Kapahaka

Since Last week the Kapa haka Roopu have been practing every morning tea and Lunch time so that we could go to the  cultural festival in Kawakawa. What we have to pratise is  facials and action. We are all exited to go and we are hoping to have a good day watching everyone performing kapahaka and dancing.

Spelling

In week two Te Ngahere had a spelling test. We had to spell about 50 or 70 words in half an hour over 3 days. On the paper it would have list 1 to list 8. Once the test was over the teachers would check to see if we got them right but I got some wrong. It was ok because if we got some wrong we would learn. The point of spelling is to spell words and to in inprove my writing.

Marble Run

During the last couple of weeks Te Ngahere have been learning how to make a marble run, also known as a ramp. We were allowed to use anything, so my group and I decided to use an ice cream container, a math book and a marble. We also had a measuring tape to measure how far you got up to, you have to roll your marble down your ramp and measure it and see if you got up to 110cm. You have to remember to measure the ramp not where you put your marble. One of the things that I have learnt was to change one variable at a time.

Basic Facts

During the last couple of weeks Te Ngahere was been learning their basic facts. People that has finish all of their basic facts they will be having a challenge with our princerble at the end of this term. If they beat the princerble they get an cool prize. I have learnt my 2x 5x 10x 11x and I am learning my 3x 4x and my 9x I will be get tested today for my 9x and 4x I hope that I get pasted them. I think that I have to learn my basic fact faster.

Technology

In Te Ngahere the year 7 & 8s went to technology last week on Wednesday at Moerewa School. The year 7s were in a different class then 8s, the year 7s were doing wood work with Mr E and the year 8s were doing cooking with Whaea Dot. We made healthy strudels, what we had to do was get our ingredients ready for after interval. When intervil was over we started making our strudels. What I need to work on is making my strudels faster and what I did well was listening to our cooking teacher.

Catapult

Last week in Te Ngahere we were making catapults. Our challenge was to design a catapult with 9 marshmallows, 8 long bamboo sticks, 4 short bamboo sticks, 1 plastic spoon, 2 rubber bands and 15 masking tape. The other challenge was to see how far you can sling shot your marshmallow. I think my group and I have work well together because when ever someone gets lost they would ask for help and we would help them.

Kindness

This week in Te Ngahere we have been learning about how to be kind to  ourselves and others. We learnt
that we had to wave and smile to others, because it will make them feel happy, once someone in my class
waved and smiled to a parent she came and told our teachers that

”your kids are so beautiful because they are waving and smiling to me it was so cool.”
That's what they have been learning to do. I enjoy waving and smiling to others because they wave and
smile back. One thing you have to remember is it doesn't cost anything, you just get wave back with a
smile. Next time I’ll teach more people to wave and smile to other.

DLO

Last week in Te Ngahere I have been learning doubling and halving, our learning intention was to solve more complex multiplication problems using doubling and halving. I think I did well at writing equations to show what I learnt. I need to work on solving harder equations using doubling and halving. Next time I need to work on making my DLO faster.