Scratch Coding

This afternoon I tried the coding website called “Scratch”. This is what I came up with which is basically a cat walking by introducing herself and saying bye.

My message to Santa

How to blog!!!

Second place is good enough!

For the past few days our class has been working hard to reach the top three postitions for the South Auckland Maths Contest. All I can remember is that we were in 9th place. Room 10 was beating us so we had to work extra hard. Thanks to their trip to Rangitoto we had the opportunity to beat Room 10 by a mile. We indeed took it. Even though we did not manage to claim first place, we are still glad that we even placed in the top three. As you can see, we placed second which was a huge success. I enjoyed competing in the competition and I would love to participate in another one.

💥A Colour fiesta! 💥

Today I completed my art. We started the art yesterday with our reliever Mr.Simmons To do this art I used:

• Pastels.

The method to completing this art is:

1. Draw your plant and its soil (With Pastel not Pencil)
2. Add colours one at a time
3. Blend with your thumb ( For the affect)

Even though my art did not turn out the best but I am still happy with the outcome. My art is supposed to be a plant but it looks far from it. Huge thanks to Mr.Simmons for helping us with this art and we hope to have you again in the near future.  Although some of the disadvantages were about the messiness, one of the major advantages was getting to see all the colours blend in together like a dream. If you are going to try this art we recommend you putting a newspaper underneath so that the mess does not end up on the table. Pastle is not too hard to rub off from tables but it is better not to be a messy artist!

⛅ I believe I can flyyy! ⛅

Yesterday I sat the E-asttle strands test. As seen, I proudly ACCELERATED. I moved from a 4B to a 5B. I am very happy that I achieved this score because it goes to show that I kept everything that I learned through this year in the front of my brain. I am really impressed with my score and I hope I can keep it that way. Next year I am aiming for a 5A. To do so, I must pay full attention to my teacher. That way I might just be able to achieve a 5A.

Am I a responsible learner?

Descriptive Writing - Fireworks

I must use

1. my 5 senses.
2. adjectives
3. precise verbs
4. figurative language- personification,metaphors,simile, hyperbole, alliteration

Whoosh! My eyes lit up like a five year old. Colours flying through the air, so beautiful. A deafening sound came from the air. I nearly jumped out of my skin. Flaming balls shooting through the sky was the best ending to my day. Shiny stars scattered across the beautiful night sky. I accidently inhaled the disgusting smoke. Why did I feel as if I was smoking? Thrill rushed through me like a child running to a playground. Excitement only went higher each time one was lit. When each one was lit, gunpowder hit my eyes. My eyes were getting teary like an infant. Faces of distraught filled my presence. I couldn’t blame them since we were at least thirty steps away. My face had no room for worry or scare, because a bright smile had already claimed its spot.

Alicia's Speech

Simple Machines. When you think of Simple Machines you think of Wheels and axles, Pulleys e.t.c. We find that most of the attention is brought mainly on the outside features. We hardly ever tend to at least wonder how it works and how it makes our lives easier.Malo lelei, Talofa Lava and greetings to you all. Today I will be talking about the Wheel and Axle.

Firstly, Wheels and Axles are not only one of the most Simple Machines created, but it is also one of the most easy to make, machines. The magical creator of this machine is Robert Wonders. In 3500 B.C, in Mesopotamia his reason to making this was because decades before its invention, humans were very limited into how many things they could take when they would travel over the land. With the Wheel and Axles help, they were now able to bring unlimited belongings with them even if their destination was less than ten minutes away.

Soon after the Wheel and Axle was invented, people started making wagon wheels in Central Asia. Even after the Axle was invented, it made our daily lives even more convenient! Pottery wheels were the first wheels invented in Sumeria around the 4000 B.C.

The Wheel and Axle was often associated with early humans rather named, ‘cavemen’.

If they were in the need of carrying big slabs of rock to build a fort, or blocks of wood to make a fire, they would need some sort of help taking them home, right? We all know that it would be a struggle taking everything home without some sort of gadget. Luckily, with the help of Wheels and Axles, they’d have no struggle at all bringing them home. The oldest wooden Wheel and Axle found was in 2002 at Ljubljana Marshes, the capital of Slovenia.

Now that I have explained a part of Simple Machines, I hope this has expanded your learning in the Wheel and Axle. Wheels and Axles are very important things to learn during your time at school and so are others. Thank you for listening to my speech and I hope you have enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed reading it.

Chemical Change - Breakfast Cups

Today we did a baking experiment to see Chemical Change. We baked breakfast cups which contained..

• Eggs
• Baked Beans
• Bread
• Margarine
• Spring Onion

After we baked them we immediately noticed that there was…

• Release of gas
• Colour Change
• Change of temperature

A chemical change is a new substance that is irreversible. We noticed that there was a colour change in the Eggs and Bread. Although it was only for science, it was delicious!

Elephant Toothpaste Experiment

Today we spent the middle block completing an experiment. My reading group and I made Elephant Toothpaste to experience observing the Chemical Changes. Chemical Changes are results of new substances in which may be irreversible. While we were in our groups, once we we observed..

• Colour Change
• Bubbles Form

While observing the Chemical changes, I noticed that a while after the substance was left alone, the formula changed into a rather unpleasant mixture. From doing this experiment it helped me learn more about Chemical Changes. I hope that in the near future we get to complete more experiments.

Planning my Melted Crayon Art

The picture I have chosen is a drawing of an umbrella protecting a Kiwi from the rain. I think that this can definitely remind people about New Zealand. The type of art will be silhouette. It will have most of the colours of the rainbow. I am very excited to try this art because it is one type of artwork I have not tried before. The colour of the umbrella and the Kiwi will be black. Hopefully when I am finished this art, the colours will stand out more than the planning.

Storyboard that - My struggles in Writing

Today I used a storyboard creator to write my struggles in Writing. I explained what I was having difficulty with and how I was going to fix it. I am doing this so I can achieve my writing goals for this year. To create a storyboard like the above click here.

Prototec - Maths T4W3

Today I sat a prototec test. My stage was stage 7 and instead of sheet, I used time. As you can see my results were 80%. I accidently forgot to take a screenshot on what I got wrong. I can say though that I got a few wrong in square roots and bits were wrong in percentages. By the end of this year I want to achieve 100% so I can move to the next level. Doing this also expanded my learning in basic facts.

Chemical Change - Fire

T4W3 : MONDAY  

Chemical Change - Fire

Ask a question What will happen if you combine the paper and the matches?

Construct a hypothesis( make a guess) I think that the paper will burn.

Conduct the experiment

Record your observations and data:  Change of colour, release of gas,

Analyse information

Report results Today we conducted an experiment on paper and matches. A chemical change is something that is irreversible after being formed.Before conducting the experiment, we needed to complete the scientific method which is.. Make an assumption (Guess) Conduct experiment Record observations Analyse information Report results I made a guess that the paper would burn. While the experiment was held, I noticed… Change of colour Release of gas As soon as the newspaper was burnt, there was a sudden change in the formula of the paper. It transformed into ashes. The temperature changed by quite a mile and there was clearly a release of gas. I believe this helped expand my knowledge in chemical change. I would also like to try more experiments to see how they are unable to be reversed.

La Tomatina and Bullfightiing Venn Diagrams

Last week Harrison and I completed the similarities and differences of La Tomatina and Bullfighting. Through doing this I learnt about other celebrations around the world. I enjoyed researching about these celebrations and hope to do it again.

Vocabulary: Prefix - T4W2 Friday

Prefix	Meaning	3 words	Images
non	from, down, away reverse, opposite	Decode, decrease, deduce	decrease
mis	wrongly, badly, unsuitably	misplaced, misunderstood, misfortune	misplace
in	middle, surround, within	incorrect, inheritance, inflatable	incorrect
pre	before, previously	previous, precise, predator	predator
pro	professional, experienced, advanced	professional, protein, property	protein
il	Adjective, describing	illegal, illustrator, illusion	illusion
de	down, away, remove	degrees, dentist, define	degrees
ex	Not including	Example, expert, exchange	exchange

Chemical changes through baking - T4W2 Thurday

Walht: Write a paragraph on chemical change.

Baking Pikelets to see Chemical Changes. First of all a Chemical change is a result of a new substance in which can not be reversed. Before we discover chemical change, we needed to complete the scientific method. Asking a question and making an assumption. Combined ingredients help chemical changes but through baking, it is heat. It is simply like applying milk to the dry ingredients ( Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda e.t.c.) It becomes liquid. While cooking the pancakes you will observe the chemical changes when…

• Release of gas (Bubbles form)
• Colour change  ( Golden brown)
• Temperature change

Once you know when your pancakes are finished through chemical change, you can enjoy them. Delicious!

Comparing Diwali with the Kings Brithday - Reading T4W2

Walt: Compare and contrast 2 or 3 celebrations ( Diwali with a celebration from your culture.)

This week I made a comparison between Diwali and a festival from my culture which is Tonga. The middle oval contained the similarities between the two and the sides were the differences. I enjoyed discovering the differences. Overall I think I would do this again.

Vocabulary - T4W2 Tuesday

Root Word A root word has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word.	Meaning	Words with the root word
act	verb:do something Noun: a deed or pretence	Action, actor, actress
form	verb: making something	formation, format,
port	Verb: easily carried Noun: small version	portable, airport,
auto	Verb: controls itself	automatic,
audi	Verb: listening	audience,
graph	verb:  tracing noun: diagram	graphics,
tele	noun: telly	telephone, television, teleport
photo	verb: taking a picture	photograph, photography
path	noun: track	pathway,
mit	verb: allow somebody	Permit,permitted

How I want to be remembered.

                                    How I want to be remembered

How do I want to be remembered? I am currently a year seven student attending Glen Innes School. Being remembered is like leaving a legacy behind for others to follow. Instead of leaving a bad legacy at school I want to leave an inspiring and special one. To make a good start to my legacy I definitely need to think about what is happening now than in the future.

First of all, I would like to be remembered as an obedient student. Somebody who wouldn’t refuse to do any work not only in academic areas, but also in physical education. At times I have heard my teachers from year three compliment me on how good my attitude towards my learning is. I am hoping that my time being an obedient student lasts until my time at Glen Innes School has been completed.

Secondly, I want to leave a good status with my teacher. Being remembered as a kind peer. Someone who would help her friends during their hard times. At times I have learnt that being a good friend is simple. Being a good friend really does have an affect on my working time. I don't want to be that student who would always distract her friend from doing her work. Even when there is someone hurt that isn’t my friend, I want to show compassion towards them.

The most important thing I want to achieve is to have my parents be proud of me. Everybody wants their parents to be proud of themselves, right? Well I certainly want to make it happen! I usually like to have a good impression when it is meet the teacher. Having a good impression around my parents help them continue supporting my education and being proud of where I am at.

When I round all of my goals together, I begin to realise that if I achieve them I will be successful. I have high hopes that I will become successful one day. I can’t wait.

😄 Happy Diwali!!

Walht: Understand celebrations around the world.

This week is a week long celebration called Diwali. Diwali is a Hindu celebration called the festival of lights. It is the biggest celebration in the world. Countries like India and Pakistan

have it as an official holiday. There are many myths shared across the world on Diwali.

To celebrate this festival Hindus like to decorate their homes with coloured lights. To accentuate the light, they light candles and lay them inside and outside their homes.Before decorating, they clean their homes. According to a myth it says the Gods will only enter if it is clean.In the evening they like to enjoy the sight of fireworks in the air. In a video it showed a family placing pictures of the God, Lakshmi. They pray to become wealthy and to live without struggles. Most people go to the beach to light them.  Both men and women go shopping to buy new clothing. Girls like to buy gold because it is part of their outfit.

To welcome visitors and so believed Gods, people create Rangoli patterns. You could either use coloured powder or broken rice. When the Rangoli pattern is completed it looks amazing with all the vibrant colours used. When making a Rangoli pattern on cardboard, glue is used to prevent the powder or rice from separating. Today room eight and I drew Rangoli patterns with chalk. There were some very bold and pretty patterns that caught my attention. I think that most of us did an outstanding job.

Overall learning about Diwali helped me learn that there are way more celebrations instead of the popular ones like Christmas e.t.c. It definitely helped expand my knowledge with outside of my culture celebrations. I believe that people should be more aware of the celebrations in the world.

Time Vocabulary - Maths T4W1

This morning for maths we wrote a vocab of words related to time. I worked together with my group to find other words to add onto our piece of paper. After that we all shared our words onto one piece of paper and copied from it. These are a majority of the words written. I enjoyed doing this because it helped expand my vocabulary in time. I think that in the future I can see my class and I creating more word clouds. To create this word cloud the link will be here if you would like to try it out.

Learning how to use a compass

WALHT: Use a compass
This morning our math topic was to learn how to use a compass. Compasses are used to draw circles or spheres. To draw the concentric circle, I used a compass. Concentric circles are six circles on top of each other. Even though I have not completed the whole thing, I found the compass easy to use. To make it easy to use, you need to have both in line. Make sure not to press to hard or else you will end up with jagged lines. I enjoyed todays lesson and I will make sure to complete it tomorrow.

Round Robin Writing - Writing T3W10 Tuesday

Today my group and I were working on Round Robin Writing. Earlier I was not here so I did not do the first part of it. While we were working we only had 5 minutes to write our side of the story, and then we passed it down. I found that doing this writing helped me to know how the other people in my class write. I found it easy to complete and I enjoyed reading what the other people wrote. One of the advantages were that it was easy to tell the story by the picture. However the disadvantage to it was that I could not understand some bits of the story which made me struggle to continue on. I liked participating in the Round Robin Writing and would like to do it again.

Dancing with Madi

Tuesday was sadly our last day with Madi. Madi was our incredible dance tutor and I can not be more thankful for her tutoring. I really enjoyed learning from a student instead of a teacher because we all had the same vibes of being children and having fun. Farewell Madi! I hope you've enjoyed teaching our routine as much as we enjoyed learning! Hopefully you are able to join us again some time!

Narrative - The storm

The wind howled like a wolf leaving echoes. Lightning licked across the night-like sky. A giants saliva soaking the dull clouds. The Earth began to shatter. I wasn’t going to give up this time. I was working with the rescue team. My goal was to save people from the disastrous storm. To be more noticeable I wore glow in the dark gear. The word impossible never went through my mind, until Hurricane Irma passed by…

The rain harshly blurred my eyesight. With the speed of the wind going around 185 mph, Trees swayed generating a powerful noise. Screams from children were heard from afar. It was impossible. Impossible for me to yell out to them. The strong wind decreased the volume of my words although I still had hope. The children came to my sight. Joy came to my senses for about 1 second until they disappeared. I smelt fear. Frustration and worry overflowed my mind. Where were these children? I needed to get to them. As soon as possible.

I accelerated like a cheetah suddenly stumbling upon even heavier rain. I carried a backpack with emergency supplies. Quickly looking for my torch, I turned it on and flashed it everywhere trying to get a sign from the kids. Sadly there was no luck.

Since I was running out of options, I quickly grabbed a rope that I spotted on the sidewalk and  threw it as far as I could. It took around two minutes until my rope became uneasy. With all the strength I had embodied earlier, I pulled and pulled. My eyes gazed at the deceased body. I screamed in fright and horror. Quickly, I pulled the rope and let the poor stranger drift out in the sea. My mind was so attached to the person that I forgot about the children. I quickly snapped back to reality and thought about options while running.

I was now running for two hours. All of my thoughts were enough to make me faint. I was running out of breath. However I wasn’t about to give up. I was committed to the team and I wasn’t going to let them down. I was about to stay determined and find them. As I was accelerating through the air I reached a very over flooded area. I then spotted a jet-ski in the distance. Without hesitation I swam like a fish to the jet-ski. Luckily there was a key already in its place! I started the engine and rode through the water like a professional. It was getting late so I adjusted the light to its highest level. To make the light stronger I added my torch and started to move around. Suddenly I heard a slight scream. So quiet I couldn’t even figure where it came from. It started getting louder as I was getting closer. Finally!

I had found the children! The terrified girl shouted, “Over here!”. She waved desperately towards me. To acknowledge her I sped through the water creating a loud noise. When I got to them they were all alone sitting on a rugged mattress drifting through the cold mid air.

I went as fast as I could to reach them. Because there were three children I had one of them sit on my lap to expand the space. It took us three devastating hours discovering the bodies trapped between water and bricks. When we reached the air force it must have been a coincidence. Their parents were also saved by one of  my fellow team members. It felt heart warming to witness them reuniting with one another.

The Mum of the three children said, “Thank you so much! I really appreciate your work!”. I could immediately tell she was relieved.

I think that being able to save someone was very special. Even though it took the world's biggest storm to save them, it was worth it. I strongly believe that sacrificing your own life for somebody else makes you a true hero.