Term 4

Week 6-Laser Art Piece

Lazer Cutting Ornaments

Laser Cutting Designs

Wouldn't it be fun to design your very own Christmas present! Let's have some fun and see what you can come up with!


Turn in your design here.


Term 4 Week 2 - Niuean Language Week

2020 Niue Language Week Presentation

Fakalofa Atu!

It's time to visit "The Rock" of the Pacific for Niuean Language Week! This week, we will be using the amazing resource to learn about Niue and complete some fun Create tasks to share on our blogs.


Term 3

Term 3 Week 9 - Maori Language Week

Kia ora Tamariki

Welcome to Maori Language Week for 2020

Click on the image for our Maori language week site. Here you will find your reading, writing and maths work for the week.


Fractions T3W9

  1. Please complete this Maths Survey

  2. We will discuss equivalent fractions as a class.

  3. Complete the learning task.

  4. Create: Poster showing step by step how to solve a problem from the task.

  5. Create: Screencastify talking someone through the step by step process of solving your problem


Term 3 Week 8 - Tongan Language Week

ART activity: select 2 designs from site above to create your own Ngatu design.


Tongan Artist :

Go here to discover the many Tongan Artists - what talent!!


Time for a laugh - Tongan Comedy!

Tongan song writers and performers.

LITERACY

READING:

  1. Read this text

  2. Using a Google Drawing or Slide, creatively share 5 interesting practices you found help Tongan people 'Keep the traditions alive'.

  3. Post on your blog with a detailed task description.

Audio for Ngatu: keep the tradition alive


WRITING:

  1. Watch a video from the slide above.

  2. Write 2 - 3 paragraphs that share the detail you learnt from the video.

  3. Post on your blog with a detailed task description.

Want to watch more movies? Go ahead! Bonus points for each blog post you complete!

Measuring Tapa Cloth

MATHS

  1. XtraMaths (1 DOJO Pt Per Day)

  2. MathsWhizz (1 DOJO Pt Per Progression)

  3. Complete Measurement Review Form.

  4. Complete this week's learning task.

  5. Work on E-Ako Tasks. Watch this video for information on how to access E-Ako and check your email for your password. (1 DOJO Pt Per Point)

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Week 7 Level 2.5 - Back @ School!

Thursday, 3 September

  1. First, we will have a class discussion about what makes a good story.

  2. Then, we will take some time to explore a good character description. What do you notice?

  3. Using this doc, write your own character description of a taniwha. Use ideas from what you read yesterday when you explored taniwha of New Zealand, but be sure to make the description your own! You are creating this taniwha.

Character Descriptions

Monday 31st August

Welcome back to school!

Today we are going to start with a Taha Challenge! Be ready to discuss Taha Whanau and have some digital fun!


Codey Rocky Animation Stories:

Click here to begin designing your animation.

Don't forget that you will be doing a voice over to tell a short story while your animation plays.


Week 6 Distance Learning - Level 3 Lockdown

Friday 28th August

Click here to access our 11am Google Meet.

  1. File/make a copy of this slideshow

  2. Choose at least one of the tasks to complete.

  3. Share each task as a separate post on your blog. Be sure to include a detailed task description!


Also, don't forget! You have lots of ways to collect Dojo points this weekend!

MONDAY:

See you at school Monday morning between 8-8:25 outside Rm 1!

Don't forget:

  • Charged Chromebook

  • Water bottle with your name on it!

  • Morning Tea/Lunch


Getting Creative with Myths and Legends

Wednesday, 26 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

  1. Continue working on your Reading Tasks from earlier this week.

  2. Complete the writing task and post it on your blog.

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

T3Wk6 Conversions

Tuesday, 25 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

  1. XtraMaths (1 DOJO Pt Per Day)

  2. MathsWhizz (1 DOJO Pt Per Progression)

  3. Complete this week's learning task. (15 DOJO Pts)

  4. Work on E-Ako Tasks. Watch this video for information on how to access E-Ako and check your email for your password. (1 DOJO Pt Per Point)

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Monday, 23 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Also, watch your tasks and blogs for comments. Be sure to answer any questions that come your way.

W6T3 Moala Reading

Week 5 Distance Learning - Level 3 Lockdown

Friday 21 August: HomeClass

WALT: we are learning about a country in our world!

TASK ONE:

  1. Find a myth from one of these two continents: North America OR South America

  2. Mark in the country they are from on your Myths Around the World Map slideshow map (already in your drive!) and don't forget to add a summary slide about the myth you read/watched. (BONUS: 5 Dojo points)

TASK TWO:

Create a poster that shows the following:

    1. The name of the myth

    2. Key people/beings/objects from myth

    3. The population of this country today

    4. The languages spoken in this country

    5. Flag of the country

Show this off on your blog today (BONUS: 5 Dojo points!)

Click here to access our 11:30 am Google Meet.

TASK THREE:

  1. Find out four other interesting facts about the country your myth from today was from.

  2. Enter your 4 facts on the Google Drawing

  3. Include a map to show where the country is located.

  4. Make your Drawing look interesting and make it your own by adding different colours, font, layout, and pictures of famous landmarks/buildings in that country. (BONUS: 5 Dojo points)

HAVE HEAPS OF FUN RESEARCHING!!

Thursday, 20 August

  • Click here to access our 10 am Google Meet.

THURSDAY: We are all about FIOP today! Remember, in order to have quality blog posts you must:

  • Write a detailed task description

  • Have the task completed before you publish

  • Include a finished create task (if there is one)

  • Make your blog title interesting

Don't forget to reply to comments on your blog and to leave comments for others for Dojo Points! Use the form above to turn in your comments/replies.



Wednesday, 19 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

  1. Continue working on your Reading Tasks from earlier this week.

  2. Complete the writing task and post it on your blog.

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Independant and Dependant clauses 1
Reading Scales

Tuesday, 18 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

  1. XtraMaths (Daily)

  2. MathsWhizz (15 minutes Daily)

  3. Complete this week's learning task.

  4. Work on E-Ako Tasks. Watch this video for information on how to access E-Ako and check your email for your password.

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Monday, 17 August

Click here to access our 10am Google Meet.

If you have any questions while working on your tasks, please email Mrs. Moala for help.

Also, watch your tasks and blogs for comments. Be sure to answer any questions that come your way.

W5T3 Moala Rading

Week 4:

Week 4: Monday with Mr. Hughes

NORSE MYTH

Have you added this myth to your Myths and Legends World Map?

Week 4: Friday Learning from Home

Be sure to watch the video, and then add this myth to your Myths and Legends world map slide presentation and create a slide summarising this myth.

Day 1 Camp.mp4

Day One Year 8 Leadership Camp

  • O le ala i le pule, o le tautua

  • Awhi Rito

  • Teu le vā

  • Fiafia

Camp Post #3

Take some time to think about these questions and then create a blog post answering some of the questions on your blog.

  1. If you were to give ideas for the next year 7/8 camp what would you suggest?

  2. What would you keep?

  3. What would you stop?

  4. What would you add?

  5. Why do we have such events?

  6. Talk about whare tapa whā and key competencies

  7. Quick finishers could make up a programme for 2021 events