Multiple Intelligence

This term we are learning about Multiple intelligence. There is difference kinds of intelligence which are I.C.T, Verbal/linguistic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Body/Kinesthic, Visual/spacial, Musical, Natuarelistic and logical/Mathmatical intelligence. Thse are also like the smarts but different names.

These are my results that shows my strengths and the things that I need to improve on.

As you can see my top 2 strengths are interpersonal and intrapersonal.

Also the intelligence that I really want to improve on is Musical.

A awesome session of Badminton

As soon as the second bell rang room 22 was lined up outside getting ready to have a session of badminton. Our instructor was a lady called Laureen who was from the Auckland Badminton Club.

We did lots of different activies. The first activity was to learn how to control the shuttle by hitting it gently with the badminton racket, which kind of looked just like a tennis racket. It was really hard at first but when I got the hang of it, it was starting to be easy to handle.

Out of all the activies that we did my favourite one was trying to hit the shuttle into the bin, which was in the middle of the hall. We had to grab 5 shuttles each and take five steps back from the bin which also formed a circle. After that we all had to hit it in. This was also helping us how to serve.

The session was really fun I also learned how to do cool tricks like trying to hit it under your legs. I look forward for the next sessions.

The design Process Furniture for the street

As part of our topic Bigger Better Faster stronger, Ms Tito had given us a task and it was also about going through the design process. To start it off we had to identify a need within the senior block. Our need was about the student not respecting the street. So to fix it we had to come up with a solution to fix the problem. The solution that we came up with was to build furniture for our area so that the street becomes a place where the seniors will love and respect. Also that it won’t affect the stakeholders.

The next part to the design process was to research. We used our notebooks to get online to research some cool ideas with what we are building. Also we had to think about the important attribute such as Is it safe, innovative, practical, creative and size. As we researched our ideas we also reflect on the ideas that we research and by reflecting on it we did a P.M.I chart which stands for Positive Minus Interesting.

After all the research we did we than had to generate our ideas by taking our favourite designs and modifying it so that it becomes our own. We also had make sure that it was Creative, Innovated, Practical and if we wanted to we could also visualize some ideas that we wanted to design. As I was generating I was also evaluating at the same time.


The part that I’m up to now is Finding solution. I am making a prototype so that I can find the problems of making it and with the problems that I find I then change it so that it becomes practical to make.


This is where I am up to, I also feel good that I will get the things that needs to be done by the end of this term.

The design Process Furniture for the street

As part of our topic Bigger Better Faster stronger, Ms Tito had given us a task and it was also about going through the design process. To start it off we had to identify a need within the senior block. Our need was about the student not respecting the street. So to fix it we had to come up with a solution to fix the problem. The solution that we came up with was to build furniture for our area so that the street becomes a place where the seniors will love and respect. Also that it won’t affect the stakeholders.

The next part to the design process was to research. We used our netbooks to get online to reseach some cool ideas with what we are buliding. Also we had to think about the important atribute such as Is it safe, innovative, practical, creative and size. As we researched our ideas we also reflect on the ideas that we reseach and by reflecting on it we did a P.M.I chart which stands for Positive Minus Intersting.

After all the research we did we than had to generate our ideas by taking our favourite designs and modifying it so that it becomes our own. We also had make sure that it was Creative, Innovated, Practical and if we wanted to we could also visualize some ideas that we wanted to design. As I was generating I was also evaluating at the same time.

The part that I’m up to now is Finding solution. I am making a prototype so that I can find the problems of making it and with the problems that I find I then change it so that it becomes practical to make.

This is where I am up to, I also feel good that I will get the things that needs to be done by the end of this term.

League Session

On Thursday we had a Rugby League Session with Sio Siua Taukeiaho and he plays for the 2011 Vodafone Junior squad. Here is a little slideshow with some captions created in picasa that shows some of the things that we did.

League Session

On Thursday the 22nd of June 2011, room 22 had a opportunity to have a league session with Sio Siua Taukeiaho. He plays for the 2011 Vodafone Junior Warrior squad. We did alot of cool activity’s.

One of the activity that we did during the session was, Sio Siua split us up into 4 groups and each group had to line up on there own line of cones. After that the person in front of the line has to hold onto a league ball and then has to zig zag through the people that are lined up. Once they zig zag through all the people that person then has to sprint back to the yellow line and place the ball down like getting a try. This was also a competition against the other groups.

I had a go at doing it and I got to say it was fun and a bit hard at the same time trying to zig zag through people.

To finish off the session we had a fun game called kick tennis and it’s was also my favourite activity. One of the groups had to combine with one of the other group and that was the same for the other two groups. Then we ended up with 2 groups. We were given 3 balls each. With those 3 balls we had to kick the ball to the other team but above there shoulders. When the ball goes over to the other team they are meant to catch it and then kick it back to the opposite team. Not to mention there were also rules and they were if you don’t catch the ball you are out, If you move away from the ball when its coming towards you, you are out and also with you kick the ball to low you are also out.

I really enjoyed the league session and I hope we have another opportunity like this.

The science roadshow

Last week on Thursday the 9th of June 2011 the year 7 & 8 walked down to Tamaki College for a science roadshow. This was meant to help us get a better understanding of our new topic for this term which is Bigger, Better, Faster and Stronger. There were lot of awesome exhibit to look at.

As I said before we were split into groups of six, I was also one the people that were leaders. The people that were in my group were Maree Michael, Rose and Ilalio. As we got there the leaders had to go and and choose a exhibit from the following area to report about. The exhibit that I chose to do was about Heat. One of the theme in the exhibit was about heat and colour and thats what my group chose to report about. The things that was included in this exhibit was that you had to push this button so that the lights turns and then you had to watch the sensitive panels and see what it does.

From this exhibit I found out that the light bounces of the colour that is heat sensitive. For example, Black grabs all the heat and nothing bounces off and colour says I grab some heat and bounce some off. Also I think that the science idea demonstrated that the different colour absorbs different amount of heat.

After studying the exhibit that we chose to report about, I decided then to go around and and experience some of the other science road show. My Favourite one was the Magic Hand. You had to Put your hand on one of the round theremin, then you had to move your hand around on the other round theremin and it will make a sound.

I really enjoyed the science roadshow and it also helped me get a better understanding of our topic. I also hope we get to do this kind of thing next year!