Reading 4

Today in English, i went onto the stuff news website and read an article about a man that had gone to feed his fish outside and the ground had collapsed underneath him. He didn't have any neighbours near him and he lived alone and so he was stuck in there for 30 minutes while there were bricks and rocks falling around him. He said he was scared that his tank was going to collapse on top of him and that he would be crushed or buried alive. Finally, a neighbour heard and found him and got help, he has numerous cuts, a gashed head, cracked tooth, and a severely sprained ankle The purpose of stuff news is to give information about events happening around the world and information. The suitable audience for this article would be teenagers or young adults and up.

Reading 3

Again today, in English, i went onto Factslides and read some fun facts and I learnt that the first time the word "yo" was used turned out to be in the 15th century. The purpose of fact slides I think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up. 

Reading 2

Again today, in English, i went onto Factslides and read some weird facts and I learned that there is a planet called "Giant Blue Alien Planet" and I learned that the planet's atmosphere has a temperature of over 1000 degrees Celsius and rains glass. The purpose of fact slides I think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up.

Reading

In English, i went onto Factslides and read some facts about the Holocaust. I learned that there was a Jewish boxer 'Salamo Arouch' was imprisoned at Auschwitz and forced to fight fellow prisoners; the losers went to gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 fights until the camp was liberated. The purpose of fact slides i think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up.

Matariki

What am i learning? The Story Of Matariki

How does this work show my learning? I have shown the timeline of how Matariki came to be in this image

What am i wondering? Who made this up?

Maori Songs

1. Aotearoa by Stan Walker ft Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Music style: Pop
What do I like about the music: The vocals and lyrics
What do I like about the video: The scenery
What is the song about: Its about New Zealand (eg. culture)
Lyrics translated to English

2. Modern Maori Quartet ft W Fraser 'Mareikura'

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals

What do I like about the video: Their expressions while singing

What is the song about: Its about an honoring and owe to woman of the world who are basically pillars of society and provide the foundation for everything they do

We cant find the translation to English

3. Wairua by Maioma

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals on the chorus when they all sing together

What do I like about the video: The actions, costumes, and the color splash scenes

What is the song about: One of the singers said “Its purpose is to leave an impression on those that are listening to tend to those who are feeling low,”

Lyrics translated to English

4. Kalega

Music Style: R&B/Soul

What do I like about the music: It has a nice rhythm that makes the vocals

What do I like about the video: The scenery

What is the song about: Food

I cant find the English translation of the lyrics

OMG! We're going on stage!

On April 12th my class performed in front of years 7-9. Our song was "Revolting Children" from Matilda The Musical. Fortunately for me, i didn't have to go on stage and perform (I hate performing!!). I learnt that choreography takes a lot of practice to remember and that timing is difficult. Next time i'll think about having a go at performing.