Paideia Seminar - Term 4 2018

Today the Extension group had our very own Paideia Seminar, we were discussing about Obesity and how it affects peoples lives. We also talked about Healthy and unhealthy foods and how people get distracted from buying the right food to the wrong food, and unfit and fit people. We all had to research our facts and ideas, Our group, the Athletes which was Kyron Ajani and I researched on Athletes and how fitness is a big part in the life of an athlete.

Outlook For Someday - Extension Movie

Here is a movie that we had to create for Extension, it was all about money hacks and how to save money. In this movie it talks about how to be smart when you don't know what to do, interviews with some people. Enjoy!
   

Conservationist group movie and DLO

Reflection on Functions and Loops

Today at Extension the yr7&8 had the chance to look at a few coding commands, and then we had some fun dancing to the Macarena. A Function is a named program that performs a specific task, and a for loop is a piece of code that has a command to repeat over and over again.

Extension Trip - Digital Nations 2030

The Extension students were very lucky to attend a Digital Nations 2030 Summit at Cordis Hotel. Our Extension group was one of the two schools that went, First we were gathered in the Creative Space (One of our Computer Rooms) to discuss what we will be doing at the Summit. Then we got on the bus and headed down to the Cordis Hotel in the City.

Everyone was very excited about all the new technology that we were going to try out, as soon as we got inside the building Zoe (OMG Tech worker) was introducing us to some code avengers, as we looked around the room we could see Coding games, Robots, Makey makey and a 3D Printer. We were split up into two groups, doing separate work, then it started getting loud and noisy from all the Photographers and Videographers, Even the Maori Television was there filming us.

What I got out of the Trip was experience over the technology that we used, skills for controlling  robots, information and Prizes, I won a Stickers, bars of chocolate and a code Avengers T-shirt.

Noah's Term 3's Reflection - Makey Makey

Last term we made a virtual gameshow on Scratch using Makey makey. We had to make a game that could be almost like Family feud, we worked in groups of 3 or 4, in my team was Mitchell, Kyron, Simon and I. We had a choice to make either a band, a game that is suitable for a disability or simply a Game show. The Yr 7 & 8 extension group were very lucky to have the help of OMG tech and Zoey (A worker for OMG tech) The focus for the term was "Guardians of the Galaxy"

The game show got harder and harder because we had less time every week, we started making positions for the team and where to set up for the presentation, if people wanted to play they would have to have two people, then we would make a buzzer for the people to push when the question was said.

We used play dough for our buzzers, and used crocodile wires to make the buzzer play the sound that was selected on the computer. I enjoyed learning how to use scratch and Makey makey.

Noah, Mitchell and Ajani Scratch Game reflection

Noah's Extension 3 Main States of Matter Movie (Animation)

Noah's Extension 3 Main States of Matter Movie from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

This is my Extension Animation, it is about Solids, Liquids and Gases and the Water Cycle.
I hope you enjoy!

Noah's Year 5 & 6 Extension Movie

Noah's Year 5 & 6 Extension Movie (91CE11CE-8BD4-464E-AB65-94C2C410B3A4) from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

This is my Extension Olympic Documentary, about the history of the Olympics.

I hope you enjoy!

Noah's Practice letter to PM (Prime Minister)

Pt England School

130 Pt England Road

Pt England

Auckland, 1072

NZ

Thursday 25th August 2016

Dear Prime Minister John Key,

Kia Ora my name is Noah, I’m a year 6 student at Pt England School. I would like to discuss with you a problem about the pollution in the rivers, creeks, and sea  all around New Zealand. People have thrown rubbish into our waters, and all around our country, also our native creatures have eaten it and got really sick until they die.

First I suggest that you could make some rules about this problem, we need more rubbish bins, maybe fines to people who are caught littering on the streets, then maybe even a activity game for the kids in the community to collect the most rubbish.

If people keep this happening our environment will die, our waters won’t have enough sea life, we won’t have any food left, I think we could make a giant rubbish crusher that crushes the rubbish, our country will be filled with garbage and it will not be very nice. So you should make some decisions to the people who litter, and help NZ.

Yours Sincerely Noah S

Noah's Maori Warrior

Noah's Maori Warrior from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Maori Warrior Narrative Writing

A big pulse of fear ran through the young warrior. As Maori warriors from the enemy tribe came to attack him, he stayed still. Soon they came closer and closer. He sprang down the hill swinging his patu aiming at the evil enemy facing him. He ran down the hill with his muscular arms holding his patu tightly. Standing with pride as warriors came to attack, he clenched his teeth and screamed.

The young warrior’s patu struck each man from the enemy tribe. One down... two down... three... down, until they all fell on him. But as he turned the chief of the other tribe rushed in and said “you will come with us and be our prisoner” just before he hit him with his patu. That was the last thing he heard and saw when he blacked out.

When he woke up he wondered where he was. There he lay on the dirty mucky ground with branches acting as bars blocking the entry to the pit. The bold warrior grabbed his patu and whacked the wood, again, again, again, until they broke like firewood getting chopped by a axe. He climbed and then ran out thirsty for water. He was going to get his revenge.

Later that night, he hid behind the Whare where the enemy tribes chief lay there asleep. He stared at him then as he lifted up his patu it became higher and higher until boosh. From that night on no one saw the chief alive again. The young Warrior sprinted back to his village and his tribe for his own safety. Everyone in the Good tribe celebrated and cheered.

20 hour famine Writing!

No eating, no drinking, it could be The 20 Hour Famine, what do you think it might be? well I know what it is, the 20 Hour Famine is when you can't eat for 20 hours. You do it because some people don't have money, Food, shelter and drinks. Buildings are destroyed, people bombing refugees, which is very sad. We have an event at school, where we get in teams, but the best team is finally….The best team out of all of them… THE BLUE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :} :} If you would like to come first, Go on this site
https://www.worldvision.org.nz/40-hour-famine Ask your mum!!!

Noah's Descriptive Writing

Extension Practice Writing

As the white glowing moon rose from the horizon, beaming it's light on the floor of the earth, an ordinary man stood listening attentatively. At first he heard the hooting owl in the nearby trees, then a vocal cricket chirping in the long swaying grass. But suddenly he was alerted to the noise of a howling cry from a vicious, savage, beastly coyote. Finn aimed his barrel, one eye open and the other closed, following the vicious beast scattering across the fields. He had to do it quickly or it was to late, POW! He missed, but the bullet scared off that coyote for a night, he had to make a plan, he would use the chickens as bate, and he will sneak in the coop, the next night it was a whole lot different.

The coyote was back, but he didn't see Finn, that coyote sneaked it's way into the chicken coop and glared at them. Finn peaked into the coop pulled the trigger and BOOM! The dark brown coyote fell straight to the planks of wood, the chickens squawked in a fright, but now that coyote was gone they knew they were safe.

Thank you if you read my blogpost have a nice day :) (Noah)

Noah's Setting description

Noah Character Description Task Extension

Noah's compare and Contrast

Extension Movie

Simon Group MTV from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.
At Extension we made our own group movie, explaining what Wheoritia te atawhai means and what we do at Pt England school. The people that were in our group were Ana L, Me, Simon (Leader), Piakea and Bethan, Hope you Enjoy this Movie.