A great ambitous leader who saved Aotearoa’s visibilty by one word. She showed Maoris true abilities and wanted equality for racisim towards Maori.
Today day in LS2, we practiced multiplication using an algorithm, which is a step-by-step method for solving the problem. We learned how to do the multiplication correctly and ensure our answers are accurate. The part I liked most was figuring out the problem by following the right strategies.
Shadows stretched across the horizon as the air turned crisp and biting against my downy feathers. A sudden, powerful gust of wind shoved against my back, forcing me to sink my sharp talons deeper into the rough, fibrous bark of the ancient branch. All around me, the forest danced wildly, with silver leaves tossing and turning in the arctic breeze. I widened my binocular eyes, scanning the obsidian darkness for any sign of movement. High above, the haunting whistles of the elder owls echoed through the trees, beckoning me to join their dance. My wings felt like lead weights, and a shiver of trepidation rippled through my small, compact body, nearly drowning out my dreams of flight.
Tonight was the night I would fly for the first time, or is it?
Suddenly, the safety of my sturdy branch vanished as a violent gale screamed through the canopy. The ancient wood groaned under my weight, and a sharp crack echoed through the silent woods. My heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird. As the fibrous bark slipped from my talons, leaving me tumbling into the empty, cold air. I was no longer a spectator of the night and I was going to fall headfirst into the unknown below me. The sensation of the wind brushed against my ears as I was falling.
At that very moment while I was falling, my vision became a blur and I could see leaves swooping at me. Whilst my pending doom, my instincts collided with my fear. I fought with the urge to unfurl my wings against the strong wind. The air bellowed with roars in my ears and for a heart stop second, I felt a gust of wind against my wings. I was spinning out of control, desperate to find a way to turn this deadly fall into a graceful flight.
When I felt the dense wind, almost a flicker of desire came to me. I overcame my fears and chose to flap my trembling wings in a desperate need of help. I felt freedom and celebrated in triumph. Looking back at my branch, I learnt that my instincts were stronger than my fear, and the sky was exactly where I was meant to be.
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This week we wrote a narritive inspired by a book called “Fly by night”. In this activity, we got into pairs or threes if needed and drew something called a ‘ Wabble Gabble’, which is basically a map leading to each part of the story. Then, we learnt about POV’s and 1-3 person words. This narritive we had to use Gem to give us more detailed examples. Finally, we were simplying our paragraphs and added onto it with questions provided from Gem.
Last week, LS2 had to inference/predict Maori and British thought during the TOW.
LI: To explore possible expectations intrested parties had the day the Treaty was signed.
Last week, LS2 made videos on Haliuo AI based off of different perspectives. We used images and inserted our prompt with a start and end frame.
This week for maths, we learned about subtraction and addition problems. If you need help on addition algorithim, you should read this DLO. Addition is basically based off of carrying numbers and adding. I enjoyed these equations and will set a goal to acheive better.
Today in LS2, we were learning about subtraction in algorithim. Algorithim is a step by step way to solve an equation. Subtraction is a way to solve questions and discembles numbers from one another for a different answer. I enjoyed learning properly how to solve subtraction using algorithim and I learned how to solve it in algorithim in easy steps.
Annex and Diary Persecuted
During 1942 there was war in Amsterdam and Jewish people had to hide in the annex with a curfew set to 8pm. If the Jewish people in general didn’t obey, the Germans would’ve killed us or we would’ve gotten beaten. A young girl named Anne Frank wrote about this war in her diary. For clarification, she was one of the Jewish pupils ( us).
The secret annex was quiet except for the creaks on the floorboards, the loud bangs from the raids and the noisy clock ticking from the outside. We migrated into the annex and had to stay silent so the Germans couldn’t catch us. The area was really cramped because there was a crowd of people staying there. The space was very basic and was continuously creaking, We, Jewish individuals had to hide or else we would get persecuted by the Germans. Anne Frank usually entered the information into her diary all the time.
The mattresses on the single beds were comfortable, but the rails on the side were very rusty. We commonly had to read books to improve our English, which made our language more formal. The air felt very stuffy because there were windows but every last one had to cover and close the windows or consequently the Germans would have caught us. Whilst bored we would get binoculars and would use it to spy on neighbours for entertainment but when it got dark we had to seal the windows shut to make it become inaccessible towards the Germans. August 1944, our hiding place was discovered and was later arrested. The footsteps of the Germans freaked us out and mixed feelings filled the room of silence. One year later, Otto (Anne’s father) returned from Amsterdam and fulfilled Anne’s wish by publishing her diary. As we observed how we were living, you could see how apathetic the Germans deeply affected us citizens’ mental and physical well beings.
When I see an old dim, compact room, with piles of plates lying on the counter. We could see gloomy rooms and how the sunlight would hover over our beds. Living in the annex felt very packed and stuffy, looking based on our entertainment tells us how bored out of our minds we became. Although Anne had her diary to write in whenever she became bored and there was a board game in the Van Pels room, boredom always came towards us. It was the Stock change board game that Peter Van Pel got gifted for his 16th Birthday. Sharing a room gave consequences and would force us to gain liability for our possessions.
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This week, LS2 was learning about Anne Frank. She was a German girl and Jewish victim of the Holocaust who is famous for keeping a diary of her experiences and publishing it as a book after her death. We learnt about what she went through and summarised her story and did the story as first person. Gemini helped us to explain our situation and gave us good questions to write off of.
This is my agent of change, yesterday we had to create a vision board about our future and what we will do to deserve and acheive them. I have made this with determination and motivation and to help me go foward. This will be my vision and I hope this motivates you to set goals for your future.
Malo, my name is Micaela and I’m in year 7 Panmure Bridge School. I’m excited to be in LS2 because I have teachers that are fun to be around. I like playing a variety of sports such as rugby, volleyball, and basketball. For this year, I am excited for tech and other activities coming up.
My goal for 2026 is to improve my learning and work towards becoming a school leader.