Reflection Year 8

This year at ptengland was so fun doing fun activities with my fabulous teacher Mrs Squires. My favourite activity was doing the Fia Fia with the niuean group. What I love doing is making movies with my friends.

Term 2 was all about doing movies with Mrs King. It was pretty fun doing different kind of themes for the movies. I have never been with Ms Tito’s class to do art. After 1 week of doing Movies. We also do literacy to help our writing and reading skills.

Term 3 What we did was we were doing MLK (My Kitchen Rules). We made different kind of foods such as sandwiches and many else more. Our sandwich was nice when we made it. I wish we could make some more.

On the term of the year is the most saddest year because it is my last year this year. The year 8’s and me went to camp and I had alot of fun with my friends. We went for at least 4 days and it was the best camp in my life.

Year 8 Netbook Reflection

Having a netbook helped me learn to type faster, be able to go online to finish my work and Research new things. The Things that my teacher taught me on my netbook is to check my writing twice before I publish it. It also helps myself learn new technological things.

What I’ve learnt from this year is to try and finish my work on time because I get distracted from talking too much to my friends and not finishing my work.

Paul Walker

Paul Walker, one of the main characters in the Fast and Furious series. Died on November 30th 2013. He died in a car crash with friend named Roger Rodus.  They both were having a joy ride in their car but they crashed into another car then it exploded. News reporters were on the scene talking about what happened. Ambulances and firemen were trying to save them but it was too late.

Year 8 Camp - Highlights

On December 3rd. I got excited because the year 8’s were going to camp to Rotorua. Mr Burt said we were going to camp at Keswick a christian camp. We were on the road for at least for 3 hours. As we arrived at camp we saw a man standing with a checklist as he told us where we will sleep for the night. We went to do our very first activity and we went to see the Agrodome and we saw no water on one side but we saw some fishers. Later on we went to do a bush walk up the mountain and it took very long. My legs started to hurt as was about to fall down. We arrived back at camp to have dinner. On the menu there were chicken casserole, rice, and other.

The very next morning, all of us went out to do crossfit immediately after we have been woken up. We ran around the camp block twice. Later on we went to see the Pohutu geysers somewhere in Rotorua. We went to see these hot mud pool. We all saw one that looked a bit weird cause it looked all lime green. Back on the bus on another trip to a act show all about sheeps and other animals.

The next day we were on a trip to go to the blue lake at rotorua. We went for another bush walk to get to the beach. It started raining and the ground got slippery. Nearly falling over as gained control again and kept walking. A few minutes later, We made it to the blue lake. As some people ran some people walked to the bus to get ready to swim. The lake was freezing cold when went ran in and splashed other faces. An hour past we all had to jump out of the water and get change. On our way to our next destination to the rotorua pools. Getting changed again to have a swim again. Jumping in the deep pool thinking that it is not deep. As I got in I fell all the way till I touched the bottom of the pool. Alexander saved me and helped me back up on the edge of the pool. Few hours later We were off again but back at camp.Tomorrow was our very last day of camp.

The last day we went to go on the Luge. We went on a gondola to get to the top of the mountain where the luge is. We have to put on a helmet to protect ourselves from falling on the ground or having other critical accidents. The instructor told us to pull the lever on the luge a little to let it roll down. Then pulling it all the way will cause it to slow down. Coming to the end of the Luge I see a chairlift going back up the mountain. Finishing off our day going back to school. Greeting our teachers because we’ve miss them for a while. That was the best camp EVER!

Tau Strategy Week 7

Forensic Scientist

Last Monday a woman with a forensic scientist appeared out of nowhere to show us what they do. We went in the street and the teachers told us to be quiet and listen. The scientist told us her name and told us what she does with science.

She tried to pick a volunteer with a shoe and she looked and looked and looked. She saw Cleveland and told him to stand up. He put his shoes in the soil and stood there for a while. She then took his shoe off and gave it back to him.

She then now told us to look at the projector to see what she does in a crime scene. She said to look for evidence of the criminal, for blood, fibre, fingerprints, and broken glass. She said to look at the photos and be choosy or else your just wasting a lot of money.

Tau Strategy Week 6

There Was A Whisper

Creeking noises coming from the door as Jimmy tried to tip-toe to make no noise. Suddenly “SLAM” the door shut with a loud noise.  Jimmy heard a whisper “ Do not disturb”. He gulped with fear and wondered who was whispering. Jimmy felt anxious running at the door fast like a cheetah. Try to twist the door handle with all jis might but it wouldn’t open. “Hello is anyone there hello” Jimmy gasped. The stranger replied “Do not disturb or else…”. Jimmy was terrified of what he said.

“How do I get out!” With a echo going across the room. The stranger did not reply. Jimmy asked again with the same question and The stranger did not reply. Jimmy started to have tears running down his face he began to yell “Let me go I want to go home”. Something dropped With a glance that looked like a piece of paper saying “ FInd the key”. But it was dark and he could only see a little bit of light.

Jimmy looked and looked for a while until he heard a ringing noise beside him as he try to wave his hand left to right real fast until he whacked himself. “Ow that really hurt”. He finally grabbed the key and raced out of there straight to the bright but wait there were two doors. The stranger said Two doors leads to Life of Death. But they were bright and he did not know which door what to pick.

Jimmy started glance at the left one for a long time then the right one. He was about to pick the right door but he was unsure. He confirmed that he said that the right door is always right but he was wrong. Then he fell down in a deep and was seen again.

Tau Strategy

My Maths Strategy

In the hop, skip and jump (Triple Jump) the record for  men is 18.29m whereas the record for women is 15.5m. How much longer is the men’s record than the women’s.

18.29 - 15.5 = ?

15.5 + .5 = 16 + 2 = 18 + .29 = 18.29

5 Ideal Jobs

Game Tester

Being a Game tester is about testing sorts of different games from different consoles before it is released to the public.

Technician

Being a Technician is about be helpful fixing computers

Builder

Being a Builder is about building new structure and repair

Spy

Being a Spy is about being sneaky and stealthy with a skill to climb

Car dealer

Being a Car Dealer is about selling cars to the public to make a profit

First day of school

Draft 2

Leaving kindergarten feeling sad afraid going to my very first school to Point England.  I was feeling very scared walking past other kids that were staring at me confused. Grasping my parents hands, feeling more anxious walking up the railway that what could happen next.

Started to open the door as it creaked seeing an elderly teacher standing right in front of me thinking to myself why are kids staring at me?. The teacher told me her name was Mrs Maude and I felt a little happier.

Draft 1

On my way to my very first school to Point England. feeling very shy and scared walking past other kids that were older and taller than me. grasping my parents hands feeling more scared walking up the railway feeling anxious.

Started walking in seeing a elderly teacher standing right in front of me waving her hand. The classroom looked at me weird and started to look confused. I stood next to the teacher as she said my name. Some kids were confused because my named sounded like toe. I didn’t comfortable sitting on the ground that much.

“Ring Ring” The bell went off I thought it was a fire alarm and I panicked and ran outside. The teacher was confused of why I ran outside so quickly. I saw people walking calmly and the teacher told me the was for lunch.

Alex Tau Massive Cyclone Threatens Eastern India

In the east side of India there was a massive cyclone happening and close to half a million evacuated their homes because of the danger that they would die. They have named the cyclone Phailin for some reason.

It was their strongest cyclone to hit India and has washed away tens of thousands of mud and roof huts and was sent to seawater by the time the cyclone was over.

The Indian Ocean is considered called the cyclone hot spot. Some of the most deadliest storms in history have come through the bay of Bangal. Including a 1999 cyclone that killed more than 10,000 citizens.

Beach Poem

Where i’m from as I lept off the rough sharp rock I felt like if I was Michael Jordan jumping like a kangaroo sending spray of water up in the air like a water fountain.

Where i’m from I can feel rough sand grinding between my toes feeling gritty like sand paper.

Where I’m from I see kids having fun splashing the water at each other having a war where who goes down first.

Where i’m from I smell

Where i’m from I hear the icecream truck ringing across the road as it comes closer.

Where i’m from I see my brother on my console as I hear the disk spinning round.

Where i’m from I see seagulls squawking on my front lawn as they seek for scraps.

Where i’m from I hear my next door neighbours playing loud music when i’m trying to sleep.

where i’m from I smell something burning from the oven as I hold my nose.

Protester (POV)

In 1981 we the protesters marched down the field ripping the netting off the fence we started chanting “1 2 3 4 we don’t want no racist tour.” As we started to make a human shield in a circle the police began to surround us. The rugby fans started to boo at us  as they threw empty cans and rubbish at us. But luckily we wore helmets and  used our signs made out of wood  as shields.

We were trying to protest the game because of the Springbok Tour. People around the world were  all  starting  to boycott South Africa.  Other countries were put pressure on South Africa to improve their civil  rights and abolish apartheid by  not  trading products  with them or not playing sports with them either. They tried to make South Africa have equal rights with the black people. Mr Muldoon ignored the racist tour and invited South Africa for a game of rugby.

The Hamilton game between New Zealand and South Africa was cancelled during this disaster.

In 1981 we the protesters marched down the field ripping the netting off the fence as we started chanting “1 2 3 4 we don't want racist tour.” As we started to make a human shield in a circle the police began to surround us. The rugby fans started to boo at us as they threw empty cans and rubbish at us. But lucky we wore helmets and  used our signs made out of wood  as shields for safety.

We were trying to protest the game because of the Springbok Tour. People around the world were  all  starting  to boycott South Africa.  Other Countries put pressure on South Africa to improve their civil  rights and abolish apartheid by  not  trading products  with them or not play sports with them either. They tried to make South Africa have equal rights with the black people. Mr Muldoon ignored the racist tour and invited South Africa for a game of rugby.

The Hamilton game between New Zealand and South Africa was cancelled during this disaster.

Movie Reflection 2

The message about our movie is Martin Luther King. He was trying to make peace with the black’s and white’s. Our planning we did a animation for our movie because it takes too long to film. We made some changes along the way with our rap. We did not have any filming in our video.

Our graphics for our animation were good and it looked realistic because we traced. I did not think the movie flowed well because we were going back and forth with MLK’s history and it did not make sense

Our group worked ok with the movie and everyone contributed well. We kind of worked out our disagreements.

Tau, Josh, Lukis Best Rap In The World!

Lukis Tau Josh from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Best rap in the world...

Math Strategy

Today we are learning about fractions and percentages. Enjoy our movie :)

Movie Reflection 2

The message about Tevita, Frankie and Mateo’s movie was about love and taking care of each other but at the end Frankie got rejected for some reason in the movie but at least it was funny at some moments. There filming was a bit shaky at some bits but we could still see the video and that it is good about the video. There acting was quite good and It really showed like the music. The movie flowed well but at some point it got a bit mixed up and confusing and funny. They worked well like a team.

They need to work on their filming stability more recently because it was shaky at some scenes but we were able to look at the movie.

Movie Reflection

Our movie is about a word called love. Its not as good as others but at least we have created a movie. Our filming skills were pretty good we didn't have to use a tripod and that is how good we are at filming. Our kind of act is pretty good and funny at sometimes that we sometimes we make people laugh. We weren't able to draw any graphics or animations at the moment. We worked with our group like we were in a team and everyone contributed very well and managed our time on the deadline and it worked kind of perfect with the theme.

What we need to work our movie to try to be like a story but it was a bit hard for the for the movie to interact with the song so we made something else. Our movie did not flow quite well but at least something that we have made.

Tau, Josh, Alex, and Lukis Movie

TJAL from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Hope you enjoy our movie