William Pike

Last week on Friday all of Te Ngahere were doing activities based on a man called William Pike. We also watched a webinar about him. He told us about climbing Mt. Scott and a lot of other things too. We made a google drawing with our answers to some questions that had been set up for us. Two of the questions were related to a story we read earlier in the year. I enjoyed it and wish to do it again. Here is my drawing.

My Fabulous Four Shot Video

Link: Four Shot Video

A few weeks ago we started a new project in Te Ngahere. It is called Lights! Camera! Action! I am really enjoying it and making the awesome films. The films had to be made out of a four shot video. My group Molly, Mishaela, Lucy, Astin and I made our one on the senior playground. The shots are called establishing shot, long shot, medium shot and the close up. Our WALT was WALT tell a story with four shots. I hope you like our video you can also see it on YouTube.

My Magical Lovely Learning

On Wednesday it was Student Led Conferences. We had to make a google drawing called my learning. On this google drawing it shows our learning. It has links to some of our work this term. My Student Led Conference was at 3:00 pm. My mum came and sat down so I could tell her about my learning this term. In am above in writing, reading and maths in the National standards. I enjoyed the Student Led Conferences much more because all the other times when it was a parent teacher interview my mum never let me come in.

General Knowledge

I was learning to learn more about the world around us. So on Wednesdays the year 7 and 8’s go to tech, we have this presentation^ to do and we have to chose a country and explain all about it. My buddy's for this project are Missy and Sonny. I think I did really well with all the recording and key info. Next time I would like to chose a more unknown country.

Super Surf Safety

On Wednesday we went down to the beach and three lifeguards called, Liam, Sam and Tobias taught us how to use a tube to save someone. We had 4 fun activities on how to save life we played a game called beach flags, beach divers and we also played a relay, running in the water high fiving a teacher aide called Bridgette and then running out of the water without falling over it was an awesome day. I hope we do it every year.

Beach Clean Up

Kia ora, my name is Lily and last week we had beach clean up. The juniors cleaned the closest part of the beach to school and the the year 5 - 8 took the far side of the beach. Freya, Ava, Astin, Tessa and I found 371 cigarette butts and and I found 5 sea weed covered fishing lines. Somebody even found the a rugby ball in the storm water drainage. It was really gross but fun at the very same time. I am glad that Paihia School gets to have a beach clean up day every year.

Learning Plan Powtoon

Cool Christmas Menu

The is my menu for Christmas. All of this is made up and what we want to have.I am going to show my family and ask if we can really have this.

Endemic Birds of New Zealand

This is my Native Birds slide. We did reading projects about birds of NZ and birds feeders.

My Ugly Athletics Photo

On Monday we had the Inter School Athletics at Bledisloe Domain. My favourite was the high jump and hurdles because I won 4th in high jump and 3 in hurdles. For me the worst activity was the 400m run. The schools that went were: BOI collage, Kawakawa, Maromaku, Motatau and Waikare. It was the best athletics ever.

Pet Day Fun

Last Friday it was Pet Day. We got to make vaseline saucers, sand saucers, wine biscuits, jam jar and a novelty container. My favourite was the novelty container and the pet parade. I liked the rabbits and Tessa’s pet cat Sophie. There were also some very interesting pets like frogs and lizards that lived in water.

Terrific Triumph Term Goals

We made our term 4 goals. Mine is presented on a google drawing. The newest goal is athletics for this term.

Happy Healthy Herific Eating

We learnt about sea food/ kai moana, the food pyramid, vegetables, parts of a plant and flower, how to take care of plants, we even planted our own plants and we did so much more.

Come Look at my Awesome Te Marae Slideshow

This is my Te Marae slideshow.  I learnt all about the Waitangi whare, Paihia School’s Whare, Powhiri and the carving on whare’s. I found it challenging to find the information about carvings and Waitangi Marae.