Survival Skill by James

Ruma Toru learnt sidestroke, survival backstroke, how to form a chain, line and huddle with swimming instructors Jessie and Tracy. They are teaching all these skills so we can practise water safety and keep ourselves safe in the water.                                                                                                                     

Safety tips: If you're out at sea and nobody can see or hear you, you can do all of these things to help you stay alive so you don't drown or die.                                                                                                                                                                                                               

These awesome lessons have been a big help in teaching us to safe.

By James                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Technology - Math Board Games

Taniwha versus Waka

Today the year 7 and 8 students went to Tech in Moerewa. While they were away, we made our own maths games. Atariyah, Naia and myself created our own math board game, it was similar to snakes and ladders and was in 3D. We called our board game 'Taniwah versus Waka' and created a set of rules and instructions of how to play the game.

After we decided what materials we were going to use and steps how to make it, we got to the fun part of making our own board game. It was like an arts and crafts day. When we finished, we got to play our games with our classmates.

 

By KC Jean Cooper

                                                    

Acrostic Poems - Waitangi Day

                                             

          Waka gliding through the water

          Attempts to get Maori land back

          It's an awesome whanau day!

          Treaty of Waitangi

          Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud

               New Zealand's native trees and birds

          Great day out!

          Interesting people flock to the Bay of Islands

          Day to remember our history

          An agreement between two countries

          Year after year celebrating a partnership

           By Taaria

 

 

Writing Diary Entries - Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

When I first walked onto the Waitangi grounds to sign the Treaty of Waitangi, I saw many strange British people staring at me. I displayed my mana by walking with my head held high so the pakeha could see my moko edged deep into my face but felt scared inside because the British soldiers and their weapons frightened me.
I reluctantly signed the Treaty and was surprised I did because I was a fierce warrior in my own right.

Technology - Math Games

During Technology today, I had the opportunity to create a new math game. Trust me, it wasn't easy because we had to think of new ideas, list materials, record instructions how to play the game and make up a set of rules. It was fun!

My favourite part was designing and creating my math game. I can't wait to finish it! I wonder what my parents will think? I hope they like it! We'll be able to play it as a family.

By Essica





                                                                                          

  

Science - Hot and Cold

During science today, we got to explore hot and cold water. Each group had a cup of very cold water and a cup of very warm water. First we put our index finger into the warm water and described what it felt like, then repeated this with the cup of cold water. Next we used a dropper to carefully squirt pink food colouring into the cup of very warm water and watched the entire cup of water turn pink.

My group dropped blue food colouring into the cup of very cold water and watched awesome patterns form from the top to the bottom of the cup.

The food colouring did not mix with the cold water like it did in the cup of warm water. Some of us noticed the warm water turned dark purple when we mixed blue with the pink food colouring in the warm water.

By Josephine

Maths - Speed Gun

                                                                             

Every morning, we practise our basic facts with a game of Speed Gun. Speed Gun is really cool! I have improved a lot since we started at the beginning of the term.
First, we copy numbers from 1 - 12 in any order along the top of our table and down the side of the margin. Next, we add one of the math operations for addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. This term we are practising addition and subtraction.
The strategy I use to get faster at this game is by starting with the easy numbers I know first, then move onto the harder ones next because I can quickly record the ones I know. I like this game because it helps me get fast at recalling my basic facts.

By Teina Reid