Science: Term 3 Reflection

Term 3 Reflection - Science:

What was a fun/interesting lesson you learnt in Term 3 for Science?

A lesson I found fun or enjoyed was when we did different experiments. For example, we did the coke and mentos rocket bottle experiment,  dying flower petals by cutting the stem four ways and putting them in a container with water and food colouring, Another one was making ooblek, which is kinda like a slime except when you touch it it's a solid but when you hold it in your hands it turns into a liquid. There was so much more! My favourite was the oobleck even though I didn't get to make it because we ran out of Borax, but my friends gave me some to feel and it was kinda satisfying.

Variations Key

Hello there, this is another Thinkers Key task but this time this is the Variations Key. For this key we have to think of different ways that would encourage others to show appropriate sideline behavior in our community.

Last day of the Term!!

Its the last day of school for term three. I thought time went past SOO FAST. I mean like it was like term one was only last week. 
In the first block we all got some candy from our teacher for all the hard work we had done during the term. But poor Stan. He was standing behind a chair, looking at the candy and Ms Aireen. Ms Aireen then said 

"Is someone near me?" 

We all laughed but eventually had to go to the Somerville hall to clean up all the equipment and stuff from the Fiafia night.

All the year 8 and 7 students were scattered all over the school returning things to classes and rooms. Most of us were taking back chairs which was such a workout. Luckily I wasn't one of them because I had to sort out all the props from our production into different baskets....lei's go here...Fake fruit go here. It was fun sorting out the props. 

Anywho after all of the equipment was returned back to school we all went back to our classes and packed it up for the holidays. As we cleaned we danced to different kinds of music and yes they played a Michael Jackson song I mean like c'mon they can't forget a Michael Jackson song well it was ABC by the Jackson 5. I was the only one singing but who cares. 

After cleaning it was morning tea we all decided to stay in and watch Maze Runner. I thought the movie was cool, there was so much action. But man when I saw the maze I was just like........WOAH. I was speechless because well that was my first time watching the movie(I don't get time to watch movies.) We watched the movie for the whole middle block up until lunch time. 
During lunch all the year 8 students played Bulrush. I got tagged a few times. It was so much fun. It was a great way to spend the last lunch time of the term.  As lunchtime was coming to an end all of the students from years 1 to 8 had to pick up rubbish around the school. 

But later that day..
We went back to class and had a dance battle..boys vs girls. The girls were first, luckily me and a couple of my friends made up a dance routine to Hit the quan. After us it was the boys turn. Of course they didn't have a dance routine so we won. After a couple of dance battles all year 8 students did all the dance performances from the Fiafia night. We did bollywood dancing, ballet and much more. Our music teacher came and watched us as we fooled around dancing together. I loved it, our room was surrounded with smiles and laughter.
Sadly we had to stop because we had a last school assembly for the term.

That was my last day of the term reflection.

Mehi and Teina - Tuakana Teina

Today my class had Tuakana Teina with Room's 1 and 2. For Tuakana Teina us year 8's had to use our imaginations and create a game that noone has created or played. The game I created is called Slodgeball. The instructions are in the presentation above. It was great fun playing with the students and some even said that our game was the BEST!

NETBALL TOURNAMENT!!!

Today was such a FUN day because the Year 7&8 Girls and Boys had a AAIMS Netball Tournament which was held at the AMI Netball Courts.

There was a range of coloured uniforms at the netball courts which kinda looked like a rainbow but on the ground...moving around…...

Each team then went to the court they were playing on. Our team went to court number 11 where our first game was against, Point England. The buzzer went on and it was time to start, everybody was in there positions and I was in mine also, which was Goal Attack.

The games went by real fast, sadly our team lost our first game but that was okay because it would help us gain more confidence.

After a few minutes it was time for our second game which was against Kohi Marama. There team was GREAT at attacking. Sadly I had to come off because my one of fingers got cut by the safety pins from our skirts. I actually chose to come off because there was just too much blood coming out even though it was a small cut….but yeah you gotta do what you gotta do.

The game was then finished and sadly we lost again.

Everybody felt like giving up. We had a few more practices where I got hit in the ball TWICE. But yeah, after a few netball drills everybody was ready for the next game. Our next game was against Stanhope School. They were a very friendly team. We all played our hardest and FINALLY WON!!! YAY!!! I was SUPER proud of myself because my shooting skills was very poor at the start and I would always miss the goal. But FINALLY I got most of the goals for that game…..(Man I should have not doubted myself).

After about 20-30 minutes it was time for our fourth and final game which was against St Heliers. Our team was moving so fast I betcha you can’t even catch a glimpse of someone holding the ball. As we kept scoring goals the other team did too. BUT TOO BAD BECAUSE WE WON YAYAYAYAYA WE WON!!!.....WE WON…..But yes we are Humble winners yet also gracious losers…...!!!

It was so funny because Whaea petra said that we only won because she wasn't there. I actually believed that because she was there for our first two games which we lost and then when she wasn't there for our last two games we ACTUALLY WON!!!).

Either all it was a very FUN and Tiring day but it was all WORTH IT!!!

RECORDING WITH JAM BUS!!!

OH MY GOSH, Today was SOOOOOOO COOL because I got to record with Jam bus which is a Professional Recording Company that goes around different schools recording with them. I got to actually RECORD with them I mean like at first I was nervous because I thought that I would mess up and let the team down but luckily I didn't (I think)...We had a few practice rounds and then BOOM the magic was just about to BEGIN!!!

First all the musicians played their instruments for a backing track. After that, it was time to record the vocals, which were me and Ma'asi. I had a few mistakes but that's okay because we could just record it again but the clock was ticking and we needed to be efficient with the time. I sang and sang the verses and chorus' while WILLY WAS VIDEO RECORDING ME!!! It was SOOO FUNNY because I'll block the camera and then he'll try to sneak up and get a glimpse of me. After a while, I didn't really care. I actually called him one of the paparazzi's, but the good ones!!

Anywho, it was time to record the endings, 'MAKE THAT CHANGE' part. Even though it was so short it was quite hard because I had to make sure I said it clearly and I had to make sure it was in the right timing.

Then after morning tea I got to RECORD AGAIN!!!! YAY!! Well only for the song Titanium which was sung by Me, Ma'asi, Raena and Petra.

But after it was all done I actually felt sad because I LOVED THE WHOLE THING!!! I also felt SO PROUD OF MYSELF BECAUSE I ACCOMPLISHED ANOTHER DREAM OF MINE!!! It was a magical moment and I just LOVED IT!!! :) I even got TWO STICKERS FROM THE JAMBUS!!!

Moments like these in life are just so UNFORGETTABLE!!!

Practicing Peaceful Play - Big Reveal - 6 Hats Reflection

This is a 6 Hats reflection about 'The Big Reveal' Experience. So basically today after morning tea every class of the school had a Whole school Boot Camp where we were split into our house groups. I'm in Alamein by the way but anywho we had three rotations which were quite tiring and exhausting. My adrenaline was at about 85 percentage but that didn't stop me from completing the tasks. I had so much fun working with my team and new peers!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO.....ME!!!

So today is my BIRTHDAY which is AMAZING. My class sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me which made me feel stoked. I didn't expect it because I tried keeping my birthday on a low profile but eventually SOMEONE told but that's okay. I loved today and THANK YOU to everyone!!!

Rock Climbing!!!

This is a google drawing that I have created which is about a short reflection on my day at a fun Rock Climbing Place, which I went with my fellow friends a.k.a Junior Youth Group. Sorry I didn't blog this earlier it's just I was having some technical difficulties but alas it is here!

ART Technology Reflection

 

So I was trying to think of something to blog about and I thought that I should blog a little reflection about what I did for Technology this term. Which was art and YES I know you see that lion...I drew that lion on paper.... Yep don't be surprised...It's being framed......I'm a professional...kidding:)

It was so much fun in ART and I LOVED every bit of it! I learned so much and it was a wonderful experience!

LAST DAY OF THE TERM!!!

WOW today was such a blast! Well firstly because in the morning we started out with managing self then it was Morning Tea. Morning Tea was fun because we were playing touch with Mr Nepia and Caleb(Music Teacher). After Morning tea the band had to go and practice. I am so lucky to be apart of the band, I mean like I love to sing and entertain. We were going to perform at the school assembly. We were going to perform Man in the mirror by the one and only Michael Jackson and another song called Seven Nation Army(I don't know the artists who sing this song...Sorry...). Anywho we went through a few practices all the way until lunch time.

Lunch time was SOOO much fun because I actually enjoyed playing touch(I don't really like the sport touch and when I play it I find it boring). I was in the game and got to have a few runs too and just before the bell rang for the end of lunch time the whole school had to pick up rubbish. 

Then lunchtime was over and again we had another few practices at band (just to make our acts tight). I was soon starting to get nervous because it was nearly assembly and I was performing for the first time. The time was going by real fast and the next thing I know it was assembly time. At first I was happy but then the closer it got to us performing I started becoming nervous. After a few notices from teachers it was time for us to perform. I got up proud, went up, grabbed the microphone and just waited. The first song we performed was Seven Nation Army. After that it was finally the time to perform Man in the Mirror. I was getting nervous but I soon realised that there was no need for shyness because I was surrounded by people who I talk to and people who I learn with. 

The first beat came in and I started singing. I was so proud of myself because there were people cheering us on and I was getting confident.....I think.

The song went onto the chorus.....second verse......and then the last few choruses. It was coming to an end and I was getting sad because I LOVED it. It just felt so magical and beautiful to even be up there. Once the song was done everybody was shouting and cheering. I was just SOOOO PROUD OF MYSELF. I have accomplished one of my dreams, to perform in front of a crowd. All I needed to do was to control my shyness and just be confident. It was such a privilege to sing in front of everybody and I am so proud of myself. 

TPS KidsCan Parade

So on Thursday the 25th of June Tamaki Primary had a Parade to thank a foundation called KidsCan. KidsCan is a foundation that helps less fortunate Kiwi Kids. The theme of the day was Cultural Outfits. So all students had to come in their cultural outfits. I wore a traditional Tongan Outfit called a Puletaha(Bu-le-da-ha). Our school was filled with colours and celebration. It was such a great and positive way to thank KidsCan.

Mehi and Lolo - Cybersmarts: The Power of Words

This is a DLO(Digital, Learning, Object) that me and my partner Lolo created. This task is apart of our Cybersmarts. In this task we had to generate different solutions that will deal with cyberbullying. We also had to create our own scenario's. There are two columns which one side shows what one of  our character's should do and on the other side it shows what he shouldn't do.

It was also great working with someone different for once!

XtraMath

Today for maths we were introduced a new game by my teacher(I actually already new about this game). The game was called 'XtraMath'. This game helps me with my basic facts(Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction and Division). It also tests how fast we can answer our basic facts. Today for 'Race the Teacher' I got 75 points. Hoooray!!!

Recording!!!!

So today just minutes before the bell was gonna ring for Lunch I was pulled out of class to do some recording for our music teacher Caleb. It was actually my FIRST TIME doing a recording session. It was such a great experience. Me, Willy and Ma'asi had to go into this closet where the school stationary supplies were kept to record because it was very quiet in there and it was a perfect place to record, apparently. Me and Ma'asi sang a few parts then we started to record. We had to wear headphones so that we could hear the music and it was also to make sure that we were singing at the right time and at the right beat. Me and Ma'asi giggled a lot when it started because Willy's voice was so low and I mean like it was very very LOW......

After that we helped Caleb pack up the electronics and then we headed to the Boardroom to help Caleb set up the electronics again for another group that were recording. This time they were a bit older than us. They were recording different Cook Island drum beats. We were suppose to go back to class once we setted up the gear but then we were lucky enough to stay and record with the drummers. We all got different size drums and played with them. After a few recordings it was hometime and Me, Stanley, Willy and William volunteered to stay behind and help Caleb pack up. It took a while but soon we were done. 

It was such a cool way to end the week off and it was also such a great experience recording.

Hopefully I get to record again someday.

Today at School!!!

Today was a really fun day for me because it felt like I did no work today. .....

At the start of the day we had technology as usual. I'm in art Tech. Today for art tech we did some doodling and finishing off our artwork. It was fun because we listened to music and just chatted while we were working. Soon the bell rang and it was morning tea. After morning tea I was pulled out of class before I could even get there to show some visitors around. That took for the whole middle block because the visitors took like 30 minutes in each class. It was kinda boring just waiting for them but it was worth it because I missed out on a spelling test. Then the bell rang for lunchtime. Yay!!!! Sadly I didn't really have a lunchtime because one of the teachers asked me to watch some girls in her class practice their dance. They were totally amazing. They were dancing to Waka Waka by Shakira. Then just before I was gonna go out to play the bell rang. NOOOOOOO.......... 

It was such a coincidence. I then went to class and did S.S.R(Sustained, silent, reading). While I was reading a article I was pulled out of class again. It was for Band. I was so surprised and Amazed. I mean like i'm going to band practice. Me and two of my friends were invited to the band. I was a singer. Our music teacher asked us what song do we want to do. Nobody said anything until one person said,"MEHI LIKES MICHAEL JACKSON!!"(which is true) Then our music teacher said, "Why don't we do Man in the Mirror then..." I was so happy. I was the lead singer for the song(I mean like c'mon it's my first day on the job and i'm already the lead singer). I sang the whole thing while Ma'asi harmonized. At first I was shy and not that confident but then Ma'asi and our music teacher told me to don't be shy and I took there advice and gained some of my confidence. Then sadly it was the end of the day and we had to go home:(

Today I had such a fun day and it was great to be at The Band Practice!!!

Soccer!!!

Today me and a few girls from my school went to the Eastern Zone Soccer Tournament. It was a tough and cold day. All us girls tried our best to win. The weather wasn't helping us but really cooled me down when I was on the field running. Hopefully none of us get sick. But overall it was such a great day!

Kia Manawanui Auckland War Memorial Musuem Trip

Hey guys today me and my class Kia Manawanui went to the Auckland War Memorial Museum to explore different Myths and Legends(which is our Inquiry topic). It was so fun I learnt many new things for example some more myths from my own culture and even our Pacific cultures too. We even got to make and use things too. There was also a Mummy tomb feature that we got to look at but sadly not touch. I learnt so many things in that Mummy exhibit for example there was this vase called a Canopic Jar that ancient Egyptians used to put the Mummy's organs in(which is disgusting but back in the days people thought it was good because they thought that it would be needed in the afterlife). Back in the day Ancient Egyptians also put other things in the Mummy tombs for example tools, weapons, food and etc. They thought that all these things would be needed in the afterlife. The more wealthy you were the more things you'll have in your tomb. I also learnt that mostly only wealthy people were put into tombs while the poor people were just buried normal.  I also learnt other things but it's just too much that I can't explain it all.

Today was such a great experience(even though I've been there how many times)....

I think that you should also go to the Auckland Museum because it is such a great place to go to.

Canopic Jar

Mummy Tomb!

Today at School!!

We had a special ceremony for our new Bike track. At this ceremony we had performances from our Kapa Haka group, speeches by Ma'asi and Mrs Kelly and two people from each class to ride around our new Bike track. The Kapa Haka performance was phenomenal. You could see some students getting fierce and into the Maori spirit. 

After the special ceremony we had morning tea. Morning tea was fun because we were just chillin with Whaea Salena and singing songs. Then the bell rang and morning tea was over(BOOOOO!!)

Just kidding after morning tea we usually run two laps around our bike track but today we didn't(YAY!).....because we had Rippa rugby for Kiwi sport. Today's Kiwisport was awesome because I got active and into the game. We had a few warm-up games, then a few drills and into a game of Rippa Rugby. It was like the first time in like 2-3 years since I've actually played Rippa rugby I mean like usually when we're playing a game of Rippa I don't really want to get the ball I just stand around......But today man I was on fire(I think)..........

Then after Kiwisport we went back to class and did some Inquiry on our topic 'Myths and Legends'. After Inquiry the Bell rang for Lunch(YAY!!) but too bad Student Councilors had to stay in for a little meeting for our visitors. Then our meeting finished and all student councilors went out for lunch except for me and Willy. Ms Aireen wanted to discuss a few things and then finally we got to go out for Lunch. As soon as I got outside I straight away went and played Basketball with some other Year 8's.

After lunch all Student councilors had to guide the visitors around our school....

After many classes we went to the Music room where William and one of the visitors had a Dance Battle. First of all Cypress played a beat on the drums while William started it off he did a few dance moves and then it was the visitors turn he did the most awesome move ever.....

The Michael Jackson Leg Kick(YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA). As soon as he did it I started shouting, "OMG MICHAEL JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON!!!" Then it was William's turn he did another Michael Jackson move.....The Moonwalk(AWESOME!!!!). When I looked around the room it was full of cheering visitors and students. But Sadly the dance battle finished I wished somebody had recorded this moment so we can cherish it forever. Then all visitors went to the hall while the student councilors put some chairs away. Once we had finished doing the chairs we went back to class and the day was Ended....By the Bell...

Soooo that was my day!

Tamaki College YR8 Day

So hey guys today many year 8's from different schools in our area which is Panmure and Glen Innes went to Tamaki College where we got to have a day at experiencing what it would be like when we are in college.

Today was an awesome day because first when I got there everybody was already at class so I had to hurry up. Each and every one of us got a name tag with what group we'll be in. My group was K Mn. I have no idea for what the Mn stands for but I know that the K stands for Kowhai which is one of the house teams at their school. Next after I got my name tag I was escorted by the school's deputy Principal to my first class. My first class was Maori. In Maori class we were doing a Pepeha. I found it quite hard because I didn't know what my tribe was and plus I was late to class.

Next we had Social Studies. Social Studies was AWESOME because I learnt how to find different countries on the World map using Latitude and Longitude. It was quite challenging at first but once I knew how to do it I found it easy.

After Social Studies we had Interval. Each and every one of us got a chocolate calcium yoghurt to give us energy and a juice to keep us hydrated.

Later after everybody finished having Interval we went to our next class. My next class was Maths. It was really hard for me I mean like I was STRUGGLING. We were playing this game called "Kahoot'. It was a good game because it helped us with our place value and everyone of us got to participate because it was a game where everybody can access it online. I was so happy when that finished because I was STRUGGLING. Maybe one of my maths goals can be to practice what my Place values are.

Next we moved onto our next class which was English. I had a Tongan teacher which was cool. Then we did an activity where we had to find a buddy who has the same amount of letters in their name. I was lucky because I was with somebody that I already know. She was from Panmure Bridge school. Anywho once we knew their names we had to tell each other something interesting about ourselves. Something interesting about my partner was that she could turn her whole hand clockwise and when I saw her do it I was AMAZED! I had nothing to tell my partner so I just told her that I LOVE Michael Jackson. After that we had to tell the whole class. I wasn't nervous for the first time because the teacher told us that their was nothing to be afraid of, we are all human. Next we had a discussion about what discrimination and stereotypes are. Soon the bell rang for lunch so we didn't get to finish off English class.

For lunch we had a filled roll, water, an apple, a muesli bar and some fruity string. After lunch our next class was........ P.E!!!!! Yay I was waiting for this all day. For P.E we played two games which were Gold Rush and I forgot what the other game was but for that game their are two taggers and the taggers have to tag people but the people who were tagged had to stay connected with the tagger and once the taggers tag everybody it would look like a train. By the way when you're connected with each other you can't just let go and tag somebody you have to stay connected.

After P.E class everybody had to go to the auditorium because their was prizegiving. The prizes were either a printer or a netbook bag. The people who won the prizes were the people who were chosen by the students leaders for showing the Tamaki College values which were Respect, Integrity, Success and Responsibility. After prizegiving we went back to our schools. Apparently the last lot of our Year 8's who was still waiting to be picked up had Pizza. I didn't really care I mean like when I went back to school I had some MILK!!!!! Which isn't quite amazing but yeah....

My highlight was Social studies because I learnt a lot of new things and the other thing was that I met heaps of people from other schools. It was an AWESOME day today!