Christmas Decorations

A few weeks ago Mr. Johnston asked us to create new christmas decorations for the office foyer. He wanted design that were around 10cm and wanted them to be christmas related. He was our client that we needed to help. We all created designs that were rather based around christmas or any events coming us for other cultured people. We created 2+ designs for the christmas tree in the office and they looked amazing. We all hung our own design on the tree for everyone to see, we also took photos of ourselves next to the tree to post on her (blog).

What would I do as prime minister?

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If I was prime minister I would help small businesses get a head start on their job. Maybe help put up poster, advertise their shop etc.
I would do this because.. Small businesses are created so that these people can receive money by selling things to other people. I think doing this will help a lot of businesses as they can provide for their families and this is a good sign of paying it forward. I also think this would be a good way to gain the attention of other small businesses in need.

Who has my vote?

This week we have been looking at the elections. We have been working on a google doc that asks us who gets our vote. We got activities like looking through this site and seeing what parties policies are. There were many parties that we could choose from. We also chose 2 topics out of the many that related tpo the listed things we did in a week. We then got to choose which party we would vote for, I chose the Labour Party because i think that they are responsible with their platform. I created a DLO to explains who I voted for, Why I voted for them, and who they are. I also added the candidate I chose. 

Its cool 2b me

LI: To strengthen our ability to make positive life choices.

This week we have started the DARE program. We have created this DLO that explains a little bit of ourselves. We have "Qualities I look for in friends, Something we wish for, Great things about ourselves, Our favorite foods, our goals, Someone we would like to be, fun things we like doing, and our best friends. I enjoyed creating this DLO as I was able to really think about the things I love. Especially when it came to something I wish for.

Natural Disasters

Last week was our last week of Distance learning. For inquiry/reading our activity was to create a DLO explaining what natural disaster you chose, and what causes that natural disaster. Also we write down an example of an earthquake that has happened in New Zealand. Also apart of the activity was to create a clear poster for people who might not have experienced an earthquake before. 

The natural disaster that I chose was an earthquake. Did you know that earthquakes are caused when a rock from underground breaks, and the release of energy causes waves that shake the ground? The example I used for this DLO was the earthquake that happened in 2011, Christchurch. I enjoyed creating this DLO as I was able to do research and find out about earthquakes.

Careers Pathway

Today we have been looking back at Careers. Today's lesson was to create a Careers Pathway. What is a careers pathway? A careers pathway is where you can write information on how you can get into your dream career/job. The career that I have chosen is Photography, to become a photographer you need to study Maths, English and Computer studies. There is no specific amount of years needed for training to become a photographer. Lastly Photographers earn up to $43k a year, and the chances of someone becoming a photographer is average. I really enjoyed doing this activity as I was able to find out information I will need for when I leave for college.

Making Connections with problem solving

L.I To explore problem solving.

Today we have been making connections with problem solving through tangrams. Tangrams are  ancient Chinese puzzle's. People would use tangrams to turn the shapes into animals and objects as a boredom cure in the earlier times. We used the tangrams to connect to problem solving after we lost our internet connection. We created these tangrams using A4 paper. We had 1 piece of paper that we were challenged to cut (with scissors) into 7 pieces, but these pieces were used to create all kinds of shapes, and objects like the image above (a cat). LS2 did this activity with LS1, we all enjoyed doing this activity as we were importunate due connection loss.

Hauora Follow up | Slide 7

The image above is from my Hauora follow up. This DLO shows a bullet pointed sentence, each sentence is placed in a box with the title "Taha Tinana" etc.  Each sentence is placed in a box for where it belongs, or where it fits in. I collaborated with my friends to get this done (Haylee, Sakina, Victoria & Taheesha). I enjoyed doing this activity as I was able to think about where each sentence goes.