Women In The War

Today we started doing stuff about the war. We had to make a DLO about women in the war. We have to learn about the women in the war so we can tell our kids if we have them about the war. The DLO had questions and answers. Here is the DLO.

Planet Detective

Today we had to create a DLO about Mercury and its atmosphere. The DLO has the questions and answers. We had to compare stuff. The DLO was about planets. Here is my DLO.

Growth Mindset

For the past weeks in wānanga we have been doing growth mindset. Today I just finished it. We had to answer some questions and some definitions on some words. Here is my work.

World War 1

For the past week we had to create a DLO about the WW1. The DLO had the questions in it and the answers in it. It was cool to learn about the war because my great great Granddad was in world war ll. Here is the DLO.

Animal Cost

Today in hurumanu 6 we are learning what are the cost to get animal. We had to do it with a pear. My pear was Alexia. The animals were Turtle, Dog, Rat/Mouse, Cat, Rabbit/Guinea Pig and Fish. Whats on the slide is what the setup cost is. Here is my work.

Egg Drop Challenge

Today we had to do a egg drop. Egg drop is a challenge you do and you have to try and not make it break. We could of done it with groups. My group was with Leo, Shanaya, Casey. We did some much layers that the egg didn't break. The materials we used made the egg not break because it was soft and there was lots. The materials we used were fluff, bubble wrap, tape and newspaper.

100 Word Challange

Today in wānanga we had to do the hundred word challenge. It was hard to make it to a hundred words because I didn't know what to write it about but I still got it done. We could of chosen to do it about music or a photo or we could do both. I did the music. Here is the music video link and my work.

Today was a really bad day. My friends said they would come with me to the Museum to come and look at the war with me but instead they went and egged my house. I knowed that they were fake. I just don't know how to stop being friends with them. I still went to the Museum. Instead of going to the war part of the Museum I went to the space part. In the space part there was a room I went into. The room was calm, it had light hanging down the roof and calm music coming in.

Gavity

Today we are learning about Gravity. Gravity is a big part of our life. We had some question to answer. Some of the answers have to do with planets. Here are the answers.

1. No, not all the gravity is the same on the planets.

2. The more mass you have is more gravity you have.

3. On Jupiter I would feel like I am 70.2kg. On Mercury I would feel like I  am 11.3kg. 

4. You would collapse if your have a higher gravity. If you have a lower gravity you would jump higher and easy.

Needs And Wants

Last week on friday we learnt about Needs and Wants. We had to create a DLO about it. The DLO had to show us what we need and what we want.  We had to show what needs are and what wants are. Here is my DLO.

Sphero

Today we tried something new. We did spheros. It was new for me to do because I haven't done it before and I'm not good with robots. We did it in groups and my group was with Shelby and Felicity. We had to use a app called Sphero Edu. We used drive to move it around. We had to cut out pieces of paper for the obstacles we had to go through. Here is a photo

Letter To Mars Desert Research Station

Yesterday I finished my storyteller questions. Since I finished the questions I have to do the fast finish task. The fast finish is to write a letter to the Mars Desert Research Station. Here is my letter.

Dear Mars Desert Research Station.

I think i might be good at staying there because I have a lot of good ideas and I don't talk to my family much. I'm not good a socialising but I can still talk to people and have a good conversation. I am really good at making ideas as long as other people give me something to think about. I am a bit fast so if there is en emergency happening and we need to run I could get out fast. I am good at cleaning so if I am not doing anything I could clean the place.

From Carla

Spheros On Mars

Today in science we have to answer some questions. We had to read some articles to help us answer the questions. The questions are about the Mars 2020 rover. Here are the answers.

1. The name is Atlas V/5.
2. Spirit and Curiosity are rovers on mars. Spirit is a rover on mars getting photos and even got some sighting of past water. Curiosity is a rover on mars getting photos and some samples.
3. Perseverance is now settling in for its seven-month interplanetary flight. The rover’s target: Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient crater lake and an erstwhile river delta that the rover will scour for signs of past Martian life.
4. It will have to go very slow and lightly to make it not be damaged.

StarryTeller

Today we had to read a article called Starryteller.I don't get what the story means because it seems like it has something to do with stars but there's nothing in there about stars. We had some questions to answer. Here are the answers.

Sixs people crews stay at the station for two weeks, learning what it might be like to live at the planet. they wore space suits and helmets whenever they went outside, ate dehydrated food, and communicated with the outside world by radio.

nine-to-five job. You’re there 24/7, and it’s a completely foreign environment.

I think its important for astronauts to practice in an environment like where there heading so they know what the air there is like before you go so you know what its like..

Mars Rover Explanation Writing

For the past 2 weeks we had to do a explanation writing. We had to make a plan about what we are going to write about. After we did that we got onto making it. We had to do it about Mars and its rover. Explanation writing is a piece of writing that explains something to your in a paragraph and doesn't tell you what its about it says in the writing. Here is my work.

Did you know Mars has a Rover? A rover is a robot prototype made by NASA and SpaceX. A rover takes 8 years to build. A rover goes to planets and takes samples of the land and pictures. It takes about a year for the rover to get there depending on what planet it will go to. Rovers can have new technology that won't be out in a year. Some rovers have autopilot and high tech cameras. You need more than 100 people to make one rover. One rover cost 25$ Million dollars or more to make one.

A lot of things could go wrong in the mission. They could get their coucalcion wrong on the fuel and not have enough or there is a hole in the fuel tank and all of the fuel falls out. They could go to the wrong place and get their coordinates wrong and head into a black hole. It could go to fast and explode but if it has an escape pod the rover could go in that and make its way to the spacecraft in space. The escape pod could land in the city and make you feel more sick and sore from the hard landing.

Kāhui Art

Today in Wānanga we had to create a art piece of our kahui bird and it has to represent our school Hornby High. The hole year 7-9 could enter and one person from each year level could get a cafe voucher or Hud voucher. I did my art about Tīeke because its my Kāhui. The bird was standing on a branch and was holding the school logo in its mouth. I used a reference to make my art. Here is the reference I used.

Living A Healthy Lifestyle Is A Choice

Today in health we are learning what is a healthy lifestyle. We have to write a paragraph about what we understand of we can control in our life and tell you what we think living a healthy lifestyle is a choice.

You can control your health if you eat fruit every day and keep track of your blood, sugar and salt.
There are multiple diseases out in the word and you cant control some of them but you can try and stop it from spreading. Your life is a choice if you dont do whats healthy you can die or even get a disease and it might spread through your body and kill you if its not treated. You can control it by having lots of sleep, eat 3 meals a day, showering daily, your skincare, ect.

I shower daily so I keep clean and don't get sick and I try and eat fruit everyday. Since I had ASD when I was 6 if I didn't get a surgery I would keep on getting sick and couldn't get to school for a long time and would run out of breath and collapse but luckily that didn't happen because of heart kids and starship.

Following Gold

Today I finished my work early so I had to read poem. After we read it we had to answer some questions. The poem was called "Following Gold". Here is my work.
I think the poem is telling you a story about the way to go to get gold. I think they are feeling curious about what's going to happen next. I think this is meant to tell you that it is an adventure.

Gold Rush

For the past 2 weeks we have been doing stuff in hurumanu 1 about Gold Rush. We had to watch videos and read article to learn about what happened. The videos we watched were called "Shantytown Heritage Park – Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand" and "Hunter's Gold". Here are the videos link Shanty Heritage, Hunters Gold. We had to do a DLO that have 4 facts about mining and 4 facts about Chinese people in mining. Here is my work.

Chinese People

1. In 1866 there were less than 200 chinese miners in Otago
2. Chinese miners followed one of three major religious beliefs - Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
3. Some Chinese miners smoked opium before they came to New Zealand. Other miners took up the habit because they were lonely and/or hungry - opium is an appetite suppressant. It is estimated that 10% of Chinese miners were addicted to opium and 60% smoked it occasionally.
4. During the early 1800s many people from the Guangzhou province in Southern China lived in poverty.

Mining

1. It takes a long time to learn how to do it properly.
2. It is very dangerous to Mine and if it's not properly checked the dirt could come collapse and fall on you and you could die if you don't have an emergency exit or get out quick enough.
3. You need hammers and chisels with pickaxes and shovels. Minecarts are used to move ore and other materials in the process of mining. Pans are used for placer mining operations, such as gold panning.
4. You can earn lots of money from mining but it takes time to find the gold and you need the right equipment.

200 Word Challenge

Today we did something new. It was the 200 word challenge like 100 word challenge but more words. I did more then 200 words because I had to much ideas. Here is my work.

Today was a really good day. The sun was out, the wind was blowing and keeping us cool from the hot sun. It was a good day until…   my friends left me over a rumor. I don't know what the rumor was but it has to be bad because they are always by my side and they didn't ever believe rumors.I was walking down the street and found a piano. I walked up to the piano, it was as beautiful as a sunrise. I sat down on the set by the piano and opened it up. It was brand new but why was it out in the middle of the sidewalk. I put my hand on the cold keys and started to get the riven of the keys and connect with it. I started playing my favorite song. While I was playing it felt like I was meant to find it. My hands were playing. I wasn't in control. The piano was in control. It made me feel free to do whatever I wanted to do. Even though it was a bad day the piano just made it way better than it was. It felt like my life was complete, nothing could get in the way now. Even on bad days and when I lose my friends I can still make more. Everyday was an amazing day from that day on. My parents died the next day but it was still a good day even though we cant spend any more memories. They are still in my heart even though they are gone. I played my parents favourite song on the piano in front of everyone at the funeral. Everyone loved it.

100 Word Challenge

Today we are doing a activity from last week. The activity is 100 word challenge. I didn't do it because us year 7s were at kiwi kaha. Here is my work.

One day there was this snow family heading out for a picnic out in the snow.

"White Snow reminder to bring warm clothes" Said Big Snow.

"Okay Big Snow" Replied White Snow to his dad Big Snow.

"Dear, where is the picnic?" Asked Mama Snow.

"Its at the park" Replied Big Snow.

Mama Snow noded.

Later when they got there

"Dear you didn't say it was cold" said Mama Snow to Big Snow

"Oh sorry sweetie"  Said Big Snow to Mama Snow.

Big Snow grabs the table and chairs out.

Mama Snow grabs the bag and pulls out the food.

Getting Enough Sleep

Today we are starting a new activity. The activity is about Sleep and how much we should get. We have to read an article to help us with the questions. We got some question to answer. Here are the answers.

A Teenager need to get around 8-10 of sleep.

I wake up at 7:30 and I go to bed at 9:00 or 9:30. So I get about 10 hours of sleep which is good for someone my age.

Four ways you can get to sleep better.
1. Dimming the lights like 30 to an hour before you get to sleep.
2. Sleep in a quiet and dark place.
3. Read for 30 minutes before you go to sleep.
4. Try and avoid eating meals within 1 - 2 hours of going to bed.

It is important to get a good sleep so you have enough engage to stay awake and so you don't get short time of breath because that happens if you don't get enough hours of sleep. For school it is good to good to get a lot of sleep so you are learning ready