Howick Historical Village - Butter Making

  It was really fun getting to experience such memorable activities at Howick Historical Village. I loved making the butter. There was also a chant that went,
"Come butter come,come butter come! Peter stands at the gate waiting for a buttered cake come butter come!" I learnt a lot from making the butter and it helped me discover new things on how you can save money. Even though I don't think I will ever make butter, I would like to share this with my family because they might make it.

      

          

Howick Historical Village - School in the 1800's

Yesterday while we were on our trip at Howick Historical Village, we went to a school that was very very old. There were no air conditioners so it was cold like a blizzard. We sat down on our wooden desks and had a rock and chalkboard to write a sentence on. It was really fun experiencing what it would feel like to be going to school in the early 1820's . It was a one in a life time experience that I will never forget.

Matariki - The Maori New Year

By Alicia and Mya

Maths T2W9 - Rhombus

WALHT: Identify and draw a rhombus

Vocabulary Parallel,Rhombus,Quadrilateral,Polygons,Diagonal,Bisect,Degrees,Parallelogram,Arrows,Opposite,Specialised,Right Angles

For this weeks learning we had to use the 7 stars of Matariki to draw a rhombus.

1. A rhombus is a quadrilateral shape

2. It is a parallelogram

3. They are special polygons

4. The diagonals bisect each other (When they bisect each other they become 90 degrees)

5. They have equal opposite sides

In this learning I had found a few words difficult to understand but I started to understand them a bit more. Next time I would like to learn about a different shape.

The power of a dream

                                          The Power of a Dream

Big congratulations to New Zealand for bringing home the America's Cup for 2017! Go NZ!

Matariki - Reflections over the past 6 months

Over the past 6 months of being year seven, I have made improvements not only in learning areas but in outside areas. It’s like me transforming from a scared puppy to a powerful german shepherd.

This year I am doing road patrols. It isn’t my first year though I started two years ago. I really do enjoy helping little kids and big kids cross the road every mornings because it makes me feel happy that I am making sacrifices to help people or even save their lives.

When sports camp training started every Thursdays and Tuesday I didn’t think that there  was a point of going. I thought I would probably get told that I am not fit enough. I started to run a little bit faster after the first training and stepped up my pace with some of my friends. I also started waking up a 6:30 and walking to school at 7:15 in the cold. Now I am attending all practices. I have not missed one yet though. I can say to my family that I can do training and I can keep up with others. I hope that within the next few months I can run faster around the netball court.

In reading I have accelerated better than before! While reading I used to probably achieve easy goals but never big ones. When I did reading last year I got above the standard but I wanted to do better. I started to read the story that I would get and read it over and over again to find, select and retrieve information. I also started to listen more to the teacher and I used my imagination to picture something in a text. Now when I do reading I find it easier to find information. I moved from a 4B to a 4A. Now that I have accelerated in reading I can say to myself wow I might grow better than Petuana! . I am over the moon ecstatic about the results and I hope to do even better in next 6 months time

In writing I have not quite accelerated but I’m still happy with the results. During the year I achieved a score of 4P and this term I got 4B. Even though I am above standard I really wanted to get a 4A. I am now working harder and harder so I can get  a better score next term but I can definitely say to myself that I can improve.

Drawing- Pataka

As you can see I have created my own little pataka. In english pataka means storage house.It doesn't look exactly like a pataka but I tried my hardest to create it. I enjoyed making this pataka representing matariki and I would like to draw other things connecting to matariki.

Matariki Maths

Maths T2W7

Today for Maths I went on activity sites to learn about Volume and Capacity. These games helped me to learn more about making the right assumption on how many objects  can fit into a shape. I also got to learn a lot more about Volume using these sites. When I was playing one of the games it really helped me learn to find the width and the length faster. I think that these games can help anyone and I would definetly do it again.

Maths - Box

Today we made boxes for the blocks. We really enjoyed making these boxes and we learnt new things. I would like to learn a lot more and I would like to try and fit 200 or 300 next time.

Writing T2W7

WALHT: Show not tell emotions

Wednesday - Emotions: Highlanders vs Lions

The Lions faces were full of regret.They shut their eyes not wanting to open them. Their hands were on their heads with their shirt on their face not being able to control their frowns.Some of them bent down on their knees with tears flowing not wanting to believe the unwanted facts.  Cries were heard and screams were let out. From letting out quiet soft yells, it turned into deep louder groans.

The Highlanders had smiles bigger than earth. They jumped up and down hugging each other tightly. Some players ran like lightning around the field with their heads and arms held up high screaming their heads off.They pat each other's heads and shoulders while bursting happy smiles  to one another. Dances took place while laughter and happy screams were heard making echoes travel far away.

Visualisation - Reading T2W7

WALHT: Visualise when we read.

The painting was a field of flowers, with deep and rich blues and yellows atop vibrant green stems that seemed to beckon you to reach right in and pick them.

We are learning how to visualise when we read. For our learning I used my imagination to draw a picture of what I thought of the story.I was able to use inferences from the text to give me ideas and information that the text did not give.I was also able to talk to my friend about what I pictured in my head from the story. I found it a lot easier when I got to understand it more and I enjoyed drawing the picture. I am able to use my senses to give me even more ideas. I would like to learn more about visualising and I would like to challenge myself with harder texts next time.

Maths - Angles

This week we learnt about angles. We also learnt how to use the protractor properly. After learning about it, we measured it on our tables that were covered with tape. We also learnt about Obtuse,Acute and Revolution angles. Overall I enjoyed learning about angles and would like to do it again. 

Maths - Acceleration yay!!

I have accelerated in maths. I moved from a 3A in term 1 to a 4B in term 2. I think I have made somewhat acceleration moving to a 4B but I think I can do better in the strands test.
I am aiming to get a 4P or a 4A next time. To accelerate even more I will continue to work even harder during maths time. I feel really happy about accelerating and plan to do it even more in the future!

Samoan Language Week - Samoan Sasa

Last week was Samoan Language Week. We decided that we would for our usual dance sessions, we would attempt to do the Samoan Sasa. As I tried personally I did not find it easy. It had a very fast beat which made me lose track. Although the ups and downs I really enjoyed it and would like to do it again next year.

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