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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

8Bh's Grand Bake Sale

For the past two weeks 8Bh was getting ready for a bake sale as a fundraiser for the 24/7 youth workers to help a family in need. The first thing we did was brainstorm what we were going to do to raise the money for. After a while we decided to do a bake sale and had to get everything done before Tuesday the next week. We were given a slip asking us if we were able to make anything and what it was if we were making anything. I thought about making Oreo cheese cake but wasn't able to since I needed my sister to help me and she was busy at the time. A bunch of other students had made lolly cake, Cupcakes, Cookies, Cake and Fudge. Over the week we were given jobs to do, I was given the job to make the poster to tell everyone what we were doing. After that week everyone started making food to give on Tuesday, some people made lolly cake with Miss Birtch. At last the day rolled around and we had everything ready to sell. We had only opened at interval but we had already made at least $50 in a few minutes, after interval we checked to see how much we had made and we were surprised at how much we made. The total amount we made was $140.70, it was amazing that we had made that much just at interval.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Sharks


Sharks, one of the deadliest sea creatures alive have a particular
way to hunt their prey. Most people would assume a shark is a
Mammal or a Reptile but they are actually a fish. That’s right a
shark is actually specified as a fish, pretty weird right? The way
sharks hunt is actually a very interesting and smart process which
has three steps to complete before they can attack.

When a shark is hungry they will first use their nose to find a scent
of blood or a piece of flesh that they can target the prey with. A
shark can sense a drop of blood in the ocean with no problem,
that’s why it’s easy for sharks to hunt animals and other species.
Sharks also have something called a lateral line, the lateral lines
detect movement for many animals so they can hunt for prey
easier. Sharks are extremely lucky to have lateral lines because it
easier to find things with a lateral line, if you think about it a
lateral line seems like how animals can use echolocation to locate
other animals. Sensing prey is extremely easy for sharks because
of their heightened senses and their lateral lines.

When the shark locates its prey it starts to follow it to strategise
when to attack. q shark does this because if it fails it will have to
keep trying until it finally eats, by then it could almost be dead. A
shark keeps its distance from its prey because if it goes for the kill
the prey will know what’s happening and run away, if the shark
does try to go after the same prey it will be more cautious and be
more aware of its surroundings. A shark only attacks in the early
morning and late night. The reason why is because they are very
smart and understand the best way to hunt is in the shadows, in
other world they like to blend in with their surroundings.

After finally strategizing and waiting for the right moment the shark
goes for the kill. For a shark to catch the prey easier they use
something called a detachable jaw that lets their whole jaw move
away from their mouth and into the water, it makes it easier to
catch prey because when it detaches the jaw moves further so it is
able to catch it with ease. It looks pretty cool and funny if you
search it up. When a shark attacks it goes for the kill It will open
its mouth and take a bite or eat the prey to see if it tastes good
and it it’s good, it’ll eat the whole thing or look for more to satisfy
it hunger. There have been many shark attacks in the past few
years on the news and on the internet that have made humans
think sharks will eat anything that is in the ocean. Sharks actually
don’t like eating humans, they eat humans because they think that
humans are their prey. Even though they have amazing noses they
don’t have the brains to tell them what type of blood they have
found. When sharks take a bite out of humans they instantly don’t
like the taste, they have never tasted it before so they finish eating
it and then leave. That’s why sharks attack humans, they think that
we are other fish when sharks sense our blood or flesh.

Even though sharks are quite deadly they are really interesting and
have a lot of great abilities. Sharks have different ways of hunting,
The great white just eats and kills quickly and with less pain,
whereas a hammerhead shark will strike to weaken the prey then
it will eat the prey. Sharks are pretty interesting even though you
might be scared of them, some sharks don’t even kill anything. As
some people say don’t judge a book by its cover. In this case not
don’t judge a shark from other sharks.

Success Criteria: Does your writing…
- Have at least 3 paragraphs
- I have used scientific words
- My facts are correct and I have made 2-3 references to where I got my information
- ALL my punctuation is correct
- read your explanation outloud to a partner, does it make sense?

Reflection Questions
Something I did well: I wrote paragraphs that made sense and had at least more than 8
sentences

Something I need to improve: I could improve my writing by adding some more facts about
sharks that are interesting and could hook the reader in.

What I learned from this assignment: When I talk about things I really like, sharks for example I
like to write a lot.

Comment from my partner:
Your Writing is very Descriptive and it is filled with scientific facts. I love the way that you
formatted it. - Aiden

Scientific Investigation - Crackers

Today for science we were challenged to eat as many crackers as we could in a minute, We were asked to predict how many we would eat and then.. eat them. I predicted that I could eat 10, I then ate and saw that I was four short. We had rules so it got harder, the rules were

1. You can only eat one cracker at a time
2. You must swallow the cracker before grabbing another and eating it.
3. You can't drink water.

I think I did well for my first time. 

Matariki

today for reading I finished my questions and have started writing notes for my reading. I have done well and know much more about matariki than I thought I did. Here are my answers to the questions.

Matariki is the sign of the Maori new year. It starts in winter, Matariki can end whenever the tribe wants because of its beliefs and how long they want to celebrate. There are 9 stars that all help in matariki, there are a mother, the uncle and the seven sisters. The seven sisters are Tupu-a-nuku,Tupu-a-rangi, Waiti & waiata whom are twins, Waipuna a rangi and Ururangi. The other two stars are matariki herself and her brother Puanga-nui-a-rangi.

Maori celebrate Matariki because they celebrate the new year and also say goodbye to people who has passed in the year before. They also welcome the newborn children into the world.

Traditionally Maori would be celebrated by growing and harvesting crops as well as playing games and staying warm with family. They would get ready for winter by grabbing warm clothes and lighting fireplaces to keep warm.

Matariki should be celebrated in a way that you will always remember even though it is three days long you should always make it seem like the queen is coming to your town.

1 Hauhake - When it is Matariki a lot of people want to make sure  their crops are ready to Hauhake in spring or winter.

2 Whanau- A lot of Maori people spend Matariki with their whanau.

3 Pleiade/Matariki- matariki is a pleiade of stars in the sky in mid winter, it starts in june and the dates change every year.


I think I did well and have completed everything to my personal best. I really like how we had to write what we knew before and after reading.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Scientific Investigation

Today for science we made a scientific Investigation about candy and guessing.

The question was: Can I tell the flavour of a candy piece if I can't see it.

My prediction was: I will be able to get at least one guess right with guessing.

The materials I used were:  Candy pieces, A person, A piece of paper to put answers in, a blindfold.

Method:

1. Grab materials

2. Make a table on the piece of paper, write the guess, if you got it right or wrong, Taste, notes, and after you guess the colour and name of the flavour. 

3. Close your eyes and grab a piece of candy, take a first guess and keep your eyes closed.

4. Take a bite and take a final guess of the flavour. 

5. See if you got it right and right it down, carry on until you finish eating.

6. Write a conclusion

My conclusion: I found out that I had only gotten one wrong which is an achievement. It is just a game of luck and guess, you never know what it could be until you take a bite.

Matariki

Today for reading I was writing on what I now know about matariki. so far I have gone up to the third question today because I was making a poster for our bake sale on tuesday. Because of that I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted to do today.

What traditions did maori do?
Traditionally Maori would be celebrated by growing and harvesting crops as well as playing games and staying warm with family. They would get ready for winter by grabbing warm clothes and lighting fireplaces to keep warm.


I think I am doing well and have done well today.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Matariki

Today for reading I finished watching another video explaining matariki. I finished reading the article and I now know that matariki has a brother called Puanga-nui-a-rangi. I also learnt that Matariki is to say goodbye to the dead and loved ones and saw hello to new beginnings. We were asked to write what we now know about matariki. Here are some of my explanations.


What is Matariki?
Matariki is the sign of the Maori new year. It starts in winter, Matariki can end whenever the tribe wants because of its beliefs and how long they want to celebrate. There are 9 stars that all help in matariki, there are a mother, the uncle and the seven sisters. The seven sisters are Tupu-a-nuku,Tupu-a-rangi, Waiti & waiata whom are twins, Waipuna a rangi and Ururangi. The other two stars are matariki herself and her brother Puanga-nui-a-rangi.

So far I think I am doing well so far but I might have some trouble later


Monday, June 18, 2018

Matariki

This week for reading we are reading about Matariki. Matariki is the new year thats starts in winter and is about Matariki and her 7 daughters. Each of the daughters have a different job. for example Ururangi is the youngest sister and the sister who makes everyone have fun. For the week we have to make blog posts everyday until friday showing what we have completed each day



Today I finished...
Today I finished what I know about Matariki and I also started reading about Matariki. I also started watching a video of more information about Matariki. 


Reading

Today I think I started well because I started reading the story, I started watching the video and I know all the tasks I have to do by the end of the week.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Are you using the internet right?

For the past few weeks for cybersmart we have been learning about internet safety and how to be safe on the internet. I was working with Wajihah and Myka for this project. The first thing we did was make a plan on what we were using, how many lessons it would take, the materials, the message, and how the end product would look like. Next we created the powtoon and started finalising the slideshow. Finally we recorded our voices and added them in. We then edited the slideshow and posted it to the internet for everyone to see.



This is the final product Wajihah, Myka & I made. I hope you enjoyed our powtoon and stay safe on the internet

I think we did really well because we finished it really quickly and added a lot of information


All the photos I used were from Powtoon as well as the slideshow. Here is the link to Powtoon, It's a really fun website and is easy for any ages.


The Link


Have you learned anything useful today by watching this powtoon?

Reading - SVA Thoughts

What is the SVA?

The SVA is a student organisation to stop liquefaction from the earthquakes. It also stands for the Student Volunteer Army. They have many projects that they are completing  and have completed over the past years. 

What do the SVA do?

They help people who are in need and help aid them with problems they have and are facing after all the earthquakes and supply them with food, water and a place to stay.

Why do they help?
Sam Johnson started the organisation with about 6 people and then after a short amount of time he had about 7000-8000 members in his organisation.

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

MeMe & Me - Reading


MeMe & Me

I think the story is about Nina and her meme, she had bought a new phone so she wouldn’t be the last person to have a phone in her class. When she had the phone she had taken a photo of her fishtail braid and posted it on the internet, her friend Cass had replied how she had added a filter when she hadn’t, she then had a text message from herself. She was confused why and looked at the text message which explained who the text was from, the text was from someone named MeMe. MeMe looked exactly like Nina which was a little creepy but they had started talking to each other and became friends. After a few weeks of talking they started calling each other. As friends they always put each other in a good mood, one day when they were talking Nina’s phone died and she had to wait for her phone to charge, that's when Nina saw MeMe’s real self.

MeMe had gotten angry with Nina for not talking to her and started telling Nina that she was a bad friend and other things that made her feel sad and lonely. Nina then had a dream that she was trapped in her phone and MeMe was playing as her, she then woke up and cut her hair so she wouldn’t have MeMe look like her. She also broke her sim card and bought a new one so MeMe wouldn’t find her again, she made a friend named Ruby who had to share her phone with her siblings.

Message: Don’t talk to strangers because they could be stalkers or hackers.

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Dancing

For the past two weeks we have been learning a dance that Miss Beer made up from the song finesse. so far the moves are somewhat easy and we have all learnt them but most of us are getting stagefright even though no one is watching us. I like some of the moves because they are easy and most people are able to do. I find it challenging to keep up with the beat because some of the moves have to be practised quickly. we are performing in 3 more weeks so i think we can get everything ready for the play and the dance completed and perfected.