Orienteering - Afu

Today for the yr 8's done Orienteering. We had to go around the school to find the orienteering control. I finished off with a time of 14:03, I think it is a good time because Last time we did orienteering I did not get to finish. Next time I can improve my time by looking at my map to find where the orienteering controls are.

Writing: Speech - Afu

Today for writing I said my speech in front of a small audience ( Mere, Reon and Maata. My speech was about Animal Cruelty, It is about why people should stop abusing the animals. Mere, Reon, and Maata had to talk about what I did well and what I need to improve on. One thing I did well was speak clear and loud. One thing I need to improve on is to use eye contact. I finished at a good time because I spoke slowly and a bit fast. 

Animal Cruelty

Woof woof, meow, oink, that is the call for help. Hello boys and girls I am here to talk to use about animal Cruelty .Did you know that approximately (almost) 7.6 million animals enter an animal shelter every year, 3.9 are dogs and 3.4 are cats? What makes it right for people to abuse their pets. Why do people not care that animals get abused. Think about what you do to you pet?

This needs to STOP now .Animal cruelty is a big problem because it is hurting the animals. Imagine how the animals feel when they get abused for little reasons. Most people think it is okay to not feed their pets just because they have done something bad. Animals are living creatures, just like humans. It’s your job to take care of your pets the right way.

Think about what the scientist do to the animals, they put needles into their skin, they do research on them, they do little operations on them, and the scientists cut off their fur. How is that fair how would you feel if you got skin taken off you? Would it feel nice having mean feed-back it hurts it’s not nice.

Most of the animals suffer from being tortured by their owners. What if your parents tourgered you it would hurt you. It most probably hurts the animals more than it hurts you. So stop hurting your pets and save them. If you think abusing your animals are good then think again.

In the NZ Herald's news it was shocking to find out that people have to keep their pets inside because there were cats that got hanged from trees. This is revolting news to hear about what happened.

How do you look after your pets? Why do scientist do tests on the animals? Why do you hurt them? When have they hurt you? Why are you hurting them? I think that I take good care of my pet because I know what to feed them and how to take care of them.

This is my Speech, I hate it how people abuse animals like they're not important. It is very important to look after and care for your pet. It is not fair for the animals to get tortured, abused, and hit just because they made a mess in your backyard. Think about what your pet has done for you. This problem can be fixed by taking care, feeding, loving and treating them like they are your family.

Most of the animals suffer from being tortured by their owners. What if your parents tourgered you it would hurt you. It most probably hurts the animals more than it hurts you. So stop hurting your pets and save them. If you think abusing your animals are good then think again.

Orienteering - Afu & Ana

Today the Yr 8's in LS2 done Orienteering. We had a Iron come in to tell us what we had to do, then we went to the junior playground. We had our piece of of paper with us, we had to line up into to 2 lines one line was the people who were working individual and the other line was with the people who were working in pairs, I was working in pairs, my buddy was Ana. We had to go to Irine so she could give us a map, then we had to run around and punch the holes in the paper. Ana and I only got half way because it was pouring down with rain and we had to go back to class. Ana and I had lots of fun doing orienteering.

Maths: Decimals - Afu

LI: Decimal place value

Today for maths I played a game called place value pirates, This game a decimal game. This is a good game to learn your decimals from, it helped me alot. What I learnt was every decimal number ends with th. I am proud of my score because it is a very good score. I played this game twice and my first score was 170, my second score was 230, this means I improved.

Reading: Facts about Peter Jackson - Afu

This week for reading LS2 watched a film about the forgotten silver. The forgotten silver was about Collin McKenzie's films. This is a DLO I created about Peter Jackson, we had to find 5 facts about Peter Jackson. What I found interesting was he is the director of The Hobbit and the Lord of the rings.

Reading: Making Connections - Afu

This week for reading we did an activity about making connections. We had to make comment about text to text, texts to self and text to world. What I found out about China was they closed down the schools which means that they don't have a good education.

China Learning Challenges - Afu

Last week for inquiry we were learning about China, we had to had a LS1 buddy my buddy was Malakai, we had to do challenges about China. The challenges were China location, China landmarks, China language, and China food. My favourite challenge was China Virtual tour because it sounds the places in China sound very cool, the places like the Great Wall of China sounds interesting because a lot of people have been there. 

Thailand Learning Challenges - Afu

This term for inquiry LS2 and LS1 were put into 5 groups I was in Mrs Donaldson's group. We were learning about Thailand, we had to had a LS1 buddy my buddy was Malakai, we had to do challenges about Thailand. The challenges were Thailand location, Thailand landmarks, Thailand language, and Thailand food. My favourite challenge was Thailand food because it sounds yum, it looks easy to cook, and it sounds interesting.

Japan Learning Challenges - Afu

This week some people from LS2 went down to Mr Wong's class for Inquiry. We were learning about Japan, we had to have a LS1 buddy my buddy was Malakai, we had to do challenges about Japan. The challenges were the location, flag of Japan, Japan landmarks, Japanese language, and Japanese food. My favourite challenge was Japanese language because it's interesting and there language is easy to learn fast.

Reading: Home reading - Afu

Today for reading I read a book called Disappearing donuts. This book is by Gail Herman. This is book is about a mystery gang ( Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, Freddy and Scooby doo). They are a gang that solve's mysteries, the gang goes into a donut shop then the next day, they go back to the donut shop. The owner told them "The donut shop is closing down!" They approached the kitchen and discovered the donuts are gone. Find out what happens next by going to the library. This book is a fiction book because it is not a real story. 

Blog post Data Analysis - Afu

Today for maths I made a graph based on how many blog post I did last year and this year. This is a DLO about how many blog post I have done in 2015 and 2016, it has details and what I can do better to update my blog. Last year I done 40 blog post, and This year I have done 40 blog post.