Maths

This is my Maths follow up.

I have been learning how to do 'loci'.
This is a locus circle.
Its radius is 5cm as shown.
How to calculate the loci:

We use 'pi' (no, not the pie you eat) which is 3.14
Then we calculate it.
3.14(pi) x 5cm.
Okay, but thats only half the circle.
We need the whole circle, so we times it by 2.
2 x 3.14 x 5cm= 31.4
Thats loci.

To do the diameter not the radius you will be shown this:

Instead
3.14(pi) x 8cm.
With out the need to double it because its already the whole circle.

Thanks

Kauri Team Event

Excellence evidence: Kauri Team Event

Last week, the Kauri team had Cross Country. I thought I had actually trained but it was obvious I didn't. I came 6th. But i guess running around my house 12 times doesn't count...
Anyway, it was very annoying. About 3 kilometers long. It was way to long for me.
Jackie and Jack ran this one though. The house captains games were cool too. The year 7/8's game was 3 throw. We didn't get to throw though so that sucked. It was exciting though.

My Discovery

Our project for My Discovery is "How to jump the perfect High Jump jump"

We have passed Unistructural because we know how to jump high!

How you jump high:

1. Run as fast as you can up to the bar.

2. If you are right footed you need to spring off your left leg and while you do that raise your right leg and right arm so that your arm will propel upwards and your leg because you have to jump over the bar.

3. Make a scissoring motion with your legs and you should be over.

4. Land on your feet!

5. Run off the mat carefully so you don't knock the bar.

                                    
                                             THE END!!!!!!! (^-^)
By Mia, Jackie and Sophie

Alfred the Hippo Gets Lost in the City

An exhausted hippo named Alfred travels alone through a swarming city. As he strolls along the ally way, his mountainous bottom wobbles with curiousity. Then he meets Red, a fire hydrant, and has a meaningful conversation with him about global warming over a cup of tea. He wanders off, ever more lonely, to full his starving stomach with at least a strand of dead grass. He seeks out droplets of melted ice cream on the crumbling cement. His stubby ears prick up at the cry of a young woman, disgustedly pointed in his direction like he's the trigger to the end of the world. The swift chop of blades in the air lower a helicopter, capturing the poor soul. The ragged net plucks him off the unbearable earth. The wind howls around him, swaying to and fro. The ropes begin to splinter.

Language features: Personification, similie, hyperbole

Music Lessons/Helping out around the School

Excellence evidence: Music Lessons/Helping out around the School

On Thursday, Meadow, Sarah and I got given the song 'Hallelujah' by Mr McCullam to perform with the choir in the assembly. All of us are in choir so we get to sing as well as playing guitar. Meadow and i have guitar straps so we can stand and play but Sarah doesn't so she has to sit down. I have to sing a separate part in choir with another little group so I'm the only one singing that separate bit and play guitar! I'm quite excited to do this because I haven't done it before. 

Radio Station

Excellence evidence: Radio Station

 

Yesterday at lunch time, Hayley, Emma H and I were on the radio! The address was 107.2 OAK FM. It's so cool! Hayley caused us some technical difficulties by playing the wrong song or not even looking at the laptop! I had read a disgusting article about a 'wee-powered toilet'. Of course it was hilarious so I cracked up the whole way through. I can't wait to do it again.

Getting Involved

Excellence evidence: Getting Involved

On Tuesday an averaged sized (12) group of girls played whole school tag. It was great fun but after a while it got boring because there wasn't mix up in taggers and no one knew who was in. Most people had a fair idea of the tagger at the point of time but but it turned out that they had tagged someone else so Poppy, Isla, Emma, Monique and I were shuffling through people to hear their thoughts but the story changed every time. It was at lunchtime so this commotion went on for about 25 minutes so it definitely got boring but it was fun being 'sleuth-like' trying to find out who was in. I reckon next time we play, we should discuss what to do if someone tags you but you're paused and then they run away, thinking you're in.

Music Lessons

Excellence evidence: Music Lessons with Roger Hamilton

Today, Sarah, Jesse and I had our first guitar lesson this term. I was so excitited! In the holidays I got a new guitar. It's a beauty! The front of the guitar on its body is a nice golden white which is from Alaska and the rim of the body is a beautiful spruce kind of wood from Africa. It's a very cultural guitar! Roger Hamilton took us through 'Ho Hey' and 'Counting Stars'. Then he gave us a new song: 'Something in the Water' by Brooke Fraser. It has a very difficult strum but I've nearly got the hang of it. I've been practising a lot lately because are so called 'band' hasn't practised together in a while. I've got to keep it up!

Technology

Excellence evidence: Technology

Wewere on the bus, it was quite a commotion. Everyone was talking some people were complaining about the '3-to-a-seat' rule, and most people were swapping seats. Hayley and I were fine though. We just asked people to sit down quietly so we could get moving. Eventually we did head to Lincoln. When we got there, we hopped off the bus and skipped to our classes. We said farewell to our friends and parked up at our bench at Wood Work. We are making a smallish speaker box to play music on. My one will be Spongebob with hands held out where my iPod will sit. I already have made the box part so far and stuck it together but I still have a lot to do. Wood Work is an awesome class and I can't wait to go back next week