Tinkering Tools & Toys

Today our year 7 and 8 zeal zone group, have been focusing on doing and thinking about better things that we can do, change, create and design around Pt England school. So we got switched into groups or 5-6 people and then think and brain storm about the things that we changed and do around our school. Me and my group have decided to do a arcade room near the dentist/reserve. 

The firs thing that we had to do was get into our groups of 5 or 6 and start thinking about naming our group, and putting down some ideas of what we can do around the school in the Tinkering tools & toys presentation. Our team name is "the chicken wings crew". A while later, after morning tea we lined up outside of our class room and went for a walk around the school to see the places where we can put our buildings. 


Me, Quasia, Rebekah, Moa, Keis, and Puawai had 10 good ideas and another 10 amazing ideas which were........

• Art work all around the school
• pictures of all the students and teachers outside their classes
• Music class
• Dance studio
• Students kitchen room
• Camping area + extras
• Water slide
• Art work
• cleaner benchers
• Painting the walls - outside of each classroom
• Chairs on the field for people/visitors to watch the games that are held on the field.
• And......
• Pool - dug under ground
• Arcade
• Museum - Technology inside a room
• Sick bay - in one of the extra classrooms at the end of
• the courts:23
• Photography room
• Gardens in each blank space
• Walk way - near the Yr5-6 space
• Chocolate fountains 
• Vending machine - in the arcade room
• Special Room - 
• Halloween Room - scary room

Maths - Talk moves in our team discussions

For our maths class, we have been working on doing talk moves for the last few weeks. I had Quasia, Ashley, and Rowana in my group and our group name was "Royals". The question that were asked was? The petrol prices went up overnight and now one litre of gas at most petrol stations are $2.18. 


My car needs 20L to be on full so how much do I have to pay? and The petrol price remains at $2.18 but I need to fill my truck for a trip down to Hamilton. My truck needs 60L to be on full so how much will I pay? So we worked it out on our pieces of paper to see if we can use different equations in our minds, not using cheat or calculator.

Netball-Yr8 Team 1 Red Lightning

On Tuesday night, the year 5's to year 8 teams had a netball game. I was excited to be playing against one of the best wining teams in netball. But I was also tired because of umpiring as well. Our netball game started at "5.25pm" so for the last 2 hours I just umpired a game, because I had nothing else to do but finishing of my work at home. So I got changed for our netball game, and then we all warmed up so that we wouldn't get cold or worn out. 

Jordenne our captain did the toss for the "goal or ball". And she got it right so she chose ball and they got the right hand goal. So then we got onto the courts and waited for the buzzer to go. "Gurre". Ring the whistle went off and the game began. Center passes to WA, then our WA passes to GD, and GD, passes to GA, GA passes to GS and she shoots for goal. "Yay" nice job GS". 

We were only playing a 2 1/2 game, because we were still doing grading games. Just to see what grade we will be playing, with the right teams. I enjoyed watching and playing netball. I wish I get to play in an actual, famous netball team. I have the best coaches and captains. That night we played netball was the best we have played but happily we lost by 1 not by 10, or over. And our score was 10 - 11 to them. But it was the closest score yet, 

Smart Values - Making Links

For our numeracy class we had the fabulous "Miss Kyla" with us to show what our bodies do each and every sing day. SO we were focusing on making and writing "smart values, about the three P's". Which is Partnership, Participation and protection. I came up with 5 things in Partnership, 4 things in participation and 4 things in protection.  

My Chameleon

This google drawing that is above the writing! In my literacy class we were focusing on doing a google drawing about chameleons. With a poem about myself. I hope you enjoy it!!!

Poetry Comprehension

Future Aspiration Presentaion