Snow Camp 2019

Three weeks ago Te Kinga and Kotuku went on a school camp to Arthur's pass and Mt Cheeseman. We left on Monday to go the Arthur's pass outdoor education center where would stay the first night. We arrived and unpacked the cars. We settled in then had a talk about the rules and the kind of activities we were going to do. We then went outside and played a game called buddy which was like a tandem version of Simon says. We finished the game and had a snow fight which turned out to be an ice fight which hurt a lot. We were taken to a walking track and got to learn about all the Maori travelers that came through Arthur's pass and the way they came back because they could not come back through Arthur's pass due to the weight of the jade they bring back from the West coast. After our walk we settled down and rested up for half an hour then went out for a treasure hunt. The treasure hunt went for about half an hour which we were forced to do with no walkie talkie because Zak was pressing the wrong button for the whole time until we made it back. We called it a day and there was some dinner followed by another game and dessert before going to bed. We woke up to yelling and screaming which would become a tradition. We all lumbered in to the dining room with heavy eyelids to see that we would be staying a bit longer due to high winds and rain. After a couple hours we departed for Mt Cheeseman on the hour long drive. It felt longer than an hour but we finally made it with the wind whistling past the cars. We got in the lodge and settled down. We waited a few minutes until the co-chief of the ski field Sam came in and talked to us about all the rules and regulations and then we were told our rooms and shuffled in, unpacked then regrouped back down at the lodge. We waited until the weather died down a little and went outside in blizzard like conditions for a play in the snow. We had a good hour long crazy fest then went back inside for a lot of card games, chicken (The game) and finally dinner. After all the we played more card games had some Milo and went to bed. We woke up to yelling and screaming (I said it was a tradition) and lumbered out of bed out to the lounge/dining area for some early breakfast which was some toast and cereal. We then played (You guessed it) more card games and waited until the weather report. They said it would be all good to go skiing for the day. We were all jumping with joy and excitement. We got our ski boots and skis then went out for a good day of skiing. There were a couple of T-bar accidents with people sliding right down the hill. I went right to the top of the mountain which is a tradition for me because I want to conquer as many ski fields as I can. After that we had lunch and were told we could have one more run. I did so then gave my ski gear back and packed up my gear, filed it into the back of the car and we drove home. 

Gold Mining West Coast History

  This term we are on the topic of local history this our project on the Waiuta gold mining days

Te Kinga work interviews

In class recently we have been interviewing people in the local community about their work life. We have had four people so far and all have been as interesting as the last. Today we had Jarred (Zak and Cameron's Dad) and he talked about all his jobs and some of the skills he thought were important to have when going into work. The skills were technology skills, communication skills, leadership skills, a good attitude and being able to ask for help. Here is my reflection, I think it was interesting how Jarred has done lots of different jobs including blinking the eye of a puppet fish on a kids t.v show and helping people figure why their pot plant powered phone wouldn’t work. It was also interesting that he had worked in the air force as an I.T guy.

Weekly Reflection Wk/1 Term 4

This week has felt very short but in that short amount of time I have wanted to get things done quickly so I have completed a lot of work. I have got through my personal inquiry quickly and am hoping to get that done in the 5th week. I have almost completed 3rd grade khan and have done 20 mins each day some days doing more than 45 mins. This has been a very confusing week because pet day has been and we had to prepare for that so there has not been as much time to do work but our timetable for our personal inquiry has helped clarify what we are doing and helped us work around pet day. This has been a good week for learning and working yourself.

Weekly Reflection Wk 8

This week has been a pretty busy week. I have done well to keep up and have been very successful in doing my work to a high standard. I can cope with not having a structured day and not being told we have to do a certain subject at a certain time. I will be fine with doing my own work at any time and will focus on things that are close to becoming . I have completed my Kiwi kids news featured article, have started my personal inquiry and have finish all my fairy tale writing and scratch. I have made progress on my water colour portfolio and am hoping to finish it by the end of next week.

Weekly reflection Wk/7

This week has been confusing and has been hard to keep up with everything. Even though it has been hard to keep up I have tried hard to keep up and have done surprisingly well. We have been learning about being connected and I have tried to be connected with everyone and trying to make the connection stronger between me and everyone else in the school. I completed my Hansel and Gretel story after being behind and also my Kiwi kids news featured article. I have done well in math because I have been practicing. This week has been a good week.

Weekly reflection Wk 6

This week has been very productive for me. I have completed my Kiwi kids news article for this week and have almost completed my Three little pigs writing which was overdue. When Dean says SDL I think that it is time that we have to finish things that we haven't already. Sometimes if this is called then I do things that are overdue that I need to do. When I have been behind and I need to finish something I go to Dean to see if there is a fast but still educational way to do it so that it doesn't take ages and I will become behind on other things. I think that as of now I will not use S.D.L time to do my personal Inquiry because I still have things I am behind on. I have enjoyed this week and found it very good from a learning point of view. I hope next week is as productive as this week.

Manu Ginobili leads argentina to gold at athens olympics This day in history

“Manu goes up for the shot and sinks it! That puts the lead up to 15” exclaimed the radio announcer. Our whole household erupted with excitement as the argentine team toppled Italy by 15 and won gold at Athens. The radio announcer said he fell out of his chair with excitement and our whole family screamed with laughter. After the game Manu Ginobili was in his locker room being part drowned in the champagne showers. After the long plane ride home the argentina team were welcomed home with cheers and tears. I waited for the parade to come past me so I could ask Manu how he became so good. I asked Mum if she could lift me so I could talk to Manu for I was only 4. She lifted me up as Manu came past. I asked him how he became so good at basketball. He replied with “Hard work and dedication". 14 Years later I sat crying in my room after hearing Manu had retired from basketball. I just knew I had to have a great season in my NCAA Virginia team. My Mum called me down for breakfast “Francisco Caffaro stop crying in your room it is not the end of the world”

This day in history sputnik 3 sends 2 dogs to space

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Weekly reflection week 5

This week has gone well because I have been on task most of the time. I have been behind on things then finished them very quickly and had them done before they became overdue. Trello has been a crucial role in helping me stay on task because I can plan my day and then keep track of what I have completed and what I need to complete. I have continued planning my personal inquiry and have ideas on what is gong to happen but have made progress in the writing or the movie other than research. I have been trying hard to level up on Khan because I have been on third grade for a while. I completed my Hansel and Gretel scratch and have started describing my witch and the forest for my story. I completed all the kiwi kids news questions and have started next weeks questions. I have made a map for our farm visit because it is one of my Dad's farm so I have helped Dean with organizing what we are going to do while we are there. It has been a good week work wise and I have had fun doing the Basketball practices because I love basketball and I love to think I am the best at school but Dean has the height advantage so combined with his skills he is the best which makes me the best student I think? It has been a great week.

On this day in history Barnes dance introduced to New Zealand

So what: It was only used in three other cities in the world before Auckland introduced it. It was also the only crossing of its kind until many other cities followed along.

Weekly Reflection

I think that I have been on task and I don't have any overdue tasks from this week. With the changes that have happened ate our school I don't think I have changed very much. I got everything I needed to get done done. I feel I have been using my time wisely and been getting stuck into my work and trying hard to finish everything to a high standard. Sometimes during the week I have been off task but after that I would try to work faster or to a higher standard. I have been to the teacher a few times just to talk about things I haven't completed or things I am struggling with and he has been very helpful and has helped make me better at self managing my day which has helped me become a better self directed learner. Overall I think this week has been very productive.

On This Day In History

On this day in 2003 a black out hit north america.

Weekly reflection Wk 3

I think that I have been on task and I don't have any overdue tasks from this week. I got everything I needed to get done done. I feel I have been using my time wisely and been getting stuck into my work and trying hard to finish everything to a high standard. Sometimes during the week I have been off task but after that I would try to work faster or to a higher standard. I have been to the teacher a few times just to talk about things I haven't completed or things I am struggling with and he has been very helpful and has helped make me better at self managing my day which has helped me become a better self directed learner. Overall I think this week has been very productive.

OTDIH Atomic Bomb Dropped On Nagasaki

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TDIH Plane crashes in thunderstorm

This day in history The hurricane that sunk 5 Spanish ships

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