In manaiakalani this week, we had to create a poster explaining what media is. I found out that there are three main types of media which are Print Media, Broadcast Media and News Media. I did my poster on Canva. I found it really fun to learn about and do. Next time I would probably add more information to the text. I hope you like my poster and learn some new things about media. Please comment so that I can improve.
Caitlyn :)
Last term, we had to create something that was exactly 60s long explaining how to write two different sentences. The reason why we are doing this is because we were learning how to write different sentences of Write that Essay which is an app that we use in class. Some of the sentences include the ING start sentence, the semicolon sentence, the ED start, the EM dash and more sentences. The two me and my friend Felicia decided to do are the ING start sentence and the semicolon sentence. I hope you like the video. Don't forget to comment so that I can improve.
Caitlyn :)
For Manaiakalani this week we had to create something to explain what we are doing in our PR1ME books at the moment. I am on Chapter 8 Percentages. At first I found Percentages hard but then I found an easy way to do them. I hope my way helps you.
This next one is of a frog... 
It is not what someone is born but what they grow to be - Albus Dumbledore. One of the most common forms of bullying that is often overlooked is stereotypes. For those of you who don't know, stereotyping is basically assuming what someone is like based on their looks, hobbies and gender. The exact opposite of the saying, don't judge a book by it's cover.
Some of the most common stereotypes that I don't agree with are that people with blonde hair are dumb, it's bad for men to show emotion, Boys are better than girls at sport and people who read to much are geeks. I don't think that people should stereotype others because it's mean and hurtful.
My least favorite one is that people with blonde hair are dumb I mean come on we can do better than that. I was doing a math test once and this girl came up to me. She asked me what I was doing at the test, so I told her that I was there because I was smart enough to be. She asked me if there had been a mistake because I had blonde hair and everyone knows that people with blonde hair are dumb. I took a step closer to her and told her not to judge people on their looks but on their personality. We finished the test and I soon found out that I bet her!! Your hair color doesn’t change anything about you except for your appearance.
Remember the four stereotypes that I have said are just a few of the hundreds out there. Have you ever stereotyped anyone before? If you have, I want you to make a change and stop stereotyping. You can’t change the past but you can change the future.
One of the most common stereotypes is that boys are better than girls at sports. I mean what nonsense that's just wrong. Who said that girls can’t run as fast as boys, swim as fast, bike as fast. I mean we can do just as well if we put our minds to it. I have played many sports where the girls have bet the boys. The reason why boys generally do better in sports is because they get exposed to more opportunities when they are young. It is proven that there is no difference between girls and boys until the age of eight. From there on is when the change happens because boys are welcomed into the sporting community and girls are told that they aren't as good as the boys.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one. George R.R Martin. Many of you that like reading have probably been called a bookworm before right? But have you been called a geek? Lots of people get called a geek because they like reading. Reading doesn’t define if you are a geek or not, a geek is someone who is a technology and academic enthusiast and a bookworm is someone who loves to read.There is a difference. You usually read because you enjoy it but that doesn’t mean you are a geek. Although there is nothing wrong with being a geek.
Have you ever fallen over and felt the need to hold in your tears and your hurt? Been told that you should Suck it up buttercup? You shouldn’t need to. Men show very little emotion when they hurt themselves because they feel like they need to be strong or their friends might call them weak. Boys shouldn’t need to hold in their hurt because there is nothing wrong with crying.It’s scientifically proven that holding back tears is actually bad for your health and can result in you feeling even worse than you were. If a boy starts to cry rather than laugh and call them weak, talk to them and ask what's wrong. Don’t judge people on how they act because you don’t know what's going on inside them.
Today we were learning how to create a game using scratch, we had to code and create the game ourselves. It was really fun being able to change all of the things, and see the finished product. The website we used which is Scratch is really fun and easy to use, it's also free! We used a template for our games but we added the sound, characters, questions, pictures and answers by ourselves. We had to create the questions for our younger buddy classes at Mangapapa school. Since we are learning maori in class the questions we asked had to be about Maori. Also do you think the questions are too hard or too easy for a year 5/6 class?
Thanks, Caitlyn :)
