kindness poster

hello, this is my hauora task that me and my kindness group ( Nikora, Nikita, Ranga.) did. we decided to do posters with the same phrase because we think that they are noticeable and a good way to spread kindness. Nikora has posted the one that he has done himself, so if you would like to check it out go to his blog. all the other hauora tasks are really cool and creative so make sure to check those out as well. what was your hauora task this week?

tract post-origami butterfly

hello, this is something that i posted on tract, i thought that i should try something that i haven't done yet because i don't really post things like this that much and i have never done an origami butterfly before so i thought i would choose a path on how to make one. it was a lot of fun to make, yet so frustrating because of how fast the video was going, it was annoying on how i had to keep pausing. i may be posting more things like origami or crafty things in the future since i haven't done that type of stuff for a while. i totally recommend trying this out, if you do or you have done this before, tell me how it went!

 

Earthquake recount writing

 LI:  Use our write that essay in our writing

simile

preposition

Alliteration

Power sentence

The w-start sentence

red/white/blue sentence

Earthquakes.

It was when I was seven. I was sleeping blissfully when suddenly an earthquake started to up rise. Confused, stressed, and half awake, cautiously continuing to sit up, then pushing my mother back and forth weakly. Her eyes opened slowly then after one look around she instantly became aware of what was happening. I had no clue what was going on but my mother sure did, and she didn't waste any time. She aggressively grabbed me by the arm and pulled me off the bed with her, then proceeded to run to each room to push every child out of the place that put them in a deep slumber. At this point  my heart was beating as if I had been pushed out of a plane, and into the sky. Nothing was holding it back. We all rushed outside, and waited for it to stop, while hearing the awful sounds of belongings stumbling to the ground, crash, smash, swoosh. Then after all that time, my family and I were relieved. It was over.

my get creative

this is my get creative that i did in lock down, it was pretty fun but a little frustrating. i chose to do this because i usually do the same thing but this time i wanted to do something different, so enjoy. what was your get creative this week?

lock down update - Beach walk

A couple days ago me and my family went for a walk to the beach, by doing that we kept the dogs occupied and burnt down both the dogs energy, and me and my family's energy. it was good to be productive and get outside for some fresh air. Hopefully me and my family can do that again, but for now i'll just be playing minecraft and sleeping in. what are you doing in lock down, and how are you going?

lockdown

 Lock down for me has been quite chaotic and crazy but its also been pretty relaxing since we don't have to wake up early or stress about getting to school late, my family and i have been more productive and getting more exercise, I, myself have been going on runs and going to my mums to play minecraft with my sister, and walk my dog. everything's good and going well for me, and i hope it has been good for you as well!

Dog fighting

 CALL OF THE WILD RESEARCH.

Dog fighting/gambling

Dog fighting is an inhumane blood sport where dogs who have been bred, conditioned and trained to fight are placed in a pit to fight each other for spectator entertainment and profit. Fights average one to two hours, ending when one of the dogs cannot continue. There are many reasons people are drawn to dog fighting. The most basic is greed. Major dogfight raids have resulted in seizures of more than $500,000, and it is not unusual for $20,000 - $30,000 to change hands in a single fight. They are underfed and under-loved, because there are people who breed dogs just to kill them. 16,000 dogs die each year in organised dog fighting. “The biggest dog fighter in the world lives in your state.” One of those fighters, Mt. Olive's Harry Hargrove is a “legend” in the dog-fighting world, for instance, who has bred, trained and fought dogs for 40 years.

Call of the Wild research question

 research question call of the wild.

What type of dog is Buck personality wise?

Buck is a strong intelligent creature. He takes a powerful role in ‘Call of the Wild’ after being kidnapped and separated from the rich family he becomes a strong sled dog. When he was living with the rich family, he was petted, fed, groomed and treated like the cherished dog he is. He had everything he possibly wanted and needed. Buck is first described as a large dog of one hundred and forty pounds. He learns from observations of others, and finds he can dominate them easily.

Why was Buck treated so poorly?

Buck was hit and abused by all the men, especially the one in the red sweater, this was because they thought that Buck was going to try and hurt them, they also wanted to train Buck for transportation in a cruel way. 

St Bernard's are also rescue dogs: they would carry a barrel full of alcohol around their necks, then they would search for people in the mountains and give them the alcohol. (usually whiskey.) 

Fun Fact: the call of the wild alludes to the animal cruelty

Jack London witnessed in the Klondike.

Food recount

 Food recount

As Nikita led me into the room, I could faintly smell the scent of salt. What’s going to happen?, I thought. She carefully sat me down and told me to hold out my hand. I was nervous, the people around me were exclaiming all sorts of things, I couldn't tell whether they were cheers of joy or not. and I had no idea what was happening, because I was blindfolded by my partner. I cluelessly held out my hand. After that Nikita gave something to me, which felt like a bowl? She told me to reach into the bowl and grab what's in it. It was rough and oily. Whaea Alison told us to think how it felt, smelt, and tested like. All my worries passed when she said that, I finally knew exactly what it was. I placed the chip in my mouth and ate it. The texture was crispy and crunchy, the scent was oily and faintly salty. Half way through the bowl of chips, the teacher asked if anyone had offered their buddies a chip. I slowly turned to Nikita. I hadn't even thought of offering! “ you…. Want some?” I said blankly, Nikita laughed and took a chip. 

first week back

the first week back in term 3 has been great! we've just been learning new things, and we got to vote on the novel we wanted to do, i chose call of the wild. I've posted a couple of things on tract, so has the rest of the class, except for a couple of people because they weren't allowed. we also got to choose what things we wanted to do this week, i chose times table, teacher tasks, and blog comments for maths. but yeah, that was our first week back, i hope you enjoyed the information!

my crossword

 

Across 3. single step taken when walking or running. 5. a state of peaceful happiness 6. in character or intent. This is my list 29 crossword i did comment down if you were able to complete it.

Down 1. a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat. 2. set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z 4. or likely not to remember.

How to be a red zone person

 

this is my get creative i did with Kate, its about how to be a red zone person,

this is how it turned out.

Angles

my class and me were learning about angles and the names of them here are the angles

we learnt about.

rockets

 

 

this week we were making rockets and launching them, we were learning 

about measuring and how much psi and weight we were supposed to add.

have you seen a rocket been launched?

My crossword puzzle

 

this week we had to make a crossword puzzle, this is how mine turned out. if you can finish it tell me. 

research project

 CAMEL

The camel has many adaptive traits for their life in the desert. They have long eyelashes and thin, slit nostrils that they can close to protect them from blowing sand. They are adapted to survive a long time without water and food. Camels are perfectly adapted to living in this extremely changeable environment. Their most noticeable way of living in these challenging conditions is the two humps on their back. In these humps camels store fat. When food is scarce across the desert camels use the fat in their humps to provide vital nutrients. Camels are well at survival in the desert. Their adaptations include: large, flat feet to spread their weight on the sand. thick fur on the top of the body for shade, and thin fur elsewhere to allow easy heat loss.

5 ways to wellbeing

this is the 5 ways to well being that Kate and I worked on.  The reason we made this slide is to remind us of ways to find wellbeing.  What ways do you find your wellbeing?

marble run

for the last few weeks we have been working on a marble run, there were lots of mistakes but i n the end this is how it went

 Maths time table

our learning was to learn the times table to be ready for the future and tests to come to get better at them.

i picked the 3 times table but i already knew them, i need to pick a different one next time.

how will you get better?

research project

 REV IT

The engine consists of a fixed cylinder and a moving piston. The expanding combustion gases push the piston, which in turn rotates the crankshaft. ... After the piston compresses the fuel-air mixture, the spark ignites it, causing combustion. The expansion of the combustion gases pushes the piston during the power stroke.

CHEESY

 

Cheese is made the same way by curdling milk except the milk is curdled on purpose. Most cheese is made in factories. After milk is poured into big vats, a “starter culture” of bacteria is added to convert the lactose into lactic acid. Then an enzyme called rennet is added to curdle the milk.

 

TOURIST

Eiffel Tower, Paris. 

The Colosseum, Rome. 

Statue of Liberty, New York City. 

Machu Picchu, Peru. 

The Acropolis, Athens.

research project

                                                         CROC VS ALLIGATOR

Reptiles. One obvious similarity between alligators and crocodiles is that both animals are reptiles. They are cold-blooded creatures that expend little energy when they move. They cannot regulate their own internal body temperature, and must rely on external heat sources such as the sun. The most obvious way to discern the two reptiles is to stare down their sinister snouts. Alligators have U-shaped faces that are wide and short, while crocodiles have slender almost V-shaped muzzles.

PENCILS

The core of a pencil is made of graphite, clay, and water. During the 17th century, the graphite and clay were grounded down by hand, put into a cylindrical mold, and fired in a kiln. Today, pencils are mass-produced by machines that cut down the wood, insert the lead, and stamp or print a design. companies: Bic Pencils, Blackwing Pencils, Calepino Pencils.

HEART TO HEART

The right side of your heart receives oxygen-poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. The left side of your heart receives oxygen-rich blood from your lungs and pumps it through your arteries to the rest of your body.

EYES

Your eye works in a similar way to a camera. When you look at an object, light reflected from the object enters the eyes through the pupil and is focused through the optical components within the eye. The front of the eye is made of the cornea, iris, pupil and lens, and focuses the image onto the retina.

Crafting a pinwheel

 We have been making smaller versions of wind turbines. 

Like a fan, wind turbines use wind to make electricity. Wind turns the propeller-like blades of a turbine around a rotor, which spins a generator, which creates electricity, to power cities.

The pinwheel started to spin when the wind picked up.

What did you make the pinwheels with and how big were they?

How to make a spinning paper Pinwheel DIY, paper windmill craft for kids

manaia kalani - Helpful computer tip

 

At the front of the school

As we were walking out of the class the sun was blazing into my eyes, it was very bright but it wasn't that warm. Then we were at the front of the school, there were a lot of birds chirping, I wasn't very focused but I'm pretty sure I was writing down enough. I was tired, I wanted to take a break and sleep. Although I knew I couldn't. I didn't find much to write about. Probably because I got distracted too much, (specifically my friends right next to me.) i don't know any of my talents just yet but i do know i'm really good at zoning out. We are finally finished, we walk get to class and start the next subject

introducing myself

 Introducing myself

My name is Georgia.

I am a year eight.

I am 11.

My school is Otaki College.

My favourite sport is volleyball.

I am from New Zealand.

I am Samoan, Moari, And a little bit of irish.

I like sleeping, and Watching anime ( mostly one piece. )

I don’t have many hobbies but I do like to play volleyball and among us. with my sisters and brothers. I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters. My siblings' names are in alphabetical order. The names are Andy, Bernard, Christian, Deborah, Erika, Franz, and Nick. The reason why Nick's name is not in order is because he is my half brother and my mum didn't want his name to be alphabetical.