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Poetry / Online Class

  L.I Create an Listing Poem about any topic.

For writing for we create list peoms. List poems mean's listing differnt things that links to th topic, as example How to make a firend?, my group create an poem listing differnt ideas on how you can make firends, I really enjoyed working on these as I know what Im doing, I understand what I need to do,I know how an List poem's structures as example an List poem uses only one word at the start of each sentinces, and had full stops and captail letters at each sentince. We did this by sharing our ideas and working collabortivtly and understanding how an list poem works,what it looks like and how you can write one.

Water safety lessons

 L.I: To learn about how to be safe in the water

For Swimming we were continuing on learning about Water Safety, learning different strokes. We started off doing Streamline as a warm up, and continued doing different strokes. We then did strokes but these strokes helped us manage our breathing, and let us feel less tired. It also helped us lessen our head movement, and restrict your neck movement. It really helps, and another thing we did was starfish but we had to only kick to strengthen our calve muscle.

Fantastic fish | Mrs Linda group

 L.I: To summarise a text

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Summary 

Fantastic fish use their gills to breathe underwater. They have three different fins to help them swim. These are the dorsal, pectoral and tail fin.

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For reading with Mrs Linda we read fantastic fish. It’s about different unique fish. Fiish have three different fins. They are the dorsal fin which keeps the fish from rolling over, the tail fin which pushes the fish forward and the pectoral fish which helps the fish steer.

Some interesting facts we found were that fish have three different types of fins. Mudskippers can live out of the water and a manta ray has a wingspan about 7 metres across.

We found this activity fun and interesting because we found out the different uses of the fins and there are some fish that don’t look like fish for example the seahorse and the mudskipper. This was an enjoyable activity.

Mindfullness Reflection #1

LI: to practice mindfulness when in stressful situations.


Mindfulness is training your mind to become aware of not only yourself, but also your surroundings. When it comes to mindfulness, there are two zones. The red zone and the green zone. The red zone is all the negative emotions you feel when stressed. The green zone is all of the positive emotions which help you when feeling stressed. For example, when in a stressful situation, you can clear your mind and stay calm. This is when your mind enters the green zone. In the red zone, you feel waves of negativity overcoming your mind.


When trying to focus, your mind wanders. Although your body can be present, your mind can be wandering around and thinking about the past or future. With mindfulness, you focus on the present moment and what is happening at that moment.


The mindfulness practice helps you clear your mind, focus on your breathing and overall makes you content and composed. To do this activity, we faced away from others to be focused. We had a straight back, soft stomach, closed eyes and our hands on our knees. When the mindfulness bell rang, we calmed ourselves and focused on our breathing. When breathing, you are more focused on you and your surroundings.

Topic 7: Osmosis and Transpiration

 L.I: To learn the science of osmosis and transpiration. This week for science tech we looked into Osmosis and Transpiration. Osmosis is when water moves from the bottom of a plant to the top. Xylem which is a tiny cell in the plant helps the water move upwards. Transpiration is when the sunlight evaporates the water. A thing we learnt during this lesson was photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process where the plants creates the food. Its made by carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, sugar or glucose and oxygen. 

Our activity was to find the xylem in a celery. First we pour 150 mls of water in a beaker and put ten drops of food colouring. Next we grab a celery and cut the end of the celery. Then we mix the celery into the food colouring water. After that we put the leaves of the celery in a bag and wait 30 minutes. After 30 minutes we open the bag and start cutitng the middle of the celery. Finally we look for the Xylem and take photos of it.

I found this activty fun because the xylem looks really cool with the food colouring. I also found the facts really interesting. 

Matariki Brouchures

 L.I: To stregnthen our connections with Matariki 

Inside

Outside

This week for Matariki we created Matariki Brochures. The inside brochure shows the trandition and the clothing of Matariki. The photo in the middle shows Papatuanuku, the grandmother of the 6 sisters. A fun fact, Ururangi likes to race her sister to Papatuanuku and wrap her arms around herself. The outside brochure shows facts about the Matariki stars. It also explains about the Matariki celebration. A fun fact about Matariki is that it will get its public holiday on June 24th 2022. I found this activity fun because the facts I found were very interesting. I was also surprised because the public holiday announcment. 

Matariki

L.I: To stengthen our connections to Matariki

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition.
To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities. I found out that Tupu-a-rangi likes to sing for the forest and the children of Tane Mahuta and I also found out that Waipuna-a-rangi to the seas, lake and rivers. I enjoyed doing the Matariki stars because I like how my group and I created the stars. 

Greek Gods

L.I: To use our smart searching skills to find information about the Greek gods

Today David shared his reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers.

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. We earn CARE award badges in year 7 and 8 to show that we understand our school values. In this activity we used our smart searching skills to find information to help us complete the table.

I found this activity interesing because I got to look into greek gods and goddess. I found all the information interesting.

The Greek god I found most interesting was Janus because he has the power to see the past and future and thats a power that I would like to have. Plus he has two faces which makes him look really unique and interesting. 

Bravery

 L.I: To edit our writing using DRAFT

DRAFT is a acronym that stands for:

D - Delete

R - Rearrange

A - Add

F - Fix

T - Talk 

We used DRAFT to edit our poems. Me and my partner (Micah) created a poem about bravery. What we did was look for an abstract noun. A abstract noun is something that exist but you cannot touch it. In our poem we used the 5 senses which are see, touch, smell, hear and taste. We also created complex sentences. We added our puncuation includidng a comma and fullstop. We also used metaphors and similies. 

After creating our poem we proof read it and edited the poem. We rearranged words, added words and deleted words. I found this activity fun because I got to hear everyones powerful poems. I also liked my one because I think me and Micah did a good job writing our poem.  

Main Ideas

LI: To identify the main ideas in a text

For this task we watched a video about the story of how maui slowed the sun. From this video we had to pick the ideas in the video, the four main ideas in the story and the three main ideas of the story. The main idea is the point of a text, story, book, etc..

Forming an opinion

LI: To consider both perspectives

For this task we chose one of the seven places Maori in legends and looked at the evidence for the stories being real or not. After we have looked at the evidence we as a group were tasked to form an opinion about the place and if we think if the stories are real or not.

Summary

L.I to explain in fewer words what the text is about

A summary is a quick and short way to explain the main points of a story or text. For this activity we watched a Video about Rangi and Papa and their story. From the video we had to choose twenty important words from the story. Then we chose the six most important words and wrote a short summary that tells the reader what the story is about.

Venn Diagram Video/Text

L.I: Find as many similarities and diffrences as you can between the video and the text of "The Beginning"

For this task we compared the text “The beginning” and the video of rangi and papa’s story on a Venn Diagram. A venn diagram is used to show the similarities and differences between two or more things, the parts of the circle that overlap the other are for writing similarities and the parts that do not overlap are for writing the differences between the two things.

Failure

L.I: To write abstract noun sense poem 

Abstract nouns are nouns you can feel but can’t physically feel. See, smell, taste, hear and feel. Our poem had to include the 5 senses wich compose of touch, sight, feel, smell, see. We also included feel. A metaphor is comparing two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

I enjoyed this activity because I got creative with the sentences I put. To me it made sense and I thought it was a powerful. I like my poem. 

African Plain Safaris | Mrs Linda Reading

L.I: To summarise a text
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Summary

The African Plains Safari teems with abundant wildlife. You choose where you will explore on your adventure for an unforgettable holiday in Botswana in Africa.

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For Reading (with Mrs Linda) we read a text called African Plains Safaris. African Plains Safaris is mainly about the wildlife in africa. The story takes place in botswana. The text talks about the places in africa. One of the places are Deception Valley. A fun fact about deception valley is that 200 different species of birds populate deception Valley.

We found this activity interesting because we got to explore more information about the africa. The most interesting fact we found was that there is a hotel in deception valley. Another interesting fact we found was that there is places you can relax like at the hotel after you finish.

Where will you go to at the African Plains Safari?

• Lake Ngami 
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•  Deception Valley 
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•  Passarge
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• Central Kalahari 
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•  Deception Pan 
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•  Piper’s Pan
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• Game Preserve 
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•  Leopard Pan

Floating and Sinking | Science Tech

 L.I: To test the buoyancy of different objects 

For science tech we tested different objects to see their buoyancy. Buoyancy means how objects float or sink. We used objects like a wooden block, plastic block and more. We used a water bucket, ruler, different balls, different blocks and a digital scale. First we tested a tennis. The tennis ball semi-floated which means the tennis ball sunk and floated. The next ball we tested was a table tennis. The results for that was that the table tennis floated. The next object was a big marble and a small marble. They both sunk. After that we tested a golf ball. The golf ball sunk as well. Then we test a plastic block. The plastic block semi-float. There were 4 different sizes of wood block.  They all semi-floated. The final object was the polystyrene. The polystyrene floated.

I had fun with the activity. I also got surprised on how the objects reacted to the water. 

Simple Machines

 L.I: To read for meaning and understanding 
L.I: To use smart searching skills 

Simple machines are basic devices that is used to apply force. For inquiry we looked over simple machines. There were 6 main machines. Which are Pulley, Wedge, Screw, Inclined plane, Lever and Wheel and Axle. We researched those 6 machines and then we created a labelled diagram showcasing the simple machine. We had to create a summary that had 25 words to explain the simple machine. 

The pulley is used to pull up objects. The wedge is used to block objects from moving. The screw is used to grab its surrondings and pull them in by moving in a circular motion. The inclined plane is a flat surface that is used to move an object up and down. Wheel and Axle is a machine that has two wheels attached to an axle. The Lever is used to lift objects up by pushing down on one side. 

I found this activity interesting because I found the simple machines easy to research and summarise. It was also fun to create my own pulley. 

Dialouge

L.I: To understand how to use and correctly puncate dialouge writing

For writing we created a dialouge. A diolouge is a conversation between characters. We read a text about the mother and the three little pigs and created the next five lines using a site called Ifaketextmessage. Its a site where you can create fake text messages. We used this to put our five lines. It looks like a conversation between two people. After that we took a screenshot and added it on our DLO. We explained what a dialouge is on our DLO. I found this activity quite fun because I got to play around with the ifaketextmessages site. 

Trying out laboratory equipments | Tech

 L.I: To try using laboratory equipments 

 

Our topic for tech was trying out labortory equipments. In tech we used equipments in the lab and used it in a experiment. We did a cold and hot water experiement. 

The cold water experiment: The first step is we did was we pour 100ml of water into a beaker. The next step is to get 10 grams of sugar and put it on a petri dish. After that the next step is to place the petri dish on a weighing machine. After that put the sugar into the cold water. We used a stopwatch and timed our partners to see how long it would take for the sugar to dissolve. For me and my partner it took us 1 minute and 31 seconds. The temperature of the cold water was 24 degrees celsius.

The hot water experiment: The first step is that you pour 100ml of water into a beaker. The next step is to get 10 grams of sugar and put it on a petri dish. After that we placed a petri dish on the weighing machine. After that we put the sugar into the hot water. We used a stopwatch to time our partner to see how long it would take for the sugar to dissolve. For me and my partner it took us 35 seconds. The temperature of the hot water was 81 degrees celsius. 

I found this activity fun because I had fun using each equipment. I was also suprise on how fast the temparture