2018 Blog Posts

My top month of blogging was June because the work we had to complete in June was thinkers key and thinkers key has a lot of slides on it that we had to complete.

My lowest month for posting was April and July because I struggled with the work we were given in those two months.

The Ultimate Spy Binoculars

WALT: Improve technology spy gadget.
This is a spy gadget I have designed using different types of systems that could really help while you are spying on a suspect.

Maths Strategy

Boxing Feedback

WALT: Learning how to box using the 3 commandments

3 Commandments:

RESPECT

I will have respect for myself, my coach, my peers and the sport of boxing.

DISCIPLINE

I will have the discipline to turn up to every boxing session and give my 100%

SAFETY

I will not cause harm to others and only practise boxing in a safe environment under the guidance of a coach.

I enjoyed learning boxing skills with Pax and would like to learn more for self defense.
Thanks Pax

Tuakana Teina Day

WALT: Learning from each other, Learning with each other

AWESOME!!
On Wednesday it was tuakana teina day, tuakana teina means younger to older. Which means that a senior class has to buddy up with a junior class.

Firstly, Ms Fepuleai did the roll then she explained to us how our behaviour should look and sound like. She told us ways of how we were going to help our buddies from Room 3 keep up with our earthquake proof houses.

Secondly, we then had to walk down to Room 3 so we can start working on creating our earthquake proof houses. When we arrived in Room 3 we looked at a slide based on earthquakes, Ms Fepuleai wrote some of the rules we were going to be looking at while we were answering some of Miss Gormly's questions. We watched a video filled with different types of ideas of how we can make our basic house earthquake proof.

Thirdly,  we all went outside so Ms Fepuleai and Miss Gormly can put us into our groups. In my group was Savannah, Cheska, Tasi and myself. Our idea to make our basic house earthquake proof was to use four long rubber bands and nine red furry  bendy sticks ( Pipe Sticks ). After we finished making our basic house earthquake proof we had to go and tie it onto the playground then Miss Gormly tested it. 

In Conclusion, “ we had a FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC Time ”.

Chatterbox

WALT: Use your listening skills

Making chatterboxes

Yay Chatterbox !!
On Tuesday morning Room 8 students created chatterboxes to make a fun start to our day.

Firstly, Ms Bracey gave all of us one page each from a magazine so we can be prepared to create our chatterbox. After that Ms Bracey told all of us to hold one corner and fold it so it can be a large triangle, she then she told us to cut off the remaining paper and discard it into the paper bin.

Secondly, Ms Bracey said “ after you’ve completed cutting the remainder unfold the triangle and wait quietly ”. Ms Bracey gave us the next instruction which was to fold four corners to the middle of the square. She then told us to flip over our chatterbox and repeat the same thing we did on the step before we had to flip over our chatterbox. 

Thirdly, chatterboxes are used to test people in asking them questions they get. In order to complete making a chatterbox you have to write numbers on it and then write questions on the inside so someone can answer it if they get it.

Lastly, we had to fold the chatterbox in half and then our chatterbox was finally completed YAY!! We played with the chatterbox as if it were a fortune teller.

In Conclusion, “ it was so AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING  !! ”.

Magic Snow

Magic Snow

Incredible magic snow,  on Wednesday morning the students in  Room 8 worked on a science experiment based on creating magic snow.

Firstly, Ms Bracey talked to Room 8 students about history that happened in the past at New World. After Ms Bracey talked about history she showed us a little packet with the logo magic snow on it,  she read the WARNING on the back of the packet written in red so we wouldn’t try to eat the magic snow.  In the packet was a powdery product called polymer, polymer is something some companies use to put in diapers.

Secondly, Ms Bracey gave each table a small transparent plastic cup with one scissor and also one packet of polymer. We used the scissor to cut open the packet of polymer then we poured the polymer into the small transparent plastic cup. We then waited patiently for Ms Bracey to give each table ½ a cup of cold tap water. We were very excited to tip the cold tap water into the polymer.

Lastly, When Ms Bracey gave each table a cup of cold tap water we were finally allowed to pour the water in the polymer. As we tipped the water into the polymer it started to rise up as if it were a puffy ball.

Me, Myself & I

WALT: Practising posting positive comments using google share


  Introduction
I am a 12 yr old child that loves to explore interesting things and
go on adventures around the world in summer. I have anger issues
which is why people say my temperature is like a volcano erupting.

 5 W’s
What: Explore interesting things
Who: Child
When: In Summer
Where: Around the World
Why: Anger Issues

Falakika,I like that you spaced after a sentence.
Jarrod

Falakika , I like how you used the three key elements of a narrative introduction.
Auckland

 Falakika, I like the way you used the 3 key elements of a introduction.
Alyssa

 Falakika, I like how you have so much detail.

Milan

Learning to Box

WALT: Learning Boxing Skills

Last week Room 8 had a boxing session, it was our very first one. For boxing our instructor told us her three important rules before we started. We learnt how to do a rock position, a stance, a jab and a cross.

FLIP

Price Waterhouse Coopers










WALT: Financial Literacy in Primary

If you borrow something from someone then return it back straight away because if you don’t then you can upset that person.

If it is too hard for you to save then give you money to your parents to hold it for you.

Use your money wisely

Be prepared in case of an emergency

Divisions Maths Strategy

This is one of the strategies to one of my maths questions

WALT: Adding and Subtracting decimals with tenths

Spider Man

WALT: Write an introduction

One evening Spiderman was having an argument with his friends because they thought he was good at saving people’s lives but he made a horrible mess in the city.
He got angry at them because he thought they were ungrateful that he saved people’s lives.
He ran away and fell into a drain with slimy stuff around.

Santa Claus’s Bad luck Day

WALT: Write a descriptive orientation

One evening on a Friday Santa Claus used his sleigh on his lunch break to get some lunch.
While he was riding his sleigh suddenly it stopped and slowly flew down, Santa Claus walked to an underground train station close by.
Well he was walking he found a portal that led to another world.
Santa Claus took a deep breath and went into the portal.

Teenage Girl

WALT: Include the orientation, character and problem

Once upon a time was a teenage girl who went shopping with her bestfriends. 

Her bullies blamed her for something she didn’t do, she ran into a faraway forest.

Thought Cloud

In Room 8 we created thought clouds on a google drawing and thought of something to write about.

WALT: Centre my text, Increase the size of the font, Give depth to the thought cloud outline and replace the colour of the fill to clear not blue

Evaporator Trap

Gas Trap Explanation 

 WALT: Where do clouds come from?

 I found out that if you trap hot water in a clear cup the water would rise up and wet the sides of the cup, it would the sides up and look like gas but if you look closely there is actually drop lids on the sides.

Alphabet Key: A - Z

WALT: Complete and A-Z listing of all
the key topic vocabulary to
do with Earth and Beyond.

A = Asteroid         
B = Blackhole
C = Comet
D = Dwarf Planets
E = Earth
F = Force
G = Gravity
H = Helium
I = Interplanetary Dust
J = Jupiter
K = Kuiper Belt
L = Lythisea
M = Micronesia
N = Neptune
O = Orbit
P = Pluto
Q = Quora
R = Rusty Planet
S = Saturn
T = Titan
U = Uranus
V = Venus
W = Wavelength
X = Xena
Y = Yellow, Red and Orange Sun
Z = Zero Gravity

The challenge for me was to think of words that started with some of these letters.

Reverse Key: 16 Ideas

I would:

• Take cover.
• Grab onto something really hard.
• Hold heavy things when I walked somewhere.
• Run to where I needed to go.
• Stay at church.
• Hide under my bed.
• Wear a gravity suit.
• Eat junk food everyday.
• Go on a boat and bring with me heavy food.
• Wear a space suit and fly around.
• Fly around in a rocket.
• Evacuate and go somewhere safe.
• Go underground.
• Stay in a house for the rest of my life.
• Wear a oxygen mask.
• Hide under some light bricks.

WALT: We know that we stick to the earth, with
the help of gravity...but what if gravity didn’t exist?  What would you do?

Bullet point 16 ideas.
The challenge for me was to think of things that I would do without gravity.

Shape Poem

This is my shape poem I created about the season Summer.

Invention Key: Word Search

WALT: Invent a game for others to play on the moon!

Who is your target audience?  What will your game be named?  What outfit will players be wearing?  What equipment will you need to play?  What are the rules?

The challenge for me was to find out words to use for my word search.