NCEA Exams Start

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is the group that organises these exams. They are expecting to mark more than a million exam booklets, as well as 48,000 online exam entries from this year’s exams.

How To Make A Simple Bean and Vegetables Patties

On Wednesday 6th we made Bean and Vegetables Patties in cooking class.

Step 1- 

Mash the beans using the potato masher.

2- Dice the onion and red pepper.

3- Grate zucchini and carrot using the cheese crater.

4- Combine all your vegetables, beans, two eggs an mix well.

5- Fry in small batches, on a frying pan with some oil.

6-Serve, Eat, Enjoy.

Sean Plunked Says NZ Should Get Rid Of Halloween

Radio host Sean Plunket said that New Zealand should get rid of Halloween because he says it's not magical it's foolishness.

He is disagreeing with the holiday that gives sugary treats to children and he says that "we should do better and give our kids better than a celebration of type-2 diabetes once a year" 

In my opinion Halloween is a really fun holiday because you get to dress up and get free candy.

How To Make An Easy Little Pizza

On Wednesday 30th of October 2019 as usual  we went to tech and we made a little simple pizza.

Step 1
Paste the top of the pizza bread with tomato sauce.

Step 2
Dice the pepper, tomato, red onion and ham.

Step 3
Spread all your vegetables, ham, cheese and pineapple on top.

Step 4
Put sauce on top and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 5
Once it is ready take it out of the and eat or enjoy it.

Can New Zealand Become The First Dark Sky Nation

New Zealand currently has three accredited dark sky sites – Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, Great Barrier Island Dark Sky Sanctuary and the Stewart Island/Rakiura Dark Sky Sanctuary.

About 120 delegates will attend the conference, talking about light pollution and the benefits of a nation-wide approach to dark sky accreditation.

Fire Breaks Out In Sky City

On Tuesday the 22nd of October 2019 there was a huge fire that hit Auckland's sky city.

The fire started in the roof cavity and it’s been difficult for firefighter’s to get inside the building and to the top.

Sky City has evacuated its entire Auckland area, with people forced to leave the sky tower.

How To Make Chicken Curry

Step 1
Dice the chicken.

Step 2
Fry it until cooked add spices and curry.

Step 3
Add vegetables and potatoes and mix until it is soft.

Step 4
Mix well.

Step 5
Eat and enjoy.

How To Make Fettuccine😀

Ingredients 

Step 1 

Boil Fettuccine with 2 and a half cup of water until it is soft.

Step 2

Fry mince with onion until it is cooked.

Step 3

Scrape succini  using the vegetables pastor.

Step 4

Combine all ingredients.

Step 5 

Add cream for spices

Step 6 

Mix well and enjoy.

How To Make A Chocolate Muffin.

Ingredients                         1.One half C.S.R flour
Flour                                    2.One quarter of a c of cocoa powder.
Cocoa powder                        3.One half of a c of sugar.
Sugar                                         4.One half c of milk
Milk                                              5.1 egg.
Oil.                                                   6. Mix well.

Kakapo Numbers Hit Record High

New Zealand Kakapo numbers have hit a record high.

This bird has officially reached  a record high at 213 adults.

Experts say that there are more Kakapo is alive today then in the last 70 years.

Despite the population increase, kākāpō are still critically endangered.

How To Make Lasagna

Today is Wednesday 18th 2019 and me and my group are make lasagne for this week.

Step 1
Boil lasagne with two cups of water until it is soft.

Step 2
Cook mince until it is cooked and  add, sauce, cheese.

Step 3
Taste and add salt, spices ete.

Step 4
Serve and enjoy.

How To Make English Breakfast.

INGREDIENT:
Bacon
Egg
Bake beans
Toast or bread

Step 1: Toast- 2 piece of bread or not

Step 2: Bake beans- warm up

Step 3 :Bacon- fry

Step 4: Egg- fry.

After that you eat and enjoy.

Recording- Tech

Step 1
I used a pencil to sketch and a ruler to make a full size working drawing of my box.

Step 2
I used a ruler to copy  the measurements from my drawing onto the paper.

Step 3
I marked a square line at (90 degrees) across by using a trisquare.

Step 4
I then cut off the first piece of wood by using a saw .

Step 5
I then cut out the joints by using a chisel.

Step 6
I put a peace of wood on the joint and glued it in.

Step 7
I then waited 30 minutes for it to dry so then Mr Grundy stuck a peace of thin wood to the side of my project using glue.

That was the last step for my project but I had more to do. But time was over and Mr Grundy said he will finish it of.

Government To Trial Free Lunches In Schools

On 30th of August 2019, The Government says it will be trailing with free lunches in some New Zealand schools. 

It will start with 30 primary and intermediate schools by next year. This plan is to develop the activity to 21,000 children in 120 schools by the beginning of  2021.

Christchurch named New Zealand’s friendliest city

Christchurch has been ranked as New Zealand’s friendliest city.

The garden city was only New Zealand city ranked in the Big 7 travel poll. The poll looked around places where people are most comfortable and welcome. Big 7 website said that Christchurch local's are being resilient and has a positive attitude. 

The survey found that Vancouver was the friendliest city in the world, followed by Kuala Lumpur, Bruges in Belgium, Taipei, Hamburg and Dublin.

NZ Scientists Discover A Giant Extinct Parrot

On August 7th 2019, New Zealand scientists discovered an extinct giant parrot.

This gigantic parrot is 1 metre long and has a massive beak that could break food sources. They named the parrot Heracles Inexpectatus because it's huge.

The fossils are  twice the size of a kākāpō, which means this parrot is the largest of all. 

Going Kayaking😊.

Today on Friday 9th of August 2019 Room 12 went kayaking.

We learned how to paddle and how to get on the boat. After getting on the boat we started hovering to the water and we started paddling. While we were paddling we kept on bumping into each other. Most of the students were falling of the boat but Konzay was the first. I fell off once and the water was freezing but I had to swim to the side because I was sinking.

We had so much fun it made us tired and some were still tired when we arrived back at school.

Wellington Fittest City

In Wellington it has been crowned NZ's fittest city and I think it's because it has a lot of hills for people to run up and down from.

People say they voted for Wellington because it's hills are good for running which also helps with their health. People also say their so lucky to live in a active and healthy place.

Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern Went on South Pacific Tour.

The Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern went on a South Pacific tour and is directly overseas visiting Samoa and the New Zealand territory of Tokelau.

This trip is part of the New Zealand Government’s Pacific Reset strategy.It is the first trip to Tokelau by a NZ prime minister since 2004. 

While she is there she has to meet with the village councils and women committees. 

Kris Faafoi, New Zealand’s first cabinet minister of Tokelauan descent is also taking part in the visit.

Technology Wood

On Wednesday 24th of July my group and I  went to tech.

I have chosen to make a jewellery box for myself .
I think this is the best choice for me because my sister sometimes plays with my things and usually ends up breaking it.
It will be used to hide my jewellery in it and it will be used at home.
For this project I will have to consider how to get my measurements as accurate as possible.

Silver Ferns won Netball World Champions

New Zealand net ball team(the Silver Ferns)won the world champions to Australia by 52 to 51 points.

Silver Ferns had been the worlds champions since 2003 and on.
This  means that New Zealand has now won the title 5 times.

Australia did their best to fought against New Zealand and won 3 goals but New Zealand did enough to hang on.

Picking Up Rubbish To Save The Environment

Yesterday On Monday 1 of July the whole school of Ruapotaka went down to the Tamaki Estuary. Freaza and his team was telling us how we can save the environment and experiencing how birds can die from plastic and rubbish that are chucked around the sea.

We picked up rubbish around Tamaki Estuary and found some rubbish and news papers under the rocks and all the way to the park.

We finished picking up the rubbish and we sat down the next to the park and ate our lunches. After we ate our lunches we went and played at the park for few minutes and head of back to school.

What we did in wood work

On Wednesday 2019 me and my group went tech .

We did wood work with Mr Thomas. Mr Thomas was a re-leaver for  Mr Grundy.

We learnt how to use the tools before we get hurt and we learn how to carry the tools before we hurt someone else.We learn how to cut wood and where to place the joint.

I liked my drawing because it was straight and other people can understand what it was .

Manawanui newest navy ship

The prime minster Jacinda Ardern has officially committed the newest military vessel, the Manawanui.

Manawanui is the newest and fourth ship of the the Royal New Zealand navy to hold that name.

Manawanui's earlier boat's had a long history of service, according to the unexplored ordnance from world war two.

NZ first to add a compostable sticker to apples

A Hawke’s Bay apple grower has become the first person in the Southern Hemisphere to use compostable stickers on its apples.

These apples comes from a community called Bostock NZ. They plan to to roll out more compostable stickers next year after a successful trail. 

Samoan Language Week

Today is Samoan language week.We celebrate Samoan language week because its the first seven pacific language to be held this year.

In school we don't really talk Samoan because we are not all Samoan, but sometimes we do it for fun. We either say good morning  in Samoan when we do the roll or say good bye in Samoan in the after noon.

• Afio mai or Susu mai or Maliu mai – Welcome
• Fa’afetai or Fa’afetai tele – Thank you
• Ou te alofa ia te oe – I love you
• Ia vave ona e manuia – Get well soon
• Fa’amolemole – Please
• Fa’amalie atu – Sorry
• Malō, Malō soifua or Tālofa – Hello
• Fā or Tōfā or Tōfā soifua – Goodbye
• A malu i fale, e malu i fafo – Respect yourself and others will
• E tua le fale tele i le faleo’o – Even the mighty needs others.

We say the these thing to other people so they can know it is Samoan language week.

Soccer Team 2019

On Wednesday 15 of May 2019, The year 7 and 8 girls and some of the year 5 and 6 boys went to the inter-school football tournament.

I was the goalie Maddy and Limiteti were the defenders , Liza and Merry-Ruth were the strikers and Leanah and Jessica were the relievers the rest were just kicking the ball.
On the boys team Pita was the goalie Fabian and Ocyan were the defenders Sebastian and Aleki were the strikers and Bony and Ocean were the relievers.

We had fun and we tried our best .

Kiwi Can Week 1

Today Room 12 and I had a lesson with Kiwi Can .

The lesson Room 12 has learned was in integrity. Integrity means being honest.After learning about our lesson we did fun activities called bang, changes places if and GKQ (General Knowledge Questions), we enjoyed having lots of fun and doing the activities with Miss Tuia and Mrs Mac. Mrs mac covered for Mr Matt because he was away. we had lots of fun.

Room 12 Senior Syndicate Assembly

On Monday 25th of March 2019, after lunch Room 12 were the host for our senior syndicate assembly.

In the beginning I was the host who greeted the student in different languages . We started with a song and its about fulfilling your dreams, after the song we did an activity called, pictionary. It was a bit hilarious because one person didn't know what their drawing was but I think it was a kiwi.

In the end Room 12 chose a song called Count On Me by Bruno Mars. After the song Room 12 called the prefects up and then the awards for the hard working students were presented.

We walked out quietly to our class room and the rest has to pack up.

My Clock

On Wednesday 13th March I went to tech with my group again. The week's lesson was learning about clocks and designing them.

What I learned from this activity was that clocks can be shaped in any shape.

My favourite clock was the sundial clock because when the sun moves around the sundial a person can use the shadow to tell the time.

Goals for Term 4

3D oblique sketching

At Tamaki Collage my group and I went tech. At tech we did 3D oblique sketching. Our sketching were about  how to  draw cubes . I had lot's of fun drawing cubes we even have to shade them in and make shadows.

First Day Of School 2019

On Monday 4th February 2019 I started school. I was very excited to go to school to see my friends and meet the new principal.
As I walked down the hallway I was really excited and nervous at the same time. When I walked into class my first words were "Good morning Mr Reid."
This year I am finally in intermediate so I have to show respect and be a good role model to the smaller children.

Doing Graphics With Miss Ferguson

On Wednesday Room 12 and I went to Technocratic. I was very exited to go because it was the year seven's first time. As soon as we arrived at Tamaki College I had so much energy in me.
The first thing we did was split into three groups. My group and I went to graphics where we did art and sketching. I had lots of fun doing graphics with Mrs Ferguson.