Librarian - Distinction Can Do #20

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Samara and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back. We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was Monique's turn, some juniors were being annoying and started throwing balls at us whilst she was reading so Samara and I got up and went to ask them not to. Once Monique had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was respect because I asked the kids throwing the balls at us nicely to move somewhere else because we were reading.

Kapa Haka - Distinction Can Do #19

Kapa Haka - On Friday the year 4 - 8 students had kapa haka. Once the year 7/8 students had been released from class I grabbed my poi on the way out and started walking over to the hall foyer. Once I got to the hall foyer I took my shoes off and sat them down on a seat. Once I got to the hall I went and sat down in our new lines below the stage. As we were getting ready for the Gala on Friday we went through our gala routine - He Honore, Pa Mai, Ka Wiata and Taitapu. After we had been through this and got it perfected Mrs Baker and Matua came around to make and extra line as all of us weren't going to fit on the stage. Once we had made our new lines we all mixed up then went back into our lines to make sure that we knew where we were standing. After this we went through our routine again and then we were released. The care value that I showed during kapa haka was Respect as I waited quietly whilst they were making new lines even though I wasn't getting moved.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #18

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Samara and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back. We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was Monique's turn, some juniors tried to sit on her lap whilst she was reading but I got them off and then Monique started reading. Once Monique had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Treaty of Waitangi

This term we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.
Something I found interesting was comparing the Maori to the Aboriginals.
I would like to find out more about the Aboriginals.

Here are some links to things I have learnt:
My Google Slide
Key Personality's sheet
My Compare and Contrast map

Te Reo Term 4 2016

This term we have been learning all about the Marae. We have learned that…….

• The Marae is an important focal point for the community.
• The Marae is a place where tradition and customs can be carried out.
• The Marae is a place where people can express their values with dignity.
• There are many kawa ( protocols) that prevail on the marae.
• Marae kawa (protocols) can differ between maraes and iwi.

We have focused on some key concepts when doing this learning.

These are listed and explained in the table below.

Concept	Definition - give the meaning of these concepts in your own words.
Tikanga	The procedures of a Marae
Pōwhiri	A welcoming ceremony to the Manuhiri
Tangata whenua	Are the local people
Manuhiri	Visitors to a Marae
Tūrangawaewae	A home base on a Marae. It also includes rights and obligations
Whanaungatanga	A relationship/belonging
Manaakitanga	Care and respect for other people
Aroha	Love

See this video for an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of people on a marae.

Something I would like to learn more about the marae is how they are built.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #17

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Monique and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back.We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was my turn some juniors tried to sit on my lap whilst I was reading but we got them off and then I started reading. Once I had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Wellington - Distinction Can Do #16

Wellington - Last week the year 8's went on their school camp to Wellington. The trip went from Monday morning until Thursday night. On Monday the year 8's were expected to be at the train station by 6:30, as the train left at 7:30! After this we hopped on the train, on the train I showed leadership by keeping my voice down and respecting others right to talk as well. It took us the whole day to get to Wellington and by the time we got there it was raining! Over the next three days we went to heaps of historic places like the beehive and the war memorial. One main thing that I remember is the teachers telling us to keep to the left while we were walking around the CBD. This showed leadership by us keeping to the left and keeping our voices down as there were members of the public walking around as well as us.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #15

Librarian - On Monday Sam W, Monique and I were rostered on to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Monique and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back.We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was my turn some juniors tried to sit on my lap whilst I was reading but we got them off and then I started reading. Once I had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Leadership meeting - Distinction Can Do #14

Leadership meeting - On Monday the year 8 leaders had a leadership meeting. We heard about the meeting through the student notices as we do every Monday. As Mr Ladbrook (the leader of our meetings) was our own teacher he decided that we would start the meeting early, he started our meeting at read and feed time at morning tea instead of during morning tea. There are eighteen student leaders but the head girl and head boy were at another meeting during this time so we proceeded without them. At the start of the meeting we talked about our action plans that we wrote at the start of the year. After this we talked about being focused as we are the leaders of the school and we need to role model for others. After this we talked about how we were leading the assembly that afternoon. This was a surprise to us a we didn't know that we were hosting the assembly till then. I showed the CARE values by listening and taking in what Mr Ladbrook was talking about.

Overall Leadership meetings - Distinction Can Do #13

Overall Leadership meetings - This year the leadership meetings have been going very well. We meet once a week on a Monday at Morning tea and all of the student leaders show up. I always show up on time with the right resources. Every week Mr Ladbrook takes time to lead our meetings. We always talk about something important and most of listen and take in what Mr Ladbrook is talking about. Most of us are very organised and are always ready for any challanges that Mr Ladbrook throws at us. I show the CARE values by always listening and taking in what Mr Ladbrook says.

Overall Librarian - Distinction Can Do #12

Overall Librarian - Every week on Monday Samara, Monique, Sam W and I all have Librarian. I do well in Librarian as I always show up to my duty on time and with the right resources. We always choose appropriate books from the library as we read to year 1's. Overtime we have come up with a routine that we do once we get down to the junior area. This routine works well for us so we have stuck to it since the start of the year. If we stick to this routine we usually get time for more than two books which is a good thing as the juniors love listening to us read. The juniors usually follow us back to the library but we follow the CARE by letting them down easily and then returning our books.

Overall Kapa Haka - Distinction Can Do #11

Overall Kapa Haka - Overall I have improved a lot in Kapa Haka because I have learnt how to use long poi and be successful in it. Every Friday I always show up to Kapa Haka on time and always have the right resources. Most of the time I sit down in the right place and will be ready for singing. When we sing our songs I always sing them with pride and enthusiasm. If I can't remember the actions then I don't just stand there I go and ask someone who does know them for help. I always show the CARE values in Kapa Haka by asking others for help and by helping others when they forget the actions.

Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.

Walt - Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.

Problem                                                                                                                          

Answers

The first sweatshirt is cheaper than the second one because 30% of 60 is 42 and 40% off 72 dollars is 43.20. The first sweatshirt is 1.20 cheaper than the second one.

The second jacket is cheaper because 20% off 96 is 76.80 and 30% of 120 is 84. The second jacket is cheaper by 7.20.

The first jeans is cheaper because 30% of 48 is 33.60 and 45% off 68 is 37.40. The first jeans are cheaper by 3.80.


The second tracksuit is cheaper because 25% off 64 is 48 and 30% of 86 is 60.2. The second tracksuit is cheaper by 22.20.

The least you could spent if you brought one of each clothing item would be 200.40 and the most would be 224.80. You would save 24.40.

I figured it out by figuring out what the percent is as a fraction, timing it by the cost and dividing by the fraction's denominator. Then misusing the total from the cost.

Here are links my IXL screenshots and task 1. Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, and Task 4.

The thing I found most challenging was use multiplication and division strategies to estimate and solve problems with fractions as this was our first activity and I was just starting to try and get the hang of all of the strategies.

Here are the strategies we used:
- Use multiplication and division strategies to estimate and solve problems with fractions, eg. 11 ÷ 3 = 1 1/3         
- Find a fraction of another fraction by multiplying. eg. 3/4 x 5/2 = 15/8, 15/8 = 1 7/8
- Describe and show renaming tenths, hundredths, thousandths as decimal fractions and relate them to place value order, like 2/100 = 0.02      
- Work out and explain percentages of simple amounts

WW1 - Gallipoli

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #10

Librarian - On Monday Sam W, Monique and I were rostered on to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Monique and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back.We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was my turn some juniors tried to sit on my lap whilst I was reading but we got them off and then I started reading. Once I had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Parliament

This term we have been learning about Parliament. We have looked at the difference between government and parliament, NZ parliament, who is in government, how our government works and we compared democracy to dictatorship.

Three things that I learned about NZ parliament are:

• Where everyone sits during a session in parliament.
• The people in parliament and what they do.
• That there is a underground passageway for the people of the house to arrive at parliament faster.

Here is the link to my compare and contrast map explaining the difference between democracy and dictatorship.

Kapa Haka - Distinction Can Do #9

Kapa Haka - On Friday the year 4 - 8 students had kapa haka. Once the year 7/8 students had been released from class I grabbed my poi on the way out and started walking over to the hall foyer. Once I got to the hall foyer I took my shoes off and sat them down on a seat. Once I got to the hall I went and sat down in our lines facing the stage. The first song we started singing was Ka Wiata, everyone already new this song as we sing it in Te Reo lessons, but we also added some new lyrics at the start of the song, and started to practice these lyrics. After this we started going through Tenei Matau. Once we went through this once we realised that we ahd all forgotten the actions to this new song. After this Matua went through all of the actions with us again as he had noticed that most people had forgotten them. The care value that I showed during kapa haka was ecxellence as I never gave up whilst we were re-learning the actions.

Technology - Distinction Must Do #5

Technology - On Tuesday the year 7/8's had technology. As soon as I got to school the teachers opened the door to the classroom so I got to go in straight away. The teachers asked our bus (bus 1) to go and line up first. Afterwards they asked bus 2 to go and line up. Sam W and I lined up at the front of the line as we wanted the seat which has the heater. After this I walked down to the back of the bus and sat with Sam W. I sat next to the window and she sat next to the aisle. On the way there the noise level was very good as I could easily hear the person next to me and most people were whispering. On the way back I sat with Sam W and I sat next to the window and she sat next to the aisle. On the way back the noise level was good as people were only talking to the person besides them. I think that I showed the value of Respect as I only talked to the person beside me and I made sure that I was talking at a good volume.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #8

Librarian - On Monday Sam W, Monique and I were rostered on to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Monique and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back.We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was my turn some juniors tried to sit on my lap whilst I was reading but we got them off and then I started reading. Once I had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Kapa Haka - Distinction Can Do #7

Kapa Haka - On Friday the year 4 - 8 students had kapa haka. Once the year 7/8 students had been released from class I grabbed my poi on the way out and started walking over to the hall foyer. Once I got to the hall foyer I took my shoes off and sat them down on a seat. Once I had done this I walked into the hall and just stood there as I didn't know what was happening. Suddenly Mr Brown called out to us that we were to sit in our lines facing the stage. This is weird because we usually sit facing the side of the hall. The first song we started singing was Ka Wiata, everyone already new this song as we sing it in Te Reo lessons. After this we started going through Tenei Matau. Once we went through this once we realised that we ahd all forgotten the actions to this new song. After this Matua went through all of the actions with us again as he had noticed that most people had forgotten them. The care value that I showed during kapa haka was ecxellence as I never gave up whilst we were learning the actions.