Spanish Lessons

Hey Bloggers,
For the past two weeks, in the Toroa hub, we have been doing Spanish lessons.  I have learnt how to count to ten and the names of some of the colours.  Also, we have learnt that there are different words and letters for female and male when they are speaking.

one of the tasks that we had was to colour in a cartoon character, but the instructions and names of colours were in Spanish.
All of the lessons were on joinpd.com.
Jacob McGraw

Week 6 Maths

This week in Davies maths we have been working BEDMAS.  (Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction)
We were given six problems that we had to work out by using BEDMAS and if we finished them we got to do some extra problems. 
This is one of the extension problems:

Japanese Art And Culture

This term in the Toroa hub we are learning about different cultures and their types of art.  we were split into three different groups and sent off to a culture.  Last week I was in Japanese, we were learning about the different types of art and how to make it.  

Here is the slide that I made about Japanese Culture.  

Maths Bricks

Hello fellow bloggers
In Davies maths, we have been working on Maths bricks.
I am working on brick 17 witch is Multiplication 6, 7, 8, 9 and division 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 
This is one of the game for brick 17:

Take This link to my bricks slide.
If you have any questions, please ask in the comments.
Jacob

Pre Algebra

Hello fellow bloggers
This week in Davies math we are focusing on word division problems. 
Here are two of the four that we were given:

You also may have noticed that we had to do a self-reflection on the work that we did, I said that it was good and I am pleased with myself.  

If you have any questions or feedback please ask in the comments.

Jacob

Technology Is Taking Over

Technology Is Taking Over
I believe that we should get rid of all the computers because they are taking over the world and soon all humans will have computers in them.

First of all, think of Neil Harbisson he has put computer chips and another tech in his head and now can see a lot more than a normal human but it could be dangerous to install it in his head and you could possibly die. 

Then there is Siri
Although he or she could be helpful they could also lead us to death while using maps and other things like that.  Also, Siri could be used to be lazy and not be physical. 

Last of all there is Kasparov
He was a very good chess player back in the 1980s. 
Everybody believed that he was the best in the world until a computer beat him.  when he was beaten he realised that when computers evolve that people will start to lose their jobs and not be able to make money for their families. 

There is no doubt that people will have their opinions but I believe that technology will soon take over. 

Having Cell Phones In The Classroom

Having Cell Phones In The Classroom.
Last Thursday in Gillstrom literacy we did debating,  In my opinion,  I think that it went well. Here are some of the things that went well during the session.

• Some of the speakers were confident and knew what they were saying.  
• For example, my team was better organized when it came to having questions, statements and solutions to the other team's statements.  

But also there were some things that we need to work on, such as

• Some speakers were not confident.  
• The speakers were being interrupted while they were making a statement.  

In my opinion, I think that they shouldn't be in classrooms because they are distracting and could stop students from doing work.  They also could use them to cheat on tests.  They could be used for cyberbullying.  

Thank you for reading my post.

Jacob

Hello bloggers
This week we had a writer's workshop on Dialogue in Literacy.  We had to write a dialogue between two people planning a trip, and then go back and add action that showed them packing.  I tried to make each character stand out with their own personality based on what they said and did.  Let me know what you think and if there is anything you would do differently.
My one is about two boys going on a trip to Antarctica

“Well need goggles” said Jake as he was putting two pairs of gucci snow goggles in his bag.

“You can pack them” replied Josh as he was packing the jackets.  

“Can you go get the boots and skis?”

“Ok”

“Also get the gloves and hand warmers while your there”

“Ok”

“I think we will need another bag cuz this one is getting kinda full”

“Ok I'll grab that as well”

“Think that is it, we are all packed and ready to go”said Jake

Please put any feed back in the comments.

Coca Cola brotherly love IPARC for Gillstrom lit

Hi bloggers,
this term in Gillstrom literacy we are writing narratives so we needed to plan it.  As a practace we had to do whats called an IPARC. (Intro problem action resolution and conclusion)  We watched a video and then we had to go back and name what happend in the video in order. 
This is what I came out with in the end.
Here is a link to the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5h2lmROw5A
Please put feedback in the comments.

Hello fellow bloggers.  Its time for the DLO for this week's vocab in Gilstrom literacy. We have to make a DLO (digital learning object) from one of out six vocab words and put it in a sentence and then post it on our blogs.
I made a video about the word Peered.

In the video it shows me peering around corners and watching my friend Isla doing some work.
My sentence for peered is "He peered around the corner and watched her do her work."

Please ask any questions or put feed back in the comments.

The Wright Brothers Biography

Hi bloggers, This term in the Toroa our inquiry is based on powerful and influential people and so we had to decide on a person to do out inquiry about, I chose the wright brothers. This is my biography about the Wright Brothers.

Please put any feed back or your opinion on it in the comments.

Maori posters.

Hello fellow bloggers.
On Friday morning the Toroa hub we made maori posters.
Here are some of the ones that I made.

I hope you liked them.  

By Jacob McGraw

Goals for 2019

This week in Toroa hub at Marshland school we made goal ladders. This is my one with my reading, writing, maths and behavior to learning goals.
 I hope you like it.

Five R's

At Marshland School our values are called the five R's respect,resourcefulness, reciprocity, reflectiveness and resilience.
 These are some samples of us showing the values.

Graffiti Art

This week in the Toroa hub we did graffiti art. We started off by drawing our names in a unique way and then we colored them in with oil pastels.

 I hope you like my graffiti art.