Room 7 "Eggs on Toast"

"Eggs on Toast: Le Menu a la Room 7" 

Malachi's Scrambled Eggs on Toast with Bacon and Mushrooms 

Pita's Fried Eggs with Sirloin Steak, Sausages, Sliced Pork and Bread 

Renei's Scrambled Eggs with Waffles  

Willie's Eggs and Coco Rice 

Mr N's Classic Scrambled Eggs 

Room 7 did things a bit differently for our Friday morning check in. We cooked eggs on toast and shared brekky in our online meeting! 

I made the classic scrambled eggs on toast with a side of spaghetti and fried bacon. I cooked my breakfast live and online with my class. Malachi and Renei shared their cooking live as well. Pita  and Willie made their meal before the meeting. 

Ms Erick from Room 6 joined us as a special guest with her can of whipped cream. We later had Mrs Hamilton join us. She missed the breakfast but is looking forward to the pics of our amazing meals. 

I enjoyed Eggs on Toast morning because it was something different and I got to see what the cooking skills of my students is like. It felt almost like being a reality TV superstar from my own kitchen. I wonder if my students felt like that as well while they were cooking? Here's what some of them had to say about our meeting: 

It was awesome. I liked seeing other people cook. - Malachi

Pita showed great patience to wait for everyone else while they were cooking because he cooked his eggs first. I also enjoyed watching other classmates cook.- Renei

I enjoyed that everyone had fun.- Pita 

Our earlier 9am was a great way to start the weekend and end a working week. We've got a couple pieces of mahi left to do for the day and we'll be back to check out in the afternoon at 2.00pm. 

Here is Mr N's recipe for Classic Scrambled Eggs on Toast: 

Two eggs and a dash of milk, whipped in a bowl. A tablespoon or two of melted butter in the pan on medium-high heat. Once the butter bubbles, turn heat down to medium and add egg mix. Use a spatula to 'pull' the egg mix in from the sides. Go twice around the pan then gently break the mix through the middle. Repeat this process another 2-3 times. Be careful not to overcook your eggs or it'll turn into rubber! Take eggs off the heat when they're about 90% done. It helps to have your toast and other sides cooked first because your eggs are best served hot of the grill! Allow remaining egg mix to combine with the cooked parts, serve hot on toast with spaghetti and bacon, with a side of orange juice. Enjoy! 

Cybersmart Trace and Copy 'Hot Dog'

Earlier this week, Mr Goodwin showed us how to do this task in one of our online meetings earlier this week. 

Attribution: Hot dog with mustard, Renee Comet. CC0 1.0. Sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hot_dog_with_mustard.png 

How to attribute an image: image title, author. License type. Sourced from [add URL]. 

This is my Google Drawing of a hot dog. In our Cybersmart lesson we learned to trace using Google Drawing tools. 

I created this masterpiece by using the Explorer tool in GDrawing to find an image of a 'hot dog'. The picture was randomly selected from a list of my favourite things. I traced the original image using the polyline tool. I "split" the image into main parts (e.g. bun, sausage, mustard) which made was easier to trace than one large object or outline. 

Something I found difficult was trying to draw Sasuke from Naruto but I kept messing up the hair.  The picture seemed easy to do but using a mousepad was really difficult for me. I reckon with a mouse, I could create some great pictures! That's no excuse no, you should see what one of my students has come up with - Pita recreated Naruto himself and he looks very authentic!  

Tracing our own images like this could be useful for trying to create and share, or to support, our own examples of learning. This term we are learning to attribute images, text and media we use; to make sure we acknowledge the help we may have used. 

Explanation "What is a hangi?"

The writing model below is my explanation for "What is a hangi?". For those of you who don't know, hangi is an age-old Maori tradition of cooking food in an underground oven. Room 7 has been requested by Mrs T and Room 3 to explain what a hangi is and how to make one. Unfortunately with this extended lockdown, they won't be able to make one at school BUT at least we can remind our junior school what they can look forward to for their next available meal. 

This week we're explaining what a hangi is and looks like. Our next goal is to go explain the steps followed to create a traditional hangi. 

We'll put all the pieces together with some amazing pics and maybe even video - watch this space! 

I personally LOVE hangi! It's one of the best meals I've ever eaten. The food always comes out smokey flavoured (smoked, not burnt!), moist and well seasoned. An aunty of mine used to make the best stuffing, it was so buttery and full of herbs.  

What are your favourite hangi memories? 

Term 4 Week 2 "Clock Out"

My End of Week Reflection 

1) What was your win or most grateful moment this week? 

I enjoyed having a shorter week with Monday off but it seemed like we had a lot more work to do online. I am still enjoying seeing my class, even though we would all rather be at school. I am grateful that I also saw my family last night, as I haven't seen them in person for a long time #lockdown 

Today, we celebrated Freaky Friday because we will miss Halloween over the weekend. It will be different this year because we cannot go trick or treating. Big ups to Mrs Cardoza and her two scary masks and her bear-son Jayden, who turned up to our online meeting this morning. 

2) What made this week challenging? 

It has been really challenging for me to get out of bed this week. I've also got to prepare a quiz for my family tonight. If it goes well, I might play it with my students. It's Cludeo by Zoom! 

3) What's a goal for next week? 

I would really like to do some more fun and physical games and challenges with my class, something to keep them on their toes and entertained while learning something new. 

Do YOU have any suggestions for us? 

Reading - The Duel 

This week we read The Duel: Inventors Awaken by Simon Cooke. We practised locating interesting vocabulary in the text and defining what it meant. We also used our ability to locate information to support our thinking. 

R7 Blog Star of the Week: Ocean 

This is Ocean. He is an amazing writer with a clever knack for describing the world around him. He used this week's writing task to create a Wordle about a made up character. The piece below is his description about Bobby, someone experiencing a challenging moment in time but with a glimmer of hope. 

Source: Ocean

Bobby glances out of his window turning more pale by the second. He watches as rubbish glides across the wet road and past the empty paths. Bobby turns towards his bed and wraps himself in his blanket. He looks depressed after what has happened today in his life. He's petrified and scared but determined to make it through the night. He might be able to slumber through the bright sunny day. His eyes start to close inch by inch, Bobby tries to stay up longer until his eyes close shut and he starts to sleep. He awakens in the morning ready to start the day.

Writing: My Wordle

 

This is a wordle about me and the BEST characteristics which make up my personality. I enjoyed making this wordle because it was a fun way to play with words and learn some new words about myself. 

It is good to have a positive view of ourselves because if you're happy, then you are more likely to push yourself to do things which are fun or can be challenging. Last week's Cybersmart challenge was a difficult one but we all learned something new and how to cope if things don't go your way. For example, we couldn't find the license details for all the images we wanted to use, so we did a generic attribution to the original source. 

Something new I learned from doing this task is learning how to use Wordle and how to find vocabulary about myself. 

The challenging part for me was adjusting the size of my name to make it stand out, then having to rearrange the words so they did not overlap and look messy. 

Why don't you give it a go! 

Room 7 "Clock Out" for Term 4 Week 1

Welcome back! 

Fakaalofa lahi atu kia mutolu oti! Welcome back to our first week of home learning in the the last term of the year. We were online since Monday and officially started our home learning on Wednesday. We've managed to get 7 of our 12 students back online and I hope we're able to get more numbers after Labour Day weekend. 

I have enjoyed seeing my students after a two-week break and hearing what they've been up to. Given we're still at Alert Level 3, we are limited to where we can go. Students have mostly kept safe in their bubbles playing with their families. 

This term is also the last term for our Year 8 students Pita, Jairus and Sonny as they head off to high school next year. I look forward to making it a really memorable one for them! 

One thing we have all enjoyed is the social aspect being online gives us. Whanaungatanga, an ability to stay connected. 

Room 7's Blog Star of the Week 

Meet Pita! He has been a great advocate for sharing his learning online and displayed great enjoyment being reconnected with his classmates. Head over to his blog and see the amazing learning journey he has been on this week, as well as during the school holidays. Malo aupito, fakaaue lahi ma lou! 

Niue Language Week 

This week was Niue Language Week. I was proud to celebrate this with my students because I am from Niue. Each day this week we watched a different video about Niue island, culture and our favourite - food! After each video, I quizzed my students on their "niu" knowledge. We also had a couple of Kahoot! quizzes to keep things entertaining. 

The other task we worked on today was creating our own Niue posters, which were also featured on our school Facebook page. 

Reading: Maui by Andre Ngapo 

Our focus text was "Maui" by Andre Ngapo, a local story about a family who goes fishing to "recharge their batteries". Our learning intention was practising how to retrieve and use information in a text to support our thinking, opinions and ideas. This is our shared example; see also the greatness from Malachi and Renei. 

Writing and Cybersmart Challenge #25: Attributing Images 

This week's cybersmart challenge was a tricky one to complete but we definitely learned a few new tricks. It is important to attribute the work of any one else you use in your own learning, so that the original source is recognised. Failing to do so could look like you are claiming someone else's work as your own - that's not very fair, is it! 

Renei's Attributing Images Challenge

Hone's Attributing Images Challenge

Maths with Mrs Allan 

This is Malachi's learning for maths this week with Mrs Allan 

Room 7 "Clock Out" for Week 10 & Wall of Fame

Today is Ruapotaka School's last day of the term as the teachers use the next two days to plan Term 4. It has been a pleasure once again to be teaching Room 7. My preference is that we were all back at school but "it is what it is". 

Those who have been online have made the most of their learning opportunities as best as they could. If they weren't online, they were busy helping their families at home with cooking, chores and even just hanging out - all tasks which have been of utmost importance as we look after the well-being of ourselves and our families. 

Big shout out to those of you turned up regularly to our online meetings, and I hope those of you who have been missing are doing well at this time and staying safe in your bubbles. 

"I look forward to not being in lockdown and I'm really hoping we get to do athletics next term. I'm also looking forward to seeing all of my friends again" - Malachi 

"I look forward to stopping my classmates from saying '21' and getting them to say 'lua sefulu tasi' instead" - Pita  

The learning example I have shared below is a writing task we did today to celebrate the end of our term 3 and the great things we have accomplished. 

This is important to me because we should always celebrate our successes, no matter how big or small. This task was also a really good way to point out the people who have had a positive impact on our learning and achievement. 

To the students in Room 7, enjoy the break and be safe in your bubbles. Be sure to capitalise and maintain the awesome progress you've made in home learning by making sure you at least revisit and practise some of the new skills you have attained during this term. Keep up your reading, writing and basic facts practise! 

Kia manuia

Mr N 

2021 Tuvalu Lanugage Week: Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu

This week we celebrated Tuvalu Language Week by watching a video by West Auckland Tuvalu Youth (2019) and applying our new knowledge in a Kahoot! quiz. 

We found that there Tuvalu had some similarities to our own pacific island homes. 

The comments below are some of our findings in the manner of traditional dress, language, dance and food. 

"Something I learned about Tuvalu and my own culture is"

The material the girls use to dance in is similar to Samoa - DJ 

Pita asked if Tuvalu is like Niue. I can confirm our islands look very similar, some phrases also. Niue sits higher out of the ocean than Tuvalu. 

Malachi asked what it means to migrate, which is when people move from one country to another. 

WATY says that their Tuvaluan "identity is seen through your actions, tau gagana, iloga, tuu mo aganuu (culture and tradition)". 

Room 7 "Clock Out" for Week 9

Welcome to the Room 7 "Clock Out" for Week 9

Use this time now to complete the following: 

#1: Friday PM Learning Logs

#2: Create a new blog post sharing something amazing you have done this week 

What are you sharing? 

Why is this important to you? 

Don't forget to add your digital learning object (see mine below) 

#3: Have a crack at the memes from this week's planning doc.  

If you've done all of the above, go leave some lovely comments on the blogs of our mates in Belfast School, Ruapotaka or otherwise. 

Done that? Awesome! Go and find your "secret object" and get ready for Fun Friday! 

What are you sharing? 

The following examples are from Malachi, Renei and Hone and their writing and maths. 

Why is this important to you? 

These pieces are important to me because they have shown commitment and dedication to their learning. 

For writing, Malachi improved his ability to add detail to his paragraphs. He also used interesting vocabulary. 

Renei also improved her story-writing ability. 

Hone did really well in a maths lesson online as showcased by the comments from Mrs Allan. 

Week 9 Update: How Maui Slowed the Sun, Area and Perimeter of Rectangles and 30-second news

The following examples of high effort learning are courtesy of Malachi, Pita and Sonny. Click here to see some more of our "Quick shots of Learning" which happen throughout the week.  

For maths today, Malachi, Sonny and I worked on finding the area and perimeter of rectangles. We worked together using Transum at Level 1. 

We've also been kept up to date with R7's 30-second News. 

Yesterday, we started our narrative writing by retelling of "How Maui Slowed the Sun". Our goals for writing included using narrative structure and adding relevant detail to our key ideas. This lesson was inspired by a Maori artist who uses sand and an illuminated lightboard to create uniquely interesting and Maori-inspired artwork to tell a story. 

Cybersmart Challenge #23: Scams and Phishing

Here is my example for the latest Cybersmart Challenge, how to avoid scams and phishing. 

According to CERT NZ, Phishing is a type of email scam. The sender pretends to be a trustworthy organisation — like a bank or government agency — in an attempt to get you to provide them with personal information, particularly financial details.

What did I learn? Scams and phishing can be harmful to internet users if we are not careful. Scammers try to gain your personal information either for monetary gain, or to steal your identity. These could be used to impersonate you both online and in person. 

Why is this important to me? I wouldn't like it if my personal details were gained to be used either against me, or for someone to impersonate me.