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Division with Decimals

For Maths Group 3 has been learning how figure out Dividing Decimals and created this DLO about it that explains to others on how to do it. We created this DLO to show others on how to do it. something I liked about this task was that this was hard to learn at first but when I got the hang of it, it turned out to be easy,

Multiplication with Decimals

For Maths Group 3 has been learning how to Multiply Decimals Numbers and created this DLO about it that explains to others on how to do it. We created this DLO to show others on how to do it. I liked this task because for me it was hard but with the help of my group I could understand it more easily.

Strand|Area of Squares/Rectangles

For Strand Maths, group 3 has been learning about how to find the area of squares and rectangles. Our LI was How to find the area of shapes such as squares and rectangles. We created this DlO to show others how to do it just like how we learned to do it. I liked that this task was hard to do at first, but as we all started to get the hang of it we could do it more easily.

Subtraction with Decimals


For Maths Group 3 has been learning how to Subtract Numbers and created this DLO about it that explains to others on how to do it. We created this DLO to show others on how to do it. something I liked about this task was that this was hard to learn at first but when I got the hang of it, it turned out to be easy.

Addition with Decimals

For Maths Group 3 has been learning how to Add Decimals Numbers and created this DLO about it that explains to others on how to do it. We created this DLO to show others on how to do it. something I liked about this task was that this was hard to learn at first but when I got the hang of it, it turned out to be easy.

Maths DLO| Square and Square Roots

For Maths Group 3 has been learning how to do Squares and Square roots and created this DLO about it that explains to others on how to do it. We created this DLO to show others on how to do it. something I liked about this task was that this was hard to learn at first but when I got the hang of it, it turned out to be easy.

Abstract Nouns

Today in LS2 we learnt what Abstract nouns are and were taught how to make a poem about one of the many Abstract nouns. We learned what a Metaphor is so that we could make our poems more powerful or spiritualy connected to the reader. We got into groups to create two Abstract noun poems, one about the topic we have been recently learning about which is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and the other we could use our creativity. My group decided to use the Abstract noun, “Friendship” for our poem that is connected to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and “Hope” for our other poem. We used wordhippo to help us use more powerful words to make our poems be more stronger and meaningful. Something I liked about this task was being able to make connections in boy poems in the end.

Samoan Language Week

Last week was Samoan Language Week and to contribute we got into partners and created a Google vid to show Samoan students some phrases in English that we think would help them. Me and my partner worked together to create this Google vid and we used phrases that we thought Samoan students would need. Something I liked about this task was checking our translations were correct to be accurate.

Mood, Atmosphere and Characterisation

LI: To understand how characters, mood, and atmosphere help shape a story.

In reading, group 3 created a DLO about different types of characters and how mood and atmosphere are used in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We explained the difference between protagonists and antagonists, as well as round and flat characters. We also explored how mood and atmosphere affect the way readers feel during important parts of the story.

While working on this task, we used examples from the text to explain our ideas more clearly. It was interesting learning how different characters have different roles in a story and how the atmosphere can make scenes feel tense, emotional, or uncomfortable.

This activity helped me understand how authors use characters and setting to shape the mood of a story and create stronger emotions for the reader.

Kapa Haka|Teacher Only Day

Last Friday was supposed to be a day off for the students at Panmure Bridge School, but for the Kapa Haka group, the real work was just beginning. Teachers from all around our local area and some who had traveled from all around New Zealand were gathering, and our school was chosen to welcome them into our school. I woke up at 7:00 AM to get to the school at 8:00 AM which was the time we were all meant to be at school. It was cold but that was no excuse to not perform. I threw on my mufti clothes, laced up my shoes, and headed out the door, walking as fast as my legs could carry me. The streets were quiet, but my mind was racing with the lyrics and actions we had practiced so hard to perfect. When I arrived I quickly got into my Kapa Haka uniform and put on my black lipstick and piupiu. Then the girls who had done that then went nextdoor by the boys to get their Moko done by a teacher. After that we then had a quick practice and lined up to head on down to the stage to perform. Once we got into our lines we started off our performance strongly. I was scared but proud at the same time, when we finally got to the Haka which was my favourite part I could see the crowd with shocked/amazed faces and it made me happy on the inside. Then we finished off with a karakia and then welcomed all of the teachers and princples into the hall and the made our way back to the classes to get changed back into our mufti clothes and then headed back home. I really liked this day because it made me feel proud of my culture.