Term 3 Reflection 2015

Today was our last day for Term 3 2015. Today was such an amazing day. I am so greatful for everything everyone has done for me including all the teachers.

Over this term I have : 

1. I have had the chance to get to know my class a bit better. 

2. Participate in the assembly technician team. 

3.Take part in our school production ' Cindy In Da House'. 

4. Having so many wonderful opportunities. 

A few highlights for me this term were....

1. Being the evil witch for our Manaiakalani film festival movie

2. Being able to do the lighting at Cindy in da house. 

Thank you to all the teachers who have helped me throughout this term. I couldn't have done it without you. Can't wait for next term!!!

Ms Uninverse coming to Pt England School

Yesterday at 1pm Pt England School had very special visitors come. They were the 20 finalist for Miss Universe New Zealand. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. We had these people come to our school because even though they are competing in a beauty pageant they are rasing money for kids that don't have everything that they need. Miss Universe contestants are helping out kiwi kids who are on the waiting list for a kiwi kids sponsership. 

They came with there manager who was Jack Yan. The visitors were escorted to the staffroom. I had the privellege of going with them and filming there visit. As the girls sat down I got to know some of them. They were really cool. Today they are travelling into Manila,Phillipines to compete. The girls finished there beverages and we moved out of the staffroom and into the Tusitala room where the year 6 ambassadors talked to to them. 

The year 6 ambassadors gave a mihimihi of welcome to our visitors. They then talked about things that we do at our school. They showed archives and recent movies from the Manaiakalani Film festival held at Sylvia park. After the year 6 ambassadors an amabassador from variety came and takled to the girls about what they are fundraising for. She showeed a movie that was made to tell people that the kiwi kids sponsership. 

When she finished talking we moved onto the senior block where 3 girls talked to our senior block about being entrepreneur. A entrepreneur person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.About 15 miutes later the girls split into groups of 3 - 4 and put themselves in a classroom to explain futher. 

At the end of the day, before the girls left they took photos with classes. 
This experience was truly ammazing as we were the first school that they had visited. I am so thankful for the things that they are doing as they are not just thinking about themselves they are thinking all about others that are in need. These girls are kind,giving, loving and pretty. A piece of wisdom that i would take away from this experience would have to be that "Be lose because when you are lose you are yourself". They inspied me to be the best me I can be.

Spend Save Share Presentation

This term Team 5 is all about money. We have been looking at the 3 S. Spend, Save, Share. This presentation is about being financially responsible with your money. Being financially responsible means to budget, save and be responsible about the things that you NEED not the things that you want.

Kauri Island

This is my reading presentation. My book for this week was the Kauri Island.

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

This is my maths presentation that is related to fractions, decimals and percentages. My struggle for this presentation was the percentages. If you have any tips please comment below.

Mondays Immersion Assembly

Yesterday was the first day of Term 3. Every term on the first day we have an immersion assembly. This is because we don't have any idea what our team is learnign about. Each team gets together over the holidays and plans something that they are going to show on the first day of term. Our school wide topics is Trade and Enterprise. All around the school students are learning about business and money. One team is learning about Ice-Cream.

When everybody walked in Mr Burt started auctioning things ike rugby balls, chocolate and even Simba from Lion King. Once every class was in the hall Mr Burt invited Mary to do a karakia for the term. Team 1 was the first team to show there focus for the term. They made a movie that shows them going to the market and buying mant mant things. I then knew that the focus for them was money and markets.  Click HERE

Team 2, 3, 4, did there presentation and then Team 5 showed what they had.

Team 5 was so different from the other teams. The other teams had movies to show but Team 5 did a little play. It was about Mr Wiseman being Financially Responsible. This means that you are responsible with the money that you have. You also look after your family not just physically but financially.

The Team that i liked the best was Team 5 because they were creative with what they did.

Paige Maths Presenation

# Stop The Bull Revolution Tour

Yesterday we had the privilege of seeing the Revolution Tour live. The Revolution Tour promotes anti bullying. Their motto is #Stop The Bull. 

The Revolution Tour taught us something unique in a special way. They taught us in a way which is fun. They did a skit/drama that showed that bullying is not OK. 

Pt England is now a bully free school. 

Paige Commonwealth Sports

Word Web Watch

This is my Popplet. I found 29 synonyms for Watch

Presentation

This is my presentation that I completed.

Paige Life Ed Caravan Explanation

The Life Education Trust Association is a company which  helps children to make superior choices about their health , as well as  teaching them to respect themselves and others. The Trust also empowers children to make the right decision when  facing difficult scenarios and  learning  to appreciate their own uniqueness.

The topic for the Intermediate block for this occasion was Drugs and Alcohol.

One of the main topics that we learnt was drugs. We learnt What are Drugs?

A drug is any chemical substance, other than food, water or oxygen. Drugs are  substances that kill people. People can die from overdosing. When you overdose that means you take too much at one time. Drugs are something that make people feel better about themselves. Drugs are chemical substances that can cause the brain to function in a different way that isn’t normal. Drugs are something that people take for kicks. All medicines are drugs , but not all drugs are medicines.

We learnt that when you are in a situation facing drugs you need to make an ethical choice. A choice that you know will make yourself and people proud. Most people who sell or make drugs look for people who appear innocent, weak or willing to try anything. If people make the choice to put drugs in their body the consequence it that it can ruin the body flow and your brain will never fully develop especially if you take drugs during puberty.

Another main topic was Alcohol.

There are three types of Alcohol.  Beer ,Wine and Spirits.

If we take apart Beer and put it into layers according to the ingredients. Beer only has 5% Alcohol in a standard drink.

Wine has 14% Alcohol in a standard drink.

Spirits on the other hand has 46% in a standard drink.

If someone chooses to put alcohol in their body at a young age, then their body won’t function properly. A young teenager can only take a very small quantity of alcohol. In your body the liver separates the bad things from your bloodstream.  Alcohol if taken regularly from a teenager can affect the person’s  emotions and ability too function properly.

Lynn was talking about the Web Of Addiction. The web of addiction is when you are on drugs and you can’t stop taking them no matter how hard you try. First you start off liking it for a while. You have it once a week.  Then it comes to a point when you want it more. So you have it 3 times a week. Suddenly it turns into a problem when you need it more regularly. You will do anything to have it. Finally you CRAVE IT. You can’t go without it. You have to have it constantly.

Lastly Lynn taught us why people choose to use drugs and alcohol. Some of the  reasons were that others were doing it , they thought that it wouldn't harm them, they thought it was cool and they wanted to be part of the crowd. I asked my dad if he had ever done drugs or alcohol, he said yes. I asked dad why he did it and he told me that sometimes people do drugs and alcohol to hide the pain that they feel inside. Dad told me that sometimes life can get very hard and during those hard times people usually make the wrong decisions and as a result of the emotional trauma that is involved they take drugs and alcohol to numb the pain.

I think that drugs and alcohol are bad for you and your life. They don’t make all your problems go away, they just add to it. My decision is that I will not take drugs and alcohol  because they can ruin my life ahead of me and whats to come. Right now I am drug and alcohol free and I plan to keep it that way.

MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION!!

Word Web Change

Our Word Web word today was Change. I found 29 words.

Paige The Glass Boy By Melaina Faranda

WALT: Reflect on the text.

Success Criteria: I can reflect on the text from a critical perspective.

Looking at the images and colors and illustrations what vibe do we get from the text?

I think that the vibe in the text is sadness. Negative mood.

Read the Bet and Predict what time period do you think this story was set in?

I think it was set in between 1876 - 1923. 
What helped you form your opinion?

Clarify the following selected words on page 2:

1. Foundry - A workshop or factory that makes metal.

2. Maestro - A conductor

3.Doge - The chief of Venice

4.Noble Families -  Wealthy and Healthy families.

5.Blasphemy - The offence of speaking about God or sacred things

6.Oath - A solemn promise  

Who are the characters in the text? What do we know about them?

1. Pietro  a man who works in the factory

2. Maestro Battono someone who insulted another worker.

3. Maestro Mancini is the one who got insulted

4. The Doge  the chief of Venice.

5.Saint Anthony was the patron saint of glass - blowers.

Commonwealth Games Explanation

The Commonwealth games is an international, multi - sporting event,  held every four years, for athletes from the Commonwealth countries. These nations are the United Kingdom and states that were previously part of the British Empire. The first Commonwealth Games took place first in 1930 , Hamilton Canada. Many people from  different countries came and represented their country.

The XX (20th) Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland. This years Commonwealth Games are between July 23 to August 3, 2014. 6,500 athletes from 71 countries will compete in 17 sports over 11 days.It will be the third time the Commonwealth Games have been held in Scotland, previous events were held in Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986. 

Bobby Robinson, a major influence within athletics in Canada at the time, finally implemented the event that had been talked about amongst Commonwealth nations for over thirty years with the City of Hamilton providing $30,000 to help cover travelling costs of the participating nations. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II) and the event has seen many changes, not least in its name.

From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 they took on the title of British Commonwealth Games.  It was the 1978 games in Edmonton that saw this unique, world class, multi-sports event change its name to the Commonwealth Games.

To host the Commonwealth Games you need to make a bid to the Commonwealth Games Federation. The higher the bid the more likely you are to host the next Commonwealth Games.

There are 17 sports in Commonwealth Games they are athletics, table tennis, cycling mountain bike, triathlon, squash , cycling road , artistic gymnastics , netball, rugby sevens , shooting , badminton , power-lifting ,  diving , cycling track , lawn bowls , hockey , wrestling ,  judo , boxing , swimming , rhythmic gymnastics and weightlifting.

The Commonwealth Games are one of the most popular games in the world.

Quziyah and Paige Wk1 COMMONWEALTH MATH PROBLEMS

COMMONWEALTH MATH PROBLEMS

1. Celtic Park is one of the stadiums in Glasgow and has a seating capacity of 60,000

people.

If the stadium is 2/3 full, how many people are there? 20,000

If the stadium is 3/4 full, how many people are there? 45,000

If the stadium is full and 52500 people are adults, how many children are there?7500

2. As James left the stadium, the time on his watch was “20:30”.

What time was it? 8:30

When James arrived home, the time on his watch was “21:45”.

How long before midnight was it? 2 hours and 15 minutes

3. What is the next number in the pattern?

1 3 6 10 15

27 26 24 21 17

49 36 25 16 9

1 3 7 15 31 49

4. Place a “•” next to the fractions that are greater than one half.

1/3 ___ 2/3 • 1/4 ___ 3/4 • 3/8 ___

5/8 • 2/5 ___ 3/5 • 3/7 ___ 5/9 •

6/10 • 4/5 • 2/8 ___ 6/7 • 4/6 •

5. The warm up space on a training field is 10m long and 6m wide.

What is the area of the warm up space? 60 m²

What is the perimeter of the warm up space? 34 m9

The training equipment is kept in a box. The dimensions are 2m long, 1m wide and 1m deep.

What is the volume of the equipment box? 4 m³

If the equipment box is 3/4 full, what is the volume of the empty space? 1 m³

6. Cynthia has 8 towels in a bag. 3 towels are red. The rest are blue. What is the

chance if Amy takes a towel from the bag without looking that the towel is blue?

a) 3/8 (three eighths)

b) 4/8 (four eighths)

c) 5/8 (five eighths)

d) 8/8 (eight eighths

7. Hamish is flying home to Glasgow. The flight takes 10 hours. The plane he is on

burns on average 76550 L an hour and travels at an average speed of 750 kph.

How much fuel will the plane use during flight? 765500 L

How far did the plane fly? 7500 km

If the plane left at 9am Monday, what time would Hamish arrive at Glasgow? 7:00pm

8. Alice and her two sisters watched the athletics in the main stadium for the full

three hour session. It started at 14:20.

What time did the session end? 17:20

In total, Alice and her two sisters drank 1.5 L of water every hour while watching

the athletics.

How much water did they each drink during the entire session? 4.5 L

How much water did Alice and her sisters drink in total? 4.5 L

9. The students at Hannah’s school will attend the opening ceremony of the games in Glasgow. There will be 6 buses each carrying 66 students.

How many students from Hannah’s school will attend the opening ceremony?

396 children from hannah’s school.

If 190 of the students are boys, how many are girls? 206

If 3 teachers go, how many students will each teacher supervise? 132

If the principal also attends, what is the total number of people? 400

10. Jock left the hotel in Glasgow and walked 350m north. He then walked 500m

south and stopped before returning to the hotel.

How far away was Jock from his hotel when he stopped? 250m

If Jock walked on average 100m in one minute, how long did it take Jock to walk

back to the hotel from where he stopped?  2 minutes and 30 sec

11. Danielle jumped 1.45m in the high jump competition.

If Suzie jumped 6cm more than Danielle, how high did Suzie jump? 151cm

If Alex jumped 12cm less than Suzie, how high did Alex jump? 139cm

What is the total length of the three jumps? 435

12. 160 people were surveyed about which country they thought would win the

most gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. 25% said England and 50% said

Australia, while 10% said Canada.

How many people surveyed said England would win the most gold medals? 5

How many people surveyed said Australia would win the most gold medals? 80

How many people surveyed said Canada would win the most gold medals? 16

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Popplet

Our topic for this weeks popplet was Commonwealth games.