Kei hea a?

 WALT: to say where someone is

Extension Reflection

  Today for extension, me and Simon are now extension term 2 partners and today we  finally got to start our presentation! We both created fabulous and interesting questions about Mars and our different perspectives.

I decided to take the questions " What would it feel like to sweat in a different planet" and "Are there any body parts that get oxygen directly from the air and not from the blood?

Stay tuned for more! Check Simon's blog for reflection!

My Leadership Goals

KVCC Leadership Camp

 Last week on Tuesday the year 8s set off to our annual year 8 leadership camp at KVCC.

When we pulled up to the camp we were all astonished at the view/sights of the campsite. It had beautiful high mountains, and amazing wildlife. I think we were all excited to be staying here for the next 3 days.

On the first day we got introduced to the campsite and to where all the activities were, we also got to see where our cabins were and who we were going to be sharing it with. I was in a cabin of 12 with all of my friends, and was really excited to be bonding with them even more and making new memories. After all of that we went into the hall to play some team bonding games which made everyone break a sweat. 

My next highlight takes place on the second night which was the concert. My group performing and the riff off we had was another great highlight for me and many others. 

I really enjoyed camp and am hoping we get to do something like this similar in college or later on this year. Thank you to all the people who made this possible. 

Equivalent Fractions

 WALT: write equivalent fractions.

Task Description: Today in Maths we worked on our Equivalent fractions. 

Four Spheres

Task Description: For this task we worked on hydrosphere and atmosphere. I also worked with Oalii, Bradley, and Nina.  

Mars information Report

Did you know that Mars holds the largest mountain in the world? It is 3 times the size of Mount Everest. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is the second most inhabitable planet in the solar system. It is similar in a few ways to earth such as, the planet isn’t too hot or too cold. It is farther from the sun than earth which makes it a bit colder than usual which will definitely have an effect on our body systems.

Did you also know that Mars actually has two moons? The names of these moons are Phobos, and Diemos. Phobos is a bit bigger than Deimos and orbits only 6,000km above the Martian surface. Phobos orbits around Mars about 3 times a day while the more distance Diemos takes around 30-35 hours for each orbit. 

I hope after reading this information report you learned a few facts about our amazing and interesting planet, Mars. Who knows we may even end up living there on day.

 

Mars - Inquiry Activity

Task Description: Today was in FIOP ( finish it off properly ) I decided to finish off one of my inquiry task. This task was all about the amazing planet Mars. To me Mars is one of the most interesting planets, as it is similar in many ways to earth. Some people even say that it could be our next home in a couple thousand years. If you want some information about Mars go to slide 9 and 10 to see my information report and my poster.  

Convert Between Mixed and Improper Fractions

 Walt: Convert mixed number fractions to improper fractions.

Task Description: We had to do for this task was to convert between mixed and improper fractions.

Creating with Fractions

 WALT: recognize fractions of a whole and of a set

Team Challenges

 Today in class we were asked to build something that would float and hold a plastic animal. Today I worked with a group I was unfamiliar with which ended up being really cool. My groups weird looking ship was very different to everyone else which I felt was really cool. Our teams ship actually survived and floated which was a huge success. here is a photo of my group down below. 

Mathletics T2 Week 1

 Today in class did Mathletics. We got into groups but the twist was we had to be with people that we don't really know so that we can practice our problem solving skills with new people. My buddy's for this tasks were Bradley, Finau, and Lee. We worked together and actually had a really good time. In the beginning of this task I felt nervous to speak because I don't really know these people that well, but towards the end I felt a lot more comfortable with this group, as if I had just made some new friends. I am hoping to do something like this a lot more this term.

Earth Activity

Task Description: This task was about facts about Earth. I found this task very easy and would like to do this again some time soon, down below is my create task which I worked on with my buddy Nina. 

Go check out Nina's Blog to see her perspective of things. 

Y7&8 Extension Provocation: Watch this Space

Task Description: Today in Extension a scenario which was that in 12 months our earth would be uninhabited, and we had to find away find a way to survive which was most likely moving to another planet. We all had questions like 'How would you get there? or what are some of the resources we would need to take" We are now in groups of 2 studying these types of questions. I am so exited to be researching these kinds of topics this term.   

Check out my buddy Simon's blog post about his perspective on this task.

Watch This Space W1

Task Description: This task was about the things we know, what we want to learn about, and the things we found out about planet Earth. 

Immersion assembly

 This term the theme is " Watch this space", which is all about outer space and planets. Today at school we had an immersion assembly to share what each would be learning about this term. My favorite of the day was team 4 and 5.

Team 5's item was also my favorite, because it was very entertaining for everyone!. I really enjoyed the fact that they presented REALLY well, and how they "travelled" to different planets on the "Magic School Bus". Yeah that was my high light of all!.\

My next favorite part was team fours movie, which was based on the movie called “Guardians of the Galaxy”. It was really funny especially when Mr. Hughes was dancing, it was a really cringy and funny dance. I believe they’re focusing on earth and its systems, like the ozone layer and more!