Inside The Red Gates.

 

Task Description: For this weeks reading task we have been working on poems which is inspired by our other reading task, The Great Ordinary, End Of The Driveway by Edith.  This poem is all about Stepping into these Red Gates and having a whole new future ahead of us, to chase the poem is also inspired by an photo journal.  

PSA: Water Pollution

 Task Description: This is a reading task that we have worked on for a few days, we had to work on it in groups.  I was with Alison, Jacob and Paige including myself.  The reading task we were working is a PSA (Public Service Announcement).  Me and my group had worked together to create a Water Pollution.  Water Pollution is what we have been working for this whole term, all about what is Water Pollution or what the problem with Water Pollution.  So me and the group have made a video about Water Pollution, in the video is some facts and images of what we have been working on.  PSA.  

Choose it Narrative.

 

November 5, 2020 earth was becoming a not much safer place than before, water pollution was becoming worse and most people were starting not to care about it. Over 15 or 10 years people were starting to find collections of all sorts of plastics and rubbish, but over those past years the numbers of rubbish has been building up and becoming even worse. People started finding a lot of rubbish in the 2000s, beaches started filling up with all sorts of rubbish which some came from the sea or most of them were from humans, oceans and seas are filled with rubbish mainly plastic. The bad thing about plastic is that plastic takes up to 1,000 years to break down but plastic doesn’t really fully break down and disappear.

The plastic bags that we use daily take up to 10 years to 1,000 to decompose, while plastic bottles take 450 years or more to decompose meaning that the plastic will start to rot. Plastic was the most often thing people found on beaches, oceans and just anywhere around earth. Rubbish and plastic has been spotted around the world

TO BE CONTINUED! 

Kiwi Kids News Read off!!

 

Task Description: For todays reading task we had to go on to Kiwi Kids News and pick a article, to read off.  Then after reading the article we had to write down some answers to the "recall" questions and the "thinking" questions, so we had to answer those questions about the article and the article I was reading is "What makes a good friend?"  

Water Sustainability

Task Description: For this writing task we were learning about Sustainability Water, we were learning about how important the water was to the earth and how we could keep our water safe and clean, without water the earth would be completely dry and humans/all living things would disappear.  "There is always time to help the environment!" 

My Personal Experience

Last week on the 5th of August the year 8s went to their Leadership Camp while the year 7s had their Step up Program, the year 8s that didn’t go to camp and stayed back at school had to help with the teachers and help the year 7s with the activities they were doing.

Staying back with the year 7s was alright, the year 7s weren’t that annoying and they didn’t really need any help with anything only some of them needed help of being reminded of some things, but they took control of themselves pretty well and didn’t need anymore reminders. The activities we were doing were okay but in my opinion last year's games were better and more fun. It would’ve been fun if we got to cook something like how cooked Truffles last year. The activities that we did this year were Cup Stacking, Mysteries, Quote Art and this Singing Game they were all fun, but if we only got to do cooking that’ll be even better but you get what you get.

Ideas about Year 7/8 Programs

Task Description: For this task we had to do a table and write down what things we want to Keep, Add and Stop.  For each year we had to decide what things we want to keep as the actives, what we wanted to add and what we wanted to stop, so here is what we wanted to Keep, Add and Stop.   The group we had to work in is Me, Maddy and Mahoe.    

 

Reflections from Year 7&8 Leaders.

6 year 7 Captain highlights.

• Sauma - Samua’s highlight was seeing other students stepping up and becoming leaders and changing their attitude and ways of answering teachers, moving around the school and helping our younger students around the school.

• Simon - Simon’s highlight was being able to step up and become leaders, coming out of our comfort zone. 

• Nina - Nina’s highlight was the food.

• Bradley - Bradley’s highlight was being a substitute prefect.

• Oalii - Oalii’s highlight was to work together as a group

• Mohammed - Mohammed’s highlight was to step up to being a leader.

6 year 8 Captain highlights.

• Jezakaia - Jezakaia’s highlight was him and the boys sleeping together because they were scared that something was standing outside the window.

• Mamarei - Mamarei’s highlight was seeing her team supporting each other.

• Sione - Sione’s highlight was when all the boys came inside his dorm and started singing some waiatas.

• Zamera - Zamera’s highlight was being able to learn how to control a go kart and she was trying to beat the time record which was 38 secs.

• Arthur - Arthur’s highlight was the boys and girls hitting each other with the noodle things inside the gym.

• Caleb - Caleb’s highlight was doing paintball and arteries.

Task Description: Today our year 7&8s got the chance to tell us one of their highlights what they've learnt.  For this task we had to write down each other captain their highlights and what they've learnt during those 3 days of Camp and 3 days of their Step up Program. 

Measuring Up

Task Description: For this weeks maths we had to figure out which line was the longest but the answer got was that both lines were the same and was 27.5cm.  Next we had to measure 5 objects around our class including our own hands.  We had to find the Width of a top desk, height of a door latch, height of the number 2 sign, height of the door frame and lastly the length of our hands.    

In training

Task Description: For this maths task we had to figure out how many kilometres did Kauri make in 3 laps.  

Kauri runs laps around, Pt England Reserve each morning.  The distance that he makes of each laps is 800m, so we had to figure out how many kilometres will Kauri make in 3laps which is 2.4 km and for metres he'll make 2,400m. 

Map of Myth and Legends

Task Description: For this task we had to put a location mark at the 6 countries that we were looking at on our rotation for Myth and Legends.  The 6 country we looked at for our Myth and Legends were Croatia (Dragon Eye Lake), Greece (Greek Mythology), Cambodia (Thunder, Lighting, Rain), USA (Paul Bunyan), Jamaica (Blue Mountain Coffee) and South Africa (Watcher of the South). 

Te Whare Tapa Wha/My Goals for August 2020

Task Description: For today's task we had to write down our goals for August 2020 by using the Te Whare Tapa Wha and the meanings of them.  My goals is to improve in all 4 Te Whare Tapa Wha, but my main one is to get closet with God and have a better relationship with him.  

Jamaica/Blue Mountain #R2

Task Description: For this task we were looking at Jamaica, we were also learning about the Blue Mountain in Jamaica and their coffee.  The Blue Mountain is where Jamaicans make their coffee which is also why it's called Blue Mountain Coffee, the Blue Mountain was found in Jamaica in 1728. 

Cambodian Myth of Lighting, Thunder and Rain

Task Description: For this Inquiry task we had to match up which god Moni Mekhala, Vorachhun and Ream Eyso were, I also had to match up each method that they each used to make the morning juice and then after that we had to match up what gifts they each got as a price.  Then after matching up each things we had to then write about what happened after they got they're special gifts, so feel free to read it if you want and hope you enjoy it.   

Greek Mythology.

Task Description: Today for inquiry we learnt about Greek Mythology.  We learnt about the different Greek gods, the Greek creation story and about Hermes.  When Hermes was a baby he invented fire and a lyre (a harp).  See my story. 

Decimal Delight

Task Description: For this week Maths we were working on Decimal Numbers.  For the weeks Maths work we had to put in the Decimal Numbers that made a word and we had to figure out what it says, if you know what it says then good on you.  

Honoring Mr and Mrs Burt.

Today's morning was a very very special morning to the 2 most important people to Pt England School Mr and Mrs Burt and also for the whole of Pt England School.  The whole of Pt England students and stuff members celebrated with Mr and Mrs Burt for getting Earned a special Award By the Queen Elizabeth for To Be A Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.  We all honor you and Thank and Appreciate all the things that yous done for us and to keep Pt England School a great, hard working school and we are all really really PROUD!! of you Mr and Mrs Burt.  

Taha Whanau - 6 Fun Facts About My Baby Sister.

6 Fun Facts About My Baby Sister (Bonnie):

1. She’s always hungry.  When someone has something like a lolly or chocolate she’ll also run to you and ask for some and of course you have to give it to her.

2. She’s really playful.  She’ll always be there whenever I’m bored and she’ll start playing and stuff.

3. She likes to fight with her older siblings, she always fighting with one of my younger brothers Marcus, she’ll always start a fight with him

4. She LOVES to help out my dad and stepmom with cooking meaning she’ll just sit there watch or talk with them

5. She’s really good at saying her ABCs and counting from 1 to 10, she’s a really smart baby.

6. She likes to be bossy, she likes to act like she’s the boss of the house when she isn’t.

Task Description: For this weeks work we had to write 6 Fun Facts about someone in your family that you are most closest to and I did my baby sister because she is the one I'm most closest to in my family. 
Here's a photo of me and my baby sister.

Punctuation Practise: Commas

Walt: use commas when adding additional information

Task Description: This learning task was all based on Punctuation based on Commas. For this task we had to fix up the writing by putting commas on the right place so that the writing makes more sense and is more readable.

Punctuation Practise: Capital Letters

Walt: use capital letters appropriately

Task Description: Posted late. This task was based on Punctuation on Capital Letters, for this writing task we had to fix all missing capital letters in the letter to make the writing make more sense and to make the writing look more readable also make the writing more understanding.