Swimming week: Reflection

This week and last week some people have gone to swimming lessons, and we've been set tasks to do while they're gone. I have completed 5 of the set tasks, which are:

• Budget Holiday In New Zealand
• Weekly Quiz
• The card trick using numbers, which is on another blog post
• Spanish animation
• Year 8 Yearbook page, which is in a pdf

We've had 5 Spanish lessons, where we've learned about numbers, how to have a conversation, days of the week, months of the year, and colours. In my next post, I will be showing you what I've learned. Leave a comment and let me know what you've been doing for the last two weeks at school

Mind Reading: Using Maths

Hello, this is our trick to "mind-reading" using maths. It's pretty simple, and

fun to use on your friends. This is using something called binary numbers, myself

and three others have been learning about them with our teacher. Leave a comment

and let me know if you've ever used this, and how it went.

African Art and Culture

Hey, for inquiry this term we are going to be learning about culture and art. For the past couple of weeks, we've been learning about Japan and Inuits. Now we're learning about  African art and culture. Later on, we'll be making our own art in a specific style from one of the three places we've been learning about. Let me know in the comments what type of art you think I should do!

Japanese art and culture

Hey, for inquiry this term we are going to be learning about culture

and art. For the past couple of days, we were with our home groups, now

we've moved on to the next group, where we've been learning about

Japanese art and culture. Next week we'll be learning about

African art and culture. Let me know in the comments what

your favourite style of Japanese art is.

Inuit - Inquiry

Hey, for inquiry this term we are going to be learning about culture

and art. For the past couple of days we've been with our home groups

learning about the cultures and what's it's like living where they do.

As you can see, I've been learning about Inuit, Canada's native people.

Here are some questions that we answered about them. Did you know that the
Inuit have no formal marriage ceremony or ritual? Let me know in the comments
what your favorite style of art is.

Algebra Evidence

Hello, at the end of last term we were working on something called linear equations, 

which is a part of algebra. We were working with patterns and predictions.

My favourite part of algebra is elementary algebra because you have to

work more with basic concepts. 

Let me know what your favourite part of maths is and why.

Double Trouble Radio

Hello, this is our radio that we've been working on this term. We've learned all about how to use

the mics and how to write a good script.

We spent a while writing our script, leave a comment and let me know what you think! 

Maths Problem

Hello Bloggers!

In maths, we have been working on some

word problems, using volume, area and lots of measurement.

Here is a slideshow that you can watch so that you can

do these problems too.

  

Leave a comment and let me know if you

were able to solve this!

P.S Sorry about the spelling mistake in my hypothesis!

E-book, Sushi

Sushi by Alani

This is the narrative that I have been working on these past two weeks, called Sushi. 

It is about a girl who moved to an all creatures school, just for mythical beings. 

She meets a boy called Jasper, the rest is in the book. Leave a comment and let me

know how you think I did. Have you enjoyed it?

2019 Goals-Where Am I Now?

2019 Goals-Where Am I Now?

In week 2 or 3, we made these goals. do you remember? I am now

updating where I am now, as you can see there are black

arrows. These are pointing to where I think I am in terms of

these goals. In maths, I've been working on stuff at home,

which has really helped with any struggles. Recently, I have

picked up a book that I would've prior thought was extremely

boring. Now that I'm reading it, I'm intrigued to see how many

other books I may have turned my nose up at and could now have

a go at. In writing, I do already read through my stories but I need to

work on making them more interesting. I'm proud of myself for

trying something new and taking a step into the

deep end. I'm working through these goals and I don't

think that it's necessary to change them.

Leave a comment and let me know

your goals for this year.

Have you achieved them?

What are your next steps?  

Influential People

Influential People

 

Maori FLASHcards!

Maori FLASHcards! 

Hello Bloggers!

On Fridays we have a session in the morning all about learning

maori, today we made flashcards, as you can see above.

I hope you have learnt something by

reading this! Comment below

a question in maori, and

I'll answer it!

Narrative Hook Introduction

Hook Introduction

The dismay in his eyes was the most hurtful thing I’ve had to deal with.
His cute blonde locks rippled in the wind that was blowing through the open window next to our booth.
“Please don’t get off this train, Emma. It’s not safe.” He whispered softly into my ear. I had to adjust my hearing aid to actually hear him. “Can you say that again?” I asked, not realizing that he’d said something important. “...Never mind…” He drooped his head. A sudden squeal of rust and metal rubbing together
indicated that it was time to get off. A stray tear rolled down my face, followed by an army of more. He grabbed my green blouse and pulled me in for a hug.“Goodbye, my love.” I kissed his ear and grabbed my
duffel from the overhead carrier. He turned away, not able to bare the thought me leaving him.
I felt my body pull itself away from him, and before I knew it, he was out of sight.
Suddenly I was thrown into a crowd of unfamiliar faces, people that too had families to see.
Everyone was moving and I held my ear, as it started ringing from all the noise. Just one more look…
I turned around and tried to take a glimpse at the train, but it was now gone, and so was my love…

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In Literacy, we have been learning how to make a good hook to start off a narrative, to pull

in the reader and make them want to continue reading. Have I hooked you in?Comment below if you would want to keep reading! Let m know if you want me to post the rest of the story.

Helpful Word Art

Helpful Word Art

In class, we were told to make some word art, but to use

overused words that may occur many times in our writing.

My words, as you can see, was beautiful, and all around it

there are smaller words that I can use instead of beautiful,

to make my writing sound much more interesting and 

more enjoyable. I hope you can use this

as a learning resource, and can

use these words to make

your use of words

more broad.

Leave a comment and let me any words that YOU might

think I could put into some word art and find lots of 

synonyms that might sound better when put together.

My Pepeha Comic

My Pepeha Comic Strip

For our Te Reo Maori right now, we are starting off the year with pepeha's. 

A pepeha is an introduction of yourself using Te Reo Maori. Here

is mine that I have made using a website that 

you can use to make anything a

comic.

Leave a Comment and show me your pepeha! Have you

ever made one before?
P.S I'm sorry about the blurriness of the image, I will update my post later on
with the pepeha just written out below.

Camp 5 R's

2019 Wainui Camp

I hope you enjoyed my powtoon about my experience at camp and how I used

the 5 R's! You can see in another post what the 5 R's mean

at Marshland School!

As I said in the slideshow, leave a comment about a camp

experience that you've had and what you're favourite activity was!

Graffiti Art

Graffiti Art!

In Toroa, we have been working on our Graffiti Art bricks. We had to

watch a video on how to make Graffiti lettering, and make our own

using our name. 

What are your favourite colours?

Do you like the colours that I used?

Leave a comment with your answers!

2019 School Goals

These are my school goals for 2019, and I hope to proceed

with them and reach the top of my three ladders!

What are you're goals for 2019?

Leave your answer in the comments!

The Amazing 5R's

The Amazing 5R's

Hello everybody! Merry Christmas and a Happy new year! 

I'm starting the year off with my 5R's slide, showing what they should look like, e.g, 

Resourcefulness, Reflectiveness, Respect, Reciprocity and Resilience.

At Marshland School we try to show as many of the 5R's as possible in 

our normal school day. In our presentation, it explains how you can show

the 5R's, and what they mean. I hope you enjoy the slideshow, and make

sure to leave a comment letting me know what you thought of it, and in what 

ways I could improve. How can YOU show the 5R's?