The power of persuasion...

Right now in Room 12B a hot topic is the NZ Flag debate. We have had some fiery discussions and debates as to whether the flag should remain as it is, or if it is time for change. To rally up support for our side (whichever that may be), we are all writing a persuasive piece. Arguments involve national identity, the economy, representations of cultures, our history, war veterans, national pride and more. Which side are you on? 

Here is a little of what we have done so far:

We looked at samples of persuasive writing to see which persuasive writing techniques are the most powerful:

We made a plan of our ideas before writing: 

We look forward to sharing more soon.

Treemendous painting!

A few of us got together with some students from Hillary house to paint our artwork frames outside in the new Treemendous site. We cannot wait to see the art go up next!
P.S. Work on the Treemendous site is coming along well, we'd love to see you there this Saturday (23rd May) to give us a hand!

HBHS Cultural Performance

At last week's assembly HNI were very lucky to have the HBHS cultural groups perform. Both their Kapahaka and Pasifika groups are extremely talented and passionate about their art. What a treat!

Paper plane innovation

This term our inquiry is Movers and Shakers - with a focus on innovation. Here we are innovating on the humble paper plane to make it fly as far as possible. We had great fun! Well done to Joel's group and Luis's group for the best innovation!

TREEmendous ART!!!

At HNI, all classes are in the process of creating a unique piece of corrugated iron artwork to be permanently displayed outside in the new Treemendous makeover area. For homework last week we all came up with a design to put forward. Our theme is flora and fauna. Here are some of the favourites.

Next step is putting the winning design onto the iron! Watch this space...

Fractions in maths

This term we're all about fractions in room 12B.

Here is a video made by Hayley and Tayla demonstrating how to add fractions with unlike denominators by finding the lowest common denominator. Can you spot what their next step is?