My Highlights and low lights from the holidays

In the holidays are plenty of examples of lowlights and Highlights, But I'm sharing two of each. 

My Highlights are:

I've planned a special birthday lunch for me and my family for my birthday. It is going to be a day before my birthday since my birthday is on a Sunday. Also, I had to make it somewhere where dogs are allowed because of my Grandparents dog Misty (who I consider as a part of our family). We are having it at the old Tannery and we will be using the normal menu so people can order what they want when they want it. My Auntie and her fiance' on my mum's side of the family is going to make it, my Grandparents are going to make it, and My dad is going to make it. I'm not sure who else might be coming to my birthday lunch.

My mum and I went to the Lyttleton bakery while my sister was away at camp and we had the Pork Belly pies which tasted amazing (My Mum and I couldn't stop talking about how good they were). We were so excited when we stepped foot in the door and we went up to the counter and ordered the pies. After we finished the pies, we felt like we needed to try something else. We ordered A croquette (for me) and a chocolate cheesecake doughnut (for my mum), I hadn't had a croquette before and my mum wanted the doughnut because it sounded amazing. 

Now for my Low lights:

My nana broke her hip and had to get a hip replacement, She fell over, got up and didn't tell anyone. The next night she told her husband that her hip hurts and she feels like she needs to go to the hospital. She did and thats when the hospital diagnosed her.

When She got out of hospital she didn't like the chair the hospital put her in, so she went into a chair that had no armrests. She fell asleep and fell on the floor and broke a vertebra in her neck and she had to go to the hospital again. Luckily she isn't paralyzed, she is expected to come out of the hospital on the 23rd of October, 3 days before my birthday lunch. I hope she can make it, if she can't then I'll go and visit her.

New Kahui - Tīeke

This week we have moved into the three new Kahui's! From right to left the Kahui's is named, Tīeke, Riroriro, and Mōhua. The Kahui's are named after the local birds. We (Sh) are in Tīeke with Ts. Mt, Ds, and Al are In Mōhua, and Tz and Bh are in Riroriro. It took two years to build all three and it cost $27 million in total, so we are really lucky to have these.

When I walked into our new buildings I saw a wooden tier seating area to the left and some TVs with colourful lights on the rim all around the place.  I also saw a lot of posters that used to be in Sh, and some that I hadn't seen before, which I assumed were from Ts. I saw some whiteboards that weren't attached to walls, and green and orange bookshelves sitting by the left and right walls. I saw a few tables scattered around, and five charging stations behind the wooden tier seating area. In front of Riroriro, there is an outside area with artificial grass and a little hill by the right side of it. 

When I walked into our new buildings I thought, "Woah, this place is so big and so cool!". Then I thought "Is this really our new classroom? Do we deserve this? Why do we deserve this? Am I dreaming? Is this real?". I didn't think about anything else, and then I remembered there are three of these buildings. I was so hyped up, but I got deja vu once we walked into the second Kahui because the buildings are the same, but there are different things inside. When I saw the hill in the grassy area, I thought that it was shaped like a croissant and it looked fun to play on.

When I walked into our new buildings I felt a sense of belonging and accomplishment for making it through the year to get this. I also felt the door, which was glass and metal. I felt like I was never going to get this again, so I had to enjoy it while I could. I felt like I was going to melt because I was so confused at how they built this place, I felt like I was in a maze! When I rolled down the hill outside, I felt burnt because there was sand under the grass and it hurt.

In conclusion, I love our new Kahui's and I'm glad we got them. Even though I'll only be here for another term, I'll still make the most of it. 

2040 Documentary

We (Sh, Ds, Mt, Ts) have just watched a documentary called 2040. It looks at the aspects of global warming and climate change. To me it was boring, but it enlighted me because now I know some ways I can help the environment.

What surprised you?
That it was 1 hour and 35 minutes long.

What excited you?
Nothing because I found it very serious and boring because it repeated stuff over and over.

What Worried you?
How they got most of the camera shots because it looked very dangerous.

What are the two things you learned?
1. I learned that seaweed is very important because it helps get rid of the carbon in the air when it stores it in the ground.
2. I also learned that we have the decision to make, and depending on what decision we make, the world is at stake.

What would you like to see in 2040?
Better transportation, more renewable energy, renewable resources, more farms, more trees, and better farms.

Maori language week!

Because it's Maori language week, I've made this DLO so you can learn a few words that you can use in your normal sentences to make them mixed. Here it is:

Hurumanu - Water cycle

AIM: TO LEARN ABOUT WATER ON EARTH.

Definition:

Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapour.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapour cools, molecules join together and form clouds.
• Precipitation. When clouds get heavy the waters falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
• Acidification: the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

THE WATER CYCLE SONG

THE WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT

Bag 1: Normal Water cycle

Bag 2: Water cycle with CO2 added: like Oceans in climate change

Bag 3: Water cycle with ice added: like Antarctica in climate change

Two Images:

• I noticed that there are a few drops of water.
• There isn't much water cycle happening?

• I noticed that the bag is acidic.
• The colour of the litmus paper has changed.

Findings:

	The Water Cycle: Bag 1	CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2 Acid	Desert Water Cycle Bag 3
Does it cycle?	2	2	no
Amount of Water	2	2	no
Acidity	1	3	no

Key: Water and acidity amount: 1 = none 

2 = small 

3 = large 

Conclusion: The first one we did had only a few drops of water, but no acid. The second one had a lot of drops of water, but a lot of acidities, the water drops were scattered all over, unlike the first one.

The Amber Dragon & I.

Today we had to do some freewriting, so I wrote about me, in a medieval era, but I just found a dragon egg. I hope you enjoy it, here it is!

The Amber Dragon & I.

Once upon a time, I was on my way to the famous wizards' tower. I didn't have much time, I was wearing my old shabby gown because I had just escaped from the town. I had discovered a huge scaly egg, of some sort, I found it just lying on my porch. The egg was as black as obsidian and as yellow as a bee, I pondered and wondered, for what could it be? I was getting near the door, when I tripped on a rock, luckily, I gave the door a vast knock. The door opened, and as quiet as a mouse, the wizard exclaimed: “what are you doing at my house?”. I told him “you silly old man, I need some help, I found an egg that’s scaly and it yelps.”. The old man said “Be careful! Be careful!” as he lit a match, “That’s a dragon’s egg, by the looks of it, it’s about to hatch!”. And hatch it did because as soon as I saw, I felt that my head was quite sore. I couldn’t see, the dragon breathed smoke from its nose and I looked and I looked the dragon’s tail was as long as a hose! The dragon was quite amber and a bit of red, I mean, from the egg had the dragon just shed. Before I knew, he imprinted on me, The wizard jumped and jumped and shouted with glee. I thought the old man was crazy, but now I knew, “Haha! He’s imprinted on you!”. I asked “How is this good, tell me now! You have to tell me! Tell me how! How! How!“. “The dragon is friendly, I must admit, he will make an amazing house pet.”. 

And that’s how I got here, six months later, I have just trained my dragon how to be a successful waiter. He knows a lot of tricks, he can sling a brick, if you ask me, he’s pretty fantastic. He’s apart of my family, he’s like no other, and if I’m right, I might’ve just discovered his brother.

Tane Mahuta Rock Painting!

In Tane Mahuta today we cleared out a lot more things from the outside classroom. We also got to paint a rock of our choice, each. First, we had to design the picture that would be on the rock after we got it. I designed a cat with a suit. Then we got to painting, which was so much fun! Here's a photo of the rock I painted:

It was really hard to paint because the rock wasn't that big, but I think it looks good. There isn't much to see on the back (Just the suit and the back of the head) so I'm not going to show it. I picked a cat in a suit because I love cats and I love cats in suits. I wish I could paint another, but I can't. 

I really enjoyed designing the rock the most, out of everything I did, because it was really challenging and fun at the same time.