Year 8 graduation movie

It has been a wonderful year with our Year 8 students. We are sad to see them go but excited for the adventures which lie before them. 

Positive behaviour for learning presentation by Tupou

Project shoes

Room 7 have taken on a great project to design shoes for the elderly. This week, each student has been working hard on their design and thinking about the needs of our clientele. The final designs will be posted soon and they are absolutely amazing. Watch this space!

Respect and Rangimarie is important in our school. Candice has created this poster to teach our viewers about our values.

We are a PB4L school. Viliami created this poster to show our school values.

Glenbrae School Camp 2019

Camp is a special event for all our Year 7 and 8 students. It happens every two years and is memorable time for the students and the staff involved. 

At camp we learnt about,

• the Treaty of Waitangi
• the evolution of the flags of New Zealand
• the history of New Zealand places - Kerikeri and Russell
• the early settlers, whaling, missionaries

We also learnt how to 

• kayak
• develop friendships
• work in teams
• be resilient and cope with change and challenges
• be more independent
• have fun
• look out for each other
• respect our fauna 

Genomics stage 1 completion

We have now completed Stage 1 of ur Genomics learning. Learning about cells is really interesting for all of us. The process of learning is multimodal. We have learnt from reading, viewing videos, looking at images and also each other.

Mrs Tofa created a test to test our knowledge about cells. The test was on a Google Form which marks the test for you at the end. There are 3 people who got full marks for the test with the rest getting scored between 12-19. Room for more revision Mrs Tofa said.

Here is the test. Give it a go if you would like.

Room 7 Camp 2019 Movie

Day 1 - Monday 9 September

This morning, the Glenbrae School car park was full by 7.15 am. Students carrying their bags everywhere and parents giving their children the last advise about having fun and being safe at camp.

At 7.45 am, the bus was loaded with the luggage, students and staff onboard, karakia for our safe journey was done by Mrs Raj and we departed for our destination of the Bay of Islands.

The only stop we made on our way was at Whangarei for lunch. It was a welcome break as we all wanted to stretch our legs. Once we finished lunch, we all jumped on the bus, did our head count (the first of many for this camp) and headed for the Treaty Grounds.

At exactly 12.15 pm, we arrived at Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Our driver Maiki parked the bus in a safe area and we all came off the bus eager to meet our Adventure for Good guides Magnus and Chris.

After a brief introduction game, we were introduced to Whaea Roi who was our Treaty of Waitangi tour guide. Whaea Roi gave us all a sticker for the Treaty Grounds and led us to the marae where we were to be welcomed with a powhiri.

The powhiri was a wonderful and important part of our introduction to the marae and our camp. When we entered the whare nui, we first had to take our shoes off. Once inside we were treated to a live performance by the kapahaka group. They sang with enthusiasm and great talent. At the end of their performance our students who are in the kapahaka group for school performed for them. It was a lovely exchange of Maori culture between our group and theirs.

After the performances, we came outside where we learnt about the flags of New Zealand. Whaea Roi was pleasantly surprised at how much we already knew about the history of Aotearoa. After our korero outside, we then went into James Busby's house for a visit. Instantly inside the boys were attracted to the interactive information. We were happy to be inside the house where they drafted the treaty. We also discussed how in our learning, we have discovered the treaty was not carefully crafted for its purpose.

After we left the Busby residence, we headed for the museum. Our time in the museum was cut short because we were running out of time. However, during our tour we did learn a lot of facts about the treaty and the early settlers as well as the Maori people.

After bidding farewell to Whaea Roi, we boarded our bus and headed for Kororareka. The ferry ride was short and we were so hoping to see some dolphins as past camps have witnessed dolphins swimming near the ferry. Unfortunately, no such luck for us.

Once we arrived at our camp base Orongo Holiday Park, we eagerly took our luggage off the bus and took them into our cabins. While we were eager to have a break and relax in our cabins, Chris and Magnus had team building activities they wanted us to participate in. The activity involved being in our camp groups and stringing a rope through our clothing so we were all connected. We then had to search for clues around the camp site using a map. The activity did make us work together and also sort out some differences in our ideas about working as a team.

At dinner time, we were all tired but still full of energy. Dinner was fish and chips which we enjoyed. We were also treated to juice. Yes! Juice. After writing our reflections, we were sent to our cabins to shower and get ready for bed. Well going to bed proved difficult for some who were full of energy and excitement. It took a good few hours to ensure all were asleep, especially the boys. Poor teachers had to walk around outside the cabins like security guards.

At the end of the first day, we have travelled many kilometres, learnt a lot, laughed a lot, shed some tears as we were missing our families but most of all full of excitement for the next four days.

Siosaia's create work for Maths

AJ showing he solved word problems he was solving in Maths.

A thank you to Graeme Edwards

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne Circle

Glen Innes

Auckland

Dear Graeme Edwards,

My name is Candice and I am writing this letter to you, to show my appreciation for your effort to sponsor our Duffy books.

Thank you for taking it upon yourself to sponsor our Duffy books. Your kind act shows your willingness to help us with our education. 

Duffy books are great for our education because it enables us to read for enjoyment at school and at home. I like having the opportunity to pick any books I want. The selection of books are always exciting. 

Your sponsorship means a lot to us and we are very grateful. I know it will cost you financially but hope you will be able to understand the impact your kindness has on our education.

Yours sincerely

Candice 

Gratitude for our Duffy books

Glenbrae School

103 Leybourne Circle

Glen Innes

Auckland

Dear Rotary Pakuranga,

Thank you Rotary Pakuranga for sponsoring our school for the past few years for our Duffy Books. Through your assistance we have enjoyed reading many educational and fun books. 

Thank you for allowing us to choose which books we would like. The selection of books are always exciting and new. 

I have enjoyed taking my Duffy books home. Some of my favourite books are Bad guys, Amulek and Tom Gates. My friends and I have really enjoyed reading these books. 

I wish you all the best for the future.

Yours sincerely

Iki 

Silent time, testing time, all is calm, brains are bright...

Mrs Tofa just thought she'd make up a song while observing Room 7 take their Maths test today (refer to blog title). We have been doing a lot of learning in Fractions and today, Room 7 took part in a test using Google forms to test how much they have been able to learn. Reflections of test videos will be up soon.

AJ's information report about the beginning of life on our planet

The beginning of life

Three and a half billion years ago life emerged in the oceans. Then 425 million years ago living things started to move on land. Therefore, life first started in the sea. 

The four elements which made life possible are water, air, light and energy. Life began with simple organisms and have evolved throughout time to the complex organisms living today.

Vegetation covered our planet earth and throughout the millions of years an amazing variety of ecosystems and habitats developed.

Different creatures evolved to survive and thrive in different habitats. The creatures have developed strategies to adapt on land, they also evolved as allies, adversaries and enemies. Life has changed throughout the past billion years, creatures went from a blob until it started to form and evolve into full creatures. 

For the past 162 million years Eutherians evolved into primates. Primates learned to hunt, love and fight. Primates lived for about 2 million years before evolving into humans.

Candice writes about preserving our planet

Preserving our planet

Quote:

Man did not weave the web

of life, he is merely a strand

in it. Whatever he does to 

the web, he does to himself.

Life started in the sea 3.6 billion years ago. Sea creatures lived in the sea and moved to land 425 million years ago. Scientists believe that humans came really late. Humans came 8 million years after the earth was created. 

Each living thing on the earth is important for the survival of all living things. For example, if the bees and other pollinators disappear, the tiger will vanish within a year. Mankind will disappear in three years and all other life on earth will soon follow. 

Bees and pollinators are vital to the survival of planet earth because they spread pollen and help the regrowth of plants. Plants are essential to the survival of animals and humans. 

The implications for humans is to help the survival of these important living things. Pollution is causing many negative effects to planet earth. If we don’t look after our planet, more living things will become extinct and human survival will be impossible in the future.