Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Today was the last day of school and we finished at 12:30. In the morning after our school assembly class 6,7 & 8 played games like bang, 21, Wink Murderer And The Chocolate game. Just as we were going to play Scilent Ball one of the Builders that were building our new classes came and told us that we could move all of our stuff in to the new classes, So we had to move all of the equipment, Boxes, Tabels, Desks, Cuboards and the chairs. After lunch time we went to assembly for the end of school, Some of the year 8's were crying im really going to miss them because the prefects have helped us a lot this year and i hope they have a happy holiday and Merry Christmas to you guys. I hope i see you next year when you come visit us. Merry Christmas Everyone.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

YAY! Only 5 more days until the christmas holidays! I cant wait for the holidays! I might get the chance to do more posts in the Christmas Holidays so yay. Im really going to miss my teachers Mr Somerville, Mr Goodwin, Mrs Garden and Mrs Jacobsen because they've helped me all year So Im Really Going To Miss Them! :(

Space

A rock is coming for the satellite really slowly. Once it comes and hit the satellite i’ll try and save it. YAY!!! Two people from NASA decided to come to save the satellite.

Oh on it coming closer and closer. Smack!!! the rock actually hits the satellite. I can see that the lights are coming off. So that mean no power noooooo!!!

So people on earth will not be happy about it so they can’t watch tv, they can’t use hot water and can’t put gas on so I better go and fix it.

Mosaics

At Point England School this term we are learning about art. So this week in our reading group we made mosaics out of paper.    

Flash Trash

Victoria Buns

        

Today in class 7 we have been making Victoria buns. We made them because we are learning about the victorian era. In this presentation there are the things you need and what you need to do. If you would like to make these you have to follow these instructions carefully so you don't make mistakes.

Victorian Food

Today in class 7 we were learning about the Victorian foods. In this presentation it will tell you about a Saloop which is what they drunk, it will also tell you about some of the food that they ate. 

Kauwau Island

How To Be A Good Pt Englander

We are teaching the young kids how to be a good pt englander. How to be a good pt englander is by being polite, Wearing it with pride and being Cyber Smart.

A good Pt Englander is about being polite. Be respectful to your teachers, Using your manners and say Please, Thank you and Excuse me. If you need a pencil in class you could ask the teacher and say please can i use a pencil and when you get the pencil you say thank you.

If you want to be a good Pt Englander you have to wear it with pride. Wearing it with pride means that you don’t put your jumper around your waist, Having the right uniform is also wearing it with pride. When you wear it with pride you don’t put your jumper around your waist you have to put it in your bag.

we have to be cyber smart  where ever we go. We have to take a case if we have to go somewhere so we have to be cyber smart at school and at home. I show being cyber smart by doing the right thing on the internet.

British Empire

We have been reading about the Victorian Age. We found out that children used to learn which countries were part of the British Empire by looking on a map. All of the countries in the British Empire were red or pink. I have highlighted the countries in the British Empire during the Victorian Era in red or pink.

Music

These are some music notes that Elizabeth and I made out of moulding clay. We learnt that Bass is low and Treble is high, Bass and Treble are the main music notes that people use.

How To Answer A Multi Choice Question

1. Read the question.
2. Write down what you know and don't know.
3.Look at the answer and see if your answers were right and if your answers weren't right then keep trying.

Holiday Highlight

Do you like camp? Well on the first week of the holidays we went on a bus to Willow Park. We went to Willow park for camp. Haare Mrs Hamilton and Mr Burt were the bosses.

When we got there we had to sit on any table. The first two names the Mr  Burt called out were our group leaders, The other six that got called out were the kids in the groups. When we were in our groups we had to take our bags to our cabin.

When we were finished getting our bags up we had to make our bed then go back down stairs to the dining room. As we got in the dining room we had to pick our table. For lunch we had Pies, Salad and chips. When we were finished we went to the beach for the first activity.

Before we went to the beach our teams had to pick a paper out of a hat so we knew what to build. Our team had to build a warship in the sand with two buckets and two shovels.

We did night activities like a crunchie hunt and spot light. My favourite activity was spot light because we used glow sticks. When we got caught we had to give the leaders our glow sticks, and if we got to the end we got a cross.

I think that it was really fun because some of my friends were in my group, And our leaders we nice.

Created Spring Writing

Today in class we have been doing creative writing. We had to write a sentence about this picture. As a class we chose the sentence we liked to best and then added to it. Here is my sentence and the sentence I added to.

Under the oak tree,kicked back by the beach from a view,chill going down your spine, the bright sun light  on you.

Sperm Whale

A sperm whales blow hole is at the top so when they come to the top of the water they won't have to turn around and blow it out. Sperm whales can live for more than 60 years. Sperm whales can breathe oxygen under water. 

Use My Brain, Use My Heart, I’m Going To Be Cybersmart

Use my brain, Use my heart, I’m going to be cybersmart was made up by Mr Burt. Mr Burt made it up for our korero in the school assembly.

Use my brain means to use your brain when your going to do something. Always check  before you go on the website. Never do anything  your not supposed to do.

if someone is asking you to do a bad thing with them use your heart. Never go with someone if they're going to do something bad. Tell them to stop.

Be good when you're on the  computer. Never say bad things to people. Don’t do the wrong thing.

If you can use your brain and use your heart you can be cybersmart online. This can help you in real life and online. Be nice to other people and you will have a better life.

Mutton Birding

For my reading activity we had to do what its like in 100 years in the past present and the future and imagine what we had to use.

On The Island

In reading my reading group have been reading a book called on the island. In the book there is a family that goes hunting for mutton bird. You have to be related to the maori people from Stewart Island.

Pigs And Duck

Venn Diagram

This venn diagram is about South Korea and New Zealand. In this you will see the different thing that South Korea and New Zealand eat and do.

Culture Punctuation

We have been learning about punctuation.We had to fix the punctuation.
This is what i did.

What is culture?

We have been learning about culture. Mrs Jacobsen read us paragraphs about culture and we wrote what we remebered.

What Is Culture?

Culture is where you come from and how you speak your . Every culture has there own way of dancing and singing. Every culture eat different food than other cultures.   

Different countries have different cultures. In Japan the old people wear kimonos, arrange flowers and have tea ceremonies.

What Is The Difference Between Nz and Korean Schools?

The difference between a New Zealand school and a Korean school is that they don't have grass and New Zealand schools do.

Commonwealth Sport

What Is Netball?

Netball is a sport when two teams verse each other. When you have the ball you have to pass the ball to your goal and shoot. Who ever gets the most goals in the game wins

What Equipment You Need?

For netball you need a ball to pass it down to the goal. You will also need bibs and uniforms to wear. You need some running shoes to run around in.

How To Play?

If you want to netball you need to practice every day. You have to have seven players because there are seven positions on the court.The ball must go in to the hoop or else you will not win.

What Are The Rules?

The rules of net ball is that you can’t run with the ball. You can’t hit the ball out of someones hand because that would be contact. Obstruction is when your trying to defend but your to close.

Breakdancing

Do you know what cutting breaks are? Cutting breaks is when lots of different records get mixed together. So when you play the music it will never stop.

Triangle Degrees

In our maths class we were learning about triangle degrees. These are me and my partner Aprils triangle degrees. Please leave a positive comment.  

Proportional Area Problem

This is how i worked my problem out 

1. 20cm + 20cm = 40cm 

2. Double 20cm = 40cm

3. Half of 40cm = 20cm

Teamwork

WALT: make inferences and respond using key information from text.

1. Why did Ina ignore Lucy?Ina ignore Lucy because she was near the goal.

2. Where should Ina position herself for the other teams throw in?Ina should have position her self some where that she was free.

3. List below 5 adjectives from the text and write a definition for them.

Adjective	Definition (meaning)
Nervous	It was Ina  first game and she was scared
Frantically	lucy fought back mandly.
raised	Ina lifted the ball above her head.
excited	Ina was happy when she got her first goal in.
relaxed	Ina was calm and not jumpy when she shot the ball.

Ina was nervous because it was her first time playing. As the ball came to her she raised it into the hoop. Ina was excited that she got her first goal.

Commonwealth Games

This year was the Commonwealth for 2014. Did you know that 71 countries competed this year?
In our class we have to pick a country and you get three questions about it, I picked Australia and answered all of the questions in this presentation.

Team Work

WALT: make inferences and respond using key information from text.

1. What does Miss Sami want the team to learn? Why? She wanted them to learn how to work as a team.

2. Why is Ina nervous? Ina was nervous because she was new.

3. How do the supporters of the other team feel when a goal is scored? The supporters were happy and they whooped.

4. What was the score after the first quarter? The score was 1, 0 .

5. How does Lucy feel about Ina’s goal at the end of the second quarter? Lucy felt sad that she didn’t share the ball.

I think that ina will start listening to lucy and share.

My Holiday Highlight

Do you like shopping? Last Thursday my mum and I  went to Sylvia Park to buy presents for dads birthday.

First we went to the warehouse and got my dad a cow onesie. Than  we went to buy some new shoes. After that we went to the food court for lunch.

For lunch we had sushi because my mum wanted to have it. When we had finished our lunch we went to paper plus to get some books for me and my brother.

Spending time with my family at Sylvia Park was fun.

Inline Roller Hockey

In my reading group we have been reading about Inline Roller Hockey. These are most of the things you need for Roller Hockey. 

Rolling Hockey

1. How long has in-line roller hockey been played in New Zealand?

The game has only been played for eight years in New Zealand.

2. Find out the which country in-line roller hockey began in.

Canada

Reference the site here:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/In_which_country_was_the_game_of_hockey_first_played

3. List the gear needed to protect an in-line roller player or the goalie. Fill in the table below with the gear and write what each item is used for.

Picture	Gear Name	Used to
	Padded chest protector	protect your chest are used to protect your chest
	Arm pads	So you don’t hurt them
	leg pads	to protect your legs from getting hurt
	Blocker pads	Blocker pads are used to block the puck from getting in the goal

In my literacy class we have been learning Commonwealth games. For reading my group read a book about Rolling Hockey.The goalie has different gear then the other player so they have more padding and protection.    

Am I A Square Investigation

How Can...

INVESTIGATION: Are you a square?

Brief description of each strategy:

Strategy 1

Alizhay hand finger to finger is 18 and a half/toe to head is 16 and a half.

Mele finger to finger is 17/toe to head is 20.

Strategy 2

measuring tape

Alizhay finger to finger is 149/toe to head is 139

Mele toe to head is 152/finger to finger is 152

Strategy 3

finger

Alizhay  finger to finger is

Mele finger to finger is

Assess each of your strategies by giving it a score from 3 (very good) to 0 (very poor) for each of these criteria. Add and score two criteria of your own.

Criteria	Strategy 1	Strategy 2	Strategy 3
Can you complete it in the time available?	3	3	3
How accurate will the result be?	2	3	2
Can you get all materials you need?	3	2	3
Does it use your time effectively?	2	2	1
TOTAL:28

Conclusion

The best strategy was the measuring tape because me and mele thought that it went really well.