Suez Canal

 Today in class my reading group the Itlot's were working on... The Suez Canal.

After we finished the reading work we were asked to make a set of slides showing what we learnt.

Did you know that the Evergreen got beached in the Suez Canal?

would you rather.

 Today we were working on would you rather statments, we all came up with some really good ones.

We had a mixture of creepy and yuck statments.

Heres mine.

Deep Sea!

                     under the wave of Kanagawa, Coloured by Duncan 
 

Under the wave of Kanagawa Made by (kanagawa oki nami ura)

  Today we're working on a colouring book. 

I picked darker coulers for the boat so it looked like it was old and rusty.

Ice Cream flavour challenge.

 Today the year 7 students in room 4 had to make a new ice cream flavour.

We used poster my wall to advertise our new flaviour.

Hayley and I have created ambrosia ice cream, we had to use to fresh element, so we are going to combine freash berries with chocolate. We are going to make our ice cream flavours tomorrow in food tech.

Here is our poster.

Athletics 2020

 

Wood work

Wood Work

For this last term the year 7s at Matawai school have being working in wood work.

Peter has been our wood work teacher, he has shared alot of tricks, tips, and knowlage with us.

For the last 9 weeks we have being making stools.

Some of the hardest parts were making sure that your measurements are perfect, and your cuts are straight. Today we completed our stools, and oiled the timber. I am going to use my stool for a mini book shelf in my room.

 By Duncan

Soundtrap music

For the last week I have being working on soundtrap music.

It was challenging at some times because I didn't know what sort of music to download and put on my Soundtrap. if you would like to visit this sight you can get it here https://www.soundtrap.com.
We had to get a picture that reprosented our work, mine was a crocadile that was eating it's prey.
Here is mine.

Zoo Writting

Zoo Writing

For the last week room 4 have being working on a persuasive text, it was about weather zoos should be banned or they should stay.We have to try to convince our audience.Here is my writing, I hope you agree?

I believe the idea of zoos being banned is preposterous. I strongly believe that zoos play a great part in the world, because they teach people about animals and how they live. I think that it would be cruel to not have zoos because say when the Australia bush fires struck, where would have all of the koalas gone. Plus all of the endangered animals would have become extinct.

A long time ago zoos didn’t take a lot of care for their animals, they just wanted money. Nowadays zoos try as hard as they possibly can to help the animals in their natural habitat. They also have vets onsite if there is an animal that gets sick. They also have facilities to care for sick animals.

Zoos must remain open so all people can learn about animals, and their habitat. If zoos weren’t here I don’t know what would replace them. I definitely believe zoos should stay open.
By Duncan

making pot plants

Robotics

Robotics

Today for tech we had our principle (Mr Knight) because our tech teacher was sick. 

Our focus was on team work, and we had to mix the groups up.

One challenge for me was to follow the instructions, E.G it took me about 20 minutes to make a really cool battle bot...But there was a problem, I forgot to put the motors and the gears in.

Our aim was to have a game of football, with the bots when we were finished. Sadly we didn't finish, but we will get a chance.

monkey sympathy

Today we were watching a chimp video and we had to write a recount. 

music

Today we were learning how to to make music without coppie write.

Next time I would change how many people I use for the song.

I am going to use this work for maby some backgroud music.

Have you ever made an Incredibox?

click here to see my link

painting

Fungi slow writing

Today we were learning slow writing, which is when you write to a set of instructions, for example you have to start your writing with a question or begin your sentence with a verb.

Have you ever had a go at slow writing?

We went for a fungi hunt around our school and took photos of the fungi so we could look at the variety we have growing around our school. We chose one photo to write about.

                                       

My Day With Mrs Allan!!

Mrs Allan!!

Mrs Allan!!  
Today we were learning how to do self learning.
Which is writing a list of things, from Mrs Allan's to do list to do list, and to accomplish them. We did some writing about Chinese and New Zealand gold miners.
my partner and I Iris didn't listen to they instructions and we wrote 4 paragraphs.
Next time I think that I will listen to they instructions.

We were learning how to do note taking, which is when you have a partner that reads and you take all of the key words and dates. 

Next week we are doing print making.

Have you ever done printmaking?

By Duncan

Today we were learning how to make animations...
Have you ever made an animation?
This is work in progress...next time we will get our audios working!

Best Bubble Moments

Best Bubble Moments.
For quite a wile New Zealand has being in lock down and these are all of my best moments...

Thursday Mrs Allan!!!!!!!

Trapped