Zoo Trip; Pest Control

Monday 23rd November

The Y7's & 8's travelled to the zoo by bus for our pest control data. Our goal was to collect as much data for our data but I decided not to. I wanted to enjoy as much as my time. I noticed they built in new construction and moved some animals into it. I most excited to see the kanagroos but didn't get to seem them. Instead we saw the emu's which were admiring. 

Here's some information I collect: 

- ostrich bodies are also much too heavy to fly

- an ostrich skeleton is similiar to a velociraptor's

- seals have pups, they can become very protective and many seem aggressive

- a tutara kauika whale is; baleen, beaked and toothed all traverse NZ waters

Cybersmart; Roland Fish Rises Up

 

Today we read Roland Fish Rises Up. 

Tip:  If you're getting bullied, please defend yourself. 

Y8 Day At Tamaki College!

Today all the Y8's went to Tamaki College for the experience of what college might be like. We recieved cards with our scheldue on them and off we went. I really enjoyed all the classes we went to for the day. It was so cool playing Rocket League. Maybe college won't be that bad. 

Pigs In Sheds - New Book By Peter Millet!!

New Zealand author Peter Millet has a new book out of Christmas. Pigs In Shd is a cheeky dow-under version of the much-loved fable The Three Little Pigs. This time the three perky porkers are being chased by a sneaky sheepdog who's out to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! 

14 Auckland Beaches Decleared Unsafe

The Auckland City Council has decleared 14 beaches as being unsafe for swimming. The reason for the rates is due to sewage contamination. 14 beaches have such high levels of human or animal poo in amongest the water, if a human swam in it they could get seriously sick. Auckland Safeswim advises the public not to swim in these areas. 

Maniakalani Film Festival

All the schools in the Maniakalani area atended the Sylvia Park movie theartres to watch films. Each film projected a meaning or reason behind it. What was your favourite film you watched?

Plague of Peacocks HIT New Zealand!!

 It may seem strange but the growing numbers of peacocks living wild in New Zealand is creating problems for the farmers. They eat pasture that livetock depends on, and their numbers are increasing thanks to the hunting of stoats and possums. Some experts believe the number in Northland currently exceeds 1,000!! 

Joe Biden Wins 2020 Presidential Race

 Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US President. Biden with 290 votes, Trump with 214 votes. Biden had released a statement saying "I am honoured and humbled by the trust of the American people that have placed in me and in Vice- President-elect Harris. With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation". Who do you think should've won the US 2020 Elections?

Kayaking T4!

This Friday the Y7's & 8's planned a trip to Werowhite Water for kayaking. This would count as my second time kayaking. What did I enjoy? There were many things we did. Some I thought of as dangerous but it's alright. I enjoyed when I on purpose fell into the water. It was probably my biggest regret that but I'd do it again...but better. 

My First Day Back At School/ T4

Wow, the last term for 2020. It's going to be a very hectic term as the year 8's will be going off to college. It was normal as usual and I'd say it went well. My friends and I catched up on our long conversations. Ending off the day, I realised that time goes by very fast. 

Māori Language Week! 🇳🇿

 This week is Māori Language Week. During this week I learnt about the interesting myths and legends about the Māori history. Hopefully everyone tried their best to learn something/new things about this culture. I enjoyed this week a lot because on Friday the Y7's & Y8's performed a haka for the outro of Room 6's assembly. 

Technology: Control // T3W9

During this term my group exchanged classes. So now we'll be doing "Control". Specifically this week we tried out this quiz game. Basically you have a time limit and in that time limit, you have to select the correct dots that relate to the mbot (the machine you see on the picture)

Here is my best score that I got while playing this game.

Researching About Sleep

For inquiry Room 7 are researching and learning about sleeping. Sleeping is a daily thing we all use in our lifes and is apart of our priority. We divded into groups and found out lots of facts and information to use in our shared slideshow. One interesting statement I thought suprised me was when I researched about "Why we move in our sleep?". 

When sleeping our brainstem (the side of brain connecting to your spinal cord) sends signals to weaken muscles which move your body. These muscles are being hypnotized by the brainstem which makes your body controlled by the brainstem. *Let's hope that makes sense*

Tongan Language Week! 🇹🇴

Happy Tongan Language Week!! As today is the second to last day of Tongan Language Week, I hope everyone had a great experience learning this culture.  We couldn't really celebrate as much since of Covid-19 but it doesn't mean we cannot celebrate it. I saw many sight seeing posts of people performing a tau'olunga and many more. 

Ko ha uike fakaʻofoʻofa ʻeni! (English Translation: It was a great week)

Kiwi Kids News- Auckland Zoo Has A NEW RHINO?!

Auckland Zoo is celebrating the birth of its first baby rhino in 20 years- a healthy female delivered. To follow the new arrival, Auckland Zoo is running a competition to name the new rhino. If you'd like to enter the competition: Visit the Auckland Zoo website for many more details. 

Back To School After Lockdown...

During W4 in 2.5% of that week, Auckland went into lockdown alert level: 3. When students went back home after school, it was annouced that we were going back into lockdown again. I was VERY shocked to hear but also happy. 

Now that we're back in school...I've realised I should've enjoyed my lockdown while it lasted. I've spent many days waking up late and took that for granted. If we ever go back into lockdown again, I'll be sure to never regret anything. 

The Book "Guts" by Raina Telgemeier

Guts written by Raina Telgemeier. 

When I first started to read this book, it caught my attention by how the sickness in the book is similar to Covid-19. It was really intriging to see how you don't know what others life consist of = their background. Made me realise that even if someone if being mean to you, they might be fighting their own battles. I think the title "Guts" symbolises that the 'bully' in the story had GUTS to confront her victim, what she was honestly suffering from. 

Auckland Goes Back To Alert Level 3? - Kiwi Kids News

Starting from Wednesday noon Auckland will be going into lockdown after finding four new Covid cases. The four cases all come from members of a single family but none had travelled oversea recently. The rest of New Zealand has been placed into Alert Level 2.

Picasso Half Faces For Art !!

For art Ms. Mitchell taught us about picasso half faces. She put artworks from other students showing one face but halved with different colours. It was kind of like an illusion. Here's an example of what the artworks looked like: 

I enjoyed doing this type of art because even if you made a mistake, they'd be no problem since it doesn't matter in the end. The techniques I used with colouring in was blending in two colours making them fade in to another. 

Cook Island Language Week! 🇨🇰

 As you may know this week was Cook Island Language Week. Students from R8 performed a song they prepared for the assembly. People who were that culture dressed in their traditional clothes. Hopefully everyone learned information about the Cook Islands.