Camp Keswick

Day 1 @ Keswick Camp

During last week, camp Keswick was filled of Point England's 2013 year 8's. We ventured on our way down to Rotorua heading to Keswick. That was where we had our year 8 camp. Our bus ride was at least three hours long, but lucky enough we had a few stops on the way. Our first stop was at a reserve which was where we had lunch. At the Reserve we had lunch and also skimmed rocks on the water. We found out that there was a lot of muscles at the lake.

After our break from the bus we had to go strait back on our next destination was a dam. When we arrived at the dam we went for a walk around. If you looked down the dam you could see a great big whole with a little lake down the side. But if you looked on the other side there was so much water I found it quite cool because it was really dry on the other side. Some of the teachers were a little scared of heights which was funny because they told us not to look down and pretend to push them off.

When we finished our walk we went back on the bus for the last time and headed down to Keswick camp. It was really cool because they had a big field to play in and all the girls also had their own sort of cabins. After we unpacked we had to go back onto the bus and we drove to a hill which we walked up. The mountain was really bug to walk through. It was 3.8 kilometers. The first day of camp was fun and I couldn't wait for the next.

Day 2 @ Keswick Camp

Thank You!

WOW! I just can't believe that my time at P.t England School is almost coming to an end. I really love this school and all the people in it. I have meet new people and made heaps of friends. First of all I would like to say a HUGE  thank you to Mr Burt and Mrs Burt. These two people have tried to make this school  more productive and have tried to improve our students academic records. I would also like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all of my teachers who have taught me through all my years at P.t England. They along the way have help me to go on the right path and have help me to get where I am now. So again a BIG thank you to all of my teachers. I will truly miss you next year.

Now to all of my friends, I have grown to love each and everyone of you, I could almost say that you are my family. Each of you have your own personality and I know some of us are going to different collages but I hope we all keep in touch. Thank you for sticking up for me during those tough times and thank you for helping me when I need you guys. I wish all of you good luck and I hope you will have fun during your way through life.

Maths Questions...

Balloon Thrust Investigation.

The extension group did some research about thrust. Our investigation consisted of a balloon, straw,tape and a string. The room was full of laughter and disappointing sighs. The three pictures below show our predictions, findings and changes we made during this time. We all had three chances to try and improve our balloon thrust.

Outlook For Someday

The year 7 and 8's as well as a few others had the opportunity to work with two people to come and teach us more about the Outlook For Someday. There names were Chris and Ilia. They taught us about society, economy, environment and culture.

The first activity was to find out the differences between sustainability, economy, society and environment. After we split into groups we got handed a puzzle which we had to figure out. The puzzle has pictures about sustainability, economy, society and environment. We all finished at about the same time. So we quickly moved onto the next activity.

Our next activity was to make a short movie about ether sustainability, economy, society and environment. My group chose to make a short movie revolving around the environment. Our Plan was to make an instruction video of how to look after the environment. I played as a bird while Jasmine and Vivienne were the hosts of the show. Shoal was also the camera person/actor.

Making the movie was really quite funny. Since I was the bird I made it difficult because I really didn't wan't to be in the first place. Below is the movie that my group and I had made. I hope you enjoy.

Brooklyn Maths

1. Trevor has to drive 422 km’s. He looks at his odometer and sees he has gone 289 kms. How much further has he got to go?

289 + ? = 422
289 + 11 = 300
300 + 122 = 422
11 + 122 = 133

2. The shop is selling jandals for $9 a pair.  They have sold $486 worth of jandals so far. How many pairs have they sold?

9 x 50 = 450
9 x 4 = 36
50 + 4 = 54

3. Sam was giving away some of his marbles. He has 96 altogether. He said to his friend Ben, “You can choose to have  ¼  of them all or ⅔   of ½ of them.” Which should Ben choose?

96 1/2 = 48

1/4 of 48

4 x 10 = 40

4 x 2 = 8

4 divided by 48 = 12 x 1 = 12

2/3 of 48

3 x 10 = 30

3 x 6 = 18

3 divided by 48 = 16 x 2 = 32

4. The A Softball team has scored 72 goals over the season so far. The is 6 times more than what the B Softball team has scored. How many goals has the B team scored in the season so far?

72 x 6 =

70 x 6 = 420

2 x 6 =12

420 + 12 = 432

5. 7 of the class are not going on camp. The ¾ of the class are. How many are in the class altogether

7 x 4 = 28

7 x 3 = 21

28 + 21 = 49

6. There are  8 boxes. Each box has 25 apples in it. How many apples are there altogether?

25 x 8 =

8 x 20 = 160

8 x 8 = 64

160 + 64 = 224

7. There are 24 classes at school. ⅜  of them are Year 1 or 2 teams. How many is this?

3/8 of 24 = 9

24 divided by 8 = 3

1/8 = 3

3/8 = 9

8. In the hop, skip and jump (Triple Jump) the record for  men is 18.29m whereas the record for women is 15.5m. How much longer is the men’s record than the women’s.

15.5 + .5 = 16

16 + 2 = 18

18. + .29 = 18.29

.95 + .29 = 3.24

3.24 + 2 = 5.24

9.There is a bottle of juice on the table that holds 3.5litres. Ana pours out a cup of juice that is .895ml. How much juice is left?

.895 + ? = 3.5

.895 + .105 = 1 + 2.5 = 3.5

2.5 + .105 = 2.605

10. The school has been donated packets of felt pens to share out evenly between the 22 classes. How many feltpen packets does each class get if they got given 308 packets?

308 divided by 22.

22 x ? = 308

22 x 10 = 220 r 88

22 x 4 = 88

10 + 4 =14

11. Tiana saved the same amount each week after 16 weeks she had saved $96. How much money had she saved after 6 weeks?

16 = 96
8 = 48
6 = 42

12:

Louisa gets 37/40 for her test. What percentage did she get correct?

40 = 100%

37 = 92.5 %
30 = 90%
20 = 50%
4 = 10 %

Brooklyn and Roezala's Maths Strategy

1. The world record for throwing a cellphone in 2012 was 102.68 metres. James attempted to beat the record but only managed to throw 97.89m. How much was he short by?

97.89 + ?= 102.68

97.89+ .11 = 98.0

98+ 4.68 = 102.68

.11 + 4.68 = 4.79

2. Teams are allowed up to 14 players in the touch competition. If there are 168 players altogether how many teams are there?

14x 10=140

28 divided by 4= 2

10+2 = 12

3. Tiaki is fixing part of his fence. The pickets he needs are .68m long each. How many metres of timber does he need to cut up 45 pickets?

0.68 x 45 =

0.68 x 20 = 13.6

0.68 x 20 = 13.6
0.68 x 5 = 3.4
27.2 + 3.4 = 30.6

4. Sammie measured the distance from his bedroom door to the lounge and it was 5.2m.  It was an extra 2.9 to the couch. What was the total distance from his bedroom to the couch?

5.2m +2.9 =?

5.2+. 9= 6.1

6.1+ 2= 8.1