Year 8's graduation

Last night was the night that the year 8’s were graduating. It was such a fun night for the year 8’s, all the food, pictures from the past and mostly spending time with our friends. Parents proud, Teachers proud most of all the children being graduated. I hate that we are being separated from each other next year but probably we will be able to see each other next year.

I can't image life without

Todays activity was about making our own web of what we can't imagine life without. As you can see this is a screenshot of my web and those are the things that I can't imagine life without. I really did enjoy doing this activity because I love drawing so it was really easy for me to get this done.

Getting wet

It was a great day

Getting wet and having fun

Perfect memory

Captions

Enlargement

Today we did scale art. As you can see my one is a skull. Steps were involved to this activity. First what I did was I had to choose a picture from google and only then I can do my scale art. Then I drew up my grid of how many squares am I going to have. Next I had to measure the squares of how big it's going to be. Mine was 40 cm long. So 1 cm represents 40 cm. I found this activity really easy because I am good at drawing and have done this before.

Enlargement

As you can see here this is a picture of the enlargement that I did. What I did was a dinosaur. It took a while doing this but to do this was used the grid and copied every bit of the picture. It was actually really easy for me because I have done this before and I am good at drawing. I would want to enlarge a skull.

E asttle maths

As you can see here, this is my results from my e asttle test. I got a 4P, so that means I am at the national standard. In my last test I got a 4B so that I an improvement. I am actually really proud of my results because I am now at the national standard.

Tessellation

Today we were learning about Tessellation. Tessellation has got something to do with patterns. There are two rules when it comes to tessellation it is where there are no gaps and no overlaps. There are names that you can call a tessellation. One is a polygon and the other is called a vertex. A polygon is a fully connected shape with no curves. A vertex is the corner of the shapes. I had fun making a tessellation pattern. There are many ways of doing it and mine turned out looking like a star.

Haiku poem

Yesterday Mrs Donaldson was teaching how to do a haiku poem. A haiku poem is different to an original poem. It doesn't have to rhyme and it only has three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, 7 in the middle and 5 in the last line. So the whole class did one and this is mine.

The sun arising
the waves slowly coming in
and seagulls squawking

Perimeter and Area

This is an screenshot that I have successfully completed. This game was about using perimeter and area. I actually didn't struggle in this game because I have a strong strength in perimeter and area. What I would like to improve on is integers.

Meeting Brooke Neal

Brooke Neal told us to set some goals that we would want to achieve. Brooke told us a story of when she was young she had set a goal and now that she is older she found that goal and started crying. She was really inspiring and really inspired my of creating my own goals

Meeting Brooke Neal

Today we had a special visitor and she is an Olympic Athlete that plays for the Black Sticks. Her name is Brooke Neal. Brooke Neal came to talk to us about her trip to the Rio olympics. It was an amazing experience meeting her. We revisited the Olympic Values which are Friendship, Excellence and Respect. She even discussed together about all the people that she was meeting all around the world. 

Basketball

In Basketball we learnt new skills. One of them was to form a diamond with our fingers to have a better grip on the ball so that it doesn't slip through your hands. We revisit some of the passes such as bounce pass, chest pass and practice on it to make our passes more powerful.  Another this that we learnt the meaning of beef. B is for balance, E eyes, Elbows and F is for follow up. Another thing that all basketball players need to do is to keep their heads up because they need to see where there opponents are and where they team mates are.

Acrostic poem: Angry

WALT: Write an acrostic poem using alliteration.

Ambulance arrived on time to rescued people

Numberouse nature destroyed

Gigantic great valuables were lost
Rustling roof tops spinning out of control
Yelling yaks ran away from the danger

Mathematics at Tamaki college

Today I have learnt many things about algebra such as meaning of an expression and also "maths eyes". Here are one of the examples 2a + 3a2 + 4a . It is really easy and mostly all the year 8s got confused. Here are some other stuff that we have learnt.

Expression	Everything together and no equal sign
Variable	Is just the letter
Coefficient	It’s the number just before the letter
Constant	The number all by itself

When variables are the we like to call them like terms

When adding like terms keep the variables the same

2a + 5a = 7a

4c + 5c = 9c

7p - 4p = 3p

Ab + 2ab = 3ab

“Maths eyes” if there is no number is front of the letter than that will always be a one.

E.g ab + 2ab

So if the variable is not the same then just forget about it and add the number.

When do an expression the number must be in alphabetical order

Rangitoto comic strip

Rangitoto

Rounding and Compensating

This week, I have been solving maths problems using the rounding and compensating strategy. At first, I didn’t quite recognize this strategy and it took me a while to understand how to use it. I did got the hang of it and used that strategy to solve some of my math problems. Maybe I would have to use this strategy in my tests...never know.

The boxing finals

Cook Island Language Week

This week is Cook Island Language week and 3 visitors from the Auckland Museum came to our school to sit with us for an hour. They taught us Cook Island history and culture. When we were with them, I learnt that all pacific island languages for coconut is niu. I also learnt how to use a drill from the olden days and how to put all the pieces together to make a canoe. I also learnt that the string they use is from the husk of the coconut and how the coconut tree is the tree of life.

Cook Island Language Week

This week is Cook Island Language week and 3 visitors from the Auckland Museum came to our school to sit with us for an hour. They taught us Cook Island history and culture. When we were with them, I learnt that - because in the Islands, there are different languages and for coconut, it is niu. I also learnt how to use a drill from the olden days and how to put all the pieces together to make a canoe. I also learnt that the string they use is from the husk of the coconut and how the coconut tree is the tree of life.

Everyday theatre

Everyday theatre

Today, two ladies from everyday theatre came to room 8 and performed a show. We also combined with room 7. I really did enjoy it and also all the games after that. My favourite game was when we had to get into groups and freeze. I think that everyday theatre came to our school to talk to us about some issues with the family and how some parents can be so abusive. I think that there was nothing hard about playing the game and I think that a computer game was used to switch characters. Honestly I would like to play this game again like everyday.

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Working with metaphors

Working with metaphors

Walt: match metaphors with their meaning in sport and nonsport activities

All of the room 8 students were split into groups of three. I was with Andrea and Stephanie. The game that we had to play was that we had to match the meanings to the metaphors. The writing target group had already played the game. So those who knew how to play the game had to sit aside and watch the others figure out which goes where. It was challenging for those who didn’t know how to play but they did get there in end.

Bonnie blair

Alien angles

Alien angles

This is a game called alien angles. To play this game you have to find an angle that is given so that we can rescue the alien. To play this game you will need a protractor. When you have found the angle that is given then you probably find an alien and rescue it. I did enjoy playing this game and I will play it again.

Decorating mufins with patterns

Decorating muffins with patterns

In class, we were given a challenge and that challenge was to create the best pattern designs for our muffins. My one turn out to look like a windmill with raisins on top of the kiwi fruit. Everyone trying to keep their fruits in place. Then it was time to judge who's muffin design was the best. Mrs Donaldson had chosen the 5 best designs. It was so hard to choose who's was the best and then Nick came in to choose. The winner was Ketura and she was given some nuts and raisins. Next I want to learn more about algebra.

Netball

Netball

It was really fun playing netball so many laughter and many of us flying in the air. I wish to play it again because it was really fun.

Samoan judo player

Samoan judo player

Surprisingly, Abner Waterhouse was to be apart of the olympic judo team.

Just visitors

Just visitors

This Tuesday afternoon, Dreydon and Kate visited our class. Dreydon had walked 80 km under 24 hours and raised over $5000. Our school received $4,600 from Dreydon and the team. Dreydon and Kate also shared a presentation with the class.

First, Dreydon and Kate explained what happened on the walk. The thunder and rain was interrupting the walk, but that did stop them. Others on the walk were enjoying the view, the beautiful beaches and sometimes a clear blue sky. Dreydon then showed the equipment that was used on the walk. There was a headtorch, camel pack and a beacon to signal a helicopter if they were lost. Pictures were also brought up of Dreydon and the crew doing the 80 km walk in the dark of the night.

Then Dreydon questioned us if we had a goal but the goal we came up with was about sports camp. He then asked us to get in a group and work out a goal that we can successfully achieve, but the goals we had to set had to be S.M.A.R.T ( Specific, Measureable, Achieved, Relevant, Time bound ).

Lastly, Dreydon and Kate were ready to leave but Mrs Ramkolowan offered to take a picture of the class with Dreydon and Kate. Dreydon inspired me to walk 80km walk or less than that if I had the chance to.

Car patterns

Car patterns

Today I was playing a game of patterns called car patterns. I had to find out what pattern of cars had to go into the empty yellow square and the white box shows what car goes into the correct box. I did struggle at the start because I didn't get how the game worked but then I got the hang of it. 

Patterns

Maui

Maui

Dad, Tiki and Te Paea went fishing in Dad’s secret fishing spot. Then Tiki took out his fishing rod and started to fish. Then with surprise Tiki caught a snapper. Te Paea then changes the bait to a squid. Te Paea then Calls that she could see dolphins. Then Dad calls the department of conservation to tell where they had anchored their boat. Then they felt a little bump and saw a dolphin on the side of the boat with a little scar on the side of his nose. Then Dad, Tiki and Te Paea had lunch and imagined mum giving them sausage rolls, banana cake and mum sitting in her green chair. Tiki then asks, “Why are they called Maui dolphin?”. Then Dad tell them that Maui-tiki is the one who stole stuff from people. Dad didn't really know the full story because it was told differently. So it was time for Dad and the kids to head back home but they stayed for a quick fish. As they were slicing through the waves the little dolphin with the scar then followed them. Dad slowed down and with excitement, the dolphin was heading towards the boat and leaped out of the water, into the air like the dolphin was jumping of the moon. The kahawai was put away and the Dad steered.

Jump rope for heart

Jump rope for heart

Last week all the students of Glen Innes school went to the G.I centre to perform their skipping items. Rm8  went down there and performed really well. Also everyone had fun. 

E-asttle maths results

E-asttle maths results

Today I wrote a strand test and at the end I got my results. I got a 4P. I have improved a lot and have succeeded to get to a 4. Next I would like to learn angles. 

Basic facts

Basic facts

Walt: do a timed basic facts

I think I did really well I just got 90% in my basic facts. I did struggle a bit because it's being timed. It is hard when the test gives 3 to the power of 4. I didn't have enough time work it out because the test was too fast. What I really want to learn next is how to figure out which fraction is bigger that the other. 

Allergies

Allergies

When you sneeze

You start to wheeze

Your nose may feel so itchy

Making life so uneasy

It is a very big distraction

When you have an allergy reaction

We did this because we have been studying about the human anatomy and our body reacts to allergies.

Allergie poem

Allergie poem

When you sneeze

You start to wheeze

Your nose may feel so itchy

Making life so uneasy

You may feel hot

Like a boiling pot.

It is very a big distraction

When you have an allergie reaction.

Comic strip

Comic strip

How to be a good egg

How to be a good egg

Meaningful child

In the weekends I was being a meaningful child to my nana by helping her take in the the big boxes old clothes into the garage and taking care of my mum when she was sick. And that made me a good egg.

Cement in a cup

Cement in a cup

WALT: make 3D art 

This is a screenshot of what we did for art. It is called cement in a cup. This type of art was a really good idea. This was my first experience doing this and I really enjoyed it.

The giant walking man

The giant walking man

Walht: write an interesting and enjoyable narrative

Success criteria:

• Plan
• Write the words for the introduction
• Write a powerful introduction

It was such a dull day in New york, John was just heading over to work, at Pizza place. Just as John was texting, he bumped into a scientist “HEY MAN!, watch out.” “I’m so sorry.”John apologized. The man asked “Would you like to be interested on coming over to the science headquarters to learn about what we do and to do some experiments?” John wasn’t even interested on what the man was saying, he just walked away.

After that, Everyone started to evacuate the Pizza place. Black smoke flying into the sky almost camouflaging with the dark, grey clouds in the sky. People inside surrounded by fire nowhere to escape. Firemen on the way. John looked around. People crying for someone to save their beloved ones. He couldn’t stand watching them cry. Fire truck's siren bursting through the streets. Suddenly they showed up, the men in formation holding the hose and ready to put out the fire. John squeezed his hair and dropped to his knees. He knew he was going to get the blame for the lost of those families in the fire. Once that dramatic show was over he then went home and tidy himself up. He was so angry that she started punching the walls and left holes. He then decided to head back into town. Driving so angrily his eyebrows then turned into arrows  pointing down diagonally to his nose. As he was driving he then suddenly revisit that memory at the Pizza place and he then crashed into the laboratory up ahead.

Glass smashed everywhere and blood bursting out of John's left leg. John could even move one inch like his body was paralyzed. As John was pluking bits of pieces of glass out of his checks people then started to rush over to see if he was okay. What John didn’t know is that something  had injected to body from the laboratory, something that will make him change forever. He then started feeling pain in his stomach like it was ready to erupt like a volcano. He then spewed on the sidewalk and started to change. He was looking at himself, seeing that he was growing and growing into a giant. He was getting scared because he didn’t even know what was happening. “What is happening to me?” he questioned in tears. As he was getting bigger and bigger his clothes were becoming the size of a giant. He then was a giant. People frightened and running for their lives. Cars beeping and crashing into John foot. He then started to run. He didn’t even know which way to go. Buildings Crashing and running through New York like he was in a maze. And he then started to head for the mountains.

When he hid behind the mountains he looked at himself, What could of done this?. He kept hiding from people and yet the whole of the army showed up. Scientists, looking for a cure to fix him fix him. Soldiers fighting off John with missiles and cannibals. “IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS!” one of the scientist shouted in cheers. He had finally found a cure to shrink John back to original size. Then he called them about the cure. “ Here shoot it into his leg, it will inject into his body and shrink him back. Then one of the soldiers started to aim at his leg. “SHOOT!”. Flying through the air, cutting through the wind and aim right at him left foot. As he was shrinking down, the people shouted in cheers. Now John is back to his original size.

Then John was taken back to New York fine and perfectly secured. John’s leg was so bruised, he couldn’t even move knees.

He now is cautious to not drive with his eyes closed

Happy mother's day

Order of operations millionare game

Order of operations millionare game

WALHT: use the order of operation - BEDMAS to solve problems.

This online activity that we did what quite challenging I even challenged my partner. It was really easy but there was a problem, the game was giving me time and I had to try and answer the problem as quick as I can. I found the exponents really easy because I understood it really well. I didn't really find it challenging but keeping up with the time, that was challenging. Next I want to refresh my learning on multiply fractions.

A cold dessert

Touching the base of the sandwich, it was just freezing like the inside of a fridge. Frozen chocolate, hard as a rock sticking out of the dessert. Pink wafers sitting on top and bottom wrapped like a blanket on the cold dessert. So irresistible to eat.

Antarctica animals

Antarctica animals

Proud Kiwi

WORLD CHAMPION!

Mathman

Mathman

This is a screenshot of the game that I played this morning. This game is called mathman. It is exactly like pac-man but answering fraction problems. It is easy because your just adding the fraction by fraction but not changing the denominator. Next time I want to get to a higher level.

Basic facts

Basic facts

As you can see here, this is a screenshot of my basic facts that I did. I also got a total score of 100%. I am really proud of myself. To be honest I've did this stage like how many times and still get 100%. Next time I will try and do stage 8 and see how I do.

Solving problems with percentages

Solving problems with percentages

As you can see here this is a screenshot of the activity that I did during maths. At first I thought it was hard but then suddenly turned out to be easy. I was really proud of how far I made it with percentages. I think that I found this activity quite easy and next time I want to learn ratio and proportion.

Corn surveyl

Corn survey

For the past few weeks my class and I have been studying “Corn maths.” history of corn and answering questions like how corn was brought to New Zealand?. Our class has been researching facts on corn and writing an information report. This is the corn survey with the class:

Steamed 14	Fried 5	BBQ 3	Microwaved 3	Grilled  4
Shanelle Stephanie Ketura Camille	Maude	Christine	Manor	Harrison
Heather	Kaysee	Mary	Norah	Liam
Rebecca	Zaydah	Mr hendricks	Margaret	Daniel
Natalia	Sandayh			Penny
Ben	Trinity
Lakai
Petuana
Andrea
Alyssa
Huntah
Tane

I then used “Create a graph” as you can see these are all the graphs that I did for the corn survey. And here is the link https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

I found this site easy to work with. The tools were easy to use to make the graphs. Next time I want to learn fractions and decimals.