Chuck close art

In Te Ngahere we have been doing some Chuck Close art. Firstly
we got given a piece of paper, on the paper was a grid over a
shape. We then needed to colour in the dark areas with dark
colors and the light areas in with light colors, after that we had
to go over the colors with pencil to create designs if the the
colors were dark we went over them with dark colors and if it
was light we went over them with light colors. We then had to
cut them out and join them together to create a face.  Here is
our success criteria. I enjoyed seeing the finished product, I didn’t
enjoy colouring in. Have you ever done this art before?

Terrific Tessellation

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about tessellation. Tessellation is when you use the same shape and put them together with no gaps or overlapping. I enjoyed learning something new. I didn’t enjoy having to colour in the sheet. Have you tried creating a tessellation before? Here is my

Whaea Gina

Yesterday Whaea Gina came in to talk to us about how she helped us and what we learnt. We then did a reflection and answered questions on this sheet of paper. We learnt that there are four food groups which is Protein, Milk and Milk products, brain food and Fruit and vegetables. We learnt about this because it’s important to look after our body. I am going to try to eat more Vegetables. Thank you whaea Gina for coming in to talk to us about healthy eating and looking after our body. Here is my DLO.

Awesome art

In Te Ngahere we have been doing some art. We were learning
to work together to put together a face. We first had to colour
in a square  with black on the gray bits once we had all finished
coloring we had to put the squares together to make a face. The
first one we did we found out it was Spock from Star Trek and the
next was Bob Marley. My favourite part was trying to guess who
it was. I found it hard to colour in without ripping the paper. Have
you ever done this art before?

The visit from the librarians

Yesterday some librarians from the Far North District Council came to Paihia School library to give four student librarians some tips. The librarians were very friendly and after we chatted to them for a bit  about the bell rang. There boss Chris said we can stay and help if we ask our teachers. Unfortunately Taleshia and Cheyenne had to go to kapa haka but me and AJ got to help them. They set up a rotation for Te Moana and Nga Motu. We got to help with the virtual reality, speros and heaps of other cool things. Do you have a library that you go to?

Awesome athletics

The Seniors at Paihia School have been training for athletics. Every Wednesday and Friday we go out to train. We get split into five  groups I’m in the second group and so far I’ve only done high jump, relays and shot put. I enjoyed high jump because I liked jumping onto the mat. I learnt that to properly throw a shot put, you high five the sky when you release the shot put. I am going to try harder so that I get better and better. Does your school do athletics?

Wonderful maths

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the area and perimeter of a shape. The area is is the space a shape covers up like if I placed a piece of paper on a floor its how much space the piece of paper took up. The perimeter is the distance of the shape. I enjoyed cutting out the shapes and tracing around them in our maths group so that we could measure the number of squares it took up. Thanks for reading and I hope you learnt something.

Awesome writing

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about using passive voice in our writing. I enjoyed learning something new because I want to make my writing more interesting. I found it challenging to use passive voice. Passive voice is when you don’t use I, me and we. Here is my writing. Can you please give me feedback to improve my Writing doc?

What do you know about water safety?

What do you know about water safety? Yesterday Tracy came in and explained to us about boat safety and swim safety. We were I forgot how important it is to know how to use the emergency equipment. I learnt these five rules about boat safety and swim safe: Next time I go out on a boat i’m going to check the safety gear. Can you please give me feedback to improve this post?

STEAM

In Te Ngahere we have been making newspaper towers.
Zara was my buddy. We had two sheets of newspaper
and 30cm of tape. We had to create the tallest
freestanding tower. What didn’t work was the stand we
added to try make the tower stable because it was not
strong enough.  What did work was the handle we added
to give it extra height because it was not that tall. What
was hard was trying to get the base to stay circlular.
Once we got the base to be a circlular it was way easier
to add height. I think I worked well with my group because
we collaborated. Next time we could make our base more
stable and try to add some more height using the loops.

Awesome Blogging

In Te Ngahere we have been learning how to write a quality blog post, following the six steps to a quality blog post. The six steps are Title, Introduction, DLO, Reflection, sources and a question. The title is important because if it is catchy it makes the reader want to read more. An  introduction is important because that’s where you tell your readers about what the post is about. A DLO is important because it shows the reader what you learnt. A reflection is important because it lets the reader know what you enjoyed and what was challenging. Sources is important because if you used a photo that wanted credit then you can give them credit in the sources. A question is important because it makes readers more likely to comment on your work and give you feedback.I enjoyed trying to improve my posts. I found it challenging to add a introduction. Have you got any feedback to help improve my posts or did I teach you something ? Here is my DLO.

Fabulous Movie Making

In Te Ngahere we have been preparing for the film festival in term 4. We were learning to use different camera shots to make our movie more interesting. MY favourite camera shot isworms eye view which is when you have the camera on the ground looking up. We also are learning to write a script following story beats. Story beats is a doc that we fill in so our story gets finished. In the story beats you have to have a problem and a solution. I enjoyed being an actor and writing the script. I found it challenging to get the right shots for the movie.  Here is a blank story beat doc.

Short division

In Te Ngahere we have been learning a range of strategies to solve word problems. I enjoyed learning cool new strategies to help make it easy for me to solve problems. One of the strategies was short division. Short division is a strategy you can use to solve division problems. After we completed our worksheets we had to create a DLO. Here is my DLO.

Beach clean up

Last Friday Te Ngahere went to the beach in town to pick up rubbish. We had a challenge to see who could pick up the most rubbish but we all got a reward anyway. We were learning to be tidy kiwi not lazy kiwi. I enjoyed working together to pick up rubbish. I didn’t enjoy seeing how many cigarette butts there were, right by a bin.

Duffy assembly

At Paihia school we receive books from duffy, every 2 terms we have a duffy assembly. Today we had our duffy role model assembly. WE were lucky enough for Rebecca Brothers to be our duffy role model. Rebecca brothers is a retired olympic swimmer and now she is a police officer. After the assembly we receive books I got an EJ12 book and a babysitters club book I choose them because I really like those sort of books. We were learning about Rebecca's backstory. I enjoyed learning about how books had helped her family.

Here are some pics.

Te reo maori

In Te Ngahere we have been learning to say class objects in Te Reo Maori. To show what we had learnt we had to create an animation. We had to take photos of objects then remove the background from the image and insert it into a slide. We had to have a photo of someone holding an object then ask, He aha tenei? (what is this?) Then if we are holding a pen you would reply He pene tena? (That is a pen). When I was working with my buddy (Anyah) to create it we found it really tricky to say and spell paint in maori. I would probably use this to help me understand a bit more of te reo maori. I really enjoyed learning some more te reo maori.

Cross country

This term we have been training hard for cross country.I had also set a goal for myself to keep my pace and to not give up. So this Friday,  Paihia School transported us to Bledisloe Domain to run cross country. After everybody arrived Mrs Lindsay and Mrs Williams explained the order. After that the 5-9 year old age groups ran, when it got to my age group I was so nervous but excited. I started of sprinting hard then got tired so I started slowing down when we got to the hill I overtook a few people and I came third. If you came first second or third you get to go to interschool cross country. I can’t wait till interschool cross country.

Foot maths

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about standard and non standard measurements. A standard measurement is a measurement that never changes and a non standard measurement is something that changes like for example your footstep it doesn't stay the same every time. To learn about standard and non standard footsteps we measured our school court in metres and in our footsteps we also measured 1 footstep and tried to figure out how many of our footsteps would equal ten metres if our footstep was to stay the same every time.

Cross country

In Te ngahere we have been training for cross country. To record our data we have been typing them into a graph. When we added them to the graph we had to put the time in seconds and in minutes. Here is my data.

Science fair

Last friday Te Ngahere held a science fair. We learnt that persevering was the key to success. In Te Ngahere we have also been learning about the scientific method preparing  for the science fair. My group is AJ. Our science fair project is testing for iron in cereal. Before we  tested we created a google form to have some student voice in our science fair project. We found out that the most favourite cereals are Nutrigrain, Ricies, Coco pops, Weetbix and Milo. To test these cereals we have to crush up the cereals and hold a magnet to the cereal and see if anything moves. If the cereal moves that means it might have a trace of metallic iron. Our next step would be testing for iron in watered cereal. The judges for our science fair were Mrs lindsay (our principal) and Danielle (a marine biologist). Here are a few pics.

NED

Yesterday Nicole came to our school to talk about NED. We learnt to have a positive mindset and be resilient. NED stands for Never give up, Encourage others, Do your best. Nicole also spoke to us about let go of I know, if you let go of I know you your brain grows. After the show I got a selfie with Nicole and NED. Here is a few pics and my NED show poster.

Science fair

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the scientific method preparing  for the science fair. My group is Imogen, Taleshia and AJ we are testing for iron in cereals. Before we can test we created a google form to have some student voice in our science fair project. We found out that the most favourite cereals are Nutrigrain, Ricies, Coco pops, Weetbix and Milo. To test these cereals we have to crush up the cereals and hold a magnet to the cereal and see if anything moves. If the cereal moves that means it might have a trace of metallic iron. Our next step would be testing for iron in watered cereal.

Graphs

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about graphs.
A graph is a chart that shows the data you’ve collected.
I enjoyed gathering the data. I found it difficult to choose the right graph.
We were also experimenting with the average. We had to experiment with
the line graph, the pie chart, bar graph and column charts.

Rocket science

In Te Ngahere we have been making  paper rockets.
We were learning to follow the scientific method. 
I engoyed making the paper rocket, I found it hard not to change a variable.
To make paper rockets you will need paper, a straw, scissors and tape.
First get your bit of paper and cut it into quarters,
use one of those quarters and wrap it around the straw, now tape it so it will hold.
Now pull the paper off the straw.
After that pinch one end of the paper and tape it so it stays.
Now cut 4 triangles and stick them to the end that you didn’t pinch.
To make your rocket fly put the straw back  in and blow.
After we made our rockets we had to measure them and put our data on a
spreadsheet program and turn it into a graph. After that we had to make a modified
version then we had to measure it  and put our data on a spreadsheet program and
turn it into a graph. 

Infographics

In Te Ngahere we read this text to help us understand what a scientific method is and to help us make an infographic. A infographic is when you share information using images. To create an infographic we had to do the process of a scientific method. The process starts with someone asking a question then research make a hypothesis after that you test your hypothesis then analysis it now make a conclusion and that’s the process of a scientific method.
Here is my infographic.

Same Same Subtraction

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about same same subtraction. Same Same subtraction is when you have a subtraction problem and you've got to make the number that you take away a tidy number by adding. For example, the question was 82 - 44 you would plus 6 onto 44 so you get 50 then you have to plus 6 onto the 82 so you get 88 then you get the question 88 - 50 which is easier to answer than 82 - 44 and the answer is 38. We use this strategy when we need to make a subtraction problem easier.

Marble Run

In Te Ngahere we have been building marble ramps. We
were learning about variables and friction. A variable is
something you change to improve something or make it
worse in a scientific test. Friction is created from the surface,
If you have a smooth surface your marble will go fast but if it is
bumpy it will go slower. We had to try and get a marble to exactly
110 cm from the ramp. The first thing we did was get into a group
of three. Then we gathered things from around the classroom to use
for our ramp. After that we assembled our ramps with the equipment.
After we assembled our ramps we put a marble on the top of the ramp
then released the marble to see how far it would go we did this 10 times.
After we tested it 10 times we changed a variable Then we tested the
modified ramp ten more times. We Kept doing this till we found the design
that was closest to 110 cm. We then had to write precise instructions to give
to another group so they can build the ramp on the testing day. Last Friday
we had the testing day. Our names were drawn out of 2 boxes one group
designed the ramp and the other had to follow the instructions to build it.
We learned that it was really important to right clear and precise instructions.
The winning was designed by Missy Emma and Cheyenne, their ramp was
built by Isabella-paige and Mikaila. In my group was AJ, Autumn and Zara.

Basic facts

This term we are learning our basic facts I’m learning my 7x at the moment but I still have to learn my 12x then I would of learnt all my times tables. I think I’ve done well learning my times tables. I enjoy the challenge of getting tested by Gina. Next time I get tested I’m going to try not repeat the basic fact because it wastes 3 seconds.

Discover

This week in Te Ngahere were learning about Kupe’s, Nukutawhiti, James Cook and Abel Tasman’s  Journey to New Zealand and how they impacted on New Zealand history. I enjoyed learning about NZ history I think I worked well making the slide presentation about James Cook. Next time I want to find more information and make it less boring. We found out that he had three pacific voyages, each voyage he had a aim to achieve something.

Anzac Biscuit problems

Last week we started making a DLO about Anzac biscuit math. I learnt that anzac biscuits
went into tins then the tins went into cartons then the cartons went into crates. I think that I
worked well with my group to solve the problem. I enjoyed learning something new. Next
time I want to find out more ways to solve the problem.

Doubling and halving

We have been learning about doubling and halving in Te Ngahere. I think I am
better at it than I was. I enjoyed learning something new. Next time I am going to
try set my math book out tidier so the teachers can check it.

Rebet's visit

On Monday the 11th of March a motivational speaker came to Paihia school but only te Ngahere listened to him. We were learning to hang out with positive people and take the positive path. I enjoyed hearing how he choose to be positive with a whole lot of negative people and things. I think I listened well and I next time I want to ask more questions..

Magic show

On Wednesday the 27th of February the year 0-6s went to see the magic show eat right be right . Entry was not free you had to pay 4$. We we learning to eat right using magic. The first trick was a pigeon appearing out of a white cloth then he put it in a blue cage. The second trick he got a magician wand and spilled gasoline on it then lit it with a lighter and waved it around, then stopped in the middle of the stage and shook it up then down then the fire went out and it turned into a long tinfoil looking stick. Then he said his intro. After, he asked for a assistant and the assistant put on all these ironman closes with labels from good types of vitamins. Then it was over I was so sad but I enjoyed the fire tricks. Next time I want to be a assistant.

Talent quest

On Friday Paihia school held a talent quest there was heaps of cool acts like dancing, jokes, gymnastics, singing and even a skit. I learnt heaps of new dance moves. I think I was really good at supporting this little kid’s dance group and helping them practice. I enjoyed taking photos for the web committee. Next time I want to enter.

Our trip to the Treaty Grounds

On the 7th and 8th of February we went to Waitangi Treaty Grounds to learn about these new apps. We also learnt about the history of the treaty. We were put into 2 groups and we took turns going for a walk with the smartphone, taking pictures and also having a tutu with these apps such as dash robots, sculptgl, paint 3d, tinkercad, virtual reality, green screen and stop motion. I enjoyed virtual reality. I think I worked well on the dashbots. Next time I want to make a whare on tinkercad.

Doubling and Halving DLO

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about doubling and halving. I think I have got the hang of it.
I enjoyed learning something new that I could use if I got stuck on a question . Next time I am going
to try set my math book out tidier so the teachers can check it. Once we had learnt it we made A DLO
(digital learning object) about doubling and halving and explained how you double and halve here is
mine.

Slide of doubling and halving

Screencastify of doubling and halving

Waitangi

On Monday Whaea Kerry and Whaea Monica came to see us we worked in the whare. We had a project to do which was about our identity and who we are. I had already finished making a 3d model of me and a hoe so I made trees on tinkercad, I made a Pohutakawa a flax and a little bush on tinkercad we also made pigeons on paint 3d the last thing we had to do was to make a pou on Sculpt Gl We were learning to use different apps to make a movie on virtual reality. I think I worked well on tinkercad making the trees. Next time I want to add more detail to my pou.