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.

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.