LI: To structure and write a narrative

For this activity, we were tasked to make a comic strip about “Fly by Night” which is about a baby owl who wants to fly and was written by June Crebbin. We used Gemini to generate images of the baby owl and it’s mother. Then we added some text which describes the settings, where it takes place, what’s the problem, and what’s the solution. Also, we were supposed to record this with the record icon on the Google Slides, but I didn’t because mine was disabled. But anyway, we added some emotion to the story to make it more scenic  like POV which we learned about in class. Also, I found this task really fun. It’s cool when you get images and embed on a Google slides and make it a comic strip.

LI:To design a mural for our community that shows my culture.

Task Description : For reading, Mrs Anderson read us this book called Painting The Town and it was kind of a sad one because it tells us the Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch and artists that came from New Zealand, Australia, and Belgium have painted 15 artworks all over the town to cheer everyone up and keep their mind off the earthquake. My mural shows my culture and where I am from.

LI : To understand we make judgements based on stereotyping, assumptions and prejudices

We read the text bok choy for reading. This text shows us the prejudices existed towards the Chinese immigrants in early NZ.

It also shows us that it is importantant to be empathy for those who are seen different from us.

Dear Ah-sum,

I, Thank you Ah-sum, for saving me from the river. While everyone was minding their business, you stepped in and risked your life just for me and I appreciate it so much. I also want to thank you for inviting me into your hut and giving me a nice warm tea to heat me up from the chilly freezing river, it made me feel safe and I hope you felt safe too.

I also want to apologize for the way I acted towards william since he was being unkind. The only thing I could do was stand up for myself, I wasnt going to let him do unkind things to me but I am very sorry for not showing enough respect, especially towards you Ah sum.

I am hoping in the future I could do the same for you, I cannot help but thank you for saving me. So someday if you get hurt just know I will always be there for you.

For Literacy me and my partner (Vaha) created a recording of our narrative slideshow. Me and Vaha used Gemini to help us create all the images you see in the slideshow. We really enjoyed recording this, as it was my first ever time recording on Google slides.

LI: To celebrate our success

Last week, PBS held a special event called the Summer Learning Journey celebration assembly. During this event, Mrs. Grant came and handed out certificates and prizes to everyone who took part. My certificate was just for showing up and participating in the activities. The Summer Learning Journey was really fun because it kept me busy and entertained during the holidays. I didn’t spend all my time feeling bored, and I still learned new things while I was out of school.

My favorite activity was called “Legs Legs Legs – Step It Up.” For this challenge, I made a pretend leg for a dog named Turbo. Turbo was born without two of his front legs, so I designed a fake leg to help him move better. It was a fun project because I got to think about how to help an animal that needs some extra help.

In addition to the fake leg, I also created some other ideas to help Turbo live a better life. One of these was the “Snack Dispenser 5000.” It’s a machine I designed that automatically gives Turbo treats whenever he wants one. That way, Turbo can stay happy and well-fed without someone having to remember to give him snacks all the time.

I also thought about making an “Auto-Cooling System.” This was a device I imagined that would keep Turbo cool and comfortable, especially on hot days. It would help him not to get too warm or tired when the weather is hot.

Another idea I had was called the “Turbo Booster.” It’s a gadget that gives Turbo a quick push or a boost, helping him move faster or get from one place to another more easily.

Overall, the activities I did during the Summer Learning Journey were really interesting. I learned how to come up with creative solutions to help animals like Turbo, and I had a lot of fun building and imagining new devices. It was a great way to spend the holidays, combining learning with fun hands on projects.

For group two´s reading taske we read the book Bok choy. After we read the book we chattered together in a group about what we assume about the charecters and what we can tell about someones personality or humor. And then we answered the questions about the charecter and what they mean when they say stuff. Ah sum was the main charecter, he saved a little boy from drowning out in the water. Ah sum took the boy to his little hut offered him food and kept him warm. And we used our imagination and pretend we are they little boy and wrote a thank you letter!

Dear Mr Ah sum.

You may not really remember me. So to refresh your memory its me Jacob, the little boy you saved from drowning in the lake. You know i didnt really get to say a proper thank you and it really bugged me. I didnt want u to think i do not appriciate your act of kindness so i wrote this letter to thank u with proper manner. That day i wasnt really sure what i was doing but i remember i was fishing. And suddenly i had slipt and washed over into the lake. To this day i am so grateful that u spotted me from afar. Not only is this a thank you letter i also wanted to say im sincerley sorry for judging you. And being unkind. I guess no one ever knows what goes on behind the covers but yours was rather… Predictable. I mean hey no offence but judging by your hut i can see why you have to go around selling you Bok Choy. Back to the point, i thank you Mr Ah Sum. Really dearly. I thank you very much and i hope that you get the money u need. Thank you..

-Sincerley Jacob

LS2 had created 6 images of a lepoard using nano banana. Nano banana is a type of AI that creates images, we had to use this to try create and image that looks the same as the one we were given. the image that we got was a lepoard laying on a tree branch. We got to put in prompts the match the image. For example “Generate a image of a lepoard laying on a tree branch with flowers in the background”. After we put this prompt in it gave us a image of what we aksed it to give us. We had 6 attempts to try and get the same image our teacher gave us.