Art Exhibition

Hi Bloggers, my name is Nicholas and a few days ago our school had the art exhibition and I wanted to share my piece of art with you guys. I also made a slideshow about it so I will show you it here it is.  

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 The easy part was making the background for the fish. And the hard part was paper macheing the fish because you had to keep laying it for ages .So now you know (hopefully) how I made my fish and maybe try to make a piece of art. 

Matariki

Hi bloggers my name is Nicholas. I have got facts about Matariki. Sadly I didn't make an DLO so I have got some facts about Matariki. Happy Matariki to all those who celebrated and enjoy! 😀.


1.Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known in English as the Pleiades.  
2. The word Matariki can be translated into English as eyes of god or little eyes.
3.Traditionally Matariki was a time for remembering the dead and celebrating new life.
4. Matariki is a star cluster not a constellation. 
5. You can see matariki for yourself. 
6. Matariki has many different names around the world.
7. Many people speak of the seven matariki stars as a mother and her daughters
8. Matariki was used by the crews of voyaging boats to guide them across the pacific. 

Designs Of A Waterproof House

Hi bloggers, my name is Nicholas and I have got another thing to show you.  In reading we had to design a waterproof house. It was part of our reading activity (the main focus was summarising and synthesising). The design had to have some features, such as it had to be high and also we had to have some features from a book that we read called 'Building for the Future'. Let me show you my work.  

I really enjoyed this task and hope we can do more things like this in the future. If you liked my work please comment and also give me feedback. Bye! 

Tiritiri Matangi

Hi guys so we went to Tiritiri Matangi. If you don't know what Tiritiri Matangi is it's a wildlife sanctuary with lots of endangered animals . Tiritiri Matangi  lies in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, 3.4 km east of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula in the North Island and 30 km north east of Auckland.
It was a really cool experience and I really enjoyed it. We went there because it was part of inquiry. Our inquiry topic was endangered animals and how can we try to save them? My highlight would be when we saw a black robin those are really rare and also we saw a rare duck I forgot the name. If you would like to visit the site here it is http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/
and also here are some photos.

  

Des Hunt Visits Waikowhai Primary

Hello my fellow bloggers today des hunt visited our school if you don't know about him here is A little paragraph about him. Des hunt is A well respected educationalist and teacher and he has written A series of successful environmental adventures for 9-12 year olds. He lives in Whitianga, NZ and taught at the Mercury Bay Area School. Here is what he showed us.

1. Saw some of his books that are not printing.
2. He showed us the way A story goes.
3. We could buy some books if we wanted to.
4. He told us how he became an author.
5. He is good at chemistry.  

My favorite part of the presentation was when the balloon exploding and it was my favorite part because it was loud. I think it was important because the eels never stopped growing and I think he was trying to make us know how the eel never stopped growing.  

Now that I have seen this presentation I will read more des hunt books and try to be more creative like him. 


  



 

Skink Gully

Hi Bloggers, A Few Days Ago We Started A Book Called Skink Gully It's About Central Otago's Searing Summer Has Been Long And Brutal. And Yet Somehow The Sheep And Smaller Creatures On Stonefields Station Have Survived. That's Until Garth Fischer Arrives, Along With His Gun And Plans To Change Things In A Big Way. So Yea Im Not Going To Spoil It But If You Want To Read It Here Is The Picture And Its By Des Hunt A Famous Author. I Think Its A Really Good Book So Far And I Rate It 8 Out Of 10 So You Should Read It.  

 

Anzac Day

Hello my fellow Bloggers i'm back and I got something special for you. It's about Anzac day. i'm pretty sure you know what Anzac day is. If you don't know let me explain. Anzac day is about the New Zealand And Australian Army Corps that served our country in WW1 In gallipoli, Turkey. This event is celebrated in Australia as well. We have dawn parades and memorials to remember the people that gave their life for us. Here are some photos. 

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Welcome Back To 2018

Hello there, welcome back to my blog. How was your holiday? Mine was great. Anyways this is my first blog post of 2018 so I wanted to show my face and I have got something for you.

So that "something" I was talking about is an DLO. An digital learning object.

that we did about the Kawa of Care

 (which is when you have a Chromebook their are some rules you have to follow).  My one was about passwords and here is my DLO. Hope you enjoy as always 😀😀😀😀🙂🙂🙂 BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Wheels Day

Hi Blogging world. This Monday, we had a Monday fun day there was a water slide, a swimming pool and we also could bring our scooter, bike, skateboard and roller skates. The water slide was really big and long so that meant we could go really fast.  The pool was very warm so that meant we could relax while it was warm.

 Here Are Some Photos
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Best Part Of My School Year 2017

Hi blogging world so this week our teacher told us that we had to write about what was our favourite part of the year so I thought about it and I found out that my favourite part was athletics day. Because I am not fit but I enjoyed the running and the high jump. For me it was fairly easy and for others it was hard. But at least I made it to the final at sprinting. What worked was I did my best and what didn't work was my parents weren't there to cheer me on but at least I tried my best

Here Are Some Photos
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Thinking Hats

Hello blogging world. So today we were asked to make a blog post about our Debono Thinking Hats about the gala day to see this my previous post we had to make a white, black, yellow, red, green and blue hat.  I think it was pretty easy because all you needed to do is just write about the gala day. Here is my work, I hope you enjoy!
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BYE!!!!!!

How To Make A Tote Bag

Hi Blogging World As You Guys Know This Week Is Our Gala So We Were Making Tote Bags To Sell If You Don't Know What Tote Bags Are They Bags That Are Made Out Of Cloth And You Put Your Shopping Inside Instead Of Using Plastic Bags. I Will Show You How To Make Tote Bags


 What You Need

• Sewing Michine

• Fabric Or Cloth Of Your Choice

• Sewing Pins

• Scissors

1. Get Your Fabric And Cut How Big You Want Your Tote Bag
2.  Pin Three Sides But Leave One Side So You Can Put Things Inside 
3.Then You Sew The Three Side Together But Take The Pins Out As You Go And Dont Sew The Top Part
4.You Have To Fold The Top Of The Bag And Pin.

5.When You Pin It You Have To Sew And Then After You Sew You Have To Do It Again.
6. Then You Sew The Straps 

Thats How You Make A Tote Bag 

Reading Slideshow

HI Blogging World, A few weeks ago  we got given this novel and we had to do a book review on it. Our teacher gave us a few weeks to do this and I am finally finished so we had to present it to other people. My book was called frog whistle mine by Des hunt. I learnt that some slides were hard and some were easy because i have done some before. I think I did good but next time I would add a bit more detail as I got feedback from my classmates.

Nicholas’s NZ Journey

Hi This week we were doing a activity about going around NZ on a set budget.  We had to chose a one way flight and either Air NZ or Jetstar. I chose Jetstar because it was the cheapest but i put in extra leg comfort and other things it was basically first class. When I got near the end we had to choose activity's to do in Auckland. Then drive to cape reinga and then you are finished.

 My final cost was $5821.13 

 

  

Mt Ruapehu Camp Booklet 2017

This year the senior syndicate went to camp to Mt Ruapehu. If you don't know what Mt Ruapehu is, here's a brief sentence. Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active strato volcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand.
Here are details about my room:

My Room Buddies are: Ben, Bruno, William And Nicholas(Me)

My Room Number is: 51
We are staying at:  The Park Hotel At National Park
It was really fun because it was my first time on real snow and skiing so it was a BIG experience for me. But the bus rides took forever so I took a book from home and was reading it.



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The Crazy Science Show

THE CRAZY SCIENCE SHOW


Hi Blogging World, Today we had a science show with Richard and Robyn. When we first came in Richard got a tiny stick man and he made it move with his fingers that was my favourite part of the show. I also liked when he called Abby to hold a leaf Blower and the ping pong balls were floating in the air. I liked it because looked like magic but it was actually tricky science so my mind was blown. I was wondering if i could see the show again because it was so cool and I would ask him how does he make up these science tricks.

(Here Is Some Photos)

Snow Code Infographic

Hi blogging world,

This year for camp we are going to Mt Ruapehu for ski/snowboarding.
There are rules if you want to ski/snowboard so I made an infographic about the snow code and some signs. It was easy because we had the snow code but we just needed to write all 8 and add some photos and back ground. I learnt that infographics are much funnier to read.

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Tent Challenge

Hi Blogging world, Yesterday the senior syndicate got a task to do. We had to make a tent with these materials

Tooth Picks

Modelling Clay

And A Card Board Base 

It was really hard because it kept falling over because, the clay was just not that strong.

What was good about this is that you can experiment with clay and see which one is stronger.

I found out that if you put a lot of clay it will stay together 

and not fall because there is more material to hold it together.

The shapes i used were a 3D Cube and a Pyramid

Overall this was a fun activity and i hope we can do more in the future

Here Is My Work Enjoy!!!!

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Number Of The Day

Hi guys its me Nicholas I was looking in my google drive and I found something.
My maths group got number of the day to do. Its basically about choosing a four digit number and you need to work with it using place value and knowledge take a look.

Take A Look And Feel Free To Comment 

Royal Albatross Infographic

HI Blogging World A Few Weeks Ago Vince Ford My Reading Group Made A Infographic On Royal Albatross  We Made  A Infographic Because We Were Reading A Book About Albatross

Take A Look

This Was Easy Because We Had A Book So We Could Write Information Down. I learnt Flies Kill More Albatross Eggs Than Mice,Stoats And Others
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