The Land Wars

This week we have been learning about the two versions of the Treaty of Waitangi and the issues that resulted due to this. In reading, we have learnt about the land wars and about some of the important political figures at the time. Check out Anita's diary entry as Hone Heke, which shows his changing perspective of the Treaty.

Procedural Writing

This week we have started to look at procedural writing. As it is our first time writing in this genre, we started by reading different procedural texts and identifying their key features. We will be focusing on following the structure of a procedural text.

AJ and Fasi identified the key features of the text below:
                      

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

This week in writing we created an explanation about the Treaty of Waitangi. The students then had to present their writing in a DLO that would teach others about the subject. Some of the students created Explainer videos which you can watch below!

Davarni & Telesia

                                      
                                                    Anita, Salote & Tumanako

Astounding Assembly

Kia Orana! As this week is Cook Island language week, we watched performances from the Cook Island group. It was great to hear the national anthem and to watch some traditional dances.

Not only were we celebrating this beautiful culture, but there were lots of awards for learners who have been working hard this term. Rachel Williamson visited Glenbrae School to give certificates to the students who participated in the Winter Learning Journey, a holiday blogging programme. In room 8, AJ, Anita, Charlie, Davarni, Fasi, Francesca, Po, Salote and Telesia blogged during the holiday and they received a certificate. We also celebrated Anita and Telesia who placed joint second in this programme for our school.

Fractions

This week we started to learn about fractions. After defining what a fraction is, we revised how to find a fraction of a whole. Check out AJ, Fasi and Mathews diagram which shows what different fractions look like:
            

The New Zealand Wars

This week the Tui and Ruru reading groups were learning about the New Zealand wars. Check out the Thinglink that Tumanako made to share some of the things that she learnt:

Insulation with Mrs Tofa

Today the students from room 8 went to room 7 for their science intensive with Mrs Tofa. There they learnt about insulation. Check out Maselino's explanation about insulation:

What is insulation?
 Insulation keeps the heat inside and it keeps the cold air outside and keeps your warm during the winter. Use pink batts to keep your house warm like use it for the ceiling and for the walls.

Where you put insulation?
You put your pink batts in the walls, roof and ceiling and mammoth insulation for the floors. You can buy Mammoth from the warehouse. You have to install it in a mask because it might be itchy.

Why do you need insulation?
 Many people don't have warm houses and many people have them because their houses are insulated. Some people can get sick or die because of the cold in their houses.

Telesia made this google draw to illustrate the importance of insulation: