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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   

Transformations mindmap

Life ed video

Sound quality: I thought the sound was good, you could clearly hear the people talking. There was no background noise or distracting sounds.

Camera skills: They had a bit of a variety when it came to angles but they could've had more. I enjoyed the locations! It was really cool when you did that scene in the car.

Acting: I liked they way everyone spoke, good expression!

Editing: The editing was good but I think you could've spent more time on it. Also, some nice transitions would be good.

Poem: It was really good how you did a voice over on your poem. I like the idea of doing an acrostic poem.

Quality of the message: The message that you carried throughout the video was good, but I'm not sure if it would fit it with Michaels lessons.

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?

Enlargment

What 2 things do you always need to say to describe an enlargement? - How many times bigger you have made the shape, where the centre of enlargement is.

What does centre of enlargement mean?

- It shows where the x needs to go to show the projection lines go.

What is a scale factor? The scale factor is the distance between the the shape and the projection line. This shows you how much you need to enlarge the shape.

What happens to the angle sizes in the corner of the shape when you enlarge it? - The angles stay the same.

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.
 Quiz

South Korea

Is the book disappearing?

When was the last time you read a book? Studies show that 75% of people prefer reading off a screen than off paper, this understandable considering this day and age. In rm 42 9/31 students have read at least one book on a kindle or off ebooks. When researching it came up several times that it is convincing cheaper to pay for an online book than it is to pay for a book from the shop. In addition to that, it is proven that authors write their stories on computers and then print them, so just think how much easier it would be for the authors if they didn't even have to print their writing. Printing books isn't exactly a cheap business either. In the USA they cut down 30million trees a year. The thing is that there is only a 50/50 difference, by that I mean that if we stick to using books then we keep cutting down trees, but if we use kindles and eBooks we are increasing the radiation.

In conclusion, I think personally think that switching to technology is a good idea, even though there is a 50/50 difference. What do you think?

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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Rotating Shapes

 What are 3 things you need to say to describe a rotation?

1. Where is the centre of rotation

2. How much is it turned through. (1/4 or 1/2 turn or an angle)

3. Whether the rotation is anticlockwise or clockwise.

Explain what centre of rotation mean

The centre of rotation is the coordinates that show from where the shape will be turned from.

Now use these 3 things to describe the rotation on Page 1 of the myimaths lesson (i.e. describe the rotation of the triangle)

The centre of rotation of the triangle is 1,1. 

The triangle has been turned 90º and is clockwise

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Rotational Symmetry

1. What rotational symmetry? Rotational symmetry is a shape that can be rotated around and still look the same.  
2. How is rotational symmetry different to line symmetry? Line symmetry is when you mirror the shape and you see the other half, but rotational symmetry is when the shape can be lifted up into it self and still look the same.
3. What do need to do check if a shape has rotational symmetry? Turn it 360º

Order	Degrees of rotation to match its shape
2	180
3	120
4	90
5	72
10	36

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,

My picture book.

Read this free book made on StoryJumper

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.

PEEL Paragraphs

Why is Mr Diver such a successful principal?

Mr Diver is a successful principal because he sets high standards.

Firsty, Mr Diver has rules regarding the use of language which keeps swearing off the school site. For example if you swear, you go home.  

Secondly, Mr Diver expects his students to be in the correct school uniform. If you are in the correct uniform, you will be rewarded and get a stars card.

Lastly, Mr Diver loves to win. If we excel or come first he will he will encourage and reward us by buying us BK or giving us recognition in the school newsletter.

Therefore, Mr Diver is such a successful principal.    

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.

Elections.

When is election day?

Saturday 20th September √

What hours can you vote on election day?

9am - 7pm √

What date does this year’s election officially end?

4th October √

Hoardings- On election day all billboards must be removed by midnight 19th September

Sign-written vehicles- You can't have anything on your car on election day which says vote for simon bridges etc because they could influence people

Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices- You can leave regular signs in office

Delivery of election material prohibited- Politicians can't put advertising in peoples mail boxes or letters from politicians on election day.

Websites and social media- Keep what you had posted before election day but no post on election day.

Processions and demonstrations- You are not aloud to protest or use a load hallier to say vote for national etc.

Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc- You can to wear a badge or ribbon to support your party but not aloud to say the party only colours.

Clothing promoting the party or candidate- No t-shirts saying vote national but can wear colours

Imitation ballot papers- Can't hand out cards that look the same as the ballet card

Assistance to get to a voting place- They can ask if the person needs a ride but they can not say anything to influence the person.

At the voting place- MP's are not aloud in voting place but only aloud in to cast there own vote

Campaigning around advance voting places- Not aloud to stand outside and influence people at the last minute

Political Parties

The Civilian Party polices
- Defend the traditional institution of marriage as the union between one man and one volumetric flask.

- Hold on a national referendum on the value of referenda.

- Alleviate poverty amongst children by giving every poverty-stricken child a llama as a means to a basic income.

- Make Wellington airport safer by moving it to Christchurch.

- Ice cream.

How to set up a political party.

There are certain requirements that all political parties must adhere to in order to apply for and maintain their party registrations. They are:

1. An acceptable party name (and any abbreviation).
2. Satisfactory evidence of at least 500 eligible members.
3. Statutory declarations from its party secretary concerning membership, intention to contest general elections and advising of any component parties.
4. Party membership rules showing what is required for current financial membership, and candidate selection rules which provide for the democratic involvement of members in the process.
5. An auditor (or person who has agreed to be auditor when the party is registered).
6. A party secretary with a postal address and contact details.
7. Either the secretary, or a sitting MP who is a current financial member of the party, to make the application.
8. $500 application fee.

My party - The New Zealand Party Of New Zealand.

HEALTH - Up to the age of 14 doctor visits are free.

EDUCATION - No more than 25 students in a class. 

DEFENCE - If any policeman gets hurt (on the job) their doctor fees are free.

ELDERLY - If you are older than 85 you will get $1000 to maintain your health.

ENVIRONMENT -  No more cutting down trees (unless you really need to)

BUSINESS - Everyone over the age of 25 needs to gave a paying job.

SPORT - Until you reach year 7 you must do at least one sport a year.

FOOD - Cut down on fast food companies to reduce obeseness in NZ.

ANIMALS - No animal abuse what so ever!

 

Planet - Planet

Hi my name is Ella and spending 9 years on one planet never gets old. I decided to come to Planet - planet to search for the so called "lost treasure." To a company me on my journey I decided to bring along my pet monkey and my best friend. Molly the monkey has brown eyes, with a unusually fat tail. She loves to eat her bananas on my shoulders. Un like Molly the Monkey, my best friend known as Bugs had gorgeous green eyes with long dirty blonde hair that reaches the middle of her back when its out. A few days ago we travelled to the other side of Planet Planet to start digging, but little did we know that our spaceship was low on gas, in a result to that our ship exploded. So there I was stuck on the other side of Planet Planet with nothing to help me dig but a monkey and a glamor girl. We slowly but surely start digging, about 1h into it Molly the Monkey spots a shadow and starts her ear piercing scream, Bugs and I turn around anxiously and to our surprise, we were looking right into the eyes of a big dark green creature with tentacles 15m long. Without thinking all three of us run for our lives.

(Im not quite finished)

Similes

Create 5 original similes

NO CLICHES!

As shiny as the diamonds on Princess Diana's tiara.

As relaxed as Michael Phelps swimming lap after lap.

Intricate like thinking of similes that are not cliches.

Burning like the heat wave through Miami.

Maths week

The 20 Dollar Question. 
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it ?
(a) Red
(b) Blue √
(c) Green
 red blue green

The 20 Dollar Question.
Two of these knots are not knots.
Which two are they?
(a) Red and blue.
(b) Blue and green. √
(c) Red and green.
 red blue green

The 40 Dollar Question. 
This very famous clock is in
the St Pancras Railway
Station in London.
Lots of movies have this
clock in them.
What time is it ?
(a) 11 - 20
(b) 11 - 40√
(c) 7 - 58

 The 60 Dollar Question. 
The start of this century was a day
celebrated through-out the world.
Your parents will remember it !!
What day of the week was
January 1st, 2000 ?
Saturday X

The 80 Dollar Question. 
What is this? It looks quite old
and is in the British Science
Museum.
Is it
(a) A toy.
(b) A money box.
(c) The first calculator.

The 80 Dollar Question. 
At low tide the water comes
up as far as the fourth rung
on the ladder of the ship.
What happens at full tide?
The water
(a) comes up to the top 
of the ladder.
(b) comes up to the
bottom of the ladder.
(c) stays on the fourth
rung of the ladder.

Speech

Coke bottle caps

Coke has designed 16 new bottle caps which mean that people can reuse coke bottles for lots of different purposes.

1. Bubble Blower

2. Pacifier

3. Sauce bottle cap

4.  Paint brush

5. Spray bottle

6. Shampoo dispenser

7. Highlighter

8. spray nozzle

9. Sharpener

10. Water gun/Water hose

11. rattle

12. Weight lifting cap

13. spray bottle

14. Whistle

15. Salt and pepper sprayer

16. Oil cap

Pop quiz

1. Where do Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Kanga live?

Winnie the Pooh lives at 100 Acer Wood √

2. What country is Dracula’s castle found?

His castle is in Romania √

3. Tin Tin’s friend Captain Haddock lived in what house?

Marlins house √

4. Huckleberry Finn travelled down what river?

Huckleberry Finn traveled down the Mississippi river √

5. Where did Paddington Bear come from?

Paddington Bear came from the darkest Peru √

6. The Scarlett Pimpernell was set where and when?

This movie was set in britian in 1982 x

7. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson was set where?

This movie was set in Scotland √

Mount Maunganui College

Q.Whats MMC's vision for their students?
A. The vision for MMC is to be a student centred learning organisation.

Q. How many students are there at Mount College?
A. 1246 students are enrolled at the school.

Q. What sporting options are available at sport?
A.