Acidemic Progess

Contributions Made to My School

Merit Mentions X5
Sport Mentions X2

Term 1

Writing Workshop
Pen license
School Swimming

Term 2

Class Leader
Website Tutorials
Coca Cola netball
Chocolate Fundraising
Librarian
Merit Certificate

Term 3


Term 4

Letter to Protect Maui's Dolphins

Dear Prime Minster

My name is Shannon, and I am a year seven student. Two classes at our school have been researching the endangered Maui’s dolphins. We are very concerned about the decline in population. There are approximately 100 Maui’s dolphins left in New Zealand. Between 30-40 years ago there were around 1000 Maui’s alive and now only 10% remain.

So why are these dolphins dying so quickly?
Fishing nets made of nylon are a big problem. Maui’s dolphins eco-location does not bounce off the nets but it does on the fish inside. The dolphins swim in to eat the fish and become stuck. Since they can’t swim backwards they stay there and drown.

Plastic bags are also a problem. Plastic bags that are dumped in our gutters and on the beach end up in there habitats. They eat plastic bags that they confuse for food.

So what can we do to protect these animals?
We can ban fishing nets in their habitats. Pick up plastic bags near gutters and on the beach, even if they don’t belong to you. We can put up signs in Maui’s Dolphins habitat, so people will take more notice and be more cautious. Also you can call 0800 4 MAUI when you think you have seen a Maui’s Dolphins.

Please help us stop the decline of our precious Maui’s Dolphins. We don’t have much time left. We need to take action now.

Yours Sincerely
Shannon

Protect Maui's

Our room have been researching about the endangered Maui's dolphins. We have had a visit from a representative from W.W.F. The lady that visited us inspired our room to send emails to the Prime Minster, D.O.C and Green. We emailed them so they can try to make a difference to the dropping numbers. We have also done mini projects about Maui's dolphins. Some facts about the Maui's dolphins are....

• They only live in the North island of New Zealand
• There are only around 111 Maui's dolphins alive in New Zealand
• They feed on small fish and squid
• When diving under water they can hold their breath for around 3 minutes
  

Computer classroom

Our school has a new purpose built digital classroom. The room has around 16 computers with a cap of 30 students. The ratio is 1-2. The purpose of this classroom is to increase I.C.T skills. The room is a year 7 class so the students can continue with their skills through to year 8. The pupils in this class have been taught the following.

Microsoft Office
- Word
-Excel
-Power point

Apple works
-Spreadsheet
-Apple works

i-Works
-Pages
-Keynotes

i-programmes
- i-movie
-i-tunes
-i-photo
-i-DVD

Google
-bookmarking
-Gmail
-Advanced search
-Preferences

Individual blogs
Customize the desktop
Connect to the sever
Apple short cut keys

We have done many projects using the computer witch have turned out really well. Students in our room have an Home Directory where they can save their work too. Being in a computer room is really awesome because it has worked well with getting work finished and published, it has also been an great educational experience.