CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to our room 7 students who made it through to the finals. 

Manaaki - 2nd placing. Well done!

Moengaroa - 4th placing

Tyrell - 5th placing

Sione - 4th placing

Adopt an Author!!!

Some of the authors that we are studying!

AUTHOR STUDY - Our Visit to the Auckland National Library

Manaaki found her author - Margaret Mahy.

The tree of knowledge!

Librarians busy sorting and returning books to 1200 schools in NZ

Learning how to search for books.

Soo many books...

Sammy and Hereora taking the short cut (: 

In search of books written by our chosen authors! 

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ASB POLYFEST 2015- Recount by Katrina Leatigaga

Sun shining in my face early in the morning. So pleased and thankful that I was selected to go to the polyfest this year. It was so unbelievable, I felt so lucky.

As we strolled to the bus with enjoyment we were surprised that Miss Tuapawa was driving. “Just can fit” I told myself. As we reached the Poly festival it was jam-packed and parking was pretty occupied so we needed to park at the Flat bush Primary School. That was the only car park we could find.

When we got through there was a lot of food, smoothies, drinks, shouting and lots more. Smelling delicious food and seeing James Cook perform was brilliant. Maybe TWA can perform there one day too.  A lot of people I knew just passed me by like they didn't even know me. About 5 or 6 people.

Angel lost her wallet because her bag was open. When she knew there was money in it, she was angry. When she knew I had found it she was pleased again.

When we finished walking around, like around the whole block, we were exhausted. Before we departed back to school we chillaxed at the Niuean stage with Lusia, Miss Magaoa and Miss Tuapawa .

Alissa had an idea. When she saw people dancing up on the stage, she dared me and said “I’ll give you twenty dollars if you go up and dance” so I did. The funniest thing is that Alissa gave me a box of freddo’s for $3.00 instead of $20. 

By Katrina

POLYFEST excursion 2015 (Year 7/8's)

An awesome day out at Polyfest. Well done for making it up onto the Niuean stage Alissa and Katrina. Good practice for the years to come (:

Well done to Jenny (Room 10) and Moengaroa for also getting up on stage. Sorry I was too slow in getting out my camera. Groovy moves !!

Out of the 25 students we took, this was a first time experience for 16 students. They had never been to a Polyfest before, until this day. Will have some of their stories posted, once they have completed them.

TECHNOLOGY- Group 1 (Year 7/8). Done and Dusted!

MURAL display for the school environment. The students got to choose whatever design they wanted for their mural. Here are the completed ones.

MONDAY MATHS

Question: Robert has 816 marbles. He puts 3/8 of them into his pocket for a game. How many does he put into his pocket??

Lino, Neeven and Brandon's thinking:

3/8 of 816=306 marbles

8x100=800   (We used 100 to get closer to 800. Now we are left with only 16...so)
8x2=16 so... 100 + 2 = 102
800+16=816

102 x 3 (numerator)=306 marbles in his pocket

BIG IDEAS: multiplying 8 x what = 816 rather than dividing 816 and 8
                   : multiplying with 100
                   : multiply by splitting factors

Question: I have 608 sweets. I eat three quarters of them. How many sweets have I eaten?

Sione and Canaan's thinking:

3/4 of 608 =456 sweets

4x150=600
4x2=8 

150+2=152       3x152=? 

                         3x150=450 
                         3x2=6  

450+6=456 

Bacteria - Poster Presentations by Canaan and Foloi

By Canaan

By Foloi

Science Unit - Learning Intentions

What’s the Big Idea?

Bacteria – Friend or Foe?

Students will develop a basic understanding of what bacteria is and learn about some major diseases throughout history.

What is the Key Learning for Students?

Living World:

Life Processes:  Recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways.

Science Learning Outcomes:   

Students will be able to:

1.      Research how bacteria move, where they live, and how they reproduce;

2.      Learn how bacteria can be helpful or harmful;

3.      Create a presentation illustrating what they learned about bacteria;

4.      Explain how some ‘disaster diseases’ spread.

BACTERIA. Friend of Foe?

Day 1: Bacteria samples collected

Day 6: The 'Looks'

PETRI DISHES and COTTON SWABS were used.

We gathered a variety of bacteria samples and analysed their characteristics. They had a disgusting look and smell to them.

A Special Time

Written by Sammy Topia.

For our writing test we had to write about a special time or something special we did with our whanau. Here is my story...(partly edited)

New Born Baby.

At 7.20pm, my brother's girlfriend had given birth to their first new born, named Jacob. I was so shocked and relieved because my brother's girlfriend was so scared that she wasn't going to have the baby at that particular time and day.

Getting called up by the mid-wife was so frightening just because my brother's girlfriend did not actually know what she had to do, at that time. My sister in law was in great pain. She could hardly feel herself.

My sister in law was arguing with the nurses for half an hour. She wasn't allowed to push or anything. After time ticked on she finally had her baby - Jacob. My nana was so relieved and blank. It was indescribable.

Meanwhile, my sister-in-law rang her dad to come and pick her up, but the mid-wife was trying to explain herself properly, that they couldn't take the baby home as they needed to see the baby's sugar levels go back to normal, and also, because they still needed to do more blood tests. To be honest, I was also blank but happy at the same time.

My sister in-laws family were jumping up and down like they had ants in their pants.

My brothers name is Hakopa and the baby's name is Jacob. Jacob in Maori is Hakopa, that is why my brother wanted to name his precious baby - Jacob.

This was a special time for me and my family.

The Beginning of something good

MATHS - A New Game Changer - A New Challenge!

Today room 7 has started a new way of doing maths work. Here is what we think about it.

HEREORA: It was really fun and a great way to learn maths.

DARIAN: Today maths was super amazing because we are not working alone but having fun as a group.

DANIELLE: Today maths was hard for me but it was also fun working together as a team and learning more.

CHARDAE: Today maths was much more better than working by yourself  . Working in a group is more super fantastic. We all work together as one. 

SAMMY: Today was a relief learning and working together to get the right answer!

EVA: Today maths was hard because I didn't know how to work out the answer.

RECOUNT BY DANII

Long Weekend

It was 6:30am in the morning - ON A WEEKEND!! I had to get up bright and early for the Niuean Tag Tournament. Although surprisingly I was not allowed to play, I was forced to go and support my siblings and my village, Lakepa.

Everyone was rushing around like pigs on a farm looking for their red uniforms and bags they had prepared the night before. Not long after we headed off to the field.

As we arrived the rain started to pour and pour and pour!! I was soaked and freezing cold, at times like this I wish I had just stayed at home in my big, warm, comfortable bed doing anything other than this. To make it worse, there was no shelter so I had to sit on the disgusting, muddy, wet grass.

The horn blew and it was time for the first game. Everyone began to crowd around the field but I just couldn’t stand the rain anymore so I snatched the iPad and went and sat in the car. When the horrible rain stopped I decided to get out and go watch the finals.

In shock, Lakepa made it to the finals but I didn’t watch the game. They placed 2^nd overall and the team went home happy and proud that horrible, rainy day.

By Danii

THANK YOU CPS for the NEW TABLETS !!

We are ready to scroll !

WAITANGI DAY

What is Waitangi Day?

Waitangi Day is always celebrated on the 6th of February every year. The treaty was signed by European and Maori people. It was signed on the 6th of February 1840 at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands by 46 local Maori cheifs and Captain William Hobson.

By Danii, Lino, Neeven, Sammy, Alissa and Carol.

Fakaalofa lahi atu, kia ora, and aloha to all our fans out there.

We are the vibrant Room 7 class taught by Miss Magaoa. This year is going to be a challenging but exciting year for us Year 8 students. We are excited to be part of this loving school and look forward to participating in a variety of activities.

We come from different cultures and backgrounds and value each other. 

Please feel free to join us anytime with our journey of learning throughout this spectacular year.

Nga mihi nui

Room 7