Solubility

 WALT: make accurate measurements using a variety of measuring equipment

We discovered how much sugar could dissolve in 100ml of water. 

5 Facts About Tokelau

 This is to celebrate Tokelau language week which happened a while ago. I am actually Tokelauan and was really sad when we didn't get to celebrate, but I understand that that week our school was just really busy. Anyways happy late Tokelauan language week. 

What's in the Bag?

 

Task Description: This maths task was all about probability. The instructions are on slide 3. So the whole class had to get into partners, then one of the two people go and get 6 blocks but you could only pick two colours our two colours were white and black. We picked 4 black and 2 white. We then had to go to another persons desk and pick one of their colours then once you pick one out you put it back and pick again. You go again and after 8 turns you guess how many colours of each block. It is hard explain but try to understand that as well as you can. I hope you enjoy!

Yayoi Kusama - Dot Obsession

 Walt: skim and scan for key information

Task Description: Today's literacy task was about an artist named Yayoi Kusama. She is 91 years old and has made a lot of amazing art rooms and art pieces. We also learned about her obsession with dots. If you want to find out more than look at my whole slide show. Hope you enjoy! 

Quality Blog Comment

 

Task Description: Today room 4 worked on what makes a quality blog comment. We got pairs and had to make a google drawing so that we could put up a few of our ideas up. We came up with these four and explained how they can be used. I hope you enjoy! 

Algebra Everywhere

Task Description: This task was actually really easy for me. So to work out the 1st slide I had to find the connection between the numbers and figure out what the rule, the 50th number, and the next number in the box. I found out that the rule was add six to get the next number. I also had to figure out the next number in the pattern then I found the 50th number.  

Maths Mixture

Task Description: Most of these tasks were easy for me but the first slide was the hardest for me. My maths teacher Mrs Stone made all the other slides seem like nothing so thanks to her I completed that.

10 facts about Niue

 

Task Description: The whole of the senior block had to do this task to celebrate Niue language week. These are 10 interesting facts about Niue.  

Plastic Pollution

 Walt: Summarise key information in a text

Task Description: This is my Literacy task for this week. It is about all the effects and causes of plastic pollution. Hope you enjoy!! 

As I saw it

John Gore's object is a Red thread which he traded with a lady named Kaiwhatu. She used it to weave.


I am in the John Gore on the endeavor and then I got traded to a lady named Kaihatu she used me to weave.


I am a beautiful red thread inside the pocket of John Gore. I hear people talking and I hear explosions. I was traded to the Maori people. A lady named Kaiwhatu unravelled me into a thread. I was weaved into kakahu.

Kei te pehea te ahua o te rangi?

Walt: ask and answer questions about what things are.

Task Description: Today Mrs Tipene told us how to ask people what is the weather like today in Te Reo. We learned the different answers as well. Enjoy!

Taha Whanau (NZSL)

Task Description: For this task we had to take a video of yourself saying Hello and what your name is. Enjoy!

Tuvalu Dance Workshop

Task Description: Today's room 4, 1, and 5 went to a Tuvalu Dance Workshop. I had a lot of fun listening and making connections to their items that they wear, how they dance, and their interesting myths. The amazing people who took the time to teach us are named Molia and Marian and they are actually sisters. I had a lot of fun and I am hoping they come again soon.

He aha te tae?

Walt:ask and answer questions about what things are.



Task Description: Today's task for Te Reo is called He aha te tae? which means What colour is  your hair. This was a really simple task and was very easy to complete. Hope you enjoy. 

Volume

Walt: Calculate the volume of a cuboid

Maori Language Week

Task Description: Since it is Maori language week my class and I decided to pick a bunch of random words in Te Reo and have a test to see who can name the most. I made this slide show to show you 2 of the words that we learned. Hope you enjoy and please remember to leave me a nice and positive comment.

Written by....

Walt Understand how people remember and record the past in different ways

Task Description: This task was about understand how people remember and record the past in different ways. In this task I found out that it was harder to find information from Maoris then Pakeha because Pakeha's liked writing things down like letters , but Maori's liked talking in person.

Our Moment

Today is our moment. Today at Pt England school for Maori Language week we as a whole school stood up to sing a song. We did it because at 12:00pm on the 14th of September 1972 30,000 people signed a petition to keep their cultures alive. They signed the petition because back in the days they were not allowed to speak their language at school, and since they were there a lot English became their first language. Also when they had their children English also became their language too and that led people to believe that their culture was slowly dying.

Divine Decimals 1

Walt: add and subtract decimals

Task Description: Today's Task for Maths was a bit of all the things we have been learning. I found everything easy but I found the 6th slide which was about converting between these units of measurements. I ended up being really good at this and am so happy I got it. 

He hākete kikorangi

Walt: to describe objects using colours


Task Description: This was today's task for our normal year 7 rotations. It is called He hākete kikorangi which means A blue jacket. I hope you enjoy!

Fairy Tern

Walt: Research and present factual information



Task description: This task was today's literacy task. It is about presenting factual information about our topic and basically factual means facts.For this task our topic was Top 10 endangered species in Aotearoa New Zealand and I picked the Fairy Tern. Hope you enjoy!

What It Means To Be My Culture

Task Description: Today my teacher told us to write about what it is like to be our cultures. I am Samoan and proud and love my culture and also as I said in the last line of my writing I wouldn't be who I am today without my culture.