Treaty of waitangi

world war 1

touch Koru games

Koru Games Reflection

In the Koru Games the sport I competed in was touch

Our team won 4 games and lost 4 games

I found the experience to be ok because I didn't play beacuse of my foot

In terms of working with Individuals and Groups; my solo level is because I helped put subs on and off the field

For Teamwork; my solo level is because I had to work togeather to do the subs

Individuals and groups	I need help to work in a group (with teachers or other students	I can work in a group with my friends.	I can work in a group with anyone in my  year level or team	I can respond positively to the needs of others	I can reflect on how well I work with the group and seek feedback on how I can improve
Teamwork	I need help to interact with others. I need help to participate in a team.	I can interact with others one to one. I can participate in a team.	I can interact with others in a small group. I can participate and take responsibility in a team.	I can participate and take responsibility in a team and explain my choices in terms of team outcomes.	I can participate in creating healthy teams by taking responsibility and critical action.

WALT: Write an effective argument for our chosen political party.

The Maori party is easily the best party that has a chance.

I truly believe that the maori party is the best option for keeping the country a better place.

The three points I am going to cover are:fresh water,bottled water and planting.

These are the things that the Maori party have promised they will do for the country. I think that one of their best policies is aiming for fresh water to be drinkable

Aim for fresh water to be drinkable

My thinking

So we drink from anywhere

As we would have less chance of dehydrating as there would be always water near by

There will be more drinkable water in nz

Talkin about water here is another topic Ban the export of bottled water by foreign companies until the question of water ownership is addressed

plant 100,000 hectares of forest in 10 years

So we might get more animals back

We might have more foreign birds come

Native birds might come back from being endangered

I don't think we should have Euthanasia do you

Legalise Euthinasia

If people got it they could sell it

If people got access it could be dangerous

If people give someone a overdose they could get killed

So I hope you vote for maori party

So clearly I have made my point why you should vote for maori party.

Maori party has the idea for the future.

So in this i have covered :fresh water,bottled water and planting.

I have talked about The Maori party is easily the best party that has a chance,Aim for fresh water to be drinkable,Ban the export of bottled water by foreign companies until the question of water ownership is addressed,plant 100,000 hectares of forest in 10 years,Legalise Euthanasia

Do you know who you are voting for.

My next steps are: to use punctuation

Letter Writing

In Writing we have been learning to: Write a formal letter.

We have followed the writing process and have planned and drafted a formal letter.

Here is a link to our online Modelling book.

This shows the process that we have followed.

Here is the letter that I have written letter

Here is my reflection on the letter writing that we have done.

reflection

One thing that I found challenging about writing formal letters was putting it in order

My next step is: look for more opportunities to put my letter writing knowledge into practice in the future. To make it in order

visual art blog

Pals

On Thursday I did my pals with Caleb we did jump jam for the kakano (juniors). We got about 50/70 kids as it was inside lunch we got more.We did about 6/7 songs for them to dance to. They all liked it and we hope that next week the field is open. So I hope we can get more little kids to play out side.

P.A.L.S

On Thursday I did my pals with Caleb we did jump jam for the kakano (juniors). We got about 20/30 kids. We did about 6/7 songs for them to dance to. They all liked it and we hope that next week the field is open. So I hope we can get more little kids to play.

P.A.L.S

On Thursday I did my pals with Caleb we did jump jam for the kakano (juniors). We got about 20/30 kids. We did about 6/7 songs for them to dance to. They all liked it and we hope that next week the field is open. So I hope we can get more little kids to play.

Pals

On Thursday I did pals with Caleb we did jump jam for the Kakano (juniors). We got about 20/30 kids. We did about 6/7 songs for them to dance to. we had to tell some of them off for run ning and playing tag games.They all liked it and we hope that next week they like it even more. So I hope we can get more little kids to play next time when we do it.We are hoping to double the people.

Pals

On Thursday I did my pals with Caleb we did jump jam for the Kakano (juniors). We got about 20 to 30 kids. We did about 6 to 7 songs for them to exercize to. They all liked it and we hope that next week the field is open. So I hope we can get more little kids to play next time when we do it.We are hoping to double the people if not tripple.

Use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating on whole numbers

Use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating on whole numbers

I can apply the strategy to problem solving questions

The escape

A prisoner sits in his cell planning his escape. The prisoner is kept in by 5 laser beams, which operate along a corridor. Each laser is switched off at a specific time interval for just long enough to allow a person to walk through. The time between being switched off for each laser is shown below:

• Laser One = every 3 minutes
• Laser Two = every 2 minutes
• Laser Three = every 5 minutes
• Laser Four = every 4 minutes
• Laser Five = every 1 minutes

The guard patrols and checks the prisoner each time all the laser beams are off simultaneously. Because each laser only switches off for a short time the prisoner knows he can only get past one laser at a time. He has to get past the five lasers from 1 to 5 in order. Laser One is at the entrance of the prisoner’s cell and laser Five is at the door to the outside. He also knows that if he spends longer than 4 minutes 12 seconds in the corridor an alarm will go off.

Can the prisoner escape without the alarm in the corridor going off? Yes

If he can escape, how many minutes should he wait before passing Laser One?18 minute

How much time will he have after passing Laser Five before the guard raises the alarm?21 minutes

L 1	3	6	9	12	15	18
L 2	2	4	6	8	10	12
L 3	5	10	15	20	25	30
L 4	4	8	12	16	20	24
L 5	1	2	3	4	5	6
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ARTS

In ARTS this term we have been learning to:

Select and use techniques and relevant technologies to develop drama practice.

Here is a link to our online modelling book.

• During this unit of learning we:
• Described the characteristics of silent performances.
• Identified different techniques used in silent performances.
• Used these techniques in a variety of different practice situations.
• Worked in a small group to put together our own silent performance.

The most challenging part of this unit of learning was coming up with a plan because you could chose a range of things

The two things that I enjoyed the most were:

1. planing
2. practicing

The story that my group told silently was some one was throwing a ball and then thew other person ran away with it.

Overall I think my group worked ( well, really well, not so well) together because we completed it.

Current Events Term 2, 2017

WALT: I can successfully research a current event.

Here is a link to our online modelling book for this unit of learning.

The National Standard that I have been aiming for during this unit of learning is:

• Year 7/8: I can use appropriate skills and technologies to find and use a range of texts for specific purposes.

Each week we have read a short text about a current event/ topic. We then formed questions based on what we had read.  After this we researched the answers to our questions and finally we gave our opinions on what we had found out.

Here is some evidence of my learning.

Describe Map One

Describe map Two

My Next Step is to continue to  apply the reading and  research skills that I have learned in a variety of other areas.

Sam's student led confrence

Reading - Evaluate Texts

In reading we have been learning to….apply some criteria to evaluate texts eg accuracy of information and presence of bias.

Here is a link to our online modelling book

We have been evaluating texts against the following four criteria:

1. Readability
2. Accuracy
3. Relevance
4. Quality of language/ information.

These documents show evidence of my learning during this unit:

• Describing Author's Purpose
• Criteria to evaluate texts
• Evaluating a range of texts

My Next Step: Is to continue to apply this new knowledge and evaluate texts as I read them, checking for readability, accuracy, relevance and quality of language/ information

Sam TILSON - I can apply the strategy to problem solving questions

I can apply the strategy to problem solving questions

Please complete these two problems. You will need to explain how you got the answer.

Question 1

In our household, there are twice as many cats as humans, with sixty legs in total.

How many cats are there to be fed? 12

Cat = 4 legs x 2 =8 legs

Human = 2 legs

Total 10 legs

60 divided by 10 =6

This means there are 6 humans and twice as many cats = 12

Question 2

Three men run a business together.

The proportion of the profit they each get at the end of the month is based on the proportion of the funds they have invested in the business.

The April profit is shared out so that Al gets one third, Bob gets one half and Chuck gets one sixth.

In May, Des joins the group, investing half as much as Bob invested.

What share of the profit can Des expect to get? One fifth or 20%

We made the business investment to be $600 so ⅙ of the business to be $100 so that makes the following

Al ⅓ = 2/6 = $200

Bob ½ = 3/6 = $300

Chuck ⅙ = ⅙ = $100

Des then put in $150 so that would make a total of the company to be $750

$750 divided by 100% multiplied by $150 = 20% or ⅕