2016 Graduation

Thanks to all the teacher who put effort into our graduation. We all had a really fun time.

2016 reflection

This year was a really fun year. We enjoyed it a lot we learnt a lot of stuff this year

The Labyrinth

This week we have been learning about the Labyrinth. We watch the movie to see all the hinted deal and see what gonna foreshadow in the movie. My favourite part in the movie was the hand with they were asking the girl if she wanted to go up or down.

Tahuna Torea

We went on a school trip to Tahuna Torea  yesterday for the whole day, our reason for this trip is because our topic was about migration. We learnt about godwits and their long trip to New Zealand from Alaska. Our goal for this trip was to try and see a godwits unfortunately we didn't see any Godwits. 

Kuaka Reading

Today for reading LS2 were learning about the Bar Tailed Godwit. We were split into groups, our groups name is R, we had to complete the activities that Mrs Anderson set for us. We first did the connections, in the connection challenge we had to learn about connections There were three topics Today, 30 Years Ago and 100 Years ago. We also did Reciprocal Reading.

Pigeon DLO

For the pass couple week we have been learning about pigeons and we are wondering if their pest or are they special. There a a lots of reason why there pest and special.

Read 20

Today I read this story on read theory.  Read theory make you read the story before they ask you question they stugues to look back at the story so they can

Smart searching

Today a group of student went to the library to learn about smart searching with Mrs Ogilvie. Mrs Ogilvie works with the Nation Library came to our library to teach us a better way of searching. She told us about a website called Epic which had Britannica and Kids info bits. And we learnt that Britannica we could go up level to help us learn at our own levels. After we had to promise that we would tech the rest of the people how to use Britannica and kid info bits.

Reading Challenge

Today we in reading we had to do a challenge that Mrs Anderson had made us. We had to learn to follow introduction and making sure we had to read for meaning and understanding.  Our first challenge was to read a book and explain it in 25 words. After we finish that we when to our next challenge which was to full out the missing word in the story. Our group got all of our correct for the first one. The second and third challenge are like the same but with different story.  

Rhythm Interactive

Today we had John and Lucy to come and teach us drumming. At first we were confused because they didn't talk because they was wanted to make use learn the action are louder than words. After awhile we got use to them not talking and played when they pointed to us. They use different ways to beat there drums. And also used funny word to help us to remember how to hit the drum. We all had fun.

Drinking water in school

In our school we have a new rule, our rule is that were not allowed to drink anything other than water. We have to make a DLO about drinking water and why it good for you.

Forces of Flight

Today in inquiry we learnt about the forces on flight. The forces are lift, drag, weight and thrust. Thrust and lift is what make the plane, and weight and drag is what make the plane stay still. As it say the Newton's first law say states an objects at rest will remain at rest and a object at motion will stay at motion.

Dancing

Today we learnt how to dance with Sonja. We learnt how to do rock and roll and chachacha. We were split into the middle of the hall opposites side to the boys. In rock and roll the girls  had to use are right leg first and the boys on the other side had use the there left leg, and move the left or right leg behind our other leg and after move side to side. After we got it we added the turn with add the skills we learnt just before, while the boys kept doing the same thing. So we had to practices with the boys. Later on we learnt the chachacha and we all crowned around the stage practicing our new skills, also again we practice doing it with the boys again.
   

Reading: Word clines -Afu and Jasmine

Today I created a google slides with Afu about words clines. Word clines is a ladder of words that are for year 1 then it keeps on going into powerful words like for years 8 and 9. I enjoyed doing this because it was challenging to change a simple word into a powerful word.  

Maths

Today we have been doing maths equations. Our maths question were based on fraction's. I was working on collaboratively with my friend named Juanita.Fractions wasn't my best subject so Juanita so she help me with my fractions.It was really fun that Juanita help me work out the equations.

Read Theory

Today I read this book on on read theory which our class do for 20 minutes.  The story try to make you understand the text and give you question to answer. We have to think about what the question asking us to do, something you have to look back at the story to find the information in the text.

Cross Country

For the last couple of week we have been practicing cross country because we have been building up speed so we can run for a much longer time.

Rugby Cluster Day

Yesterday some people in our school we went out to play rapper rugby and the boys played tackle rugby. The first game we played against was Bailey Road School it was tough game but we won. After that we had about a 30 minute break about 10 minute before our next we did a warm up and in the time we did the warm up we practise passing backwards. The second game we were against point England we tried are best but sadly we lost. We had a awesome day thank to the people that came  out of there time to help us from Otahuhu collage.

Ancient and Modern Olympics

This week my inquiry group did ancient and modern Olympics. We had to record our information in our own word because we would be stealing our people works. After we use our notes and made a Venn diagram to show the different between ancient and modern.

The Magic Box

I will put into the box….

The adventures I had in my past and will have in my future

As well as my tears I’ve shed, and also the joy and happiness I had felt

Also  my first steps on this earth  

I’ll  also put into the box…

The waterfall that I’ve jump off into crystal clear water

As the water make me feel more at home than anywhere else in the world

With the most beautiful sunset with the rose gold that you ever see

 

The last thing I’ll  put into the box  

Is the moon rising over the crystal clear water  

As the strobing glow of fireflies slowly come out of hiding  

Surrounding me as I look up to the unknown galaxy around me

My box is fashioned from crystal and crushed moonstone, with the rushing water from Mt Everest on the lid and the love from my family and friend on it corners.

Its hinges are the toe joints of the flaming  phoenix and  join with feathers from the flightless bird

I shall climb with my box to the highest point of Mt Fuji and I shall run up the stairs of great wall of China, I’ll travel with my box  seeing every single inch of the world.   

This week we have been learning to paint a picture with our words when we write. We used Kit Wright's Magic Box poem to help us do this. My favourite line in this poem is the adventures I had in my past and will have in my future. I like this line because it makes me think about what I have done and the things I might do in the future.