Swimming

Drowning is a big problem, not only in New Zealand, but in many other countries as well. Around 150 - 180 people in  N.Z die every year because of drowning. This is caused by not knowing how to swim, and let alone  float.

To ensure that none of the class 1 students will end up being part of the N.Z statistics, Class 1 went swimming at the Glen Innes Aquatic Centre. I was looking forward for swimming but unfortunately, I couldn't swim till the next day.

As soon as the sliding doors opened to the pools, my nose got attacked by a powerful smell. “It smells like the pools, like chlorine,” accidentally saying out loud. I quickly protected my nose from the weird smelling scent. But at the same time I was happy that I had a chance of ending my possibilities of drowning.

I hope that these past two weeks of swimming has helped, not only myself but the rest of class 1 when they are in bad situations in and around water. Now I can be sure that no class 1 students will be part of the N.Z drowning statistics.   

Farewell 2013

Kia ora, I am a year 7 student at Pt England School and looking forward to being a year 8. This year, I have made heaps of new friends and but the sad thing is that most of them are leaving at the end of the year. This year as been awesome, mostly because I had a really awesome teacher (Ms Tito).

Because the year 8's are leaving, I just want to say goodbye to my friends Andrea, Te Rina, Hosannah, Richard, Zion and all the year 8 extension group. I'm going to miss Andrea and Te Rina's buzzing laughs, Hosannah and Zion's funny personalities, Richard's kick back personality and the year 8 extension groups awesomeness. And to all my year year 7 friends who are also leaving, just want to say "See Ya" and wish all of you the best for the future. 

I just want to say "BYE" to Ms Tito because I may not be in her class next year. Thanks for all the awesomely fun times and the inspirational growling's and lectures. Thank you for teaching me how to be a "PURPLE COW"and not an ordinary brown cow. Those are things I will remember forever, because I know it will help me next year in my new class and in the future. 

Besides from not having this years year 8's, I am looking forward for next. I am looking forward to being a year 8 and leading by example to the little kids. I would really like to achieve being in at least one sport team next year. 

I have really enjoyed being in Room 19. I really don't want to leave Room 19's dramas, fun times, awesome teacher, students and over all AWESOMENESS!! I hope next year will be as awesome as this year. 

HAVING A NETBOOK IS AWESOME!!!

Big Question:
HOW HAS HAVING A NETBOOK CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET HELPED MY LEARNING THIS YEAR?
Having a netbook that is connected to the Internet has really helped me this year. Like in literacy, Mrs Lagitupu would say all these intelligent words I didn't understand or haven't even heard before. So I typed them into Google and it came up with the meaning.

Something I Discovered/Learnt on My Own
This year my little sister wanted a bracelet for her birthday, but I didn't have enough money to buy one. So I grabbed my netbook and searched up "how to make an awesome bracelet that's cheap", and a whole lot of different websites came up. I ended up making a really cool bracelet that I wanted to keep but had to give to my sister.

Something Special My Teacher Taught Me 
This year my teacher (Ms Tito) taught me to be a "PURPLE COW". Being a "PURPLE COW" is thinking outside the box, standing out and not being shy to be different. This has helped to sign up for choir/band and now I am known as a singer and not just a normal brown cow. I will remember to be a "PURPLE COW" forever.

Something Significant I taught Myself
One day when I was at the with my family, I nearly drowned. I first read on how to swim. But that wasn't enough, so I searched it up on the web and taught myself. The next thing I knew, I was swimming just as good as a dolphin.

Something My Friend Taught Me
My friend taught me how to take a screenshot on my netbook after it got re-imaged. I was in a hurry and really needed the photo for my writing. Now I know that you take screenshot by pressing SHIFT + CTRL + PRT SCREEN.

How I Helped Other Kids Learn This Year
Earlier this year, our class did Tuakana Teina (little brother/sister Big brother/sister) with a junior class. I helped my partner to read by telling her to spell out the words she didn't know.

How Have I Grown my Key Competencies through Using Digital Tools this Year?
I think it has helped me a lot. Because when I still had pencil and paper, it was hard for me to manage myself because my hands would always get sore. It has also helped me in my thinking too because most of the time when I have pencil and paper I think more about my hands and how they hurt so much.

You would probably think there is no down side of having a netbook that is connected to the Internet.... BUT, there is. The down side is that there are a whole lot of temptations to stop you from doing your work. LUCKILY, we have WATCH DOG.

3 Favourite Highlights of the Year

My top 3 highlights of the year were ....

1. Making Koauau With Miss

Early in the year, Ms Tito treated all the 'STARS' in our class to an awesome experience in making koauau. This was one of my favourite highlights because, I got to try something new. I also liked shining it up with the spoon at the end. 

MKTO Classic from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.                                                                                         2. Making a MTV for "Classic" with Gloria, Kaycee, Isara and Tyla

Making this movie was very interesting. I enjoyed it because there were really funny bloopers, but we didn't show them. Plus, I got to do it with my friends.But the coolest thing was that in our movie making time, we filmed random things but it ended up really useful in the end.

3. Swimming

Recently, the year 7 and 8's of P.E.S, went down to the Glen Innes Aquatic Centre to have some free swimming lessons. I was in Group 1 and we did heaps of fun games. I enjoyed the last day the most because we had races and relays. Even though my team lost, I still enjoyed it.

Every Picture Tells a Story

I know that static images are images that don’t move at it can either be a picture or a poster

This photo has got 2 killer whales on it that look like they are on their way to somewhere to eat. I think what makes this photo unique is that the killer whales are there because you can have a photo of mountains and water but it is even awesomer because of the whales. This photo makes me feel relaxed and like I can just do nothing forever.

Mihimihi

Kia Ora Koutou
Greetings to you all

kua hui mai nei 
who have gathered here

ki tenei kura
to this school

ki te mau mai
to bring 

i nga whakaaro pai 
the good thoughts

Ka nui te hari
Great is the joy

mo to koutou manawanui
for your dedication

ki te haere mai 
in coming

ki te awhina
to support / help

i nga kaupapa
the topics

e pa ana ki tenei kura
concerning this school

Noreira tena koutou, tena koutou tena ra tatou katoa
Therefore greetings once, greetings twice greetings again to all of us 

Halloween Narrative

This is my practice writing for my writing test next week. It is not finished.

Where?  At aunty Mel’s house which is planted in the middle of the forest

What? Cesar the dog and Samantha got lost in the mysterious room that looks like nothing in there but actually it was portal to where ghosts live

Who?  Joshua, Samantha, Aunty Mel, parents Cesar dog and Caspar How? Their parents dropped them off

Why? Joshua and Samantha go to there aunt Mel’s house for the weekends

When? After school on the day before Halloween

2 days before Halloween, and Samantha and I pack our bags for the weekends, where we will spending Halloween at our Aunt Mel’s house. Did I mention it was planted in the middle of the creepiest forest in the world, at least that’s what Cesar and I think ( Cesar is my dog ).

After school, Mum and Dad drop Me, Samantha and Cesar off at Aunt Mel’s house. Luckily the sun was out because if it wasn't, we probably would be lost in the incredibly thick forest of DOOM. So when we got there they just chucked us out of the car and left.  

“Hello, children,” Aunt Mel says trying to smother us with   

her soggy kisses.

Four Shot Movie Storyboard

A girl is watching a movie the she suddenly falls asleep. Then she wakes up and she finds out she woke up in the movie.

Pakistan Earthquake

A major earthquake with the magnitude of 7.8 hits Pakistan, causing a new island to rise from the sea just off the country’s southern coast. It struck 235 km southeast of Dalbandin in Pakistan’s quake prone province of Baluchistan ( This part is close to Iran ).

The earthquake was so powerful, it caused the seabed to rise and create a small island, nearly 600 meters off Pakistan’s coastline in the Arabian sea.

The casualty rate for this quake is unknown. But officials say 45 people had been killed so far. This number may rise.

Maths - MY NAUGHTY SON

My Son is Naughty

Jack and Ray were at the rugby. Ray’s team was winning 

so Jack decided to give Ray a problem to deflate his ego a 

bit. So Jack said “Did you know that today is my three 

sons’ birthday?” “How old are they?” Ray asked taking 

the bite. “I’ll give you a hint. The product of their ages is 

36 and the sum of their ages is 13,” Jack replied. “That’s 

no help,” said Ray. So Jack weakened and gave him 

another clue. “O.K. My youngest son is very naughty.”

“Nothing to it,” exclaimed Ray and he told Jack the 

correct ages of his sons. 

How did Ray figure out the correct answer and what are 

Jack’s sons’ ages?

We made a movie to explain our ANSWER.

Jacks Sons from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Math's in Room 15

Lisia maths problem. from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

The Question: Some octopuses, some fish and a few

mermaids were happily frolicking in a rock

pool. Altogether there were 38 arms, 24 eyes

and 8 tails all swimming in the pool.

How many mermaids were there?

Our ANSWER is = 3 MERMAIDS

THE VERY FUN, FUN RUN

 Does your school have cross country in muddy paddocks full of horses,cows and sorts of other stinky farm animals? Well our school does. Yesterday after lunch time, our school had  cross country. It all happened on the field and also the reserve next to our school. We have been practising for at least the entire term.

Watching all the 8 - 11 year old girl and boys start their races, the year 7 and 8's were encouraging them to go hard and don't give up. Then suddenly, "Year 7 girls Please" shouted Mrs Nua, summoning us to the start line, I then get butterfly's. 

After Mr Burt demonstrates us where we will be running, he turns on the siren and we begin our run. Heavily jogging, I try to weave through all the girls that were bunched up together in front of me. Making my way an open space, I then hear a whole lot of year 7 and 8 boys and girls cheering for us go hard and not stop. 

Seeing the finish line, Laita and I sprint as fast as we could. Coming a tie, we celebrate by having a nice drink of cold water. Even though I didn't come in the top 10, at least I ran, and that is what I am most proud of. Overall, the entire thing was FUN.

Creative Strand Reflection

During the past week, the year 7 and 8's have been working on making movies, painting pictures, and many more other creative creations about 'LOVE'.

First, we got shown a presentation about what little kids think LOVE is. My favourite explanation was about a four year old child whose next door neighbour was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Seeing the man cry, the little boy went over to the gentleman's yard, climbed on to his lap and just sat there. When his Mum asked what he said to the neighbour, the little boy said, "Nothing I just helped him cry."

In my group there were Chloe, Dhara, Ane and Myself. Our idea was to make a movie music video about two children who love food. Our video goes with the song 'THIS IS LOVE' by Mcfly.

Yellow Hat - The things I enjoyed

I enjoyed making a movie with my friends and also filming and editing the movie.

Black Hat - Which things didn’t I like.

I didn't really like the way that some of my team members were slacking off at the end.

Green Hat - What was something interesting about this week.

I found filming and editing very interesting.

White Hat - What did I learn.

This week, I learnt how to put music on a movie and then how to put a movie on Vimeo.

Blue Hat - What can I do better next time.

Next time, I could choose better team members that don't slack off and maybe learn to edit properly.

In the end, my group and I did not quite finish our movie but we sure did have a great time making it.

Gavin Bishop Information

Gavin bishop, an author and illustrator of children's books, he did not always work as that, he was once an art teacher at a secondary level for thirty years. For twenty of those thirty years he spent at Linwood High School and for the last ten years, he spent at Christ’s College.

Gavin was born in Invercargill, New zealand. His farther's family were from Dunedin and his mother's family was mainly from the North Island. Gavin's tribal connections are Ngati Mahuta and Ngati Pukeko, Ngati Awa.

As a young boy, Gavin started school at the age of four and a half at Kingston School. At his school there were only 11 pupils in his class. Some days, he was able to ride to school on a huge horse with two other kids. They got on by jumping on the school gate. Gavin also had two pets., a dog named smudge and a cat called Calla Callutsa, which go tgiven to them by thier Greek neighbours.

I am looking forward to this Thursday, because the year 7 & 8 extension group will be meeting Gavin Bishop and three other author's.

COURTESY OF www.waikato.ac.nz

Twisted Fairytale Writing

In the senior block, we have been working in our creative strand and Literacy groups again. Last week the A team were in our Literacy, Reading and Writing strand again. For Writing with Miss Squire's, we had to write a twisted fairytale in a group of three or two. 

At first, I started to write one on my own about Hansel and Gretel, then I got together with Hosanah and Tyla and we came up with this. 

"Reporter state, girl with Golden locks being chased out of the forest by three lions. She stole a pot of porridge. Her story was that it wasn't her fault. She had been living on a mountain with only what nature had provided.”

Reporter: “Why were you living on a mountain?” Paris: “At the age of twelve I was kicked out of my own kingdom for the golden locks I was born with. It was not my fault everybody else was brunet. I was forced to live in a mountain..

MORE TO COME .....HOPEFULLY.

The Student!!

Filming Reflection

Yellow Hat - The things I enjoyed

I really liked working with my friends. One other thing was that I got to do most of the filming and normally I don't. 

Black Hat - Which things didn’t I like.
People walking in and out of the doors was something I really hated. Trying to stay humble I didn't hurt anyone in the end.


Green Hat - What was something interesting about this week.
I learnt that teamwork sometimes is the key. Also that I can stay humble.

White Hat - What did I learn.

This week I learnt that sometimes I can manage my time. Not just that but also how to make and import a garage band.

Blue Hat - What can I do better next time.

Next time I could mange my time a bit better. Also to not laugh while people (Jouan) are trying to film me.

Siah, Lollypop & Monike

In the senior block, we have been working in our creative strand and Literacy groups again. Here is a presentation of my trailer planning that will hopefully be my next blogpost. 

Protection

COMPASSION