Smart Footprint

Class 1 - Smart Foot-Print from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.
Here is a M.T.V we, Lisia, Jorja, Gloria, Tyla and I have created to the song, We Cant Stop by Miley Cyrus. The lyrics have been re-written to match our theme about having a smart footprint. Hope you enjoy!

20 Thinkers Keys : BAR Keys

For the last few weeks we have been looking at what the 20 Thinkers Keys. Each week we have been focusing on one of the 20 and have learnt more about it. Today we looked at the B.A.R Key. B.A.R stands for B : Bigger , A : Add , R : Replace. As an activity, we were given five minutes to draw a simple house. Here is the house, below, I drew.

Five minutes passed and now came the second part of the task. We rotated around the room, skipping a few computers, then made a change on the other persons house. With the first computer we stopped at, we had to make something Bigger, following the B.A.R. Key steps. We then rotated again but on the next computer we had to add something. Lastly we replaced something on the final house we stopped at. Here are the changes people have added to my house. (Below)

Sound Presentation

Here is yet another presentation. But this is all about sound.

The Scientific Method

Here is a presentation I have created showing the steps of the scientific method.

4 Things You Need To Remember About A Smart Footprint

Here's a few tips on how to have a Smart Footprint.

1. Be careful with what you search online.
2. You never know when someone's watching.
3. Be original! Do your own stuff.
4. If it's not kind, keep it in your mind!

Writing Sample

This is my writing sample for Term 2, 2014.

The sun shone brightly as Kisha rushes down the path, dragging her older sister, Kara, behind her. “HURRY UP!!!!” she yells as she runs towards the beach, leaving Kara behind.

“Aaaah!”. Kara jumped, surprised. She peered around, looking for her sister, but she was no longer in view. Kara ran to the edge of the beach and sighed camly, starting to giggle. Kisha had tripped and rolled down the sand dunes.

Laughing, Kara jumped down and helped her up. “I tripped over that stupid thing!” she said, pointing at a glassy object peeking out of the sand. It’s an hourglass. Kisha picked it up and flung it against a rock, annoyed.

The glass shattered and the sand slid down the sides of the rock. Suddenly the sand beneath them started to disappear and create a tunnel of a sort. Kara and Kisha sank into the deep hole quickly. “WHAT'S HAPPENING!?” they yelled as the slid down the everlasting seeming tunnel.

Finally, they hit a solid rock floor. The only light source was a flaming torch.

Swimming

To be safe in the water you don’t have to be the best at swimming, you just have to be able to keep yourself safe. Which means being able to float and swim away from any dangers if needed.

The easiest thing to do is the doggy-paddle, but this can use a lot of your energy. Backstroke and freestyle are another two style’s of strokes that are quite easy if you think about it. They’re basically floating, but adding the movement of your arms and feet. If you are in some sort of danger, it would probably easier to flip onto your back and swim away.

When moving your arms in backstroke, it’s like painting a big line across the ceiling or sky. And all you do with your feet is kick tiny kicks just under the surface of the water. So it doesn't create a huge splash.

Another thing to do is when you bring your arm under water, create the shape of a ‘S’ by swivelling your hand.

And finally, when swimming we have to keep in mind to have your eyes up. Try not to look around at our surroundings, it prevents you from sinking.

#BringBackOurGirls

This is my opinion on the Bring Back Our Girls tragedy.

#BringBackOurGirls has attracted a lot of attention from many people around the world. This popular hashtag has only really been making more and more people aware of the kidnapping. What is this hashtag actually supposed to do though?

Well, right now it’s doing nothing but showing they care. The whole point of #BringBackOurGirls is to bring them back. But it’s in no way helping the people in Nigeria find the kidnappers, Boko Haram, and the 300 girls with them.

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS

Little Red with a twist...

“Little Red? Little Red?” I heard my name echoing throughout the forest. Making my way over to a tall oak tree, I spotted a thin slit cutting through the bark. I ran my fingertips along the slit, when suddenly a golden reddish autumn leaf slowly floated down beside me. Instantly, I snatched it from the air. I pulled out my pen and wrote down a series of numbers across the leaf. Checking it twice, I slipped it into the slit on the tree.

Splitting open, the tree revealed a passage way. You’d think that nothing but wood and oak would be in a tree but surprisingly I found that the inside was lined with metal. There in front of me was a ladder leading downwards. Clutching on to the ladder I made my way down. I heard the tree door slamming shut and nothing but darkness filled the air.

Just as I reach the bottom of the ladder, once again I hear my name. “Little Red, we’ve been expecting you”, “Sorry, I’m late Director M. What do you want me to do now?” I asked unwillingly. “Well, we have recent reports that Wolves Incorporated have sent their best agent, BBW the Big Bad Wolf on a killing spree, so I said to myself, why don’t we send our best agent to do the job.” “UGH! Really? Fine, where was he last spotted?”.

Director M hands me a file containing all the information I needed to catch BBW. I take it, grab my red cloak and hood and head off. “Good Luck” says Director M. “Not gonna need it” I say while grabbing my gadgets.

Creeping through the woods, I see wolf prints in the grass and claw marks scratched against every tree. I follow the trees and find myself standing in front of my granny’s little old cottage. Out of nowhere, it started to pour rain, the clouds were dark and grey, the raindrops were like sharp daggers piercing through my back.

I walk up to the red door, the red paint was clearly peeling off. Mold and weeds were growing through the cracks. KNOCK! KNOCK! I knock on the door. “Huh” I chuckle. It had been a long time since I’ve been there. 5 years ago, I was visiting her when the big bad wolf nearly ate her alive, luckily I was there to save her..  

KNOCK! KNOCK! Once again, I knock but it’s practically pounding now. Still no answer. In my frustration, I kick down the door. The unbelievable sight startled me, there in front of me on his knees was the wolf feasting upon my granny’s limp lifeless body.

His claws were sharp like knives. Slowly walking up behind him, his long ears twitched. Immediately, his head creeks towards to me. Growling at my presence, he opens his mouth and blood drops from each one of his teeth. I whip my cloak off and reveal all my guns. In my hand I held two guns pointing directly at him.

“I’ll shoot and I’ll shoot and I’ll blow your head off” I scream. Bullets started seeking through his huge body. “Grrrrr” he growls lying on his back. He jumps back on his feet and jumps on me, making me drop my guns. Using his claws, he attempted to slit my throat but I held his claws from reaching me. Stretching my arm, I reach for my gun. Struggling to hold the wolf and get the gun at the same time, the wolf managed to scratch my face..

TO BE CONTINUED

By Gloria and Kaycee

Travis and Sensei Chang: The Misunderstanding

With wind blowing against his back, Travis stretched his aching arms and grabbed onto a ledge of the treacherous mountain. Struggling to the reach the point of his destination, his straining arm slipped off the unsteady rocks that were bound to break. He reached the top of the lofty peak, felt so relieved. “Finally” Travis thought to himself as a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Trudging through the thick snow, he made his way up the icy steps to find a hefty door. He lifted his hand and knocked. Clanking chains echoed throughout the dojo. Creaking open, there before Travis’s eyes stood a very tall Sensei Chang.

Travis stood there speechless, twiddling with his fingers. To show respect, he bowed and smiled. The sensei stood there with one eyebrow raised. Travis felt as if Chang was staring into his soul, his penetrating stare petrified him. Then the sensei pointed away to his right ever so strictly. SLAM! The door closed shut.

Disappointed, Travis’s shoulder drooped and his head fell. Looking down to the ground, he closed his eyes and sat down.  “He just doesn’t realize how awesome I really am, I just have to prove it” thought Travis. Day and night, he meditated until he opened one eye and peeped a look. Standing there in front of him was the sensei. Travis felt so much more confident, he was definitely expecting to get in. But to his surprise, once again Chang pointed to the right side of him.

“What a waste of my time” Travis whispered to himself. With his head held down he stood up and dragged himself away.  Looking out to the huge mountains, he then realizes something. “I did not just climb these huge big mountain and meditate all day and night to find myself being rejected by an old long bearded man”. Clenching his fists, he turned around and BAM! He kicked the door down and stepped back into position.

Sensei Chang couldn’t believe what just had happened. In his martial arts stance, he challenged Chang. Once again, the Sensei instantly pointed to his right. Taking the chance to look where he was pointing, Travis saw a sign that read: Use side entrance. “Oh” Travis released. “Hehe” he chuckled, embarrassed.

THE END!

By Kaycee and Gloria

A Short Narrative

It was a cold, dark and gloomy night. I stumbled upon an abandoned hut deep in the heart of the forest. I was just about to enter the hut when suddenly I hear a crackling sound behind me.

Scared to find out what it was I flicked on my torch and slowly turned around. Finding that there were two small eyes staring right at me, I tried to stay as still as a stick. “It could be anything” I thought to myself.

The creature stood and stared for at least five minutes before it decided to walk closer to me. Making my nerves shiver up my spine, I slowly stepped back towards the hut.

“Just stay calm” I repeated to myself “Just stay calm”. The small creature was still walking towards me before it suddenly stopped and screeched at the sound of a branch snapping. “It was only me” I whispered.

Taking no more chances to with this small creature, I decided to shine the light to find out what it was. Slowly pointing the torch towards the small eyes I gasped to find that it was just a lost and scared baby bear.

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Remake

This is a remake of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together created by Gloria, Tyla-Marie and I. Playing the role of Taylor Swift is one of my friends Tyla and playing the ex-boyfriend is Logan. Also, some of our other friends helped us with other bits. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Ancient Chariot Races

I got this image from library.thinkquest.org

Chariot racing became one of the important events when it was added to the Olympic games in 680 B.C. It also became one of the most popular games for the Greeks and the Romans. 


In these chariot races you could get seriously injured, because other competitors would try and knock you off your horse or even worse!

Other little facts:
Chariot races were held in buildings called Hippodromes. They are like arena's.


If a horse became useless to them they would put it down.

I got this image from crystalinks.com

Taming the Sun

We read a book called Taming the Sun. It has 4 Maori legends. We read Maui and the sun and we had to create a graphic to go with it. Below is my graphic.

Pt England's Art Gallery

Filled with amazing pieces of artwork, our school has it's own Art Gallery. It has many of the painting our school has produced. It closes on Friday though. Room 17 has their's on the projector screen playing like a slideshow. I got my mum to buy mine and Zane's (my brother) but she also wants some other ones.

PEPA Part 2

“HIP HOP!” I excitedly yelled. Watching their group bust out their moves, I wondered where Tyla and Jonita were. I found hip hop very interesting and cool. Looking through the group, I tried to find Tyla and Jonita ( some of my friends). Finally spotting them I watch as they bust out their moves to the song. As Tyla walks to the front of the catwalk, I wonder "OOo! This is going to be great!"

Makerita, Andrea and Jarna walked onto the stage holding a microphone. “What’s this group?”, I wondered to myself. Music started to play and Jarna started to sing. FLY. They were singing Fly by Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. “I came to win...”, sang Jarna. When the rap started Makerita and Andrea came forward. They were great!

As the lights fade away, one of my friends, Jonita, made her way onto the stage. Holding her violin in one hand and her bow in the other, she quietly sat down and began to play. As the bow went up and down across the violin, her fingers moved quickly. I remembered her saying she needed to learn this song. Can’t remembering what the song was called, I furiously started to clap. I think Jonita did a very good job. 


“Ballet”, I thought to myself. Dressed in the PEPA t-shirt and skirts, they danced their way on. They twirled and skipped side to side in beat of the music. For one bit they twirled their partners around.

“Woohoo!” I could hear people shouting. The models. As a slideshow played, I read the facts about the different models. Most of them were samoan. Soon after Laurien’s speech the models made their way onto the stage. Walking down the catwalk, they strike a pose looking pretty in their cool clothes! Next out came Tyla. As more models walked out, I wondered who was at the end. Toreka was. Finally everyone from the concert came out.

Leaving the hall, mind blown by the outstanding performances, I can’t wait until their next concert. I didn’t want it to end. I guess all their hard work payed off!

My Pointillism Artwork

For a reading activity, our group had to create a pointillism painting. It doesn't look very good up close but once you see it faraway it looks pretty good. It took me a while to finish this though. Here is my finishing product.


Pointillism is where you dab little dots to make up a painting. 

                                                   Here is the original painting.

Nasibah's Poster

Room came and joined our class on Friday. We created a poster with one of them. Here is the one that Nasibah and I created.

Motat

On Wednesday the 6th of July we went to Motat to learn more about inventions. Did you know that M.O.T.A.T stands for Museum of Technology and Transportation. When we arrived at Motat we went to a place that we called the classroom because that’s where we ate our lunch. After we ate our morning tea, room 14 went and had a wonder around while room 13 stayed with Stacey.
The first place we went was the arcade games. They had Donkey-Kong, Street Fighter, Pac-Man and more! The games were so fun but unfortunately we only got a little bit of time to play the games.

Another place we went was the Mirror Maze! When I went in the Mirror Maze I collided into Jorja. I fell down. As I got back up I looked at the mirrors and noticed that there was endless reflections.

Suddenly we had to go back to the classroom and have some lunch. After we had lunch we went to the Tactile Dome!

Nervously arriving at the Tactile Dome, because I haven’t been in the Tactile Dome for a long time, I sat down next to Jorja. There were 2 people at the Tactile Dome explained how it was going to work. After that the first people to enter it was Tyla, Jonita, Porscha and Raeleen. Outside the Tactile Dome they had a speaker, so we could hear them. Jorja, Hayley, Ashlee and myself were probably the 7th or 8th people to go in. Nervously going into the pitch black maze I carefully made my way up and down the pitch black maze. (They were in front of us) Suddenly I stopped and said “Who’s that?”. The other girls started to scream! “Why do you have to scream!!” I yelled. “It’s only the boys”. Very loudly we caught up to the boys. This meant we had to wait a bit for them to get out of the way a bit. But I guess they were going the same way as us. While we were in there we had to go down slides, over nets, through tunnels and also once we went down a slide then came out on a soft mattress. Finally we made it through. I had FUN!!!

Telecommunication was the next place we went. Telecommunication was a place where they had lots of old phones and they had the morse code. You can even ring your next door neighbours number. There are lots of rotary phones.

Suddenly, again, we had to go back to the classroom and switch with room 13. So they went to wonder around and we went to another place with Stacey. We had to go to another place witch had a lot of old things that people accidentally made, made to solve a problem and made because of someone might have a passion for something. One thing one person made was a automatic vacuum. This was made to solve a problem. The problem was that you might have to go somewhere but you also have to do your vacuuming. This person made a do-it-yourself vacuum. It wasn’t that good though.


Soon it was time to go back to School. I had fun but it was a really long day. I learnt alot of different things when we went to Motat.

Hidden Matariki

This is a movie about Matariki. It has been made into a Hidden matariki. If you have seen Hidden talents on Sky then you might know. This movie was made by some year 5 students in extension. I hope you enjoy!