Creating A Collage

Today we had to make a collage of a NZ bird. I chose the little penguin. Once we had chosen our bird, we had to then find a picture to copy. I used polyline and curve to help my bird look like my original photo.  

Here is my collage.

Scratch

Scratch

He Kuri Taku Mokai

Introducing Others In Mori

Introducing Ourselves And Others In Maori

In He Kakano we have been learning how to introduce ourselves and others in Maori. This is a video on what we have learnt.

This is the translation from Maori into English.

Ko Mackenzie tenei (This is Mackenzie).
He pai ki a ia te purei tenehi. ( Mackenzie likes to play tennis)
He pai ki  ahau te purei piana me puoro. ( I like to play music and piano)

Ko Jennae tenei (this is Jennae)
He pai ki a ia te pahikiteporo ( Jennae likes to play basketball)
He pai ki ahau te purei tenehi ( I like to play tennis)

Our Kowhaiwhai Art

Our Kowhaiwhai Art

In He Kakano ( senior maori group) this year we have been learning about different
kowhaiwhai patterns and what their meanings are. This term our He Kakano group had
to choose a kowhaiwhai pattern to draw and paint or create our own kowhaiwhai pattern.
We have chosen to work together to create our own kowhaiwhai pattern. We figured, doing an
animal in the middle would be a good idea with koru patterns as a border, then we painted it.To the left we have our full traditional design. The honu or turtle symbolizes a navigator in

the moana with the traditional pattern around the edges which represents the waves.  We chose
this pattern because the traditional colours pango, whero and mā are known to work together
to get the job done. The blue paint is the blue moana. Our whole design means, the turtle in
our moana helped navigate the waka to Aotearoa.

We enjoyed doing this task of painting and creating our own design for our kowhaiwhai pattern.
We believe that we did a good job of our mahi toi and took our time with it with a great
outcome.

This is an image of our kowhaiwhai artwork that Jennae and I created.

Rotational Symmetry

This term in maths we have been learning about rotational symmetry. We had to come up and draw our own design and find out its rotational symmetry. Here is the design I drew.

Scratch Aniamtion

Animation

Wild Things Reading Response

What We Love About Our New Zealand Skies

Climate Change Speech

Climate Change

Kia Ora, Ko Mackenzie toku ingo. Ko karoro toku kura.

Would you like to see animals become extinct? Whole towns underwater? Well that is what will happen if we don't try and reduce Climate Change. Climate change is a gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere generally produced by the greenhouse effect which is caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Here are some of the effects climate change has on our planet.

Climate change affects animals like polar bears, seals and many more because the planet is heating up which is affecting the glaciers and the arctic. The glaciers and the Arctic are affected by climate change, because the earth is heating up and it is causing the ice in these areas to melt. This means that animals like polar bears, seals and many more  are losing their habitats. Climate change is also disrupting habitats like coral reefs which will cause the extinction of many animals and plants.

Climate change is also causing the ocean to rise which means that some parts of towns and cities will in time be underwater. That means that people who live by the sea will most likely lose their homes. Not only is climate change affecting the homes of animals and people it is also causing extreme weather events, like hurricanes, cyclones and countless more storms. Farms are also affected by extreme weather events caused by climate change because it can cause heat waves, floods and more which can all damage and destroy farms and factories.

Climate change occurs when carbon dioxide, other air pollutants, and greenhouse gasses gather in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that has rebounded off the earth. Usually this radiation would go into space but the air pollutants trap the solar radiation in our atmosphere which causes the earth to get hotter, this is called the Greenhouse effect

One of the main causes of  the greenhouse gas effect is the burning of fossil fuel.  Fossil fuels contain carbon which means that when fossil fuels are burned the carbon combines with oxygen which then creates carbon dioxide. Another contributor to the  greenhouse effect is deforestation. Deforestation prevents the filtering of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.

Fires also contribute to the greenhouse gas effect. As the Earth warms up due to climate change it means that the fire seasons are getting longer. It has been thought that Boreal forests absorb more carbon than they release. Boreal Forests are located in North America, Europe and Canada. They contain 30 to 40 percent of all land based carbon. During intense fires the carbon can burn along with the trees and plants. Researchers estimate that approximately 12 percent of the forests that burned in 2014 released 8.8 million tons of carbon. Overall 104 million tons of carbon has been released due to fires.

Some solutions to climate change are that we can increase our use of solar power, protecting forests and planting more trees. If we switch from using fossil fuels to solar power it will help decrease the effect of the greenhouse gasses on earth, using solar power instead of fossil fuels has the same effect as planting 150 trees a year. Planting trees will help reduce Climate Change because trees take the carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into oxygen, then release the oxygen back into the air.

In Conclusion Climate Change is a very real thing. It will cause many animals to lose their habitats, and face extinction. Climate Change will also cause many towns to be submerged. We can help reduce Climate change by planting more trees and using solar power instead of fossil fuels.
As Barack Obama said “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here, it is happening now”.


Click here to listen to me read out my speech

Food Chains and Food Webs

Insect Stastical Investagtion

Insect Statistical Investigation 

Insect	Tally	Score
Ant	IIIIII	6
Beetle	II	2
Snails	II	2
Aphids	II	2
Worms	II	2
Caterpillar	I	1
Spider	I	1

Milan and I went out to the gardens next to
the playground. We found two spiders,  one
caterpillar, four worms.two snails, two aphids,
two beetles and six ants.

We think that if it was a nicer day we might
have found more insects.

Wild things

Transformation Artwork

This Week in class we had to come up with a design then photocopy it and come up with one big pattern using either rotation, symmetry or translation. My design has symmetry and translation.

First Aid DLO

 

Celebrating being us

this week we learnt how to schedule posts to post when we want. I have already posted this before.

Equivalent Fractions Diamond

This week in class we have been learning about equivalent fractions.

He Kakano

In He Kākano this term we have been learning how to give basic directions in Māori. Here is our work in the slideshow below. 

Equivalent Fractions

Koia Kei A Koe

   

NZ Sign Language

This week we have been learning how to say our names and some things we like doing in Sign Language. This is me and Dakota's video.

Click here for a link to our video

Pyramids and Prisms

Book Review Refugee

Refugee
Written by Alan Gratz.

Do you want to read an action packed book about three different wars? If you do Refugee is the book you want to read.

Refugee is set in three different countries, Germany, Cuba and Syria. The first two stories are set in the past and the last story is set in the present time.

Josef Landau is one of the three main characters in Refugee. His story is set Germany  1930. He lives with his mother, father and his little sister Ruth. Josef and his family are trying to the escape the Nazi’s because they are Jewish. They board a ship to go to the other side of the world.

Isabel is another one of the main characters. Her story is set in Cuba, 1994. She lives with her mother, father, grandfather and a sibling on the way. Her family escape Cuba with her neighbours on a homemade raft.  Except nothing is smooth sailing.

Mahmoud is another main character. His story is set in Syria 2015. He lives with his mother, father, baby sister Hana and little brother Waleed. His family escapes Syria by driving a car across the border to Europe.

Josef, Isabel and Mahmoud all go on death defying journeys to find freedom. They  face all sorts of dangers from many different things but they never lose hope.

Refugee reminds me of Number the Stars because they are both about war. Refugee by Alan Gratz and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry both have things to do with Nazi’s as well.

I think Refugee is a great story and I really enjoyed reading it. I would recommend this book for kids 11+, because it has some violence in it. I liked reading Refugee because it is full of adventure and courage.

Naming Prisms and Pyramids

• can  work out and use formula to measure perimeter, area, and volume.
• can separate a two-dimensional shape into familiar shapes to calculate area.
• understand and show that the volume of a prism is calculated by measuring the area of the base and by multiplying that area by the prism’s height.
• Can calculate circumference from the measurement of diameter or radius, and understand that the relationship between circumference and diameter (or radius) is a constant ratio.
• understand and use the metric relationship of: 1 g = 1 ml= 1 cm³.

Volume Of Cuboids

This week in maths we have been
 learning cuboids and how to find their 
volume. Here are three short videos on 
how to find the volume of cuboids.

Whenever you hear us say the
 word times think of multiply instead.

Callaghan's Ridge

Callaghan’s Ridge

On May the 11th rooms 1 and 8 went on a tramp at Callaghan's Ridge. Ms Kemp and

lots of parents came with us. It took us four and a half hours to walk the track.
On the track we had to work with a few people for a treasure hunt. We had to
find all sorts of things like birds, trees, and different types of ferns. Before we
left Ms Kemp checked that we had all of the right gear. Like rain jackets, beanies,
correct shoes etc.

Once we had started walking it started raining which made the stones very
slippery and the track very muddy so we had to be careful that we didn’t fall over.
Near the end of the tramp it stopped raining but everything was still muddy and
slippery.

When we stopped for lunch we had to make rain proof bivvys out of a tarpaulin
and some rope. We had to plan how we would make it in class. My group did
well. There was enough room for all of us to fit under it and we knew that
it was rain proof because when we were setting our one up it was raining lightly.

I really enjoyed the walk because I got to walk and talk with my friends. I also
liked the scavenger hunt because it gave us something to do while we were
walking. I also learnt things that I wouldn’t learn on a normal school day.

Lake Daniells

Lake Daniell

Last Wednesday the 12th of June. Rooms 1 and 8 went on a tramp at Lake
Daniells. Ms Kemp and Mrs Robins came with us along with 8 other parents.
It took us 5 hours to walk the track. While we were walking the track we had to
work in groups  for a treasure hunt.

We went to Lake Daniell because Rm 1 and 8 are doing the William Pike
Challenge award. Since we are learning about hypothermia we decided to
go in winter. We had to keep lots of warm layers on to stop us getting cold.

We had lunch at the hut. Once we were finished our lunch some of us went onto
the jetty. We didn’t stay long once we were finished our lunch because it had
started to lightly rain. We didn’t once stop on the way back. On the way back
we stopped and chucked rocks into the river from the bridge.

Lake Daniell is near Lewis Pass. Lewis Pass is part of the Southern Alps. The track starts at a campsite  just past Springs Junction. It follows a river called
Alfred River up the land for part of the way and then the river breaks off. The
track leads to Lake Daniell.

This trip could not have happened if we had not had all the lovely parents
volunteer to help us. They had to transport us there and back and also walked
with us. We are very thankful to them and the teachers because without them
we wouldn’t have been able to go. We also made this trip happen by having the
right gear. If we hadn’t had the right gear we wouldn’t be able to go because we
would probably get hypothermia.

Overall I think Lake Daniells was a great walk. It was really fun and it wasn’t
too hard. It was 18.6kms.

By Mackenzie and Dakota

The Umbles

Triangle Work

This Week we have been learning how to find the area of a triangle. The formula to work out the area is 1/2 the base times the height.

NZ Gaints

E Noho Ra Scratch

Ratios

Celebrating Being Us

Walt: Identity, sensitivity, and respect ! Recognise instances of discrimination and act responsibly to support their own rights and feelings and those of other people.

Number Cruncher's

This week in maths we have been making number cruncher's.

We will have met the success criteria when we can show our understanding

of how a rule can be applied to create a sequence of numbers.

The Mana Show Review

The Mana Show Review

On Friday the 10th of May. We had a guy called Bernard Mangakahia come to our school
to perform a show called Mana.  It was about the history of cultures like Maori, Hawaiian and
American Indian Bernard has been doing this show for over 20 years. Bernard travels all around
the world showing kids like us his show.

Bernard has three sons. They all grew up in Australia. One of them loves to dance and is now in
New York dancing. His son that loved dancing came home from school one day and decided that
he wanted to make some money so they Bernard and his son went down to the street across
the road from where they lived and started dancing and once he had finished he had earned
$100. His son decided to dance on the street every Friday and Saturday for five years.

Bernard showed us lots of different cultures. Bernard showed us a haka he learnt when he
was a kid because his dad was in the New Zealand air force  but all he was saying was humpty
dumpty. He also told us that when he was growing up he would watch his mum use the poi.
When he had showed us the haka he called up 10 volunteers to use the poi. He also showed
us a dance with hula hoops about the American Indian culture. He made a Eagle, flower,
cactus, snake and butterfly.

At the end of the show he told us that his sons told him that he should do a hip hop dance.
So he put on a pair of baggy track pants, a funky hat, a hawaiian top and a pair of basketball
shoes. I really enjoyed the show and thought that it taught us a lot about different cultures.

Persuasive writing

WALT: write within the persuasive writing structure


Kea Patrol

I strongly believe that we must have kea patrol in the afternoon because at the end of the day
nobody is focusing on crossing the road. At 3 p.m. State Highway 6 gets very busy with parents
and adults driving past to pick up kids.  Kea patrol gives older kids a chance to help the school.

Everyone would agree that we should have kea patrol after school because every day at 3 p.m. lots
of kids cross State Highway 6 to get home. Kea patrol helps lots of kids cross the roads safely to
get to their parents that are waiting on the other side of the road. Having kea patrol  is very
important because lots of kids are talking to their friends and aren't focusing and paying
attention about crossing the road.

Kea Patrol is very vital to have kea patrol  because State Highway 6 gets very busy at 3 p.m.
because lots of people are going to pick up kids from schools and they are going 70 km then
they slam on the brakes to slow down to 40 km. Without Kea Patrol kids would just run out in
front of cars and they might not see the little kids. There have  been serious car crashes on
State Highway 6 outside our school. Kea patrol makes it a whole lot safer for kids to cross
the very busy road.

Kea patrol  gives seniors a chance to give back and be helpful to the school and prove that they
can be responsible. Without the kids that volunteer for kea patrol it would take a lot longer and
be more dangerous. The teachers would also have to do everything. Volunteering for kea patrol
is a big help to our school because the kids that volunteer make sure everyone gets across the
active road safely.

In conclusion kea patrol should remain in the afternoon because it helps kids cross the dangerous
road safely when they aren’t paying any attention, State Highway 6 gets very busy at 3 p.m. and
kea patrol stops traffic so everybody can cross safely and the last reason why we should keep
kea patrol is that kea patrol gives seniors a chance to be helpful and give back to our school.
Therefore keeping kea patrol in the afternoon is very important.

Comic Strip

Learning Intention

We are learning to represent a te reo message through visual language.

Success criteria:

Create a comic strip character who will be used to carry your understanding of each phrase of the week.

Our phrase this week is haere ra which means goodbye.  

Here is a picture of my comic strip.

Comic Strip

Learning Intention

We are learning to represent a te reo message through visual language.

Success criteria:

Create a comic strip character who will be used to carry your understanding of each phrase of the week.

Draw the comic strip.  

Here is a picture of my comic strip.

Noho Marae

NOHO MARAE

A few weeks ago room 1 and 8 went the the Arahura Marae.
We had a few parents come with us. The parents and teachers
that stayed the night were, Matt, Mrs Kemp and Mrs Glue and
Kelly. Other parents and Teachers like, Clark, Steph, Phae,
Alana and Miss Ireland came as well. We are very lucky that
they came because we would not have been able to go if they
had not come.

When we arrived at the Marae we got welcomed on with the
Powhiri. Once the Powhiri was over we took our shoes off and
went into the Marae for the speeches. When the speeches
were over we went into the wharae kai (dining room) for
some morning tea, we had some savory pies and some red
velvet cake. Next we went back into the wharenui (meeting
house) to share our mihi’s which took a long time. After  we had
shared our mihi’s we went down to the arahura river to try
and find some Greenstone. While we were down there 2-5
people found some greenstone. We also went down to the
beach to make sculptures of things from the story pountini and
waitaiki. I was in a group with Dakota, Sasha and Rebekah we
made a small waka (boat) that all of us could just fit in. Once we
had judged the sculptures we walked back to the Marae and had
some afternoon tea.

Later in the evening we had dinner which was chicken with
salad and potatoes and bread. For dessert we had more red
velvet cake and pavlova. When we finished dinner and desert
we went outside and did some activities. I did weaving for  45
minutes and then I played Ki-O-Rahi for another 45 minutes.
While we were playing Ki-O-Rahi it got really dark so we couldn’t
see the ball so we went inside for the last 5 minutes. Then we
went and sat outside around the fire and had s'mores while we
were having s'mores we sung some waiata (songs) like
Pukanakana and Karoro e. Then we went to bed at 10pm.
The next day we got up and had breakfast at 8am. Then we
packed up and left to go and do the  Mananui Tramline walk.
That took two hours, along the way we had a checklist with
some plants that we had to find. Then once we finished the
walk we went back to school just in time for lunch.

We went to Arahura Marae on the West Coast of New Zealand.
Arahura Marae is very close to the Arahura river. The people
that are the tangata whenua of the marae own the river. The
Arahura Marae is close to the Tasman sea as well.

We went to the Marae on Wednesday the fifth of March 2019
staying overnight. The season was Autumn.  

This experience worked because we had so many adults
helping us. For making the sand boat we used sand, grass
and rocks. We had a wonderful cook making the meals for us.
She must have been working so hard! When we went looking for
greenstone a man from the marae came with us and showed us
what the greenstone looked like. He was really helpful. He knows
what greenstone looks like because he has seen it so many
times in his life and he has probably been taught how to recognise
it.

• By Mackenzie & Dakota.