Year 7 & 8 Camp 2016

Camp 2016 was a great experience... it was a great time to bond with each other as well as doing some fun activities in an outside environment. 

Spanish Introduction 2016...

Hi my name is Patrick and I go to St Pius X Catholic School. I am 12 years old and I'm Samoan. I hope to be a professional League player when I grow up. 

Technology Lesson Experience (Ice Cream in a Bag)

The most divine cure for any unhappy person… ICE CREAM!!!. Yesterday at tech we made Ice Cream in a bag, I was so excited. Mr Swift (our cooking teacher) gave us some instructions to follow while making the Ice Cream and he gave us the recipe. We had separate bags for the Ice and the Salt and the mixture. In the mixture was Cream, Vanilla Essence and Coconut Milk. After we had all the ingredients set we put them in 2 plastic bags and continuously shook the bag for several minutes to form the Ice Cream.

We stopped shaking the bag “Phew”. We took the Ice Cream out of the bag and placed the Ice Cream in a bowl for all of my group to share. The taste of the Ice Cream was actually nicer than I expected, it had the creamy Vanilla flavour which was nice. The only downfall with the Ice Cream was the amount of Salt we put in, it was a bit salty and I thought we should’ve only put a small portion of salt. The overall review of this lesson was great. I learnt heaps of things and I also learnt a more simple way of making Ice Cream. Making Ice Cream in a bag save much more power.

St Benedict Joseph Labre..(Presentation)

Maths Problem Explanation

Problem: 47.03 + 1.97 equals _

My Explanation/Strategy:

1. I split the two numbers and add them. So I add 47 and 1 which equals 48. 
2. Then I add the two decimals which are .03 and .97. That will equal 1. 
3. I then add the 48 and the 1 which is 49, therefor the answer is 49. 

The Strategy I used was tidy numbers. 

Confusion!!! (Illustration)

Click here to find the story behind this picture- Confusion!!!

Margaret Aylward... (Group Work)

Today our group have been reading about Margaret Aylward. Each member of our group was given one paragraph each to read and we had to state the main ideas of the text. 

(Patrick) Paragraph 1 Explanation:Margaret Louisa Aylward was born in Waterford on November 23rd 1810. She was the fifth child of William Aylward and Ellen Murphy. Her father helped establish a group that helped unfortunate citizens.

(Stanley) Paragraph 2 Explanation

I think my paragraph was about the land and fortune of the murphy family was being passed down to the Aylward family. !

(Faleaka) Paragraph 3 Explanation:  Thomas Meagher, father of Thomas Francis Meagher was one of the Margaret Aylward’s most prized person.   

(Lusia) Paragraph 4  Explanation: Margaret Louisa Aylward had a strong connection with Br Rice and the christian brothers and have already notice about their uncles connection. Also Margaret and the christian brothers help the irish children's needs by putting them in a school with a help called the presentation sisters.

(Peli) Paragraph 5 Explanation:

Margaret Aylward received her early education in a small Quaker school in Waterford where she lived for 4 years teaching in the convent and working in a charity pawn shop. Margaret's sister Catherine had joined the Irish Sisters of Charity in Dublin Margaret also joined in 1834 receiving the religious name Sr. Mary Alphonsus Ligouri.

(Wela) Paragraph 6 Explanation:

Margaret Aylward was in a city, where she would labour for the rest of her life.

The Seven Sacraments

Prototec Basic Facts Test

This is my Prototec Basic Facts test table record. I use this table to compare my results with my previous tests. This is my evidence for my result. I haven't improved this week I have had the same score for 2 weeks. I hope to improve next week. 

Prototec Basic Facts Test

I have updated my Prototec Basic Facts Infographic and my score has improved. I scored 35/40 and I hope to improve yet again next week. 

Malo e lelei- Tongan Day Reflection

Tongan day was an awesome day, it was great to see everyone embrace their culture by dressing up in their Tongan clothes and the rest dressed up in their own cultural clothes. We were told that we were going to be having a whole school gathering in the hall at lunch time and that we were going to be eating a variety of Tongan food. I really enjoyed the food. Overall it was an entertaining and awesome day.

Prototec Basic Facts Test

I have updated my Prototec Basic Facts Infographic and unfortunately my score has decreased. I scored 34/40, I hope to improve next week.

Happy Fathers Day Dad!!!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's around the world but especially Happy Father's Day to my Dad.

Basketball- Olympics

In our class today we were asked to display our favourite Olympic sport and I chose to display Basketball. I really enjoy Basketball because I love to play it and watch it. 

My Reading Goal...

This week in Reading I have been able to make connection to the text and to state the 5 important things in the text. 

Simplifying Ratios

This week in Maths I have been able to simplify Ratios to it simplest form. I have done this by doing multiple activities and I have been working on a website called Maths is Fun which really helped me achieve this goal. 

Ratios and Rates

My Maths Goal: To find Ratios and Rates with the amount given.

Today in Maths I have been working on finding Ratios and Rates with the amount I have been given. I have done multiple activities on it and I am proud to say I have achieved it. 

My Evidence: 

Prototec Basic Facts Test

I have updated my Prototec Basic Facts Infographic and I have improved in my test, I score 37/40. I am very proud of myself. 

Jesus the Model Teacher

Today I have learnt that Jesus is the model teacher. I have listed 4 things to show my understand of Jesus being the model teacher.

Prototec Basic Facts

I have updated my Prototec Basic Facts Infographic and I have improved in my tests, I scored 36/40 which was one more than I did in my previous weeks.