In Maths we have been learning about alot of different kaupapa. The one I decided to talk about is fractions and decimals.
We have been learning about how to convert fractions into decimals and decimals into fractions.
For example: Write 20 Hundredths into a decimal number.
I know that the zero has to be in the hundredth column, the 2 in the tenths place and there are no ones so it would be a zero, therefore the answer would in decimal form would be 0.20 hundredths.

For a while we have been working on our Science fair projects. We had to get into a group and discuss what we wanted to research about.

I decided to work in a group with Drisana and Pk and we are researching about ” aerodynamics “.

Our aim for this project is to find the best technique for passing a rugby ball (based on strength, accuracy and range) – See which hand placings/movements are best and most comfortable for greater outcomes and also find the best shooting technique for shooting a netball  ( based on accuracy and range ) 

What we found while researching about our project was why does a rugby ball travel further when you spin it?

The answer to this question is this : According to google the ball travels further because the air resistance on the ball is relatively small. Air resistance is like the ‘wind’ you feel when you’re riding a bike. It produces a drag force which slows you down, or makes it harder to maintain a constant speed. The spinning of the ball makes the pass more stable.

What worked well? In the experiment with shooting the netball we found that bending our knees and flicking our wrists worked well while shooting to improve momentum and accuracy. In the passing experiment with the rugby ball hand-eye coordination is key while following through with the pass . Starting the pass from your side and flicking your hips while passing creates strength in your pass.

I te wiki tuatahi o nga hararei i whai kapa haka wananga mo toku tungane ki Otiria. Ka mahi ratou nga waiata, nga haka me era momo katoa. I te ata a muri mai ka oho nga tamariki i te wha karaka mo tetahi kaupapa o Matariki. I te ra whakamutunga i whakapai matou. A muri i te whakapai ka haere a Nga Huiarau o Kawakawa ki Simpson Park. Ka tu ratou ki te mahi Kapa Haka mo Te Mirumiru.

I te wiki tuarua i haere oku Bubz tima ki Whangarei mo tetahi ra parekareka. I haere matou ki timezone, nga kiriata, mikitanara me te papa takoro. Ko te kiriata i mataki matou ko te Transformer: Rise of the Beasts. I te wa ka haere matou ki timezone ka whiwhi tonu a Sailor raua ko Billie te jackpot mo tetahi kemu.

I whakarite a Raych to tatou nei ra mo toku tima. Ko ia te māmā o Riddixc.

I te Ratapu ka haere oku whanau ki te mataki tetahi kiriata ano. Ko te kiriata ko Coco i Te Reo Maori. He kiriata tino pai rawa. Te tangata matua o te kiriata, ko Miguel. Ka waiata a Mānuera Mānihera mo tera tangata.

We have been learning about this book in English. Here is some of my learning.

This book is about Nathan’s best friend Simon who has Muscular Dystrophy. They’ve been best friends since forever and enjoy Dungeons and Dragons, gaming, mucking about at school and joking about girls.

See Ya Simon is about their friendship and as he goes into hospital again and again.

We have to talk about two characters in the story and talk about there role and there personality/attributes.

This book was funny, upbeat and totally believable and was very sad at the end. I enjoyed the characters, especially Simon who made jokes about himself and laughed about everything – making those around him happy and sometimes giving them important things to think about.

Brady is the prettiest girl in Nathan’s and Simon’s class. Brady has long blonde hair, blue eyes and beautiful sense of style. Nathan has a HUGE crush on her. But as the book goes on, Nathan gets to know her better and she might not be what she seems.

Tena koutou katoa, my name is Manawa-Rangi. I am a year 9 student currently attending Te Kareti o Pewhairangi. I am from Waitangi, Otiria and many others. My hobbies are netball, sports, swimming, playing the piano and Kapa Haka. My favorite foods are pizza, sushi and butter chicken. I have two siblings, a younger brother whose name is Pounamu and an older sister called Teqwyn. My ethnicity is Tahitian Maori. My goals for this year are to succeed in all subjects (including math) and the subject I enjoy most is P.E and MPA ( Maori performing arts) . I am looking forward to the new experiences that I will have at college and also making new friends.

Performance Day!!

Performance Day was nerve-racking, as we started to wake up it was a really slow start. Our breakfast was DELICIOUS! There was pancakes, bacon, eggs, spaghetti and other foods that I forgot about. After that we had a lite training/warm up. Then we had a talk about how we were going to get ready, we then headed off to our spaces. The boys were in the wharekai and the girls were in the marae. Following that we started to get ready, as well as getting ready we could also have a bit of a kai.  From there on when we were all finished getting ready we hopped on our bus and went to the stadium. We waited in the waiting room for ages until we got told that we could come out. When we could come out they announced the kaitataki, then we all started to come up on the ramp. We went on the stage and I could tell we were all so scared and nervous. At the end of our performance we could all go and see our whanau that were waiting for us and basically everyone cried. We had our laughs and cries and then we had a lunch. Concluding this we went back into the changing rooms to get changed into our number 1’s, to get ready for the prize giving. I was so amazed and proud of what our roopu achieved through this campaign. We also came second overall.

Here are some photos from our dress rehearsal and our actual performance.

For these past few weeks we have been doing some Mahi that is called Atua Maori/Nga Atua Wahine, we were told that boys would do a Atua Tama and the girls would do a Atua Wahine.  There were many many options  to study about but I chose to do Hine-Titama. First we wrote a report on our chosen Atua-Hine Rei, secondly you’ll find at least five depictions of your Atua-Hine Rei and last of all I will create a piece of art based on my Atua-Hine Rei I have chosen, I will then use these examples as inspirations. I am yet to start my art.

Here is my slideshow…

For a couple of weeks now we have been doing Report Writing about a animal of choice. I chose to do a Hamster. I found this task to be fun and also interesting, it was really cool finding new facts about Hamsters. What I think I could do better or work on is add more information so that the text catches the readers eyes.

Here is what I have completed.

Two weeks ago I was learning about math, which was place value. We played a math game that was called ‘Number Hangman’. We did this in our book. I found this math task to be fun and also a bit challenging for others. My next steps are to find more solutions if there are any to the problem. One thing I could do better next time is help others if they need it and ask more questions about the Mahi.

We also did Independent Tasks, the task for the day was handwriting. I learnt how to italicize.