Kiwi Can, Moses

Kiwi Can

WALT: We are learning to write a recount about positives and negatives about life.

For the last two Thursdays, Room 9 has been going to room 11 to learn from a new programme called Kiwi Can. This Programme is about building positive relationships, respect, values and positive communication.

Our tutors are Mr Numia and Miss Tuia. We played a lot of different games and did role plays in 3 groups. Through these role plays, we learnt about positive and negative things about life.

I liked the Kiwi Can lessons because we got to participate in different activities as a team.

By Moses

Water fun day

WALT: I am learning to write a recount

Water fun day

On Monday, the 9th of February,2015, Glenbrae School students had a special event. It was called the water fun day. At the water fun day we did lots of fun activities. Some of the activities were called Walk the plank,The slide,The three legged race and Under and Over races.The Teachers that were helping to set the activities up were Mr Nath, Mrs Parker, Mrs Tofa, Miss Maruariki, Mrs D, Mrs Ripata, Mrs Kumar, Mrs. Raj and Ms. Elia.

First we went to class and got changed into our swimming clothes. Then we had to line up outside and walk to the courts. After that we sat down in our House lines. 

When everyone was ready, Mrs. Tofa talked to us about races. Our class started with the three legged race. We had two cups and we worked in pairs to cary water to fill up our house bins.

When we finished we went back to the courts and sat down. Then Mrs. Tofa thanked everyone and asked us if we had fun. Lots of us said yes and then she told us which house had won the Water Fun Day races. There was a tie between Rata and Kauri.

After that we all went back to our classes and got changed into our dry clothes. Then we had morning tea.

I really enjoyed the water fun day with my friends from my class. It was so much fun competing against each other.

By Alfred.

Digital Tools, Fineasi

Scratch

WALT: I am learning to use a digital application to create cartoons.

Today, I  have been on Scratch and I have been learning about Scratch. Scratch is a site were you could make your own cartoons.

Scratch Tool	Technique - What does the tool do?	Description - What was the tool used for?
Click on Spirit	Choose a Spirit from the library	To choose letter to animation our name.
Click on looks	Let’s use make changes to show how the Spirit looks	To change the colour of the spirit eg: the letters.

By Fineasi

Article Review, Robin

Reading Activity 4

The Fish Highway by Adele Jackson

WALT: Learning to make predictions on what is going to happen next in the text by using the key words in the preceeding sentences and paragarphs.

The oldest pipes that snake along Wellington streets are brick lined and they are the stormwater pipes. They have fish living in and near them. Some of the pipes were built about 1880. The pipes are highways for fish and eels. 

One night a Fish Scientist saw some fish swimming in and out so she decided to investigate. She used a 250 metre long tape measure to tell her if there were any fish. She used her pack on her back to make the fish unconscious. Then she put the fish in a container and measured it, recorded what type it was. Then she put it back in the water and found another fish to record. She recorded the details about the fish in a notebook. There were 2 types of fish there and the longfin eel. 

The city is putting up kelp ladders so the little fish can climb them to get into the stormwater pipes. The newest pipes have bricks poking up so the little fish can rest on them and they can go up there if the current is too strong.

By Robin

The Circulatory System, Inquiry Learning

Circulatory System

What is the Circulatory System?

The Circulatory System is a monumental network of organs (like your nose) and vessels. They are responsible for the blood flows nutrients and also Oxygen.  “It’s all about the heart”

Parts of the Circulatory System

The Heart	The heart beats about 3 billion times during an average lifetime.
2)      The Blood	The Blood is a  substance that is constantly flowing through our bodies.
3)      Blood Vessels	There are 3 types of blood vessels Artites Capillaires Veins

By Aaliyahna

Learning how To Use Scratch, Technology

Learning how To Use Scratch

Today I logged into scratch. I learned how to create and animate my own story. While I was creating my story I was thinking about how I should do it and I did it.

By Mata

Learning How to Use Scratch, Technology

Learning how to use Scratch

Today I logged into Scratch. I was choosing different things from different category's like a human, sound, motion and what it says. Scratch is an animated site. Scratch is really fun for me because its new to me and I can try a lot of more new things.

By Moses

Our Body Systems and How They Work, Inquiry Learning

WALT: We are learning about our body systems and how they work.

The Respiratory System

The Respiratory System (also called the Ventilatory System) is a biological system which has specific organs and structures. They are used for the process of respiration in a organism. The Respiratory System is involved in the intake and exchange or oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the world. Respiration takes place in the respiratory organs called the lungs.

• The passage of the air into the lungs to supply the whole body is known as inhalation and the one going out is known as exhalation.

• The Trachea leads to the lungs through the windpipe
• The windpipe splits into two different pipes
• The first one is called the Bronchus and leads into the chest with many different pipes going off the main one
• The air comes through our nose, through the windpipe to the lungs, then the carbon dioxide comes back up on the other side of the windpipe and out of the mouth

By Robin

Circulatory System

The Circulatory system, (also called the cardiovascular system) is an organ system which helps to transport blood, gases (such as amino acids), oxygen and nutrients around the body. It helps to nourish the body, but also helps to fight off diseases in the body, keep body temperature as well. It is often composed as both the cardiovascular system (which distributes blood) and the lymphatic system (which circulators the lymph). The heart is made up of four chambers. There are two chambers on each side. The two chambers at the top are called atria, meanwhile the chambers on the bottom are called the ventricles.

By Robin

Why the Moon is Upside Down, Story Review

Why the Moon is Upside Down by Trish Puhorich

Niko and Ani had lived and known each other for years. Then Niko’s mum was offered a good job in Japan and Niko’s family moved to Japan.

Ani got an email from Niko and Niko said that the moon looked like is was upside down, so they decided to take a photo of the moon every night for seven weeks. It did not work good because the cameras did not have good zooms so it was not close up.

Niko and Ani agreed that it was not working. Ani thought that they could try drawing the moon. They drew the moon for seven weeks. They found out that Niko’s drawings were the same but they were the other way up.

By Robin

Water Fun Day

What a fantastic way to begin Week 2 of term 1. It was so heartening to see all the students paraded in their House Colours: Red Rata, Yellow Kowhai, Green Kauri and Blue Nikau and to top it up, it was the House teachers who took pride in parading in their house colours as well. Well done everyone for your efforts in making yourself look so elegant.

Imagine filling up a 40 litre bin with water with the aid of sponges, tea cups, paper cups, holed paper cups and small jugs. Well, it was done and yes it was not easy but the students kept on going until the last minute.

Wow, guess who won the competition.

Week 1 Term 1 at School

Week 1 of Term 1 had been a very busy and exciting week. I was very much delighted to see the new students in my Year 6 class. The Year 7 students in my class made my work a lot easier by helping the year 6's settle in and get acquainted to the class routines and expectations. Our first Swimming lesson was held at the Glenn Innes Aquatic Centre on Thursday. The students are looking forward to getting more swimming lessons from the Auckland YMCA Swimming Instructors at our School Pool from Monday.