Monday 16 October 2017

My Political Writing

Voting for National         

Do you like the idea of voting for National?  Then you are in the right place! I have written this piece of writing about their policies.  I like Nationals policies, yet I like that Labour has a new leader and has a fresh start.
I am going to talk about Building a new hospital in Dunedin and Work towards New Zealand being smokefree by 2025. These are the policies that I most care about. For instance health is one of the most important things because you need to be healthy to live.

Work towards NZ being smokefree by 2025
This means that people don't smoke so less people will get sick. I believe that this is a good policy because less people will get sick, it will also be good for the environment because we will have less smoke. Also, it will help the public because they won't be breathing in smoke.  Having less smoke means healthier people and less people in hospital.

Build a new hospital in dunedin
They will build a new hospital in dunedin for people to use.This is a good policy because Dunedin only has two hospitals.This also means that more people will be more healthy since there will be more hospitals. And also more hospitals to go to so they can more people getting better at once.But amongst some of the policies were some that I think are bad.

Build at least 1,000 state houses every year
I think this is a horrible idea because New Zealand  would get so crowded.  There will be less room for farms and animals. There will be less room for farms and animals.
I feel that this will also be bad because more people from overseas will by them and there will be less room for us kiwis.I am not going to drag this out any longer otherwise this will get so boring.

I really hope you have enjoyed this writing. I really like nationals policies because they will help NZ in the future.In this piece of writing I have talked about how dunedin should have another hospital and how New Zealand should be smokefree by 2025 and other things.Another reason I think you should vote for the National party because they have some great ideas that will help us (New Zealand) a lot.

VOTE  FOR  NATIONAL!!!!


My next steps are:
To use more complex words and sentences.

Friday 22 September 2017

Koru Games Reflection

In the Koru Games the sport I competed in was Netball

Our team won 6 out of ten games.

I found the experience to be amazing because it is so cool to be able to be able to compete with so many different schools.

In terms of working with Individuals and Groups; my solo level is extended abstract because I can say how well I did and the team.

For Teamwork; my solo level is relational because I can work well with lots of people.



Individuals and groups
I need help to work in a group (with teachers or other students
I can work in a group with my friends.
I can work in a group with anyone in my  year level or team  


I can respond positively to the needs of others
I can reflect on how well I work with the group and seek feedback on how I can improve
Teamwork

I need help to interact with others.

I need help to participate in a team.
I can interact with others one to one.

I can participate in a team.
I can interact with others in a small group.

I can participate and take responsibility in a team.

I can participate and take responsibility in a team and explain my choices in terms of team outcomes.
I can participate in creating healthy teams by taking responsibility and critical action.

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Peer mediation distinction blog #4

Today I had Peer Mediation but I could not do it because no one would do it with me and nobody turned up. Also you have to do it with someone else.

I showed resilience because I asked lots of people and my friends but they refused. I also showed excellence because I still turned up.

Monday 4 September 2017

Tuesday 29 August 2017

Peer Mediation blog #3 distinction

Today I had Peer Mediation. I walked on to the field and a girl came up to me and said that somebody made her cry and she showed me who it was. We found her and I said first of all you are not allowed to were dangle earrings and she said That is not apart of the problem and I said I don´t care so we sorted it out and they ended up saying sorry to each other.

I showed excellence because I showed up when I was having fun in the library. I also showed active thinking because I do not know who did what wrong so they just said say sorry to everybody.

Wednesday 23 August 2017

Peer Mediation blog #2 distinction

Today I had to do peer Mediation but I had a netball game so I showed leadership because I asked someone else to do it for me. So I did not miss out on my netball game.

I showed Respect because I did not just leave 1 person to do it. I also showed Active Thinking because I did what is more important.

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Peer Mediation blog #1 distinction

Today I had Peer Mediation at the 2nd half of lunch. With Daniel T. We walked around looking for problems. There were not many problems. We wen´t to the hall to see how jump jam was going. It was horrible kids were running every were in the end I just had to say in the microphone ¨if you are not doing jump jam get out¨.

I showed Excellence because I just said to the kids  ¨if you are not doing jump jam get out¨. I also showed community because I looked around to help others.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Leadership blog #2 distinction

Today I had drama in the hall after lunch. We are learning about silent movies. Me and Tanika worked together on a silent performance. It was called the chase. It was about Tanika steeling my headband and we chase each other until we crash and make up. We had to perform it in front of the class it was soooo nerve racking.

I showed resilience because I was really nervous but I did it and enjoyed it. I also showed excellence because I kept on practising until I got it right. 

Tuesday 8 August 2017

Leadership blog #1 distinction

Today I played in a netball tournament in Hagley Park. We won all our games and our score for every game was over ten! They were ten minute games and we swapped sides after 5 minutes I played centre. All of us had turns at being on court. It was so fun I did two great intercepts in a row. I was so proud of myself and the team. I think we make an amazing team.

I showed resilience because I was getting a bit puffed but I kept on going. I also showed Community because I said to the team after every game well done and we did awesome.

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Excellance leadership post #10

Today I had drama with Mr Muller. We are learning about silent movies and the characteristics of them they are make up,projector speed, overacting and more. Me and Tanika are working together on a performance called the chase were I fall asleep and she steels my headband and runs away with it and I wake up and chase her around and around until she hides and yea I´m not going to go through it all because that will take ages.

I showed resilience because it was hard to not talk. I also showed Active thinking because I tried to make our movie more interesting than the others.

Excellance homework challenge #5

Today I made some sushi for my family. First, I made a list of what we needed. Secondly, my mum took me to the supermarket were I got what I needed. When I got home, I cut up the chicken then I marinated it. My dad had to help me a bit though with cooking it. Okay so I am not going to make it any longer here is a picture of the finished product I forgot to take a picture halve way through because it was so good.



I showed Excellence because I asked my dad to help when I was not sure what to do. I also showed resilience because it was a bit hard at some points but I did it.

Wednesday 26 July 2017

Excellance homework challenge #4

Offer to help around home 10 times with out being asked.
I helped fold up papers twice for a paper round for my friends while we were staying at their house.
I looked after my Nana's puppy Millie when they went on holiday.
I emptied the dish washer twice when we where in Dunedin staying with friends.
I dried the dishes after mum had made cheese scones.
I also helped do my brothers paper round when it was raining so he could get it done faster.
I cleaned both toilets to help mum in the holidays when she had lots of work to do.
I also helped clean my friends room when I went for a sleepover.
Lastly I cleaned my bathroom including the bath, mirror and sink without being asked to surprise my mum.
I showed respect by helping other people with their jobs. I also showed motivation because I showed my friends it can be fun to clean.




Term 2 Book Review

My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsburg

This is a book about Candice Phee, she is 12 but she has her birthday in the book and
 turns 13. Candice likes reading, writing notes and she loves the library. Everybody thinks she is weird and she doesn't have any friends but she thinks everybody is her friend. Until Douglas Benson from another dimension comes along. 

She has to do an interview with the most popular girl in the school but does she fail?  

Her family is having quite a few problems so she attempts to make her family a better family but does it work?

I recommend this book to people who like diary style books...and the alphabet.

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Excellance leadership post #9

Today I did peer Mediation with Daniel T. We did not have much problems but we kept on looking but there was none but I showed resilience because I did not just say oh there´s no problems lets just play on the playground. I also showed Excellence for trying to help other people.

Sunday 16 July 2017

Excellance homework challenge #3

Create a present for someone using an I.T tool.

I created a video for Tanika about our friendship and the great times we have had together. I went through my mums phone of photos and I found heaps so I chose my favourites and used video studio. It was fun to see how much fun we have had together.

 I showed integrity because I only chose the photos were we both were smiling and happy. I did not use photos were we don't look our best. I also showed community because I did not put any strangers faces in it.


Saturday 15 July 2017

Excellance homework challenge #2

I love changing my room around so we did the homework challenge were you have to change you room so I moved my bed to the wall and moved my duchess. First I put everything were it needed to be and then I changed my sheets. Lastly we moved my bed around. Sorry we don't have any pictures they did not come through properly.

I showed Excellence because I did not stop and then clean, stop and then clean I did it all at once. I also showed integrity because I cleaned everything instead of just one little corner.

Thursday 6 July 2017

Excellance leadership post #8

On Thursday the year 7/8 hub go to tech which is at Lincoln primary. This term I'm doing Science. Today we went outside and did the mentos and diet coke experiment we put 7 metoses to 2 liters of diet coke I have to say it went about 5 meters in the air I was totally not expecting it. We did use this thing that is like a tube and it drops the mentos in all at the same time and it also has a hole at the top so it comes out. We looked at what causes this reaction  Image result for diagram about how the mentos and diet coke
the causes the mentos to open up and fizz and that's what causes the reaction.

I showed Community because I did not step in the coke after ward and get it in the classroom. I also showed Excellence because I listened in Science. so then I would gather info about it.

Wednesday 5 July 2017

Excellance leadership post #7

Today was open day at school , this means we have visitors come in and see our learning. The Choir,Band, Dance Group and Kapa Haka were asked to perform for our visitors. We were asked to arrive in room 6 to have a warm up and a practise at 1:15 pm. I made sure that I arrived at room 6 on time. We  sang three songs Blue Skies, Africa and Purea Nei. I was really proud of myself because I did not have to look at the words many times.  

I showed Excellence because I sang my loudest but nicest. I also showed Active thinking because I kept an eye on the time so I arrived to practice on time.

Tuesday 4 July 2017

Excellance leadership post #6

Peer Mediation
Today I did peer mediation with Daniel and Jade it was one of the best mediation I think I have ever had this term. First we went around the back of the Junior rooms and overall there were about 15 kids going there to go toilet but the doors were locked so I told them the doors are locked we don't have a key and we can't unlock it you will have to go to another classroom to use the toilet. 

I showed integrity because I told them they can use another toilet instead of those ones so they did not go to the teacher and having the teacher deal with them to make it easier. I also showed excellence with helping other people.

Term 2 Novel Study

 This term I have been reading and studying the novel See ya, Simon

I found this novel Interesting because
During the novel I had to complete a thinking map which shows that I can classify how the author has shown the theme of the book.

National Standard this covers (delete the ones that do not apply to you.)

  • Year 7/8  Standard
  • I can identify and evaluate the way writers’ use language and ideas to suit their purpose and I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.
  • Overall I would give this novel a rating of  8/10 and I would recommend it to others to read because calm but drama because at some parts it can be calm and at some parts its like whoa were did this com from.


Current Events Term 2, 2017

WALT: I can successfully research a current event.
Here is a link to our online modelling book for this unit of learning.

The National Standard that I have been aiming for during this unit of learning is:

  •   Year7/8: I can use appropriate skills and technologies to find and use a range of texts for specific purposes.


 Each week we have read a short text about a current event/ topic. We then formed questions based on what we had read.  After this we researched the answers to our questions and finally we gave our opinions on what we had found out.

Here is some evidence of my learning.




My Next Step is to continue to  apply the reading and  research skills that I have learned in a variety of other areas.

Monday 3 July 2017

Music Term 2

Music Term 2

For Music this term, three things I learnt were:
1. That there a many types of music.
2.Music artsiest come from all over the world.
3. That every song had a message telling people around the world.


Something I found challenging was when we got a sheet that had music artsiest on it and we had to guess whether they were NZ or around the world.

Friday 30 June 2017

Assessment task: Communicate and interpret locations and directions, using compass directions, distances, and grid references



To complete this task you will need a paper copy of the treasure map - These are in Mrs Stinson's drawer in the Whanau zone -please ask her for one. You will need to complete the task here and add a photo of your treasure map when it is done to this document and then turn in.
My treasure was at Western Hills I got Tanika to find my treasure and she found it!
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Tuesday 27 June 2017

Peer Meditation Excellance post #5

Today me, Jade and Tanika did peer mediation. Daniel wasn't there so Tanika filled in it's easier with 3 because you can solve more problems.   First we went to the junior playground no problems there. So we went onto the around the back of the junior classes. There were a lot of kids around there so we told them all they could not play there and it was out of bounds and they said okay and went and played in the appropriate area. But when we were sorting something else out 2 people from that group went and played in the toilets. We told them they could not play there again and they said why so we explained and they said okay and went of.

I showed resilience because I did not let them play out of bounds I told them they had to get out. I showed Active thinking asking Tanika to fill in for Daniel to make it easier.

Careers Education C.V. Writing

CAREERS EDUCATION we have been learning to write a skills based Curriculum Vitae.

A skills based C.V. focuses more on the skills that we have,  rather than our work history.

Here is a link to our online Modelling Book that shows the process we have followed.

Three things that I have learned about writing a Curriculum Vitae are:

  1. They need to be very tidy.

  1. You need to have enough infomation.

  1. That some C.V's are short and some are very long.




Student Led Confrence

This is my Student Led Confrence.

Monday 26 June 2017

Leadership blog Excellence post #5

Today we had to go to a Choir meeting for the open day because we are performing. All we did was practise our 3 songs that we will perform so we did not do much. I showed Active thinking because I thought about what I was singing and was not distracting any one else. I also showed Excellence because I tryed my best while singing.

Wednesday 21 June 2017

Extended Abstract Assessment task: Surfs Up WALT: Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals

Extended Abstract  Assessment task: Surfs Up
WALT: Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.
Assessment Task:
Two surf shops in the same part of town sell similar products, but their pracise vary. At sale time, both shops are competing for the same customers

Use the Image above to answer the questions in the table


Item
Which shop is the item cheaper?
How much cheaper is the item (when it is on sale) than the other shop?
Show your working out here:
Sweatshirt
The surf shop
$10
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Jacket
Surf the Waves
$16.8
Jul 27, 2017 7:13:10 PM.jpg
Jeans
The surf shop
$16.2
Jul 27, 2017 7:30:44 PM.jpg
Tracksuit
Surf the waves
$9.8
Jul 27, 2017 7:37:17 PM.jpg

Here are the screenshots to my IXL activities:

Screenshot 2017-05-10 at 7.06.09 PM.pngwe had to get 90% on this one
Screenshot 2017-05-17 at 10.05.58 AM.png70% on this one
Screenshot 2017-05-24 at 10.09.08 AM.png95% on this one
Screenshot 2017-05-30 at 2.30.10 PM.png90% on this one
Screenshot 2017-06-01 at 3.41.59 PM.png90% on this one
Screenshot 2017-05-24 at 10.09.08 AM.png95% on this one

My next step is:
Work on my algorithm better and be more confident with my adding.


Tuesday 20 June 2017

Peer Meditation Excellance post #4

Today me and Daniel did peer mediation.   First we went to the junior courts there was a little girl who dropped her juicy and so I said go to the hall foyer and say that she dropped her juicy so she went and did that.. So we went onto the Field were most problems are, we saw Jordan throwing leaves on the little kids but he said he was playing with them. We told him he has to go somewhere else because he already push a little kid over. 

I showed resilience because I did not say to Jordan okay you can play there I said to him he can't. I showed Community by helping people in the playground so they would not get hurt. 

Sunday 18 June 2017

Leadership blog Excellence post #4

On Friday we did weeding with the little kids I felt like I was gardening with puppy's because I had to watch their every move because they could have pulled out anything and it was no use that Tanika was distracting me. After we had finished it was time to go and wash our hands I showed active thinking because I was opening the doors for them and helping them take their gloves off. The boys shoes were so dirty and wet the bathroom was brown and wet because of them.
I showed the Excellence because when the floor was wet I did not let anyone in there in case they fell over and hurt them selves.

Excellence homework challenge #1

Going to the Antarctic Centre

Today Me and my family went to the Antarctic Centre it was so fun we went on the hagglund,patted huskies,went in a artic storm and much more! it was so fun. The huskies were so soft and their eyes were blue and orange but I´m not going to go into to much detail other wise this would be massive. The hagglund was fun because it was so bumpy and so amazing. I liked the 4D movies because It sprayed us foamed us and moved us and also had bubbles and that was only a little bit at the Antarctic centre. W went out for lunch to McDonald's it was hard to find a place to eat were everyone liked so we just went to McDonald's but I did resech places around the Antarctic Centre to eat.



This is my plan


10:00
Arrive Antarctic center ( remember to bring Residential Address AND photo ID)
10:05
Pay for it and prove that we live in canterbury so we get a discount
10:30
Penguin feeding
11:00
Arctic storm with huskies
11:30
Husky zone
12:00
Mc Donalds for lunch
12:30
Finish lunch
12:35
4D movie
12:45
haglund
1:05
Look around
1:45
Go to the antarctic shop
1:15
Leave the antarctic center