Pump Track

Last week we had to write about another special place, this topic was the Paihia Pump Track. We had to have three reasons or more on why the Pump Track was special and elaborate and give detail on those three ideas. I really liked this topic because I like riding my bike on the Pump Track. I struggled with elberating on my ideas because I didn't know how to explain it. I hope other people enjoy the Pump Track as much as I do. Have you ever been to the Paihia Pump Track?

Duffy Show

On Friday the Duffy show came to Paihia School. They performed a play for us. It was about these two cousins Sam and Duffy (real name Dylan and Emma-Rose) gaming. They gamed and gamed until Duffy thought he would put his deceased Nana’s glasses on and dance the dance she had made up. After that he was sucked into the tv and was stuck in a game called Magic Bricks. The only location they named was The Hall Of Mirrors. It was pretty much just him looking at himself. There were also two characters but one person playing as both their names were Puzzler and the Dismantler. They pretty much balanced the game. The aim of the game was to build and use up all the bricks, the Dismantler broke down any builds he made. Also in the game, the Puzzler broke up any words you put together. The Duffy show wasn't really aimed for the yr 7&8s but the rest of Paihia School liked it. Has the Duffy show preformed at your school?     

Training

At Paihia School we have been practicing for athletics. How it works is every Thursday and Friday we do one thing then the next day we change. I am looking forward to athletics because i'll see all my old friends and try my best in every activity. My favorite activity is probably Discus because I consider myself good at it. My least favorite is long jump because I suck at it. Do you enjoy athletics? 

Ngatokimatawhaorua

 In Te Ngahere we have written about the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. We were assigned to write about a special place in our community (the treaty grounds). We didn't just have to write about the Treaty Grounds but something special to us that is in the Treaty Grounds. I wrote about the Waka Ngatokimatawhaorua. I wrote about it because it is special, and unique. I liked this activity because the Waka means a lot to me, my whanau, and my community. Have you been to see Ngatokimatawhaorua? 

Rugby World Cup 2019

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the Rugby World Cup. We had to find all the teams competing in the Rugby World Cup, we had to find they're rugby emblems and then their rugby names (All Blacks). After we had done that we had to answer some questions about the rugby teams. I learnt that Jimmu was one of the first japan rulers in 660 B.C. I also learnt that the population of Japan is an incredible 126.8 Million or to be exact (126,860,301) people. What I found hard with this activity was finding all the countries rugby names. Do you have a favorite team playing in the Rugby World Cup?

Swim Safe

In Te Ngahere Tracy from swim safe came in to talk to us about being safe at the beach and on a boat. The five things to do when going swimming is,  Tell somebody where you’re going and how long you'll be, check the conditions, never swim alone, be watched by an adult that knows how to swim, if there's a swell or rip test it by throwing a stick in it then decide if you want to swim. I've learnt about this before but this time I learnt what types of flares to take on a boat. 

School performance

Today the 26th of September Thursday, the Kapa Haka Roopu are going to perform for our school. We are doing it to show our friends and teachers what we did at the Kaikohe Cultural Festival. I'm a bit nervous because parents might be here and most of my friends aren't in the Roopu. I'm also excited to show everyone what an amazing job we did at the Cultural Festival. Today i'm gonna go 260% and have fun. I'm going to make sure im in the right place in my line, and transition. If you were at Kaikohe and watched our performance how did we go?

Quality Blog Post

Today in Te Ngahere we have been making a DLO about quality blog posting. I thought it was no challenge and it was really easy. I learnt that your title is one of the most important things when writing not just a blog post but a story, or movie, or when your reading a book. What I didn't understand was why  we have to post on our blog a DLO about Quality Blog Posting. We did it to help you guys and ourselves do it consistently. I really enjoyed making my DLO and I hope you like it. If you were to make one what would you change?

1. Title - 
2. Introduction - 
3. DLO - 
4. Reflection - 
5. Sources - 
6. Question -

Kapa haka

On the 17th of September, the Kapa Haka Roopu travelled to Kaikohe to practice at the dress rehearsals for the upcoming cultural festival. We went to  show the other Roopu around Northland our bracket, and so everything runs smoothly. During the walk on I was really nervous until our entrance came up and our Roopu went hearty. I really enjoyed myself and can't wait for Thursday. I need to work on smiling consistently and also I need to practice with my Totara Rakau just in case we use them on Thursday. I’m really happy with what our Roopu did yesterday and so are our tutors.   

Kaikohe.

 In Te Ngahere the Kapa Haka Roopu have been practicing for the Kaikohe Cultural Festival. Every day we go to Kapa Haka practice at morning tea and lunch. I'm really confident that we are going to do well. I really like our performance and I reckon it's good. I can't wait to preform and show everyone what we can do. I have tried my best to use facials well practising and the one thing I need to work on is cleaning up my Rakau actions. The cultural festival is when Kapa Haka Roopu from around Te Tai Tokerau get together and perform.

Waikare

On Friday I went to Waikare for cross country, I had a great time and it was cool to compete against my friends from other schools. The hardest thing on the course was going up the big hill. I came 6th and I was really proud of myself and so was my family. Next time I could jog instead of walk and practice more.

Sorry but no one took any photos from Paihia Kura.

Rakau

On monday the Kapa Haka Rōpu boys had the opportunity to make ourselves a Rakau. Last term we went to Mrs Lindsays house, first we had a karakia to ask tane mahuta and his brothers if it was alright to take from their trees. The tree we used was Totara. We used hand saws to cut them down. Mrs Lindsay kept them at the house to try and dry them out because they were still wet. When the rakau came to school we had to hand sand it first. After that we could use a belt sander and a finish sander. To make our Raku smooth we used the finish sander with p80 sandpaper, to make it finer we used p120 sandpaper. To finish it off we used a smooth black sand paper and also oiled our Raku to make them look good. We are going to be using them in the Kaikohe Cultural Festival but first we need to get them blessed. I really enjoyed this and so did my friends.  

Scientific Method

We read a text and had to identity within the text the scientific method that they followed to carry out
this investigation. Here is my writing. 

What was their question?- What made the cork pop off the bottle.

How did they gather information and observe (research)- They watched the bottle cap pop off with
baking powder and a liquid. 

What was their hypothesis?  What made them think this? Their hypothesis was the baking powder had a
chemical reaction with the liquid. They thought this because that's what was in the bottle.   

How did they conduct their experiment and test the hypothesis?  (Make sure to explain how they made
sure their test was fair)- They tested both powders with water and one had a reaction. Then they tested
both powders with vinegar and the baking powder had the strongest reaction. 

Analyze your test results- Now they know that the baking powder and vinegar has the strongest reaction.   

What was their conclusion?- it had something to do with the bubbles. Also the baking powder and baking
soda have different chemicals in them.My conclusion. The bottle cap pop off because the baking powder
and vinegar both have acids in them and the two acids formed a gas that needed to escape so the cork
popped.

Training For Maromaku

In Te Ngahere the Yr 7&8 rugby team has been practicing for the Maromaku sports day.
We have been going out at morning tea and lunch. We are looking forward to going and
taking part of this cool sports day. We have been practicing hard and can't wait to show
everyone what we have been working on. We do passing drills, set plays, and tackling.
More after the Maromaku sports day.

Info-graphic

In Te Ngahere we have been making Infographics.
We had to make a Infographic about the science method.
All we had to do was put pictures (icons, etc) in that relates to what questions we were
asking. The reason we did this is to make it easier to see and understand.
I think it was cool to make a infographic about the science method because we are going
to use it for our experiments. Also there are only 6 steps that make this method easy
and simple. Here are the 6 steps.

1. Ask a question
2. Gather information and observe (research)
3. Make a hypothesis (guess the answer)
4. Experiment and test your hypothesis
5. Analyze your test results
6. Present a conclusion

Animation Screencastify

Animation

In Te Ngahere we have been making animations. We also made a script that fits in with the animation. We had the choice to work in twos or by yourself. My buddy was Isaiah  Stillwell. Our animations had to be about something we've been focusing on in reading. Our animation was about when the Maori and British first started trading. I think we did well with using humor with the Maori because we didn't know how they would have talked back then. I think we also did well with the layout of our presentation. I think we found finding characters difficult. Our next steps are to screencastify. I would like to know what was the most valued source of resources to the Maori from the British. I will post when finished.

Attending the Kawakawa Festival

On Friday the Kapa Haka Roopu attended the Kawakawa Festival. We had two weeks to put together 5 items to perform on the day. We had fun and represented our school proudly. Our Kapa Haka tutors Whaea Ronni, Whaea Lesha, and Matua Pep took us every day to practice. We practiced at morning tea lunch and afternoons. Next time I hope we have a full bracket.

Kawakawa Festival

The Paihia School Kapa Haka Roopu have been working towards going to the Kawakawa
Cultural Festival. We go with our Kapa Haka tutors everyday in morning tea, lunch, and
each afternoon. We are looking forward to seeing others performances as well as
ourselves. Personally I think we have been working hard and I need to work on my
disciple. Until Friday that's it about the Cultural Festival.

Writing

In Te Ngahere we have been writing a diary entry. I wrote about Hone Heke.
I think I did well with staying on task and making each paragraph have support from the
other paragraphs so they all collaborated to make sense. I also think I did well with the
development of my piece of writing. Next time I could use a little bit more interesting
words in my writing, other than that I was happy.  

Tai-Tokerau Festival

Seven students from the Kapa Haka Roopu had the opportunity to go and watch the
Te Tai-Tokerau Festival. We went to experience the types of things our Ropu needed to
improve on. I enjoyed every performance and now our Kapa Haka Roopu is working
on a bracket for our Kapa Haka Roopu. My favorite was when Matua Pep, Izaiah,
Harlem, and myself joined a haka to tautoko one of the Roopu.

Anzac D.L.O

In Te Ngahere we have been making D.L.O´s about ANZAC biscuits. My problem was to multiply the original recipe that makes 30 into 420. First I did a basic fact that adds up to 42. Then I did another multiplication problem that I could constantly use to help me which is 14. 14x3=42 and 30x14=420. So all I did was x14 on all ingredients which left me with my answer 420. I really enjoyed making the D.L.O because it was a challenge. Next time I could complete it in the time given.

Hayden Weal

This week Paihia School had a New Zealander actor named Hayden Weal come to our school and talk to us about his acting life, and childhood. When he was in school he used to get into trouble and one day he got sent to the Principal's office and the Principal said what do you want to be when you grow up? He said an actor because he liked watching movies and the Principal said that it would never happen. One day Hayden was being naughty, this teacher asked him what do you want to be. He didn't want her to know, but he told he anyway, he said he wanted to be an actor. The teacher said that’s great, but he said “it’s not going to happen”. The teacher told him she was going to help him. Hayden and the teacher were reading a lot and he started being positive. When he got older he was an actor in The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, and played in a film with Daniel Radcliffe (actor of Harry Potter). I really enjoyed his talk because he proved that you don’t have to listen to anyone and it is important to chase your dreams.  

D.L.O

Last week in Te Ngahere we have been making D.L.O’s about doubling and halving. We were learning to solve complex multiplication problems by using doubling and halving. I think I did well with using doubling and halving correctly with fairly difficult and complex equations. I really struggled with explaining how and why it works but I ended up doing to the best of my ability.

Last week on Wednesday, the year 7&8’s went to Morewa School to do Technology. The year 8’s did cooking with Whaea Dot. She told us that we  were making lasagne. We had to choose from a variety of veggies and other ingredients. We also had to have compulsory ingredients as well. We had to work in groups; my partner was Izaiah F. When we had a buddy we had to pick a spot to sit; we chose the table at the back right of the room. We had to chop veggies and bacon. After that we got some mince and added the veggies and cooked, while a pot was boiling for some pasta. When everything was cooked we had a munch witch I really enjoyed. Next time I could work better with my partner.

Catapult

In Te Ngahere we made Marshmallow catapults. Our teachers Whaea Becks and Whaea Chrissy gave us
the opportunity to work with a group. My group, Stilly and 12 . The equipment we used was 2 rubber
bands, 1 plastic teaspoon, masking tape, 12 wooden skewers, and 9 marshmallows. I really liked this and
can’t wait to do some more fun activities like this one.

 

Kindness

In Te Ngahere we have been learning to be kind to our self and to others. Our teacher Whaea Chrissy gave us the opportunity to work in pairs or a small group. I chose to work with Stilly. We were to go around with a pen and paper at morning tea and get as much smile and waves as we could.  We went around the whole school smiling and waving at everyone we could. The big idea was “Resilience is the ability to adjust to change, endure difficulty and rebound from setbacks”. At the end of break stilly and myself counted how much people smiled and waved back there were about 112. Knowing that we made that many kids feel safe feels pretty good.