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Maths Week

Today I took part in the Maths Week Challenge. I answered all the questions correctly.

Book Week In Schools

This week was Book Week. There was a play performed in our School Hall on Tuesday.

The play was about the Treasure Hunt that has been written by Craig Christie.

There were two tribes living on an island. These two tribes blamed each other for stealing each others song. 

The Treeland tribe was led by George and the Seaveiw Tribe was led by Jessica. These two characters teamed up to solve the problem about the lost treasure that was their song. 

The problem was solved when they were able to put the torn map together and work out how to get the treasure. They had to read three different books to solve the problem.

I really enjoyed the play because both the characters were very smart and Intelligent. They sang very well and were also very hilarious. 

Thank you Sam and Lydia for coming to our School. We hope to see you again next year.

Financial Literacy

We learnt about how to budget and save money. The other topics we learnt were insurance, mortgage, trust and saving money.

Our tutors were Ema, Jane and Matt from Price Waterhouse and Cooper Accountancy firm.

I enjoyed all the sessions because the activities were very exciting and participial. 

Nehilofi's Purse

We were sitting down happily under the Kowhai tree having our kai when Nehilofi dropped a bag of bread on the ground I said to her " Don't worry, the birds will come and eat it" She nodded at me and sat down making her self a sandwich.

When a seagull came gliding down from above the trees, we thought it would take the bread that Nehilofi dropped a minute ago, but then it took Nehilofi's purse, We both tried our best to catch up to it and get her purse,  but it flew into the forest.

She panicked and panicked while saying " my purse is gone, my purse is gone" over and over again, I stopped her and told her " It's ok, we will find it". And so we split up and tried to look out for the seagull.

We were still trying to find the seagull, until I saw a white furry head moving around, when I saw it's face, It was a seagull with Nehilofi's purse on the side while sleeping. I whispered to Nehilofi, " Hey come, follow me but try being quiet as possible" she nodded at me and started to tip toe behind me while I take the lead.

We were behind the seagull while it was still sleeping, Suddenly Nehilofi stepped on a stick on accident, The bird got scared and flew off without getting the Purse, We both ran towards the purse to see if everything was safe and secured inside of it, Lucky us, it was all in there.

We both packed our stuff, jumped in the car and got ready to head home. She said to me " Thanks for helping me find my purse, I promise it will never happen again" I replied to her " It's ok, That's what friends are for, They help each other." And so we went back home.

My Acrostic Poem

Magnificent

Outstanding beauty inside and out

Thinks about you everyday and night

Honest and truthful to everybody she loves

Encourages my sister and I with love and support

Reliable and rich with love

Kiwi Sport

Today the Senior School had its first Kiwi Sport Session for this term.

Ben, from Auckland Badminton taught us some badminton skills. We used a badminton racket and a shuttle.

We learnt how to hit the shuttle using a fore arm hit and backhand hit. Ben also taught us how to hold the racket using different grips. 

I can't wait for the next lesson! 

Club Activities

I am feeling very excited about taking part in culture

activities at school this term.

Today I picked two culture groups that I want to be in.

My first choice was Samoan and I picked Cook Island as my

second choice.

Smart Footprints

Being Cybersmart

To me, being Cybersmart is not sharing private information online.

Any information shared online can become permanent, can be copied, shared and broadcast.

  Remember to be Smart

Solving easy problems

W.A.L.T : solve easy Addition Problems.

583 + 246 = 829

to solve this equation, you can start in the hundred columns.

500 + 200 = 700
80  + 40 = 120
3 + 6 = 9
and of course, add it all up

700 + 120 + 9 = 829

That is how you work out easy addition problems.

My Maths

 W.A.L.T : solve problems using Various Strategies in Maths. 

 Our equation was:    (294 - 167 =) 

  

 you always have to start by the ones columns.

 but as you can see you cant take away 7 from 4..

 

 so you cross the 9 and make it into a 8 and add a 1 near the 4

 and go:

 

   8

 2 9 14 - 1 6 7 = 127  ( and keep going )

 14 - 7 = 7

 80 - 60 = 20
 200 - 100 = 100

 and now add em all up

 100 + 20 + 7 = 127

Duffy Role Model

Yesterday, Glenbrae School had its Duffy Role Model Assembly. Our Role Model was Sam James Verlinden. Hes also known as Sam V, Sam V is a famous Musician, Song writer, Singer and an Actor.

Sam spoke to us about the importance of reading books and reading because he felt that these were the things that helped him be an Famous Musician.

Sam Studied at the Auckland University of Technology and a attive a bachelor degree and communication.

We had a lot of fun with Sam because he taught us a game called Bumfa. This game involved clapping. After we played the game he gave out the Duffy book prizes to each class.

I felt very excited when Sam sang us his favourite song "What you done for me" I hope Sam V comes back to our school.

Room 10 Ethnic Groups

For the 2 weeks, Room 10 has been studying about Statics. Our focus question was :
What is the Ethnic makeup of Glenbrae School.

We worked in groups of 4 and we cared and entered within our class to found out the
Ethnic group of our
class first. Room 10 had six Ethnic groups.


These groups were  Indian, Chinese, NZ Maori, Samoa, C.I Maori and Tongans.
Out of the 28 children in Room 10, There were 11 Tongans, 6 Samoans, 6 C.I Maoris,
1 Chinese
and 1 Indian.

Who am I?

Who am I?

Talofa lava, My name is Jasel, I'm 10 yrs old and I am a Samoan

My mum's name is Anita and my dad's name is John, My dad works at 'LINFOX' and my mum works at 'IKEA'. My parents also love dogs.I only have one little sister and her name is Avania,  She is now in  room 9.

My hobbies are playing sport and playing with my sister. My favourite food is eating soup, and my favourite color is Red and Yellow. I also like Nectarines.

When I grow up I want to be a Soccer Player