Maths Presntation

This is a presentation collborative That My maths group, Hexagons created. Try this activity at home and leave a comment with a picture of the end result.

Comparison

This is a comparison that Kapri and I created about the daily life during the Pilgrim times and modern day life.

Thanksgiving

This is a presentation that Kapri and I created about the first Thanksgiving picture of Pilgrims giving food to the Native American Indians.

Clothing Comparsion

This is my comparison that Kapri and I created about the clothings that were worn during the voyage from England to the New World. Do you think it would have been comfortable clothing to wear? List the reasons to support your statement. Please leave a comment.  

Thanksgiving

Created with Padlet

This is my Padlet that I created along with Kapri about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a important American celebration that, as we know, is important to America.

Eye Spy

This is my information poster on the book Eye Spy. This is also a crating task for our independent reading challenge.

My ShowMe Strategy

This is my ShowMe that I created about a equation that I solved using the within strategy.

Russia Brochure

This is my brochure about Russia. The reason I did it about this country is because the article I'm reading, First Up which is about the Russian astronaut, Yuri Gagarin.

My Comment

This is my comment to Room 2 on their Film Festival movie.

Armistice Day Poster

This is my Armistice Day poster. Did you know that  Armistice Day is also known as Remembrance Day? 

My Comment

This is my comment on Room 8's Film Festival movie. Their movie was about the student's parents migration to New Zealand. 

Bedroom Venn Diagram

This is my Venn Diagram about the differences in the bedrooms that is between a 15 year old Japanese girl called Risa and I. I found this photo from the photo story by James Mollison. I realized that not every child around the world has the same stuff that I have.

The Space Race

This is my poster about the article The Space Race. I have found a lot of facts about space, the previous space crafts and many more.

Maths Strategy

These are my Maths strategy that I used to answer these two equations.

The Phases Of The Moon

This is my Prezi about the phases of the moon. I made this presentation along with Jazmine, Halatoa and Evan. I made this very simple and easy to read because I have to present this to Room 1.

Stars Explanation

Why are stars only visible after sunset?

Where do the stars go during the day? Has that question ever crossed your mind? Stars are luminous points in the sky which are large balls of gas made of Hydrogen and Helium, the two lightest elements in the universe.

During the day the stars are still there, we just can’t see them because when our part of the Earth faces the sun, giving us daytime; the sun’s rays scatter across the atmosphere making the sky blue and the stars invisible to the naked human eye. For example: When you light a candle, it’s easier to see the glow in the dark than in the light.

According to global information, when the temperature of a cloud’s center reaches many millions of degrees centigrade (Celsius), Hydrogen Nuclei within the clouds start to collide with one another, they form Helium Nuclei. This is called Nuclear Fusion (Nuclear reaction), and huge amounts of energy are released; mostly heat.

Next, the center of the of the cloud starts to ‘burn’ and a star is born. After a new star is formed, energy produced by the Nuclear Fusion causes it to swell like a balloon. As long as this energy is balanced by gravity, the star will remain stable because just as the fusion causes the star to expand, gravitational energy tries to compress it. The stability can last for millions of years.

Did you know that the surface temperature of a star can range from 3,000 to over 50,000 Celsius? The surface temperature of a star will determine its colour; the cooler stars are red and the hotter stars are blue. The temperature also affects the brightness of a star, the hotter the star is, the brighter it will be.

Many minds never realize that the stars are still there, but they truly are. They’re not visible due to the rays received from the  sun making the sky blue. This causes the sky to be too bright for the stars to outshine the sky. Take into recognition that at night, we can see the stars because the sky isn’t bright, just a dull black canvas awaiting to be known of its existence behind the superior blue cloak.

This is my explanation about why stars aren't visible during the day.

My Special Friend

This is my explanation about what a special friend is.

Do you have someone in your life whom you honor and revere so much that, they are now one of the most special people in your life? A special friend is someone who is unique and different from everyone else. They accept you for you are, not what they want you to be. They respect, comfort and understand you when you are troubled or in doubt.

My special friend is Kapri, because she always makes me laugh and makes me less serious. She respects me and accepts me for who I am, despite the differences between us. Kapri makes me feel important and is honest with me, no matter how hard the truth is. She listens to me when I need someone to talk and get the weight off my shoulders. I always have Kapri’s shoulder to lean on and she always has mine.

Kapri is always helpful to me. She’s always kind and smiles at me under any circumstances. She has my back and I have her’s. Kapri always tries to cheer me up. She has emotional feelings and always tries to understand what I’m going through. She is different than anyone else I’ve met and I respect all that she does for me.

To have a special friend is always important because, you can have someone to count on and that they can count on you. Also because you can have someone to share your troubles and doubts with. Would you want someone in your life who is always there for you? I know I would!

Fly Swat

Fly Swat

This is my Animoto on Najib, Kiana and Pua playing fly swat. This game is to help them practise their basic facts and spelling.

Asmah, Kapri, Samantha & Dontailan: Collaborative Paragraph

Asmah, Kapri, Samantha & Dontailan

The sun is the center of our Solar System. We live on the third planet away from the sun called Earth. Over time as the universe has been going through phases of change, scientists have sent astronauts on space rockets for the idea of space exploration expedition. Research shows, that we have eight planets in our galaxy and more than a billion stars. It takes twelve hours  for the Earth to orbit the sun on its axis, giving us daytime. Stars are luminous points in the night sky made of gas called hydrogen and helium which expand when gravitational energy compresses them. Did you know that when we join stars together it forms a shape in the sky called constellations? Have you ever been told that during daytime the suns rays scatters across the atmosphere causing us to have a blue sky. As the Earth orbits the sun on its axis, the moon is the satellite of the Earth. As the astronaut is up in space they use technology such as space probes to gather information about the environment around them, so scientists can use the information to get a better understanding of our aging universe.

This is our paragraph on some words given to us by Mrs Anderson about space.

My Show Me Maths Strategy

This is my Show Me on my strategy on how I solved 143 + 78.

Rongoa Information Report

Did you ever think that it was possible for people to use plants for medicine? Back when the earth was still young, Maori people used Rangoa, which is their traditional medicine from different plants. These were the treasures of Tane, the God of the forests. People have benefited from these medicines for generations. They have been passing their knowledge down through families and whakapapa.

For centuries, Rongoa has been traditional Maori, ecological medicine which has been of benefit and usage for a long time. It has been important to Maori culture, because Rongoa was their history and what they value highly.

Not many people know that Rongoa is a tradition, that represents the passing of the Maori history, and what the Maori people valued most. In the past, Rongoa meant the healing of the whole body. Tohunga, were the healers and guardians of knowledge. They were priests, and scholars who were well educated in the field of Rongoa. They were the people who handed out the medicines. By knowing your bloodline, they know when we have a reaction to a wound or not.

Manuka is one of the many environmental plants which has been used as Rongoa for a very long time. When the Manuka bark is crushed and boiling water has been assimilated together. The cooked liquid is poured onto burns or rubbed onto bruises to ease the pain. When the boiled Manuka leaves are in the water, if you inhale vapour, the leaves ease head colds.

Rongoa has been of benefit to humans for centuries, and it is all thanks to the Tohunga who have passed down their knowledge of healing to their whakapapa. These treasures are dangerous in the hands of people who have no knowledge of how to use them, and what plant to use.

Matariki Brochure

This is my brochure on Matariki.

Samoan Brochure

This is my brochure on Samoa.

Y'all Challenge

This is my poster on the American way of saying You all. It was a Challenge set by Mr Johnston. We had to find what Y'all means, if it's plural or singular, where it originates and find someone on YouTube pronouncing it.

Sentence Punctuation Challenge

This is a challenge that was given to us by Mrs Anderson to practise our punctuation like full stops and commas in sentences.

Why people migrate to New Zealand?

Our task was to explain in our own words why people migrate to New Zealand. The skill we were practising was to find evidence to support our thinking.

Apostrophe Timed Challenge

This my score on Apostrophe Timed Challenge. It is a game to help me practise my punctuation. 

My Comments

This is my comment to Jacob S in Room 9.

This is my comment to Room 7.

This is my comment to Thomas and Sam from Stone Fields School

To, Two, Too

These are the definitions I found out on to, two and too.

Culture Definiton

This is my definition of what I found out what culture means to me.

Kids Can

This is a presentation that we made for Kids Can to say thank you for the shoes and jackets they gave us.

Museum Facts Poster

This is my museum facts poster about what we learnt on our trip to the museum.

Why is Facebook a problem?

Why is Facebook a problem?

Of course most people agree that Facebook has been a problem, such as a negative influence on children that has created many problems. Did you know that Facebook has more than 750 million active users, that is more than twice the U.S population.

One of the many disadvantages, are how people are being cyber bullied online. Did you know that 70% of the youngsters have experienced cyberbullying and one in five have said that it has been extreme.  Facebook just doesn’t affect people mentally but also physically. Children, preteens and teens are going through: stomach aches, nervous conditions, anxiety, depression and sleep deprivation, and it is all because of the over use Facebook.

Kids who are obsessed with Facebook can’t focus in their educational tasks and the rate of absences is high. School can be really stressful, but when you add to it hurtful comments over the internet when you have no idea who is saying mean things behind your back, sometimes it can be too overwhelming.

There are chances for the kids that they will lose whatever social communicating they have when they have overused Facebook. To build up the social communicating you allowed is hard to regain \When people are asked what are the subjects to rank the importance of why they use Facebook. The top three reasons were: to maintain contact (88 percent), maintain their network (83 percent) and read status updates (77 percent).

Remember that when you go on to Facebook you should always make sure that you’re going on the right sites and making the right choices. There are a lot of posts but each and everyone of them can be a virus, a scam or posted by someone who is not who they really are.

This is my explanation on why Facebook is a problem.

Place Of Origin

This is a Google Draw that Jazmine and I created about our Place of origin.

Museum Fotor

This is my Fotor on our trip to the museum.

Historical Recount

The search of Aotearoa.  

Giving direction to the captain, was an enormous responsibility, because as a Tahuna, the weight of uncertainty and feelings of misgiving were massive and were thrown upon my shoulders. I was taught how to read the stars, the currents of the water, the position of the sun and the wind by my ancestors.  Through my studies, I had attained vast knowledge of the language of these environmental gifts.The captain’s men, had prepared the waka weeks before our departure. The food had been dried and had been stored in ketes. The men had filled gourds with fresh water on the day of our departure.

After the sun had set, and twilight had befallen us, Ropata, our rangatira (captain), the pahihi (passengers) and myself, the Tahuna (navigator). We boarded the waka as the rest of the Maori people chanted prayers around the big fire in the shore. Altogether, there was 12 people on the waka. Among us, there was a young boy no older than 10 years of age, his name was Marama, meaning moonlight. As we sailed away from Hawaiki, the glare of the blazing fire was getting smaller and smaller by the push of the paddle.

“Irirangi, which direction?” Ropata asked as he paddled, moving the waka along the reflective ocean water. I turned towards the sky and held out my hand to the stars, studying them for a moment,

“Ki te raki” I responded, signaling to the north.

As we continued with our journey, I could see from time to time, dolphins jumping from in and out from the ocean water. I also could see whales swimming in the water, and the chirpings of the birds in the changing sky, could be heard for miles. The fragrance of the cooking, wafted into the air. After being at sea for a few days, I could tell the passengers were getting bored, as there was nothing to do while we were sailing.

Ever since, we had set sail, I felt the rangatira’s and the passenger’s faith and trust in me got heavier and heavier. The pressure of guiding the boat and giving directions, was getting more each day. Now I could finally understand the responsibility and pressure the other Tahuna had advised me about. I had learnt my skills through the stories, poems and songs. I had spent many years of my youth, learning and studying these sacred texts.

After a few days, we had finally spotted land. There were seagulls squawking around the shores. There were tall, forest coloured trees some on high mountain tops, I could see the sand clear and shining under the fiery sun. Everyone exploded into cheers and chants, laughter soon following. I was very thrilled, that I took off my Tahuna necklace and hooked it around Marama. His parents hugged him and quickly ran off the waka, their son following behind them.

Never had I imagined in my life, that I would find Aotearoa. I always had thought it was just a dream, but after seeing it, it wasn’t a dream anymore. Next time, I’ll keep in mind to not get mentally panicked, and try to keep a calm mind.

This is my historical recount about what I think happened on the voyaging waka that came to Aotearoa (New Zealand).  My writing I wrote is through the point of view of the Tahunga, the navigator.

Storylines Show

Today, the story-lines show came to Panmure Bridge School. Their theme was called: Space Jump. The actors were Tye and Naomi. The show was about an alien who came to Earth, finding out facts about fiction books. The alien also learnt about imagination and creativity. We learnt that when you get a book that is in a different language, you can look at pictures and try to think what they represent, also you can ask someone to read the book to you.

Homonyms Presentation

This is our presentation that Kapri & I made about Homonyms. We both learnt that Homonyms are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. We also learnt about contractions. They are words that are shortened with a apostrophe.

Migration Paragraph

New Zealand is a multicultural society that has a diverse population. We are tolerant of the change that has been done because of migration and accept the differences of everyone around us. We all shows respect to each other’s ideas and beliefs. We adapt and include everyone’s cultures for the sole purpose of living in harmony.

This is a migration paragraph that Kapri, Pah Nwee and I wrote. The highlighted words are the words related to migration.

Food Glorious Food

Food Glorious Food

Food is often mentioned in stories, or you might like to read a recipe book.  Find something that you could cook for your family and make it.  Take a photo or write out the recipe and post it onto your blog with a comment that tells you:

- Title: Fractured Soul

- Author: Rachel Mcclellan

- Type of Book: Adventure and romance

- Recipe: French toast:

How To Make The Best French Toast

Makes 8 slices   

What You Need

Ingredients

        3 large eggs

        1 cup half-and-half

        Pinch of salt

        1 tablespoon of sugar

        8 slices of bread, 1-inch thick, cut from a slightly stale loaf

        2 to 3 tablespoons butter, plus more for serving

        Toppings (see notes)   

Equipment

        Measuring cups and spoons

        8x8-inch cake pan or other pan that will hold 4 slices of bread

        Whisk or fork

        12- to 14-inch skillet

        Spatula

        Serving platter   

Instructions

1. Make the custard: Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, salt and sugar in the cake pan until the egg is completely incorporated into the liquid.
2. Ready your cooking space: Place the frying pan on the stove over medium-low heat. Move the pan with the custard next to the stove.
3. Soak the French toast: Place four slices of bread into the custard to soak for one minute. Flip the slices and soak another minute.
4. Cook the French toast: While the bread is soaking, add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan. When it starts to foam, tilt the pan to completely coat the bottom. Lift one piece of bread from the custard and hold it briefly over the custard to let any excess drip off. Lay the bread gently in the frying pan. Repeat with additional pieces.
5. Flip the French toast: After a few minutes, peek under a slice of bread to see if the French toast has turned golden and browned. When it has, flip each piece and continue cooking. Monitor and adjust the heat so that the toast doesn't burn.

Make A Recommendation

Make A Recommendation

Who would you recommend this book to and why?  Write out who you would recommend this book to and give 3 reasons why you think they would like the book.

Post it onto your blog with a comment that tells you:

 

- Title: Fractured Light

- Author: Rachel Mcclellan

- Type of Book: Adventure and romance

- I would recommend this book to... my cousin Aisha

Why:

• Aisha likes books with romance and adventure.
• Also because it explains to her how I have a lot of similarities with the main character: Llona Reese
• I think it will make a good book for her to read during the weekends.

Holiday Reading - Cast Choices

- Title - Tomorrow Girls

- Author - Eva Gray

- Type of Book - Adventure

- I cast these actors as these characters because...

Book Character	Actor/Actress	Reason
Louisa	Selena Gomez	I picked her to play because after watching movies she has cast in such as: Another Cinderella Story, Selena is very passionate about what she wants, just like Louisa.
Maddie	Danielle Campbell	I picked her because after watching Starstruck, she is very negative towards things, just like Maddie is.
Evelyn	Jessica Parker Kennedy	I picked her because Jessica is very supportive, but at the same time very suspicious, just like in Another Cinderella Story.
Rosie	Chelsea Kane	I picked Chelsea to play Rosie is because, in the movie Starstruck, Chelsea is very ‘look at me’ type, and I thought she would suit playing Rosie.