The Excuse By Andy Griffiths

Today we read a short story by Andy Griffiths called The Excuse.

We went on mindmup and wrote a plan on what our story was going to be like.

The story we read was for inspiration and it was really funny

This is the start of my plan

The story was about a boy being late to school again and he had to come up with an excuse.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Readers Theatre:

What am I learning: To be a more confident reader and have fun while using expression.

How am I going towards achieving this learning?
Because while reading the script I had expression and was confident while reading.

What am I going to do to be a stronger performer in readers theatre?
I am going to not be nervous and practise my scripts.

I was reading the part as storyteller 1 and 2 and I had a lot of fun while reading it.

Writing Goal

Writing Goal

My goal in writing is: 
For punctuation my goal is to use commas when listing things, use question marks when questions are asked, to use exclamation marks to show strong feelings, loud noises/voices


I have chosen this goal because: 
I went to get higher marks and not get lower marks.


To achieve this goal I will need to: 
Make sure to use commas and questions marks and exclamation marks.

Festival Of The Arts Lino Cuting 2017

Art/ist meaning

A way of being creative and demonstrating an art.

Experimenting creative thoughts

Developing skills

Adding your imagination to your creations

Always doing your best even if you dont like your art.

Participate meaning

Being involved, Taking part.

Value meaning

The importance of something

How can you participate in the world as an artist?

Trying new art even if they're not your best at first try.

Even if you dont do art letting your imagination run wild on a page.

Inspiring people/artist with your work

What value do people place on being an artist in New Zealand?

Because in New Zealand we publicly fund art galleries and people go there to appreciate the art.

We put money towards art so that people have a chance to express their imagination and feelings.

Linocut Artist

Bill fick

George Woods

Anthony Davies

This is a practise of the lino we will be cutting on

Cultural, creativity, Maori, identity, fear, patterns

Pigeon, cultural, creativity, patterns, colors, birds

This is my practise drawings for my lino

Week 2

This week we came up with new pattern ideas and printed them onto paper and I really liked how my one came out on monday.

My Lino Print

My Lino Print

What is Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, Rahui Tapu

What is Kaitiakitanga?
Guardianship .
Protecting something that is important to you.
How do we show Kaitiakitanga for Quail Island?
By making a water fountain for the birds because there is no fresh water on the island.
Making a penguin box for the penguins so that they can live somewhere safe and warm.

What is Sustainability?
Something that is renewable, you can replace it when you use it.
Replanting native trees on quail island.

What is Rahui Tapu?
Something that is sacred. It is something that is restricted.
If the penguins get scared cause a lot of people on the island giving them a restricted area so that they will not be scared.

Leprosy Writing

A Day In A Life Of A Leper

My name is Will Vallane and in 1907 I was forced to go to quail island because I had Leprosy. I was diagnosed in 1906. The same year as I had to go to Quail Island I was built a small house because I hated being in a giant hospital all by myself it was kinda creepy too. When I wake up I always had to wait for Mr W.Thomas (my caretaker) to bring my breakfast because I was not capable to make my own breakfast. He also comes in to feed my Tui, John.. Every time around 12.00pm I would always listen to records and look at pictures in the book because I could not read all I could see was the bright colors. Mr W.Thomas would cut my wood so that I could set my fire so that I wasn’t cold when I went to bed. He also had to bring my dinner at 7.30pm so that at 8.00pm I could ring my family and friends and see how they were. 5 minutes before I went to bed I sat outside and thought about life in Christchurch. 9.00pm I slowly fall asleep.

DOC research

What am i learning?
To give examples and uderstand the meaning of Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, and Rahui Tapu.

What could I do next time?
I could add more information and maybe more color.

What am I wondering?
If people show Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, and Rahui Tapu in all countries and how do other countries show it.

Thing Link Quail Island

Arts Photos And Learning 2017

Our First page is our workbook page and we drew superheros on them.

This is my Kowahiwhai drawings for our NZ Maori Art.

I draw 4 thumbnails for my final drawing.

These are some drawings of the girls I wanted to be my superhero.

This was my drawing idea for my final painting.

This is my color wheel for learning to mix colors together and to find which colors suit best.

These are some of my paintings that we were learning to shade with.

This is my final painting.

Quail Island Questions

What does the name Otamahua mean? A place were children collect sea eggs.

Where does the name come from? Quail Island.

Where does the name Quail Island come from? The bird (Quail)

How big is Quail Island? 81 ha in area, with a high point of 86m.

How was the island created?  A figure-like lava flow formed Quail Island from a big volcano.

What wildlife is present on the island? Birds, Rabbits, Lizards, Penguins

Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for the Maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua? Quail Eggs, Fish, Shark


How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the environment? The rabbit species built up and heavily impacted the native vegetation.

What rules has DOC created to help protect Otamahua?
No matches or cigarettes.
Be careful with bags on the island.
Take all your rubbish home.
Take care when walking.

Maori Creation

What am I learning? I am learning about how the world was created in a Maori Prospective.

How does this work show my learning? Because I have read the book and written a timeline about the book and how they think the world was created.

Gymnastics 4 2017

Today is the last week of term and I would like to achieve going on the vault.
I am really excited for today and I cant wait to get started.
Today I went on most of the equipment and I really enjoyed going on the floor cleaning up skills and teaching my best friend how to do a round off.
The best thing about gymnastics this year was Mr helping me with my back handspring and helping me get better at a back handspring.
I really enjoyed gymnastics this year and I don't want it to be over.

Gymnastics 3 2017

19.9.17

Today in P.E I want to achieve a trick on the bar.
Today I achieved my goal of doing a trick on the bar, I did a pull over. I also learn't how to get a straighter back handspring and how to connect a backward roll into my back handspring. I also learn't how to push of from the ground while doing a back handspring. I had a really fun time today in P.E and wish I could do more.

How do humans treat Nature?

Nature/Sustainability

I am learning about humans relationship with nature.
I think that humans need to be more careful with nature because after watching some videos I have seen a lot of disgusting things humans are doing to nature. Like cutting down the all the trees that give us air. Not picking up our rubbish and rubbish bags piled up in the ocean. Nature can live without humans but humans can not live without nature. Plastic bags are suffocating our marine life and they are eating the plastic. If humans don't keep nature healthy all humans will die. People are poisoning the ocean and we need to treat nature with respect.
Our actions will determine our fate. 

How do this show my working? This shows my working because I have said things I don't like that humans are doing to nature.

What am I wondering? I am wondering if people are just saying they're going to make a change because that's the right thing to do or if people are actually going to help make a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qT-rOXB6NI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM

Maori Colors With Screencastify

Today I have been learning to say the colors in Maori and learn them. I also learnt how to use screencastify. It made me feel a bit uncomfortable because I don't like recording my face and I hate how my voice sounds.

Gymnastics 2 2017

12.9.17

Today I want to achieve a back handspring on the ground.
Today I achieved doing my back handspring on the ground and it was really fun because it feels weird doing it on a spring mat and its easy to jump into a back handspring more.

Stand By Me Info Booklet

What am I learning:Describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

How does my work show my learning: Because I have explained all the changes and challenges of Hauora with the 4 dimensions and said what I think it means.

What am I wondering: How do these changes make us become an adolescences.

Gymnastics 2017

Today in P.E we had gymnastics and it was really fun.
It was fun because we got to try things that we wouldn't we able to try at home.
We went on the floor and done backward rolls forward rolls and cartwheels.
We also went on beam and jumped over cones.
I am used to doing this because I teach myself gymnastics at home.
I am excited for gymnastics next week.

Orana Wildlife Park

Orana Wildlife Park

What did I learn: I learnt that to stop keas from dying so often is that we need to stop feeding them human food and let them find it themself. That keas are one of the most smartest birds.

Recount of the day: We got to meet our zoo teacher his name was Toby and he showed as around the zoo and told us facts about each of the animals that we saw. My favourite animals to see were the giraffes and the cheetahs because we got to get pretty close. We were going to feed the giraffes but the giraffes didn't come over so we couldn't give them any food. It was a great time at the Zoo and I hope to do it again.

Art 2017

Comic Books And Superheros

We have been looking at workbook pages layout and origins of superheros.

My Stand By Me Cross Word

This is my Stand By Me cross word

What have I been learning: Describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

How does my work show my learning: Knowing the vocab of Stand By Me to help me know more of the meanings towards Hauora.

Thinglink

How The Body Works

Eyes
Notes:

• An eye is about the same size as a ping pong ball
• The biggest part of the eye is the vitreous body which also gives the eye its shape
• Cones help us see color
• Rods help us see shades
• Cones and rods together help us see a full picture
• The colorful part of the eye is called the iris
• When we see an image and when it hits the retina the image is upside down and the brain flips the image
• The optic nerve is the great messenger at the back of the eye

Teeth 

Notes:

• Teeth don't only help you eat but they help you talk
• The white part of your tooth is called the crown
• Enamel is what covers the crown
• The dentin protects the pulp
• The pulp contains nerves which send messages to the brain
• Cementum is the thing that attaches the root of your tooth to the jawbone
• Canines are our pointy teeth
• The last four teeth we get are called our wisdom teeth
• Primary teeth are the teeth that babies have
• Molars are the teeth that help us grind our food

Bones

Notes:

• The stirrup is the smallest bone in your body
• Bones meet at joints
• Their are 206 bones in a adult human body
• Vertebrae is located in your spine
• The patella is in your knee
• Bone marrow is in the centre of your bone
• Your bones will stop growing around the age of 25
• There are 33 bones in your spine
• The skull bone protects your brain
• The rib cage protects your liver, lungs and heart

Stand by me kete

What am I learning: Describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

How does this work show my learning; Because I wrote under each caption what I thought the meanings of Taha Whanau, Taha Wairua, Taha Hinengaro and Taha Tinana meant.

What am I wondering: If people really use the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

B&E reflection four

28.6.17

What am I learning: How to start a small business and sell products. Making and selling products as a group and knowing the limit of how much money we have. Making sure we get a profit not a loss. Learning how to work as a small company with other people helping you.Learning how to make and finish products in a limit of time and money. We are learning to how to be work as a group.

How am I progressing in my learning: By making and finishing our products. Showing that we have listened to everyone's ideas by making the product how they think looks best. We have gotten a lot done as a group and have helped everyone out. Making our products to look good so that we get a profit. We have stuck to our given budget because we were allowed up to $20 and we have used only $5 from our product.
We have been keeping track of our spending because we only had to buy 2 things and have only spent $5.
We have stuck to our business plan because we have written everyday what we have been learning and we have stuck to what we our making on our plan.

What did I achieve today: The making of our products. We have gotten a lot of our key chains and book marks made and and a few bracelets done so that we will be ready to sell them. We have achieved our posters and our boxes for putting our products in. Even though a member of our group has been away for a couple of days we have still gotten a lot of work done.

What do you need to work on tomorrow: Making sure everything is finished and ready to sell and to put our posters up. Going around the school and putting our posters up so that we can get more of a profit and people know to be ready to buy our products. Counting and seeing how much of each product we have made and seeing if we need to make more.

What has my company done so far: We have done most of our books marks and key chains and almost all of our bracelets. We have made neat posters for our station and around the school. We have worked as a group to get all of our products done. We have shared ideas and now what to work on as a group.

What my companies next steps are: Making sure that we work as a group to sell our products to other people. Telling people and family/friends about our company so that people will buy our products and help us reach a profit.

What you expect on market day: We expect to make a profit. We expect to make $10 or more dollars so that we can give our money back and because our products aren't like anyone else's and that our products are good.

B&E reflection three

What am I learning:
I am learning how to make products and advertisements.

How have I achieved my learning today:
By making advertisements for our product.

What is my next step: 
Making and selling the products.

B&E reflection two

What am I learning: Learning how to start a small business and how to produce a product to sale.

How my work shows my learning: It shows my learning by me knowing how to make my products.

What is my next step: Making the rest of our products and selling them.

B&E Reflection One

Business And Enterprise

• What we are learning: How to start a small business
• How does today's work show my learning: By understanding how to fill out business paperwork
• What is my next step: To finish all of our paperwork and letter.

My letter for Mrs Elley

Black Leather School Shoes

Hornby High School

180 Waterloo Road

Hornby

Christchurch 8042

16th June 2017

Dear Mrs Elley

 Black leather school shoes are the best option for hornby high to wear at school especially with all the construction and different subjects that could be dangerous if dropping something on your foot. Leather shoes so be worn during school hours because if something got dropped on your foot it wouldn't hurt as much as if you dropped it on thin shoes. If acid from the science room was spilt and landed on your foot it’s most likely it would go through your normal shoes but if you’re wearing leather shoes it will not likely go through.

 Leather shoes look much neater and tidier while wearing your school uniform it makes us look well together and black shoes aren't colorful which makes it even better. Leather shoes make it much easier to buy because you know what shoes you’re going from, if your parents were going to buy school shoes they would keep asking what shoe should they buy but when they know to buy leather shoes it make it much easier to find.

 When buying shoes for school the cost of leather school shoes would be much cheaper than buying expensive looking sneakers. At the start of school year they’re always sales on school shoes which makes things a lot easier to buy because they will be cheap and sturdy shoes.

 Because of safety, presentation and cost black leather shoes should be worn most classes but sneakers should be able to be worn when play sports/fitness.

Advertising

Ethos: credible or ethical apparel.


This shows ethos because its pursuing you and convincing you to buy this product. The want you to buy there product and they use a famous person to help you buy the product.

Logos: logical or fact based apparel.

This shows logic because its they added statistics. Its trying to say that there product its better to buy because its saying its 30x stronger.

Pathos: emotional apparel

This shows emotion by showing you what has happened to this bird and the effects on the bird. They're trying to make pick up your rubbish and not through it in the sea.

The Warehouse

Business through gaming

LO: Run a profitable business.
We played the games called Small business game and trading around the world.

What I liked and disliked about that games:
I liked that in the trading around the world you didn't get pressured to survive and I didn't like that you could very easily die in the small business game.

The most challenging part:
The most challenging part of these games were keeping them alive and earning money.

What Have I Learnt:
I have learnt that is it very very hard to run a business without knowing what you're in for.

I Am Wondering:
I am wondering what it takes to run a successful business

The Small Business Game.

Trading around the world.

Bridge Design

How to make a strong bridge.

What a strong bridge looks like:

Different between squares and triangles:
The names and the shapes.

What shapes are strongest:
Triangles are the most strongest shape in the world

How can you use newspaper to make it strong:


Yesterday we made a bridge similar to this design and it was the strongest bridge in the class
The next day was the competition and we had to make a new bridge and it only held 40kgs not as much as our old one from yesterday.
I think our bridge was stronger yesterday cause they were more tight and thinner and more sturdier. 

Word Find

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• the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspect
• the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
• Money that is made in a business
• an amount of money lost by a business or organization
• an item for sale
• an amount of something left over when requirements have been me
• the act of selling something
• the careful use of money, resources, and means of production
• inexpensive, a certain amount of money
• drawing the public's attention with their product.
• a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
• the management of money
• doing something in a way that doesn't hurt somebody or the environment
• investing money for profit
• money paid regularly at a particular rate
• a person, country, or organization that owes money
• a person or company to whom money is owing
• what you have to spend to make your product
• the amount of money you're earning
• regular payment
• money or wealth needed to produce goods and services

Business Enterprise, Loss, Consumer, Wages, Interest, Surplus, Economy, Ethical, Creditors, Budget, Profit, Sale, Expenses, Capital, Product, debtors, Advertising, Salaries, Credit, Investment, Finance