2020 Highlights - T4W9

 As you know 2020 is coming to its finale, and with that comes the end of intermediate for me :( This year has been really messy but as you can see we got through it well and happy. Here are a two highlights from this year. 

Extension. 

Its been a privilege to be in extension this year. I'd like to give thanks to Mrs Lagitupu for giving me an awesome year of extension this year! I loved the laughs I had with everyone, and learning about new things was really interesting. Doing the tests was hard and stressful, but the google meets were really fun :) Thanks guys ! 

Athletics.

Athletics was a really big highlight of my 2020 year, and this photo just sums up why. I feel like this whole year just brought everyone together, and that connects to Y8 camp too :) We all seemed really happy, and thats what got me into a great mood :) Our last athletics was great! Thanks to everyone that participated and made this even possible. 

Conclusion.

In conclusion, 2020 was really great! Finally school is nearly over (ﾉ´･ω･)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻ and i'm off to college next year :( My best wishes for next year go out to all you year 8's! Have a great christmas and a wonderful new years day! :)

Art Alive Expo - 2020

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Today we had a art expo! Every class made a piece of art based around the theme of 'Art Alive' They were so awesome ! :)

The two top photos are of Room 2 and Room 4's work.

Room 2 have done figures based on their artist named Alberto Giacometti while Room 4 did starry night illustrated by Van Gogh.

 I loved everyones art but i've got to say Room 22 really caught my eye with the tye dye shirts they made ! Great work Room 22 :) My class (Room 11) made posters based around different themes with photos in black & white. We took photos of different scenery and did different poses to tell stories.

                                                                                     
                          Every piece of art was unique, and thats what I liked most about the expo today :) We all had different techniques but they all turned out super great!                                               

                                 

Overall, I loved the art expo this year :) Such creative minds we all have!

What were your favorite pieces from this year?

I hope to see even more lovely art next year!

                           

Edvard Munch - The Scream

Task Description:

For todays art rotation we have been learning how to draw like edvard munch.

Our focus was to copy and redraw one of his famous artworks called 'the scream.'

:) 

 

Kiwi Kids News Read Off! - Reading

 WALT: Locate and summarise ideas within a range of texts

Task Description:

For todays task we are focusing on the world news :P

Today I have read two articles on a website called 'Kiwi Kids News'.

I have read about the mental health week and I also read about the success of Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

Fractions - Maths

WALT: revise our fractions learning

 

Task Description:

For todays task we have been learning about fractions again for week 6 :) 

Our focus is to know how to make equivalent fractions.

:)

Manaiakalani Film Festival - 2020

 

 

Finally the manaiakalani film festival is back for 2020!

There were only a few movies this year due to the messy year we've had with covid happening and all the lockdowns we have been through. But it was really fun seeing we could still do our festival :) 

There were two movies from our school that I really enjoyed this year :)

Room 678's movie 'Level 2 BBQ' was my personal favorite because of the humor and great acting from all of our year 6's :) I also really liked Room 1's movie 'A day in the life' ! The amount of fun everyone was having and the wonderful jokes and humor in the movie is what I liked the best.

Honestly the hoyts cinema was a wonderful experience! I noticed the movie theatre had changed alot :/ But besides all that it was pretty cool. The movie theatre seemed much more larger and everything looked much more spaced out :) Alot of schools were there too, they were really nice and waved at us :) 

Overall I really loved the movies this year :) and i'm happy it got put up since I wont be able to see any of our movies in 2021 :') i'll be off to college!

Loved the movies you teachers brought for us to see this year!

Hope to see the great mahi in 2021.

Thanks!

Nelson Mandela - Writing

 Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a civil rights activist born 1918 in a small village of the thembu kingdom. He was famous for demolishing apartheid in south africa. 

In Mandela’s time, white south africans had taken over the villages he had stayed in, colonising the land and taking everything for them. He had also seen how unfair colored people were compared to the white population in his country. From the year 1948, successful laws in south africa were made for these people to be segregated, meaning seperated from each other. This was called apartheid.

Nelson knew he had to make a change for his country. With his plan to change the law and give rights to his people, Mandela reached out and spoke about ending apartheid. During this process he was taken to prison many times when then in 1964 he was sent to prison for life. Nelson delievered an amazing speech in the courtroom about how he dreamed of a society where his people would be freed and how he wished for everyone to have equal opportunities. While Mandela was in prison, many south african people continued to protest about ending apartheid. Nelson had spent 27 years in prison, and at the age of 71 he was given his freedom.

The effect of Nelson's protest had taken a massive impact on the rest of south africa after he had been taken out of prison. Alot of people had taken notice of apartheid and protested about it for weeks. In 1994 Mandela had been elected as the first black president for his country and ended apartheid once and for all.

Overall this without Mandela, South Africa wouldn’t be where it is today.

BEDMAS - Maths

 

Task Description: 

For todays task we have been learning about BEDMAS.

(Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.)

:)

Railroad To Freedom - Writing

 The story ‘Railroad To Freedom’ talked about slavery in america, and also talked about the two people that helped the most and saved the african american slaves. The biggest problem in this story was about how the black people were being getting kidnapped and forced into slavery. Harriet (Formally known as Araminta) saved slaves by helping them escape, and there was also a man called Thomas Garret who made a safehouse for the slaves. All slavery ended once Abraham Lincoln came in for president and abolished anything to do with the topic in 1865.

Alphabet Multiplication - Maths

 

Task Description:
For todays task we have been learning about multiplication and how numbers work. 
Enjoy :)

Awesome Algebra - Maths

WALT: find the rule of a pattern.

 

Task Description:

Hi there :) !

For todays task we have been learning about algebra yet again, focusing on patterns :) Algebra is getting a bit easier as the tasks keep coming by.

Enjoy!

Adorable Algebra - Maths

 

Task Description:

For todays task we have been learning about algebra :)

We have been focusing on knowing patterns and how to decode them.

Week 1 Reflection - Term 4

 Term 1 Week 1 Reflection 2020 :)

This week has been quite amazing to be honest.

The topic of art really excited me :) 

Coming back to school didn't feel as different as it did back in the messy term of term 2, with another lockdown that came up, it just felt the same as it did before. Maybe because we've been getting use to coming to school, then leaving again. I felt proud of my achievements this term, from getting exellence in a exam, to getting my work finished quickly (which is a surprise since it doesn't happen alot) its funny how much I have improved in one week.

I'm looking forward to getting into art this term, graduation sounds fun, but furthermore I just want to have fun for my last term of 2020.

I look forward to what term 4 is going to bring for me this year :)

George Seurat - Inquiry

Task Description:

For todays inquiry task we have been learning about George Seurat.

George Seurat was a famous french painter, who painted the painting 'A sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte' :)

Here are a few facts about him.

Why do we need school? - Writing W1 T4

 Why do we need school?

Why do we need school? Now that's something someone could probably easily answer. We need school to learn, to get a good job, and to learn how to socialize. This essay will tell you more about why we need school.

To learn.

Learning is the keypoint of school. It really helps you alot and could possibly change your life. Reading can teach you about the world and helps your imaginative mindset grow, math teaches you about numbers and teaches you how to add, subtract, and multiply, but besides all that there are many subjects that can help you in different ways. 

To get a good job.

Learning these subjects in school can really help you get a job in the future. Say you wanted to become an author for example, you’ll need to know the basics of reading and writing to support that decision. Not knowing how to write could be a disaster and not knowing how to read would be awful. How can you reach the goal of being an author if you don’t know how to read and write?

To socialize. 

School is a place where you will meet others, and make friends. In school, you learn how to socialize with other people by buddying up. Talking with others and learning how to communicate is a really great example of social interaction. 

In conclusion, school is really important for your life. Without school where would society be?

Line Graphs - Maths T4 W1

Walt : interpret the information presented within graphs.

 

Task Description:

For todays task we have been learning about line graphs. We focused on learning how to get information and how to use line graphs. This task was pretty easy once I got to understand more about it :)

Sebastiao Salgado - Inquiry

 

Task Description: 

For inquiry today we have been talking about 'Photography'. Today focused on a famous photographer by the name 'Sebastiao Salgado' :) We can see that he captures his photos in black & white. I thought his photos were amazing! 

How glass is made - Term 4 Wk 1

Walt: Use The Correct Essay Structure.

Task Description:

For todays task we have been given a article that was jumbled up.

We were focused on unscrambling the paragraphs and moving them around so that the article makes sense.

 

T3 Highlights - Inquiry

 

Task Description:

For todays ending task we have been told to jot down a few highlights of term 3 and what we look forward to in term 4! These are just a few things i've put down :)

The Quest - Reading

WALT : Infer a meaning from a text.

 

Task Description:

For todays task we have read a text called 'The Quest'

We are learning how to infer a meaning from a text.