A&P Show

Last week we got given a task to create the '2018 A&P show'. 

Here is my whole presentation:

This is the Logo/Sign that I made for my presentation.

Here is my piece of writing to do with history

Here is my photo book, to give you an idea of what I saw at the A&P

             

Please comment and give me feedback on how I should present.

The Oceanmaker

🌊The Oceanmaker🌊
Our writing genre for this week is currently 'Narrative'. A narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. My narrative is written in 1st person; which means I am talking about the person in the story. 
The Process:
1) I had to watch part of the 'Oceanmaker video. (We only watched a little bit so we could choose the ending ourselves.) (Watch here)
2) Then, we discussed the video, and talked about what we saw, heard, and felt like.
3) After that, all of the class had to make a plan, so we could plan what the ending of our story. 
4) We started writing our story, and after we had written it, we re-read it to make sure it made sense.
5) Then, we all met on the mat and watched the whole video so we could see what the real ending was like. 

Please tell me on what I need to improve on, and give me feedback in the comments!

To see the ending of my story, read it! Here is my story:

Yara looked around the dry, lost place, worried while operating her plane, hope lost, and she was desperate. Desperate to find what she was looking for. No food. No water. She had to find it.

She soon realised that she was in the right place when she saw a lighthouse, to her left.

Yara looked down to the sheet in her lap, labeled: ‘The Oceanmaker’. The environment around her was dry, and scorching, causing her to feel dizzy. She picked up her binoculars, her hope still lost. Her eyes bulged. She looked over to see a cloud, not big, not small. The cloud was heading in her direction.

Adrenaline rushed through her body. The cloud seemed to be getting closer and closer, she could feel it. Her eyes focused on the misty cloud, so delicate, but so powerful. This cloud depended on her future. This cloud depended on everyone’s future.

The cloud was filling the dry land, shaped like a pothole, and turning it into an ocean. Yara’s eyes wetted. She soon wiped them to see another set of clouds coming toward her direction. But she had forgotten about one thing. She was in a plane.

The feeling of joy spread like a virus around Yara’s body. Her beam lit up the plane. She watched as the land got deeper, and more moist. The clouds flooded the sky, and the ground, and then Yara realised.

Her plane was getting lower, and lower, and lower, and lower. The water had taken over. Yara looked up to see the water forming a wave, about to drown her.

The wave crashed over the plane, and hit Yara so hard, that she went blind for a second. Yara screamed underwater. The plane door was locked, and Yara panicked. She was losing her breath. Was this it?

She didn’t have much power or force underwater, but she was a clever girl. She tried to smash the window and fortunately, it worked. Yara swam through the smashed window, going purple. She swam to the top, where there was air, as fast as she could.

Yara took a deep breath when she reached the top. Relief hit her. I’m alive.

The sun wrapped around her, and cooked her. She groaned and dunked herself back underwater. The cooling water surrounded her, and calmed her. She slowly popped her head out the top, and breathed. I don’t know how I’m going to get home. She thought. How am I so calm in this situation?

The more Yara tried to panic herself, the more calm she got. She didn’t know why.

A shark swam up to her. HOW? THE LAND WAS JUST A DESERT AND NOW THERE ARE SHARKS SNEAKING AROUND? Yara was so frustrated, but she didn’t have any time for anger, because right then, it was a life threatening decision she had to make.

She had to get away from a shark.

Do you have to create an 'Uru Manuka' Logo?

Hey,
The past few days our class has been working on Uru Manuka logos.
What is Uru Manuka? Uru Manuka is a cluster of schools that do blog commenting and share their learning on their blogs.

Here are my logo suggestions on a Google Slide, Please give feedback, and then tell me in the comments which one is your favourite!

Do you know how to add fractions? Here's How!

Lately, I have been learning to add fractions, and i've been finding it a bit hard. But I've got it now! I want to share with you guys a D.L.O on 'How to add fractions'. This is an easy method for me, please let me know if this D.L.O helped you with adding fractions, and how I could improve my D.L.O.

Thanks, Here's The Video.

Have you ever been in a Movie?

Movie Character Day!

Yesterday (7 September 2017),

Our school had movie character day. Me and my friend Grace went as 'Beauty and the beast'. I was beauty, and she was the beast :'D. Has your school done Movie Character day before? If so, what did you go as?

Tech Master!

On the 5th of September some people from our class went to Hornby Primary School to do a toolkit. We had to show people what we could do on devices, and my group showed people how to do 'Google Drawings'. We did well, and I had fun. My favourite toolkit there was on ' how to do a screencastify' by Lauren, Mika,  Cayde and Shukoor. We got to explore new things on screencastify like 'how to turn the webcam on'. I found out how to draw on the screen while I'm recording. Here are some pictures from the day.:D

William Pike!

Yesterday William Pike visited our class. William Pike is a New Zealander who lost his leg during an accident during a trip with his friend. He told us his story and I heard a lot of ooing and aahing :D.

For the William Pike Challenge We do Passion Projects, Outdoor Activities and Community Service.
I have 40% on outdoor activities which I am proud of.

Does your school does the William Pike Challenge?

Book Award Day!

Today (August 7th) we went to New Zealand Book Award Day. We saw Authors from New Zealand and they explained their books and what they do. 

Here are my 2 favourite authors:

Leonie Agnew; She wrote books called 'The impossible', 'Super Finn' and 'Conrad Coopers Last Stand'. She is a children's Author. Her first book was entitled 'Super Finn'.

Jenny Cooper; She is an award winning illustrator, illustrating over 70 books. My favourite book of hers is 'Do your ears hang low'. She illustrates all kinds of books, including children's books.

Here are some pictures we took while we were there:

If you have heard of these two Authors, please comment!

Netball Zones! :)

Netball Zones.

On the 1st of August. We had netball zones at Rolleston College. We lost all the games apart from one that we tied. Apart from losing, we did really good. I got player of the day because of my intersecting. Most of the games we kept the teams on their toes and were pretty close to winning. I was really proud of my team and I can't wait to do winter sports netball. 

Holidays Recount

MEGA Air!

In the school Holidays I went to Mega Air Trampolining Park. I went with my Friends, Micaiah, Samara, My Brother And my friend Kimberley. First I went to the tumble area, when I got in, I saw a sign stating 'You can only jump off the boxes if you can jump onto them.' So I tried to jump onto all the boxes. It turned out I could jump onto ALL the boxes apart from the highest one. 

After I started getting really tired, then I went to a platform where you can jump onto a inflatable pit. When I first hit it, I sunk and I felt like I was going to hit the ground. It took SUCH A LONG TIME to get out. I peeked out and then saw that all the people in line were getting impatient and annoyed. So I tried my hardest to get out of the pit. surprisingly, I kept falling over and I could see that now the whole line was getting really annoyed. Annoyed, my friend yelled out, "HURRY UP WE ARE ALL WAITING". I finally got out.

After the inflatable pit, I went back to the tumble area and surprisingly I did three flips in a row without any jumps in between!

I had a really fun time at mega air!

Maths: Short Division

This is a screencastify I made showing how to do Short Division.

Please comment and tell me if I helped you with short division.

Hockey Zones

Yesterday, Most of my class went to either Hockey or Football zones. I went to Hockey Zones.
It was really fun, We did pretty good, The last game was the best for us but we still lost. We Did really good for our first time, I had to get used to my mouthguard because it hurt when I first put it on.
Please comment if your school went!

Practising our learning using screencastify.

Today We are using screencastify to show our learning.👍

Attitude

Classroom creation.

Who views my blog?

Exploring Blogs

We are learning to create a positive digital footprint.

We often share personal information when we are online. The people we share with could be our friends and family or people we don't know. We need to make smart decisions about what personal information we share online.

Reflection

Cross Country

Yesterday, we had cross country. I was so puffed when I was finished that I fell down onto the grass and reached for my drink bottle. I ran 3.1 kilometres. 3 laps of our big field, 2 laps of the domain and another 2 laps of our big field. Plus running to the domain and back. It doesn't sound that hard but it is, when we practised, I found it even really hard to do 3 laps of the field... Let alone another 2 laps and 2 laps of the HUGE DOMAIN! I was proud of my place (1st). My friend Grace came 2nd with me and Bree came 3rd. Here is a picture to let you know that I was dying.

Practise Practise and Practise.

On Wednesday and Thursday, The whole class did cross country practise. On Wednesday, after my practise, I felt like I was going to faint because I tried to sprint the whole way. But on thursday I paced myself and I felt much better. I can't wait to do the real cross country which is on Monday. I have to remember to pace myself!

Easter Fun Day!

Today was easter fun day and we got to make our own hats! This is my hat. There will be more updates on easter fun day soon.

 

The spaghetti challenge!

On Tuesday, We did the spaghetti challenge. If you haven't heard of it then here's what it is. You get 10 marshmallows and 30-50 pieces of spaghetti then you get an egg. The challenge is to build the tallest tower with the equipment you have and balance the egg on top of it for at least 30 seconds. It's harder than you think! Have a go and comment on this post to tell me how it went and if you managed to complete the challenge, My team and I didn't manage to😂.

The class of monkeys.

On Monday, We went to the Groynes to do some fun activities. First we played the name game. How you play: You get into a small circle with a group. Then you get someone to say their name and something about themselves. When the whole group has done that then you start again. Only this time you get the whole group to take a step backward and then say their name and something different about themselves. But this time you get them to do it louder. Keep doing this until the group gets as loud as possible. That was one of my favourite games.

Second we did a communication game. That was my favourite game. You get into three lines of three. All the people in the line have to be facing the same way but the front line faces the other lines. The third line has to be blindfolded. The second line has to be facing the front line. What the front line has to do is mime to the second line what they want the third line to do. So the second line had to figure out what the first line is miming. Once the second line has figured out what the first line is miming, then they have to yell it out to the third line. For example, "Take two steps forward, now pick up the object in front of you!" Now the third line has to obey the orders of the second line. Once the third line does what the first line mimed to the second line then the game is over.

Pretty much after that then we went onto high ropes. That was my favourite activity of all. I got to the top on both courses. We were named the class of monkeys.

Trapped at school... Or No school at all!

On Thursday, I got to school and my best friend (Grace http://gracestotarablog.blogspot.co.nz/ ) Ran out of the classroom door and she said "Powers out!". We were all so excited until we went into the office and they announced that school was closed. So one minute we were so excited and then the next we were panicking Because school was cancelled. "Our mums are at work!" We couldn't stop repeating. Now all the office people were running around the school announcing who picks up who and who who needs to wait to be picked up. My mum picked me up and dropped me off at my aunty's. Who knows what Grace did.

The Forest beneath the Mountain.

Last week we started free writing. This is my story; It's called 'The Forest beneath the mountain'. I'm not finished yet. (Recommended for older audiences)

The Forest Beneath the Mountain.

By Ariana Dale

Bang! The Door Slammed shut. I had nowhere to go.

Like an eagle in the night, I sped off. I didn’t know what to do. The house I had left was in the middle of the forest; beneath Mount Fuji. Running faster than the speed of light towards nothing, with the hopeless feeling of desperation. Surprisingly there was a track I could follow. I forced myself to slow down. Despite feeling tired, I continued my journey. No exit in sight. The only thing I could do was keep walking until I could see a ray of sunshine.

The ray of sunshine wasn’t going to be there in front of me anytime soon. I was so tired. I had been walking for at least 5 hours getting nowhere. As slowly as a snail, I creeped around the forest. I thought of the myth about the forest I was in. The hidden name. The true stories. The suicide forest. I never thought of it being real. The story of the suicide forest.

It’s heard to be haunted. Of course, I never believed in this sort of thing. I never wanted to think of it either. Personally, I am schizophrenic which means that I usually hallucinate… So the suicide forest is the WORST place for me to be right now! Suddenly, I saw what looked like a little gift shop. I decided to let myself in. Sitting there was a small japanese lady sitting in front of a desk. “You Shouldn’t be here.” She murmured.

“I’m sorry?”

“You should go.”

Confused, I walked toward her. “I’m sorry?” I asked.

She called out in Japanese so I couldn’t understand. Nothing happened after she called out. She called out again. Still, nothing happened.

“Come with me“she said, Scared. “I was calling out to my husband, he is not answering. I’m too scared to check on him by myself.”

“Why?” I asked

“Do even know where we are?” She asked me as if I were the most stupid person she had ever met.

“Right.” I replied.

Scared, we opened a undersized door. Bent down, we went through the door. Then A series of stairs. Then there was another door. That too, was undersized. As quiet as a mouse we the opened the door. We were too scared to be loud. There he was. The man. Lay down on the floor. The japanese lady bent down on her knees.

“They killed him.” She cried. “Who?” “They did” “Who”

She gave me a death look. “It WAS them” “I think I asked who it was”

“LEAVE” she snapped. "There is no such thing as a middle-aged man just dieing like that!"

My opinion hadn’t changed. There are murderers everywhere. But I respect her still. I left. Her husband had just died and It would have been so hard.

That same sound hit my ears as I slammed the door of the shop. The memories came back to me. How she had left me in the middle of this so called haunted forest. I’m so sick of everyone. Just telling me lies. And over exaggerating.

“I HATE LIFE” I yelled; that was a bit uncalled for, but what do I do when I have nowhere to go and everyone hates me.

I woke up to the sound of beeping. I was in a plain white room that made me want to spew out colors. Creek… The door opens and a pale colored lady with a grey dress appears. “Hello Jess” She smiles.

“Where am I?”

“We found you in the Aokigahara forest”

“What were you doing there?”

“What were you doing there?”

“I was with a friend, she, she, she, she did, she did…”

“You were with a friend then.”

“Yes. But what were you doing there?”

“Let's not worry about me.”

“How did you find me!? Especially in the Aokigahara forest!?”

“It’s time for your shock treatment.”

“ANSWER MY QUESTION!”

“I’m going to have to kill you if you don’t come.”

That shut me up.

I came with her to another blank room. Travelling across it was a rusty pole. On the pole was a hanger with a white shirt. “You have to put this on.” She hissed. Worried, I put the shirt on.

It took me long to actually find out that the nurse was actually putting a straitjacket on me, she was tying the back up. Next she opened a cupboard and there was what looked like a pair of headphones; only, they weren't. Next to the ‘headphones’  was an oral protector for my mouth for my shock treatment.

“Put these on.” She suggests.

“I don’t think I can.” I growl.

“Right.”

She had forgotten that she put a straitjacket on me. She places ‘the headphones’ on my head. “I’m scared.” I express myself to her.

“It’s not my choice to do this… I’m very sorry Jess.”

I could see her heart now. I couldn’t believe she had one. Until now.

Her face drops. “I’ll see you soon” she places the oral protector in my mouth. A flood had ran down my face. 3 nurses came in the door. “Don’t move a muscle.” One says to me.

“Isn’t that what I’m going to do when you shock me!?”

“Oh Yeah”

“Yeah Alright”

“Close your eyes.”

The feeling of fear filled me as fast a free flood. Now I felt the feeling of my whole body being ripped out of my skin. My soul had been taken. My Strength had been stolen. My Rights had been removed.

My eyes opened. The nurse that was there before was there in front of me...

Duff Man.

Today, we got to see Duff man. Not the Duff man from The Simpsons, but the famous New Zealander Racer. We found out that he had raced in New Zealand, Australia and America! We have been told also that he is returning to America soon. I got his signature on my hat and we each got a Duff man racing sticker. His Dad was his inspiration and he started when he about 2 or 3 years old. I was one of the only groups to take photos with the racing truck. Shh!

Here are some photos. 

The new maths and other learning site!

On Wednesday, my maths group tried a new site for maths. It is called Study Ladder, you get to create your own avatar and your own room. I like this site because you get to choose what you want to do. There are maths games and maths tasks; I like playing the maths games because they motivate you to do maths.

Selfie taking on teachers phones!

I think we have to face that some senior students get a bit carried away sometimes (me). Since the first day, the students of our class have been spamming our teachers phones with selfies. 😋
Here are some of the photos and videos my friends and I have taken 😊.

How to use Google Drive.

This my animation to show you guys how to use google drive. It is one of my cybersmart activities. Please comment and tell me if I need to make any improvements.

Argh me hearty! Let's learn how to sail!

On Wednesday My class went sailing. After we talked about how to sail with the coaches, then it was morning tea and my friends and I had a swim in the lake. I got onto the boat after we had a talk about turning and after I had had a swim. My friends called out to me then I turned to them and they made 'look out' gesture with their hands but I didn't get it so I turned around and saw the sailing pole coming towards me and It knocked me over into the water ☺️. The coach had to help me up into the boat again and then I turned to my friends and they were laughing their heads off 😂.  Here are some pictures to show you what it was like!

Kawa of Care animation.

Last week we had cybersmart and we had to create a presentation on how to look after your chromebook. I worked with Bree, check out her blog http://ymsbreew.blogspot.co.nz/

We made an animation to show our promises we would make to look after our chromebook.

Here is our animation, I hope you enjoy it and please comment to see what improvements we could make and what you liked about it.

Our first post of the year!

This week we have been focusing on our hero values. We created videos to show one of our values, we chose the value R which stands for responsible citizens. Then we chose the subject ‘Be ready to learn.’ Here is the video we created, enjoy!