Writing: A Way Out

W.A.L.T:  Use appropriate language features for a pick a pack story.
My Pick a path story is about a person(you), who's stuck in a room, and you can pick if you want to escape, wait or see if anybody will answer you through the main door.

What I found difficult:  Creating all the the paths in this story.
What i could do next time: add more endings into my story.

Writing: Tapa Cloths

W.a.l.t Writing aspects of an information report structure - indentify the significance of Ngatu in the Tongan culture
we've been researching about tapa cloths and writing an information report about them.

(this is part of our tongan studies)

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Ngatu ~ Tapa Cloths

What is a Ngatu?

A Ngatu is the tongan name for tapa cloth/decorated bark cloth. It’s a Treasure and an old tradition in pacific culture. In the old days  in tonga, Tapa cloth was used for many reasons, It was used for clothing, bedding, painting to be hanged and many more. When cotton material was introduced it replaced most tapa cloths It is used to wrap the newborns, and the dead.  It is now used on formal occasions, Ceremonies, Weddings, Birthdays and funeral

How do you make Ngatu?

For how it is made. A large group of both men and women make the tapa cloth. So it starts with the mulberry tree, there is a outer layer and an inner layer. The Outer layer gets scraped off exposing the inner layer of bark, also the outer layer is not needed. The Inner layer is peeled from the tree and dried out in the sun. After it has been dried, it is soaked in water to make them soft. Afterwards the bark is beaten on an anvil with a wooden mallet called the ike. One side is flat while the other is course with fine grooves. The course side is used first, before the end the flat side is used. When the strips are thin enough, they’re taken and beaten together with the ike to make a large sheet. Edge’s that don’t want to stick, are rubbed with starch of tapioca and other things to have

Them stick together. Afterwards they then dry it in the sun again.

The Tapa cloth is decorated by stenciling, dyeing, rubbing or stamping. The tapa usually form a grid of squares, each having the patterns and designs of their natural environment and sometimes foreign symbols.

This Writing has covered what a Ngatu is, how it’s made and the significance of it.

This is probably the finished product.

Reading: Should cellphones be banned in schools?

We've been learning how to write a persuasive text. This persuasive text is about our serial story, and how they've banned cellphones in school. We're writing if they should be banned.

Should Cellphones be banned in schools? 
 I believe cellphones should not be banned in schools. This will have facts about how useful cellphones are.

 Cellphones are convenient to have, for example, all cellphones are able to access the internet, They are just as helpful as other devices like laptops, etc you’ll get a wider access of information. they can research and go to websites to further help extend their work. This means that Another thing cellphones can be used for is to call for help in emergencies. They’d be able to call or dial 111 to report any emergencies. (Parents do provide cellphones to their child/ren for emergency usage.)

 If cellphones are permitted,There should be rules and responsibilities about the use of cellphone, (Like when and where cellphones can and cannot be used.) Schools could encourage PCs in classroom while encouraging cellphone usage out of classrooms. Of course students need to learn how to use cellphones responsibly. Student should know they shouldn’t use it to cheat on tests, cyberbully and many more… if necessary, teachers could have students put their cellphones on airplane mode. Making them unable to use the internet. or have them put it in the front of the classroom until it’s over. (But is a risk if an emergency occurs)

 In conclusion I think cellphones should be allowed in school. They’re just really helpful to have. It can be a lifesaver and are able to access a lot of information. as long as the student is responsible, there won’t be any harm done.

What I found difficult: Finding websites that aren't about why cellphones should be banned.
What I need to do next time: Put in the websites i used to research.

RE: Sacrament Symbols

Weeks ago, we were learning/remembering what the Sacraments are. We've made a DLO and made symbols of the Sacraments.
What I found difficult: Getting the time to finish it in time.
What I could do next time: To use an eye catching background

Reading: Posted Activites

This term, we've been doing activities on our serial story. (Now i couldn't do all of them for i was away half of the time.)
 
What i found difficult: Getting enough time.