Everyday Theater!

Everyday Theater!

Today at 9:00 sharp, two young girls from Everyday Theater came to room 7 and had a little bit of fun with us. First thing they did as everyone should do was introduced themselves to us. They didn’t really introduce themselves with their proper names but, they used their names as the places they come from. So, Their names were Stacy and Katelyn and Katelyn is from Florida and Stacy herself is from Sparkles.

We talked as like we knew each other very well, even though we just met them! We continued talking for a couple of minutes until Stacy wanted to get right into the play, so we got straight into the play. The play they acted included 6 different profiles. Here are the profiles we detected.

* Dave - (Dave is the dad and he wears a beanie, and also husband to Maraea. He also doesn’t have a job and he never helps his wife with anything around the house.)

* Maraea - (Maraea is the mum and she wears a scarf, also the wife of Dave.)

* T - (T is Maraea and Dave’s son and he carries a backpack with him all the time.)

* Jack - (Jack is T’s best friend, they have been friends for a very long time and he wears a blue and black cap.)

* Brian - (Brian is a supervisor that works with Maraea, and it seems that Brian and Maraea have an affair going on between the two. He also has a lanyard / tag that says “Supervisor”.

* Becca - (Becca is Brian’s daughter, not only the daughter to brian but also a slave to T, T forces Becca to do his homework for him and she carries a book that has tagging of her name and her subjects all around it.

Those are all the profiles we looked into, and all of them were acted by Stacy and Katelyn. We also had four rounds and four lives. We also had four level passwords. In order to remain in the game, we had to follow the instructions that we were given. The first and most important rule was, No pushing / shoving people.

In the four levels we played, we had different tasks. For the first level, our password was E-V-E-R-Y spells EVERY! We had Stacy and Katelyn act out the 6 different characters but in order for them to become the character we had to swipe them into the game, pause, and freeze them. The play went on and on! Level two: Level two’s password was C-H-I-L-D spells CHILD!

*I forgot the rest, but thats basically what we did for every level. One thing I do remember was we managed to complete all levels and we were also awarded with a ‘Games Master’ badge with a card that also said ‘Games Master’. *

Current Events Reading

Current Events Reading

A number of earthquakes have hit Whakaari/White Island.

White Island is New Zealand’s most active volcano. It is located 48km off the Bay of Plenty coast. There have been 196 quakes in the area since Thursday. GNS Science have said that the earthquakes are getting stronger, and there are fears it may cause a landslide. Twenty-two in the past 24 hours have been magnitude 3 or greater. The largest measured 3.9. Experts are closely monitoring the island.

🤤🍽Food Technology🤤🍽

Sadly it has come to an end 😭. Today was our last day of cooking tech with Mrs Heka. Today all the yr eight students at Glenbrae decided we should make burgers. We made the burgers while connecting, communicating, bonding and also helping each other. It has been a pleasure being with Mrs Heka🤗 for 14 - 15 weeks (I'm not sure). Thank you for being a great technology teacher for our first rotation this year, you have treated us well, thank you for also guiding us through step by step, and last but no least, that you for putting up with our boy's attitude. We had our fun times and also our cooking times. See you some time on Fridays! 🥰

Maya_Cooper (Reading)

Today for reading, We read an article about The last straw (should be included in my slide). We also answered a few questions regarding about the three main characters, Sarah, Vanessa and Mum, but mostly Sarah and mum. We also got asked one question while discussing what we've learnt with our teacher, and the question was "Who is the Victim". I thought really deep about the question and the only name I could come up with was Vanessa. She has been abused, and she was only 3 months old. Here is a slideshow about what we've learnt for Reading / Inquiry in room 7.

Minecraft turns 10 years old

The computer game was first unveiled way back in 2009, with just 32 blocks and a whole lot of wool! Since then, the game has had a massive impact on the world. It has been used in classrooms around the world and even has its own movie. Minecraft is one of the most played games in the world, with around 91 million players using it every month! As part of their 10-year anniversary, Minecraft has released a special anniversary map. It is full of Easter eggs and secrets for players.
HISTORY:
Minecraft first launched in 2009 and was almost called Cave Game! It was created by Markus Persson, and developed by the Swedish game studio Mojang. Minecraft has become a huge success worldwide, with players using pixelated blocks to create buildings, mini-games and whole worlds.

Kiwican Reflection

Today for Kiwican, We had Mrs Piho, One of our Kiwican leaders. First, as always, We got welcomed in to the Kiwican room. After our little welcoming speech by Mrs Piho, We had a little game called 'Dog's tail'. This game wasn't that fun like our usual games, but yeah, I participated. A few minutes later, we talked about our new topic 'Responsibility'. We talked about people, places and things we are responsible for. Later on we played another game called 'Paper ball'. The aim of this game was to be responsible for the ball, the piece of paper and also our team-mates. Last but not least, we played GKQ (General Knowledge quiz) and it was pretty cool because I passed 11 students from room 7 and unfortunately I wasn't master. Everything at Kiwicam was really fun apart from our first game, but yeah. It was a game!

The Dark house.

It was a dark, dark, dark night. The moon drifted across the plain dark blue sky, as clouds covered the moon. The wind whispered, and the trees were swaying side to side. The breeze was nice, but as I walked along the footpath, I automatically heard someone screaming “Help me, Help me”. My heart skipped a beat, I felt like running home but as I tried so hard to focus on my walk, all I could hear was lightning and someone yelling out for help.

I whirled around and saw a dark black looking house. I froze, I couldn’t think straight. My body was in complete shock and I was also completely silenced. I wanted to cry out for help, but I couldn’t do anything but think about what was going on. “Ugh, If I can’t stop thinking about what happened so badly, why not go check it out for myself?” I said to myself. I ran towards the house, and suddenly a shadow went past me and made a *CRUNCH* noise. I felt something running across my arm “Oh shoot, What could be on me?” I said quietly. “UGH!!, It’s a SPIDER!” I jumped up and down, without making a single sound. I walked quietly towards the dark house. “BOO”. I tumbled and yelled out “WHAT THE HELL”. I turned around without even thinking twice, It was my friend Jake. “Jake, what were you thinking, you scared me”. Without a word he hugged me saying he’s sorry.

After talking with Jake about what's happening so far, we thought it might be a good idea to go into the house and find out what’s happening and how we might help resolve things. We walked towards the house in complete silence. “HAHAHAHA”. I closed my eyes as I squeezed Jake’s arm. As we entered the house the laughing continued. “Oh what have we done”.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!

Creating Magazines

Creating a Magazine about the charity Unicef. For those who don't know this particular charity, this charity help kids who are going through had times and they remind those people that they have every right to be free, You don't need to ask for permission, Just live the life you want to remember! If you want to know more about this charity feel free to go on this link - UNICEF *Don't worry, I tried*

KOS Reflection

A quick reflection on our KOS session with constable Paul.

KOS Reflection Today at 11:30 am, a police officer (Constable Paul) came to Glenbrae school to teach all classes about Keeping ourselves safe and how different types of abuses can cause so much effect. First, we talked about how it is very important for people to not touch other genders genitals. Constable Paul also mentioned how we boys go swimming they wear shorts and when girls go swimming they wear a one piece or a two piece. He said it is very important that people respect others genitals and that they never have the right to touch it. Next, He read to us a story called “The Hedgehog”. This story was very sad because it had a lot of physical abuse and family violence. Then, We talked about the different types of abuse including, Cyber Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Abuse, Family Violence and Physical Abuse. We mainly discussed Cyber abuse and family violence. About family violence, we learnt that New Zealand has the highest record and for Cyber abuse, we learnt that it’s all about trust. You can’t judge someone unless you really meet them or see their appearance. Having constable Paul with us was such a pleasure, I’ve enjoyed every moment within the hour and ½ we’ve had with him because in such small time, I’ve learnt so much and hopefully constable Jude will be back to visit us soon.
By: Maya!

Current event reading - Teachers Strike.

Current event reading - Teachers Strike.

New Zealand Teachers have decided to go on strike. Primary and secondary New Zealand school teachers have announce a joint strike. In New Zealand there are two teacher unions. NZEI (New Zealand Education Institute) for primary school teachers and the Post Primary Teachers’ Association for secondary school teachers. The combined “mega-strike” will be held on 29 May. The joint strike will be the largest ever industrial action taken in New Zealand. It will involve almost 50,000 teachers across the two unions. Both groups have been unable to agree with the government on a new deal for their pay. The government has offered a 3% pay increase. The government has insisted it will not increase the total value of its offers, which it said was worth more than $1.2 billion over four years.

Current event - Royal baby (Pt.2)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Meghan said: “He has the sweetest temperament, he’s really calm. He’s been the dream.” The pair also confirmed they will introduce the Queen to her eighth great-grandchild very soon. During the occasion, Archie lay silently. He wore a white knitted cap and was swaddled in a blanket. Archie, who is seventh in line to the throne, was delivered at 5:26 BST on Monday. Here is a photo of Archie, the new royal baby. (CUTE X)

Food Technology.

Today, for technology, We made Brownies. We used a few ingredients and they were all used in the kitchen basically everyday. Here is how we made our brownies.
What you need?:
*Eggs
* Self raising flour
* Sugar
* Butter
* Coco
* Baking paper
* Vanilla essence / extract
Tools:
* 2 measuring cups
* Measuring spoons
* Wooden spoon
* 3 different sized mixing bowls
* Wisk
* A cooking tray
* 1 small knife
* 2 measuring cups
* Microwave
* Oven
Method:
First, get your large mixing bowl and one measuring cup and add 3/4 of coco into the bowl.
Second, get 200g of butter and dice them up into small cubes.
Third, melt the butter in the microwave.
Fourth, add the butter into the the coco and mix until well mixed.
Fifth, get your medium mixing bowl and add 4 eggs into it.
Sixth, use your measuring spoons and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence / extract into the eggs and mix well.
Seventh, get your small mixing bowl and the same measuring cup and add 2 cups of sugar into the bowl.
Eight, use the other measuring cup and add 3/4 of self raising flour into it.
Nine, add your sugar, egg & vanilla extract / essence, and self raising flour into the coco (chocolate) mixture and mix it up all together well.
Ten, Get the your baking paper and add it into the cooking tray.
Then, Add your mixture into the cooking tray and set your oven to 180 degrees.
(Let it sit in the oven for 1/2 an hour or so.)
When your brownies are cooked, take the baking paper off and start slicing them into pieces.
Lastly, ENJOY THEM!

Current Event Reading

Current Event Reading (9th - May - 2019)

Today for current event's reading, I read about how New Zealand placed sixth in happiness survey. The annual Gallup Global Emotions Report interviewed about 150,000 people in more than 140 countries about their positive and negative experiences. New Zealand came in sixth equal for enjoyment. A total of 86 per cent said they had experienced enjoyment the previous day. While 82 percent of Kiwis reported smiling or laughing, we were a little behind Nigeria who scored 91 percent. Only 16 percent of New Zealanders reported feeling sad, compared to 54 percent in Chad, which had the highest sadness score. Taiwan did best in the sadness stakes, with only 5 percent feeling sad.

First session of KOS

Yesterday was our first session of KOS (Keeping ourselves safe). We first talked about assault and abuse. We talked about

* Physical abuse

* Cyber abuse

* Sexual abuse

* Family violence 

* Neglect

* Emotional abuse

These are the main six abuses we talked about. We also had two different topics and both had different consequences. Here is a little bit of what we learnt about. 

Current Event (8th - May - 2019)

Current Event (8th - May - 2019).

THE NEW ROYAL BABY IS HERE!!....It's also a boy. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the news on their Instagram account. The post read “We are pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their firstborn child in the early morning on May 6th 2019.”
What do we know so far?
* The baby weighed 7lb 3oz (3.2kg).
* He was born at 05:26am on 06 May 2019.
* He is seventh in line to the throne. 
* He is the Queen’s eighth great-grandchild.
Harry said they were still thinking about the name. He said they would share it when they make an appearance as a family with the baby boy in two days time.

Current Event Reading (7th - May - 2019)

Current Event Reading (7th - May - 2019)
Messi scores 600th goal for Balcelona. Lionel Messi has scored his 600th goal for Barcelona. He completed the amazing feat in their 3-0 victory over Liverpool in their Champions League semi-final. The Argentinean’s milestone goal was a moment of brilliance. He calmly curled a free kick into the top corner from outside the box.

Current Event Reading 2

2019 duck shooting season has began. Thousands of hunters have turned out for the opening day of the 2019 duck hunting season. New Zealand Fish and Game said it was shaping up to be a good season. The summer encouraging healthy duck breeding in the North and South islands. So far there haven’t been any reports of accidents involving duck hunters and hunters were being reminded to put safety first this weekend. Mountain Safety Council say that about 45 percent of reported incidents happened in the first two days of the season. The event will also run till the end of July this year.

Current Event Reading

Cyclone Fani has torn through India’s eastern coast as a grade 5 storm. Winds gusting up to 205km/h have wreaked havoc. The India Meteorological Department said the “extremely severe” cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was one of the worst on record. Officials have now started to assess the impact of one of the worst cyclones to hit the region in decades. Fortunately, authorities had managed to evacuate around 1.2 million prior to the storm hitting India. This Storm has also taken away 33 lovely lives and in sea, there has been no life lost reported after Cyclone Fani. I just hope that this pathetic cyclone stops anytime soon, and I also hope that India is doing fine and also fighting through this storm. Here are a few pictures showing how much damage Cyclone Fani has caused to the beautiful country India!!
         

    

Current Event Reading

6th - May - 2019 (Current Event Reading)

Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and her partner Clarke Gayford have announced their engagement. As expected, Numerous people around New Zealand have congratulated the couple/pair. The pair first met at an award event in 2012. National leader Simon Bridges has tweeted that he and his wife Natalie, extend their ‘congratulations to the PM and Clarke on their engagement’. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff also tweeted his excitement.

ANZAC Learning

Term 2 Week 1 was a big success, Lot's of learning in such small amount of time. Learning about ANZAC day and WW1 was worth all the time we spent working and collecting data from different sources. To start of the Term, I decided to work on Armistice day / Ending War. With the help of my classmates, Francesca, Candice and Viliami we all contributed and collected as much information as we could about this particular day.  Here is a Google Drawing we made with facts we found out about Armistice day and a little bit about WW1.

Three-Eyed snake

WOW! There has been a Three-eyed snake found in Australia. The three-eyed snake is rare and was found on a highway in the Northern Territory. It was found near the town of Humpty Doo, about 35km from Darwin. The snake is about three months old and is 40cm long when it was found. 

Food Technology

Today was our 11 round of Food Technology with Mrs Heka. Today we decided, Well, Mrs Heka decided that we make travel to France and make some Crepe. *For those who don't know what Crepe's are, they are just like pancakes but a thinner and are made traditionally in France.*. With the help of my cooking Partner we were able to make 5 crepe pancakes, and with the help of Mrs Heka. Here is a guide to how me made our crepe pancakes.
Ingredients:
- Flour
- Milk
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Margarine
Tools:
- Measuring spoons
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 small mixing bowl
- 2 measuring cups
- Spatula
- Wooden spoon
- Crepe pan
- Whisk
Method:
- First, Get your large mixing bowl and add 1 cup of Flour + 2 tablespoons of Sugar.
- Second, Get your medium mixing bowl and add 1 cup of milk + 2 eggs.
- Thirdly, pour your liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix it together till well mixed. *If it turn out thick, add a little bit more of milk until it's very runny.*
- Forth, Get the help of an adult to help you turn a stove top of an oven on. *Doesn't matter the temperature, As long as you will look after the stove top.*
- Fifth, Put a little bit of Margarine and put it into the Crepe pan. When that is done, Add a bit of the mixture into the crepe pan and move the pan around so that it makes a circle that's nice and thin.
- Sixth, When you are done making you crepe's, dish it up and dress it how ever you want.
- Last of all, Enjoy your delicious CREPE PANCAKES!

Te Reo

In term 2, for Te Reo Maori, Rm 7 decided to do word phrases on 4 random images. For these 4 in particular random images, we had to chain link 2 or more ideas onto it. On these images including Oranges, Egg Sandwich, Tonga, and the shooting in Christchurch are some of my chain linking ideas. Here is a Google Draw I made with Maori and English words I had found on the internet (AKA Maori Dictionary).