Tieke

 18/03/2021

In wga we are doing a poster about the Tieke bird.

Click here to hear what a Tieke sounds like

TheLast Post

 18/03/2021

The Last Post is a song played on trumpet at the end of ANZAC day. The Last Post signifies the end of the day's activities, it is also played at military funerals to indicate that the soldier as gone to his final rest. The song has been around for hundreds of years but it wasn't until the mid 1800s that the Last Post changed it's meaning and significance.

Click here for song

Reflection Section

 Title: What is International Women's Day

Type: Information

Creator: Click View ( youtube )

Purpose: To tell us about National Women's day

Date: 15 March 2021

In class we watched a video on what International Woman's Day is about and why we celebrate it. The video basically told us about who started the movement for woman to have more rights, the dates of when woman got the rights and a lot more.

How does the text depict age, gender, cultural groups? I think that this is focused on any ages of girls because it is about International Women's Day.

Slave Trading

 In Social Studies we are learning about slave trading and Spirituals. Spirituals were used to help slaves communicate and try to figure out a way to escape without being caught. Harriet Tubman was the first slave to escape so she decided to write songs that had hidden messages. The hidden messages would help the slaves try to escape.

One of her songs was 'Wade in the water'

The message in this song is if you are trying to escape go through the water instead of on land because their masters would send out dogs to search for them and kill them. Over a span of 10 years Harriet had made 19 trips into the South and help over 300 slaves escape. The Underground rail road was paths that's Harriet had come up to help slaves escape without being caught.

Slave map

Unwind

In English we are going to be starting to read a Novel called Unwind. I think the book Unwind is written in a third person view and that the story will be dark unhappy and involve mischief. I think it is called Unwind because someone finds out hidden information about the government then they will be hunted down until they are killed.. I think this story will take place somewhere in America and in the 2000s.

Critical Literacy

 The film 'Treaty of Waitangi: What really happened' directed by Peter Burger, is about the signing of one of our founding documents. It is a dramatisation of the days leading up to and including the signing. We know this through the chiefs arguing, discussing and eventually signing the Treaty based on history. We also know through the films title and voice over.

The Treaty of Waitangi

Text Title: 'How to make Smart Goals'

Text Type: A film

Text Creator: Peter Burger

Text Purpose: To inform us how to make SMART Goals.

Date: 12 February 2021

The Crown wrote up the Treaty. There were lots of arguments and discussion about whether or not the Māori should sign the treaty because they were concerned that they might get their land and peoples rights taken away. After the meeting the Māori chiefs signed the treaty and then received some tobacco and blankets afterwards.

Energy

Definition: Stored in an object, The ability to move something

Different kinds of energy:

1) Light energy: The energy of electromagnetic waves. Found in microwaves, x-rays, and visible light

Flash light, Lit candle

2) Heat energy: Caused by the movement of particles. Found in all hot objects

Volcanoes, Pot of water on a stove

3) Sound energy: Energy produced by vibrating objects. Examples are speech, ultrasound and music

A Balloon popping, A Broom swishing

4) Chemical potential energy: Energy stored in the bonds between particles. Found in substances like petrol and food

Batteries, Natural gas

5) Electrical energy: The movement of electricity charge particles. Found in wires, generators and lighting

Electric fence, Electric eels

6) Gravitational potential energy: Energy stored in objects due to their height above ground

Plane, Helicopter

7) Kinetic energy: Energy due to the motion of an object. Eg. Moving cars, running, swimming

Walking, Jumping

8) Elastic potential energy: Energy stored in stretched or squashed objects. Examples are springs and rubber bands

Elastic, Hair ties

The Pacific: Culture, History, Geography and Language

Hi, in wga we were doing some reading learning and my group read about The Pacific: Culture, History, Geography and Language. Here is our learning about it...

Healthy and Unhealthy relationships

 Hello, in wga we have been learning about healthy and unhealthy relationships. We had this worksheet to fill out and these are my answers...

Relationships
Divide a slide or page into two columns headed up Healthy Relationships vs Unhealthy Relationships. Under each heading brainstorm words they think are linked.
Healthy	Unhealthy
Laughing Happy Joy Honest Trust Mutual respect Compromise Individuality Effective Communication Anger control Fighting fair Understanding Self - confidence Role modeling Positive behaviour	Yelling Screaming Arguing Angry Sad Dishonesty Control Violence Hostility Intimidation

Unhealthy relationships in school

School

Teachers

What is an Unhealthy relationship in school?

Being bullied and not being able to just do what you want to without being judged.

What is a healthy relationship in school?

Being taken care of and doing what you wanna do without being judged.

What should you do if you have an Unhealthy relationship?

By either talking it through, ending the relationship or saying something like I need to be myself and if you don’t like that we can’t continue on with this relationship.

Share -  On a blog post

• Define what a good relationship looks like to you?

• Who is someone that you class has a good relationship with and what are the characteristics that they demonstrate?

A good relationship to me looks like people being happy and enjoying each others company, being kind, nice and not rude. 

Nevaeh is someone in the class I have a good relationship with and her characteristics demonstrate being happy and goofy

What is Diffusion

Diffusion is when particles are moving from a high area to a low area of concentration.

The aim of this experiment is to see if hot / cold water will defuse particles the fastest.

Hypothesis:
I think hot water because it has more steam and heat so it will defuse particles faster.

Method:
1. Half fill your petri dish with cold tap water.
2. Place the petri dish on your work bench and allow the water to become settled.
3. Using the tweezers, place a single crystal of potassium permanganate in the center of the petri dish.
4. Observe for 5 minutes.
5. Repeat the experiment using hot water.

Results:
The hot water defuse the potassium permanganate fastest.

Conclusion:
In conclusion my hypothesis was correct and the hot water defused the potassium fastest.

Growth Mindset

In wananga this week we were learning about Resilience and having a growth mindset. Having a growth mindset consists of turning negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
For example:

I can't do this > I can't do this yet
                         I can use some strategies to try to figure it out how to do it.
                         I can ask for help

I give up > I can do this
                  I need to try again
                  I can't do this yet!

Business Studies

1. Explain what the production line is

It is when there is an arrangement that is manufactured  in a factory. 

2. Why was the production line revolutionary?

As well, since the assembly line simplified the manufacturing process, it meant that almost anyone could complete the work with relatively little training.

Finally, the increased efficiency of the assembly line allowed Ford to increase the basic rate of pay for his employees.

3. How does the production line increase productivity?

• #1 - Review Your Existing Workflow.
• #2 - Update Processes and Technology.
• #3 - Commit to Scheduled Maintenance.
• #4 - Train and Educate Employees.
• #5 - Organize the Workspace.
• #6 - Maintain Optimal Inventory.

4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the production line?

• Specialization of labor and capital
• Uniform product
• Initial cost
• Flexibility

5. Provide an example of a business that uses the production line. ( Do not use the ford model T )

Coca Cola

RJ licorice factory

Tsunami

In social studies we are learning about tsunamis. Here is our work...

The purple tower is New York times tower with a tsunami at 300 metres

The brown tower is Chrysler building with a tsunami at 310 metres

The blue tower is The bank of America tower at 360 metres

The grey tower is Empire state building at 450 metres

Ways to deal with a negative relationship or friendship

Hi, in health we are learning about relationships. The task we had to complete was a google drawing, poster or piktochart with ways you can deal with a negative friendship or relationship.

Here is my poster...

Sarah's decision

Hi, in business studies we are learning about scarcity and opportunity cost. Here is my picture of Sarah's decision. 

Science

Hi, I wasn't at school on Monday so i am here to explain what some words mean.

Solvent: The substance in which the solute dissolves


Solute: Substance being dissolved

Solution: A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another

Dilute: To make a liquid less concentrated ( weaker )

Concentrated: A measurement of how much solute exists within a certain volume of solvent



The experiment we did on Monday was about how dilute a mixture can get when you take some from the first mixture which has a lot of colour in it because the potassium permanganate was put straight into it. We then took some of the mixture from the first solvent and added it into the second one which then became lighter. Then we took some from the second one and added to the third which became a lighter purple and when we did it one more time into the last one and the solution had pretty much no colour because it had barely any potassium permanganate so that made it less concentrated.

Chocolate chip banana muffins

Hi,
On Tuesday we made chocolate chip banana muffins. Some groups had to substitute one of the ingredients to something similar, but one group had to stick to the original recipe... my group replaced butter with oil. We made the mixture then put them in the oven for 10-15 minutes. When we took them out of the oven we let them sit for a little bit before we removed them from the tray. They tasted great but I think the bananas could have been mashed up a little more.

Zombies

Hi today I made a poster of 10 safety rules for a zombie apocalypse. Here is my poster...

Online relationships are not as important as real life relationships

Online relationships are not as important as real life relationships. In class we discussed if having an online relationship is not as important as having a real life relationship.

Having an online relationship can be risky but so can a relationship in real life. When having an online relationship you need to be cautious about who you are talking to because you might not be talking to who you think you think you're talking to. A real life relationship could turn out bad as well because people could be nice in person but mean through a screen. In conclusion I think that having an online relationship is as important as a real life relationship because we are all human no matter where or who we are we need to be there for each other.