Maths Time

This morning in maths we investigated the angles of triangles. Firstly I drew a equilateral triangle where I then had to cut it out my triangle then cut  all 3 corners of my triangle and put those little corners onto a straight line on my desk. I then formed all those little pieces together just like a puzzle I repeated the same thing with an isosceles triangle and that to was formed into a mini puzzle on a straight line. While doing all of these measuring of angels I found out that the cut of corners I had all made up of 180 degrees.

Camp Writing For Movie 2015

A collaborative construction of room 8’s experience at Merc 2015

Confidence,Teamwork and Leadership is something that we all learnt at camp while facing challenges throughout the 3 days there. Teamwork was one thing that was most important throughout our 3 days at camp if you are in a team you encourage others to move forward and never give up if they are struggling with the task you were given, and if you never had confidence in yourself with completing the task there would always be someone there to be with you every step of the way. That’s what made camp more fun for me just having people there to be with you. But one more thing that made camp an amazing experience was the opportunities that was given to us all.   

Confidence, Teamwork and Leadership were the key values targeted across the many challenges the intermediate students faced at the Marine Education Recreation Center at Long Bay.

Challenges provide opportunities to grow and facing these sometimes requires encouragement and there  was no shortage of that.  ‘You can do it’ ‘We can do it’ Cheers of affirmation, and laughter echoed representing achievement and pride not just for the individual but for the Team as a whole.

Challenges including those on land and on water, involved Teamwork.  The feedback and support given made us determined to ‘Do our best’ - to be actively involved, and everyone grew in confidence.

What does it mean to be an effective Leader ? How did they help others adapt to face and meet the challenges given Leaders

Leaders have positive can do attitudes, they encourage, support, help build confidence, they are fair, they make decisions for the benefit of the group, show respect and encourage everyone to be involved,they are problem solvers  and team players. Analysing this information demonstrates that there is  leader potential in everyone.

A key objective for camp was linked to our Mission Charism which involved demonstrating  our sense of community and reaching out to support others. Both of which were successfully and repeatedly shown.  

Life provides us with many opportunities, to grow in confidence physically, mentally and emotionally and spiritually make the most the them.

Many thanks to all those who made our experience at Merc one we will never forget.

Speech - Why Reading Is Important.

Speech On Why Reading Is Important

Reading, most kids love to read but most hate it just because they think the book  looks boring. But really, is reading  as boring as we all think? Let me explain.

We depend on reading to help us with any obstacle in life just like school, a job and speaking in public. If there was no one to help us in  reading, then where would we end up in life? Reading is probably the most important subject that we need to learn in school and without it no one would learn anything about our world or the people who make us who we are today. Think of anyone you love to watch, listen to or even read about they all read either paperwork, lyrics or a script for a tv show/ movie. They all had to read so if you're thinking when I grow up I don’t have to read anything well your wrong reading is used in our everyday lives for as long as we live. So don’t think you can’t just read for one day.

Secondly if you think that reading doesn’t help you at all, actually  you’re wrong again reading helps you grow and become more mature than you were before. Trust me, if you keep on reading  maybe a little book a day or a big book that you try to finish by a set time it can really do you good. It definitely helps you in school and what you can accomplish there, it’s just about believing in yourself and never giving up on something such as a book.

For my last reason where would you be if there wasn't any reading? We wouldn’t know how to read the signs while driving or crossing a street,there wouldn’t be anyone to build the houses we live in we especially  wouldn’t know how to speak properly or even do anything in life. There would be nothing if no one knew how to read so do you think reading is important now?

I hope my speech has encouraged you to read more books and to never give up on reading.

Quiz Time!!

Learning Intention: As part of the immersion stage of our inquiry we are developing knowledge and understanding about Antarctica

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Maori Sentences.

Ko te Rapare 30 o te Hongongoi tenei ra

WALHT: LEARN REO THROUGH USING IT IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

Te mahi kai - Preparing Food

Nga Kupu	Te Reo Maori	Te Reo Pakeha
Te Mahi Kai	Preparing Food
Jenny	Homai e Pereti	Pass a Plate
Sam	Anei he Pereti	Here’s a Plate
Jenny	Homai he Paraora	Pass some bread
Sam	Anei te Paraora	Here’s some bread
Jenny	He Pata	Some butter
Sam	He Pata	Some butter!
Jenny	He Tihi	Some cheese
Sam	Anei	Here (it is)
Jenny	Homai te Retihi	Pass some lettuce
Sam	Anei te Retihi	Here’s some lettuce
Jenny	He miti . . . He Tomato . . . He tote	Some meat...Some tomato...some salt
Sam	Anei	Here (it is)
Jenny	He Pepa? He Paraoa ano	Some pepper? some more bread
Sam	Anei	Here
Jenny	Mmmmmmmm he tino reka!	Mmmmmmmm very delicious
Sam	Engari ma te manuhiri tenei	But this is for the visitors
Jenny	Manaakitia o manuhiri i nga wa katoa	Look after your visitors

Te Mahi Kai

Anei he Pereti

Anei he paraoa

Anei he Pata

Anei he tihi

Anei he Retihi

Anei he Miti

Anei he Tomato

Anei he Pepa and Tote

Noah and I are back.

It is the start of term 3 and I am back with my buddy blogger Noah who is from room 2.This is the first picture we took together for term 3 buddy blogging.

Only Child or Sibling?

Who?	What?	Where?	When?
Yourself and your family.	Do you want to have siblings or be an only child?	The World	Now

What’s it like being an only child - having no siblings? This is a question that gets asked by many children around the world, who are not the only child in their family. Those children who have one or more siblings often get annoyed by them and at times wish they were an only child but, really is being an only child as  good as we all think?  Let me explain.

Having a sibling can be very hard.  Some siblings get along very well with each other without any fighting which I would add - from my own experience, is pretty uncommon!   For most of us who have siblings, there are moments when we can  have very negative feelings! Some siblings have been reported as having very negative feelings about their sibling irrespective of their age or their position in the family e.g. being the oldest, middle or youngest.

Having a sibling... is it that terrible? If you're reading this saying NO! nothing about having a sibling is good well, if you really think about it, what would you do without a person to  play with when you’re bored or someone that can stand up for you by telling the person  who might be  bullying you to go away  perhaps before being  hurt, Isn’t that something you would miss?  Consider this,  even if you fight with your siblings everyday you have to make up sometime right?  Having that sibling love is something you would never want to lose or forget but if you're still with the whole only child idea then let me persuade you a little more.

For all those sibling haters and only child wishers that want the whole house or their parents attention all to themselves what would you do if you were all alone in the house with just your parents and no one your age to play with. I’m sure that having all of your parents attention would  be awesome but think about the bad things as well.

1.You don’t have anyone to play/talk with except your parents who you sometimes don’t want to talk to about your problems.

2.You won’t have anyone to make you feel better when you're going through problems your parents won't understand.

3.Who will help you with haters that you have in your life either at school or at sporting events?

Not being an only child allows opportunities to learn from your siblings and for you to support them (if they are younger).

These are just some reasons why having siblings  can be a great experience. When it comes down to it, we can’t choose to be an only child, that is not our choice to make.

Make the most of your family.