Admirable Algebra 2

 Walt: identify the rule for a pattern

Tongan Travel ~ Home class!

Today in Home room we had to solve the questions in the pictures above :) Pauline read the details from the site, outloud, to the class. We were given graphs to help us with the question. Our task was to find out which dot represented who. For example, Who was the first, second, third dot (and so on).

The graphs held the information about who was the tallest, who was the oldest, and who had the most children.

The question was about a boy (Tomu) who has never met his aunties and uncles in Tonga. So the boy asked his father about each of them. The father told him about his uncles and aunties, a graph and gave him the option to ask only 3 question as he had to work out the rest himself. (Read The pictures :) We knew that Aunty Ana had the most children, that Uncle Loni was the tallest and that Uncle Pita was the oldest.

We all had our own time to figure out which dot represented who. Because, Aunty Ana had the most children we looked closer at the most amount of childrens graph. We then knew she was the first dot. We then looked at who the tallest was. It was uncle Loni. So we checked where his dot was placed and moved onto the next dot. The oldest! Which was Uncle Pita. His dot was placed third on each graph. And lastly was Aunty Kuini. As Aunty Kuini had no information about herself, we figured she had the least amount of children, that she was the second tallest and that was one of the youngest.

Conquering Fractions ~ Maths! :)

Made to Measure! ~ Maths work :)

Task Description:

In this presentation we were tasked to complete the following slides. It involved math equations like finding the perimeter and area of different shapes, converting units, and adding, subtracting fractions and decimals. We've been put into different groups and in each group we all have our strengths and weaknesses and so that decides where we sit. On the last slide we had to figure out the area of a circle. I love doing those and so I decided to do them :)

Anyways, Enjoy :)

What is Taha Whanau? ~ Inquiry ~ Room 4!

This week we have been looking a lot at the 4 Taha's of health. For this task we took a closer look at Taha Whanau which is about relationships with family, friends, ETC. We talked about how it is affected by lockdown and how we could support it. We also talked in group about what 'we' think it means.

Meet Measurement! ~ Lockdown FIOP/learning :) ~ Maths!

Walt: Use appropriate scales, devices and metric units.

Measurements! ~ Maths!

This presentation is based off Measurements. We are getting back into the system of learning our measurements. But is also based off things we've done in the past. Eg, decimal, converting units and finding the perimeter and area.

Taha Tinana ~ Health ~ Inquiry

Walt: Describe the affects of


Today we worked on this task. We talked about what Taha Tinana is and how it was affected when we were in lockdown. We wrote and stated reasons to answer to every question asked.

Before I forget 2.0

Task Description:

Today we did a small revision on what we've been working on for the past few months. We gave our minds a small top up of what we may or may have not forgotten. We reminded ourselves about symmetry, graphs, factors, squared and square root, fractions and more.

Sir Isaac Newton :) ~ Maths week with Room 4!

 Walt: Subtract 3 digit numbers.

Task Description: This week is maths week, so we are competing in a series of math challenges in small groups. In our first challenge we learnt about famous mathematicians. 

Year 8 Camp ~ Term 3 :)

 Last week on the 5th of August the year 8 student had the opportunity to attend the Year 8 Leadership Camp at Kauaeranga Valley Christian camp. We had 3 days away from our family and the year 7's. I was in the team Kauaeranga A. My captain in charge was Leilani! The whole point of this camp was to step up and to take charge which really shone through :)

Time Line ~ Room 4 Inquiry - Otirinui

Today we looked at different people's point of view. My person was Otirinui. We looked at what had happened on the 9th of November, 1769. The tragedy of Gore and the shooting. We looked and investigated it as a class. We talked about what each person saw and what they were doing.

Sweet fractions~ Room 4 - DMIC

WALT: Find equivalent fractions.

Today in DMIC we worked on our fractions. We are learning heaps about fractions, like how to convert fractions to decimals. Today we were focusing on lengths and equivalent fractions.

We had a question in front of the class for our DMIC group to answer. "Jahzara has a liquorice that is 12cm, she has 3 other friends. How is she going to split it evenly for the 4 of them?"  We then worked out what our steps would be to solving our question. Once we worked that out we got onto splitting it evenly into quarters.

 Our next question was, "Jahzara's other 2 friends arrive and would like some as well. How will you divide the lace again so each of them have the same amount?" We figured we needed to split it into 2/12 for everyone to get a equal amount. We cut  up each of our quarters into three equal pieces (twelfths) and then everyone would get 2/12 like in the picture.

Water Cycle Animation :)

Task Description:

This is my Term 2 animation. This term we looked at different things happening in the world. We had to choice to choose which one to base our animation off. I chose the water cycle! We were tasked to animate the water cycle and explain how it works with a voice over. We then had to edit it on Imovie and publish it on our blogs. I just got it done in time for it to be marked :) Lovely! Enjoy the ending too :) Very special!

Term 2 Reflection :)

Kia Ora! Sadly, Term 2 for 2020 is coming to an end. We have had many fun and tragic times this term. Lockdown learning ~ Back to school and more!  I have had amazing highlights from this term!

Lockdown Learning~
Lockdown learning was fun, yet tragic. Jumping on calls every morning to learn online with our teachers was a fun way to keep in contact with each other. We stressed a lot, not knowing if we were able to go back to school, due to Covid-19. Each day we were given our normal literacy and maths slides to complete and on top of that we were also given a education pack. Lending us, coloring pencils, books and pens!.

Back to school~ 
Coming back to school was a struggle as we still had to follow a lot of strict rules. We were still not able to touch people as we had to 'keep our distance.' Being back at school was a reliever, being able to see our teachers, friends and more was very heartwarming. We also made a move to our new home class. Off to Mrs Stone! For the past few weeks we listened in with our Prime Minister and made sure we were sticking to her rules. Sooner or later, we moved to level one, allowing us to now come closer with each other.

40 Famine~
40 hour famine was one of my highlights this term. We were able to create house forts out of cardboard. Play reverse charades and drink juice and eat bali sugars. We shared our thoughts on why we fundraise and fast for this cause. Making massive impacts on childrens and families lives is a good thing to do as some of them need a lot of help! Being able to be one of the peoples making impact on their lives and experiencing what they have been through means a lot!

Matariki~
This was a fun day for our whole school to connect and celebrate Maori New years. We got split up into different groups. Art and crafts, Sports, Cooking and Movie Making. Each group did their own creative thing. Making and doing things. I was in the arts and crafts group and I must say, it was a pretty fun experience. Others made delicious cookies, played some pretty cool sports, made some creations and movies! It was amazing to see our whole school come together and celebrate such an important even with everyone else! :)

As you have read, we have had quite a on and off term! We have also had a special person visit us at our school assembly. Joseph Parker! Thank you for sharing your experience and your amazing and inspiring quotes. I was also lucky enough to be a school leader and run the school assemblies! It was really fun!

I want to thank all the teachers, student and staff members for making amazing things possible this term. And to all you students, thank you for participating in a lot of awesome events! Can't wait for another term of excitement. Especially year 8 camp! I'm ready :)

Also a massive farewell to Miss Donaldson! Love towards you on your new journey! God Bless, we will miss you lots :)

The Million Pound Banknote! Part 2 :)

Walt: Respond critically to a literature


Task Description:

In this presentation we read/listened to the second part of our story. We answered the questions and thought about what was happening in the story. Once we completed the slides we were tasked to post it on our blogs!

Enjoy :)

Fractions Level 3!

Task Description:

In this presentation we had to complete the following slides. We were working on equivalent fractions. Due to being stuck, we went to workshop 2 where Mrs Stone helped us out. She helped us understand how to work it out and how to find correct answers!

Fractions 2.3 : Room 4 :)

Task Description:

In this presentation we learnt about Fractions. First we had a recap about what we did last week. We then moved onto the slides. This time we didn't talk in big groups about our answers. We worked individually, that is until I got stuck. Mrs Stone helped me with the last slide as I did get really stuck. It helped me alot! :)

Bank note ~ Room 4 Literacy!

Walt: Respond critically to literature.


Task Description:

Today in Room 4 we read a text called; 'The $1m pound  Bank-Note.' After reading the text we had a look at it as a class and talked about the main key points. We then got into the Q/A. We looked at the different questions and what they were about. :)

Matariki ~ My Wonderful, Tragic Day :)

Today was one of the most wonderful yet tragic day's I have ever experienced!

Today we celebrated Matariki! Matariki is in fact the Maori name for the cluster of stars called the pleiades. Matariki is about celebrating Maori new years. The Pleiades are a seven star cluster. Many people debate on whether there are 7 or 9 stars.  The Maori constellations states that there are 7 stars. Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-rangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Ururangi and Matariki!

After our school assembly we set off to our groups. The previous week, we got the chance to choose what group we wanted to be in. The options were, Cooking, Arts and crafts, Movie making and sports. I wanted to be in either sports or cooking but I got put into Arts and crafts :/ Due to some, uneven groups.  I was with Mrs Stone and Mrs Carruthers in room 4.

Our task was to decorate some printed off stars. Seven of them! We could use any design we wanted. Our next step was to use dye to create a background for our stars. 'There's no wrong awnser to art." Just go for it! :) I first started off with completing my seven stars. The supplies we were able to use were colored pencils and coloring felts. I chose some pretty unique designs. I also sat on a table with some of my close friends, John, Kitione, Brendon and Kobey. We talked quite a lot. And the classroom was pretty noisy too, so it wasn't just us :)

Once I finished decorating my stars, I went outside and got onto my background while Mrs Carruthers cut out my stars. I used purple, light and dark blue for my backdrop. I started off pretty well. Until one of my friends Nina accidentally spilt water on me and Pauline's masterpiece! How sad, I was doing so well :( Mrs Stone got both me and Pauline a new piece of paper and we started all over again. I used the same colours and was able to redo my background. In my opinion, it turned out better than the last. I then used white paint to make it look like tiny stars. I got the paint everywhere but my paper. My face, hands, arms, uniform, and legs! It was an absolute disaster, but I'm still happy with my creation. We let our backgrounds dry.

Our last step was to paste our stars onto our backgrounds. Using glue sticks we pasted our stars onto our creative backgrounds and we were finished. A day filled with long conversations, messy art, paint all over the place and a lot of tragic uniforms. Today was all about having fun and celebrating Matariki and at the end of the day, I was happy I got put into Arts and Crafts! At the moment, no photos of the day but once I find some, they'll be here :)) A special thanks to all the teachers and staff members who made today a special and possible day.

 A day filled with fun! Happy Matariki!