Sophie's E-portfolio

When I was at kapa haka we were learning a song that we did a few years ago and the actions for it its called te nae mateo and we are through all the actions now we have to improve how well we know them. After that we just went through the songs we know. I showed leadership by being open to learning new songs and actions. I continued to be a role model by helping others to learn the actions.

On my duty of peer mediation we walked around the field and then we walked around the senior play ground and the carried on walking around the field then we went around the years  0 ,1 and 2's play ground then around the reception room and then we went around the years 3 and 4 play ground after that we went past rooms 11-8 and then we went past rooms 5 and 6 then we went around the field once more then we were finished. I showed leadership by doing my duty not just playing with my friends.  I continued to be a good role model by going to all of the areas to see if there were any problems.

I can take action to improve the water cycle in Canterbury In this project I was working with Natasha and we decided to create a water filter Here is a link what we made. In this project we decided that our success criteria were:   A good water filter needs... Why is this important? The right materials for the job So we can make a good water filter. Needs  to produce drinkable water Because if the water wasn’t drinkable you would get sick if you drank it. Needs to be strong So it doesn't break and it can carry all the water and rocks inside it. Needs to last for as long as possible Because the water filter would be useless if it only worked for one lot of water. Needs to work in all areas Other wise you would have to leave it in the same area and you might need it somewhere else Overall our project met meet this criteria because... it was strong,long lasting,works in all areas,produces drinkable water and we had the right mater...

I can describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place Over the past 7 weeks I have been learning to describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place I can describe these characteristics in a piece of music Melody = A lot of single notes that is musically satisfying. Harmony = A combination of musical notes to make a pleasing effect. Rhythm = A repeated pattern of movement. Timbre = The character or quality of a musical sound. Form = The form is the structure a song or a piece of music Here is an example of my learning

When I was at kapa haka we were learning a song that we did a few years ago and the actions for it its called te nae mateo and we are through all the actions now we have to improve how well we know them. After that we just went through the songs we know.  I showed leadership by listening so fire [the teachers] could teach us.  I have continued to be a good role model to all the other students by learning new thing.

My duty of peer mediation had got changed just for this week because we had koru games. We did our duty on Friday. We walked around the field and then we walked around the music room and past rooms 11-8 and then past rooms 1,2 and 3 then though the senior play ground and back round the field and then we finished with no problems at all. I showed leadership by just doing my role even if it got changed. I have contenued to be a good role model to the other students by trying my hardest to try and sort out problems even though there wasn't any

The activity I played was volleyball My two highlights of the Koru Games were... That the net was lower than what we practiced with because I couldn't get it over. That there was Pita Pit because it is delicious. I am proud of coming 7th out of about 24 teams. Next year I want to stay playing volleyball because it is fun.

The CARE award that I am working towards is:  my silver The one area of CARE that I am doing best in is: Respect  because: i have got heaps of ticks in it. The one area of CARE that I need to work harder in is:  excellence because: i have not got many tics in there. To show my leadership qualities I am a role model to others in the CARE values by doing/showing these leadership traits: integrity goal focused, trustworthy, active thinker, motivational and resilient.   On the CARE SOLO matrix below I am at this SOLO level: because: Relational Prestructural Unistructural Multistructural Relational Extended Abstract I am not aware of the CARE values yet. I know what the CARE values mean. I need help to use them. I can use the CARE values. I need reminding to use them. I can use the CARE values independently. I can use the CARE values independently. I can role model to others how to use the CARE values. ...

On my duty of peer mediation we went past the years 3/4 playground there were no problems so then we went around the sand pit and then we saw i girl crying and lying on the ground so i ran over and her friend told me that she fell off the reception room stairs and hit her head on the concrete so one of the peer mediators ran and got a teacher because you need to fill out the sick bay form then we took her down to the sick bay after that we went down in between the hall and rooms 5 and 6 then as we were going through there the teacher on duty told us to go to the office and ask if they could ring the wet lunch bell so we did and just in time as well because when we were just about to get to class it started to hail  and then when we got in class it started to hail really heavy. I showed excellence by helping as many people as i could. I showed leadership by helping other people.

                                                   on  the bus  on the bus I only talk to the people beside me so the driver can concentrate I don't pick at the set or bus                                                              at  Technology  I listen to the teachers and follow there instructions  I act sensibly so I get my work done

At lunch time it was a wet lunch ( inside lunch ) but even though it's inside there is still stuff to do me and my friend were playing monopoly but there are a lot of different ways to play and yet again there was a slight change but we didn't understand the instructions so we got someone else and asked if they could understand the instructions and they did and they were so kind to teach us how to do it  now we understand. I showed excellence by asking others how to do it. I showed leadership by showing thats its ok not to know and it's great to seek help.

On my duty of peer mediation we walked around the field and then we went though the senior playground after that we went past rooms 1-3 then we went past the library and rooms 8-11 then we went around the reception room when we walked past the years 0-2 playground we found a girl crying and we had to calm her down so we could understand what she was crying about and it was that she thought her friends didn't want to play with her but they did they just wanted to be the leader as well as her in the end we said to her that they will play with her but they needed to have a go being the leader by then it was time to swap with the next people ( we swap at 1:10 ). i showed leadership by showing them that it is all right to share. I showed excellence by trying my hardest to fix the situation with a win win solution.

At tech At tech we had to make i Movies about the the design process I worked with Natasha and we got imagine so we just thought of some ideas and then i came with a man was going camping and then on the way his caravan broke down so he had to compromise and imagine and make his own tent!! I was getting on with my task and trying to get it done as fast as i could. On the bus On the bus I was talking to the person beside me and I was also was being sensible and not picking at the seats. I showed respect by being quiet eso the bus driver could concentrate. I showed excellence by getting on with my task.

Improvisation TECHNIQUES that I have used successfully are, thinking on the spot and making it funny Improvisation TECHNIQUES that I would like to have more practice at are being quick at thinking what to do quick. The thing that I enjoyed most about this unit of learning was learning all the improve games because i enjoyed them. The thing that I found most challenging during this unit of learning was preforming in front of people that are not my friends because i front like doing things in front of others My favorite improvisation game was sell this thing because it was really funny. My next step/ something I need to work on further  in improvisation is thinking quick because it took me ages to think of it.

I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses and connectives to see how ideas are linked in texts. For reading I have been learning about adverbial clauses. I have found this learning challenging because it was quite hard to identify the types of sentences. In this activity , I had to find the adverbial clauses in the sentences.

I was part of the Oaklands Kapa haka group that performed at the 2016 cultural festival. We performed last I was proud to be part of it as we all performed to our best we did three songs and the first one was hallelujah and then the second one was Te hurihuri and the last one was our school song taitapui our transitions were really good and at the end we did he honorary with another school and then they put on a song and every one on stage just stayed on stage and danced. I showed excellence by being as quiet as I could in the transitions. I showed leadership by trying my best in the performance.

THE WATER CYCLE INTRODUCTION T he water cycle is a process where water goes through key stages . E.g evaporation , condensation , precipitation , runoff and Groundwater . There is no start or end to this process , this water has been recycled from around 4 billion years ago . EVAPORATION Evaporation is where the sun heats up the water and turns it into vapour . This process is an invisible process you cannot see this happening , usually . Do you know that plants and trees can also lose water into the atmosphere , through their leaves this process is known as Transpiration . Two of the next steps are Condensation and Precipitation . CONDENSATION Condensation is where vapour rises into the air , it cools and turns back into a liquid , forming clouds . The currents high up in the air move the clouds from place to place all around the world . The next step is precipitation . PRECIPITATION W hen too much water has condensed it becomes too ...