Scale Drawing

For term 3 we have been looking at scale drawings. Scale drawing is when you find a photo of something and get a bigger paper to enlarge it. The first thing we had to do is find and image and draw a grid over it. Then you do the same thing to the bigger paper but twice as big as the original. To help us create this piece of art, we used ratios. Scale art is like a mix between Art and Maths.

Kiwi Can

This Thursday was our last day of Kiwi Can. In Kiwi Can I have learnt about emotions, other peoples feelings and self control. The first activity we did we had to split into four groups. In the middle was an object. We had to turn the object for example a hula hoop into something else. Our group turned the hula hoop into a base from baseball. I found the game really fun and it really made us think fast. The next activity we played was handball. The rules were not to use your feet to kick the ball. For this activity we were split into two groups and were given a number. If your number was called you had to get up and try to score. It was a really fun way to finish off Kiwi Can for the term.

Dance Through The Decades Production

Wow, it has been a long journey. For nine weeks we have be learning our dances to celebrate the 60th birthday of Panmure Bridge School. With the help of Zoe our dance instructor our school has put together a dance production called A Dance Through The Decades. After all the hard work and practice we have finally learned our dances. On the night we performed I didn't feel as scared as I thought I would be. I was in two dance groups, Pacifica and I See Red. In the end I thought we did great!!

Prime Minister Profie

Apart of our learning of the 2017 N.Z. elections we created a Presentation of all political party leaders in New Zealand. In LS2 we voted and Labour came up on top with 41/45 voting for them. In percentages that is 92% to Labour, National on 4%, Greens on 2%, and 1 person that did not vote.

Fantasy Conventions - The Princess Bride

Ohhh! How times have changed from unrealistic looking settings to unbelievable editing. To celebrate the amazing achievements by Hollywood we watched one of the most famous movies ever, the Princess Bride. This 1987 movie was chosen to be LS2's movie study. Apart of our Princess Bride study we had to create a DLO either about fantasy conventions, shot types, or character introductions. I chose to do fantasy conventions. This movie consists of some of the most famous lines ever. The line is from Inigo Montoya (one of the characters) and it is 'Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my farther, prepare to die.'  

What is a coalition?

This week we have been learning about the elections. Ofa, Mataio, Zane and I had created a google slides about a coalition. A coalition is when a small party joins a bigger party to form an alliance and work together to get more sets. For example Labour and Green party have come together to form alliance to help each other. Currently we do not have a prime minister because neither party has enough sets to say they win so it all depends on Winston Peters. If Winston Peters goes for National or Labour the team will win.

Cross Country

All week my classroom and I have been preparing for cross country. Cross country is a running sport where people run a course that has been set for them. While training I learned to paste myself and always stretch before racing so it prevents you from injury. Stretching helps you to loosen your muscle and help increase blood flow. On Wednesday we had our cross country at Dunkirk. We ran in order of our year group. There were the boys year group and the girls year group. I'm a year seven girl so had to run five laps around the course. While running I always remembered to paste myself. Although I was tired I still kept running until I reached the finish line. In the race I placed 1st in my group. I was very proud of myself.

Former Prime Minister

Helen Clark was one of the former Prime Ministers of New Zealand. She is now a valuable member of the United Nations. She has made New Zealand well recognised and have done great things in her time in parliament like introducing the superannuation fund. She is a very influential women and is respected by a lot of people

Democracy in New Zealand

Democracy is used in a lot of countries like Australia, England and New Zealand. Democracy derives from the Greek Language. Before the English language changed to democracy the french wrote it was démocratie In New Zealand we have the queen on top with the governor-general as her representative.

Government Party Jigsaw

Government Party Jigsaw

The election is near and in every intermediate in New Zealand we are learning about the elections. Apart of our learning we have done an activity called a Government Party Jigsaw. In the jigsaw there is all the leaders of the political parties and what electorate they are in. The two main parties are Labour and National.

Read An eBook Day

Read an eBook day is on the 18 of September. This is a celebration of modern storytelling. On the eBook website you can read fascinating books and found out more information about the eBook day. In LS2 we have been reading eBooks through the Tamaki Collage Overdrive. It is also an online library with books and audio books. I'm currently reading a book called Beachhead. It is about a 15 year old boy named William that wakes up with no memory of his past and he is not the only one. You can found out more about this awesome book on the Tamaki Collage Overdrive.

#EBOOKLOVE

Say It Tika

Say It Tika

This week is Maori language week. For Maori language week I went on Say It Tika. It is a website were you can correct the saying of Maori names of streets and roads. I screened shot one I thought that the pronunciation was wrong. I also learned how to pronounce Maori streets and roads correctly.

Art Tech Week 7

Today for art tech we started our personal identity drawing. We had to divide our piece of cardboard into five different parts. In those five spaces we had to draw a picture that was related to us. I drew an American flag because I was born there and Tongan patterns because I'm part Tongan. I drew an anime character because I find anime really interesting and cool to watch.

Tamaki Collage Overdrive

The Tamaki Collage Overdrive is a website that has a range of books you can read. If you like listening to books you can also select a book from the audio books section. They also have different kinds of books that range from toddlers to adults. I decided I wanted to read the book Avenged. I found the cover very interesting and eye catching. This book was about girl who was a servant at the Great Manor house. Many had died at her hands and to stop her the servant tried to kill her, but in the end she failed and lost everything. I really recommend this website for people who love to read.

Kiwi Can Week 7

This week for Kiwi Can we are talking about risky decisions. We talked about what is a risky decision and different examples of the topic. A risky decision is something dangerous. For example if your climbing a mountain there are risks and consequences. We played a game called handball. The rules were to only use your hands when controlling the ball. From the this activity I learned to work as a team and try not to make the wrong decision by not touching the ball with your feet.

How to Stand Up to a Bully

Animation

Bullying is not okay. When you see someone getting bullied stand up and speak out. Today my friends Mataio, San Kyaw, Josh, Lyric and I created a animation to send a message about bullying. When you see someone getting bullied don't just stand there. If you're getting bullied stand up for yourself. Don't look down on someone unless you're going to pick them up.

Sentence Smackdown

Today I worked on my simple, compound and complex sentences. First I had to turn a two word sentence into a compound sentence using a fanboys. After making a compound sentence I had to turn it into a complex sentence using an AAWWUBBIS. After creating my sentences I had to illustrate on of them. I decided to illustrate the two word sentence, I'm sorry. I found it a little hard to choose the right fanboys or AAWWUBBIS for the sentence.

Read Theory

This morning I have been practicing reading using a fun website called read theory. Read theory is a website that helps you to practice your reading skills. This website helps me with my vocabulary and comprehension. You have to read a text and answer some questions about it. Once finishing a lot of test it shows you your progression.

Art Tech - Week 1

I like to draw and I couldn't wait for art tech. The first skill we worked on was our shading. We were given a piece of paper with shades that went from light to dark. We had to use a 2b pencil to try and get the similar shadings. Once we finished that task we moved on to doing the shades on some shapes. We had to have a light source so that our shading would give the affect that the light is shining on the shape. I found it a little hard to blend the shading to get a better transition but in the end I thought I did a great job.