Cricket

This week we did Cricket.  We first started off by playing a game called steal the nest. In this game you have to run to the middle and collect balls.  when you get the balls you throw them back to the person in your team and then you run back and they run to the middle in the end its who has the most balls.  after that he gave us some instructions on how to play endless cricket.  

endless cricket was fun first the cricket guy started of with massive balls and then moved onto tiny balls.  first my team was feilding. after that we switched to batting. in batting I got a massive hit that went really far and then got a medium hit that went higher but got caught.  In endless cricket you take a hit and then run to each cone the more times you touch the cone with your bat the more points.  after we finished endless cricket we walked back to class. 

why Anime is good

 Anime (manga) is my favourite type of comic and cartoon it has lots of cool stories here are some of my favourites.  Naruto is one of the most popular mangas, it is about a boy who everybody hates for no good reason.  Naruto (the kid) has a dream his dream is to be king of the village also known as Hokage.  On his journey to become hokage he finds out he is jinjuriki, a jinjuriki means you control a powerful monster and use his powers.  Naruto's story is from being an underdog with no parents or friends to becoming the king of the hidden leaf village. 

The second manga i'd like to tell you about is One piece.  One piece is a manga thats supposed to be based around the pirate error.  The main character is monkey D luffy he made a promise to a great friend of his that he was gonna be the king of the pirates. So luffy gathered a crew together and started looking for the great treasure named the One piece.

Now that I have told you about anime have another think about it maybe it might suit you. the first image is Naruto The second is Luffy.

 

     

Pihitia Station

This week we went to Pihitia Station.  At Pihitia Station we got to do lots of stuff including shearing a sheep, watching farm dogs chase sheep and much more.  First, we got to watch a cow get milked while we were doing this we shook a jar of cream to make butter.  We also got to have a little bit of whipped cream.  Our next station was watching meat getting cut. When the butcher cut the meat he got each part of the meat into a pile, there was ribs, chops and all that other yum stuff.  

The 3rd station was the station where we got to weigh sheep.  We all had to sneak around the side of the fence to lure the sheep into the weighing machine.  After that, we weighed the sheep, if the sheep was too light we would put them in a different barn but if they were a good weight they went into another one and were sent off to the butcher.

After the sheep weighing, we went to check out the farm gadgets we got to watch a drone being flown it was pretty cool.  Next, we went to the sheep shearing where they were shearing sheep. The guy there chose Max to shear the sheep and Anroux to pull out the sheep. After the sheep shearing, we ate some food then went to the pest control station.  In there we found out how they kill wild cats and about stoats rabbits and possums.   

ICECREAM SUNDAY

last week we made an ice cream sundae, the day that koka terri left.  First we had to make instructions but the thing was we made them without knowing that we were actually going to use them to make an ice cream sundae.  We had a buddy to read ours for us some people didn't mention spoon so they were eating with their hands.  Rori Max Cash and Milo ate with their hands luckily I mentioned spoon so I wasn't eating with my hands. 

I think I should have added put a lot of sprinkles on my ice cream cause I said sprinkle a small amount and koka terri did 1 spoonful while the others got 2.  I had to read Max's and lets just say it wasn't the best first he didn't mention sprinkles then he was eating with his hands.  But Max's wasn't bad compared to Cash's, Cash had forgot about a spoon chocolate sauce and marshmallows.

LTP Beach

 This week in learning through play instead if doing the usual stuff we went to the beach.  The first time we went me and my friends made a massive hole with 2 seats on the edge.  We also made some sand balls to throw at each other.  I made a perfectly round sand ball and threw it at Momo.  

After that time at the beach we headed back and went home.  This time when we went to the beach I helped make a throne with bay for a while but then left to do some flips on the dunes.  After some time reef came to do some flips with me then Momo came.  Then I had a goal a goal to land a side flip I didn't succeed  

Automata

This week we had to do automata things.  I did mine with Max and Oskar,  first we had to plan what we were going to make, we started with something funny that little kids would recognise.  We decided to do a meme on the top of our automata and did chungus (a bunny rabbit)  this would give the kids a laugh because we were making our automata go up and down giving the people watching it get the feeling that it was hopping around.   

After that we had to form the automata we used a skinny box to start with and then cut some cardboard out so we could make the cam.  The cam is the bit that does all the work we did an egg cam so when you spin it around it makes the bit on top go up and down.  When me and Oskar were going to do the automata we changed the picture to Patrick from Spongebob, because we didn't like the bunny rabbit.  Then after that we started the finishing touches and finished the automata.

LTP

 In learning through play this week I did cardboard nation.  Cardboard nation is where you play with cardboard, rubber bands and other things, this week we attempted to build a house.  First we found a massive piece of cardboard, then I gathered lots of cardboard pipes for support beams.  We had found some plastic pieces that could go at the bottom of the pipes to make them stand, we put a support beam in the middle so it was stable.  After that me and Reef made headbands like the ones on naruto.

After laying the support beams down I found some wooden knife like pieces.  I gave one of the knife pieces to Max and one to Reef, after that we started building a window.  We had to get the craft knife so we could cut out a window.  After that we started to build a door it was very hard, first Reef tried but failed because his one was to skinny.  After that max builded the door and made it a double door.  we had to finish early because of something.

LTP

In learning through play this week, I did junky monkey.  In junky monkey you play with toys and recreate them with your imagination well not really but you get the point.  There's hammers, screwdrivers and many more other tools.  If you want you can put your creation in the still working on box, if you're planning to add more to it.  There is dolls, hard toys, soft toys and even electric toys you can take apart the toys and replace them with different things for instance, you take a turtle head off and replace it with a doll head.

This time, me and my friends decided that we would get the electric toys and make a shocking device. We found a 16 volt and a 10 volt.  After a little bit of play the teacher told us off because there was a sharp bit on the 16 volt.  We instead opened a battery up to see what was inside after a little while the battery started to heat up so we threw it in the bin.  After that we opened another but this time we got to see what was inside some of the acid went into Stormurs eye and it got all over our hands. Well that was this weeks Learning Through Play. We learned what was inside of a battery and that you have to be careful because there is acid inside!

LTP

In learning through play we go to different classes and do different things. This week I have only been doing planet construction, next week I'm going to do junky monkey or makey makey.  junky monkey is where you go play with headless, naked dolls and make them into other things like for instance you take a barbie head off and put a car on it.  

Planet construction is where there is lots of fun toys like lego and metal parts, that's where I was this week.  planet construction isn't that easy though cause in the next week koka Lea is going set up challenges, for instance you have to build an airplane with only squares. 

Cardboard nation is a place where you create lots of things with cardboard, people make things like helmets, armour and vehicles.  I haven't been to cardboard nation yet but I might give it a try next week.       

School Holidays

in the school holidays I took a trip to Auckland with my youngest sister and my Mum and dad, my sister had her operation so I stayed at my cousins house and played nba 2K20.  on the way to Auckland we saw all of the fluffy clouds in the light blue sky. 

when we had finished playing 2K20 we walked to my cousins friends house and had a swim in his spa.  after the spa we played fortnite for a couple hours then walked back home.  it was about dark when we go back so we had a little time on our phones and went to bed.  the next day we were going to piha, when we got there we went straight to the xbox and played battlefront.

on our way back home I saw wispy fluffy clouds throughout the plane window it was so cool seeing all of the dark blue ocean.  the sea was dark but got lighter in the shallow.  when we landed Isaw jacinda ardern turns out she was on our plane too.

Menus

this week we had a priority that was make a menu of food you like and food you don't like I made a menu by using a couple text boxes and some photos.  The first menu was about food I like, I did a Cheese pizza, a cheeseburger and a chocolate milkshake.  You have to write your price of your food and anything that comes with your food.  there was a side of chips that came with the cheeseburger.  for my beverage I did a nice fresh chocolate milkshake with hershey's sauce and whipped cream.

for my disgusting menu I did raw broccoli with a side of broccoli sauce.  this menu was about stuff you didn't like so in the short blurb about it you would discourage your patients.  for my beverage I did a broccoli soup with brussel sprouts and lots of cabbage to make it even worse it was all raw.  for my last meal I did frozen brussel sprouts with a side of hot sauce.        

Bubble Groups

At school we have Bubble Groups.  right now you're probably wondering what a bubble group is?  Well here's some information about a bubble group basically it is where you have a team of 5 4  and 6 and your group has to make bubble wand and mixture.  One group wins and the others place 2nd and 3rd.

When we got outside to test our bubble mixture our team made a big as one but then got topped 10x by another team who made the biggest one ever.  I walked over to some other groups who were making massive bubbles bigger than my group at least. I was at jacksons group when they did a massive bubble bigger than me it was so cool koka holly got it on camera.

After that I watched some other groups, and did some more bubbles with my group we had lots of different wands and different bubbles.  I had a turn with the biggest wand of the group and made a big as bubble.  I recomend this for anybody reading it is a fun activity that you can do with friends and family.

BY TAIKA C.P 

Just Dance

Just Dance

Just Dance is a thing we do everyday, basically it is a video that you watch and dance to the song.  You have to follow the person who is dancing on the screen and if you do this everyday you get super fit.  It helps with losing weight and is super healthy for the human body, if you do this 30 minutes to 1 hour a day for more than 3 weeks you lose a lot of weight and you can trust me on that one.  There are a lot of different videos with different songs so you can choose what one you want, maybe your favourite song is on there ?

We do Just Dance after morning tea.  We do two songs everytime we go to Just Dance (and they're not the same songs) . We have groups of 4,3,2,  and 1 you can pick your own groups.  Some of the songs that we play are bad but some are good, it gets your blood super high and it's good to get your energy down straight after morning tea. 

Just Dance is so fun and if you are reading this you should consider doing it.    

Lockdown Journey

Lockdown Journey

Lockdown started on the 25th of March and we went back to school on

 the 18th of May.  Learning at home was fun. I basically got to do anything I wanted except hanging out with friends.  I did work in the mornings and late at night .one night I stayed up till 2:00 in the morning so I could double my work and not do it the day after.

Most of my learning was easy but some priorities were hard cause I didn't really know what to do. My Mum checked my work so she knew what stage I was at.  I woke up at 9:00 to 11:00 most days and got on with my work. I checked in 3 to 2 days a week on google meets.

2020 SWIMMING!!!

2020 Swimming

Today was swimming, I started the day with a big blueberry smoothie and thought it was just a normal old school day, but little did I know that I had a big day ahead of me.  Obviously I forgot my togs so I ran home as fast as I could, and  then I got my togs and went back to school.  

1st Heat

My first heat was freestyle two lengths (50 meters) ,as soon as we got there my heart was pumping, I had so much butterflies in my stomach I couldn't feel my fingers.  The whistle blew bam I dived in, and I was up, I was going all out for the first heat and could not hold back my energy.  As I came to my second lap I was tired, but I did not stop not until I got my stick, and that was it 3rd place. 

2nd Heat

I was exhausted I couldn't bear the pain of tiredness I waited over 10 minutes for my turn in the 10 minutes I went to the shop and got some lollies.  Finally the time came I got up on the metal jumping board and boom oooooooh psh I raced in the water I tried my hardest and.  Made it 3rd place I was very proud of myself and went back to school very happy.  

    

   

1st WEEK

The first week back was good we found our buzz groups and played tencion we also did lots of other fun things like swimming.  At first I was a little bummed out when I had to come back to school, though the first week was super chill its getting a little harder every day.

  When I got the notice saying I was going to be in moana learning hub I was scared because I thought it would be super hard. Though I can't say much because im only in the third week its been super easy.  

Week one was super fun our first quickwrite of the year was chocolate vs cheese and our second one was robots vs aliens. Overall week one rocked

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Week 10

                                   Week 10 RECAP

 I really liked how we played a game every morning, it was super fun seeing everybody's hidden talent.  one of my favourite games was medic and annihilation, medic was a new game to us it was super fun.  basically it was dodge ball but there were medics a medic could revive you by making hand contact (High five) there were only two though.  

I basically liked everything in this term but my favourite was the fitness in the morning.  it was pretty fun hitting people in the face, I didn't like cyber smart  it was boring.  when we played in the morning we made some teams such as the yo mama group I was in that and so were Rori,Reef,Taika,Quincee,Malo,Hunter, and Bay.  

    

Cybersmart

24 Hour Footprint: Digital Map

My favourite one is Prodigy and i've been on drive the most and the least is Storyline Online (ctrl+h)

CellPhone facts

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