Monday 28 November 2016

Electronics technology

For technology this term we have been doing electronics. The goal for this tech area is that we have to make a light that is personalized and that we can use in an emergency. We went through lots of steps that we learnt about before we started making the actual light. We could either use a box, corflute of we could customize the design to make it how we wanted. I used corflute that had a picture of a doughnut on the front. For the lights to work we had to do things like, connect wires, use resistors, use copper tape etc. Miss Houghton taught use how to do all of these things which was a really fun experience. Before taping the battery down it has to be glued into a triangular prism shape so it can stand and is easy to move around. This is my one before taping the battery to the corflute

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Thursday 24 November 2016

Bees

For inquiry we have been studying sustainability and bees are a big part of that. For our project we made a bee poster and the lines on it flap up reveal the answers to the question on top of the flap. I worked with, Eva, Corbyn, Bayedan and Daniella.

Kahoot for reading

For reading we got into partners and made a kahoot. The kahoot questions are based on what is in the book. For the questions you have to use these 3 reading strategies:
1. inferring
2. Skimming and scanning
3. prediction
You had to have 12 questions in total and they have to link to the book. After finishing you share it with another pair in your group and they have a go at answering the questions. I worked woth ruby and we did it based on a book called frogs.

Prodigy

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For maths we started to play a game called prodigy. In this game you explore different places and battle other creatures and you friends to gain money, items and you can catch creatures that you battle. When you are in a battle, you get given maths questions. If you get it right the first time then you damage their health by 1 and a half hearts. If you get it right the second time you damage 1 and a quarter of their hearts. I love playing this game, thanks Miss Fisher!!!!!!!!!

Character portrait

Hair reaching under her ear that is coloured with brown, blonde and streaks of grey. A strong kiwi accent echoes as she speaks. A grey rope necklace with a yellow, wooden bird on the end. As she walks around town she is makeup free.Walking with her baggy, blue woolen shirt on. Dark blue denim jeans cover her legs from top to bottom, dark and light brown high heel boots that make her look taller, are sitting at the bottom of her jeans. Fair skin tends to turn pink in hot pools and middle of summer weather. Thin lips at the bottom of her face have absolutely no lipstick on them. Deep blue eyes that are surrounded by marble white. As she walks towards you with an even pace you can smell weak perfume she sprayed a couple of days ago. An average height shadow is lying on the ground next to her feet. Listening whenever she hears the word, mum.

A trustworthy personality never tells a secret. Strong opinions are mostly always correct. Being funny and having a bubbly personality is one of the many reasons why I love her. Putting up with my sister is like asking for $1,000,000 but she seems to make it work. Open to new opportunities she is always going places with her job. Having two children must be hard but she still looks out for us and all of her students. When she has been put down, she always finds a way to get back up. She is resilient. Always believing in us and encourages us to do better.

Known to be resilient because of a small incident with a girl named Amy. Whenever she leaves the room and her name is mentioned people usually talk about her and her job. When talking to other people she talks for quite a long time. Also known to be the partner of a loving and caring man named Pete. As she walks around town with her beautiful, amazing, awesome children people start to stare. (At her children). Being the humorous person that she is, her jokes are another reason she sticks to your brain.

An early start to the day leads her down her everyday route to her my Nana’s house before work. When she has finished her cup of weak, bitter coffee she walks back to our house and settles down next to the window on the table and nibbles on her cream and berry covered porridge. Walking into her room she attempts to clean the pig-sty but it never works, she picks up her dirty laundry and says she will put it in the wash… later. Home after her children and sits on the phone for the rest of the afternoon. Then T.V and dinner before hours of suffering the sound of moaning kids not wanting go to bed.




Thursday 27 October 2016

Maths at school

For maths about a week ago we had to do a puzzle.. Every piece was a triangle and every side had a time on it and it was 24 hour time or 12 hour time and we had to have all of the 24 hour times next to the same time in 12 hour time. I did it with Annabel this is ours I
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Ruataniwha Homework


Ruataniwha Dam

Where will it be located?

It will be located at the Makaroro river in central hawke’s bay.

5 facts about the size and capacity:
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*93 million m³ storage reservoir
*The dam is roughly 15 metres high or more
*It could fit more than half of the north island citizens in it
*Falling from the top of it you would most likely fall to your death
*It could have more than 10 fully grown men stacked next to it and they still would not reach the top.


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When and why will it be built?

Dams are to hold back water and raise it’s level forming a reservoir used to create energy or as a water supply so that is why it  is going to be built. It will be built in 2026 due to the cost that have leaped $3,000,000 more than the original cost.

What negative impacts could occur after this build?

It could use too much money and there will not be enough money for more important things like food and water for people without those things.

Thursday 13 October 2016

New tech block

Today we were the first Tech class in the new tech block!!!
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First day Of electronics

First Day Of Electronics

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solo hour in nature

This afternoon we went out for a drama activity. It was called, solo hour in nature. It is when you have an hour outside and do not talk to anyone or communicate with anyone. At first i found this task hard... VERY hard. I even tried to send telepathic messages to a couple of people (it did not work). The first 15 minutes were the hardest but I soon got over it and started to relax!!!

Friday 23 September 2016

Social Reflection

It seems like just yesterday when I was dreading that day, the day when you have to hold a boy's hand! This seemed like the worst thing in the world for me as I was a year six. People SO overrated this and the social... was ... SO... FUN!!!

First we came and gave our notice to the wonderful teachers. Then we walked in to see all the AMAZING dresses and outfits that the students were wearing. The were bowties and ties and some people were wearing full suits. The girls all had really pretty dresses and had lots of different hairstyles.

And the dances were sooooo FUN. There was so much energy and everyone was happy. Long story short it was an awesome experience and if I could do it again then I definitely would. Don't be scared of going just because of one little thing you don't want to do. Because trust me you WILL regret it if you do.

Quick write 2

Hidden away at the back of my drawer… you would never guess what I found… I found… all of my old baby photos? That is not what I was expecting. Well it wasn’t really my drawers they were sort of… kinda… my mum’s. I may have been snooping around but that is because I am just a very curious girl, and I can't help it.

I scroll through the photo album and don’t seem to remember any of these moments. I find a picture of me covered in broccoli, my green spotted face looked as green as the bib I was wearing, or maybe that’s covered in broccoli too.

I turn the page only to see another photo of me on a skateboard, oh I remember that! I think to myself. In this picture There is me and my sister sitting on a skateboard that was pink and had barbie on the bottom of it. We were munching on apples, which made my tummy growl.

The next page is covered in pictures of my uncle, my aunty and my cousins. I can’t count them there are too many, but I decide to give it a go. One… two… three… wait have I counted that one already? I start again, one… two… three… four… five.... wait I missed one. Finally coming to my senses I decide to give up.

I look over to the other side of the page, and see a bunch of hair taped to it. WOW did they rip this out of my head or something. I begin to get a little creeped out.

Just as I turn to the next page my mum walks in and asks me to put them back. Lucky I did, I think I saw a glimpse of something I was not supposed to see... I hesitantly place them back in the draw. And ask my mum,
“Why didn't you want me to look at them?” In a very curious way,
“Because I am an adult and I can do what I want. I look over at her and think to myself, ‘what a pathetic excuse!’ Not knowing that I said that out loud she sends me to my room, at least now I know where she hides them!

Quick write 1

If I could do it all over again… I would, IT WAS HORRIBLE. I was sitting in My class and we were doing a test, a hard test… I mean HARD, and I failed it I know I did and do you want to know why well here it goes…


The boy next to me was tapping on my head
The girl next to me was running out of lead
She gets up only to sharpen her pencil
With the electric sharpener she has
And does again and again I swear I am going to have a spaz
She sits back down and the boy behind me gets out his box of juice
He slurps and slurps and slurps and slurps until it finally he gets on my nerve
I get up While the timer is still running
                                        To make sure I still look stunning
I walk back in with a big big grin and suddenly I start to cough
I cough and cough with my face in my arm
And don’t know where I am going
I bump into something and feel it move…
And wobble…
OH NO IT’S MISS FISHER’S COFFEE!!!
And that is why I failed my test

Star I “loved” it
Star The last bit was awesome
Wish nothing

  • examiner= nikki

Friday 2 September 2016

My olympic narrative

From the 5th of august to the 21st of august countries from all over the world are coming to rio for the 2016 olympics. There are 42 sports and I am going to talk to you about one of them, diving. Diving off a 10 metre diving board is equivalent to jumping off a 3 storied building, so go ahead, jump off a 3 story building with nothing to support you oh and don’t forget to smile your on T.V.

YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED! But why?

If you do not follow the rules then you get disqualified sounds simple aye but why if I told you the rules that you have to follow? Would you say, oh well I wouldn't get disqualified? or would you say, oh those are pretty tough rules to follow? Either way I am going to tell you the rules (brace yourselves.)  Men have to complete 6 dives and woman have to complete 5. The dives can be a forward, back, reverse, inward or arm stand. No type of dives can be repeated other than the last one for the men. All springboard diving must be judged from a 3 metre high springboard. There are a lot… A LOT more rules but I think I want to save my breath for the rest of the year.

Perfect practice makes perfect performance.

Ever heard that saying before well the practice at the rio olympics this year was not quite perfect due to green water it is not quite clear why the water is green but it was and the practice was cancelled. What they normally do is, 4 hours a day in and out of the pools. They spend the same amount of time out of water then they do in and sometimes even longer.

The world record

The world record was set by the contestant by the name of matthew mitcham. He is a australian olympic diver that completed the height of 10 metres, 1,000 cm 32.8084 ft. That is the highest score in history!


Diving off a 10 mt diving board is equivalent to diving off a 3 storied building so go ahead jump off a 3 story building with nothing to support you and oh don’t forget to smile, you are on T.V.

Monday 29 August 2016

Mystery art

For art miss griffin gave us a task. We all had a piece of paper with a part of the picture on it. We did lots of detailed patterns on the outside of the black lines and outlined them with black vivid. Then  we coloured the insides of the lines in, however we wanted. After that we put all of the pictures in the place that they were supposed to be to create a big picture with words on it. There is still one left to go. Can you guess what it says

Thursday 4 August 2016

Letter to our past selves

Anja Edwards

1st  August 2016

Dear Anja,

I am you but 14 years later I am sorry to say but you are going to die next week… kidding.
You probably want to know who am I married to? Do have I had any past boyfriends? Well yes you are dating a drug dealer… Kidding… again. Ok I am actually going to give you answers now.

We are a pilot that has 2 adopted kids and a dog named cat. We live in a modern beach house in waimarama and I am broke, broke as hell we spent all of the money on the house and have like 2 dollars in my bank. Luckily you still have your parents who are rolling in money and I think you can survive… as long as you don’t stop giving a third of your heart to them.

You are probably wondering what about the other two thirds? Well they are owned by your two beautiful children their names are Aria and lily. Aria is 3 years old and lily is 1 we love them to bits and would do anything for them. The dog, Cat is 4 years old in human and dog years they changed that thing about the dog years and the human years because they thought it was weird or something.

A lot of things have changed in the past 14 years like the law about marrying people you are related to you are allowed to as long as you prove that you are actually in love. That thing about cyberbullying that you are probably still learning about now well no need for that because they took away technology and replaced it with thing called ‘real life’ I know right weird, it is exactly like the internet you go into this room and put this weird looking thing on your head and are in a simulator sort of thing. Anyway it is pretty cool.

Oh yeah I almost forgot your sister or our sister well she is long gone, out of our life… for good she died last week no jokes she was on drugs and overdosed so yeah. Pretty sad her funeral is next week and no one actually knew she was on drugs. I will miss her… sort of. She died at the age of 32. She had a husband and was REALLY and I mean REALLY rich, she also had 4 children their name were, Bryan, Stella, Nell and Sam.


Well yeah that's our life now I have to go now to my Niamh's funeral bye oh yeah and don't forget never give up on anything and know that everything will turn out fine, live life to the fullest of it's ability!!!

Love from, 
Anja/you/me















Friday 13 May 2016

Mandala math

<-------- This is my one For math we are learning about symmetry, translation, rotation, reflection and enlargement. We had to make a mandala on this website, https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/symmetry-artist.html We did mandalas because they include symmetry. Mandals are originally indian and are traditionally created in the service of buddhism.

Thursday 5 May 2016

Graffiti fact

For inquiry this term we are talking about the amazing human machine. We are making a wall of fun facts in the style of graffiti about the human body, we all found a fun fact and made it into a graffitied wall on the website you can see in the image below.
Graffiti Creator

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Thursday 14 April 2016

ANZAC art

For our ANZAC art we did paper silhouettes. How we did it was that we have a4 black and white pieces of paper and a picture. We cut out the picture, glued it onto the black piece of paper and cut it out. Then we glued the picture on one of the white pieces of paper. And lastly we got the left over black piece of paper that had been cut into and glued that onto the other piece of white paper. Then you are done!
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Soldiers writting

Four years of dying/Vier Jahre des Sterbens

I am wounded and others are shot. Me and the other soldiers are crawling around in the wet mud coughing the whole time, we hate it. Lying next to dead people and breathing in urine, I want to go home.

I start to run but one of the turks notice me I have to go back to safety, but something is stopping me. Can’t I just leave all of this behind, the shells, the flairs and the bitter taste of death. None of us walk away unharmed.

They can’t see where they are going, some are going to the left and some are going to the right, the soldiers around me are falling tripping over their laces and falling to the ground, they all look drunk.
They fall and break, the time is running out. People are lying on the floor eyes wide and are covered in blood. We are torn, our clothes, shoes and courage. We have no family and we miss them let’s just go back.

“Gas gas, emergency put your masks on and stay calm. They have gassed us get up wake up put your masks on!”                                                           

We are exhausted, exasperated even. We struggle to get the mask on. We all manage except for one. He lost his kit, it is gone and he is panicking the others are still awkwardly putting them on they were desperately ignoring the man. I did not know him but  I felt dreadful, I want to make sure I got home for my family, “I am sorry.” I said

It is hard too see now the gas is thick and heavy, we pick the suffering man up and put him in the wagon. It’s getting hard to breath we run as far as we can from the pea green color of the clouds behind, It’s almost like it is chasing us.

I will never forget him, the conrad, the chief, the leader. He was running towards me, tears running down his face. He was coughing and I felt hopeless, he was dying and I knew it, there was nothing I could do.
Can you imagine it, death before your eyes seeing your someone shaking, withering dying while you are holding him. Well let me tell you it is not fun. He had dark brown hair and a big nose in the centre of his face, he was too heavy to carry so I had to pushed him in a wagon. There was blood a lot and it was not fun for either of us. People were watching. He was traumatized scared to death literally. I could not help but try not to look. He was dead.

I not far behind him. The man in the wagon he was coughing, spluttering but only it was not just mucus it was blood and mucus, blood pouring out of his mouth as he was trembling beyond belief  almost falling out of the wagon. The others did  not care that just carried on, I think I was the only one that cared that a man in front of me was dying.

If you have heard seen and experienced death if you have been through years of what I have been through if you have any idea what it is like, then you would agree that dying for your country is not glorious.
It is not  brave or noble it is just dying for right, right for something that is really not worth taking your life from you. Don’t die for others wait till you can die for your self, that is in a way that is simple, in a way you can just say I died.

By Anja

Thursday 31 March 2016

Kotahitanga week

For kotahitanga week we made a wharenui for the meet with room 4. Room 9 students got buddies to teach how to make a porotiti witch is a maori instrument if you want to learn how to make one then Click here or if you simply want to know what it is then click here.

Getting to know us

For our first week of homework we all made a poster about our family. The meaning for this was to get to know each other and get a little bit of a background about our classmates.

Homework

For homework a little while ago we had to make a brainstorm or poster of our family, ethnicity, pets etc. They were all different because we are all different people. This is my one.

Flag debate

At our school we did a flag debate for the students. The is what it looked like in our classroom. I voted for change because since we have the union jack on our current flag that means that we have british power over maori power and I think that it is important that maori comes first. Throughout our school most people voted change.

My self portrait

For art we did self portraits. Miss Fisher took a photo of us and we cut it in half. Then we glued that half onto a piece of paper and sketched the rest. The we put patterns in the background to make the portrait stand out.

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Thursday 24 March 2016

Reach poster

We made posters for our school values R.E.A.C.H resilience, engagement, accountability, courtesy and honesty. I did resilience for my value and on my poster I added the value in word form, the definition, and an example of what it looks like.

Wanted poster

We all made a wanted poster this is my one.
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Success criteria:
*Reward
*Picture
*Crime
*Name of the criminal
*Age

We did this because we are learning about non-continuous text. A non-continuous is when you draw or make a diagram that explains something without much text.

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Gold Goals

My gold book goal for term one and term two is to at least get close to or get a gold award for cultural. 

I will achieve this by doing as much cultural point involved activities as I can I have already applied for keyboard, choir, orchestra and music theory.


By the end of year 8 I hope to have applied for and achieved my honours badge.


Tuesday 1 March 2016

Cyber-safety poster

For this task we had to create a poster/mind map about how to be cyber safe and what activities we did to learn that.

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Thursday 25 February 2016

Cricket game

To day for P.E we did cricket skill so we learnt how to catch a ball in cricket properly. Then we played two games one with mixed teams and one that is boy vs girls.


Collage identity

Collage identity

For art we did a collage showing our identity. We got a picture of our face on the side. Then we had to cut things out from magazines and glue them on the picture. But the things that we cut out must show a little bit of our identity. We did this until our face was full of colourful pictures.

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Friday 19 February 2016

Sunsmart

 In assembly someone came in to talk to us about how to be sunsmart. We also got given a hat to wear whenever the sun is out!!!

Science tech

We did the mentos and coke challenge in science tech!!!

Thursday 18 February 2016

Our cybersaftey work

  For our work we had to watch a video about if you would not say something in person than you should not say it online. We had to make a tagul about what the girl being bullied would feel like. This is what mine looks like.

Wednesday 10 February 2016

My goals

My goal in reading is to, read at least once a day.

To achieve this goal I need to, read every day in my free time.

The people that can help me achieve this are, myself.



My goal in maths is, Get to stage 7/8 by the end of this year.

To achieve this goal I need to, (try) to make maths fun.

The people that can help me achieve this goal are, Ms Fisher and myself.


My personal goal is, to try and get into the top netball team this year or next year.

To achieve this goal I need to, practice.

The people that can help me achieve my goal are, me.