Maths- I can't live without it poster

For our maths group, we had to make posters on a person, saying why they can't live without maths, in their everyday jobs. Sophie.M, Charlotte and I did ours on my dad, Rob Webster.
Here it is :)

Food impact

I am in the Food Technology Impact group. Our task is to create a healthy food product that people can pick up and eat on-the-go. We are targeting busy people, people going to work, sports etc. I want to create a healthy drink. Sophie.M, Kennidy and I have also contacted Chelsea Winter, Masterchef NZ winner for 2012. We found her website, and sent an email to her, asking if she could maybe come down to Ngatea, or we go up to her, and she could give us some food tips! She hasn't replied yet, but I hope she does soon, it's going to be so exciting if we get to meet her!

Swimming Sports!!

Last week was our Ngatea Swimming sports, and I got 1st (for my heat) in 1 length free style, and 4th (in my heat) for 1 length backstroke, so I got into Hauraki Plains!! Yesterday was Hauraki Plains swimming. It was a long day, but I ended up coming 2nd in my heat for Freestyle 1 length  and 2nd overall for backstroke 1 length  I am so proud of myself!

Biscuits- Creator

For reading, Sophie.M and I were creator for our book- End of the Alphabet. So we made letters out of biscuits. They didn't exactly look like how we imagined them but they were still tasty!!

Weekly Reflection Week 3 Term 1

                                            This Week I enjoyed...
Reading, because we are starting our lit circle books, end of the alphabet. Sophie.M and I are creator, for our roles. We are going to make alphabet biscuits, and decorate them, then make the Y stand out. We will share the biscuits with the rest of our group! I think it's a really great idea! Plus, our book is really cool!

I am proud of.....
Finishing my movie for digital design. Kennidy, Jacob, Aydan, Robert and I were in a group. We made a movie called Star Boys, and it is about bullying. I am proud of this one scene, where Aydan (the nerd) is lying on the ground after being bullied, and there is sad music in the background, with a heart thump. It looks really cool!

Next week I am looking forward to....
Making and sharing our biscuits to our lit circle group!
I am also looking forward to starting and rehearsing our J-Rock dance for our audition. Charlotte, Sophie.M, Kennidy, Zoe Sam.M, Isaac and I are in a group.
I need to work on...
Trying to answer every question in my MDR and AWS.

Leadership positions

Last week on Friday, the teachers announced the leadership positions. I was lucky enough to become the Academic leader, and I am also on the Assembly Team, which is both of the positions that I wanted! I am very proud of myself for getting these responsibility, and I can't wait to start my position!

My Pangram

This is my pangram that I made. A pangram is a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet in it.

A very friendly girl named Jazz quickly ate some yogurt while anxiously waiting for her bacon and ham pie.

This is ME

This is my This is ME poem, I made the photo effects on Be Funky.

MDR Cover

This is my MDR cover I made on Pizap.

Term 1 Week 2 reflection

This week I enjoyed...

Technology. Kennidy and I are doing digital design with Mr O'Neill. We worked on continuity- filming from lots of different angles to make the film flow.  

I am proud of....

My This Is Me poem. I think mine is unique and original, and I am proud of finishing the writing in time. 

Next week I am looking forward to...

Technology again, so we can edit our little films, also working on the Impact Project more, I am doing Food Technology.

What I want to work on this year..

I want to work on my writing this year. Making it longer and descriptive, and using lots of Figurative language in it, so I can make it more exciting to read.

I hope this year I will learn heaps more, to prepare myself for Collage next year!

What I am looking forward to this year...

This year I am looking forward to....

Taupo Camp! I love camp every-year, so I can't wait to go to Taupo!!
Also, all of the year 8 privileges, like the year 8 dinner, water fight and rainbows end.
And.... I can't wait to find out the leadership positions, and hopefully I get one! 

My Summer Highlight

Our feet blistered in the scorching sand as we walked down to the water, no ran down, with our Christmas present- the Explorer 300 inflatable boat! My sister Kate and my cousin Liam were holding the front and back, and my other cousin Zara and I were holding the sides. We got to the water's edge, stripped down to our togs, and chucked the Explorer 300 into the water.

"Shotgun first!" I yelled.

"3 in the boat, Sophie!" My sister said.

"We can fit 4!" Zara called.

So we all jumped into the boat, and attempted to paddle out to sea. Yes, I said attempted. It didn't exactly work, we ended up rowing around in circles! We gave up on that idea, and ended up playing a game where one person had to stand up in the boat, and everyone else rocked it around until they fell out into the murky water!
Drenched, muddy, sandy and exhausted, we retired back home where we relaxed outside under the beautiful sunset at Port Waikato beach.
Now my cousins bags are packed, and they are ready to head off back to Australia, where we won't see them until the next Christmas...

Week 8 Weekly reflection

What a week it's been!! Tuesday was N-Rock and that was super fun! I am very proud of our class for a really good performance!
Thursday was the year 8 dinner and I was a waitress, it was really fun seeing all the girls awesome dresses, and we had to show people to their tables, hand out drinks and clear the tables, also seeing the year 8 video was really funny! It was a late night so I was very tired the next day! I have also completed my art- I will upload a photo of that soon!
Next week is the last week of school, I am actually sad about that because I have to say goodbye to the year 8's, and I have LOVED my class (the incredible minds) this year, we have had soooooooooooooooo much fun! :)
Prizegiving is next week, I'm excited about that becuase I am performing in the jazz band, school choir and suzanne prentice choir.

Whew! Well the holidays are coming up, and it's christmas time! Underneath our christmas tree is strangely empty......

N-Rock

Plus-
Everyone turned up and Ben didn't drop the ball at the start, like he did in rehearsal!

Minus-
Everyone kept talking backstage when we were supposed to be quiet.

Interesting- 
Seeing all the other classes N-Rock, and seeing the audience's reaction.

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I enjoyed performing on stage because it was fun showing the audience what we have been working on for the past term, and it was exciting with all the lights!

I would change the start bit of the Encouragers dance when we first come onto the stage. I think we should of been more encouraging, and make the dance reflect to the words of the song.
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Week 7 weekly reflection Term 4

This Week....

I enjoyed:
The N-Rock dress-rehersal, I think our class went really well, and it was so fun!

I am proud of:
Finishing my clock in wood technology- I think it looks great!

Next week I am looking forward to:
The N-Rock performance on Tuesday night :) We have been working so hard all term! I also can't wait to see the little kids performance, I think they will be so cute!

Technology Clock

Yesterday I finished making my clock in technology! It has lots of little blocks stuck on it randomly and has heaps of colour! It took me ages to sand all of the pieces but I finally got it done and I am very proud of it! Technology is over for the year, so I can't wait until next year!

Preparing for N-Rock

N-Rock is exactly 6 days away!! We are nervously preparing, sorting out costumes and props, and of course practising our dance. Our dance is about a boy who is trialing for a basketball team, and doesn't get in. When he gets upset, the "encouragers" come and try to cheer him up and help him get better at Basketball. in the end he gets better and is accepted into the team. Our I CARE value is excellence- never give up trying. I am an encourager. I cannot wait until next Tuesday! I hope everything goes to plan.
In class we made advertisements, and I made one for N-Rock- here it is.

Term 4 Week 6 Weekly Reflection

This Week.....


I enjoyed: 
Breaking the board in Tae-Kwondo!

I learnt:
How to do the rest of my N-Rock dance!

I am proud of:
Getting all of my blocks for my Clock in tech painted and glued onto my backboard.

I need to improve on:
Getting our N-Rock dance perfect!

Next week I am looking forward to:
Technology, because hopefully I'll finish my clock!

Tae-Kwondo

Today we had our last session of Tae-Kwondo, with John, a Martial Arts instructor. We had 8 weeks of lessons, kicking, punching and learning to have discipline. Today we had to use our Kicking knowledge to break a board!! It wasn't an actually block of wood, it was kinds of plastic, and it was could be broken in half, then clipped back together again. I did the second easiest board, and I kicked it without hurting my toes! Which I am glad of.
I had fun at Tae-Kwondo, and I wish we had more lessons!

Sparklee.com

I was playing around with this website- Sparklee.com, you can create a word in in different fonts, sizes and colour, and it sparkles!

Week 5 Weekly Reflection Term 4

This week I enjoyed... 
Technology, even though it took me ages to paint! Because I had to paint 121 little pieces of wood white, and then do a second layer!! It took me the whole lesson, but at least I got it done.

I am proud of...
Athletics, for getting into Hauraki Plains for 200 and 80m.

Next Week I am looking forward to...
Hauraki Plains Athletics!

Athletics

Athletics.

A light drizzle of rain sprinkled down from the sky, putting little droplets of water on our clothes. I looked up at the dull, grey sky. What a great day for Athletics!
My first event was long jump, I waited in the line as the 12+ girls in front of me had their turn. When it was my go, I took a long, deep breath, ran up to the sandpit as fast as I could go, then at the mat, I leapt off like I was the final act in a ballet dance, and flew through the air. I landed on two feet, and I fell forward, my hands feeling the moist, hard sand.
"Nice jump!" I heard Mrs Barker say, as I got up. "3.83" She said.
'Yes! My best jump so far!' I said in my head. My heart was jumping and dancing around happily.
Next I had shotput, an event I was never good at. Once again, I waited in line, and at my turn, I picked up the extra-heavy shot-put ball, and held it up to my neck. I side stept forward a bit, then threw the ball as far as I could. It wasn't too bad- 4.40. My other two throws were 4.30 and 4.11.
Afterwards was my favourite event- sprints! We started with the 80m heats, I was extraordinarily nervous as I waited.
"Take your mark." Mr Fraser called, we walked up to the line.
"Get set" Some of us crouched, I just bent down a little.
And the the he clapped the clapper.
I ran as fast as I could, as fast as I have ever gone before. I looked directly at the finish line, thinking of nothing but the race.
It was close between Yvonne, Isabella and I, but I got 4th or 5th, but I still made it to the finals!
In the 80m finals, I was more nervous than before, because I was competing against some of the fastest girls in the school!
The clapper went again, and I sprinted, possibly harder then before, I had to get into the top six to go to Hauraki Plains. I was lucky enough, because I got 6th!

Then it was the 800m, which I'm not that good at as I am better at Sprints, I think.  I ended up coming 7th.
Last was the 200m sprints. Once again, I was nervous, the clapper went and sprinted, past everyone, but I could still feel Courtney and Kennidy catching up to me. I sprinted harder, and to my surprise- I got 1st!!
In the finals, I got 5th, so I made it to Hauraki Plains for that event!
As it was a wet and rainy day, High jump was post-poned until the next day. I was surprised and proud of myself  because I made it past 1 metre, and I didn't last time we practiced  I didn't get into the top 3 though.

It was a really fun day, even though the weather was miserable, and I can't wait until Hauraki Plains!

A new book

This term, for lit. circles, I am reading A long way home, which so far is about a boy, George, who is sent to a family as he is an orphan, and at first he hates it, but then there are heaps of crisis and he learns to care for the family. At the moment, I am up to when the family's mother is in hospital, and the father and two kids aren't coping on the farm, so the father wants to send the kids to Grandma and Grandpa's house, but they will have to send George back, and George doesn't want to.

Term 4 Week 4 Weekly Reflection

This week I enjoyed...
Technology, because I got far ahead on my clock, even though I still have a lot to do! I also enjoyed practicing for N-Rock, because our group works well, and we know the dance off by heart, we just have to work on the timing, and making the dance perfect!

I am proud of...
Long Jump (Practice for athletics) because my highest was 3.79 which is good for me! A few weeks ago I was getting around 3.38, so I have improved heaps!

I learnt....
How to simplify ratio's and multiply decimal numbers by 10, 100, 1000 etc, in maths.

Next week I am looking forward to...
Athletics on Monday, because I think I will do OK, I have been practising my hardest lately, so hopefully everything pays off!