seven stars.

• One matariki theory involves the nine sisters to relate to the tale of Ranginui

(The earth mother) and Papatuanuku (The sky father) where their son Tawhirimatea (The god of weather) had grabbed and threw his eyes in a fit of rage and that his eyes just so happen to be the nine sisters.

Activity 7 - Get cooking

 Hello,

The Get Cooking task was :

Make something for your whānau, it might be a meal or some baking.

Take photos of what you make and write the instructions for what you did.

Here are the instructions + Photos

Activity 6 - Math's Mixed socks & 3 block towers

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This is my first blogging activity for the holidays. The task was to complete these math problems called mixed socks and 3 block towers. Here's my take on the problems ⬇️

Have a good holidays!