ABRACADABRA!

Hello, at Paihia School we had a Wacky Wednesday. Wacky Wednesday is where we dress up wacky on Wednesday. Most of the children at Paihia School dressed up very Wacky. Even the teachers, staff and Mrs Lindsay dressed up. My sister Jaelyn and my friend Jade and I dressed up as wacky fairies. Jade and I had purple wigs, Jaelyn spray painted her hair, we all had fairy wings, wands, headbands, tutu’s, purple nails and gems on our faces. We even had wacky purple eyeshadow, pink blush and sparkly lipstick. On Tuesday night I stayed at Jade’s house to get ready for Wacky Wednesday. When Jade & I got to the bus stop to go to school some people driving past us smiled, beeped the horn or did a nice nod. I think that most stressing part of my outfit is the wig because it is very itchy but you know what they say “go big or go home”. Even though the wig is itchy I think it pulls the whole outfit together, so that is why I also like the wig. I really enjoyed getting dressed up and seeing everyone dressed up wacky. Something that I also throught was amazing was that some of the older kids like the year 7 & 8’s dressed up because you have to have a lot of bravery to come to school in wacky costumes. 

Have you ever had a Wacky Wednesday at your school or anywhere?

Bye Bye!

 

How To Make Sure You Aren’t Stealing People’s Images!

In Te Ngahere we have been learning to attribute images. We have been learning this so we know how to give people the credit for their images or it will be like we’re stealing their images. 

Something new that I have learnt is that to make sure your using only pictures that your allowed to use; you go to Google and type what image you want, go to images instead of all, go to tools, usage rights and creative commons licenses. By doing that you will only get images you are allowed to use.

I will use this in the future because I will know if I’m allowed to use the images and make sure I’m not stealing anyone else's. 

From now on will you give people the credit they deserve?

Ka Kite!

 

Scams & Phishing

 This week in Te Ngahere we have started doing some Cybersmart. For Cybersmart our W.A.L.T was to identify scams and phishing emails when on the internet. By the end of this activity we should be able to look out for them and also what to do when you ensure. For this activity we had to make a copy of the scams and phishing Google slide. Then we had to say if the email was legitimate or fake and then say why we think this. You can tell if the email is legitimate because they won't be asking you for anything or telling you to sign in to anything. You can tell if you are getting scammed because they use things like money, they could ask you something like; you didn’t pay enough money for your package and you need to pay more money, that is a scam. Phishing is where someone wants you to click on a website urgently and if you do then you could lose your money, photos or whatever they take. This weeks activity really helped me to identify scams and phishing emails. Something that I learnt from this week's activity is if the website is asking for information like; full name, date of birth, address & email don’t give them it because that is your personal information. Maybe you can learn how to identify scams and phishing emails by doing this activity too! Have you ever got phishing emails or got scammed before? Bye Bye!

Father’s Day Breakfast!

On Sunday September 5th it was a very special day. It was Father’s Day. For Father’s Day my mum, sister and I woke up at about 7:00 am to cook breakfast for my Dad & ourselves. For breakfast I cooked some scrambled eggs & bacon, my mum cooked some hash browns & baked beans & my sister did some toast for the side. The night before Father’s Day my mum actually cooked some homemade muesli to have with some berrie yoghurt & my sister & her made some shortbread biscuits. We made my Dad a hot tea & my Dad also had some of his homemade lemon juice that he made a couple days before Fathers Day to go with his delicious breakfast. Everyone & especially my Dad said he had a wonderful and delicious breakfast & all our stomach’s were very full. What did you & your family do for Father’s Day?

Have a Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s!!

Breakfast:

Dinner:

Bye Bye!

4 Shot Movie!

 Last Week we made some 4 shot movies. The four shots we had to include in our four shot movie were; establishing shot (the establishing shot tells the audience where and when the story is taking place), long shot (show the subject from a distance), medium shot (emphasize both the actor and their surroundings) & close up (draw the audience attention to the main characters). Something that my group did well was collaborated with each other and made sure that we all agreed on what we would make the movie about. Something my group could have done better is use the time that we have wisely. I think that this learning is going to help me make my proper movie because I now know 4 basic shots in a movie that you would use and I can use it in my movie too. Do you know one of the 4 shots?

Bye Bye!

Science Fair Experiments!!

 For the past few weeks Te Ngahere have been working on our science experiments. Jade and my science experiment was about which toothpaste gets the stains out of your teeth best. Something I learned is that the dependant variables is what is being measured or tested during a science experiment. In our experiment I also learned that out of the toothpastes; Natural Red Seal baking Soda, Maclean & Colgate Triple Action, Natural Red Seal Baking Soda gets the stains out of your teeth best. Something that was hard for me is to make sure not to change more variables. Sometimes when I would get into the pit because I didn’t think I would be able to finish my project in  time, I would use my hoe of Kaha (being strong) & Tu Maia (resilience) to help me row my waka back on track to success. Next time I think I would use my time that I have more wisely. I really enjoyed our science experiment and completing everything we wanted to. What would your science project be about?

Bye Bye!

Here is Jade and my Science Fair Experiment Slides: Hope you enjoy it!!

Winning Dots

 On Monday Te Ngahere started some new Maths. For Maths we were learning to make and analyze dot plot graphs. Activity one was about how far room 1 can throw a tennis ball. Room 1’s data was on a dot plot graph but there was still more data and that was when we had to make our own dot plot graphs for room 2’s data. I learnt that the word “range” means lowest to the highest point. When we first started this activity I thought that the word “range” meant where the ball went but we were wrong. For example, room 1’s longest throw was 19 metres and there lowest throw was 3 metres so you just take away 3 from 19 and it equals 16. Something I could work on and o better for next time is making my DLO more understandable so that people who don't know what a dot plot is will learn from my Blog Post. Have you ever made a Dot Plot Graph to display your data before?

This is where we had to make a dot plot graph for room 2's throws:

Bye Bye!

Marble Challenge 2.0

Last term in Te Ngahere, we did a Marble Challenge take 2. We did a marble challenge take 2 to see if our ramps needed modifying or to see if we could do better than our first try. Some people didn't  want to change their ramp but some of them did need to make their instructions clearer. My group did modify our ramp because we wanted to change the height of our ramp because we knew that it would make the marble not go as far. We also decided to change our instructions because they didn't quite make sense the first time. Unfortunately my group didn’t improve on our first attempt because it was went a little bit too far and we got two less points form our first attempt. I think that my group did well all  together and that we did improve on our instructions. The part that I enjoyed most about this challenge was making our ramp because my group was really thinking about how we could make a creative & successful ramp.

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5 Seconds!

One the first day of school for term one Te Ngahere had some fun and did a Taskmaster challenge. For this challenge we had to get into groups of 4 or 5. Each group had to get some newspaper. Before we started, we had some time to work on some strategies we thought would help us get to the next round. To do this challenge all of our group had to stand on the newspaper altogether at the same time and not touch the ground. Everytime we stood on the newspaper for five seconds and the teachers saw, then we passed that round but if we fall then we are out. If we didn’t pass the round then we would have to just sit and watch the other teams. When everybody had been tested then we fold our newspaper in half and all of your group has to stand on it for five seconds. The group who can get their newspaper the smallest wins. My group was Jade.R, Marley, Ana & I. The first round my group made it up to round 4 or 5. The teacher confirmed to my groups that we had won. Then the teachers decided to do another round but with 3 people. So basically everyone did the same thing just with 3 people in their group. My new group was Jade.R, Ana & I. Unfortunately my group did not make this round. People were saying it was hard for 3 people too make it to the round that my first group made it too when my group actually made it too the last round with 4 people. I like this challenge because it was very fun as you can see on the photo down below. I also like this because it made my group and I really think and work. Have you ever done a taskmaster challenge like this before?

Bye Bye!

The Great Marble Ramp Challenge 2021

Kia ora, in Te Ngahere we have been making  Marble Ramps. We had to create a marble ramp for a marble to travel and stop exactly at 1.1 metres or 110cm from the end of our ramp. We were creating these ramps because we have a Science Fair coming up and we are preparing for the Science Fair. We were also creating these ramps to have a challenge to see what group can make the best ramp that can make the marble stop at exactly 1.1 metres. We were also using the scientific method to make sure we follow all of the steps so our ramp is successful.To make these ramps we worked in groups of two or three. My group was Jade.R and Ricky-May. On competition day we weren’t  allowed to touch our ramps. On competition day someone else was testing our ramp and we got to test someone else's ramp. I really enjoyed making these marble ramps because my group and I worked well together and we tried our best to make a creative and successful marble ramp. 

A variable that my group changed was the angle that the ramp was on. We changed the angle because we found out that when the angle is lower it goes faster and when the angle is higher it goes slower because it drops and bounces and sort of loses its momentum. Have you ever made a marble ramp before? 

Here is my marble ramp reflection:

Step by Step Scientific Method Infographic

Kia ora, Last week in Te Ngahere we have been doing science and to do the science we had to follow the scientific method. We have been doing this because we are learning how to make an infographic for the science fair coming up. We firstly made a google drawing and explained all of the scientific method steps so other people can learn how to do science correctly. In the future I will use this for our science fair coming up because I will need it. Something I did well was putting all of the steps into my own words in a way where I can understand the steps more. Something I could have done better making it more detailed and creative.

Bye Bye!

 

The Marvelous Science Roadshow

On Monday, Te Ngahere had the privilege to go to Bay of Islands College to attend the Science Roadshow. We were attending this science roadshow because we had a science fair coming up so we wanted to get some ideas and see how everything works. 

In this science roadshow they had a whole lot of different exhibits to look at. My favourite exhibit was “Pepper's Ghost” because when the light was on, on the left side all you could see was a chair but when the light was on, on the right side it looked like there was a skeleton ghost. This exhibit was all about reflection because in the middle was like a reflector glass.

From this experience I learnt that gasses take up more space than liquids, which really surprised me.

If you got to make something for a science fair, what would it be?

Bye Bye!

How To Make Your Art Work More Outstanding!

    In Te Ngahere we have been doing some digital art. The digital art we are doing is called Mosaic Art. We first had to make a Google drawing. Next we had to choose an animal, person, plant, etc or anything we wanted to (even anime characters). Then we had to use the polyline tool to make any kind of shapes with gaps so the shapes weren’t touching to make the animal, person or plant we chose. We were learning about Mosaic art because earlier on this term we made some DLO’s and Videos about trees or plants of our choice.

    We are going to make some Q.R codes that link to our DLO and with the Mosaic art picture of a plant or tree so that the person has an idea of what we are talking about. We also did this last year so I had a few ideas of what to do so I enjoyed it very much. I think that I did good with making the shapes and using the polyline tool. Something I could have done better was adding some other colours to make it look more detailed instead of just doing two colours. I think that my Rabbit turned out really well and I like it very much. If you got a chance to make a Mosaic Art piece, what would it be of? 

Here is my Mosaic Art of a Rabbit: Hope you like it!

Bye Bye!

 

Waka Technology

For the past few weeks this term the year 7 & 8’s have been going to technology in Moerewa. This term the year 8’s are doing woodwork and the year 7’s are doing cooking. I am a year 8 so I am doing woodwork and we are making our own Waka. We first measured our piece of wood and then cut it out with the power tools. Them we glued another full piece of wood to the cut out piece of wood. The piece of wood that we cut out with the power tools went on top of the full piece of wood. Next we shaped the bottom and a bit of the sides of our Waka using another tool called a plane. When we did that we started cutting up some smaller and thinner pieces of wood to go on both the ends of our Waka. That was all I did last week but I will for sure do more next week and hopefully finish it. The hard part for me was cutting a straight line with the power tools we had to use. The two parts I found easy was glueing the cut out piece of wood and the full piece of wood together, I also found it a bit easy to cut out the small and thin pieces of wood that go on the end of our Waka. Does your school do Technology?

Bye Bye!

An Update On Our Smart Relationships DLO

In Te Ngahere we have been learn about being smart online. If you saw my latest blog post then you would know what I am talking about. If you haven’t seen my latest blog post then basically my class had to make a DLO about being smart online. My friend Jade and I decided to make an animation about being smart online because we thought that it was the best thing that we could make to teach people about why you should be smart online. I think that Jade and I collaborated very well with each other and that is why it only took 2-3 days to complete our animation. I think that Jade and I could of added more detail to what the characters are doing and how they feel. If we had more time I think that Jade and I could of done better but it is alright because I am proud of what we accomplished and I think Jade is too. 

Here is mine and Jade’s animation about being smart online: Hope you like it!

Bye Bye!

 

Tips To Be Smart Online!

Today in Te Ngahere, we have been learning about being Smart Online. We are doing this to help us to be smart on the internet and be safe about what we share. The first thing we did was watch a video about why you should be smart and safe online and on the internet. The video was a short clip of a girl who was not thinking safe online and shared some personal/private things about herself which caused people to know things about her which could end up with her getting kidnapped. From the video, I learnt to never share any personal or private things like you full name, address, phone number, etc about you or your family and friends because it is not safe and there are some stupid people out there who can hurt you. I am going to be more smarter online by not sharing any personal or private things about me, don’t post anything I would not want my parents, principal or teachers to see. I would not post anything that I would not want my parents, principal or teachers to see because if I don’t want them to see, why would I want other people to see (like strangers who don’t even know me). We then had to make a DLO about what we learnt and to give people some tips to be safer online and the internet. 

Do you think you are safe online or the internet?

Bye Bye!

Smart Realationships:

 

How To Expand Numbers DLO

Hello, For the past two weeks in Te Ngahere we have been learning some new Maths. For Maths we have been learning how to expand numbers. To show our learning we had to make a DLO how ever we wanted to make it. In our DLO we had to explain how to expand a number step by step by saying; what we are learning about (expanding numbers), how to expand numbers and other things that we wrote in our own success criteria to help us expand a number. I enjoyed doing this because I now know how to expand a number and I can see numbers differently. Maybe next time my group should ask if everyone understands what is happening like; why we are putting these numbers in this column. Do you know how to expand a number?

Here is my expanding numbers DLO: Hope you like it!

Angela's Little Fishy Tank

In Te Ngahere we have started some new art. Our teachers decided to give us some time to create a digital picture on Google drawing. We did this so we could learn how to use Google drawings more confidently and learn how to create a digital picture on Google drawings. We were trying to create an underwater scene using the autoshapes and line tools. 

We tried to be very creative with our digital picture to make it look interesting. The first thing we did was watch a video that showed us some tips to make a digital picture. Next we went off and started to make our own digital picture. The hardest part about this art project was, I was still sort of learning how to use Google drawing. 

The more time I took to make my digital picture, the easier it got. It got easier because I was exploring the shapes, lines and I got to see what I could create with them. If you got to make a digital picture on Google drawings, what scenery would you pick to make it about?

Bye Bye!

Here is my Fishy Tank Drawing: Hope you like it!

That's All She Wants

On Sunday May the 9th it was a very special day. Yep, you guessed it, It was MOTHERS DAY! For Mothers day my dad and I woke up at about 9:30 am and started cooking my mum breakfast at about 10:00 am. While my dad and I were cooking breakfast, my sister was giving my mum a foot massage in bed. For breakfast we had eggs benedict. On the eggs benedict we had bacon, baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. My favourite thing about the eggs benedict was the hollandaise sauce because it was very tasty, creamy and cheesy. I thought that our breakfast was so so yummy because it was made with lots of love. “Wow that was truly amazing” says my mum with joy. After our delicious breakfast we had a rest. My mum said she wanted to have a nap because we all had a very big day on Saturday with all of the other Mother’s we knew. When my mum woke up, my brother rang her to ask if she wanted to come and have some dinner at his place. He said that his partners family were also going to come as well. For dinner we had tomato, ham and cheese quasonts, paua and cream, macaroni and cheese and lot’s of other yummy food. I really enjoyed Mother’s Day because I got to spend it with my mum and my other family. What did you do with your mum on Mother’s Day.

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Angela and Jade’s Best P.M.I DLO Ever!

In Te Ngahere this week we are finishing off our Ngahere notes from Term 1. For our Ngahere notes we had to choose a plant or animal in New Zealand off a list the teachers gave us and then learn facts about it. My friend Jade and I chose to research about Silver Ferns. We then wrote a script so we can do any type of DLO we wanted to show what we had learnt about the topic we chose and to also teach other people about our topic. My friend Jade and I are in a group together and we actually finished our research, script and our green screen video in Term 1, so we started working on doing a P.M.I. To make our P.M.I we made a google drawing and added our green screen video about Silver Ferns and a short clip of one of David Attenborough documentaries. We did a P.M.I to compare our video to David Attenborough’s video to see what was good about our video, what wasn't good about our video and what was interesting about our video. I enjoyed making a P.M.I because we could see what was alright and what we could have done better next time. Next time if we have to make a movie or any video about something I would take my time and not rush anything, put a lot of effort into making it and make it more interesting. One thing I would change is, instead of doing a green screen with pictures behind us I would actually try and go outside and show people where Silver Ferns live and what they look like so they have a better view. What is your favourite animal or plant that is from New Zealand? 

 Here is mine and Jade's P.M.I DLO and our Silver Ferns green video: Link

 

Can You Follow Directions!

Kia ora, welcome back to Term 2 at Paihia School. In Te Ngahere we did a little reading test to see if we can follow instructions carefully!!! Whaea Becks gave each one of us a piece of paper with instructions on it. We had to answer the 23 questions within four to five minutes. The teachers said that this test was simply just to see if we can follow instructions carefully. “3, 2, 1 and start” Whaea Becks said. When I started reading the paper the first question said “read everything carefully before doing anything”. So I did that, or so I thought. I carried on with the instructions and did everything as it said until I got to the last question. The last question said: “Now that you have finished reading everything carefully, do only sentences one and two! I quickly knew that I did not read each question carefully. It said to read each question carefully but I obviously did not read each question carefully, because if I did then I only would have done question one or two. I really enjoyed this activity but next time we have to follow instructions I will make sure to read each one carefully one by one. If you did this test how do you think you will go?

Learning Maori Using Education Perfect

In Te Ngahere we have been learning how to pronounce Maori words and sentences correctly. We had to screencastify ourselves saying the alphabet, greetings and place names in Maori. In think that I did well with pronouncing the greetings and place names in Maori because I thought that they were sort of easy. The hard thing for me was when I was pronouncing the Maori alphabet, I carried the macron too long or I didn’t carry it long enough. Are you better at pronouncing Maori words or sentences?

Bye Bye!

Here is my Te Reo Maori DLO:

 

Smart Surfing!

In Te Ngahere we have been doing something called Smart Surfing. We are learning how to find the key words in a sentence. From doing this Smart Surfing I learnt that when you are looking something up on google, instead of writing the whole sentence you only write the key words. You should only write the keywords in google because we found out that when you type something up on google, if our question has the word how in it, google will give you every page with the word how. Next time I type something up on google, I will make sure I only write the keywords. 

Bye Bye! 

Here is my DLO:

 

Coastal Seas

In Te Ngahere for the past two days we have been learning about ‘Our Planet: Coastal Seas’. 

We had to watch a documentary about coastal seas on Netflix. While we were watching the documentary we also had to write down at least 10-15 facts. Then we had to make a DLO and write down all the facts we just learnt. 

From the documentary I learnt about dolphins, sharks, jellyfish, coral reefs and other marine animals that live in the sea. I would love to do this again because it was really fun and I learnt a lot of new things about marine animals. 

What is your favourite marine animal? 

Bye Bye! 

Here is my DLO about Coastal Seas:

 

Shivams Birthday Lunch at Greens Indian Cuisine!

My Writing: Shivam’s Birthday Lunch!

On Tuesday our class Te Ngahere went and had lunch at Greens Indian Cuisine for Shivam's birthday. Since Shivam’s parents owned the restaurant we got to eat for free so we were very grateful. When the bell rang for morning playtime my friend Jade and I decided to make a birthday card for Shivam with everyones signature in it. After the bell rang to come back inside we practiced our waiata then got ready to walk down to Greens. When we arrived at the restaurant we chose our tables we wanted to sit at. About 5 minutes later they came with some cans of coke and sprite and everyone was like ohhhh woohoo. After that they gave our food table by table. We had butter chicken, plain or garlic naan and rice. The food was soo delicious and mouth watering. I felt amazing but my tummy felt even better. You could tell that the fizzy drinks were kicking in because everyone was getting so hypo. When everyone finished eating my friend Jade and I said a little mihi for Shivam on behalf of the class and gave him our card. Then we asked everyone to come to the front of the restaurant so we could perform our waiata to say thank you to Shivam and his family. Everyone sang their hearts out and it really showed how grateful we really were. Everyone went back to their tables and Shivam gave us a surprise by giving us some big easter eggs and we were even more grateful and happy. The cool thing was that the easter eggs were on these trolley’s and everyone was like woooow because we have never seen so many easter eggs. If you have been to any of the Greens restaurants what do restaurant do you like better, Indian or Thai? What do you call a vegetarian butter-chicken? - Everything but-a-chicken.

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Do you know how to convert decimals into place value?

Hello, This week in Te Ngahere we have started to learn some new Maths. Half of the class were all in different groups so we weren’t doing the same activity. There was a square group, tick group, circle group and a star group. I was in the group called star. My group were learning how to use a range of strategies to solve decimal addition and multiplication problems. I think this is a good strategy for me to learn because it can help me more with my place value and decimals. I think this strategy can help me to get better at my decimals and place value. At the start I was really really confused but then I started to get the hang of it. I started to get it more because my group leader was making more sense and made sure we got it step by step. If we do this again I will pay more attention to the group leader and I will make sure to show my thinking to make sure I am on the right track. 

What do you like better, decimals or place value?

Bye Bye!

Russell Swimming Sports

Hey, On Wednesday the 17th our School went to Russell for swimming sports. The schools Russell, Paihia, Maromaku, Moerewa and some other schools all came to the Russell swimming sports. After the morning bell rang we had karakia and a himene, then walked down to the wharf to catch the “Happy Ferry” to Russell. When we arrived in Russell we were the second school to get there. Since we sort of came early we had to wait for a while. While we were waiting, some of us were chilling, playing and the people who were diving were practising there walk. When all of the schools started showing up we then started all of the swimming. We started off with the divers. Everyone was cheering for the divers till they finished. I enjoyed watching the divers because they were really good. Then we started doing freestyle races, it went youngest to oldest. When it was my turn to do freestyle my friend Jade and I had butterflies but we just shook it off. As soon as I heard the bang I dived into the relaxing water and swam my best. I was happy with myself because I came third. I really enjoyed going to the Russell Swimming sports because it was an amazing day! What is your favourite swimming style?

Bye Bye!

This is my friend and I on the "Happy Ferry"

This is someone steering the boat:

The Task Masters!

Hello, In Te Ngahere we have been doing something called Task Masters. We had to work collaboratively and communicate with our learning buddies. This is why:

This game is called “copy the picture challenge”. So, There is one drawer and two runners. The drawer cannot run and the runner cannot draw or even touch the paper. Since there are two runners, only one person can run at a time and the two runners have to run at least once or twice. The most accurate picture wins.

On our first attempt it was only one of my group member and me. But it worked well because he didn’t have one person telling him to do one thing and then the other person telling him to do something different. What didn’t work well was I was running back and forth because it was only me running so it was tiring. The challenging part was I couldn’t touch the paper or point where to draw the pictures.

On our second attempt, something that changed was there were now three of us so it was a bit easier. Something that worked well was it wasn’t only me running so I wasn’t always tired. What didn’t work well was the runners wanted to touch the paper because it was sort of frustrating. The challenging part was to stay calm and to explain ourselves more clearer.

Bye Bye!

Whaea Becks Drawing:

My Pepeha & Mihi

Kia Ora, In Te Ngahere we have been learning our pepeha. We were also learning a simple mihi to go with our pepeha. For our pepeha we had to say our maunga, awa, waka, iwi, hapu, marae, surname, school, your family, where your from and your name. We were learning our mihi and pepeha to welcome our new students and if we need to say something on the marae we will know what to say. I enjoyed this because I now know my mihi and pepeha of by heart. The only thing I struggled with was saying my iwi before my hapu. Do you know your mihi or Pepeha?

Here is my Pepeha and Mihi:

Ka Kite!

 

How To Confuse Yourself With Food Webs

Kia ora, For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere we have been learning about food webs. A food web is when energy transfers from a living organism to another. 

The food web that I made is really different to the one on our home site because there are more arrows, the arrows are colored and the pictures are placed differently. It is also different because on mine there are four arrows connected to the kiwi and there is only one arrow connected to the kiwi on the other one on the home site.  

If there is an arrow going from the kowhai to the tui, that means the tui gets its energy from the kowhai because that is its food. The hard thing was, that I was confusing myself from the way the arrows were pointing. The easy thing was knowing the simple things like the birds get the energy from the seeds and stoats eat kiwi. 

Do you now know what a food web is?

Ka Kite!

How To Make Your Name Beautiful!

In Te Ngahere we have been doing symmetry name art. We were learning how to make our name into art. I enjoyed doing this because I love art and it didn’t take long to do. The hard thing was to make sure that everything was symmetrical including the letters. If you wanted to make your name beautiful I would recommend doing symmetry name art. What is your name? 

Ka Kite!

 

#I Made Lasagne

On Tuesday the year 7 & 8’s went to Tech at Moerewa School. Tech is where you learn something new. For example: Last year the year 7’s (us) did Woodwork and now this year the year 8’s are cooking. This week we made lasagne. This week is our second week back at technology. It would have been our third week but covid hit and we missed out. I really enjoyed cooking because I learnt how to make lasagne and it tasted AMAZING! Next time I will try to add more vegetables even though I did already have a lot. What was your favourite thing you did in Tech?

Bye Bye!

Measuring Big or Small

Hey, In Te Ngahere we have been learning about measurement. We were also learning about converting to millimetres, centimetres and metres. With our groups we were measuring objects as small as an A4 page to the size of our court. On an A4 page there were a list of things we had to measure. I enjoyed everything but I enjoyed measuring the court the most because it had more to measure. Next time I think I could practice converting because my group and I sort of got confused. What is the smallest or biggest object you have measured? 

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A Devastating Threat To Life

 On Friday 5th March 2021 it was a normal day, or so it seemed. As I finished getting ready I looked at the time and saw that it was 8:44am,;I was late. When we were turning into the school entrance there was a loud siren noise. As soon as we got out of the car everyone was yelling, trying to tell me there was going to be a tsunami and we had to evacuate. 

At first I was confused because all I could hear was yelling. Then I heard the word tsunami and I just froze. I was told there was going to be a tsunami so my dad said get into the car. While we were driving I couldn’t believe what was happening and I was very very very scared. My sister was acting like she was going to die but we told her she wasn’t and she was going to be okay and she just needed to calm down. 

When we arrived at my house we started to pack some clothes and get some food to go to Kawakawa and stay at my Nan’s. On our way to Kawakawa we were calling our family to make sure they were all okay. Next time I will make sure not to panic that much and make smart choices. Have you ever been in a tsunami before?

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Things You Didn’t Know About Ecosystems!

Kia ora, For the past two weeks in Te Ngahere we have been learning about ecosystems and how they work. We have a google doc where in the first box we write what we already know, in the second box we write the new information we discovered and in the third box we write our new understandings. Ecosystems are like a life cycle that keeps going. With ecosystems, if you put something in or take something out of the ecosystem it will ruin the whole cycle. I didn’t really understand anything and didn’t know what I had to write or draw on my google drawing but then my friends helped me and now it is green. I enjoyed learning about ecosystems because I learnt something new. Did you know what an ecosystem was before you saw my post? 

Ka Kite!

 

Kawa Of Care

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the Kawa Of Care. The Kawa of Care is about keeping your chromebook safe. It is important to always follow the Kawa Of Care so your chromebook doesn't break and it lasts for a long time. I have had my chromebook for four years and I haven't had insurance yet. Our classroom is committed to the kawa of care. If we don’t follow the kawa of care we can get our chromebook taken off of us. After our class re-learnt the kawa of care we had to make something like a DLO to show what we learnt. My Best friend Jade and I made a comic strip for our kawa of care DLO. Do you follow the kawa of care? 

Here is my DLO about the kawa of care:

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Sharing My Knowledge about Roy Lichtenstein

This week in Te Ngahere we have been learning about Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist in the 1950’s. For our learning we had to find six or more facts about him. I found eight facts about Roy from the texts we had to scan. I think I did well but I can probably do better next time. I really enjoyed finding facts about Roy because I didn't know who he was until this week and I learnt new things. I got my facts about Roy Lichtenstein from Facts #1 and Facts #2. In art, I predict that we might use Ben Day Dots and a few colors to make it look like Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings. Did you know who Roy Lichtenstein was?

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Here are my facts about Roy Lichtenstein:

1. Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York in 1923. 

2. Roy Lichtenstein became famous for his bright and bold comic strip cartoons and his paintings of everyday objects.

3. Roy Lichtenstein is mostly known for being a painter, he also made different kinds of paintings such as sculptures, murals, ceramics and prints.
4. He was sometimes accused of copying comics exactly, but he said he made changes to the paintings right up to the tiniest detail of the individual dots.

5. He was also criticized for using basic painting techniques.

6. Roy Lichtenstein used this dotty tengique called ‘Ben Day Dots’ to make the colour and texture like a comic book.

7. One of Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings sold for more than 50 million dollars back in 2013.

8. Roy Lichtenstein chose colors carefully to imitate the four colors of printers inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black - Known as CMYK)