I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 8 and in 2021 I will be a year 9. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Foot Print Analysis
Friday, 27 August 2021
10 survival tips for living on the cay
Hey everyone welcome back today I had to make a list of ten survival tips for living on the cay I hope you enjoy have a wonderful rest of your day good-bye.
The Cay What I remember
Hey everyone welcome back today i'm going to tell you what i can remember from the first 5 chapters in the book the cay. I hope you enjoy have a wonderful day, Good-bye
(I will most likely remember more when i re-listen to the story)
In chapter one
I remember that the Germans come and try to take over. the parents start fighting because the mum wants to leave, them having to hide
In chapter two
I remember them on the boat trying to leave. every one having to evacuate the boat, the kid on the raft with the other cat and the guy (I forgot their names)
in chapter three
them trying to survive on the raft, them getting to know each other, them talking about what happened with the boat
in chapter four
The kid going blind because he looked at the sun for a long time, him getting the older guy to describe what is going on so that he can try picture it
in chapter five
Them trying to get a planes attention, them also trying to get a boats attention
The Langosta
Hey everyone welcome back today there was another do now(Again sorry the post is late) this one is about a Langosta (A spiny lobster) I hope you enjoy have a wonderful rest of you day good bye.
Why the Langosta would be good on the cay
1. They live in sand (Wet or dry)
2. they are a native lobster (With out claws)
How might all aspects of the Langosta be used to survive ?
1. They are clear so they can't be seen by many people
2. They are also red
3. They eat soft body plankton
The Cay
Hey everyone welcome back today i had to do a do now in hurumanu 1(Sorry that the post is late) I hope you enjoy this one is about the cay. Have a wonderful rest of your day good-bye
Living on the cay would be really difficult because if you have a big wind storm you would get a lot of sand in your face and maybe in your mouth and eyes. Another reason why it could be bad living there is because if there is a high water level and because it is a low elevation you would get a lot of the water and you would be a flood and you would most likely have to evacuate. But it could also be a good idea because you have a good view out into the ocean ect.
Friday, 4 June 2021
Week 5 do Now Hurmanu 1
Hey everyone welcome back today we are doing a do now, today we were working on thesis statements about our self I hope you enjoy my work have a wonderful day, Good-Bye
1. A student, the only girl in the family, A previous south hornby student, Hi my name is Nici
2. A teenager, a sister to 3 brothers, Kind, Hey I'm Nici
3. A July baby, A helpful being good to talk to, I'm Nici
4. The names Nici, Did you know that They go to Hornby High
5. A year 9, A high schooler, Good to get advice from, Hello I'm Nici
Thursday, 3 June 2021
Hurumanu 1
Hey everyone welcome back for the past few weeks we were writing a essay about a famous well known new Zealander and then we had to say why their influential to us. Here is my essay have a wonderful day Good-Bye
Sir Edmund Hillary, who is he? What did he do? Well Here's
about his life. In his childhood he was always a really shy person
and was a very awkward person. He was born on the 20th of July 1919
when he started going to school his primary school was Taukau Primary School.
Then when he got into high school when he was sixteen he started to do boxing lessons.
In time of career, he climbed the summit of Mount Everest. He did charity work,
and he was the very first person to climb Mount Everest ever. He decided to climb
the mountain to show people that hes not they shy person that he used to be when
he was a kid and to show people that he was prepared to do something that no one
was prepared to do. He did charity work to fund raise for a company called Himalayan
Trust which is a company that he led until he passed away in 2008.
He won three awards they all were in different years and these are the awards.
The very first one that he won was in 1954 and that award was called the Hubbard Medal,
which was for distinction in exploration, discovery and research. The next award he won was
in 1958 and this award was called Patrons Gold Medal, which was for geographical society,
and finally his last award that he won was called Padma Vibhushan and he got this for some
of the main reasons as the other two awards that he got he got this award in 2008.
He became influential to me because we both got bullied when we were younger
and he shows me no matter how badly you get bullied you can always build yourself
back up and do something bigger and better. Therefore that is what makes Sir
Edmund Hillary the most well known person in the whole of New Zealand, I also told you about
his life story.
Hurumanu 1 Week 5 do now
Hey everyone welcome back today in Hurumanu one our do now topic was The Principal is the most important person in a school thank you for reading my paragraph and viewing my blog have a wonderful day. Good-Bye
When you think about a school the first question that comes to mind would be "Who is the Principal?". Some reasons for this would be the prinicipal runs the school they make sure everythings going right and that people aren't misbehaving. For example when a student is misbehaving and don't stop when they are asked to they could get sent to the principals office and have to talk to the principal.Another example of why they are the most important person in the school is because they get to decided who gets hired and who does what.There for that is why I Believe that the principal is the most important person in the school.
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Shark infested custard
Hey everyone welcome back today in health we played a game called shark infested custard. The Interpersonal skill I used today was negotiate I used Negotiate by talking with my team to get the right plan. It kind of helped us because we kept with our plan no matter how many times we fell. Today I worked with, Hayley, Ashton, Nevaeh, Zac Issac and Jesse. If we were to do it again we would talk to each other more so that we actually got further, I was working at level 3 because we cheered each on so that we didn't give up. the warm fuzzie I used was come on we've got this. Thank you for viewing my blog Have a wonderful day Good-Bye
Here is a photo of my team
Science- Concentration and Dilution
Hey everyone welcome back today in science we are learning about Concentration and dilution, we will be learning about some of the key words then we will be doing a experiment. I hope you enjoy My Blog have a wonderful day Good-Bye
Definition:
Concentration means how much solute has been dissolved in the solvent in other words how much solute there is in the solution. We can measure this in two ways which is how dilute something is(How weak it it) or How concentrated it is (how Strong it is)
Aim: carry out a serial dilution with potassium permanganate
Experiment:
In today's Experiment we are be diluting things (Making it weaker) so that it has less concentration. Our experiment is called a serial dilution
What we used:
six test tubes
Measuring cylinder
tweezers
Potassium Permanganate Crystal
Plastic transfer pipette
Test tube rack
Hypothesis:
I think it will become a very light shade of purple because when it starts it starts out purple so it may just become a lighter shade of purple
Method:
1. place the six test tubes in a test tube rack.
2. Fill 1 with 10mls of water full remaining with 5mls of water
3.using your tweezers, add a single crystal of potassium permangate to test tube 1
4. gently shake the test tube until the crystal has dissolved
5. using the transfer pipette carefully remove exactly 5ml from test tube 1 and pour it into test tube 2
6. Rinse the transfer pipette thoroughly to ensure that so purple solution remains
7. gently shake test tube 2 and repeat the transfer process, transferring exactly 5ml of solution from test tube 2 to test tube 3
8. Rinse the pipette and repeat the transfer process for test tube 4,5, and 6
Observation and discussion:
Once we did it it started off at a dark purple and at the end it became clear again. Test tube one was the most concentrated because it had more particals and number 6 test tube was more clear because it had less particals so it was more dilute.
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Science- Filtration
Hey everyone welcome back today in science we are learning about filtering, we will be learning about some of the key words then we will be doing a experiment. I hope you enjoy My Blog have a wonderful day Good-Bye
Key words:
Filtering- Separating things based on their size. It only works if we have different sized particles. in other words only insoluble particles can be used while filtering.
Experiment:
In today's Experiment we will be making a mixture then separating it
Chemicals we used:
A chemical named Copper Sulfate Which is light blue, it a liquid and its transparent
We also used a Chemical called sodium carbonate which is Colourless its a liquid and its translucent
What we used:
Conical flask
Funnel
Beaker
Filter Paper
String rod
Hypothesis:
I think it might separate because they are both two different chemicals so they might have different things in it. I think we will have a mixture of colours when we combine them and when we separate them they will go a lighter shade of the colour it turns when we mix it
Method:
1. Pour approximately 50mL of copper sulfate solution into a beaker.
2. Add the same volume of sodium carbonate solution. A reaction will happen, you should see a cloudy blue precipitate form. Called copper carbonate.
3. Watch demo then fold filter paper to fit inside the funnel
4. Place the funnel with the filter paper inside of it, into the mouth of a conical flask.
5. Stir the mixture in the beaker, then carefully pour it into the funnel. 6. Observe what happened
Observation and discussion:
When we were mixing the chemicals they became a dark blue and we couldn't see through it and then when we were filtering it we went clear and see through. At the end the two chemicals swapped so the copper sulfate became copper carbonate which is what stayed at the top and didn't go through the filter and the sodium carbonate became sodium sulfate.
Here are photos of them
Monday, 31 May 2021
Game day
Hey everyone welcome back today in hurumanu 5 we had a game day. the warm fuzzies i used was good job and well done or good game, it helped us with the game because it keeped use communicating, today I worked with Nevaeh, Shelby, Ashton, Hayley and Zac, if we were to do it again we would talk more. The Hellions behavior Model I used was level 3 i showed it by encouraging my team members, and the interpersonal skill I used was negotiate with the team I showed Negotiation by helping the team and letting them know what they could do better. Thank you for viewing my blog have a Good Day Good-Bye