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.