Sport Analytic - Year 6 and Seven Sharp

Tuesday after morning tea we were given numbers like athletes in a race. The scary thing was The Seven Sharp Camera was also here. We were challenged to see how well we could do at stretching, balancing, agility, running, jumping and throwing a basketball. We were able to warm up playing a game of capture the flag (it was more like a tail). The winner was the one with the most tails, if we lost our tail we could get a new one. This game was testing our ability to strategise.

Seven Sharp and Sport Analytics - Click here to view on TVNZ.

Sport Analytic - Year 5

Tuesday we had a group of people come and visit the Year 5 to 7. They were interested in what sports we like to play and tested our agility, throwing, running, jumping, stretching and balance. Once the information is analysed they will recommend what sports are best for us.

Utlising the Chromes

To complete our work we had to beg to borrow chromes from other spaces to ensure we could all complete work and share on our blogs.

And this is a big THANK YOU to those who did let us use their devices when they weren't so we could all achieve.

Whakaaro Awards - Winding up Maori Language Week

It was great to see what everyone had been learning through the week. Our seniors were very good at the stick game for E papa waiari and their Mihi. Kingston and Haaki presented our slide show and learning very well too. The juniors shared their scratch art and explain how it was coloured, painted twice and then images scratched out.

Maori Language Week - Part 3

Today I am creating an animation about a Maori Legend using Google Slides and once of the characters in Piskel. What I realised after I had made Maui he was very small.

Now I could use him in the Google slide animation for a Maui Legend. Watch to find out.
He didn't get used but if I had more time.


We also look at some Maori saying this is one that applies to us in Tui Wātea.

Maori Language Week - Part 5

We had to recreate a Maui Myth using google slides to make an animation. I had a lot of fun doing it, I just had to remember to duplicate the slide then move the characters and the sun before adding speech.

Maori Language Week - Part 2

Today as part of the challenge we created a Tour, mine was going to travel all of New Zealand, but it was taking a long time so I had to reduce it to the North Island. There were so many places I wanted to share with the world. New Zealand is an awesome place to visit and live!

The second task I completed was my mihi using screencastify and google slides. Here goes ...

Wow, that worked better than I expected. But I could still do with some practise.

Duffy Role Model Assembly

Thank you Duffy and Mainfreight

Thank you for sponsoring us our books, we really appreciate it. - Demitrious

Thank you for coming to our school and sharing your medal for New Zealander of the Year. - Tinara

Thank you for all you have done for our school. - Kingston

Thank you Duffy for always picking interesting books for us to choose from. - Mrs Mundy

Photo Art - Digital Art Group

As part of Cultural Groups on Monday morning our group is looking at digital art. We started with taking photos and looking at why shots of the sun can be fun but are not always the best.

On this day we noticed the reflections in the puddles from the rain so we collected a range of reflection photos too.



The following week it was raining so we started to trim and place our photos in a way we thought would be interesting to look at.

Then we looked at how we can change a photo, through rotation, re colour and making adjustments to the transparency, brightness and contrast.

Our final week on this project it was a bright and sunny day so we took photos of shadows.

Tongan Language Week

We are learning about healthy eating so our teacher thought we should find the names of healthy foods in Tongan. Some of them were easy as they were like Maori, others were really tricky.

Redhill School Cross Country 2019 - Our Stories

After running Cross country...

we wrote a short story about our day here our some excerpts.

The year four boys were next, I was nervous because it like butterflies were flying around in my stomach. When I started running my tummy started to feel worse.  Then it stopped while I ran.  - Lotoa Y4

"Grr!" My tummy rumbled so loud that my  friend could hear it next to me. I started to get nervous like I had to say a speech in front of the whole school.
Suddenly Mrs Mundy asked for the Year 6 Girls. I walked to the starting line, I wasn't going to run hard out to start because I might waste my energy.
At the starting line was a lot of girls, but I really didn't care. I was worried just about me. Ms Castle finally counted 3, 2, 1 BANG the two blocks smacked together. - Janaya Year 6

When it was my turn to run I was afraid to run the race.
Ms Kereopa said "Go!"
I ran as fast as I could until Elijah almost pushed me onto the road. I slowed down and ended up fourth. - Joshua Year 5


At the beginning of the race I had butterflies. At the end I came last it made me embarrassed. I felt like I never want to run again . I hate running I just have too. But after all I am not the only one who came last. - R Year 5

When the juniors students started racing I was so confident in the little kids. It was getting closer to my turn I was getting butterflies in my stomach. - Te Horakau  Year 5

Father's Day

Thank you to all the Dad that love us and those who act like Dad because our Dad can't be here.



After decorating our cards we all wrote a special message to the person in our life who is our Dad or fill in for our Dad.

Redhill School Cross Country 2019

We had a great day dressing up. Some people from Tui Wātea dressed in red just because it was there (We did not make them!) Pohutukawa received extra house points for their dressing up on the day.

The M&M's nearly melted with the warmer weather.

What Inspires You? - Music

We have used a couple of different resources to help learn these notes. We even learnt rhymes from the olden days used for skipping. Which the children then tried out - Tinker, Tailor...

We fingered the notes with the recorder on our chin a couple of times before we tried to play it. It was tricky trying ot read the notes, it really is another language.

Information Report - Food Groups

North Counties - Futsal Competition

In the Weekend - Rugby

In the weekend I had the pleasure of watching some of our boys playing rugby. It was wonderful being in the right place at the right time. It helped my son had played the earlier game at Karaka.

Information Report - Joe the Carver

We are learning how to write an information report, like a lot of our writing it needs a title. 

 

Photo from Art by the Sea, Joe Kemp.

Healthy Lunches

After visiting the supermarket and discussing what is good for us to eat, where we had to look a the sides of the packets we looked at these charts.

Food For Thought - Day 2

Today we looked at the Ingredients  and the Nutrition information on a packet.
Less ingredients is healthier, the more in the packet the more processed it is.
Top three ingredients have the highest content in the packet. E.g. Raro sugar is the first so a packet of Raro is mostly sugar.

Look for average per 100g
A serving size can vary, so not not always the best option to compare.


Fruit is healthy because of the fibre, when you squeeze it you lose the fibre, so less healthy because still has sugar and no fibre that helps our body to process the sugar.

5 teaspoons of sugar is all the sugar we should have, this affects our teeth.

Some drinks have caffeine, as it makes our heart pumps and keeps us awake. Caffeine also stops the calcium's work to strengthen our bones and protect our teeth enamel.

Food for Thought - Types of Food we Should Eat

Who can remember something they learnt?
 Protein comes from lean meat. - Kingston
Milk has protein. - Tagaloa
Fruit and Vegetables have minerals and vitamins which are good for us. JaSeng
Starchy Vegetables like potatoes, kumara and grains high in energy from carbohydrates.

Can't wait to find out more tomorrow!

What Inspires You? - Marbled Milk

As part of the Kitchen Chemistry we did more experiments - This one was called Marbled Milk the students were fascinated how the colours didn't mix together like they would in a milkshake.

Supporting Principals

To help support our Principal we dress in different shades of green to let her know we thinks she does a wonderful job and we appreciate all the time she puts into making our school the best!

What Inspires You? - Percussion Instruments

Today we take a look at how Music can Inspire us 
and Food can gross us out!

Whetu and Nick - The Quest for the Map the Kite and the Sacred Maunga.

The best part was when Nick was learning how to speak Maori. - Chad
When Nick signalled the ship to with the gun it stun a bird which fell from the sky, then the bird was alive again. - Jordan

I like when Whetu kepe calling the winds name "Tawhiri-Rangi". - Tawhirimatea
It was funny when Nick was learning Whetu name the wind was trying to help him. - Kingston

The lady who was the wind kept teasing Nick and Whetu and it made me laugh - Janaya
I liked how Whetu only spoke Maori and couldn't speak any other language because Nick was the first person she had meet from another country. - Demitrious



The way they used the lights to create the changing background was fascinating. - Dan
I like when Nick created his own wind and the Tawhiri-Rangi moaned I am the only one allowed to make wind.! - Danielle

When Nick pulled out the carrot thinking it would protect him was funny too. - Tinara
The stage was set in a way they could use it for many scenes. - Moala

When Whetu was trying to learn Nick's name she copied him word for word I am Nick." - Malakai

It was create that our whole school and class were able to go.

What Inspires You? - Ice cream

We are looking at how we can use science to make food.

Next week we change over and try the other, I wonder what the probability of having ice all over the floor again is? Or the chance Mrs Mundy will be able to try some this time?

What Inspires You? - Carving, Itching in Clay

What Inspires ME? is our Unit for Term 3

We are looking at what inspires us this term from visual art, carvers, painters, sculptures, to actors, musicians and food. We are finding out about why Maori’s and other cultures carved, painted, created. Who are some of our carvers, painters or more famous actors or musicians? We are even looking at how we can use science to make food.

Who will make the most interesting etching in clay? Will they try to make them look like Hoe Waka or part of a Taiaha?

Reflection Term 2

Writing an Explanation

How to Write Dialogue

After our last writing sample, I notice the attempts to include speech. We looked at how it would look if it was being spoken aloud.

So we drew 2 people talking and added the conversation that would happen at home. Then we looked at how it would look in a story.

We need to remember that speaking does happen in a vacuum. In other words the people are doing something, cooking dinner, playing on the PlayStation....

Each person who speaks what they say starts on a new line.

If only two people are speaking that the third or consecutive lines do not need the tag line 'said Mum.' only the first two need it.

Pyjamas for Winter

Thank you for thinking of us this winter. It is wonderful to go to bed and be warm. It makes it easier to get to sleep so I am ready for learning the next day. Kootuitui and Middlemore Foundation you are awesome!

Mufti For Westpac

Many children wore mufti to help support Westpac Rescue Helicopter, a few attempted to dress following the Aviation Theme. Tui Whanau had a hostess, an astronaut, airforce officer and a few in bomber style jackets.

Winter Sports Day

Kingston - Scoring a goal I kick it between the goalies legs I thought he was going to stop it.
Chad - I thought the rain wasn't going to stop but it did and we had a lot of fun.



Marlie - What a great day, playing other school, when can we do it again? We were meant to play last Wednesday but it was pouring from Tuesday so it was postponed, we wondered if it was going to go ahead. Iwas so happy when it did. As always Mrs Mundy took heaps of Photos. Unfortunately she didn't get any of the Soccer.

Mechanical Hands

As part of our Coding Inquiry we thought we would look at the mechanical hand and how it worked.

We talked about how the string is like our tendons and when they are pulled our fingers move.



Our teacher watched this video for our inspiration.

Samoan Language Week

We have been learning to greet each other and share how we are feeling. Next we want to be able to introduce ourselves.

The Giant Pouatai Bird

 

We had to pick a Maori Legend or Myth leading up to Matariki and read it then we had 3 activities we had to complete and a range of activities we could complete.

I read The Giant Pouatai Bird with a group. they had to share their favourite part using screencastify.
The Giant Pouatai was a mean bird so I created a wanted poster to warn people.

Here is the menu of a meal I would share with the old woman in the story. 

Duffy Theatre - Gaming Magic Bricks

Malakai - Before the show I like the dance off  competition.



Iroam - I enjoyed the part where Duffy was sucked into the game.

Letrae - I like how Duffy could jump so high. He said he had to practise and a key is to lift your knees, to get the power ups.

Stinah - My favourite part was when the actors were dancing.



Tinara - Dismantler pulled the blocks out from where duffy was sitting and he would crash.

Puna - I thought the characters in the story were funny.

Victoria - I like how the Dismantler chasing Duffy, because he had brick/block shaped muscles.



Chad  - I was fascinated by the way they could move the stage for what they needed.

Janaya - I like the way they are able to change their voices for the difference characters such as the computer voice.

Kihira - I like when Sam came into the game and helped Duffy Chicken.



Demitrious - I liked how the Puzzler came out and mucked up the word puzzles.

Mythiah - I like how they use audience participation as I was one who could move a brick.

Natik - I like the way they used the bricks to say GAME OVER.

Mrs Mundy - I like how they incorporated all 3 official languages, Te Reo, Sign and English.

Following Instructions

After reading and playing with string we had to order the instructions to show other how to make string for string games. Then we had to add the instructions to make our favourite shape, the parachute, diamonds, teacup and saucer...


You need: Scissors and a ball of string.
Cut a piece of string that is about 120 cm long
Tie a knot with the two ends of the string together.
Put the ends of the string together.
Put the string over your thumbs.
The tuck your pinkies into the string too.
Using your middle finger tuck it into the string on the other hand,
Do this with each middle finger. 
Tuck your thumbs under the third string
The bottom string on your thumbs lift over the top one.
Release your pinkies from the string.

Pink Shirt Day

It was an interesting Day Dressing Up.  We even did Buddy Reading with our Juniors.

Coding - Through Writing

We had a great day creating a code to write secret messages.

After reading Stefania's Dancing Slippers the children had to leave a secret message for her Dad who had left for war.

After deciding which number to start the alphabet e.g.

A   B   C  D  E   F   G  H  I   J   K   L  M  N  O  P  Q  R...
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1

or A=5 of A=26 (children were working in pairs who had the same code)

We wrote a message then change it into code (this is called encrypting).


It was tricky after we had worked out our message to write the number code making sure the numbers were readable and had space. - Marlie

Working out the secret message was hard to start with especially when number could be 1 and 9 or 19. - Dan

Once I knew half of the message the rest was easier to work out. Demitrious

Coding - Through Math

STEM - Catapults

Then the challenge was to modify the catapult to make it better. Aim straight instead of straight up. (Although this was handy so people didn't get pieces flying in their face)

One part I found tricky was adding the rubber band that twisted around all the craft sticks. - Malakai

was trying to get my catapult to aim straight, more horizontal than vertical so I tried lifting the base of the catapult so it was raised off the table. It still went high with a more horizontal momentum. - Akram

I wanted to aim more accurately so I added more sticks to increase the torque of the spring. It ended up with more power to fling in the object in a vertical direction. - Dante

Heating up the plastic spoon I was able to change the shape of the bucket. Now the object flies in a more horizontal arc. - Paul

We had a lot of fun making a catapult. It was even better when we could change it up I added two buckets. - Josh

Anti-Bullying Pohutukawa Whanau Meeting

(Chorus)
Don't be a bully when you walk through that door.
Don't be a bully…...we don't need that no more
DON’T BE A BULLY

(RAP)
Hey Bullies Listen Up.
Stop Walking Around Thinking Your So Tough.
Walking Around Slapping People On The Head,
It's Time To Make A Stand Yea You Know What I Said.
If You Wanna Stop The Bullying Then You Gotta Make A Change Doesn’t Matter If Your Different Cause We’re All The Same.

Mother's Day Cards