Maori Languages

Today we were doing Maori languages we had to find ways to reply to Kei Te Pēhea Koe w hich means how are you. Here is my work. 

Tech

This week at technology I stated making a Christmas tree out of sheet metal. I cut some metal and bent it so it stood up strait and then pot riveted it to a piece of sheet metal.  I then cut more metal and then drilled them all and pot riveted to that. As they go up the metal sheets get shorter and shorter so it looks like a Christmas tree. 

Book Review Once

I am reading the book called once. This book is written by Morris Gleitzman. This book is about a boy name Felix. He lives in an orphanage but his parents are not dead. He is trying to find his parents. I recommend this book if you are interested in the Nazis. I rate this book 9/10. 

Film Festival

Yesterday we went to the Toki Ponamu film festival. Here is what I though of this.   

There was a range of movie styles

There were some great movies and some not so great. 

Some people used the green screen.

They should have used a tripod to hold the camera still. 

Some people used slow mo really well and made their movies look really well.

There was a range of modern movie making skills 

New skills were being used but a long way to go

Limericks

This week we have been writing limericks. Her are mine.

10 of my favourites food

Here is my 10 favourite foods they are very unhealthy. 

1. My Grans Chocolate chips
2. My Grans Golden Syrup pudding 
3. Nachos 
4. Chocolate 
5. Chicken Nuggets and chips
6. Homemade pizza
7. Steak Pies
8. Homemade Burgers
9. Cold Roast lamb Sandwiches
10. Grilled Chicken

Rugby World Cup

Last week at school we did and activity based around the rugby world cup. We did heaps of activity's based around rugby, we all got put in teams and countries. My country was Ireland. My team got 44 points and the winning team got 60. 

Big Shakeout

Yesterday we had a big shakeout. This was a nation wide event.
First we pretended that there was an earthquake and we did the write position under the table. Next we had done that we went up a driveway that is higher than the school so we new what to do is there was a tsunami. We waited there and listened to what our principle had to say and then we headed back to school.  

Work book

This week we had to complete a work book about algebra. I found this activity challenging. Here is my work. 

Instructions Writing

This week we were asked to make a piece of writing. We had to write  instructions for a smoothie.  I chose to write instructions for a berry smoothie. Here is my instructions. 

Oh Boy book review

Oh boy is a great book about successful New Zealand men. I really enjoyed reading this book because I learnt a lot about the success of some New Zealand men that I did not know before. I really enjoyed reading the successful sports players like Steven Adams. I recommend that you read this great book. 

Italian

We have began learning to speak the basics of Italian. Here are some of the words we have learnt so far. 

Book Review

Name of the book: Courageous

Name of Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough. 

Where was this book set: The south coast of England, the English channel and Dunkirk. 

Main characters: George, Sally, Mum and Dad

What was the book about: This book was about a young boy in the second world war wanting to cross the English channel to help rescue the WW2 soldiers who had been pushed to the ocean by the German soldiers, the people from the south England village used all the little boats to take the soldiers to the bigger boats to get them out of Dunkirk. The German soldiers started bombing the men waiting for boats, some of the men died. I think that you should read the book to see if the rest of the men survive.   

Cellphones

This week we have been working on a piece of writing. The topic was should kids be aloud cellphones. What do you think? Here is my writing.

I don’t think kids should be allowed a phone until a certain age, I think that age should be 13. The reason I think this is because kids don’t realise that when they send something or post something on social media it's there forever and they can’t take it down, can be a distraction and online safety.

 Do children realise their information could be kept forever online!!!! If you send something or post something on Facebook or other social media you can’t take it down. Kids playing on phones causes people being lazy and unfit and will keep them inside. I think that a Chromebook at school is enough and they don’t need another device. If they do have a device I think that they should not have social media like Instagram and Snap chat until they are at least 13. When kids do have a device I think they should not be aloud on the until after about five o’clock or five thirty because that means they still go outside and enjoy themselves when there not on there phone. 

Would you like your kids having social media and talking to random people without you knowing? Children under the age of thirteen don’t usually realise what harm social media can do that is why there is an age restriction, like Facebook, Instagram and snap chat are all thirteen plus. 

That is why I think that kids under the age of thirteen should not be aloud a cellphone, would you like your child having a phone with social media were the could be talking to anyone? Would like like lazy unfit children that just sit inside all day or would you like fit fun children that play outside? I think I know what I would want. 

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Stem and Leaf

This week we have been working on stem and leaf graphs, we got told how to use them and then we had to try to work out the statistics. 

Maths DLO Nets

This week for maths we have been learning about how to make nets. First we had to measure out the net and the we had to cut it out a glue it together. I thought that the hardest part was getting the measurements right or gluing it together. 

Class Novel Millions

This week we started reading a book called 'Millions' here is my work around the stuff that we have read so far.
Millions



Chapter 1/2

Main Characters: Dad, Anthony, Damian, Barry (Freckle Neck), Mr Quin, Mum?





Setting: I think this book it set in England because when they were talking about money and the said pounds. The school Damian and Anthony go to is called Great Ditton Primary.





Plot: Damian and Anthony are going to Great Ditton Primary where they aim for excellence, and Damian is trying to be like Saint Roch and not talk for ages. He likes talking about Saints.





Prediction: I think that Damian will stop trying to be like Saint Roch and not talk, I think that he will make a lot more friends.

Maths DLO

Myth

The other day Miss Power read out us some myths and asked us to make our own. Here is mine.

Hanmer Springs Camp

Weekend Sport

This weekend I am playing sport. On Saturday I have rugby, I play rugby for Blaketown and we are playing against Hokitika.  I am going to be playing second five and wing. On Sunday I have hockey and we are also playing Hokitika in that as well. I will be playing wing. 

Hamner Camp

On Monday we went to school camp, on camp we did five activities. They were mountain biking, orienteering, Conical hill, tree climbing and we went to the cemetery and looked at statues in the forest.  My favourite activity was mountain biking, Conical Hill or orienteering. My group won the orienteering but we split up and we went aloud to.

Hobbies

Some of my hobbies are Rugby, Hockey and Basketball. I play rugby for Blaketown and I play Second-five, centre or wing. last year we made it to the final but we lost, the two years before that we won though. I play hockey for Karao and I play centre-forward or wing. Last season I scored 19 goals. I also play Basketball for my school, last year we got to the final but lost.

Finding 10%

This week for maths my class has been working on percent. We have done 10 percent, 20 percent and 5 percent, he is my DLO on 10 percent.

Diary Entry

This week we have been working on a diary entry. We were doing it around the Brunner Mine disaster.

Visiting Author

Yesterday we had a visiting author, the author was Thelma Eakin. Thelma Eakin wrote the book the mines afire with Susan Battye. The mines afire is about the Brunner mine disaster that occurred on the 26th of march 1896. Thelma came in and told us all about when she wrote the book and where she got the information from. We also could ask her questions about the book, she told us that the old drum from the Brunner band was found at Greymouth High School a few years ago.

Brunner Mine Site

On Monday we went out to the Brunner Mine site. The ladies from Shantytown went out with us. We learnt about the mine and when it happened and how many people died. There were 65 people who died on the 26th of March 1896. We also dressed up and did role plays and got a photo. We walked around the track and looked at the old coke ovens and we saw where the old entrance was. Here and some photos. 

Color Day

Today we are having a colour day, we are all wearing mufti and giving a donation. Today our class has raised $80.10. All of the money that we raise is going to the Muslim community. 

Hockey Post

Next week we are having a hockey tournament at the turf in Greymouth, last year we got first equal with Karoro school, this year we have 6 West Coast players in our team of 9. 

League Post

This week we started training for a league tournament in Christchurch. Last year we went over and we were unbeaten. This year we have 22 people trying out for the team, we also have another tournament at Wingham Park playing other schools from around Greymouth.

Music

We had to pick our favourite song and explain why it is our favourite. Like for example does it have a good beat or a good rhythm. This is my work. 

Music

We have been doing music and this is my composition. 

Cricket

On Monday my school cricket team and I went to a tournament. First we played Paroa school and they got 34 runs and which we won with our opening batsmen but we continued and I got 14 runs before I swapped out. We were then in the final against St Pats which we lost by 10 runs and I went out for a golden duck.

Cricket

This week we have been practising cricket at school. We have got a school team to go to a tournament on Monday, it was meant to be on Wednesday but it was postponed because of rain. For the tournament I am the 4th batter and the wicket keeper.  We are playing our games at Arthur Fong Park. 

Shapes

This is my maths, we have been figuring out what these shapes are.