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Friday, November 29, 2019

Home Learning - Math Word Search

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, it will be another one of my home learning posts.

Unlike every other term, this term, I and a few of my peers made up some of these ideas with the help of our classmates. This means, that it was made by students for students. This means, that although they will be a bit harder to do, they may also be a little bit more fun and a little less..... boring.

For our 'Home Learning' We need to do these things:

- Read for 20 minutes each evening at home
-  4 progressions or 40 minutes on Math-Whizz
- One home learning blog post each week
- Any extra things we need to do

If you would like to check out our 'Home Learning' through our site, here is the link.

Today's activity is "Math word search"
Home Learning//Word Search
So, the first thing I did was to create a math word search. It wasn't really too hard to do this as I have already done this earlier this year. I actually found this quite fun to do! All of the math equations are written words, not numbers.




Can you find it? I got my brothers to do it and it went quite well. Unfortunately, I threw the pieces of paper out. This is quite easy to do so if you want to do it, it isn't out of reach.  This was extremely fun as it is math but at the same time it isn't.


I hope you enjoyed this! Thank you for watching.

See you next time!

Nga Mihi,

- Julia


Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Writing in the PRESENT TENSE!!!

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, I will be sharing with you my E-asttle Descriptive Writing.

If you didn't already know, each term we do multiple writing workbooks where we complete a series of activities and long writes. This term's one has brought us up to our End-oF-Year E-asttle.

So far this term we have done multiple writing topics and our last one was descriptive writing. We did our end of year test based on this. I do not think I did my best but it will be okay!
I really enjoyed writing this and I hope you enjoyed it too! 

I have highlighted some of the parts and I will explain why later...
Here it is:
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The Market:

As my feet tread down onto the concrete, I can make out the quiet voices coming from the market becoming louder as I approach it. Glancing down upon my watch, I notice that is has just gone 12 o’clock. I am overcome with excitement, I am so very excited to buy new foods and maybe even something else.

Continuing to creep closer to the market, I notice all of the stalls are covered with Royal Blue Covers, it is reminding me of the ocean. The breeze gently taps me on the shoulder as it rushes by, making the market sound like the sea, all wishy washy. Walking past stalls, I spot people everywhere, even in the deepest most parts of the market; they are simply a never ending chain of numbers. Carrying on strolling down the market, I spy an orange on the ground, picking it up, I notice the little divots on the skin, making it seem rough upon look, but smoothe on feel. Standing up, I get a fresh smell of wind, making my mind fall into a cave of peace. Turning around in circles, the overwhelming smell of freshly baked goods drives me insane, so insane I buy some food. As I open my mouth, I spy the chocolate lathered pastry, and as I bite the flavour dances in my mouth, it dances until it is eventually all gone.

Hearing the chirping of birds, I thank them for the lovely music they create, bringing happiness to all. Staring up at the trees, I notice their gentle movement rocking back and forth. The greenery brightening up the whole market place. The noise of the breeze is rushing over me like a fresh splash of water, bringing clarity to my mind and body. I feel as if all of the sensations are bringing clear spirits and mind to me. The smell of fresh fruits and pastries are music to my ears. The food is an overwhelming smell that takes over my sense of being rational, I walk over to a stall and ask for food.

Glaring into the sky, the hot rays of sun burn my eyes and skin. The ground below my feet has become hot coals, you must be a master to walk on it. The smell of freshly baked goods has become dull, just like a grey sky. The chatter and laughter among people is still a burning fire, only just beginning. Walking over to a stall, I ask for a half of a Watermelon. Using a metal spoon, I bite into the juicy fruit. As I bite into it, the flavours disperse into my mouth like a bath bomb. Dispersing deliciousness all throughout my mouth, I find the urge to buy more watermelon; it is like someone is tapping me on the shoulder… Annoying.

Finishing my Watermelon, my eyes wander down the road that is my arm to my watch. I glare at the time, my eyes are almost popping out of my head when I see what it says. 4 o’clock! Staring up into the sky, I see the sun is further down, ready to set. So, I begin my trek down the concrete road. Savoring the last bit of Watermelon in my mouth, I realise, this day was good.

THE END.

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The parts I have highlighted are the parts I am proud of. I am proud of these as they have descriptive writing that makes it nicer to read. It shows I can use Metaphors, Personification and similes in my writing. Looking at this piece of writing now, I can see where I could improve things and wish I would have done that then. I am so happy with this because I didn't put enough thought into, but I think I did string together my ideas quite nicely.

I really enjoyed doing this writing and I think that I have really improved since the start of the year.
If there is any way I can improve this, I would love some feedback.

Thank you for reading and I will see you next time!

Nga Mihi,


- Julia

Hooked on Books Week! (Part 1)

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, I will be sharing the first part of our Hooked on Books Week!


Hooked on books week is a week in which each class gets a new book everyday and on the last day of Hooked on Books week we have a Book Character Dress Up day.

The books this year and really interesting. Sometimes you get really bored whilst listening to a book, but this year it has been really intriguing and quite great to listen to.

So far this week we have gotten 3 books (Only 2 more to come!)

I have created a slide with each book, author and the blurb:





Each and every one of these books are amazing. My favourite is 'The Boy Who Flew' as it has some mystery involve with it. It also reminds me of 'Back to the future'.

I am looking forward to the rest of the books. I still have no idea who I will be for Dress Up Day! I am hoping that the books to come will be just as good as these past ones have been.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and I will see you next time!

Nga Mihi,

- Julia

Friday, November 22, 2019

Home Learing Blog (For This Week)

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, it will be another one of my home learning posts.

Unlike every other term, this term, I and a few of my peers made up some of these ideas with the help of our classmates. This means, that it was made by students for students. This means, that although they will be a bit harder to do, they may also be a little bit more fun and a little less..... boring.

For our 'Home Learning' We need to do these things:

- Read for 20 minutes each evening at home
-  4 progressions or 40 minutes on Math-Whizz
- One home learning blog post each week
- Any extra things we need to do

If you would like to check out our 'Home Learning' through our site, here is the link.

Today's activity is "Make Yourself an Author"
Home Learning//Make Yourself an Author


When I was in year 3, we were learning about Castles. Motes, Arrowslits etc....
We got to the point where we knew quite a few facts, It was actually pretty impressive. So, our teacher said that we were each going to make a book about it.

First, we had to choose what 4 things we wanted to write facts about & draw. After that, we made our front cover, on with we had to write (Author, Illustrations) By "name". We wrote our introduction & conclusions. Finally, we got to that juicy part, we got to start making our 4 facts. Each fact had 1 page and a picture to go along with them.

After they were finished, we were all quite impressed with ourselves. Our teacher was so impressed that she made something very cool happen...
She tried to get it so that we could get them in the school library, barcodes & everything. It happened and it was amazing and I am and was very happy about that.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the book, so if I find it I will update this blog :)

This experience to have as a young kid was pretty cool, it was all very exciting.
I hope you enjoyed and I will see you next time!

Nga Mihi,

- Julia

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Maths........Maths................More Maths!

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post I will be sharing my learning about Maths. I will be sharing what I have learnt by teaching you.

The maths I will be teaching you is Standard Form & Ordering/Comparing Fractions (Changing Decimals, Percentages & Fraction into one another). If you didn't already know, each term we have multiple math workbooks we must complete. This is where I have got my information from.

I found both of these things pretty easy to get to grips with once I got it. I think that they are quite easy once you understand. I would say I struggled a bit, but I still understand it so, without further ado here is my presentation:




I really enjoyed making this and I put a huge amount of effort. I really like maths when I understand it, how about you?

I hope you have learnt something. If you did please tell me :)

If there is anything that I missed out or that I could've changed to be better, please tell me and I will make an effort to improve it!

I hope you enjoyed this and that you learnt something!
Thank you for reading and I'll see you next time!

Nga Mihi,

- Julia

Monday, November 18, 2019

Home Learning Blog (For last week).

Kia Ora Bloggers!
This is last weeks Home Learning Blog Post.
Last week, whenever I came home, my Chromebook started acting up and it has finally let me do a blog post on it, so here is my home learning blog post.


Unlike every other term, this term, I and a few of my peers made up some of these ideas with the help of our classmates. This means, that it was made by students for students. This means, that although they will be a bit harder to do, they may also be a little bit more fun and a little less..... boring.

For our 'Home Learning' We need to do these things:

- Read for 20 minutes each evening at home
-  4 progressions or 40 minutes on Math-Whizz
- One home learning blog post each week
- Any extra things we need to do

If you would like to check out our 'Home Learning' through our site, here is the link.

Here is the activity that I am doing:
Home Learning//Design your Future House

So for this, I couldn't actually make a floorplan because I don't know how to but... I can explain and use imaged from offline.

I would want my house to be 2 storied, I would want it to be on a couple of acres as well, just to have space to do things and have animals etc..In my house, we have 3 Bathrooms, 5 Bedrooms, 1 Kitchen, 1 living room and a lounge area near the kitchen. We also have a garage. (forgot to mention it ahah).
I would probably want something similar in my house, maybe just bigger rooms and more living rooms etc...


Here is what I would want my Bathrooms to be like:


Here is what I would want my Kitchen to be like:



Here is what I would want my Bedrooms to be like:



Here is what I would want my Living Rooms to be like:






These images are not exactly what I would want. I would probably want it to be more wooden and all around just a little bit different. I don't know what I would want the outside of the house to look like. That is why I haven't added an image for that.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed last week's Home learning Post!

I will see you next time!

Nga Mihi,

Julia





Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Symphony Orchestra......... FANTASTIC!!!

Kia Ora Blogger!
Guess what today's post is? You guessed it! Today, I will be telling you about myself and my schools experience with hearing a Symphony Orchestra!

First of all, before I tell you the experience let me lay down the facts.

- This had been weeks in the making
- When we were on the bus, we were excited
- This was a good way of missing most of a school day.


When we first arrived we took our seats. My friend, Jedi & I took some photos beforehand & here they are:






Shortly after this, it started and boy was it amazing.

We heard the song that is in the McCains add and A star wars song, we also heard the Harry Potter theme song. We travelled to different countries throughout the songs. Unfortunately, I forgot all of them. There were other schools as well.

We also heard  a new piece of music never presented before and it was great! We also heard a special instruments, kind of like a piano but metal and very special.

Overall everything was amazing! Would definitely recommend it!

Here are some More photos:





After that, we went to the Margaret Mahy Park. Afterwards we came back to school and now I am writing a blog post about it!

Here are photos from the park:




Overall, today was amazing and I wouldn't change a thing!
I'm sure anyone there would say it was great as well.

Hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading.

I will see you next post!

Nga Mihi,

- Julia

Friday, November 8, 2019

Home Learning - School Uniform

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, it will be another one of my home learning posts.

Unlike every other term, this term, I and a few of my peers made up some of these ideas with the help of our classmates. This means, that it was made by students for students. This means, that although they will be a bit harder to do, they may also be a little bit more fun and a little less..... boring.

For our 'Home Learning' We need to do these things:

- Read for 20 minutes each evening at home
-  4 progressions or 40 minutes on Math-Whizz
- One home learning blog post each week
- Any extra things we need to do

If you would like to check out our 'Home Learning' through our site, here is the link.

This week the activity that I am doing is 'Create a new Uniform'
Create a new uniform// Home Learning
So, I didn't really know what to change. Maybe the colours of some things (like our T-shirts, which are white).
I think that there are things that I would add.


I think maybe, for the year 8's this year (me), we should do/ have done leavers 19 jerseys. 
I think it would be really cool to have that done.

Here is a little diagram:

Sorry that it is bad, I didn't have enough time to do it.



Yeah, so pretty much just a jersey like I explained earlier, I don't know what colour though, so I did green.

And there would be maybe a white 'Leavers 19' on it.


This was honestly quite easy, but I think next time I will do this a bit better, as it was rushed.


I hope you enjoyed and I will see you next time!

Nga Mihi

- Julia

Friday, November 1, 2019

Athletics Day 2019!

Kia Ora Bloggers!

In today's post, I will be sharing with you, this years 2019 Athletics day.

To start off with, it was actually quite a drama just to get it done! The weeks coming up to Athletics Day, we had been practicing everything... only one problem. Year 7/8's hadn't done Long jump yet! So the day before athletics Day was supposed to be we did it. It was actually kind of nerve racking because we had no idea if we would be able to practice it or not. Then on the Friday it was supposed to be on, it was too wet so we did it on the following Wednesday.

The morning of Athletics Day, we did some reading and then after an early morning tea, we started...

Here is a slide where I go through everything we did and some photos:



I hope you enjoyed this just as much as I enjoyed Athletics Day!

Thank you for reading and I will see you next time.

Nga Mihi

- Julia

Home Learning - New Website..

Kia Ora Bloggers!
In today's post, it will be another one of my home learning posts.

Unlike every other term, this term, I and a few of my peers made up some of these ideas with the help of our classmates. This means, that it was made by students for students. This means, that although they will be a bit harder to do, they may also be a little bit more fun and a little less..... boring.

For our 'Home Learning' We need to do these things:

- Read for 20 minutes each evening at home
-  4 progressions or 40 minutes on Math-Whizz
- One home learning blog post each week
- Any extra things we need to do

If you would like to check out our 'Home Learning' through our site, here is the link.

This week the activity that I am doing is 'Find a new website
New Website//Home Learning


So, I found this website called "WeVideo". It is where you can edit videos online. When you get to the page, there are multiple choices or "Plans" you can choose. Of course, I chose the free option.


So far it looks pretty cool and I will be using this next week when I do a "Weather Report" post on this blog.
I know there are some other people in my class who have used this before and they say that this is amazing.

Here is what it looks like in some photos.




So far this looks really cool, I am looking forward to using it more!
I am looking forward to using this and I will be updating this blog soon!


I hope you enjoyed it & I will see you next time.

Thank you for reading.

Nga Mihi 

- Julia