Our KPMG Trip 2021 24/6/21

 On Wednesday, the extension group and a few ‘chosen’ students got to go to KPMG. Which is a business that does tax, advisory and finance I believe. 

We went there not to learn the three things I mentioned. We went there to have some fun! I’ve already been to KPMG once last year and it was an enjoyable experience and such a great ending to the year. 

Last year we were focusing on creating Christmas stuff… but this year our focus was on experiments and science. There was a little scandal with the groups for having too much people in one group, but I decided to move since I knew I would still enjoy the experience with my friend Nadia and Valessa. Our team was called team fire. 

Each team had their own experiment and our one was actually really tricky! We had to spin this paper without touching it? You may think it's impossible but this is how we did it!

We first had to create this swirl thing that looked like the inside of the tornado. Then we had to balance it on this pencil which was being held by blue tack... Then lastly, we had to use the fire to move the paper. It was so relieving actually doing it after all the confusion. Then our adult who was watching us somehow sabotaged us and burned our swirl thing, but it was still so funny and so memorable!

The food we had at KPMG was also incredible. They had a huge variety of food, from spring rolls to burgers, etc. You may think that was my highlight… but it’s not! It is immaculate food I will admit, but my highlight was being able to hang out with my friends. It was so fun seeing everyone be able to flourish to excitement!

I would love to thank the KPMG staff for being able to make this opportunity happen and especially Justine for being able to set this up.

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Task description.

Today I wrote a reflection about KPMG.

What is a QUALITY blog post?

What is a QUALITY blog post?

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Today team 5 learnt how to create a quality blog post. We learnt multiple things that would help us create a quality blog post... just like this one! Find out more but looking through the presentation!

Thinking Critically

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Today for 'maths' ( reading ) we were learning how to think critically about articles and books.

Perfect Perimeter

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Today for maths, we were going back to perimeters and areas. Honestly, this task gets progressively harder to the point where I had to delete on slide which was about about triangles. Look through my blog to find out what else I've done.

Kiwi Kids 1 2021

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Today our literacy teacher was busy doing something important so we had to do independent work. We had to find a article in kiwi kids and I somehow found this article. Go through my presentation to find out more !

Prefects Korero 18/6/21

 This week our Korero is Chuck it in the bin. We created another movie to represent different ways to do this.  Our Korero is chuck it in the bin because we've all noticed theirs been a lot of rubbish around our school lately, so we decided to put this to a stop by making this our Korero! 

Hope you enjoy!

Why does matter matter?

 WHY DOES MATTER MATTER?

Solids	Volumes	Container	Matter	Ice	Juice
Gases	Mass	Atom	Chair	Oxygen	Melting
Liquid	Shape	Space	Milk	Helium

1. The three basic properties of matter are volume, mass and shape.

2. All matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.

3. Volume is the amount of space that matter takes up.

4. Mass is the amount of  matter an object has

5. Liquids take the shape of their container an object has.

6. Gases do not have a definite shape or volume.

7. Liquids do not have a definite shape, but they do have definite volume.

8. Solids have definite shape volume.

9. Ice and a chair are examples of solid

10. Juice and Milk are examples of liquid.

11. Oxygen and Helium examples of gas.

12. Solid ice is melting when it is changing into a liquid.

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Today for inquiry, we were learning about matter. After reading an article about matter, we had to create a google doc with answers for questions about matter.

ALL DONE BY SIMON!!!

The Moon

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Today for inquiry, we learnt all about the moon and the different phases.

The Jacket Part 4

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Today I did The Jacket part 4, but we learnt a new type of conflict... called internal conflict.

The Jacket P3

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Today for reading... I finally did chapter 3 the jacket!

The Roman Colosseum.

The Roman Colosseum… filled with blood, sweat and tears… the best entertainer in Roman, but what is the history of it?

The Roman Colosseum was built in 72 AD, under the directions of Vespian. The Roman Colosseum took 8 years to complete, and was built by thousands of Slaves. Vespian died during the construction and was opened by his son… Emperor Titus. 

The Colosseum was built with bricks, stone, and concrete. The Colosseum was the height of a 12 story house, and it was very wide. The Roman Colosseum was meant to entertain people with Gladiator fights, animal hunts and mock naval battles. 

The Colosseum was also built by an artificial lake, which made the Colosseum able to have sea fights, although it was only on for a short period of time. Even though it's partially broken, it still lasted over 2000 years.  In the 1800s humans started to reconstruct it and it’s still in construction till this day! The Colosseum was originally called the Flavian amphitheater.

When it was completed it could fit over 50,000 people!

           

As you know from the first paragraph, the Colosseum was built for entertainment reasons. The Colosseum held gladiator fights, animals hunts, etc. The most popular performances were the gladiator fights. Gladiators were really popular and if they’re successful they could be celebrities. They could live a luxurious life… But that's only if they survive. As well as other performances, there were mock sea battles. Since it was built near an artificial lake, they were able to use that water in the Colosseum. This performance was spectacular, sadly it only lasted for a short period of time.

As you can see… gladiator performances were really popular… but who was the most famous gladiator ever? Spartacus is probably the most famous gladiator in history. He was a tough fighter who was able to lead a massive slave rebellion. After he was enslaved and put through training to become a gladiator. Spartacus and other people (78) slaughtered his ‘boss’ Batiatus. ( Bonus fact!

Gladiator Flamma is one of the most skilled, if not the most skilled gladiator ever. He won the most battles ever in history. He competed about 31 times and won 21 which was really incredible. Sadly he died at the age of 30.

As you know the Colosseum is an amazing part of history, it’s a bit “gore” and messed up but it’s still a great influence as well as a great and amazed a lot of people till this day… including myself.

Task description.

This week, we were focusing on the Colosseum... we had to write an information report to showcase how much we've learnt and researched.

Watch your mouth - 11/6/21

 This week, the Prefects thought on a Korero idea. The Prefects and I thought of a spectacular idea. We've noticed that there's been a lot of potty mouth and drama lately... so we thought of something to try to stop this. Our principal... Mr. Burt told us the name for the Korero should be 'Watch your mouth', since it's a nice and straight forward name.  

We all agreed... as you know the Prefects of 2021 usually do presentations. This time we changed and we decided to create a nice, funny and AMAZING movie! Hope you enjoy!

Conclusion : So there you have Point England! Make sure to use these tips so our school could have a better reputation! So this weeks Korero is "Watch your mouth". 

The Jacket P2

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Today I finished of The Jacket P2 which is basically the same as Part 1 but Chapter 2. In my opinion it was very interesting and very strange. What is your opinion of the book.

Egypt - Information Report.

  “Did you know that Egypt holds over 100 pyramids identified? 

Egyptians believed that by burying the deceased with the organs, they can rejoin in the after life. Egyptians kept burying people with things they think were ‘important to them’. Although it backfired as wild animals kept digging up the sand, and thieves stole the loot, that's when Pyramids came.

Pyramids were created and this is so the Pharaoh's valuable loot doesn’t get stolen as you can see from the first paragraph. Pyramids were made from a material called ‘limestone’, Limestone is made mostly by something called ‘calcite carbonate’ . Pyramids were made by hand! They were made by hand because in the past the technology humans developed didn’t exist. 

As you know Pyramids were created for tombs, then this Pharaoh named KHufu created the largest pyramid in the world, called the ‘ Great Pyramid Of Giza ‘. The Great pyramid of Khufu is one of 104 pyramids in Egypt with superstructure.The Great Pyramid Of Giza is one of seven wonders and it’s the only one that exists till this day!

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Today we wrote another information report, but this time we were talking about Egypt and the Pyramids! I also worked with a buddy, her name is Madison. Check out her blog post to see her perspective.

The Jacket PART 1

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This week, our focus was on chapter books. This week we have to read at least 1 chapter per day of this book named The Jacket. This slideshow was only part 1, so comment your opinion of chapter one in my blog!

Fractions Star

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Today for maths we did fractions once again! Thankfully I had help from a few friends but I managed to do most of the questions.

The Sun Our Star

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Today for inquiry, we were studying about how the Earth rotates and orbits. We also learnt how seasons are caused during this

Tautua 30/05/21

Today the Prefects created a presentation, our Korero is O Le Ala I le Pule O Le Tautua, which means "A Path of Leadership is through service. This korero was very last minute so I'm super grateful for Oalii for helping me complete our Korero.

Our ways to serve were 'kind, help the teachers and clean up the environment.', these were our main three points of serving. You can check out an deeper explanation in our school site, which they will post very soon!

Fia Fia 2021

 Yesterday, June the 3rd we had our 2021 fia fia! If you guys didn’t know I was in the senior hip hop group.

My little highlight of Fia fia was being able to see everyone flourish with joy and excitement. It was really thrilling to watch them dance and it was also really cool dancing in front of a huge audience!

My favourite group in my opinion was definitely the senior Samoan group, partly because most of my friends were in that group but it was also really elegant and beautiful!

Task description.

Today we wrote a critical reflection

Smashing Fractions

Today for maths we did fractions.