Reciprocal Reading Groups

Room 9 is continuing to work well with their new Reciprocal reading tasks, focused around T shaped Literacy practises. Our groups are currently working on identifying why certain groups of people would go to war. This group worked really well to identify why children would fight for Nazi Germany during WW2.

Lets blow stuff up! in the name of Maths

 For our rocket launch today the rockets blasted off but did not go very far, as they spun around in random directions. The wind was very high today.

The launch went really well, the rockets didn’t fail to launch and there were no issues with the equipment.

What I noticed is that the rockets did not fly straight up. This could be due to the angle of the launcher not being perfectly straight. I also think that the wings played a role in how the rocket moved through the air. I think I could improve this by changing the wings and making sure they are more solid and aligned correctly.

My next steps are to work on my wing designs to make it more stable and I want to also add a lid because this will hopefully help with the Aerodynamics. I will probably use Youtube to do a bit of research on what makes a good rocket wing.

Here is my first wing design where you can see my calculations.

Looking into our Past Present and future

 Room 1 has been working hard looking at our History and how our future might look. We started a collaborative research document to collate all our research. We have explored what our area and the wider Auckland area looked like over 100 years ago and what it might look like in the future. Especially with all our housing developments taking place.

FAKE NEWS #what is media

Mr Walker sneaking into a press conference!

Room 9 has been learning about what Media is and how it can be manipulated to suit a certain viewpoint or purpose. Media is all around us and is the things we use to communicate ideas and information. With the internet being the main form of access to media. Luckily however Mr Walker recently snuck in to a meeting with Jacinda and Donald to have a talanoa around media use and abuse within politics. What do you think? Pretty cool that our teacher got to meet these famous world leaders!

Mr Walker sharing a joke with the bois

Mr Walker had to run to the bathroom but said he'd catch up to them later

Ako Hiko FIlm Festival 2020

 It's that time again! Here is room 9's amazing entry for this years Film Festival! Let us know what you think. Thanks again to all the students who took part and showcased their acting skills!

Maori Language Week!

 Room 9 has been having a great Maori language week and to celebrate we thought it would be good to take some baby steps in learning the language of our nation. So with our baby steps we decided to make a video of baby shark but in Te Reo to get all our younger brothers and sisters hooked on the language! Check out our video below and let us know what you think!

Vector Graphic art

 Room 9 has been enjoying creating some cool vector art images, using google drawing as their tool. This was great fun and a good chance for us to get used to using some photoshop skills. Graphic design is super fun and is something that any student can enjoy. Maybe you could share some of your cool art in the comments below!

Credit to Mathew in room 5