Thursday 30 December 2021
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Monday 27 December 2021
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Thursday 16 December 2021
Monday 13 December 2021
Film Festival Comments
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Response
Marine Animals
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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. Describe what the word endemic means:
→A disease or a condition.
5. 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
6. 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
7. What is the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?
→ Risking high chances of extinction.
8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?
→ No more OCEAN POLLUTION. #TEAMSEAS
Monday 6 December 2021
Response
Pt England School
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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:
→Glen Brae, Glen Innes Glen Taylor, Panmure Bridge, Pt England, Ruapotaka, St Patricks, St Pius X, Somerville Special, Stonefields, Tamaki College, Tamaki Primary.
5. True or False: “Manaiakalani, the hook from heaven” is the logo and tagline for Manaiakalani.
a) True b) False
6. Who is the current principal of Pt England School?
a) Mrs Nua b) Mr Jacobsen
c) Mr Somerville d) Mr Burt
7. Describe what Mālama Honua was and why it was such a significant thing to happen at Pt England Beach:
→Find Out Tomorrow
Friday 3 December 2021
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Response
Raphael
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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?
→Because he was a poets of sorts as well as a painter.
5. True or False: Raphael had a pleasant childhood.
a) True b) False
Explain your answer:
=> Raphael had a rough childhood with his mum passing away when he was 9 his dad passed away when he was only 11 and his siblings died young.
6. Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?
Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work
He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel
He had no one to select from.
Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him
7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?
Pointillism collage
b) comic art
c) human beauty, nature, religion deities
d) Painting, sculptures
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Response
Leonardo Da Vinci
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1. What type of artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci popular for?
a) Sculptor b) photographer
c) Painter d) Mathematician
2. What city was Leonardo Da Vinci born in?
a) Florence b) Milan
c) Italy d) Vinci
3. What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother’s occupation?
a) model of Mona Lisa b) painter
c) servant d) Influencer
4. List some of the characters that Leonardo Da Vinci was renowned for?
→ Mona Lisa, Last Supper. Vitruvian Man, Self Portrait, The Virgin Of The Rock.
5. True or False: The ‘Mona Lisa’ was a mysterious woman with an uncanny expression?
a) True b) False
6. What did “The Last Supper” portrait painted by Leonardo Da Vinci fade?
a) due to the light b) due to using a different type of paint
c) someone tried to paint over it d) It was painted on glass
7. Name Leonardo Da Vinci’s other masterpieces?
→ Find Out Tommorow
Monday 29 November 2021
Friday 26 November 2021
Thursday 25 November 2021
Response
Comic Art
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1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved
a) dolls b) comics
c) sports d) cooking
2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about
a) Superheroes b) Villains
c) newspaper articles d) stories that she could relate to
3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:
→ It was about Telgemeier’s Middle School Experiences With Braces And Dental Surgery.
4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:
a) True b) False
5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:
a) True b) False
6. An important award in children’s literature is called the
a) Academy Awards b) Duffy Award
c) Newbery Award d) Pulitzer Prize
7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school:
→ Because it is not apart of their learning.
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Response
Pointillism
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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using
a) stencils b) numbers
c) dots d) lines
2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was
a) Leonardo da Vinci b) Georges Seurat
c) Frida Kahlo d) Pablo Picasso
3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:
→Pointillism art is different from normal art because with Pointillism art you use dots.
4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:
a) True b) False
5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:
a) True b) False
6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker
a) acrylic paints b) water colour paints
c) oil paints d) pastels
7. Explain why you like or dislike the style of pointillism art:
→ I like pointillism art because pointillism art is like an illusion when you look at it from a distance it looks normal but when when you get closer you can clearly see the dots.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Response
History of Stenciling
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1. The use of stencils dates back over
a) 10 years b) hundreds of years
c) 37 years d) 37 thousand years
2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of
a) buildings b) superheroes
c) hands and animals d) celebrities
3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the
a) Europeans b) Polynesians
c) Americans d) Chinese
4. In your own words, explain why stencils are used to create art or images:
→ Because they can reuse it again.
5. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii
a) True b) False
6. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as
a) laser cutters b) televisions
c) scissors d) cell phones
7. List as many objects that you can think of that probably used a stencil to create an image e.g. print on a t-shirt
→ FInd Out Tommorow