(Net book reflection) How has having a netbook connected the internet helped my learning this year? Maths whizz has helped me by learning my maths maintenance and also helping me to understand the meaning of the numbers. 1. I have learnt how to blog a power point presentation to the blog and also how to screen shot and the website what i use for my working online is Maths whizz because it has lot's of straterges that i can use. 2. I have learnt how to blog my work and also how to screenshot and save my work nd upload it to my blog. 3 ----- 4------ 5.I have leanrt how to blog and also how to blog a power point presentation onto my blog and to help people screen shot and upload their work onto their blogs. 6. I have been managing self by understanding what the meaning is and by writing storys on my blog so people around the world can see my work and comment on my blog.

HIP HOP

        HIP HOP

Today. Our class Room 10 did Hip Hop Lessons. Our instructors were called Captain and Christina the things they taught us where very Interesting and they were also very funny and Cool.

The dances we are learning is Hip Hop, Foxtrot , Cha Cha when i stepped into the hall i said to Mrs Christina I can’t dance then she said it’s all right when we finish this lesson you will say to yourself. I can dance...

The Amazing thing about it was that I really couldn't dance but when they teached us we could dance. The funnest thing for our lesson was that we learnt some moves and that we have rules. the first rule is to lesson our second rule is to Respect and our last one is to have Fun. Fun is great because dancing is Fun and it also keeps you on time and it also keeps us fit.

By : Katalina

Holidays

Holidays
On the start of the holidays me and my Family where about to head of to Lake Taupo it's in the middle of the North Island with a Big lake. We were heading out their to go to a camping ground. While we were there we went to the hot spring pool's it was very hot and some of the pool's their were very cold. After we had enough and we all felt tired we stayed at a camping ground right across the lake and stayed in our van when we all felt hungry we go to the kitchen where people cook their meals. This is a very Interesting start to my Holiday.

By: Katalina

All about me...

Hello my name is Katalina, and i go to Glen Brae school. I’m also a yr 8 My teacher is Mrs Silva and Mrs Raj, Mrs Silva is from California U.S.A she came to New zealand Auckland  to help us learn and to teach us. i have to lovely and polite teachers. My

culture is Tongan Maori my Dad is called Una he’s Tongan and my Mum is called Lyn she’s Maori i was born in 2000 2 June in Invercargill Hospital down in the south  Island. I also have a little baby sister called meharo and 2 annoying twin brothers called Moala and Lani and one Big brother called Toka the oldest one out of all of us is  Mariam she was born in Philadelphia in America  she’s lucky because i wish i was her well we  all have different dad’s  but me and my younger brothers have the same dad. When i grow up  I wish that i will make it far in life with my Sports just like my Best Friend Kasey Price.

Your Family Life

I love my family especially my  older sister Mariam she had me ever since i was born so i was raised by my older sister. When i was 3 years old and she was 16 she always use to take me out and steal me from my mother it was very fun being raised from her.

My school is very wonderful my teacher Mrs Silva is kind and loving but most of the children here are very rude to Mrs Silva and disrespectful to her and some students are kind and loving and very respectful.

 I am also a great kind loving student my favorite subject is Sports and Writing.The things i’m good at is mostly Sports and Writing. The things I need to work on is Maths. I am absolutely good at reading because my teacher tells me that I know how to comprehend properly. My best friends are Channel, Te Puawai, Henirottu and Destiny Deja and crystal and Angel but most of them go to other school’s like my old school I have been to. Things I like about school is that I  can learn and play with my friends.

When I finish school I would like to go far in life with my sports. Just because my whole family is sporty just like my twin brothers and my best friend Kasey Price her dad is Steve price the one who use to play for the warriors their family does sports sports sports. Just like my family.

Monster Truck Competition.

Where no boat could be

"Where No Boat Could Live," by Roger Fyfe

1. Where is Chatham Island, and what is the weather like there? Chatham Island is near the pacific Ocean the weather like their is very strong wind and frequent storms.

2. Who were the first people to arrive there? How did they get there? The visitors arrived in huge double- hulled canoes after what must have been a long and difficult voyage.

3. How did the Moriori live? Give some example of what they did to survive? They gathered up food like vegetables kumara taro yams berries fern roots kopi karaka kernels and they also fished for eels crabs seaweed paua and fish.

4. What is a wash - through wake? What was it used for? Is a waka that could carry heavy loads of food and large amount of people.

5. Why were the wake korai and the wake paging so special? The waka Korari and the waka pahi is so special was their simple yet clever designs.

6. What do the words ballast and capsize mean? The sea water became a natural ballast and actually helped the waka remain stable. This made them almost impossible to capsize

7. Please give a brief summary of the article. For the crew getting their  legs wet was a small price to pay for a safe journey.

8. Why were the Moriori considered backward? They considered their waka to be clumsy and primitive and through that their simple design  meant that the people were simple, too.

9. What do you think about the skills and designs of the Moriori and why? That they use patterns and designs on their boats and that they make their own boats and catch their own food to live.

By Katalina.

Term 3 - Week 2

Groups 1 & 2, Reading an Article

Resource: SJ Part 2, Number 1, 2009

"Baskets Boats," by Jill MacGregor

1. Where is the story set?Thanh

2. Who is the main character in the story? Qui Nhon

3. What is the story about? A boy called Qui Nhon and he wants to be a fisherman when he grows up just like his father.

4. What is a basket boat? What is its' proper name? Thung chai is a boat but it looks like a big basket.

5. What is a basket boat useful? For fishing?

6. How is a Thung chai made? Out of long poles of green bamboo?

7. What is a Thung chai handy? What are some of its' uses?It’s used for fishing and for starring all the fish?

8. How many seats are in a thing chai?NONE?

9. Explain how safe a thing chai is? It’s not that safe actually it doesn’t have any seats and belts to keep self and also no shelter.

               State Housing

“I think  state housing should be a stepping stone and no longer about a home for life,” Prime Minister John Key said.  His comments followed a protest in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes over the weekend. I believe that Glen Innes families should be allowed to live in Glen Innes and they shouldn't need to move out of their home’s.  We should stop John Key from taking away our houses in Glen Innes, because not many people in Glen Innes have enough money to afford a new house, families should not have to live in the streets, and we should build up our neighborhoods not tear them down! And why kick them out when you're not even gonna use the land?

First of all i think that Minister John Key should help families who need homes, instead of making them homeless and living off the streets, because if you have children, the kid’s would be unsafe on the on the streets, and also it is unnerving to have to be around dangerous people. For example, I think children deserve to have home’s  even if parent’s  get kicked out, because then they wouldn't have anywhere else to stay, if they don’t have any money to afford a new home. Why kick them out when you know they don’t have money.

Equally important is that  John  Key doesn't have the right to move families houses.   More than 50 families have  stayed in Glen Innes for about more than 12 years. So why move   people out of their own home’s where they were raised and had memories of them when they were a child.

Furthermore, I think it’s not fair for families that have lived in their home’s for most of their lives to be kicked out into the streets, because the house they’re living in is like their homestead. Just think about if they have children, and they grow up in their home and they have to get kicked out of their home’s, what would you do if you had to get kicked out? I Feel very terrified, because most of my family got kicked out of their home’s and they lived in their house for about 8 years and now we have nothing left!

So in conclusion, I think houses should stay where they are, and they shouldn't be moved in the first place.

Please take a stand with me and lets stop John Keys from removing people from their homes, breaking up families, and breaking down neighborhoods. Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone could have a stable home?

By: Katalina

State housing...

               State Housing

“I think  state housing should be a stepping stone and no longer about a home for life,” Prime Minister John Key said.  His comments followed a protest in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes over the weekend. I believe that Glen Innes families should be allowed to live in Glen Innes and they shouldn't need to move out of their home’s.  We should stop John Key from taking away our houses in Glen Innes, because not many people in Glen Innes have enough money to afford a new house, families should not have to live in the streets, and we should build up our neighborhoods not tear them down! And why kick them out when you're not even gonna use the land?

First of all i think that Minister John Key should help families who need homes, instead of making them homeless and living off the streets, because if you have children, the kid’s would be unsafe on the on the streets, and also it is unnerving to have to be around dangerous people. For example, I think children deserve to have home’s  even if parent’s  get kicked out, because then they wouldn't have anywhere else to stay, if they don’t have any money to afford a new home. Why kick them out when you know they don’t have money.

Equally important is that  John  Key doesn't have the right to move families houses.   More than 50 families have  stayed in Glen Innes for about more than 12 years. So why move   people out of their own home’s where they were raised and had memories of them when they were a child.

Furthermore, I think it’s not fair for families that have lived in their home’s for most of their lives to be kicked out into the streets, because the house they’re living in is like their homestead. Just think about if they have children, and they grow up in their home and they have to get kicked out of their home’s, what would you do if you had to get kicked out? I Feel very terrified, because most of my family got kicked out of their home’s and they lived in their house for about 8 years and now we have nothing left!

So in conclusion, I think houses should stay where they are, because some houses are actually made out of tree’s, why cut down new ones, and also  if you move them then the town will look like it’s empty.

Please take a stand with me and lets stop John Keys from removing people from their homes, breaking up families, and breaking down neighborhoods. Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone could have a stable home?

By: Katalina

Tuesday 13th August 2013.

Soft Ball Recount.

WOW! as I tried to catch the ball up above my head as Emeline. Chucked the ball really high as i missed catching the ball and while it was spinning it rebound of my `clove and onto the soaking wet grass. My shoe’s were getting soaking wet while I was grabbing the softball. “Hold the ball’s Nick said out loud”.  As me and Emeline couldn't listen because of all the raceta’s.  

“Hold the ball’s as she was  yelling” with anger I was terrified because she was yelling at us. OK now the first lesson is to Roll the ball onto the ground and pick it up with your clove and roll it again.

So then we and Emeline were listening to the instruction’s while everyone else was running after there ball’s.

The second lesson was had to practice our throwing and catching first we had to throw with our right hand then we had to catch with our left hand.

Our third lesson was we had to throw the ball to each other and take one step back when we catch the ball me and Emeline didn't really make it to the final’s we had to watch the people who are in the finals. But it was nearly a tie Nathaniel and Lisiate one the match against Christian and Siupeli. It was very Fun and I hope it would be more fun next week.

Softball Recount

Wow! On the second Day of the term Room 10! had there first softball lesson.Firstly we had to peer up with a buddy my buddy was Gemima then we had to face each other and practice rolling the ball and picking the ball up.The second lesson was to catch the ball with two hands and to throw the ball but don’t throw it under arm or over arm just throw it like a proper throw.Thirdly we learnt side to side when you have to move one foot one side and get the ball what side the ball goes.

I learnt lot’s of stuff how to play softball and thank you for the coaches who teaches us the lesson’s.

The scariest Holiday ever?

Thursday 1 August 2013

The scariest Holiday ever?

In One cool sunny afternoon me and my family went, on a Holiday to Invercargill. It was very scary at first because i had only been on plane once, so this is my second time on a plane i had butterflies in my stomach because i haven’t been on a airplane for like ages.Since last last year. All of us decided to go on a long as trip over there because we haven’t really been out of the city for about 3 or 4 years.

When we arrived at the airport we all were kind of excited, we weren't  at first but now we were we where very sad because our papa, was the only one in Auckland and we were far far far away from him he had to stay in Auckland because he had to take,care of the animals and feed them.

Finally the lady at the desk said. “Auckland to Wellington plane goes in 20 mins’’.My sister said come on guys hurry up we are going to miss our flight.Oh! Man are we going now i said to my sister yeah! why are you scared. “yes because this is my second time on a plane and plus i watched lot’s of scary movies about planes I don’t want it to happen to us I said”.

yes it won’t my Baby sister well  OK come on the plane is on level 2 door 7 so then we went to level 2 then the lady said are you going to Invercargill then my sister said yes we are so then she gave the tickets to the lady then she pinned it and ripped the paper this way the lady said”.So then we walked down a long hallway and went to the check out everyone else walked past the baser door except for me come on Lina OK so then i walked past it and the red light went on and the sound went beep beep beep i was so scared so then they checked my clothing and it was my belt so i am clear after all.The Lady said you're clear.

When we went onto the plane i was crying into tears and said to my sister.I don’t want to go anymore can i go home.”My Big sister said to me No i already paid for your tickets and you can’t go back Sorry Lina.” Then the ladies told us where to sit me and my Big sister got split apart then i told the lady can i please sit next to my sister because i am very anxious and scared she has all my gears and i really don’t want to sit next to strangers.Yes OK i’ll tell the person next to her. Excuse me can this young girl sit here  right next to her Mother. Yeah of course yes then i said hi to my Big sister Aye why are you here um i asked the lady to move dah...um OK and plus i’m really scared because i haven’t been on a plane for ages.

Belts on make it click, said the instructors then after that tip they said second turn of all phones and Electricity devices. So then i turned of my cell phone, because the instructors told us to turn off all devices. Then the plane started moving fast speed, i was crying for ages because of all the bad movies, i was watching like when the plane crashed and my worst nightmares are airplanes, and heights.Those are my nightmares then the speed even when faster than faster than even more faster my sister was like watch the planes going to lift off 5,4,3,2,1 boom,lift off then i firstly i stopped crying and said WOW! that’s cool then the plane went onto an angel and flew off i was laughing because it was cool and fun. Now i’m not terrified of heights and airplanes anymore.

Matariki ball night

Matariki Ball recount.

Yay! On the 28th of June 2013 at Glen brae School we had a Matariki Ball Night. We had a ball night so we can celebrate matariki and so we can fund raise for our yr 7/8 camp. It was very fun dancing with the teacher’s and parent's. As i was looking around for my friend’s I saw a group of student’s having a dance battle.A while after that i was watching all their dance move’s and then after awhile i just recognized   that my friend’s where the one’s that were having a dance battle in the middle of the circle. 20 minute’s later they stopped the song and called out the junior king and queen and senior king and queen .Our senior king was Vonny from room 7 and the queen was Tame’e for doing the best Dance move’s. After that they played the music again and again and we all danced until the Matariki ball was finished.

Today I read a book called  Tracking Animals they put a Tag in their skin and track Animals all around the world. When i read  a fact about  how to track brown rats.The information I didn't know was that brown rats could swim  up to 500 kilometers. To travel in an other island.

Narrative

Thursday 27th June 2013

It was a dark cold night. Suddenly the wind was crashing on to my face as if i was underneath the water.Then this gloomy strange sound was coming from behind me. My face was red as a boiling jug I had goose bumps rising up my left hand arm, as if i just came out of a freezing cold bath.

A few minutes later a noise appeared coming from behind me. cluck cluck cluck my legs were shivering i I was deadly scared as if i just watched a terrifying movie. The didn't know who was behind me.

The moon in the sky was glowing on and off then awhile later  the clouds were covering the moon as if that night it was the eclipse. There was a noise woof woof all the dogs on the street were barking for awhile i thought the dogs were barking at me.

Then the owners of the dog’s  came out shh who is it girl suddenly the dog escaped AH i shouted out loud help help get off me as i was in pain. I finally forgot that i had chicken in my back pocket AH NO BAD DOG i was frightened as hell .

A while later the dog sniff my pant’s and bit my bot ox AH so then i found a Big tall tree and started climbing it as the blood was bursting down my legs. I couldn't really see where i was in the dark but i knew i was on top of a tree. I heard a little cat up in the tree with me Meow so then i knew I couldn't put the cat down on the ground because i knew it will get eaten up by the dog. So then i just sat up on the tree and sang a song to the cat. while the dog goes away.  

Today i read a book called Natural resources the story is about the Environment and how to save power and what is paper paper is made out of wood leaves the trees and why we should have nature because if we didn't have nature then we will all die with no air and if we use cars and not walk then the air will get pouted.

Today i read a book on sunshine online called wild weather the story was about wild weather thunderstorms can be deadly between 5 to 10 people are killed by lightning in Australia.

Current events.

c1. How many Auckland households have

chosen to receive a paper printed phone

book in their new opt-in system?

•a. 4% b. 20% c. 65%

2. Why has the U.S state of Colorado been in

the news?

•a. they have been fighting a devastating fire

•b. huge tornadoes have ripped through the

area

•c. they are concerned about a serial arsonist

that is lighting fires in schools

3. What was found on a soldier’s body that

was sent home to Christchurch from

Afghanistan?

4. Riot police in London were called in to deal

with protesters in ahead of this week's G8

summit. What is the G8 summit?

•a. a meeting of the eight richest people

•b. a gathering of government

representatives of the eight wealthiest

countries

•c. a meeting of the eight largest

companies in the world

5. John Key has been calling MP's from which

political party “hypocrites” after they visited

Sky City's corporate box at an All Blacks

game?

•a. the Greens

•b. the Labour Party

•c. the Mana Party

6. New Zealand has grown a fruit variety that

is the smallest in the world and is being

exported exclusively to a major UK

department store. What type of fruit is it?

•a. a kiwifruit

•b. an apple

•c. a plum

7. In which country were over 20, 000 people

asked to evacuate as the Elbe river

threatened to flood?

•a. Italy b. Japan c. Germany

8. What is Matariki?

•a. a cluster of stars

•b. a waka

•c. a taniwha

9. Which Government Department is claiming

it is being blackmailed by someone who

has accidentally received confidential

information that they shouldn't have?

•a. Inland Revenue Department (IRD)

•b. Work and Income NZ (WINZ)

•c. Child Youth and Family Services

(CYFS)

10.What country do experts believe will

overtake China in 2028 to be the world’s

most populated country?

11.True or false, high visibility clothing does

improve cyclists safety according to

experts?

12.What is the South American country

Venezuela, considering introducing to

encourage women to breastfeed their

babies?

•a. higher taxes on baby milk formula

•b. a weekly payment to all mothers who

choose to breastfeed their babies

•c. a ban on the sale of baby bottles

13.Who is the Earthquake Recovery Minister?

•a. Bill English

•b. Gerry Brownlee

14.French authorities have destroyed more

than 1 million what?

•a. grape vines that were infected with a virus

•b. illegal high powered fireworks

•c. fake designer accessories and clothing

15.True or false, the term Dad Dancing has

been included in the latest version of the

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)?