Information Report - Madagascar

Madagascar is one of the safest countries in the world. The Malgasy’s are some of the nicest and most beautiful people  you will ever meet. You will learn about the Tradition/Food, Lifestyle/People and Animals in this information report about Madagascar.

There are 28.36 million people in Madagascar (28,319,653). The capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo. Most of the country's population is in Agriculture (Farming) and produces the rice that the country needs. Over 60% of the population is under 25! Music is very important to the Malagasy people, they throw parties where you can dance, sing and play your instruments. The Valiha is a traditional guitar-like instrument.

The reason why farmers need to produce so much rice is because Malagsy eat it every single day! Rice is the base of all dishes and you will always have a steaming hot meal. Your rice might come with some meat, but will also most likely come with no drink. It is tradition to eat on the floor, if you eat it too fast you will finish before the others (meaning they will have to give you more food, and make sure you finish your food (as a sign that you liked it). Madagascar has the highest rate of stunted growth, because they eat so much rice.

Most of the animals in Madagascar are so rare, and found nowhere else.  They are becoming extinct fast, but there are some very fascinating creatures. The Silky Sifaka is one of the rarest mammals on earth. It is called the Angel of the Forest because of its long silky white fur. They are a type of lemur and one out of seven sifaka species. There is also a bat that is called aye aye. It has the ears of a bat, but the teeth of a rat! It also has long middle fingers to dig up the bugs in the ground. There are many more animals like this!

So there you have it, Madagascar is a very unique and interesting country. I was very surprised about the fact that they dance with their dead loved ones! Malaysians have a lot of traditions with their food, and I think that it’s awesome. The animals there may look a bit funny, but they come with so many interesting facts. I hope you enjoyed my information report on Madagascar, veloma! (Bye in Malagasi.)

Smashing Fractions

This is a presentation all about fractions. We have been learning how to add and multiply two fractions. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Note Taking - Pyramids of Egypt

 Note Taking - Pyramids of Egypt

Pyramid of Giza	History/Culture	Pyramids  (General)
The pyramid of Giza is the  largest pyramid ever built and took 10-20 years. Made of 2.3 million blocks. Kufu was the one who built it. He wanted a bigger and better one than the others. Giza is the largest ever built. 139 m tall	The richest and most powerful civilizations in the world. Egyptians believe that after death people continue to live in after life. Bary people with things needed in after life.  Used to be barred in the Dry Desert, but then they were dug up by wild animals and people. They believed that the soul of the pharaoh climbed to the heavens.	One of their legacies they left behind was their pyramids . More than 100 were built. Mastabas were flat tombs. They then stacked the mastaba to create a step pyramid.  They created tunnels to hide the things for their afterlife.

This is my note taking for Pyramids of Egypt. I  hope you enjoy.

Pick a Path Story - The Treasure Hunt

I have made a pick a path story all about adventure. I hope you enjoy and please leave a positive comment.

4 Sphere - Note Taking

Today we have learned about the 4 spheres. I decided to make a whole presentation about it, and a diagram for each sphere. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Topic 1 - Science Introduction - Tech

Today we had another session of tech and we switched our groups. My group moved from cooking to STEM (Science). Today we writ down our guidelines while learning science, come science words and some facts that we already know. I hope you enjoy and I can't wait for the next session!

 Topic 1 - Science Introduction

Our Guidelines - Learning science Participate-Take part, get involved and do it. Teamwork - Everyone has a part, there is no boss and collaborate  One talker at a time Respond politely,respectfully and contribute  Be Responsible - Care for the equipment, tidy up and follow instructions Respect others and their ideas Get your work done and help others with theirs Share your ideas and the equipment

Science Words	Explanation
Modify	Change or Adjust
Laboratory	A place to do science
Collaborate	Take part

-Task 1- Facts: Mars is the only other inhabitable planet in our solar system. Moons are our planet's natural satellites. The earth has 4-3 layers the inner core, core, mantle and crust. There are 4 spheres of the earth: biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and atmosphere. The plates at the bottom of the earth rub together and makes a volcanic eruption.  The sun is a big ball of gas and is a star.

Ko wai au? - Blog Profile

This is another activity from the cyber-smart challenge. This time it is a blog profile, most of the things I got of my real blog profile (I changed a few things). I hope you enjoy, please leave a positive comment.

 

Watch This Space - Extension

Today in extension we have started to work on our Watch This Space presentation. We have only just started to plan, but we will work on it again. We are either in buddy's or a groups of 3, and we had to choose a topic/question and then research on that.  I hope you enjoy and follow us throughout the "journey", please leave a positive comment.

Pt England Reserve - Slide

Today we went down to the beach and did some activity's. Look into this slide to find out what! I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Fractions of a set - Maths

As you may know we are learning about fractions. Our maths  class is learning about improper fractions and word problems. I hope you enjoy while learning something new, please leave a positive comment.

Mosquitoes - The most deadly?

I have made a presentation all about mosquitoes! I searched up what the most deadly animal in the world was, and it came up with mosquitoes. I think this is really interesting, because they are so small, but humans hate them. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Trip to Matheson Bay - Reflection

 

Our trip to Matheson Bay was awesome, it was sponsored by experiencing marine reserves. We got to snorkel and look at the cool wildlife/nature. One of my highlights was looking at the beautiful waterfall and the little fresh water animals. I saw heaps of sea urchins, a bit of kelp and a few of the small fish (Snapper). When we explored the fresh water, we saw fresh water shrimps and back swimmers. Thank-you to experiencing marine reserves for this awesome opportunity, Thank-you!

Whats in the Water - Inquiry task

This is a task about different things in the water and water pollution. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Tie-Dye Toast - Instructions

I was a bit bored so I decided to research some recipes and this one really stood out to me. It is a colourful, fun and easy recipe. It is so easy that you can't call it a recipe. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Equivalent Fractions - Presentation

This is our maths task for today, we are learning about fractions.

Fractions - Convert improper fractions to mixed fractions

We are learning all about fractions. In this task we have learned how to convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Water Worries

We are getting ready to go on a trip to goat island! We have done a task all about Marine Life and water cycles. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Exploring Blogs - Cyber-Smart challenge

For this weeks cyber-smart challenge we are learning all about blogs. In this task we had to find the simple features of someones blog (Plus ours). I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Streets for Everyone Project - Designs

 

Today Toby and Dory took us around Taurima  Ave to see all of our projects! That's right, our projects/designs are finally here. We got to figure out the puzzles and have a fitness race, it was great! 

The first activity we saw was Norah Jade's, Simon's and Oalii's connect the streets activity. They put letters on pathways to blend in with the spray-paint pictures (there were two streets on each picture). 

The second activity we saw was by Aye-Myat, Finau and Atawhai. Their activity was find the food, you had to look up in the trees and on the pathway. There were a lot of yummy meals!

The 3rd activity was made by Nadia, Vallesa and I. Our project was called the Kiwiana Puzzle, where we put heaps of "kiwi" (New Zealand) things all together. You had to look up in the trees to find the individual pictures.

 

The 4th one was made by Israel, Angelica and Petero. They made a Tree Word Jumble, you had to look up in the tree and try to find 2 words from each topic. They were mixed up of course, that made it even more challenging.

The final activity was made by Austin, Kalani and Suade. This was by far everyones favourite, because it was simple but very fun. It was a race, but there were little challenges in between each 2 metres or so. I loved the bright colours they used.

This was a super fun experience and maybe you could go down to Taurima Reserve and see all of our projects. I hope you enjoy our activity's.

 

Mars - Literacy Activity

Last week we learned about earth, and this week we have learned all about mars. Mars is a very important planet to us because it is the only other inhabitable planet. We have also been learning how to do write an information report. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

What is the Earth? - Part 2

Last week we learned about 2 of the spheres in the earth (Biosphere and Geosphere). This week we have learned about the Hydrosphere (The Water) and the Atmosphere (The gases), I love learning about the spheres. They are so interesting and you can always learn a bit more about each one. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

The Sun - Poster

"5 facts about the sun", this is one of my homework tasks and I was very surprised about some of these facts. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

 

He tino Pai - Te Reo Maori Task

Today in rotation we did another Te Reo task with Miss Tipene. We learned how to ask if people think something is good okay or bad. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Fractions - Presentation

Today we learnt about fractions as a whole, but also fractions being divided, added and minuses. Fractions can be very hard so we started back at the core , then we slowly worked our way all the way to adding fractions and minusing them. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! - Poster

Today is May the 9th, which also means... It's Mothers Day! I wish all the mums out there a happy day (or night). I appreciate my mum very much and love her very much. I made a card for her and did some chores around the house. Can't wait for next years Mothers Day :)

 

Writing Challenge

Today I have created another one of my own writing challenge's, and tried to put some more new pictures and words. I changed it from 6 sentences to 12, just to spice it up a bit. I hope you enjoy and please leave a positive comment.

Story:

There I was looking for the last puzzle piece to my ear and nose puzzle. Don't be surprised when I say that I was enjoying this puzzle very much, maybe because of ho easy it was. Anyway, I couldn't seem to find the last piece so I decided to give up. I came back the next morning and the whole puzzle was gone! Not the whole puzzle, just the ear and the nose, where could they have gone? Then something taped on my leg, 

"We found the last puzzle piece for you!" 

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" There it was the puzzle piece and the nose! My fear kicks in and I blow the nose away. sprinkles of snot went everywhere, then the ear came out from behind the chair. I fell to the ground, and passed out.

I shot up and looked around, I was in my bed, surely it was just a dream then, 

"Are you going to finish the puzzle?"... 

 

Dream Catchers - Presentation

This is a presentation I have done on Dream Catchers. I found out a lot of things that I didn't know about this beautiful craft. I hope you enjoy while learning something new, please leave a positive comment

Pohutukawa Tree - Poster

This is a poster about New Zealand's precious Pohutukawa Tree's. They are beautiful and bright, there are facts and where the Pohutukawa comes from. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

 

Building a Boat - Teamwork challenge

Today in home class we did a challenge were we had to make a boat out of straws, tape and little decorations. Keep in mind that we had to make this boat float, but it also had to hold a little plastic buffalo.  We worked in teams and I was with Nadia, Lee, Jermaine and Nadia. Our weakness was listening, but our strength was our ideas. This was a really fun challenge.

 

What is Earth? - Presentation

We have been focusing on the earth and this time we have learned a bit about 2 of the earth's spheres/elements. The Biosphere and the Geosphere, there are some small activities in this slide and it was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Mathletics - Group Activity

Today in maths we worked in groups to complete Mathletic tasks (Word Problems). I work with Aaron, Valessa, Nina and Rae Jae. We had lots of fun, but we found that trusting each others answers was the hardest. Everyone was happy in the end though. 

 

Earth Activity - Presentation

This is my Reading and Writing activity. It is all about the earth and some parts about the solar system. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Yr 7 & 8 Extension - Watch this space

Miss West gave us a scenario and some questions to answer. The whole extension group contributed to this presentation and came up with some great ideas. Out of this we chose a question to work on in pairs or by our self.

Watch this Space - The Earth

Today we watched the video on this slide and writ down what we know, want t know and what we learned. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Kei te pehea koe? - Te Reo Task

Today in Te Reo we learnt how to ask someone how they fare, and how to respond with a feeling. I hope you enjoy and learn something new, please leave a positive comment.

Immersion Assembly - Watch this Space

 Today we started the school day off with the annual Term 2 Immersion Assembly. It is our first day back at school, and the theme was presented with an awesome introduction."Watch this Space" is the theme, and Team 5 are going to be focusing on exploring the solar system.

Even though every team made a skit,play or  musical, I have two favourite's. Team 2's and Team 5's were great because they both had humour and song. 

Team 2 are focusing on the Earth, Sun and Moon. Their Musical was joyful and energetic, I really liked their paper and cardboard cutouts. Miss Carter was awesome because she had the look and the moves. 

Team 5's play was about going on the magic school bus and travelling around the solar system. They included Mars, Jupiter, Pluto, Uranus and Mercury. They explained a bit about each planet, with Uranus Mrs Tele'a and Miss Timi they performed a song (Ice Baby). 

 

This Term we are going to be learning about space and I'm very excited. Although I'm a bit intimidated about space, I'm sure I will learn that space is awesome!