Softball poster!

 This is my poster of a Olympic sport. The sport I did was Softball. I hope you enjoy.

Dame Valerie Adams!

 This is my learning about Valerie Adams. My class watched 2 videos about her to got some information. What had to turn that into a poster or something like that. Here is mine. I hope you ENJOY!

Olympics!

 This is my poster of the Olympics. It shows what I know,what i want to know and what i am gonna learn about. I hope you ENJOY IT:).

VOLUME!

 Today I learned something new. I learned about the volume of a 3d shape.

Highlights/Review of immersion assembly!

 FINALLY! We are back at school and we had started off with a bang. As usual we had our annual immersion assembly.  All of the items were great, but I had 2 favourites. Those were team 2 and of course my team. Which is team 5. They both were great. Oh and before I start the topic for this term is healthy you, healthy me. 

Team 2 did a movie. There movie was based on having a yoga class. Mrs Carter was the coach/instructor. She has some students which were Ms Teleso,Mrs Gaston and Miss David. The movie was cool because they did some fun challenges which lead into a competition. If your wondering who won it was Ms Teleso. They were also showing different stereotypes which doing fitness. Mrs Gaston was showing the lazy side. Miss Davis was showing the couldnt care less always on the phone side. Ms Teleso showed the determined side, which means that she was like the hard effort type. 

Team 5 did a live action performance. There performance was based on the Olympics. There were 3 teams. There was Australia which was Mrs Stone and Miss Hill. Team USA which was Mr Moran and Mr Wright and lastly the 3 time champs NEW ZEALAND. Which was Ms Va'afusuanga and Miss Hall. The commentators were Ms Setefano and Mrs Tele'a. I really loved the New Zealand performance because Miss Hall showed some amazing moves and was pretty flexible. Australia performance was really funny because it was like they used a yoga ball and lets just say some punches happened. Lastly the USA team did ok. They did a hoola hoop performance. 

So those were my 2 highlights of the immersion assembly. I almost forgot Mr Jacobsen also made a cool song about our topic. Hopefully we get to do a lot of sports.I cant wait for this term for HEALTHY ME, HEALTHY YOU!

Trip to Mangawhai!

So I had just gotten back from an AMAZING PLACE in New Zealand. That place is Mangawhai. Mangawhai is a place up north. My family and I got to go there for 4 days. Let me tell you it was worth the 2 hour and 30 minute drive. Yes 2 hours and 30 minutes. Well that is if you look up on the map and see if there is a shorter way to get there. 

So on Sunday my uncle and aunt planned a trip for us to go  to Mangawhai as I said before. The only problem was that it was a 2 hour and 30 minute drive. Which is very long. but we got through the drive. We arrived at the house and oh boi was it good. It was very unique. The reason why was because it was like a 3 story house. So here is how the levels went. On the first level was all the rooms and had a mini living room in it as well.Another thing that was there was a bathroom and a toilet.Anyway the second level was literally just the entrance and the doorway to the balcony. The last level was the kitchen and the big living room. Oh and did a mention the there was a backyard as well. There were also many doors to the balcony. I also forgot we also got a really nice view of the beach considering that we were very very close to it.

We settled into our rooms and I decided to have the bunk bed room. I kindly shared it with my aunt. After everyone settled into there room we all went upstairs to play with the board games. The games we had brought were Cards,Scattergorie,Puzzles, Bingo,Snakes and Ladder,Chess/Checkers and Jenga. We also had Bananagrams which were the owners game. We all rushed to play Bingo. After a couple rounds we went to sleep.

The next night we got to do a family game night. It was really interesting because I did a random generator for the teams and it was boys verses girls. Well I was the only girl on the boys team. The first thing we played was Bingo and that went to the girls. We then played a couple games of Talamu, which is a tongan card game. That game went to my team. Since we were taking a lot of time on the games we had to call it a tie. Everyone started to go to sleep, but me,my sisters,my uncle and aunt decided to play a game rounds of Scattergorie. It was really and we had a little argument just because my uncle thought that Peppa pig was made after I was born, but he was wrong because Peppa pig was made in 2004. So yeah. My aunt later taught me and my sister Inga a game called same page. Where one person thinks of a word and says a the letter by letter. Then the other players have to come up with a category starting with that letter but have to say it at the same time without having a conversation. If they say the same word then the person has to give the next letter up. 

On our second to last day it was sunny so we got the chance to see the beach. We didn't get to swim enough though we begged for hours, but at least we got to go there right? The waves were really BIG and we also saw some other local places as well. We went to there shopping centre,there park nearby the beach and even stopped for a little look at the museum. I really didn't want to go back to GI (Glenn Innes) but we really missed some of our family members. 

The last day we all packed up and left. We went through some amazing sites. We also got some cool photos of the Waiwera river which are below here. I had a lot of fun going to Mangawhai and I hope to go there again.  

Sorry couldn't get a photo of the house, but here are some photos from the balcony at the first and some backyard pics as well.

Term 2 Reflection!

 Hi guys, so I just can't believe that WE ARE HALF WAY THROUGH THE YEAR! Also I can't believe that term 2 has came to a end. I mean it felt like yesterday was the first day back at school. Now that term 2 has end there have been some amazing things that have happened. Things like the year 7's step up and going to Matheson bay, going to KPMG, Fiafia which is a big thing and so much more. We have also had so sport happen as well. Rugby, Basketball, Netball,Tag for the little ones and Volleyball. We also had a new tech teacher.One of the most exciting things is that my teacher Mrs Stone IS PREGNANT!.Another exciting thing is that I HAVE BEEN A YEAR 7 FOR 2 WHOLE TERMS! 

One thing that was really fun was when the year 8's went to camp. The reason being is because us year 7's got to have a fun step up. On the first day we got to go on a trip to Goat Island. Well kind of we went to Matheson Bay. We got to snorkel and learn about the place. On the second day we did some fun rotations like doing a team work challenge, making truffle balls and art. On the last and final day we got a movie night and it's safe to say that it was a really awesome time. 

Another thing that happened was that the extension group and some others went to KPMG. We went there to see what they do and got to do some pretty cool experiments. In my group was Jayah,Kiarah,Israel,Lili-May and my bestie Roman. We were in the air group with Josh and Alex.

One big thing that happened was the 2021 Fiafia. Now this was special because we hadn't had Fiafia in 3 years. It was also special because we had opened up Te Kapua. Not gonna lie I actually don't think I have a favourite because all of the items were amazing and very fun to watch. It was also fun to watch some people come up and show off the moves as well. I was in the Tongan girls coached by Miss Shaniah and Miss Kaitu'u or just Rachel.I wonder if we get to have Fiafia again next year. If you want to check them out then go see the Pt England Archives, click on 2021 then go on Fiafia and there will be all the items.

Another HUGE thing that happened in my class was that we found out that are teacher Mrs Stone was expecting. In other words she was PREGNANT. Yes we had a gender reveal party. It is a girl. I'm so excited for her to have the baby next term and I hope that she can come back once everything is done. LOVE YOU MRS STONE AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WILL ALL YOUR APPOINTMENTS!

I also got a new Tech teacher. Her name is Mrs Sharmap and she does STEM/Science. We got to do some amazing experiments and we still have 4 more lesson with her. I have to say that I learned a lot about somethings in our world. I have posted these experiments on my here so check it out.

Lastly sports. This term I got to play 2 sports. Those sports are Rugby and Netball. I got to try out Rugby for the first time and I have o say it was SUPER FUN! We got to play a tournament and that is what got us to Auckland Champs.I got to play with an amazing team including Me,Hannah,Madi,Jane,Leylani,Zoe,Central,Mele F,Kolopa,Tahliyah,Oali'i,Nature,Sauma,Mariko,Lesieli,Melemanu,Melissa and Christina. We also had a fantastic coach Miss Timmi! We made it to Auckland champs, but before that we had a friendly game with Royal Oak. It was a tie. We had Auckland Champs the next week and we tied 2 and lost 3. Overall the experience was AMAZING and I hope I get to do this again. I also got to do Netball. In my team there was Me,Ema,Kiarah,Matelita,Luka,Vika,Gabby,Kamryn and Atawhai. We were coached by Mr Moran and Managed by Mr Goodwin. Its not over yet because we get some more games next term. We also get some cool tournaments too.

Once again I'm gonna miss school a lot. I still getting used to being a year 7 and doing new things. I just can't believe that were half way through the year and that term 2 is done. Hopefully I will be blogging through the holidays. I can't wait to come back to school after 2 weeks to a brand new term. Remember to stay safe because of this nasty bag going around. STAY SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HAPPY MATARIKI!

Videos and Images:

Our game with Royal Oak and our Auckland Champs along with our first ever TOURNAMENT!:

My Item in Fiafia in the TONGAN GIRLS and the tongan boys because why not!:

Last session at TECH!

 Today was sadly my last session of the term with Mrs Sharmap. She does STEM and let me tell you this experiment was COOL! It seems pretty basic but the results are worth it. We got to see water travel through the stem in a plant. In other words Photosynthesis. Once we took out the plant and cut it open the insides were the colour of the water. I worked with Kamryn. By the way if you want to do this just look at the bottom. This experiment was really fun and actually was the BEST! I hope I get to do this again next term! I hope you learn something and that you ENJOY THIS!

Topic 7- Osmosis and Transpiration Photosynthesis-A process in which plants make their own food. C02+H20 Sunlight Sugar+02 (Carbon dioxide+water Sugar+Oxygen) Parts of a Plant  1.Flower 2.Stem 3.Leaf 4.Roots (Leaf is part of plant where photosynthesis takes place)

Stomata: Tiny parts that help water of Carbon Dioxide Osmosis: Process that help to move water from the roots to the leaves  Cells in the plants: Xylem and Phloem Phloem: helps food to move/distribute to different parts of plants

Celery and food colouring experiment: Purpose: To see water movement from the roots to the leafs through Xylem Supplies: Celery  Water  Food colouring  Cups (Conical Flask)  Scissors  Steps: Add food colour in water (10 colours in any order with any cups) 4 celery that have a lot of leafs  Cut off the end parts Put it in the Conical Flask Stir the water with the celery just to make sure that the colouring is in good Optional add plastic bags and a something to tie it with a twist tie  Wait and watch to see what happens  (1 hour 30 minutes then remove it or just as long as you want) Cut open your celery and take a closer look at the fibre where the Xylem is (There should be some colour there)  BOOM! They you have it

PHOTOS

The Solar System

 This is my inquiry task. It is about the solar system. I hope you enjoy.

Measurement Madness!

 This was my maths task for the week. It is about measurement. It also includes a bit of perimeter and area which is fun. I really enjoyed doing this task because it challenged me hard and I really enjoy these types of topics. I hope that my maths class gets to do this again next term. ENJOY AND I HOPE YOU LEARN SOMETHING!

                          

Maori Task!

 This is my Maori task for rotations. We were learning how to say how many in Maori. It was really fun and I got to do a create task as well. I hope that you can learn something like I did. ENJOY!

Measurement Reminiscence!

 Hi guys, Here is another math's task from this week. This time it is about measurement and how to convert fractions to percentage and a decimal. This was also another fun and cool task that challenged me hard. I really hope that my math's class can do this thing again. ENJOY!

Practical Percentages

 Hi guys, so I know that this a weird time to post, but I just wanted to show you guys my progress with percentages. Now for the first time I finally did section 2 for the slides. So in this slide I did section 1 and 2. They were very interesting and challenged me very hard. I hope we get to work on this once again. I hope you ENJOY IT and learn something from this. 

BUBBLES!

 Today at Tech in STEM we got to make bubbles. My partner was Roman and we had loads of fun. They were really hard to make but at the end we had some susscessful bubbles. I hope that we get to do these thing sabout because it is AWESOME and FUN!

Task 1  Science behind the bubbles Two things -soap -water -extra (wand) Thin layer of soap and air There are layers to the bubbles -soap -water -soap Different sizes Still round even if the wand shape is different

Bubble tricks  Caterpillar  Carousel Cube bubble in the middle

Experiment  Purpose: Prepare a bubble-making liquid following a tried and true recipe Equipment: A set scale 250 ml beaker  A calibrated syringe A stirring rod Ingredients: Table sugar Glycerol Kitchen detergent Water

Here are some photos