Luka's Arts Inquiry Learning Story T4 2019

Luka’s Visual Arts Inquiry Learning Story

Term 4 2019

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During inquiry, I have been making a stencil to express my feelings about
racism and I am trying to make a change in this world through my art.

In inquiry, I have been trying my best to come up with a piece of art that will make someone take action so they can help me and others to stop racism in this world. 

When I was making my stencil I was taking action by taking a big risk to go for it and create a piece of art that will satisfy the person that is looking at it.

Something that I need to work on next time is planning what my 

Design would look like. 

I want you to know
that I was good at taking risks to try new things  because I want to
learn new information about my issue.

The key competency I used well was thinking  because I was wondering 

Of new strategies for my art. 

The keycompetency I need to work on is relating to others because when 

I get distracted I sometimes distract others.

Luka's Maths Learning Story

Luka’s Maths  Learning Story Term 4 2019

How do we solve a problem as a group? 

Imagine this world with ount maths.

Eluama’s family in Tokelau tell him to get some coconuts. He climbs three different coconut trees.

He climbed 3.06m up the first tree, 3.97m up the second tree and 2.57m up the third tree. 

His friend climbed 3 different trees. The first one he climbed was 2.97m, the second one he climbed was 3.08m and the third one he climbed was 4.32m. 

Which of them did the most climbing that day?

First I am going to do 3x3.08=?  3X4.32=? 3X2.97=?  

But at the same time I didn't know how to multiply decimals or fractions.

So I wanted to look for other ways to solve this problem. The reason why I multiplied all of those wher because I thought It would be easier for me because I am multiplying the meters they climbed to how many trees they climbed witch wher 3 trees.

I haven't solved the problem but I know what I need to work on witch is knowing how to multiplying decimals and fractions.

I was good at looking for ways to solve the problem even do I have not solved it.  

I want you to know that I am good at
asking questions that could challenge myself because 

I know that Icould go further with the learning. 

I am also good at
sparking my ideas because
that is also something that can make my learning go further.
The key competency I use well
was thinking because I think of choices that make me get my work done.

I want you to know that I

need to work on finding out how

to multiplying decimals and fractions because I could get another
problem that I need

to use multiplying by decimals or fractions.

 I want you to know that I find it hard to multiply decimals and fractions.

Luka's Digital Technology Learning Story T4 2019

Luka’s Digital Technology  Learning Story

How do we create a product to solve a problem ?

‘Just because something didn't do as you planned doesn't mean its useless.’’

During our digital tech time we have been using different tools.

The tool that I have been using the most is spheros because

I think that I learnt lots of  new things, like how to make it move around by writing and using a coding

to control where the sphero goes like going over a jump or through a tunnel . 

I want you to know that I was

good at looking for new ways to use this tool because I haven't used it before.

The key competency I used well was managing self because I have never got carried away with the sphero.

I know that some people got carried away with them by mucking around with it.

I want you to know that I need

to work on knowing a bit more about the sphero so I know what to press next time

or what to do.

Luka's Reading Learning Story T4 2019

Luka’s Reading Learning Story

Term 3 2019

“How do we  make meaning from our library book?”

Once you learn to read you will be forever free.

Ricky was a foster kid who was sent to live with Aunt Bella and Uncle Hec on the west coast. Auntie died and CYP’S tried to take Ricky to the social welfare so he and his uncle Hec ran away. This book was made into a movie called “Hunt for the wilder people.”

When I choose a library book I look for books that I think

that I can enjoy and a book that could satisfy me to read it.

I like reading books about people on adventures and books

about sports.

           My book is called  Wild pork and Watercress.

           It is fiction but based on his life story.

It’s purpose is to challenge our thinking about what is family, and why cyfs take kids away from families. Its also makes the reader feel sad and some bits a really funny.

I located information so I found out that during hard times family will do anything to stay together.

Luka's Writing learning story

Luka’s writing Learning story.

Thousands of people crowded in a special place where all the magic happens! 

I look out and I see thousands of families waiting for their kids to get on that stage and sing their hearts out.

As we are sitting, waiting to go on I hear one of the teachers say 1 more minute until senior samoan group are on. 

Then my heart drops like a bomb!!

Walking on the stage I see all the happy faces in the crowed but for some reason I get goose bumps.

I'm walking on the stage with a big smile on my face but a flock of butterflies in my rumbling tummy.

As we perform I’m sweating with fear like I got put in to jail.

Before I know i'm walking off with a smile that will never come off my face. I look over my red firing shoulder and I see families cheering like maniacs.  

I was good at coming up with words that could make my reader feel like they wher in the story at the time.

I need to work not adding those words that will kind of make the reader feel like they weren't in the story because it makes them kind of go off track.

Swiming snap shot.

Swimming Learning Snapshot.

This is me at swimming.

We went to the Arena every Tuesday and Wednesday for swimming lessons.

I want to share this with you because me and my family love to go swimming, so I think that this is a really a good learning opportunity for me. I can be safe in the water and I can maybe teach my whanau how to be safe in the water too.  

The Key Competency I used was Thinking because I was being mindful of the people that were in my group. I was being mindful by making a way for the other students in my group so everyone gets a go.                  

My next steps are to not panic at times because I panic when I don't know what to do.                                         

Pedal Ready

Pedal Ready.

This is me at Pedal Ready. At Pedal Ready we are learning how to be safe on the road, we're learning how to check the bike whether if it is safe for us to ride. 


I want to share this learning with you because it is important for our safety.  For me, I love riding bikes so this learning is really good for me. 

The Key competencies I used were Managing Self so I know what is going on and because we are getting told really important stuff so I had to know what was going on. I used Thinking too, so I was thinking about what some good choices that I need to use in this new learning.

The next steps for me are not to go too fast on the bikes because it's dangerous for me and others that are around me.