SLJ TASTER

 Kia ora my name is Breeze and we have started the SLJ activities today. I am competing in the SLJ and I strive to come first. Last year was very special because I came second and I got great prizes but this year well next year I hope I get better prizes. I enjoy doing the SLJ and I have just done the SLJ TASTER. It was a fun activity to do and cant wait to do more activities. I am going to comment a lot to get more points. I learnt hat colors go together or look good together and what colors don't. Don't worry if you guys want to participate two click this link and it will take you to the website. Here is my first activity. I hope you comment and participate too. Ka kite!

100 Word Story #3

 This is my 3rd 100 word story. It was the strangest thing. She turned and it disappeared. Her interest got the best of her, away in the woods she went one step at a time. Noises all around branches snapping smells getting stronger. What did she see in the distance? A hidden door she was bound to explore. Walking closer than she went in slowly. No light was shown and the smells got worse. The door shut and before she could reach it, ‘clink’ it locked. A strange man stood above her and disappeared slowly. Could this be a dream? she said as she closed her eyes... This photo is from https://www.pobble365.com/the-ghostly-shadow. 

100 Word Story

This is my 2nd 100 word story. Every night he had the same dream. Every night he was stuck in the same cycle, doing the same thing, night after night. “What could it be?” he asked himself mysteriously. But again as he rested he had the same dream. It was cryptic and he couldn’t understand what was happening but he kept on doing the same thing. Once he had awoken from his sleep in the dense morning night while it was thundering the strangest thing had happened. When we went back to bed he had a different dream as if it was magical. It was so astonishing. This photo was from https://www.pobble365.com/on-repeat-2

100 Word Story

 In Te Ngahere we have been doing 100 word stories. This is my first 100 word story. Emily went for a walk in the woods, rustling leaves beneath her feet. Emily felt quite cold until she felt a nervous shock up her back. She saw something and instantly dropped to the ground unhesitant with fascination to pick up an unknown but shiny looking rock. It glowed shiny like a crystal. “It must be magic…” She muttered excitedly under her breath. “It must be.” She clenched her hands and inched slowly towards an oak tree. Just as she creeped towards the oak tree she yelled “Ohh No” as she held out her empty hand and stood in shock. Photo is from https://www.pobble365.com/it-must-be-magic. 

Tips And Tricks About Mood And Atmosphere

Kia ora bloggers in Te Ngahere we have been learning about Mood and atmosphere. Mood is another word for atmosphere of a piece of writing, I learnt that the mood is the feeling that the writer is trying to give their readers. I enjoy learning new things because it helps me to enhance my abilities. This will help me in the future because I will understand what mood and atmosphere means and what it does. Here is a google slide explaining what language features we were trying to find. Have you learnt about mood and atmosphere? I hope you enjoyed reading my blog post. Ka kIte!

Tiring Athletics

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been practising for athletics. We have groups and I am in group 4. We practise on Fridays and Wednesdays and we rotate so each group has a turn at each game such as high jump, long jump, discus etc. I recently did relays with Whaea Roni. What I learnt from relays is that the person receiving the baton starts jogging before he/she receives it because it gives you more of an opportunity to win the race. Another good strategy for running is to put the best runner last. The second best runner should run first because this also gives you a higher chance of winning the race. I enjoy doing athletics and I can’t wait till the actual day comes. We didn’t take any photos but here is a photo off the internet. I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Ka kite!

Amazing T-ball

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have recently played t-ball. Whaea Kc came to Paihia School to teach us how to play t-ball. I had a great time because I got a home run. I learnt that once you hit the ball you run to the first base but if they catch the ball and touch the base before you do then your out. Once you have ran to all four bases you get a home run. The opposite team's strategy was to throw it to the person on the last base. We had a good time learning how to play t-ball. Have you ever played t-ball? We didn’t take any photos but here is a photo of t-ball. I hope you enjoyed this blog post. 

Kia Kite!

Te Inoi o te Ariki

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been learning the lord's prayer and have recently been saying it every morning before we start the day. I learnt new Māori words and how to pronounce them properly such as rangatiratanga. I enjoy learning new Māori things and words. Something I could do better next time is practice at home. I encourage everyone to learn the lord's prayer. If you want to learn it here is a photo of the lord's prayer. Do you know the lord’s prayer? I hope you enjoyed this blogpost. Kia kite!

Amazing Cricket

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been playing cricket. I learnt the proper way to hold a cricket bat. To hold a cricket bat properly you have to make two v’s with your hands and place them onto the cricket bat. I found it difficult while practising but I started to get the hang of it. I also learnt that slightly crouching is better because it is easier to move. I also learnt more while practising but then we got to play speed cricket and it was fun. I enjoyed playing cricket today and I hope to play it again. Have you played cricket before?
Ka kite!

Marvelous Matauri Bay

In Te Ngahere we could have blogged about something special or fun we did in the holidays. I wanted to blog about going to Matauri bay because it was my first time going and it was marvelous. I learnt interesting facts about Matauri bay such as the water being so clear that you can see the bottom of the ocean just looking downwards. When we arrived we started kayaking straight away but the water was freezing. Me and my cousin Bree went on the kayak first, Broughton and Rikki-Dean flipped us. It was funny. It took me some time to get in the water but I went in the water. A couple hours later I went on the kayak again and we went out to these rocks surrounded by seaweed. We eventually started getting cold and I got out for a while and had something to eat. As soon as we finished eating Rikki-Dean and my step aunty went diving to collect scallops while we went for a walk up the hill. That is basically the end of our trip and I wish we could go back another time which we can because my uncle and his partner are going to build a house out there. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post. Ka kite!

Incredibly Fantastic Math

In Te Ngahere we have been doing math. We were learning to multiply by multiples of 10. I learnt that a mosasaur weighs 5.23 tones. I also learnt that 7x10 7 times is the same as 70 000 000 (7x10x10x10x10x10x10x10 = 70 000 000). What I found difficult was paying attention because I was distracted by other groups. Tomorrow I will try my best to stay on task and stay focused. Have you done math like this in your classroom? I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post.
Ka kite!

Calendar Art

In Te Ngahere we started doing calendar art called mahi toi. We were leaning to draw continuous lines. I learnt that it is easier to draw a circle with your shoulder instead of your wrist because your wrist can’t twist right around. After we finished drawing our art we had to blend colors. I enjoyed blending the colors together. I haven’t finished my artwork yet. Have you done art like this before? Here is a picture of the art work we are expected to design. Ka Kite!

Bottle Rocket Blast Off!!!

Kia ora bloggers, Te Ngahere has recently been doing activities about bottle rockets. We were reading and writing about bottle rockets and we also created bottle rockets. For writing we were learning to use structure and language features of an explanation. The purpose of this type of writing was to explain how forces cause bottle rockets to fly. A couple of weeks ago we did T-shape Literacy on the same topic (bottle rockets). We are also modifying our bottle rockets and I am having a great time. I have learnt from my experience that hot glue is not strong enough by it self to hold the fins on. I learnt that thrust is the force that pushes the bottle rocket into the air. I also learnt that the weight is the water that is used to help the rocket fly straight. Something else I learnt was that drag is the gravitational force that pulls the rocket down. Something I learnt is that a parachute helps bottle rockets land safely. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post. Here is a video of some students who launched their bottle rocket. I hope you learnt something new.

Ka kite!

Movie Accomplished

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been filming movies. A few weeks ago I posted a blog post about movie making but I have finally finished filming my movie. I wanted to post my movie on my blog so you could watch it. Something I enjoyed while filming my movie was spending time with my friends. This helped us while filming our movie. Something I could do better next time is stay on task and stop mucking around. It was hard for me to stay on task while another group was watching us film our movie but at least we tried. Something I would change next time is the topic of our movie. I would love to make movies again in the same group. If you want to watch our movie here it is. Have you made movies before? I hope you enjoyed this post. Ka kite.

Let Me Teach You About Equivevalent Fractions

Kia ora bloggers and welcome back to another blog post, today I will be teaching you about equivalent fractions. We have been learning about equivalent fractions in Te Ngahere. I learned that equivalent fractions have the same value. Did you know equivalent means the same as? Whaea Chrissy gave us a paper copy and we had to match the same group of fractions together. For example 8/8 are the same as 5/5 which are whole numbers because both the denominator and numerator are the same numbers. We were learning this to find the equivalent number to a fraction. Have you learned about equivalent fractions? If this isn’t enough information here is my maths DLO. I hope you learned something new. 

Ka kite.

Rocket Blast Off!

Kia ora bloggers, for the last couple of weeks Te Ngahere has been building rockets. Every Wednesday Troy and Gustavo would come to Te Ngahere to teach us about rockets. I learned that thrust is used to overcome the weight of the rocket. Thrust connects with Newton's third law of motion which is about equal and opposite reactions. I enjoyed building my rocket with my group but what I could do better next time is to contribute more. Some variables we could change would be to secure the fins better and do a stability test. Here is a photo of our rocket. Have you made rockets before? I hope you learned something new.
Ka kite.

Out Of This Worlds Best Tips For Your Chromebook

Recently Te Ngahere has been re-learning the kawa of care. I learned how important following the kawa of care is. Following the kawa of care is so important because if you accidently break your chromebook you may get insurance but if you break the kawa of care rules then you won’t. Something I will improve is stay on task and remember to use the kawa of care now and in the future. If you want to learn more here is my D.L.O. Have you learned about the kawa of care? Ka Kite.

Beginners Guide: Te Reo

Kia ora, Welcome back to my blog. Our class has learned to write simple sentences in Maori. We were learning to pronounce Maori words properly. I like learning Te Reo Maori as it helps me to connect more with my culture. We wrote sentences about what sports you can play on the sports field. I had an awesome time learning different sports you can play on the field in Maori. I learnt the Maori word for rugby is whutupaoro. I also learnt the Maori word for soccer is poikiri. Something I could do better next time is to remember the Maori vowels. Do you speak Maori? Here is my screencastify. Ka Kite.

Movie Making

 In Te Ngahere we have been working on short films for a film festival. Our films have to be 3 minutes long. We had different categories to pick what we wanted our movie to be about such as action, comedy, educational, sport, adverts, music, game shows, etc. Our films have to be suitable for juniors to watch. I love the role I am in our film because I get to be a mean girl. One of our films will be selected to go to the film festival which was held at the Cathay Cinemas in KeriKeri. I am so excited and very confident to be able to partake in a movie that might be sent to the Cathay Cinemas in Kerikeri. People will also be selected to go watch the films but if they were unlucky to go they can see the movie at the cinemas. Have you made a film to go to the film festival before? Here are 6 camera angle shots. Ka kite!

What I Learnt From The Wonder Project

Kia ora bloggers, Last week on Wednesday Gustavo and Troy came to Paihia School. Gustavo and Troy are both scientists. They explained a bit about themselves. After Gustavo explained a bit about himself Whaea Shanna sent us off to work on a slide show. We had to choose two career roles and explain what they do, I chose a biologist and a mathematician. Did you know a biologist researches living organisms? I chose mathematician as one of my career roles because I love math. If you want to learn more about these 2 subjects here is my slideshow. What would you choose for your 2 career roles? I hope you liked my blog post.
Ka Kite.

Netball Accomplished

Kia ora, On Saturday the 24th of July Paihia Blues had a netball game. I am in their team and we played against Kerikeri High School Rimu. We practise every Thursday and we get better and better every time we practise. I was goalkeeper and defence. I was told I am an awesome defence player hence why I am either defence or goalkeeper. I love being in the circle. What I think I need to work on is to pay attention at all times. On the court I get distracted by watching other netball teams play. This was our first real game and we won 16/09. I love netball, it is one of my passions. It is my second year playing netball and I really enjoy it. I hope I get more opportunities to play netball. Do you play netball or do you play any sport? If you play a sport let me know what sport you play in the comment section below. I hope you enjoyed this blog post.
Ka kite

Tidy Numbers

Kia ora, mihi nui kia koe. In Te Ngahere we have been doing math, for math we have been re-learning tidy numbers. We had different equations we had to figure out. I struggled a little bit doing this activity because of the holidays but I started to remember how to round numbers. What I learnt is if you learn how to round numbers it could help at the store whenever buying groceries. Whaea Chrissy taught us an easy strategy to use and it helped me and my group to figure out the equations. This also helped me with my multiplication as they are multiplication questions. Something I could do better next time is stay focused more because we talk off topic and not about work sometimes. Have you rounded numbers or are you learning how to round numbers? Here is a DLO I put together for examples. I hope you enjoyed.
Ka kite.

Te Ngahere Version Of Tik Tok

Kia ora koutou, Mihi nui kia koe. In this blog post I am going to be talking about our assembly and what we did for it. Read on and you’ll find out what we did and watch the video because you will be amazed if you watch the video. Last week for our assembly we did tik toks. We did 2 tik toks and we made them into a huge routine. I had heaps of fun and appreciate the 2 girls who taught us the tik tok dances and also the teachers who approved on letting us do them. I am sure heaps of people had fun as I did and I am positive heaps of people enjoyed watching us do them. I wish we got another opportunity to do something as fun. I learnt a new tik tok dance and it was fun learning it. We changed bits of the dance to make it more suitable for the children at our school. Something I could do better next time is to keep on beat. Here is the video. Hope you enjoyed.

Ka kite

My Most Amazing Creativity To Share about my Drawbridge Challenge

Kia ora e hoa, we have been making a drawbridge for a drawbridge challenge. We had to create a circuit for a ping pong ball or marble to travel. I learnt what a drawbridge is. A drawbridge is a bridge that is hinged at one end so that it may lift to prevent people to cross it and to let vessels pass under it. This is a very fun activity but it involves a hot glue gun so I don’t recommend it for young kids, it might blow up in their/your hand. I have experienced seeing it. So far my group and I have made the base and almost two full sides. Next time I could stop making everything perfect and try to get it done. I hope you learnt something new and I hope you liked this blog post.
Kia kite.

Pou Pou Art

In Te Ngahere we have been doing art. For art we have been doing Pou Pou/Pou. Pou are carving that are normally found in a marae, they represent IwI/tribes or in other words they are a sign that marks territorial boundaries or places of significance that are carved by maori. They are made out of wood but we drew them on paper and colored them in with pastel. My theme was rainbow and I accomplished it. I used more warm colors then cold colors but when I am completely finished it would sort of be even between the mix. I learnt what pou meant and actually were because I had no idea what they were. My teacher Whaea Barbara also learnt something new. She learnt woman/girls don’t poke their tongues out. Here is a photo of my pou but it’s not completely done and it is very messy.
Hope you learnt something.
Kia kite ano.

Fractions

Today in Te Ngahere I was doing fractions. I was doing sort of a quiz. We were turning fractions into decimals. There were 4 options to choose from and we had to choose the right one and there were 10 questions to answer. I had trouble at the start but then I got used to it and started getting the hang of working out the questions. The method I used was making the denominator a multiple of 10. Then you take your numerator and multiple it by the answer. For example if you have 8/25 you would multiple 25 (denominator) by 10 which would be 4. Then you multiple 4 by 8 (numerator) which = 0.32. And that is how you turn fractions into decimals. Here is a link to my slideshow if you don’t understand.

Kia kite ano.

What I learnt from Te Ngahere Summer Learning Journey

On Wednesday the 15th of April we had an assignment to do. The assignment was the Summer Learning Journey. Our Teachers Whaea Chrissy and Whaea Shanna created a presentation and it was our job to fill it out. The first activity we had to do was to choose countries to visit between Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Africa, Mexico, Malaysia, Canada, Chile, Germany and England. I chose Japan because it seems safe, It is illegal to Drink in public and if your a woman it is safe to walk around by yourself and those reasons make Japan a safe happy place. We had to complete 2 activities plus a bonus activity which gained you 5 points. The first activity was to choose a country and write 2 reasons why you would like to visit the country. The second activity was to write three things that were not listed on the following doc the teachers had added to help us learn about the countries. The bonus activity was to write a letter to a friend or family member telling them where you are going how long you will be gone for and invite them if you wanted to. Here is a photo of this slide that has been filled out by me. I hope you enjoyed reading this and I hope you learn something from the picture. Make sure to stay safe, wash your hands and try to avoid touching your face. Are you learning at home? Kia kite ano.

Mind blowing facts about digital dig.

Today I am going to talk about my digital dig. I will also be talking about what I have learnt and what I had already knew. We have been learning new and old shortcuts. We have made a whole presentation about digital dig. We have added what we are looking forward to this year and much more. I have learnt so much such as the address/omni bar. Sometimes I sat by my friends while trying to complete the presentation and talked to my friends. I hope you also learn new things or review things you have learnt before but you may have forgot. Can you please comment on my digital dig to help me get better by giving me feedback? If you want to learn more here is my digital dig presentation.

Bush Walk

In Te Ngahere we have been going for walks up in the bush. We have been gathering ideas to use for our classroom because our class is named Te Ngahere which means the bush. We have seen many things such as vines, moss, spider webs, waterfalls and much more. While we were walking in the bush we have been writing down ideas and what material we could use to make them. I enjoy going for bush walks and seeing different things. I heard heaps of different birds and saw different things. My group and I have been thinking of ideas to turn the archway into the bush. I hope we get to go back later. Thanks for reading.
Ka kite.

Swimming

In Te Ngahere we have been going swimming in the ocean. We have been going on Mondays and Thursdays. We have been learning different types of swimming styles like freestyle and much more. It gets tiring after a few laps so I start walking. I think I am awesome at backstroke. We have only been swimming in the ocean because the pool in our school is to shallow. I am learning heaps more when we swim in the ocean and I really enjoy it. Thanks for reading.
Ka Kite.

Technology

On Wednesday we went to Moerewa School for Technology. We are in woodwork at the moment. I learnt a lot of things like different crafting tools such as planes, jacksaw, sandpaper and much more, I also learnt how to use things and how to make things. We have been making pewter necklaces lately. Technology is really interesting. I have learnt that you cannot put a plane flat but put it on the side because if you put it flat it bluntens the blade. I cannot wait to learn new things at technology. I am really looking forward to cooking. I can’t wait to go to technology again.

Ka kite.

Turbo Touch

Kia ora. For the last three weeks we have been doing physical activities. We started off playing turbo touch but then we had one game of fast five. I am going to talk more about turbo touch because I don’t know too much about fast five. Turbo touch is a fun activity but there are rules. Let me explain some rules. One rule is your not allowed to kick the ball or else it is a handover. Another rule is your not allowed to drop the ball or it is also a hand over. What I learnt was to spread out because if we don’t spread out it gives the other team an opportunity to get a goal faster and easier. What I also learnt was that we need to make a plan before we play because sometimes we weren’t sharing the ball. Those are two huge things I think we could do better. I hope you learnt something from this blog post in case you have an opportunity to play turbo touch. Ka kite.

Mr Lindsay's Powhiri

Kia ora, welcome back to my blog and welcome to 2020. If you are new to my blog kia ora and my name is Breeze. I am a year seven student now at Paihia Primary School. Make sure to comment what I can make better and what is good about my blog post. Last week on Monday 8 Te Ngahere students were chosen to go to Kawakawa School and awhi Mr Lindsay in his powhiri. When we got to Kawakawa School we stepped out of the van and we all gathered up. When we gathered up we were thinking of what waiata we were going to sing. We went and sat down while we waited until we were allowed to go in the whare. Mr Lindsay told us to stand in the shade because it was hot but when we were standing in the shade two students and one adult from Kawakawa Primary School did a wonderful karanga to welcome us and some others into the whare. When we were walking to the whare we were told to put our shoes on the left side of the whare. We had to share some seats with others but we didn’t mind. We had to listen to some people saying their mihi including Mr Lindsay and after his mihi we sang the song that we picked. After that we got invited to have a little snack with them. There was red velvet cake, chocolate cake, milk, scroggin and two other flavoured cakes. I was so nervous when we had to sing the waiata but I tried to only look at my cousins that go to Kawakawa school. After the little morning tea we went back to Paihia School. What I found difficult was leaving Mr Lindsay. What I enjoyed was spending time with him because I don’t know when the next time I will see him is. I still really miss Mr Lindsay but know he is gone to Kawakawa School. I hope you guys had a awesome start to 2020. Ka kite.