Tamaki College Science Experiment

For the past 4 weeks we have been having Science in Tamaki College. Our goal was to create a moon rover that will move on the floor up to 3 meters. Today both year 7 and 8 classes got certificates for participating, as well as teachers. 

Comparison with Afghanistan and Egypt celebrating Eid

This is a flipping e-book that I created on Flip Snack. It showcases the difference with how Egypt and Afghanistan celebrate Eid. I have added images to give my audience a clearer understanding of my book. 

Quality Blog Comments

These are the 4 quality blog comments that I have left on blogs. I have left a comment on:

1. Room 5 friend

2. PBS Student

3. Room 5 Class Blog

4. Manaiakalani Cluster Blog

Our focus was to leave quality blog comments with positive feedback. 

Why maths is important?

This is a short movie that I collaborated with a few class mates. Our movie focusses on why maths is important Our movie is mainly based around money and change.

Student Leader Nomination

Sajiha

I am the perfect candidate for either a great Head Girl or Manaiakalani leader in 2016 because of the many skills a leader needs! I use the school values inside and out of school: I am a confident speaker who faces all obstacles with a positive attitude, I show respect towards teachers as well as students, and show great motivation in my school work. I am a great role model for the younger students and I try my best to influence others to do the same. An important key to becoming a leader is representing our school - I know I can make our school proud! I am a confident student who wears the school uniform proudly, and can take on this position with all the responsibilities needed, and with a smile. Being head girl has been my goal for so long, I know I can become something great and becoming a head leader is one step closer to that. No matter what happens, I will strive to represent the school the best way possible and become the role model our younger students need! I participate in all activities such as sports and encourage others to try their best, and never let anyone feel discourages. I would also fulfill the role of Manaiakalani leader the best I can! To be able to call myself the 2016 Head Girl of Panmure Bridge School would be the ultimate milestone and privilege, and to be called the 2016 Manaiakalani Leader of Panmure Bridge School would be a benefit in my years to come and would be a pleasure to be handed. All I ask is a chance to prove myself. I have the ability to take many risks in my learning helping me reach my full potential. Many people say that along with the title of Head Girl comes with a lot of pressure, but I like to endure that pressure and use it as a fuel to drive me towards my goals. Being head girl is what I have been striving to become all year. It is a position I can take on with a smile and all responsibility provided, it is a position made for me! Please, consider me for the 2016 nominee for Head Girl and Manaiakalani Leader.

I have been nominated as Head Girl and Manaiakalani leader of Panmure Bridge School. I am more than proud of being nominated for both leaders. We had to write a paragraph to help persuade why we should be a leader next year. I have many of the leadership qualities that are needed for either Head Girl or Manaiakalani Leader. I am looking forward for the results next week in Prize Giving!

Flag Vote Results

Today we had a school vote based on which flag we would want the flag to be changed to. Every student in our school had a chance to choose which flag they wanted. Mr. Johnston shared the results with us today. I have made a pie chart showcasing all the results with percentages. In my opinion, the results were very interesting especially the Black and White Koru which is only 4 percent out of 100. I would have expected a much higher result with that particular flag. 

NZ Flag DLO

 Today for Oral Language, we had a discussion with our class about changing the New Zealand flag. We started off with a quick activity called '4-3-2-1'. 

-  4 minutes to speed read about all the flags

- 3 minutes to discuss which flag you support with a partner and why

- 2 minutes to share your opinion again with another partner and why
-1 minute to share your opinion with a                group of 4                                                                                                                      
The flag that I chose in my opinion as the best was the Silver Fern (Red, white and blue) I chose this flag because it has a very strong meaning. The southern cross reminds me of how the Maori ancestors found their way around Aotearoa. The blue represents how New Zealand is surrounded by water. I also love how all the colors are eye-catching and very effective. 

The Digital Learning Object above was created collaboratively with my group of 4. It showcases how you can make an informed choice when discussing a topic like this. There is information to back up our reasons. We have added all 5 images of the different suggested flags. 

Science @ Tamaki College

In the past two weeks in Tamaki College, we have been having Science. Our aim in this project is to design a rover that can scramble at least 3 meters on the floor. This is a collaborative Google Presentation created by Linda and I, that showcases our time there with pictures and a summary.  

Working With My Critical Friend

This morning, we had a chance to edit our writing sample with a critical friend from a different class. I worked collaboratively with Mahdia to complete this task. For this week, we decided to work on Mahdia's sample as her's needed the most editing. I had the writing rubric opened up on my device while she had her writing sample on her device. We added comments on her sample to show what she has achieved and her next learning steps. We were also recorded answering 2 questions about our writing topic. I think with answering the questions, we both had full answers and added a lot of detail to our answers. We are looking forward to the next writing session with both classes. 

Simple Machines

This is a presentation about Simple Machines that me and a few classmates collaborated on together. This presentation is apart of reading and includes information posters with labelled diagrams. 

Science Project Reflection

Our first ever 'Science' lesson was held today at Tamaki College. Both year 7 and 8 classes were involved in this. We had to stay at the college from 8:30am (Time when our technology classes start) until 12:30pm. (The time when our project finished) We were split into 2 different classes with different teachers. The teacher I was with was 'Mr. Malhotre'. As part of our project, we were handed out booklets to give us an idea of what we were planning on to create. Our task in 4 weeks is to make a robot that is powered by rubber bands to scramble 3 meters across the floor. Mr. Malhotre also discussed with us the '4 Strands of Science' by showing us a google presentation. I am looking forward to the next 3 weeks at Tamaki College to complete our project!

The Lever

This is a poster about a simple machine; lever. I have worked collaboratively with Fine, Zeba and Yvette to create this. We have explained how a lever works and also created a picture.  

The Wedge

This a poster that I collaborated on with some classmates. We created this poster, because it displays information about one of the most simple machines made. 

Screws

This is the digital learning object my group and I created revolving around screws. This ties in with our science topic 'simple machinery'. We're learning about the Six Simple Machinery. My group and I watched a video that gives you information about screws and created a google presentation recording down what we learnt in our own words. We added an extra slide with fun facts!

The Inclined Plane

This is the google poster my group and I created based around the inclined plane. This ties in with the work we will be doing in science at our technology. This prepares us for the work we will be doing and builds our knowledge on simple machinery. Our task was to write in 25 words what an inclined plane is and how it works

Jaffa Roll Experiment

This is the fotor I created based around the Jaffa Roll experiment we had done on Tuesday. We needed to create something out of cardboard, sellotape, scissors, and glue that would make the Jaffa we were given go as far as possible. Everyone had done something ramp like since it was the most effective choice. Our Jaffa had gone 816 centimetres. The longest had gone over 900 centimetres. We were happy with our score since compared to others was really good. Everyone had fun and had creative designs that turned cardboard into something cool. 

6 Thinking Hats DLO

This is a google presentation I filled out based around an article about a girl being injured by a firework. This revolves around our guyfawkes tasks. We were given the six thinking hats to record down our perspective on different aspects of this article. Have a read of the article and see what your opinion is on these 6 thinking hats. 

Fireworks Safety

My group and I (Yvette, Linda, Silivia) created this google presentation to aware the children in the junior section about the dangers of fireworks but in an easy way to understand for their age. My group presented this presentation to the kids in room 4 who are around the age of 5. The main message we gave was to be safe. That revolves around everything we had talked about. If you have a younger sibling, it would be wise to show them this presentation if you have not already shared the dangers and/or/ are doing fireworks tonight. Happy guyfawkes!

Webb Ellis Cup

This is a simple DLO based on the 'Webb Ellis Cup'. I have worked by myself to create this for my RWC task. There are a lot of factual information and I have included a photo of the cup as well.  

DARE - GoAnimate

Drugs by Zeba37p2fbr on GoAnimate

This is a Go Animate showing you the importance and consequences of drugs and alcohol. I have worked with Zeba collaboratively to create this. It is also a short reflection of our DARE program.

Rugby Diagram

This is a comparison between Women's Rugby in NZ and in Iran. I have worked with Yvette collaboratively using V - Diagram to create this. It shows all the differences and rules that each country has ordered.

Rugby World Cup Timeline

This is a collaborative timeline about the Rugby World Cup created on Popplet that I have worked with Zeba. It is part of my RWC tasks to complete this. 

South Africa

This is a Google Presentation all about South Africa. It is part of my "Rugger bee" task to create this. I have included factual information, images and interesting facts. 

Sajiha - 5 W's

This week for homework, we had to make a DLO (Digital Learning Object) explaining the meanings of:

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Which?

I have created this on Google Presentation and added some pictures to give my audience some more useful detail. 

Kiwisport: Basketball

Today, we had our second session at Basketball. Our coaches are Coach Mark and Coach Millie. We first started off with revising all the skills that we had learn't last week. Skills such as pivoting, dribbling, cupping the balls and stance were first used to help us warm up. We ended off our few last minutes with a relay; Girls vs Girls, and Boys vs Boys. My team had won our game. Overall, I really have enjoyed the 2 weeks at Basketball. I am looking forward to what we are learning next week. 

CARE Awards - Respected Leader

This is my respected leader DLO. It is part of my CARE Award to complete this. I chose to complete my DLO focused on Malala Yousafzai, this was because she truly inspires me to stand up for my rights and be the voice for others who share the same opinion as me. You can check out my presentation to understand why I respect her, and why she's well known around the world.

Problem Solving - 7 X Tables

This is a presentation I had to complete for my maths task. It includes different 7 X Table word problems that I had to solve. I showed the strategy I used and also added a poster at the end to show more of my thinking.

7 X Tables Poster

Today we had to practice our 7 times multiplication. This is a poster sharing my knowledge of 7 X tables. I wrote down different word problems that tie in with this multiplication task.

Careers Popplet - Zeba & Sajiha

This is a Popplet of jobs that link to the job of being a Doctor. I have worked collaboratively with Zeba to create this Popplet. We have discussed with each other the knowledge and the types of skills these people might have in common. For example. Biology, Science, Mathematics and English. 

Walt Disney

This is a simple DLO about Walt Disney and his struggles in his past. It is part of my CARE Award to research someone who has a positive attitude despite the difficulties they have faced. I have also added an image of Walt Disney.

Problem Solving DLO

This is my strategy I used to solve a maths problem. Overall I think I chose a easy and fast strategy. My goal is to try and practice solving large subtraction equations by using algorithms, so it's easier/faster for me to solve.

Drop! Cover! Hold!

This is a collaborative DLO created by Halatoa and I about the "Drop, Cover, Hold", we practiced at school. We have included images and some important information about "Shake Out". 

Story Swap

"Where am I?" I questioned myself. As I looked around, I felt like I was being followed. I had never seen such a strange looking house before. I slowly crept towards the house hoping I wouldn't make a sound. Words rushed through my mind asking me if I should step back or take a risk. So I made a wise decision. Suddenly out of nowhere, the door slammed shut! My whole body started trembling. Every step I took, made me more curious. I had no other choice, so I sprinted inside the mysterious building as it felt more safe than being alone outside trapped in the darkness. The lights kept switching on and off. I only took a short glance around the room. The room was blank...

This is a short recount that Halatoa and I wrote. Our task was to take turns in writing a sentence each about the picture above. This helped us with writing a proper recount which we will be doing in a few weeks. I found this very interesting because I had never done anything like this before and it gave us a good chance to work with people we have never worked with before!

Healthy Food Journey

Zeba37p2fbr's Animation by Zeba37p2fbr on GoAnimate

This is a collaborative Prezi explaining our journey to Pak N Save with Room 8. I have worked with Zeba, San Tat, Apitanga and Mataio. We have added images and a short video created on GoAnimate.

Run, Jump, Throw

Starting our day off today was an energetic and entertaining morning at 'Run, Jump Throw'. Our instructor, Andy has been demonstrating many useful skills for the past few weeks.  Our main focus this week was Shot Put and Discus. We were taught some catchphrases to help us remember the correct way of Shot Put and Discus. 

Firstly, we all tried a shot at Shot Put. Each pair had a shot put each. We had been told many times to: grip the ball with dirty fingers next to your neck with clean palms. Chin, knee, toe all in a row. Low to high and watch it fly! 

We then moved on to Discus. Everyone had a turn to feel the discuses at first. We had to grip the discus like it was on a shelf. We had to always hold it on our third knuckle too. As well as swinging the discus high, clapping on to it so it doesn't fall out.

So far, 'Run, Jump, Throw' has been a very exciting Kiwi sport at PBS. I am sure everyone is enjoying all the fun activities with Andy. Hopefully, we will have 'Run, Jump, Throw' again next week! 

Blog Comments

These are screenshots of comments that I put on Raymond and Courtney's blog. I gave them constructive feedback and feed forward to help them in the future. Their work was really interesting and they would appreciate it if you could comment as well. 

Tongan Language Week DLO

This week for our homework was to create a DLO that will teach others about Tonga. I worked Saruja and Zeba collaboratively to complete this task. We have inserted images and some simple language skills in Tongan language.

Cross Country

Last week, we had cross country. The whole school participated in this. Adidas sponsored our school to help make this happen. Students who positioned in 1st, 2nd or 3rd, will go to Inter school Cross Country.

My Speech

Imagine living every day in paranoia. Knowing that everywhere you go, everything you do, you are being judged by everyone around you. Imagine, walking into a shop and having someone watch your every movement thinking you’re going to reveal a bomb. Just because I have something covering my hair, doesn’t mean I want to cause you harm. Imagine being mocked, bullied, hurt just because you don’t look like everyone around you. Have you ever wondered how it feels to think no one likes you, how it feels to sit alone. How it feels to walk a day in my shoes.

Salam, Hello, Malo lelei, Talofa Lava, Meegalaba. We have all these different greetings but yet, in the eyes of others, some of us are still different. Many choose to single out the differences, when we should be focusing on the similarities. Sadly, Racial discrimination is a worldwide problem because some people are brought up to believe their race, their beliefs, their culture and their language is superior to others.

First of all let me make this clear. We are all created equally. Under our black skin, under our white skin, under our yellow skin, there is always red blood. So why, do we look on the surface instead of looking deep inside.

Racial discrimination involves any act where people are treated unfairly because of their race colour, religion or beliefs. Last week, a 16 year old schoolgirl in England was knocked unconscious as she walked to school, simply for celebrating the fact Allah is her god. Why did her attacker choose her? Well, most likely because of the black scarf around her head.

It’s time to move forward. It’s time to embrace our differences and its time racism became extinct as a word. Everyone has the right to be true to themselves. Don’t you agree?

Wood Craft - Technology

A new rotation at Technology has started for the Year 7's. We have successfully made a start at Wood Work with Mr. Grundy. In a few weeks time,  we will have completed our woodcraft. This is a shot of me, working on my Wood 'Plane'.  

Place Value DLO

This is my Place Value DLO. I have shown what I know about place values and what I need to learn next. I have also inserted some links to online challenges that will help me with my place value. 

Should schools provide breakfast for all NZ Children?

Should schools provide breakfast for all NZ Children?

We grow up in a generation where poverty overtakes many New Zealand families. Parents and children face everyday hardships that impact their daily lifestyle, physical well-being, and mental and emotional well-being. One of the hardships that parents face are being able to provide breakfast for their children. Approximately 15% of children go to school without having breakfast. That is almost about 55,000 children every single day!

Students who aren’t provided with breakfast are most likely to be switched off from their learning in class. Kids won’t get the nutrition they need to stay focused and energised, so this would cause massive drops in their education, since they won’t be able to concentrate on what’s being taught in their classroom. Their learning environment would be tampered with, and would lead to massive impacts in their grades -  jeopardizing their education!

It is scientifically proven that breakfast helps you maintain a more healthy body and mind. All a kid needs is a bowl of weetbix to keep them energised and enthusiastic in the morning! It helps them become motivated to participate in sports. Imagine how unhealthy kids would feel if they skipped breakfast every. If children don’t get the proper nutrition in their system, it would cause massive drops in their health and well-being.

Students that aren’t provided with breakfast become emotionally unstable. They experience a whirlwind of emotions: Such as jealousy, hatred, rage, and sadness. Children feel hatred towards other classmates and friends whose parents are able to give them their morning nutrition while they aren’t provided with it under certain circumstances. They envy those who are energised and full, while they are hungry, tired, dysfunctional, and lacking in energy. This envy leads to negative emotions, and a change in their social and active life.

Breakfast determines whether children will be active and properly engaged in their learning for the morning block. That is why our final opinion and perspective on this debate is for students that attend school to be provided with breakfast. This would lead to an enthusiastic, energized, and focused student! Breakfast needs to be provided! Don’t you agree?

Color Wheel DLO

This is a collaborative DLO created by Fine and I. We have shown how to make a color wheel, the relationship between colors and warm/cool colors. 

Vincent Van Gogh Artwork

This is a piece of artwork that I have completed with Miss Donaldson. We were inspired by a famous artist named Vincent Van Gogh. Miss Donaldson taught us many valuable things about art that will help us throughout the future! We worked on this for many weeks but we were all proud at the end. 

                                         

Vincent Van Gogh DLO

This is a Prezi based on Vincent Van Gogh's headlines in his life. I have worked with Shantay, Sebastian and Halatoa to complete this Prezi. 

Science Elective DLO

This is a DLO explaining all the sessions and experiments I have done in my science elective with Ms.K. I have included images to give a clearer understanding too. 

Run, Jump, Throw

This term, our Kiwi sport is 'Run, Jump, Throw'. We had our first session with Andy today. Run Jump Throw is mainly based on running. Andy taught us about the basic rules of sprinting, which are:

• Standing Tall
• Looking Straight Ahead
• Light Feet
• High Knees
• Cheek to cheek with arm movements

We also had a relay and a race jumping over hurdles  between each other. Andy mentioned to us to never look at the starter as this slows us down. Mrs. Anderson also filmed us to compare us. I am looking forward to our next session next week! 

Dehydration

This is a collaborative poster that I have created with Jacob. We have included what 'hydration and dehydration' is, how water helps us and a 25 word summary explaining why it is vital to human survival. We have also used an image to give our audience a clearer understanding of our topic. 

Average Number Of Rubbish Types In PBS

This is a collaborative DLO created by Yvette and I that shows the number of rubbish types in our school last week. There are 4 different types of rubbish, which are: Food Scraps, Packets, Glad Wrap and Containers. We have put all the results in a chart to give a clearer understanding. 

Cook Islands

This is a collaborative presentation based on the "Cook Islands" created by Fine, Samantha and I. We have added many photos to give our audience more information. Each slide has something to help you learn more about the Cook Islands "Language, Country, Interesting Facts, Dance, Mythology and the island itself. 

How to use speech marks

This is a collaborative movie clip made by Zeba and I showing you how to use speech marks. It shows you the simple rules and when to use them. 

iFakeText - Breakfast In Schools

This is my iFaketext with Yvette on whether breakfast in schools should be provided. We both agreed that breakfast should be provided. We state multiple reasons why we think this way.

Hone Heke

This is a short biography based on "Hone Heke". A famous chief who was the first person ever to sign The Treaty Of Waitangi". I have created this collaboratively with Yvette. I have also included pictures to show more detail in my work.

Information Report - DLO

This is a DLO that shows what is needed in an information report. It shows the structures and each paragraphs information.

Online Maths Challenge

I have been playing this online maths game called 'Maths Lines'. This helps me know my times tables much faster. If you would like to try this game, click here. 

Arohatia Te Reo

This is my poster that gives information on Maori Language Week. I have written down all the important key facts you need to know about Arohatia Te Reo. 

Thinking Groups Multiplication Equation

This is a short explanation of how I solved my thinking group equation. I think I have used the most efficient strategy for this problem.   

Wahine Disaster

This is a short summary of what happened on the day of "The Wahine Disaster".  I created this  collaboratively with a classmate. This poster tells you when the tragedy happened and where it took place, along with the some information about the deceased. 

Hauora DLO

This is my Google draw on Hauora. It explains the four different walls that are needed to maintain a healthy and stable well-being. There is a short explanation for each wall. This relates to our topic this term - feel me (healthy body, healthy mind)

Word Study

Interesting word	The meaning (in your own words	A google drawing to show the word’s meaning	The interesting word in a sentence	Synonyms (words that mean the same)
Heal	To make a wound or injury of a person healthy again.		A plant can heal any injury or wound on someone.	Cure, Treat, Recover
Medicinal	Having healing properties		Jake chose a medicinal plant to research about	Healing, remedial
weeds	A unwanted wild plant that grows anywhere and can destroy other plants		I was weeding a nasty weed	No synonyms
ointment	A preparation that is smooth and oily which is rubbed onto skin for medicinal purposes.		I created an ointment to help my skin become soft.	Lotion, balm
shelter	A place giving protection from dangerous weather		I sat in the shade shelter to keep myself away from the sun	protect, shield

This is my word study task. I have included a meaning for each word, a picture, a sentence example and synonyms for the word.