Rockets

Today,  LS2 had their second full day at Tamaki College to create Rockets. Mr Dunn and Mrs Ferguson made sure we had created our rockets and launch it into the air.  Most of us had finished our rockets and waiting to launch it but some people ( Like me, I needed to finish off my rocket and many other people).   Almost every group Rocket launched into the sky, with the help of Mr Dunn's drone, we captured footage of the rocket launched with the help of camera's we got most of the photos/videos we needed. One of the key points of the day was Sajiha's group rocket which flew high into the sky to never be seen ( Its familiar to what happened to Carrot). Thank you to Mr Dunn and Mrs Ferguson for creating such a magnificent 2 days of Rockets. 

Trip to Tahuna Torea Reserve:

Prezi Link ( Please click)

Yesterday,  the Senior school went to the Tahuna Torea  Reserve. Last year, we unfortunately didn't have our school picnic due to terrible weather condition. Luckily, with the money we had already put in for the trip. We used that money to go to the Tahuna Torea Reserve in Glendowie. Room 5, LS1 and LS2 spent 2 hours at the reserve learning about the Godwit/Kuaka's habitat. Thank you to Mrs Anderson, Mr Ogilvie, Mrs Kirkpatrick and everyone who had fun!

Godwit Storyboard:

Made with Storyboard That

Today, Mrs Anderson's Inquiry group (The Year 8's) were working hard and collaborating with each other to create a sketchnote about the connection between Maori and the Godwit. Using the information we collected, I created a Storyboard explaining a connection between the two. I collaborated with Te Paki for the sketch note.

Migration

This week, Te Paki and I collaborated to finish challenge 3. This challenge was all about Migration. We had to make a DLO about migration and why birds migrate.  We learned about the nearest mudswamp ( Mud swamp are where the Bar tailed Godwit migrate to). Tahuna Torea is linked to the Tamaki river and is located on the borders of Glendowie.

Hydration in Schools

Today, AJ & I were working on a DLO to showcase Hydration, Dehydration and Water in Schools.  We used photos we found suitable for this DLO but also labeled for Reuse.

Forces of Flight

Today, LS2 was split into its two year group for Inquiry. The Years 8 worked on the four forces of flight. They need to be balanced to fly for long periods of time.

Hauora: Last Rotation

Today, Ofa, Tiava (Who worked with us because of her partner not present today and yesterday) and I finished our Presentation, Hauora. This was great collaboration with another group. This was the last rotation of our Inquiry topic, Olympics.

Training:

Today, I  have finished work on my 3rd DLO on the Olympics. This is my DLO from Mr Ogilvie. Next, i'll be working with Mrs Anderson in Hauoura.

Ancient and Modern Olympics:

Today, in Mrs Naicker group, I have finished my DLO on the Ancient and Modern Olympics. This was a fun activity, this was hard to complete by myself but thanks to my group, Fraidoon and Ofa. With co-operation, we did this DLO quick with quality.

Olympians's Diet:

Last week, we completed 7( in my case 5) challenges representing the Athletes diet. This presentation is dedicate do what an modern and past athletes eat to prepare for the Olympics.

Olympic New Zealand Logo

Today, I have finished my logo for the Olympics if it came to New Zealand ( specifically Auckland or Wellington). This design is a marae with many different colors. Half the colors represent the Olympic ring  while almost all of it except one, those colors represent a quarter of the Rainbow flag which represents the LGBT + Community to New Zealand with open hands ( Marae represents open eyes).

Blog Data Analysis: 2013- 2016

Today, I created a DLO/Analysis on the amount of blogposts I have done in the 3 years of posting.  Based on this graph, 2016 is poised to become my most productive year for blogging. 

Diwali & Holi | India |

Yesterday,Group A finished work on India (our second rotation). During that time, Fraidon and I were learning about Holi and Diwali. The work was fun as we discovered new facts about these two celebrations.

River Saftey:

Today, AJ and I finished working on a DLO about River safety.  In New Zealand, drownings from rivers is the highest out of all the water environments (that includes beaches and water). This the second part of Aquatic (in Chronological order).

Hindi (India)

Today, as part of India. We were learning about the language, Hindi. Hindi is India's official language. By using speakpipe, I created a voice recording (also Fraidon) of me pronouncing the words.

India DLO

This week, Group A finishes its second rotation of Asia. Fraidon, Caesar and I were  working hard on our slideshow on India. This work was really hard as we had to discover more about India.

Flag of India:

Yesterday, Fraidon and I finished a DLO on the flags of India. We worked on a comparison( Between India & NZ), flags used by India and the 3-color ( with the 24 spoke wheel) in public. This work was hard as we both needed to find flags relevant to India's history  

Group 1: Baking Soda & Vinegar

Yesterday, group 1 were using baking soda & vinegar to create CO2 by mixing the two elements and turning into a short-lasting flow of bubbles. This was very easy in the way of the steps.

Group 1: How to be a Scientist

Over the span of 3 days, we were trying 3 different activity but yesterday we were working on how to be a scientist. What we learned was very fun & not boring(of course). We hope to try this next week.

Leadership Qualities

During this week, my partner(John) & I were learning about the founding father of Colored right in North America. He stole the spotlight with his heart.