Paper Towers

In Te Ngahere we have been learning how to make paper towers. We used two pieces of newspaper and 30 cm of tape. I learnt that the only way that you can make a big tower is by making it stand in the air. The the hardest thing to do was finding ideas to build our newspaper towers. We all built them straight because it was the easiest way to make it. We were good at working together and making it work. Please try to give feedback.

week 8 duffy book Performants

Yesterday the School went to the Whare to see the duffy book Performants. There was a lady called Rebecca Brothers and she was telling us a bit about her and how she was a swimmer she told us about that it was very interesting. Now she is a cop in Bay of Islands we were singing the duffy song. some of us got books in the Whare.Then we went back to class and we all got books. I got Tom Gates and Goosebumps because I enjoy reading them because it is interesting .

Project Energize

On Tuesday we went to the project energize and we got to make some hummus. Because I was up to date with my work, Gina picked me. At first I didn’t know what to do. I put in a bit more spice for taste then had to put in peanut butter and chickpeas. Mine was very spicy. We all liked it. I had a try and I thought it was good too. I liked it. I learnt about healthy food and I also learnt that chickpeas make hummus.

DLO

In Te Ngahere we have making a Digital Learning Object (DLO) with strategies. I have been practising subtraction with borrowing. I use this strategy because it is so easy and I use this with hundreds. So basically if the bottom numbers are bigger than the top then you have to borrow from your neighbour because if i had 2-9 you can’t do that, so cross-out your neighbour’s number, turn that to one number below and add the one onto the two which will make it 12. Take away 9 so there you go you can do it now. I am still working on my DLO . I will try to get it done ASAP and post it on my blog.

He Aha Tenei

We have been learning Te Reo Maori. We did a google slide about what is this and that is something for example He Aha Tenei? he Puka Puka tena? That means that is a book. I enjoyed doing it and learning more maori words. so I can learn it not just in school but at home to. The hardest thing would be trying to remember the words.

This week Whea Gina came to are school and she was talking about energy drinks because know in countdown they have banned energy drinks from kids Under 16 I think that it is good because energy drinks are not good for kids under 16. We were talking about the good stuff the occasionally stuff and the sometimes drinks. I enjoyed learning about good drinks and bad drinks.

NED Show

On Thursday we went to a show called the Ned show it looked really cool. When we all walked in the lady was already doing tricks with Yoyos it looked so cool. She could do heaps of moves. Then we all sat down we asked her where she was from. She said she was from Texas. She was talking about what NED meant. N meant never give up the E meant Encourage others and the D meant don’t give up.

Science Fair

In Te Ngahere we have been doing science fair projects and my project is about what can kill the most germs hand sanitizer or soap. We were doing a lot of research to find out which one is best. Me, Rikki Dean, and Dale have been putting the bread in a cupboard. Every day we looked at it and the only one that reacted was the one with sneeze on the bread. We have been doing lots of work on are google slides and now we are all ready for this friday. link

Science Fair Fail

Me, Rikki, and Dale have been making a Science fair project about using 6 fertilizers. we were seeing which one would grow the fastest our question was can we help our Principal because she couldn't grow celery for twenty years.On Tuesday Dale and I went outside to get the plants they were getting sun. After lunch I came back and Te Maunga was planting our celery. So then we went into their classroom and said to them did you guys just plant our plants. They said yes so then we had to get the stuff and start it over again.

At Paihia School we have been practicing our cross country. We have been doing two laps around the field we've been doing stretches before the race and after the race. Some of us would finish then go back to help another person. I like That every time I run I beat my time. My Times were 7m and 44s on my second try I got 6m and 35s on my third try i got 7m And 11s my last try I got 6m and 43s.

Whea Stella

On monday Whea Stella came to our school. She said one thing. It was that we are all special. She showed us some really cool things like how they have put down heaps of traps for the pests. So then good things are not dying. Did you know that each day stoats kill 40 Kiwi when they haven't done anything wrong. They kill rabbits so they jump on their back and then they bite their spine and then they stop and then die slowly. We were watching videos of what they did with the animals. Seeing if the kiwis are big enough then they get sent somewhere else. If they’re small then they get named and then they get sent back to the forest. She showed us rats, possums, stoats, weasels and also a wild cat. A taxidermist had stuffed them. What I think I could do better next time would be putting my hand up and asking a question or two and not being shy.

Captain James Cook

Raranga Matahiko - Waitangi

On Thursday and Friday we went to the Waitangi Treaty grounds. Last week we went on vr inside we all walked around to see the different things each time . We had a look in the museum it had old weapons like muskets and other guns. We had a look at the waka they looked really big.We sore a kereru it was big Too. lot’s of things like green screen things that we were all liking and the screens went different screens every time. we also did some stop motion and a app called sculptgl it is a fun app to use we made a lot of things on it. Also we did tinkercad it was cool we did a lot of things we made are people that are going in a waka we all made people.We made some hoe’s for the people in the waka. We had to paint or people we made the people on Paint 3d it was the best day in Waitangi.