Weekly Tasks Term 4 Week 6

Here are the weekly tasks for Term 4 Week 6

Weekly Tasks Term 4 Week 5

Here are the tasks for Term 4 Week 5.

Took a picture of the solar eclipse - Anna

Maths

Some things that I am good at in maths are
Area
Perimeter
Volume
Integers
Basic facts

Some Things I need help with are
Finding the perimeter and Area of circles and circular shapes
Division working form.


Lily

maths

The things that i am most strong in:

1. Solving the angles
2.working form add sub&mult div
3.Fraction add sub&mult div
4.Area and Volume
5.calculating the area of the circle eg.perimeter, circumference

The things that i need help with:
1.easy ways to remember things like the mean, meadian, mode and range or remembering mental stratergies
2.measurement eg.conversions

Junah Jang

Maths

I think I'm generally good at maths, but I think the five areas I'm good at  in maths are:

1. Working Forms (Add, Sub, Mult & Div ),
2. Area,  Perimeter & Volume,
3.  Fractions (Add & Sub), 
4.  Percentages,
5.  Basic Facts.

I think the two things I need to work on in maths are: 

1. Multiplying Fractions,
2. Dividing Fractions.

Can anyone help me ???

Stephanie

Weekly Tasks - Term 4, Week 3

Here are the tasks for Term 4, Week 3.

Weekly Tasks - Term 4, Week 2

Here is the task sheet for Term 4, Week 2.

Term 4 Reading Challenges

Books can count in more than one challenge. Try to complete as many as you can!

10 Book Challenge: Read 10 books in one term.

20 Book Challenge: Read 20 books in one term.

Non-fiction Challenge: Read 2 non-fiction books

Cover Challenge: Read 2 books:  one with an ugly cover but interesting blurb

                                                        one with an appealing cover  - don’t read the

School Book Challenge: Read a book that is set in a school.

Ye Olde Booke Challenge: Read 2 books that were written before 1990                         

Margaret Mahy Challenge: Read a novel by Margaret Mahy.

Roman Challenge: Read a book set in Rome or the Roman Empire.

Library Challenge: Read a book from a section of the library that you haven’t used before.

Weekly Tasks - Term 4, Week 1

Welcome back to the last term of 2012. Here are this week's tasks.

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 11

Hi everyone - here are the tasks for the last week of Term 3. We've got a pretty busy week with the earthquake drill, the show, and making lolly leis for the school fair, so there aren't too many tasks. Make sure you do all of them to a very high standard.

My poem

Wellington

Wellington is the city I live

Lots of green grasses and leaves

It’s very cold and windy

But I don’t mind

I love it that way

People are kind and friendly

Sweet as my favourite chocolate

I am always looking forward to a sunny day

So I can go out and play

Sleeping in a giant freezer

Wearing a billion blankets

Before in the middle of the night

I am awaken by the sound of the wind hitting the glass of my window pane

But now it’s just like music

Although I have gotten used to the sound of the wind

I still can’t stand the freezing wind crashing into me

My poem is about Wellington. I choose to do my poem on Wellington because it's where I live and it is the only other country that i've been in apart from the Philippines. I wrote how it was nothing like Philippines at start but then i started to get use to it. I choose to do it on Wellington because i really like it here and its where i met my best friends.

Anna

3D Artwork

This piece of 3D artwork was created using some pencils. Firstly I drew twelve straight lines that are diagonal. Secondly I drew the curves inside the columns that I had drawn. Thirdly I chose two colours that that went well with each other and coloured in the curves. Lastly I shaded in-between the columns to give them a 3D affect.

Work that I am proud of

This is the work I am proud of, it is our writing task for week 10. We had to write an essay on a song called 'I will not let you down', type it up onto the computer in a size 12 font (which is quite small) and it had to be more than a page. Mine was about one page and a bit less than a half, but it may not look like it on this post. Enjoy.

I will not let you down

By Sean Donnelly/Don McGlashan

‘I will not let you down’  was written by Sean Donnelly and sung by Don McGlashan. It contains many different ideas and images that could be interpreted in different ways, I will discuss both the meaning and the language features.

The main idea of the song is that someone is trying to get back to their girlfriend. He wants her to know that he regrets the mistakes that he made in their relationship and he wants her to believe it won’t happen again this can be seen when the song says ‘So I row to your isle all that distance reconciled should my arms and shoulders fail put my trust in wind and sail’ this also shows that he will do everything he can to try to get to her even if it drains the energy out of him.

The song has lots of religious imagery, for example ‘carried my cross’, ‘temple’, ‘altar’. 

The songwriter may have been trying to convey the idea that the singer of the song wants to be back with who he is trying to get to so badly that he asks God to help him achieve what he is trying to do.

There are many language features in this song like rhyme, for example ‘fail’, ‘sail’, ‘bind’, ‘mind’, ‘you’ and ‘true’. For the chorus the main line is ‘I will not let you down’ the songwriter was using repetition to emphasize the point that he wouldn’t let her down. Similes were also used in the song like ‘There’s a heart here that beats like a drum’ this gives us the idea that he was nervous that he wouldn’t get to his destination or that he was nervous about getting there and seeing her again. This song also contains metaphors for example ‘an ocean of swallowed pride’ which conveys the idea of that the singer of the song  is swallowing his pride and asking the person he is singing to for forgiveness.

‘I will not let you down’ is a powerful song written by Sean Donnelly that can touch your heart with many possible and deep meanings. The many language features in the song all mean something important and gives the song lots of clues to what the singer is thinking. It contains and gives you a feeling of sadness and regret throughout the song, but it also has a message of love, hope and belief.

By Christine Chow

Art

This artwork is being made by painting, sponging and printing. First, I painted the background blue, then I sponged some of the bits with white paint. While my background is drying, I start drawing my bird for the printing. When the background is dried, I printed 3 birds on my background. I chose black, because it looks betther with blue.

By stephanie

Junah's art

Art

This art work is done with a paint brush, sponge and printing. My focus was on the background more the printing. It is an autumn tree with a picture which is a bird flying over the tree. First I colored the sky I blue. Some bites darker and some bites lighter. Then I started painting the tree in autumn color. I went over the blue so the color was darker at the end of the tree so it looked weird. So I mixed a bit of blue and brown in some bits. Then I let the paint dry then I did the branches. While the paint was drying I drew a bird on a piece of paper. Then I got a thick cardboard and went over the bird so you could see the lines clearly. I chose black ink for my bird because it looks very attractive the blue and red. I rolled over the picture with the ink and placed it on the picture. Then I placed a clean piece of paper over the top. I carefully rolled over the paper with a clean roller.

Then I took off everything and now there is a printing of a bird.  

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 10

Here are the tasks for Term 3, Week 10. Make sure you have everything finished to a high standard by Friday so you can play Hunger Games Dodgeball! If you have any suggestions about improving the game, add a comment.

Spanish country, Panama

This is some work that i am proud of for my reflection.
By Lily

Panama

The Republic of Panama is the most southern country of Central America. The capital of Panama is Panama City which is situated on the coast of the country. Panama was settled by Spain in the 16^th century and was soon partnered with many of the surrounding countries. But the countries all split up. With only panama and Columbia remaining together… but not for long.

Separation from Spain

For the first 80 years after becoming part of Spain Panama was a voluntary department of Columbia. But luckily during the “thousand days of war” between 1899 and 1902 America decided to help out Panama. And by November 1903 they declared independence from Columbia.

The Canal

The famous Panama canal was made between panama and Columbia finally confirming their separation. It was built by the U.S army. An agreement was signed by the U.S and Panama before the end of the 20^th century saying that the canal was officially owned by panama

Fast facts

·       The population recorded in 2010 was 3,405,813

·       The ethnic groups are:

American and Mestizo: 70%   Indian: 14%   European: 10% Amerindian: 6%

·       The total area is 75,517 km sq

Lily

Orange Day Parade

Today our Year 7 & 8 road patrol team joined the Orange Day Parade, marching from Parliament to the Civic Square.

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 9

This week's tasks are here.

Weekly Tasks - Term3, Week 8

Now that production is over and we don't have constant dance practices, it's time to get some work done before the end of the term! This week's tasks are here.

Production!

After months of preparation, our production 'Not Another Fairytale' was held on 29 and 30 August at the Victoria University Memorial Theatre. The show was amazing and everyone's hard work really paid off. 

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 6

Here are the tasks for Term 3, Week 6. Remember if you are in the troop, or have some other time-consuming production role, don't stress about getting everything finished - the production is your top priority for one more week!
However, it would be good if everyone could get their ideas and quotes about the Haunting characters on to the Google Doc, because people can't write the essay until all the quotes are on there.

Swimming Sports!

We had our school swimming sports yesterday at the Cannons Creek pool. There were lots of fantastic performances in the pool, and some great cheering, singing and mexican waves from the spectators. House relay winner: EVANS!

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 5

Here are the tasks for Term 3, Week 5. There aren't that many because we are so busy with things like Swimming Sports, Assumption Mass and ICAS exams. If you are in lots of production practices, you will have to plan your time very carefully this week.

Photo of the day

This is Sophia and Kristina working on their tasks for the week.

Nicole drawing her RE poster this week.

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 4

Here are the tasks for Term 3, Week 4.

Mt Cook Tech

One of the Year 8 Tech classes has been making cars with wired controllers in Electronics. Very impressive!

Sword Sanding

We have been hard at work sanding down the swords that our Mt Cook woodwork teacher made us for the production.

Weekly Tasks Term 3, Week 3

Here are the tasks for Term 3, Week 3. Don't forget - if you are in lots of dance practices and the English and Maths exams, you may have to do quite a lot of work at home. Actors - don't forget you need to know your lines by Friday, as we won't be using scripts during our rehearsal.

Production Rehearsals

Production preparation is well underway. We've been practicing the acting scenes and the dances and we're busy planning costumes and organising props. Here are a couple of photos of rehearsals.

Reading Challenges - Term 3

 Term 3 Reading Challenges

Books can count in more than one challenge. Try to complete as many as you can!

10 Book Challenge: Read 10 books in one term.                                                   

20 Book Challenge: Read 20 books in one term.            

Movie Challenge: Read 2 books that have been or are about to be made into movies.

Animal Challenge: Read a book that involves animals in a significant way.              

Classic Series Challenge: Read 2 books from one of the classic series on the suggestion list.

Friend Challenge: Read 2 books recommended by friends.                                                                 

Fairy Tale Challenge: Read a novel based on a fairy tale.

Weekly Tasks Term 3, Week 2

Here are this week's tasks.

Weekly Tasks - Term 3, Week 1

Here are the the weekly tasks for Term 3, Week 1.

Production Script v13

Hi all - here is version 13 of the production script. There aren't many changes, but can you check it to see if your part has changed at all.

Lily's Holidays

In the holidays My cousins came to go skiing with us and then to go to our bach. We drove to Whakapapa skifeild and started skiing the next day. My cousins were quite good at skiing although they fell over a lot!!! Once we had left the skifeild we drove to our bach and started playing monopoly. Traditionally the boys of our family play monopoly together so we left them on their own and went for endless walks along the beach. Soon our family had to leave and gave us their cold as a goodbye present! we spent the next week of our holidays coughing and sneezing. Oh well!!!

Production Script

Hi everyone, here is the latest and hopefully final version of the script. It's possible that there might be more changes, but nothing major.

Production Script version 12

It would be great if you could memorise your lines during the holidays because we'll need to start practicing as soon as we get back to school. The production is in Week 7.

Remember everyone will be in at least one of the Yr 7&8 dances as well. We'll also need a few people to do some backstage jobs, and we'll sort that out next term.

Have a great holiday.

The Bolgers

Science Fair

Our annual Year 7 & 8 Science Fair was held on Wednesday. Congratulations to all the students who put so much effort into their amazing projects, and special congratulations to our 10 finalists that will go on to the NIWA Science Fair next term.

1st place - Liam
2nd place - Lucy C
3rd place - Lucy W
Honours to Anastasia, Daniel M, Lily, Quinn, Kelly, Fraser and Emily.

Olympic rings!

These are the Olympic rings that we made

By Sophia, Kaitlin and Lily

sorry it isn't the right way around but here is my olympic rings graphic.lily.

Uninvited Guests!!!

His heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn. Maybe we didn’t see the doorknob turn. His parents always told him he had an overactive imagination. But this time he was right. The doorknob turned ever so slowly and the door opened a crack. He dove under the covers, not wanting to see what came through the door. The sound that came next was deafening. It was like a gunshot. But it couldn’t be, there was no one in the room. But how did he know that? He was still under the covers, too frightened to come back up. Heart pounding, he pulled back the covers to see what was coming through the door. What came through the door was indescribable. It really was indescribable because there was nothing there.

By Antonia♥ 

Weekly Tasks - Term 2, Week 9

Here are the tasks for this week: Term2, Week 9.

Kowhaiwhai Patterns

We created some awesome kowhaiwhai patterns to tie in to Maths, Art and Te Reo Maori. All of the patterns had to include rotation, reflection or translation.

Weekly Tasks - Term 2, Week 8

Here are the tasks for this week: Term 2, Week 8

What we didn't see today

Today was a very important day for science, when Venus and earth were lined up with the sun making us see the dot off Venus floating over the sun. But this day like many others was ruined by the weather, and unless you live to be over 100 years old you will never see what you did not see today again.

By Angus

Weekly Tasks - Term 2, Week 7

Week 7 already! Science Fair is getting closer. Here is the task sheet for Term 2, Week 7.

Mushroom and Bacon Risotto

We have been learning how to write formally, clearly and concisely. This week we took notes and then wrote recipes while Ms Bolger demonstrated how to cook a delicious Mushroom and Bacon Risotto.



 

Here is the recipe, as written by Genevieve.

Mushroom and Bacon Risotto

Ingredients:

1/2 T olive oil
1 onion diced
100g finely diced mushrooms                                          

3-4 rashers of bacon sliced
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 cup of arborio rice
A splash of white wine
2-3 cups of chicken stock

A knob of butter
Parmesan

Method:

1. Heat frying pan on a medium-high heat
2. Add oil and onion
3. When the onion has caremelised add the mushrooms
4. Add bacon and mix
5. Cook down onions, mushrooms and bacon until the water starts to disappear and the bacon starts to crisp
6. Add garlic and mix
7. Add rice, a splash of white wine and a drizzle of oil if needed
8. Add gradually add chicken stock, stirring constantly
9. Cook rice al dente
10. Take pan off heat
11. Add butter
12. Season to taste
13. Add parmesan to taste

Serves 3 - 4

Book Review.

The Summoning                                             By Kelley Armstrong
 When 15 year old Chloe Saunders begins to see ghosts everyone thought she was just crazy, including herself.
And all crazy people have to go to a pyscho home so she is sent to Lyle House, a home for disturbed teens.
  “Chloe? Chloe!” Emily’s voice seemed far away, shrill “Where are you?”
“Chloe, Chloe, where you?” mimicked a voice, like Emily’s but not quite.
Chloe turned, slowly.
In the doorway stood an old woman, her face crackling like twigs in a fire, her eyes and teeth glistening in the dark. Then her skin fell away revealing a skull with pieces of blackened flesh on it. The jaw opened, the teeth still glistening.
“Welcome back, Chloe.”
It is all about when she is at Lyle House and she thinks it is just a normal usual home. But then she starts to make friends with the other patients, charming Simon and his menacing, unsmiling brother Derek; obnoxious Tori and Rae who has a ‘thing’ for fire. And finds out she is nothing more than a walking science experiment…gone wrong.    

“You saw a ghost, didn’t you?” he said.
To my relief I managed to laugh “Sorry to break it to you but ghosts don’t exist.”
Derek’s gaze travelled around the room, when he turned around to face me; the intensity in his eyes sucked the backbone out of me.
 “What is Chloe, what do you see?”
“I-I-I d-d-d…”
“Slow down,” he snapped, impatient “What do they look like? Do they talk to you?”
“You really want to know?” I asked him.
“Yeah.”
I leaned up on my tiptoes to whisper in his ear and he bent down to listen.
“They wear white sheets and have big holes for their eyes and they say ‘Boo!’” I glowered up at him “Now get out of my way.”
I like The Summoning because Chloe has to find out about herself and what she is. Before it’s too late and it is also very adventurous, a little bit yuck though (only when it describes the ghosts).

I give it 5 stars.
Also I recommend it for tweens. 
By Natasha

Weekly Tasks - Term 2, Week 6

Weekly Task sheet for Term 2, Week 6. (Especially for Lily.)

Jump Jam

Kids at Jump Jam rocking out to the song 'I like to Move it'.

By Charlotte and Emily.

Photo of the day

Here are some Year 7 friends doing YMCA in front of the drive way gate having a great time.


CAITEPIE

Weekly Tasks - Term 2, Week 5

Here is this week's task sheet: Term 2, Week 5

Book Week

The whole school had a book character dress-up day as part of Book Week. It was very impressive to see the creative costumes that everyone came up with.

The Hunger Games was a popular choice after we read the book earlier this year.

Harry Potter is still a favourite.

Tintin costumes - including Ms Bolger and Miss Bolger as Thompson and Thomson.

Alice in Wonderland & plenty of white rabbits.

Some people are still obsessed with One Direction! And yes, there is a book about them...

A miscellaneous collection of other awesome costumes.

Elsewhere

By Gabriel Zevin

When 15 year old Liz (Elizabeth) Marie Hall finds out that she is in Elsewhere, after a bicycle accident. She first thought it is just a dream, but soon find out it isn’t. After a long trip on the SS Nile ship, she arrives at Elsewhere. She meets Betty. Her grandmother who died at 50 because of breast cancer, who is now a 30 year old woman.

 “Welcome to Elsewhere.” Grandma Betty laughs, pointing matter-of-factly to the large banner that hangs over the pier.

“I don’t understand.”

‘Here, no one gets older, everyone gets younger. But don’t worry; they’ll explain all of that at your acclimation appointment.”

“I’m getting younger? But it took me so long to get to fifteen!”

“Don’t worry, darling, it all works out in the end. You’re going to love it here.”

Understandably, Liz isn’t so sure.

For the first month Liz spend her time watching her family at the Observation Desk. But soon, she finds out it isn’t helping her. She got a job in the Department of Domestic Animals helping the dogs to find an owner. She also meets Owen and makes friend with him. She decides that she is going to do the Sneaker Clause, to go back to earth.
“What makes a person want to go back to earth early?” Dolly asks.

“What do you mean?” Liz replies.

“I mean, it’s all life isn’t it? Why are you in such a rush to get back?”

At the moment, the sun appears in the sky. The ocean splits in two, and the river is revealed.

“Sunrise,” says Dolly. “Time to go. Well, have a good trip!” Dolly gives Liz a push down the river.

It’s a really good book, I recommend it for tweens.

By Stephanie

Book Review

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

By John Boyne

The boy in the striped pyjamas is about a nine year old boy, Bruno, who has to move house because of his dads work. When he arrives at his new house he finds that there is no one his age around. In fact there is no one around at all.

 "But there were no other streets around the new house, no one strolling along or rushing around, and definitely no shops or fruit and vegetable stalls. When Bruno closed his eyes, everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere." 

So one day, when Bruno feels particularly bored, he goes outside to do some exploring. After Bruno has walked for quite a while he stumbles upon a fence. The fence is really tall, and on the other side of the fence he spots a boy of about his age. Bruno walks over to say hello, and the little boy says that his name is Shmuel. Bruno and Shmuel begin a friendship with devastating consequences.

This book is really good, i would rate it 4 out of 5. If you do read it I hope you enjoy it!!

By Antonia :)