Festival of the Arts #4

How has it been: It's been fun learning all the chords and I'm sad to stop doing it but also happy that I have learnt something new

Did you like it: Yes it was fun learning new thing on the guitar

Are you glad you picked this: Yes

Festival of the Arts #3

What am I learning? I am learning to play songs on guitar

What have have I found challenging? Keeping the guitar at the right volume

What have I been successful at? Switching to different chords

What do I still need to master? Holding the strings to get a good sound

Festival of the arts 2017 #2

What am I learning? I am learning to play the guitar and songs on it. Using the new given chord E

What have have I found challenging? Keeping up with the beat

What have I been successful at? Learning the chords and using them at my own pace

What do I still need to master? Changing from one chord to another


 These are the beginner chords. The chords we have learnt are D A G E.

Readers Theatre: The Kings Wish

What am I learning? I am learning to be a character in readers theatre

How am I going towards achieving this learning? Practice my lines and give expression

What do I need to do to be a strong performer in Readers Theatre?  Practice, practice, practice

Wonderings? I wonder how well my group will perform

Writing Goal

My writing goal is: To get a 5A in my recount writing

I have chosen this goal because: My score was a 5P and 5A is the next level up

To achieve this goal I will need to: I will need to practice my recount writing more and work on my vocabulary

Festival of the Arts 2017 #1

What am I learning? We are learning the chords of guitar and playing them

What have have I found challenging? Moving from one chord to another

What have I been successful at? Learning the chords and how to play them

What do I still need to master? Moving from one chord to another

Otamahua thinglink

Quail Island

1. What does the name Otamahua mean? Quail Island  
2. Where did the name Quail Island come from? It comes from when the settlers came there were a bunch of quails on it fleeing from them.
3. How big is the island? Approximately 80 Hectares
4. How was the island created? At first, the island was just a bump in the water and when the sea levels lowered it came out of the water and became an island.
5. What wildlife is present on the island - native/introduced? Karoro, Tarapunga, Korora, Terns, Shags, Oystercatchers, Piwakawaka and Iriroro.
6. Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua? Shellfish, birds’ eggs, the eggs were considered a great delicacy. The waters around Ötamahua were important for harvesting kai moana.
7. How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the environment. The ferrets eat the native birds eggs so the can't be born and then there aren't enough birds to carry the seeds.
8. What rules has The Department Of Conservation created to help protect Otamahua? Fire is a real danger – do not take matches or cigarette lighters. Be careful with the bags you take on the island.. Check them for unwanted stowaways like rodents. Take all your rubbish home. Take care when walking. Watch out for holes and tree roots and be cautious when walking around the cliff tops.

PE 2017 Gymnastics #3

Today I hope to go on the bounce pad

I achieved my goal of going on the bounce pad and it was a load of fun because of a number of people on the mat made it really squishy so when you landed it make you fall.

I had fun doing gymnastics this year and I look forward to it next year.

Aha Te Tae?: Screencastify Usage

We have been learning to use screencastify to record our learning. It was fun because it was weird seeing my face in a video.

Gymnastics - PE 2017 #2

9/12/17

By the end of this period, I want to be able to do everything on the beam. I didn't achieve this because my group didn't do the beam activity but next week I hope to do this. Although I didn't do the beam PE was still fun because it was funny trying to hoist myself onto the bars

Gymnastics - PE 2017

Today in PE we did some work on gymnastics. We had a go the beam and forward and backward rolls. I enjoyed it because I had to push myself to the limits in the rolls (even though I still can't do them). It was also funny to watch other people attempt them. I think next time I could have a better try at the forward and backward rolls.

The Uses Of Empathy And It's Importance

LO: Describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

Empathy: The ability to understand someone else's feelings as if they are you own.

Empathy doesn't mean that you have to have lost something or had something happen to you the same as the person in the situation to empathize. Empathy is not a gift, you have to build up your empathy to truly empathize. Empathy can help people and change their lives even when it doesn't happen to you.

Empathy is important because often you use it without knowing. Empathy can make he difference between friend and enemy.

Videos!

 

Hauora Kete Task 2017

What Am I Learning?

I am learning to describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

How Does This Work Show My Learning?

This shows my learning by showing that I know the 4 walls of the whare, Taha Hinengaro, Taha Wairua, Taha Whanau and Taha Tinana.

What Am I Wondering?

I am wondering if there was a 5th wall what would it be and where would it go in the building.

Business & Enterprise so far

What are we learning:

I am learning to be a good entrepreneur. 

How am I progressing with my learning:

• Identifying and managing risks to your business - I identified a risk that our original product wouldn't sell well so I told the group and we changed the product
• Being Creative - We have been creative by making our chosen product one that no one else would make
• Solving and preventing problems without adult assistance - We haven't come to any major  problems yet but with the minor one we solved them ourselves
• Using your resources wisely - We used the resources we were given wisely in the situation we were in
• Working well with others - My group has worked well with other groups when they were in trouble we helped them get out of it
• Seeing things that need doing and doing these without being asked - We have had to be reminded a few times of what to do but otherwise, we haven't done too bad
• Discussing things with your team - We discussed on what we should do for our advert and after that, we did the advert
• Being fair and responsible - I was fair when I took charge of the manager and then realised no one got a choice so I stood down
• By planning and using your time well -?

What I/My company have done so far:

My company is making eggheads. The eggheads are fully customisable and make a great decoration. If you get sick of it then you can take off the shell and eat it. We are selling them for $1.50

What we need to do next:

Next, my company needs to focus on creating our product

What you expect on market day:

I expect to sell a good amount of product and we would be lucky to sell our whole product

The Physics of Tug of war

Force=Mass x Acceleration



Prediction
I think that the Concrete will create the most friction because it is not a wet surface.



Carpet

 

This is the classroom carpet 





Grass


This is the grass outside the classroom  





Lino

This is the kitchen lino






Concrete

This is the concrete

Statistic Investigation

For the past few weeks, we have been doing statistical investigations.

What Did I learn?
I learnt that in 2011 the population went down a lot. The most likely reason is because of the earthquakes.

What would you do differently If you did it again?
If I did this again I would choose a different topic to study and maybe choose a topic to study and a new partner

Something I am wondering or a question I have after completing this work
I am interested in how they do the census do they go to each door asking "How much people are in this house?" or do they do to the hospital and ask "How many birth certificates do you have?" That is what I'm interested in

Business and Enterprise Kete Work

Business Enterprise

1. Credit-Taking something from someone else.
2. Profit-Spare money.
3. Loss-Failed to keep on going with the business.
4. Product-Something that is produced.
5. Surplus-An amount left over after you have spent what you need.
6. Sale-Selling something to someone else.
7. Economy-Savings for the income of the household or earning.
8. Budget-An amount of money that is set to buy something.
9. Advertising-Displaying/Advertising some sort of product.
10. Consumer-A person that buys or uses goods or services.

11. Finance-The use or management of money
12. Ethical-accepted rules of behavior or morally right and good
13. Investment-Put your money into something a.k.a Investing
14. Interest-Something that you have to do extra: Someone pays you with interest you have to pay them back plus some
15. Debtors-Someone who owes money
16. Creditors-Someone who owes credit
17. Expenses-Money used or claimed
18. Wages-The amount you’re being paid
19. Salaries-A regular wage
20. Capital-Money or property that can be used to make more wealth

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ADVERTISING	BUDGET	CAPITAL
CONSUMER	CREDIT	CREDITORS
DEBTORS	ECONOMY	ETHICAL
EXPENSES	FINANCE	INTEREST
INVESTMENT	LOSS	PRODUCT
PROFIT	SALARIES	SALE
SURPLUS	WAGES