Action World Trip 2019

Te Maunga and Te Ngahere went to Action World. We all had to walk to Action World and some people didn’t want to walk. I wanted to walk because it is great exercise. We got there at around 10 o’clock and we were all excited. First we had to eat then we could go play. We all went around, trying different activities. Some people also went down the waterslide and some of us went to play mini golf. Eventually, we had to go. Some of us didn’t want to go including me, but we did have a good time. What I enjoyed was having fun at Action World and being kind to others, and myself. My favorite activity was the rock climb because it would test your fear of heights. Also I didn’t want to jump down because I was too high.

Thanks teachers for taking us to Action World.

Here are some photos.

Year 7 & 8's Wellington Trip

On November 11th to November the 15th, the year 7 & 8’s went to Wellington for the week. It was so exciting and boring because we had to sit in the car for about three hours while driving to Auckland Airport. Once we got to the Airport we waited for a while for our flight. Eventually the flight was ready. I was so nervous because I had never been on a plane before. We got there in about an hour and it felt like 20 minutes. Once we got to the Marae we had a powhiri and then settled down a bit. On Tuesday we went to Mount Victoria and it has an amazing view. Later we went to Te Papa Museum. It was so amazing as well because we got to see the Gallipoli sculptures made by the Weta Workshop. The sculptures were so realistic because of the tears, facial expressions and blood.  After we went to Te Papa we went to the zoo which was awesome. We saw some Red Pandas, Kangaroos, Otters, Monkeys, Lions, Dingos and much more. On Wednesday we went to the Beehive which was bigger than I thought. We went next door to Parliament House which is where all the reporters go to get answers about the law, but they can only go in one room. We went to the debating chamber which was huge. We went around Parliament which was amazing and fascinating. Afterwards we went to the National Library to see the real Treaty of Waitangi. We didn’t see the real treaty but we did see the real Declaration of Independence of New Zealand which was pretty cool. Next we went to the Cable Car which was awesome because in the tunnels there were so many Fairy Lights. Next we went to the Cable Car Museum to learn more about the old Cable Car and how it used to work. That night we got told that the real Treaty of Waitangi is going to be showed. We agreed to go back to the library. On Thursday we went back to the National Library to see the real Treaty of Waitangi. We are so lucky that we go to see the real treaty. Next we went to the Westpac Stadium. Inside we saw photos of famous celebrities who been at Westpac Stadium, such as Sting from the band The Police, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, Angus Young of AC/DC, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, Elton John and David Bowie. We went to see the field and it was huge. Afterwards we went to Weta Workshop which was awesome because the props and sculptures looked really realistic. We saw props from The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings, District 09, Thunderbirds are go and more. After we went to  Weta Workshop we went to Capital E to make a news report (not really). I played as the presenter. I was so nervous because I have never been in a TV studio. The news production was Eye on the Hive because the whole news report was all about Jacinda Ardern banning the internet. Later that night we went to Zealandia. It was really fun but we didn’t see any Kiwi’s, but we were able to hear the Kiwi and see Tuatara. On Friday we went back to Auckland which we missed our first flight so we had to wait for about four hours for our second flight. As soon as we got back to Auckland we went straight back to Paihia. But we also got McDonald’s which we all enjoyed. What I enjoyed was going to Te Papa Museum because the Gallipoli sculptures really set the mood of WW1. What I could do better is listen to the teachers because I won’t know what to do. 

Thanks Mrs Lindsay for taking us to Wellington.

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Paihia School Duffy Play

At Paihia School, we went to our whare to see a Duffy Theatre play organised by the Duffy company. This play was about Magic Bricks and if you don’t know how the story goes then here's how it goes. Duffy goes to see his cousin who is playing Magic Bricks on a playstation, their Nan had glasses which Duffy puts on and gets sucked into the game by dancing to the “funny” dance that she did. Duffy had 30 minutes to get out of the game or he would be pixelated. That’s some of the story, if you want to see the whole story well then you might have to wait until the Duffy theatre comes to your school. What I enjoyed was watching the show and being lucky enough to be a volunteer for the show.

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Ki O Rahi Term 4

In Te Ngahere, some of use went Morewa Simpson Park to play Ki o rahi. There were about 16 teams at Simpson Park, some of them were year five and sixes team and some were the year seven and eights team. I was focusing on communicating with my team when playing. We all learnt all the things we had to do when playing, then we got started with the game. We lost the first game but we did improve. On the second game we won by eight zero and the third game was ten three. After the three game's were done we would see who were in the semi finals. We got in the semi finals, along we Tamahere which they are really good. We lost but at least we had fun. What I enjoyed was playing the game and having fun with others.

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Swim Safe Learning 2019

In Te Ngahere, we were learning about how to keep safe on a boat and in the water. We learned the five ways to keep safe on a boat, on the beach or in the water. I wrote all of them in one slide show. The five ways that I did were; have a life jacket if you are on a boat, tell an adult where you are going, have an adult if you are on the beach, have a waterproof phone or a flare and check the weather. We were learning to keep ourselves safe this summer when on a boat or in the water. What I enjoyed was learning about the dangers that could happen when we are swimming. 

Here is my DLO.

STEAM Challenge

In Te Ngahere, we did a STEAM challenge. We were learning to create a freestanding object with limited materials. The challenge was to build the highest free standing tower with two sheets of newspaper and 30 cm of tape. My group was myself, Mikaire and Shay. We were a great team. We had 20 minutes to plan and construct the tower, which was hard for me. Some towers were tall, some were short and some fell. After all the towers were tested, my group figured out that we needed the base of the tower to be more balanced. What I enjoyed was building the tower because we all had lots of fun constructing it. What I could do next time is communicate with my group more, rather than building the tower quickly.

Here are some photos and my reflection.

The Purpose of a Quality Blog Post

In Te Ngahere, we have been learning about a how to do a quality blog post. We all learnt what we should put in our blog post. There are 6 things you should add in your blog post, they are the title, introduction, a DLO, a reflection, sources and a question. We all explained these steps in our own words and what these steps mean in a quality blog post and why we use these steps. This was helpful for me because know I know what to put in my blog post. I will use this when I am posting to help me what I’m learning. What I enjoyed was making the DLO because now I know what to put on my blog post when I’m posting. 

Thanks for reading my blog post.

Here is my DLO

Making Hummus

In Te Ngahere, we went to our school Whare Kai and made some hummus with Whaea Gina. This was our last session with Whaea Gina this term about healthy eating and drinking. We each had lots of ingredients to make the taste of the hummus better, like a lemon, chickpeas, salt, pepper and paprika. Some of us wanted the hummus to be spicy but we didn’t have that much spice but it was spicy. We all ate the hummus with some crackers and carrots, my opinion of the hummus was that the carrots made the hummus more tastier, which made it delicious. What I enjoyed was eating the hummus with the carrots because it was so good.

If you want to know how to make homemade hummus then here are the steps.
1. Open the chickpeas can and get some of the juice out.
2. Then pour the rest of the chickpeas in a blender.
3. Put in a tablespoon of Peanut Butter in the blender.
4. Put in some salt and pepper and a bit of paprika in the blender.
5. Squish a lemon for some flavor.
6. Blende the ingredients together.

Thanks for reading my blog post.

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Paihia School Duffy Assembly 2019

At Paihia School, we had our Duffy Assembly. Rebecca Brothers came in and talked about what she does and what reading means for her. Rebecca talked about what she did at the Olympics, what she did as a police officer and what she does in her own time. Rebecca Brothers also talked to us how reading helps her and how it helps her family. The Duffy assembly was fun but a bit boring for some of us because we had to sing the Duffy song. All the classes each chose a book that we were interested in and got our books after the assembly. I chose Tom Gate’s ‘What Monster?’ and ‘Mortal Engines: Infernal Devices.’ What I enjoyed was getting my books after the assembly because I wanted to read all of them..

Here are some photos and the Duffy Song.

Reusing Images on the internet

In Te Ngahere, we have been learning about reusing images from the internet because most people who get images on the internet don’t give credit to the person who took the photo or made it. (If it was a drawing) We each had a slideshow and we had some sets of images we had to find on explore. Explore is on tools in Google Slides, Docs and Drawings. It allows you to use the images that are on explore. At the bottom at the image that you are choosing, it should say it is free to use. We had to find images that are something green, a school, your favourite food and more. We then had to use our camera to take photos of ourselves, something blue, your friends and someone that is happy. After we had to use our camera we went to unsplash to find images like a dog, friends, school, someone that is happy, a sunset, a cave and something blue. After we found the images we went to Sumo Paint or Google Drawings to draw something of our own. I used Sumo Paint a drew a picture of my own, I called him climate change. If you want to use free images on the internet search up something you want, go on images, click on the tools button, click on useable rights and click labeled for non-commercial use. That should show you free images. I enjoyed learning this because I now know what images I can use on the internet and images I can not use on the internet. What I enjoyed was making a drawing of my own because I got to use my imagination.

Unfortunately I haven’t finished my DLO yet but here is a picture of my drawing.

Waikare Interschool Cross Country

In Te Ngahere, some of us went to the InterSchool Cross Country. It was exciting for me because I haven’t been to interschool cross country before. People who have won our school cross country went to Waikare to run again but we were racing schools like KawaKawa School, Opua School, Moerewa School and other schools. I got there by my friend’s car and got back in another friend’s car and on the way back we had some treats. The course was like the one in the Bledisloe Domain except we had to do 2 laps and it was boring. I knew people from Kawakawa and Moerewa School because some of them I have meet before and some of them are my cousins. 

We each ran in our age groups but it was a little bit different. The 12 and 13 year olds ran after the 5 year olds, the 11 year olds ran after the 6 year olds and more age groups mix ups.. When we got there it was raining and stormy that some kids got very wet including me. When it was my race I wasn’t nervous or anything. I was shocked how many 11 year olds I had to race because some of them were faster than me. When I finished the race I was 11th place, just one more person then I would have been 10th place. But I was happy I got 11th place because I tried my best and never gave up. What I enjoyed was running the course because I wanted to see what place I would get. Next time I am running I should breathe more because I am losing energy and air before I have finished the race then when I have more breathe, then I can sprint all the way to the finish line.

Whaea Gina's Energise

In Te Ngahere, we have been learning about healthy drinks and foods. Whaea Gina came in and talked to us about what we should put  in our body’s and what shouldn’t be in our body’s. We talked about how much sugar there was in bad drinks like energy drinks and fizzy’s. We also talked about what drinks are good and what drinks we should have everyday, what we should have sometimes and drinks we should not drink everyday. For example, milk is a drink that we should drink everyday along with water, powerade is a drink we should drink once or twice a week and when your sick and when you need energy in a sports game and fizzy drinks and energy drinks we shouldn’t drink everyday because of the high amount of sugar that can cause a bad reaction and diabetes. What I enjoyed was seeing what was good and bad for your health because I haven’t been drinking fizzy drinks for nearly 2 months.

Here are some photos and my DLO

Paihia School Cross Country

In Te Ngahere, we had our school cross country at the Bledisloe Domain. It was so exciting for me because I wanted to see if I’ve done well enough. I didn’t go to cross country last year but if I did go, then I would have done well. We all had to run in our age groups, that means the 11 year olds had to run together, boys and girls run separately. When it was the 10 year olds turn to run I had butterflies in my stomach and I thought to myself, will I run it or not. It was the 11 year olds turn and it was different because there wasn’t enough 11 year olds so we ran with the 12 and 13 year olds. The teacher said ready, set, go then we all sprinted it. I don’t know what place I came but at least I was proud of myself. What I enjoyed was running the course because I improved my running skills since 2017. What I could do better next time is to breath more when I’m tired because I need more energy to cross the finish line. 

Here are some photos.

The Paihia School Science Fair

In Te Ngahere, we had our Science Fair on the 9th of August. It was so exciting for me because science is my favourite subject and in my spare time I’m studying physics and astrophysics. We each had different projects and some of us did the same, for example, some people did rat traps and some people did water quality. Each class in our school came to the whare to see what we had done in science. I don’t know how many people came to our board but that’s not the point. At assembly the winners were announced. We didn’t win but at least we tried our best. What I enjoyed was kids coming to our boards because they might have learnt some facts while they were reading the board.  What I could do better next time is not argue over little things like who is going to talk all the way or who is going to answer the questions. 

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Science Fair Project

In Te Ngahere, we have been working on our science experiment. My group was Franky and Mikaire, our experiment is Which foods attract rats the most? We chose this question because rats have been coming into our school and we want to be pest free. We tested this experiment with 3 foods, Peanut Butter, Cheese and Dried fruit. On day 1 we caught a big rat on the dried fruit trap. Day 2, 3, 4 we didn’t catch any, day 5 some rats ate some dried fruit and some cheese without setting off the trap and day 6 we didn’t catch any rats. The reason we were doing this is for our science fair which is on the 9th of August 2019. What I enjoyed was setting up the traps and catching the rats because it’s making our school pest free. What I could do better with the traps is not check the traps with little kids watching me because they might do the same thing as me and go over the fence.

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