Teaching Ma'ata

This is my task for my attitude badge. I had to pay it forward, so I thought that I could teach Ma'ata how to solve 29 x 2. It was hard for me to explain but she finally understood. I think this was the best task from the attitude tasks because I had fun and talked to Ma'ata. 

Malala Yousafzai's Positive Attitude

This is my DLO talking about Malala Yousafzai's positive attitude. This was for my attitude badge. I had to talk about her positive attitude although her despite her difficulties she has faced. I think that Malala Yousafzai is a role model as she fought for Woman Rights even after she was shot by the Taliban. 

Hundertwasser Research

Hundertwasser	Fact	Picture
Childhood/Birth	He was born on December 15 1928 Hundertwasser’s dad died when he was 1 in 1929 Hundertwasser was a child while WW2 was happening.
From	Hundertwasser is from Vienna, Austria
Art (3)	He doesn’t like straight lines He likes bold colours He has a creative mind Hundertwasser made a public toilet in New Zealand near Kawaka. Hundertwasser made the Koru flag of New Zealand in 1983.
NZ	He was buried in New Zealand, while at sea.
Died	Hundertwasser died on February 19, 2000 at the Pacific ocean who then was buried in New Zealand under a tulip tree.

This is our research on the famous artist Hundertwasser. Me and Zeba researched his childhood/birth, where he is from, 3 pieces of art and 3 facts, his connection to NZ and his death and where he died. 

Staying Cyber Safe - CARE awards

This is my DLO talking about keeping Cyber Safe. This is for my Confidence badge. I talked about the age limits with social media accounts as it is a big deal if you're under-aged. I also talked about pop-up ads because sometimes they're not suitable for younger kids or cause viruses. 

Leader Nominations

Today we had our leader nominations for 2017 in Panmure Bridge school. The year 7's chose people they believed would be great student leaders, we then will choose 6 people from the different areas (Manaiakalani, Sports, Head Students,) one boy and one girl each area that had the values of being trustworthy, that can speak clearly, confidently and with expression and that is enthusiastic. We chose people who will motivate and interest people while saying speeches, and that will get involved. 

Respecting Pictures

This DLO has photos that are showing respect. This is for my respect badge, I had to find some images that have people respecting. I also added a photo showing me attributing, I added this image because I was respecting the person who took or allowed the photo to be used. 

Photography

This is my DLO talking about my hobby, photography. I personally love taking pictures as it opens my mind of creativity. This is for my excellence and innovation care award were I had to talk about my hobby. 

Athletics Day PBS

Today we had the Panmure Bridge school athletics day for 2016. This year we were super lucky and had some helpers from Tamaki college who were guiding and helping with our activities. This year we were split up into three groups, and the leaders were Mishaan, Mia and Javeylor. The game that the year 7's played first was basketball/netball shoots were two teams would be on the court and have to shoot their balls in the hoops. One team would be on the side lines cheering on each team. Even when someone failed to shoot, each team would be supportive and help by encouraging each other on. I really enjoyed working with my team as they encouraged everyone. 

Jean Batten's Excellence and Innovation

This DLO talks about Jean Batten and her excellence and innovation. I had to research a New Zealander who has shown excellence and innovation and I thought I could research Jean Batten. This was for my Excellence and Innovation badge. 

Florence Nightingale

This is a DLO talking about Florence Nightingale, someone who I respect and look up to because of her amazing leadership skills and qualities. This is for my respect badge for my care awards. Florence Nightingale was a nurse in the time of the crimean war. 

Respect Song

Respect - Aretha Franklin

In 1964/1965 a song called 'Respect' was released by Otis Redding. The song was sung by Aretha Franklin confidently in 1967 and signature song for the R&B singer Aretha Franklin. This song is about getting respect from their 'man' and having the same equal rights to men. This song is sung by many people like Kelly Clarkson in 2002. 

Wright Brothers Timeline

This is my timeline for Jean Batten who was a kiwi aviator. This term we have been looking at flight. The year 8's are looking at Godwits while the year 7's are learning about aviators and planes. For this activity we had to make a timeline about an aviator we chose. I chose the Wright brothers and made a timeline in chronological order till the very start of their life till the end. 

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Life at PBS

This is a collage showcasing life at Panmure Bridge school. I used photos from this year, like LS2 at Tech, Athletics day, working on our devices, kiwi sport and Constable Cyrus. 

Care Award Book Review

For this CARE award, I made a review of three books as it is for my excellence and innovation CARE badge. I had to read three novels, so I read, Parvana from Deborah Ellis, Dork Diaries: Drama Queen from Rachel Renee Russell, and The Best Day of My Life from Deborah Ellis. 

5 Minutes Of...

Yesterday for writing, we wrote about the Westpac helicopter picture which has a person being saved by the helicopter. We were looking at recounts and all the structures in the recounts. We had to find a partner and had 10 or more minutes to write a recount using the picture, I worked collaboratively with Zahra back to back, taking turns writing sentences. We used the TREE structure, Tittle, Reveal - 5 w's and h, Events - Time ordered events and Ending - How did it end?  

Godwits Comic Strip

This term we have been looking at flight, the year 7's have been looking at Godwits or the Kuaka, this week we made a comic strip including facts about the Godwits. Godwits' are birds that have a non stop flight from New Zealand and Alaska, only stopping at the Yellow Sea to refuel. I learnt that the Godwits' go through the weather, even through storms. 

Public Health Nurse Research

This is one of my tasks from my attitude care award badge. I had to research what Public Health Nurses (PHN) do and what their role is. 

Thank you to the Public Health Nurses in Panmure Bridge school for caring about everyone and making sure everyone is safe. 

Copying, Pasting and Cutting

Today we have been playing the cybersmart game where we learn more about smart searching. We used a virtual dice to land on a link. I landed on a follow up, in this follow up I learnt about copying, pasting and cutting. I also got asked: Why would you use copy instead of cut before pasting? 

Cyber Smart

Today we have been playing the Cyber Smart game. In this follow up, I was learning more about keyboard shortcuts which could help me in the future. 

Paper Planes Competition

Today we were learning to analyse and measure for maths. We redesigned our group planes by adding details and ideas from our groups' individual planes. In our group, we chose our best plane thrower so that they can beat the other opponents, we chose Tai as his arm movement was faster. When everyone finished their throwing, we then measured accurately our paper plane distance. They all had three tries, and in the end, we opened the windows and doors to see the difference between the three other tries. 

Paper Planes

Yesterday for maths we were collaboratively working with our groups given by Mrs Anderson making paper planes. This activity was a silent collaborative challenge, where Mrs Anderson didn't talk, but she did put all the instructions on a presentation which we all had to follow very carefully. I worked with Sebastian, Oh Hsen, Tai, Breeana and Calvin designing different types of paper planes. We went on YouTube videos, websites and images to make our paper planes. When we all finished our design, we went outside to trial and measure (with our feet) how far it flew. Our whole group was helping each other and having so much fun. The plane that went furtherest was Tai's and Breeana's. 

Wright Brothers Facts Sheet

For reading, we have been focusing on the four structures in reading. Scaffold text, complimentary text, challenge text and self selected text. For our second activity we had to make a facts sheet about the Wright brothers. 

Godwits DLO

This term we have been looking at flight, the year 7's have been learning about Godwits (Kuaka in Maori). We were learning about their migration, I worked collaboratively with Calvin and Oh Hsen and improved our team work skills. When we were researching, we had to narrow our search so that we can get the information needed, and putting the keywords only. I learnt that the Godwits migrate from Auckland to Alaska non stop, but stop at the yellow sea to refuel. We also tried something new, we made a digital sketchnote where we used shapes and text boxes. 

The Shake Out Movie

The Shake Out from The Outlook for Someday on Vimeo.

Congratulations to Lathem, Jasmine, Sylis, Daniel and Reon for making a short film in the Outlook for Someday competition. Panmure Bridge school are all very proud of your movie. We hope you win the competition! 

Make sure to watch the movie: https://vimeo.com/189095082