Debate blog

 So for the past month, we have been debating.

We first started learning about different things about debating and then after that, we started debating and writing about the topics.

foot print analysis

On Tuesday we were learning about footprints during forensic Science. Footprints are a type of impression left by a shoe or foot on the ground. It is what forensic scientists use to find out suspects and criminals in crime scenes. They can identify who the criminals are because of the different shoe patterns, sizes, and wear damage. 

Then yesterday we were learning about fingerprints and we have learnt that there are different fingerprint patterns like Whirls, loops, and arches. After that, we had to stamp our fingerprints on a ballon and identify the pattern.

Gladiator poster

 Today during social studies we had to make posters about the Gladiator games that has to include Roman numerals and events for the Gladiator battles.

My Holiday

Today at ESOL we had to write a blog about my holiday.
I am going to write about my time during my holiday. 

Physically, I have been just been walking around the house because of boredom, most of the time I have just been bothering my siblings and trying to make my brother cry. Sometimes I get too lazy to go outside my room so I have just been playing games.

Intellectually, I learned how to make dalonga candy, all you needed to do was heat up sugar and a pinch of baking soda, it burnt most of the time but it was still a good experience. I also tried making other food but I set the smoke alarm off so I just gave up.

Emotionally, I felt really tired even though I played games and slept most of the time, I also went on calls with my friends a lot, because I  like talking.

SOCIAL STUDIES DLO

 The New Zealand land march was a protest for Maori to gain their land back that was held at North Island, and it was led by Whina cooper. The New Zealand land march was a protest for the Maori to gain back their land back 

Understand the events that caused the protests.

The protest took place because Maori were suffering culture loss, land alienations. Basically in the past Maori were treated unfairly compared to other people in New Zealand. The Land March was successfully led with the support of many and by a very special person called Dame Whina Cooper who led the Land March proudly.

After the New Zealand land march the Maori finally had enough courage to stand up for themselves and everyone started being aware of the land loss and everything else. They also started letting maori speak their own languages.

Esol Learning Objective Week 10

 Today in ESOL we had to make a short blog about the highlights of this term.

Out of every ESOL class we have had, yesterday was probably one of the best lessons cause we had a listening test which doesn't sound very interesting but it was really nice to just sit down quietly and work after doing sports outside. I also really liked that after the test we were allowed to just talk and have free time. 

Even if I didn't do my very best during the test, I was still proud of being able to do the test well. I do wish to score higher and better for the rest of my tests.

I also enjoyed watching Penguin Bloom it was a really nice movie and it was nice to just sit down and watch but the task involved was really fun too.

PE BADMINTON BLOG

 For the week we have been playing badminton in PE. Today I am going to tell you how to score a game.

You can play badminton in singles or pairs. There are smaller lines for a single match and wider ?deeper lines for the doubles match.

If you hit the shuttlecock over the opposite side. and they don't hit it, but it lands within the court lines, you score a point.

if a server is unsuccessful in hitting the shuttlecock over the net, or the service doesn't go diagonal, it's a point to the other team and they get the next serve.

if you hit the shuttelcock out of the lines/court, it's a point to the other team.

if you don't hit the shuttlecock, or don't hit it back over the net, and it falls to the ground on your side of the court, its a point to the other team.

The first team to reach 21 points wins the game. There are usually 3 games played. so you might win 3-0, 2-1 or 2-0.

if the teams are both on 20 points in a game, the winner must get two points ahead to win, eg. 22-20.

Map of the New Zealand land march

Yesterday we made a map of the Hikoi from the far north parliament.

This worked really well because it was easy but google earth was really slow and going back and fourth took forever.

Alain Aspect

 Alain Aspect

Alain Aspect is a 74 year old scientist born in Agen, France and is currently alive. Alain Aspect is famous for quantum mechanics, he invented technique of velocity-selective coherent population trapping.

Facts about Alain Aspect

1. He won Holweck Medal in 1991

2. He is known for Bell test experiments

Health Blog

  IN health we were set a task that required us to choose a topic and choose 6 questions.  Our success set criteria were the highest one we could possibly do. The topic I choose was DIscrimination and racism.

First, we had to choose our 6 big questions. Once we chose the questions we had to make a doc answering the questions relating to the topic which was Discrimination and Racism. 

From there we answered every question,  we choose to do this because our country has been through racism, we have learned strategies to deal with this problem.  

I worked well with others because we shared ideas.

Discrimination And Racism

Why is discrimination and racisim harmful?

Discirimination and racism IS harmful, because people that have different races are being made fun of for things that they have to do or what  they look like because of their race, and it  affects them and makes them extremely insecure and sometimes it makes them anxious to the point that they get headaches, increased heart rate, sweating, trembling and muscle tension. 

What influences people to do it?

Back in the past, children were taught whatever their society and culture has learnt about such as beauty standards, skin colours, Appearances, what’s normal and abnormal, etc). Social media could also be the cause of racism, back in 2017 racism was normalized for a whole year with a president in America running a hate-filled platform that denigrated and demeaned anyone who was not a white male. Children under the influence of social media.

Who can’t and who can?

Personally I don’t think that anyone should be racist against each other. Each race is different and has different quirks so I don’t think anyone can be racist to each other.

What needs to change?

How the rest of the world views different cultures and races. Standing up against discrimination by peacful protests, donatios for people who are being tormented.

What assumptions are made?

There are many assumptions made about each race like; Black people being criminals, and Asians being the reason of covid 19 just like how trump calls it china virus. 

What are the common beauty standards around the world?

Since the early 2000s the beauty standards have gradually changed. Now we need to have a flat stomach, “healthy” skin, Large breasts + butt, thigh gap etc).

A way to manage racism.

We should spread awareness. Employers can raise awareness by giving materials to educate employees about the culture of racism and the history of different races, in addition to having talks. The majority of people are oblivious of racial injustice and the unintentional comments they make towards their BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) coworkers.  

Bibliography:

https://au.reachout.com/articles/standing-up-to-racism

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/beauty-standards/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/08/14/why-are-people-still-racist-what-science-says-about-americas-race-problem/

Social studies Human rights work

 

 In social studies, we had to make a poster that includes the 30 human rights we also worked in pairs so I did this task with Zoe 

Gloriavale A Womens Place.

 What are the traditional roles of men, women, and children that are shown in this community? Men would do construction.

At what age are the members of Gloriavale expected to begin to work?  They are expected to start working at the age of 1-2.

What role does religion play in the lives of Gloriavale members? You only go to school until year 10 and you begin to work as soon as you start walking.

Do you think people in Gloriavale are happy? why and why not. I am personally not sure about this because people in there probably have different preferences.

Do you think people in Gloriavale experience Human rights? I think that people in Gloriavale don't have as many rights as normal people but you gain more rights as you get older.

Would you be happy to live in a community like Gloriavale? Why and why not? Personally, I don't think so because I want to have my own choices and live freely.

Science Term 2 Chem Blog

 For the past few weeks, we have been doing experiments that all had to do with the states of matter. 

One of the experiments we did was called dropping pins. Which was conduction, meaning heat travelling through a solid making the particles vibrate. 

To begin with, we lit up the Bunsen burner and added petroleum jelly or Vaseline on the head of the drawing pins. Then we attached the drawing pins to the metal rod then we waited for the pins to drop.

The reason why the pins dropped was because of the heat travelling through the metal rod and when the particles on the metal rod were heated up it made those particles vibrate faster and faster until it finally caused the pins to drop from the metal rod.

Convection Experiment 

The other experiment we did was the convection experiment which is basically heat travelling through liquid or gas.

What happened was, We placed 150mls of cold water on a tripod next to a Bunsen burner that isn't lit up yet. Then we put a straw in the water without moving the beaker. After that we dropped  the crystal using tweezers in the straw and then immediately took it off as soon as the crystal reached the bottom of the beaker. Finally we litt up the Bunsen burner and waited for the water to fully turn purple.

So even if the Bunsen burner was only heating up the outside of the beaker, the crystal still managed to diffuse because the heat travelled through the liquid.

English Essay Term 2

Do you think that children below the age of 14 years should have a phone? Children below the age of 14 years SHOULD have a phone. This might sound insane for other people especially parents. Understandably, they have their own reasons, but children under 14 should have their own phones.


Children these days mostly teenagers have been stressed, depressed and anxious. And one of the things that can help them is by having their own phone before you disagree here are some reasons on why you should consider.



By entertaining yourself online you could get some of your stress out, in particular watching videos that are funny, satisfying, or even maybe scary, can most definitely help you relax and help get your stress out. And if ever you are feeling depressed and need someone to talk to, countless social media allow you to talk and communicate with a friend or a family member. You could talk to someone in particular about your feelings and problems even if they are far away or hard to reach out in real life Also, talking about your feelings with someone can help you build a stronger relationship with someone and help build up your feelings own self-esteem. So if you really need someone to talk to or share your feelings with but don’t have the confidence to do so in real life you could easily do this on your phone via social media.


More reasons for having a phone can be quite handy that you could get information around you and news about the things currently happening in the world right now. This will help you take immediate action or at least know what to do if something uncalled for or unexpected happens. And for sure no one can deny that a phone is one of the greatest sources for learning if you do not have a Chromebook or are just too lazy to log on and carry that heavy device everywhere you go. Luckily if you have a phone that weighs like a feather, you could easily take it anywhere without breaking a sweat and you won’t even have to worry about logging on and waiting for a long time for it to actually log on. Why not use a phone if you can learn things the same way you learn on your Chromebook or any other device plus you won’t need a special case for it like a Chromebook case to take it anywhere you go, if you have a phone you could just slide it inside your pocket and you're good to go. Having a phone is also extremely useful if you are ever in danger or lost, you could call someone for help by just pressing a few buttons.


For this last reason, maybe everyone could agree on having a phone so that you could get to play games. Now, wait parents out there probably think that all children do on their phone is play video games and yes it is not really good for the child's health and yes, they shouldn't play on their phone all the time. But if your child is stressed out, depressed, or anxious, playing video games is one of the best ways to help them relax and hang out with their mates and I also think that it is a great way to make new friends online.


And those are the main reasons why children below the age of 14 years should have a phone. 

Write that essay sentences #3

 The "ed"sentence 

try starting your sentence with the ed form of the verb. H makes for a punchy start to a sentence.

Remember the rule: When you have finished your ed phase, place a comma then write test of the sentence.

Some- ed words - Surprised,excited,angered,possessed,committed, electrified, Horrified 

Examples: "determined to win Tony pushed himself in the last meters of the sprint."

"Concerned for the well being of the others, the prime minister passed new laws. "

Horrified by the gore, I turned away from the screen .

Committed to work, she focused really hard to complete the work .

Concerned about the numbers, she was shocked about how low about her score was.

Stressed, she rapidly finished her unfinished work 

Confused, she couldn't get her work done

Horrified by looking at the mirror, she saw her hair being extremely messy

The Power sentence

If you waffle a lot in your writing, try using a power sentence. Begin your paragraph with a power sentence of 12 words or less get straight to the point

Examples/ Sentences

Money is the root of all evil

What is right isn't always popular.

Work is sometimes hard.

Running is tiring .

Socializing can be very tiring.

Zoe is short.

Pineapple on pizza is good.

Write that Essay: Sentences

Adverb- describes a verb

Verb- Doing word (Running,Walking,Crawling and etc)

Preposition- A word that gives location or movement 

The Adverb Sentence.

Start the sentence with an adverb, it adds interest and intrigue.

Remember the rule: When you start the sentence with an adverb you need to put a comma after the adverb and then finish the sentence.

Some adverbs- (slowly,Interestingly,suddenly Surprisingly, Simply, Excitedly, Unfortunately, Confusingly, Concerningly, Remarkably, significantly and Firstly.

Example- Surprisingly, Mrs Handely was on time to class.

Must Do - 2-3 Should DO 3-5 can do 5+ sentences

Excitedly, she woke up with a pet kitten on her bed. 

Confusingly, she couldn't find her phone. 

Concernigly, she couldn't find her family.

Suddenly, she saw a bright pink cake.

Shockingly, there was a confetti everywhere.

Loudly, everyone sang happy birthday.

Sadly, it was all just a dream.

The preposition sentence =

Remember the rule:When you start the sentence with a preposition, you need to put a comma when the movement or position ends.

Example:

In 2013,Hornby High accepted Year 7/8 students.

Thought my time at school, have learnt many things.

Prepositions- In, throughout, under, above, between, below, on, around, near, against, within 

Must Do - 2-3 Should DO 3-5 can do 5+ sentences

Under her bed, there was a lost doll

Above table, there was a dove

between the chairs, there is a table

After the hangout, she fell asleep

Near her house, there is a pool 

In her room, there is a lot of clutter 

Coogle essay brainstorm week 2

 Topic: Children under 14 should not be able to have phones 

I strongly disagree with this statement cause I think that Children under 14 should have phones

• Children should have phones to stay in contact with parents when in danger 
• Children should have phones so that they can talk to friends when alone
• Children should have phones to see whats happening around the world
• They need phones to warn their parents if there is something important happening 
• They need phones to learn something new if there is no one around

Children should have phones to stay in contact with parents when in danger 

Children should have phones so that they can talk to friends when alone
Children should have phones to see whats happening around the world

Types of Government ( North Korea Dictatorship)

 TYPES OF GOVERNMENT/ NORTH KOREA

Coogle Essay Brainstorm

ESSAY BRAINSTORM

• I Personally think cats are better pets than dogs
• Cats can clean themselves which dogs are unable to do
• Cats are independent 
• They are easier to train than dogs 
• Cats don't need to walk 
• They are adorable
• 
  

 I personally think that cats are better than dogs 

• Cats are easier to train
• Cheaper 
• Cats can get extremely attached

1 minute Speech about Kate Sheppard

 

Kate Malcolm also known as Kate Sheppard is a famous activist who fought for women rights, The reason I am writing about her is because without her hard work women would be still in the kitchen cooking and taking care of our children and husbands, She was born in Liverpool at 1847. 

Kate Sheppard was born in Liverpool at 1847 but she then moved to New Zealand during her twenties because she wanted to have more opportunities and wanted to be around and be with her sisters.

 She really wanted women to have rights and was very determined for women to be able to vote. Kate Sheppard was fighting for women's rights and is also a leader of a women's suffrage campaign She had two husbands and a son but was married at 1871.

Kate was able to get 32,000 signatures of people who were also determined got women to vote signed the and 270m long petition.

By Alexis

Esol Blog (A current favourite movie/TV series of mine)

This week in ESOL we had to write about something and the topic I personally chose was "A current favourite movie/TV series of min). Currently my favourite movie is Tangled. As a child I always adored the colour purple, It seemed really magical and it was just really nice to look at. I also really liked having long hair and Rapunzel the main character had a purple dress and long magical hair so I always admired her and her story.

She had such an interesting story plot and the moment I saw the first scene I was immediately pulled in and I still am. The plot and the ending was just really amazing. And what's more interesting was the fact that she didn't really have a happy ending. During the movie it seemed like she was genuinely happy but in the series she was sad and she felt locked up. I really think this movie was interesting and wasn’t a normal princess Disney movie which usually ends up  going like …  Something bad happens and they find a prince they fall in love and happily ever after. So it was really interesting that even though Rapunzel fell in love with Eugene she rejected him and ended the series all sad and alone.

And that is why Tangled is one of my favourite movie.

 

Health Activity blog (26.05.20)

 The IP skill we used on Wednesday was Inclusiveness because we had to work in groups ,I was able to use warm fuzzies I used "we can do it" to encourage my team.

Using manakitanga made our team work better and way more fun. We worked well together when most of the people in the group were holding the cups and one of us was tying the cups together. If I got to do this activity again I would be more focused and communicate with my teammates more.

.I worked at level One of the hellions behavior model because i participated but got distracted easily. 

Kate Sheppard Timeline (Humanities 2021)

 

Interpersonal skills drawing in pairs number 1

 Today we used active listening to draw in pairs. I did use warm fuzzies I told her "you go Zoe" for following task .

Today I worked well with Zoe Salvana because she used positive words and she explained in detail.

If I got to do this activity again I would explain words more in detail.

Science experiment blog - Alexis Calabon

 Today at science 14.05.20 we had an experiment.

AIM: To make Dirty Water. /  To make Dirty water drinkable.

Method:

1.Use a 250mL Beaker get 200mL of water.

2.Add 2 spoonfuls of dirt .

3.Add 10mL of oil.

4.Add a spoonful of pebbles 

5.Stir it for 2 minutes 

6. Label a piece of paper with your names and place it under your beaker.

7.take a photo of your experiment.

20.05.21

AIM:To dilute our dirty water 

METHOD: 

1.Stir your dirty water for 1 min

2.using a measuring cylinder measure 100mL of your dirty water into another beaker 

3. add 100ml of water to dirty water

4.stir for 2 mins 

5.discard the original 100ml of dirty water

6.repeat again

7.take a photo of your experiment.

NELSON MANDELA - Alexis Calabon

10 Minute task

Find out about:

Who is/was Nelson Mandela?

Nelson Mandela was a South African political leader and a philanthropist. He was the countries first black head of the state.

He was imprisoned for 27 years fighting for freedom even though he got a lot of hate he continued to fight. He was fighting for apartheid but was also fighting for something better which was freedom, justice and dignity. 

Awards: Sakharov Prize (1988) Bharat Ratna (1990) Nishan-e-Pakistan (1992) Nobel Peace Prize (1993) Lenin Peace Prize (1990) Presidential Medal of Freedom (more...) 

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