Manaiakalani Film 2019

Room 8 decided to produce a movie about NZ sign language week. We hope you enjoy it.

The Sky City Fire-By Storm

On the 22nd of october 2019 there was a fire that  hit the Auckland Sky City Convention Centre. 

Large flames were coming out of the building just after 1pm. The fire started in the roof cavity and it was difficult for firefighter’s to get inside the building and to the top. More than 200 people made it out in time before the flames really took off. The fire services are still there now watching the building.
Scary.

All Blacks lose To England-By Tristan

The All Blacks lost to England in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup. The All Blacks lost with the score at 19-7. Now England will move on to the final playing against South Africa for 1st and 2nd, and the All Blacks will play Wales for the 3rd and 4th spot.

Ruapotaka on 3...1, 2, 3 RUAPOTAKA! - By Leanah

Yesterday Tristan, Leaaepeni, Konzay, Nataaliyah, Mary-Ruth, Kate, Agueer, Madisyn, Kotipi and I went to the inter-school netball tournament at the Auckland Netball Centre in St. Johns. Our first game wasn't until 10:20 because we had a BYE. We played 6 games in total, lost 3 games, won 2 and drew 1.

 We placed 13th out of 20. We played against St. Pius, Pt. England, Glen Innes and Sylvia Park in our pool. The Sylvia Park team won it overall. We then played Glenbrae in the Semi Final and Panmure Bridge in the Final. I enjoyed playing beside my teammates and I am proud of how well we did.

Kayaking At Vector Wero Whitewater Park-By Ana

On Friday Room 8 went on a trip to Vector Wero Whitewater Park, we got the chance to kayak with professionals and wear swimsuits. Once we all had the special gear on we had to get in a line from the shortest to tallest. The reason for that was because the instructors needed to give us the right kayak that our legs and our body could fit in. After that we got to go in the water. 
A Lot of people were struggling in the beginning but they got the hang of it. We had to follow the instructors all the way to the bridge. We learnt heaps from today and it was super cool.

Plastic Bag Ban-By Riiana

During the weekend I went to Sylvia Park and almost immediately, I noticed that most stores stopped selling plastics bags. I had thought it was only supermarkets so once I got back home I searched up the cause of this.

I read from here that stores are now banned from selling plastic bags. Any store caught could potentially be faced with a fine, or the ministry will contact the business and try to figure out why they haven't stopped giving out plastic bags.

It's wonderful that there's now a law against plastic bags. Around 28% plastic waste have been discarded, leaving 72% to end up in the ocean or stray somewhere in our environment. Even if it's only a little bit, we're reducing plastic waste.

New Term - Fresh Start! -By Liza

Term three has officially started after a two week  holiday.  New activities are coming up during the term  that we have to work hard for so we can do them. Students will have the chance to enter the netball interschools team and be involved with the skip off. 

I am going to try work hard as I have one more term left after this before I go to college.. 

Technology Wood Works by Nurul

The first day of technology, wood works we had to draw 8 main ideas of the things we wanted to make and the drawing must have a joint.

My first idea was a race car, my second idea was a school bus. I had drawn over 44 ideas and I disliked them all but the ones I really liked were the train, bird,  house, dispenser, helicopter, pull along tray, and a piano. I chose to do a piano because it looked incredible and I feel happy that I finally finished drawing what I want to make. 

It's Hard to be a Potato When... by Jessica

You're surrounded by kumara.

Today at Tech Frank and I made Kumara Frittatas.

Ingredients:
1/2 of a big kumara
4 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 onion
Optional - Mixed herbs

Method:
Step 1 - Peel the kumara and grate with cheese grater.
Step 2 - Dice onion.
Step 3 - Whisk 4 eggs and 1 cup of milk together.
Step 4 - Mix vegetables and egg mixture together.
Step 5 - Prepare a lined baking tray and pour the mixture in the tray.
Step 6 - Bake at 200° for 15-20 minutes.
Step 7 - Take out and serve while hot.

Frank and I make some pretty tasty dishes!.

Don't Fall Out! by Leanah

On Friday 21 June my class and I went to the Wero Whitewater Park.

After watching the safety video we got changed into our togs and put our gear on. We had to wear a wet suit, a life jacket, a helmet and wet boots.
Before getting into our rafts, we learnt about how to cross a river. First we went individually, then in pairs and finally in a triangle formation.

Then we got into our rafts! There were six of us in one raft. It was thrilling and got my heart racing! When we finished whitewater rafting we had the opportunity to jump in the water and have a swim! There were two separate groups, one for the big jump, one for the little jump.

Overall I really enjoyed it. It was an amazing experience.

We're Surrounded by a Massive Ghost! by Jessica

New Zealanders living in Auckland are experiencing paranormal activity!

This morning when I woke up and looked outside the window I was very surprised at the sight. This ghostly mist has a short, three letter name... Fog. We're surrounded by a ghost like mist that's very hard to see through. This paranormal activity is so dangerous that over 70 flights In New Zealand were delayed or cancelled. This unsuspected ghostly visitor has also made our Friday very cold and chilly.

Toys by Sione

At tech we searched online games we can play physically. When we had found our physical games we made a slideshow. We all made 5 slides and in those 5 slides we had to label the game. Through labelling, we stated the object, material and how to play the game.

Whitewater Rafting 😊 by Leanah

On Friday 21st June my class and I have been given the opportunity to go whitewater rafting at the Vector Wero Whitewater Rafting Park. We have waited for 3 weeks, and we can't wait to get on the water and have some fun! But of course, we will have to go through the safety lessons first. We have to pack togs, a towel and a few other things. Although we are getting into wet-suits we still have to wear our own togs for hygiene reasons. We will be leaving at 11:00 am and arriving back at school around 2:30 - 2:45 pm.

School Assembly by Faye

On Monday the 10th of June we had a school assembly. Room 7 was hosting the assembly and they did a very good job. I was proud of myself because I had earned a certificate for very good participation in group activities. At assembly we also sang a song called, Wishy Washy which was very childish but also funny. I love having assembly especially when I earn a certificate or a Duffy book.

The End Of Rippa Rugby by Kate

The Rippa Rugby sessions for Rooms 9 to 12 have now ended. It's sad that they had to end but we did learn a lot about how to pass, throw and actually play Rippa rugby!

Unfortunately during our last session Room 9 won 3 rugby balls from our coach Corey who told us that whoever has the most points by throwing would win.

I enjoyed rippa rugby and learned many things. I especially loved playing bull rush because it's fun dodging other people who are trying to rip your tag off. I hope that the next 2 terms are full of more rippa rugby lessons.

Kayaking😱😃 by Joanlisi

Kayaking is eventually happening on Friday, June 21 of 2019 at Vector Wero Whitewater Park for the Ruapotaka years 8 and 7 students.

We received permission slips for our Parents or Auntie or Uncle or Older Sister, Older Brother to fill in for us to go Kayaking.

We have to bring:

• A packed lunch and plenty to drink.
• Sun hat & Sunscreen.
• Togs and towel.
• Warm Jersey for on land and after kayaking.
• Pen.

Also we will get wet suits to use.

We will be leaving school at 11am and will be staying at Vector Wero Whitewater Park till 3pm.

Our First Cooking Session! by Kate

This week was the first week cooking with Mrs Tuipulotu. We made an healthy English breakfast as part of our meal. The food was yummy and healthy. Here is how to make it.

The Ingredients: 

Bacon

Egg

Bread

Baked Beans

Butter - Optional

The Equipment:

White Plate

Metal Tray

Frying Pan
Spoon
Spatula

The method:

1. Heat the oven to 200 degrees for the bread to toast.

2. Fry the egg, bacon and sausage to a brown crispy colour.

3. Heat the baked beans in a frying pan. 

4. Grab a white plate and serve your food.

Vaiaso O Le Gagana Samoa 2019 (SAMOAN LANGUAGE WEEK) by Leaaepeni

Monday 27th of May was the official beginning of Samoan Language week for 2019. There are Samoan events held across the whole of New Zealand. That means if you known some Samoan, share it with everyone. I'm going to attempt to write some sentences in Samoan.

Faʻafeiloaʻi i laʻu blog o loʻu igoa leaaaeni. O le gagana Gagana Samoa pe a maua uma e tagata samoa le avanoa e faʻasoa ai a latou gagana.

Optical Illusions by Jessica

For the past few weeks, my class has been learning about how to draw optical illusions and how 3D perspective works. Most optical illusions must consist of straight lines and shading has to be on point. 3D perspective art must have straight lines co-responding to the direction they're coming from and once again, shading must be on point.

I have really enjoyed drawing out different types of optical illusions. From drawing 3D stars that trick your mind to a twisty, 3D heart. I think the hardest one for me was the star because there were so many lines to keep track of and they just ended up going everywhere.

Queen's Birthday by Ana

Next Monday will be a public holiday. It will be the Queen of England's birthday. She will be turning 93 years old. We will not be having school on Monday!!! Which means we will be having a long weekend before we come back to school on Tuesday.
As of 2018 the Queen has been ruling for 66 years. She has been the longest monarch of England. Happy 93rd birthday for Monday, Queen Elizabeth.

The Pike River Mine Reopened. -By Konzay

After the terrible incident that happened, the Pike River Mine was finally re-opened last week. The Pike River Mine agency let three people into the mine to have a look and come back out.

The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that happened in November 19th 2010, 46km  northeast of Greymouth.  Following that explosion 29 men were believed to be dead but no one was able to go into the mine to check it out.

Earthquake Hits Whakaari / White Island-By Faye

A number of earthquakes have hit Whakaari- White Island. White Island is New Zealand's most active volcano. There have been 196 earthquakes there since Thursday. Science have said that the earthquakes are getting stronger, and there are fears it may cause a landslide. Experts are closely monitoring the island.

Here's hoping it doesn't erupt!

Mt Cook Breaks The Record! By Leaaepeni

Last week Mt Cook broke the record with the most people to visit the mountain. Mt Cook is the biggest mountain in New Zealand and during the past few years it has had over a million people visit it. Nine years ago the Department of Conversation (DOC) upgrade around Mt Cook made it easier for the visitors. The DOC put in more roads for cars, more passageways and more toilets around the area.

I think that it's cool that a huge mountain hit 1 million visitors and online reviews and I hope one day to visit it.

Tamaki College Interview and Activity Day: By Konzay

Last Wednesday we had tech at Tamaki college. After tech us Year 8's were left behind because we had a T.C interview. The year 7's had to go back to Ruapotaka with Mr Reid. Mrs Golder stayed with us. We had lots of fun at Tamaki college and there was pizza for lunch.

After we we finished our lunch we had P.E. We played badminton with students from Tamaki  college. It was lots of fun, and then we went to art with a lady that showed us her art that she designed. When we were finished art we took a photo and headed back to school in a van.

Chicken Wraps-By Agueer

Last week our cooking group made chicken wraps, and since barely anyone was there we each had our own stations to work at. That was coolWe used some varieties of vegetables, a bit of chicken, mayonnaise and added sweet chili sauce if we wanted to. It was a little challenging to make it into a wrap but once we listened to Mrs Tuipulotu properly we were able to do it.

Our Football Tournament ⚽- By Mary-Ruth

Yesterday we had a football tournament at Pt England Reserve. This year there was a year 7&8 girls team competing against other schools. Liza and I were the main strikers and the others were attackers and defenders. I had fun kicking the ball around and trying to get a goal for our team but I also loved eating all day between the games 🤣.

New Phone Number For The Police! -By Ana

There is now a new official phone number for the new zealand police.

The new number is for non-emergencies. If you have a non-emergency you should call 105 now. Police minister Stuart Nash hoping that kind of repetition will make the number as memorable as 111. The police have put a two million dollar marketing budget behind the phone number to ensure every kiwi knows it and when to call it.

The new number does not replace 111, it is still the number for emergencies. If you need to report a crime which has already happened, like a burglary or property damage and there is no threat dial 105. 

On Monday Ruapotaka met some Visitors from ERO ( Education Review Office) the man's name was Richard and the woman's name was Pam.

We first welcomed them in to our school with a fantastic greeting, then they introduced them self to us and then Sosiua told Mrs Hamilton to stand up so that she could tell us that they will be here till Thursday.

When we were done Jessica told the ERO people that they could leave while all the classes sang a song for them, after they went Jessica told the classes to go back to their class room to do some more learning.  

NZ Music Month-By Kate

Music month in New Zealand is a way to celebrate all the music made in New Zealand including the musicians them self. The New Zealand music month first started off as music week but by 2001 it had became a New Zealand Music Month.

I think its a good idea to have a New Zealand music month that way young musicians can express their voice with the whole country. There are going to be music gigs around the country for young musicians to come and celebrate music. I hope that more people get to make music and find a way to express it!

NZ Sign Language Week- By Jessica

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week Riiana, Leanah and I presented the teachers with 6 different posters based on New Zealand Sign Language Week.
Not only did we present some NZSL posters, we also made 3/6 of our own. One poster entirely made specifically for Mrs Brough, another with words the juniors commonly use and the last one filled with signs the seniors should learn based on their learning criteria.

We presented the teachers with our posters during morning tea. Riiana and Leanah did all the talking while I repeated in sign language. It was challenging and fun learning NZSL. I had to learn many different signs according to what was being said. In the video below, we are displaying two posters which we coloured in. We also printed out a small poster with medical signs for Mrs Shortland. Our first presentation was on Monday:

On Tuesday we presented the teachers with the posters we had made for the students.

Then there was another... on Wednesday Riiana and I presented Mrs Brough with her very own poster. It consisted of words such as, thank you, boss, email and other computer and manner phrases. 

Our Interschool Soccer Team-By Kotipi

There is a Year 7 and 8 girls team also a year 5 and 6 boys soccer team.

For this term there were a lot of changes and that meant that there would only be a year 7 and 8 girls team because we don't have enough boys.

  

Year 7 Girls -
Winnie

Madisyn 

Limiteti

Kotipi

Kate

Year 8 Girls - 

Mary - Ruth

Liza

Jessica

Leanah

Joanlisi

Storm

Kiwi Can Week 1 by Agueer

Today our class had a lesson with Kiwi Can. Our class had a small introduction from the tutors, Miss Tuia and Mrs Mac and then they explained the rules to us.

First we discussed what the rules were and what the word integrity meant. Our topic for the next three weeks is honesty. So we will be focusing on telling the truth and not lying.

We then played three games: bang, changes and GKQ. GKQ is another way of saying General Knowledge Questions.

We ended with a small clap to say, "Thank you." to the people who came and gave us a lesson.

Kiwi Can Website

Ruapotaka's ANZAC Service by Jessica

Ruapotaka School held its very own ANZAC ceremony. It was hosted by the student leaders Riiana, Leanah and myself. When we have our services we welcome parents and family to join us. We also invite people from the RSA to watch us and give us their feedback.

I started our ANZAC service with our school prayer followed by our school waiata. After that, I lead the singing of the National Anthem. All the students, teachers and parents joined in. I then invited Mrs Hamilton to the stage to read out the Declaration.

We had three different ANZAC contributions. I was a part of this. I wrote a soldier profile. Flight Lieutenant T. G. Culling. Each class made a wreath that was laid out in front of the crosses we had displayed.

Following the laying of the wreath, I introduced Riiana to the stage to recite a poem called "In Flanders Fields". After that, we had our second and third ANZAC contributions. We had a new student from Room 10 who read out a narrative about being a child waiting for their father to come home from the war and two lovely students from Room 6 who read out why we have The Last Post. Straight after that, everyone stood for the playing of The Last Post and then we stood quietly for the one minute silence.

Lastly, I welcomed Leanah to the front to recite the Remembrance poem and to close the service. It was a major learning experience hosting something so important. Our service was a complete success too! The lady from the RSA said “This is the best school service I’ve been to.” Which was really nice to hear considering all of us worked so hard to fulfill high expectations.

Tech Wood-Work By Konzay

Today my partners and l are doing wood-work at Tamaki Collage for Tech.

What is it?
The  object that I am going to be making out of wood is a space-car.

Why choose this one?
I really like cars so that's why l want to make this item and also because my brother likes cars too.

What is it for?
This object would be a space-car.

Who is it for?
My space-car would be for my little brother who is only 5 years old.

How will it be used?
It would be used to make my brother think that he would be in space with a car.

Where will it be used?
It would be in my brother's room on the top of the ceiling.

Is there anything l have to consider for it's safe use?
To sand-paper the side so that it won't hurt my brother.

Bing Boom Ping - Sammy V by Jessica

Yesterday afternoon Ruapotaka School had a very special visitor. His name was Sam Verlinden, but he had a street name which was Sammy V. Sam took a major in the music industry and decided to write and conduct his own songs.

He had an interesting back story. He narrated his story with actions. According to Sam, he wanted to become better at singing to impress a girl so he read everyday to find new words for lyrics.

I thought it was interesting and new having someone who chose a music career and it all started with just reading and practise. I truly think he has inspired many of us, especially the juniors to continue reading everyday.

Sweet And Sour Pork by Agueer

Sweet and sour pork was on the menu for today.

This week Faye and I collaborated and prepared a small  but delicious dish. It was a very vibrant mix of vegetables and some juicy pork. 

The sauce  had some soy sauce to golden the colour and pineapple to sweeten it up a bit more.

Overall I think this dish was one of my favorites that we have made in cooking class. 

What We're Learning In Extension Group? by Ana

Last Thursday our extension group was learning about the history of juggling. We had a bunch of activities involving juggling, we even got to juggle some balls. One of the activities was to write a legend about how juggling started.

Another activity we had to do was writing facts about juggling from online in to our google document. I had to share with my friend Kotipi because I didn't have a chromebook, which meant I only had to do 3 facts, while she did 4. While I was doing my work, I was learning how to do a rubik's cube.

I only got to do one side before I gave up. I felt so excited I had a chance to even try. Extension is going well with our juggling topic at the moment.

Painting by Leaaepeni

Today for our third session at Tech with Miss Ferguson, we did some painting.

It was fun being able to learn how to mix colours to create more colours. I used a paintbrush to mix yellow and blue to make green. Then red and blue to make purple and etc. I also learnt that you only need the three primary colours to make the three secondary colours. So you don't have to waste money buying hundreds of colours.

Tones
We had some time to figure out what tones were before Miss Ferguson revealed to the group what it was. The thing about tones is that it's a bit harder than having to paint casually with the colours, but, you have to mix it to make it lighter, darker or leave it the way it is.

My First Ever Wood Joint! by Kate

Yesterday at Technicraft it was the best as it was the day that I got to cut out my first joint! It was really uneven but yet it was still okay to cut out.

I tried to make my joints even but Mr Grundy had to cut it out and make it smooth.
As I was cutting my joint up to half way I accidentally went a bit over the marking line.

After I did that Mr Grundy smoothed out my finished joint which I could attach to my other piece of wood!

Woodwork At Tech! by Kate

Today at technicraft I was making the joints for my design. I had to make sure that my joints were alike and had the exact measurements. It took a while to draw my joints because every time I tried to draw it, it was either uneven or in the wrong spot.

It was about the 5th time I tried and got it right, then I was able to move on. I  chiselled my joints to make an effort to finish it. After that I was so happy to be able to finish my work and move on!

Tech! by Tristan

 At Tech it was a bit different because we had a substitute teacher. It was still fun and amusing as usual. I made a design for a clock I'm thinking of creating. I know that it's not perfect but this one is just for practice.

The design is from an anime I watch called SEVEN DEADLY SINS. I copied the design but I alternated it slightly.

It was a great experience for me because I'm not that good at drawing.

Keeping Your Password Safe. by Ana

Keep it to yourself.
When creating a password you have to make sure it is not easy to figure out. Passwords should be something personal or something only you know. You should be the only person that knows your password.

When other people have your password they can access your personal information and change your work. If another person has your password they can make you look like a fool on your account. So the best option is don't share passwords because you can get hacked, tricked and lose all your work. I wouldn't be happy if my account got hacked.

So if you don't want your personal work changed don't share your password!

Tekoteko Art by Storm

Every Friday Mr Reid teaches us art skills or something to do with art.

For the past few weeks we have been focusing on our tekoteko. If you don't know what a tekoteko is, it is a Maori carved figure that is normal on a roof of a Marae to show greetings to new people and family members of the Marae. 

We have now all finally done the tekoteko and ready to move on to Samoan and Tongan designs. I am so happy to move on.

Week Seven's Assembly by Riiana

For every school assembly, one class will have to host it. This has been going on for four weeks. Yesterday's assembly was Room 6's turn.

Besides the usual, badges were given out to classroom monitors, acknowledgement for the road patrollers and library monitors, and principal awards were handed out.

When it was time for the prefects to give their messages, we were assigned the job of speaking about something that we are grateful for. I am grateful for growing up in a safe, friendly and loving environment.

My Ball! by Jessica

Everyday, aside from Wednesday, Room 12 does daily sport. We play all kinds of sports such as, soccer, touch, softball, netball and (a new addition to our collection) volleyball.

Sadly, my class cannot play volleyball. The reason being that we have too many students. Playing volleyball with everyone in my class when they are present can be catastrophic. 

Volleyball is a game that consists of 12 players with a total of 6 people on each team. My class has 29 students so that's roughly about 14 students on each team.

In general, I've been enjoying playing sports with my class. So far this term we've played softball, touch, soccer and volleyball (but there were quite a few of us away). The majority of us are very energetic and spirited. 

The Sweet, Tasty Red Kiwifruit by Konzay

My teacher Mrs. Golder was really pleased with my current events work, and used it as a model to show my classmates what the writing task should look like. Here it is:

Tasks:

1. Choose and study an event / problem / people that are currently making news or are happening;
2. Discuss, debate and express an opinion on  the issues that are relevant to us and,
3. Offer a solution to the problems that affect us most.

In 5 more weeks the kiwifruit marketer will release 30,000 trays full with red kiwifruits.

Zespri are releasing 30,000 trays of red kiwifruit. They are going to be released over the next 5 weeks.

They want feedback from the consumer, retailer and customer.  

When they get their feedback to check if it is good or bad, then  they will decide whether to keep on selling the fruit or not.

I think having a red kiwifruit is a good idea because people would think it would be tasty or sweet. And sometimes people might get confused about the red kiwifruit. For my class they will think it is different to them or weird to them also. Someday student might bring it to school for their classmate to taste it. It would also be good for the retailers so they can get more and more money in the future. I would think it would be good for New Zealand to grow them and the growers can share it with the world.

Designs For My Clock by Kotipi

Last week at tech my task was to draw different designs for my clock. I could do any design I wanted, but I couldn't copy from the internet. On a piece of paper I had to draw my four ideas. It had to be special. It couldn't just be a normal coloured clock. If the shape of the clock wasn't different, then the face of the clock had to be.

One of my designs was shaped like a sun and was coloured in red, orange and yellow. One of my other designs had Roman numerals, instead of the Arabic numerals. Around the numbers on my clock I coloured it in a nice light blue.

Cybersmart Safe Passwords💻 by Kate

Last week was one of the weeks that Rom 12 had to rewind their minds to see if our knowledge of cybersmart was still clear.

We managed to still keep some knowledge about cybersmart but not a lot.

We had to make a lot of decisions on what we want to focus on and I chose the most important one which is Cybersmart passwords.

You can use a line from a song or waiata or a quote from a story to keep your password safe.

The Year 7's Host The Syndicate Assembly 2019! -By Limiteti

Last Monday the year 7's from Room 12 hosted the syndicate assembly. I was very nervous because I had no idea how to produce a syndicate assembly but I wanted to take part of it. In the assembly my part was telling the prefects to come up to do their job. 

Well done to Kotipi and Madisyn for receiving a certificate for their hard working in class. In the end I was proud of the syndicate assembly that the year 7's worked together on!

Syndicate Assembly-By Kain

On Monday the 18th March, Room 6 were hosting the assembly for the first time. They started off with everyone singing  the National Anthem and then they asked Miss Riley to come up and lead off to sing the Karakia.

A couple of notices later, the assembly came to an end. As classes took their leave we sang 'Happy'.

General Knowledge-By Storm

For the past two weeks Room 12 has been writing about General knowledge. If you don't know what that is, it is information that is important and you should know by now.

General knowledge  are facts about important and interesting things. They are like bullet points but have different meanings to them. I didn't know anything about  General Knowledge before we started this.

Making Chop Suey-By Ana

This is what we made at food tech this week...

Step (1) - soak vermicelli with boiling hot water

Step (2) - slice vegetables

peel and slice carrot

slice and dice broccoli

slice and dice onion

slice and dice pepper

slice and dice your meat.

Step (3) - combine all ingredients and transfer

 into a pan and fry until the meat turn brown.

Step (4) - add vermicelli in fry pan then add soy sauce and spices.

Step (5) - when cooked serve onto a plate and enjoy!

Quality Blog Comments-By Sione

I am here to talk to you about a smart relationship comment and a quality comment. This will teach you how to write a quality comment.

Positive Comments

If you want to have a positive comments you can start off by thinking of helpful,useful compliments. Positive comments can start off with a greeting or a just a give them a kind comment. Next you can give some kind suggestions that will not hurt their feelings. Positive comments are not comments that just say "I like it" or "cool"
                                                   Information or facts in your comments.
You can add information or facts in your comments in the middle if the post is talking about topic that you have studied or researched about before. You can add some information or facts yourself.

Vector Visit-By Limiteti

Ruapotaka School had a guest from Vector teach us all about how electricity is created and what electricity does when we use it.

When we use electricity it can be quite expensive to pay for but I found out that a cheaper way to use electricity is by using solar panels. The way it works is when the solar panels are on your roof or where the sun is reflecting on the solar panels, the sun shines through the solar panels and that's what makes the electricity function.

My Goals For This Year by Konzay

Personal Goal

My goal is to be a good role-model and be responsible.

Writing Goal

My goal is to use adjective words and correct punctuation.

Reading Goal

My goal is to read words clearly and louder.

Math goals

My goal is to learn my timetables and division.

🎵The New National Anthem!🎵 by Tristan

Today Jessica, Leaaepeni and I, created a new version of the New Zealand nationa lanthem as part of our learning. We had to clarify and change some of the words like 'nations' and 'entreat' to 'countries' and 'please'. I have to admit that Jessica rewrote most of the sentences but I still helped.

If you've read our version of the national anthem tell me what you think about it.

Road Patrols by Nurul

Today after morning-tea we saw Mr Reid and a police officer. We went where the crossing was and the police officer told us what to do. After he explained everything we should know he put the signs out.
The police officer said we had to be in buddies. My buddy was Musika. He told me to look left and right and put my left hand up. Musika said, "Signs out, check."
I said, "Clear ."
Musika said, "Cross now, signs in."
Then it was my turn,  "Signs out, check."
Musika said, "Clear.  cross now, signs in."
Afterwards we went back to class and we learned about why students should make the rules.

What Did We Do Today? by Riiana

Today we had the first session of Tech of 2019. My group was with Miss Ferguson doing graphics. She had us working on a Google Drawing about ourselves. All we had to do was get pictures off the internet with a transparent background and insert it, though they had to be about what we like or are interested in.