Suffrage Movement - 125th Anniversary

                 

125 years ago women from all over New Zealand believed it was time for a change in the way men perceived them and it was time to address the rights of men that differed from women rights. This movement was powered by the Temperance Union and was led by Kate Sheppard and Mary Ann Muller. On our DLO Avalon and I have written about: Helen Clark and Elizabeth McCombs. We also listed when certain countries gave women the right to vote and also countries who either do not allow women to vote or it is difficult to do so. We wrote about a tweet about the movement and explained if the rights of both men and women were equal.

Kiwi Certificate - Literacy & Mathematics

A couple of weeks ago students from LS2 and LS1 partook in a Kiwi competition. This competition revolved around our capability of literacy and mathematics. Everyone who partook in the mathematics test would agree that it was difficult. I found this personally difficult because there were algebra questions which I haven't learnt about nor did I understand. Everyone who took part in the maths test received a participation certificate. For literacy I received excellence which was great. I found doing the literacy test quite simple but when it came down to the last couple of tests, I started losing focus. I am still proud of my achievement and it was fun to take part in something that is something I enjoy doing.

Tongan Language Week - Fake I Phone text

This week is Tongan Language week and to embrace the unique culture of Tonga, we have been doing activities with Mrs Anderson that helped us learn how to say basic things in Tongan. To show our understanding of the language of Tonga, we created a conversation between Ofa and Joseph. I found speaking Tongan a bit difficult as I could not get my head around how they pronounce their t's. The t is pronounced as a 'd' which I found a bit weird.

Orchestra Trip - Auckland Phillharmonia Orchestra

Students from Learning Space Two all enjoyed three pieces of classical music. I enjoyed all of the sounds of the musical instruments as the sounds were melodic. We all travelled by bus to the town hall in Auckland City. Mid way through the performance they introduced an opera singer who sang a Spanish song from the musical, Carmen. He was not very loud as the opera singer's back faced us as he sang to the people on the ground floor. Their were many instruments, including the harp, the tuba, the viola, and the triangle. All the people were colour coded by a certain colour. The percussion instruments were played by a person in green, while the strings were red. the woodwinds were blue, and the brass were yellow. To top of an amazing trip, a group of students from Saint Kentigern's and Ngatapawae performed a dance with the backing of a song from the ballet Romeo and Juliet. I felt that the dance did not have any relations to the love story of Romeo and Juliet. I believe the dance could have been a bit softer to work well with the song.

Illustration of Sentence - Colon

 

 This writing session is based around the correct use of colons. Colons are used when you are listing reasons or if the second part of the sentence is an explanation of the first part. For this activity I have chosen the sentence, 'You can come pick me up now: I am feeling much better.' My illustration has a car that is driving to the hospital. It also gives reasons for the placement of the colon in the sentence. I think my illustration clearly explains the meaning behind the sentence I have chosen.

Sensory Verbs

In writing we have been asked to complete a test that will reflect our knowledge on the use of sensory verbs. I found the test quite easy and that is why I got all of them correct. Sensory verbs are used when you are talking about an event that has words such as: taste, hear, smell, touch, and see. For example, I heard a dog bark. This sentence consists of the word 'heard' which means it is used in the context a sensory verb would be used in.

A Winter's Day in 1939 - Evaluation

For this novel study Sanujan and I have chosen to read A Winters Day in 1939. This book is written in the perspective of a family who lives in East Poland while the U.S.S.R invasion of East Poland. The narrator Adam has shown that he is empathetic, kind, trustworthy, and most of the time wise. Him and his brother work tirelessly on the farm while their father has been arrested and their mother cries over the loss of their younger sister. So far we have created a map which pinpoints the places we have read of so far, a point of view from a different character, and we have started creating a DLO which shows the two of the themes that are possessed by the characters. I am on chapter seven and I predict that the family will be moved into a labour camp of some sort to work for the ruthless Russians.