Wednesday 30 November 2016

Peer mediation can do #20

On Wednesday I had my peer mediation duty. I did it with Elizabeth and Jack H. Firstly we walked around the field to see if everyone was playing fairly. Secondly we walked around the courts to see if everyone had their hats on. Lastly we walked around the rest of the school. I showed respect by not being bias. I showed leadership by turning up. I was a role model by helping and reminding people to have their hats on.

Kapa Haka can do #19

On Friday I had kapa haka we went through the songs for the gala and then practiced where we would stand for our lines. I showed community by helping around the little kids because they didn't know where to stand. I showed leadership by showing up on time. I was a role model by listening to the teachers and showing pride in the school song.

Friday 25 November 2016

Kapa Haka #18

On Friday the kapa haka group meet together in the hall, like every other Friday. We practiced through the performance we are going to do on the gala and the celebration of learning assembly. I showed respect by cooperating when the teachers wanted us to line up. I showed leadership by showing the kids where to go in the line. I was being a role model to the other kids by listening to the instructions the teachers were telling us and teaching the kids the dance they didn't know.

Peer mediation can do #17

Today I had peer mediation with Elizabeth. Firstly we walked around the field to see if everyone was including each other. Secondly we walked around the netball courts to see if anybody was in an argument. Lastly we walked around the basketball court to see if everyone was playing fair. I showed respect by making the people with problems feel like I was NOT going to take sides. I showed leadership by showing up to my duty even though my friends were playing a fun game. I was being a role model by helping out around the school.

ICT can do #16

On Monday I had to deliver the ipods to the classes who needed them. Firstly I looked at the time table to see who had booked the ipods for the day.Secondly I delivered them to the classes that booked them. Lastly after school I got them back and charged them. I showed active thinking by doing my job. I showed leadership by doing my job in my own time. I was a role model by delivering the pods on time.

Peer mediation can do #15

On Wednesday I did peer mediation with Elizabeth. Firstly we went around the field to see if veryone was sharing and by the time we finished that it was 1:00pm so we only had 10 minutes to go. Secondly and lastly we walked around the courts to see if people were wearing their hats. I showed respect by helping people out and reminding people to wear their hats. I showed leadership by showing up to my duty. I was a role model by wearing my hats.

Thursday 24 November 2016

Technology must do #5

On Tuesday I went to tech. When we got there on the bus I ran all the way to woodwork (witch was not very far.) Firstly I went to the cupboard to where my wood is and started sanding the sides if my handle. Next at 9:30am we went to mandarin and learned about animals. At 10:00am we went back to the woodwork room and sanded until it was time to go back on the bus. I showed community by helping Sammy file her wood because she was away for 2 weeks and she was still up to sanding her handle on her tray. I was showing leadership by not being silly and taking loudly on the bus. I was being a role model by wearing my hat in the playground.

Monday 21 November 2016

NZ idetify Treaty of Waitangi.


  • Here is a link to the slide I used in this lesson.
  • Here is a link to the compare and contrast map I did.
  • In the treaty of Waitangi I found how many times the treaty got copied interesting, because I thought one person would carry around the same treaty and get it signed.
  • I would like to find out more about who signed the treaty.


Te Reo, Term 4 2016.

This term we have been learning all about the Marae. We have learned that…….

  • The Marae is an important focal point for the community.
  • The Marae is a place where tradition and customs can be carried out.
  • The Marae is a place where people can express their values with dignity.
  • There are many kawa ( protocols) that prevail on the marae.
  • Marae kawa (protocols) can differ between maraes and iwi.


We have focused on some key concepts when doing this learning.
These are listed and explained in the table below.

Concept
Definition -
give the meaning of these concepts in your own words.
Tikanga
The way you role, like a tradition
Pōwhiri
The welcoming ceremony on a marae
Tangata whenua
The local people connected to the marae
Manuhiri
Visitors to a marae
TÅ«rangawaewae
Gives you a home base on a marae
Whanaungatanga
Relationship, sense of family connection
Manaakitanga
Respect given to elders
Aroha
Love

See this video for an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of people on a marae.

Something I would like to learn more about the marae is how they all meet up and know where is is and stuff like that.

Thursday 17 November 2016

Kapa haka can do #14

On Friday I had kapa haka. Firstly at 10:30am the kapa haka group meet up in the hall but before that we always have to take our shoes off. Secondly we rehearsed all our songs from the top. Then we did a little talk and ran over where we would stand for the performance in the gala and the old peoples home. I showed community by showing some people where the should stand. I showed leadership by turning up on time. I was a role model by taking off my shoes and not putting them in the doorway in case of an emergency.

Peer mediation can do #13

Today I did peer mediation with Elizabeth. Firstly we went around the field but nobody was arguing but someone was in a physical conflict so we had to take him to a teacher. Secondly we went to rooms 1,2&3 because sometimes people are having arguments about sharing equipment but nobody was. Lastly we went around the courts to see if everyone was wearing their hats, and they were. I showed respect by helping the people who were hurt. I showed leadership by showing up to my duty. I was a role model by reminding people they need their hats.

Wednesday 16 November 2016

ICT can do #12

Today I had to deliver the ipods to the classes who needed them.
Firstly I looked at the time table to see who had booked the ipods for the day.
Secondly I delivered them to the classes that booked them.
Lastly after school I got them back and charged them.
I showed active thinking by doing my job.
I showed leadership by doing my job in my own time.
I was a role model by delivering the pods on time.

Peer mediation can do #11

Today I had peer mediation with Elizabeth.
Firstly we walked around the field to see if everyone was including each other.
Secondly we walked around the netball courts to see if anybody was in an argument.
Lastly we walked around the basketball court to see if everyone was playing fair.
I showed respect by making the people with problems feel like I was NOT going to take sides.
I showed leadership by showing up to my duty even though my friends were playing a fun game.
I was being a role model by helping out around the school.

Technology can do #4

Firstly, the year 7/8s went to Lincoln primary school for tech. Charlotte L is in my group and when we got in the woodwork room we started sanding on p220 sand paper straight away.
Secondly, our group went to mandarin at 9:30.
After that Charlotte and I kept sanding and we moved up to p320, then p600, then p1000, then p1500, then normal paper witch is p5000.
I showed community by sharing the sand paper.
I showed leadership by staying focused.
I was a role model by wearing my hat n the playgrounds.

Monday 14 November 2016

Maths, Miss Os group

WALT: Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.


This was my working out sheet to a problem solving task once we did the rest of the tasks. This term in maths I learned how to simplify fractions. The thing that was challenging was writing fractions as decimals.

This was number 1 of the IXL activities. We needed 90%
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This was number 2 of the IXL activities. We needed 90%
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This was number 3 of the IXL activities. We needed 90%
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Sunday 13 November 2016

Technology must do #3

On Tuesday the year 7s went to tech without the year 8s because they were on their school camp in Wellington. I went to woodwork and today we had to use a drill to drill a hole in my tray so the teacher can cut out the handle, other than that we did sanding sanding and more sanding. I showed community by taking turns drilling holes. I showed leadership by listening to Mr Bowers. I was a role model by keeping to my work and influencing others.

GRIP leadership can do #10

On Thursday we went to a leadership conference with lots of other schools. We learned about what would make a good leader. We did lots of games to do with leadership like speaking in front of the crowd (but only a few people did that) I showed excellence by representing the school Infront of everyone. I showed leadership by co operating to the activities. I was a role model to the littler kids there by helping them out with their work.

Peer mediation can do #9

Today I did peer mediation and I had to do it on Wednesday morning tea instead of Wednesday lunch because the year 8s were on their camp and they couldn't do it. I showed community by volunteering to do it on a different day. I showed leadership by remembering it wasn't on at lunch. I was a role model because I helped and didn't just ignore the kids.

Saturday 5 November 2016

Kapa Haka can do #8

On Friday the Kapa Haka group met up and practiced for the gala performance. Firstly we sorted out our places in the line. Then we went through all the songs we did. We added a bit to the front of one song. I showed excellence by helping people where the had to go in the line. I showed leadership by just singing to the songs and participating. I was a role model by showing up on time.

Peer mediation distinction can do #7

On Wednesday I had my peer mediation duty. I had to do it with Charlottle L because both of my partners couldn't make it. We went around the field and the courts. We didn't have to solve ANY problems this time. I showed respect by listening to the people who had had nobody to play with. I showed leadership by turning up to my duty on time. I was being a role model by helping kids and telling them who the per mediators were and what they do.

Technology must do #2

On Tuesday the year 7/8s went to Lincoln primary school to do tech. I am in woodwork for this last part of the year. I started making my tray handles and sanding them and filing them. I showed respect by listening to Mr Bowers when he was talking. I showed leadership by getting involved at lunchtime and including other people. I was a role model by playing on the playground and not braking anything or being rough.