Kabaddi Promotion

A new game was introduced to the schools through lunchtime promotions. Such a great game; very physical. Great to see some room 14 students taking up the challenge.

Agenda: Thur 30th June

Date: Thursday 30th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 3

Homework:

• Summative task (due on Thursday)
• Character writing paragraph 2 preparation (due tomorrow)
• Mount Multi prep
• Extras for experts:
• Ted-Ed: How food affects your brain
• Sumdog (at an appropriate level)

Reminders:

• Learning Centre
• Teaming

HWOO: Economic Systems

New Zealand Writes

Character Writing Paragraph 2 Preperation

UOI4: How we organise ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

Central Idea An economy affects people and the environment

Lines of Inquiry - Organisation of economic systems - Ways in which trade makes us interdependent - The ethics of trade

Concepts:

Responsibility, Connection

Interdependence, Supply, Demand

Profile Focus:

Open-minded, Principled, Knowledgable

Skills Focus:

Communication, Thinking

Attitudes Focus:

Curiosity, Intergrity, Co-operation, Respect

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives Level 4 Social Science ● Understand how producers and consumers exercise their rights and meet their responsibilities. NZC Level 5 Social Science ● Understand how economic decisions impact on people, communities, and nations.

Agenda: Wed 29th June

Date: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 2

Homework:

• Summative task (due next Thursday)
• Character writing paragraph 2 preparation
• Extras for experts:
• Ted-Ed: How food affects your brain
• Sumdog (at an appropriate level)

Reminders:

• Science
• Tech Arts

Geometry Groups

Geometry
Squares	Circles	Hexagons	Triangles
Ryan	Christian	Juliet	Ting-Wei
Kaelim	Morgan	Jack M	Kyle
Kayla	Holly	Jack D	Jake
Libby	Giorgia	Tiana	Jason
Waimere	Darbie	Aysha	Sami
	Amy	Alycia	Lucy
	Tyler	Annabelle
	Fiona	Dylan
	Damian	Emelia
	Molly

Agenda: Tues 28th June

Date: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 1

Homework:

• Summative task (due on Monday)
• Character writing paragraph 2 preparation
• Extras for experts:
• Ted-Ed: How food affects your brain
• Sumdog (at an appropriate level)

Reminders:

• Teaming
• Dental notices due: Kaelim

Agenda: Mon 27th June

Date: Monday 27th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 6

Homework:

• Summative task (due next Thursday)
• Character writing paragraph 1 (if not done)
• Extras for experts:
• Ted-Ed: How food affects your brain
• Sumdog (at an appropriate level)

Reminders:

• Science
• Tech Arts
• Dental notices due: Kaelim

Exploration and Discovery Summative Task

Now it’s your turn. Choose one exploration or discovery to study in further detail. Examples: this could be a Space Exploration, Land Exploration, or Sea Exploration from any time in history or even in present times. You may present this project as a poster, PowerPoint, a booklet or in any other format of your choice. This project should include all aspects from the unit of inquiry so far including the central idea, lines of inquiry and key concepts. Make sure you select an explorer or expedition that you find interesting and one that you would like to find out more about.

Criteria
Who (form)	Full name of the explorer Birthplace Date of Birth
What (form, function)	What did they explore/discover? What are the positive/negative effects of this exploration?
Where	Where did the exploration take place?
When	When did this discovery/exploration take place?
Why	Why did they explore?
How (change, causation)	How did this discovery affect lives at the time? How does their discovery impact our lives today?
Mechanics	Correct spelling and information
Organisation (creativity)	Project is easy to follow Headings are clear and easy to identify Catches viewer’s attention Images or diagrams are used where appropriate
Information	A bibliography is used to identify information sources used (included pictures and diagrams)

Character Writing paragraph 1 preparation: due Monday

Isometric Drawings

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Agenda: Thurs 23rd June

Date: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Monday is: Day 5 (skipping day 4)

Homework:

• Prepare for character writing (due Monday)
• Summative task (due in two weeks)

Reminders:

• My Student Led Conference time is [time] on [Thursday/Friday]
• No school on Friday
• Teaming
• Focus
• Science PAT
• Dental notices due: Kaelim

Student Led Conference - Support Material

Support Your Child's Learning Pamphlets

Here are some documents for parents and caregivers to help them know how to help their children.

Support Your Child's Learning: By the end of year 7

Support Your Child's Learning: By the end of year 8

TED - Ed Talks

TED-Ed's mission is to capture and amplify the voices of great educators around the world. They do this by pairing extraordinary educators with talented animators to produce a new library of curiosity-igniting videos.

Each week, we will be exploring the opportunities offered by this amazing resource.

Here is a link with all the appropriate level lessons.

Khan Academy

Agenda: Wed 22nd June

Date: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 3

Homework (checklist):

• Prep for Student Led Conferences
• Weekly Quiz tomorrow
• Prep for mount multi

Reminders:

• Free mufti day for Rangahau tomorrow
• School finishes at 2:45pm tomorrow (buses go as normal)
• Student Led Conferences tomorrow and Friday
• Teaming
• Dental notices due: Kaelim

Science Lab 3: Meet the elements

Agenda: Mon 20th June

Date: Monday 20th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 1

Homework (checklist):

• Prep for Student Led Conferences

Reminders:

• Socks must be plain 
• Book Student Led Conferences
• ICT
• Teaming
• Dental notices due: Kaelim, Holly

Hamlet: Act 1 Scene 1 (summary)

Scene 1

The play opens during a bitterly cold night watch outside of the royal Danish palace. There is a changing of the guards: Bernardo replaces Francisco. Soon two more characters arrive, Horatio and Marcellus. We learn that Bernardo and Marcellus, two soldiers, have witnessed an extraordinary sight on both of the previous nights’ watches: the ghost of the former King of Denmark,Old Hamlet, has appeared before them in full armor. On this third night, they’ve welcomed Horatio, a scholar and a skeptic who has just arrived in Denmark, to verify their ghost sighting. Horatio initially expresses doubt that the ghost will appear. Suddenly, it does. The two soldiers charge Horatio to speak to the ghost but he does not. The ghost disappears just as suddenly as it arrived.

Soon after the ghost’s disappearance, Marcellus asks the other two why there has been such a massive mobilization of Danish war forces recently. Horatio answers, saying that the Danish army is preparing for a possible invasion by Fortinbras, Prince of Norway. We learn that Fortinbras’ father (also named Fortinbras), was killed many years before in single combat with Old Hamlet, the now-deceased king whose ghost we have just seen. Now that Old Hamlet has died, presumably weakening the Danes, there is a rumor that Fortinbras plans to invade Denmark and claim that lands that were forfeit after his father’s death.

After Horatio has finished explaining this political backstory, the ghost of Old Hamlet appears once more. This time Horatio does try to speak to the ghost. When the ghost remains silent, Horatio tells Marcellus and Bernardo to try to detain it; they strike at the ghost with their spears but jab only air. A rooster crows just as the ghost appears ready to reply to Horatio at last. This sound startles the ghost away. Horatio decides to tell Prince Hamlet, Old Hamlet’s son, about the apparition, and the others agree.

Received from: http://www.gradesaver.com/hamlet/study-guide/summary-act-1

Science Lab #2: Bunsen burners and atoms

Well done to all those students who received their bunsen burner license. Here is a reminder:



Other videos from our class today:




The Universe made possible by Number Sleuth

Agenda: Fri 17th June

Date: Friday 17th June 2016
Monday is: Day 6

Homework (checklist):

• None. Enjoy your weekend

Reminders:

• Kōrero has been emailed
• Socks must be plain 
• Book Student Led Conferences
• Tech arts
• Science (covered shoes)
• Dental notices due: Kaelim, Holly

Video for Åskollen School in Norway

My brother-in-law, Lars Christian, is a principal at a school in Norway. He sent us a video a class performing a haka in front of an audience (you can see a glimpse of it in this video).

Here is our response (I translated it for the students in room 14, so you will have to ask them what I said).

:)

Agenda: Thurs 16th June

Date: Thursday 16th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 5

Homework (checklist):

• Weekly Quiz (test tomorrow)
• Vocabulary.com: 100 words and LotF
• Prepare for Mount Multi
• Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Ex4Ex: Ted Ed Video: Deep sea wonders

Reminders:

• Book Student Led Conferences
• Teaming
• Focus
• Learning Centre
• Dental notices due: Kaelim, Holly

Agenda: Wed 15th June

Date: Wednesday 15th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 4

Homework (checklist):

• Weekly Quiz (test Friday)
• Vocabulary.com: 100 words and LotF
• Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Ex4Ex: Ted Ed Video: Deep sea wonders

Reminders:

• Book Student Led Conferences
• Tech Arts
• Dental notices due: Kaelim, Holly

Agenda: Mon 13th June

Date: Monday 13th June 2016
Tomorrow is: Day 2

Homework (checklist):

• Weekly Quiz (test Friday)
• Vocabulary.com: 100 words and LotF
• Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Ex4Ex: Ted Ed Video: Deep sea wonders

Reminders:

• Book Student Led Conferences
• Science (B1): bring covered shoes
• Tech Arts
• Dental notices due: Kaelim, Holly

Reading groups (updated)

Dahl	Rowling	Lewis	Tolkein	Shakespare
Ryan	Fiona	Kyle	Tyler	Holly
Kaelim	Annabelle	Aysha	Emelia	Jason
Amy	Kayla	Jack D	Alycia	Juliet
Waimere	Darbie	Giorgia	Dylan	Lucy
	Damian	Jake	Molly	Sami
	Morgan	Ting-wei	Tiana
	Christian	Jack M
	Libby