Chocolate Truffles

Today at technology they made chocolate truffles. It was there last day of technology which was very sad. Apparently they were very good so yahy to that. Here is a photo of a chocolate truffle that looks delicious.

Softball

Today Room 11 played a game of Softball. Each team got a chance to hit the ball and field. I did not participate but, I decided to write about it.Here is a photo of the session at softball.

Tamaki Atheletics

Today some students from Glen Taylor school attended the Tamaki Athletics. At your school you will have athletics. If you come first second or third you will go to the tamaki athletics were all the school's go. 2 students from our school made it to the finals coming first. Good luck Tiana and Liston. Here is a photo!

Team building

Today they had a camp meeting. The had done some team building activities. One of them were trust fall, trust fall is when you have to fall on someone. If the fall on you they trust you but, if there to scared they don't trust you. Here is some photo's of the activities.

Room 9's assembly

Today Room 9 had their assembly. They presented some of their work they had been working on also with some items. The type of work they presented were there book blurbs, wonderpolis and more. I enjoyed Room 9's assembly, here is some photo's.

Kawau Island

In a couple weeks the seniors will be going to a camp site in Kawau Island. Our teacher thought we should learn a bit about Kawau Island before we got there. We got given a few tasks to complete. Here is one of the tasks.

Why is regular exercise important?

One of our tasks for writing was to create an explanation about why regular exercise is important? We had got given a doc, on this doc we had to write the explanation. Here is my completed explanation make sure to read it!

Rainbow's End

Today some students leaders from Glen Taylor school had went to RAINBOW'S END!. Mr Herlihy thought that every peer mediator, road patrol, and leaders deserved a treat. So every leader from our school go to attend. I went on mostly every ride except for the fear fall, and power surge. I enjoyed it at rainbow's end, here is some photo's of us at rainbow's end.

Pie Filling

Today we had Technology. We had made our filling for our pies. Last week we made the inside for our pies. After making our fillings our filling got put into the oven. They were so hot when they came out so we had to wait for an while. The pies were delicious, here is a photo of a pie filling.

Student Voice

Today we had done writing. One of our tasks was to complete our Student Voice. Student Voice is when you basically write your highlights of the year and what you enjoyed. Anyways I had completed my student voice, here have a look!\

Quality Blog Comment

Today we had our session with Mrs Grant. We had got given one tasks to complete. We had to look at all the comments we had created, we then had to pick which comment we thought was the best, or we thought was a quality comment. After doing that we had got given a google drawing with work on it. It has the steps of what to do. Here is the photo of my work I completed.

Session with Mrs Grant

Today we had our session with Mrs Grant. We got given a tasks to do. We had to look at all the comments we had created, we then had to pick which comment we thought was the best, or we thought was a quality comment. After doing that we had got given a google drawing with work on it. It has the steps of what to do. Here is some photo's of our session.

Softball

This morning in the first block we had done our third session of Softball. For our whole session we played Softball.We had been split into two teams, each team would either be a fielding team or a batting team. I had a great time playing Softball with the class. Today I have two photo's of our session, have a look.

How does technology help students learn better?

For writing one of our tasks was to write an explanation on "How technology helps students learn better?". We had to create a planning and then write our explanation. Each person got sent the doc of what we write in. I completed my explanation, have a look!.

Maths

In a couple of weeks the seniors will be going to camp at Kawau Island. When you go camp you obviously need food. Our teacher gave us the food menu for camp we all have to go on the countdown website and find out each price for each different foods and how many we think we will need. I will leave the link for the countdown website if you want to try this out.I haven't completed the maths but, here is a look!.  Click the link

GTS FIRE!

Today the whole school had went on the field. Every classroom got given a letter and they had to shape that out lying down. The sun was blazing hot so It was quite hard lying down while the sun was burning us. Once everyone was in there positions Mr Shanks took a photo. Here is the photo.

Planning for how Technology help us learn better

Today for writing I had to create a google drawing. On this google drawing I had to do a planning for my explanation. My explanation is about How technology helps us learn better. Have a look at my completed work.

Cybersmart Comments

Today we got given work. One of our tasks was to watch three more films and comment a quality blog comment. I have completed doing this tasks, have a look!.

Number of the Day

Today we got given work. For our work we had to do number of the day. Number  of the day is when you get given a number. You get given different subjects that you have to do with the number. Example: write 527 in words. Anyways here is my work I completed.

Alphabetical Order 39

Today in the first block I had done Reading. For reading I had done Reading Lab. Reading Lab is when you get given a card with a different reading subject. The card I got was Alphabetical Order 39. You read the article and then you get given questions about the article, or you get given tasks. Here is a                                                        photo of my work that I had completed.  

Alphabetical Order 40

Today in the first block I had done Reading. For reading I had done Reading Lab. Reading Lab is when you get given a card with a different reading subject. The card I got was Alphabetical Order 40. You read the article and then you get given questions about the article, or you get given tasks. Here is a photo of my work that I had completed.

Dogo News

Today for reading I done Dogo News. I had to pick an article that was given on Dogo News. I got given a google drawing from dogo news, I had got given tasks to do. I had just completed my tasks right now, have a look at my completed work.

Technology

Today at cooking class we made our filling for our pies. We didn't get to have anything today because we had made the filling for our pies. We will get to have our pies next week at technology. We used onions, mince, stock, hot water and nut meg. Here is a photo of what our pie filling looks like, it is not our one but it is an example.

Session with Mrs Grant

Today in the second block Room 11 had there session with Mrs  Grant. Today we wrote comments on two films. I wrote a comment on one of the films in section 1 and section 5b. I enjoyed creating these comments, make sure to have a look at my comments.

Second Session of Softball

Today in the first block Room 11 had their second session of Softball. We had learnt how to hit the ball and what positions to stand in. We had a game, someone had to hit the ball three times. The fielders would have to stay stuck in the mud until they finished hitting there third ball. I enjoyed todays' session, can't wait for next week. I dont have any photo's of our session but, here is a photo.

Athletics

Today Glen Taylor School had Athletics. We had our races in year groups. We also had water activities and also we had stations. There was also high jump for some year groups. Miss Tupou and Miss Siale had been selling ice blocks, sausage sizzles, raro, and water.I enjoyed today, Here is some photo's during the day.

Interviewing Myself

I had just posted the work that Mr Victor had gave us. Like I said we had to then answer the questions ourselves. After answering the questions we had to edit what we wrote. We then had to write it in paragraphs so that we were more specific. Here is my answers with the paragraphs.

Getting to know.

As you guys know a couple of weeks ago Mr Victor had gave us work. Each person had created five questions and had went around the classroom asking three people those five questions you had created. After we had done that we had answered the questions ourselves. Here is my answers.

Calender Art

Glen Taylor school has been working on a artwork. It is called calendar art. The piece of art that we had created get to go on our very own calendar. There is also notebooks diaries and photo calendars. Here is my calendar art.

Middle and Senior Teachers Assembly

This Morning our Middle and Senior teachers had there assembly. They performed a entrance dance before they started introducing there assembly. They also had done a dance for Miss Sadgrove. They also gave Miss Sadgrove the honours of doing the certificates, PB4L and attendance  and late rewards.There assembly was very entertaining. I can't wait for there next assembly. Here is some photo's during the assembly.

Goodbye Miss Sadgrove

Today is Miss Sadgroves (our Deputy Principal)  Last day at Glen Taylor. She is leaving to Mercers School. She is leaving to Mercers School because she had got chosen to be there new principal. We had a assembly today. Every class gave presents and gifts to her. Three girls from our school also sang a song to her and the middles and seniors had performed a dance for her, with the teachers. Here is some photo's. We will miss you Miss Sadgrove. 

Cards for Miss Sadgrove

Today Room 11 had created a card for Miss Sadgrove our deputy principal. She is leaving to another school because she is becoming a principal. Here a photo of the card they we had created, Room 11 had out hard work into this.

Painted Playgrounds

Today The working bees came to our school. They had repainted the Junior, Middle and Seniors park. Our park now looks very colourful and bright. Thank you working bees for repainting our park. Here is two photo's of the park.

Film Comments

Before we had went to Sylvia Park we had got given a tasks. We had to go to the 2017 mannaiakalani films for the film festival. We had to write comments on three films that we liked or enjoyed watching. Here is my three comments.

Tonga Takes Down Samoa

This week got homework. One of our tasks was called current event. We had to Find a picture in the newspaper, cut it out and paste it in your book and write a synopsis about the event. I didn't have a newspaper but I went on New Zealand Herald and found a event. I created a google drawing about it have a look.