Rippa rugby

My year 7 reflection and year 8 goal

My Current Events Summary

Chimp in space writing

Chimp in space-Chimp's perspective

My heart is beating hard against my chest. I have a tear slowly making it’s way down my face. I feel a rush, of a mixture between excitement and nervousness. On one hand I can not wait to be reunited with my family and on the other I am scared that my family has forgotten me. For a while I wonder about how they might react when they see me. And then for the first time in 65 years I see my home, as it slowly gets closer. I see the vast oceans, the many lands where some of my best memories lay. I can not hold back my joy. I am drowning in my emotions. I can not wait to see my family again.

I feel like my stomach is coming up my throat. I feel sick. Why? It’s all gone. Forever. Never again would I see my family. I feel utter despair. I look around I see what the world has become. I look down I could not suppress it. I felt so alone. My heart is broken, never to be repaired. And then a tear trickled down my face.

Marine Ecosytem

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Term 4 goals

Wonder Questions

Say no to 13 to 17 year olds voting

Literature Circles

The Hobbit

Queer Lodgings

My job

For the passage picker choose 1 passage to share with the group. Here are some ideas for why you might pick a passage. The passage could be well-written, funny, thought-provoking, confusing, surprising or it could have good dialogue, set a mood or show a trait in a particular character. Be prepared to share your passages with the group.

Passage

They heard his voice come faintly: “Goodbye! Be good, take care of yourselves-and don’t leave the path!” Then he galloped away and was soon lost to sight. “O goodbye and go away!” grunted the dwarves, all the more angry because they were really filled with dismay at losing him.

Social dancing

Photos from Science

GRAVITY and FRICTION








MAGNETS

Describing the 3 protagonists of the novel 'Trash'

Trash

Comparing change makers

Term 2 reflection & goal setting

Te Tinana - The Body

In Te Teo today we learned the different body parts names. This diagram shows the different parts of the body's names.

My Explanation on the Brain

My character description

My Dad

My dad is quite tall. He has black hair with some grey in it. He has trusting chocolate brown eyes. When you look at him you immediately know you con trust him.

My dad is really nice. He loves to go on day trips to go walking. He is thinking about a few day walk. Where we would stay out there!He also likes traveling. I sometimes take my dad on a bike ride and I lead him somewhere. He usually asks, “Where are you going to take me?” Then we usually end up changing the route I had planned.

My dad is an emergency doctor. He works in the emergency hospital. He helps save people’s lives [well it is not always that serious]. He also helps trauma patients.

My dad likes  a lot of things but some of his favorite things are walking, biking, running, basketball, Top Gear, football, golf, and of course me  and my family. Another good thing about my dad is that he is pretty funny.

Jenny Hessell

HAUORA

Extension Math Percentages

My reflection on term 1

I think that I made progress in my math with a wider variety of problems I really do think that extention math has helped me progress further.

I have enjoyed a lot of things but the things I enjoyed the most was, Tech, extention math, choir,  and Te reo.

I found extention math a little bit of a chalenge because I was leaning new things.

My goals for term 2:

1. To reach year 9 leval math

2. To reach year 10 leval for reading

3. To get my academic gold

4. To get 3 different golds

5. At least 1 star

6. To read all the books about the human body in the library

7. To jump at every opertunity that comes my way

8. To try my best at everything

Te Reo

LI: To greet others and how they ask how they are.

Kia ora- Hello/ Hi

Kia ora, e hoa- Hello, friend.

Kia ora korua- Hello you two.

Kei te pehea koe? - How are you? [To one person]

Kei te pehea korua? - How are you? [ To two people]

LI: To respond to greetings.

Kei te pai- Fine.

Kei te pouri au- I am sad.

Kei te hiamoe au- I am sleepy

Kei te harikoa au- I am happy

Kei te hiakai au- I am hungry

Kei te makariri au- I am cold

Kei te riri au- I am angry

Kei te mauiui au- I am sick

Kei te wera au- I am sick

LI: Maori idioms

E ki ra - is that right/ you don’t say

Aroha mai - Sorry!

[ This next one is not an idiom]

Me haere tatou - We should get going

My Nga Mihi

My Character poem

Character poem

My Mother

The sweet touch she sends out, sends  warmness everywhere she goes.

The comforting snuggle she gives me each night.

The heart warming feeling when she gives me a hug when I am sad.

She is like that.

The  sweet smell of flowers fills the air when she is around.

The aroma of a wonderful healthy dinner when I come home.

The fragrance of fresh flowers as I come in the door from the freshly cut flowers she cut.

She is like that.

The sound of a warm welcome.

The gentle tone of her voice.

The sound of oatmeal on the stove that my mother is making for my sister.

She is like that.    

This is about my loving and caring mother.

Dawn Sandleback.

My Poem

You’re probably gonna beat me

Yea right I’m thinking

Why, why do we have to have athletics

I see people ahead of me, I look to the side and I see people putting water on their faces, wait what

While I am way behind

[Why can’t I be good at athletics?]

I hear people cheering for others I hear MY name occasionally

I feel exhausted, breathless, like I have just had the life suked out of me

OFFICIALLY THE WORST DAY EVER!

Ugh! Is it over yet?

Skydiving

“I can not believe you got me into this!” I was frightened as the plane steadily rose up into the air. I was even more frightened when I looked out the window. I thought wow I can not believe I am just to jump out of this plane and free fall until I open the parachute. I wondered what will become of me? Is this what it feels like to be at near death? But I guess I’ll do it I though. It was time to jump, I did not know what to think I didn’t want to jump but I had no choice since I was hooked to my eager friend Milou. I was in the front and when she jumped, it made us go spiraling rapidly down to earth. As we descended I wondered if this is what dying feels like. Then I felt this sudden warm feeling spread through out my body I loved it, it felt magical. I was flying, it was wonderful. Then we had to pull the parachute I was reluctant to pull it I loved the adrenaline rush running through me. As we slowly drifted back to earth I said to myself maybe Milou was right. Skydiving can be fun. When we reached the ground I told Milou “Thanks I really enjoyed this.”  

My recount of a memorbale moment

Moving to New Zealand

AHHHHHHH! I hear my sister screaming, my head is spinning. “Huh?” Is all I could say.

I hear my dad yelling my name, I thought, what does he want as I sat on my bed up on the top floor in my bedroom. “ What do you want?” I yelled down the stairs. “Please come down into the office,” my dad yelled back up the stairs. “ Why?” I yelled back. “ Just get down here,” he yelled in a tone  I knew very well and I knew that it was serious. So, I came down from my room wondering what the heck he wanted.

When I reached the office I put my ear to the office door. I suddenly jerked back when I heard my dad say “ Come in Maggie.” I open the door slowly. I remember walking into the office and sitting down on my dad’s lap and asking my dad why he wanted my sis and I. “I want to talk to you about something.” “ lets go into the living room,” my mother suggested.

When we had all comfortably settled down my dad finally spoke, “So, did you guys want to move to New Zealand?” AHHHHHHH! I heard my sister screaming, my head was spinning. I felt like a fish above water so clueless on what is going on, lightheaded, like I could breathe no longer.

“So, do you think a family vote will be fair?” My dad asked. In different ways we all said absolutely. We had a family vote and we all voted yes, and then I asked my dad what about all my friends how would I contact them? Would I be home schooled? I asked my dad these questions and  lots more.

And after all of last year and the start of this year I still don’t regret moving here. I really enjoy it here. Even though it was a big change I really love it here. And even though I miss home and all my friends and family there, I absolutely love it here too.

"Boy" By Roald Dahl summarise & visualise

Roald Dahl was on his little tricycle riding along on the road and an older kid passed by speeding down the hill without his hands on the handle bars. At exactly that moment in time all he wanted was to do exactly that, speeding down the hill with a cool hat on and not holding on. If someone asked him right that second what he wanted do when he got older he would have said that he wanted to do that and if they asked him if he would want do something else. He probably would have screamed NOOOOOOOOOOO!

My Bio poem

Marguerite

Friendly, fit, fun, and smart

Daughter of Dawn and Brad Sandleback sister of Anna 

Sandleback

  Lover of animals, family, and sport

Who feels exited when my friends come over, magical when I

 perform, and happy when I go to see my family

Who needs my bffs to look out for me, my parents to love and 

care for me, and math to entertain me

who gives to homeless shelters, animal shelters, and special 

children hospitals

Who fears bugs, Mcdonalds, and heights

Who would like to adopt a child when I am older, to get another

 dog, and for all people to realise the importance of the earth and

 each other

Who comes from Little Chute, Wisconsin, America and lives in 

Havelock North

Sandleback

7 things about me

Who I am