My Pepeha

Chernobyl disaster

Today we learnt about the Chernobyl disaster and had to give you three facts 

1. Sweden actually sent out the first alarm
2. Radioactive lodine is the first killer
3. Radiation in Chernobyl is relative

4 letter word with 4 pictures

1. Look at the pictures and guess the 4 letter word

2. Leave your guess in the comments

3. Click the link for the Answer

wahine disaster

The Wahine disaster

The Wahine set of from Christchurch  to wellington in a storm that led it off track and hit Barrett reef
and tor a hole in the Wahine. they were supposed to get to wellington at 7.00 am but the times the alarms went off saying were going to abandon ship it was already 2.00 PM!. There were two boats from the harbour that helped to save them the "Tapuhi" and the "Aromoana". there were 610 people on the Wahine and 51 people died.

Denny Hulme wins Formula One title

Death of poet James K. Baxter

22 October 1972

Acknowledged as one of New Zealand’s most accomplished poets, Baxter had devoted the last years of his life to social work among alcoholics and drug addicts. He died in Auckland, aged 46, soon after leaving the commune he had founded several years earlier at Jerusalem (Hiruhārama) on the Whanganui River. 

Peter Snell wins second gold in Tokyo

21 October 1964

In the eight days leading up to the Olympic 1500-m final Snell had already run five races: the heats, semi-final and final of the 800 m – in which he won gold – and the heats and semi-final of the 1500 m. Joining him in the 1500-m final was Kiwi teammate John Davies, who just made it through his semi-final, placing third.

Chief Justice declares treaty 'worthless' and a 'simple nullity'

17 October 1877

Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering judgement in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington would influence decision-making on Treaty of Waitangi issues for decades. Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering judgment in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington would influence decision-making on Treaty of Waitangi issues for decades.

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight

16 October 1936

Jean Batten flew from England to New Zealand at the 5th of October 4.20 am and arrived at the 16th of October 6.30 pm . she had installed two extra petrol tanks on her Percival (Vega) Gull low-winged monoplane.

New Zealand coast watchers executed by the Japanese

15 October 1942

17 New Zealand coast watchers captured in the gilbert Islands in ww2. They were beheaded at betio tarawa. During august and september 1942, 17 military coast watchers and 5 civilians were captured as Japanese forces overran the Gilbert Islands. Imprisoned on Tarawa atoll, they were all beheaded following an american air raid on the island.

No Safe Harbour - 5 Sentences

No safe harbour

5 Sentences

• The Omanis ferry was leaning slowly
• that frighten crew was trembling intensely
• the frighting ship sinking loudly
• a frighting sea crashing against the ship
• the mysterious ship swaying

Assertive logo

Parallelogram, Trapezium, kite

parallelogram

• corners are right angles
• all sides are the same length
• Both sides are parallel

Trapezium

• only one pair of opposite sides is parallel
• quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel.
• made up of strait lines that can be drawn on paper

Kite

• Two pairs of equal-length sides next to each other
• opposite sides are not the same length
• made up of strait lines that can be drawn

My Money Design

landscape painting

My Matariki drawing

New year poem

My friend ship Symbol

Personification

Personification

1. I am the one with truly broken heart

Is the title important?

1. Erebus voices
2. The mountain and the dead
3. To describe each perspective in to parts

What do you think about the poem?

I think that the poem was well done. It made me feel sad for all the families who lost relatives and It described a lot about what the mountain would feel if it was alive.

modifications for Football & basketball with class

 modifications for soccer
1. you have to pass it thorough your whole team before you can score
2. you could have 2 balls to play with
3. you can only shoot for the goal outside the box








modifications for basketball
1. you could play with 2 balls
2.you have to pass the ball 3 times before you can shoot

how to figure edges, vertices and faces

My Haiku

Fort ball modifications

Fort ball mod's

Today we played a game called fort ball
Here are some modification to the game

• Make the zones bigger to make it harder
• only use your feet not your hands
• make so you can't goose guard
• you have to have all three balls in your base not just two

Perimeter and area q&a

Orienteering reflection

I really enjoyed this activity because we got to get out of the class and climb hills and still learn and have fun. next time i probably wouldn't muck around as muck as i did that day
-Carlos

Map making

Pancake reflection

Here is my reflection of the stretcher making coarse

This is the link to my stretcher reflection

Team Banner

Our logo was thought of by Ryan. He said a random silly name, Running Rhubarb, as a joke but
we kept it and that how we got our team name and banner. Our First name was actually Acorn munches People in this photo were
Natasha (left standing), Fletcher (Left bottom), Ryan (middle), Luke (right bottom) and
Ian (right standing). I'm not in this photo sadly
- Carlos