Fire Station Visit

For our inquiry topic (People in our Community), LS2 went to the Mt Wellington fire station to learn about how firefighters help/protect the community. We were explained what to do when something is on fire: get low, get out, stay out, and then call 111. To make sure that everyone is out, we had to make an escape plan. This means to have a meet-up place like the mail box. After, the fire fighters explained to us how having a smoke alarm helps us and protects us. Smoke alarms help because when you are sleeping, you are not able to smell smoke. They then talked about the equipment in their firetruck. They keep uniforms, hoses, ladders, air bags, blocks, chain saws etc. These things help for different situations. I didn't know that they kept equipment such as chain saws, so it was interesting seeing what they keep inside their firetruck. This was a very awesome and educating experience. 

Police Visit PBS

Since our inquiry topic is people in our community, a few policemen had come to Panmure Bridge School to explain to us how they keep us safe, and what their role is as police officers. They first explained how they use a helicopter, also known as 'Eagle', to find missing people or to track people. They have a camera at the bottom of the helicopter which helps them look below. After, we were shown Kahu who is a police dog. Police dogs are trained to be obedient, by their handlers. Police dogs use their nose to track someone/something. They also use their teeth to attack criminals. It was interesting because I never knew that police dogs had a whole group of handlers to teach them how to be obedient. Thank you to Constable Cyrus for providing a great experience for Panmure Bridge School students. We are now more comfortable in our community because we know that police officers are making sure that we are safe. 

What is Coalition?

Today LS2 were learning about Coalition. We were learning about how the Coalition with Winston Peters will affect the NZ Government. Coalition is when a smaller political party joins a larger party to increase the amount of seats that they will have in Parliament. 

Helen Clark - Prime Minister of New Zealand

Since the General Election is in a few days, LS2 has been learning about Elections. For this activity, Shakaia, Savelina, Brooklyn and I researched a Prime Minister of New Zealand. We researched Helen Clark because she was a Prime Minister who stood out for us.  

How To Stand Up To Bullies

Today LS2 looked at why it is important to stand up to bullying. We focused on this because as year 7 and 8's we have to lead by example and speak up against this issue and help the juniors.  Joshua and I made this animation which shows a little story of how you could stand up and stop bullying. I have never made an animation so this was very interesting and fun. 

Why It's Great To Be Me?

It's great to be me because I have big goals and dreams. My favorite foods are salad, apples and butter chicken. I am easy to talk to and easy to ask advice for. I like talking to my friends in my spare time because they always make me laugh. My big goal is to graduate university and be qualified as a nurse. If I could wish for something, I would wish for a world with no wars. 

Cybersmart

For the past two weeks, we have been looking at cybersmart. We covered choosing keywords, what matter and what doesn't, and how to speed up while you are surfing through the internet. This was entertaining since I was having fun while revising knowledge about cybersmart. 

Impossible? Really? - Poster

Are you sure it is impossible? This poster is trying to motivate people to believe and never give up, because so many things which were thought wouldn't come true, has come alive. So is it impossible? Our topic this term is relationships with ourselves and others. One way you can have a relationship with yourselves is by telling yourself that it isn't impossible, and that it is possible. 

Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive?

Maori storytellers believe these stories have been forgotten and lost in dust, they are trying to keep their culture, beliefs and language alive for tomorrow.

Today, Brooklyn and I worked collaboratively making a 25 word summary based on the question: Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive? We watched YouTube videos and looked for the main message in the videos. Then we made our 25 word summary, it was difficult because we couldn't add everything inside the summary. To get around this problem, we had a few learning conversations which helped us agree and disagree.  

Rubbish Graph

This graph shows the responses from LS1 and LS2. 55 people have littered in PBS while 26 hasn’t. This was interesting because a lot of students have said to spread bins across PBS so it’s easier to access. The place that the students find most of their rubbish is around the park. The students think that we should add more bins so people can stop throwing their rubbish on the ground. 48 people think that we need more bins, 7 think we don’t and 28 think we maybe would need it. People have said that we need more rubbish around the park.

Yesterday, LS1 and LS2 filled a survey with some questions connecting to rubbish in PBS. This graph shows their responses.

Group Opinion

In inquiry, Tiava, San Kyaw, Mia and me were finding solutions to our rubbish problem in our school.  We divided the paper into four parts, and added a square in the middle so we could put the opinion our group found best into it. But we couldn't speak. It was difficult at first, but we found a way that we could communicate. We circled the ideas that we liked and put them all together to form one opinion. I thought that we could have put more bins outside as well as encouraging each other to pick up rubbish even if it isn't ours.

 

Recycling Cartons - Sylis, Nazella, Fatongia and San Kyaw

In inquiry we were looking at milk cartons. In Panmure Bridge School, Fontera gives students milk cartons. After we drink it dry, we fold it correctly and it gets sent to facilities which recycled it into many items. This was interesting because I didn't know that this happened after we folded it. 

Statics - What sort of litter are we dropping?

In Inquiry we were adding up statics about rubbish in Auckland. Javeylor and I were looking at the amount of rubbish that Auckland citizens are dropping. It was interesting because the litter that we are dropping most is wrappers. 

Reducing Organic Waste

This DLO talks about ways I can reduce my organic waste. One way I personally could reduce organic waste is to plan my meals for the week. This helps as it prevents me from throwing out my organic wastes such as lettuce, and using it instead in meals.  

True/False - When The Wind Blows

Distinguishing Fact from Fiction

There are some elements of the story that are true and based on real events.

There are also some un-true things that feel or sound like they could be facts

Sort these Story elements into Fact and Fiction:

There was a cold war between former allies - True

Nuclear fallout can kill you after the bomb has gone off - True

England was afraid of a Russian / American nuclear war - True

America is a democracy - True

There was a nuclear arms race - True (America and Ru ssia)

People believed in Mutually Assured Destruction- True

The Russians let off a nuclear bomb - False

Russia is a democracy - False

After 14 days you can leave the nuclear fallout shelter - False

A nuclear refuge (like the one in the book) would protect you - False

We read a graphic novel that had some true facts the cold war, but some of the facts were false. I highlighted the false facts red, and the true facts true.

Conserving Water in Auckland

Aucklanders are being asked to conserve water. Conserving water means saving water. 

Making Connections

For inquiry our topic is Te Taiao o Tamaki, in this activity we had to read three articles and write the main idea and the author's purpose. The first article was about the Tamaki River contamination,the second article was about a cleanup in our Tamaki community and the third article was about rubbish in Auckland drains. 

The Water Cycle

This DLO shows the water cycle. We learned that the water cycle never stops, it goes in a continuous cycle. 

Estuary Food Web

Our topic this term for inquiry is Te Taiao o Tamaki. For this activity, we had to make a food web related to the New Zealand animals. We all started off by sunlight because that is the first source of energy. 

Watercare with Sallly

On Monday, Sally from Watercare came to talk to us about water care. In the session, I learned about drains, rivers and manholes.