Portraits!

2020 Portraits!

Currently (W6 T1) we are doing our portraits! What we had to do was research an era (1800 - 2000) and then do a practice portrait in our books. Then we did ANOTHER portrait (In our books again) The era I picked was The 70's (1970's) And, then we were able to do our REAL thing. What we did was paint a background and dye the other side. We then stuck a half-picture of us on the side we painted and drew our different era side of the head. Enjoy the photos!

Welcome Back! 2020

Hi! Welcome Back!

Hope you had a great holidays. This post here (The one you're reading now) is about me welcoming you AND my GTKY (Getting To Know You).

Okay, so. I would REALLY like it if you commented on my blog about how 'ya holidays were. Here is a photo of my GTKY.
Hope you enjoy! So yeah. Bye! 

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Miracle On The Hudson - SLJ Day 2

Miracle On The Hudson, SLJ Day 2

In 2009, what is now known as a 'Miracle' occurred on the Hudson River, New York. Mr Chesley Sullenberger landed his plane on the water after both engines failed. Mr Chesley became very famous. This took a lot of courage and skill. For this SLJ activity, I have to recount a time when me or a family member did something brave. 

Surfing Fail.

It was the 13th of July, the day after my B-Day. I was taking my first ever surf lesson in Hawaii. I was doing a one-on-one lesson with surfing pro Reed (I don't know his last name). He was showing me how to turn the surf board once I had caught the wave. After waiting, we finally found a suitable wave. "Paddle! Paddle! Paddle!" Reed yelled. I did exactly that. I knew the drill. With surfing, you paddle until the wave finally catches up. Then you pull yourself up an crouch low, and quickly, but not to quickly. You don't want to fall. you keep your legs bent, and to turn, you twist you hips and slightly lean forward.  I tried this and then ended up on the bottom of the ocean, and when I came up for air, there were people laughing everywhere. So yeah, Fail. But Also very brave. (In my eyes at least!). 

Thanks for reading, Blog 'Ya Later!

Exploring The World, SLJ

Exploring The World

Hello everyone! Welcome Back. Today I am going to be doing the first SLJ (Summer Learning Journey) that will count for points. For this activity I am listing ten food items I would take on a Polynesian journey that spans 160 Million Miles. I will also list 10 items. 

Food List:

1. Chocolate 

2.  Blue Cheese

3. 700 Liters of Water 

4. Cookies
5. Anzac Biscuits
6. Condensed milk. 
7. Maple Syrup
8. Canned Fruit
9. Canned Meats
10. Pork Jerky (Any Jerky Really)

So there's my list. Hope you like it. Blog 'Ya Later.

Cross Country Zones.

Cross Country Zones

Hi, Bloggers! Today (The 26th of September 2019) I competed in 'Cross Country Zones'. It is a event where your run 2 laps if you are a year four, 3 laps if you are a year five or six. The event was held at Monte Cecilia Park. The worst part was 'Killer Hill', which was a hill at a 70° angle Uphill! After 'Killer Hill' there was the 'Final Stretch', which is EXACTLY what the name suggests. It's a 500m sprint to the finish which pushes you too your limits. Luckily, my parents were to cheer me on. 
What an experience I had,
thanks for reading and I hope you to can achieve a 'Killer Hill" one day.
Ari. Blog 'Ya Later!                                                                    

Ski Camp

2019 MT RUAPEHU SKI CAMP

This year Te Waka Ako went on a ski camp at Mt. Ruapehu. Before camp I was feeling pretty excited, but this was not my first time skiing, but it did seem like it because at the time, I couldn't even stop! Along with that I was feeling a bit nervous, as I didn't know what the weather would be like and how steep the slope would be. I knew that when I was skiing, it would be cold, but boy! Did I have something to find out...

Yeah! time for the bus ride! We were driving the whole day, although we did stop a lot.  My favorite part was when we were at Hamilton gardens and my group kept on going in circles. At Hamilton gardens, we were put into our colour groups (pink, purple, blue, green, red, turquoise and maybe more...) and we had to do this cool scavenger hunt round the gardens. The next stop was Otorohanga (try say that ten times fast!) where we went to the Ed Hillary walkway, where we had to find information and write it down on a piece of paper. After that, we went to the Jim Baker memorial playground where we went completely psycho, meaning we had heaps of fun! Once the teachers had rounded us up, we set off to Taumaranui  Primary because they had an AMAZING playground which we used to play hide-and-seek. Then it was hour and a half to 'The Crossing', where we stayed the night...

DAY TWO

Ski time! We left at eight o'clock sharp and headed to the mountain, but our bus couldn't go up, due to the icy roads. So we had to use some other buses. On the drive up the mountain it was pretty cool,  once we got to the snow there were lots of "Ooo's" and "Aaa's". It was pretty cool getting to walk from the bus to the Ski rental, because we got to walk through snow in our sneakers. After we got our ski's (No poles needed!) we walked out into the snow again, but this time in ski/snowboard boots. We got to muck about in the snow for half an hour, but then it was time for sledding. We were sledding for an hour before it was time for lunch. Then it was time for our ski lessons. I was in group two, which I'm guessing is the second highest group (it was). By the end of my ski lesson I could stop, turn, and do jumps. So you can guess how I was feeling. Happy! 

DAY THREE

Back to the mountain! When we got there, we already had our skis and boots, so no need to go to the ski rental! We went straight to our ski lesson and this time - it was sleeting like crazy! It really hurt going down, as sleet is quite hard. We went inside for lunch, and then got to ski by ourselves down the slopes.

DAY FOUR

Awwww, man! Time to go home! On the drive back, we stopped at the A/C Baths in Taupo. The pool had a Tarzan swing and a bombing area with a slide. We then got out

for lunch and had hot dogs, and then got back in the bus. Once we were done there, we visited Huka Falls, which is AMAZING! We then left and went back to the gardens, before leaving for home. I feel really proud of myself, as I can now ski confidently!

THE END!

Novel Study!

NOVEL STUDY 

Hey Everyone! Welcome back to my blog! 

In Term two, we did novel study! In our different reading groups we all had different novels. The novel my reading group, Maroon, got was called 'A Friend in Paradise' and it was about a boy named Robbie who had found a thought-to-be-extinct lizard, called a Kaweau. In the book, Robbie has to stop a man called Richardson, who is trying to capture kiwi's to make money. 

My favorite part of the book is where Richardson takes Robbie on a fishing trip and they go to the volcano, where Richardson abandons Robbie and they both get severely burnt, as the volcano erupts. 
I think that the book is fascinating, I suggest this book to everyone who is looking for a great adventure story! The theme of the book is determination, as Robbie stays determined to make sure Richardson stops capturing Kiwi's.    

For our study, we did two sets of comprehension questions, and a character description of Robbie. Here's the screenshots, thanks for reading, Bye!