Week 8 - Term 2

On Monday we had assembly. Some people from our got SHINE bands. After this we had maths but I can't remember what learning intention I was doing.

After morning tea we had volley ball. I was surprised because last week I could serve and this week I can't. We didn't practise we just played some games.

After this I started my persuasive writing. I'm doing mine about the number of refugees let into New Zealand.  I also carried on with this after lunch.

On Tuesday the first thing we had was Tech Arts we did a test and then cleaned our shoes and polished them with beeswax. Halfway through Tech Arts I went to the college production of Grease. Halfway through one of the songs a sign that was hanging over the stage fell down!

We got back from Grease it was lunch time after lunch we worked on our Science Fair. I did my data and conclusion.

On Wednesday morning we did Science Fair I printed all my information. After morning tea we did maths I had to go onto the floor to do multiplying and dividing fractions because I got them wrong in the test.

At lunch I had Rock Band. We finished writing our original.

After lunch we didn't have French or Jump Jam so we just did some more Science Fair. I cut out all my information ready to stick onto my board.

As it is my sister's birthday we went to the pet shop after school and she chose a pet bunny because she has been asking for one for the last nine months.

On Thursday I was late to school so I didn't go to Extension Art. Instead I did my Science Fair, I backed all of my information and photos with orange paper and stuck it on my board.

After morning tea I went to art since I didn't go in the morning. I was still practising drawing faces. I didn't have guitar today so I stayed for the whole session.

After lunch we went to a band concert because they have been having a band day with other schools. After this was R.I.  assembly. We learnt about charity.

On Friday morning I had a jump jam work shop we learnt how to do move properly and to give verbal cue and cues using your hands.

After morning tea was Tech Arts. This was our last Science lesson. We had to build a metre high octagonal prism. Emily and me were in a group, our construction didn't work.

After lunch we had Friday sport. I went to Belmont Netball as I haven't been to a practise yet. We warmed up and then played a game against the year eight team. After school I got a introductory letter form the Belmont student i'm hosting.

Week 7 - Term 2

Monday started with assembly. A couple of people from our class got bands. After assembly we did maths I was doing adding and subtracting fractions.

After morning tea we did volley ball. I learnt how to serve properly! We just got into teams and played some games. Mrs Crowe was choosing the team for the next game. After volley ball I did some more maths I finished adding a subtracting fractions.

After lunch we stuck some thing into our reference books. It was about arguments as we we are doing them tomorrow.

On Tuesday the first thing we did was Tech arts. We are making balloon cars because we are forces and mass. My group is Emily and me.

After morning tea was maths. I was practising multiplying and dividing fractions. I learnt that this is way easier than adding and subtracting them.

After lunch we wrote our arguments. We were writing them about school uniforms and were writing them by hand. I finished mine because we had already brainstormed lots of ideas so I could just write them down and give some reasons.

On Wednesday I proofread and handed in my argument. I also learnt about the main idea in a paragraph.

After morning tea I started and finished. I also did some maths. The learning intention I was doing was to solve problems involving fractional numbers.

At lunch I had rock band. We have written all of our original expect the bridge.

After lunch was french. We were learning how to count from 11 to 20.After this was jump jam.

On Thursday the first thing I had art. I was still practising drawing faces.

After morning tea was SSR. After this I had guitar. We were just going over everything that we had.

At lunch I had jump jam. We were practising our new routine for a competition. It is quite hard because it has lots of different moves.

After lunch was student assembly. Mr Graham's daughter came to talk about child abuse. After this I went to rock band. We were practising the chorus of our original.

On Friday we had maths. I did to find to square root of fractional number this is really easy as you just have to find the square root of the numerator and the square root of the denominator.

After morning tea was Tech arts. We were finishing our balloon cars. The science fairs boards came today so we were helping Mrs Tyson issue them to classes.

After lunch was maori. We learnt about battles around Te Awamutu. After this was Friday sport. I went to the ALC to trial for the Gymsports festival. I am in the Twisters.

Week 6 - Term 2

On Tuesday the first thing we had was Tech arts. Emily and me finished our marble run. When we were building it we timed it and it was over 20 seconds but after we had put some tape on to keep it together it got stuck and our time was 12.89 seconds. Julia and Te Wehi got the closest time so they have to race against winners from other classes.

After morning tea we had maths. The learning intention I was doing was: to use ratio to divide quantities, this is the second to last learning intention for ratio. To use ratio to divide quantities you need to divide the first number by the first number in the ration and the rest of the numbers in order like this.

After lunch we had maths again The learning intention I did was to solve problems involving ratio. The questions in this were just the same as all the other ratio work so this was pretty easy for me.

On Wednesday the first thing we had was indoor bowls. I learnt how to bowl the ball properly. My team was: Jess, Bobby and me. We did quite well and got quite close to the white ball for our first time trying.

After indoor bowls we went to the library. I got out two books. One is The Fugitive by John Grisham and the other is Lord of the flies.

After morning tea we had maths again. I learnt how to add and subtract fractions with different denominators. All you need to do to make them the same is multiply the denominators some that they are the same and then multiply one of the numerators with the opposite denominator, you need to do this on both sides.

After lunch we had the Inter House Winter Games. I played netball, the positions I played were GK and GD. My house won all three of our games.

On Thursday at art I Gessoed my canvas and did a light pink wash on it. I then practised drawing faces as we are painting portraits.

I had no guitar today so I went to school singing instead. It was lucky I did because Mr Ellis was doing shine bands and I had earned two. The ones I got were Never Giving Up and Seeking Excellence. Today Te Wehi was the first year 7 this year to get her Bronze Badge.

After lunch I had rock band. We worked on our original a bit more. I have learnt the chords for it. We now have a verse, a pre chorus and a chorus.

On Friday I had the Tough guy and gal challenge. Before it started we all painted our faces in bright colours like: red, gold, blue and black. I ran with my friends Keisha and Ashlee. We got very muddy from all the obstacles. They included: tunnels, swamps, fences and wire that you had to crawl under. The run was over soon but the hard part was getting all of the mud off.

Week 5 - Term 2

This week on Monday and Tuesday we had Mr McCabe teaching us because Mrs Crowe was away on a course.

Monday started with assembly. Mr McCabe wasn't here for assembly, so it didn't go on as long as usual. It was exciting because several people from our class were receiving their silver badges. After assembly we had writing. So far i'm onto my conclusion. It will be quite easy to finish because in a conclusion you just have to summarise your report in your own words.

I decided to be in a event called the EPro8 challenge. The EPro8 challenge is a science challenge that includes: engineering and construction, inventions, vehicles, electronics, problem solving and experimentation. You do the challenge in groups of four. My team is Emily, Bobby, Jess and me. Our name is the Little Einsteins.

After interval we all got dressed into our PE gear, ready to go to the ALC to practise volley ball. We didn't end up going though because Mr McCabe decided to tell us about how there would be no poverty and animals wouldn't be facing extinction if humen weren't so greedy. We learnt several facts during this talk including the fact that the Rio Olympics will probably not be cancelled due to the fact the directors are more interested in making money and not in the athlete's safety. The important message in all this is that if humans weren't so greedy and gave thought to others instead of just ourselves, we wouldn't be facing the problems we have now.

After this we had maths. I only did one learning intention because I am pretty up to date with my maths and needed to spent time on some other things. The learning intention I did was To find a whole from a given fraction. I learnt that if you wanted to find a whole out of 2/8 the easiest way to do it is to divide to amount that is 2/8 by two and then times it by eight to get your answer.

After lunch was SSR I had finished my book and hadn't had a chance to get another so I just read some of my old book to understand it better. After SSR I did some more mathst. I didn't want to start another learning intention so I just did the learning reflection for it.

I also typed up some of my science fair stuff. I typed up my Question, Hypothesis and some of my research. Tonight I will type the rest of my research, my introduction and do my first experiment.

On Tuesday the first thing we had was Tech arts. Emily and me started sticking the strips round the sides of our marble run. So far we have eight seconds worth. The marble is supposed to go for 20 seconds so we still need to add a bit more. Today if Mrs Tyson heard someone using scientific language she gave them and headband to wear for the rest of the class that said:Mrs Tyson caught me using correct scientific language.

After morning tea we were supposed to have SSR but we didn't end up doing it. I finished my character analysis and I just need to edit it. I also finished my writing and have edited half of it.

Next I had maths. I was working on understanding ratios. I like ratios and find the easy so this was not hard for me. Most of the ratios I needed to write were only single ones and they couldn't be divided so I just had to write them as they were.

At lunch we had a competition jump jam practise. We stopped watching the screen and started using the mirrors so we could see what we were doing. A part I found hard was when we were using our arms. We were supposed to keep them tight but mine kept flapping and going out of place.

After lunch some work on write ratios in their simplest form. All you need to do is to keep on dividing the numbers in the ratio by the same number until you can't divide them any more. If you can't divide any of the number by the same number then you just leave it. An example of this is 20:28:35 = 20:28:35 because they don't all divide by the same number. Next I worked on finding equivalent ratios. Finding equivalent ratios is like finding fractions that are the same. All you need to do is times them both by the same number to find a equivalent ratio. You need to kept your answers in order or it will be wrong: 6:4, 12:8, 18:12.

Last night when I did one of my science fair experiments I was surprised because the opposite of my Hypothesis happened. My research said that the water would freeze leaving behind the salt, but the salt froze leaving the water on top unfrozen.

On Wednesday the first thing we did was the ICAS science test. I was disappointed because when time was up I still had three more to go and when I read them afterwards I realised I knew the answers.

After the science test we went to the library. I got out a book called All the bright places. Some people in my class have read it and they think it was a good read, so I decided to read it.

After morning tea we had SSR. After SSR we had a chance to finish things off. For most people this was maths, but I am up to date with my maths and don't need to do anymore so I chose to finish my reading and writing. I finished both of these and handed them in. We could either do science fair or SSR for the rest of the block. I chose to do SSR because I  am pretty up to date with my science fair.

After lunch we had french. We did a quiz about buildings in Paris in paris and took turns having a conversation that included what your name is: je m'applle Emma, how to spell your name, and how we are feeling: ca va tres bien. Your partner had to ask the questions What is your name: Tu t'applles comment, How do you spell that: Comment ca s'ecrit and how are you: comment ca va.

The year sevens in my class only got to do half of Jump Jam today because french went on to long because lots of people wanted to show that they could have a conversation in french. We got to do about five song though and still had fun. We did some of my favourite songs. One the songs that we did was Freaks, I found it hard to move the right way because I am used to going left, because that was how we taught it to the classes, instead of going right, which is how the classes do it.

On Thursday I had art. I almost finished my painting in the first block. I only had to do the details on the rocks on the island. I did lots on my painting including the details on the sand, the water and the wet sand.

After morning tea Mrs Dickson asked me if I could come back to art so I could finish my painting. I completed the island, painted round the sides and signed my name. My painting is finally finished!

After I finished my painting I had to go quickly to guitar because it starts halfway through the middle block. At guitar we didn't learn anything new but just practised the songs we already have. One of the songs we are learning is in TAB, TAB is a bit harder to read than chord charts so I find this song a little bit harder than the others. This song also has power chords. Power chords are chords that only use a couple of strings.

After lunch I had SSR. At 2:10 I went to Rock band. We have completely restarted on our original. So far we have  a verse and a chorus for everything. Our original doesn't have bar chords in it and is mainly easy chords.