Tech @ Tamaki - Cooking // Hangi

Today we went to Tech @ Tamaki College. I cooked with Kurtas, the meal we made was 'Hangi'.

These are the ingredients we used:

• onion
• carrot
• cabbage
• orange kumara
• potato
• pumpkin
• chicken

The first thing we had to do was dice up all the vegetables. After that we had to add the chicken to a cooking tray. After that we had to add in our vegetables on top. After that we added some seasoning to it. We then covered it with foil and put it in the oven. After that we had our finished product.

Maths - New Scooter

WALT:  Work on solution in logical, step by step order.

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. This presentation is based on the maths work we did last week. After I completed these tasks I had to post it on my blog. I hope you enjoy.

Tech @ Tamaki - Chocolate Cake

Today at Tech we made Chocolate Cake, and I cooked with Kurtas.

The ingredients we had were:

• Flour
• Sugar
• Cocoa
• Eggs
• Oil
• Milk
• Vanilla Essence
• Hot Water

The first thing we did was preheat our oven to 180 degrees. Then we had to collect all our dry ingredients and combine them very well. After that we had to combine all the wet ingredients. Once our ingredients were combined we had to combine the wet and dry together and mix them together thoroughly. After that we had to add a cup of hot water and mix again. After that our batter was ready and so we transferred our batter into a cake tin, then we cooked it for about 30 mins. After that we had our finished product, it was so tasty and delicious.

Tech @ Tamaki - Mince Gravy with Rice

Today the Year 8's went to Tech, for our rotations. Me and my group went to cooking/food tech. When we got there Miss Tuipolotu told us we were making 'Mince Gravy with Rice'. We got into our groups and started our cooking, I was with Maree and Angel.

Our Ingredients were:

• Onions
• Mixed vegetables
• Mince
• Tomatoes

The first thing we had to do was dice up our onions to put in our pan. After that we had to get some oil from Miss Tuipolotu so we could cook our onions. Once our onions were semi cooked we added in some Mixed vegetables, we had to cook our veges till they were soft. After that we had to fry our Mince till it was cooked and then add in our tomatoes and mix everything together. After that we let it simmer a little bit. Once we were done we had our finished product, so we got to serve it with some pre-made rice. While I was eating it I found it very tasty and it was a quick and simple way to make a yummy meal.

Writing - Text Response

In 'The Sniper' the author had a very unique way of conveying the theme in the opening paragraph. For example the author used many words that related to darkness, so that we'd have a very dark image of Dublin in our minds. For example he wrote "Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds, casting a pale light as of approaching dawn over the streets and the dark waters of the Liffey", and with this sentence he described the scene very well. This also tells us that this story will consist of a tragedy or something around those lines.

Genomics - Smallest to Largest living organisms

Task Description:
In Genomics we were talking about living organisms. For this task I had to list some living organisms from smallest to largest. I also had to list DNA, Cells, Organisms & Chromosomes from smallest to largest. After that I had to post it on my blog.

Literacy // Myths & Legends

WALT:  Use our prior knowledge to make sense of a text

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete all the slides in this presentation. This presentation is based on the literacy we were working on this week, which is 'Myths & Legends'. After that I had a create task that I had to complete, and that was to write a quick summary of a myth of my choice. The myth I chose was 'Medusa'. Once I finished my create task I had to post this presentation on my blog.

Tech @ Tamaki // Vegetable Bean Patties

Today at Tech we made 'Vegetable Bean Patties'. It was very delicious and tasty. Today I cooked with Skye, we worked very well together.

The ingredients were:

• Capsicum
• Beans
• Zucchini
• Red onion
• Carrot
• Eggs
• Bread Crumbs

The first thing we did was grate our Capsicum, Zucchini and Carrot, We also had to dice up our Red onion. While one of us were grating the veges and dicing up the onion, the other was mashing up the beans. Once all the veges were grated and the beans were mashed, we had to add the two eggs and veges into the bean mixture. After adding our ingredients together we had to mix them till they were well combined. After that we received some bread crumbs, we then had to mix the bread crumbs into our mixture which made it a bit hold-able. After that it was time to roll our patties. We divided ours into six, then rolled them into patty-like shapes. After that it was time to cook it, we cooked ours till it was nice and brown on each side. After that we had the final product.

Team 5 Museum Trip

Last week on Friday, Team 5 went on a trip to the Auckland Museum. Fortunately for us KPMG, our major sponsor paid for us to go. As we were going to the museum we were split in groups. I was in a group together with Amelia and Naomi, when we got to the museum we found out that we will be with a KPMG volunteer for the day. Me and my group were with a kind woman named Alex. She was very polite and fun to be around during the time we were with her.

She came all around the museum with us and spent a whole day with us. She took photos of us, looked after us and laughed with us. I along with my group were very happy to have her as our volunteer, we felt very comfortable with her and had many fun. My favorite part of the day was 'The Winter Garden'. I found it very beautiful and exotic, I liked all the different flowers and plants. Overall I had a really great day with my friends and Alex.

Scientific Method: Onion Cells

Aim: Find a clear picture of onion cells.

Hypothesis: I think that we will be able to see a clear picture of onion cells at a magnification of 100x

Equipment: 

• 1 Onion
• A slide
• A cover slip
• Tweezers 
• Blue stain

Method: The first thing we did was collect a thin layer of skin from the onion using tweezers, we then added it to our slide. After that we had to add a drop of saline to our slide that had our onion on it. After that we also had to add a drop of blue stain. Lastly we had to put a cover slip on top of our slide. Once we did that our slide was ready to look at.

Observation/Conclusion: Once we looked at it through the microscope, we tried the magnification of 4x. When we looked at it, it looked like a lot of lines connected with many small dots surrounding it. When we looked at it in the magnification of 10x I could already see it clearly. It looked like the pattern of honeycomb. It was connected together and the pattern it had looked a lot like purple honeycomb.

 

The onion cells we looked a lot like this.

Tech @ Tamaki - Pizza

Today @ Tech we made Pizza. This week my partner was Chastyti. Our Pizza had many toppings on it. Those ingredients were tomato sauce, cheese, ham, capsicum, tomato, red onion and Pizza bread. First we diced all the vegetables and fruit (pineapple,
tomatoes, capsicum and the red onion) as well as the ham. After that we spread the tomato sauce around the base of the pizza, then added all the toppings onto the pizza. After we added all our toppings we put our pizza in the oven for 15 mins. After that we took it out of the oven. After a few minutes of cooling down the pizza was ready to eat. 

Term 2 - Tracking My Learning

Last term, Room 4 was learning about genomics, here are all my learning from last term. This is a presentation that contains different topics we learnt about in genomics.

Tech @ Tamaki // Curry Chicken

Today at tech we made Curry Chicken. I cooked alongside Chastyti. The steps we follow were:

- Dice up 1 chicken breast and 1 onion
- peel and cut 5 potatoes and boil in to cups of water
- Cook the onion until soft, then add spices along with the diced up chicken
- when the chicken was cooked we then added the vegetables and potatoes
 After we combined all the ingredients and cooked them we let them simmer for a while. After that we served our food into bowls, then we had to clean our mess and get ready to eat.

Tech @ Tamaki // Cooking - Fettuccine

The Yr 8's went to Tech @ Tamaki College. When we went there we found out we were making Fettuccine. We split off into up partners and started our cooking. The first step was to put our pasta into a pot of water and let it cook. After that we had to dice up our onions and add it to our mince. We then had to cook our mince till it was ready. After that we had to peel our zucchini to add into our cooked mince. We then had to toss our zucchini around in our mince. After that we had to drain our pasta and add it into our mince. We then had to toss around the ingredients in our pan. We then received the cream for our pasta, we added our pasta in and mixed it all around. Once it was all combined we had to add some Mozzarella cheese. We then mixed it around till the cheese was melted. Then After that we had our finished product.

After that we ate our food. The Fettuccine was so delicious, it was nice and salty and the cheese made it even better. Once we finished eating we started cleaning our mess. We had a lot left so I ended up taking some food back with me back to school for lunch.

Maths - Practise Test Questions

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete all the tasks in this presentation. This presentation was based on questions that relate to the questions in our upcoming test. After that I had to post this presentation on my blog. I worked a lot of this out with my friend Bethan, we helped each other in understanding the questions or answers.

Bethan's Blog

Cheek Cells

Today Room 4 were taking a look at Cheek Cells. We wanted to see what our cheek cells look like under the microscope. We worked in groups of three and were given the task to look at our cheek cells. We were taught how to gather our cheek cells and how to create a slide.

Hypothesis: What does our Cheek Cells look like under the microscope?

Equipment:

• Popsicle stick
• Slide
• Sodium Chloride
• Methylene blue (Stain)

Method:

• The first thing was one of our group members had to take the Popsicle stick and swab it gently in their mouth.
• Then they had to transfer the cells onto the slide.
• After that we had to add a drop of Sodium Chloride to our slide.
• Then we had to add a drop of Stain to drop of Sodium Chloride.

Observation:

When we looked at the cells the first time is was on the lowest magnification. As I saw it it was really small, and all I saw were small dots and little lines.

When we looked the second time the magnification was at the second level. I looked into the lenses and I saw the cells. They looked really different to how it looked the first time. It looked like autumn leaves, that had many dots around it.



Lastly, it looked like a piece of land on a map. It was like a shape of a country with dots all around it. But the shape looked more like a zig zaggy country.

The History of K-Pop

K-Pop is a genre of music that is loved by many around the world. K-Pop is viewed in many ways, as they have a variety of artists, producers and entertainments. There are many different artists and groups in K-Pop. For example: BTS, EXO, GOT7, Stray Kids, Astro, Blackpink, K.A.R.D etc. Although K-Pop is a type of music it isn't like any traditional korean folk song, it is very upbeat, hyped up etc.

K-Pop was once listened to back in the days, but sadly it was banned by their Dictator. Slowly it was bought back. But they were only allowed to sing about certain topics. Then later a man had the idea to create a music academy which was aimed to create new K-Pop groups. These academies controlled everything about their artists. After that the Korean government then realized that the idea of K-Pop was a good opportunity to attract tourism and to become better known. They then spent heaps of money to build more stadiums to support the industry.

Image Attribution:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EXO_at_Dream_Concert_on_June_3,_2017.jpg

My Holiday - Waka Ama Competition

During the holidays I travelled to Sunshine Coast, Australia for a Waka Ama Competition. The name of competition was, Trans Tasman Gubbi Gubbi 2019. I went there to paddle for Manu Wairere, my team in the Manukau club. I had such a great time there. I made many memories that I will cherish and made many new bonds. As we were there I raced in many races (U12 12man 250mts sprints, U12 6man 250mts sprints, U12 6man 500mts turns, U14 6man 4k long distance, U12 oc1 250mts sprints), and placed on the podium multiple times. We were there for ten days. During those ten days was some of the best days of my life, and I can't wait to experience it again next time.

Literacy - Current Events

Task Description: For this task I had to create a presentation about a current event article that I read. The article I read was about astronomers finding water on another planet. After I completed my presentation I then had to post it on my blog.

Maths - Patterns 2

WALT: Identify number patterns.

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. This presentation was based on patterns. After that I had to post it on my blog, so take a look and I hope you enjoy.

Writing - Do We Really Need School Holidays?

Do We Really Need School Holidays?

By Makayla

Do children really need school holidays? School holidays should be compulsory in schools. By letting kids have school holidays it gives them the opportunity to relax and have a break. This essay will explore whether students really need school holidays.

Children need school holidays so they can relax. For example, young children need time to play and explore while older children need time to relax and hang out with their friends. As students have school holidays it allows them to have a break from all their classes and learning. This also gives them the opportunity to spend time with loved ones.

Another reason for school holidays, is so children can spend time with their relatives. For example, school holidays gives children the opportunity to spend time with their relatives, especially their grandparents. They are able to spend weekdays with relatives and they could even go away with them. This is another reason why school holidays should be compulsory.

Lastly, school holidays are needed as they give children the time to prepare themselves for their learning. For example, school holidays allows children to have time for themselves to gather all their thoughts. So by letting children have school holidays it allows them to be ready to learn again and achieve more at school. This is another reason why school holidays should be compulsory.

Overall school holidays should be compulsory for students as they get to have a break and prepare themselves to learn again. School holidays are good in many ways, but it surely benefits the students mindset for more learning after the holidays. So in conclusion school holidays should be compulsory in schools to benefit the students health and mindset.

My Opinion On Animal Testing

Animal Testing - My Neutral Opinion

I think that animal testing can be good in some ways but bad in others. In an argument my opinion would stand strongly neutral. My opinion is neutral as I believe that animal testing can have a huge impact on our lives. But I also think that it can be bad as it causes harm to innocent animals and doesn’t let them have the right to live freely. Here are some more reasons why I have a neutral opinion on Animal testing.

Animal testing is good because they test on animals and discover new things that can be a huge impact on our life. I also think it is good because scientists research about their observations and eventually find new cures that can help us. I also think that Animal testing is very valuable as they also learn more about the animals such as, Zebrafish, Monkeys etc.

But on the other hand, Animal testing is bad because it harms innocent animals. I also think it is bad because most of the time if scientists test on animals while torturing and killing them, it might not work on humans. So in the end there was no point at all testing on animals which lead to it dying if it doesn’t even help us humans. So if the research they found out about their testing on animals doesn’t help humans, then the death of more animals will occur and many species will become endangered.

So overall my opinion on Animal testing is neutral. Animal testing has many pro’s and con’s, but if people were to show their opinion it would depend on how they saw it. So in conclusion I consider Animal Testing neutral.

Inquiry - Cell DLO

Task Description: For this task I had to make a DLO to express my knowledge about a cell. I worked on this presentation alongside Amelia, we were so happy to know that we were finished. I hope you learn heaps from this and I hope you enjoy.

Amelia's Blog

How To Be A Good Child

How To Be A Good Child

By Makayla

Are you a good child for your parents? Being a good child takes a lot to make your parents proud or happy. To be a good child you must listen to your parents, Be helpful towards your parents and to be grateful and thankful for the things they provide for you.

To be a good child you should always listen to your parents. For example, if your mum or dad tells you to do something unexpectedly you should always listen. By listening to your parents, they will understand that you actively listen to them and will obey their orders. So to be a good child you should always listen.

Another way to be a good child is to help out your parents. Like, if your mum is hanging out the washing you could be a good child and help her with the washing. So by helping your mum with the washing it will show that you like to help your parents willingly. This is another way to be a good child.

To be a good child you should always be thankful and grateful for what your parents provide for you. For example, your parents do a lot for you. So to show that you love them, you should always be grateful and thankful. So by being grateful they will understand that you are grateful for the things they do for you and provide for you. This is also another way to be a good child.

So overall, here are some ways to be a good child. By showing these acts of love to your parents, they will understand how good of a child you are. There are many more ways to be a good child but these are some of the more important ideas. So in conclusion these were some ways to be a good child.

Tech - English Breakfast

 Today at Tech we made English Breakfast. Today I cooked with Chastyti, we made English Breakfast. Our English Breakfast consisted of Toast, Egg, Baked Beans and sausage. There were many steps to our cooking today.

Tech @ Tamaki - Cooking // Tuna Salad

Today the Year 8's went to Tamaki College for Tech. Today was the first day in our group for our next rotation, our next rotation is Food Tech. In Food Tech we made 'Tuna Salad'. I was partnered with Angel to cook with for Food Tech.

Miss Tuipolotu gave us instructions on what and how to cook our food. After that she let us go and start cooking. The first instruction was to fill up a pot with water, and to add in the pasta. Once we did that we had to turn the stove onto high and put the pot on so the pasta can cook.

After that we had slice and dice that vegetables. The vegetables we had were, red onion, carrot, tomato, spring onion and red capsicum. After we had cut the vegetables, we had to drain the pasta as it was ready. We then had to combine the pasta with the veges.

Lastly we got mayo and tuna from Miss Tuipolotu. We had to mix that together with the veges and pasta. Once we finished our finished product it looked so delicious. Once we finished cooking we had to clean up our kitchens and put everything away. We were then allowed to eat after cleaning. Once we finished eating we then had to wash our bowls, but before that we were allowed to wrap our food to take home. So after wrapping up our food and washing our dishes we were allowed to leave.

Overall I really liked our first day in cooking for tech this year. I really liked the technique we used to cook, but mostly I really liked how our finished product came out. It was so delicious and overwhelming. I'm really excited for next week to see what we will be making.

Literacy - Octopus + The Story of the Hour

WALT:  infer and make judgements about a text.

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in these slides. It is a mixture of Octopus information, Inferences and a text called 'The Story of the Hour'. Take a look at my presentation and I hope you enjoy.

Inquiry - Octopus Facts

Task Description:
For this task I had to create a presentation or DLO based on Octopuses. I had to create something that presents my 8 facts about Octopuses. I worked on this presentation alongside Amelia. Check out our facts and I hope you enjoy.

Amelia's Blog

Maths - W5 Sports Shed

WALT: make sure each person can understand and explain group's solution

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. This presentation is based on the maths work we did this work. After that I had to post it on my blog.

Literacy - Zebrafish + Nothing Gold can stay

This photo is a photo that is based on our literacy work this week. We had to draw a picture that would give people the opportunity to make an inference. My picture I worked on it with Chance. Out picture represents somebody being two-faced or having a split personality.

Extension - KPMG Trip

Today the Yr 7 & 8 Extension group went on a trip to KPMG. Our visit today, we focused on our school topic 'Something In The Water'. We did a range of activities based on the topic. If you don't know what KPMG is, KPMG is one of Manaiakalani's major sponsors. So firstly as we got there, the staff did some introductions. After that we listened to a presentation by Susan and Lucy from Tonkin+Taylor. After that we had morning tea that they provided.

We also had a small walk to 'Sustainable Coastlines'. There we listened to another presentation. This one was based on our coastlines, shores etc. After the presentation we got the opportunity to walk around and check the place. After that we headed back to KPMG. After that we did many activities. After some time it was time to leave and go back to school. Overall my favorite part about today was the amazing food and creating a robot based on our Atua (Maori God). I really enjoyed today and I can't wait to visit again.

Maths - T3 WK3 AL87 Games & Puzzles

WALT: make sure each person can understand and explain group's solution

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete all the tasks in this slide. This presentation is based on the problem that we worked on in maths this week.

Writing - The Importance of Science

WALT: Write for an academic audience.

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the slides with the tasks. In this presentation it was based on the importance of science. I also had to write an essay about science so I hope you enjoy.

Literacy - What is Science?

WALT:  Synthesise information from a range of texts

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. There are also two other parts to this presentations, their fact files about Charles Darwin and Rachel Carson. After that I had to post it on my blog, so I hope you enjoy.

Literacy - Rachel Carson Fact File

Task Description:
For this task I had to create a fact file about the famous Rachel Carson. This presentation is linked to another presentation about Science. So I hope you enjoy this part of my task.

Maths - WK2 Vegetable Gardens

WALT: ask questions to clarify other people's maths thinking

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. For this presentation I worked on it with Zamera. After we finished the presentation I had to post it on my blog, So I hope you enjoy.

Literacy - Charles Darwin Fact File

Task Description:
For this task I had to create a fact file on Charles Darwin. This fact file had to include when and where he was born, and when he died. It also had to include what he discovered and how he discovered it. This presentation is a create task from another presentation I was working on which was about 'What Is Science'.

Inquiry - The Tree Of Life!

This is the 'Tree of Life'. We learnt the in 1835 Charles Darwin discovered that all living things are connected. Animals change over millions of years so they can survive. Things at the bottom of the tree came before the things at the top.

Maths - W1 T3 Shaping Up

WALT: Justify our maths thinking using 'so' and 'because'

Task Description: For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. After that I had to post it on my blog. This presentation is about the math's session we had this week, I decided to work on this presentation alongside my classmate Sonnia.

Inquiry - It's Alive!?

This is the presentation we worked on for today's inquiry. It is about something/someone that are alive and how we can tell.

What I already know about Science

This is a photo of my brainstorm that I wrote about what I what I already know about Science/Scientists. I hope you enjoy.

Maths - T2 W10 Follow Up: New Fence

WALT: explain solutions using story context and Maths terms

Task Description: For this task I had to complete the questions and tasks in this presentation. After that I had to post it on my blog. But to make it more understandable I added a WALT and Task Description.

Inquiry - Trying Empanadas

Today for inquiry in Room 4 we tried Empanada’s. It is a pastry dish native to Argentina. It looked like it was very soft, and it was a beautiful golden brown color. It smells delicious and very savoury. I thought it looked delicous and really want to experience the different types of flavors. It tasted sweet and a little spicy. The texture was really soft and melted in my mouth. I really liked that it was sweet but then it also had a kick of spice in there. So I really appreciate Mrs Stone for cooking this for us I thought it was really delicious.

Inquiry - North America (The Bahamas)

This photo here is a quick picture of one of the slides in my presentation about North America. It has some information I learnt, some interesting facts and more. I hope you enjoy this slide and learn a little from this.

Maths - W7 Caramel Slice

WALT: take risks and share our maths thinking

Task Description: For this task I had to complete all the questions and tasks in this presentation. After that I had to post it on my blog with a WALT and Task Description. I hope you enjoy.

Inquiry - Europe & North America

There is a huge connection between Europe and North America. They have a connection as Europe colonized America. They started to become similar as their culture, language, traditions, etc were shared into each continent. But today they have gained a more bonding connection as they have shared trades and more.

Anthony Rockwall's View On Money (Mammon And The Archer By O. Henry)

Anthony Rockwall from Mammon And The Archer believes money can buy anything. In the text Anthony tried and tried to convince his son Richard, that money can buy anything. In the text he quoted "Don't say that, money is successful every time. I don't know anything you can't buy with it...". He stated this making him sound as if his life was drowned in money. There are more quotes like that in the text but that one was the quote that caught my eye. If you would like to go and check out the story.

Extension - Orienteering

Today in Extension we had an orienteering session with Mr Jacobsen. He taught us how to use a compass and many things about it. After that he sent us outside to complete a course he created for us. To be honest I thought I was gonna get it wrong but I actually got it right. I also really enjoyed this and thought it was challenging yet fun. I can't wait to do something similar to this.

Trying New Foods - Mediterranean Region

Today for Inquiry we were learning about foods from the Mediterranean Region. Such as Olives, Feta etc. We learnt a lot about these foods. Such as the history behind it, What you can make it into, and more. After that we got the opportunity to try some foods. We tried the Olive, Feta, Pan Au Chocolat, and Bread. In my opinion I only liked the bread. I thought that the bitter and sour taste of the olive was to much and I didn't like the saltiness. I also thought that the Feta was nice but a bit to peppery. I think it normally isn't peppery but it was in some pepper. Also I really liked the Pan Au Chocolat it was really fluffy and chocolaty. I really loved the texture and thought it was delicious. Lastly for the Bread I think it was really nice very soft and squishy in my mouth.

Maths - W6 Fish Tank

WALT: have everyone contribute to the small group discussion Task Description: For this task I had to complete the tasks in this presentation. This presentation was about the math's work we did this week. After that I had to post it on my blog.

Literacy - It Used To Be Green Once

WALT: identify the effects of language features

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete the tasks in these slides. After that I had to post it on my and add a WALT and a task description. My presentation is above I hope you enjoy.

Show Don't Tell

WALT: Use imagery to add depth to our stories.

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete all of the tasks on each slide. But for the last slide of this presentation we had to write our own short story, Diary Entry etc. I did a Diary Entry and it is linked onto the last slide. After that I had to post this on my blog then link it onto the turn in sheet.

Year 8 Leadership Camp

On Wednesday the 15th of May, the Y8 students from Pt England School departed from Glen Innes to go on our trip to our Camp which was held in Thames. We were stuck on a bus for about an hour and a half and arrived at our destination which was based at Kauaeranga Valley Christian Camp.

Once we arrived we had our morning tea. After morning tea we took our luggage to our cabins/dorms, I really liked my cabin because I had all of my friends. After we took our luggage we headed off to the gym to do a workshop with Mrs. Tele'a the workshop she was working on was 'Follow The Leader'. In this workshop, our teams had to rely on the leaders
(I was a leader) to guide them past the obstacles and to the finish line while blindfolded. After that, we did some team reflections and wrote our opinions on a piece of paper. After that our first workshop was done.

After our 'Follow The Leader' workshop we did some more activities individually and with our team. My favorite activity/rotation that day was the air rifles. I was in the team Kauaeranga, we were split into A & B teams so that the activities weren't too crowded. So my team (Kauaeranga A) were the first team to experience the activity of air rifles. I really enjoyed it because I have never done it before and I picked it up really quickly.


But overall my highlight at Y8 Leadership Camp was the concert/disco. I really liked it as I got to watch the other teams perform the form of entertainment. My favorite Item was Kauri's item, their item was hilarious they decided to make their own version of the fairy tale 'Cinderella'. Their item was liked by everyone so they ended up coming first. Me and my group did a talent show skit. Everyone thought it was really cool and funny but Kauri's item went way past us. But luckily our team came second and I was really happy and proud of my group.

After that camp, I took in a lot of tips and information to enhance my role as a leader, not only as Rangatahi but as the oldest students in our school. Leaving that camp was really sad because I had so much fun but then I knew that I would take in a lot and be a really good role model from then on. One day I hope that I can go back to that camp and experience all those activities once again to bring the memories back to me as I spent time with all the Y8's for the last time before heading off to college. This camp will really affect me as this was the last time I spent a long period of time with the Y8's and all my friends from that year group, and I will really miss that experience.

Authors Choices

WALT: identify the effect of language features

Task Description:
For this task I had to complete all the questions and tasks on each of the slides on this presentation. After that I had to move on to my create task which is the second presentation. For the create task I had to create a poster explaining a language feature of my choice. After I finished that I had to post it on my blog.

Current Events

WALT:  consider the different perspectives people hold regarding an event or issue.

This is our 'Current Events' task. For this task we had to find a recent or current event and find some research about it. After that we had to answer a couple questions relevant to the story, after that we then had to create some sort of DLO that could share our information.

The Meaning of Latitude and Longitude

This term our school-wide topic is 'I like your latitude'. This is a little activity we had to do based on the topic. What we had to do was explain what latitude and longitude means.

Compass Directions

WALT: Use compass directions to describe locations.

This term our inquiry is 'I like you latitude'. We learnt about the compass directions. We had to look at the map of New Zealand and compare different places using the compass directions. For Example: Bluff is located at the most southern point of the South Island in New Zealand.

Narrative Bubble

WALT: Follow the structure of a narrative.

For this task we had to write some words, sentences, or a couple of words that describe a narrative or explain what it is on different hexagons. We then had to connect them so that they were connected on the right place to that they were in a bunch that connected them to make one.

Term 2 Immersion Assembly

Today, was Day 1 of Term 2 for the students of Pt England school. I was so excited for school to start up again as I missed all my friends and my classroom. Our school-wide topic for this term is 'I like your Latitude'. We also had our school Immersion assembly to introduce the topic to all the students and to teach the other students what we and other students were learning this term. Our teachers informed us of what we're learning this term by acting, making a movie or explaining. My favorite team item was Team 4. I liked their item because it was funny yet very educational. I also learned what Team 5 was learning about, this term we will be learning about different country's around the world but mostly continents. But overall I'm very excited to learn about the different things this term.

FIOP - Letter To Mrs Stone

WALT: Write for a specific purpose

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Dear Mrs Stone,

Paragraph 1: Introduce who you are (things like your culture, family, age)

Hello my name is Makayla. I am Samoan, Maori and Niuean. I live with my mum and I am an only child. I turned 12 years old on January 18th.

Paragraph 2: What are some of your interests or favourite things ?

I really love baking and cooking, I think it is really cool how there are so many ingredients to use in cooking and baking. I also love binge watching Netflix to see new and old TV shows and movies.

Paragraph 3: What do you like and dislike at school? What are your goals for 2018?

In school my favorite subjects are Literacy and Inquiry. I don’t really like Maths because I’m not really good at Maths and I think it is really complicating. My goals for 2019 is to work hard and to focus on my school work. I want to set these goals so I can have good results this year as it’s my last year here.c

Paragraph 4: What does a good teacher do? How can Mrs Stone support you this year?

I think what makes a good teacher is to be nice but to also be hard towards kids, by hard I mean having high expectations because then it allows the children to think out of the box and try their best to meet your expectations. This year I think Mrs Stone can help me by letting me know what I should work on and ways to improve.
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Task Description: For this task I had to write a response letter to Mrs Stone telling her more about me. We had to make sure that it was written in full sentences and it was in the right structure. After that I had to post it on my blog. I hope you enjoy.

Extension - Paideia Seminar Teachers

This is my research presentation about a teachers point of view about gaming.

Guest Speakers - Careers

Today in Team 5 we had three guest speakers come and talk to us about their careers. The visitors we had today were Fiona Bakulich, Tanielu Tele'a, and Jason Young. They came today to talk to us about their careers and tips about life and the process towards a good career. First we had Jason talk to us about his career and life before that. He naturally grew up in Auckland and was a student at Pt England School and Tamaki Intermediate and College. He also works at Dysart Timbers in Glen Innes. We then had Fiona talk to us about her career, She is also family with Mrs Tele'a. She is a funeral director and is a cast member on the show of The Casketeers. After her we had Tanielu, he is Mrs Tele'a's son and an ex Pt Englander. He is a team member of The Blue's and also played for the Samoan under 20's going into the Junior Rugby World Cup. They had a lot of tips and messages for us, most of them were to stay in school and work had so that we can do well and move up into great things for life.

Writing - My Haiku

WALT: Consider how our words, line length and rhythm affect our writing.

Attitude Talk - Friendship Factors

Today in Team 5 we had a visitor from Attitude (Jannah). She talked to us about 'Friendship Factors'. She came and talked to us for about a hour. She was talking to us about what we need in friendships, friendship myths, and some tips towards our friendships. The tips she gave us about our friendships were her personal 6 tips. To be honest her talk today really had an impact on my life as I have some Intel on what to do in my upcoming growth of life. I am also happy that she talked to us today as a lot of it is very helpful. Thank you so much Jannah and Attitude for the amazing talk.

Warehouse Stationary - Spider Poem

 This right here is a poem that I made about an object. My object was a spider. After that I had to color in the back and make it look nice and creative. I hope you enjoy.

Maths - W7 Favourite Anime Characters

Task Description:
For this task I had to work out the problems with my group. After that me and my group had to present it to the rest of the groups. Then I had to fill in the presentation about these problems and then post it on my blog.

Orange Poem

Walt: Use strong vocabulary and rhythm.

These are 6 poems that I made about the color orange.

Writing/Debate ~ Should Facebook Be More Vigilant In Checking That Users Are Over The Age Of 13?

Should Facebook be more vigilant in checking that users are over the age of 13?

I think that Facebook should be more vigilant towards under-aged users because they aren’t as experienced as adults are. I also think that under-aged users should be banned due to all the bad influential content. And, by saying that If a under-aged user is detected that Facebook should at least ask for a reason why they’re on this site. Because they might be on their due to family reasons or they might be sharing an account with a older family member. Sometimes under-aged users don’t know what their getting themselves into such as being cat-fished by new friends or strangers. Also they can get themselves into trouble by clicking the wrong thing and leaving a bad online footprint. Also under-aged users can be traumatized by videos or post they see on this site.

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Task Description:
For this task I had to write a piece of writing about the question above. This piece of writing was about our debate we had about this question. After that I had to post this piece of writing onto my blog. I hope you enjoy!

Polyfest 2019

Have you ever been to Polyfest before? Polyfest is a cultural event that includes a variety of events/activities such as, cultural performances, food stalls, and many other activities. Polyfest has been up and running for forty-four years now and has been held at Manukau Sports Bowl, and luckily for Team 5 we had the opportunity to go ahead and check out 'The Polyfest School Day'.

We had the chance to go and check it out. We were there since around 10am to 2:30pm. We were put into groups/pods. I was in Pod 3 with Mrs Stone and had Sam as my group leader. Firstly when we got to school we had to proceed with our normal routine till about 9am. Then we had to separate into our pods and get ready to get on our bus. As soon as we arrived we all met up to let the officials add the finishing touches.

Once everything was set we split off into our pods and went to different stations to start our rotations. Our first rotation was with 'FLAVA', We learnt a couple dance moves with a tutor named Josh from ID CO (Identity Dance Company). It was very fun and interesting to see how educated you can be from other subjects.

After that we had about four more rotations, to be honest my favorite station was the AUT two beat station. It was really cool to meet the volunteers and participate in their activity. Also I got to meet a new person named Cassidy Mans. We had to make up a two beat combination that would make it into the beat of two paces.

Then after that we had the chance to check out the Maori stage. We got there just in time to see Otahuhu College perform, we also got to see an old teacher aid from our school Ms Wai. Their performance was so amazing and cheerful.

After that we made our way back to our meeting point. Once we got there we found Anna and Jozlo dancing on the stage with other school kids. It was really cool to see them represent our school in a dance competition. Suddenly the music stopped and everybody cheered for Jozlo and Anna.

Once everybody was ready we went around to the food stalls and bought some food and cold refreshments. I bought me a Mango smoothie and a Tropical slushy. Also Paikea and some other girls bought some more food and we all shared. After that there were also some stations where we could get some free stuff for doing certain activities. We were going around to other stations to try different things and soon enough it was time to go. I was gutted to leave but then I was also so happy that we got to experience this event and experience.

My Career Malaga

Task Description:

For this task I had to complete my shield about careers. Then I had to take a photo. Then post it on my blog.

Identity

WALT:Identify the techniques that authors use to convey a theme.

Task Description:
For this task I had to answer some questions about a text that I read. After that I had to start and finish my create task. For my create task I had to create a word cloud using words about Identity and myself.

Writing - Reconstructing A Piece Of Writing

WALT: Correctly structure an explanation

Task Description: For this task I had to unravel a piece of writing. Then I had to put it in the right order that it will flow easily. Then I had to post it on my blog, So here it is I hope you enjoy.

Visual Mihi

This is my Visual Mihi. It describes who I am and what I like. For example I am Samoan, Maori, and Niuean. I also love my family from each side of my cultural sides. They're so lovely and caring. I also love to play Softball with my team 'Mt Wellington U12 Rangers'. I also chose to include softball because it is my favorite sport. So this is the ending result I hope you enjoy.

How To Be A Good Leader

How To Be A Good Leader

By Makayla

Intro:

Do you know what a good leader looks and acts like? There are many ways to be a good leader, simple ways and  complex ways. These are some examples or ways to show good leadership and being a reliable leader.

Body Paragraph 1: Trustworthy

Firstly, you must be known as a trustworthy/reliable peer. Being reliable or trustworthy is one of the characteristics a good leader should entrust and stand out by. Being trustworthy shows what you can be trusted with and lets others know they can have trust in you and know that you are a good leader.

Body Paragraph 2: Support

Another way is to show support. Showing support means to always be there for others. A good leader should always show support towards others because they will be known as a good influence to others and let them know they will be kind and worthy of their needs. 

Body Paragraph 3: Loyalty

Lastly, a good leader should include or be entrusted with the characteristic of loyalty. Showing loyalty is one of the important perks of being a good leader. Loyalty is basically like showing support towards others and being trustworthy and kind to your other peers.

Conclusion:

In the end all of these important perks will help you be a good leader. Basically being a good leader includes, being loyal towards others, showing support and being a reliable peer. Try showing these characteristics of being a good leader and see how it helps.

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Task Description:

For this task I had to write a piece of writing about 'Being A Good Leader'. Not only I had to write a piece of writing, I had to write a piece of explanation writing. In my writing I have a certain structure, called 'T.I.I.C'. It stands for Title, Introduction, Information, and Conclusion. This piece of writing is a practice run for our writing test coming up next week.