Tane Mahuta Update

In Tane Mahuta today I helped move some metal from in front of the outside classroom, to a metal trailer. We were doing this because we are separating the scrap metal from everything else so we can sell it. I also helped put some junk in the skip bin so there is more space outside of the classroom. I helped take some sticks away from one pile, to put into another pile. We had to do this because they were there from pruning.  Everyone else had to either put fertilizer into the dirt so that they could plant them or move a lot of other stuff out of the front area of the outside classroom. 

Here is a photo of everyone who is in the Tane Mahuta C.I.P:

Stop Motion Hurumanu

In this Hurumanu we are learning how to, and making a stop motion. So far we have been in groups of four and we have been creating our storyboards for the stop motions we are going to create. I am in a group with Jamie, Jodecy, and Keghan. We have already done our story, the characters, half of our storyboard, and the setting. We are hoping to finish our storyboard very soon. In the Hurumanu we are focusing on Manaakitanga (Kindness). Our aspect of Manaakitanga in our stop motion movie is forgiveness and learning.

Maori

This term we have had Maori. This week we have been talking about what a hangi is and why walking over the hangi is bad. It's bad because our bodies are tapu (closest word in English is sacred) and the hangi is noa (Normal) so they say that if we step over the hangi then it makes the food inedible.

We had to make a google drawing of how to make a hangi. Here's the one I worked on with Jodecy:

We also talked about how some people on the Maori new year make a reverse hangi. You find the highest hill you can in your area and place rocks on the top to replace the hole. when the sun rises you have to get rid of the rocks on top and let the smoke rise.

My learning conference

We each had to make a slideshow, showing what we've been doing in our classes. We had to make a slide each about

• One of our latest blog posts
• Learning story from hurumanu
• Latest math work/the strategy we are using
• Our reading plus(/lexia) results
• Our spelling words/tasks
• About C.I.P and what we've been doing in that C.I.P
• Anything else we would like to add.

For me, the only thing I added extra was a slide explaining what we've been doing in technology. Here is my slideshow, I hope you enjoy it.

Tane Mahuta C.I.P

In Tane Mahuta C.I.P we are gardening. In the first week we checked out what we had to work with. The second week we started planning. The third week we started our plan. The fourth week (this week) we have been continuing from week three.  I have been helping prune the trees. Basically, we are chopping branches off that are knee/waist height and have been trimming some trees to the ground. We have been pruning an apple tree today and then we trimmed a small bush to the ground as far as we could. Last week we pruned a big tree and removed the sticks/branches we cut off. I think this is a really good C.I.P and for me it is really fun.

There is no I in team

In There is no I in team P.E we did Maths.

We have to calculate the total cost of four football fields in a season. It is very complicated, but I like it. We are working on it on a google sheet, There are five sections of which we have to complete. My group has completed three. I think that sometimes, it's simple, and sometimes it is complex. We also have to work out the total pay of staff (hourly pay and holiday pay). I hope that my group can get it all done correctly. 

Fitness test results

In P.E, we did a fitness test once, but we did the beep test two times. Here are my results.

For the beep test, in the first week I made it to 2.3, on the 22nd of July I made it to 4.3. I think I improved because I was used to it the second time we did it. I am proud of myself for improving and the next time I will strive to be better.

We had to do a standing measure where we stand straight up without being off the ground, and then we try and reach as far as we can while standing. I got 1.93, and I am still proud of myself, even thought I could probably reach better.

Then we had to do a Jumping measure where we then had to jump and try and get as far up as you can.  I got 2.22, which is pretty good, I definitely could've gotten a better score.

We had to do the sit and reach test, which you have to sit without bending your knees and then try and push the bar as far as you can. I got 2 cm. It was hard for me because I'm really inflexible. I could improve a lot.

Then we had to do the abdominal conditioning test. The test was doing sit ups while putting your hands by your ears to make it harder. I did 13 sit ups. I think I could do better, because it wasn't that challenging.

Then we did the grip strength test, which involved squeezing your fist (only one, not two.) and trying to get the two ends of the hand grip to touch the other. Personally, it was really hard for me because my hands are weak. That's why I got a score of 0. There is definitely room for improvement there.