Art

 Kia Ora Readers!

Welcome back to my blog today I will be talking about what I have been learning about here in Art class, today we were reading this text about impasto which basically mean applying the paint thickly on the surface so it stands out,  and were also asked to answer the 3 simple questions that were included on the text.

 And here are the questions:

1. What does the word impasto mean? Look up the word in lexipedia.com, then type your answer here:

The word impasto means laying a thick paint to show texture and so it stands out from a surface.

2. How can an impasto brushstrokes express emotions?

The impasto brushstrokes can express emotions by how the paint is applied on the surface, or how the colour spreads on the surface.

3. Was Van Gogh one of the first painters to use impasto technique?

Van Gogh was one of the first painters to use the impasto technique, and Rembrandt was also one.

This art was created by Vincent van Gogh, and the day that it was was in June 1889. The type of paint that was used to make the painting was oil paint.

Tourist attraction in Philippines

 Kia Ora readers welcome back to my blog today I will be talking about our lock down works, this week we were given a task board with works that we have to do while were in lock down, every week were given a different tasks to do for the whole week. For today I decided to do the Task eight which we have to create a poster to advertise the tourist attraction in whatever country I choose, and I decided to pick Philippines which is where I was born. 

Here is the poster that I have made for my advertisement. 

Filipino Language and Journal

 Magandang Araw Readers 

Welcome back to my blog today here in lock down we were given this google slide with things to do while were in the lock down, and today I chose to do the Filipino language week and also the gratitude journal. In the Filipino language week we basically have to research some stuff and answer the questions, and for the gratitude journal we have to write something that your grateful for.

Here are some facts about the Philippines:

• The Filipino Independence day ( araw ng kalayaan “Day of freedom”)happens at June 12 every year, the Filipino independence day started at 1898. The main purpose of the Filipino independence day is to celebrate the history of the Philippines, freedom from the other country and the culture. To celebrate the  Filipinos independence day, they hang the flags around public places, Filipinos also takes a day off for the Independence day.They also celebrates the independence day by doing a parade, where they dance the cultural dances of the Philippines, in the parade there is also a speech and a 21- gun salute

• The Philippines has it’s beautiful beaches, boracay is one of the place that people normally visit because it has more than 12 beaches on it, the Philippines has 7,641 islands but more than 5,000 islands were remained unnamed on the most maps, it is also famous for it’s  delicious fruits like mango and more.  Philippines is also one of the biggest producers of papaya,bananas,and tons more of other fruits. The Philippines also has big malls.

Here are the questions that I have answered:

FIlipino’s Language week

What  is the national language of the Philippines? The national language of the Philippines is Filipino and English according to my Research.

 

Find out how to say hello, Goodbye, Thank you and How are you. Kamusta is the way to say Hello, and Paalam means Goodbye. You can say Salamat if you want to say thank you in Tagalog, how are you in tagalog is Kamusta ka. 

What does traditional dress look like? Find some pictures!  The traditional dress is called Maria Clara gown, It’s also sometimes called as Filipiniana Dress, this dress is worn by womens in the Philippines. One of the dresses was actually invented by our first lady Imelda Marcos, the dress that she invented was the one that kinda looks like it has a butterfly sleeve. They also use the sleeve as a cover for the face, the green and pink dress below is an example of the dress that she invented.

Here are some Photos 

What are the traditional food dishes? Could you make any of them at home with what you have in your cupboards?

My mom could probably make adobo at home using only the things in my cupboard at home.

Here are some of the traditional dishes:

Adobo this dish includes chicken or pork, diced onion, carrots and more!, Lechon is basically roasted pig with flavour, Sisig, Crispy pata,Chicken inasal, Pancit palabok and more. 

What is the national anthem of the Philippines?  The national anthem of the Philippines is “Lupang Hinirang”.

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Samoan language week

 Kia Ora Readers 

Welcome back to my blog today, I will be talking about what we had been learning for a few days which is the task board about the Samoan language week. In wananga we had been starting on doing the Samoan language week which we had a choice to pick which task we want to do for the day. I decided to choose the task which we had to learn some phrases,and we also have to share the phrases that we have learned.

Facts 

• Samoa has a total of 198,414 people that lives there, the Samoa is located in Oceania.
• The biggest island in Samoa is located in Savaii,and the most populated island in Samoa is in Upolu, and both of this island are from the volcanic origin.
• 60% of the Samoa if forested 
• The capital city of Samoa is in Apia.
• About 98% of all Samoans are Christians, and mainly protestants.

Ginger beer

 Kia Ora Readers 

Welcome back to my blog, and today I will be talking about what we did last Tuesday which basically making the ginger beer.

Aim: My aim for this experiment is to know how to make the ginger beer and I also want to identify the taste, smell and what it looks like.

Method:

How to make the ginger beer?

How does yeast ferments drinks?

Instructions:

• Gather your Equipment's.
• Put the yeast on the cup.
• Pour the water on your cup.
• Then let it sit for 10 mins.
• Get a spoon and fill it with sugar then pour it on the cup.
• To get a good taste add ginger.
• Then mix.

Equipment's/Ingredients: 

• Plastic cup 
• warm water 
• Sugar 
• lemon 
• yeast 
• spoon 
• ginger powder 
• Popsicle 

Here's the photo of my ginger beer 

Mine tasted really sour and at the bottom the ginger was all there, and some of them were also at the top, and the ginger beer smells sorta like the hospital/ beer, mine looked sorta darker that the other ones, and I think it looked darker because of how much ginger I putted. 

 

Olympic

 Kia Ora readers today I will be talking about what we had been doing for the past few weeks here in hurrumanu, for the last few days we had been learning about the Olympics. We also had to read some texts to be able to answer the questions, we were given a piece of paper that is shaped like a puzzle and we had to answer the questions so we can be able to complete the puzzle.

Here are some questions:

 What is one new sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games? One new sport at the Tokyo Olympic games is the Karate.

What is one water sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games?One water sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games is the Canoe, and canoe is basically a narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, and for the boat to move they have to paddle.

What three sports are part of the triathlon? This three sports are part of the triathlon which is swimming,cycling, and running.

How does the Olympic flame connect the ancient and modern Games?The Olympic flame is a very visual way to show the connection between the ancient and modern games.

Where does the torch travel from? The torch travel from the ancient Olympia in Greece.

What is it used for when it reaches the Olympic venue? It is used to light the giant torch or cauldron that burns throughout the Olympic games.

Write three facts from Fact Card 4.

• The Olympic games are held every four years.
• There are total of 43 Olympic venues in Tokyo.
• They decided to completely rebuild the station which hold 68,000 spectators.

The Olympic symbol is five coloured rings liked together. The five rings represent the five inhabited continents ( Africa,Asia,Australia,Europe, and the Americas. 

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