Tobruk

Tobruk

Today I have created a poster about my house group called TOBRUK.We have won twice but our first win wasn't on the shield.2015 I think we will win athletics.There are 4 color groups , Alamein , Tobruk , Tripoli and Benghazi. Here is a acrostic poem about my house group...

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Space Art

Space Art

WALT create space art

Today in the art club we made space art.What we did was we drew the sun and then lines around the sun.After that we did our painting and it was ultra fun for me..I painted my colors with Black , Blue and White which makes our space art stand out...

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Inquiry Task

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

WALT interpret additional information to clarify the text

Today I have been working on Northern and Southern Hemisphere.What I was doing was researching the phases of the moon and the countries by the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.On the slides is showing and explaining what I did and then a link to take you to my work.

Hope you enjoy learning...

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Today I was doing a research on what countries were near the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.Some of these countries are countries I didn't no of etc , Bolivia...

Here is a piece of work I did on my research.

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Respectful Communication

Respectful Communication

WALT reflect on our Kiwi Can Session.

Today at Kiwi Can we were focusing on Respectful Communication.We had fun at Kiwi Can and our activity was Tiger and Target.What I found difficult was passing the ball then catching it when it is coming.We had to work together as a team by holding hands in a circle while the person is trying the get you.

We learnt about Respectful Communication...

• Actively Listening
• Positive Words
• Positive Hand Gestures
• Body Language

Here is some photos of what we did...

Hope you Enjoy!!

Touch Reflection

Touch Reflection

WALT reflect on what we did at our AIMS touch tournament...

Today I was reflecting on what I did at the touch tournament.I was in the mix team.I really put my thought into my reflection.

Hope you Enjoy

Trick Or Treat??

Trick Or Treat

WALT describe words on what we did in the weekend...

Yesterday I have create a google drawing on what I was doing in the weekend.First off I was thinking on describing words that match with what I did on the weekend...

Hope you enjoy...

Sun Poster

WALT create a google drawing talking about the sun

I created a google drawing talking about what I already know about the sun.

Here are some facts about the sun and here is a link to a YOUTUBE song about the sun...

Needs Vs Wants

Needs Vs Wants

WALT determine main ideas in the text

For this activity , me and my two buddies were working on this presentation about Needs Vs Wants.We have put a lot of thinking in this presentation but if you think we haven't just comment down below..

Comment down below for feedback....

Rona And The Moon

WALT pronounce words in different cultures..

Today Me and Amelia have been working on this google on how to say words in different cultures.Me and Amelia have been struggling on this drawing because we did not understand Niuean.Niuean was the hardest for us to do but we hope you enjoy learning...

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Facts and Questions??

Facts and Questions??

WALT investigate ideas associated with the moon??

I have worked with my buddy to complete this task we have got given.First off all we were thinking about what we already know about the moon and then thought of some questions to answer them..

If you cannot read it just comment down below!!

Sun Poem

Sun Poem

WALT create an sun poem

Today I have created my very own sun poem.I have did an acrostic poem to help me describe the sun.I found it kind of tricky because how the sun is very far.

I hope you enjoyed learning about the sun...THANKYOU

My speech reflection

Speech Reflection

WALT reflect on our speeches

Today I have got an A- in my speech results and I am proud of myself.Now I am going to be reflecting on what i need to work on and what I don't need to work on.So I came up with my speech reflection and reflected on what I need to work on.

I hope you enjoyed...BYE

School Values

School Values

WALT find out the definition to our school values

I created a presentation relating to our school values.

I hope you enjoy learning about our school values..CHEERS

Current Events

Current Events

WALT use Bloom's Taxonomy to critically summarize a current event

I have completed a presentation I have been working on for 2 hours and I have been doing a lot of researching.

I hope it is a year 7 & 8 standard and I hope you enjoyed the presentation.THANKYOU

Benefits and Downsides

WALT create a drawing using benefits and downsides on cellphones

I have completed my benefits and downsides and now I am going to blog it.First I recaped on what is the good things about cellphones and what is the bad things about cellphones.Read it carefully because these are the main ideas.

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Practicing Peaceful Play Speech 2015

WALT explain why Practicing Peaceful Play is important.

My presentation is all about why and how practing peaceful is important and what it looks like.By the way this is my draft but I still hope you like my presentation.

Please leave a comment on what you think.THANKYOU

Taha Tinana

Taha Tinana / Physical Health.

WALT explain Te Whare Tapa Wha in our own words with an examples.

I have created a DLO showing each side / taha of Te Whare Tapa Wha with a scenario as an example for each.

Please leave a comment or feedback.CHEERS!!

Traditional Sports

Traditional Sports

WALT summarize a text

I created a google presentation to create what the Maori traditional game is.I did a lot of researching and found out what the Maori traditional game is.The Maori traditional game is Tapu Ae.

I hope you enjoy reading the Maori traditional game.THANKYOU

Xtra Maths

Today Thursday 3 September I was on Xtra Maths.Xtra Maths is a maths site that will get you up higher in your maths and xtra maths is testing your knowledge to see what you need to work on.My highest record on xtra maths was 68 smiley faces in a row.I am now proud of myself and I think I am going to go up a level in maths.
I hope you are going to enjoy xtra maths and please leave feedback.

Here is the site and here is an image on my highest smiley faces.
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Te Whare Tapa Wha

Te Whare Tapa Wha

WALT focus on our health and keeping our walls strong

Today Monday August 31 2015 I have completed my own independent task that we all had to do , it was called Te Whare Tapa Wha.What I did was answered all the questions based on what life is at home and at school.

I hope you enjoyed reading my healthy goals and please comment what you think I did wrong.THANKYOU EVERYONE!!!

Bungee Jumping

Bungee Jumping

WALT investigate bungy jumping by using the 5 W's and 1 H.

Today we finished our presentation and now we are going to blog it.We did alot of research on who was the first person to create bungee jumping.The person who created bungee jumping was A.J Hackett.

I hope you enjoy viewing.HEHEHEHE

Vocabulary Task

WALT use our critical thinking skills to show understanding of new vocabulary.

The thing we did with this presentation was to pick 3 words to use for all the slides.We had what the word meant , how can it be shown in ways and many other questions.

We worked hard on this and hope you enjoyed the presentation.

Word Class Poetry

Word Class Poetry

WALT use different word classes to write poetry

What I did was used word classes to write a poetry and used words to describe.

Well thank you for viewing my presentation and I hope you enjoyed learning new things.THANKYOU

Te Whare Tapa Wha

Te Whare Tapa Wha

WALT identify and describe Te Whare Tapa Wha

Today we did a presentation on Te Whare Tapa Wha.What we did was did alot of researching for clues and then typed we it down onto the presentation.

I hope you enjoy me and all my buddies work.CHEERS

Quote Mindset

 WALT differentiate between growth mindset and fixed mindset statements.

What we did was to pick a quote that inspires me and make you think of having a growth mindset.We had to explain what the quote means to you and we had to make our own quote and be prepared to share it to the whole class.

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Duffy Assembly

Duffy Assembly

WALT recap on what we learnt at the duffy assembly

Things I learnt at the duffy assembly was that reading is important because when you read you can be creative and imagine things that you want to create in your head.

Why is reading important?

Reading is important because you can imagine and create things that you can think of and the other tip is to read the book before you watch the movie.

Please leave feedback on what you think I did wrong or what I have completed.BYE

REAL NETBALL VS WHEELCHAIR NETBALL

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REAL NETBALL VS WHEELCHAIR NETBALL

WALT NAME REASONS WHY REAL NETBALL AND WHEELCHAIR NETBALL ARE DIFFERENT

WHAT I HAVE LEARNT ABOUT WHEELCHAIR NETBALL WAS THAT THEY GOT UNLIMITED SUBSTITUTION AND THEY CAN HOLD THE BALL FOR 4 SECONDS.NOW I KNOW WHY REAL NETBALL AND WHEELCHAIR NETBALL IS DIFFERENT.

THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ON MY DRAWING.

PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK ON WHAT YOU THINK.

GROWTH MINDSET VS FIXED MINDSET

GROWTH MINDSET VS FIXED MINDSET

WALT CREATE A DRAWING AND DO SOME PHRASES RELATED TO GROWTH MINDSET AND FIXED MINDSET.

WHAT I DID WAS CREATED A DRAWING AND I DID GROWTH MINDSET PHRASES AND COMPARED IT WITH THE FIXED MINDSET PHRASES.

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON WHAT YOU LEARNT.

NETBALL REFLECTION

NETBALL REFLECTION

WALT WRITE A REFLECTION ABOUT NETBALL

THIS GOOGLE DRAWING IS ABOUT HOW I FELT WHEN I WAS PLAYING NETBALL FOR MY SCHOOL.I WAS IN A YEAR 7 GIRLS TEAMS AND WE HAVE PLAYED GOOD IN OUR GAME,WE CAME 3RD AND WAS PRETTY AWESOME.

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT IF I HAVE DID ANYTHING WRONG.

STRING FIGURE

STRING FIGURE

WALT GIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE THINGS WITH STRING

WHAT I AM TEACHING IS HOW TO CREATE A DRUM USING A PIECE OF STRING

HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE A DRUM USING STRINGS.

HOW TO CREATE A DRUM USING STRING!!!

RIGHT NOW I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A DRUM WITH STRINGS.HOPE YOU ENJOY

STEP 1-GRAB A LONG PIECE OF STRING AND KNOT IT SO IT IS ATTACHED.

STEP 2-MAKE AN 8 WITH THE STRING IN YOUR HANDS.

STEP 3-GRAB THE BACK OF THE STRING AND WRAP IT AROUND BOTH OF YOUR HANDS.

STEP 4-THEN GRAB THE STRING AND PUT BOTH OF THE STRING BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND PINK ON BOTH HANDS.

STEP 5-WITH YOUR MIDDLE FINGER GRAB THE STRING AND PUT IT AT THE BACK OF YOUR MIDDLE FINGER.

STEP 6-TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN AND IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.

HOPE YOU LEARNT HOW TO MAKE IT.

KiwiCan Reflection

Kiwi Can Reflection

On Tuesday 28 July 2015 we have been doing Kiwi Can and for Kiwi Can we have been learning about EMOTIONS.

Why is emotions important?

Emotions are important because we don't want to have a boring life and when you are talking you don't want your face to be smiling to much or being sad to much.People have emotions because they want to show people there feelings.

For the activity for Kiwi Can was Behind the scenes.

That game was about a person telling a story and then the other people have to try guess where he is.

I really hope you enjoyed and play the game Behind the scenes because it is a really good memory game.

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Te Reo Maori

WALT create a presentation on translating Maori Words into English.

I have created my own presentation and to get the answer you have to click on the slide then it will come up with the answer.

I hope you will enjoy learning Te Reo Maori.

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Netball acrostic poem

WALT create poetry of a favourite sport

Today I have been working on a acrostic poem about what my favourite sport was.Netball was my favourite sport because it has so much energy and you can never give up if you can shoot plus I play for a netball team called the LORENZ.

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Matariki

Matariki

WALT investigate significance of Matariki

Matariki is all about the Maori New Year and information about Matariki.Here is my work on what Matariki is all about.Comment on my blog on what you want to learn about on Matariki.

Matariki is coming up on the 12 of June 2015 so be prepared.

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Investigating Matariki

Investigating Matariki

WALT investigate significance of Matariki

I have created a drawing and completed a investigating work.I have written down what I have learnt and examples on how to celebrate Matariki.

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Rangitoto Trip

Rangitoto

WALT blog about what happened at Rangitoto Trip

Yesterday Year 5-7 went for a trip to Rangitoto on Thursday 11 June 2015.We have had a lot of experience at Rangitoto and there were heaps of rat traps.There were 21 rat traps as we were walking all the way up the hill to the summit.Rangitoto island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km wide island is an iconic and widely visible landmark of Auckland with its distinctive symmetrical shield ...

Here is a picture of Rangitoto

For more information CLICK HERE

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Blog Commenting

Blog Commenting

WALT respond to texts online

I have been blogging comments on peoples blogs.I don't think my blog commenting are on point but at least I tried my best of commenting on other's blogs.

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Samoan Counting

Samoan Counting

WALT count in samoan

I will help you count in samoan.At the top there you can see a drawing that help you count in samoan too.

Keep calm and learn samoan.

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Samoan Greetings

Samoan Greetings

WALT how to greet yourself in samoan

This is how to greet myself in samoan.Thank you-Fa'afetai and Good evening-Manuia le afiafi

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How to say a colour in Samoan

How to say a colour in samoan

WALT research on Samoan

Today I have completed a drawing about how to say a colour in samoan.

For E.G-Lanu Piniki which means pink,Lanu Mumu which means red and Lanu Viole.

Please leave a comment and learn how to say a colour in samoan.

Descriptive Sentences

Descriptive Sentences

WALT describe sentences from our library book.

Today at the library we were looking in books fr descriptive sentences.These were my two favourites.

It was a sunny day and the whiskers of the catfish looked like bones,its skin was slimy,it's dark unblinking eyes and he saw death.

Bryan's toilet at home constituted a big pond.

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Mythical Creature and Descriptions

I am learning to apply critical thinking skills to complete a movie study. 

This google drawing is a drawing that has arrows on it to represent what description goes with the mythical creature.

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Characters Study

Characters Study

WALT complete the characters study.

Today I have completed a characters study document on describing characters.

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Percy Jackson	Annabeth
CHARACTERISTICS - how would you describe this character? their personality? Strong Brave Demigod Fast Son of Poseidon	CHARACTERISTICS - how would you describe this character? their personality?  Strong Beautiful Pretty Daughter of Athena Demigod
ACTIONS - what key actions and events did this character take part in? He had a battle with Luke Percy Jackson used his powers to strike Luke	ACTIONS - what key actions and events did this character take part in? She fought with Percy because he tried to take the flag Annabeth said hi to her mother Athena
HOW DOES THE CHARACTER CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE MOVIE? The character changed in the movie by giving Zeus his special powered lightning bolt but Zeus thought he was the thief but he actually told who it was.It was Luke	HOW DOES THE CHARACTER CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE MOVIE? The character changed in the movie by fighting with Percy and the Grover Underwood against the hydra’s.The other thing that the character changed in the movie was that Annabeth tricked Percy Jackson and took his sword and said to him don’t let anyone distract you.

Percy Jackson-The lightning thief

Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief

Movie Questions

Today we have watched a movie called Percy Jackson-The lightning thief.

WALT answer the questions down below and blog it.

This document is all about Percy Jackson getting the lightning bolt for Zeus and we did this because it was part of our Term 2 topic Myths and Legends.

Here are the questions and the answers...

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1. What is the relationship between Zeus and Poseidon?Zeus and Poseidon are brothers.
2. What learning difficulties has Percy been diagnosed with?Percy’s diagnosed that he was with was DYSLEXIA and ADHD.
3. Who is Zeus’s father?The father of Zeus was Kronos.
4. What type of mythical creature does the substitute teacher change into before attacking Percy?The mythical creature that the substitute teacher changed into was a Fury.
5. Why can’t Percy’s mum get into the camp?Percy’s mum didn't make it into camp because she wasn’t a demigod or a half god.
6. How are Percy’s learning difficulties related to him being a demigod?The difficulties related to Percy Jackson of him being a demi-god was that his father must of talking to him.
7. What is the name of Annabeth's mum?The mother of Annabeth’s is Athena.
8. How did Percy’s mum protect him by being married to Gabe?Percy protected his mum by being married with Gabe was that he was a foul odor.
9. How does Percy look at Medusa without turning to stone?Without turning the stone Percy used his ipod to look at Medusa.
10. How do the three heroes defeat the Hydra?The three heroes defeated the hydra by using Medusa head.
11. How does going into the Lotus Casino affect Percy’s Quest?The affect that happened to Percy was that they stayed at the casino for 5 days and they felt like it was only hours.
12. Who stole Zeus’s lightning bolt?The person who stole the lightning bolt was Luke.
13. Where is the entrance to Olympus?The entrance of olympus was at the empire state building at the top of the roof.
14. Who does Percy Jackson fight at the end?The person Percy had fought at the end was Luke.
15. How did Percy defeat his enemy?Percy defeated his enemy by using his water power to get the lightning bolt back.
16. What motivated Luke steal the lightning bolt?Luke motivated from stealing the lightning bolt and he put it into Percy’s shield.

Have fun???

Have fun??

WALT create a postcard for our teacher who is leaving.

This document is all about a teacher who is leaving our school to work at the zoo.She has worked so hard working with her class and doing patrols and she can enjoy her life right now working at the zoo.

Have fun and hope you visit us again and hope you like it at the zoo.

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Samoan Language

Samoan Languages

Today we are learning about Samoan languages..

Here are some questions I want you to answer and think about these key questions.

• Why are pasifika languages celebrated in New Zealand every year?
• What are some phrases/words you know how to say from the Samoan language?
• What do you notice about the Samoan language? Are there any similarities with the language you speak at home?
• What do you know about the Samoan culture?
• Why does the Samoan culture have strong connections with New Zealand?

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Samoan Flag

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy

WALT use bloom's taxonomy to critically summarize a current event.

Success Criteria:
-Identify keywords in a new article
-Use critical thinking skills to analyse a current event.

This presentation is about a story that it going to be selling a mansion for $1.I think they are selling the mansion because it is old and dirty.There is a story at the beginning and keep reading the story.

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Headphone expectations

Headphone Expectations

WALT create a new rule for our syndicate

In Kia Manawanui we have made a new rule called Headphone Expectations.It means following the headphone expectations.As you can see you can see rules that apply to headphones.Keep calm and wear headphones.

Please leave a comment on this headphone expectations and other things I posted.

Hercule-Movie Study

Hercules-

WALT apply critical thinking skills to complete a movie study.

 Success Criteria-I can use bloom's taxonomy thinking skills to help me respond critically to a movie study.

I have worked with two buddies to do this presentation and this presentation is all about Hercules and we were watching it because it was part of our Term 2 topic,Myths and Legends.Myth means a true event that happened from the past and legend means a true event that happened and that has mythical creatures. I really hoped you enjoyed our presentation and have fun...

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Maori Atua

WALT identify important atua (gods) in maori mythology.

This presentation is all about maori gods.There are heaps of maori gods that are myths like for an e.g-Maui,Tane-Mahuta and Tangaroa for an e.g.

Please leave a comment on what you have learnt and what maori gods you didn't know about.

Rugby Game

On saturday was a really bad,dumb weather and because it was my brother's rugby game on that bad,dumb weather.My brother's game was out west in St Luke's.First off we went to war memorial park and it was the wrong rugby field.Then we went to the shops and asked them if they knew where St Luke's was.They shop keeper's directed us to the rugby field and we saw his team.My brother plays for the Marist Gunners and it is a really good team.For there rugby trainings on wednesday's they do 1 hour of fitness and 1 hour of rugby training on how to pass the ball out wide and all rugby drills.But then when it comes to his games he is really tough and tackles when people try to run away.The game starts at 10:30am to 11:30am.When he finishes his game he gets whatever he wants after his game and that they have won.They hand shake and then it is time to eat for him.

What a day with a bad weather and a good game.

Hope you had fun Curtys and all Curtys team players.

PINK SHIRT DAY(PSD)

PINK SHIRT DAY(PSD)

WALT reflect on a day called PINK SHIRT DAY.

Today I have created a google drawing called PINK SHIRT DAY.It is all about standing up to bullying and not being afraid or standing up to your fears on people.Calm down and face your fears.

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Peanut Brownie

WALT cook peanut brownies.

Last week Thursday we have made peanut brownies.

Here are all the instructions on how to make peanut brownies.

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Food Technology

WALT cook bacon and egg pie.

Today Thursday 21 of May we are going to cook bacon and egg pie.

Here are some instructions on this presentation on how to cook bacon and egg.

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