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.

Novel Study

For the past 3 weeks Te Ngahere have been doing novel studies. We had to choose a book. The book I chose was Arohanui. We also got to pick a task to do. I did a map. With a map you had to draw a picture showing what the story looks like.  

Energize

In Te Ngahere we learnt about takeaways and how takeaways affect your health. We learnt about healthy hearts and unhealthy hearts. We learnt by eating to much takeaways your heart will have too much fat on it and you could catch a heart disease or even die. Now I know not to eat so much takeaways. Whaea Gina started to show us takeaways that were good for us and bad for us. The ones that Whaea Gina recommended for us are Subway, Sushi, and Lamb kebab. Some of the bad ones are Mcdonald's, KFC, Carl's jr, and Fish and Chips.

Projects

For the past few weeks Te Ngahere have been doing our pallet projects. We had to be in groups of 3s. My friends were in my group Tk, and Lesane. We decided to make a tray. We dismantled the pallet, then we denailed the planks that we got off the pallet, We then sanded it. After we sanded the planks of wood we wanted we then had to measure it. After you measure it you can start to build whatever your project is.