Confusing Food Web # 2

Kia ora. We are explaining the differences between our food webs and the teachers food web. The teachers food web was not as confusing as mine. A food web displays energy flow from producers to consumers.

Their food web is different because they coloured their arrows and we have black arrows which is making ours difficult to understand. They have colored arrows so they know what eats what. For example:They had green arrows. The arrows started at the food source and ended at what ate it in other words this is called energy transfer. The back of the arrow goes from the kereru and the arrow points at the possum to show that the possum eats the kereru not the opposite way around.

Something I could do better is to think differently and have an open mind because my food web was a lot more confusing then it would have been if I would have coloured the arrows.

You can see the comparison down below where the images are. Do you know what food webs are? I hope you liked it.

Ka Kite!

Confusing Food Web

Hello. In Te Ngahere we have been doing learning around food chains. Food chains is when energy is transferred from a living thing to another. In other words a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

This was a challenging piece of work as we had to use arrows to point to a source of food which birds and predators eat. We used arrows as it showed what eats what. I learnt that Tui eats Kowhai tree berries. I also learnt that rats eat kereru and it sounds hard to believe.

Something I could do better next time is to listen carefully because the arrows were pointing in the wrong direction and it took time to understand where the arrows are pointing. I liked how confusing the end result came about. I have made a D.L.O to show what I mean. I hope you enjoyed.
Ka Kite!

Frightening Tsunami

Last Friday we had to evacuate to high grounds. We heard a siren go and as scary as it was we had to stay strong. We were told there was going to be a tsunami at around 8.55am in the morning. We were all panicking and worrying as we evacuated our classrooms.

FIrst thing in the morning we were told to evacuate our classrooms, we couldn’t mark the roll, we couldn’t take bags or even shoes. We had to walk or run up a huge hill that was very tiring. I was so nervous and anxious to find out what would happen next. Jade and I were looking at the water to see if it was any different or if it had changed, but then I got picked up by my uncle and we went to Oromahoe. I was told the kids still up the hill ate at around 12.00pm because people were kind enough to give them food and risk their lives.

Something to remember next time is to stay calm around others to also help them stay calm. I had a scary experience on Friday especially to see students crying because they were worried about their families. Were you safe where you were? Ka Kite!

Sharing my Knowledge about Ecosystem

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about ecosystems. We were learning to make connections between different things we read or view to create new learning. Our purpose is to connect information we already know with new information to understand what we read.

I learnt that ecosystems need a producer, consumer, and decomposer to keep an ecosystem running. I learnt that energy flows through an ecosystem through something called photosynthesis which is the energy from the sunlight that allows plant matter to grow, every ecosystem needs the sun to produce the plants and trees which then helps the consumers. I also learnt that birds and trees have a mutual relationship, they benefit each other, the trees benefit the birds by giving them food (berries) and the birds helping trees reproduce from eating the berries so they don’t grow so close to other trees so they benefit each other.

Something I could do better next time is to re-read the text to find all the key information. Have you learnt about ecosystems? I hope you enjoyed.
Ka kite!

Caring For The Kawa Of Care

In Te Ngahere we have been focusing on the kawa of care. Kawa of care is about keeping your chromebook safe. It is important to always follow the kawa of care. The Kawa of Care is an agreement between children, parents and schools to ensure the best care and responsibility of the device is exercised during each child’s time in a 1:1 learning environment. In our classroom we are really committed to the kawa of care, for example I know two students who got there chromebook taken off them because they were walking with their lids open. This is really bad because it might fall and break. After we re-learnt about the kawa of care we then had to create something to show what not to do with your chromebook. We made a video and it looked pretty realistic to us and it will be down below if you want to see it. Don’t break the kawa of care. I hope you liked this blogpost. Do you follow the kawa if care?
Ka Kite!

Symmetrical Name Art

In Te Ngahere this week we have been doing symmetry name art. I enjoyed doing this art because it was fun but also a bit hard and it took some time. In the end it looked awesome. Something I could do better next time is to focus more on the subject and take my time because I was more excited to see the finished product then actually making the art piece. I forgot to take a picture or my own art but here is an example of what it would have looked like. If you want to learn how to make these you could check out my friends blog by clicking this link @Jade's Blog. I hope you enjoyed and learn how to make these. Ka Kite!

Fantastic Facts!

Kia ora welcome back to my blog, In Te Ngahere we have been discovering facts about Roy Lichtenstein. He is a famous Artist and actually made his own art. His art was really unique and no one else knew about it at the time he created it. He was really famous for his comic book art. Roy Lichtenstein started art at a art school when he was only a teenager. He attended art, drawing and sketching classes. He died at age 73 and would be 97 this year in 2021. He created dotted designs and was very famous for them. People say he did this because he felt these things could be improved. He used 4-6 solid colours. If you want to know more information about him check out my DLO. We haven't started our art yet but we have made predictions. What I did well was managing my learning and getting it completed on time. What I need to do better is focus on the task and to find for other information. Did you know who Roy Lichtenstein was? I hope I taught you something new. Kia Kite!