Blog Commenting

 

These are screenshots of four comments that I've published on four blogs. One blog was my classroom blog : Digital Footsteps, another was Linda (A Panmure Bridge  Student) : Linda's Blog, another was Willy's blog ( A Tamaki Primary student) : Willy's Blog and the last comment was to Latham (A Pamure Bridge Student, in the same classroom as myself) : Latham's blog.

Room 5 has been commented on people's blog, experimenting with the new Manaiakalani way of being cyber smart while commenting. This is what the poster looks like:

Comparison between Womens rugby in Iran and New Zealand

This picture displays comparison towards women's rugby in Iran and New Zealand. I completed this task as part of the Rugby World Cup tasks. I used Lucidchart to complete this diagram. 

RWC 2015: Highlights

This presentation displays some Highlights that my classmate and I, found really amazing during the Grand Final of the Rugby World Cup 2015. I collaborated on this with Yvette.

6 Hats: Consequences

This is presentation that displays the Six Thinking Hats, towards the events of a child getting hurt during Guy Fawks. I worked on this task independently. 

DARE DLO

This is my DARE DLO. This DLO was created using the application Prezi. It displays how I would react in a situation where a friend has offered me to smoke some cigarettes. It also includes why you shouldn't cave into Peer pressure.

NSW educational Assessment: Mathematics

This is a picture of the students in my classroom who participated in the Maths UNSW Global educational assessment. We received our certificates today at Assembly. It was really hard but I think I did well overall. 

CARE Awards: Personal Passion

This task is for my CARE awards. This is a DLO displaying my personal Passion which is focused on the art of Poetry. 

Music

As Mrs Eeles is away due to her being ill, Room 5 decided to take it upon themselves to learn music. Last week we did Ukulele with 3 students from the school ukulele group, leading the lesson, one of those 3 included myself. Today we played When the Saints come marching in, on xylophones. Mrs Anderson directed the whole lesson and made sure everything was running smoothly. At first, we tried to do the song all in as one but didn't succeed. We then went into groups of four which was much more easier for us students. Each group went one by one, presenting what they'd learnt so far. My group consisted of students Paige, Raymond and San Tat. I think we did very well although we did have a few clear mistakes. I can't wait to see what we'll be doing next week. 

CARE Awards: Create a collage showcasing life at PBS

This my collage I created that showcases life at PBS. It displays some of my favourite things and most memorable times at Pamnure Bridge School. The picture in the middle is during camp, while doing High Ropes. I did this as the main picture because it was extremely difficult to over come but I my group encouraged me throughout the whole way. I did this collage for a CARE Award. 

Understanding 7x Multiplication

This is my poster that displays some different ways to show my 7x knowledge. I think all these ways are really fun and interesting. 

Problem Solving Revision

This is how I solved one of the equations from the Problem Solving Revision Presentation. On my poster is shows how I worked the answer out and the question is at the top of the poster.  

Music: Ukulele Lessons

Yesterday, Yvette, Tim and I taught Room 5 some basic chords and plucking to a few songs. Because Mrs Eeles is unwell, we took it upon ourselves to teach our classroom some new things they didn't know. We played Islands and Kiwi Ukulele. I think the lesson went well and a lot of people learnt some new things such as chords or how to read the plucking on a piece of paper. I had an interesting time. 

Shake Out!

This is my presentation that I collaborated on with a classmate. We participated in the New Zealand Earthquake Drill, Shake out! This DLO contains information about what we did and more information about the Shake out. 

Story Swap

Today in Writing we did a 'story swap' in pairs to write a collaborative recount that made sense. It was a bit challenging because we could only write one sentence at a time, we weren't able to talk to each other and we had to make sure our ideas flowed even though we weren't thinking the same thing. I learned that if you read your story out loud you can hear if the tense is wrong.

I stared into the cracked windows of the abandoned house trying to discover its secrets. I had to walk in. I felt scared but I still had to do it. The house had stuff I hadn’t ever seen before. I was at least five steps away from the broken door when it slammed behind me. I went into a room and all I could see was an empty space. everything looked shut down. I felt someone watching me as I looked out a window. I turned around but there only the sound of a piano being played to trace. I followed the sound and it took me somewhere where there was a picture of an old scary looking lady. I walked up to it, examining her. Was the music coming from a place behind the picture. I lifted the picture up and took a little look. I saw who was playing the piano. The lady in the picture sat on the seat playing a fast rhythm. When I lifted the picture up more she stopped and focused her action on me. I had this feeling that she was going to come closer but she just sat there and looked at me. I heard breathing. I quickly turned around and saw her there. Confused at why I was here but i just kept staring back. I didn’t know what to do. I blanked out. When I woke up I was outside on the grass.

The Grid Challenge

 

This is a few pictures from the Grid Challenge that we tried out this morning. We had to get into pairs and grab a pencil. Each pair was given one paper. The paper displayed a large grid that had a clear line down the middle. This line showed the separation from each partners grid. We were also given two dice. Each time we rolled the dice, we used the numbers to look for arrays on our grid. The aim of the game was to fill out our grid as much as possible. When the time was up, we counted the left over squares of the grid. My partner Yvette had 8 squares left and I had 6. That meant I won because I had the least squares left over. I think that this game is very useful for when practising arrays or multiplication. The Grid Challenge was a lot of fun to play, and a really interesting way to learn maths. 

Problem Solving Revision

This is my strategy to the Problem Solving Revision equation I solved today. I noticed that I struggled to use an algorithm when trying to subtract large numbers. My goal is to try and practise solving large subtraction equations by using algorithms, so it's easier/faster for me to solve. 

My Speech

Good Morning students and teachers,

Think about a time where you’ve been in public. Alone. Vulnerable. Prey to the many spectators that are quick to assume the flaws you possess. Strangers, expecting you to be someone you are not. You've done absolutely nothing, yet the only thing that fills their minds are the assumptions of the terrible person you are. These thoughts, purely fueled by your appearance.

Why can’t they tell us the thoughts they have in their heads, about our culture, about our heritage, about the flaws our people have.  Just because I am brown, it does not mean I am violent. Just because I am brown,  it does not mean I don’t eat breakfast in the mornings. Just because I am brown, it does not give you the right to act like I am any different from you.  After all we're different races not a different species. And yet, the uncertainty in their voices, proves the lack of understanding, they have when they attempt to belittle our people and our ways.  

So tell me. When will we ever become more than a label?  

Yes, we see the outer shell of one's character but have we thought about the content inside? We assume the truth, just because that is what we've learnt. The opinions of one’s race is taught to a child like the rules of a classroom, handed down like the clothes of a sibling, and is as common as a mother's love for her child.  

Now, I can not just let this problem be overlooked, like it has been! This is more important than a lot of the things we claim as “Relevant” in the lives we live today. How does this not come up in a conversation you have with a friend, yet the most pointless things do?

Because of stereotypical labels, believe it or not people have died. How many times on the news have you heard of the innocent person who ended up dead on the street? The policeman who thought he had a weapon on him, just because the colour of his skin was a sign that he was threatening. Is it a coincidence that 94% of these victims are coloured?

“I love you too” Sean Bell’s last words before he died. Shot 50 times on his wedding day. Police thought he had a firearm yet the weapon is still not found. They thought. They assumed. They used the colour of his skin to back up their assumptions. Because of this his fiance is unwed, his to be child unborn, his life that was once planned out, now abandoned , like the rest of them.

I am Tired, disgusted, hurt and angry, yet prepared, committed, dedicated and impatient for a change.

We can't stop the thoughts we have about people. We can't stop ourselves from having an opinion. What we can stop, is assuming who people are. Expecting them to be one thing, when they are the other. We should ask not assume. Start a conversation not a rumor. Be normal not sympathetic. For then, and only then, will our true individuality reach its full meaning.

Stop closing your eyes to the things that matter. We must at least make an effort to see beyond race, because if we don’t, who will?

Kiwisport: Run, Jump Throw

Athletics Skills

For Kiwisport, we've been practising and improving our athletics skills. This week we learnt how to improve our long jump and high jump techniques. For long jump we have to make sure that our arms are swinging, we have bent knees when landing and starting, to look up and to make sure we're landing on two feet. For high jump  we learnt that we have to slightly bend our knees, run from an angle (J-Shape), put our leading arm and leg up in the air first, jump from the side and that the scissor high jump technique is a quick action. 

Fast Factors: 8 Times tables

This is a screenshot from Fast Factors. I completed the 8 times tables, because I think I need to work on this more. If I continue with practising these times tables, I'm pretty sure I'll be a pro in no time.

Rubbish Type Comparison

This is my DLO of the Rubbish Comparison completed in Room 5 from last week. The poster is self explanatory of what we did last week. I completed this poster with my classmate Paige.