Perimeter

Do you know what Perimeter is? Well let me tell you.. Perimeter is how far around the outside of a shape. Click this Link Perimeter. And it will take you to the site.

Maths Symmetry

In room 13 we had to do Symmetry. This is a mirror one. We click Random then we have to copy the colours from one side, and make it into a mirror. Here is a link. Mirror








This one is a rotation. You choose your colours down bottom then click on a square. When you click that square it would do the same on the other squares but downwards and side ways.
Here is a link. Rotation

I want to be a Ambassador

LEARN, CREATE, SHARE!!!!!!

Learning, Creating and Sharing is one of the best ways to show the world your learning. At Pt England School we do all those things. We learn a lot of things. We also create fabulous movies, animations and art works. All sorts of things. And the way to share it all is on our BLOG and sometimes TV or even competitions.

One of the best things I have done in 2012 was during our Art inquiry. In term 2 we made tissue flowers. It was interesting but really hard work. I learnt that I had to keep going till the end, and not to give up.
The way we created the tissue flowers was by making the petals  out of tissues. I glued them onto the cardboard. After I finished, I waited till the glue had dried then I painted the tissues. The way I shared my tissue flower was on my Blog and on the wall outside our classroom!!! Here is a link to my Tissue Flower.

I want to be an Ambassador because, it is a great opportunity to tell famous people what we do at our school. I think that I would be a great Ambassador because it will help me become a clearer speaker and not to be shy. You don’t always get a opportunity to talk to famous people. So that’s why I would be a perfect Ambassador.

I would also want to do the speaking in Maori. I think it would help me learn more Maori than I know now.

Mary's Maths Tangrams

Tangrams This is a cat I made out of Tangrams shapes. Using 7 shapes to create all sorts of things.

LEARN, CREATE, SHARE

I think that I am better at my writing compared to last year. I’ve improved a lot of my writing. It is amazing because last year I was terrible at my writing. I thought about learning very carefully this year. That’s how I improved my writing. By focusing.

This year was very surprising because I also improved my reading. I’m reading at age 13, and I’m only a 9 year old. That is amazing. I never knew that I could do it. I would have enjoyed doing more movie making and a bit more writing. To me writing is fun. Also movie making. I want to do more movie making because it is fun and is interesting.
My goals for next year is to get a little bit better at my writing and to add more detail to it.

Having a netbook is better than a pen and paper because, on our netbooks we can go online, on our blogs. Everything. But when we are with pen and paper..... It hurts my fingers.

The best thing about being a Year 5 is that I had a lot of fun. It was interesting to learn more about cameras how you can take interesting pictures. Learning how to use a Galaxy Tablet and ipads.

It is all to do with..... LEARN, CREATE, SHARE!!!!

The Pink alien and the Black Cat

While sitting in the kitchen a black cat was eating it’s dinner. A pink alien was dancing in front of the black cat. “MEOW!!!!!” Went the cat. “Oh No!!!!” went the pink alien with one eye. When the black cat was sprinting after the pink alien, the little fella was still dancing as he ran.

BAMMM!!!!!!! The little pink alien with one eye disappeared into the carpet. Where did that little scum go? The cat thought. “Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!” The pink alien laughed.  

“You think you can hide you pink scum but you can’t?”. Said the black Cat. The little pink alien kept hiding in the carpet. The black cat gave up on the pink alien.  “Don’t go”. The alien said.

Fine then. The cat thought. So he kept chasing after the pink alien. They ran everywhere. You are too fast. They both ran under the bed, over the couch, under the tables, and through the chairs.

The owner came into the door. She picked him up. “What on earth is that cat doing”.
Whispered the owner. In the end it was just the cat’s imagination. That’s The END.

http://www.literacyshed.com/the-great-animations-shed.html

Thank you Watersafe Auckland and Chris

Today was our last day of swimming. I am sure going to miss it. I would like to say a big thanks to Chris and to Watersafe Auckland for lending the pool to us for a term. And also to Mr Garth Jacobsen and Mr Malloy for putting in the chemicals and keeping it clean and locked.

We learnt a lot about how to be safe in the water. We learnt about, Floating, Treading water, and to wear a life Jacket when you're out at sea. We also built rafts. Our class made whirlpools. When we made waves we had to swim through them. I would want to say another big THANKS to Chris and Watersafe Auckland.... You Rock.
Swimming from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Mary's Flying Car Machine

Mary's Flying Car Machine
Here is my animation I turned into a movie. It spent me 5 weeks to do. Hope you like it.

Thank You Manaiakalani

I Mary am proud to be part of the Manaiakalani cluster. I like to share my things with Manaiakalani  and with the world, the Manaiakalani Trust, our school and our parents. I would like to thank the Manaiakalani Education and Mr Burt and Mrs Burt.

The Minister Of Education came to our school. Her name is Hekia Parata. Why did she come to our school? Hekia Parata came to our school because it’s cool. There was a man and his name was Greg Va’afusuaga. He stood up and told us that there was 4 F words. Family, Friends, Fellowship, and Food. He said all these things because it meant Cooperation, and working together.

Why do we have Netbooks? We don’t have Netbooks to play games on but we do have Netbooks to learn with, and to learn on. The Manaiakalani cluster helped us get these Netbooks of ours. So I would like to thank them again for helping us. THANK YOU MANAIAKALANI CLUSTER!!!!!!! What would we have done without you......

Mary Somebody I Used To Know

I was 7 when I saw the first Manaiakalani Film Festival. It was awesome. A year later there had been another Film Festival. We entered the second one. The Movie was called Nearning. Again it was fabulous. I’m 9 now, and just last week there was a 3rd Film Festival. I went to go and watch it. No doubt the 3rd one was better.

My favourite movie of the 3rd Film Festival is, “Somebody I Used to Know” by Room 17 Pt England school. I think you should watch this movie because, it is emotional and has a lot of singing. I could watch this movie over and over again.

I give this movie Ten Stars.... 


http://pesroom12and13.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/somebody-i-used-to-know-manaiakalani.html

50 Word Manaiakalani Film Festival

I was excited because it was the Film Festival. “Tena Koutou Tamariki Ma”. Mr Burt exclaimed. “Tena Koe Mr Burt”. The crowd shouted back. The first presenters were from Tamaki College. The movie finally started. I loved theirs because it had enthusiasm. It was called Azonto. I loved their Movie.

http://tctvnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/film-festival-2012-azonto.

Scary Doll Story About Alma

While skipping through the freezing cold snow, a little girl named Alma stopped near this chalkboard and wrote her name.

Behind Alma was a doll staring straight at her from the shop, across the road from her. The doll looked exactly like her.

She walked towards the shop window. Alma could not believe it. When she rubbed her hands together, Alma looked back up and the doll was gone. She went to the door and tried to open it. It was locked. When Alma walked away, the door opened by itself . She was shocked.

Alma entered the shop. She saw a little doll on a bicycle. Alma picked it up and let it ride. The doll on the bicycle tried escaping but he couldn’t, because the door shut before he could get out. Alma turned and looked at the door. She was staring at it for quite a while.

Alma turned back around. Looking at the stool where the doll had been, Alma could see that the doll had disappeared. She searched the room and spotted it high on the big shelf.

Alma was reaching out to the doll. She could not reach it. She grabbed a chair and stood on it.
(BANG) As Alma touched the doll, she disappeared inside it.
Alma looked around. She was very scared. There was another doll now standing on the stool. Waiting for the next child to come around.

Halloween

With my big sister dressed like a clown, and I a ninja, we finally made it around the neighbourhood on Halloween. While walking, she snatched the bucket of lollies off me. “ Hey!! Give that back”. I yelled aggressively. “ No. I took you Trick or Treating”. She exclaimed. Mum walked into the room. She growled us and took the lollies away. “ You are never going Trick or Treating again”. Mum said madly.

The story about Josh

This narrative is about a boy named Josh. He lives in America, and his country had flooded. When it rains the flood rises. It is threatening. Josh was so naughty, he sneaked outside without his mum knowing.

While his nana was moving furniture to higher ground, with his mother. Josh had thought of making a bet for him to jump into the flood, to see if he could touch the bottom. So he went and made his bet.

With a huge SPLASH!!!!! He had disappeared. “Josh.....  Josh”. Shouted his mother. “ Oh Josh where are you”. She kept shouting. Josh’s friends were starting to get worried. “ He’s been down there for quite a while”. Jason exclaimed. “ I’m going down to get him”. Jason said.

By then Josh had hit his head on a building and had sunk. Jason was just in time to catch him before he hit the rock. Josh was sent to Hospital with his Mum. In the end Josh had a serious head injury.

He was lucky to have had his mother there to help him. Poor old Josh. Jason is a hero.