Haunted Or Fake?

Haunted Or Fake?

$1 for a historic mansion may sound like a pretty good deal, but there is a catch…there are speculations that it may be haunted. The Ouerbacker-Clement House in Louisville Kentucky was built in the 1860s by Samuel Ouerbacker and was a magnificent building admired by many because the materials and the structure of the mansion. This mansion has been vacant for over 70 years because of the death of the owner . It has been used as a tax office before however  they decided to put the mansion up for sale.  It was then purchased by an architect, Scott Kremer. Ditching his plans to make this mansion  famous again he decided to leave it in ruins because it was to much work for him to do.

The real estate company were hoping that whoever was wanting to purchase the mansion would take the time and spend the money to restore its old features with the help of the tax company.  The Ouerbacker-Clement House is very ancient and was falling apart. There are speculations about the mansion and how it looks haunted because of the broken windows and parts of the floors are breaking and making holes.

Scott Kremer sold the mansion which was purchased by a company by the name of Oracle Design.  This company also bought many other properties from the neighborhood.  Oracle Design have had a plan for a while and when the mansion was getting auctioned they were hoping that they could get the mansion because it was a big part of their plan. Part of the plan is to tear down the mansion and make new apartment complex.   

They are still trying to figure out how they are going to make this mansion into an apartment complex and they still need to figure out the date and the length that this procedure will take.

~ Paige Te Tai

Future Aspirations and Inspirations

This morning we had a special seminar with three speakers that came to inspire us for our future. The three speakers were Amelia Unufe , Anthony Samuels and Paula Fakalata. Our host for the seminar was Mr Andrew Patterson.

The first speaker was Anthony Samuels. His speech was 1 phrase 1 key. The phrase was " To miharo Hoki" and the key to the phrase was "your past does not have to determine your future". Mr Samuels was a former actor on What now back in 1981. He had moved up to the producer of What now for three  years.

The next speaker was Paula Fakalata. He is a attitude presenter who has spoken to about 4000 students this year. All he wanted to do was help people who needed help. His speech was about taking good risks.

The last speaker was Amelia Unufe. At year 4 she had heard about the I have a dream programme and decided to take a look. In the end she decided too be a fashion designer because that is what she wanted to be.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

Manaiakalani Film Festival

The Manaiakalani cluster is made out of 12 schools who have the vision to lead future focussed learning in our communities. The word Manaiakalani is a Hawaiian word for “ The hook from heaven”.Each year Manaiakalani holds a Film festival containing movies that are made by the Manaiakalani schools. With each movie from the schools they have either one or two presenters. The presenter write a script to say. Our class presenters were MuaMua Leuila and Henry Neemia. Pt England School has been apart of the Manaiakalani cluster since it the company started. Pt England school had the privilege of going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival.

Hopping on the S kids bus desired desired  to get one of the best seats in the bus. Sitting at the back talking with Allanah and Shanika excitedly saying “ I wonder which movie will be the best movie?”. Frolicking of the bus like a gazelle racing to the line eager to get in the cinemas. “Finally we’re in the cinemas. That was such a long ride”I exaggerated to Allanah. Mrs Lagitipu showed us where to sit because we were in the cinemas with Sommerville Special School. Finally being seated looking next to me seeing who was sitting next to me. Whew it was Allanah. 20 minutes later the first movie had started. What luck the first movie was our class’ movie. It was called The Kindness Boomerang. Our presenters MuaMua and Henry read their script and then the movie played. Reluctantly getting out of my seat, slouching towards the cramped up exit way. Gathering up all the thoughts in my head about all the movies that were screened that afternoon thinking about which one were my favourite. For me my Top 3 were The Wizard Of Ozland , Me Tv and The Bowl Cut. I really like The Wizard Of Ozland because the way that the filmer shot the angles. Me Tv was cool because it had heaps of different genres such as horror, cartoon and music and dance. Lastly The Bowl Cut was funny because the way that Ana and Aneelis said the steps. At the end of the day I felt so eager for the next Manaiakalani Film Festival. This year we had one of the best ones. I wonder what it will be like for next year?

# 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

Maths Activities

Show how you solve these problems.

Addition and Subtraction

1. 23.5 - 16.9 = 6.6                    2. 17.3 - 5.985 = 13.315

3. 128.1 - 76.075 = 52.025           4. 45.05 + 59.188 =  104.238

Multiplication and Division

5. 28 x 12 =336               6. 39 x 14 = 546

7. 96 ÷ 4 =24                                                        8. 91 ÷ 7 = 13

9. How many litres of drink concentrate does Shari need to mix into her 5 litre container? The instructions say she needs .125 litres of concentrate per litre of water.

0.25 Litres

10. Tom is sewing shirts for his team. Each shirt takes .26 m of material that is 1.2m wide. How many can he sew if he has 6m of this material?

Fractions/Proportions/Ratios

11. ½ of ¼ = 0.125                                         12. ⅓ of ¼ = 0.833333333

13. There are 75 cars. ⅗ of them are blue. How many are not blue?

45 are not blue

14. There are ¼ of the  children in the club haven’t paid their netball fees. The other 60 children have paid. How many are in the club?

20 people in the club

15. After Rama cut up the pizzas there were 24/8. How many whole pizzas did he have?

4 whole pizzas

Triangle Addition

This is my Triangle Addition

Maths Task Thinkboard

This is my think board. The question is 732 - 257? On my think board it shows A diagram to show my think board, the strategy that I used to solve it, a word story problem that I have written by my-self and 10 other similar questions. I completed this with Quziyah. 

Kiwi Kids W7 Task #1 Reading

Kiwi Kids News - Week 7
1. A trust has been launched to oversea an important New Zealand anniversary in 2019. What will New Zealand be celebrating? a. 150 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ b. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ c. 350 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ
2. Who did Brazil play in their opening game of the World Cup? • a. England • b. Chile • c. Croatia
3. What caused the Auckland Harbour bridge to be temporarily closed last week?• a. high winds affecting traffic • b. repair work • c. road workers protesting against a wage decrease
4. At which venue is the national Fieldays agricultural show held each year? • a. Claudelands Showgrounds • b. Mystery Creek • c. the Hamilton Rose Gardens
5. In which country was the main airport attacked by terrorists? • a. India • b. Pakistan • c. Egypt
6. Why has Dan Carter been in the news recently?• a. he is returning to NZ rugby • b. he has announced he will be playing for a rugby club in Japan this season • c. he is planning to switch the position he plays in

7. Why has the head boy at Marlborough Boys College been hailed as a hero? •a. he dragged a women from a burning house •b. he has donated a kidney to a fellow student •c. he helped rescue a girl who was being swept down a swollen river

8. What is the main language spoken on the island of Santorini?Greek9. What is the name of New Zealand’s base in Antarctica that is getting a $3.9 million refurbishment? • a. Hillary Base • b. Scott Base • c. Kiwi Base
10.True or false, after being found guilty of filing a false donations declaration John Banks has resigned as an MP?True11.Why has Wellington’s version of the “Hollywood” sign been given a revamp? • a. it was damaged in high winds • b. it has been painted a different colour after motorists complained it was too distracting • c. the W has been changed to a V to promote a new movie
12.How much money is Kim Dotcom offering as a reward for anyone who can provide information that will help his court case? • a. $500,000 b. $5 million c. $10 million
13.True or false, Christchurch has announced it will no longer fund the Ellerslie Flower  Show?True 14.Why was the Solomon Islands in the news last week? •a. an outbreak of diarrhoea is creating a health crisis •b. rioting has broken out at their only prison •c. John Key has visited and committed an extra $2 million in emergency funding
15.What type of transport is going to be removed from the Wellington streets following a decision by the city council? • a. skateboards • b. trolleybuses • c. mobility scooters

Maths Task Alphabet Addition

This Alphabet Addition was kind of hard. I did it in 10 minutes. I completed this task with Quziyah.