Thursday 2 November 2017

Forensic Science Presentation

Today we had detectives Kate and Gavin come into talk to us about how forensic science works and the different techniques for finding out who the offender is. Some of the techniques they use to investigate the scene such as investigating DNA like blood,saliva,hair,fingerprints and footprints.Some things when investigating you cant see maybe from an angle or just cant see in general, they might shine a torch at different angles to see footprints or uv lights for non visable blood or prints. 

Wednesday 27 September 2017

quick write


Once upon a pigs butt there was a cockroach. he was on his way to a special event called the pig's belly. Mr cockroach was a long lean creature wearing a waistcoat and 4 pairs of dress shoes. Mr cockroach was not a kind creature and he always had a mean look about his face but he only ever wanted to be nice to people but had a disability called mean word syndrome. he’d always say stuff like “eat mud ya freaks” which as you know is really mean. When mr cockroach arrived at the event the crowd all sighed and left. Mr cockroach had no idea what was going on. He stopped and thought for a minute and he still had no idea what he did wrong. He looked around for anyone that was still at the event and saw mr bird he ran over to him. “Mr bird why does no one like me?”he asked curiously. Mr bird was honest with him and said “well every time someone talks to you,you say something mean and no one likes a mean person that's why they all left.” mr cockroach wasn't trying to be mean so he said he's going to make it up to them by going round and apologising. Mr cockroach ran all around the town door to door apologising to everyone saying he wasn't trying to be mean. And they all lived happily.

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Matahiwi Marae Trip

Today all of the year 8 students went out to the Matahiwi Marae. We learnt about the marae and the meanings of the panels and carvings.we sung our school waiata and tu tera mai.

Monday 27 March 2017

Where I'm From

Where I’m From

I am from the fruit bowl
From monopoly and bat down
I am from the cups and plates
the milo and brownie it tasted of sugar
I am from the aloe vera, limes filling the rooms with aroma
I am from the birthdays and choc log
From Lisa and Adam
I am from the what's up? and howzit?
From the dining table and lynx
I am from potlucks,macaroni and cheese
I am from Tauranga  
Fruit bowls and piggy banks
From the Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, the radio in the living room
I am from Tauranga hospital, 3rd of may 2004.

Monday 21 November 2016

rata and the totora

Summary :


Rata was told to go cut down the mighty totara and carve a waka out of it. Rata went out the next morning and cut it down with his adze.that night the birds and insects put it back together. He went out again the next day to carve his waka out but he was astonished to see that it was back up.by the end of the day he had started to carveing out his waka it became nightfall and he stuck around hiding in the bushes then the creatures came out and he grabbed the piwaiwakawaka and demanded why they kept putting the totora back up. They told him it was because he didn’t ask for permission from  tanemahuta by not saying the tikanga.

Moral :

Tiakina nga manu ,ka ora te ngahere.ka ora te ngahere ,ka ora nga manu.
Look after the birds and the forest flourishes.if forest flourishes,the birds flourish.

Monday 7 November 2016

ko wai te toa? who is the winner?

He pai ki au te whutupōro.
He pai ki au te poitukohu.
He pai ki au te  whakawhitiwhiti.

Wednesday 2 November 2016

Mayfly report

Mayfly Report

Introduction
The Mayfly is a strange and interesting creature with a lot of strange features it is a native New Zealand insect.

Some of the mayfly features are its two little eyes on the top of its head or its little antennae like tail or its four tiny wings.the mayfly can be found in shallow still water areas and swampy land in between long grass and weeds.

The first stage of the mayfly life cycle is as an egg then the next stage is a nymph then the next stage is the adult mayfly or the spinner to then drop the eggs and start the life cycle all over again

The mayfly has gills that look a little like a tube on the rectum which they  breathe oxygen collected from the water. Some other species of mayfly have vibrating gills which directs more water over their gills increasing the oxygen being sucked in. As I researched the mayfly nymph must always be moving to collect oxygen from the water.

How do the mayfly affect our lives. Well as I read “Mayfly nymphs are an important component of many freshwater ecosystems. Grazing by mayflies is important in preventing the build-up of a large biomass of aquatic algae and detritus, and in nutrient cycling. Because mayflies can be quite abundant in many habitats, they are an important food for many species of predators.”

Thursday 11 August 2016

what we think about adding 1 hour more to school

     1 hour more of school
                                                                                                                                      
We agree but we are going to put 15 mins on lunch time and morning tea and 30mins on extra sport.  Because all kids would want this to happen because most of all the hour is sport and lunch time and plus this would be a bonus to the adults because they could work for longer. But the downside would be that you wouldn’t  be able to go to your after school activities.  But some after school care business  would get shut down or not have much business.

Friday 5 August 2016

my kiwiana a to z from term one

KIWIANA A TO Z

A AOTEAROA
B BARBECUE
C COUNTRYSIDE
D DANIEL CARTER
E EDMUND HILLARY
F FERN
G GUM BOOTS
H HONGI
I ICE BLOCKS
J JANDALS
K KIWI
L LEMON & PAEROA
M MORPORK
N NATURE
O OYSTERS
P PAVLOVA
Q  QUAD BIKES
R RUGBY
S  SPORT
T TUATARA
U UMANGA (TANA UMANGA)
V VOLCANOES
W WATTIES
X  XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS
Y YACHTING
Z ZESPRI

Tuesday 2 August 2016

ELECTONICS





  1. learn about disasters and how to keep safe 
  2. create and practice a household plan
  3. assemble and maintain emergency survival items 
  4. have a getaway kit incase you have to leave in a hurry
I have 6 people in my family and each person needs  3 litres so 3x6=18L and you need to have enough to last 3 days so 18x6 =48L  
at electronics I am going to design and create a torch light

Friday 8 April 2016

war in wahi work

War in Waihi

  1. What did you already know about mining before reading this article? That you get gold from mining and hand it in to who ever is the manager and then they will give you you pay.
  2. Complete the   ‘somebody/wanted/but/so’   chart below:


Main players
What did he/they want?
What was the problem with wanting this?
What was the end result?
Miners
Better working conditions and better pay
The managers did not let them
The scabs came in and applied for their jobs
Shareholders
Wanted miners to work so they could have more money
That the miners did not want to work in these conditions
The miners quit their jobs
Politicians
Did not stick up for the miners
The police needed peace
They did not get their peace
Engine Drivers
The engine drivers did not want to help the miners
That means the miners weren't going to work without them
They got their jobs back when the scabs came
Federation of Labour
They wanted the strike to happen
There were business against them
They did not get what they wanted
P. M. William Massey
He wanted the mine running
The miners didn’t want to work
They didn’t get what they wanted
Commissioner Cullen
He wanted war
The town was dieing
People died
Scabs(free Labourers)
The miners jobs(mining )
They were taking the miners jobs
They got what they wanted
Police
To let the town fight
The town was dieing
People died
Fred Evans
Escaped the police
Was caught by police
Was killed by the police
Miners Families
They wanted more money to feed their families
If the miners were paid  more the shareholders got less
It did not happen
Mine manager
Wanted the miners to work more so he got more money
The miners were leaving because they were not paid
There were no miners left

3. What can you say about the way decisions were made in 1912?
Money was put first which led to war