Angles

 Today in maths we had to create a slideshow about different types of angles. There are many different types of angles that we found on the slideshow. On the slideshow, we have to do put pictures of what angle it is on the slide. Here is the slideshow.

Clowning

 Hi, guys today I'm writing about what we did last week. We did some clowning in the theatre. Clowning is basically being a mimic and mining things. Something that I think about clowns is that they are ugly. For clowning, you basically pretend you trip over something, pretend to get hurt, be dumb, and act like a child. Sometimes they look like clowns or just have white paint on their faces while acting. We also watched some videos about clowning.

Women Suffrage - tic tac toe

 Yesterday in Nga Tangata we started looking at women suffrage. The group I am in has to read 3 articles about Kate Sheppard. After we read the articles we have to do an activity. The activity is a tic tac toe(do 3 in a row). I asked my teacher if I could do a Kahoot with my friend about women suffrage and Kate Sheppard. The other tasks I did were list 2 things you're learnt from the text and your opinion about the text. Here is the work I did(not the kahoot). 

Science - Yeast Alive Film

 Today in science we are doing Yeast Alive Film. On Thursday we are making ginger beer. Yeast is alive in a hibernation state. Yeast is a fungi. The experiment we are doing is with a bottle, yeast and a balloon. We have to get into groups of three.

Experiment:
Here is the yeast experiment with a bottle, yeast and a balloon. The experiment is done in 3 bottles. Let's see what happens after 20 minutes.

Aim:
To look at how yeast is used in foods.

Research:
What effect does sugar have on yeast?
- The chemical reaction between yeast and sugar produces ethanol and carbon dioxide.

What is fermentation?
- A simple way of an expansion of fermentation is that it is a chemical reaction. 

What are 3 foods/drinks that have yeast?
1. Bread
2. Ginger beer
3. Crackers 

Equipment:
- Spoons
- Kettle
- Bowl
- Beaker
- Cloth sieve
- Funnel
- Plastic Bottle

Materials:

Bug (groups of 3)

- 50ml
- 1/2 tsp to active dried yeast
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger

Ginger beer (for 1 litre)

- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1L cold water
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp ginger beer bug.

 Method:

1. Ina large bowl, put sugar and cream of tartar, then add the warm water.
2. Stir to dissolve the sugar before adding the cold water.
3. Add the ginger beer bag to the large bowl of cold water.
4. Stir well and then pour into your clean bottle.
5. Label your bottle with your group names.
6. Place all the bottles in the class container.
7. Store in a cool, dark place for one week before drinking.
8. Make sure you open the bottle in the kitchen sink as it might overflow. Open the cap bit by bit to allow the air to escape. 

The ginger beer must be dunk over the 6 days.

You must provide your own bottle.

We wanted to see how yeast was best activated. To do this we used 3 conical flasks, a teaspoon of yeast in each one, some warm water in each one and some sugar in one flask. We then put a balloon on the top of each flask. We found out that the flask that had the yeast and sugar inflated the balloon. It showed that when yeast has sugar it activates and creates a case called carbon dioxide gas.

Women Suffrage

 Today in Nga Tangata we are learning about women suffrage and Kate Sheppard. I have learnt about women suffrage before. We looked at some videos about Kate Sheppard. After we watched the videos we shared back with the teacher. Then after sharing with the teacher we have to define some words in our own words. After we did that we have to do a comprehension. The comprehension is about women suffrage. After we read the article it came with we have to answer some questions. Here are the definitions and the answers to the questions.

Definitions:
Parliament: Parliament means a group of people in the government. 

Suffrage: Suffrage means wanting the right to vote.

Convince: Convince means trying to make someone do something/agree. 

Prohibitionist: Prohibitionist is someone who prohibition.


Answers:
The year that Maori men could vote is in the 1867s.

The reason why men thought women should not vote is because they thought they should be in the kitchen, keeping the house clean and looking after the kids. Another reason why they thought women should not vote is because they thought women should stay home and cook

The statement drinking their wages means that the men would go out the spend their wages on alcohol.

The WCTU help the poor by visiting hospitals, prisons and also setting up a soup kitchen to help men not spend their wages on alcohol.

The main forms that they used in their protests were giving out newspapers, leaflets had meetings and also held huge protest gatherings with inspiring speeches. 

The reason why she is on our 10$ note is so we can remember her and what she did. 

Using Images With Permission

 Today in Tuhura we are learning about using images with permission. We had to watch a video about how to get pictures that are free to use. After we watched the video we have to do an activity. The activity is making a drawing of all about you. The way you can get photos for free is by searching for whatever you want. After you search for whatever you want, go and click tools on the side and then click usage rights. When you click usage rights you go and click creative commons licenses. The reason why it is good to use them that is because you won't get copyrighted or get a fine. Here is the work I did. 

I didn't know who to do for my hero so I just did a person I watch

Soviets Declares War On Japan; Invades Machuria

 Each week in Wānanga we have to do a task. The task is what happened on that day. I choose to do for the day is 8th of August, I choose to do it when Soviets declares war on Japan. I choose to do it on slides. I went on slidesgo and got a template to use. I haven't used slidesgo before. We can choose what site we do it on. Here is my work.

Masterton - Part 2 Snowing

 Today in Wānanga we have to do a 200-word challenge. The reason we have to do a 200-word challenge is because it started snowing. For the 200-word challenge, I decided to make it another part of the Masterton/Mather story. I did 202 words. Here is part 2/writing and a photo of what it is supposed to look like. 

It was a very cold day in Masterton. Everyone wanted to stay inside and not go to school. If you were home you would have your fire on and having a hot drink. I had to go to school though. It was close to period 2. There were light showers throughout the day so far. Some of the showers were rainy and some of them were light snow. When it was period 2 there were also other light snow showers but then it was actually snowing. In Masterton, it rarely snows here so this is a one time experience. The last time it snowed here was around 9 years ago. Everyone at the school I am going to goes out to see the snow if they are allowed to. I didn't go out to feel the snow but I did see it. After it finished snowing it was clear for a bit but then there was light snow. Soon the light snow stopped and it started to rain. In between the rain, there were bits of snow in it. When it was raining the sun came out. For some reason, you can see the sun but it is raining with light snow.

Music

 Today in music we are doing the 1980s decade. Last week we did the 1990 decade. Each week we have to do a decade slide. On the slide, we have to put some popular genres and also some popular songs/artists. If we put all of them down we have to put what the fashion was like in that decade. This week we learnt what a string instrument is. To play a string instrument you have to strum/pluck the string/wire. Here are some names of string instruments. Violin, viola, guitar, cello, harp and double bass. The month is New Zealand music month. This week we got to go into the music room and play the ukulele. This week I learnt how to play a part of the ukulele. We have to tell you the parts of a ukulele. Here is a photo of what the parts are and a video of an 80s song. 

Matariki

 Today in Maori we are learning about Matariki. Matariki is Maori New Year for all New Zealanders. We have to tell you three facts about Matariki. There are 9 stars/sisters but there used to be 7 stars/sisters because 2 of them were faint. Matariki is a cluster of stars. Matariki has many different names around the world.

Kiwi Innovators - Woman Voting

 Today in Te Ao Whanui we have to do another reading comp. The one I am doing today is Women Voting. I have done Women Voting before so this one is easy for me. After we read the article we have to answer some questions. Here is the answer to the questions. The only white land-owning man could vote. Kate Sheppard thought it was unfair that only men were allowed to vote because women were not intelligent enough. The Suffrage movement got women to be able to vote and make New Zealand first to make women vote. Australia was the second country to allow women to vote. The first Women MP was Elizabeth McCombs, and she was elected in 1993. Kate Sheppard is on the 10$ note. After we did the questions we have to make a video with 5 facts about Kate Sheppard and the suffrage movement. Here is the video.

Silde The Corner - Fast Finish

 Yesterday in wānanga I finished doing my fast finish for slide the corner. The fast finish task this week was to do something you haven't done yet. Since I didn't want to do any of them, I choose to design a rally car. Here is the rally car.

Maths - Moanas Time

 Today in maths we have to do another problem solve question because we finished last weeks one. The weeks one is about time. We have to write a paragraph about how we found out the answer. Here is the paragraph and a photo of the question. I and Alexia worked together on the problem, we decided it would be the best thing to figure out how many days were in May, may has 31 days in it, but since she set it on the last day of April it would count as one more day on 31, which means we have 32 days. We then worked our 32x11 and we got 352, this was useless but we still did it anyway. I worked out that over 7 days she will lose 1 minute and 17 seconds. We also decided that it would be better to find out how many weeks were in May and there are 4 weeks. We then did 7x4 and worked it out which is 28. We then figured out the time which we found out it was 5 minutes and 8 seconds. The ending time will be 12:54:52.

Te Ao Whanui - Pa Tuwatawata

 Today in Te Ao Whanui my group jetboats had to read a book called "Pa Tuwatawata".  After we read the book we had to have a discussion but not everyone is finished reading. Since I finished reading I have to answer some questions. Here are the answers. The purpose of a Pa was they were built to protect their kainga, some Pa didn't build for permanent use but often had food stores in them. Pa offers an advantage for Maori over the British superpower. Some features of Pa is that it has houses, pits for storage, storehouses, lines of human-made stockades. Stockade is a barrier that is made out of wooden stakes that are built for defensive. Earthworks are barriers and protections moulded from the land. Rangatira is a high ranked person. Pekerangi is kind of like a wall but not really, it made out of thin manuka and tupakihi. Some of the advantages Pa offered against the British superpower were that there was a double layer of palisades made from tree trunks and harakeke padding, an underground rua connected by a network of tunnels, stepped trenches were made 1.8 meters deep and trenches provided hidden firing positions. After we did the questions we have to do another worksheet. On the sheet, we have to compare and contrast. Here is my work.

Slide The Corner - Character: Fact Or Opinion

 Yesterday in Wānanga I finished reading chapter 6 - 7. After we read chapter 6 - 7 we have to do a character fact or opinion. The character we have to do is the main character, Greg. We also have to say what is the same and what is different from us. We have to make a copy of a doc and then we work on there. Here is my work.

Chinese Zodiac

 Yesterday we had to choose a activity from the Chinese new year zodiac. There was 8 activity's to choose out of. I choose: each animal in the zodiac has special qualities. Can you find out what each one represents? Include the information on your slides. Here is the slideshow.

Playing To Win - Chapter 5

This week we only have to read one chapter because Monday was ladour day. Today we have to create a question for Friday discussion. Chapter 5 had a thing we predicted something that happens. The chapter had a big change of seen and there was a big seen that came really fast and left fast. My favorite part in the story so far is when Denny helped the man out. My question is: What is your favorite part in the story and why? What do you think cussed the car crash for Alice's brother? and Why?

Following Gold

Today I finished my work early so I had to read poem. After we read it we had to answer some questions. The poem was called "Following Gold". Here is my work.
I think the poem is telling you a story about the way to go to get gold. I think they are feeling curious about what's going to happen next. I think this is meant to tell you that it is an adventure.

Gold Rush

For the past 2 weeks we have been doing stuff in hurumanu 1 about Gold Rush. We had to watch videos and read article to learn about what happened. The videos we watched were called "Shantytown Heritage Park – Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand" and "Hunter's Gold". Here are the videos link Shanty Heritage, Hunters Gold. We had to do a DLO that have 4 facts about mining and 4 facts about Chinese people in mining. Here is my work.

Chinese People

1. In 1866 there were less than 200 chinese miners in Otago
2. Chinese miners followed one of three major religious beliefs - Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
3. Some Chinese miners smoked opium before they came to New Zealand. Other miners took up the habit because they were lonely and/or hungry - opium is an appetite suppressant. It is estimated that 10% of Chinese miners were addicted to opium and 60% smoked it occasionally.
4. During the early 1800s many people from the Guangzhou province in Southern China lived in poverty.

Mining

1. It takes a long time to learn how to do it properly.
2. It is very dangerous to Mine and if it's not properly checked the dirt could come collapse and fall on you and you could die if you don't have an emergency exit or get out quick enough.
3. You need hammers and chisels with pickaxes and shovels. Minecarts are used to move ore and other materials in the process of mining. Pans are used for placer mining operations, such as gold panning.
4. You can earn lots of money from mining but it takes time to find the gold and you need the right equipment.

200 Word Challenge

Today we did something new. It was the 200 word challenge like 100 word challenge but more words. I did more then 200 words because I had to much ideas. Here is my work.

Today was a really good day. The sun was out, the wind was blowing and keeping us cool from the hot sun. It was a good day until…   my friends left me over a rumor. I don't know what the rumor was but it has to be bad because they are always by my side and they didn't ever believe rumors.I was walking down the street and found a piano. I walked up to the piano, it was as beautiful as a sunrise. I sat down on the set by the piano and opened it up. It was brand new but why was it out in the middle of the sidewalk. I put my hand on the cold keys and started to get the riven of the keys and connect with it. I started playing my favorite song. While I was playing it felt like I was meant to find it. My hands were playing. I wasn't in control. The piano was in control. It made me feel free to do whatever I wanted to do. Even though it was a bad day the piano just made it way better than it was. It felt like my life was complete, nothing could get in the way now. Even on bad days and when I lose my friends I can still make more. Everyday was an amazing day from that day on. My parents died the next day but it was still a good day even though we cant spend any more memories. They are still in my heart even though they are gone. I played my parents favourite song on the piano in front of everyone at the funeral. Everyone loved it.