SLJ Activity 1 2025

LI: to create a creature with superpowers, using your imagination.

For today’s Summer Learning Journey Activity, our task was to use our imagination to create our own creature with superpowers. Above here is a picture of my animal that I have created, along with some information about what he can do and some personal information about him like what he eats. I created my own type of species as a mixture of powers injected in a bunny’s body, injecting powers that could fit a good match with his body and habitat, like for eg: the powers my animal/bunny has is super agility & super ears, his main strength is his ears because of his so many capabilities of his ears like, physical strength and soundwaves.

I enjoyed this activity because of using my imagination, to create my own creature with it’s own abilities.

 

A Walk Through Time X Polynesian Panthers

LI: To explore a moment in time (history) and create a diorama to capture events all in one scene.

For today’s Inquiry activity was quite a activity to attend, it took me and my class almost a whole 2 weeks to finish off. What we did for this week’s Inquiry activity was to research about a historical world event, make a DLO about it, create a Diorama of the scene that has taken place in the chosen event, (3D Design Scene), create a google vid to use as an explanation, in order to present our presentations playing it for the audience to listen, not read.

I enjoyed this historical activity with my class, because learning and analyzing the previous events we have went through, I was even surprised that there were so many different events, like the 9-11, Polynesian Panthers, Apollo the 13th, The Titanic, Mike Tyson, Origin Story of Maui, and many other events.

Idioms

LI: To identify idioms and understand their figurative meanings.

For today’s Writing learning activity, our class learnt about Idioms. Idioms are phrases with special meaning oddly compared to the literal meaning of it, For eg: “A piece of cake: easy task to complete” or “it’s raining cats and dogs outside: it’s raining really hard outside”. We got into pairs for this task in order to complete our task. After that, we created our own idiom along with a idiom linked to time. We finally completed the task by recording a explanation for our presentation.

I found this activity very interesting and fun to attend, because of learning about something similar to sarcasim, false alarms, mockery and joking around.

Procedural Text

LI: to create a procedural text to tell someone how to do something using a sequence of steps, instructions or actions in a particular order.

For today’s writing learning activity, our class learnt how to create procedural texts, which are capable of completing a given task with the instructions that we wrote. The point of this challenge was to create specific instructions in order to make a dinosaur fossil made out of paper, the materials needed were paper, gluestick, tape and scissors . Me and my group used the instructions we made to make a pterodactyl fossil. After that, we listed the instructions off of a paper on to a DLO, and transcribed it, using a AI in order to add more detail to the instructions that were on the DLO. Above there is the list of instructions that me and my group have made.

I found this activity very interesting and fun to attend because I learnt how to create instructions with detail. I found this activity very entertaining due to the contents of history that this task has held.

Group 2 Tongan Language Week – Word Problems

LI: To create word problems of our own, [Tongan Language Week Edition].

For today’s Maths learning activity, Group 2 decided to create word problems of our own, [Tongan Edition], the purpose was because it is Tongan Language Week this week and that we wanted to celebrate the week by creating word problems in a Tongan Edition. We each made at least 2 or more word problems in order to attend the challenge. The point of the challenge was to basically create word problems that include any Tongan traditions, or anything that has to do with Tonga. After that we decided to pretty much, decorate the word problems. Happy Tongan Language Week!

I found this activity very thoughtful and fun because of how I love doing Maths, and that I am also a Tongan Polynesian.

Museum DLO

LI: To create a DLO of what knowledge we have learnt from the trip to the Auckland Museum

For today’s Inquiry learning activity, our class learnt a large amount of knowledge from exploring 3 cases from the past, by paying a visit and exploring in the museum. The 3 cases we learnt from is the ANZAC Soldiers/World War 2, Volcanoes and Dinosaurs. What I learnt from the ANZAC section is that in 4 battles the ANZAC Soldiers had used this specific weapon named the “25 pounder field gun”. What I have learnt from the volcanoes section, is 6 specific types of rocks that can be created by volcanic eruptions, which could also help us by using that material for construction sites. Lastly, what I have learnt from the dinosaur/fossils section is that I learnt many things about the popular dinosaurs, but what I was surprised from the dinosaur/fossils section is that I learnt that the Ornithopods generations took place in the late 144 million years ago. After when our class came back from the museum trip, we decided to create DLO’s for the activity in order to blog it. Above here is a picture of my DLO.

I found this activity very historically interesting and fun because of learning many things from the past, and that I wish could explore more in the museum.

Maths Number Knowledge Group 2

LI: To subtract fractions

For today’s Maths learning activity, Group 2 learnt how to subtract fractions. We first explored and were guided by watching a video created by Maths with Mr. J. When we gathered our understanding and our experience of subtracting fractions, we started on attempting worksheets that include subtracting fractions. Group 2 did pretty great on subtracting fractions when we first attempted on the equations, and that we finished of by making a DLO about our Maths learning, which is all about subtracting fractions. Above here is a picture of the DLO that our Group has created.

I found this activity very challenging and brilliant because of learning about using other maths ways in order to calculate the answer.

Trip to Auckland War Memorial Museum

Today’s inquiry learning activity took place at a trip to the Auckland Museum. The reason was because we were learning about making wise choices when a volcanic eruption happens. The main point of the challenge was that, me and my group had 30 seconds to pack everything that we would need in order to survive a volcanic eruption. The items that were there to pack were, toys, can of food, hole punch, torch, can opener,  pan, gloves, cat, muesli bar, cat food, goggles, bottle of water, tea towel, first aid kit, mask and colouring book. The goal was to evacute safely along with the items we need, and to survive the volcanic eruption in 30 seconds.

I found this activity pretty challenging and interesting because when me and my group attended this challenge, we practically packed every single item that was there.

Once a Panther

LI: to identify the key historical context and events related to the Polynesian Panthers and the Dawn Raids as depicted in the graphic novel.

For today’s reading learning activity, we learnt about another connection between the present and the past about the polynesian panthers. Me and my reading group had read a fiction book about the polynesian panthers named “Once a Panther”, the information we learnt is, in 2019 there was a elder that had told the story of the Dawn Raids between the Palagi and the Polynesian Panthers, to his grandchildren. We didn’t learn that much from the text because the priaknowledge that we have learnt from the 2 previous texts connected the history of the Polynesian Panthers, pretty much covers the entire text of “Once a Panther”, but what we found shocking is that there were fictional stories based on the Dawn Raids, along with specific people involved in the Dawn Raids.

I found this activity very interesting because of learning about shameful fights caused by the new zealanders, against the polynesian panthers.

AI Movie [Dinosaur Knowledge & Paired Research]

LI: To use our knowledge about dinosaurs in creative ways.

For today’s inquiry learning activity, our class was given instructions for 2 challenges to create and show our knowledge that we have learnt about dinosaurs. Me and my group of classmates decided to group up, in order to attend these 2 challenges. First we used a AI to generate images, information, and research about pterodactyls for the challenge, we decided to use pterodactyls as our chosen dinosaur because in the previous activity, we opened a dinosaur egg, then discovered and researched about the dinosaur we found, which was a pterodactyl. Then we came up with a brilliant idea, by using the AI to generate a storybook along with a voice over in order to create a type of movie/storybook. After that, me and my group starting on making a presentation along with adding a link connected to the voiced over storybook. My backup plan if my storybook idea doesn’t work, is that I can just add a generated AI Movie which is sadly 6 seconds long.

I found these challenges challenging and interesting because of putting our knowledge to the test by putting our knowledge in fun and creative ways.