Ketura- Maths Enlargement

Today we had to enlarge a picture that we had chosen, to draw on the asphalt outside. First, I had to draw my grid on a paper, to see what it would like on the ground. The next day, we all had to go outside to measure and draw our grid. My grid was a 7 by 9 grid. The picture that I had to enlarge outside on the asphalt was an elephant.

To draw my picture using my grid, I had to count the squares while drawing my elephant accurately. I worked out my scale factor which was: 1cm represented 30cm. Enlarging a picture on the asphalt was difficult because some of the things that I drew were in the wrong place.

Tane- Enlargement

Yesterday we were learning about enlargement. Our task today for maths was to enlarge a picture of an ant, hat, dinosaur, or lion. As you can see I tried to enlarge a picture of an ant it sorta came as I pictured it but I drew the last part of the ant to big. The little picture of the ant is 9 centimeters and the large picture of the ant is 18 centimeters so the scale factor is 2. I had to count each square on each picture as I started to draw the larger ant so the measurements could be as precise as possibly. I found this drawing activity a bit difficult because the legs and the circle at the end was hard to get in the exact spots. After doing this activity I would like to learn more about co - ordinates.

Heather- What's my "WHY"

These are my goals, in the background on the newspaper template is my 'WHY'. I really had fun making this, I was very happy because I had the chance to be creative and use my imagination to create this. I am proud of my creation and am happy that it turned out how it is. If you cannot see the picture, you are more than welcome to click on this link.

Lauren -Tessellations

Walt: create and name tessellation patterns.

Today in our class we learnt about tessellation. Tessellation is a pattern that has no gaps or overlaps, which means that everything fits perfectly. You also have to name a tessellation, by doing that you must pick a vertex (point) anywhere of the pattern. Count how many shapes are linked to the same point and count the sides of the shape. Start from the smallest number. This tessellation here is 4.6.6.12.

Excellence in Sports. A 2016 Manaiakalani Film Festival Entry.

Where's Christopher? A 2016 Manaiakalani Film Festival entry

Explanations, procedures, reports and narratives - so many text types and just one way to do, right?  By writing it all down, right?  Wrong!  Our class contemplated and collaborated, experimented and blended (our learning) and then the light bulb exploded into a beautiful bright light.  Today we were going to show our teacher that narratives could be fun and exciting to compile. Compile a narrative? Yes, our narrative was going to be a movie. Now you 21st century, critical thinking, digital natives out there, set your SAMR models and Multi-Modal learning aside and find where the hell is Christopher!

Andrea- Haiku

We were learning about Haiku's. Haiku's are Japanese Traditional Poems. There are three lines in a Haiku Poem. They also have rules. 1. They must have 17 syllables (5,7,5)
                                           2.  It has to be a seasonal reference
                                           3. It has to have a cutting point in the first or second line. (-,.!?)
I was in a group and we created our own Haiku.

Alyssa- Inspiration

Brooke Neal has achieved her goal. When she was in year 12 she set a goal for herself "Go to 2016 Rio Olympics" and she made it. While she was in Rio she made a chart with things she would to. One of them had "I am powerful." She said it to herself everyday while she was there. Her brother Shay is a hockey player too, She followed in his footsteps because she said that he was so inspiring to her. Brooke Neal has inspired me not to give up on my goals.

Ketura- Brooke Neal

Brooke Neal represented New Zealand in the RIO Olympic 2016. She is a defender in the Black Sticks hockey team. Shay Neal, her brother, and Brooke both play hockey. Brooke's motivation is her family. Her dad trained her since she was 2 years old. Brooke Neal's role model is her brother. Brooke loves her brother so much that she follows his foot steps.

Shanelle- Acrostic Poem using Alliteration

WALT: write an acrostic poem using alliteration.

Acrostic Poem: Terror

Tree twigs tumbled to the ground.

Emergency equipment was pulled out.

Radios roared throughout the building.

Raging rain splattered against the rooftop.

Overpowering objects flew towards me.

Rest replaced worried thoughts.

Lakai- Coaching session with Silver Ferns

Yesterday 9 of us went to St Kentigern college to meet 4 of the Silver Ferns. It was so exciting because I never met them before. The skills that we learnt were shooting, passing the ball straight and hard to their chest. Catherine said that power comes from your legs. She is my most favourite out of all of them. The skill that I mostly enjoyed was shooting. We played a game called golden child, even though I’m not a shooter I still enjoyed it. Maria said that she started playing netball when she was in a certain age then a few years later she became a Silver Fern. She is a Silver Ferns for 11 years now.  

Lakai - netball with the Silver Ferns

Yesterday 9 of us went to St Kentigern college to meet 4 of the Silver Ferns. It was so exciting because I never met them before. The skills that we learnt were shooting, passing the ball straight and hard to their chest. Catherine said that power comes from your legs. She is my most favourite out of all of them. The skill that I mostly enjoyed was shooting. We played a game called golden child, even though I’m not a shooter I still enjoyed it. Maria said that she started playing netball when she was in a certain age then a few years later she became a Silver Fern. She is a Silver Ferns for 11 years now.  

Ben- Sports Camp

Last week we went to Tortara Springs for sports camp. Its was lots of fun through out the whole week. The best part of this camp was coming first in the volleyball and also I was excited winning the Darts with Lana but beside sports it was the big hydroslide, it was loads of fun. I hope it continues next year. It was truly a wonderful experience.

Lauren- Algebra at Open Day at Tamaki College

Terminology

Expressions - Mathematical term for no equal sign

Variable - Mathematical term for letters

Coefficient - Mathematical term for number before the letter

Constant - Mathematical term for the number all by itself

When variables are the same, we call them like terms

When adding like terms keep the variable the same.

2a+5a= 7a

4c+5c= 9c

7p-4p= 3p

ab+2ab= 3ab

“Maths eyes”

If there is no number next to the letter the it always means one

2a+4c+5c+5a=

7a+9c

4b+3g+2b+6g= 15bg :(

Not allowed.

If the letters are not the same then keep them separate.

Algedra must be in alphabetical order.

3f+2g+4f+7g=

7f+9g

2a+3a2+4a=

Correct: 3a2 + 6a

If there is a exponent then it stays separate.

Today at Tamaki College we learnt this in maths class B12. I really enjoyed today and would like to come to this school.

I found out to get the little two then highlight it and push control dot. I recently learnt how to do it. If you want to do any challenges then go to freerice.com It donates rice to kids who haven't eaten for days. There's always something to learnt. That's what Miss Dunn said.

Petuana- Rangitoto Island

Thankyou so much Fullers and Kidscan! We all had a blast!
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Liam- How has sport made me a better person?

WALT: write an explanation.

How has sport made me a better person?

I have always enjoyed watching and playing sport but I believe it has also made me a better person. It has encouraged me to get fit and it has taught me about many  important qualities and values.

Respect

Playing sport has taught me about respect. I’ve learnt to play fairly and respect the rules in the game. I need to be disciplined and not show anger and bad behaviour on the field. It’s important to show respect to my team mates. I need to learn how to be polite to my opponents and their team. If they win I should congratulate them.

Excellence

Sports has made me value excellence. I have to train physically and mentally and take care of my body.  I need to gain confidence with my skills and  develop a positive  attitude. The team must co operate, plan their moves and work together so they could win the game.  I need to do my best. I have  also learnt to admire excellence in other people.

Friendship

Sport has  helped me learn more about friendship. I have learnt that my friends have good qualities such as honesty, trust and helpfulness. If we hadn’t played together I might not have seen these qualities. Having fun with my friends and being part of a team is a great experience. I have also made new friends when we joined a  team together. If we hadn’t been in a team together we might not have known each other. Friendship doesn’t just last on the field it carries on afterwards in our lives.

I really believe that sport has made me a better person. I have learnt to respect other people and myself and I have learnt to admire excellence, I have created bonds with my old friends and made new ones.   I value friendship most.

Heather- Duffy Hero: Kanoa Lloyd

Kanoa lloyd

While Room8 were helping their teacher with her assignment we had a sudden visit from a well known TV presenter. She came into our school hall to give out some duffy books to some chosen students. I was one of those students but could not attend the duffy assembly because I had to stay with the class to finish off our reading. KNOCK, KNOCK! Kanoa lloyd walked in our class with a big smile on her face. Afterwards my name was called and she handed me my book. We took a photo together and I couldn't even stand properly. Overall I’d just like to say thank you to Kanoa for taking the time to come to our class.

Petuana- Michael Phelps : highs and lows

On Thursday for our reading activity, I had to draw a character timeline on Michael Phelps to show his highs and lows. I had a lot of fun doing this and I think that this is way better than just drawing a normal timeline. Hopefully we get to do another character timeline, but on someone else.

Benjamin- Japanese Game

Today Mr Yamasaki came to our class to teach a game to the writing group. The game was from Japan but in English so we could understand. I enjoyed the game. I kept winning. I need to is teach and play the game with others from my class. It was great fun playing so I'd like them to enjoy the experience.

Margaret: Crane

Today a Japanese teacher name Mr Yamasaki taught us how to make a origami crane. The first step of how to make a origami crane was easy. But then when it comes to step number 5, I give up. But I enjoyed it.  

Tane- Rangitoto Ebook

Read my e-book about Rangitoto

Lauren-Cook Island Language Week

Today we had three visitors from Auckland Museum that came to our school. I learnt much about their language and history of their ancestors of how they made their rope out of coconuts. The ancestors burnt a tree log and scraped out the charcoal to make it deep. They said that the american team got the inspiration from the ancestors. We were introduced to a special drill. There was a special way to work it they asked boys and girls. I was the only one to show them how it worked. I liked how we got to interact with the equipment and weave the rope through the wood. I hope that they can come back again to teach us more about other things.

Lana- Matching metaphors with their meanings

Working with metaphors

Walt: match metaphors with their meaning in sport and nonsport activities

All of the room 8 students were split into groups of three. I was with Andrea and Stephanie. The game that we had to play was that we had to match the meanings to the metaphors. The writing target group had already played the game. So those who knew how to play the game had to sit aside and watch the others figure out which goes where. It was challenging for those who didn’t know how to play but they did get there in end.

Shanelle- Cook Island History and Culture

Today we were visited by members from the Auckland Museum. They were Cook Islanders who were here to talk about “Vakas”, Wakas or boats. They had brought a tool, that was used to drill holes in wood which was very interesting. It didn’t look like a complicated object, though no one knew how to use it, until Lauren demonstrated. The string they used to connect wood that was made from coconuts, was named “Niu.” I learned how they used the sun, the stars and other things in the sky as a guide/compass, and how they knew they were near land. As I am a Cook Islander, I found this session really interesting as it is the history of how my ancestors travelled from Africa to Cook Island.    

Rebecca- Angles

This game is a very fun game to play. For this game you need a protractor and you need to know how to use a protractor. If you get the measuring right then a rocket will save an alien. At first this game was hard, until I got the hang of it and then it became easy. I enjoyed playing this game and I will definitely play this game again. Next, I'd like to learn how to substitute smaller numbers to solve problems with 6 or 7 digit numbers.

Ketura- Carl Lewis

Zain- I heard a Whisper but no one was there

“Good morning scaredy cat”, said David. Oh quit it David, can’t you just forget about it. “Nope, if you want me to forget about it you first you will have to explain every single word  to my best mate Natsu”, exclaimed David. Alright but after that you'll be toast by my bare hands! Hey Natsu come in, follow my lead to my room, David quickly shut the curtains and close the door so it's dark because I’m going to tell what happened yesterday but I’m warning you by the time we finish this story you'll be laughing out of your chair like a funky monkey.

Yesterday David and me went to the movies to watch the new released movie named, I heard a whisper but no one was there! David had planned to watch this movie for my birthday so I happily agreed but when I found out it was a horror movie I had difficulties getting in my car. Finally when David and me got there the movie had ended, so David was pretty disappointed in me.

Then I began to walk to the door to get out of the stupid filthy cinemas but somehow the door was locked. On the side I saw lots of buttons but there was one lever so I asked David which one should I press then he answered back the lever. As I got my skinny arms touching the lever the light had went off but without any fear I still pulled the lever. Due to David’s lack of prediction the door never opened but instead I heard a whisper coming from outside in the hallway so I made my way to the exit that goes straight to the long hallway where the hall of fame is. I started to sprint to the hallway because I couldn’t find David and the lights were off. Once I arrived I heard another loud whisper but I couldn’t see anyone.

Just when I was about to cry the lights went on again.Suddenly someone tapped my back and I screamed like a dragon with fear. Everyone in my family was watching me and the young ones were laughing. Of course it was a surprise but I wondered who came up with this idea. Hmm who could it be aha it was David’s mad idea and I still have a score to settle with him.

Ok David I told Natsu all about it know it's time that I we have a little talk (whispering to each other.) David remember what you said you will stop right. “Yeh I remember now let's get this chinese loser out of your house. Hey Natsu David said your a chinese loser. “Seriously Zain once I escape from him I'm going to tell on your mum”, howled David. In your dreams! Haha got him good this time.

Petuana- Patterns on Muffins

WALT: Study patterns in algebra

Yesterday, my class and I had a decorating muffins competition, but the thing was that it had to be a repetitive pattern. We had to use at least 2 fruits and something else and I used kiwifruit, mandarins, raisins, sunflower seeds and fruit loops. Our decoration had to be a repetitive pattern because for the last 3 weeks we were learning about patterns and rules, and we had to apply our knowledge from that onto a banana muffin. I found this easy and challenging  for me because I already had a pattern in mind and because we only got 10 minutes to decorate. I also found this really interesting and fun because I have never decorated a muffin with fruit before and because we got to decorate our muffin how ever we wanted it to be. The winner of our competition was Ketura. Next time, I’d like to learn how to make calculations with time.

Andrea- SMART goals

 Dreydon and Kate visited our school to talk to us about the 80km walk they did to raise funds for schools. They also came to tell us how to set our goals. Dreydon took part in the 80km walk and Kate was the author. These incredible people have raised over $4000.00 to give to our school.

Dreydon showed us a presentation about his walk through the Hillary trail. He and the group of people he was with had planned to walk 80 km in under 24 hours. They were expecting not the greatest days for their journey as there was heavy rain, thunder and flashes of lightning. Dreydon said that the his journey was difficult but he kept going. There were photos of the trail and the people being tired. In the presentation, Dreydon mentioned goals. He said it has to be S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant and Time bound.

Dreydon also let us take a look at some of the equipment he brought along with him. He had a camel pack to keep their water and other things, a head torch to see in the dark, a beacon just in case someone had gone lost, some cramp pills and trail walking shoes. The thing that motivated them to get past the ‘finish line’ was that they were raising funds for schools and Kate would update them with how much money they have raised.

What I learned out of it was how to make my goal(s) S.M.A.R.T and that I needed motivation and support from friends and/or family.

Heather- Composite Patterns

Walt: Create composite patterns

Lana- Patterns In Algebra

Huntah - Weekend

In the weekend my family and I went to watch a interesting movie named Teenage mutant ninja turtles. As as we entered through the ticket reception I was thinking of what would happen in the movie. The movie was very long. My brother never got to all of it because he fell asleep. I really enjoyed watching that movie.

Lana - Jump Rope for Heart

Jump rope for heart

Last week all the students of Glen Innes school went to the G.I centre to perform their skipping items. Rm8  went down there and performed really well. Also everyone had fun. 

Shanelle - Strand Assessment

I had completed my E-asttle Strand test and my result was 5P. I am very proud of my score but I there are many things I need to improve on. I need to work on the volume of shapes and many other things. Next I would like to get a 5A. 

Alyssa- Addictions

This week my group has been learning about additicitions. Yesterday we made a poem and poster about it. We were learning about addictions because it is related to our topic studies. For me it was easy to do a poster but writing a poem was hard.

Shanelle- Scatter Graphs

Walt: write a blog post about scatter graphs.

I created 3 different sized paper planes out of newspaper. I got into a group of 3 and we all threw each of our planes. We had to throw each plane 4 times and then measure from where we stood to where the plane had landed in cm. Then I recorded the measurements onto a table. On graph paper we plotted our measurements. After that we drew a straight line to connect as many points as we could.

Ketura- Technology

In the past few Monday's, we went to technology and we worked on making our charters for our juice boxes. The character that I made was a grape. It took time for me to make this because I had to glue the pieces together and wait till it dries.  Next, the I would like to do shirt printing.

Lauren - Comic explanation

This is my explanation comic that I did in class today.

Lana - Cup in cement

Cement in a cup

WALT: make 3D art 

This is a screenshot of what we did for art. It is called cement in a cup. This type of art was a really good idea. This was my first experience doing this and I really enjoyed it.

Tane- Play with words

Walt: Understand 2 meanings of puns.

A few days ago I was learning about puns which means a play of words. First there was a picture of our principal and the whole class had drawn eyes around his face because he always uses eyes by me as his pun. The real meaning of his pun means look at him. After that we had drawn eyes on the picture of the netball. We had drawn eyes on the netball because our teacher uses eyes on the ball as her pun when we play sports. The meaning of our teacher's pun is to keep looking at the the ball. I think it was fun drawing eyes around the teacher and on the netball. A pun that I had seen on TV was I was struggling to figure out how lightning works but then it struck me.

Lakai is a good egg

This week I was a meaningful student in our class because I took a raffle paper home and I sold 9 tickets for $1 each.  Even though I sold a few tickets I still think I am a good egg.

Heather- Nate lives on

Walht:write an interesting and enjoyable narrative.

Honk! It was only 7:45 am and there was traffic everywhere on the street. Nate was waiting anxiously in the taxi to get to Festern Street.  Fixing his jacket cuffs and using his hands to brush back his thick wavy locks Nate sat with his eyes glued to his phone. The rain started to pour, outside was a dull street with many stressful drivers having trouble getting to where they need to go.

Nate's heart rate rising, time ticking. Arriving at a big building. Nate stopped while two men raced out in bright red suits to take his soggy  jumper.  A big chandelier was right in the middle of the ceiling. Nate walking steadily into room 251 when all of a sudden Cheryl a fashion designer sprints into action giving nate a fancy brown jacket, and a pair of plain jeans. Stan the producer was doing an add for cyber smart when Nate would be a huge man leaving footprints everywhere without knowing.

One room had a spectacular view with big cameras everywhere. The set had miniature buildings with roads, payphones, everything. Stan made his way into the room with high confidence that nothing could go wrong. Suddenly Cheryl misplaces one of her steps and stood right on a building that breaks and crumbles all over the floor.   Everyone gasped, “That was the main building!” yelled Stan “It was where the camera stayed to get the right angle!”

Nate realises that he had bought a doll house for his daughter. Stan placed the doll house in the area where the building had stayed. After their final shoot they sent the add to the International Cybersmart Company. Next a phone rings and it's for Nate, a movie company wanted to have him in one of their new blockbuster movies.

Later they had a big after party for their success and a huge feast. Everyone had big smiles and Nate couldn’t wait to be in his first ever movie. Before the crew had headed home they took a photo to capture that memory.

Heather- Review : I am Malala

I think that Malala is a strong girl to face the Taliban and stand up for girls rights for education. This term we have been reading the book [ I am Malala ]. When Malala was shot she had no anger for the men who shot her and I think that is a very smart decision. I know that if someone shot me I would be furious but Malala is not stubborn like me. I couldn’t even imagine being in Malala’s shoes, getting an award, standing up to the Taliban and having another life to tell everyone about what's happening in Pakistan. She has inspired me a lot and I hope that one day men in Pakistan will know that girls not WANT but NEED to be educated. As what Malala would say: