Morse Code - Maths 2019

Math week has begun and Room 4 Maths is going to try to fix some questions this week, including Morse Code. A team of technicians and physicists developed the Morse Code in 1820. One of those who developed a signal code that was labeled after him was Samuel Morse.Mrs. Stone has placed us in five teams. Me, Pisirina, Marika and Trinity are in team four. Unfortunately Trinity was absent today and for this year's college manufacturing Marika was at rehearsals. A few pieces of paper with some issues on them were handed out, each issue was worth some cash. The team with the most money gets a prize on Friday. We also earn Virtual money!

Break out - 2019

This week is Maths week!
We did a Break out game today to even out the points that we have been earning this whole week of school. It was pretty hard because originally there was 4 people but due to some Absence and other stuff, we had only 2 . Eden and I tried our best but the difficulty was set to a high standard. We were the 3rd team to finish and that was good enough for us!

KPMG Term 3 - 2019 Extension

This term the Extension group and a few other students from Team 5 went to KPMG in the City. As you all know this term's topic is "Something in the Water" or "He mea i roto i te wai", so KPMG planned a whole event for us to do that ties in with our theme. We mainly learned about Sustainability. Sustainability of the Environment and Ocean.

We had a delicious Morning Tea and Lunch, made from KPMG's Kitchen Staff. We met Lucy and Susan who are aquatic ecologist. Ecology is a branch of Biology and studies how the plants and animals are connected to their environment and their surroundings. Overall, they make sure that the environment they are living in is healthy and safe for them. 

We later then walked a five minute stroll down to Sustainable Coastlines. The building was quite cozy and had nice, peaceful beach vibes. We looked at photos of some Ecosystems and Land that has been destroyed and is still healthy. We also talked about some products that hurt and help the environment!

We created our own robots from our Maori God we were assigned to. My group had Tangaroa; the God of Sea in Maori Mythology. In Tongan Mythology, he was recognised as the God of the Sky. We had a rubbish product we had to make our robot based around that. Our rubbish tool was Ghost nets. Ghost nets are Fishing Nets left by Fishermen. We made a robot that would swim and pick up any rubbish and most importantly the Ghost Nets. 

I would like to thank KPMG and the Sustainable Coastlines for letting us go there. I learnt many things today and I can't wait til the next trip which is next term! 

Measurement Madness -Maths 2019

WALT:  calculate area, perimeter and volume

Versatile Volume - Maths 2019

WALT - CALCULATE PERIMETER, AREA AND VOLUME

Task Description

This week we are continuing on learning about Measurement. This time we are focussing on Volume. For Level 1 Circles and Triangles were very easy for me as I know the formula of figuring out the Perimeter, Hypotenuse and Area! Level 2 was the Volume of Shapes and that was easy too. The Cylinder was easy aswell because I already know how to find the volume. Level 2 - 3 was kinda hard but easy at the same time. My working and answers are all up in the Presentation. Enjoy!

Smart Relationships - Cybersmart 2019

Task Description
Mrs Collins came to Room 3 Home Room to teach us about some Cybersmart things. We focussed on Smart Relationships. Here is my groups Brainstorm!

MRS GREN - Literacy 2019

Walt - Identify key information in a text


Question 1 - What is the key phrase to help you remember the 7 Life Processes?

MRS GREN is a way to remember the Seven Life Processes

Question 2 - Explain which life process each letter in the phrase represents.

M in MRS GREN stands for Movement. Organisms can move in different ways, pace or way it still moves by itself.

R is for Respiration. Cells release stored energy from food.

S is for Sensitivity. Organisms detect changes in the surrounding environment so they can survive.

G stands for Growth. Many organisms grow in height to a certain age. Some organisms have cells that get bigger while others get more cells.

R in GREN stands for Reproduction. There are two types of Reproduction. Asexual and Sexual. The capacity to reproduce and pass genetic data on their children is reproduction.

E is for Excretion. Excretion is not ONLY pooping, instead it is the process of getting rid of waste from chemical reactions.

N is Nutrition. You can get Nutrition from food. Some organism get their food in other places.

RATE YOUR WORK

Activity	Rating (Self)	Rating (Buddy from group)	Rating (Teacher)
Remembering	4	4
Note taking	3	4

1 = I had no idea what to do

2 =  I needed help to complete the task

3 = I completed the task independently

4 = I confidently completed the task independently; I could help someone else