Maths Orienteering

For maths today we did orienteering. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it.

I ran really well I got 5 minutes 53 on the long one and 2 minutes 59. It was really fun and I learnt a lot.

Te Reo Conversations

Technology T2 Music

This a video from the music technology group 5b Playing Sunday Morning.`

T2 P.E Large Balls Skills

Matahiwi Marae

Today the whole of the year 8 students at HNI went to Matahiwi Marae. I learnt a lot of new things and things that i knew i got to experience for the first time. Here are some photos from the trip

Crossover Activities Le Bron James

T2 P.E

This term we have done large ball skills like football, rippa rugby, netball and soon to be basketball. I have really enjoyed all these sports, especially the rugby and football. Here are some photos from our P.E:

Homework T2

Camp pictures

These are some pictures from camp in term one

Camp Recount Soft Archery

It was time for the best activity  - the activity that thrilled and our second activity was soft archery. The sun was beaming down on my head. We had training before and practice on targets. You could hear the arrows squealing through the air. there were four small stuck on targets and two shots each person it was a lot of fun and we did it twice we had to set into teams of five what was Jess Sarah Gus Lars and me we went in for our game with a great game plan we had dark scary competitive masks. Our first game. I was excited. I heard “Bows up….. arrows up…...andddddd GO". First game the competitiveness came through all ready. Whistling arrows through the air. Boom target one down we were going great in round one. minutes later we were still ahead and we had claimed the win.

After a couple of games/rounds we were in for another game to see who went and faced the parents. we had another outstanding win. Now it was the time to face the parents. Anddddd...... we were off, arrows flying through the air. But not much action at the start until Gus took down a target, then they took down a target. It was one point to each team with three seconds left. I took the final shot and hit one of the adults, just on full time and we were the champions!

Maths Stratergy

 

In maths we have been learning new strategies in math this is an example of some of the questions and strategies.

Science Activitie On Alan MacDiarmid

Guided Writing

Here is my original piece of writing on the theme of Ducle ET Decorum est. by Wilfred Owen

Memories of war

Me and my fellow comrades can not bear to be here anymore i have been very sick. We all want this to end i can't  get sleep i have been here for many months now i wish this war would end soon.

I am trying to get back from the front line i am hearing noises in my head i need to get some rest and get out of here. I feel sorry for the other soldiers getting shot down as i take the back. I leave all behind.

Everyone has no idea what their doing they are so tired they have put everything behind them they get picked on as i watch all of us walk over sharp objects after losing our gear we need to get back soon and sleep is crucial the are all marching in twirled lines. bullets flying past the men which they don't even notice eyelids half down not knowing what is going on. all these people dont know whats coming next.

as i'm fighting i notice im surrounded. surrounded by gas. I scream to everyone warning “gas, gas, gas”

we all use all of our power to reach for our gas mask and get them on as fast as we can. all the gas steams through the trenches i look round but i can't see. I get on the ground so that i don't get shot .I hear someone screaming out for help with no mask. after the gas clears i see 1 casualtie.

Next comes the greenes it is faint and blinds i see nothing hear nothing he word goes round the back saying the gasses have reached the front line. I scramble around trying to find any other human i can

you see one of my comrades who didnt get his mask on in time he is blinded and begging for help there's no way he will live i am screaming trying to help him he is coughing and dying. i feel so bad as he dies.as he is dieing i see the lungs in side him swelling up and his family waiting at home writing him letters his boddy is crincling. imagine my part having to take this man in the wagon trying to save him i remember him trying to grip on to anything and trying to breath but no he didn't make it. I think of him he was a good man now i remember burying him and flash backing all the moments. I try not to think of bad thing.

Imagine listening while taking him back seeing the blood come up through his mouth and swelling up I  see mucus in his blood his lungs are now in bits i try not to look but i can i'm trying to help him but blood is going everywhere from his body. i hear him moving round in the wagon his eyes go red and his screaming starts dying down. his blood is sizzling and his chest was moving crazily im lucky it's not me.

If you had seen what i had seen you would not sleep and you would have many flash backs it unbearable. War is not a good thing it is not good to die for your country you go through so much pain and you come back a changed person. Thats if you make it back.

Everyone one was scared for life and had different views of war mine was one i never want to go back on.

ANZAC School Service

This is today at the domain to remember Anzac and the soldiers who fought for us. We all helped make the poppy Cross and it was a good fun day.These are some photos from today.

Stay Where You Are Then Leave Reading Term 1

Well men were first and when the women protested with kate sheppard a lot of people still thought it should only be men. They said  women aren't made for that job so that is why a lot of people would still laugh at her trying to be the prime minister. Men were more respected and do all the muscle work in the old days but things have changed many different people  want the slot of the prime minister.  Back then it was illegal for women to have the job but kalena still believed. She didn't know that she might have the chance in the future after women were allowed to vote and be part of the government. Men still have the biggest part of the government so much more men are doing this job. Everyone thought she was crazy as a kid wanting that but she always ignored them. Maybe it could be because other countries don't want them to have anything to do with the government.

Army School Visit

On Tuesday the 31st of march the New Zealand Army came  to Hni.

They gave us a tour of all the trucks/motorbikes, camps, and weapons.

It was a lot of fun looking at all the weapons and explanations.

This is a photo of my group doing a army practice drill.  

Alarm Circuit Diagram

This is my alarm circuit diagram from tech today. We went on a website and made the diagram that we used for the alarms.

Cyber bulling

Cyber bullying is Bullying online or through or through text by putting them down and being mean embarrassing them.cyber bulling can be hacked, embarrassing or mean in many different ways. But bullying can always be fixed by another person such as a nice text or something else. Anyone can stop this by helping them or being nice. A lot of people are bullied through things like Facebook, twitter, snap chat, texting and other things. If you ever have got bullied you need to tell someone.

War Without Guns

Room 5 read a story together on the board about a man that is Pakeha giving a man money but needing to pay back the guy who needed to pay back didn't. So he had to get the land taken of him and that's when the war with out weapon started. This was all set in Napier in the 1870s

 Looking at Different Points of View

Walt:  Consider different points of view or perspectives to the same events, explaining the differences.

After reading the story, “War Without Guns”’, you are to look at and consider the differences between the two perspectives by thinking about the event that happened and how people reacted and responded to them.

Maori Perspectives	Pakeha Perspectives
Unfair for them	selfish
protective	wanting money
kind to other people	do anything to get it
stay as a team	forcing
Determined to stop the Pakeha	Tricky and faking

Modelling In Electronics

This is the model of a circuit I am trialling for my alarm. A breadboard allows  you connect and reconnect components without soldering to see which circuit will be suitable.

My Term One Goals

These are My term one goals that i hope to  achieve.

Moisture

Today we used a breadboard to make a model of a moisture sensor were testing it on a flower it worked because of the moisture in the flower We had a great time working in partners testing different things and ways to use it

Bug man Assembly

On Friday last week Rudd Kleinpaste aka the bug man cam to our school and explained about different groups. I liked the sloth the lazy sloth but it was weird how it wen it was funny how he colored him self  blue so he could have the butterfly land on him

Homework letter

For homework last week i had to imagine i was a pakeha trader at the time the treaty was signed.

Dear  family

I have been enjoying my time in new zealand. After the long trips of trading muskets i am certain to say i  have gained many experiences and earned heaps of new things although we have been attacked a couple of times. It has been quite good and i miss you all heaps. Many boats have sailed off and sailed to trade different things to the Maori living in new Zealand We have had some new Maori passengers join along on our ship and help us weave our flax and help with many other thing alongside the ship hope to be home soon and see you all i miss the English home and would love to see you all and see my experiences soon. We have not had any fights on board but the ships flag broke and we were stranded for days but we are now fine. there has been a lot of gunfire on shore and war but we haven't been involved there are many different ways i new zealand such as land claiming and trying to settle in. I hope to see some Amazing sea creatures in the future. I have been a little bit afraid of attack from land. We have traveled land many times . We will be needing to come home soon because our gun  amount is coming to a big low. I have learned some Maori and would love to share it with the family.

Hope to see everybody soon

your sincerely Sam   S_WAIT.

My Where I'm From Poem

The ‘Where I'm From’ Template

I am from rugby boots

from  nike gear

and wakeboarding

I am from a medium sized warm working house

I am from the back yard plants

the 6) to foot marks in the grass

I am from boating trips to tarawera

and and staying with family and friends

from Leanne

and Grant

and Wait

I am from the  long drives with the family

and  And going round with our family friends

From stories of my brother playing with raisins

and to the very little photos i liked to pose in

I am from lack of it

I'm from 1 hawkes bay

fish and chips meat on the bbq

From the boating family

the car drives family

and the sleepy brother

I am from pictures in the office

Waitangi Day Homework Flipagram

Goals 2015

These are my term one goals 2015

Technology Cycle 4

In science lately we have been doing six different activities like lenses, magnifying and more which i really enjoyed. Also we have had our final test on Friday from the start of science when we did a starting test - I had an extreme increase of score from 9 to 43! My favorite part was the magnifying glasses and the rainbow glasses which made all light and bright colors. We had so much fun in our last technology session at science with Miss Hawtin.

Helping the 2015 Year 7s - Great Information

Room 17 and 12B have been making a video to show the year sevens next year around the school and Jacob, Josh, Flynn, Lucas, Clay, Jake's and mine

P.E

In P.E we have been doing padder tennis, T-ball , gutter board, non stop cricket, rob the nest and more other sports.. My favourite was the padder tennis. We had so much fun doing these sports. We went in mixed groups from the three different classes,12, 12a, 12b. Our rotation was very cool. Here are some action shots of me playing padder tennis with Will.

This is me in action!

Math Angles

These are the main angles We have been doing in maths we have been angles. Acute angle is more than 0 and less then 90 degrees. Right angles are exactly 90 degrees.  Obtuse angle which is more then 90 less then 180 degrees. This has been a fun and we have been very enthused in this subject.

Sustainable Art

For art lately we have been doing sustainable art. We had to make some art out of sustainable art so Barney and I made animals out of plastic bottles and acrylic paint.  We made a Squid and a Walrus. This was a fun subject and we hope to finish.

Visualisation

In reading we have been working on our comprehension strategies.  Last week we focused on visualisation - they way we can create mental images when we read to deepen our understanding of the text.  We read a short passage that explained how to measure a very tall object without having to climb it and we visualised how we would do this.

Yesterday we went out and put this knowledge into practice. Teva and I went out and measured 3 different objects we had pretty good accuracy getting 2 cm off, 5 cm off and 10 cm off. We had to get a partner. Ask them to stand at the base of an object. Walk back until the pencil is in line with the ground and the bottom of the object then turn you pencil sideways and tell them to go sideways until they reach the end of the pencil tip. After give them a tape measure and ask them to put it at the far end of there foot then measure from there to the object and there is your answer on the tape measure!

Economics

Today in class we learnt about economics being peoples wants and resources. We watched a video about economics and scarcity. Its about how everyone has unlimited wants but there are limited resources. There is limited time so we cant have everything.  We also learnt about scarcity- this is when there is not much of something or it is hard to find. This is the video we got the information from:

'The Giver' - Reflection

What is so jarring about the new list of rules that Jonas relieves after the Ceremony of Twelve? What seems to bother him most about the list?
He could lie. The rules were a whole lot different to his normal rules. The list told him that he can not tell any one about the work he has been doing as the receiver of memory which really annoyed him because he was very eager to tell people. Also he got memory's that where bad . He did not obey the rules and the chief elder wanted him out of his position.

Reading: Newspapers

For reading this term we have been looking at news papers and about the set up. This week we had a look at the comics so Miss Kay showed us a website called comic heads. On this website we have been able to create our very own comics. I have enjoyed this subject and this is my comic about Garfield:

Pressures On The Earth

Room 12B had to blow up a balloon to show how much stress we put on the environment. Miss Kay asked us questions such as:
Do you wrap your lunch in glad wrap?
Do you collect food scraps for the compost or worm farms?
Do you grow vegetables at home?
Do you turn of a light when ever you leave a room?
Do you leave the tap running when you leave the room?
If our answer to the question meant that we were putting more stress on the earth we had to add a puff of air. If we were doing something sustainable we would take a puff of air out. It was a fun subject to try. In the picture below it shows our before and after picture of the 'world' (my balloon!).

Speeches: Tongue Twister

PE: Social Dance

In the last week for PE we have done social dancing. We have learnt seven dances in 4 weeks. Here are the seven dances: Gay Gordons, Coconut Cream, Red Hot, Sha la la la , Maxina, Sea Cruise and Bus Stop. We have had a lot of fun doing this subject in P.E My favourite dance is the red hot.

Persuasive Writing

Homework is Unnecessary

Yay schools finished...home time to relax. But wait, no not relax time...homework time. Homework is SO boring!

                                                               

Why do we have to do extra work after school? Isn't that what we go to school for? Work. The teachers are in control of us at the seven hours were at school. When we are at home that's our time not more work time. we might have other things such as music sport or billions of other activities. All it does is waste our wifi which cost money

We get in trouble if we don't do it. And that won't be good for our grades . We will remember stuff instead of extra work we aren't a goldfish with a three second brain span you know when parents say get of your computer and devices and go outside in the sun. We could go outside play with friends help with jobs there are billions of things we could be doing instead of going on our computer  like play  a game go outside play with a friend or have some social time with your family

Considering its normally just learning about someone and what they have done i don't think it is that important. Like with math homework we have a whole 45 minutes to do math then we get home and have to do more. We shouldn't have to do more. We need a break. Its a waste of time.

So this is why I think homework is not necessary for success

Keith Haring Art

This is Chatter Pix about Keith Haring. For art we have been doing Keith Haring inspired art. we had a lot of fun learning about his simple but great art.

Exploring Parliament

Last week we watched 4 different videos one for each box above we learnt a lot about Pa nrliament and debates.

Technology: Cycle Four

On Friday we had our first lesson for rotation four . We learnt what to do if a disaster struck and what we would do. After we did that we made electronic circuits with lights through battery's wires and lights. As you can see in this photo we got both our lights to go.

Reading: Elsie Locke

This term we have been doing change makers. This is Flynn and my work about Elsie Locke.

Technology: Cycle Three

For technology cycle three we did wood and plastics.  The first day we designed and looked at ideas for a key ring, I made a star. Then a couple of lessons later we got a choice between making a pen or a USB...we decided USB. I made a mini cooper it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed wood and plastics

Maths: Algebra

In Miss Kay's class for maths we have been learning about Cartesian coordinates in algebra. We have learnt about the y and x axes. Miss Kay decided we should play battle ships for our coordinates. It has been a lot of fun and here is Curtis and I playing battleships.

P.E: Cross Country Training

For P.E we have been doing cross country training. We have been doing different tracks such as 3 Field Laps,Guthrie / Brook vale / Woodlands, Guthrie / Brook vale / Russell Robertson /Croft and the full Cross Country Course. We have been trying to beat our own time. We go outside and do it almost everyday. I have been improving my time almost every week. Today we walked the whole of the cross country. It has been a lot of fun and i can not wait to cross country.

Inquiry Homework Reflection

Prostate Cancer

Today my speech is about prostate cancer. Firstly what actually is cancer?  Cancer is a lump or a tumor that grows from normal cells. our body is made up billions of cells and sometimes these grow uncontrollably producing cancer.Cancer is not a single disease with one cause and one type of treatment. There are more than 200 different types of cancer. Each has its own natural course of development and response to treatment

About prostate cancer

This cancer is in the prostate which is a gland below the bladder. prostate cancer is a cancer that can only affect men because women don't have this gland. This is the sixth most common cause of cancer death in men globally and the most common cause of cancer in men in New Zealand.  20 percent of the 3000 men diagnosed in new zealand die each year.  Men who develop prostate cancer are mostly over the age of 65 but can be in their 40’s.

How do you know when you have it?

Men are encouraged to see their doctor and be tested with a blood test from the age of forty. Difficulty going to the toilet to empty your bladder is often an early sign of prostate cancer. If caught early the survival rate is much better.  The risk of getting prostate cancer is higher as you age or if you have a family member who has had prostate cancer.

Can it be treated?

Yes it can be treated but with surgery.  It is best to have it taken out early because it can spread and metastasise to other parts of the body. A  urologist can surgically remove the gland and you can also have chemotherapy , radiotherapy and hormone therapy to help treat it.  You can die from prostate cancer  like other cancers if not treated early enough.  After treatment some men are embarrassed by the side effects of prostate cancer and don't want to talk about things like their bladder leaking.  Some people still don't know what prostate cancer is and how it can affect mens o the prostate cancer foundation runs a fundraising and awareness program through september each year called Blue September.  There is lots of research being done all the time. New research shows that a dog can sniff out prostate cancer with a stunning  98% accuracy this gives us hope for the future.

Te Reo: Te Tinana (Body Parts)

Picasso Inspired Art

This is my Picasso inspired art. We combined  sketches of the front and side view for this style.

Ode to my Nose

Oh nose, Oh nose

I go cross-eyed to see you

You sit on the end of my face

Like you’re stuck with glue

Without you I could not smell

Types of foods I could not tell

so i am glad my nose is on my face

not put in a different place

Maths: Fractions Problems

Change Makers - Term Three Inquiry

This term we are focusing people who have made a positive difference to the world (or their part of it )

Who can we identify as change makers? Why? Local, National and International.

Kate shepherd, abraham lincoln, Albert Einstein, Murray Franks, Sir Edmund Hillary, Obama, Nelson Mandela, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, George, Bob, Washington, Queen Victoria, Jack Hunter, Jenna Tidswell, Cryn Russell, David Barclay, Richie Mccaw, Pele, Messi, Ronaldo and Mr Forward.

What Do I think motivates change makers?

• I think they are motivated by what they love to do.
• They want to make the world a better place.
• Positivity and other people.
• People look up to them.

What might change makers do to motivate others?

• I think they will tell the people to do what they love and stick with that because it is easier to do something you love and you will do better in it.
• They are always positive to change the world.
• They might tell them something that made them change.

What actions and decisions do they take?

• They want their voices to be heard and are ready to back up their ideas.
• They take responsible and reliable ones that are positive and responsible.
• Their actions are confident and reliable.

Reading: 'Wonder' Reflection

Book Review

This is my detailed summary of ‘Wonder’ to-date:

Auggie is a not a normal kid he was born with a disease called Treacher Collins syndrome. This means he has a deformed face. he is always being stared at and has his favorite astronaut mask that he wears to hide his face. He has been home schooled for his life, but now he is going to school. At first he doesn't want to, but he is forced by his Mum. Three kids welcome him and give him a tour through the school during the holidays. he had made two friends from that day, but the other one was a bully. His name was Julian. when school was on Jack Will who was one of the boys who welcomed him and was hanging out with him. but when the word got out that Auggie was at the the school something called 'the plague' went round. Read on to find out what that is...

This is what I predict will happen coming up:

the principal will find out that Julian is a bully and he will be the unpopular kid and Auggie will finally be popular.

P.E Large Ball Skills

In P.E we have been learning large ball skills such as basketball, netball, football and rippa rugby.

My Crossfit Elective

Miss Kay's Cross fit Elective.  All of the team is participating in  four twenty second planking

Technology Cycle Two

                                                           

This is a tech group K cycle 2. We had to make a mama mia pizza. Will and I worked together to create this rocket ship. All up food tech was a lot of fun. 

                                                          

Sock Puppets Explaining Muscles

This term we have been learning about the human machine and this is Jamie, Jesse and my sock puppet video about muscles.

Human Machine Homework Questions

For homework we are studying a disease or disability, mine is prostate cancer. These are my questions:

My Hauora

Today we learn about Physical well being, Mental and Emotional well being, Social well being and Spiritual well being. This was a lot of fun and everyone had great answers.

My Parent / Grandparent Interview

In Week 7 for our homework we had to interview our parents and grandparents about our homework. I had my Grandfather and my Mum. It was very interesting. I realized that my poppa was allowed to do almost anything and he hated school, where as my mum had limits and couldn't really do much. All up it was a great homework task and really fun. Also my Pop found a sheet of my family tree

Simpson And His Donkey

Today we used videonotes  to summarise this text about Simpson and his donkey.

My Highlights

Highlights so far this year

The subject area/s I am most proud of: Writing because I worked on some of my next steps.

Something I am really glad about: Not having any worries.

Something I used to struggle with but I am feeling better about: Learning how to use google chrome.

Something I have worked very hard at: My character writing.

Something new I have learned or experienced for the first time: Being in a class with a full computer class.

What’s next?

Something I am wondering about: Nothing really.

Something I’d like you to know I struggle with: Nothing at all.

What I need to be better at: Reading - I’d like to remember more of what happens in the storyline and be able to summarise it.

Something I’d really like to learn or experience that we haven’t done yet : Student vs wild maybe next year for electives.