Wednesday 8 December 2021

Wednesday Lockdown Word of the day: Fisheries

Wednesday Lockdown Response: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 Kaimoana (Seafood)

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1. What is kaimoana?


a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds


2. What do pāua eat (consume)? 


a) Kelp             b) Fish

c) Seaweed         d) Water


3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?


a) 11%   b) 30%

c) no one knows   d) 25%


4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:


→Looks like a crab.


5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”


a) True b) False


6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?


a) 51             b) 32

c) 42 d) 63


7. Why are there limits on how many kaimoana people can take from the sea?


→To not let species go extinct.

Wednesday Lockdown 4 Facts: Kaimoana (Seafood)

Tuesday 7 December 2021

Tuesday Lockdown Response: Sea Creatures

 Maine 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 sickness?


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”?


→It’s population is very low.

8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?


→ Don’t hunt them.


Tuesday Lockdown 4 Facts: Sea Creatures

Monday 6 December 2021

Monday Lockdown Maths: Subtraction

Monday Lockdown Response: History of PES

 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:


→Pt england, tamaki college, panmure bridge, tamaki primary school, glenbrae school, St patricks, st pius x, ruapotaka, glen taylor, glen innes, sommerville special school, stonefields.



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


Monday Lockdown 4 Facts: History of PES

Thursday 2 December 2021

Thursday Lockdown Response: Michelangelo

 Michelangelo

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1. Introducing Michelangelo - what year was he born?

  1. 1475                               b) 1564

      c)  1745                 d) 2021 


2. Michelangelo was not only involved with art but with … ? 

a) coding                       b) architecture

c) engineering                     d) business



3. What famous art creations is Michelangelo known for ?

a)Mona Lisa     b)Madonna

c) David     d)Sistine Chapel Ceiling 



4. “… His most famous paintings are huge frescos..” 

What does the word fresco mean?

→Something to do with lime plaster.



5. True or False:  Before Michelangelo passed away, he was still supervising the construction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

=> He was overseeing the construction of St Peter’s Basilica.


6. Working for the Medici family (most powerful family in Florence), Michelangelo benefited by?

  1. Learning new things about his craft

  2. More recognition for his accomplishments and commission

  3. He was getting free lunches.

  4. His family were too poor to look after him



7. With the artwork from Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Avengers

b) nature, admiration of human beauty 

c) architecture

d) Painting, sculptures 


Thursday Lockdown 4 Facts: Michelangelo

Wednesday 1 December 2021

Wednesday Lockdown Response:

 Raphael

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1. Who is renowned as the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?

  1. 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?

→He got the painting passion from Giovanni.



5. True or False:  Raphael had a pleasant childhood.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

=>


6.  Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?

  1. Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work

  2. He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel 

  3. He had no one to select from.

  4. Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him



7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Pointillism collage

b) comic art

c) human beauty, nature, religion deities

d) Painting, sculptures 


Wednesday Lockdown 4 Facts: Raphael

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Tuesday Lockdown Response: Donatello

 Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?


a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax



2. What city was Donatello born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?


a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Fillppo Brunelleschi



4. List some of the materials that Donatello used for his masterpieces?


→ Stone, bronze, wood, clay, wax.



5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  


a) True b) False