Science Week

At Paihia School we have been doing a science week. We have a roatation and one roatation is 1 days worth. Today I went to Mrs Neuman and we made a car out of skewers, milk bottle tops, cardoard, pipe and a balloon. It was so much fun. I hope tomorrow will be just as fun. I think I did well making all the sciency stuff but I could do better by making the perfect.

Life Ed

In Te Maunga we have been really lucky to have a ladie called Terrie and a giraffe called Harold come and teach us about bullying. She said that we have lots of choices but only one decison, so chose the one that will have a positive consequence. I think I did well talking and answering the questions with Harold but I could do better by adding more detail in my questions.

End Of Term Reflection

In Te Maunga we have been learning to write a end of term reflection. The end of term reflection has lots of different questions on it and we have to answer 4 of them. For example... Overall my term was because…….

How am I different this term???

I think I did well writing this reflection but I could do better by adding more detail in my answers. 

Here is my reflection

Overall my term was because…….

Overall my term was AWESOME because we learned so much more and Whaea Jessie came back which was great!!! Mr Lindsay helped us do year 7 and 8 stuff so it has been a really successful term. Next term I will learn lots more and have truck loads of fun stuff. Hopefully we will do a breakout and have the whole term with Whaea Jessie.

What am I particularly grateful for?

I am particularly grateful for Whaea Becks and Whaea Jessie. Whaea Becks teaches us all the levels and stages that we need to learn. She helps us if we are stuck and if we are falling behind. Whaea Jessie helps us for about 3 weeks and is kinda a second teacher. In my opinion she is the best teacher aid ever. We have a good relationship with both teachers so I am really grateful for that.

What was the most challenging part of the term?

My most challenging part of the term was learning the goal recall all multiplication facts. I was struggling really badly and I still don’t get it. I also find struggling working in peers, I prefer to work alone. I like all the students in the class but I am use to working alone. I actually feel like that it is kinda annoying when I work in a peer, I don’t know why.

How am I different this term???

I think I am different this term because I have like gotten smarter and strategies are easier. I hope next term will be easy and simpler, maybe I will even get up to stage 7. I also think my behavior is different by me being more well behaved.  I love how different this term is with the student led stuff.

Election

In Te Maunga we have been learning about the election. We learned about the leaders and their policies. Once I got home I made a presentation about the election. I did a little bit of research and presented it. I even made my own party. I loved doing this presentation because I got to know a bit more about their parties.

Here is my presentation.

First Aid

In Te Maunga we have been so lucky to have Whaea Rima come into our class and talk about how to save people's lives. Can’t you believe how lucky we are. Anyway she taught us first aid and what to do if someone had fainted, had a seizure or even as simple as an asthma attack. It was a little tricky at first but much easier once we got stuck into it. Once the end of the day was finished we had to make a presentation about what we learned. I did mine with John. I think I did really well making this presentation and focusing on what our task is.

Here is my presentation

Te Reo Maori

In Te Maunga we have been learning to count to 1000 in Maori.  It was really fun but because it isn’t our language that we always speak so it was a little hard. Tayla, Rikesh and I worked together and helped each other. I think I did well with counting up to 1000 in Maori but I could do better by remembering them so I know what they are for the future.    Here is my presentation. 

Classcraft

In Te Maunga we have been playing this game called Classcraft. Classcraft is a game where you have to collaborate. You lose points but on the bright you also win lots of points. We also have a random event that our morning starts off with. The random event can be good or bad. I think classcraft is actually a good way to make kids behave better. I think I did well with classcraft because now I am making more quality pieces of writing.

Here are some photos.