Our Touch Teams

This term we had many sports, but I trailed for the all girls touch team. I made it into the team so as some other girls. So we went to the Eastern Touch Tournament, we played 8 games that day just with a few practices the boys and girls touch team from our school took out the competition. As well as we did the Touch games weren't over. Then in 2 weeks time we have to set off to the Auckland Touch Tournament that's were we play the best teams in Auckland. So for the past 2 weeks both teams trained really hard and learnt a lot of many amazing skills preparing for the big tournament coming up. Both teams are so ready for a really hard Tournament. So wish us luck, and hopefully we do well. Auckland Touch Tournament here Pt England comes.

Thanks to Rachael and Gabby.

Day And Night

Our task in class was to figure out how Day and Night accrued on Earth. This presentation tells you how it happens.

My Dream ‘ Outta This World‘ Holiday

Brring … ‘ screamed the alarm. I tried to ignore it. I wanted to stay in my dream. My dream ‘ outta this world ‘ holiday.

In my dream holidays I would want to go to Pluto, but sadly if I launch off today I would be 22, by the time I get there. When I arrived at Pluto in my Spacecraft , It was really cold and I was floating around everywhere. Seeing that Pluto is made up from 70% of rock and 30% of water ice, it's also one of the smallest planet in the solar system.

I felt like a balloon floating and jumping around, “HELLO !” Hearing no one at all. Jumping around seeing the sight. But all I could see was Stars Craters and lots of rocks.

Thank you Tracey and Ocean

An Easier Way To Remember The Planets

This term we have been studying about the Solar System. So in class we had to make an easier way to remember the planets and the order it is in. So I was put into a group and we all came up with a ' Mnemonic ' for the Planets and to make it much better to understand we put it into a slideshow. Below is the slideshow.

Challenging Run

Running a 3.5 km run, I was wondering when it was going to end. Running past Ms Tito she said “ you have a third to go “ , I was hoping it was almost finish.

While I was running I came across some really sharp turns. As I was running the sharp turns I slipped twice.
As I was running though the bush there were really huge and deep. So it was really hard to run.

When I was running through the Pt England Reserve there were lots of muddy patches. It was really hard to run through the muddy parts. It is hard to get out of and sometimes you get suck in them.

When I was approaching the finish line, I was huffing and puffing all the way I ran past Mrs Lagitupu and I ran through the gap and ran towards Mrs Nua with the microphone in her jacket. Saying and coming to the finish line in second place for the year 8 girls is April.

Where is the world ?

This is the Cameroon Flag.

This is the Cameroon Flag.

Cameroon is in the West Of Africa just next to The Atlantic Ocean.

The capital city of Cameroon is Yaoundé.

The Population of the country is 18,897,957.

Cameroon is a nation obsessed with soccer and soccer is regarded as a national religion, a national pride uniting this central west african nation along as one.

Keep Your Eye On The Ball.

We are using the nations of the 2011 Rugby World Cup as our inquiry path.


For this unit we are in one of four teams:
Brumbies, Force, Rebels, Stormers.
My team is The Rebels
There will be a number of tasks for us to navigate to achieve our goal of an excellent result in this unit. There are a mixture of individual and team tasks to be completed. The main task that will show our learning in this unit will be a Hyperstudio presentation about one of the countries in the World Cup competition.

Where The Heck Is... Takapuna ?

April

The Rebels
Your prediction of what nation will win the 2011 World Cup. The All Blacks


Task One – “Where The Heck Is Takapuna ?”
Takapuna , is in North Shore near Devonport. It is

The special thing about Takapuna is their Beer Garden. It is a very old and has been in Takapuna for a very long time.
The History of Takapuna : In the early 1900’s there were a very interesting history about the beach cafe.


Bibliography:

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-beer-garden

For the Rugby World Cup I think that the All Blacks are going to win this time. Because they have been training really hard for this moment and the Rugby World Cup is in New Zealand the All Blacks home town. So I really hope that the All Blacks are going to win this year.

Nonsense Poems

Walking down to the shop
I fell over a rock and had to hop
My leg was sore
and I was a bit poor
but I still walked down to the shop

"IF........"

If I was a pilot
I would flying a plane,
If I was a pilot
I would have great Aim,
If I was a pilot
I wouldn’t be play any games,
If I was a pilot
I wouldn’t be shamed,
If I was a pilot
Life wouldn’t be the same.


If I had a dog
I would be so lucky that it’s not a frog,
If I had a dog
It will probley eat my spaghetti bog,
If I had a dog
It probley wouldn’t see through fog,
If I had a dog
I would take him for a jog,
If I had a dog
He would be a log,

James Mackenzie and the Polygraph

In 1902 Sir James Mackenzie invented the Lie Detector also called the polygraph. His invention was a less successful machine then the Polygraph that John Larsen invented. The Polygraph is used in police interrogation but only if it needs to be used.

James Mackenzie was born on April 12,1853 in Scone Scotland.He died in January 26,1925.He was educated at Scone Village school, Perth Grammar School and Edinburgh University. He was a member of the Burnley Literary and Scientific Club.

1855- Mackenzie was caught stealing 1,000 sheep from a sheep station north of Timaru.

1897, to measure the resistance of the skin to small electric currents emitted through metal electrodes attached to two fingertips of the subject.
1902- Sir James Mackenzie invented the Polygraph

1915- an American psychologist, William M. Marston, began to demonstrate a lie detection test

1930- just before World War II, the government and private businesses took over further advances in the technology related to the polygraph.

1931- Mr. Leonardo Keeler patented his device before proceeding to market his device to police departments across the country.

1938 using the lie detector to determine the positive reaction to using this razor.

Dr Mackenzie's application for the position of Medical Officer in the Workhouse Infirmary. At the Victoria Hospital. He was instrumental in establishing the Victoria Hospital which opened in 1886 and spent some time working there.

His invention the lie detector (Polygraph) is important because the Police need it so they can find out the truth from people in investigations and serious cases.

Bibliography
http://www.umw.edu/hisa/resources/Student%20Projects/Singel/students.umw.edu/_ksing2os/polygraph/origin.html -21/06/11

http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/forensic_2.htm - 16/06/11

http://www.lancashirepioneers.com/mackenzie/polygraph.asp - 21/06/11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TZ8Z5S9rI

Use The Crossing

We had to do an animation about what korero we would like to use and make a movie about it so I hope you enjoy and get the message that I have done in my movie Thank you.

In praise of adverds

Adverbs support verbs (action/doing words). Adverbs are what time it is and where it is taken place and how is it done.
For example: ‘She is shooting for a goal accurately’.
The action (verb) is shooting, the adverb (hoe she is shooting) is accurately.

My Actrostic poem about me

April

Amazing

Playful

Responsibly

Incredible

Love to laugh

Origanal

Beautiful

Really love sports

Intalligant

Eagur to learn

Never give up

My Typical Morining

I wake up I noticed that I’m the only one awake. I get ready them My other family members wake up. I find it really annoying that I’m the only ready to go so I have to wait and wait for everyone to get ready and I have to wait for 4 people to get ready. It’s a real hassle but it’s just life.

My Birthday

My Birthday was great the amount of people who was alright but I said “at least someone came”. The night before Shontal and Reina stayed over for the night to decorate my room. When they finished that we cleared everything out of my room. Once that we completed that they brang my bed in so we have something to sleep on. I woke up really early because I was so excited. I ran into the kitchen I’ve seen my mum standing at the bench making our food for the day. I asked her if we can pick up Gabby so we did. I arrived at her house and it looked like she just woke up so she quickly ran into the shower. I told her that we will be back to pick her up. A little while later we went back to Gabby’s house she was ready so we went back to my house. When I went in my room I noticed that everything was set up and already to go. I brang the food in and out a movie a movie on up on the projector. Hours and hours went by a of a sudden I went into my sisters room I looked out the window and I saw two boy walking up road. I yelled out “TAMATI KALIM” and I ran outside introduced them into my house. “I thought that they weren’t coming” as I said but they did I could hear Shontal screaming her head off. The boys felt like they were the odd one out. Later on that day we went to the shop near my house the boys waited on a hill while Me and the girls went to the shop we sat on the hill for quite a while. We all went back to my house and it was starting to get really really hot. Shontal was playing with the hose then a while later everyone besides Tamati had a sqwert (water fight). Once that was finished Shontal and Reina went to the shop again and got us some fish and chip and some lollies. The went by so fast later on we went to the Park near my house and we saw Judah his sister and Charm and his sister and Raven and Tyler. We stayed there for a very long time later on the day Charm and all the other people went back to Judah’s house and me and everyone else stayed there until it was very late. Then Shontal,Kalim and Tamati went home and Gabby and Reina stayed over for the night. It was a really cool day I can’t wait for next year on my birthday.

Interzone Athletics

Wednesday some year 7 students went to Lloyd Elsmore Park to compete in the Interzone Athletics we arrived at the park I was filled with excitement. Mr J marshaled us to a place to sit we sat under a tree were the shade was. Later on the day the events started i waited and waited of my event to come I was in the relays and the 100m run and shot put. My first event was shot put and 100m run I had to go to the run first then go back to shot out in the 100m run I came 4th and Bobbi-Grace came 2nd. I was so relived to finished. Then I went to shot put I was waiting in line for my turn. I had butterflies in my stomach it was so nervracking. It was my turn I had to do a practice first and then the real thing. I got the furthest 7.44 but then I had to do it again I could hear Mr J cheering for me. I throw the shot put again and then I got 8.47. Later on we had to do the relays the junior girls had to go first and I was the first runner then Bobbi-grace and then Shontal and then Sharon. The gun went and I got a really big fright but I tried my hardest and I went past two girls I past the baton Bobbi-grace and she sprinted to Shontal and Shontal sprinted to Sharon and sharon was the last runner over all we came second. The boys had a really good run as well they came first overall. I had a really good day but I was really tired and I was relived that it was over.

Juinors Book Report Miss Spider's Tea Party

Miss Spider’s Tea Party is a great book for those younger children it is an awesome picture book as well. The book is about Miss Spider. She tried to set up a tea party but no one wanted to come. But at the end some insects ended up coming. Then Miss Spider was really happy. It is a really good book because it rhymes and it helps you with your counting. I think it will be a great book for the younger people to read.

Surf life saving at Mairangi

On Friday the year 7s went to Miarangi Bay to learn about Surf life saving. We arrived at the beach it was very windy we sat down waiting for Rosie( the lifeguard ) to come down to get us. I felt really cold the wind came harder and harder we walk up some stairs we walked in to the club house we all sat down. There were three lifeguards standing in front of the room. They introduced their selves and told us was what we were doing that day. Later on that day we played some games first we played octopus and then we played captain coming. I was so tried when I got tired someone touched me and then I got out. A little while later we went back up to the club house and we got our lunch. I grab Jonty’s ball and grab a bunch of girls then we played touch a little while later the whistle went we all gathered around Ms M it was time for us to have a swim the girls got the tubes first and the boys got the boards we all ran into the water like we were fighting in a battle. A little while later we swooped over the girls got the boards and the boys got the tubes. All I did with the board was just relax and lay on it and drift away. We all had so get out of the water and walk up to where the hose was and get rinsed down. It was all most time to do back to school I got changed and every body lined up outside the bus waiting to go in. I had a really great time there it was awesome.

The Jumping Spiders

Ms Tito put us into partners for a task to do about our topic. She gave us a paper it had alot of diffrent kind of insects. My partner was Damien we chosse to do the Jumping Spider. Here are some facts about the little critter.
The jumping spiders is called Puwerewere Hupeke in Maori. A spider has two body partsthe head and the abdomen. The Jumping Spider has 8 legs but no antennae. They live in the open country. When they fight they jump upon thier enamy and prey. Their preys are small insects and bugs.