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Tuesday, October 25, 2016


How far have some students travelled in their lifetime to reach WPS?

Why do people make the choice to move to different countries?

Is this a trend in NZ society? What does the media tell us?

In our class there is five people born overseas. Sifa has travelled 2000 kilometres to get to Waikowhai Primary from Tonga. Maanov has travelled 2336 kilometres to get here from Australia. Caroline 2833 kilometres to get here also. 

People move to different countries because of what happens in the country that they live in and if they don't get treated well. I was born in New Zealand so I didn't move to any country.

 The media says too much people are coming and taking over all the jobs. Every year 60,000 migrants come to NZ to have a better life.            




This is a video about racism and how kids get judged about what culture they are and what colour they are. Like girls are not athletic. This video made me feel sorry about the people who get called racist things.
https://vimeo.com/182020903   

Monday, October 17, 2016

My MOTAT Experience


 On Tuesday we went to MOTAT and after we went there we had to right a story about what we did. So here is my story. 
Whoa!The olden day phones are no where the same as phones nowadays.

On Tuesday at Waikowhai Primary went to visit MOTAT by bus. When we got there we were truly astonished by the technology there and the different types of transport.
We were all split up into different groups. There were “aahs” and “oohs” as we went past the tech there. We had a nice walk when finally we came across a massive white dome. We walked amazed inside the massive igloo and sat inside.
Then our Leaders came inside the people who would be guiding us throughout the day.

So first my group experienced the Terrific Tram Ride! When we got inside the tram me and my friends raced to the back and a nice comfy seat. “All Aboard!” shouted our conductor. And at that moment we started  moving. We started off slow but we gained speed and crossed the road and back again. At the end of the excitement our conductor gave us a history lesson about trams.

Next the group travelled to the Da Vinci Hall. Where all the machines are. Mostly all the machines were made out of wood. There was even a bike made out of wood. There was even a product that hammered nails by itself,you don’t have to hammer a nail with hand. There also another machine that collects water from the ground. It’s sort of like a drill that has a little tube that collects water and it runs up the drill until it hits a hole and the water flows into a bucket.

A while later we had our own time to explore the different things in MOTAT. During our exploration time my group went to the Telephone Area. This is where all the olden day phones were. Me and my friend, Maanov were gobsmacked that the phones still worked. I called him through the phone and I was amazed that I heard his voice come right through the phone. We laughed together hardcore. I examined the phone and I found out you had to spin the number instead of pressing buttons on a touchscreen. Overall that was my favourite room of all.

A little bit later my mum had a surprise for us. My mum (the Leader of our Group) said we were going to see a Ferrari. I didn’t believe her at first but when I saw the Ferrari I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a gray Ferrari.
Eventually it was time to go home. After all that I couldn’t wait to tell my dad what happened. I loved MOTAT.

Written By Travis
    




World of Tech

Today with James Room 9 we were discussing about our Chromebooks. Where we they made? So we learnt how to use My Maps. So we used My Maps to locate where the equipment is. 

                                                         Fa and God Bless!

Monday, October 10, 2016

The Hacker


Today in Cyber smart with James Room 9 did an activity where we had to right a problem online and ask questions about how we could solve it. My problem was that someone hacked my account and used it inappropriately. In this situation I would tell a teacher or a parent so they could solve it. So take a look and please leave a comment.

Bye and 
God Bless! 
                       
inappropriately.