Well it's back to another term at Te Awamutu Intermediate. Well I have only been at school for three days four if you include today due to my dad's birthday. Okay let's get started on what I did. I am only going to talk about the main things from this week by the way.
Tech Arts on Tuesday
On Tuesday tech arts was interesting. We put an undercoating on our jandals (by the way my is off the hook) then a glaze so it shows up nice and shiny. Then after that we cleaned up and got started on a new project where we make a shape and draw symbols that represent us. I chose the New Zealand flag as my background. I will show you my full masterpiece hopefully tomorrow.
Extension Maori on Wednesday?
On Wednesday We had an unusual time frame for extension Maori. Normally we have it on a Thursday from 10am to 10:40am but instead we had it on Wednesday from 10am to 10:40am. Okay I know it isn't that much of a change but for me I just got so used to being on Thursday if you know what I mean. We had a new tutor called Whaea Rangi who actually is our new Maori teacher for kapahaka too. There's even more. She is my Aunt and she was my kapahaka tutor for the past six years (at Pekerau Primary School). Luckily I was prepared for what was coming my way.
Rock Band
Not interesting so next thing. Oh. Yeah. For Rock Band we want to choose a new song so if any rock and roll or upbeat pop songs you know of that also aren't Bon Jovi or Guns and Roses please comment them.
Kapahaka
Kapahaka as you may know comes under THE ARTS which is my whole life and this year I haven't felt welcome and at home there. Well Whaea Rangi changed the whole thing which now to me feels like home. Instead of the year 8's goofing around we actually got something done in that bracket of the day and our voices are more tight so whatever happens we will be sharp and ready for what is coming our way. We have got our lines sorted and we learnt a new song (well it wasn't really new because we started learning it last term but nobody was really committed to learning so it was never really learnt in the first place). Now I see I am making it sound fun, glamorous and cool but now there are some down falls to kapahaka now. We have to do Tarapipipi which means stand on your toes with your back straight and run with your hands out. IT...HURTS!!! Soon we will be doing papahoronuku (ghost chair) and hopefully not...the most terrify one of all...THE...DUCK WALK!!! The most embarrassing consequence of all. A punishment where you walk like a duck for minutes, seconds, hours. Well Let's start a new subject.
Production
Practice. Practice. Practice.
ANZAC CEREMONY!!!
Today's ANZAC service was very interesting hearing our schools very own students have different aspects to the war in 1915 April 25th where some family members lost their lives. Remember Lest we Forget.
And now it has come to the end of my blog report/update. Hopefully next time you hear from me I will have photos from around the school. So long my fellow peeps or Bye day Broskys. Hahaha (laughing at the way us youngsters/juveniles talk in the modern century). Bye
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wellington
Wellington
Kia ora everyone. Today I am blogging about Camp from Term 1. I will be breaking my journey into days so sit tight and enjoy reading this soon to be long blog.
Sunday 22nd March
On Sunday we did practically nothing besides getting stuffy and sleeping on the bus. We stopped in Taihape and Bulls briefly for toilet breaks. It took from roughly around nine o'clock to arrive there at seven thirty approximately. By the way our bus driver was Gale.
For dinner we had a sausage with bread and coleslaw but not everyone in my class had eaten that. You see some were gluten free and some were vegetarians. Altogether the ratio for how many people who were on the trip was 2:31.
For our accommodation we had these little dormitories that supplied a bunk and single bed with a little area for you to hang your hangers on. Here is a picture.
Well this isn’t the same one as ours but this is what it kind of looked like.
This picture shows probably the most famous object at the Top 10 Holiday Park in Lower Hutt. All of the students in my class were on it straight away.
Monday 23rd March
While we were on camp we had to wake up at 7.00am in the morning. Then after we got ready and were on the bus we were straight into the days work.
I thought Zealandia was cool but at times it did get a bit boring for my taste buds. We got the chance to pat a Tuatara which felt really wrinkly. The thing I liked the most was probably the exhibit there and the Moa model that looked really realistic. It made a realistic sound and once it stopped moving we watched a movie that showed how Zealandia was built and what they want to achieve in the near future.
There was a new marae at Te Papa Museum from last time I had been there with my family. You could walk inside it and see what a marae looked like inside one if you haven’t seen one before .
Since I have never been to the National Library before I was really captivated by their talk about their temperatures in the basements where they keep the books. The world war 1 exhibition was our main focus and when we got to the gallery I was trying to absorb all the information in and the pictures and diaries. It filled most of my thinking space. Did you know according to one of the big books in the gallery which had how some men died. Well there was a man that committed suicide and most of the men in the war died from wounds, diseases, bronchitis, and foot disease. Another thing that I found disgusting was that in the olden days people used to eat rats to survive and this was quite amusing, people played poker in the middle of the war. When I heard that all I could say was lol.
When we got back to camp I was so tired yet I went on the jumping mat. For dinner we had Sausages with bread and coleslaw.
Tuesday 24th March
On Tuesday it was the same routine in the morning Wake up, get ready, make lunch and into the bus after a little while on the jumping mat if it is not wet. Tuesday’s schedule. Carter Observatory, Cable Car to Lambton Quay, Capital E…
Everything at the Carter Observatory. We got to go into the Planetarium and watched a movie called To The Moon For Good. A brilliant movie and effects were awesome. At one point I actually got scared as object were zooming closer and it looked so realistic and 3D but with no glasses that would topple off your face. That was one of the highlights for me and it even made me think about entering the Google xtreme lunar competition.
The cable car was interesting but it just wasn’t fun. Just a little ride so I thought that wasn’t much fun. It was so slow.
Capital E was interesting and that was a bit boring as all I did was scroll down a screen for the presenters and the weatherman to read it so I did find it fun but when we ran through it I found it boring.
Tuesday was fun but now reflecting on it it was a bit boring mind you some things weren’t that bad.
For dinner we had Nachos and coleslaw. To end the night for dessert we had ice cream and fruit salad. Then lights out!
Wednesday 25th March
Wednesday I think had the funniest thing ever. Our schedule like every nd. Well we arrived at other day was tight and we had keep on track. No doodling or goofing around. Well we arrived at Wellington Zoo seen as that was the first thing for the day. We had a guide for ¼ of the visit and then free time with our adult. One of the girls in my group wanted to be a zoologist when she grew up so we went to a vet show where we watched a Yellow Eyed Penguin from Dunedin get surgery on t’s flipper (we only watched the beginning or in other words a snippet).
Going to the zoo made me feel and realise how intelligent and unique animals are. Now I feel a lot more closer to animals than ever.
One of the main favourites for me at the zoo was the Meerkat in the “Next door neighbour” area/block.
Now this is where the funny part comes in. Well we went to Island Bay Marine Reserve also called Tapu Te Ranga for snorkelling. We saw heaps of different creatures in and out of the water. I saw Sea Cucumbers, Starfish, Paua, Blue Cod, Seahorses and heaps of seaweed. I even got the opportunity to see an Octopus. Our instructor explained to us what their life cycle and all this information about them. The Octopus that we saw in a little aquarium if that is what you want to call seemed to be attracted to my friend Amelia which was funny because his tentacles stuck to her and our instructor/guide in this case couldn’t get its attention. This was a bit embarrassing for some people because the Octopus had squirted water onto someone in particular (name not available due to person might get humiliated online).
After the big day I felt so hypo.
Thursday 26th March
I felt so tired on Thursday. Luckily it was just one more day until we went home otherwise I would have started to get all emotional. For the first time I actually missed my brother annoying voice and I missed doing...c...h... o...r....e...s. Ch...o.res. I hate ch...o...res. I can’t even say it in full.
Thursday was a bit boring seen as all the things we did were at the end of camp and these activities had to beat the previous/prehistoric activities. The Holocaust was average to me because it was about death and that was it really. I thought that all of the activities we do on the last day should be finished on a high note instead of a sad note. There were some fascinating things at the Holocaust Centre like we got to meet a survivor Vera. She was only four when this event happened though. Moriah Primary had set a goal to get 1.5 million buttons and completed the goal. They then donated the buttons to the Holocaust Centre. Each button represents one child's life.
If I had to summarise the Holocaust I would say “a man driven by anger and vengeance attempted to annihilate Jewish people. A whole race. By forming a group/clan/army called the Nazis Adolf Hitler had enough power to erase all Jews . Inhumane accusations took place and the Jews were mistreated and were killed by being Gassed. People came out with their lives but no one came out without fear and hurt.”
The Museum of Wellington City and Sea was an interesting visit. We learnt about the Wahine disaster and we got go into this room that was set out with five chairs at the front of the room with a massive table in front of them and two or three meters in front of that table was another table where most people sat. Photos hung all over the walls of men who I thought would’ve been the crew. Above the five chairs up the front of the room was an enlarged map going from Wellington to Lyttelton. We all got a ticket (a fake copy of a real ticket from the Wahine) and a little piece of paper telling you what or who you are. I was a hard-working crew member. There were some stowaways, Captain Galloway, Captain Robertson, Truckees, Crew, Ordinary passengers etc. We watched a movie about the Wahine disaster and we saw debris on from the real thing. In the movie we watched interviews from the disaster. I was really captivated in the Wahine Disaster.
After spending time at the museum we had a blast at Capital E again but in the Media Lab making Android Apps which were for me my type of geek. We started really basic and carried on to more complex games through the lesson. I learnt that it takes forever to invent games so don’t be deceived by the setting/cover or what it looks like. Games like Flappy Bird apparently take three years minimum so don’t try recreate games if you don’t have a lot of free time. Media Lab was awesome and that would probably take the number one place I want to go to next time I am in Wellington.
Friday 27th March
From the first day of camp I knew there had to be a beginning and an end. Sadly Friday was the end for me and my class. I knew a whole lot more about Wellington, my friends, my teacher, me. I had learnt most importantly that inside parliament they will scar you for life by showing you what not to do at school.
The ride home was peaceful.
Seeing my family was the most joyous thing I have ever experienced. I missed my family and they weren’t late for once.It so good to be home again.
Well everybody see you later.
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