Hello/Goodbye Poem

WALT: Create a "Poem" about lockdown revolving around "Hello/Goodbye"

This is a poem I wrote about the lockdown and what I miss about lockdown but what is good about not being in lockdown now. The poem symbolizes my favourite things about lockdown but also shows what I like about being in level 2.

The idea of the poem is to welcome in the new things about not being in lockdown and say goodbye to the things about lockdown we loved.

Some things were good and some were bad. Both are included in this poem.

Enjoy reading it, comment your thoughts about it below.

Orographic Rain

This post is all about the type of rain called Orographic rain, this rain is connected to the coast very well as it explains why we have so much rain here, have a read and take a look at the facts. Maybe you learned something new about rain and the different types.

Ecosystem Word Find.

This is a word find that I did via google drawing about ecosystems, have a rack at it and see if you can find all the words. Use the key to check if you have found the correct word or what ones you have found.

This word find is all about Eco-Systems and vocabulary surrounding it. These Words all have something to do with eco-systems and life within them. I found it a bit difficult to place the words in the Word find but I got it in the end.

Type where they are and how many you found in the comments.

My Bubble Memories

These are some of my best memories from the time spent in my bubble, well it's really just the only photos I could find but that's beside the point. I really liked some of these moments, like eating that bread. Or eating the wicked wings from KFC. And making and eating that cake. I also liked getting the warrant for my Triumph Trident T150 2. I found it pretty difficult to get some of the photos, but I liked reminiscing on the lockdown.

Overall I have enjoyed lockdown but can't wait for it to be over with so we can get out again.

Interactive DLO

This is an interactive DLO where you can answer the questions, you must be in full screen for this to work properly, and don't cheat and skip slides. We have been doing our Maths this week on Reflection, Rotation and Translation.  You have to press the link to what you think the answer is, once you get it right you move onto the next slide. This activity is fun to do and was fun to make, some parts may be challenging, and some parts were when I made this just have a crack at it. See if you can get them all without getting one wrong.

Matariki Harakeke Weaving

This was my attempt at weaving a Harakeke Whetu star for celebrating Matariki, my initial attempt at the star was going very well until I had to put the points together, Neither I or my Mum could understand the instructions as the images they showed weren't very clear. I ended up undoing all of the star points I had made and had to restart with the points.

The 2nd attempt at making the points for the star went downhill fast. I managed to get it slightly resembling it but only by slightly winging it and altering the design. Then I pulled on the final point to finish it off and it all fell to pieces. All I had left was 4 flax bits when I decided I might try it another day.

I really enjoyed finding the flax and it was really fun, yet frustrating to weave it together. I liked the idea and concept of it yet I failed miserably. The only photo I took was when I had the 2 bases complete.

 I found it was very challenging was actually putting it together at the start, you had to wrap your hand and then knot it; it took alot of attempts to get this step correct. In the end I decided I would just try it some other time and see if I could do it.

Daily connection question

If you could have a dinner party with 3 people living or dead who would it be and why?

The people I would bring to a dinner party would be:
1: My Dead Grandpa. I never got to meet him and I've heard so many stories of how great he was, I always wanted to meet him but he died before I was born; I've always wanted to know who he was, what he looked like and how he acted. All I know about him was he chopped down trees with axes, think of a Kauri tree, and that be built the Fijian Airport.

2: Brenton Tarrant. I would bring this man to the dinner party because I want to ask him why did he think it would be a good idea to go into a sacred Mosque with firearms and commit genocide. I want to ask him if he ever thought about the families of the people he killed, I want to ask him if he ever thought of the grieving mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of the people killed in the mosque. I want to make him stop and think, see if he felt any remote for his actions.

3: Jack the Ripper. I would bring him to a dinner party to ask the same thing. Why did you kill all of those people? was it for a reason? Or just because you felt like it. Why did you target young couples too? I also just want to see his face, ask him if he felt remorse for his actions and what he has done. I want to see his true identity, see if he was crazy or just a mastermind with a screw loose. I want to ask him if he ever wanted to turn himself in or if he ever stopped to think what he was doing was wrong.

My lockdown poem

“Lockdown is silent,

the heavy rain stabs you in the back like a trident,

These rhymes are sweet like thyme,

As much noise as a mime,

All-day in,

We don’t have a bin

I still have my chin and my shin

Wating for the day,

When I’m in Guadeloupe,

Lockdown really fun,

But there ain’t no sun,

Now I’m done.”

This was a poem I came up with for our writing activity. This epic rhyme symbolises my thoughts in
lockdown and expresses emotions artistically through writing and song.

What I found to be challenging in this poem was trying to think of 1 of the words to rhyme with,
the rest was pretty easy.

What I liked about this activity is that it was fun, in the sense that I just like rhymes and poems.
I also liked how it turned out in the end.