Year: 2023

Statistical Investigation

LI: to create diagram about the top 6 rivers in Auckland.

Our math group created a diagram which shows the top six rivers in Auckland from smallest to largest. We used our collaborative skills to find out the data of each river. We put these rivers in this order from shortest to longest Whau River 6km, Puhoi, Tamaki River, Waitakere River, Hoteo River, Wairoa River.
We used our knowledge to come to the conclusion on what river is the longest out of the 6 rivers in Auckland, which is Wairoa River what is 65km.

I found this activity enjoyable because I liked finding what river was the longest in New Zealand out of the top 6.

Brochure

LI: To remember and give information about Kokako Lodge.

 

After camp, we created a brochure about information and highlights about our experiences at Kokako Lodge. We used our persuasive skills and gave reasons to why our audience would want to go. We used pictures to show what it is like at Kokako Lodge and what they have to offer.

I found this activity interesting and fun because I liked telling people why they should go too kokako lodge and how its a great experience.

Class Rules and Expectations Poster

LI: To follow the classroom rules and expectations (including wet day procedures)

This week we did a PB4L poster discussing about the Class Expectations and Rules and why they’re important to follow. This poster is also about respecting the teachers and pupils in the classroom. An example of this is Respect peoples privacy and not saying bad words.

I found this activity entertaining because I liked sharing class rules and expectations, I also enjoyed explaning why we use these rules.

Thank you letter

LI:to show appreciation to our teachers.

I have been doing my CARE awards respect and one of my task was to make a thank you letter to one of the staff members, my thank you letter was to Miss Anderson and Miss Fisi’iahi thanking them for what they have thought me and how it helped me in life, for example I thanked Miss Fisi’iahi for teaching me new strategies for maths, and I also explained what questions it helped me with.

I enjoyed this activitie because I got to thank my two teachers Miss Fisi’iahi and Miss Anderson for the things that have helped me with and what they have thought me.

Moko Ika Hika Waru

LI:to learn and picture the legends of the Taniwha creature

This week LS2 have been doing Taniwha art to represent our panmure basin because people say that some of the Taniwhas live in our panmure basin, and because we wanted to represent a Taniwha called Moko Ika Hika Waru, The Taniwha Moko Ika Hika Waru was described to have eight tails. The Taniwha is a Maori creature/legend that Maori believed to hide in the rivers, some Taniwha were also belived to abduct women.

I enjoyed this activity bacuse I got to learn more about the Taniwha Moko Ika Hika Waru, but it was hard to look at diffrent Taniwhas to see what details I could add to me and my groups Taniwha art.

Aretha Franklin

LI:to learn about Aretha Franklin and her song “RESPECT”.

This week I have been doing my CARE Award badges one of my task for the silver Respect Award was to “Research Aretha Franklin’s song RESPECT “.I found out that her song “RESPECT” meaning was to show respect to your man, I also found out that it was her most famous song out of her 112 charted singles, I also learnt her lyrics to her song respect.

I found this activity solid because it was really hard finding all the information about Aretha Franklin and her song.

How to be cyber smart

LI:To know how to stand up for yourself or what to say when getting bullied.

This week i’ve been doing my CARE Awards Badges, one of my task was to “Create a DLO on how to stand up to bullies, or how to be cyber smart”. My DLO shows what to say or do when getting bullied and how to stand up to bullies, it also shows what language you should use when getting bullied.I said you should use manners and to not swear.

I found this activity joyful because it was fun to look at what you can say when getting bullied and to tell others.

Kauri Dieback

LI: To gather statistics and protect the Kauri Tree from getting the Kauri Disease.

The following week after camp we did a research about the Kauri Dieback. Then we created a DLO about the Kauri Disease on how we can prevent it from destroying our nature. Though we can do things such as wash our feet to stop the disease from killing our tree.
I found this activity hard and fun because it was interesting finding out about kauri dieback.

Key Competencies

LI: To create a comparison of the before and after experiences at camp.

Before camp, we wrote down what we would achieve at camp by using the acronym TRUMP. Thinking is thinking about others, Relating to Others is to communacating with other, Using language symbols and text is not swearing Managing self is cheering on my teammates, Participation and contribution is trying new things.  These 5 words help us to remember when to use them in every activity. When we came back from camp, we wrote down how we used the key competencies for our belongings and in the activities.

I found this activity appealing because is was cool looking at what I wrote before camp and after camp.

A Moment In Time

LI: To recount and explore the learning and experiences from our Year 7/8 camp

Our group wrote a poem based on our senses like auditory, tactile, visual, and kinesthetic. We used our prior knowledge of the senses and unfolded different words and ideas that described Hunua Falls. These moment in time poems represent our experience at Kokako Lodge. One of our ideas were raging waterfall tumbling down against the immense rocks, before it meanders down the creek towards its mouth.We then used word hippo to find more powerful words to strengthen our poems.

I found this activity intersting and tough because it was hard finding more desirable words that explained our experience at camp, but I found it intersting to find higher quality word other then the lower quality words me and my group were going to use for our moment in time poem.