Orienteering Session 3

Today the year 8s had orienteering. For this activity, some of us were in pairs and some were working individual. I was working in paris with my partner Ana. Ana I I we puffed out when we got to the last letter O. My time was 14:10, but unfortunately I was hoping for a earlier time. I had a lot of fun too.

Speeches

Today after morning tea the class had speeches to present. I had to present mine to my little group, and I was a little bit more confident. Everyone i my group had a really awesome speech to present and they were interesting as well. I my scores judges from the other 4 people that were listening and got a total of 13. I was proud of myself for over coming my fear as well.

Decimal Pirates Game

Today in maths I have been learning about decimals. A group of us were sent off to play a game called Place Value Pirates. The photo on top tells me the score I got in total.

Super Smog In China Follow up

This week for reading we have been talking about the super smog in China. We were given this follow up to complete. To complete this follow up we had to read through it and see what it was like for us using Text - Self Text - Text & Text - World . I was reading through this article and the picture with the lady looking at a phone during the smog reminded me that doctors in the hospital wear the same mask.

Making A Connection: Super Smog In China

For reading this week we have been learning about the smog in China. We learned about what it can do to people, animals and insects. We learned the consequences and what we could do to fight that pollution. My partner and I have played a game online explain how to make a connection weather it is strong or weak. We have made a D.l.O about this and explained what we were doing.

Blogging

Today I have been blogging on Tamaki Primaries Blogs. Today I have posted 3 comments on these students fantastic blogs. I have seen some great blog posts. If you want to Check out there blogs,I will leave links at the bottom of this post.

Calais October Maui

Japan D.L.O. - Inquiry

For inquiry this term we have been learning about Global Neighbors. This week we have been learning about Japan with Mr Wong, We were learning about what hemisphere Japan was in, what countries that surround it and the seas.

China D.L.O. - Iquiry

For inquiry this term we have been learning about Global Neighbors. This week we have been learning about China with Mrs Anderson. We have learnt the meaning of the flag, the seas the surround China too. Did you know that mandarin is the official language in China?

India D.L.O. - Inquiry

For inquiry this term we have been learning about Global Neighbors. This week we have been learning about India with Mrs Naicker. We have researched about India and all the traditional food, clothing, and buildings.