Future Aspirations 2014

At Pt England School’s intermediate block some very special guests came to visit. They came to speak to us about our future aspirations to help motivate us to pursue our dreams and never give up. Their names are Anthony Samuels, Paula , and Amelia Ngafi.

Just before  they started talking, the host  for the day, Andrew Pattison, showed us a video of a boy just a year older than us who didn’t know he had a talent. But it wasn’t for long. He found his gift in speaking to people. The video was of him telling a whole room of 330 people who he was and where he’s from.

First up was Anthony, he talked about his career working at the New Zealand sunday morning programme What Now and even owning the whole company for about ten years or less. He was particularly aiming to tell us about how he was a normal kid like us, and who would of thought that he would end up owning a company like that.

Next was Paula ( Bowl-la ) , and he was here to tell us an event that happened in his life. It was when he had almost drowned in a swimming race, because he didn’t try to make it to the end without walking with his feet. He almost drowned and an official jumped into the pool to pull him out. His quote was he wasn’t scared that we won’t pursue our dreams, he’s scared the we won’t try.

Last was Amelia and she was here to tell us to tell us to not to let other peoples expectations impact on you. She was a fashion designer in training, she was very good and designing clothes, she even showed us some of her designs.

How to Identify Rip Currents

Here in New Zealand we have the third highest rates of people drowning in the world,

and that's why we need to keep safe in the surf. First i'm gonna tell you how you can be surf safe in the water by giving instructions on how to get out of rips, identify rips, what to do if your in a rip and how to avoid them.

If waves come up onto the shore how do they come out? Rips are formed by the waves that are trying to get back to sea. To get out they find big gaps in the water and escape through there, which creates a massive vacuum that can pull people or any float able item in the gap.

Have you ever wondered how to figure out where and what currents are , and even wondered how to avoid them? The first step to finding and avoiding currents is always try looking for a patch of light coloured water or if your beach black sand then look for darker water. Second step is see if there is just a little patch of really calm smooth going water and you’ll know for its a current.

If you've ever wondered what to do when caught in a rip current then this is for you. First step see if you can stand up. Second step try to float if you don’t have a surfboard or anything with you that can float. Third step don’t swim against the current other wise you’ll have no energy to float if you need to. Last step wait until the you stop moving then try swimming sideways about 30 meters then go straight.

My Color Wheel

My Math Translations

Term 4 Assembly

On day one of term 4 Pt England School had an immersion assembly. Starting at Team 1 and ending with Team 5, the teachers started their items. Team 5 had my favourite item of all.

Starting with the team 5 teacher’s briskly walking onto the stage with their paintbrushes. Next, music started to play as the teachers began to paint on a big board.There was dead silence, the only noise was the music. Projected onto the wall in the background was video of someone drawing a beautiful/ sad woman.

The music stopped, and the paintings were ready and awesome as well. To the left Was Mr Jacobsen, and to the right was Mr Burt, in the middle was Mrs Jarman. It was the shadows and lights ( Stylise( which is a style of painting or drawing)  that made it stand out.

Rimu

One early morning Rimu heard his name being called from outside his window. He lazily flipped over and faced the window. Rimu was still drained. He thought to himself for a bit, wondering why he could hear knocks at his window. Rimu knew it wasn't it wasn't hail because it was the middle of summer. He sat up and dragged himself across the room to the window. Then Rimu saw his friend Ollie standing outside his windows shouting out Rimu"s name. He would of rather had hail.

Ki O Rahi

Ki O Rahi is a game of agility, strength, speed and memory of Rahi and Ara the two characters of a Maori legend called  Rahi. The game is played by two teams and one called Taniwha and the other called Ki O Ma. The aim of the game is to try and hit the Te Tupu in the middle of the court or field.

To score points you either have to touch the ball in the circle around Te Tupu.or try to throw the ball at it. You are allowed to tackle and bump of the other players.

Rules...

• When the game starts three players from Kioma have to stay in Pawero zone
• If placed in the Pawero Zone the players job is to try to pass the ball to their team mates in the Te Ao.
• Players have to tag each of the seven flags then strike Te Tupu.
• The players of Taniwha have the job of protecting Te Tupu.

Robin Williams

On the 11th of August 2014 Robin Williams died tragically. He was a great actor who had starred in many movies such as Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, Jumanji, What Dreams May Come, Night at The Museum and much much more.

He was a loved dad of three kids named Zelda, Zachary, and Cody Williams. Williams was well known for his stand up comedy and voice impressions. it is sad to see him leave by such a tragic  event.

Solving Algebra

a. How many sticks were needed to build the 5 fish patterns?

b. How many sticks would you n  eed to build 20 fish patterns? (See if you can work out how many without making the pattern)

c. Explain how you worked this out.

d. In a spreadsheet create a table that shows how many sticks are needed for up to 20 fish.

e. From this table create a graph to show your findings.

f. How many sticks would there be in 42 fish?

Soccer

On Monday the 28th of July class 4 attended a soccer lesson with one the best tutors we could ask for. Her name is Sophie and she is from Argentina. She made a deal with us, it was if she teaches us soccer we will teach her English and that we've done so far.

Our first warm up was snatch the bib. The point of the game was to snatch the other person's bib from their side and try to maintain the bib by protecting it from thieves. Ultimately trying keep it until the end of the game. We got to play a second round and this time we were allowed to take more than on bib. It was cool, fun and good exercise.

After the class had been warmed up we got ready for another game and it was even better! It was a like a mixture of midnight and soccer. There was two lines of people on each side of the court, and they were teams of 1-11. I was number 6 with my opponent being my friend Brodie. When Sophie called out one of our numbers we had to run into the middle of the court and try to score a goal.

"Number Six" Sophia shouted ,so I ran up quickly at the same time as Brodie. As Brodie tried to kick the ball I missed the ball and hit him in the shins and he fell over, the ball rolled out and the game was over. My team won the game 8-5, we had a good run and a really hard match. After all I liked playing soccer.

A.F.L

Every Wednesday at 9:40 class 4 has an A.F.L Session with different tutors every week. We learn various skills about the game, like the Drop Punt ( A Kick ),the Ice Cream Cone ( A Pass )and rules like Laces away from faces, and 7 steps only.

So far we have been practicing drills and warm ups for the game. I have been enjoying every session we get because I am learning something that I might be able to pass on to other kids. The drills a hard because we have to get it right and perfect, but its still fun!

My favorite part of A.F.L was learning how to play because when I play I don’t have to ask what to do I just have to do it. Also my favorite tutor for A.F.L was Daniel because he was funny and he taught us a lot.

The Sound Of Trumpet

Monstrosity

Title: Monstrosity

Article:Monstrosity is a devil child. He pulls pranks on everyone and tricks them too. But one day he messes with the wrong person. HIS AUNT.

My Article Post

This year the FIFA world Cup is being held in Brazil. The first game will be between Brazil and Croatia on friday the 13th of June. Brazil has hosted the games before, but this will be the best. The host city of the games is Rio De Janeiro.

A Cold Rainy Day

One frosty morning I had no choice but to walk to school. The car was covered in ice and the power lines were down ,so I couldn’t call a taxi. As turn into different streets the wind was blustery and pulling me around. Goosebumps filled my arms and my teeth started to chatter. A voice behind me shouted out “Howard wait up”, but it was too cold so I kept going. As I walked all the way to to Glen Innes my stomach started to rumble and I was hungry. Thinking to myself should I buy something or just leave It, but I couldn’t resist I had to go. When I passed the the shops I dropped in for a pie and ate at school.

The Wellington Organ

The Celebrity Hologram

Recently in the news Michael Jackson has appeared in a afterlife concert. It wasn't a hologram so what was it. Was it a clone or was it a virtual human.We Don't Know. Its a mystery?. There theories about it being a hologram like the other one of Tupac performing with PDidy. Michaels family was overwhelmed with the hologram. It took everyone by suprise and was shockingly really realistic.

Echolocation Explanation

Echolocation is another way of communicating , navigating, and locating prey. All these different ways of using echolocation are extremely useful in everyday life, Such as if you a blind. Many other mammals use echolocation like bats, whales, Dolphins, Moles and much much more. It is using your voice to echo off the wall so you can figure out where you're going.

My Science Explanation

New Zealand Quits Testing Synthetic Highs on Animals

Lately in New Zealand a big debate has happened over stopping tests on animals using Synthetics. Its caused many different deaths on animals and drunken behaviour. IT"S STUPID! The change is slowly taking place, and while its happening the debate carries on.