Reflections (Weeks 2,3,4)

In this blog post we were learning to Reflect on our learning in the past week, but I decided to put in the blog post 3 reflections from the past three weeks. I am posting this because I think it is a really cool idea and I am proud of the reflections that I have done.

Week 2 Reflection by Hugh

WALT reflect on our learning

Write your reflection about these three headings this week Use the prompts and questions as a guide.

1. My Learning I am proud of my literacy poem because I think I worked really hard on it and I am proud of it. I enjoyed learning more and more about Lorde and also watching all the videos. What I found challenging was taking the notes from all the texts we got given.

2. Learning Buddy

I am good at being there for him if he need's help. I reckon he is good at getting things on the tracking sheet.  He has lately been awesome with his attitude and has been respecting me like an awesome learning buddy.

3. Managing Self-Time

I am going very well with my tracking sheet. I am on number 4 on the self management rubric. I am moving away when I am getting distracted by friends more often than last term. I spend my time wisely and try to get most of my work done.

Week 4 Reflection by HughWALT reflect on our learning

Learning Superpower	What I Did Well	My New Goal
Learning Buddy	I got focused on with my work and helped him out when he was stuck.	To help him even more and talk things through with him instead of just doing it for him.
Time Management	Moved away from friends when I got distracted.	To get more on the tracking sheet faster.
Literacy	Got all my literacy tasks done fast.	To get them done to my very personal best.

*Note: you choose which is the third learning superpower you want to reflect on. It could be an area of learning or something else that helps you learn.

Reading response 1 About Jonny 4 Higher

I am blogging this because I am very proud of my efforts.    

WALT locate and summarise ideas
About
I’m a full-time freelance mural artist with fourteen years professional experience, originally from Christchurch, based in Auckland, with an artistic interest in the broader cultural spectrum of the Pacific.
I’ve created commissioned art for Telecom, Vodafone, Auckland Airport, Calvin Klein, Coca-Cola, L&P, 42 Below, Malibu, Heineken, Tiger Beer, Bell Tea, NZ Fashion Week, Canterbury of NZ, the Vodafone Warriors, Cadbury, Tip-Top, Wrigleys, V, Hell Pizza, California Burrito Company, The Radio Network, MAC Cosmetics, Smokefree, Westfield, The Dowse Museum, Southland Museum, Newmarket Business Association, Auckland Council, Christchurch City Council, Rotorua District Council, University of Canterbury, University of Auckland, OnTrack, Kidicorp, The NZ Aids Foundation, Amnesty International, Spookers, Crossfit gyms, Club Physical, and countless other companies, groups and individuals.
My murals have appeared from Invercargill to Kaitaia, as well as Hong Kong, Italy, France, Switzerland, England, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Hawaii, Miami and California.
As a tutor, I have conducted graffiti art workshops in Christchurch, Auckland, Kaipara, New Plymouth, Manaia, Patea, Levin, Rotorua, and Wairoa; with arts and community trusts, youth detention centres, at Christchurch Polytechnic, Corban’s Art Estate, primary schools, and at high schools including St Kentigern and Dilworth College.
I am also a member of the NZ-based globally renowned artist collective TMD crew, 2 x winners of the international Write4Gold graffiti art competition. My personal interests include travel, family and healthy living.

From Jonny 4 Higher website

WALT Locate and Summarise Ideas

Select 5 key words from this article:

1. Graffiti
2. Mural
3. Tutor
4. Artist
5. New Zealander

Success criteria: key words sum up the meaning. They are often nouns (but not always)

Explain why you chose to learn about Jonny 4Higher in three or four sentences. What made you interested in him?

I chose Jonny 4 Higher because he is an awesome artist and I look at his art and go 'well I wish I was as good as that'. I also really like looking at very good graffiti it is such a cool piece of art.

Vocabulary: for these words, share a meaning in your own words and find a dictionary meaning

Word	My Meaning	Dictionary Meaning
Art	Using all kinds of materials such as spray paint, paint brushes, sketch pencils and other materials.	The quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
Graffiti	Writing with Spray Paint, Sometimes cool, sometimes not.	Markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, wall of a building or public restroom, or the like: These graffiti are evidence of the neighborhood's decline.
Mural	Big peice of art that people put on public walls.	A large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.

Find one mural that you like on Jonny 4Higher’s website. Insert it into this document.
Write five adjectives which describe this artwork.

Colourful

Effective

Amazing

Thoughtful

Creative

Lorde poem

I am posting this because I am really really proud of it. I made my normal piece of writing into a pic collage while using different tools on the app. We were learning to inform the reader by taking notes and putting them into sentences.  

Art Description

This is the art Liam, Ezra and I made. We spent about 2 hours on this project and we are all very proud of it. We used lots of materials such as different kind of paper, string and coloured pencils. We had to represent Music with our art. We thought that an electric guitar would represent music well. I had to colour about quarter of our string in black with a vivid and that was a challenge for me.  Our success was that we finished our art within the the time limit we had.

Scuba Diving A Moment In Time

A Moment In Time

I hear the sound of the waves breaking  the reef.

I hear the rocks banging together to attract the fish.

I see the colorful fish swimming in and out of the coral.

I see bubbles of the other people diving.

I feel awesome going scuba diving. I feel sore with the huge tank on my back. 

I wondered if we would see a turtle. 

I wondered if I will go scuba diving anywhere in New Zealand when we get back.

Dream Writing

We were learning to write a narrative which is a made up story.

It all changed, the world around me is different. I start shivering. It's scary. I don't know how I got here, in fact where am I? Sirens start ringing through my ears. Screams echo through the town. I look out my window and see the beaming yellow lights as they flash right through the window straight into my eyes. I look away. When I decide to look back I stare at the river and see gigantic and tiny crocodile-like creatures crawling out from the black poisonous river.

I look at my phone. Jay had text me to say his grandpa had been executed by the zombie crocodiles. Wait, who is Jay? Do I really have a phone and what are these zombie crocodile things? I need to figure out what is happening right this moment. I call Jay without knowing who he is. I stand up and walk down the stairs with the phone to my ear.

"Hello," said the voice.

" Hello" I said back " i'm having a mind blowing moment and I don't really know who you are. So what exactly is your name? Because on my phone (I didn't know I had) it says 'Jay'".

" Ummm, yeah that is my name and yours is Blake right?"

"Yeah." I get to the end of the stairs and suddenly my phone goes dead. All the information is gone and mum does not like me waking her up even if it is urgent unless there is a fire.

I slowly walk into her room.

" Mum" I whisper

" WHAT WHERE IS THE FIRE QUICKLY GET THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, RUN RUN RUN!!!!!". Mum yells.

"Calm down mum there is no..."

" Okay then leave me alone" Mum rudely interrupts.

"But there is"

"What where is there?!!!"

"Mum mum mum, just listen to me. Look apparently some zombie crocodiles are crawling out of the river by the park.

" Why don't we have a look?" Mum asks

" Oh no we are not going anywhere near that place." I immediately tell her.

"Okay lets go back to bed and forget about it."

Mum went to bed but I needed a glass of water.

I went into the kitchen and gulped my glass of water. I heard a rustle from in the laundry. I made a quick move.I stand behind the door and peer in. Standing by the door stood a tall evil looking boy, he looked familiar, he looked like the school bully, he was the school bully. Really he came to my house. What is his problem.

" I know who you are, your Blake".

"I see that, i'm not dumb mate"

Jay pulls out something shiny from his pocket with a black handle. Is he out of his mind, does he really hate me that much? I stare at him in shock, he had tricked me, he was the bad guy, there was no such thing as zombie crocodiles. The knife he pulled out of his pocket came closer to my neck, he then pulled it back and " Blake, Blake, Blake it's time for school its almost 8:00. Hurry up your breakfast is cooked and ready.

           

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