Summer Poster !

 Kia Ora everyone!

Posted on the SLJ (Summer learning journey) site provided the SLJ participants with an activity.

The activity was to make a fun summer poster. I have digitally created a poster using a site called Canva. 

I have used heaps of free PNG clipart images to enhance the details on the poster, and the results were perfect in my opinion! 

I went for a Summer Beach Party, which is related to how far my summer holidays are going. 

Expressing my enjoyment and freedom to live, laugh and love the school summer holidays!

Recycled Race Car

Good Afternoon everyone!

Posted on the SLJ (Summer learning journey) site provided the SLJ participants with an activity! 

Today I had to build my very own race car using recycled materials around the house. They prepared inspiration videos to expand our creativity, and on what to use as building materials. 

Below is an attachment of a short video containing my experience making my race car. 

Enjoy!

Positive body Image

Positive body image is how a person perceives their body with a good mindset (thoughts and feelings) about how they personally feel about their body image, loving and accepting the normal and perfect body owned by the person. 

Positive body image falls within two categories, Body Positivity and Body Neutrality. Body positivity is the promotion of accepting all body types, regardless of society's 'beauty' standards furthermore their ideas of a 'perfect' body. Body Neutrality is the bodily function, what the body can provide and do for you rather than how the body appears.

The three strategies that could help encourage a person or others to have positive body image is to love and accept the way the body is portrayed no matter the standard or judgement. Ignore the negative comments thrown and think about all the fortunate qualities and abilities each part of the body is able to execute, and confidently acknowledge it, shoving off every single negative remark and embrace the already gifted body God has blessed you with. Everybody has a story to tell followed by a desirable or an unfortunate cause, and despite that, expressing the feeling will likely boost the self of steam.

The strategy I have selected is love and acceptance. I will also explain how it can enhance a person's well-being utilising the four dimensions of well-being. 

This strategy helps with our physical well-being by taking notice of the characteristics that were developed since birth, a normal human growth throughout maturing and the process puberty is an ordinary part of living as an individual. Loving and accepting yourself is part of self or body care, nourishing and maintaining the hygiene state of the entire body.

By loving and accepting the body, our social well-being is enhanced by the compassion and support received by friends, family, close peers, other relationships, the community and more! When people are aware and are concerned, reminding them they are appreciated and are accepted despite cruel judgement, they realise their worth as a person.

The person’s spiritual well-being is positively enhanced by changing the way people view themselves and give them self-worth, being able to feel aware that nobody is alone and know they can find the supportive help they're in need of anywhere. 

This strategy helps with our mental and emotional well-being by planting a healthy and positive opinion inside the thoughts. This increases the happy chemicals (Four main happy chemicals are Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin & Endorphins, also known as hormones).  

Summer Text Graphic

A activity posted on the 28/12/21 from the SLJ blog was to make a copy of a google drawing and create a '5' word Summer Text Graphic, but I have listed ten words that describe summer. 

Seasonal Greeting Cards

A task posted on the 24/12/21 from the SLJ blog was to create a seasonal greeting card, they have also displayed a bunch of videos on a slide deck for ideas to make the cards. Before looking at making the cards I have taken a look at the History of Christmas cards

 These are the cards I have made for this activity. 

3 things that I have learned about the History of Christmas cards is that people have been sending Christmas greetings to one another for hundreds of years. The first recorded use for Merry Christmas was in a Christmas letter sent in 1534. 

Modern Christmas cards can represent a collection of designs, from dramatic depictions of nativity to images of Santa Claus and of his reindeer's, or the scenery of winter nature. However modern technologies like sending emails, messages, or any online communication have taken a toll on Christmas cards. In spite of that many families and friends still find time to mail out cards to their loved ones. 

Another thing that I have learned is that it is estimated that nearly two billion Christmas cards are sent out each year, and each household receives an average of approximately twenty cards each holiday season, which blows my mind now knowing that someone out there is sending out this many holiday cards each holiday. It's really nice and thoughtful that people out there prepare cards for many others to ensure happiness throughout the holidays.

  

Cicadas Do Maths

 For this task I had to create a timeline of what I may be doing when I am 17, 34, 51, 68 and 85. I had to think about where I will be, how I might feel and what I might be doing. 

The reason why I am doing this is because I have learned that Cicadas are able to do maths according to their life cycle and how they are able to prevent usual predator attacks by using the prime numbers. However this task is based on me for every 17 years of my life.

 Below will show my timeline and the information about where I will be, what I could be doing and how I may feel.

17 - I will be a yr 12 still in college working towards NCEA lvl 2. I wish to surround myself with the people who are good and well behaved. I believe I will be studying hard to succeed and achieve my goals along the way, giving back to those who I owe, living the best and having fun. I hope to have learned how to drive and work a small job earning pocket money.

34 - I believe I will be in my first year working as a Cosmetic Surgeon usually earning between $72,000 and $124,000. Using the income I will pay off the fees. I wish to keep in contact with current friends at school and will totally keep in touch with my family. Hoping I will find a home that I can settle into before having my own little “Hope” family.

51 - Hopefully by then I will have a family of my own, supporting them along their way through life including my original. As I said before I believe I would be a Cosmetic Surgeon hopefully working in the private sector at the top will earn me up to 600,000 which will help me support my loved ones and myself with bills, mortgage, landmark, etc

68 - At this age I would want to make the most of being at a average age to be able to go around and have fun. Go overseas, travel, trips, hangouts or do things that will be memorable. Catch up with people or go out and explore more. I may have a partner to company throughout the activities and perhaps have my family/friends tag along.

85 - Around this age I would probably be looking after grandchildren. I would most likely be retired, resting and relaxing. I would feel like living the rest of my life enjoying and supporting my loved ones, wishing for the best until the end.

Bridge Builder

 A task set for this week is about learning how to create a bridge using different shapes with any use of materials.

I needed to design and build my own bridge using geometry shapes such as triangles, arches and rectangles that spans about 30 cm.

Below will show a template that will display the before and after of the testing of my bridge and the explanations of some questions.

 And Below this template will present a video of me testing how much load my bridge can carry.

Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a wonderful day :)

Build something that floats!

This weeks task is about creating something that floats! 

Making things float must have air apart of the objects structure. Something called buoyancy; description of how afloat or buoyant something is. 

What materials can be used to make things float? Wood is a perfect example as it has many little air pockets inside keeping it afloat. Some boats and canoes are made out of wood because it is reliable on water. However rocks are the opposite. They usually don't float because they lack air in them, materials like that are heavy and dense. 

I can use anything that I can find in the house to create my floating invention, ANYTHING. 

Once I have engineered my new invention I will need to test it!

I will Measure how far it will be able to sail and how much load it can carry before it sinks.

The material I used in the house is paper. The heavy objects I used in my experiment were marbles.  

Watch my video to see my experience during this experiment!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uNk4N0CvK7Tv_1fAgZdW0jGx3oZMHToK/view

(If their are any problems occurring the video please let me know, thank you)

Cathedral of St Patrick & St Joseph

 

Task Description: This task was set for us to do in our Literacy class. Since it is High School Week we used the Summer Learning Journey tasks to fulfill the time period in class, we had to do the 3 tasks on the site. Create and Post. I've only finished the first task and here is my work, the one during class ! 

A Message From Glen Taylor School

 Hi Everyone,

A message from Glen Taylor School is a film created by Room 11 students. It is filled with inspirational quotes and words of wisdom to help you realize you're special.

I hope when you leave today you are inspired and motivated to embrace your uniqueness and strive to succeed! Don't let anyone stand in your way!

Go forth and conquer!

________________________________________________________________________

I was a presenter, so my day when off by going straight to the cinemas with the other presenters. My heartfelt as if it was going to fall out of my chest but it went well throughout the day. 

Finally, when we finished presenting to three different schools. We got a little spoilt and got treated to a frozen coke from Mc Donalds, hehe my favorite highlight :) 

The other films from other schools were very entertaining, and we all created different films showing the students learning and inspirations.

 

Photosynthesis - Work from Mr. Victor

 Photosynthesis

In this task we were set to write about what we know about photosynthesis. I researched about what it may be and it explains that it is a process of how plants or other living organisms live. This is my work !

LCS - Personal Timeline

 For LCS our task for that is the list down our Personal Timeline. Using google drawing I've listed 15 personal highlights that have happened in my life. 

I've listed the events and the dates but ones that I could remember and feel okay with other people knowing about my past experiences. The 15 pieces of information are ones that were memorable and meant a lot to me. 

Enjoy!

Teeth - Short Film (Writing Task)

WALT: use carefully selected words and phrases for the topic of the writing (adj, nouns, verbs)

Nouns	Adjectives	Verbs
Teeth Fish Boat Men Lake Fishing Rod	Black and White Ridiculous  Irish Humorous  Fishing Old	Enjoyable Doubt Karma Valuable Balance Sneeze

1. (Pretending I’m one of the old men in the video) When I was out fishing with my old colleague, we were silently waiting for a catch but my nose had a little itch, a big sneeze came out, and out came my dentures. My friend laughed at the scene. I lean over to where my teeth laid, and oops. My teeth fall into the deep and cold lake. I hear the most enjoyable laugh next to me while I look up at him and give him a stare. Moments later, I feel him bump against me. I realized he caught a fish. He pats my shoulder, I turn to find my dentures in the fishes mouth, I quickly take the teeth out of its mouth and into mine...It doesn’t fit? I chuck it back into the lake because I knew it wasn’t mine. 

2. (Slight Change - Different Ending) When I was out fishing with my old colleague, we were silently waiting for a catch but my nose had a little itch, a big sneeze came out, and out came my dentures. My friend laughed at the scene. I lean over to where my teeth laid, and oops, my teeth fell into the deep and cold lake. I widened my eyes and looked up at my friend who was laughing hysterically on the other side of the boat. I quickly took my hat and shoes off and then I took a deep breath and dived into the lake, searching for my dentures. THERE it is! I found my teeth at the bottom of the lake. I swam back to the surface, I see my worried friend who helped me onto the boat and tells me how crazy and insane I am. I explained to him that without my teeth, I won’t be able to eat properly. He agreed and we continued fishing. 

3. (Writing a pretend script of what they are saying) 

Old man 1: Ha! Ha! Ha Choo!

Old man 2: (Laughing then Points to the side of the boat)

Old man 1: (Feels his mouth, then looks where his friend is pointing) - (He reaches for the dentures quietly then it falls into the lake)

Old man 2: (Still laughing)

Old man 1: Oh please I’m been through worse.

Moments Later…

Old man 2: Ooo lookie here I’ve caught myself a fish! 

Old man 1: (Rolls eyes)

Old man 2: (Pulls the fish out and smiles) *Thinking: What if I…(Puts his own dentures into the fishes mouth to make it look like it was Old man 1’s teeth. He shows the fish to Old man 1)

Old man 1: Oh gosh you’ve found my dentures well not just you along with this fish. (He puts the dentures into his mouth...he realizes it doesn’t fit. He chucks it back into the lake)

Old man 2: Hold up that’s my- (The dentures have already disappeared into the lake)

 

Daily 5 Task - Read to Self/Someone

The book I read for Daily 5 was, Wonder. I've read this book about two times and it still gets to me. I read the first chapter which was an introduction about a little boy named Auggie when he was born, didn't develop as he should while his mother was carrying him. It took multiple surgeries to transfer the needed senses to his face. He didn't look like an ordinary kid, but to him. He thought he looks horrific. He's never been to a real school filled with kids before, and in 5th grade was his time. My thoughts on this first chapter were interesting and enjoyable. I read this book to my sister who listened after I read it to myself. This was the cover of the book that I was reading. I recently found out that there was a movie about the book and I can't wait to check it out!

Daily 5 - Work On Writing

 Free Writing - A Short Narrative

Once upon a time, there lived the tiniest Mouse. The Mouse loved to eat cheese and run around the ginormous house it sneaked into. Wondering about, it sniffs the most mouth-watering scent. It doesn't smell like cheese but it wouldn't hurt to try. It hurried, following the scrumptious aroma. 'WACK!' 'WACK!' The noises follow behind the mouse. Is this the end of my adventure already? Why must a trap be set here in this large house? How did they know I was here? The Mouse turned around to see a wooden plank with a small hardened sliver line. I've seen those traps before but this time it didn't have cheese on it? Something seems fishy but wait...I see it! I see the food! It looks as good as it does in real life! I've never seen anything like this before! When the Mouse was above the finger-licking meal, 'WACK!' A Mousetrap was placed right there. The food splattered everywhere along with a lifeless Mouse. 

LCS - All about you!

Using Google Drawing we had 8 sections that said: What do you like to do in your spare time? Do you play any sports? Do you have any hobbies? What music do you like best? Do you play any musical instruments? Do you have creative interests? Have you ever been pleased with something you’ve done well? What are your favorite foods? Those were the questions we answered in the shown image. The pictures aside from the sections are pictures that match some of the description written in the boxes. Enjoy!

Maths - Independent Learning

For Maths, I had to pick two Independent math activities. Free rice and IXL were the two activities I've chosen. Free rice is like Xtramaths if you were to do maths on the site. IXL is a site that helps improve and show a way of working out the equation.

All about you - Personal Details

This L.C.S task was set for us during the lockdown. We must have a body photo of us in the middle surrounded by personal questions that I've answered. My opinion on this task was that this was a really fun task and I enjoyed it :)

Cook Island language week 2020

  

Yesterday Room 11 created a google drawing declaring facts about the Cook Islands since it is Cook Island Language Week. We gave ourselves questions to answer for starters and researched the information we didn't know about. It gave a lot of information which I agreed because I never knew some of it myself. I named down The types of foods, famous people, traditional places, flag explanation & famous landmarks. They all seemed very interesting and for sure mesmerizing. This is the work I've produced which includes the lists of Cook Island questions I've created. Here is my Cook Island Fact Sheet!

Dr. Seuss - Cat in the hat

Features of my character:	What he does:	Personality:
Tall and Skinny. Wears a big tall hat that is white and red and a ribbon that is red. His fur is the color of white and black. Wears white gloves. Looks like a BIG cat that walks on two feet. Wiskers	Magical things. Pulls unnecessary things out of his hat. Is very mischief.	Always in a good mood. Goofy. Childish. Foolish. Playful.

Cat in the Hat - Hope

He is one of the goofiest characters and makes bad decisions only to fix it over again. He pulls out unnecessary items from his hat including two of his assistances, Thing One and Thing Two. They are there to help him out when things don’t go completely right. He is a magical creature and is obviously a cat, he walks on both feet and he can use his hands and he is very skinny, his fur is black and white. Wears a large hat that is red and white, a red ribbon that is tied to his neck & white gloves that is like Mickey Mouses. He is apparently six feet tall - as a basketball player.