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Christmas gifts

This is a selfie stick for Leka.

This is straightener/curling iron holder for my 18yr old cousin.

This is a condiment dispenser for my uncle becuase he loves sauces! 

This is a apron for my mum.

This is a grippy pad for my dad to put in his so he doesn't lose his keys.

This is a necklace for my cousin.

All together my gifts costs $179.9 with free shipping.

Water fun day survey

Tech

TECH	WHAT I MADE	SKILLS I LEARNED	HOW THIS TECH COULD BE IMPROVED
Food Tech	Yr 7 - Chocolate muffins Yr 8 - Calzone	How to combine two recipes together	More advanced recipes
Soft Materials Tech	Yr 7 - Bag Yr 8 - Phone pocket	How to use a sewing machine	Make more than one product
Music	Yr - Ukulele, Keyboard, guitar Yr 8 - Same just more advanced	How to play the guitar and keyboard	Instead of using garage band, spend more time learning the guitar
Art	Yr 7 - Self portrait Yr 8 - Printing	How to draw properly and draw in different perspective	Use different templates, and make more than one piece of art
Science	Yr 7 - Experiments Yr 8 - Experiments	How to understand the depth in heat and friction	Less writing and more experiments
Hard Materials	Yr 7 - Shield Yr 8 - Desk Organiser	How to use a ban saw, how to think out side of the box in 3D and now to use a variety of different power tools	Different products and bigger products
Electronics	Yr 7 -LED  Book mark Yr - Quiz	How to use symbols to write	Spend more time making the products and less time talking.

Virtual tours

Virtual tours:
National museum of natural history - http://www.mnh.si.edu/vtp/1-desktop/
White house - http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour
Parliament - http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/about-parliament/visiting/virtual-tour
Anne Frank's house - http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/Enter-the-3D-house/#/house/20/
Eiffel tower - http://paris.arounder.com/en/monuments/tour-eiffel

A virtual tour is a simulation of an existing place, usually made out of a sequence of videos or still images. It could also include other multimedia elements, such as music, sound, text and many more. The good thing about virtual tours is that you can take a tour of almost any place in the world and stay in the comfort of your own home. Also, if you are planning on going on a holiday and you want to know if a place is worth going to you could just google it and see what it is like in 3D. On the other hand, taking virtual tours of places could mis lead you. For example if you are wanted to look at a house, it could be out dated. That goes for almost any place. Another problem with virtual tours is that you could not get the full idea, this could also mis lead you.
My opinion of virtual tours: I think it is a awesome way of seeing what places all around the world looks like without having to spend a dime. I have always wanted to stand on top of the Eiffel tower and with virtual tours I was able to see what it would be like without having to move a muscle. In conclusion I think that virtual tours are really cool but like anything they have ups and downs.

Ferguson Shooting Quiz

Lorde

In my opinion, I think that Henare has no right to say those things about Lorde. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I don't think it is fair that he put his opinions on twitter. No one really knows whether Lorde has epilpsy but one thing is for sure that her dance moves need more work.

A time when I put my foot in my mouth was when my mum came back from the hair dresses (I didn't know she went) and she asked how her hair looked and I said that it looked the same as always.

TGC orientation day

Today all the year 8 girls had their TGC orientation day. We left school at 8:45 and caught a bus, when we arrived the head girl for 2015 talked to us and so did the deans. Once everyone talked to us, Miss Valentine divided us into groups and we started our tour of the school. The first thing we did was go through the subjects we are taking next year and did some 'house keeping'. We had 4 year 9 and 10 ambassadors that stayed with our group and answered any questions we had.
It was really cool seeing some of the girls we know from last year and other girls from previous years. I think that TGC were very organised and everything ran smoothly, I don't know if i'm that excited about going to girls but it will be fun.

Advice for the yr 7's

Dear new year 7 students,

Hi, I'm Marijke and I am going to list some things and give you some advice you'll need to know for next year.

- When the bell goes at 8:30 make sure you line up quietly outside the class. Trust me, after while it gets super annoying!

- When you are in class, try to keep your voices down! You do not want Miss C ringing her cow bell for more than 2 seconds.

Girls - A handy little tip us girls learnt over the years is to wear your PE shorts or spandex under your skirt. It keeps those cheeky little boys looking.

Boys - If you aren't comfortable with taking your pants off in class when you need to get changed, you can wear your PE shorts under your uniform. But be sure to rill them up so that they don't show.

- If you have your ears pierced, remember to wear the correct jewellery! You don't want Mrs Collville on your case!

Girls - On a sunday night, add checking your nails for nail polish to your routine, you don't want to go down that road!

- Sorry girls, no make up!

- Get involved in as much as you can, there are so many opportunities.

- No phones! There are big consequences if you bring your phone yo school.

-  Only use the Rimu toilets.

Girls and boys - For your own sake, please don't wear your roman sandals with your PE gear.

- If you are into sport, be sure to take part in as many sport codes with the school if you want to get into sports academy in year 8.

I hope this advice will be helpful as you start your journey at TIS! 

From, Marijke   

Internet Forums

What is an internet forum?

It is an online discussion site where people can talk to each other and post messages. Basically like a message board.

Have you ever posted on a forum? Explain.

Yes, I have. Most of my family lives in South Africa, so to keep contact we made a big group conversation on an app called whats app. This keeps our family in the loop of what is happening in South Africa and New Zealand.

What is a thread?

A topic or question from a user asking the owner or maker of a product something.

What is the forum administrator’s job?

They monitor what is going on in the forum and makes sure that questions get answered. Also, they often provide online support to members when necessary.

What are some different names for forums?

References, Discussion, posts

Find a forum on and provide a link for:

• Minecraft http://www.minecraftforum.net/
• Rugby http://www.therugbyforum.com/
• a topic you are interested in http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?forum=1;

What do you think the rules for posting on a forum are?

Life Ed

"Delay the Decision" Was the main message at Life Ed. We applied this to alcohol and drugs.

Delaying the decision.
Michael taught us that it is important to delay the decision of using drugs until we have finished the journey of puberty. It is more dangerous for teenagers to use drugs than an adult that has already finished puberty because we have a faster absorption rate. This just means that we absorb the drugs faster.

How do drugs affect the brain
Memory
Reasoning
Judgement
Mechanical skills
Intellect
Concentration
Emotion

These are the things in your brain that gets affect almost immediately once you use drugs.

You have 4 parts to your brain. Long term, short term, future thinking and todays thinking. The words that are in a different colour are the parts that the drugs effect first.
- Long term
- Short term
- Future thinking 
- Todays thinking

This is just another reason to prove drugs is not a good way to go with your life. Michael told us a story about how a man went out and used drugs, when he got home he couldn't remember his own daughter and thought she was threatening him and then hit her.

Puberty
You can start puberty as young 9yrs or as old as 16yrs, it is simply because everyone is different. This stage in your life is very important as you start to make your way into becoming a young lady or young man. Making your way into this journey will take 7 years or described as the 7 rungs on a ladder. Most teenagers start using drugs at parties at only 13!! This has taught me to be aware of my situations when I am in places where I could be offered drugs.

Saying no
We have been taught an easy way of being able to say no.
REACH WITS

R - give a reason
E - give an excuse
A - be assertive
C - change the subject
H - humor

W - walk away
I - ignore
T -  Tell someone
S - seek help

To sum it all up we learnt that it is very important to delay the decision of using drugs until you have finished puberty. Also I have learnt all the affects that drugs will do to your body and that it is NOT a good idea to start!

Multiplying with lines

The Wizard of Oz Quiz

Click on the link to do my quiz.
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South Korea

Marijuana

Marijuana

• class - C

• describe how the drug looks - This drug has 9 leaves, it is a dark green colour and is the same shape as leaves on a palm tree.

• how it is made - Marijuana is grown but planting a seed in rich soil to increase chances of having a good crop. Once the plant has started growing it will determine weather it is a male or female plant. Soon the plant is ready for harvest and is hung out to dry for curing.

• ways the drug is used - The most common way of using Marijuana is to roll it into cigarettes and smoke it, another way users like to use it is to vaporise it. This is when you take the Marijuana and you turn the drug into vapour and inhale it. It can also be cooked into foods such as soup and brownie
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Abstract art

- Happiness

I chose this image because it resembles happiness. It has flowers with vibrant colours on it that makes me feel happy.

- Anger

For me this image resembles anger because it has blacks and greys on it that makes it look sad and then the dashes of red makes it look angry.

- Disappointment

This image has dark blue ink that looks like its running down the page and when you are disappointed your emotions drop. Therefore I think it resembles disappointment.

 - Boredom

I chose this image because at the top of the page it has pale colours and as it progresses down it gets darker.

- Happiness

This is what I made to display an emotion. This resembles happiness because it has lots of bright colours,

Peel paragraph practise

Rimu is the best syndicate at TIS.

Rimu is the best syndicate at TIS because we unite as an army. Firstly, we unite as an army by competing in the ultimate relay as a team. For example, we cheer on our peers and encourage them to give it their all. Secondly, when someone in our house gets a prize or excels in something, we unite together and congratulate them by giving them a Rimu clap. Finally, we unite together as an army by having each others back. For example, if someone is competing in a sporting event, and they don't have a very good race, we will say some encouraging words to pick the person right back up. It is for these reasons that I think that Rimu is the best syndicate at TIS.

Practising Peel Paragraphs

Being a mum is easy.

It could be argued that being a mum is easy. Firstly, being a mum is a full on job. You need to put your children before yourself. For example when you are worrying about getting your lunch ready, you need to pack the lunch for your children before you can pack yours. Secondly, being a mum can be very stressful. I have seen kids not wanting to do what their mum tells them to, this could be stressful for the mum because she can not keep her kids under control. Lastly, being a mum is not easy because you always need to be on top of things. Like, if your child is into sports, you will need to know all the dates and times for their trainings and games. This could be very confusing. It is for these reasons that I think being a mum is not easy.

Voting

What percentage of the vote did each party win?

Nat 48.1% Lab 24.7% Green 10% Nzf 8.9% Maor 1.3% ACT 0.7% UFNZ 0.2% CNSP 4.1%

How will parliament look? (How many seats will each party have?)

Who is the Tauranga MP and which party is he/she from?

Simon Bridges, he is from National Party.

Who came 2nd and 3rd for Tauranga?

Clayton Mitchell, NZ First = 4486
Rachel Jones, Labour Party = 4317

Who is the BOP MP and which party is he/she from?

Todd Muller from National.

What regional seat does the Prime Minister hold?

How many people voted?

More than 700.000 people.

What portfolio does John Key hold?

Prime Minister.