why i'm quitting blogging...

2017 has been such a good year. I have made so many new friends and have met the best teacher ever! I am enjoying my time so much but i am really sad to be leaving my second family. I have met so many new people who are now my closest ever friends. I will miss so many things about the amazing Room 10. Like my friends, which are now my family, the work and everything about Room 10. I will miss you guys so much!

JibJab

Recently we have been working on a new thing called JibJab. It is a website you can use to make hilarious movie. There are movies on the website where you can change the avatar's face to yours. Enjoyy!

Kahoot Madness

Eden, Brooke, Gio and i's Kahoot

On our inquiry topic we had to make a kahoot about the topics we learnt and the topics that others chose to do. Here is the one i did.

Pobble 365

This is my Pobble 365 slide. I have had a couple days away and i did some drawings. we had a pdf folder with the topics that we were doing it on and on that pdf there were a bunch of pages showing us the things we could do. i chose stories and drawings for most of mine.

The Boy at The Top of The Mountain

Our group had to read a book called The Boy at the Top of The Mountain. It was a book about Hitler and i chose to present my book review.

The Boy at The Mountain. - John Boyne.

The Boy at The Mountain is a great book, the author was John Boyne. He has written 14 other books which makes 15 in total at the age of 46! He is from Ireland. The genre of The Boy at The top of the Mountain is fiction/historical fiction.

The plot of this book. The book is set in 1935. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains.The Second World War is fast approaching; this is no ordinary house either, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.

Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

Pierrot also know as Pieter, had friends and is now making new ones. Pierrot used to be afraid, self conscious, but when hitler takes him under his wing he becomes a man, and over the years, gets into more manly things.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy history or want to learn more about Hitler. Will you dare to read this book?

 

Mandarin Lesson

Today with Tracie we learnt how to paint on of the Chinese ways. We painted a panda with it's mother. It was lit. I threw mine in the bin because i didn't like it and it would have leaked. It was very fun to paint and learn the way that they do it.

Passion Project & Reflection

Ocean and i haven't presented our passion project yet although, i think there are some things that we could have worked on to make it better here are a few.

In the movie we could have had some more information but it was kinda hard to get information on the Illuminati because there weren't any books in the library. I think the quality of the movie could have been louder, and a little less silly. It also could have been produced faster so that we had proper time to edit it.

You see i would link the movie but it isn't exactly working. Hence we did not share it.

Adding Detail

This is what we have been doing in class for the past couple of weeks. For 10 mins each day we would write about a picture in detail. Then we deleted the slides that we didn't use and are uploading it to our blog. I chose my top 3 to present.

Whispered Secret - Short Story

Whispered Secrets

4:20pm, but the night creeping upon us. They were walking their normal track. All the same house down this street. Campbell Lane. Red roof, 4 windows with a finishing nude door. They start running. There's a house. But this one was different than the others. This one had a yellow door, 1 window but was like a mansion compared to the others. There were balloons tied to the letter box, red as blood. “That’s not creepy at all.” Nicole says sarcastically. “I know right.” replied Lily.  Something was off about this place. They stopped. Lily, Keira and Nicole. They glanced around. Nicole walked up to the crooked stairs, her dark brown hair swaying in the wind. She feels something brush past behind her. She quickly turns around. She felt a shiver. She marched forward, determined to discover things nobody’s eyes would like to see.

She knocks on the door, echos colliding. The rush of fear makes her tremble as she meanders in. She felt atemporal though ebullient. “Hello?” she mumbles. No reply. But the door opens, with no assistance.  There were paranormal spirits, they could just tell They were giving the girls heebie jeebies. Nicole gave the Lily and Keira a hand signal to enter with her. Lily stayed back; she wasn’t going to risk her life. Whilst Keira on the other hand, went on in. With the 2 girls wandering in, the run down stairs started creaking. They think nothing of it. They went around the corner. They decided to stay together because if one if one of them is getting killed, both of them are getting killed. They agree to go to the left, that way they most probably won’t get lost. A door slowly starts closing, then it slams. The girls jump in amazement of what just happened. They continue walking, but without knowing what they’re walking into.

It was a jaunt past 1 room, then the next. A family of four they gathered. They stopped at a room. The rest of the house was broken, sacrifice. But the next room was pink, pretty. A little girl’s dream room. The cot starts moving, rocking side to side. It stops. A white faded silhouette of a body rams towards them. It grabs Nicole by her neck raising her off her feet.. Nicole was now white, faded. All the colour had seeped through. It had taken Nicole hostage. Keira yelps for help from Lily, but her words turned thin. Lily was on her phone with her bright red phone case. She was fiddling with it wondering when they would burst out. Keira tried to follow the ‘ghost’ but ended up at the basement. But then a sudden screech awoke Nicole. She looked around, all in sight was Keira. She cried out her name, again and again. Keira tried running toward her but the ‘ghost’ used telekinesis to grab a knife and slit NIcole’s throat.

The darkness crowded around Keira. Her knees turned into jelly. She tried to run but the spirit pulled her back. She yearned to go back in time and change the future. The spirit crumbled her to ash. Watching her plummet to the ground. Lily decided to walk in. She wondered where they were? “Nicole, Keira? Where are you guys? You’re scaring me.” she decided to check the basement first. “Ironic” she whispered to herself… but her mouth never moved. “Who’s here?” she says quietly. No reply. Silence expanding everywhere. Lighting controlled the night merging with the dreadful blue. Lily grabbed a broken piece of wood. Hoping to stab Annabelle with it. The wood had splinters it entered the room, levitating in a circle. Stabbing herself. Taking it out, goes back in again.  She fell to the ground. She tries escaping. All else fails. Clawing the crippled wood under her, as Annabelle pulls her in closer and closer. The chiming music calms Annabelle. Nicole, Lily and Keira all dead. Blood surrounding them. Leaving their pasts behind them. The red phone case, matching the red balloons. Dead…

This is my draft. We needed to write a short story about something related to Explaining the Unexplained. I wrote mine about a spirit.

Duane Kayle

On friday afternoon, a paralympic swimmer came to HNI to have a chat with us... Duane Kayle. 

He talked about be persistent and being open minded. "Never give up and aspire to achieve"  was one of the key messages he told us. "It won't matter, 100 years from now, what your bank account balance was, what sort of house you lived in, or what sort of car you drove. I think the most important thing is to make a difference to yourself but also make a difference to others."  were some other words he spoke. I think he truly inspired all of us. 

Athletics Learning - Description

Athletics Skills/Technique Development

Coverage: Running (Short & Long Distance), Shot-put, Discus, Vortex Throw, Long Jump, High Jump

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WALT:  I  will be able to explain desired technique including elements that prevent injury, body stance, and desired outcome depending on what activity I am competing in.
Indicator One: Describe what factors influence my attitude towards and participation  in a range of physical activities	Indicator Two: Perform and repeat linked movement sequences that display consistency and control	Indicator Three: Discuss how taking on different roles affects my relationships, attitudes and behaviours	Indicator Four: Plan strategies to promote participation in recreational activities
This will be evident when	This will be evident when:	This will be evident when:	This will be evident when:
I can describe my current attitude towards participation in athletic activities. I can identify personal reasons that contribute in forming my attitudes towards athletics I can discuss reasons for learning athletics skills I can identify the factors which may change my attitude or participation in athletic activities I can take action to improve my performance by setting realistic goals  and evaluating them for individual and group training sessions. I can identify the many forms of success in relation to learning and developing skills around athletics	I can qpply sprinting technique in a range of warm up games I can perform pushing and slinging activities with the correct technique. I can  refine basic jumps I can  demonstrate correct take off, flight and landing techniques when jumping for height and distance in a range of activities I can develop an understanding of skill development I can  plan and practice strategies to improve  my personal performance	I can  following instructions I can  give instructions I can give and receive constructive feedback. I can  take responsibility in supporting a partner to improve their performance I can  value feedback and act upon it. I can  take action to provide a supportive learning environment I can  discusses the cooperation needed to perform relay activities safely I can help formulate and follow the rules to promote safety. I can identify the influence that competition can have on an individual's behaviour.	I can Include reluctant participants with encouragement. I can employ the ‘Inclusions approach’ ie. Doesn’t matter who ends up in your relay team. I can actively find other people to train with at morning tea and lunch times.
Technical Skill Developmental Points The difference between throwing and pushing (chucking) what does the different wrist action look like.  How do you prevent injuring your wrist when pushing a shot-put?  Will model getting the 2 steps for your starting position.  How close the shot-put is tucked into your neck.  The slight tilt of your head.  Using your other hand to aim for the direction you want your shotput to go to.  The follow through action so you don’t end up scew-wiff.  Not to go over the indicated line. The wrist action that is needed to throw a softball.  Standing still and running up.  Throwing not too high and not too low (wanting distance not height) The scissor action  using your legs to get over the high jump.  The different body movement flow.  The difference between these.  The test to see if you run in from the left or right hand side.  Desired place to land on the mat. Frosby Flop? Landing with 2 balanced feet in the long jump.  Balance from your thigh muscles and hand positions so you don’t fall backwards.   Long distance running and pace.  Breathing techniques and arm movements. Take offs for sprint starting of races. Baton changeover techniques.  Hand up or down and the difference.  What is the increased chances of dropping the baton with a hand that is up?  Starting to run slowly before the baton reaches you and keeping momentum.  Body stance and tilted head (looking backwards)  Position of 4 runners.   The fastest person last, 2nd fastest 1st and the other 2 doesn’t matter too much.

Note Taking and Note Making

We take notes to help us remember information we read or hear. Sometimes we need to copy exactly such as a quote or reference that someone else has said. Taking notes is short - key words, pictures, symbols, text language even. Taking notes is a personal preference - no two people take notes exactly the same.

Key Idea - Short, sweet and to the point!

Choose one track or field event - find three YouTube clips that clearly model the correct technique, (remember what you have learnt about reliable websites).

	Copy and paste the URL address below. Either on this doc or in your literacy book, rehearse taking notes.
YouTube Clip One	Destorm - Pt. 1
YouTube Clip Two	Destorm - Pt. 2
YouTube Clip Three	Acceleration Drills

Text Type - Information Report (Purpose)

(Audience) Sheppard House

DESCRIPTION

1   Introduction –      What the text is going to be about –      A short description of the subject –   Can include a definition	This description is going to teaching you about a good way to begin sprinting. It includes some tips and tricks and the correct stances. sprinting is mainly in school athletics and interschool sport. the definition of sprint is: run at full speed over a short distance. Sometimes if you do super duper well you will run a lot further than a short distance.
2   Body of the report -       Each paragraph begins with a topic sentence which previews the information in the rest of the paragraph -       Sentences after give more details -       Each paragraph should give information about one feature of the subject -       May include technical language	Sprinting is quite hard if you don't train for it and don't have an open mind. For more of a successful sprint here are a few tips I recommend using. Having the right type of shoes, or if you don't wear shoes making sure your feet are ready. Having the right clothing, not too long, not to hot. Training beforehand to build up more speed. I read about this guy that used a metaphor to pressure him to run faster. Do exercises to do with sprinting. There are many different websites to give tips on how to be a better sprinter.
3. Repeat the same steps as 2	Well in my personal opinion sprinting isn't just for in school, and competitions. older people sprint as well. By older I mean 20+ not 50+. Once people get the hang of it they start doing it for fun; in their own time. when people start sprinting say, weekly, they would get into a habit of it and be a lot healthier and faster. ( This isn't just for older people.) You can try at home as well!
4. Repeat the same steps as 2	LIke i mentioned before you need a positive mindset. this means that you don't say: i can't do this but saying: i will try my best. This helps so much. Just be happy for trying.
A concluding paragraph -    Can summarise the report	In conclusion Sprinting is very healthy and good for you. If you're like me and HATE sprints or long distance hopefully this helped you a little. It sure helped me! when you actually think about it sprints isn't that bad and you should just participate. JUST HAVE FUN!

Term Reflection - Highlights

My term reflection - this term has been such a great term! So sad that it is now over. My biggest highlight is ... 

Highlights - one of my highlights is when I started hanging out with Lily, Keira and Nicole. I have made even more friends now. I have been doing a little more work in extension maths, which is always good. We are now learning about probability. 

Speech Reflection

Kia ora, Ko Zahra toku ingoa Ko Homework, right. Most people hate it. And.. same. I am here to elaborate the reasons kids of this generation, (like me) should not do homework. So here i am speaking on behalf of basically every kid ever about not doing homework.                            1.

Kids might already be super busy with other things so at the start of the year i was quite a busy person. On monday i had netball practise on tuesday swimming tech wednesday guitar netball game choir thursday pe friday elective. 2.

So throughout the week i had to do things for my elective, guitar practise, chores, i was also learning a few languages. I had trips which put me behind in other work. Which meant i basically had no time for myself let alone homework. and i know there are kids even more busier than that. And i don't know how they do it                            3.

We already do enough work at school and we need to be outside playing and BEING KIDS! my opinion is that we do enough work at school. And when we get home that is the time we get to be kids. And we shouldn't be on devices 24/7, and some people can't get home and do homework because their parents work later than others. Like i know someone who’s mum doesn’t get home until 5.                                 4.

Basically when we get home that the only time during work days that we can go outside and play and socialize. so in conclusion i want to put my opinion out there that kids should not be doing homework.                               5.

Self Reflection!

WALT: Plan, prepare and deliver a persuasive speech related to our T3 inquiry topic - Healthy Bodies, Strong Minds

Topic: Homework

Persuasive component:

Time: 2:03

Keep (What would you keep in your speech if you did it again?)	Change (What would you change in your speech for next time, how could you make it even better? and why?)	Match (Pick a partner from our class and ask what they would keep, change, add and chuck. What is similar to your thinking?)
I wouldn't keep anything to be honest.	I would change just about everything. Detail, editing, the topic the list goes on.	Lily kept her conclusion Lily would make it longer
Add (What further ideas and/or detail would you add to your speech? Were you persuasive enough - what do you peers think?)	Chuck (What are some of the parts of your speech you would scrap?)
I would add a lot more detail to my speech. Expression, cue cards, comedic references.	I would chuck the points and add in new ones. Or keep them and just add new ones.

This is my speech and reflection.