Spelling Game 2

I played this word search based on the words that start with Un. The words that were given were, undo, unfair, unload, unlock and unhappy. In this game, we had to complete the word search. The only hard bit was, you had to find them fast so your score can go higher.

Spelling Game 1

I was playing my spelling games. I was practicing these games to help me remind the words that start with UN. In this game, they give you a sentence and you have to fill in the blank space that starts with UN. I enjoyed playing these spelling games.

Blog Comments

Here are 2 blog comments to Cecilia and Mahdia. In my comments they include helpfulness, kindness and great feedback. It is good to give someone some feedback so it can help them improve there work,

Recorder Karate

In music we have been practicing songs on the recorder. The year 7 and 8 do recorder karate. We have to complete songs on the recorder and go and grade. We have just graded onto our white belt which means we are now practicing yellow belt songs. Each time you finish a color you move onto another colour and it gets harder and harder. 

Dance

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Here is our 2nd dance video. It was based on the experiment, coke and mentos.  We had to use actions that were based on that experiment. Most groups just used actions like fizzing up, bubbly, and fire. Here are the results from dance.

Elephant toothpaste dance:

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This is the year 8's dance based on the science experiment, Elephant toothpaste. We had to come up with 3 moves and create a dance in 5 or 4 groups. Some of the groups pretended as if they were the ingredients and some were the tube.  Here are the results of our Elephant toothpaste dance.

Spelling Word Wall

This is my DlO on my spelling. We got given the word Un, we then had to find words that started with Un. Here are my words that start with it. Un means not. I used the dictionary to help me find the words.

Main purpose of the Poem

This week we have been observing the main idea. We have been reading Anzac poem and have been exploring with the main idea about that poem. The poem I read was called The soldier who never returned.  The main idea was about the soldier who never returned. I knew the main ideas was about this because I got a hint from the title. The title says the Soldier who never returned which tells us it is about a soldier who never returned for his drink.

The Old Cottage

The Old Cottage:

She gasped. She was miles away from the pathway to her house and the long grass that waves at her. “Who's there?” wondered Red Riding Hood. Why would someone want to sneak up on a 13 year old?  She continued walking, but at a faster pace. Red Riding Hood stopped. It was nearly midnight and she was in the middle of nowhere.

“Is there anyone there?” She screamed hoping that someone would reply. Where am I? What is this place? How do I get home? Red riding was desperate to find the answers to her own questions. She froze. She was surrounded by black, hairy, funny shaped moving objects. She closed her eyes and pinched herself. “Is this a dream?” she wondered.

She wouldn’t be in the middle of nowhere if she had just followed the instructions and had gone straight home but she had no choice. She could hear footsteps. She was surrounded by long, dead grass. How on earth did I get here?, or more importantly, how do I get home?, she questioned herself. You could see goose bumps on her legs and arms. It was as cold as an iceberg and the sky was as grey as smoke. She started running. She could hear footsteps splashing through the mud and heavy breathing behind her. “Who would breathe like that?” cried Red riding hood. Heavy breathing? Loud footsteps? Sweat started to drip from her forehead. She could hear the footsteps getting closer as she tried to get some distance between her and the thing that was following her. She stopped again. The funny shaped objects hopped into her socks. Red Riding hood turned around. She stared. She started running. The funny shaped creature was moving around her feet which made her slow down.  It took her a while to figure out that she was being chased by a hungry bear. All of a sudden, out of nowhere a bright yellow light flickers on her face, and just like any other person who’s in the middle of nowhere she was curious to find out what it was. She maintained her lead.

“Anyone here?” She called out. Little Red had gotten rid of the bear. She walked in. Judging by the inside of the cottage, she could tell it was owned by someone who loved brightly coloured things.”That explains the bright yellow light in my face,” she muttered. “WOW! This person must spent a fortune on this place to get it this good looking,” remarked little red. Looking at the bright colors just made her think of her mother. Is she looking for me? Does she even care? She had that weird feeling when you feel like you're being watched. “What’s that?” she wondered. She followed. It lead her to a small room. “Aaaaa,” she whispered. As she cleared her eyes she saw the lady who owned the house. Creak! It was too late. As she tried to get away, the lady caught her hand and spoke to her. “Are you lost little angel?” she cleared her throat. “Umm Ye...sss,” she whispered. “ Well lucky for you, I have lived here for many years so I know this place better than anyone,” the old lady expressed. “ But you're surrounded by nothing, there is not even one house in sight apart from this one,” she stated. “Well that is because this was a cottage for people who need help if they are stuck but nobody has visited for years so I kind of live here now and for the past 3 years you are the only person who has visited,” the old lady exclaimed.  “Can you please just help me get home, my mother is probably looking everywhere over for me,” cried Little Red. “Did I mention that I also haven't talked to anyone lately, I’m just so shy these days,” the old lady interrupted. “Can you please just tell me where to go, “ replied Little red. “Okay, walk straight until you see the gas station, turn left and then turn right again and you're basically there,” replied the old lady. “Wow that easy, huh,” she replied. “Thank you so much you have helped me a lot,” cried little red. “Yay!” She thought.

She was only 2 footsteps when she reached the pathway. Her hands were shaking and her heart was beating. She ran. Another bright yellow light shone in her face. It was different to the first one because she knew she had just passed the cottage. Her hands stopped shaking and her heart stopped beating. Her mother was waiting out on the stair case. Just looking at her house made her wonder how she even got lost in the forest. “Mu...mmmmm, I'm home!” she cried. Little red's mother was so worried she didn’t even question her because she didn’t want her to run off again. “Sorry for running off like that.” said Little Red Riding Hood. They both skipped inside and tried to forget that it ever happened. She sighed. Ben ( Little red's father ) just arrived home with no idea what happened.

This term we have been learning to write narratives. We used the picture prompt below to help us imagine how this situation came about. We tried to hook our audience in by thinking about the pace of events and the pictures we painted with words.

E ako Maths

Today I was practicing my Place Value on E ako maths. I was learning about expanded numerals and using the place value house. For each eako page there are about 15 pages to complete but 78 questions to fill in.  This website is very helpful because it stats easy but then gets harder as you do more activities. If you want to sign up for this website here is the link:

https://e-ako.nzmaths.co.nz/

Elephant Toothpaste

On Wednesday Ms davis and Ms Dudding ( Ms Kirkpatrick's friends ) came to do a experiment ( Elephant toothpaste ) with Panmure Bridge School. Our aim for the elephant toothpaste was to see a chemical reaction. I thought the elephant toothpaste would erupt and make bubbles. We learnt about Physical change and Chemical change. Physical change is when you make something but cant change it like e.g. cake you can't wait for it to dry and hope you will get all the ingredients you started now. Chemical change is when it is changed forever. I learnt that elephant toothpaste is not actually elephant toothpaste.

Tech @ TC

Today at tech we were designing our patterns or cultural designs on our paper. We were designing on paper so we know how to draw it on cardboard. After that step is done we are going to carve it and roll ink onto it so it stands out. On my practice paper I drawed some cultural designs and some Tongan patterns that you might find on Tapa.

E ako maths

For maths this week I have been playing E ako maths. I was learning my place value on E ako maths. It first started easy and it got harder as we played on. I was learning how to make groups of ten, teen numbers, and making groups. This is helpful as it would help you with any other maths problem. Place Value is how much a number is worth depending on it's position.

Exploring Both Point of View

This is Mahdia and I's google draw on Explaining both point of view. We created a conversation of the two sides from the article bus strike. We showed both perspectives of the whole situation. I was the bus driver and my partner was the Boss. We were explaining Biaus, provocation, and point of view. It is important to look at a point of view if you want to make a informed choice.

Current Events - The bus strike

This is Cecilia and I's current events on the bus strike that happened on the 19th of February until the 20th on friday ( 24 hours ). I was learning how to summarize a current event using the 5 w's. We first read the article and had to answer the main questions. The bus drivers chose to strike because they wanted to give there boss a strong message or because they wanted to let the public know. We then had to write what the author wanted us to learn from this article. We wrote a point of view to explain how it affected them. The people who were using the bus would feel frustrated because they have to use there vechiles and wait for traffic of make new plans so they can get where they want to go. We got our information from these websites:

Link 1: 

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PBS Flag Vote Data Comparison

This is a DLO on PBS Flag vote data comparison. PBS voted if we wanted to keep the current flag or change the new flag. I think most of the juniors wanted to change it because they judged it by the colors or because they picked any. The senior picked to keep the current flag because we did some research to backup our answer. Here is a graph on which class voted to keep the current flag or change the flag.

Home Learning - Grand Palace of Bangkok

This is my home learning. Sajiha and I got given this picture. The picture was the Grand Palace of Bangkok. We had to answer the main question and find out the special rule. The special rule was the dress code. You had to wear proper clothing to get in or else you would get kicked out.

Home Learning - Mosque of Herat

This is my home learning. This is about the Mosque of heart. I worked collaboratively with Mia. I found out so many facts. I found out that a Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. 

Care Awards - Positive Attitude

This is a video explaining how to have a positive attitude. This activity was from my care awards. I think having a positive attitude is important because you feel happy and you can do anything if you have a positive attitude.

Care Awards - Why I belong to Panmure Bridge School

This is a brochure about Why I belong to PBS. This activity was from my Respect page. I belong to Panmure Bridge School because I get good education and we always go on class trips to match the learning we have done.

Care Awards - Read 3 Novels in a Term

I read 3 novels ion a term for my care awards. I read my books and wrote a book review on it so I had proof when I went up to show my teacher. I enjoyed reading my books because it was interesting and there was some facts which made it more interesting.

Care Awards - How to say the Tongan days?

This is my presentation on how to say the tongan days. This activity was part of my care awards. I had to teach my teacher a new skill so therefore I chose how to say the tongan days and some phrases. I worked collaboratively with Silivia.

Care Awards - New Zealand Respected Leader

This is a completed activity from my care awards. I had to do some research about a New Zealand Respected leader. I found out that Richie Mc Caw was selected for a Rugby Scholarship and til then he started taking his rugby courier seriously.