My Eye Art

This is my eye art from our schools art exhibition.

My Memoir Poem

The springs were usual enough

It had a waterfall, rocks, seaweed and above was blue sky

My cousins and I did what kids do-Jump off rocks, run on the soft grass,

splash around in the water

Doing nothing important.

My I Am Poem

I am funny and unique

I wonder what heaven looks like

I hear the voices of my family who have passed on

I see the future in my mind

I want unlimited wishes to save lives

I am funny and unique

I pretend I am an undercover spy

I feel the warmth of my heart

I touch the hands of my ancestors

I worry about the past

I cry for my family

I am funny and unique

I understand the goods and bads of life

I say that people are perfect the way they are

I dream for eternal life

I try my best and I always will

I hope for my own family

I am funny and unique

Space Haiku Poems

  Space Haiku Poem

WALT: Use adjectives, verbs and adverbs to write a haiku poem.

1.  Zero Gravity
    Glowing planets shimmering
     Swooping aurora

2.  Global Satellite 
     Astronaut orbiting sun
     Neon galaxy

Zero gravity

Glowing planets shimmering

Swooping aurora

By Maia

Te Tuhi Art

                                Room 22 went to Te Tuhi and made art about climate change.

Green Peace Confirmation Email

Our class signed a petition to ban the bag on a website called Greenpeace.When you sign the petition

you get a thank you email and we think you should sign it to.

Persuasive Writing Dogs Are Better Than Cats

Dogs Are Better Than Cats

Did you know dogs can guide blind people places and cats can't?
It is my belief that dogs are better than cats.

Firstly, dogs are very protective and when there is a burglary dogs
 will deal with them for you.

Secondly, dogs have strong noses and can sniff out
drugs, meat and other in bags at the airport.

Lastly, dogs always listen to their owners
and cats just run around and never listen to you.

Therefore, I strongly believe dogs are better than cats.

Letter To Jacinda Ardern

Dear The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern,

                     Ban Plastic Bags

Did you know NZ is losing money because tourists don't want to visit our country because of how much pollution there is? It is my belief all plastic bags should be banned in New Zealand.

Firstly, It’s affecting our oceans and killing our precious sea animals. Rubbish such as plastic bags are going down our drains. When rubbish goes down our drains it arrives in our ocean then animals mistake it for food.

Secondly, One plastic bag uses the same amount of oil as a car 115 metres! So everytime a plastic bag is made it is using a lot of oil and oil is not sustainable.

Lastly, Plastic bags contain chemical, toxins and BPA which links to cancer this is bad because the sea life eat the rubbish and when we eat the fish we ingest the BPA. In the future there may be more rubbish then fish in our ocean.

Therefore, I strongly believe we should ban the bag to have a clean and green country.

Water Filtration Experiment

Ingredients and materials:

• 2 litre clear bottle
• 13 or more cotton balls
• 1 cup of gravel
• 1 cup of sand
• 1/4 of a cup of dye
• 1/4 of a cup of cooking oil
• 2 cups of water
• 20 pieces of styrofoam
• Sharp scissors
• Craft knife
• Bowl

 Instructions:

1. Cut your 2 litre bottle in half with scissors and a craft knife.
2. Take the lid of the top of the bottle and have the top facing downwards in the bottom half.
3. Put 13 or more cotton balls in the top half and push down.
4. Add 1 cup of sand on top of the cotton balls.
5. Next add 1 cup of gravel on top of the sand.
6. After that move on to the dirty water.
7. To make the dirty water get your bowl and add 2 cups of clean water.
8. Next add 1/4 of a cup of dye to the bowl.
9. Put 1/4 of a cup of cooking oil to the bowl.
10. Lastly for the dirty water add 20 pieces of styrofoam.
11.After that add your dirty water to your experiment and watch what happens!

Prototec Maths

Today I practised math on Prototec

Mr.Nussbaum cloze reading activity

Into The Book Visualising

Prototec Maths

Maia’s equation of the unknown

Metaphors

                                                       
                                                         Pak Heights Metaphors


Pak Heights is a wolf pack working together to learn new things.
 Pak Heights is a buzzing beehive on a mission to accomplish goals together.

White Water Rafting for E.O.T.C.

           White Water Rafting

¨I can't wait to go on the raft! I yelled.  

On Wednesday last week senior school students in group 1 went to Vector Wero Whitewater Rafting in Manukau.  We went on a bus for about 20 mins and when we arrived we saw this little waterfall thing and we saw ginormous gates to the rafting area.  We lined up by this lady named Mikaela.

First Mikaela took us to this theatre to watch a history and safety video. We sat on these plastic seats and there was a  little tv. The first video showed us how Maui got a giant fish but it was New Zealand. The second included how to stay safe, safety gear and how to float if you fall out.  After the video finished we got changed into our togs and put our bags in these yellow bins.

First we got our aqua boots. Next we got our life jackets and lastly we got our helmet and paddle.  The instructors split us into groups of 6 or 7. My instructor was named Anthony. We hopped into a raft and practiced how to get down if we bump into a wall.

Finally we jumped in the raft and paddled to the conveyor belt that leads us to the Tamaki river I was so scared! The first rapid was giant!! The rushing water splashed on my face.  We went on the rapids about three more times then we started jumping into the rapids. The first time I jumped in by myself, the second time Amy and I went together. We were holding hands and when you hop in your nose and toes have to be up.  

Eventually it was time to dry off and get dressed when we finished I wanted to do it all over again, I can’t wait to go next time.

Cloze reading activity

    

Today I  did a cloze reading activity

All about me

                       All about me

Hi im Maia, I'm 9 years old and I have one brother named Nikora and one step sister named Charlie.  I have one dog and I live with my mum, brother and uncle. I hope you like my blog.