Holiday Blog

Kia Ora! This week for Wananga with Mrs. Alpers we had to write a blog about our awesome holidays. But, we had to do it on the S.P.I.L.E scale. S.P.I.L.E stands for Social Activities, Physical Activities, Intellectual Activities, My Likes and My Emotions. Here is most of the things I did during my holidays. Whakangahau (Enjoy) :)

Socials Activities - Photography with my Gran, Cooking with my Gran, Seeing old family friends, Hanging out with my friends, Went swimming with my brother, Talked to my friends heaps.

Physical Activities - Went for walks around the farm in Ashburton, Did tailing for the lambs ,Went to Washpen Falls and did walks with my Project K group (didn't do much physical stuff hahaha)

Intellectual Activities - Did puzzles in magazines, Read the magazines, Played heaps of card games with my Gran, Did a very miniscule amount of school work, Played heaps of videos games with my online friends.

My Likes - Being on the farm, Being with my Gran and Grandad, Being away from home, Not having to go to school, Doing actually fun stuff and not being at home all the time but mostly talking to my friends.

My Emotions - Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, HAPPPYYY!!!

Wananga Year 10 & Year 11 2021

 

Wananga - Yr 10 & Yr 11 2021

Today for wananga we have to do a reflection blog post. We will have to do this every week on a Friday. In each blog post we will have to write about our week in wananga and in our other subjects. We will also have to write about the books we are reading or the one Mr Richardson is reading to us. I choose to write about the book i'm reading. Please enjoy my blog post and make sure to comment!

Monday - We watched a video on how to use My Mahi and I had my favourite subject Science.

Tuesday - Don't remember but I had my theory class for Home Economics.

Wednesday - Don't remember but I had my Not So Sport Club after school.

Thursday - Had some people from around the school come and talk to us and had Tennis training.

Friday - Writing this blog post and after lunch I have my practical Home Economics class.

Haunting The Deep - 

This is the name of the book I am reading by Adriana Mather. This is the second book out of a series of three. It is about a girl who is related to witches from the 1700's named Samantha Mather. But she was involved with heaps of creepy stuff. I haven't read much of the second book but all I know that it is about the titanic in someway and she can see the spirits of the people who got killed in that incident. 

I hope next week is as good as this one!

EOTC Recount Blog

 Today we are doing a reflection on out EOTC days. We have to write a paragraph for each place we went to explaining our favourite parts and other information. Here is my work. Peace :)

Adrenaline Forest:

Going to adrenaline forest was really fun because it was something I had never done before. My favourite part was actually learning how to use the clickers that hooked onto the wires so you didn't fall off. My least favourite part was that I was up really high when I was climbing but that was the only thing I didn't enjoy. I got to have a good view of Spencer park over the road. But I learned that you should face your fears and step out of your comfort zone.

City Trip:

Going through the city was really interesting because I got to go to places I have gone before but I got a better look at them. My favourite part was going to Margret Mahy playground because I don't go there that often. 

Jellie Park:

EOTC Week Activity Board

This week we have been working EOTC tasks. EOTC stands for End Of Term Camp. But this year we aren't having a camp but we are having three days out. The activities we will be doing are Going to Jellie Park, Adrenaline Forest and a City Tour. We had to do a activity for each place we are going to and also an extra for experts. Here are all my tasks. :)

Jellie Park:

For this task I chose to make a list of water safety things everyone needs to know before they go swimming. Here is my work :)

Adrenaline Forest:

For this task I chose to write about which activity we were looking forward to the most. Here is my writing :)

Which EOTC activity are you looking forward to the most?

I’m looking forward to doing the City Tour. I have been to most of the places we are going to but I think it will be nice to see what they look like now because it has been a while. But I'm also looking forward to the other activities too because I've never been to Adrenaline Forest mainly because I'm scared of heights but I'm looking forward to going to Jelly Park because I love swimming.

City Tour:

For this task I chose to colour in a picture from the Christchurch Art Gallery. This picture was a painting of flowers here is the real thing and my colouring :)

Extra For Experts:

100 Word Challenge

Today in wananga we had to do another 100 word challenge. We had to write it about magic bubbles. Here is my story.

 I was walking through the dark back streets of San Diego when I saw something shiny behind one of the dumpsters. I ran towards it but then it disappeared! Then I turned around and saw a giant bubble with bright green dots as if they were eyes. I tried to pop it but when I did my finger just bounced off. But when I tried to kick it my foot went straight through so I stepped inside and I started floating! Then I saw flashing words saying where would you like to go? I said I wanted to go anywhere and that’s where we went.

100 Word Challenge

 Today in wananga we did another 100 word challenge. This one was different though because the photo was something that happened to one of the teachers but I made my own teacher. The photo was of Miss Laycocks car with human sized footprints on it! Here is the photo and my story. :)

It was a bright morning and all the birds were chirping. I was getting ready to go school but I was too lazy to walk so I asked mum to drive me. She asked me to start the car for her so I went to do that but then I saw something mysterious. There were giant footprints on the windshield! I didn’t really think anything about it until I heard rustling in the bushes beside me. I got so scared I sprinted  into the car and wiped the windshield so mum didn’t freak out like me. But then I saw my dad sneaking away..

200 Word Challenge

 Today in wananga we started a 200 word challenge. The picture was of a blue whale with its mouth wide open and a scuba diver swimming away from it. Here is the picture and my story.

I have loved the ocean ever since I was little. I would always beg my parents to let me go to the beach and clear my mind. I also loved all of the marine life so I liked going to the aquariums too. But when I was 15 my parents introduced me to scuba diving to I could get a view that I had never seen before so of course I said yes. The first time I did it I was so nervous I almost hyperventilated but I stayed strong and gave it a go. It was so fun touching all the coral and the little fish but then out of no where all the fish swam to the coral and hid so that it was like no one was there so I turned around and saw nothing until I heard a strange noise about a kilometre away. But I knew what it was after listening to the noises at the aquariums it was a blue whale! So I tried to swim back to the boat as fast as I could but the whale was catching up fast! But I was lucky enough to get pulled up by my dad. You would think I would be scared of the ocean by no but I actually go back there every day :)

Language Week

 Today in wananga we have been working on the tasks for Niuean & Tokelau language week. We had to choose from 6 different tasks and I chose to make a DLO with phrase from both places. It was hard for me to find everything but eventually I did. Here is my work :)

100 Word Challenge

 Today in wananga we did another 100 Word Challenge. Here is the picture and my story :)

One day after school I was walking through the forest to clear my mind after a stressful day.

It was peaceful until I heard a strange noise behind me.

So I turned around and saw the strangest thing ever a pug in a blanket!

Without thinking I ran over and picked it up and started crying for some reason just don’t ask.

I didn’t see an owner anywhere so I took him home which was a really stupid idea.

The next day I woke up to someone knocking on the the door so I opened it and saw a stranger...

Badge Of Honour

 Today in Wananga we are working on another part on the Pink Shirt Day slides. For today's task we had to read a story called Badge Of Honour which was about kids at school who were picked to be leaders but one of the kids got involved with gangs and fighting so it was a big drama. Then we had to choose out of two options. We could either finish the story or explain a time when I have been an up stander. 

So the time when I was an up stander was when me and my friends were walking through the lane ways in term one and we came across a guy getting thrown at the wall and being punched in the face. So after seeing that we all went and found a teacher so they could sort it out. 

The Tea On Pink Shirt Day

 This week we are learning about Pink Shirt Day. We are working on it because this Friday is actually the day where everyone wears pink to school to support the charity. Here is the basic information that you should know about Pink Shirt Day. Here is my work :)

Writing Challenge

 Today in Wananga we did another writing challenge but instead of it being a 100 Word Challenge we wrote a script about a video that was called Geri's Game. Here is my writing and the video. :)

( Remember the writing is BASED off the video )

I walked outside and breathed in the fresh autumn air.

Then I walked at my own pace to the park which had the most lovely green grass in the world.

When I arrived I sat down at the rusty green tables and plonked down my equipment.

My old mate Terri is my chess opponent today but he wasn’t there yet so

I had all the time in the world! So I slowly placed down the board and set it all up.

Geri - You arrived at last you old chump !

Teri -  Oh shh, Let's play !

( 5 MINUTES LATER )

Geri - Seriously ? How long does it take to put your glasses on ?

Teri - I’m going as quick as I can ! I popped my back yesterday and now I feel like a camel.

Geri - Stop using excuses just hurry up.

Teri - Ok, I did it ! 

Geri - Finally, now I’ll just do this, this and this and BAM !

Teri - What how did you do that ?

Geri - WIth great difficulty but it’s your turn hehe.

Teri -  Uhh ok.. Ooh I have it. POW!

Geri - Umm I think that was beginners luck..

Teri - I think not.

Geri - Ughhh

Teri - Your turn :)

Geri - Ok … Boom, Boom, Boom and Boom.

Teri -  What ? How ?

Geri - With great skill.

Teri - :(

Geri - Hand them over :)

Teri - Ugh fine !

( PASSES DENTURES )

Growth Mindset

 For the past few weeks in wananga we have been learning about growth mindsets. I really enjoyed working on this topic because it was interesting finding out what it is all about. Here is my slideshow.

100 Word Challenge

 Today in Wananga we did another 100 word challenge. This time it was about aliens. We could choose from a piece of music or a image. I chose the image. Enjoy :)

I was walking through the forest because I heard a loud crash and then some sort of screaming. When I got there I stood with my mouth wide open probably catching some bugs in there. There was a huge UFO just sitting there with steam coming out of the back. There were footprints leading to a cliff where everyone jumps off into the lake in summer. Standing there was a tiny alien looking out to the glistening water. I didn’t want to approach it at first but something was pushing me to talk to it. So I walked forward and ...

!00 Word Challenge

Today in wananga we are doing another 100 word challenge. Enjoy.

I love winter, especially when it snows. But this winter was weird, something wasn’t right. In the news there were stories about ‘magical’ happenings with snowmen . I never saw anything until Christmas eve. I was outside playing in the snow when I heard a strange noise. It was like talking but it was muffled and really, really loud. So I walked towards the noise and then I saw the strangest thing. Snowmen having a tea party ! I wasn’t scared until they got up and started walking towards me so I sprinted towards the front door but something grabbed my foot..

Fast Finish Samoan Task

Today was the last day for working on the tasks for Samoan Language Week. For the fast finish task we could choose to make a poster with different sayings in Samoan or write a paragraph about Samoa. I chose to make a poster, I used Canva.

Samoan Stories

Hello again, today for the next part of the Samoan task we had to read a story. There were two story's to choose from but I chose the second one. Here is a Link if you want to read it or you can read the short paragraph I wrote about it down below.😊😁

The story I read was about tattoos in Samoa. It was called How Tatau Came To Samoa . The story focused on twins, conjoined twins. The went for a short holiday away from their home to explore different cultures. When they were there they met a lady who sang a song to them in Samoan but the translation was " Women are to be tattooed, Men are not to be tattooed" They remembered that so that when they went back to their village they could tell it to their people but on their way back they saw a clam with a shiny pearl in the ocean so they went to explore but when they came back up their memory was all fuzzy. So, when they got back to their village they told the wrong song to the people. They said " Men are to be tattooed, Women are not to be tattooed" But in the coming years after that women were introduced to tattoos and that was the end of that. 

Samoan Umu

Today for Wananga we watched a video about how to make a Samoan Umu. Here is the Link for if you want to watch the video. Here are some questions I had to answer:

What is an Umu? What does it need, what is it for?
A Umu is like a Hangi. It needs lots of traditional food for that culture and leaves to help it burn. You can have a Umu to celebrate birthdays, weddings or funerals.


How are traditional Samoan skills taught?
Samoan skills are usually self taught.

Is there something you have experienced similar to an Umu? What was it? Where did you experience it?
I have never been to something like that but my bother did when he was at his primary school they had a Hangi, he didn't really like it though.

What types of things are cooked in an Umu?
In the video they cooked coconut, bananas, fish and coconut cream wrapped in different types of leaves.

My Own Comic

For the past week we have been working on a really fun task. We had to make our own comics and choose our own super power. I chose to have a hammer like Thor but instead of lighting I had vines. I also had vines coming out of my knuckles kind of like Wolverine. My side kick had the same except she had water. I created a villain and she was the " Devils Child" She had the power mind control and she tried to take over the world but my characters stopped her. Here is a photo of my work :)