Music structural charts

Today we learn how to make and read structural charts.
We learnt this because it will help us make music and our own song        s

Harpsichord and Piano difference

On a harpsichord the strings are plunked and on a piano the strings are hit with hammers

Baroque and classical music (Bailey and Sam)

• Baroque music is more upbeat than classical music.
• Classical music is slow which makes it sound depressing.
• Baroque music was originated from 1600 to 1750.
• Classical music was originated from 1730 to 1820.
• They are both a western type of music.

Year 8 Challenges 2016

Tramping at Mikonui Reflection

I arrive at school ready for the tramp I'm so excited to get going we get in the cars and off we go we get to the start of the tramp but the cows were on the track so we had to wait. When we started walking the pack was really heavy and made my shoulders hurt but after a while, I got used to it.

That night at the hunt we did a solo, wich is when we get left in the bush for 20 minutes and all we are allowed to do is sit there and wait, we had a notepad to write and draw on, it was kinda scary but I got through it.

Overall it was an awesome trip and everyone had lots of fun

My Debate journey

We just had our 6th class debate! Debating is really fun, you have to be really good at thinking on the spot.


Debating taught me to Think ‘on-the-spot’ and form counter-arguments/rebuttals during the debate, and also collaborate with my teammates to organise our arguments.
After all I really like debating and I'm looking forward for the next one.

Skiing at Temple Basin [Reflection]

This trip has defiantly been the best trip so far I learnt to never give up, skiing was a great experience and I hope that I will be able to go skiing again.

I was disappointed that I couldn't ski the first day, it was so annoying I really wanted to be able to ski but a couldn't everyone else knew how to stop and turn and I was still learning to stop.
The second day me and a few other people had a late start and had less time skiing but when I got out there I learn to turn and stop I was really proud of myself and I started going up the tow rope and skied down the mountain. Now was one of the hardest part of the trip using the nutcracker so I could go even higher up the mountain, I fell off about five times before I got the Nutcracker on the rope and even then I wasn't very good at using it so I kept trying and after about another six tries I could just fling the Nutcracker over the rope.