Samuel Marsdon

LI: To use our smart searching skills to find out who Samuel Marsden was and what he is known for.

In LS2 I created a Google slide about Samuel Marsdon.

First I went through a timeline created by my teacher, Miss Anderson, it was what he had gone through during his life. He was also the first known missionary to enter New Zealand.

 

Next I added the information on to the slides that I had created just before. I decorated the first couple slides and then added some more for further information.

Lastly I added some facts that I had researched on websites across google, such as how he died, and how many kids he had (8). I also fixed some grammar issues.

I enjoyed this task due to it being a light and easy task. I need to improve at my grammar (, . “) I found writing easy.

 

About Me| Ko Wai Au

Kia Ora, My name is Easton I am a year 7 in LS2. One of my favorite hobbies is to play sports, mostly football or basketball. I love going with friends and family to new locations and landmarks while off school, it helps to cure me with being bored. My goal for 2025 is to be a leader.

 

SLH Thursday Kick Start

This SLJ kick start was about discovering a new marine species, and creating it in Polypad.

First, I watched a tutorial on how to work poly pad. I used shapes, lines, and arrows to create a crab like creature.

Next, I thought about on how it would hunt, eat, transport around the ocean. I made it a very nice looking creature that walks and swims on the seabed.

Lastlty, I added the mouth and eyballs. I then bloged the kick start task.

Kick Start – Thursday Fish And Chips Menu.

This Kickstart I had to create a special fish and chips menu, including a whole new name, shop, and menu.

First I made a Google slides. I started on the layout, name and the differences and simmalarities. The name was “Pick Your Chips” it sounded similar, just a bit different.

Next I started to include different foods like, gravy, fried chicken, salsa, coleslaw, and even spicy chips. I made the design, adding a vending machine and drinks.

Lastly I added the prices, desserts and tables. I had made my own Fish and chips.

LS1 Class Of 2024 T-Shirt

Thisw week for writing I did a task making a shirt representing LS1’s improvement throughout the terms.

First I Logged into a app called Adobe Express.  It is similar to apps like, Pixton, Google drive, or any templates.

Next I went to link that had been linked to the first template. The T-shirt, It consisted of a shirt and a tutorial. The tutorial showcased on how to create the shirt. The shirt read “Class of 20**” along with the other basics.

Lastly I colored the shirt, adding decals, and designs. Making a Class of 2024 T-Shirt.

 

Papyrus AI Sory Making.

LI: To write a narrative from an AI prompt

This week we got to explore Papyrus AI in Writing.  Papyrus AI is a generative AI which has to do with creating things. We used it to help us write a narrative story that incorporated two different fairy tales : Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid.  Papyrus asked us for our ideas, and gave us feedback to improve our paragraphs, until we had completed our whole narrative story. I liked that it was very easy to understand and use. Here is my story :

          Sorce: Google

Ariel was a red-headed mermaid whose beauty was admired by every fish in the sea. She lived in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in the lost castle of Atlantis, hidden by colourful reefs. One day, Ariel went to the surface and saw a sailing boat, where she spotted a handsome prince. As the boat passed by, she recognised her father walking with a woman her age. Her father fell into the water, and Ariel saved him. That’s how Ariel met her long-lost sister, Belle—they had been separated during childhood due to a bad bond between them.

The two sisters reconnected and shared their lives with each other. Ariel told Belle about the prince she had seen, describing him as having a strong soul and a great face, while Belle was faced with an unfortunate situation of falling for a beastly-looking prince. Belle’s father had been imprisoned and got sick, prompting his release, and Belle took the punishment in his place. Despite the appearance of her prince, Belle felt as if he was becoming nicer.

As they spent more time together, Ariel decided to meet the prince and discovered that the prince was Daniel, with whom she started a relationship. Ariel asked Belle if she had feelings for her own prince. Returning to the prison, Belle found the beast prince dying. Remembering his kindness and realising her true feelings, she declared, “I love you!” He transformed back into his human form, revealing that he was under a spell. The sisters soon discovered that the princes were brothers.

Shocked by the incredible coincidence, the sisters laughed off the surprising twists of fate. Their story taught them the importance of seeing beyond appearances and valuing the bonds of family and love. It demonstrated that even strained relationships could be healed with understanding and compassion.

 

Party Plans

This week for maths LS1 made slides about designing and organizing a class party.

First I chose a group to join, then was sent a checklist. I made a slide that i later sent to my group. I was assigned to diffrent task through the checklist, mostly caulculating the prices, and making difrent drinks.

Next I decorated the slides afterwards for about 2 – 3 days. I also had to keep doing dificult caulculating as more things were added. I added the budget and passed it a day later, it was mostly the snacks the priced everything up. I tried to keep the price low using budget items or homemade stuff.

Lastly I and my group added further details like the layout and the designs, lights, baloons and more. I then prestend the task with our group.

African Masks

This week for reading LS1 learnt a little bit about the african culture, including the spirits and the clothing.

First, I made a copy of the slides,  they were about the mask meanings, what we could infer about them, and a passage about the culture.

Next, I got quized about the african culture and masks. They even quized me about where specific countries masks mean.

Lastly, I bloged.