Week 4 Term 1

This week we have learnt a bit more than last week. For maths, I learnt how to find factors, primes, and prime factors, and also how to use factor trees to find prime factors of numbers. For writing we have been watching films about the treaty of waitangi, and we also went to the museum. To me it is still so confusing, and we have to write a report about it and why it was written. We also have had a spelling test this week and it wasn't that hard, but then it wasn't that easy. In tech arts we have used filler to fill in all of our gaps and then we put it on the sander to make it really smooth. I have painted my first coat of paint which is just on of the under coats and it is white. We have to have three coats, so we can then sand the paint to make it really smooth, and then paint the good coat in the color of our choice. I still have to do all of the wiring with the speakers and the rest though. The year sevens got to do their french on Wednesday and we were supposed to have our french of Friday, but we didn't. Hopefully we will definitely be able to go next week!

Week 3 Term 1

This week has been great. We got put in our maths groups and who would guess I got in the highest group with only two other people! I have a lot of practice to do though. We have started doing our PAT tests and I got a stanine 8 on maths, 6 on reading comprehension, and a 7 on grammar. Reading comp is probably my worst. I finally finished my visual language about what I want to do in the future then wrote an explanation about why I chose the pictures and the words, and think I did a really good job. The only thing is that it have a few gaps so you can see the black piece of paper beneath it, but overall it looks really cool. Tech arts this week has been great. I have made the box shape and have started the wiring the speakers, but I am no where near finished. We still haven't started french yet, but I can't wait!!!

Week 2 Term 1

The first two weeks have been great. We have been doing basic fact tests and I always seem to be getting 99 out of 100.  I handed in my letter for class councilor and I am SO nervous!!!! I can't wait till Friday in week 3 because we find out who it is. We have also been doing swimming on each day of the week except Fridays and we have the same timetable as room two so we have half of the pool and they have half a pool. Tech arts really fun in design and I'm really enjoying making the speakers so far. I have nailed the two pieces of wood together which is the side and the top and then the side and the bottom. We started jump jam an we still do it with the same classes, but it gets so hot. The next few weeks are going to be crazy because we are starting all the testing and hopefully starting french again.

Week 1 Term 1

I am so glad to be back at school! This week we have had all of the new year sevens come into our class and they are all really friendly. In class this week we have only done writing and visual language. For writing we have to write an application letter for class councilor or for house captain. I don't really want to be a house captain but I really would like to be class councilor. For visual language we are creating a dream board of words and pictures about what we would like in the future. For tech arts we are starting with design (wood), and I can't wait!!