Spelling

We are doing syllables for spelling four this week.

preferred-pre-fer-red

acceptable-ac-sep-ta-ble

conscientious-con-sci-en-ti-ous

discipline-dis-cip-line

foreign-for-eign

guarantee-gua-ran-tee

ignorance-ing-nor-ance

irrelevant-irre-lev-ant

communication-com-mun-ica-tion

necessary-nec-ses-sary

definitely-def-in-ate-ly

embarrass-em-bar-rass

miniature-min-ia-ture

fascinate- fas-cin-ate

Spelling

Alphabetical order

preferred

acceptable

conscientious

discipline

foreign

guarantee

ignorance

irrelevant

communication

necessary

definately

embarrass

miniature

fascinate

1. acceptable
2. conscientious
3. communication
4. discipline
5. definately
6. embarrass
7. fascinate
8. guarantee
9. ignorance
10. irrelevant
11. miniature
12. necessary

Questions about Shmuel

Skills For Adolescence

Spelling

For spelling we are trying to rap or rhyme about owe spelling words.  

interview

observation

license

opportunity

choreography

organisation

integrating

chorus

choir

definitely

necessary

sincerely

occasion

graduation

I have interview to have an opportunity to be choreography. Integrating with the things I do. Graduation is important to us to be choir.    

Word Web

Year 8 Camp 2013

Year 8 camp  
The things that I'm looking forward to is going to camp with my friends for a whole week. My feelings about camps is looking up for each other and being there for them. I care about everyone I am glad that we are doing this because we can get to know some people that we do not hang out with. My friends are cool because they care about each other. Now this is thing that I'm looking forward it Camp.   

There Is No I In Team

THERE IS NO ‘I’ IN TEAM!

A lot of what we do on camp involves team work.  What makes a great team?  What are the characteristics of a great team person and their leaders? List your thoughts below ‘wordle’ styles:

Thinking positively Be positive Love Include everyone Team work Co-operation Respectful Be equal Family Leadership Behavior Positive Team player No negative thinking

MY camp BUDDY

While on camp, it’s important that everybody looks after each other.  We all need a camp buddy to help us keep up with what might be going on.  In the box below, write the name of your CAMP BUDDY - this person will know where you are and look after you while on camp. (Write their name bold and bright)

Jonive

Spelling

Synabitication

write your list words and break them into syllables. leave a gap each syllables.

Rhy-thm

In-ci-dent

E-nun-ci-a-tion

Sta-tis-tics

In-ter-pre-ta-tion

O-no-ma-to-poe-ia

Cri-tique

Pro-nun-ci-a-tion

Sub-li-mi-nal

Re-solve-ment

Pro-ba-bi-li-ty

Geometrical Pattens

Today I had to create and describe a geometrical patten. This is the shape I created using folding symmetry. I can see that my shape has 2 lines of symmetry. To create my patten I folded my paper 2 times, cut out designs and unfolded it again  This is a fun and easy geometry activity that really got us thinking!

Choice and Consequence Bubble Map - Responsible Action

Responsible/Irresponsible Adolescents

Describing Katniss Everdeen - Chapter One

We are learning about what Katniss acts how and what she looks like and how she be haves. 

Maths Goals

Reading Goals

Comparing - Reading at home and at school

6 Hats Of Reflection

Spelling

We are making a rap about our spelling words

hierarchy Manaiakalani tuakana teina reflection discussion absent achieve excell contributing

My name is hierarchy I come from manaiakalani absent is my weakness and achieve is my game and contributing is my kindness it will never be the same without tuakana day.

Spelling/Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical Order

Write your list words in alphabetical order.

absent

achieve

contributing

discussion

excell

hierarchy

Manaiakalani

reflection

teina

tuakana

Fact or Opinion

Fact or Opinion

Cybersmart

Fact Or Opinion

WALT understand the difference between fact and opinion.

Write two informative pieces about your neighbourhood (Panmure, Glen Innes, Point England etc).  In the first box, use opinions to guide your writing.  In the second box, use facts.  The two should both ‘sound formal.’

Opinion My community is very cool because they are making new things and more roads for us and  a music center. And the weather is so beautiful here flowers grow and things come alive.

Fact The major upgrade of Panmure Station to create an interchange that allows easy transfers between trains, a future busway and local buses.

Fact Or Opinion

Tuakana/Teina Day - Room 8 and Room 1

We had so much fun turning trash into fashion.  I made a DJ-Robot with my buddy Jonive.  Check out this slide show!

Fact or Opinion

WALT identify what is fact and what is opinion.

Tell whether each sentence is a fact or opinion.  Write ‘fact’ or ‘opinion’ in a different colour next to each sentence.

Sunday is the best day of the week./Opinion

Waitangi Day is celebrated in February./Fact

Christmas is celebrated in Summer./Fact

Some families eat lots of food at birthdays./Opinion

Watching fireworks on the 5th of November is lots of fun./Opinion

April is a month with 30 days./Fact

There are 12 months in the year./Fact

This has been a terrible week./Opinion

Spring is the most beautiful season of all./Opinion

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are weekdays./Opinion

The first day of the school year is scary./Opinion

Everyone should make Valentine's Day cards./Opinion

Your birthday comes only one day a year./Fact

Now write 3 of your own factual sentences:

1. Apples only grow on trees.
2. Books are for reading.
3. Power makes netbooks work.

Now write 3 of your own opinion sentences:

1. People smell nice
2. People are caring
3. I sometimes Like girls

Blog Commenting

Earthquake instructions

Maths

Cubes answer all questions.

Prisms answer questions 1 - 15

Answer Task One.

1. 7 1/9
2. 2 1/6
3. 8 1/9
4. 8 1/8
5. 8 1/2
6. 2 1/5
7. 6 1/4
8. 7 3/4
9. 7 1/4
10. 8 1/9
11. 6 1/3
12. 6 1/7
13. 2 1/5
14. 9 1/10
15. 6 1/6

Blog Commenting

Fact or Opinion

1. 

Spelling

Alphabetical Order:

For this I had to write my words in alphabetical order.


animate
approval
dump
hierarchy
justify
order
recycling

refuse

selection
volume

Facts or Opinion

1.candy

Fact:Candy is not healthy.

Opinion:Candy is sweet

2.tree

Fact:A tree leave falls of in winter time.   

Opinion:A tree is pretty.

3.monkey

Fact:Monkeys can climb on tree.

Opinion:Monkeys are very cecky

4.carrot

Fact:A carrot is food you can eat it if you want to.

Opinion:Carrots a yummy.

5.Australia

Fact:They have more landfills than New Zealand

Opinion: Australia is beautiful.

6.bird  

Fact:Birds can fly high in the sky.

Opinion:Birds are beautiful

7.pizza

Fact:You can make any veggies or meat out of pizza

Opinion:You can eat it.

8.piano

Fact: You can make music out of a piano.

Opinion:A piano makes a beautiful sound.

9.banana

Fact: Bananas are good for animals or humans.

Opinion:They taste good.

10.Chair

Fact:You can sit on a chair.

Opinion:A chair sit there.

11.Chocolate

Fact:Chocolate is very nice and you can eat it.

Opinion:Its beautiful.

12.Paper

Fact:You write on paper.

Opinion:Its ugly.

13.Glasses

Fact:You can wear glasses.

Opinion:They are cool.

14.House  

Fact:You can live in a house.

Opinion:It looks cool.