Short stories

The clock struck one, and the house across the road started flaming. We ran to see if everyone was okay.But then a bomb went off.

Mum a psycho killer was chasing me last night, but I used my epic skills to evade him.I grabbed a bat and hit him.He was my brother in a mask.

I wondered why the ball was getting bigger and bigger,then it hit me.

Chinese characters

How many Chinese characters are there altogether?

About 50,000.

How many characters does an educated person know?

About 8,000.

How old are Chinese characters?

Over 3,500 years old.

Why are some Chinese characters called pictographs?

A pictograph is one of the original characters.

What 2 characters join together to make ‘good’?

女 (woman) ＋ 子 (child) ＝ 好 (good)

What 2 characters join together to make ‘television’?

电 (electric) + 视 (vision) =  电视 (television)

Picture with messages

If your the odd one out it doesn't mean that you are of no use. No matter what race you are of we all have the same rights and privileges.

roads can go through the oceans without flooding.

These people are/were very successful but they are/were very smart and they stayed in school. Kids stay in school.

How to mash potatoes

At a fishing settlement

Author:Alistair Campbell

We analysed this poem yesterday in reading and estimated a lot of stuff but we were wrong.

Why are we looking at poetry?
Because we are going to learn about how to build and structure a poem, but also use a lot more language features in our writing.

Alistair Campbell:
Date and place of birth:
Mr Campbell was born on 25 may 1957 in Keighley (Keeth-ley) which is about 17.7 kms northwest of Bradford in England.

Occupation:
Journalist, Author and broadcaster.

Signature:

Facts and opinions

How can you tell the difference between fact and opinion? To tell the difference between fact and opinion, you can show someone that it is true if it is fact but there is no evidence for opinions. Write 3 facts and 3 opinions about one of these topics:
 - Frogs
 - Roses
 - Coca Cola

Facts:
Frogs are not always green.
You can find frogs in the us and near swamps, marshes, rainforest etc.
Some frogs are blue and red.

Opinions:
Frogs are awesome.
Frogs are weird.
Frogs are mysterious.

Me playing with soundcloud

Minecraft - Favourite computer game

Minecraft is an adventure game with lots of mobs, animals and opportunities. Most of the mobs in this game will kill you at night if you are not prepared, but their are some animals that will protect you in the night In creative mode you can build almost anything that can be built in real life. Minecraft is a game with endless opportunities. In this game your mind is the limit.

How this game works:
You can start the game in either creative or survival mode, with or without cheats. Once you spawn in the game never dig straight down on survival!You can start digging dirt for your house or you can punch trees to get wood.Whenever you want to get a block you have to hold down the left mouse button to dig.Once you've got dirt or wood you can build a house to live in while the mobs are out.
Those are the basic skills you need to play minecraft.

Kia Kaha

Kia Kaha lesson 1

Constable Den

1.What is bullying?

-Power & control.

-Repeated.

-To hurt our feelings or body.

2. Types of bullying?

-Cyber

-verbal

-physical

-sign

-gesture

-gay

-disability

-emotional

-legal

-parental

-peer pressure

-sexual

-prison

-social

-humiliation

Pic story

It's and its

1. It's about time you showed up!  √
2. It was its first time out of the cage.  √
3. Its feet were covered with sand.  √
4. Get up, it's time for school.  √
5. I’m glad to see you; its been a long time.  x
6. It's important to study hard for tests.  √
7. The bear protected its cubs.  √
8. It's my turn to go down the slide.  √
9. The dog felt great with its new hair cut.  √
10. It's too late to eat dinner.  √
11. My car is old and paint is peeling.  √
12. The bird realized that the wind had blown its nest away.  √
13. The game came to its conclusion.  √
14. Turn down the music, it's hurting my ears.  √

13/14

Year 7 to Year 8

The little red hen Proofreading task

Punctuation, The passage needs:
19 capital letters √
19 full stops √
5 commas √
4 apostrophes in contractions √
3 sets of speech marks √
Use different colour for each piece of punctuation.

Words: Highlight 10 verbs. √

Usage: There are 8 words that have been used incorrectly, underline them and write the correct words as shown in the example. √

A new line is taken when a new speaker talks.

Incorrect version

Correct version

A little red hen found a wheat seed. She decided to plant it. She asked a cat, a fox and a pig to help her.

"I can't help." Said the cat.

"I'm to busy." Answered the fox. 

"I've got two much to do." Replied the pig.

The little red hen dug a hole. She dropped the seed in to it. She cover it. The seed grow into a fine stalk of wheat. The little red hen reaped the wheat. She grinded it into flower, she mixed this with water in a bowl and made dough. She put this into a baking dish, she put the dish in the oven. When the loaf was baked she didn't share the bread with the cat, fox and pig. She and her chick eat it. They asked her how it tasted, she told them it was delicious.

1. too
2. too
3. covered
4. grew
5. ground
6. flour
7. bread
8. ate

How to find the lowest common multiple and the highest common factor

Photo editing

 Before:

After:

Fines for not wearing life jackets

Recall questions:

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

Mr Norman (the harbour master) and a group of people in the Hawkes Bay.

2. What was the key event from the news article?

People were getting fined for not wearing their life jackets.

3. Where did this event take place?

Hawkes Bay

4. When did this event take place?

11 March 2014

5. Why did this event happen?

Because people were dying because they weren't wearing their life jackets.

Thinking questions:

6. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

"the people fined were seen putting their life jackets on only as they entered the harbour in the hope to not get caught."

7.Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

 Whilst = while, during; as long as; although.

regulations = Law or rule.

However = In whatever way. 

Apostrophes (Student)

- What are the 2 times to use an apostrophe?

In possession and and a contraction.

- When should you use an apostrophe of possession?

When something is owned in your sentence.

- Where does it go in a sentence? *

In a contraction where the missing letter is and in possession either before the s if he/she owns it but if it is a plural possessive it would then be after the s.

- When should you NOT use an apostrophe of possession?

For the plural of the name.

- When should you use an apostrophe of contraction?

To replace the missing letter.

- Why do we use apostrophe of contractions?

To replace the missing letter.

- Where does the apostrophe of contraction go in a contracted word? *

Where the missing letter was.

how to vomit in space

Sleep

Eat

Cook food

Walk

Go toilet

How to use the box method

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A snake kills and eats a crocodile whole

Python is constricting his prey, about to consume a crocodile.





Cobra vs mongoose but mongoose wins amazingly with lightning reflexes.

NFC tags (Near field communication)

What they are?
They are tags that allow your phone or tablet to communicate with a NFC enabled devices.

What they are used for?
for communicating with devices to transfer photos, business cards and much more.

How they work?
They are wireless with metal coil antenna inside which communicates with your NFC compatible phone.

Where are they being used?
In stores all around the world.

What is the maximum range?
About 4 Inches/10 Centimetres.

What is good about a NFC tag?
Well it can also replace your big heavy wallet in your back pocket.

What is a potential weakness of a NFC tag?
People can hack as it can be accessible to any phone unless it is locked.

The difference between Your and You're

A) The words your and you're are homophones because they sound the same but have different meanings.

B) When should we use your. You should use your in a sentence where you're saying that it is theirs, and you're is a contraction of you and are.


C)
"Nolan can you please tidy up your mess."
"Nolan can you please stop playing your game."
"Nolan go tidy you're room."

"Dad you're driving the car wrongly."

"Mum you're meant to be driving me to the park."

"Nolan you're getting annoying now, can you please stop."

D)

"Nolan you're doing it wrongly, now pick up your apple skins and put them in the bin."

"Well done you have won your first award. you are now allowed 3 friends to bring to rainbows end."

Battle of Gate Pa

Information

• They take their land and now they want to take away their history.
• Some people think that the story of Heni te Karamu and the giving of war to the soldiers was made up.
• Jane Fowley was her european name.
• The fighters all went to tauranga to stop the flow of weapons and food through thompsons track.
• the woman and children were told to leave but she ignored the command.
• She was in a small stockade before the first shot was fired.She was also holding a prayer service.
• her anger against the pakeha was building.
• the guns fired all day long as she stayed in her pitiful shelter.
• They stormed out and surprised and shocked the pakeha soldiers.
• When she heard the cries of the soldiers something stirred in her, she thinks it was compassion.
• She also remembered a pledge they made, if the enemy wants mercy we give it.
• She went to the cooking area to find some water but her brother Neri said to get undercover but she said “i am going to give the soldiers water.”
• She went to a english colonel, cupped some water in her hands and held it to his lips, he said “God bless you” and she went on to do that with three other soldiers.

12 years a slave

This is the story of Solomon Northup, a young african american who gets sold into slavery.

This film is based on a true story and gives you an insight of what happened in the slavery days.This film is directed by Steve McQueen and is his 3rd film.

The black ribbon

Oscars 2014

Which movie won best picture?

12 years a slave

Who won best actor? What movie did he win it for?

Matthew McConaughey has been named the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club."

Who won best actress? What movie did she win it for?

Cate Blanchett, Blue jasmine

Jared Leto won best supporting actor. What does best supporting actor mean?

An actor that is supporting the main actor in producing the film.

- Name 3 other categories of Oscar award.

Best picture

Best actress in leading roll

Best music

- Describe what the Oscar trophy looks like.

The trophy looks like a golden man holding a sword down in between his legs.

- Name 2 movies which were nominated for the best picture Oscar but didn’t win.

Gravity

Captain Phillips

- Add a picture of the actress that you think has the best dress.

conversations when I got to school

Me: "Hello"

Mum: "Hello."

Me: "I shot someone in paintball and I also got shot here." *Shows her my bruise*.

Mum: "Ouch that looks like it hurt."

Me: "Nah it stings for about 20 seconds but that is about it."

Mum: "Oh ok."

Me: "Hi."

Trey: "Hi."

Me: "Did you enjoy camp?"

Trey: "Yes."

Me: "Hi."

Josh: "Hi."

Me: "How Are you?"

Josh: Good, Yourself

Me: "Great."

Josh: "What are you doing in the weekend?"

Me: "I don't know, probably not much. How about you?"

Josh: I'm probably going mountain biking in the redwoods."

Advice for year 8 camp Ngamuwahine

1. Wear long clothes in paintball.
2. Don't look down when on the high ropes course.
3. Have fun.
4. Don't get on Mr Hart's hit list.
5. Don't climb trees in paintball.
6. Do the burma trail.
7. Have fun on the high ropes.
8. Sleep in the bush.