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Sunday, 5 December 2021

SLJ Step it up

 Activity: 2 Step it up

This is the activity 2 of the Summer Learning Journey activity. What we needed to do was take a screen of the original piece without the colouring and then take a screen shot of the coloured the finished artwork, what we lastly have to do was write a short fact about our artwork.


SLJ NASA

Summer Learning Journey NASA

Hi,

Today we did the first activity of the SLJ activities and it is called NASA Artwork, what we needed to do was to pick an artwork and colour it in our own way here is the artwork that I have done.

Questions?

1.) Did I try this last year? 

No I did not try this last year, this is my first time using it.




Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Business

 Hi,

In Business Enterprise/BNE this year my Job was to being a production manager what I needed to do was to make sure our service is doing good and producing safely. I think my job was really fun because it was a new thing for me because I was never tried being a production manager since I started doing BNE. 

What I learned about my job was being careful and always checking what was going on with our product being produced. Also checking if our spending budget is within our range.

The decisions that I have made I think was important, because I think it was a good choice that I have made that working with people that I know. Also putting my group on the right track again when they are getting distracted by other people.

I think we were just half successful in our Business Enterprise because we only manage to sell half of our product. We made our products sell by giving them a challenge and if they manage to do that challenge they will win a price.

I think I upheld the CARR values of our school on Market day because I showed Commitment, Achievement by selling more than our product cost, Respect by talking nicely with other people when they go to our store, Resilience by not giving up even do there is not a lot of people going in our store.

Thursday, 18 November 2021

ESOL

 Hi,

In ESOL this week we started watching a movie called Wonder, the movie is about a boy with a facial differences. It was my first time watching it and it was really fun, but my other friends has already watched it they said to me before we watched it they said that it is a good movie and a touching moving. That is what we have done in ESOL this week and we are still continuing watching it because haven't finished it.

Wonder - Where to Watch and Stream - TV Guide

Humanities Paragraph

Humanities Paragraph

What is Article 1?

Article 1, All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. 

Jim:

How Article 1 broken for this character?

The Article 1 was broken by Abomination's a little boy named Jim that has been in the dark for many years who hasn't seen anyone. He was also not aloud to meet his parent or talked to his parent for the past years, Jim doesn't know how to speak or even wright. Jim has been keep in the cellar of Martha's house in cage for a long time by his auntie Martha.

Quotes

1.  And She lets her kid live in a cage? I wouldn't call that being nice, Martha. I'd call that 'SHE DOESN'T KNOW!

2. Abomination's a boy , Scott. A little boy. He lives in the cellar, in a cage.

Martha:

How Article 1 broken for this character?

The Article 1 was broken by a girl named Martha. She was being treated by her parent's like a slave not even treating her like their child she also can't go anywhere or bring friends at home it's like she is not free and being controlled. 


Sunday, 14 November 2021

Sports Science

Aim: What is the point of this class?

I think the point of this class was to improve us in our favourite sports.

Method: What were the test?

Health Component                                                                                                           

  • Strength                                                 
  • Muscular Endurance
  • Body Composition  ( BMI )
  • Cardiovascular Fitness
  • Flexibility
Skill Components
  • Agility
  • Coordination
  • Reaction
  • Speed
  • Power
  • Balance

Here is the result of the Pre Test.







Monday, 1 November 2021

Social Studies

Hi,

In social studies we learned about the Gladiators, and we needed to make a poster and make up our own Gladiator game. The Gladiator game that I came up with was a death match between a two champions and a one wild tiger. Here is the poster that I have done.


Thursday, 28 October 2021

Technology Social Studies

 Technology has changed the way we communicate

 Why it matters - In the past 85 years the first computer was made, the computer technologies now a days are far more advance than last time, it improve a lot through this past 85 years it has been easier now to use.

Evidence - On computers now we can access social media to communicate to others and watch things, we could even play games on computers now a days.

Gymnastic

Hi,

For the past 4 weeks in PE we have been doing Gymnastic. We used 6 apparatus the Trampoline, Mat/floor, Mini tramp, Parallel Bars, Beam and Bar. There were lots of things that challenge me like doing a Forward roll on the floor, also doing a Hip circle on the Bar but the most challenging for me was trying to the a somersault and land on feet. One achievement for me was that I was able to do a flip but not standing up on the mini tramp and on the trampoline. 

 Gymnastics Assessment

Name: _________Joshua_________ Class: ____BF____ Date: ____29 Oct____

SKILLS (Tick the skills which you can now safely perform)

PARALLEL BARS

  • Lower arm walk

  • Swing

  • Back Dismount

  • Forward Dismount

  • Forward roll

MINI TRAMP

  • Straight Jump

  • Jump Full turn

  • Tuck Jump

  • Dive Roll

  • Somersault to land on feet

FLOOR

  • Forward roll

  • Backward roll

  • Headstand

  • Handstand

  • Cartwheel

  • Bridge

BEAM

  • Side Mount

  • Jump over Cone 

  • Forward roll

  • Straddle Dismount

HORIZONTAL BAR

  • Toe Shoot

  • B/wd Hip Circle

  • B/wd Hip Circle Mount

TRAMPOLINE

  •  Controlled bounce

  •  Straddle jump

  •  Full Turn

  •  Seat Drop

  •  Front drop

COMPETENCIES

truMp = Managing Self

  • I have a can do attitude


Never----------------------|---------------------Always

  • I have my PE Uniform


Never ------------------------------------------|Always

  • I give up trying


Never ---------------------|---------------------Always

  • I disrupt others


Never |------------------------------------------Always

Rating:



Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Humanities Essay Planning

 Text: Abomination

Author: Robert Swindells

Brainstorm

Article 1: Breaches of HR/Human Rights Article in text - Breach means to not have followed it or broken it.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. 

-Means no one is born different from others-can't be born into slavery and kept in a cage.

-You have access to basic human rights- food, water and shelter.

Martha - Born into religious cult, has basic rights but no personal freedom. 

- Martha is treated like a slave by her parents.

* Quotes - No friends because righteous.

I know I seem weird to then, but its not me, inside I'm just like them. Page 18

- Not allowed radio.  

The Righteous believe the devil reaches young people through pop music.  Page 11

- Main story idea

- Makes us feel empathy /depressed sympathy for Martha.

We forgive Martha for keeping the secret about Jim because she is also suffering.

Do you think the issue was resolve in a way that was fair to the Human Rights.

Yes - She went to live with her sister gets new clothes not treated line slaved or different.

Abomination/Jim - Born and kept in a cage not allowed outside.

- Has basic human rights.

- Lost rights to education, love, freedom, socialisation. 

- No clothes.

- Quotes - Kid in the Basement, Martha to Scott.

Abomination's a boy, Scott. A little boy. He lives in the cellar in a cage. Page 143

- Quotes - Jim doesn't see his mum.

And she let her kid live in a cage?... She doesn't know!. Page 146

- Why do you think the author included this?

Good story telling.

- Builds suspense and tension.

- Feel sorry for Jim, feel angry at her parents.

- Shows negative influence of bullying.

Abomination: Resolved - gets socialise, see his mum, clothes, freedom, privacy, love.

Trauma -  Not gonna have a normal life.


Wednesday, 20 October 2021

ESOL

Hi,

In the school holidays what I did was just watching some anime and movies, the things I did physically during the holidays was running and walking outside our house. Intellectually I realised that I learned how to be patient and wait for the school holidays to be over and get back to school. There was one thing that I have learned a word that I have never seen before or heard before and it is Gallus gallus domesticus try to find out what it means. That is what all I did during the Holidays.


Sunday, 17 October 2021

Social Studies

 Hi,

In Social studies we have to write a definition of Technology here is what I think the definition of Technology.

Technology is more than smarter than a normal person, its knowledge is far bigger than human thinking even though the people who build it are smart.Technology Sector Definition

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Short Blog ESOL

 Hi,

In ESOL we needed to do a brief reflection that we have done this term, we also needed to answer a few question here it is.

What was the best lesson and Why?

The Best lesson was watching the Movies because all of us were quiet and focusing watching the movie, The movie that I really like was the Jamaican doing the Ice sleeding and they have to train without an eyes to be in the competition. The second movie that we watched was the Penguin Bloom it wasn't that bad but it is still good to watch, the movie was a family that found a bird at the beach.

What did you enjoy doing and why?

I think I enjoyed the game that we did were all of us have to write one word in a piece of paper and pass it to the next person and the next person has to add another word and keep doing it until we make a sentence. I like this activity because it was funny really funny the way the sentence was written down didn't make any sense and we were all laughing when were reading it out loud to the class.

What was one task you were proud of and why?

The task I am most proud of was the Penguin Bloom task were we have to make a presentation to present to the whole class, and research about birds and the places of the characters wen't it was really fun. We also add some facts so are classmates can know something about birds or about some places.

What is something you could do differently/Better next term?

I think what I would do differently next term is listen more so I have lots of information about the movie that we have watched, and writing in a more specific way.

Anything else you wish to share about this term?

I wan't to share about the game of kahoot that we did because it was a fun game and the questions were challenging to answer.

Sunday, 19 September 2021

Social Studies

  Hi,

In Social Studies we did a Mapping task and I made my mapping task in a slide. What we needed to do is mark all the locations where the Maoris stopped, what I did was add some sentences in the mapping task so you can know more here is the mapping task that I have done.

Monday, 6 September 2021

English

 Hi,

In English I continued doing my work and here is what I have done today.



Sunday, 5 September 2021

English

 Hi,

In English we have been reading a book called Abomination and we were set a tasked to do and here is what I have done so far.


Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Egg Drop Science

Hi,

In Science we needed to pick an experiment that we would like to do at home, so I pick the egg drop challenge here is the work that I have done. I have also put in a video link dropping the egg.

 Aim: What's the point of the experiment?

The point of this experiment is to keep the egg from breaking as it drops on the ground.

Method: Steps you followed.

1.) Grab a 1 piece of paper, news paper, tape and one piece of egg.

2.) Then make a funnel out of the piece of paper and tape it.

3.) After that you rip out small pieces of news paper.

4.) Then you put the small pieces of news paper inside the funnel up to halfway.

5.) You then scrunch 4 big news paper and tape them on the around the outside of the funnel.

6.) Then you cover the egg with news paper and put it inside the funnel.

7.) Then you tape the top of the funnel so the egg does not fall out of the funnel.

8.) Then drop the funnel from a high place.

Results: Picture of final product Video











Discussion: Try explaining the science behind the experiment.

The science behind this experiment is that when you let the egg go it drops on the ground.

Conclusions: Did it work? Would you do anything differently next time?

The steps work and the egg did not cracked, but one thing I would change differently next time is to go somewhere higher and drop it if it could still survive.

Monday, 30 August 2021

PE

 Hi,

In PE we needed to do a research about Sophie Pascoe, we needed to make a slide about her here is the slide that I have made.

Sunday, 29 August 2021

Maths

Hi,

In Maths this week we needed to do some task, here is the task that I have done.



 

Task:1



Task:2


Task:3


Task:4



Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Science

 Hi,

In Science we needed to pick one of the famous scientist, and I found Alfred Nobel so I started researching about him, he was known to be the inventor of the dynamite explosive device. I have done my research in a google drawing and here is it.

Monday, 23 August 2021

Health

 Hi,

In Health we were doing some word search were we have to high light the words that we find, the word search that we did was about Puberty here is the words search that I have done.


Values, Right and Responsibilities

 Hi,

In Hurumanu we were doing some research and thinking because we were doing some Values, Rights and Responsibilities we needed to answer a few questions and a few readings here is the work that I have done.

Sunday, 22 August 2021

Hurumanu 4

 Hi,

In Hurumanu 4 we needed to make a poster about all the things that we have learnt. I have created my poster in a google drawing here is the worked that I have done.

12 Badminton Techniques

 Hi,

In PE we needed to watch a video about the 12 Badminton Techniques and making a slideshow explaining the different kinds of techniques here is the slide show that I have done.

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Steroids

 Hi,

In Health we needed to pick a topic that we need to research on, my topic is about steroids here is the work that I have done


Monday, 9 August 2021

Wananga

 Hi,

In Wananga we did some maths and I learned how to do 3 by 2 digit times table here is the worked that I have done.



Sunday, 8 August 2021

Human Rights

Hi,

In our Social Studies we learned about Human Rights, What I learnt on this activity is giving all the people rights to vote. What was challenging was finishing of the activity because I was doing a poster and it was kind of hard because it took me really long time making this poster. I made this poster using canva here is the link to the poster that I have made.

 

Human Rights by Joshua Bondoc

Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Trolley

 Hi,

In ESOL we firstly red a book called Trolley, then we needed to answer a few questions about the story that we needed to answer. What we learned about the story is that money doesn't buy everything and being grateful what you have. In our last activity we have to pick a person and write the story from their point of View. So I pick a person and it is a kid named Hoani the story is about them receiving a home made gift for Christmas here is the writing that I have done.

It was School Holidays because it was almost Christmas me and my sister wanted to stay up late at night because we don't have school but our mum wanted us to sleep early we don't even know why she want's us to sleep early. Me and my sister mumbled why mum wanted us to go to sleep early it took us so long to sleep because it was still early to sleep for Christmas Eve. When we woke up our mum told us that we have a present out by the steps we I couldn't say anything I was speechless me and my sister jumped in straight on the Trolley and wen't down the ramp it was so fun and our friends started comming and having turns using the Trolley, after a few hours of playing and playing we told are mum to get on the Trolley and she went down the ram speeding.

 

Sunday, 1 August 2021

The Springbok Tour Protest

Hi,

In English we needed to read a short story and answer a few questions and the Title of the story is The Springbok Tour Protest here is what I have done.


1.) What is another word for apartheid?  

Discrimination and Racism.

2.) Why did the protester need helmets? 

It is because the police used special long Baton to hit the protesters.

3.) Why was Hamilton rugby game cancelled?

The Hamilton game was cancelled because of the hundreds of anti-tour protesters occupied the field chanting.

4.) Why do you think being called honorary whites upset the Maori All Blacks?

It is because they don't like being called hononary whites they only want to represent their country.

5.) Do you think this protest was successful? Why? Why not?

I think the protest was successful because All Blacks today are still continuing playing rugby.

6.) How do you think the New Zealand protest helped Nelson Mandela>

I think it helped Nelson Mandela to think what he was gonna do when he becomes the presidents



Thursday, 8 July 2021

Effect of Heat

 Hi,

In Chemistry we needed to make our final blog post this term and write about the things that we have learned.


Contraction - ( Imploding Can )
What happened to the imploding can was when we heated the can and boiled the water inside the can. Is that the heat diffused through out the can and each particles of the can vibrated that's what made the can spreaded its heat. Then the particles of the can also made the warm water vibrated that us way it boiled.
Then we grabbed an ice cream container and put cold water in the container. Then we grabbed the can with boiling water inside and tipped the can over to the cold water inside the container, and the hot and cold water contracted to each other then the can imploded.
The contraction means is a process of getting smaller, tighter and shorter.


Expansion - ( Ball and Hop )
What we did in Ball and Hoop experiment is that we grabbed the hoot and the ball then we tried to put the ball through the hoot and it fitted through the hoop. When we heated the ball for 30 seconds and tried again if the ball still fits through the hoop and the ball didn't fit through.
How did the ball fit through the hoop at the first time and after heating it up it didn't fit it is because the tiny particles of the ball expanded while it was heating up that is why it didn't fit through the hoop again. How did we made it fit again? We put the hot ball on a cold running water and it got back to normal and it fitted through the hoop and again.
Expansion means the action of becoming larger or more extensive.


Conduction ( Dropping pin )
What happened to the Dropping pin was when we heated the metal rod it conduct/ the heat travelled quickly, and the vibration of the heat travelled through out the metal rod and heat the Vaseline and the pins so the pins dropped on the table. What happened was when we heated the metal rod it conduct/ the heat travelled quickly, and the vibration of the heat travelled through out the metal rod and heat the Vaseline and the pins so the pins dropped on the table. 
Conduction means the process by which sound waves travel through.


Convection in liquid ( permanganate crystal in water )
What we did to this experiment is that we heated one side of the can and put the straw from the opposite side of the fire. Then we dropped the tiny crystal through the straw's hole and let it slide to get to the water, what happened was the crystal diffused throughout the water.
Convection means is the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.


Convection in Gas ( Tea Bag Rockets )
What we did in Tea Bag Rocket experiment is we cutted the top bit of the tea bag and pour the tea leaves out, then we spreaded out the tea bag and cut the top part again but this time we have to make the top part is equally aligned. After that we turned the tea bag around and put the top bit to the bottom to make it stand up, then we lighted the tea bag and it flew up wards. 
Convection means is the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
 


Wednesday, 7 July 2021

English

 Hi,

In English we needed to write a speech and my speech is about ( Students would learn more if school started at 10 AM ) and we needed to pick which side, Agree or Disagree so I pick disagree here is the planning sheet that we have done.



Monday, 5 July 2021

Social Studies

 Hi,

In Social Studies we are doing some elections in groups, what we did was we needed to make some logo's for our party, slogan to attract peoples attention and a speech that's why people will know what we are doing. 

The name of our political party is Go Green because we want to make the environment clean that is why my whole group agreed to the political name. We also made a slogan it is ( THINK FOR THE FUTURE ) after we made our slogan we planned to create our logo because without a logo we wouldn't be able to attract peoples attention so we started making one. Then we created 5 policies for our political party here is the activity that we have done.


Wednesday, 30 June 2021

The Dropping Pins Experiment

 Hi,

In chemistry we did an experiment and it is called the dropping pins its called the dropping pins because we have to wait for the pins to drop off.

-Times

The first pin dropped at 4.41 sec

The second pin dropped at 14.28 sec

The third pin dropped at 27.48 sec

The fourth pin dropped at 53.88 sec

The last and fifth pin dropped at 1:46.26

What happened?

What happened was when we heated the metal rod it conduct/ the heat travelled quickly, and the vibration of the heat travelled through out the metal rod and heat the Vaseline and the pins so the pins dropped on the table. 

Sunday, 27 June 2021

Imploding can

 Hi,

In science we did an experiment were we had to heat up a can with a hot water inside and wait for the steam to come out and put the can on top of a cold water. We also needed to answer a few question here is the questions that we did.

What was happening to the water on the bunsen burner?

The water particles on the bunsen burner was getting heat up and the heat from the bunsen burner diffused throughout the can. 

What happened to the water particles when we put it in the ice cream container?

What happened was the hot and cold water contracted to each other when we tipped the boiling water to the cold water that was in the ice cream container. Then the can imploded.




Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Write that Essay Sentences

The ' W ' Sentence - Makes the sentence sound thoughtful and knowledgeable. 

Remember the rule: Not ever ' w ' words works as sentences starter. Remember to put a your comma in when the parts of the sentences affected why your ' w ' are finished.

Some ' w ' words you can use- Who, While, Whereas, When, Where, What, Whilst, With.

Examples
  • Whilst the class was eating, I read my book. 
  • Where you like chocolate, others prefer candy.
  • When I finished eating, I played Basketball.
  • While my brother was studying, me and my friends played games.
  • Whereas my clothes are small, but my brother's is big.
Task 1
  • Suddenly, my friends laugh without any joke.
  • Unfortunately, I lost the Athletics tournament.
  • Surprisingly, I finished my work on time.
  • Enthusiastically, I wen't to school.
Task 2

Through the hills, there are houses.
Under the ocean, there are corals.
On the roof, there are solar panels.
Behind the coach, we shared food.

Task 3

Silently the cat, stalked its prey.
In 1975, a High School was finally built in Hornby.
Amongst the papers, I found my Homework.
Anxiously, I awaited my test results.
Fortunately the kai today, was something good.
About twenty years ago, law was passed that changed everything.
Often the things we say, and the things we mean are two different things.
Cautiously he knocked, on the principals door await a reply.

June 17
The ' ing ' sentence

Use the-ing version of the verb e.g to run-running
Remember the rule- When you finish your-ing phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence.

Some-ing words- Listening, watching, running, realising, emerging, grasping, speaking, analysing, signalling, exposing, gossiping, wanting.

Examples- Realising the danger, people fled from the cities.
  • Shaking away the nerves, he walked towards the microphone.
  • Acknowledging the speaker, he bowed his head in silence.
  • Wanting to eat, he went to Burger King.
  • Listening to music, I sang with the song.
  • Speaking in a nice tone, I accidentally forgot the sentence.

The ' ed ' sentence

Try starting the sentence with ' ed ' form of verb e.g to jog-jogged. This makes a punchy start to your sentence.

Remember the rule-When you finish your-ed phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence.
Som-ing words- Frustrated, surprised, excited, committed, undaunted, determined, overpowered, concerned, cornered, delighted, enthralled, wanted.

Examples- Determined to win, Tony pushed himself the last meters of the sprint.
  • Concerned for the welfare of others, the Prime Minister passed new laws.
  • Frustrated by the on going rain, I stared out the window.
  • Overpowered government, the people are being controlled. 
  • Surprised by the new built school, I quickly got inside.
  • Cornered by the enemy, we tried to get away.
  • Excited to travel, I over slept 
  • Wanted to sleep, we layed on our beds.
June 23
The power sentence

If you waffle a lot, try starting your sentence with a power statement of 12 words or less.

Example: Money is the route of all evil
  • What is right, isn't always popular.
  • Hard work leads to positive results.
  • Strength isn't always good, thinking is.
  • People may look like each other but they think different.
The ' Red, White and Blue' sentence:

Use this sentence style, when you have several ideas to convey about a topic.
Example: Successful students are focused, hard-working and punctual.
                                                        RED         WHITE             BLUE
The Earths's key resources are clean air, fresh water and natural environment.
                                                   RED      WHITE               BLUE
Sunshine, water and friends make for a perfect weekend adventure.
RED              WHITE                                                   BLUE   

Task 1
Screaming, people are afraid of something.
Noticing, that I someone is following me.
Signalling, but he didn't notice it.
Investigating, where my shoes dissapeared. 

 Task 2
Who put the food, under the desk. 
When was the last time, I played on my device.
Where did you go, at this time.
What were you doing, earlier.

Task 3
  • Emerging from the depth, the monster sought its new prey.
  • When the baking was complete, the ovens were cleaned thoroughly.
  • Committed to improving their routine the dancers, trained daily.
  • Overpowered by the wave the swimmers, were swept off their feet.
  • Analysing the situation, the commander decided the hill route was the best.
  • While we were watching, the experiment the paper ignited.
  • Hoping to improve his score, Matthew studied his times tables daily.
  • With their friends and family, watching the students took the stage.
  • Undaunted by the work the builders, pushed on repair the house.

                                         

Monday, 14 June 2021

Social Studies Infographic

 Hi,

In Social Studies we learned about Elected Government and we needed to make an infographic and we needed to use Canva or Pictochart. So I did my work using canva and it was a new thing to me and I needed to learn how to use it, Pictochart was also new to me but still choose canva because I think it was easier here is the infographic that I have done.


Wednesday, 9 June 2021

Write that Essay

Hi,

In English we were learning about some sentence starters about Adverb here is the work that we have done.

The Adverb Sentence:

Adverbs describe verbs. e.g Surprisingly, Confusingly, Firstly, Remarkbly, Often.

Adverb sentence starters add interest or intrigue to our work.

Remember the rule: When you start a sentence with an adverb, place a comma after the adverb then write the rest sentence.

Examples- Accidentally, Shockingly, Concerningly, Excitedly, Significantly,Similarly, Simply.

  • Simply, I added the milk to the batter.
  • Shockingly, the lunch today was served hot.
  • Accidentally, we screamed because of the huge insect.
  • Excitedly, we ran towards the coach.
  • Unfortunately, we ran out of food.
  • Fortunately, we have a fun activity.
  • Suddenly, I slip when I was walking.
  • Quietly, I walked out of the classroom.
  • Quickly, got out of the classroom.
  • Skilfully, I scored a goal.
  • Creatively, finish the work.
The Sentence

Examples-In, Against, Between, Over, Behind, Within, Under, Below, At, For, Throughout, Near, About.

A preposition gives location or movement.
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 the beginning, we talked a lot.
Throughout the lesson, I tried not to fall asleep.
Near the basketball court, is the rubbish bin.

  • Between the hills, there are towns.
  • Under the ocean, there are corals.
  • Behind the gym, is a parking lot.



English

Hi,
In our Hurumanu English we needed to pick a side which we are going to support for example the side of Disagreement and Agreement. The topic that I pick for this activity is ( Student would learn more if school started at 10 AM ) We did this activity in a site called coggle here is the work that I have done.




 

 

 

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

Music

Hi,

Today I'm going to be making a new blog post about Music. We need to research about Matariki because it is coming up, we also need to choose a song based about Matariki. Me and Alex made DLO's that shows facts about Matariki, we also pick a song, it's not just based on Matariki, it is about Matariki. It says the name of all the stars and sisters. It sounded really cool and it is relaxing. Even though its in Maori language I think you will also like it because it's about the stars.


 Matariki facts. 

Matariki is a star cluster and not a constellation 

A cluster is a group of stars that are near each other in space. When seen from Earth, the stars in a constellation appear to be close together in a pattern, but they are really far from each other. There are about 500 stars in the Matariki cluster, but only six or seven are visible without a telescope. 

Matariki song. 


Here are the lyrics for the song and also what they mean.. 

Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi,

Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi e

Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki
(These are the children of Matariki)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)


Here is the picture of the Matariki Cluster and the names of the seven stars or the seven sisters. 


So, What does Matariki Mean?? 
Matariki is all about celebration, and spending time with family. Matariki was also important for agriculture. The coming of Matariki symbolised the harvest festival where the Maori feasted on the crops they had prepared. Matariki is important because it also is the time to restart the Maori calendar.

The person who wrote Matariki was Maaka Fiso's

The stars are about to align, signaling the start of the Māori New Year and also the release of Auckland-based singer, songwriter Maaka Fiso's latest single