Kiwi saver Advertisement

 In Business studies, I made an advertisement about the benefits of Kiwisaver retirement. This is my advertisement.  

I think I could have done better. I could have gotten more information and gone more in-depth on my research towards the information. But I think I done alright. 

Sources: https://www.ird.govt.nz/kiwisaver

Cultural Assessment- Home Economics

For the whole of this term our Home Economics class has been working on a Cutural assessment with the final product being a dish from that culture. I got in a group with Austin and we chose Italy. We had to answer a bunch of different questions about Italy's culture and put it on a slide show. Then we had to decide on one dish from that country and we knew from the start we would do pizza. We researched recipes and decided on a Pepperoni Pizza. On the day we were quite stressed because we were running out of time fast so we had to cut the dough resting short and hurry up and cook the pizza. The final product came out good and this is the link our slide show,

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTmRvs7tmkV32R0KE4vP_lkWRlvn1nOsBZtlOsVvmu1bsqAkXMHydrniVzCJmmuXmhHecPgriYpFyzr/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Persuasive Writing: Current issues/topics in NZ

 LO: We are learning to express our views on a topical issue using "Write that essay" sentences.

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

My Perspective:

#1) The Simple Sentence

I don't think teachers should be allowed to carry guns around school.

#11) The W-start sentence

While I can see why it could be necessary, I don't think it's needed to be armed while in a school as there can be many negatives.

#2) Very Short Sentence

Teachers shouldn't be armed.

Other Perspective:

#3) The Power Sentence

It will be a good idea for teachers to be armed around the school.

#12) Explore The Subject

Armed teachers, this is a good idea for themselves and students, this is for their safety. 

#1) The Simple Sentence

Teachers should be allowed to carry guns around school.

Cliche Poster

 This week Andreas and I made a poster in English class. We had to make the poster about a new language feature that we didn't know about. We chose Cliche and in the poster we had to include the definition, and some examples. This is our poster,

Budgeting Prezzi

https://prezi.com/view/4uzyXkCMJLfNE99EhlN4/

This is the link to my Prezi presentation.

In Business studies, we have been learning about budgeting. Our learning outcome was to identify their needs, wants, and personal values. I made a Prezi about the stages of budgeting. 

Reflection:

I did well I could have done more by myself but I did well. I could have listened more in class though.

Sources:

I used this picture as inspiration

Earthquaes and Tsunami Video

 

Digital Technology

This and last term in DTE we have been researching and planning on making our Venduino powered mini vending machine. For the wood cutout, we are going to be using a Laser Cutter. But we have been struggling with transferring the Files we need to the laser cutter programs so we looked up a picture on the internet but then we had to remove the watermark. We are still yet to cut the wood and haven't even started the Venduino program. This is our Planning, Files, and logbook.

Project Title: Arduino Vending Machine

Materials List:

Brief/ Research: We are going to be making a mini tabletop vending machine that will be powered by an Arduino code. We are making this because we saw a video on how to make it and we thought it looked cool.

Development Log:   20/08 We have been researching different ideas for our arduino project.  21/08 We still kept researching. 27/08 We have decided to choose between a robotic arm and vending machine 28/08 Our group chose to work on the vending machine 3/09 We researched the video and projects involving arduino, Trys arduinoing to the 4/09 Got onto the site and added all the files and screenshots onto the Doc 10/09 Found the files and added them to the doc 11/09/20 Making and finding out measurements to for the scaling of the wood 17 /09/20 Finding out how to implement the files onto the laserworks app 18/09/20 Looking for Mr Roscoe so we can learn about the wood cutting 24/09/20 This period we have been working on putting the files on the laserworks app.  25/09/20 Final Period of Term 3 finishing work on the log book. 15/10/20 On this day we were planning how we were going to use the laser cutter.  16/10/20 On this day we tried to figure out how the laser cutter works 22/10/20 We tried to get the laser cutter to cut our files but it didn’t work properly 23/10/20 We removed the watermark from the picture of our files so we could cut the wood with the laser cutter. 29/10/20 We got the outline to cut with the laser cutter but the lines were not straight enough so we spent the lesson trying to straighten the lines but were unable to get them straight enough to cut with the laser cutter  30/10/20 Update logbook and make a blog post

Code/ Program:

Personal Reflection:

I think I did alright but I definitely could have done better. I could've done better when it comes to getting into it faster each lesson because sometimes I just sat there and wasted time.  

Banking Crossword

In Business studies, we have been learning about all the different bank accounts, and now I have made a crossword to do with all the different words.

I think I have done well and also think there is more that I can learn, 

The website I used,

https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/

Children of Blood & Bone Introduction Practise

 LO: Our learning outcome was to learn to write introductions.

BRIEF SUMMARY  (includes Title and Author)

The novel Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is about a teenage girl The book, Adeyemi's debut novel and the first book in a planned trilogy follows heroine Zélie Adebola as she attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the ruling class kosidáns' brutal suppression of the class of magic practitioners Zélie belongs to, the maji.

THESIS  (includes Keywords from the question and Outline of Ideas)

In the text, the relationship between Amari and Inan helped me to understand the character of Amari.

This is because it showed me that she is kind (she reaches out with love instead of anger), she is also forgiving (she forgives her brother), and she believes in her brother.

Children of B&B Essay Practice -- Writing SEXXYY Paragraphs

 

LO: In English, we are learning to write SEXXY paragraphs.

Statement	Example/Evidence (include a quote)	EXplain quote	EXplain Effect on the Reader	Your link -- to another part of the text	Your link -- to the wider world
The incident of Saran cutting the word maggot into Zelie’s back helped me to understand the important idea of Prejudice because it showed me how far he would go to torture.	We see this in the text when  Saran says’s “I admire your defiance, child. It’s impressive you’ve made it this far. But I wouldn’t be doing my job as king if I didn’t remind you what you are.”	This means that King Saran is abusing his power as King to torture Zelie because she is different than him.	This made the reader feel Zelie because she is on the other end of a King abusing his powers.	It reminded me of another important part in the book when Saran killed Amari’s maid Binta because this also shows the idea of Prejudice.	In the real world, this idea is important because you shouldn’t treat someone differently because they are different than you.
Another way the incident of Saran cutting the word maggot helped me to understand the important idea from the other perspective because it shows us how vulnerable and helpless Zelie’s is when Saran is abusing his powers.	We see this in the text when	This means that…	This made the reader feel________ because _________.	It reminded me of another important part in the book when __________, because this also shows the idea of __________.	In the real world, this idea is important because ___________.

Essay Pre-Planning

 1. What is going to be my key event? 

My key event is going to be everything that happens at the end during the solstice and how it affects Amari 

2. Who is going to be my important character? 

My important character is going to be Amari 

3. What are 3 ways the character changed as a result of this event 

She became brave because she stood up to her father and killed him after realizing everything he did and was doing is wrong 

Market Day and Review

Yesterday we had a market day and my group sold pizza. This is my review on it,

 Three things we could improve on: We could have Made the pizza ourselves because it may have brung in more customers, Have the pizza be warm because there were some complaints about it being cold, Be more creative with our ideas because we basically just bought it and sold it and we could advertise our product more to bring more customers in.

Three things that went well: Our teamwork becausewe all shared being at the stall, We sold all of our products without advertising because we still sold out without people knowing about our buisness, we teamed up to promote another teams business which bought each team more customers.

Three Changes:

Better Advetisement to bring in more customers,

Better Customer Servise as we may of scared some customers away,

Make more product to sell because we sold out kind of fast.

Canterbury Research

 In Social Studies we have been learning about Canterburys History and Environment. One thing I like about Christchurch is all the opportunities there are. The opportunities are things like sport, sports such as Basketball and Football. I have made a Prezi Presentation about My Canterbury and this is it,

https://prezi.com/view/2GpT20HSM33xH4BX9jnF/

Children Of Blood and Bone Chapter 66

 Father stands in his night robes, scanning a faded map. No sign of hatred. Not even a hint of disgust.

For him, carving MAGGOT into a girl’s back is just another day’s work.
…
In that instant it hits me: Zulaikha’s death. Zélie’s screams. They don’t mean a thing to him. Because they’re maji, they’re nothing.
This could be compared to the way the guards were treating the Africanas in The Power Of One

Rube Goldberg Machines

• The materials my team used was a paper towel roll, a cardboard box, and lego. 
• The simple machine we made was an inclined plane
• All of the groups in my class joined together and put all our creations into one Rude Goldberg machine. 

Children Of Blood and Bone: Chapter 59

 “How will me coming back to Lagos solve any of that?” I ask. “As we speak, your father calls for my head!”

“My father’s scared.” Inan shakes his head. “He’s misguided, but his fear is justified. All the monarchy’s ever seen is the destruction maji can bring. They’ve never experienced anything like this.” He gestures to the camp, face alight with so much hope his smile practically glows in the darkness. “Zulaikha created this in one moon, and there are already more diviners in Lagos than anywhere else in Orïsha. Just imagine what we could accomplish with the resources of the monarchy behind us.”
One message I take from this passage is I think it's weird how Zeile's scared to go to Lagos for her family and how Inan thinks his dad would be scared if maji cam to his city.

Children Of Blood and Bone: Chapter 56

   We zip through the crowd while celebrants thrust and shimmy by our sides. Though part of me wants to cry, I crane my neck to take in the crowd, craving their joy, their life.

The children of Orïsha dance like there’s no tomorrow, each step praising the gods. Their mouths glorify the rapture of liberation, their hearts sing the Yoruba songs of freedom. My ears dance at the words of my language, words I once thought I’d never hear outside my head. They seem to light up the air with their delight.
It’s like the whole world can breathe again.
A question I have for this passage is this happiness going to continue through to the next chapter or is something going to ruin it.

Foods from around the World

 

Agricultural Age Essay

In Social Studies we have been learning about different periods in time. My group had to learn about Agricultural age and one we had done that we had to individually write essays around the topic. This is the essay I wrote,

During the Agricultural Age period in history, there were some significant technological advancements. Some of these inventions during this time were Tractors, Fertilizer, and the Combine Harvester. These inventions are still widely used today.

An important invention seen during the Agricultural Period was the Tractor. The Tractor is an engineering vehicle that was specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture or construction. This helped because it made it easy to transport things around a farm and more. Tractors are still used today to transport things around a farm. The first Tractor was invented in 1892. This is why this was an important invention.

Another important invention in this time period was the Combine Harvester. The Combine Harvester is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. The name derives from its combining three separate harvesting operations reaping, threshing, and winnowing into a single process. Combine harvesters are still used to this day to harvest crops. The first-ever Combine Harvester was invented in 1835. This is why this was an important invention.

The final important invention in the Agricultural time period was Fertilizer. Fertilizer, a natural or artificial substance containing the chemical elements that improve the growth and productiveness of plants. Fertilizers enhance the natural fertility of the soil or replace the chemical elements taken from the soil by previous crops. Fertilizer is still widely used today to help improve the growth of plants. Fertilizer was believed to be invented in 1903. This is why this was an important invention.

There were many significant technological advancements seen during the Agricultural era. Some of those discussed are the Tractor, Combine Harvester, and Fertilizer. These are all commonly seen today all around the world and are still very important.

Children Of Blood and Bone: Chapter 45

Chapter 45 – Inan
“Your people, your guards. They’re nothing more than killers, rapists, and thieves. The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear.”
This could be compared to the Police who killed George Floyd and started the Black Lifes Matter movement/ A message I take from this scene is just because you wear something doesn't make you better than everyone else

“I won’t let your father get away with what he’s done. I won’t let your ignorance silence my pain”
With that, she disappears. Her quiet footsteps fade into the silence.
In that moment I realize how wrong I’ve truly been.
It doesn’t matter if I’m in her head.
I’ll never understand her pain.
The main idea of this passage is that Inan is feeling bad for Zeile for what his Father has done to her family.

Children Of Blood and Bone: Chapter 43

Now it takes everything to gain control. No matter how hard I fight, the risk of feeling Zélie’s pain lingers. A constant and growing threat.
This could be compared to someone feeling bad for someone/ A message I take from this scene is everyone has a soft spot and no matter how evil they may look, everyone can be nice.

Home Economics Task

Today in Home Economics we did a task were we had to sort out different cards into categories and this is what we came up with,

Children Of Blood and Bone Chapter 30

Chaos.
Before this moment, I never truly understood the word. Chaos meant Mother’s screams before a luncheon. It meant the scramble of oloyes to their gold-lined chairs.
Now chaos surrounds me, pulsing through every breath and heartbeat. It sings as blood splatters through the air, snickers with delight as boats explode into oblivion.
A message I take from this scene is don't take things in life for granted

In my opinion the main idea in this passage is how Amari is experiencing what true life really is about and how its not as easy as she may of thought it was.

Wind Racers

1. V= d divided by t, V= 9 divided by 8.56 = 1.051 mps. The speed our wind racing was travelling was 1.051 mps.
2. Make the structure more evenly spaced.

NZ Food Timeline

Children Of Blood and Bone Chapter 22

 I pause for a moment, aghast at the number of them filling the narrow path. Before today, I caught only glimpses of the laborers brought in to staff the palace—always pleasant, clean, groomed to Mother’s satisfaction. Like Binta, I thought they lived simple lives, safe within the palace walls. I never considered where they came from, where else they might have ended up,
“Skies…” It’s almost too hard to bear the sight. Mostly diviners, the laborers outnumber the villagers by hordes, dressed in nothing but tattered rags. Their dark skin blisters under the scorching sun, marred by the dirt and sand seemingly burned into their beings. Each is hardly more than a walking skeleton.
The main idea in this passage I believe is how differently Amari had been living to Zeile and Tzain and their family and maybe how Amari was taking it all for granted.

Food Sources: Maori Culture

Cultivated plants: The ancestors of the Māori brought edible plants from their homelands, including kūmara, yams, taro and tī pore (Cordyline fruticosa), a species of cabbage tree.

Wild plants

New Zealand was originally covered with dense native bush, and its ferns, vines, palms, fungi, berries, fruit and seeds became important foods. 

Animal foods

The introduced kiore (Polynesian rat) and kurī (Polynesian dog) were valuable and highly regarded food sources.

Food-gathering places

Each tribe had its own named fishing grounds and diving rocks protected by kaitiaki (guardians). These sites were very important, and in some cases tapu (sacred) to the tribes which relied on them for their survival. In the 21st century many Māori continued to catch their local delicacies at these sites.

Drinks

Māori drank fresh water and, for medicinal purposes, tonics made from seaweed, berries, fruits and leaves steeped in water. They used no alcohol or tobacco and did not regularly consume any stimulants, although special plant concoctions are known to have been drunk by warriors preparing for battle.

DTE Analysis

1. What have we done so far in DTE?

So far in DTE we have been working on coding mBots and just having a play around with them.

2.  Evidence of my Learning,

3. Critical reveiw:

My critical reveiw on playing around with the mBot's is I beleive it was a waste of time because the mBot's barely work because we weren't able to add complex moves to the coding of the mBots.