Thursday, 16 December 2021
My first day of the school holiday!
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Wednesday: Word Work of the Day (T4W8D3)
Response to text: Kaimoana (Seafood)
Kaimoana (Seafood)
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. What is kaimoana?
a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC
c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds
2. What do pāua eat (consume)?
a) Kelp b) Fish
c) Seaweed d) Water
3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?
a) 11% b) 30%
c) no one knows d) 25%
4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:
→Crayfish come in different types of colours, they have big claws and stick figure legs.
5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”
a) True b) False
6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?
a) 51 b) 32
c) 42 d) 63
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Response to text: Marine Animals
Marine Animals
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?
a) 17,000 b) Over 17,000
c) 19,000 d) 16,000
2. According to the article, where are Hector’s dolphins found?
a) All over New Zealand b) At the top of the North Island
c) Only in the South Island d) In the South Island with some in the North Island
3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?
a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000
c) no one knows d) 12,000
4. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has
one of Daffy Ducks ears.
a) True b) False
5. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?
a) Endangered b) Extinct
c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction
Monday, 6 December 2021
Response to text: Pt England School
Pt England School
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. What is the address of Pt England School?
a) 129 Pt England Road b) 130 Dunkirk Road
c) 130 Pt England Road d) 130 Riverside Road
2. How many students attend Pt England School?
a) 581 b) 608
c) 576 d) 600
3. When did the Manaiakalani Education Trust begin?
a) 2005 b) 2009
c) 2010 d) 2011
4. List all of the schools that are part of Manaiakalani:
→Glenbrae, Glen Innes, Glen Taylor, Panmure Bridge, Pt England, Ruapotaka, St Patricks, St Pius X,
Sommerville Special, Stonefields, Tamaki College, and Tamaki Primary.
5. Who is the current principal of Pt England School?
a) Mrs Nua b) Mr Jacobsen
c) Mr Somerville d) Mr Burt
Friday, 3 December 2021
Thursday, 2 December 2021
Response to text: Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Highlight the correct answers, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Introducing Michelangelo - what year was he born?
1475 b) 1564
c) 1745 d) 2021
2. Michelangelo was not only involved with art but with … ?
a) coding b) architecture
c) engineering d) business
3. What famous art creations is Michelangelo known for ?
a)Mona Lisa b)Madonna
c) David d) Sistine Chapel Ceiling
4. “… His most famous paintings are huge frescos..”
What does the word fresco mean?
→It is also a large scale painting and Fresco means fresh in Italian.
5. True or False: Before Michelangelo passed away, he was still supervising the construction
of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
a) True b) False
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Response to text: Raphael
Raphael
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Who is renowned as the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?
Donatello b) Raphael
c) Michelangelo d) Leonardo
2. Which painting is Raphael best known for?
a) Mona Lisa b) David
c) Madonna d) Gabriel
3. Who were Raphael’s earlier mentors for his craft?
a) Leonardo da Vinci b) Pietro Perugino
c) Giovanni Santi d) Magia di Battista
4. Why is Giovanni Santi significant in Raphael’s life?
→ He was hi first teacher and his father.
5. True or False: Raphael had a pleasant childhood.
a) True b) False
Explain your answer:
=> He did not have a Pleasant childhood because his mother died when he was nine and his father
died when he was eleven and even his siblings died at a very young age.
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Response to text: Donatello
Donatello
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. What materials was Donatello working with?
a) platinum b) diamond
c) titanium d) wax
2. What city was Donatello born in?
a) Florence b) Milan
c) Italy d) Vinci
3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?
a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi b) Lorenzo Ghiberti
c) Battistero di San Giovanni d) Fillppo Brunelleschi
4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?
→Stone, Wax, Wood, And Clay
5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.
a) True b) False
6. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?
Behaved like a diva
b) because he was protected by the Medici family
c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great
d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.