The Flag

Wait- I can gather, evaluate and synthesise information across a small range of texts.

NZ Should Change Its Flag?

Reason/Evidence For Changing	Evidence Category (highlight)		Reason/Evidence For Keeping the Flag the Same	Evidence Category (Highlight)
We need a flag which is more symbolic of New Zealand as a free, independent country with its own culture.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		The flag represents the history that makes us uniquely Kiwi.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion
The current flag has the Union Jack in the left hand corner reflecting our colonial heritage. Numerous other countries, most notably Australia, also have the Union Jack in the first quarter.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		With the timeless symbol of the Southern Cross and the blue of the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea, our flag celebrates our special connection to the sea and sky and makes it representative of us now and into the future.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion
A new flag will inspire us as a nation for New Zealanders there is far greater inspiration and identification with the silver fern.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		New Zealanders treasure our flag. It will be flown at Gallipoli when we remember the centenary of the Anzac landings.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion
New Zealand's current flag is similar to, perhaps, another hundred or so other official flags.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		Since 1902 when the New Zealand flag was adopted, our forces have served under it.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion`
The silver fern has come to represent the heart of the nation when it really counts.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		It was featured at the final of the Cricket World Cup and was held at the Rugby World Cup.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion
The existing flag has strong colonial links, lacks identity and does not reflect the strengths of our culture today	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion		People are proud to be called Kiwi and will be an iconic symbol when thousands of New Zealanders commemorate this Anzac Day.	Common Knowledge Personal Opinion Statistics Expert Opinion
Overall the evidence for this side is strong/weak/uncertain… because This side of the story was strong because they used persuasive  language and strong words. They also used their own opinion in their story as we defined.			Overall the evidence for this side is strong/weak/uncertain… because Strong,  because all of those reasons wore persuasive and there were some strong words that linked a sentence all together.

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Reading post (S.M.L term 1 week 7)

Reading

Type of text is Persuasive.

 The text is called Let's make it safe for our kids to foot it home from school.

I really liked how she tried to persuade the readers, I also liked how she gave heaps of detail in her persuasive text of writing.

Text type is Informative.
The text is called What is
I really liked he gave heaps of facks about Rugby and I liked how he gave heaps of detail in all of his writing.

Dance

On Friday the year 7/8s had Dance, and on that day we got to find out how aw dance parter was. I got Ginny. the to dancers that we learnt was the rock and rollweel and the waltz. We had dance after lunch till 3:00 clock. here are some of the songs we dance to Waltz and the rock and rollweel. Dance is fun because we get to dance to different songs and learn new dancers.

Koru Games 2015!!!!

Over the last three days........ 

I really enjoyed playing football for Koru Games because it was hald in the Selwyn Disteric, football was played at the Prebletion creaket club.

I really improved on my Deffence in centra back and centre and left mid.

My presawal goal for next term in to play touch for the A team because I think it would be a esiar conpation.

Overall I found Koru Games challanging because in was a hard conpation because we were put in the wong pool, because we were vsing A teams insted of B teams.

Te Reo

Te Reo

WALT-Praictic our Mihi off bye heart and to say it out loud to others.

This shows that I can say my Mihi out loud to know then one or two people, the hole of Y 7/8 students at Te Reo.

I have been working on saying my mihi out loud to three our more people. (Y 7/8 students)

My next step is to say my mihi out loud, so I can gaine more conferdins.

Science

Science 

In Science today we were using Vinegar, Baking Soda. Water and Citric  aced at Science, also we used one tea spoon one Table spoon a empty  beer bottle and a to small cups. (same size)It was fun because there was Chemical Reactions. e.g A empty beer bottle 3/4 fill, get a balloon and stretch it (don't break it) put one tea spoon of Baking Soda and one tea spoon of Citric Aced. Put the (carefully) on the top of the bottle lift the balloon up, the Baking Soda and Citric Aced should full down to the water there should be a chemical reaction, the balloon should blow up a bit and it will stay up. Until you take the balloon off.