Me

Hailey My name is Hailey and I am 13 years old. I am a student at Muritai School and next year I will be going to Hutt Valley High School. Some of my strengths include, writing and public speaking. I am also good at managing groups of people and being social with one another. Being sporty and athletic has always been something which I am quite good at and really enjoy. It is also something which I have achieved greatly in for schooling events in the past. I also love doing art and it is one of my main strengths. I always try my very hardest in this subject. I love being around my friends and I always try to be as supportive as possible towards them. Ever since 2004 I have attended Muritai school and I still go there now. Before I was five I went to the local Eastbourne Kindergarten. This is my last year here and shortly I will be moving on to high school. In year eight we have more responsibilities because we are the oldest in the school. some of these responsibilities include leader ship roles. This year I wrote and application to ask to be the King house captain and to take part in Muritai TV. I got both of these things and it is heaps of fun taking on these roles. I have really enjoyed my time here but I also can’t wait to head on to high school. Some of my achievements while I have been at Muritai School include: Winning the cross country almost every year. Getting to regional cross country once. Coming second a couple of times in the inter-zone swimming sports. Becoming House captain. Being part of Muritai T.V. Winning The sprints and long jump a couple of times in athletics. Having a speaking role in the production. Some of my goals when I am older are to travel the world with Elspeth and build an accounting business with Caela. It would be so much fun to achieve my goals with my best friends. Referrals: Name: Barb Ph: 0800696969 Email: barb@hotmail.com

Words of wisdom

Words of wisdom 'A person who asks a question may be a fool for 5 minutes, but a person who doesn't ask one may be a fool forever.' 'Our eyes are placed infront because it is more important to look ahead than to look behind.' 'No one can ruin your day with out permission.'

My Voki

Here is my Voki

DARE

DARE

For a couple of weeks a lady called Constable Julie came in and talked to the senior school about drugs and alcohol. This programme is called DARE and a lot of schools in New Zealand ask for a police officer to come in and do the DARE program to teach us about how bad drugs can be.

I am so happy that we got to do the DARE programme because it was so interesting and I know it will help heaps for the future and high school. At the very end of the programme, All of us year 7 and 8's went to H2O extreme and got a t-shirt and a necklace. I am so grateful that Constable Julie gave up her time to come in to our school and tell us about the dangers of some drugs and the consequences. 

All illegal drugs will harm you and legal drugs can also harm you if misused. I always knew that drugs are extremely bad and WILL harm you, but now I know what they do to you. I will never EVER take drugs because I know what they do and how they just ruin your life. I hope every school is encouraged to have DARE because its not only educational, it is also heaps of fun! DARE has been extremely helpful and I am so happy that we got the chance to take this programme!

The dance we learnt in DARE

DARE with Constable Julie

What Caela and I have learnt through the DARE programme!

Art/drawing

Yesterday The whole of room 22 drew a picture from youtube. It is supposed to look like the road, house and posts are going into the distance. At first we drew a little dot and a V shape attaching on to it for the road. then we drew the posts getting smaller and smaller into the distance. After that we drew the house. I think this was so much fun. I will defiantly try it out at home, as it is a great way to learn how to draw this sort of thing and make it look really pro.

DARE!

We are doing DARE in inquiry at the moment. It is about drugs and alcohol. So far it has been really good because I know a lot more about the dangers of some drugs and other drugs which can help you. Today Constable Julie came into our class and talked to us about illegal and legal drugs. I did not know that chocolate, coffe, tea and Coca-Cola are actually drugs! All illegal drugs are very bad and can kill you. Most of the drugs which are legal, are good for you, but not all of them. Tabaco is a drug which people smoke, however it it not good for you at all but is allowed. Chocolate is also a legal drug which isn't all that good for you either, same with Coca-Cola. I think DARE is going to be a very interesting learning process and I think  I will enjoy is a lot. I am very excited to learn more about DARE, especially at the end when we go to the pool! (:

Production evaluation

Astle Writing Test

Nadzeya Ostapchuk Report- Homework

Tom Daley Report- Homework

Knowledge of the olympics update.

My Calendar art.

Romeo and Juliet Questions

My love letter.

Love Letter

Mini Olympics game

Dear Abby

Dear Abby

Dear Abby, 

My name is Romeo and I am in love with a beautiful girl called Juliet. From the moment I laid my eyes on her I new she was the one for me, we were meant for each other. I first met Juliet at a Capulet party and I am not a Capulet, I am a Montague. Our family’s are enemies and hate each other. We are forbidden to have a relationship together or there would be severe punishments. I don’t want to betray my family but i just love this beautiful girl so much. What should I do? Shall I tell my family whats going on or shall I give up Juliet who means the world to me even though we have only known each other for one night.

Dear Romeo,

I can see how you have got yourself into a tricky situation. If you have only known this girl for only one night I think you should try and meet another girl, maybe go to a party and see who’s there, you might find another beautiful woman. You never know. If your families hatred for each other is as bad as you say it is then I would advise you not to tell them about this girl for the moment as it could end in a disaster. My advise would be to try and get over her and move on, this may be very hard to do but obviously it wouldn’t end well if you two became a couple.

Romeo Montigue 

When I first set my eyes on my Romeo, I knew it was love at first sight. I started to notice how attractive he was. I couldn’t help but focus on his sparkling, deep blue eyes.  His thin, wispy mosey hair flopped over his forehead shyly trying to hide his identity. His hands were so soft, and gentle as he took mine. Whenever I see him I get butterflies in my stomach as I know he’s the one I want to be with him forever.

Romeo has never been a violent person. Always a lover not a fighter. He would usually write beautiful long poems about his love for me. He is so loyal to his friends and family, and would never hold an argument for long, as he hated fighting with his loved ones. Fighting and killing is never an option for Romeo, unless it is to protect himself or p friends and family. He is always forgiving, and wishing bad things never happened. Romeo stole my heart from the second I lay my eyes on him and if our love was ever parted, he would kill to be with me as whenever we are together, it’s like nothing else matters. All the worries in the world suddenly don’t exist. He is the missing piece to my jigsaw puzzle, and I am to his.

A second with him is worth all the time in the world. My family hatred for the Montigues is equivalent for our love for each other. It is so strong, together, we could break the hatred and make our families forget the past, and come together as one. His manners are impeccable and would give anything to make you smile, it makes his day seeing he can make other people feel special. If only everyone was as caring and kind as my Romeo is. I’m so grateful I met someone as amazing as my Romeo.

Love Juliet.

My Prior Knowledge of the Olympics

My Self Assessment

My Basic Facts Sheet

Buddies!

Every Friday, Room 22 and Room 5 have buddies. My buddy is called Abigail. She is very sweet and good at spelling. Firstly I test her o her spelling rocket and she usually gets 10/10.
My favourite part of buddy time is when I read a book to her.
Abigail's nick name is Abby so thats what I usually call her. Se is very nice to me and i enjoy going to buddies.(:

The Carbon Cycle

What is the Carbon Cycle?

Did you know we breathe the same air as the dinosaurs did thousands of years ago? Thats because The Carbon Cycle goes round and round and has been for a long time. It will also keep going for years to come. The Carbon Cycle is a very important part of out planet because without it e wouldn't be here today. Carbon can be found anywhere on earth and all living matter.

When plants burn or get chopped down, they release all of the Carbon they had stored during their live. When they begin to rot and break down this is called decomposing. When sea animals die, they float down to the bottom sometimes breaking up on the way down. Once they completely dissolve on the sea bed they eventually sink into the sand. When they decompose, they release carbon into the water.

If plants, animals and humans don't decompose quick enough they can become compacted and over billions of years turn into fossil fuels.

Do you ever wonder what you are breathing in? When humans and animals breathe in, we inhale oxygen. Oxygen is a gas which plants produce to keep us alive. We store carbon inside our bodies and so when we exhale we let out the gas Carbon Dioxide. Carbon Dioxide is what plants and trees take in to survive. This whole process is called respiration or simply breathing.

Photosynthesis is a process which mainly involves plants. It is where plants and trees absorb the Carbon Dioxide from the air and releasing a slight amount of oxygen as they grow. Photosynthesis is a process which happens all over the world, which means plants in the sea go through the same process as plants do on land.

In conclusion, the Carbon Cycle is a major part of our planet and it is keeping us alive. However too much Carbon is bad and contributes to global warming, which is why the increase of deforestation is a great risk to our planet. The climate has changed a lot during the last century. The Carbon Cycle goes round and round and will keep going for the rest of our lives.

Handwriting Sample Term 2

Technicraft

Young Leaders Day

NYLD 2012!

On Monday the 28th of May 2012, some of the year 7 and 8s had the opportunity to attend national young leaders day. The event was placed at the Michael Fowler centre. there were 5 speakers talking about being the bast we can be and sparking our potential as a leader. The first speaker was Nick Tuatasi. He spoke about Sparking your undiscovered ability. ‘SPARK’ stands for S-Shaken, P-Pushed, A-Anger, R-Risk and K-Kick start. 

The second speaker was Jamie Fitzgerald. He talked about how him and his friend won a rowing competition by not giving up and walking across Antarctica. That is why he is so inspiring. She said to believe in your self and others will to. He said never let performance get in the way of safety 

The nest person to speak was Cassandra Treadwell. she talked about the homeless people in Kenya and how people said that she couldn’t make a Charity with 4 kids but she did and is currently building a school in Kenya. She said to believe in your self and others will to.

Cam Calkoen was the nest speaker and he had a disability called cerebal palsey. he was talking about how he loves sport and has competed for our country in sports.

His favourite word was awesome and he said: ‘dream big and achieve more.’

The last speaker was called Dave Atkinson. He was my favourite person of the day. He said that you become the people you hang out with so choose good friends and stick up for what is right. You don’t need to try and be like your friends so choose wisely. 

Young leaders day was very inspirational and I had a fun day. It was defiantly worth going.

Mask self assessment(:

Term 2 Goals(:

Term 3 Goals(:

Literacy- For my literacy I need to improve my spelling. I will do this by revising them everyday at home for homework to try and get 10/10 at the end of the week for testing.

Maths- For maths I need to work on getting faster with my basic facts test and try and get over 70/100 every time. I will do this by going on to Mathletics after school 4 times a week.

General- I need to improve on not fiddling on the mat and try to concentrate more. I will do this by not having anything to fiddle with and not sitting by anyone that will distract me.

Te Whiti Art

My biography on a class member- Kees

Kees Amorey John Jansen

Kees Amorey John Jansen was born at 1:20pm in Auckland on the 7th of March 2001. His Mum’s name is Mree and his Dad’s name is Eddie. He has two sisters, one nine year old called Bella and a thirty year old sister called Jazz who is married. When he was born he lived in Auckland for about six months with his Mum, Dad and older sister. They moved to Hamilton for two months, then to Khandalla for four months and then to Eastbourne where they live now.

When Kees was two, he went to a preschool in Lower Hutt. When he moved to Eastbourne he started going to Banardos. This was when he was three. Kees has been attending Muritai School ever since he first started and is still there now.

Ever since Kees was young, he has been interested in cars and planes and has always wanted to be a pilot. His dad works as an accountant and owns a business in the Eastbourne village called Edward Cristian.Co. 

When Kees was little one of the significant moments that he had was when he stuck his hand in the fire place on his first birthday.

One of Kees’s proudest moments was when he won the high jump 4 years in a row andalso when he scored the most goals in soccer for the season in his team. Kees is a sporty, athletic and competitive person. Some of the sports he plays are: cricket, rugby and soccer and although he is athletic, he has never broken a bone in his body. He plays two musical instruments: drums and a little bit of guitar. Kees is into Drum/Bass music and likes a band called ‘Skilliex.

In conclusion, Kees is a sporty, fun and athletic person. His favourite food is pie. His goal in life is to be a pilot because he was inspired by a man who landed a plane in the New York harbor and would now love to be a pilot himself. 

By Hailey

Te Whiti-O-Rongomai Biography

Te Whiti-O-Rongomai

Te Whiti was a great leader and an inspiring man who was born in 1830 at Ngamotu, Taranaki. His father was named Hone and his fathers cousin, Tohukakahi was a minor chief. His mother was called Rangiawau, daughter of Te Whetu. Te Whiti was born during the Musket wars and lived peacefully on the coast near Parihaka, until 1865 when Maori troops burnt his village down. The next year he moved inland to Parihaka. He was educated at Reimenschneiders Mission School and was very good at Bible studies. After he left school, he set up a flour mill at Warea and was identified as a possible spiritual teacher.

By 1870 Parihaka (where Te Whiti lived) became the biggest village in the country. Later on in 1879 Europeans invaded the land and by 1881 they were punishing people unfairly and taking the Maori land. Te Whiti and Tohu were leaders of the Parihaka movement and protested peacefully. The people of Parihaka challenged the Europeans because the land was taken unfairly. Te Whiti was a spiritual man who preached Christian beliefs. In 1881 Te Whiti got sent to prison in the South Island. While he was there, he learnt how to use European technology. He began to play mind games on the prison guards by putting salt in their pudding and sugar in their soup to try and make them doubt their sanity. Te Whiti was also the first person to speak on the telephone at a Christchurch railway.

Te Whiti was released from prison in 1888 shortly after his wife died, however he was not able to attend her funeral. Once Te Whiti and Tohu had arrived back to Parihaka, they started to rebuild the village. They mixed the Maori and European style into the village and they both lived in Parihaka until their deaths.  

Sadly, Te Whiti died of old age on the 22 of November 1907. When he was buried, many valuables were buried with him. His body was not placed inside a coffin because earlier he had said that everyone should be buried without a coffin. It is said that everyone around the country was very sad that day and the whole of Parihaka had become much more quiet after his death.

Te Whiti was a very inspirational and peaceful man who always stood up for what he believed in. He inspires a lot of people throughout New Zealand and is now known for being an amazing person and a great leader. 


By Hailey.

Term 1 Goals

My Goals For Term 2 

Literacy- I need to work on having more complex punctuation in my writing. I will do this by checking over my work more to check I have used it.

General- I need to work on my reading comprehension, understanding the text that I am reading. I will do this by reading more at home and talking about what I have read.

Maths- I need to work on answering times tables straight away. I will do this by going on mathletics often and trying to increase my score.

Cecilia Russel Art

This is my Cecilia Russel art.

I Think my art work is cool because I like the blending of the colours in the sunset.

Next time I would try a different theme.

My I am :)

Letter to the board for new desks

Room 22

Muritai Road

Eastbourne

Dear Board of Trustees and Mr Bird,

I am a member of Room 22 and have noticed that the desks are at poor quality. I am writing this letter to request new desks for our class. These are my reasons why.

Firstly, when a new pupil walks into Muritai School, they expect the class rooms to be at high quality so that they are in a good learning environment. With new desks, the students will be more convinced that Muritai School is a great place to learn. 

Secondly, when we have tote trays all crammed up at the back of the class room, its always a stampede getting to your tote tray. If we had desks we could gather our stationary in a peaceful and quiet manner without disrupting any other members of the class, which means everybody is concentrated and dedicated to doing their work.

Also, the desks we have now has graffiti,  they are scratched on and have parts that are carved into, therefore, I feel uncomfortable learning in the Room 22 current environment. So do other people in our class.

Currently we have four different types of learning areas in our class and so the desks are very mismatched. When people walk into our class, we want them to have a good first impression. All of the other classes on the other side of the road have new desks from Year 3 and up, surely we deserve the same because we are bigger and need more working space. 

Thankyou for reading this letter, now that you know why we need new desks in Room 22 we  hope that you will strongly consider this for us. It will create a better learning environment for the school.

Yours sincerely,

Hailey Griffiths 

Biography :D Lady Gaga :)

Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is known better by her pop star stage name - Lady Gaga. Gaga was born on March 28,1986 in Manhattan, New York to parents Joseph and Cynthia Germanotta.

Descending from her Italian and French - Canadian roots, Gaga is the eldest of two children, her sister Natili, was born in 1992. Despite her upbringing in the family home, Gaga stressed that she did not come from a wealthy background stating that both parents had worked for everything to get where they are now.

From age 11 Gaga (who was raised Roman Catholic) attended the convent of the Sacred Heart a private all-girls Roman Catholic school in Manhattan. She described her academic life ‘very dedicated, very disciplined but also a bit insecure’. Singing was number one, recalled a former high school class mate. Gaga taught herself the piano at the age of 4 and went on to write her first piano ballad at 13. Her passion for musical theatre brought her lead roles in high school productions.

When her time at the Convent of the Sacred Heart came to an end, her mother encouraged her to apply for the Collaborative Arts Project 21, a musical theatre training conservatory at New York University’s Tisch school of the arts. After becoming one of the 20 students to gain early admission, she eventually lived in a New York University dorm by the age of 17.

Gaga withdrew from the Arts Project. She decided to focus on her musical career. Her Father agreed to pay her rent for a year, on the condition that she re - enroll at Tisch if unsuccessful.

By 2008, Gaga had relocated to Los Angeles in order to work extensively with her record label to complete her debut album. The Fame was first released on August 19 2008 to radio play.

We believe that Lady Gaga is a very inspiring person because she likes to be herself by creating dresses that express her individuality.

By Caela Davy and Hailey Griffiths

My first post ! :)