World Vision Scholarship Day

On the 16th Of September Jordan A, Eric, Lucy, Mrs. Lagitupu and I went to the World Vision Intermediate Scholarship Day. We were the top four fundraisers from Pt England School. This event was held on Cawley Street in Ellerslie from 8.45am - 2.30pm.

When we arrived at the event we had to do a people treasure hunt which was easy because there were heaps of schools. We walked around finding out who had two or more siblings, who had a birthday the same month as you and other things.  This was good as we got to interact with other students. After that we entered an auditorium where we were welcomed by the host Emma Davison.

She introduced herself by trying to be humorous. Emma was saying, "You know I was the little girl who acted Annie in the movie and I'm also a good singer because I'm on glee." with pictures with her face in the holes. After a laugh she talked about why we were here, to claim our award (merit) for our continued and enthusiastic support for the 40 hour famine!

After a quick break we then started a survival game of what life was like in Bangladesh. At the start it was unfair for the green and yellow teams because the border officials didn't want us in their country so we had to leave and get our fake passports checked. Unfortunately I didn't know the piece of paper I had was a passport cause after I unfolded it, it left creases. So then I had to take my shoes off and go to the border security. At the border this lady was questioning me about what I was going to do in the country. It was hard to answer cause she kept interrupting. But I finally convinced her that I was going to get a job so she ticked my passport and I was allowed to enter the country. I had so many disadvantages in getting a job to earn money to buy food/drink and health immunizations so I died in the first round . Jordan A, Eric, Lucy and I all died because we didn’t buy any food and drink, so then we were out for the next two rounds which was boring.

Overall the experience at the World Vision Scholarship Day was good to learn how other people are less fortunate than me and take a stand for those in need. I hope to come back next year!

Extension Equations

Extension: Exercise 1 – Finding x.
What to do:
1) Rewrite the equation in a way that will help you find the x that makes the equation true.
2) Clearly explain the strategy you use to solve this equation.
3) Give the value of x that makes the equation true.
e.g. Equation: 19 = x + 47
Rewrite: x =19 - 47
Strategy: 47 – 19 = 28; 19 – 47 =-28
Solution: x = -28

(1) -45 + x = 76
x= -45-76
76- -45=121; -45-76=-121
x= -121

(2) x +17 = -15
x= -15 - 17
17- -15=32 ; -15 - 17=-32
x= -32

(3) 93 = x + 121
x=93-121
121-93=28; 93-121=-28
x=-28

(4) 72 + x = 199
x=72-199
199-72=127
x=127

(5) 63 = 46 - x
x=46-63
63-46=17 ; 46-63=-17
x=-17

(6) x - 29 = -51
x=-51-29
29- -51=80; -51-29=-80
x=-80

(7) 39 = 72 + x
x=72-39
39-72=-33; 72-39=33
x=-33

(8) x - 16 = -82
x= -82 - 16
16- -82=98; -82 - 16=-98
x=98

(9) 72 - x = -15
x=72- -15
-15-72=87; 72- -15=-87
x=87

(10) 22 = 44 + x
x=44-22
22-44=-22; 44-22=22
x=-22

Exercise 2 – Writing word problems Select 10 of these equations and write a word problem that the equation could be used to solve.

The temperature in the morning was -45o fahrenheit. In the afternoon the temperature rose to 76o celsius. What is the difference between the two temperatures?

It is 17o celsius in New Zealand. In Australia it is -15o fahrenheit. What is the difference between the two temperatures?

At 3:00p.m in the desert the temperature was 93o celsius. At 7:00p.m it rose to 121o celsius. What is the difference between the two temperatures?

At 11:30a.m it was 72o celsius in Africa. The temperature rose to 199o celsius at 6:00p.m. How much hotter was it at 6:00 then 11:30?

In the morning it was 46o celsius. In the afternoon the temperature rose to 63o celsius.

It was 29o celsius at 4p.m. At 1a.m it was -51o fahrenheit. How much colder is it now?

It was 72o celsius in the morning. In the evening it was 39o celsius. How much did the temperature drop in the evening?

In Fiji it is 16o celsius. In Antarctica it is -82o fahrenheit. How much colder is it in Antarctica than fiji?

In Australia the temperature is 72 degrees Celsius. in Poland the temperature is -15 degrees Celsius. What is the difference between the 2 temperatures?

In Africa the temperature is 45 degrees Celsius. In New Zealand it is 22 degrees Celsius. What is the difference between the two temperatures?

The Sea Slug

Here is a poem I have written about the sea slug!

Visual Mihi

Here is a visual mihi I have created to show my hobbies and things that are important to me. I drew a bible, cross and Jesus because I always pray to him and remember that he died on the cross to clear our sins. I drew the NRL logo because my favorite sport is league and my other favorite sport is soccer but the soccer ball I drew couldn't fit in. The Niuean flag represents my culture and the country I'm from... The Rock Niue!. As you can see in the top left corner is a picture of my family and me on the far right. Then right in the middle of my visual mihi is a picture of myself.

Thinkboard

In Miss Clark's numeracy class we have been learning to solve addition and subtraction problems involving decimals. Here is a think board to show my understanding.

About Room 2 Maths Class!

Here is a presentation  I created with 3 analyzed graphs!

Xtreme Entertainment!!!

Intro: Driving To Extreme Entertainment

“VRMMMMM!” My mum and I were off to Xtreme Entertainment at Wairau Valley. As we were driving there I was thinking about the megazone laser strike. Do you know what laser strike is?

Chapter 2: First Activity (Laser Strike)
As soon as we arrived we went upstairs to the laser strike. First I went to the megazone briefing room to know what the rules were and how to get points. The rules are no climbing, swearing, running and physical contact. How to get points is you shoot targets on the wall and shoot bases which are on every corner of the room and worth 2000 points. My first game I came 3rd, my 2nd game I came 4th, 3rd game I came first and my 4th game I came 1st again. I wanted to do another round of laser strike but my mother said, “Try something different son.”

Chapter 3: Next Activity (Bowling)
So I decided to do Ten Pin Bowling. When we were playing my mum got 1 strike and no spares and I got no strikes and 2 spares. A strike is when you knock down all the pins in one go. Spares are when you knock them all down with two bowls. I enjoyed the game that I wanted to play again. But instead we decided to play some arcade/video games.

Chapter 4: Last Activity (Arcade Games)
The first arcade game we played was Wheel Of Fortune. In this game you have to guess what the word is before the time runs out. My mum and I only won once. Next we, well I, played Bling King. In the machine it has small square containers that are worth 100 tickets. On my first two attempts I got one of the square boxes. I was surprised and purchased a ball with my tickets at the reception. My mum and I took a photo at the photo booth machine then went on a miniature motion master, which was wicked because it was like you are in the scene.

Conclusion: FAVORITE THING
Xtreme Entertainment if you ask me it is a weird name as there is nothing extreme inside. For example a ninja warrior course. But at least it has cool stuff like laser strike, bowling and lots of amazing arcade games. I hope that I can return there to have my 11th birthday.

Cops And Robbers

This is a game called Cops And Robbers. Your the cop and you have to put coordes to try to find the robber. It took me less than 4 guesses to find the robber can you find it less than 4 guesses.

Here's the link COPS AND ROBBERS.