Year 7 Achievements

During Year 7 at HNI (2014) I have participated in:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Class monitor ~phones.

CULTURAL:

I am a member of:

Choir & Production.

I am learning an instrument at school:

Guitar.

SPORTS

This year I have played or participated for the school in:

Netball.

LUNCHTIME SPORTS

I have played and participated in the following:

Handball, non-stop cricket, soccer and capture the flag.

GOLD AWARDS

Gold awards and Stars I have received include:

Technology Gold and Cultural Gold.

My current tally towards the following Gold Awards is:

Academic	Technology	Cultural	Sport	Service
0	25	34	12	10

In 2015 I am going to be involved in music tuition, equestrian, classroom monitor and choir at HNI.

My goals in the classroom for 2015 are to be more focused on my work and to work harder for gold points.

My goals out of the classroom for 2015 are to be more involved in sport and to work on my horse riding jumps, so I can get higher than 25-30cm.

Homework ~ Trash Novel Study

TASK:

Write a newspaper article on an important incident in the novel. Include a headline, date and place. Remember to include who, what, where, why, when and how. Include a picture if you like. (refer to some real newspaper articles for ideas on structure and language).

Tell the time in maori

In Te Reo we all made a presentation to show people how to learn to tell the time in maori. We could make an i movie, a powtoon or a presentation which my partner and I decided to create. We also made a kahoot.it that people can do to see what they have learn't.






Try our quiz on telling the time in Maori.

Inquiry

For inquiry this term we are entering our spaceship because Earth has been destroyed. We are making a stories in our groups about why we think Earth was destroyed. Our story is about how people are cutting down trees every second. We are going to try and find a new planet so we can all live safetly once again.

Science Technology

This is our technology Group B sun rap.

Science Technology

In science we got given a rap within our groups and we got to learn it and come up with
some actions, then we got to decide if we wanted to be filmed.

Debate blurb

What is a debate?

A debate is an argument or discussion between two sides. There is a chairman in the middle with the timekeeper and three speakers on either side of them. There are speakers 1,2 and 3.

It looks something like this:

We recently had a debate in our classroom. We all got split up into groups of 3 and got given a topic. My groups topic was, people should only go on devices or watch television for 1 hour per weekend. We had to be ‘FOR’ this topic which meant we wanted this to happen. Our hardest challenge was writing about something we didn’t agree with.  My goal for next time would be to speak a little bit louder and to use rebuttal.

Discussion text

Some people at HNI say that we should change our uniform, but some say that we should keep it. Both sides have valid arguments for what they believe is right.

The students in favour of changing the uniform say that it is terribly hideous and heavy. The uniform is also extremely expensive and if we wore mufti it would be a whole lot easier for parents. HNI’s jumper is also itchy and uncomfortable, which makes people not want to wear it. The uniform is not warm enough either which makes people awfully cold. Most students at HNI don’t like the colour of the top because it is too light and the yellow looks disgusting.  

The other students who are against changing the uniform say that it is formal and unique. HNI’s uniform is a great idea because people can tell what school we are from and if we wore mufti it would all be a bit confusing. Another reason to keep our uniform  would be to save our own everyday clothes. It would also minimize the arguments with parents in the morning about what to wear. The school jumper is also very unique because you can sew badges on to show what goals you have accomplished, because people won't want to sew badges onto their own clothes.

I believe that we should keep the uniform the way it is. Even though people say it is itchy, it is still formal.

Authentic Nz campain video

In inquiry we made a campain video about what we would do if we got elected.

What am I? Poem

What am I?

I’m new to the world,

with not much experience in anything,

I like to cuddle up to people.

In a few months I will be able to crawl,

in a about a year I will be able to walk.

I make noises that might annoy some people,

but later in my life I will be able to talk.

In reading we were reading What am I? and Who am I? poems. Once we had read some we made our own poems about something.

Science

This is our coke and mentos science experiment. In this experiment we had to work together to swing the coke bottles next to each other.

Crab Soccer PE

For PE we did crab soccer with room 6. We all got given a number and then that number got called out. We had to crawl on our hands and feet to get to the ball so that we could kick it.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson mandela

Nelson Mandela was born July 18 1918 in Mvezo South Africa. he died december 5 2013. Mandela went to the college of Fort Hare and went to the university of Witwatersrand. At the first school Nelson Mandela went to, his teacher gave him the christian name Nelson Mandela. His original name was Rolihlahla Mandela.

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years of his life. After he got out of prison he continued to fight for what he believed in. Mandela thought that black and white people should have the same rights and be able to go to the same schools. Nelson Mandela wanted to change the apartheid.

Family was very important to Nelson Mandela. His father was Gadla Henry, who was born in 1880 and passed away in 1928. His mother was Nosekeni Fanny. They had nine daughters and four sons. Nelson Mandela remarried 3 times and had 5 children of his own.

Nelson Mandela was a politician a lawyer, a social activist and a peace activist. In 1994 Nelson Mandela Became the first ever black president, in South Africa. People say that as soon as Mandela walked into a room they felt welcomed. He ended segregation between black and white people.

Nelson Mandela was a very caring person, who wanted the best for everyone. He was a very powerful man, but tragically died of old age in 2013.

Patterns Fotobabble math

Election Reserch

In inquiry we made a poster about what an election is so we had more of an understanding of what will happen during the September election.

Change Maker Reading

In reading we made a presentation about a New Zealand change maker, which is a person who has changed New Zealand for the better.

Homework Should Be Banned.

HOMEWORK IS TAKING OVER OUR DAILY LIVES

Homework is taking over our daily lives.Who would want to be stuck in their room all afternoon doing homework when it will just make you stressed and you could be missing out on valuable time with your family?

Firstly, when you are stuck in your room doing homework you could be missing out on very important valuable family time. Family time is very important because you create a bigger bond. If you are doing homework all day everyday it will just cause frustration with each other. Also we haven’t seen our family all 6 hours of school and we want to tell them what we have done.

Secondly, we spend 6 hours at school concentrating our brains on what we are learning. who would want to go home and carry on with learning when we would rather be relaxing our brains from the agonizing school day? People would rather relax their brains by lying down or playing after school sport.

Thirdly, we already have commitments with sport or after school activities so we don’t have enough time for homework. Some people may say that you need to be accountable so you can do your homework as well as sport, but you’re already being accountable by committing to your sport that you play.

Who would want to be stuck in their room doing homework when it will just make you stressed. You could also be missing out on valuable family time and we would rather be relaxing.

Good Exercise Equipment

Mini olympics

WALT: Measure how far something goes.

We had groups for each station that we went to. Some of the satations were: shot put, sailing, archery and many others.

Persuasive text.

HOMEWORK IS TAKING OVER OUR DAILY LIVES

Homework is taking over our daily lives.Who would want to be stuck in their room all afternoon doing homework when it will just make you stressed and you could be missing out on valuable time with your family?

Firstly, when you are stuck in your room doing homework you could be missing out on very important valuable family time. Family time is very important because you create a bigger bond. If you are doing homework all day everyday it will just cause frustration with each other. Also we haven’t seen our family all 6 hours of school and we want to tell them what we have done.

Secondly, we spend 6 hours at school concentrating our brains on what we are learning. who would want to go home and carry on with learning when we would rather be relaxing our brains from the agonizing school day? People would rather relax their brains by lying down or playing after school sport.

Thirdly, we already have commitments with sport or after school activities so we don’t have enough time for homework. Some people may say that you need to be accountable so you can do your homework as well as sport, but you’re already being accountable by committing to your sport that you play.

Who would want to be stuck in their room doing homework when it will just make you stressed. You could also be missing out on valuable family time and we would rather be relaxing.

Ear Inquiry

STIRRUP- The ear has the smallest bone in the body called the stirrup. It is one of the three bones connected to your ear drum.

The three main parts of the ear is the outer ear, middle ear and the inner ear.

Sound travels through the ear at roughly 330 metres per second.

The fluid in your ear moves according to gravity.

Your ear is the part in the body that keeps you balanced.

The ear is a very important part in the body because if we didn’t have ears we wouldn’t be able to hear.  When we hear something it makes waves* in our ear which helps the sound travel through the outer ear into the middle ear. (*  a wave of compression going into the ear. )

The fluid in your ear goes into your mouth which makes saliva.

Show Me: Decimals

" Oh, that's good. No, that's bad. "

WALT: Write for entertainment.

Oh, that’s good, No, that’s bad.  

One sunny evening Jean and George decided to go for a walk with their dog Coco. They decided to stop and buy a vanilla ice-cream each.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s bad.

When they walked into the shop they saw the ice-cream cart which was full of maggots and flies.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

There was a new ice-cream shop down the road about 20 metres away with new flavours of ice-cream.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s bad.

When they were walking a huge UFO came down from space and took them away to a deathly, dark land.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

When they were about to land at the deathly dark land the UFO started to splatter and explode so the UFO fell back into earth and Jean and George were saved.

Oh, that’s good .

No, that’s bad.

Jean and George started to walk to the ice-cream shop again and saw their 2 friends but not as their usual selves, they were monsters.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

When they started to chase them Coco came and bit the monsters and they turned back into their normal size and shape.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s bad.

When Coco bit them Coco then turned into a monster and started to run after them.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

While Coco was running after Jean and George he slowly started to turn back to normal.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s bad.

It started hailing rocks with hot lava around them so they all had to run for their lives.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

It turned out that what looked like lava covered rocks actually turned out to  be bubbles with red dye covered over it.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s bad.

When everyone came out to play they all got bubble mixture in their eyes.

Oh, that’s bad.

No, that’s good.

Everyone went inside to find shelter and the red covered bubbles changed to chocolate. Every kind of chocolate.

Oh, that’s good.

No, that’s great.

Author Book Study

The New Chew Toy

The New Chew Toy

By Lily, Ashlee and Renee

“Oh hey Bubbles, do you want to come and play in the Pacific Ocean sea weed hut?” asked Dream and Fred. Bubbles,Dream and Fred are orca whales.

“Ummm, I’ll be right back, just have to ask Mum.” answered Bubbles.

Bubbles came back with a twinkle in her eye and with a swing of her tail, they were off.  First they stopped at clam cafe, where they swum past the drive through and got an ice cream each to go.

“ Mmmm, thanks Fred for the ice cream, its was delicious!” Dream told Fred.  The rest of the journey was as silent as air as they swum through the bubbly, blue water to their secret destination.

Once they got there they found that it had been trashed. They all gasped in horror at the sight of everything, with no hesitation they swum to look for the terrible baddies, but instead they saw a mysterious floating thing above.

“Ohhhhhhh, look theres something interesting floating in the water above.”  explained Dream.

“ It’s a chew toy”muttered Fred “Lets go and play with it” said Bubbles.

They all went to the surface to see what sort of chew toy it was, but to their disappointment it was a boat.  “ Look theres some food (people) on the boat,” said Fred. “Let’s go eat it, even if it’s not a chew toy,” replied Bubbles.

“Food,food,food” they all say as they swim towards the black jet boat with all the people on it. Once they reached the boat they started to dive right next to it and Dream dived onto it. Then Bubbles then Fred. Because they weighed so much all together it slowly started to sink the boat and it went right down to the bottom of the sea.

5 hours later they had eaten up all of the people, and all was left was their bones. After they had eaten them all up they went to the sea weed hut to try and figure out the mystery of who had trashed it. When they got there they saw shark bites everywhere. “Those sneaky sharks, how could they trash our hut” yelled  Dream. “What about the sunken boat, that could be our new secret hideout” muttered  Fred.” Great idea Fred lets go and tidy it up” said Bubbles.   

Later that day they had a new secret hideout. “ It’s way better than the other hideout!” yelled Dream. “ I know what you mean.” replied Bubbles. Their new hideout was as colourful as a rainbow.

“Let’s go home and get something to eat I’m as hungry as a grizzly bear” muttered Fred.

So they all went to Dream’s house and had squid rings.

“This has been the best day ever!” laughed Bubbles.

ANZAC Project

Group B Masterchef Challenge

Introducing Myself

Hello, my name is Lily. I am in room 2 at Havelock North Intermediate. My two goals for term two are to make my writing more interesting and to work on my computer skills. One thing I have learnt in term one that has stood out is making pizzas in food tech.