Fakebook Arohanui

For the past week in Te Ngahere, we have been doing novel studies based  on a novel we choose. To share our learning we got to choose a DLO create part based around our novel. Keekee and I chose to make a fakebook about the main character Mira. Fakebook is like a fake school digital object that is designed like facebook. We wrote bits of the book and we got to make comments, friends and posts. I enjoyed making a fakebook because it helped us break down the story and it was interesting how it was just like facebook. We chose the book ‘Arohanui’. This is mine and Keekee’s presentation on fakebook.

Swim Safe with Tracy

This Tuesday a visitor called Tracy came to Paihia School talk to us about dry land swimming. We talked about what to do if you see someone drowning, if you are drowning, if there is a rip and more. The most interesting thing I learned was when you seen someone drowning don’t go in yourself, run to a lifeguard or a really confident swimmer as soon as possible to get help; this prevents yourself from getting in any danger caused by the drowning person. Even if we are confident swimmers we are still just as capable of drowning as others. I really enjoyed her visit and can’t wait to start swimming in the pool sometime soon.

Waka Ama

Yesterday the year 7 and 8 students went down to Waitangi to participate in Waka Ama. Rob and Ropata taught us about how to hold and paddle a waka as well as some skills that we should keep in mind while paddling. I was in seat one on the 12 man waka. We paddled out along the beach front, then out past the Treaty Grounds. After a while my arms began getting sore. Throughout the trip people next and behind me were making it rain all over us (meaning they kept splashing us by accident). In the end it was a mean as experience and we can’t wait to keep going back every week!!!

Whaea Gina's Visit about Takeaways

Yesterday in Te Ngahere, Whaea Gina came in to talk about how much fat we are consuming when we eat Takeaways. She showed us a picture of Maccas first and then in a small b0ttle showed how much fat is in it; it was about 3 quarters full. The worst one that they showed us was KFC and Carl's Jr. KFC was about 2 tablespoons away from full and Carl’s jr was about full!!! We had a great time with Whaea Gina and I think some of us are going to start considering eating healthier.

Technology - Finish Product

For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere we have been doing technology. Our WALT was to create a useful product for our classroom. We (Missy, Keekee and I) made 3 kitchen racks to hold things like spices, salt, pepper etc.
We found measuring where the front stick bit would go the hardest part of making the rack. Our favorite part of making this was the staining part because we liked the smell of it!!! We have finished our product and they look awesome.

Plastic Problems DLO

For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere we have been learning about problems with plastic and the effects of it. To share our learning we made “problems with plastic DLO’s”. We had to include things about how plastic is made etc. I really enjoyed learning about this because after all this learning we got to make beeswax wraps!!! They are a sheet of fabric material dipped in beeswax (it wasn’t edible). We made these to decrease the amount of plastic we use daily.
I really enjoyed learning about plastic and making the bees wax wraps!!!

Te Reo Maori

For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere we have been learning to play a game called scattergories. A lady called Whaea Lisa came in to talk about what we knew and what we didn’t. She gave us a sheet that had te reo maori kupu on it and they were separated into categories eg tinana (body) kai (food) and then she gave us a letter and for each category we had to come up with a te reo word beginning with that word. I enjoyed doing te reo maori because I learnt new words such as huarere( weather). It was really fun and I hope to do this again!!!