Unlocking Life's Secret Code

Walt:Find out about different cells

For the last 2 terms we have been doing this massive presentation about genomics.
It was really fun. This year has been a great year of learning science. This is good
because at college we will already know a variety of stuff about science. This
presentation was about things like different cells, nucleus, chromosomes, and more.
I hope to learn more things about not only genomics but other science like astronomy,
biology, chemistry and more. It was very great doing this work. I learnt so much things.
I learnt things about the DNA, blood cells, even zebra fish.

The Sniper

WALT: make inferences to build a deeper understanding of a text
Task Description: Room 4 literacy group Ihimaera and Wilson read a long
book called the sniper by Liam O'Flaherty. After we read a book we had
to Answer questions about what was on the book. What book also had
lots of descriptive words which mean lots of things behind it. It had words
we had to find the definition.

Genomics

Walt: to find out things about genomics.

Siva Samoa

Siva Samoa
This week we learnt how to do the Siva Samoa dance.
The girls had to do their separate dance, and then the
boys had to do our own dance. It was hard at first then
as we practiced more and i got the hang of it.

CyberSmart

German Folk Dance

In room 1 we learnt how to do the German folk.

We watched and learnt facts about the history behind it.

We then watched a tutorial on how to do it and performed it.

How to be a good person

WALT: Make connections to the wider world

Are you a good person? Being a good person will always make you a trustworthy person. There are so many ways to be a good person. Good people always have positive things going back to them which is amazing. This essay will tell you what makes a good person.

A good person is always honest. Being honest will always make you more
trusted by other people. You can be counted on to do something without
cheating, or lying. As they say honesty is the best policy. 

A good person also has a lot of respect towards other people. Respecting
others can be easy as actively listening to others, doing something when
your not told. When your being respectful you will most likely receive respect
back. always Make sure to be respectful.

Lastly a good person is helpful. Be helpful whether it means Making
breakfast for your family, Encouraging one another, Or just doing chores
without being asked to do them. Try to be the person who is always putting
in more effort just to be more positive. Be helpful for people whether you
know them or not. 

Good people will always receive some kind of good things back. There are
many other ways to be a good person. These are just 3 tips on how to be a
good person. Be a good person.

Task Description: In room 4 Literacy we had to write an essay on how to be a good person. We gathered up all our ideas, and transfer it on a google doc. We had to write 3 body paragraph.

Cheek Cells

   

Technology/Attitude Talks.

 On Wednesday Toni came to the team 5 block for attitude talks.
He came and talked about the ups and downs of technology. He
also told us how far has come. Technology has moved so fast.
Who knows what it’ll be in the next 10 years. Back in the days
Toni said that they had this thing called a brick phone. It's basically
a really thick phone. You can drop it and it won't break. You can kick
it for 5 minutes and it wont even break. Now that we have small
phones like iPhone when you hear a crack you better hope it was your leg. 

COED schools

WALT: use evidence to support our arguments

Do you think COED is better than a single gender school? COED schools are better
because things like it lets both girls and boys socialize better. Plus Also being in a same
gender school will cause way more drama then it should. This essay will tell you why
coed schools are better.

COED schools are better because you can socialize more. Socializing with girls
are really important because there are gonna be a lot of girls in your life. Boys learning
with girls lets both genders prepare for the real world. When boys and girls are taught
to interact with one another, they can use the skill to do it after they graduate, and both
genders will be more comfortable collaborating with each other.

Attending in a single gender school will create way more drama. Being in an all boys
school, or an all girls school are more competitive because there will be sports teams,
and that’ll mean that you will be competing with every because there the same gender.
Even in academic, how people are trying to be the smartest boy or the smartest girl.

Being a COED school means that everyone is taught equally. With both genders in the
same class together and doing activities both boys, and girls will learn about the equal
rights between boys and girls. COED schools treat students the same when they are
told to do something. There is not a time where a person gets special treatment and
all students are ranked for their work not the gender type.

COED schools are better for so many more reasons. Many people have many
different opinions on whether one is better than the other. This is just my point of view on this topic. 

What do you think? Is COED better than a single gender school?

Task Description: Room 4 Literacy learnt about the disadvantages and the advantages of

being in a coed school. We brain stormed all our ideas and made it into a writing presentation.

Guts

Team 5 learnt all about guts. Room 1 watched a few videos about

the guts in our body. We then gathered all the information and wrote it on 

the board. After that we transferred the information into a presentation.

This is my presentation about the guts/Intestines.

Chocolate Muffins Ingredients.

Today at Tech we learnt how to make chocolate muffins. We had to
buddy up with a pair, and my buddy was Tata.
These are the ingredients.

Chocolate muffins ingredients 
Step 1 - 1 1/2 Cup of Flour
        2 - 1/4 Cup of cocoa
        3 - 1/2 Cup of Sugar

Step 2 - 1 egg
        1 - 1/2 Cup of milk
        2 - 1/2 Cup of oil

Step 3 - Mix Well!!!

Blood Cells

Task Description: We learned all about blood cells. We gathered

All our ideas and put it in into one slide. Enjoy

Neurons

Plant vs Body Cells

    Task Description: Room 1 are learning all about the difference
    between a plant cell and a body cell. We had to gather the stuff we know
    and put them together

How to be a good son

WALT: write engaging introductions

Would your parents say your a good son? To be an amazing son you need to do
things such as listening, being helpful, and a lot more. Being a good son is really
important because your parents will want to love you, give you treats, and they
will be proud of you. This essay will tell you how to be a good son.

If you want to be a good son you need to start by actively listening. For
instance when your parents are telling you something you need to listen asap.
Your parents are the ones that know best, and they want to give you the best
advice for anything that you will experience. Your parents will try their best to
protect you from the mistakes they made. 

To be a good son you need to be helpful. Helping around the house will give
extra time for your parents to do more important things in their lives. For example
making breakfast for younger siblings will save time for you and your parents
to eat, then after that you can follow that up with doing the dishes after. 

Last tip on being a good son is to be grateful. When your parents have
cooked something, or bought you something  a great way to thank them
is to just be grateful and do all these tips. Being grateful will make them feel
proud about their work they have done for you. 

In conclusion to be a good son you need to be helpful, a great listener, and be grateful.
Your parents are one of the most important people in your life. Make them proud. 

Is Rugby safe to play in school?

WALT: Recognize that good writing techniques are universal

Do you play Rugby? Rugby is New Zealand biggest sport,
and many kids play it, but is Rugby safe to play at school?
Schools are starting to ban rugby at school. Do you think
rugby is safe to play in school? 

Rugby is a pretty rough sport. You could get bad injuries
like broken neck or a broken back, but if you have the right
gears you could play rugby in school grounds. Rugby at school
is good because you maybe training for a tournament, or a game.
Rugby in school should be allowed but only You have the right gear. 

Playing Rugby could be good. You never know there could be
people recruiting people to colleges. Plus every kiwi kid’s
dream is to be an all black or a warrior, and it all starts with
school or club.  

Another reason is that kids will love to play rugby. They will
be very excited to play. Kids will always love to play their
favorite sport, and will come back to class happily.  Maybe
that will be the reason why they even come school..

Rugby is a wonderful sport. Playing at school is very fun but
dangerous. It is OK to play rugby at school but as long as you
have your gear, and a ref or a coach. Do you think it's safe to
play rugby at school?

Task Description: In room 4 literacy class we had to right about is rugby safe at school. The class was trying to learn how to persuade people. This writing is not really persuasive but i tried...

Mircoscopes

On Wednesday the September the 11th, room 1 got to look into microscopes. Dr Terry came in with microscope slides and he let us look into it. He had so many things to look at. Dr Terry gave us instructions on how to work it.  It was really fun.

Animal Testing

WALT: Use correct paragraph structure

 Having Animal testing is pretty important. It's like choosing whether a human or an animal should live. Even though animals are cute, playful and they keep you company, humans are worth more because of things such as intelligence, and technology. This essay will tell you why we need animal testing to help us survive.

 If one of your family members are being tortured from an eternal disease would you do everything you could just to keep them alive? If letting a few disgusting rats die meant saving someone's life would you let it happen?

 People disagree with animal testing because the fact that its animals that are getting tortured. They just care for animals and i do too, but animal testing is for humans. Humans obviously need to live. Animal testing is needed for humans to survive.

Fun fact, Humans share most genes with a rat, Humans and rats are warm blooded, and we both are likely to have the same disease, so it would make sense why they test it on rats and mice. They also suffer from things like cancer, Flue, and asthma.

 Animal testing on zebra fish will also probably be good because they could find a cure for unborn or new born babies who are already suffering from bad diseases. Zebra fish are another animal who have so much in common with humans. Zebra fish and humans share roughly 70 percent of the same genes. 

Scientist have been animal testing for a long time now, but although their trying to find cures they still haven't found any yet. That's starting to be a problem because their just killing animals, but they will eventually find some cures. What do you think about animal testing?

Task Description: Room 4 literacy class has had this discussion for 2 weeks now.  We learnt so much about it now and we had to write an essay about our opinion. Everybody had different opinions.

Perimeter, Area, and Volume

WALT: Understand Area, Perimeter, and Volume.
Task description:

Tower Building

WALT: Demonstrate

Octopus...

Task Description: In room 1 we had to do a presentation about an octopus.

 We watched a ted video where a guy was talking all about octopuses. We gathered

 all our ideas we could get from that video and make a blog post. 

We learnt so many things. 

Multiplication

WALT: Understand what Area and Perimeter is.

Task Description: In room 3 math we learnt the area and perimeter.
We got given a presentation to complete. We also had some fun time tables
while we were at it.

The Web Of Life

Walt: find out what the web of life means

Task Description: This is my poster about The Web of Life. For Science/Inquiry
we watched a video that told us about The Web or Life. We then got Ideas
and took those Ideas into a presentation. The web of life is how everything
Came to what it is today.

Aliens...

Aliens are what people believe to be another kind of human. Some people think that aliens exist
and some people don't. Scientists are still trying to see if aliens could or do exist by researching
new planets that are able to have life on it. 

A Lot of people believe that aliens exist because of all the videos of sightings of ufos of an alien.
Those videos are able to persuade them into thinking they are real by making them look realistic.
People also think aliens exist because the place area 51. It is said that area 51 is a place where the
military test their new weapons on. 

On the other hand people believe that they don't exist because either they are non believers, or they
Don’t believe because there's no proof. Aliens seem really fake so I can understand why they don't

believe they aren’t real.

Yes scientists still haven't proved that aliens are real but there are still searching. If there are more
than 30 billion planets there definitely should be life on at least one of them. I believe aliens
aren't real but I think there can be life on other planets.

Everybody is talking about it around the world. On the day September the 20th
There is a thing where 1 million people are going to rush or storm area 51. The reason
why is because people think that the government is hiding aliens and that's why they are
being so strict about area 51. I don't really think that its real but it seems real for some reason.
They even have a plan. I find the subject aliens are very interesting. Do you believe Aliens are real?

The Tree of Life

Walt: see what we know about The tree of life

Introduction to Area

WALT: See what we know about Area.
Task Description: In room 3 math class we are learning about the area.
this presentation is about the area and perimeter. There are different types
of shape with different types of squares and lines. We had to count how many
There is. In slide 11 and 12 it was kind of different.
1 gallon = 4 quarts witch = 8 pints witch = 16 cups. So it had different questions
like 1 gallon is how much pints. In slide 12 it was the same but different questions
in the top of the slide we had to work out what was the biggest number out of the two.
At the bottom it said different questions like how much milk was need to fill up a bowl of cereal
and pick what answer made the most sense.

Scientist

This is what I know when I think of a Scientist and
what they look like
During the term I will continue to learn about scientist
And then at the end of the term I will do the same thing but
with more detail.

Blog Analysis

in my home class we had to do a analysis of our blog. We had to create a
bar graph about how much we blog post we had posted out of all the years you
have been blogging.

Scratch Project

  This is my scratch project. In this project we had to draw the world map
  and three back rounds of any place in the word. We had to draw it on
  hyper studio and then transfer that on to our scratch. After that we
  had to make a little avatar and make him say stuff like introducing the
  three places that we draw and the latitude and longitude of that place.

Minecraft Information Report

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks, removing blocks, and going on adventures. It was made by Markus Persson. Minecraft was also made Minecraft is also a multiplayer game which means you can play with anyone around the world. In Minecraft there are two different modes Creative, and Survival.

In Survival you have to Try survive day and night. Survival mode is one of the main game modes in Minecraft. You have to make amour, and weapons to help you survive longer. Players must collect resources, build bases, Fight monsters, eat, and explore the world and survive. There are no levels, or points. It can be played by one to twenty players! You can play for as long as you want day and night, Rain or shine. It is like starting life from scratch because you need materials to make something good. The aim of the game is to clock it by going to the ender portal and defeat the ender dragon and just survive.

Well in creative it is a whole different story. In creative instead of having to make stuff get another thing you can get anything you want straight off the bat. You also do not take any damage. Mobs will still spawn, but won't attack you. Creative mode is mostly made for people who want to free build, and build massive structures without having to worry about anything getting in your way. This will also make you have an ability to fly by double jumping.

 Overall Minecraft is a fantastic game. You should try it. It may of died but it is still fun to play with family, and friends.

Kruz Figure it out

WALT: Explain the steps we took to solve each problem
In room 3 maths class we had to complete this presentation.
This presentation is about decimals, percentage, Fractions and more!
I had a bit of struggle doing this but i finished it with some help

Fast Facts

WALT: Explain the steps we took to solve each problem

Information Report What is school?

WALT: Follow the structure of an information report

What is school?

School is a place where kids ages 5 to 18 can go to get an education.
In school there is a teacher who helps the students learn new things.
In New Zealand kids under 5 can go to a daycare for starters. When they
reach 5 they start their school life. When they turn 11 they go to intermediate
for two

year right before they go to college.

What you learn

At school your learn lots of new things. There are lots of subjects like
maths, reading, writing and more. Subjects are topics you learn. You can
learn how to count, read, multiply and so many.

Physical Education

Physical education/PE/Gym class is a subject where you do stuff that involves
moving your body. In PE class you can play sports, run, and exercise.
Schools have PE because they care about your health.

Soft Skills

School will also help you have a positive attitude, and being kind.
Having a positive attitude will make it easier to avoid negative thinking,
It would bring helpful changes in your life, and make you happier, and
successful in school.

Conclusion

School is a good, and an important place. It will help you do a lot of things.
It will also make you smarter.

Information Report Tonga

Tonga is a great country in the pacific. It has 169 island’s!
The capital of Tonga is Nuku’Alofa. The population is around
108k. In Tonga the king is Tupou VI.

Things to do

In Tonga there are lots of fun things to do like swimming
you can even swim under caves. There are lots of beaches

, and islands. Most of the roads in Tonga are made out of
gravel. There are also lots of nature to be found, but there
are bugs, so remember to bring some bug spray.

Hottness

Tonga is a tropical island. Its is usually very hot in Tonga
all year around. You will find nobody in Jackets, Jumpers,
and Pants.  But in summer it rains, Typhoons, and storms.
You will most likely not see storms if you visit.

Food

Tonga’s food is very yum. You will find Tongan food
everywhere like shops. Tonga also has a Mcdonalds.
They also love pigs, and horses. My favourite food there is
Faikakai. Faikakai is a sweet dumpling covered in sweet
coconut caramel sauce.

Tonga is a great country.  There are lots of things there.
The island has so many

Information Report Samoa

WALT: Follow the structure of an information report

Samoa is a beautiful island, located in the pacific ocean.
The capital of Samoa is Apia. You will find lots of nice people
there. The king of Samoa is Malietoa Tanumafili II.
The population in Samoa is near 198k.

Attractives
In Samoa there are lots of things to do.
You can go swimming, Shopping, and other things.
The shops there are normally very packed. There is also a cinema.

I suggest to go to the beach because the beaches in Samoa
have nice blue clear seas, and soft sand. There are also lots
of stray dogs so be aware.

Food

The food in Samoa are very delicious. There are plenty of
yummy food. In Samoa there is a place called Mr.Chicken,
and it is like KFC but with coconuts, and sausages, and other
stuff that KFC doesn't have. There are also lots, and lots of
coconuts. You can find many coconuts on the tree.

Weather

Samoa is a country where you don't need a sweatshirt or a
jacket. if you were wearing one you will melt like Ice Cream.
Samoa is very hot. It is even hotter than Tonga. Samoa is
around 30 degrees, and the lowest is twenty!

Conclusion

The island is very nice. You will find beautiful things, and
people there. There are also nice wildlife, and environment.

Asia

Walt: Write a fact about asia countries

Show don't tell

Walt: LEarning how to show not tell in a text

Green Once

Week 4 WALT: identify the effects of language features

Geometry

WALT: Use and Understand Geometry terms to solve our Maths
Dimic 1 group attempt to work on how to do geometry.
I did this with Kurtas

Little red riding hood.

 Once upon a time there lived a little girl. Her mother had a little red riding hood made for her. Everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother said to her “Go and see how your grandmother is doing, because she has been very ill.” Little Red Riding Hood went out immediately. As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf. He asked her where she was going. “I am going to see my grandmother.” “Does she live far off?” said the wolf. “It is near that tree is you see there”. It was not long before the wolf arrived at the grandmas house. He knocked at the door. Tap, tap, tap. “Who’s there?” “Your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the wolf, But the wolf was actually faking it The grandmother called out, “Pull the string, and the latch will go up.” The wolf pulled the string and the door opened, and then he immediately fell upon the good woman and ate her up in a moment. He then shut the door and got into the grandmother’s bed, expecting Little Red Riding Hood, who came some time afterwards and knocked at the door. Tap, tap, tap. “Who’s there?” “It is your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood.” The wolf cried out, “Pull the string, and the latch will go up.” Little Red Riding Hood pulled the string, and the door opened. “Grandmother, what big arms you have!” “Grandmother, what big ears you have!” “Grandmother, what big eyes you have!” “Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!” “All the better to eat you up with.” Fortunately, a hunter was passing nearby the hut. He heard the wolf, and recognised him right away. He ran over to the window. He took a good aim, and that was the end of the wolf.

Current Events

Walt: What other perspectives are
We are looking at a current event that has happen, and write
about it

Kruz Narrartive Story Definition

Career Guest Speakers

Haiku

this is my two haiku's

FANBOYS

Fonua went to church ,but kruz stayed at home

Fonua went to the gym.  Kruz stayed at home

the  sentence doesn't make  only if it has no compound work like
fanboys(  f stands for) (a stands for and)( n stands for nor )( b stands or but)
( o stands for or) ( y stands for yet) (s stands for or so) if you don’t have
that it won’t make any sense in your sentences.

Dimic

WALT: Ask questions to clarify our understandings.
Task description. This is a presentation about a math project
about the cricket tournament we had ast week.
We had to do it in groups.

5 Friendship tips

Walt:Learning how to make friends
Today Jannah came and talk to us about friendship. Here are

Poem about the color BLACK

black: the rough coal to fuel up a train, Black is like a spider that bites my brain. Black is like my big black horse, that I would i like to eat. Black is the color of the sky at nigh. Black is the shadow I see behind me.

Task Description: This is a poem about a color. My class got to do a poem about a color of their choice. I chose black because it is an interesting color that nobody would pick.

Career

Walt: what career we want
 
This is what we had to do. We had to search up what the qualities,
or we classes to take for this career we chose

Scary Night

Scary night

By Kruz

I was closing up the shop one night after a long shift. As I was carrying a
rack of drinks into the fridge, I slipped on the wet floor I had just mopped,
fell to the floor, and let out a loud“Aaah!”

Immediately after as I’m sitting on the wet floor, I hear a low pitched groan. I
t was so audible that I actually thought it was a real person. This was scary
since I was the only person left in the shop. I stood up, completely frozen,
and shouted, “hello?!”

Again, immediately, I hear the same low-pitched groan, except this time it
was louder. Now I’m starting to freak out a little bit, but for whatever reason,
I decide to walk closer to where I heard the sound coming from. I yell very
loudly, “HELLO??!”

For the third time, I now hear a VERY loud, low-pitched groan.
That was it for me. I ran back into the kitchen, grabbed the biggest mop I
could find (because that seemed smart at the time) grabbed my bag, ran
out the door, and never looked back.

It was funny trying to explain to the manager the next day why he was
missing a mop during his morning work. But the creepiest part that I
come to find out that there was a accident that had occurred in the shop
years before, with the daughter of the owner a that had died right there in
the shop. I quit the job and never came back to that shop again.

I did this in my free time