The Mirror Image - Springbok Tour

 Today in Nga Tangata the group I am in is having to read about the Springbok tour. We have to read an article about Springbok. After we read the article we have to write a paragraph about their povs and their differences and the similarity. Here is the paragraph I did.

Something similar in their povs is that they are both watch rugby. Something that is different is that one of them like rugby and the other doesn’t. Another thing that is different in their povs is that Zodaw wants the Springbok to

be beaten and Meggie is supporting the Springbok. Even though Zodaw doesn’t

like rugby she will watch that game Another thing that is a similarity is that they

both think that it is fine that people of different races play. When Zodaw is watching

the tv and sees a sign that is racist, she probably feels very sad. When Meggie goes to the stadium, she is protesting against Springbok because they only brought their

white players.

Climate Change

 Today in Nga Tangata we are looking at climate change protests that happened in New Zealand. We have to read a short article summarising the school climate protest. After we read the short article we have to watch a video. In the video, Jacinda Ardern is talking about climate change. Then after we watch the video we have to make a timeline about the protests. After making the timeline we have to define some words in your own words. 


Word meaning:

Climate change: The temperature is rising and the temperature is getting low
Campaign: Someone organizing a course of action
Demonstration:  A showing of evidence or examples 
Zero Carbon: Zero fossil fuels and chemicals

CARR Stamps Encourage Students To Make Positive Choices

 Today in Te Ao Whanui we are doing another do now. Every time we have To Ao Whanui we have to do a do now. For the do now we to write about a statement for 15 minutes. Each statement is different from the last one. The statement is "CARR stamps encourage students to make positive choices". I didn't have many ideas but I had some. Here is my writing.

I don't agree with this statement because even if we are doing positive choices we still don't get stamps. Even though students finish their work or help someone out they still don't get stamps. The CARR stamps don't do much.  Most of the time, teachers say to have our CARR cards out and still don't stamp us. There are only a few rewards if you get so much. When we get 5 full CARR cards we get a postcard home. When we get 10 full CARR cards we get a 5 dollars cafe voucher. When we get 20 full CARR cards we get 10 dollars to the cafe or the hub. Most of the time teachers have their CARR stamp on them and they don't even stamp. I don't like it when the teachers say that they will stamp our card but they don't. One of the things I like about them is that you don't have to pay to go to the cafe with your voucher. Most of the time my CARR card is in my pocket folded up. 

Wants Writing

 On Wednesday in Te Ao Whanui, we started doing a wants writing. I choose to do candy/lollies as my want. Last week we did needs writing. For my needs writing last week, I choose to do clothes. Last week I only had to do 3 paragraphs but I did 4. This week I have to do 5 paragraphs. Our teacher got us into groups of how many paragraphs we had to do. There is a group for 1, 2, 3 and 5 paragraphs. Here is my writing. 
Let's talk about lollies and candy. Lollies were first made in the 16th century. The difference between lollies and candy is edible and lollie is a hard type of candy. George Smith was the maker of lollipops. Candy origin is mainly in ancient India. The oldest known candy is the chocolate cream bar made by Joseph Fry in 1866. There are lots of different types of candy and lollies. One of the most popular candies is snickers. One of the most popular lollies is spaceman. Snickers is made by Mars Inc. Mars Inc is made by Franklin Clarence Mars. Spaceman is made by Bonza Confectionery. Some other popular lollies and candies are milky way, twix, M&M, Reese’s peanut butter cups, gummi bears and more. There are four different types of sugar in the candy. They are called glucose, fructose, sucrose and lactose. Fructose is fruit sugar. Sucrose is table sugar. Lactose is dairy sugar. Glucose is normal sugar. Most people take candy with the sugar they need. If you take too much glucose you can get diabetes. There are two different types of diabetes, there are type 1 and type 2. There is no cure for diabetes but if you have type 1 you can take pills and it will help you. Lollies and candy are mostly used as a treat. For example, if you finish your work at school and tell your parents you could get a lolly or candy. There are different types of ways candy and lollies can be used. One of the ways it can be used is by using it with your baking. Lots of people use lollies in their baking. Most people make lolly cakes. Lollies and candy have lots of different ingredients. It depends on the candy/lolly for what ingredients they use. Most candy use sugar, butter, cream and milk. There are more ingredients they use in candy. Most lollies use sugar and milk. There are also more ingredients they use in lollies.  This is why I think lollies and candy are a want.

Year 7 - 8 Students should be allowed to have phones at school

 Today in Te Au Whanui we are doing another do now. The do now statement is "Year 7 - 8 students should be allowed to have phones at school". Here is my writing. (I did not get as much time as the others because my mouse was not working). 

I think year 7 - 8 should be allowed to have there phones at school. At the school I go to if you are year 10 and up you can go onto your phone. One of the reason why I think we should be allowed to have our phones at school is if we need to contact some one. Year 7 - 8s should be allowed to have there phones but if they are not using it it will have to be in there bag. (This is not finished).

It Is Important That Year 7-8 Do Friday Sport

 Today in Te Ao Whanui we have been given another statement. The statement is it is important that year 7-8 do Friday sport. If you don't know what Friday sport is it is sports that happens every Friday. You can choose what sport you want to do. You have to write if you agree or disagree and why. Here is my writing. 

I think that it is important that year 7 and 8s do Friday sport. One of the reasons I think it is important is that you need to exercise each week. Even if you do sport in the weekend it is still important to do some sport in school. It is good that you do a different sport on Fridays at school than the one you do in the weekend. It is also good that you do at least 3 or more hours of sport each week. Another one of the reasons is because people are overwhelmed with school work and they need some times to let the energy out.

Friday sport is something that lots of schools should do. Why I think that lots of schools should do that is because if they don't have PE that term they can still get some exercise in. I also think that a group of year 9 - 13s each week should also do Friday sport. It should be a different group of year 9 - 13s each week and do a different sport as well. One of the reasons I think that year 9 - 13s should do it is because if they didn't choose PE as a subject. 

OREO Meaning

In Te Au Whanui we have started doing writing. We are doing persuasive writing. Our teacher told us what OREO means. OREO is used in persuasive writing. Since I have finished my work I had to do the fast finish. The fast finish was to make a DLO about OREO. Here is my DLO.

Needs Writing

 Yesterday in Te Ao Whanui we started doing a need invention writing. The need invention I choose was clothes. Yesterday we also learnt about OREO. The Os in OREO stands for opinion. The R in OREO stands for reason. The E in OREO stands for example/evidence. Our teacher also read us another person essay that had 5 paragraphs. Here is my writing. 
Let’s talk about clothes. Clothes were first invented between 114,00 and 30,000 years ago. In the olden days, they used animal skin to make clothes. The animal skin was also used to make shoes and tunic. Another thing that they used in the olden days was leaf type stuff and fur. Now let’s talk about why you need clothes to survive. One of the reasons you need clothes is to keep you warm when it is cold. Also one of the reasons why you need clothes is to keep your body covered (private parts). If your body parts are not covered it can make it easier for people to harass you. One of the positives of not having clothes is making you less insecure. Then also with clothes people can make them feel less insecure with what they are wearing. There are different types of clothing. For example, something to keep you not saturated is jackets and pants. In winter you need jackets and pants to keep you warm. Unlike in summer, some types of clothes don’t cover as much body as winter clothes do. Some of the clothes are crop tops, shorts, tops, tank tops, skirts, dresses and more. There are more types of clothing. As you see there are many types of clothing. How would you feel if you didn’t have any clothes? If you didn’t have clothes would you kill an animal and use the skin for clothes. This is why I think we need clothes to survive.

Ice cream Is Better Than Cake

 Today in Te Au Whanui we are doing another persuasive writing. The topic for this period is ice cream is better than cake. Here is my writing.

I agree that ice cream is better than cake. The reason I think that ice cream is better than cake is that cake is boring and plain. Unlike ice cream has different flavours and it mixes well with lots of things. One of the things I think is good with cake is ice cream. Ice cream is really nice with cake but it depends on the type of it. One of my favourite flavours of cake is ice cream or really nice chocolate. Some of my favourite flavours of ice cream are cookies n cream, churros, chocolate chip, caramel and more. Then are just some of my favourite flavours but there is more. One of the things I like about cake is when there is stuff on to like cream and fruits. I also like when the cake is coloured because it makes it not so boring and plain. Some of the things I like with ice cream is cream and fruit. When you mix ice cream and cream together it makes it like a runnier texture. This is why I think ice cream is better than cake.

Persuasive Writing

Today in Te Ao Whanui we are looking at persuasive writing. We have been given a statement which is cats are better than dogs. Now that we have been given a statement we have to write about why we agree or disagree with it or not. Here is the writing I did. 

I disagree with this statement I think dogs are better than cats. The reason I think that dogs are better than cats is that dogs do lots more stuff. There can be some cats that do stuff but they don't do much. There are lots of things you can do with dogs. For example, you can take dogs on a walk and play fetch with them.When you walk the dog you also get exercise. Sometimes people take cats on a walk but not much. Most of the time cats are just laying around or they are at a different person house. Unlike cats, dogs play with each other and are all hyper. This is why I think dogs are better than cats.

Needs vs Wants

 Last week in Te Ao Whanui we looked at needs and wants. We were told to do a DLO explaining what needs vs wants to mean. Here is the DLO.

Kiwi Innovators - Electric Fence

 Today in Te Au Whanui I finished a kiwi innovator comprehension. This week I did an electric fence. Last week I did plastic surgery. After we read the article we have to answer some questions. Here are the answers to the questions. Bills problem was his horse because when his back was itchy he had a good rub on the car. He improved it by making it portable. Gallagher's system made it more efficient. The invention revolutionises New Zealand farming by saving money on fertiliser. The company grew a lot because he extended its range. After we answered the questions we have to create an ad for the electric fence. Here is the ad.

Kiwi Innovators - Plastic Surgery

 On Wednesday in Te Ao Whanui I started another Kiwi innovators comprehension. Last week I did Pavlova. This week I am doing Plastic Surgery. I finished it today. Each week we have to do Kiwi innovators comprehension. After we read the article we have to answer some questions. Here is the answer to the questions. They were cousins. He performed facial surgery on soldiers that were mutilated by guns and bombs. The idea that faces should only be rebuilt but also made to look good. Mcindoe reconstructed the severely burned faces of young pilots and pioneered. Guinea pigs mean that they were performed on. I think that they were referred as the guinea pig club because they let themself be performed on. After we answered the questions about Plastic Surgery we have to watch three videos. After we watched the videos we have to do a task. The task is to make a video with 5 facts about stuff from the story. Here is the video.

Plastic Surgery on Biteable.

Te Ao Whanui

 Yesterday in Te Ao Whanui we had to watch a video called "Kaupapa On The Couch Get On the Waka". The video was just basically telling us about wakas. After we watched the video we have to read a book. The book was called Waka Tapu. We now have to do three tasks from a task board. The board looks like a bingo board.  For the board you don't have to do three in a row, you can do any. The three tasks I choose do were a word of feelings, creative writing and traditional instruments. Here is my work.

Creative Writing:

It was a cold day in the ocean. Even though it was cold the scenery was still very beautiful.  The scenery for most of the day was a bright blue sky with some clouds in the sky. Today was my day off from working on the waka. Most of the day I was laying down watching the sky. If I wasn't doing that I was watching the water go by. Sometimes I would put my hand into the water and splash the water onto my face to cool down. The food today we the same as the other day's rice and fish. The rice tasted blended and dry. The fish tasted very salty and dry. 

A Word Of Feelings

The five words I choose to write about were anxiety, regretful, lonely, bold, Excited.
Excited: The reason why he might be excited is because he is going out onto the sea and is going to see things he hasn't seen.
Bold: He might be feeling bold because he is really proud of something
Lonely: He might feel lonely because there is no one around him.
Regretful: He might feel regretful because he did something and he isn't proud of it.
Anxiety: He might have anxiety because he thinks something bad will happen.

Traditional Instrument

After we did the tasks we have to do a fash finish task. The fast finish task is to do a critical thinking sheet. Here is the critical writing.

This is most affected to the Pasifika people and Maori people.
The thing that is getting in the way of the action is the government.
We can see this in New Zealand because in New Zealand there are lots of Pasifika people and Maori people. 
The time we will know that this is acceptable when the government is allowing this to happen.
This is relevant to me because my family is Maori and I know people that are Pasifika and Maori. This is also relevant to me because it is happening around New Zealand.

Kwi Innovators - Pavlova

 Yesterday I did another Kiwi innovators comprehension. Even though I didn't finish my must do it until today. Each week we have to do Kiwi innovators comprehension. Last week I did the martin jetpack. This week I am doing pavlova. After we read the article it came with we have to answer some questions. Here are the answers to the questions. The Pavlova is a controversial because two countries claim that they invented it. Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballet dancer. Meringue is basically a smaller version of a pavlova. In the early 1927 in Wellington Terrace Congregation Church. Bert gave the name for the pavlova. I think it could have been both because they both could have written about it and made it at the same time. After we answered the questions about Pavlova we have to watch three videos. After we watched the videos we have to do a task. The task is to design a Pavlova. Here is the Pavlova I designed.

Te Ao Whanui - 3D Cat Armour

 Today in Te Ao Whanui the group I am in has to watch a video about critical thinking. Even though I watched the video and the teacher told us I still don't understand it. After we watched that video we have to read an article. We could choose from any but I choose to read about 3D cat armour.  This person makes armour for cats, the armour is black and it has spikes on the top, it also has a small piece of armour for the cats tail. After we read the article we have to answer some question. We get to choose what the questions are. Here are the answers.

People that benefit from this are cat lovers who want to see their own cats in cat armour.
They may be harmful to other cats when they try and hit that cat with the armour because they can hit the spikes.
I think that the strengths of the car armour are on the back because that's the probably thicker part. I think that the weakness is on the cattail and the head because they seem like they don't have much of the material.
I think that the most important thing is the back and head part because that's where other cats hit the most.
We could see this anywhere in the world.
I think that the parts that could be improved would be the tail and the head because there are parts that aren't necessary on it and there are parts that they could make better.
We will know we have succeeded when cats feel comfortable to wear the full amour without just falling over or trying to get it off them.
When this can cause a problem is when it hurts the cat.
People should know about this because they may want to see their cats wearing cool armour. We have allowed this to happen because there aren't really any problems with the cat armour, and it looks called.
This is similar to another armour for cats or other costumes for animals.
It can harm is other cats because of the spikes and sometimes humans when taking it off.

I think that our teacher should give us other sites to read on. Here is a link to a site you can read it on. LINK

Te Ao Whanui

Today in Te Ao Whanui we have to do a reflection blog. Te Ao Whanui is about reading. Each term there is a new module. Last term in Te Ao Whanui we did our heroes. This term we are doing changing the world. For the past week in Te Ao Whanui, my group that I am in is reading an article. The article that we are reading is called "New Zealand's Treasure Island". New Zealand's Treasure Island is made by Gordon Campbell. After we read that we have to finish three tasks to make a tic tac toe. The task I choose to do were a postcard, write a diary entry, create a movie poster and write a recount about a main part of the story. I asked my teacher to do 4 tasks because I wanted to do the first three and the last one was what we had to do. I know I am a great self-manager because when the teacher isn't here I always finish my work and I am always nice to the teacher. Even when the teacher is here I still finish my work and most of the time I know what my next steps are. If I am finished all my work I always know what to do after even if it's maths or other fast finish tasks for reading.

Kiwi Innovators - The Martin Jetpack

 Today in Te Ao Whanui since I finished my must do I can do the may do. Each week may do is a reading comprehension. Last week I did women voting. This week I am doing the martin jetpack. After we read the article that came with it, we have to answer some questions. Here is the answers to the questions. In his Otago garage in 1980. So no one could steal his idea or remake it before him. Space travel in vehicles with people. Manned flights first started in 1996. MK2 an Indian company that is working with the military. After we answered the questions we have to watch three videos about the jetpack. After we watch the videos we have to make a flying machine. I don't think my flying machine is the best but I did what I could. Here is a DLO I made of my flying machine.

New Zealand's Treasure Island

 Today in hurumanu 3 the group I am in has to read a book about a treasure island. The book is called "New Zealand's Treasure Island". The book is made by Gordon Campbell. After we read the book we have to do 3 tasks to make a win on tik tac toe but we have to do the middle task. I asked the teacher if I could do 3 tasks and also the one in the middle and she said I could. The tasks I choose to do were a diary entry, postcard and a poster if the book was a movie. The middle task was to remake the main events that happened in the story.  Here is my work on the tasks.

As the waves crashed down on that ship pushing it onto the cliffs of the island. The disaster was not able to be prevented. The current was making the boat go onto the shoreline. 

Date: 13 May 1866 Time: 9:35pm It was a cold day waiting to get to a remote island not far from New Zealand. When we were on the boat it was very foggy and misty. I don’t understand why I choose to do this. The only reason I joined was because I wanted the treasure but now I don’t want to do this anymore. Even though I don’t want to do this anymore, I think that this will be a cool adventure.

- Y/N (Your Name)

Movie Poster

Post Card

Kiwi Innovators - Woman Voting

 Today in Te Ao Whanui we have to do another reading comp. The one I am doing today is Women Voting. I have done Women Voting before so this one is easy for me. After we read the article we have to answer some questions. Here is the answer to the questions. The only white land-owning man could vote. Kate Sheppard thought it was unfair that only men were allowed to vote because women were not intelligent enough. The Suffrage movement got women to be able to vote and make New Zealand first to make women vote. Australia was the second country to allow women to vote. The first Women MP was Elizabeth McCombs, and she was elected in 1993. Kate Sheppard is on the 10$ note. After we did the questions we have to make a video with 5 facts about Kate Sheppard and the suffrage movement. Here is the video.