Zaeeda-SLJ-Week 1 Day 4

Thursday, December 17, 2020 

Welcome back, to day 4 of the Summer Learning Journey. I'm glad you're here with us as we complete 2 new activities. I had a lot of fun doing these unique and creative tasks, I especially enjoyed the Rise-Up challenge. 

Activity 1: Rise Up
For this task we were asked to compose the chorus of the song. If possible we were also asked to record it. I enjoyed writing this song very much however, I wasn't able to record it due to complications.

Activity 2: Te Reo Maori

This was a bit easy, and I didn't really find it much of a challenge. However it was still fun to do and practicing Te Reo is always important

That concludes day 4 of the summer learning journey. I'm enjoying the Holidays a lot. Keep safe and have a Merry Christmas!

Zaeeda-SLJ- Day 3 Week 1

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

It's day 3 of the Summer Learning Journey. We have 2 activities to complete today and I'm excited to complete them to a high standard of course. Enjoy!

Activity 1: Optical Illusion
Optical illusions are visual pictures, that our eyes, perceive differently from what the reality is. Optical Illusion make our eyes, see things differently, it's to do with color, the movement of an image, or the appearance of a 2D image looking 3D these are all optical illusions.

Optical illusions have a lot to do with the brain. As the whole illusion is just our mind tricking itself. There are three main types of Optical Illusions those are literal illusions, physiological illusions and cognitive illusions.

For this task we had to, create our own optical illusion. We could create it either online or draw it using pencil and paper. I enjoyed this task it was tricky though  because, I'm not the best at drawing. However I tried my best and created, this picture. It's the classic hypnosis curl!

Activity 2: Tanerore

Fort this task, we got to do a bit of Te reo learning. It was a lot of fun, being in New Zealand, means we live in a country with a with a rich Maori heritage. We learnt heaps about Te-Reo Maori at Pt England and I'm glad to be extending my knowledge during the holidays. Through this task I was able to learn quite a bit.

Here is my kowhaiwhai. New beginnings, growth and harmony, taken from the symbolism of fern leaf before bloom, represnts by the koru. New Zealand has some of the most beautiful ferns in the world, there are around 200 different speices!

Today's task was a lot of fun and I very much enjoyed it. I can't wait to do more!

Zaeeda-SLJ- Day 2 Week 1

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

It's day 2 of the Summer Learning Journey. Yesterday was heaps of fun, let's see what we're doing today!

Activity 1: Fishy False Teeth
This task was quite interesting, I enjoyed it very much. It was similar to our reading comprehension tasks we do at school in class. I liked how the topic was completely different and unique. ;)

And that concludes day 2 of the Summer Learning Journey. This task was fairly easy, but from what I see on the site. The work is going to get a bit trickier. Knowing me I love a challenge, so let's give it our best shot. Stayed tuned for more!

Zaeeda-SLJ- Day 1 Week 1

Monday, December 14, 2020

This year, despite it being the end of my time at Pt England, I am going to take part in the Summer Learning Journey. To keep my learning UP! I'm excited to see what the creators have in store for us this time!

Activity 1: Your Comments Count
Blog Commenting, is a way for us to re-act to some of the amazing work people share with us. During lock-down blog commenting was something we had to do quite regularly because it helped us stay connected. However there are certain things you must remember when, Commenting on Blogs. 

For this task we were asked to craft a well written blog comment. Which we would then leave on someones blog. I enjoyed this task a lot because it's something we continuously practice in our class as well.

Here is my blog comment. I started with a greeting, there was no need for an introduction because, I know this person in real life. I then started by complimenting his work. I then pointed out something specific to post. I related to his work and I also asked 2 questions in order to be helpful. I finished with a formal goodbye and wrote my name.  

Here is a link to Valeli's blog. Check it out

This brings us to the end of day 1. I enjoyed commenting on peoples blogs and will surely continue to do so. I loved how this activity allowed us to practice our cyber-smart skills. 

Prize-Giving ~DUX~ 2020

 Today we had our 2020 School Pt England Prize-Giving. I got DUX (1st Academics), it was a lot of hard work. But I'm glad I managed to do it. Thank you Teachers, this might be the last post for the year/ ever. Thank you to everyone! 

I've had fun with my time at Pt England, and for the future readers and Pt Englander's MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME AT PES ;)

Pt England Reflection~

 As you know, this is my last year at Pt England School. It wasn't a normal year, but then again it never is. It had it's ups and downs. But I'm glad we can end on a positive note!

I think one of the biggest things that happened in 2020 was Covid-19. It was very alarming and we had to go into lock-down not once, but 2 times. It affected our learning and the way we communicate . However in a we did our best to make the most of it, and made it impact us in nothing less than a positive way, I met some new friends. And it this time away from school let us become closer together as a community.

Being a Prefect. This year I was a prefect this meant I had lots of different responsibilities around the school. I got to help with different school wide events such as, picnics, assemblies and recently I got to MC an event. I very much enjoyed this and got to do some great things. I also learnt a whole lot more about working together as a team, and looking at tasks realistically. 

Extension, I've been in extension since yr 5. It was a great learning opportunity and the teacher was great too. We learnt a lot about different subjects and it helped me grow as a person. I learnt movie making skills and my English skills improved a lot more. Overall Extension was a good memory.

Even though there is a lot more I could reflect on I would just like to say a few Thank yous. Thank you to Mr Burt for being a great Principal. Thank you to all the Team 5 teachers for teaching me for the past 2 years. Thank you to Mrs Lagitupu for having me in Extension for the past 4 years. Thank you to Pt England for having me for the last 8 years.

Term 4 'Art Alive' Art Exhibition

This term the theme was Art Alive. This meant that the whole school, would focus on art as an area of learning. As it's the end of the term and year our whole school put up an art exhibition to share the art

portraying the theme.

Room 4 focused on the artist Vincent Van Gogh. His art style was post-impressionism. His technique included small short brush strokes, different from pointillism. So we re-created his famous starry night painting. It was different from how he did it, but still used the same technique. I found it really tricky, but I think it really, enjoyed it. I also painted 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' in Vincent Van Gogh's style, and I was really proud of it. Overall I think Vincent Van Gogh is a genius and very patient for having his art style.

My favourite Art was from Team 4. They focused, on doing different kinds of Cultural Patterns. There were Niuean, Fijian, Tongan, Cook-Island and Maori patterns. Each on was different and unique. I enjoyed their descriptions and I learnt that even the colours they used mattered!

I'd like to point out that, Ngatokoa's art in Team 3 had different colours and a silhouette. They created a silhouette art, with blending colours in the background. It was an art interesting art style and the silhouette was very nicely cut out. I loved how he blended the neon colours in the background despite the fact that they were so different and he still managed to blend them together. 

I also vividly remember seeing some beautiful Rangoli Elephants. They were beautifully coloured with patterns. I learnt that these were elephants that Hindu's used, to decorate their home during Diwali. It was very interesting to see how fancy and unique each on was.

Overall, each and every piece art was amazing. The school did a great job. And I for one know that I could definitely improve. I also love how so many of the art styles were inspired by famous artist!

Limericks ~Writing~

This week in literacy we looked limericks. These are usually poems that are humorous and contain a beat. They are usually 5 lines long and the number of syllables matter too. 

 

Term 4 Extension Research

This term we our theme was art alive. And in yr 7 & 8 Extension we looked at the different aspects of art. It was quite, interesting and I was in the 'Art Historians' group. This meant I got to look at what they, do some famous art historians and I got to look at different artists too. I learnt a lot more than I originally thought I would.

Term 4 DLO, Extension :)

The theme for Term 4 was Art Alive. So as usual in extension we focused on a certain area of Art. Our task was to create, a digital art work that reflects aspects of Kiwiana. Which is iconic New Zealand item, such as Pohutakawa, Harakeke and L&P. We also had to add, items that reflect our culture, and our family heritage,

My artwork is something that reflects me and my lifestyle. Because, I decided to put to beaches and kind of create a harbor like effects. But 1 side of the beach is, covered with things from fiji. We’ve got palm trees and turtles and a rocky tropical landscape in the background. If you look closely enough you can see that the turtles shell on the beach has Fijian patterns on it. 

Next time I would like to think about, changing the layout and making the page landscape. I would also like to,  have placed everything a bit better. I am quite proud of the shading on the harakeke though. Overall I think that this piece of art was done well. And I enjoyed making it!

Kiwi Kids News~

This week in literacy we had to read a kiwi kids new article and answer some questions we also had a small task to complete about vocabulary. These tasks were fairly easy and we completed it within an hour. This presentation is about a  jury member that fell asleep.

Kiwi Kids Article~ Read Off

This week in literacy we had to read a kiwi kids new article and answer some questions we also had a small task to complete about vocabulary. These tasks were fairly easy and we completed it within an hour. This presentation is about a elephant rescue.

Poetry Cinquains ~literacy~

This week in literacy we looked at cinquains. Cinquains are poems that are 5 lines long, they don't have to rhyme and the number of syllables per line changes, and goes in the order of 2,4,6,8,2. I had quite a bit of fun, but I lacked creativity and basically wrote a cinquain about the first thing that came to mind.

Kei hea a? ~ Te Reo Maori~

Today we had one of our last Te Reo Maori Lessons for the year. It was a lot of fun and a fairly easy task. I worked with Mamarei to create a poster that had names of places in New Zealand in Te Reo. Enjoy :))

Solubility

Today in Maths we looked at solubility. It was a lot of fun and we dissolved water in sugar.

Piet Mondrian - Abstract Artist

This week in literacy we learnt about Piet Mondrian who is a dutch artist. We learnt about his interesting style of art and how his art changed over time. It's a lot more complicated than I thought and learning the history behind it really makes it easier to appreciate the thought process and work it took to create it. I enjoyed this task and look forward to doing more.

~Euphoria~

It was a typical November evening, the sun was setting. It was utterly beautiful ‘ARGH THIS IS SO HARD’ Jack sighed in frustration. He had spent hours, days and possibly weeks trying to get the same book written. But this is the worst case of writer's block Jack had ever gotten.

He’d been struggling to get a single idea written on his blank page. It was as if his mind was either blank, wondering about something else or dealing with the issues that come with life. His wife had left him, 2 weeks ago. Now that can leave a man with mixed feelings.

After a few moments of staring at the blank page. He thought about how much easier it would be if he’d kept his mouth shut. Jack sighed in frustration ‘I keep messing up, messing up my marriage, messing up this stupid piece of writing’ he looked out side at the shining sun. ‘I’m miserable and I feel like giving up’ Jack spoke to his dog.

Bella was Jack’s golden retriever. She was always energetic and even on the darkest days she made Jack smile. Bella came to live with Jack after he moved out of college and got his own place. His parents had gone into retirement and they were probably sick of having ‘ a mangy old mutt prancing around in their castle of gold’.

Jack came from a wealthy family, his dad was a lawyer, and his mother practiced in medicine. Jack grew up in a busy household, even though he was an only child. His parents were always popping in and out as their occupations required lots of time. But it’s what made them happy, and who was Jack to question that.

After leaving college Jack decided to travel the world. He has a strange ambition that drove him to see the many wonders the world had to offer. He spent 10 years traveling. He went to Hawaii and surfed the tropical waves, he studied music in Tokyo and met the love of his life in Paris.

She was a lovely woman. Jack knew the minute he laid eyes on her that he’d marry her one day. From that day on, they were like 2 peas in a pod. A loving, happy couple that moved to North Carolina where she'd continue to record music and he’d write.

Jack stood up from his desk. He walked over to the window. He looked at the moon, the wonderful crescent moon it seemed so peaceful. He walked outside, the moonlit path and the cold air on his face. He was flooded with euphoria as he slowly strolled through the darkness of the night.

In The Bag

Today we had maths and in maths we looked at probability yet again. This lesson was pretty chill and easy and we got to play a game and go out and play with a parachute afterwards. This task required us to go around and randomly draw out some cubes and guess the different coloured ratio. E.g 1:5 (1 pink 5 whites).

The Great Ordinary ~Literacy~

This week in literacy we looked at photography. We learnt about a New Zealand Photographer, who has an exceptionally unique way of photographing things. Her work is quite popular and we even had a go at making a photo essay as the create task. This was all apart of this weeks reading.

Figure it Out: Statistics and Probability

Today in math we looked at probability once again. It was a lot of fun because we played a game with a coin and looked at how likely we were to win a carnival game.

Tips for Blog Commenting

This week we are going to have our annual Manaiakalani Film Festival. This event usually is followed by people watching movies from different school and classes and leaving comments on each others blogs. However there are protocols to follow when leaving comments on people's blogs. Here are some tips we use when commenting on blogs, why not try it out! ;D  

 

Statistics and Probability

Today we had a maths lesson it was a lot of fun and it was a topic we had already been looking at. Look forward to doing more!

Conserve and Protect

This week in literacy we looked at biodiversity loss. Last week we got our slides and our task was to basically complete the tasks and create task. After completing that we got the task of writing a info graph about conserving and protecting our biodiversity. All of these tips came from an article from David Attenborough.

Climate Change and A Loss of Biodiversity

Today we had a literacy class in which we discussed the many causes of Biodiversity Loss. As this was a large topic we broke up into groups and had turns presenting in class. Me and Pisirina worked together to create this presentation. It shows what Climate Change is and how it affects a Loss of Biodiversity. :))

Edvard Munch ~Art Alive~

 

This term we are learning about different artists. Today we learnt about. An artist called Edvard Munch. He was born in Norway a long time ago and became famous for a piece called 'The Scream'. We had to create a poster about him and his artwork. I found this artist very interesting because he his mood was incorporated into his art which made it fun to try and figure out what he was trying to portray in his different paintings.

Alberto Giacometti ~Art Alive~

This term we are doing art rotations. In room 2 we learnt about Alberto Giacometti, his nationality is Swiss and he lived for 65 years. We looked at his biography and tried to interpret what he was portraying in his sculptures. We then got the task of choosing 2 art pieces of our choice and writing our initial reaction to it.

Algebra Everywhere

Today we looked more algebra. It was a lot of fun, but really repetitive. looking forward to doing more. ;D

Loss of Biodiversity

This week we learnt about the biodiversity and what a loss of biodiversity is. It was quite interesting but even so, we were only briefly able to touch on this topic as 3 of our literacy sessions have been tests in the past 2 weeks. Here is my poster explaining what a loss of biodiversity is and the main causes of it. I found this text interesting however, it was something that I've already heard a lot about so my attitude towards it may be a bit underwhelmed.

 

Loss of Biodiversity

This week in literacy we looked at a loss of biodiversity. This is something our earth has been faced with and our biodiversity has be decreasing at a concerning pace. A lot of this is caused by natural disasters but as humans we haven't been doing our bit to help. It's quite clear that many of us are unable to identify this problem as well.

Georges Seurat

Today we learnt about the French Artist Georges Seurat. He lived a 'comfortable life' in France in 1859-1891. We learnt about the technique he used to create the many wonderful pieces of art. I found it most interesting that he never mixed paints but instead chose to let out eyes mix the paints, when he painted his paintings with small dots and dashes super close together.

Plastic Pollution ~Explanation Writing~

Did you know that over 8 million metric tons of plastic is dumped in the ocean yearly? This is very harmful to our marine life; as they consume it unable to recognise that it is plastic. As you can imagine it doesn’t end well and sometimes it even ends up in us!

One way you could save the environment is by refusing products that contain microbeads. Microbeads are tiny bits of plastic that are detrimental to sea life. By refusing to buy the products manufacturers will be pressured into making their products plastic free.

And if you’re not ready to take that big of a step you could always start by reducing. Reducing the use of plastics. Biodegradable bags are a great alternative instead Single use plastic bags. These environmentally friendly bags are basically everywhere now, so it shouldn’t be too hard for you guys to get one!

Another way to help with the plastic pollution problem is by repurposing. There is so much in your home that you could be repurposing. Repurposing the plastic would mean changing it to do another job. For example, an empty milk carton can be  turned into a flower pot. The plastic containers use it to store things, there are endless possibilities.

Plastic is all of our problems as we are all responsible for the care of our environment and we should definitely work together to solve it. Remember to  Refuse, Reduce and Repurpose. Next time you go to use plastic think about the marine animals you could save without it.

He aha te Taima? ~Te Reo Maori~

Today the year 8s had their tech rotations while the year 7's went to tech. We had our second Maori lesson for the term and it was a lot of fun. We learnt how to tell the time, I really enjoyed it and will probably continue to use this in day to day life. ;D

Niuean Language Week

Fakalofa lahi atu This week is Niuean Language Week. The theme for this year is Lay the foundations - give rise to Vagahau Niue for generations. We had to share 10 interesting facts about Niue. I found the one about political parties most interesting.

 

Algebra + Probability

This week we learnt about Probability and Algebra. We had to find the rule in a number pattern we also revised a couple of things like finding the average and 24 hours time. This week we are going to have our maths test so its important we practice things like this :))

Term 4 Art Alive

 This week is the first week of Term 4. And like always were had an immersion assembly and thankfully the fact that we were in level 1 meant that the whole school could come together again. Our theme for this term is Art Alive.

In Team 5 this term we will be learning about different artists and different types of art. I really enjoyed the play the team 5 teachers put on it was very interesting and had many different aspects of art. I especially enjoyed that Mr Hughes actually spoke in spanish and english for his art introduction and I was able to understand both languages. :))

This term I am really excited to learn about art and hopefully improve. I'm hope that we get to try many different kinds of art styles. I've wanted to do art in school for a while because both the process and finished project always look very interesting and tell some kind of story.

Agile Algebra 2

Today we had Maths. We looked at algebra and finding a rule in patterns. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it a lot. But I now know that this is something I have to practice more, as I did struggle in the beginning.

Agile Algebra 1

Today we moved into doing angles. We also looked at line graphs. It was pretty easy but I did get confused on the last question because my brain was over complicating things.

Sebastião Salgado

Today we learnt about another artist. This one actually did photography. His name is Sebastião Salgado. Learnt about him and what he did as a photographer we also got a chance to go out and take a picture of something we thought needed more attention. I enjoyed this as I too am deeply interested in photography and have been for a while. :)

Ngā Tau ~Te Reo Maori~

Today we had our first Te Reo Maori lesson for the term. It was a lot of fun and we had learnt how to count in Maori. This was one of the things I had already learnt when I was in year 3 but it was fun to recap and it helped finish the task quickly. I did enjoy this and can't wait to do more :))

Effects of Plastic Pollution

Here is my create task for my reading task. We learnt about plastic pollution and in the end we had to create a poster to share the effects of plastic pollution. I added in a bit of extra stuff like how we can stop it because, I think it's important we learn about what plastic pollution is and how we can begin to reduce it :))

 

Plastic Pollution

This is our first week back at school in term 4 and in level 1. We are doing very well and have gotten right back into learning. This is my reading task for the week we had to break the text into word groups record ourselves reading it and then we had to find the meaning of different words. Lastly we had our create task which was too create a poster or do a recording of yourself and you had to explain the effects of plastic pollution.

Vincent Van Gogh

This term our theme is Art Alive. We have a term full art based work in which we will be having many fun activities which will incorporate art. This is Vincent Van Gogh who is a famous artist, we had to create profile to portray what we've learnt so far about Vincent Van Gogh. There is so much to this mysterious artist like how did he think and if there was a bigger reason behind his terrible mental health. And what exactly happened during the incident in which he accidently cut off his ear?

 

Last Day Of Term 3

 Wow, and just like that Term 3 is over. This term was so interesting and I've got some mixed feelings about it. We're only a couple of weeks away from Prize-Giving, Graduation, High-School. 

We had a lock-down this term and that didn't help our learning at all. But of course we recovered from it very well. However many of our main events we cancelled, Hopefully we won't have one next term!

This week, I was really stressed because, even though it was the last week of term we still got the normal amount of work. On Thursday especially I was all over the place just trying to get things done. I know this is just the beginning of it and next term will probably be worse. But a future reminder to myself and a message to all TAKE A BREAK FROM TIME TO TIME.

And that's it for now, have a happy holidays everyone and keep safe!

As I saw it!

 What is this item? ~MakoI~

Makoi are used to scrape the leaf waste and moisture of the harakeke to leave the muka. Muka is used to make kakahu and taniko.

Who has this item? Was it traded/ used for something? ~Kaiwhata~

Kaiwhatu had been using this item that she found on the beach. She used it to get the Muka from harakeke. 

Write a paragraph in the perspective of the item.

- Makoi POV -

Wow no isn’t this just fine and dandy. I’ve just gotten thrown around like a piece of trash. I’m not even being used anymore. This lady seems upset, something must be wrong. ARGH! These useless humans, can’t they just get along!?

Today in class we continued the as I see it task. This was the last part of it, we even got to see the items that we were looking at. But even so this task was really interesting as we got to see how people interpreted this event and there were so many different ways and stories about it.

South-America Research ~Extension Term 3~

Here is my extension research for this term. We had to choose a continent and then we had to research countries in that continent. I enjoyed this and even though we had a lockdown, I'm quite happy with the standard I finished this too!

New Zealand Sign Language

 New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) is strictly homegrown. The natural language of NZ’s deaf community, it expresses New Zealand culture by using Maori terminology. This includes terms like Whare, Marae and Whanau.

NZSL has been an official Language of New Zealand since 6th of April 2006. It's the 12 most frequently used languages in New Zealand. 24,000 people use sign language daily.

New Zealand Sign Language is a stand-out language used to communicate with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s a series of Hand gestures, movements and facial expressions used to convey meaning. Of course it’s not to be mistaken as body language.

Hades and Persephone

This term in inquiry we covered myths and legends. We looked at different countries and how different cultures have different myths that are similar but have there own twists. We learnt that myths are completely made up to explain something illogical and a legend is just a deeply exaggerated story.

Persephone is the goddess of vegetation, and grain. One day Persephone was picking Flowers. 

Hades appeared and stole her to the underworld. There he fed her 6 pomegranate seeds. But the seeds were special as they were grown in the underworld, thus binding Persephone to the underworld.

Meanwhile, Demeter went looking for her, and it came to her attention that Hades probably had something to do with it.

She took off, and arrived in the underworld. She confronted Hades telling him that Persephone did not belong in the Underworld and demanded Persephone returned to Earth with her. But Hades had already thought about that and told Demeter it was too late as Persephone had been bound to the Underworld.

As stated before Persephone is the goddess of vegetation, and without her presence of Earth. Plant-life started to decrease and everything started to die. Hades and Demeter came to an agreement that Persephone would spend 6 months in the underworld for the 6 pomegranate seeds she ate and she’d the remainder 6 months on Earth. 

Thenceforward for 6 months a year the vegetation would thrive and for the 6 months it would die, preparing for new growth. Over time this became known as the 4 seasons of the year. 

Over time Persephone grew to love Hades who treated her with compassion and loved her as his Queen. She stayed young and beautiful as things don’t age in the underworld. The god and goddess ended up getting married and lived happily ever after.

My Name in Sign Language

Today we had to complete a Te Whare Tapa Wha. Each well being had it's own create task. I chose to learn how to sign my name in New Zealand Sign Language. In literacy this week we learnt the complete alphabet in Sign Language!

Ko wai ō hoa? ~Te Reo Maori~

Today like usual we had our Te Reo Maori it was the last Te Reo Class for this term. We learnt how to list our Friends Teachers and Parents names. We also had our usual create tasks and I really enjoyed it!

Mix Up

Today in maths we finally finished our last revision on Area Perimeter and Volume and Pythagoras. And we finally moved on to doing Algebra. It was really fun and surprisingly I remembered it from last year. This was something I actually found really hard last year. But this time after picking up from where we left off I really enjoyed. :))

Hinewehi Mohi A Reo Change-Maker ~Writing~

 Hinewehi Mohi had a father who was very passionate about being Maori. He taught his entire family to speak the Maori language. That is the reason behind Hinewehi Mohi having the ability to speak Te Reo Maori fluently.

However it did not stop there, She also went to a St Joseph's Maori Girls School. This allowed her to use Te Reo Maori everyday and have it normalized. She then went to Te Whare Wanaga o Waikato (Waikato University), from there she started her career.

Hinewehi went on to become a professional singer. She Sang duet with Peter Urlich and was in London advertising an album. While in London she was given the opportunity to sing the national Anthem at the Rugby League match. She was hesitant at first but then saw it as an opportunity to share her culture and the proud Te Reo language of Aotearoa.

~Taha Tinana!~

Today in class, we looked at another section of Te Whare Tapa Wha. We got the choice to choose one of the many and complete the task under that subject. I chose Taha Tinana, for this task we had to come up with a workout with at least 5 different exercises.

Box Math

Today in maths we had did a dmic like problem. Basically we had to use a square piece of paper to create a box without a lie to do this we had to cut off a specific amount of square on each side of the paper. We then have to fold up the flaps and 2 we got flaps. Along with that we had to find out the volume of the square. Mine was 507cm3

Height= 3cm
Length=13cm
Width= 13cm

I had the most volume in my box. We found that the answer mostly relied on the length and the width but it also relied on how big the height was.

Hinewehi Mohi~ Reo Changemaker

This week we learnt about a Women named  Hinewehi Mohi, who was brave enough to sing the national anthem completely in Maori despite what other people would've have thought. But the worst thing about it was people reacted to her with negative backlash. If Hinewehi Mohi hadn't done that we probably, would not be singing out National anthem in Maori and English today!

For this task we had to look at metaphors used in a text, we had to place words with their definitions and we had to make a create task. I chose to orally record myself explaining the significance of Hinewehi Mohi's stance. :))

Kei te pehea te ahua o te rangi? ~Te Reo Maori~

Today we had our weekly Te Reo Maori class. It was a lot of fun and seeming that it was Maori Language week this class was really special. I enjoyed it and the phrase is something we'll often use! Can't wait to do more!

He aha te tae Makawe ~Te Reo Maori~

Today in Te Reo we learnt how to ask and tell people our hair color. I enjoyed this as it was fun and easy to learn. We also got to chose between doing a comic strip of video recording for our create task!

The Moment...

Today our whole school sang a maori waiata to celebrate Maori language. Today is a special day because in 1972 30,000 signatures were delivered to parliament saying that people wanted to preserve the dying Maori Language.

Because long ago people weren't allowed speak te reo. In schools it was said that speaking te reo was looked down upon and punished. The language then started to die. And quite recently it was turned into an official language of New Zealand.

Now we celebrate Maori language every year. We sang 2 moari waiata at 12pm to celebrate the delivery of that petition and that amazing day!

Being Stressed

Being stressed is very common and in some cases unhealthy. But there are ways to cope with stress.

Personal
Find an emotional outlet. This could be things like, cleaning, sports, drawing or just something you enjoy in general. Just find something you enjoy doing and would take your mind off the busy stuff happening in your life.

Interpersonal
If you're in the mood and you just need to share it with someone you can find someone like a family member or friend that you trust enough to share your thoughts and feelings with. And if one person seems like they can't handle it find someone else. There will always be someone willing to listen!

Societal 
After your stress has been going on for a while and non of the other things are working you could try and see a professional. Maybe a therapist or even the school counselor. Teachers aren't a bad Idea either!

As I Saw it...

For this task we had to research things about life on Captain James Cook's ship 'The Endeavour' and life Maori people had on land. We looked at how there was more information about the British settlers than there were of the Maori people in NZ. It's Maori language week and this influenced this task we completed in buddies today!

Practice makes perfect

Today in maths, our group did a recap on the things we've learnt so far. I struggled a lot on the last question but it wasn't to long till I worked it out!

Modern Tongan Heroes and Heroines!

This week in literacy we had a really short and easy task for reading. In Writing we wrote an country profile about Tonga to celebrate Tongan language week. For reading we kept with the theme of Tongan language week. We had to create a personal profile for a Tongan Hero or Heroine. Valerie Adams is an Amazing athlete, some say she is the most dominant athletes ever. I enjoyed this task because it was quick and easy but I still learnt quite a bit about Valerie Adams.

Cross Country! ;))

Today a really big event took place at school. Everyone at Pt England school came together for our annual cross country day. I was really excited as a lot has happened this year and being able to do things like this because it's really fun. Also its my last year at Pt England it's also my LAST CROSS COUNTRY!

Unlike last year we got the choice to either run 1.5km or 3km. The 1.5km would be one lap of the reserve and 3km would be 2 laps. I'm not very good at running nor do I take it seriously, but it's all for the fun of it. I did the 3km run I ended up running with a lot of people, I'm actually pretty proud of myself as I finished in 15 mins and I managed to not completely die running!

My friends however they did really well and were the place winners so I'm really happy for them. I'm also happy for myself because I can now say that I've run 3km 2 years in the row, I finished it off properly. Anyways I really hope we keep doing this and covid-19 didn't ruin this event. And for the students that will be doing this race in the future, Good job, keep going and you can do it! :))

Tongan Language Week!

Today in class we learnt about Tonga. We had to choose a specific part of the tongan culture we wanted to research and I decided to research their flag and seal. We also had to answer 2 questions about why it's important to share our culture and how we can do this. This was all apart of our Te Whare Tapa Wha learning but like our other work it incorporated Tongan Language week!

The Kingdom of Tonga

This week in writing we focused on writing a country profile. Since its Tongan Language week we did our country profiles on Tonga. I tried really hard to make this look professional, but I did struggle finding good sources of valid information, but I did try to find the earliest pieces of data. I also put in a screencastify on the bottom left corner of the last slide. I really enjoyed doing this but, it honestly did take a lot of effort and I was really busy this week so I had to try really hard to finish it this week!

"The Best Day Ever"

 In July my mom had her 40th Birthday. My dad took it upon himself to make sure it was the best birthday ever! It’s almost impossible to make something amazing when it seems like the world is against it.

On the Tuesday of my mum's Birthday we woke up extremely early, the sun wasn’t even up. We got to  work cooking her breakfast. We’d brought the ingredients beforehand. Since I was the only one capable of using the stove without burning down the house I was put incharge of cooking. My little sister Zaria, insisted on being the one to mix the batter for the pancakes but I mixed in all the chunks when she wasn’t looking. Alisha sliced the kiwifruits, apples, strawberries, mangos and bananas for the fruit salad. 

We had just started preparing breakfast when my dad pulled into our driveway with a brand new car. The writing on the windshield read ‘HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY’ so we knew right away what it was for. My dad put the finishing touches on the car while we cooked breakfast.

When I came back inside, the pancake batter was burning on the stove. Alisha was yelling at me, with a bleeding finger and it started to rain. The rain washed off the marker on the windshield and it ruined the outdoor setting we had set up. Everything was falling apart. My dad yelled at us to clean things up and with all the commotion MY MOTHER WOKE UP!

She woke up on her 40th Birthday so see, a completely messed up kitchen. Her eldest daughter's finger cut up. An expensive Mitsubishi CX-5 parked in her driveway and her husband yelling. What an amazing birthday it was!

Measurement Mathletes!

Today we did a couple of maths recaps. We practiced multiplying decimals. We practiced finding the area of different shapes to. I quite enjoyed this as it was really easy and quick. I am however really ready to move on from measurement!

Tapa Cloth Maths

This task is about working out the perimeter and area of a tapa cloth.

Elisaia is measuring his tapa cloth.

Each small section is about 20cm by 15cm. 

Today we did this maths question it was really easy and I enjoyed it! The Area of this shape is 126 meters squared and perimeter is 4.5m. We did a question related to tapa cloths as its tongan language week.

What's My Culture to Me?

I am Fiji-indian; Though I was born in here in New Zealand my family dates back generations in Fiji. My culture to me is following my religion. This can be things like fasting in Ramadan and Celebrating Eid, reading the quran. I am proud to be who I am!

Tongan Travel ~MATHS~

Today in maths we solved this question about Tongan travel. It was an algebraic question in which everyone thought it was going to be really hard. But it turned out that all we had to do was read the questions properly. I enjoy this and hope we do more later!

Answer- The first dot was Aunty Anna the second was Uncle Loni the third was Uncle Pita and the fourth was Aunty Kuini.

Measurement Mathletes

Today Ms Stone said that we were the yr 8's were moving into level 5 work. As the yr 8's are soon going to be preparing to head in high-school. We are finally going to be moving on from measurement and this was our final recap! I enjoyed this task, but I do hope we continue to do work at this level. As it was helpful and I'm feeling better about next year!

Tongan language week!

This week we are celebrating tongan language week. Tongan language week is a week in which we celebrate tongan language and culture. This is something that is quite present in our community. The theme for this term is Fake Koloa 'o Aotearoa 'aki 'a e Lotu Mo'oni. This means Enriching Aotearoa New Zealand through Prayer and Faith.

Tonga is a kingdom in the south pacific ocean. It's made up of more than 170 islands. Most of them are untouched and home to no people. Tonga's population 103,197 and the main island is called Tongatapu. 

Fathers Day!

Kia Ora readers. WOW it's already September this years has gone by so quickly.Today is a special day as it's the first Sunday of September. This means that its FATHERS DAY!

Me and my siblings are lucky enough to have our father with us for this day. My family celebrates fathers, and this year we made a special fathers day breakfast, and we got him presents. Later today we're also planning on going on a picnic if the whether turns nice and we have a chocolate cake!

FATHERS DAY, is pretty cool as it allows us to show appreciation for those in our lives that we care for. Many people who don't have fathers, like to appreciate those who are father like figures in their lives. 

 I's that amazing!? So what are you doing this fathers day?

HAPPY FATHERS DAY, AND REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR HANDS!

FUN FRIDAY!!!

Today the whole school had a mufti, wacky hair and wheels day. It was really cool and HEAPS OF FUN! I didn't have anywheels to bring but even so I still had wacky hair and mufti.

My outfit, had something to do with some of my favourite tv shows. I wore a stranger things hoodie, a f.r.i.e.n.d.s t-shirt and blue jeans. My hair looked like twilights from my little pony.

I think having days like this is really fun, and can really brighten up our school days. Because of social distancing and being limited to things you do throughout the day, school can become quite boring. So that's why we should have more days like this!

Eyelash Seaweed

Name

Eyelash Seaweed is the common name of this plant species. Its scientific name is Dione Arcuata.

Status
Eyelash seaweed is critically endangered. More research is needed as it is unclear whether or not this species exists and it may already be extinct.

Physical description
Eyelash Seaweed commonly gets its name from it’s size. This microscopic seaweed is the size and shape of an eyelash.

Reproduction
Eyelash Seaweed is an asexual organisms, which reproduces by forming tiny spores. It creates spores for many things, including the ability to survive in its storm-lashed environment.

Habitat/Location
This seaweed is so rare that in the whole of New Zealand it’s found in Kaikoura beach in the South Island of New Zealand.  It lives on 2 boulders located on opposite sides of the beach. It’s only found on summer rocks at extremely low tides.

Reasons species is endangered
This species is in danger of going extinct because of an earthquake that took place in 2016. It shifted the sea bed leaving the 2 different boulder sites under the sites (where the seaweed breeds) undersea level. It also has not been found in any other beach in New Zealand. However there are many other reasons it is endangered including coastal subdivision, pollution, flood sediments, and erosion.

Conservation Measures

Nothing has been done to conserve this species of seaweed, as very little is known about seaweed itself. Only 45% of seaweed is shown in museums and only 5 or less species. As Eyelash seaweed is only a minimum amount and is rarely sighted, little is known about this species. 

Future outlook

Because there is nothing done about conserving this seaweed and the species only is found on 2 boulders. It is highly likely that this species will soon be going extinct sometime soon, unless serious measures are taken immediately.