Minecraft Education

 On Minecraft Education We had to build a concentration camp We could work with someone or work by yourself. I built this one by myself I started with building the wall in a pattern then I added a a way to get in the camp. I also added two buildings beside each other where the people can sleep after I made this tower. A  concentration camp is a place with large numbers of people sometime to provide forced labour or to await mass execution concentration camps started in march 1933.

Side view 

Front Gate

Birds eye view

The last day of school

 Today is the last day of school , I am kinda relieved and some what sad that it is but I will never forget the fun I had this term. I have had a lot of challenges along the way here ,the thing that I had found challenging this term is to try finish my work on time so that I would not have to do it as homework. Also I liked to learn how to solve questions in a way that makes it more easier to solve. My goals for next term is to learn how to double fractions and learn all my times tables. My other goals for next term is to be better than before at doing sports also wanna have fun while doing it. What i enjoyed about this term was going to the sailing trip to learn how there boats work and different knots ,it was a lot of fun. I also enjoyed Samoan language week it was a lot of fun. 

A little fact

 Sun-(Jairus)

The Sun is the closest star to Earth any other star will take up to 100,000 years to get too. The sun could fit one million Earths inside of it also it is nearly a perfect sphere. It is the center of the solar system and makes up 99.86 percent of the solar system and In the solar system there are like 200 moons. 

Planet / Dwarf Planet	Confirmed Moons	Total
Earth	1	1
Mars	2	2
Jupiter	53	79
Saturn	53	82

Good bye

 A teacher from Ruapotaka Mr Botha is leaving our school Today we had a assembly all for him I was not a student of his but he was a good teacher to the ones he did teach. He has been here for about two and a half years. He was a really nice teacher I hate to see another one go hope he remembers Ruapotaka school because his students won't forget him.but still that give us more of a chance to meet new teachers and make good memory's with them with the time that they are here. :) 

 

Stars

Stars  

In the night time we all can see the shiny stars in the air,well there is something special about all

of them like there is some that is hot and some that is cold. In order to see the closest star to earth

not including the sun you will have to travel in a rocket ship that will take 100,000 years. yes it's

impossible to even get close because it's too far so that's why we use telescopes that will see far

and far away. The closest star to Earth is the sun. Stars are really huge; many are even bigger than

the sun itself; some stars are constellations. Most people think that the red star is the hottest but that's not the case the blue star is the hottest

with 30 thousand degrees Celsius. Which i know most of you guys think that the sun maybe the

biggest star well,no there’s a star that is 10 times bigger than it seems the name of it is called

Betelgeuse. Stars shine bright because there are hot balls burning in outer space ,shooting stars

aren’t really stars they are just little asteroids burning in Earth's atmosphere .

Caged bird

 Caged Bird Central Idea and Tone  Jairus

Group members: 

Focus: Critical Questions for Understanding Poet’s Purpose - Useful link 

LI: identify and critique the author’s intention for writing; identify symbols and inferences in writing; 

SC: identify tone; diction; poetic devices; describe impact or intended effect. 

1. Identify the speaker of the poem. Jairus: The caged bird 

2. What is the speaker’s tone? D.J:Mostly negative and some positive

3. What vocabulary is used (diction), which reveals the speaker’s tone? Renei: Seldom,Grave of dreams,The caged bird,Rage

4. What is the connotation, implied or true meaning of each word ?

D.J: Seldom see through Grave of dreams; Dreams of something but is not to come true; 

The caged bird:The bird is trapped in a cage 

Rage; Really angry

5. What stanzas are repeated? Jairus: paragraph 3 and paragraph 6

6. Why are they repeated? Renei: The 3rd paragraph and the 6th  paragraph,is repeated because you're trying to emphasize and because it's the same thing.

7. Identify FOUR symbols from the poem which are used to stand for bigger ideas than their literal meaning? D.J:Grave of dreams represents no dreams of positive vibes.

8. What is the central idea of a poem? Renei: It highlights the differences between being free and being trapped.

9. State central idea in one sentence.D.J: It highlights the differences between being free and being trapped and the author is trying to spread the messages to the readers that it is talking about her.

Last question: Based on what we know about Angelou’s life, what are the possible connections between Angelou’s life and her poem “Caged Bird”? 

Team: Jairus: her life experiences

Sailing trip at Okahu bay

 At sailing we went to Okahu bay we met coaches there and they told us how the sails work and the boats. when they told us all the parts we had to get changed and get into our gear a wet suit, coat, life jacket and helmet. after all of the we finished learning about the boats we went into three groups one, two and three I was in group two we went to learn about different knots to tie like the figure 8 knot after we knew hot to tie the knots we had challenges like who can make three the fastest. Then they took us to go and sail with all of our gear put on we were ready to sail on our own.