Term 4/Whole year reflection

WOWWWW! Term 4 is over, which means the school year is done! I never thought I would be a bit bummed out that school is out. Anyway's loads of things have not only happened over the year, but also this term. There have been some highs and lows this year. Our highs being Prize giving,Fiafia and those sorts of things. Well our lows are being in lock down for 3 MONTHS. Here is my reflection for the year and term 4. By the way I have been a year 7 FOR 4 WHOLE TERMS! Which means I'm a YEAR 8 NEXT YEAR!

I have written my past 3 terms reflection, so here's just a summary of each one.Term 1 brought some awesome memories. Things like meeting my new teacher to sports. The sports I did were softball and tag. They were both amazing sports to play. I also got to meet my teacher Mrs Stone. I only got her for 2 terms, but we'll get to that later. My best memory from term 1 would have to be the first day to be honest. We got to play fun games and learned about team 5 and what they do, the day was overall fun. 

Term 2 was a fun term. We got to play a few sports. Such as Rugby Union and the Netball.We also got to have our FIAFIA! We were also blessed to have Te Kapua to keep us from the rain. Now this term was when we found out our teacher Mrs Stone was PREGNANT! She isn't anymore by the way. We had a gender reveal party and it was a girl! Not only that, but we got to meet our second/ new teacher for the rest of the year. Her name is the the wonderful and fabulous Miss Hall. She was fun,quirky and cringey but in a good way. She has taught me loads of things. 

Now Term 3 is when it kind of went down hill, but went up hill later. We went into lock down in week 2. At first everyone thought that it was just another mini one. Well we were wrong. Although being in lockdown for the rest of term 3, we did do some awesome things before that. We got to have a sports exchange with St Kents. We also got to have our eastern zone tournament for netball. Not only that, but online learning was fun. It was basically the same, just online. We had some funny google meets. I am so thankful and grateful for the team 5 teachers,Tyson and Miss Hill for dedicating all there time into our work in the lockdowns and making them fun and enjoyable.

Now Term 4 was in my opinion the best, but also interesting. We all thought that, we wouldn't be able to go back to school. Considering it was already week 6.Well we were WRONG. We got the opportunity to go back to school. Now it was optional if we wanted to go or not. I was one of the fellow students of team 5 to come back to school. It was weird, but in a good way. I got to see all my friends again and my teachers. Even though we had 3 weeks left of school, we made the most of it. Here is the highlights of the last 3 weeks of Term 4 and the school year.

One of the best and biggest highlights was prize giving. Yes we had prize giving. Luckily we had Te Kapua to do it under. Prize giving was fun and awesome. Although we had to sit on the ground for 2 hours. Well technically 4 hours because we attended the juniors one. I got an award and it was 3rd academic. I was standing along with my friend Kiarah who got 1st (Congrats). It was also awesome to see all the items. Everyone's were good, so there was no best one. If you want to check them out go on archives click on 2021, then go on term 4 and click awards assembly. Which takes you on to junior or senior items and awards.We also got told who were the student leaders were next year. They didn't do rangatahi, since not the much kapa haka happened this year, but they will next year. Anyway's I was picked as a prefect along with Kiarah,Aye,Kamryn,Petero,Roman,Julius and William. We were also told the house captains. Which were Jordan,Jezer,Lincoln,Lucian,Ema,Latiana,Finau and Jade. Congrats to all the house captains and prefects for 2022. We better be ready.

Another huge highlight was the year 8 graduation. By the way did I mention this was the day after prize giving. So that week was busy. The year 7's got to help out and also got a little treat. The year 8's on the other hand wore some very nice dresses,suits and clothes. They also got some Delicious food.It was funny and cool to hear the teachers talk about each one of the year 8's individually. I can't wait for mine next year. I wish all the year 8's good luck for next year as they not only head into a new school, but also are year 9's.

The last 3 days were the best. We had a fun day on Monday. We had it because usually the year 8's go to the pools , while the year 7's go to Rainbow's End. Well since we couldn't do that we had the fun day. Although it was raining we got to do some fun water activities outside for 2 hours. We also made some Christmas cards to our families and teachers. We were meant to have ice cream and karaoke, but that was on Tuesday. Hopefully next year we get to do this again. 

On Tuesday is when we got to have our karaoke and ice cream in the hall. It was hilarious and nice. Each room had 2-3 students sing a song. Not only that, but the teachers had to be paired up to sing as well. In my opinion the best were room 2. Which was Kingston,Brendon and Sivaenah. Brendon brought everyone to laugh as he literally grabbed the hand sanitiser to sing as a microphone. Also Kingston sassy face and moves were on. Along with Sivaenahs amazing voice. They sang This is me from the greatest showman. The best teacher performance was Miss Hill and Mrs Tele'a they performed The Best by Tina Turner. Miss Hill singing was just spot on with Mrs Tele'a energy.

On the last day, it was very sad, but also exciting. Sad because it was the year 8's last day at Pt England, but also exciting because that year 7's were going to be year 8's soon. Each class got to have there own time with there teacher. Well not my class because half was helping Mr Jacobsen well the other half was looking after the classroom.Which is fine by the way. Most of the students were crying and were just emotional. Even the teachers were.We also got told some breaking news that Mrs Tele'a would not be teaching at team 5 next year, but will be taking a break from teaching. I hope that Mrs Tele'a knows that she will be missed and that we appreciate the things you have done for team 5. Thank you for welcoming us year 7's with opening and loving hands. The year 8's got to perform and then boom it was all done. Even though we couldn't hug each other or do handshakes everyone could still say goodbye. 

Which brings me to the end. This year has been full of ups and downs. From being in lockdown for 3 months to having huge celebrations like Prize giving and the year 8 graduation. I'm not sure if I'm ready yet for year 8 because it will be a new journey and will sadly be my last year at Pt England. I can't wait though to get my badge for prefect and become a leader of the school. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Literacy Planet!

 For the past few weeks we have been using LITERACY PLANET! It is a fun and easy way to learn things about literacy. We get assigned mission to complete. I have done 15 of them and have 10 more to go. It gives question about the text or the subject your learning. We also get to do some fun games that are about learning. For example memory game and code phrase. You also get gems and points for the task you have finished. So far I have 354 gems. Ohh and also we get characters if we complete all our missions. I haven;t unlocked mine sadly, but I hope I can soon. To be honest it is a bit better then Math Whizz. I can;t wait to unlock my avatar. 

Attitude talk!

Today we got a attitude talk. Well kind of it was more about puberty. Anyways Jannah came to talk to the girls about it. We were told some facts about the difference between girls and boys. Just to name one it was that girls start puberty 2 years before boys. She also talked to us about her personally experiences as well, which made it more relatable. SHe also talked about relationships with family,friends and you know the others.We also made some jokes and ask very important questions. In between the talk we also got some breaks and played a fun game. It was pretty much clapping, but Jannah would do just cross her arms and she even played a few tricks. I came second after Tori. It was nice and cool to know the things Jannah was talking about. I learnt lots of new things about puberty with the talk. I hope that we can see Jannah again to learn more new things as well. 

Seeing Mrs Stone and her BABY!

 IN our team 5 meet we got to have 2 special guests. Those were Mrs Stone and her Baby. It was wonderful to finally see Mrs Stone since my class and I haven't seen her for almost 2 TERMS! It was also nice to keep up on what she has been doing and asking her questions. I hope that we get to see Mrs Stone and her baby next year ( hopefully).I hope that they stay safe and all!

DMIC problems!

YAYYYY! We are finally back at school. Anyways this is my maths task. It is DMIC problems. I had 3 problems to work out and here they are. Hopefully they are correct. I am so happy were back at school. ENJOY!

Making Mask! (Hard Materials)

 Today in my tech class it was SO MUCH FUN! We made mask. Well we did our templates of it. I have to say that this tech class has been my favourite out of all. It was not only super fun, but we also did some jokes as usual and talked with each other. Now I did 5 masks. I did get some help from google. The pictures are at the bottom. Anyways I also got some compliments for my mask from Kiarah. She also did a great job and also Finau.I think Finau was doing a pizza mask and Kiarah was doing animal based. Anyways I really hope that Mr Grundy will be able to send the foam part to actually make the mask. If we do get the foam for the mask I will make it and put it on, but for now just bare with the designs. I know they look small,but they do fit.Also my favourite is the one that looks like a bird. Which is the first picture. I also just want to thank M r Grundy for always making our classes fun. Also Finau and Kiarah as well as Miss Setefano. That is all for my tech class. I ope you enjoy my designs, I plan to do. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Maths

 Today in maths we did a game. It was once again the quiz game. We also looked on who was close to finishing there maths task. By the way I came 5th in the quiz game. I had lots of fun and we also did some maths whizz. Here is my results for the quiz game. I hope to do this again next week in person. Anyways that is all for maths class. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Scatter Plots and Trend Lines!

 This is my final task for my maths challenge. I can't believe I managed to do 15 in 3 days. Anyways the last task is about Scatter Plots and Trend Lines. I knew a bit about Trend Lines, but not so much Scatter Plots. As always not sure if its all right.I really enjoyed doing this whole challenge. I learnt loads of new things about maths and also got all my maths work done. I hope that you have learnt something like me. Always remember to STAY SAFE!

Dot Plots

 This is my 16th task. I can't believe I have ONE MORE! Which is coming soon. Anyways this task is about Dot Plots. I have to be honest the task was quiet hard for me at first, but I got the hang of it. I'm not 100 percent sure if it's all right, but I tried my hardest.I hope you learn something new like me. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Box and Whiskers Plots

 This is my 15th task for my maths challenge. Which leaves 2 MORE LEFT. The task this time is Box and Whiskers. Honestly when I went through this task it looked very hard and confusing. Until I watch Miss Hall's video and it made sense. I'm not totally sure if it rights, but I tried. I also enjoyed doing this task as well. Anyways I hope that you learn something like me and STAY SAFE!

Leaf and Stem Graph!

 This is my 14th task for ,my maths class challenge. I never thought that I could do, but look at me now. Anyways about the task. It was about a Stem and Leaf Graph. Honestly I didn't know it was a graph until now. I learnt lots of things. Honestly in my opinion I think that is my favourite graph. Like always, I'm not sure if all of them are right. I hope that you learn something like I did. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Line and Time Series Graphs!

 This is my 13th task for my maths class challenge. I am very surprised that I have done this much in 3 days. Since I started at 2 and I'm now on 13. Anyway this maths task is about line  Time Series Graphs. I really enjoyed doing this because it was simple and basic. Even though it has a lot of slide I still got through. I hope I can finish the last 4 today. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Area and Volume (2d and 3d shapes)

 This my 12th task for my maths challenge. Which leaves me 5 more. Which I can hopefully finish by tomorrow. Anyways this task about Area and Volume. It is 2d and 3d shapes. I'm not sure if I got them all right. This task was overall challenging and nice at the same time. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to finish the last 5. I hope you enjoy this and remember to STAY SAFE!

Strip Graphs

 This is my 11th task for the maths challenge. Which means that I have 7 more to go. I hope I can get those done by tomorrow. Anyways about the task. It was about strip graphs. It was quite hard considering I didn't know much about it, but now I do. I hope you enjoy and remember to STAY SAFE!

Fractors,Multiples,Prime and Composite numbers (FMPC)

 This is my 10th task that I have completed. I just want to say this one was quiet challenging, but I managed. It was about Fractors,Multiples,Prime and Composite numbers. I honestly didn't even know that there was anything such as a Composite number, but now I know because of this task. Anyways I hope that you guys learn something and always remember to STAY SAFE!

Picture and Tally Charts

 This is my 9th task for my maths challenge. This time it is about Picture and Tally charts. I really enjoyed doing this because it was nice and easy. I also had some fun with it. Again sorry of my working out pictures aren't clear. I telling you guys I actually did it. Anyways I hope to get the rest of it done. Enjoy and remember to STAY SAFE!

Bar and Histograms Graphs

 This is my 8th task for the maths challenge. I know its a strange time to post, but just wanted to squeeze this one in. This is about Bar and Histograms Graphs. I really enjoyed learning about this topic. I hope to get the rest completed. Anyways I hope you learn something just like I did. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Pie Graphs!

 This is my 7th task for my maths challenge. I am kind of half way there. Only 10 more to go. If I'm being honest this topic might be my favourite. It is about pie graphs. I really enjoyed doing this task. I hope that you learn something like me. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Mean,Median,Mode and Range (MMMR)

 This is my 6th out of the 17 maths task. This one is about Mean, Median, Mode and Range. Now I know that not all of this maths task is right, but I tried my best. I have to say that the Median one is kind of confessing. Anyways I hope to get the 11 other maths task done by tomorrow hopefully. I hope you learn something like I did and remember to STAY SAFE!

He hākete kikorangi

 Today for Maori we learned about items and colours. Well what I mean is how you say it in Maori and in a phrase. Here is the slide show for it. I hope you enjoy and learn something from here. STAY SAFE!

Converting Fractions,Percentage and Decimals!

 This is my 5th task for the challenge. I still have along way to go, but I can do it (hopefully). Anyways this task is about converting Fractions,Percentage and Decimals. I'm not sure if I got it all right, but I did it anyway. I hope that you enjoy this task and remember to STAY SAFE!

Ordering Integers!

 This is my second task for my challenge this week. By the way I forgot to mention the its different topics. So this topic is integers. I really enjoy this one. To be honest it was easy as well. Anyways I hope that I can get the others done. STAY SAFE!

Adding Rational Numbers!

 This is my slide show about adding rational numbers. I learnt loads of things and understand lots as well. This week for maths Miss Hall gave us a challenge. What she said was that if we completed all 17 maths task, then we get a treat basket. So in order to get it, I will hopefully finish them. Lucky I already did some, but I have 12 more to go. Anyways I hope you enjoy this slide show. Also remember to STAY SAFE!

Bryde's Whale (Extension)

 Today in our extension meet, we talked about the Bryde's Whale. Miss West did a Jam board for our class. What we do to do is wrote 4 facts and 3 ways on how we could help them out. For this past 4 weeks, we have been looking at stuff about our oceans. Like the Byrde's Whale,Biodiversity and more. Miss West even shared about a company the doesn't use plastic bottles for there conditioner and shampoo. They instead do it, but its a bar soap.I have really enjoyed looking at this topic and this is just the start. I hope to learn more things about this topic. STAY SAFE!

He pene tau? (Te Reo)

 This was the Te reo task for the week. It was He pene tau? Which means do you have a pen? Anyways this task was very simple, but I did enjoy it. I hope that you learn something just like I did. ENJOY this task and remember to STAY SAFE!

Fun games at Maths!

 Today in maths we played GAMES. Well actually maths based games. One of them was who wants to be a millionaire? Which is personally my favourite considering I didn't do very well on the other game. By the way I got $200 for the who wants to be a millionaire. My question was about what is another way to say or explain 50/50. I choose even same and won. I forgot to take a screenshot, but I did get one for the second game. Which was a quiz based. Let's just say I didn't do the best at it, but I came in 14th. Anyways here is a screenshot of my score. Hopefully I can get better at those topics of maths. I hope you enjoy and remember to SAY SAFE!

THE FUTURE OF SHOES!

 For tech today we got to think about the future. What I mean is that Mr Grundy told me and the class to think about a item. Like a machine, something you wear and even food. Anyways we had to think or something, but instead of thinking about it now we had to add things to it. What I mean is think into the future of it. I choose shoes. Let me tell you, it was quite hard to think of something, but I managed. Here is what I did and the design. I know that it isn't clear but its there for you guys to see it. I hope that you enjoy my work and design. By the way as I always say I'm not the best drawer. Anyways I hope you enjoy my work and remember to STAY SAFE!

THE FUTURE OF SHOES 

Can clean messes (Have a little compartment at the back can detach it to empty it out)

Activate shoe covers for when stepping in something that could make the shoe dirty 

Tell you when it needs to be washed with a little light (Red being need to clean, Yellow/Orange for when dirty and green for just fine)

Add platforms If you wanted to look taller

Connect it to your phone to see the steps you’ve done 

Can switch colours for specific occasions

Roller blades or mental sticks that do the walking,running and jogger for you (compartment)

Motion detector for when sometimes in your way to pass it before an injury happens 

 

The picture isn’t that clear, but here is the design. 

Hauora Talk (Be Still)

 Today in Hauora we got to talk about being still.That doesn't just mean physically, but also mentally. As always we got to play a game. It was guess the icon. Miss Setefano would put up a icon, but only half of it. I tied first with Leylani and Nina. Anyway I learnt a lot about relaxing and more. I learnt to take some time out to breathe and focus on myself. I want to thank Miss Setefano for always taking out time to teach us these things. She has taught me lot's. Here is some photo from her presentation. Remember to STAY SAFE!   

Sentence Structure!

 Here is my writing task from Miss Stenefano class. We learnt about Sentence Structure. Which in other words is thing like simple,compound and complex sentences. Also adjectives,nouns and verbs. I learnt some new things. I hope you learn something from this slide show. Anyways remember to STAY SAFE!

He aha to hiahia

 Today in Maori we learnt the phrase "He aha to Hiahia". Which translate what do you want. Here is slide show that we were gave for work. I learnt some new Maori words. Like tuhituhi and moe. Which is writing and sleep. Anyways I hope that you enjoy this slide show and always remember STAY SAFE!

Bryde's Whale

For extension we learnt about the topic we were going to learn about. It was about our oceans and the animals. We will be working with a site called Whale Tales. Anyways Miss West gave us a challenge to make a google slide about the Bryder's Whale. Here is the google slide of it.I learnt a lot about the animal itself. I hope that you learn something and remember to STAY SAFE!

Can you find PEEL

 This one of my task from my literacy slides. It is if I can find the PEEL in the paragraph. By the way PEEL stands for Point,Evidence,Example and Link. Here is it. Hopefully I got it correct. Anyways I hope that you learn something from this. Also that you remember to STAY SAFE!

Tree Probability!

 This one of my maths task. It is about probability. By the way I'm not the best at probability. So if there is any mistakes then, you know why. I will be practising more on this subject of maths. Anyway I hope that you enjoy this task. Also remember to STAY SAFE!

Making my dream bed!

 Today in my tech class, we got to do something interesting. We got to create our dream bed. By the way not in real life,  but just seeing what it would look like and the things in it. My dream bed is very unique even though the design looks simple. I have a 20 item list of the things I would want in my dream bed. From having a TV to a VR set, there is lots. I know the picture isn't clear and I'm not the best drawer. So bare with my drawing. Anyways I hope that you enjoy my learning and design. Remember to STAY SAFE! 

Photo of the design

DREAM BED

1. TV the pops out the bottom

2. Couchs the surround it

3. A secret top bunk 

4. Hidden compartment (snacks/drinks)

5. A shield bubble (for when I want silence)

6. VR set that goes into the TV 

7. Speaker on the sides 

8. Lights on the bed frame

9. Mini desk the pops out 

10. A lever that makes the bed by itself

11. A mini table for when I want to eat

12. Remote to have all the controls on for the TV etc. 

13. Remote that controls how the bed is like

14. Built in bookshelf for my books I read

15. Area of pictures to store

16. Pop out mirror (along with my perfume,cream etc.)

17. A little place to put my headphones/self charging charger

18. Button for when I just want the couch 

19. Button to call someone (audio)

20. Clock (because why not)

Let's Get It Done In 2021! (Hauora Talk)!

 Today for our Hauora we talked about responsibility. At the start we got to play a fun game. The game was that a word would pop up on the screen and we had to come up with a sentence. Later the Miss Setefano and Miss Hill would choose the best. I got 3 out of the other words. Anyways we talked about the responsibility we had for our self and for others. Here is a few pictures of the slide shows. I learned to take responsibility of my actions and to always remember to think of what I am going to say and do. Anyways I hope that you enjoy and learn something from here. Can;t wait for the next lesson. STAY SAFE!

First tech session of the term!

Yayy! Finally tech is back on. I had just had my first session for the term. It was exciting to see Mr Grundy back and learn more about wood joints. Today we learned about different kinds of wood joints. Such as the housing joint which was the first joint I ever learnt and also some new joints, like a Mitre joint. I really enjoyed doing this task because I got to learn some new things.  We also got to do our usual joke time at the end of the lesson. It was hilarious with Mr Grundy and Miss Hill. Anyways I hope that you enjoy and learn something new. Remember to STAY SAFE!

Make a copy of this doc,  Name it YournameJoints and share it with

me (grundy@tamaki.ac.nz)

Wood Joints

The simplest and easiest joint to make is a Butt joint where

two pieces 

of wood are just glued or nailed together.

It is not very strong and can be pulled apart without too much

effort. 

 It is commonly used in house framing.

Here are some useful ways of joining wooden pieces together

]that are used In woodwork and carpentry.

1. Housing joint.

a) Find a clear picture of this joint and insert it here.

b) What are housing joints most commonly used for?

Housing joints are used for many things. Those things include

fixing a bookcase or shelves.

c) Are there different kinds of housing joints?  

Can you include pictures of them?

       Yes, they are called a stopped housing joint,through housing

joint,tapered housing joint and a tapered stopping joint. 

d) Can you find a housing joint anywhere in your house?

yes

2. Mitre joint.

a) Find a clear picture of this joint and insert it here.

b) What are mitre joints most commonly used for?

       Mitre joints are used for many things that we use as well.

Such as frames,doors,windows, furniture and much more 

c) Mitre joints are not very strong, how can they be made stronger?

 Well to make a mitre joint stronger there are some techniques.

The first one is to have a woodworking glue, which you are

brushing glue sizing onto it. Another one is to 

d) Can you find a mitre joint anywhere in your house?

yes

3. Finger joint.  (Also commonly called a Box Joint)

a) Find a clear picture of this joint and insert it here.

b) What are finger joints most commonly used for?

The finger joint can be used in a way to make long pieces of

lumber from solid boards.Not only that, but it is also used to create baseboards,floors boards and more.

c) What makes the finger joint so strong?

What makes a finger joint stronger is that the cross-section of

the joint locks into each other like  fingers between two hands.

 

d) Can you find a finger joint anywhere in your house?

no

4. Halving joint.

a) Find a clear picture of this joint and insert it here.

b) What are halving joints most commonly used for?

Halving joints are used when the pieces of wood have to go

over each other. It can even help to make your chair stronger.

c) What makes the halving joint so strong?

Halving joints are made much stronger because of the fact that

the timbers are connected and will help to evenly spread any

downward forces that are applied due to the additional

mechanical strength.

d) Can you find a halving joint anywhere in your house?

no

5. Mortise and Tenon joint.

a) Find a clear picture of this joint and insert it here.

b) What are Mortise and Tenon joints most commonly used

for?

They are commonly used for projects. Projects which included

a frame to make it stronger. Normal things like chairs and tables

use them as well.

c) What makes the Mortise and Tenon joint so strong?

A mortise and tenon joint is strong because of its flush fitting

design.The double tenons are exactly as they sound being two

tenons next to each other which create an even stronger joint.

d) Can you find a Mortise and Tenon joint anywhere in your

house?

no