Haiku

 Stingray in motion

Jets soaring through deep water

Scavenging for food

WhatNow Recount

 WhatNow Recount

Last Sunday room 8 and 7 got invited to WhatNow at Shantytown and we had to be there at 7am, but the people didn't come until 7:10 to unlock the gate. When we were allowed inside the gate it took another ten minutes for the whatNow people to get us ready and tell us what to do.

The first live video was us getting off the train in Shantytown. We did a practice run which everyone thought was real and then did the real one on live tv 15 minutes after we had done the practice run.  The second clip was, say it don't spray it, we filmed it in front of the old fire station in Shantytown.

 They picked five people to say this tongue twister if they got the tongue twister wrong they would get squirted with foam and if they got it correct they wouldn't spray them with foam, the tongue twister was, “Sheila seldom sells shelled shrimps in Shantytown”.

Next we lined up to go to the movie theater, we walked into the movie theater and everyone walked into this massive dark room which was the movie theater which we were not supposed to go in. Then it cut to a clip that Erin had filmed the day before.

The next activity/clip was a clip of Room 7 and 8  gold panning while the WhatNow person spoke to the camera and the person that works at Shantytown taught  Erin the WhatNow person how to gold pan. I found gold and took it to her and I got on television.

We then did our second to last clip by playing, ‘Target The Teacher’.  Before we started the clip the people that screamed the loudest were allowed to play. Jack got chosen but I personally think Wyatt broke the sound barrier and should have gotten chosen too. 

When we went live Ms Newton had to answer questions and if she answered right everyone got sprayed in foam but if she answered wrong (which she did) the few that were chosen were able to hit the target with a ball.  When they did gunge poured onto Ms Newton. 

The final activity was multi gunge at the post office, Erin got the foam gun and shot us all with it except Xavier and Alex. They went right to the back and dodged the foam because they didn't want to get changed. Erin said, “ I haven't left enough mess behind so let’s make some mess”. Erin gave us all a gunge bottle each at the end.In conclusion it was a fun morning and we got to watch ourselves on television when we got home.

Wild things

 

Fractions And Symmetry

Voyagers Digital WebQuest Activities

Endurance

Measurement Video

 

Wild Things- KoangaSpring 2020 Issue

SSR Week 8

 Non-Fiction - read an autobiography or a biography. Record your thoughts about your favourite part. On Monday the 7th of September I finished reading, The Wright Brothers by George Sullivan. In my opinion the best part in the book was when they flew the first airplane in history and how the narrator talked about how it changed their lives and many others.

SSR Week 6

 Non-Fiction - read at least three articles from a School Journal and record your thoughts about your favourite one. My favourite non fiction book this week is Game changers by Clare Bardsley. The reason I like this non fiction book is because it talks a lot about trial and error with kids around the same age as me.

 

SSR Week 6

Poetry - read at least ten poems and record your thoughts about your favourite one.

My favourite poem that i read this week is L E A V E S by Lily Ng.

The reason I like this poem is because it tells a story in a way about the

character's father's mother and the character.    

SSR Week 5

 Picture Books: read at least three picture books from within the classroom. Write a paragraph about  your favourite book. Remember to include the storyline and the illustrations in your response. Out of the three picture books I read this week my favourite one would have to be, How the Kumara Came to Aotearoa, retold by Bea Hamer, because of the art style and how it was a Maori legend. The book talked a lot about Hawaiki which is supposed to be the place where the Polynesians originate from, it was interesting because sometimes they don't mention anything about it in other Maori legends.

SSR Week 4

Graphic Novel - read one of the graphic novels from the selection provided. Record your thoughts about your favourite part. On the 5th and 6th of august I read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevensons’s. My favourite page in the graphic novel was when Jim (The Main Character) crashes the boat into some coral creating an amazing piece of art. The art in this book was really unique and I enjoyed the art style of the sea.

Conservation Week Poetry

Te Awa Poem

Rapids flourishing, 

aquatic life 

fresh kai 

comforting kengo.                                                                                  

Protected place 

by the people

protected place for the people. 

Joyfull rapids 

drifting stones                                                        

loud laughter

cheerful homes.

Aquatic life 

a different story 

slowly declining in Whanganui.

Although this is happening the people are doing their best. 

Ski Trip DLO

 Health and Physical Education Level 4 

WALT access and use information to make and action safe choices in a range of contexts.

WALT demonstrates willingness to accept challenges, learn new skills, and extend abilities in movement-related activities.

WALT specify individual responsibilities and to take collective action for the care and safety of others in the school and in the wider community.

Context: Porter Heights Ski Day 2020

Success Criteria: 

• I will discuss and demonstrate my understanding of the Skier’s Code of Conduct in pre-ski discussion and through my actions on the ski field… making responsible and appropriate choices throughout Ski Day. Yes

• I will undertake ski/snowboard lessons suitable for my skill level, seeking to improve my technique and control.  Yes

•  I will be correctly equipped for my participation in Ski Day. Yes

• I will create a response to the ski trip to share my new learning. Yes

Code Of Conduct 

Stay In Control: Be able to turn and stop correctly.

Know Your Limits: Know how good you are and where you should be.

Follow The Signs: Read the signs and follow them .

Look ahead: Make sure you give the person below you the right of way.

Secure Your Gear: Put your gear in the right place when finished.

Stop On The Side: Stop on the side to prevent accidents. 

Right Gear: Bring: the correct/suitable gear.

Know Load Unload: Know how to get on and off the Chairlift, Poma and Magic carpet.

We focused on staying in control and knowing our limits the most because if we had not done that people might have got seriously injured.

Intermediate Lesson

On the intermediate ski lesson we learnt how to safely go down the Intermediate Slope and be more confident to eventually go up the ChairLift.

What we found easy was turning down the slope with the wedge because we knew a little about turning.

 What we found hard about our lesson was when she told us to lift one of our legs up while we skied to the other side of the slope, causing us to put a lot more pressure on our other leg.

 In our lesson we learnt  a lot more about skiing so next time Xavier goes he can go up the chair lift because Jack went down it twice like a Boss, while Xavier had to wait in the car because of an injury.

Xavier and Jack.

Gear list.Equipment List.   

We had to bring all this stuff to be properly equipped otherwise we wouldn't be able to go.Warm layers of clothing (polypro/thermals), Waterproof jacket, Waterproof trousers, Woollen or polypro hat, Warm, waterproof gloves or mittens, Warm socks, Sunglasses or ski goggles –compulsory!!!,Sunscreen, Factor 15+, An extra set (dry) of clothing for

the journey home, Lots of water to drink, Lunch (Students will not be permitted to purchase food/drink from the restaurant and students will not require any extra money,

We ask that parents respect this school request as this is a school outing.),Lots of snacks to eat, Medication YOU might require.

The most interesting thing that happened to Xavier is when he twisted his leg and had to ride down on a toboggan by a really skilled skier who was the medic. The most surprising thing that happened to Jack was that he got really good at skiing so he could go down the chairlift.

SSR Week 1

Fiction - read at least three short stories from a School Journal and record your thoughts about your favourite one. 

Thoughts: My thoughts on Feleti’s birthday, by Kalala Raeli. I like how the book gives a lot of information about Samoa and what it was like growing up in samoa.

SSR Week 2

Magazine - read at least three articles from within a magazine. Record your thoughts about your favourite part. 

On Monday the 27 of July I read a Magazine called, Wild Things, Small And Unusual. My favourite article Was about a species named Springtails, a Springtail is a very small bug, so small that when the Springtail jumps it looks like a dust particle. It was really interesting reading about these

because I never knew they existed.

SSR Week 3

Fiction - read a short novel. Record your thoughts about your favourite part.

I read Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. My favourite part of the story was when Michael (the main character) gets washed up on Kensuke’s island with his dog Stella Artoise. I really enjoyed this book because it included a lot of different places around the world

instead of focusing on just one

He Kakono

WALT: understand some of the important stories to Māori culture and

to our local areas.

Success Criteria: watch the story of ‘Māui’s arrival in Maitahi/Mahitahi’

and discuss as a class what we learnt in this story. 

Flynn and I wrote the paragraphs in this piece of work for He Kākano. We learnt about Māui's journey from this link.

Matariki Star

On Tuesday the 21 of July Room 8 made stars to appreciate the Maori new year known as Matariki

This is my work.

Beach cookout

Beach cookout On Wednesday the first of July Ruma waru walked to the beach behind the marist rugby fields to Cook food safely over top of a fire. My group consisted of me, Olive, Summer and Emma but Emma was sick on this day. We went to the beach to light a fire safely and then cook food on it for the William Pike Challenge. We made the fire first by collecting tinder, kindling and firewood. We then put the wood in the log cabin formation. We cooked bacon sandwiches for our main course and cooked bananas with brown sugar and chocolate for our desert. Our parent's help was Tania olives mum.

Leadership

Slide animation

Walt: We are teaching junior students how to use slide animation.

Record of reading

Record Of Reading

Magic and makuto 

Author: David Hare

Comment: This was the last book of the Aotearoa series by David hare. This book is in my opinion the best of the series because of the character he includes which has really been a side kick in the whole thing. He becomes the main antagonist at the end of the story for a bit, forcing Mat who was the main protagonist to have a different point of view while they were in the middle something that decided New Zealand's Fate

Ghosts of parihaka

Author: David Hare

Comment: This was the second to last book in the Aotearoa series where Ricky gets captured and travels around Aotearoa. This in my opinion is a really good book because of the places mentioned and how coincidental it was for me at the time.

Justice and utu

Author: David Hare

Comment: Justice and utu was also very relatable at the time but it was a bit confusing for me at the time.

Call of the wild

Author: Jack London

Comment: This book was really interesting after reading a different style of the book type. 

Allies

Author: alan gratz

Comment: This book was really interesting after reading the others on this list.

He kakano

Maori meet and greet

Maths DLO

Technology

Challenge given… and accepted? Some people are choosing to follow the COVID Level 3 rules and some people are putting everyone at risk by breaking the rules. Create an advertisement to encourage people your age to stay in their bubble during COVID Level 3.

Tour de Suisse

On the 22 of April 2020 the Tour de Suisse went online. The Tour de Suisse was a cycling race around Switzerland but because of the current circumstances the race around Switzerland was cancelled. Luckily the organisers of the Tour de Suisse had already thought through an event like covid 19 happening, therefore the race would be taking place in the racers' own homes.

 The participants were from all over the world including New Zealand with 200 participants racing in total. Although there was a slight problem with people who were sponsored with other esport programs like Zwift, and with some people not wanting to race at all because of it being online. The scenery isn't the real thing and the graphics are pretty bad. It still is the same landscape and probably the same difficulty as it would be in real life.

 Like I said earlier in this document how people wouldn't participate because they were sponsored or didn’t like the sound of cycling online those were just some bad things about esports. Esports have a lot of good and bad but when it comes to the bad it can either be really bad or mild. For example people could be looking at a screen for a long amount of time maybe causing a lack of sleep so when they wake up to go again it could ruin their sleep schedule for a week but I'm just guessing.

 The good things about esports however is that you can do what you love in the comfort of your home. You could also socialise with your team or friends if it's that type of sport. Or you can get a lot of exercise in cycling and a lot of other esports.

 In conclusion I think esports are good to socialise as you meet people from all over the world and its healthy for your body and fun.

Arts interchange

arts interchange

Scrambled Eggs

Book extract

Book review

What type of reader I am