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Kia ora all,

Keep an eye out for the upcoming WPS newsletter – it’s the Mighty Maunga’s turn to share our learning!

We’ve had a busy assessment week, but we still managed to squeeze in a fun introduction to voting in New Zealand. As you can see below, we experienced what it takes to lead a team by building Lego towers – just imagine leading an entire country as Prime Minister! We also read an entertaining play about voting with our release teacher Ms Eagles.

I can’t wait until we dig even deeper into Aotearoa’s voting history and system!

 

 

 

 

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All about Stomp!

Stomp is a band making music out of different objects beside instruments. Like brooms, trash bins, pencils and more. The thing I like about  Stomp is that their beat is perfectly good with the song. When it doesn’t even have any lyrics. If you haven’t seen Stomp watch one of their videos and it might make you laugh. Because they are hilarious. In some of their videos.

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Stomp

We are learning about music. We have had the beat station in our classroom a couple of times, and are practicing making a beat.

We watched some of the stage show Stomp in class today. The performers didn’t use any instruments – they used things like brooms, newspapers and their shoes to make music. It was neat to see that music can come from anywhere, and there are lots of ways for musicians to make beats, melodies and songs.

The next time we have the beat station, we’re hoping to get through some of the level 2 lessons so that we can start adding some ukulele to our songs.

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Our Winter Oak Tree

Our winter Oak Tree is bare and there are no green leaves to cover it. It looks like a giant skeleton standing near our playground. The twigs look spiky, sharp pointy fingers and the branches look like skinny wooden bones sticking out. The huge trunk stays super sturdy in the wind. The sleepy tree is taking a long nap waiting patiently for spring to bring its leaves back.

By Milana

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Sunburn

                                                                                                           I had to blog about how UV hits skin and how we protect our skin. i used canva for these 2 posters, one is a comic by the way.

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Climate Change- Science

Kia ora koutou katoa, This term we are learning about climate change in Science.

Here is a blog post about what we have learnt so far this term.

What is climate change?

climate change is the long-term change {that we can measure} in climate. The climate is always changing but the changes have been slow in the past but now it’s speeding up, and this change is moving faster than it has at any time in human history.

What is causing climate change? 

One is the greenhouse effect, It starts off by the Earth’s surroundings called the atmosphere, the atmosphere is made of gases that trap the sun’s heat- this is a natural greenhouse effect. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. Some gases are produced by humans {like carbon dioxide} can make their way into Earth’s atmosphere, When they get into the atmosphere, they supercharge Earth’s natural greenhouse effect by trapping heat. This results in an enhanced greenhouse effect. Some solar radiation is reflected by the Earth’s and the atmosphere. Most radiation is absorbed by the Earth’s surface and warms it. Some of the infrared radiation passes through the atmosphere. Some are absorbed and re-emitted in all directions by the greenhouse gas molecules.

Why do students throughout Aotearoa and globally want to go on strike from school and protest?

Students throughout Aotearoa and globally want to go on strike because tens of thousands of young akonga marched towns and cities throughout Aotearoa are really concern for the future of the planet, they joined a global campaign known as School Strike Climate 4 Change Action. It began in Sweden in August 2018 when 15-year old Greta Thunberg  missed the school protest outside of the Swedish Parliament holding a sign the read ‘Skolstrejk for klimatet'{school strike for the climate}’ Since then it has grown into a worldwide movement, where youth are at the forefront of demanding governments protect the future of the environment they will inherit. New Zealand go on climate strike to demand urgent government action on climate change, protect their future and ensure a safe and stable environment.

 

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The Boy who Built a Wall Around Himself.

Before the boy built the tall wall around himself, he felt very upset, overwhelmed and petrified because nobody seemed to care or love him. He felt suffocated by the weight of his painful feelings. He grew hollow inside as his happiness vanished. It seemed everyone abandoned him, leaving him alone to carry these painful feelings by himself. As a result he felt shattered, unsafe, loneliness and defenseless. 

By Manu

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The Boy who Built a Wall Around Himself

Before the boy built the wall around himself, he felt overwhelmed, sad and petrified. He felt shattered by the weight of his painful feelings. He carried a heavy sense of abandonment.  His joy and happiness had faded away. He felt hollow because there was only darkness in his heart. He felt invisible like he didn’t matter to anyone around him. He felt suffocated by the weight of hurt, loneliness, and isolation. These painful feelings left him defenseless unsafe, and broken apart.

By Samantha

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The Boy who Built a Wall.

Before the boy built the wall around himself, he felt overwhelmed, deeply sad, and terrified because nobody seemed to care. The boy felt invisible like he didn’t matter to anyone around him and he also felt like he didn’t exist.  It seemed everyone had abandoned him leaving him alone to carry all the painful feelings by himself. He felt suffocated by the weight of hurt, isolation and loneliness. He grew hollow inside as his joy and happiness vanished. These painful feelings made him unsafe and defenceless and broken apart. 

By Jennica

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Persuasive writing RK

We have been learning to gather up on how to spell, we have been writing persuasive, we had to choose between “Weight should not be an issue when playing interschool Rugby, or students should be able to have phones at school”

I picked the second option which was “students should be able to have phones at school”

Anyways we have been writing about persuasive, and this is what I have done.

So I think that students could bring their phones to school, but it only matters if no one breaks them or steals them, some people have valuable phones, and some phones are not that cheap.

I’m not convinced if phones should or shouldn’t be at school, because I really don’t know if phones should or shouldn’t be at school. It only matters if other students don’t break or steal a student’s phone or any phone.

I don’t care if students should or shouldn’t be able to bring their phones to school. It doesn’t discriminate against me if students do bring their phones. It just really matters if it gets stolen or broken or something like that and I hope it doesn’t discriminate against you as well.

For example, students might steal other people’s phones, and that’s a bad thing, and teachers could get in trouble for other students’ phones. I certainly don’t mind if phones can go into school grounds, because it’s just phones, but some students would steal phones.

For instance, it only matters if people don’t steal anyone’s phones, because they spent money on it, and it’s a specifically thing that could really get the teachers in trouble, because student mums/dads will tell the teachers that their sons/daughters phone has been reported stolen from their son or daughter.

Finally, Teachers could really get in trouble if somebody’s phone were to be stolen from other students, but I still don’t care if students are allowed to bring their phones to school, some students don’t steal but some do steal, and it would get the teachers in real trouble for something they didn’t do.

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📳kid should being hear phones to school📳

My name is Michael.  In my opinion, kids should be allowed to have phones at school because if the school catches on fire and the teachers leave their phones in the class, the kids will have their phones to call the fire brigade. Secondly, if the kid can take a photo of the un safe bits and show the teacher that is not safe to go there and thirdly, if the school sports shed loses the walkie-talkie, then they can use their phones to communicate. 

Firstly, if the school catches on fire and we had to go fast out side and the teachers left their phones in the class, the kids will have their phones then they can call the fire brigade.

Secondly, if there were unsafe bits the kids can take a photo of the unsafe bits and show the teachers that it is not safe to go there.

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Why kids should be able to bring there phones to school.

Kia ora whanau, my name’s Seany and I’m here to tell you why I think kids should be able to bring their phones to school. 📱 

I strongly believe that kids should be allowed to bring their phones to school so that if there’s an emergency at school they can ring 111 in case the school phones are down. If something happens, you can contact your parents, nan, koro, or sisters and if you need to get picked up after school you can contact your mum to pick.

Firstly, if there’s an emergency at school and the school phones are down you can just grab out your phone. For example, If someone breaks an arm or a leg or gets seriously hurt and the school phones are down then you can just grab your phone out and call 911 (Or whatever your emergency number is.)

Secondly, if something happens to you, like you have a headache or you feel sick, you can call your parents or whoever takes care of you to come get  you. For example, if you’re at school and you need to get picked up because you feel sick at school, you can call a whanau member to come pick you up.

My last reason is if your parents or care giver forgets to pick you up from school, I mean come on, all of our parents have done this at least once in their life. For example, let’s say you’ve just finished school and you need to get picked up because you have a netball game you can text them to come get you.

In conclusion, kids being able to bring their phones to school means if there’s an emergency at school and the school phones are down they can contact 911. If you feel sick or have a headache you can call your parents and if your parents forget to pick you can call them to come get you.

 

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Why weight shouldn’t matter for rugby🏉.

 

 

Put your hand up if you like rugby. Well, I do and many other people do too. But some people can’t; that’s right people that are over 50 kg are not allowed to play rugby. My name is Eraia and my job is to get the fatties to play rugby because I mean, come on, who doesn’t like rugby? I hope my little speech will convince the government. 

 

First and foremost, we all like playing rugby, right? Well, these kids do too. Rugby is supposed to be fun for everyone right and its not very fun when you have to just watch on the sidelines. For example, they won’t have much fun just sitting down because come on! We all don’t,  and that takes me to my second reason.

 

In between, we need to talk about fairness. How would you like to just sit on the sidelines? Well, they don’t. For example, we all have to develop excitement. How will they develop excitement when they learn they aren’t allowed to play the game they like. That would be very sad.

 

Finally, we could talk about how we could use them. They could be epic powerhouses in the team because we all wanna win right? imagine all the goals we could get.

 

In conclusion, weight shouldn’t have to matter in rugby as we would all get to have fun and none of us would have to watch. We all have a fair reason to play and no one will be sad. We could use them to our advantage. These reasons prove why the fat people can be perfect for rugby.  

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The Boy Who Harnnessed The Wind

An idea that helped me connect to my world is “we were born in a world of privilege”. In New Zealand we have opportunities and access to resources such as education, which creates opportunities, unlike William he grew up in a small place in Malawi where resources and education were limited. In the time when William was building a windmill for the crops, due to the lack of resources, William had to use his intelligence and perseverance. Therefore we have to be grateful for the things we have. form

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Planning Task

Statement: “Explain how an idea in the text helped you connect with your world”

Unpack the question: William Kamkwamba explores the idea that resourcefulness and perseverance can overcome his challenges, a message that mirrors the resilience shown by everyday communities facing economic and climate challenges.

Choose your main idea: Perseverance

If you just keep grinding, you can turn having basically nothing into making crazy cool things that actually help your whole neighborhood.

My overall argument: 

William Kamkwamba’s story shows that if you never give up, you can build life changing things out of literal trash, just like regular people today who are finding smart ways to survive money problems and climate change.

Aspect 1: Persevere through challenges

Evidence: When William got kicked out of school because his family couldn’t pay the fees, he didn’t just sit around or give up on learning. Instead, he went straight to the local library and started teaching himself physics and mechanics out of old textbooks.

What does it reveal about my idea? This shows that true perseverance isn’t just about trying hard when things are normal it’s about finding a completely new path when the front door gets slammed in your face. He took total control of his own future.
The author wants to show us that a lack of money or formal schooling doesn’t mean your mind has to stop growing. They are trying to inspire readers to look for alternative ways to solve their problems instead of waiting for someone else to fix things.

 

Aspect 2: “Never let anyone doubt you”

Evidence: Building the windmeel

 

What does it reveal about my idea? This proves that keeping your head down and grinding means tuning out all the background noise and haters. If he had listened to the people doubting him, his whole neighborhood would have missed out on electricity and water.
The author is trying to tell us that big, world-changing ideas usually look stupid to people at first. They want to give us the confidence to trust our own vision, even when the people around us don’t get it yet.

Connect with your world: William Kamkwamba’s story is just like the regular people today who are finding smart, cheap ways to survive climate change and money problems. Instead of waiting for someone else to help

Authors purpose + Bigger message: 

The Author’s Purpose: The author wants to prove that genius and innovation don’t belong to rich people or fancy schools they belong to anyone with grit.
The Ultimate Message: The solutions to the world’s biggest problems (like climate change) start with local, everyday heroes who refuse to quit.

FEEDBACKFORM

 

 

 

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“Explain how an idea in the text helped you connect with your world”

Planning:

1.Unpack the questions – An idea in the text that connects to my world is education, we have all the resources for school in New Zealand like buses, books, and much more resources, but William does not have opportunity’s or resources like this he doesn’t have a buses to take him to school, he doesn’t have any resources for school. This makes me realise how lucky we are to have people that care about our education.

 

 

NCEA Level 1 English – Essay Planning Feedback Form

1. Understanding the question

Tick the statement that best describes your planning.

Skill Not yet Sometimes Yes
I identified the keywords in the exam question. ☐ ☐ ☐
I understand what the question is asking me to explain. ☐ ☐ ☐
My main ideas directly answer the question. ☐ ☐ ☐

2. Writing PEELA paragraphs

PEELA = Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link to the question, Author’s purpose.

Skill Not yet Sometimes Yes
I wrote a clear point that answers the question. ☐ ☐ ☐
I selected specific evidence or quotations from the text. ☐ ☐ ☐
I explained how my evidence supports my point. ☐ ☐ ☐
I linked my ideas back to the exam question. ☐ ☐ ☐
I considered the author’s purpose or message. ☐ ☐ ☐

 

3. Punctuation and accuracy

Skill Not yet Sometimes Yes
I use capital letters and full stops correctly. ☐ ☐ ☐
I use commas to help my sentences make sense. ☐ ☐ ☐
I check my spelling and sentence structure. ☐ ☐ ☐

4. My next steps

One thing I did well:

One thing I need to improve:

My writing goal for the next exam practice:

☐ Identify keywords more carefully.

☐ Choose stronger evidence from the text.

☐ Explain my evidence in more detail.

☐ Link my ideas back to the question.

☐ Improve punctuation and sentence structure.

☐ Explain the author’s purpose more clearly.

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Weight should be an issue when you play rugby

😡Weight should be an issue 😡when playing rugby!😡

 

Hi my name is Alayna and I’m here to tell you why weight should be an issue when playing rugby. Put your hand up if you think weight should be an issue? Well it is and if you disagree you are an overweight kid and GET OUT!

 

Have you ever seen overweight kids playing rugby? I haven’t, but that’s why I’m here to tell you what would happen if you did and my opinion.

 

Firstly, in my opinion, weight should be an issue in rugby because if weight is not an issue then a lot of kids will be going to the hospital. Parents will be complaining about rugby because their kids are injured.

 

Secondly, If kids got injured by overweight kids, parents would tell the coach to ban ❌them. That’s why there were weight checks in the first place!!!!!!!!

 

Thirdly, overweight kids will literally attack the little kids. That means they would either kill🪦 them or hurt 🤕them so badly it’s not even funny!!😡 

 

For example, if kids overweight the coach I bet he would be injured. BE SAFE IN RUGBY NO OVERWEIGHT KIDS SHOULD PLAY RUGBY AND THATS FINALE!!!!!!!!!!

 

Like I told you, no overweight kids should be ALLOWED TO PLAY RUGBY final answer AND I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!

For another example, kids with weight problems (overweight) would bully kids because they’re heavier than them, and kids would NEVER play rugby again and they should play.

 

In conclusion, kids with overweight bodies should never play rugby forever until they lose some weight because I’m very mad at overweight kids for hurting little kids.😡

 

I hope you enjoyed and got drawn into my persuasive writing

and No Overweight Kids Playing Rugby😡❌

 

A Joke for rugby players.

 

What did the rugby ball say to the kid trying to tackle it?

 

 Bye  bad influence Tackle you later!😈😈 we have been doing some persuasive writing here is mine please enjoy 

 

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