The Learning Pit Reflection

Every once and awhile room 10 does a learning reflection on a subject but we mainly do maths we have to choose an area of maths that we are finding challenging and why and then we decide where we are in the learning pit, The chart above is the same one that we look at in class.

The area of maths that I found challenging this week was problem solving because my buddy and I thought we had the right answer but then realised that we had completely mucked up 
I am confused and still near the bottom of the pit

Strike Percussion Reflection

The Percussion team Strike introduced themselves and the got straight into the first rhythm I could see people around me rummaging for their ears the vibration of the drums shook the floor beneath after about 3 minutes strike had finished their first act and went onto their second Raining in a tropical jungle but first we had to make it sound like it was raining I saw people slapping their legs and making sounds from their mouth and it did really sound like it was raining then I could see the mullet started smashing the marimba after a couple of acts strike were down to one of their final acts the lights turned off and then strike started making a sound with fire by spraying the fire with a fuel of some sort we all went quiet and I could hear the sound of the fire being sprayed by the fuel it was like a very quiet drum that was my favourite. After the performance was over I couldn't hear the person next to me for around 5 minutes  

By Luca                                                I thought it was a great story maybe next time use more descriptive words

Last Friday The percussion team strike  came to H.N.I to perform for us and then we did Y chart to help us plan for our reflection I have also added two photos one of the fire act ad one of Raining in a tropical jungle.

Ko wai au Art Reflection

Ko Wai Au - Reflection/Response

1. In 3 sentences, describe how you feel about your artwork you created?

I feel pretty happy about my art but I wish i had chosen warm colours for my family and 3 special things

2. Describe the colour schemes you chose to use…

For My Family and 3 special things I chose cold colours so my background was warm and my border was cold again

3. Maori motif and designs were an integral part of this artwork. Describe how you chose to use poutama, tapatoru and koru in your artwork… Tapatoru is the maori word for triangle I chose this for my border the korus are my family and for my special things I drew the outline of the special thing and then did a koru design in the centre.

4. What is the aspect of your artwork you are most proud of and why? I am most proud of my 3 special things to me because I think the colours go really well with my background

5. If you could change one aspect of your artwork for next time, what would it be and why?I would make my family and special things warm colours because My 3 special things would go better with warm colours

6. Who is one other person in Rm 10 that you consider did an exemplary job of their artwork? What are your reasons why? I think Keira did a really good job with choosing her colours well so that they all go well together and she smudge her colour really well for her koru                                     

                                               Here’s My ko wai au art.

       Last week we completed our ko wai au art piece and then this week we did a response on our art here's mine

Native NZ Extinct and Living Plants And Willdlife

Last week for inquiry Evan, Adam, Ollie and I got together and put together a google slide about Plants and Wildlife that are native to New Zealand here it is.

My reading activity for Week 5

Buying New Zealand Made?

Vocabulary: Use the text to find definitions for these words. Write your own sentences or find pictures on the internet to accompany each word.

Word	Definition	Sentence/ Picture
Confectionary	Lollies and chocolate soft drinks	Soft drinks are probably one of the most popular confectionary things
Annual	occurring once every year.	The Cadbury Factory has an annual revenue of $42billion
revenue	The amount of money that a company gets in a specific amount of time	The Cadbury Factory has an annual revenue of $42billion
Vacant	(of a place) not occupied; empty.	The vacant factory will from next year be a major reminder of what Dunedin has lost. Hundreds of years of history,
efficient	System or Machine	They look at ways of making more money and making things more efficient.
Multinational	between or among nations; involving two or more nations	Big multinational companies make decisions to improve their componies.

1. List three good things about supporting New Zealand made products.

New Zealand’s economy will raise, New Zealanders can be proud of the products made in New Zealand and it means that New Zealand doesn't lose money because we don’t have to ship it from overseas.

2. How many New Zealanders lost their job with the closing of the Dunedin Cadbury factory? About 350

3. How do you think this would affect families? The community?

The families will lose money, and the community will lose money as well

4. List three bad things about supporting New Zealand made products.They may not make enough money as the big multinational countries and that's all I can think of

5. Do you think it is wrong that big multinational companies are closing smaller factories? Why? Yes because it means that the economy will drop for the town

Choose one of the tasks below…

Using this countdown online shopping link, list at least 8 different items you can buy that are made in New Zealand (use the search button). Watties spaghetti, Cadbury chocolate, Marmite, L&P, Pineapple lumps, whittaker's chocolate, Angkor Milk, Bluebird chips

100 Words Every Nzder should know

For Te reo this week we had to make a toondoo about 100 words every NZder should know here's mine.

Mosaic Magic

Mosaic Magic By Rayma Ritchie

Part 4 Number 1 1993

1. Find 3 google images of mosaic art that inspire you? Where in Hawke’s Bay could you purchase materials and resources to work with this medium?

2. What information can you find out about Frederick Maning - an early European settler on the Hokianga Harbour. He was born in ireland

He married into a maori tribe and

He set up as a trader

3. Pg 23 - what planning needs to happen before the mosaic work begins? -Researching about the person and doing a rough sketch of the design you want

4. How are bodies made? -By sculpting the shapes in lager parts

5. After completing the mosaic, there is one final stage to complete the artwork that her husband does for her. What is this? -Framing the mosaic

6. Have you ever completed any artworks in this medium?- No

7. One question you have for the artist that you are wondering about… - How long did it take you to complete the whol

This is my answer sheet for the book mosaic magic that we read as a group last week

Here's a Clip of Room 10 playing Crab Soccer In The Hall

Last thursday it was raining for PE so Room 10 went over to the hall for a game of crab soccer but first we had some fun relays to warm ourselves up here's a clip of some of the game.

World's Best Natural Rockslide

   

Last week for inquiry every student had to research a tourist destination around New Zealand I chose the rere rockslide near gisborne read the slide above for more information.

Kiwiana Time Capsule

For Inquiry one of our topics was to create a time capsule incorporating pieces of New Zealand

My Piece Of Free Writing About Mountain Biking

Every morning my class does free writing Miss O'B Told us to choose one of our pieces of writing and put it on our blog here's my piece

Feb 28 2017

Mountain biking

Once or twice a week I go mountain biking in the reserve by my house I think it is a great sport because it get your adrenaline going and keeps you fit but it is very dangerous aswell because there are lots of massive jumps and steep hills you have to go down so there is always a chance of me coming off and badly hurting myself.

Once a month if i’m lucky I go up to the esk valley mtb park and that is way more crazy than the place I usually go there are jumps three times the size of the jumps i’m used, big drops and really skinny tracks that have been cut out of a cliff there is a steep wall on one side and usually a 10-15 metre drop so I guess that track make my reserves track look easy. At the end of the day mountain biking is really cool but dangerous at the same time and i am still waiting for my first crash so i’m not looking forward to it.

My Karakia Fotobabble

For te reo Miss O'B gave us this karakia and we had to learn and the make a fotobabble of us saying the karakia here's mine.

My Tiki Tour around New Zealand

  For Inquiry this last week Miss O'B gave us one week to to plan a trip around New Zealand going to 4 places here's mine

Mandarin lesson 1

 On wednesday our mandarin teacher trace came in for our first lesson for mandarin - chinese she showed us this slide with all of the basics of mandarin.