Term 1 Project!

This term, Room 21 had to do a project based on one of our 9 school values, which were Joy, Service, Honesty, Learning, Co-Operation. Respect, Responsibility, Hope and Caring. I did Honesty. It had to be a animation made on our Multimedia Computers with a Voice Over and had to be put on our blogs. I have chosen Honesty because it was simple and easy to do. This is my animation that I made about Honesty.

Hope you enjoy!

Glee Cast Reflection!

This morning at our school assembly, we were entertained by the awesome 'Pt England Glee Cast'. They have been practising for the whole Term and finally they performed. They had 2 items they performed for us. One of their items were dedicated to the Teachers and Staff and the second performance was dedicated to us, the students.

My group and I have made a short movie sharing our reflections on what we liked about their performance. I also enjoyed how they included two of our school korero's which were Stop, Look and Listen and Stop, Think and Do. I think that they did a good job and they made Mr Burt and us very proud!

Hope you enjoy our movie, created by Tia, Ala and I.

About my Friends?

Q:What do I like / dislike about my friends?

What I like about my friendship with my friends are that they are very caring and kind. But what I mostly like about my friends are that they always share with me. I have 4 best friends who are Sela, Kezia, Tia and Helen.

We are all multi- cultural friends. Kezia is Cook Island, Tia is Samoan, Helen is Samoan, Sela is Tongan and I am Maori. It doesn’t matter what culture we are, we still are friends. We all treat each other the way we would like to be treated and always look after each other.

We have all been been friends since we started at this school which was when we were five yrs old. Tia, Helen and Sela have been in the same classes all through their years here at Pt England. I met them when I was in Room 8. We have been in the same classes ever since then.

Camp TC!

CAMP TC

Yay! When I walked in through the school gate, I could see all my friends bringing in their gear. That could only mean one thing...Our school camp! This year it was called Camp ‘Take Charge’! There were 6 groups which were The Responsiblez, Respectablez, Parrticipatorz, Motivatorz, The Thinkerz and The Carerz. My group was the Carerz. Each group had their own part of the hall where their gear was kept.

Our activities for the first day were Kayaking, building our tents, preparing the hangi and games taken by Mr Barks and Mr Harris. Our first activity was preparing the hangi with Ms Tito. We peeled potatoes and kumara which was then prepared for our hangi . Other food items included pumpkin, chicken and lamb. My favourite activity was kayaking because I had fun racing with my friends in the kayak and I enjoyed getting wet.

On the second day, our activities were the activities that Rock Up came with to our camp. There was Rock Climbing, The Dunker, Shuffle Boarding, Alligator Alley and Archery. We were all put into 15 groups and rotated around the activities challenging each other. I was in group number 5 and our first activity was the Dunker. We had to sit on a plank of wood above a tank of cold water. The other teams had to throw the tennis ball and hit a target to make us drop in. We got 16 points which made us come 2nd.
My favourite activity from Rock Up was the Dunker because I enjoyed getting wet and getting others wet as well !

On the last night we were lucky because we had a Concert night. Every group had to perform an item in front of everyone. All the groups got given a colour which they had to wear on the night. Our group ( The Carerz) were given the colour blue. We did a chant and some Jump Jam moves. Our song was ‘Blame it on the Boogie’. Overall we didn’t win a place in the top 3. Respectablez came 1st, Thinkerz came 2nd and The Responsiblez came 3rd.

I think that this was an extra special camp because this was the first ever year 7 and 8 camp and it was also our last ever camp at Pt England School.

Christchurch Earthquake!

BREAKING NEWS! A few weeks ago on Tuesday, Christchurch had a HUGE Earthquake at 12:51pm. There had been a few reports on the news giving us the update on what has just happened. Christchurch is known to be the 2nd largest City in New Zealand. This Earthquake has said to be New Zealand’s worst earthquake since 1931. This Earthquake was measured 6.3 magnitude.
There were many buildings that have now been busted down like the Famous Cathedral Square and the Office and Work buildings. There were still people in these buildings as the earthquake occurred. Some are still trapped waiting for help from the rescuers. 48 people have been rescued with Bad Injuries but still more to come.There was debris left everywhere as well as left over pieces of busted buildings.

People were worried about their family members who have not yet arrived home. They were also left homeless from this accident. Schools down in Christchurch have been closed due to the earthquake, they will probably re-open when the ‘all clear’ is given.

This was one of the nations worst natural disasters, I pray that all those families who have lost their loved ones will be able to cope with their loss and I pray that Christchurch will be able to once again become the awesome and lovely place it once was.

Procedure: How to put up a Tent!

HOW TO PUT UP A TENT!

When a tent is put up correctly, It will stand strong and people can use it to sleep in.

Materials/equipment:
- Pegs - tent
- Poles - bag
-Cover - Hammer
- String

METHOD
1. First you have to make sure everything you need is in the bags.

2. Secondly you unpack everything and lay the base of the tent down. Then hammer the pegs on the edges of the base.

3. Connect all the poles together.

4. Clip the poles diagonally through the clips on the Tent.

5. Tie a knot on the top of the tent with the poles connected on.

6.Place the cover on top of the tent. Peg down the cover with a hammer if needed so that it wont fly away.

7. Last of all you zip the tent up so that nothing can get in.

That is how you put up a 3 Man tent if you are camping outside or sleeping outside.

Tamaki Tech Reflection!

Yesterday our Year 7 & 8's walked down to Tamaki for Tech this year. We were all seperated into groups which we have to stay in for the rest of the year. There were 3 Year 7 groups and 2 Year 8 groups. There were also 5 tech groups which were Food tech, Electronics, Science, Wood tech and Graphics. I was in the Year 8/B group and we were going to Graphics. Our teacher was Mrs Ferguson.

We arrived to our Graphics class and we took a seat. Mrs Ferguson had given out all of our stuff we needed. She had told us about what our project was and what we needed to do. We first started of with a brainstorm of what food we would like to sell at an event like Cross Country or Athletics. Some of us had drawn Ice Cream, Pizza, Burgers, Hot Chips, Hot Chocolate, Soup and Hot Dogs.

The second thing we did was drawn a circle with a compass and another circle in the middle and coloured the parts of it primary and secondary colours. We all got taught about Toning and how to make 3-D shapes look 3-D not flat. We drew a few 3-D shapes and coloured parts of it lightly, medium and hard.

I really enjoyed Graphics tech yesterday. I had heaps of fun and learn't a lot of stuff from Mrs Ferguson. Can't wait to go back next week. Hopefully I learn something new!

All About Me!

Kia Ora, my name is Destiney Morrison . My ethnicity is Maori and I live in Auckland New Zealand. I am currently attending Pt England Intermediate. I am a Year 8 in Room 21.

I have 4 members in my family. My mum and dad, my brother and ME. I am the the youngest in my family. My brother is the oldest out of me and him.

My favourite foods are Butter Chicken, Burger King, KFC, Chocolate and Roast. My favourite colours are Red, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Green and Black. My favourite sports to play are Touch, Netball and Rugby.

My hobbies are playing with my friends, Eating, playing sports and spending time with my family. I like travelling around New Zealand a lot.

I really enjoy hanging out with my friends and family and also eating delicious food with them too. When I grow up I either want to be a Flight Attendant or a Food Critic.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

From me (Destiney) I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you had a successful year and all went well. Happy Holidays to everyone and a prosperous Christmas and New Year. See you all next year!

Giant Cockroaches!

The Giant Cockroaches are 3 inches long. They live in the Australian Outback in the Dry Soil. Giant Cockroaches live up to 10 years but other Cockroaches live up to 2 years. Unlike other bugs, the Giant Cockroaches don’t lay eggs they give live birth to their young. When it rains the Giant Cockroaches come out of their burrows to mate and meet with each other and move on.

Athletic's Day!

“Thump!” as the Softball hit the ground. We all cheered for Helen Tui as she had won 1st place.

The hot beautiful day had began and our whole school was busy competing in our age groups to see who was going to be the Supreme Athletes of the school. This was an annual event which is held on our school field. We were all excited as we got told that we had a new event which was the Javelin.

Us (12 year old girls/ 11yr old) set off to our first event which was the Softball Throw. We headed towards the bottom field to get started. I was feeling nervous as I walked up to the line ready to throw. “Ahh!”, as I threw the ball. Sadly I had not won a place in the top 3. Helen Tui won 1st place, Mauina won 2nd place and Tracey won 3rd place.

My favourite event was Javelin because this was my first time doing this event, it was also the first time this event was being held at our school. We had to see how far we could throw a long pole with a pointy sharp end. The pointy bit had to land straight into the ground. This was very hard at first but then it got kind of easier. It was very close with the placing but Gabby had come out on the top with 1st place.

The last event of the day was our final relays. All of the leaders and teachers of our House Colours ( Takitimu -Yellow, Tainui -Blue, Mataatua - Green and Te Arawa - Red) had to pick the fastest 8 people to participate in the relays. I was racing for my house colour-Te Arawa. It was a race between everyone to see who the fastest House Colour was to finished. It was a very close race between all of us. Takitimu had come first, Tainui came 2nd, Mataatua came third and Te Arawa came fourth!

I really enjoyed Athletics this year. We had lots of events to participate in like The Softball Throw, Javelin, Discus, Shot Put, Sprints and High jump. Now the Supreme Athletes move on to the Inter Zone Athletics. Hopefully they try their best and come out on top as the Best of the Best Athletes.

Explain Ready Task!

Mrs Nua had given us an Explain Ready Task which had to be completed by a certain time.We all got given a word which had to do with an insect. My word was Omnivore and I have done a Little animation to show an example of what an Omnivore is and the definition of an Omnivore.

Hope you enjoy!

Netbooks

Today we had finally got given a chance to try out our new netbooks. We are the first in our cluster of schools to get these, so we are very lucky. We really appreciate all the help that everyone has done for us to get these.

This is a photo of Paulitia and I taken on my new Netbook.

Riding on a real Loader!

I was bursting with excitement as my uncle was starting up his digger. "WOW!" It made such a huge noise.

My heart was pumping because I hadn't been on his diggers/Diggers in ages. We started to move slowly. My cousin and I were holding on tight making sure we weren't going to fall.

We made our way to a big truck which had a dozen logs stacked up. My uncle's job was to pick the logs up and stack them on top of each other.

"Brrrr!" The Loader roared as it picked up half of the load. I felt a lot of pressure as the Loader lifted the logs. It was very bumpy and we stacked them up really high.

My uncle had finally finished and on the way back we did a few rarkies and skids. It was a very cool experience.

Reflection on MI results

Today we had to do an MI test which was a test about our smarts or Multiple Intelligences and which one was our strengths and weakness. This is my results and what my strengths are and my weakness.

Obviously my strengths were Interpersonal(People smart) and Intrapersonal(Myself smart). My weakness is Kinaesthetic (Body smart) and Linguistic (Word smart). I think I need to improve in my Linguistic(word smart) and more. I can improve this by learning my words smart in my spare time and at home.

My goal for this term is to build up my Kinaesthetic (Body smart) and Linguistic (Word Smart).

Maungarei Animation!

Our class was given a task which had to be completed on time. We had to do an animation about a Volcano we knew information about. We had to show others what we knew about this Volcano. I have chosen Mt Wellington.

This is my movie. Hope you enjoy!

Information Report about.....

Volcano Report

What are Volcanoes?

Volcanoes are coned shaped and erupts lava. They are mostly found on the edge of the Tectonic plates. Volcanoes are found in Hot Spots. It also erupts hot ashes, Rocks, Steam and lava. Most Volcanoes are found underwater. They can cause Tsunami's.

How are they formed?

The magma builds up the magma chamber below the vent. It creates enough pressure for the magma to erupt. As it releases it causes clouds of ash and fountains of lava to explode. Then the lava turns into molten rock.

How does an eruption occur?

An eruption occurs when the heat pressures the magma to come out of the vent. High pressure causes the magma to be gooey, sticky and thick. That is how an eruption occurs.

Types of Volcanoes

There are 3 types of volcanoes. One of them is the Cinder Cone Volcano. When a Cinder Cone Volcano erupts it flows in fiery clouds of ash. This volcano is very explosive. It is coned shaped and it has steep sides. The pieces of this volcano flows as high as the sky. There are varying sizes. Some are as fine as the sand and some are the sizes of houses.

Another one is Shield Volcano. Shield Volcanoes have shallow shield mounds. This volcano got its name because it is shaped like an ancient warriors shield. This volcano has flat bottomed craters.

The biggest Volcano?

The biggest volcano round the world is Mauna Loa. Its name means long mountain. It is one of the most active volcanoes on earth. Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984.

Mauna Loa is one of the largest volcanoes on earth. It is so big that its slopes cover a large part of Hawaii. It also is 4170m above sea level. This is one of the volcanoes which is a largest of a chains of islands.

Volcanoes are cool to learn about because there are many around us. We have 48 volcanoes around us and they are very fascinating.

Personal Shield Reflection

Today we had to fill out a reflection form about our Personal Shields we had done last term. We had a time limit for finishing this and I had finished it on time. So here I am going to explain what each section means and why I chose them.

Left Top: This represents my culture which is Maori and it also has my name written. I had cut my name out with magazine letters.

Left bottom: This part of my shield represents my hobbies. I like playing with the rugby ball, I like listening to music and I like watching t.v.

Right Top:This part represents where I come from and where I live. Obviously I come from Aotearoa.

Right Bottom: This part represents what I'd like to be in the future. I would like to be a Musician because I like music or I'd like to be a Flight attendant.

My overall comment was good because it had detail and the background was really good. I also finished it one time so that was good too. I would of changed my left top and added in more detail so that there wouldn't have been any gaps. So I would give this a 9.5 out of 10.

Five Fabulous Facts

We had to make an animation or 2 pictures of a volcano. We also had to have Five Fabulous Facts about Volcanoes because this term our focus is about Volcanoes. I chose 2 pictures.

This is my Five Facts:

1. Lava erupts from volcanoes and it is formed into Molten Rock.

2. There are 3 types of volcanoes which is Shield, Cinder Cone and Stratovolcano.

3. The biggest Volcano in N.Z is Mt Cook.

4. The maori name for Mt Wellington is Maungarei and it erupted 9000 years ago.

5. Mt Versuvius erupted in 79ad and covered Pompeii with hot ash and Lapilli.

We Finally win!

My heart pounding excitedly while waiting for our game to began. We had done a few exercises before our game.

Mrs Nua gave out our bibs and amazingly I got given GS. I was GS (goal Shoot) for our team. Usually I was given WD(wing defence) . I was so amazed and I quickly hopped into my place before the beep went off. The game had began.

April had started off with the ball and it got all the way to me. With my partner defending me I quickly got away and Leni passed the ball to me. Helen was free so I passed it to her. She scored and back to the centre the ball went. With Great defending Mauina got the ball. "Here,here!" I quickly passed it to Helen Tui,my heart was pounding and all of a sudden we got another score. "Wooo!" I said under my breath.

Everyone cheering on the side line were from our other team and school. They were supporting us like other teams should. They were supportive and encouraging for us on the courts. The ball headed back to the centre and the opposition team had the ball. They were very good and they played as a team. They pass the ball to each other and suddenly Maunia defends the ball. She passes it all the way back to our score and with my heart pounding we scored again.

The overall score was 13-10. We had won. We were so excited because this was our first win out of our 3 games so far. Every week our coach Mrs Nua gives out points to the best players. This week April got 3 pts, Mauina got 2 pts and I got 1 pt. I felt very proud of myself.

Here is a quick snippet of our Netball game.