Greek mythogology

LI: to use our smart searching skill to find imformation abiut the greek gods.

Today David shared his reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers. 

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. We earn CARE award badges in year 7 and 8 to show that we understand our school values. In this activity we used our smart searching skills to find information to help us complete the table.

I found this activity intresting becuase this task explained about historic people because.

The Greek god I found most interesting was Hera because an extra detail about her is that she is knon as Zesus sister

Dream

LI:To edit our writing using DRAFT.

This week for writing we has been working on Abstract Noun Poems. Me and my partner's abstract noun is about Dream. An Abstract noun is something that exists but you cannot touch, an abstract noun also comes with metaphors and 5 senses. The 5 senses we use to make our poem powerful is using (smell,taste,hear,feeling and see). Something that helped us out of writing our abstract nouns is using Metaphors , Simile , complex sentences , punctuation, complex sentences and word hippo.

Then the next day we edited our poems using DRAFT (Delete, Rearange, Add, Fix, Talk)

Something we found interesting is how the DRAFT System works.

Something we learnt is how the DRAFT system works

Flowers | Tech | Science

 LI: to identify the imformation about a hibiscus

This week for Science (Tech), the yr sevens learned about flowers. Flowers are part of nature/Enviroments that give oxygen to the world. There are lots of types of flowers that exist in the world. 

Our first task was to write things about flowers, What we have notice about flowers and what we know about them.

Our second task was to write the parts of a hibiscus.

Our third task was to write the materials and steps to look at the stigma eggs and look at it through a microscope.

What i found intrestoing was that i learnt all the parts of the hibiscus

Summarise

 LI: To explain in fewer words what the text is about.

Today for inquiry my group has done a summary about retelling the story about how Rangi and Papa got seperated. 

Storytelling is a huge part of the culture and history of Aotearoa. This taonga from our ancestors is the heartbeat that will keep our whakapapa alive for those who are still to walk in their footsteps.

In this task we picked out 20 important words from the sand art that we watched some are Maori, parents, free, darkness, etc. Then we picked out 6 most important words to sum up the video that e watch into fewer sentences. 

Something I found interesting was how the man could draw a lot of details using sand.

Forming an opinion

 LI: consider both perspectives.

Today for inquiry my group and I read information about Kuirau Park, Rotorua, New Zealand we then looked if the information was true or false if the event took place or not by looking at one place in New Zealand. 

Something I found interesting was that some of the information written was real but at the end it was not true.

Venn diagram

 LI:Find as many similarities and differences as you can between the video and the text of “The Beginning”. 

For inquiry my group read the beginning of how the Rangi and Papa got seperated. We then made a venn diagram about what the differences or the video version and the written versions. Then we looked if we could find any similarities about the book and the video. Lastly we wrote what we prefered between the video and the written version  of the story. I prefered the video version because it told the whole story using sand witch was used to make an art story.

Something I found interesting was how many similarities we could find between the video version and the written version

Main iedas

 LI: To identify the main ideas in a text

This week for inquiry we retold how Maui slowed down the sun using main ideas. 

First, we watch a video of how maui slowed down the sun. After that, we wrote multiple ideas about the important ideas in the story. Next we wrote 4 very important ideas from the important ideas. Lastly, we wrote 3 vital ideas.

I foud task difficult becuase i was struggleing with the 3 vital ideas.

Float and sink

 LI: to identify the bouyanty of an object.

This week for Science we learnt about how things/object sink and float. Things float becuase they either contain air inside of it or they are light becuase they are made out of plastic. Things sink bececuase they are heavy and don't contain air.

We got into partners and had to tes the size, weight, compostion (What its made out of), Prediction (If it floats or sink in water) and the Bouyancy result.

I found this task intresting becuse i did not know that a large wood would float .

Simple machines

 LI: to find information about simple machines

We collaborated in our group to find information about simple machines. There are six simple machines.

1. Pulley: A pulley is a simple machine that is very useful to lift up heavy objects. For example: If you were in an elevator the pulley pulls you up to take you to the next level floor.

2. Lever: Lever helps to weigh the mass of something unknown. 

3. Inclined plane: An inclined plane is a ramp that helps heavy wheeled objects move up.

4. Wedge: A wedge is a simple machine with a sharp tip and a thick edge. The tip is used to stop a door from moving

5. Wheel and axle: A wheel and axle is used to pull something that is heavy. 

6. Screw: A screw is used to help grip on the surface it is screwed into so that it could hold together. 

Our challenge was to create labelled diagrams (information pictures) to show our understanding of the information for each simple machine. We also summarised our facts in 25 words.

Following Classroom Rules & Expectations | PB4L

LI: To follow the rules and expectations, expected from teachers.

This weeks PB4L learning is about following classroom rules and expectations. PB4L is a acronym describing Positive Behavior for Learning. PB4L helps us understand the correct behavior for inside classroom learning and outer learning. This consist of Classroom discussions, walking to assembly, behaviour on school trips, wet day procedure eg. respecting wet day monitors. All of these prospects will help us develop a strong and healthy learning enviroment.

I found this task easy becuase LS2 already knew what the expectation is.

Current event

 `This week for reading Mrs Fisi'iahi's reading groups made a DLO talk about National or international events that took place.

First we went on the kiwi kids news website to find a National or international news to look at and read.

Next we made a copy the name of the event and we linked it to the evnt that has the name.

Lastly we explained about what the current event was about.

I found this task hard becuase I was having trouble about who was envoled in the event

Student led conderences

 LI: to share our learning with our families

This afternoon Panmure bridge school students were sharing thier own learning with thier families and Pearents in thier class. LS2 had a alot of adults inside and thier son/dauhter have been going all around the class room to show them thier work that they have been doing this year. Then people went to Mrs anderson's and Mrs Fisi'aihi's laptop and cast it on the TV and the students showed thier parents their learning on thier blog post.

Cinquain Poem

LI: To write a cinquain poem to describe a sports star

We have been learning to write cinquain poems to help us strengthen our connections to description. A cinquain poem has 5 lines. Each line has a different purpose. Line 1 is a noun which is a name. Line 2 has 2 adjectives taht describe the noun. Line 3 has 3 verbs that end in ‘ing’ and describe the actions. Line 4 is a noun phrase which is a group of words (not a sentence) that go together to describe the noun. Line 5 is a synonym which is a word with a similar meaning to the noun.

I enjoeyd this activity becuase i get to make a poem about steven adams

My Reading Pathway

LI: To show my personal journey through books

This week is book week at Panmure Bridge School, which means every class participates in a number of reading activities. One of our activities was to create a reading pathway that shows how my favourite books have changed over time.

At the moment I like reading because it expands my knowledge and I learn new vocabulary

How to stand up to bullies

 This week I created a DLO to teach people how to stand up to bullies.

I made an explaination of how to stand up to bullies and this can help you to be safe.