SLJ, Week 1, Day 4, Activity 2

For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.

I would never change my name because it means a lot to me. My name is an Irish name and it means 
courageous.

would you ever change your name?

SLJ Week 1, Day 4, Activity 1

For this activity, watch these videos about Serena and Venus Williams.

On your blog, tell us three things that you learned from watching these videos, as well as one thing you would still like to know.

I have watched the videos and one doesn't work so this is what I found...

1. Serena was the top paid woman in tennis play in 2017.
2. Venus was the 5th paid woman in tennis play in 2017.
3. Men get paid more than women in tennis.

SLJ Week 1, Day 3, Activity 3

For this activity, choose a friend or family member and ask them what their dream job would be. Please then brainstorm six ways in which you could support them in achieving their dream job.

My brothers dream job is becoming a famous rugby player I would support him by...

• Helping him train 
• Giving him company
• Getting him ready
• Complementing him
• Talking sense into him
• Hugging him

SLJ Week 1, Day 3, Activity 2

For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you had the chance to interview LeBron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player of your choice.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and then provide a list of five questions that you would like to ask your chosen player.

My basketball player I have chosen is Steven Adams and the questions I would ask him are...

1. Why did you choose to play basketball ?
2. How much did you practice?
3. Have you ever regretted playing basketball?
4. How did you think you did this year?
5. What are your favorite things you did in This Year in NBA?

SLJ Week 1, Day 3, Activity 1

If I was a fearless crime fighting super hero with 3 awesome super powers they would be...

• The ability to fly so I can get to places with ease.
• I wish that I could have powers to make snacks or drinks whenever and it will be useful.
• Another super power to have would be to keep calm.

SLJ Week 1, Day 2, Activity 3

I am going to tell you about a brave thing a Family member has done

My great uncle Jimmy Costelloe was driving a truck and then a school bus came around on the wrong side of the road so he drove off the road so they could stay on the road and he saved them.

SLJ Week 1, Day 2, Activity 2

Moon Acrostic Poem if I was Neil Armstrong first man on the moon.

Moving forward as I wonder how

Our moon is made it is

Outstanding.  I'm 

Neil Armstrong man of the moon.

SLJ Week 1, Day 2, Activity 1

Jean Batten. 

• New Zealander
• Died from a dog bite
• during the 1930s and became an international celebrity

         Both.    

•  Pilots
• Born near same time

        Amelia Earhart

• She is American
• Died doing something she loves
• Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas.

SLJ Week 1, Day 1, Activity 3

SPCA

What is SPCA?

SPCA helps protect approximately 45,300 animals in New Zealand every year. Animals who are sick, injured, lost, abused or simply abandoned. We are the only charity with the power to protect all animals

How did it begin?

SPCA began in England in the 19th century .The first law to protect animals was passed in 1822 after a long struggle by several people including William Wilberforce and Richard Martin. In 1824 Rev Arthur Broome formed SPCA in London. These three men, with others, proceeded to make many performances for breaches of the new Act.

How is SPCA funded?

As a charity, SPCA receives only 1% of its funding from the New Zealand government.  As a result, SPCA relies almost entirely on the generosity of the public to carry out their life.

Thank you for reading the post hope you enjoyed

SLJ Week 1, Day 1, Activity 2

Cultures and Family

Mum's side

On my mum's side of the family we have some NZ European, French, Scottish and that is all I know of. My family are all special in different ways here are some talents... Cooking, Crafting, Knitting, Fire fighting, Sport playing and Kindness.  Family is awesome 

Dad's side

On Dads side of the family our cultures are Irish, Scottish and NZ European. Our families specialties are Truck Driving, Teaching, Plumbing, Selling, Serving and Massaging. Our Family all come from different places like Australia, England, New Zealand. Family is important.

SLJ Week 1, Day 1, Activity 1

If I had to choose 10 foods to take on a overseas trip without a fridge or freezer I would pick...

1. Mango
2. Coconut 
3. Strawberries
4.  Chocolate
5. Nectarine
6. Cherry's 
7. Rice
8. Watermelon
9. Bread
10. Chocolate chip cookies 

I would love take these foods because I like these tropical fruits and I love this mixture of my favorite fruit and other foods it would also last a while.
Thank you for reading this post I would love your comment or opinion for changes. 

Ski Trip

On Thursday the 19th of September most of the Room 1 students went to Porters Heights for ski camp. When we all arrived at school we went to our drivers and jumped into their vehicles and we were on our way. When we reached our destination we got into our gear and went to get our ski boots and skis. Next we all had our lesson. After our lessons we ate our morning tea. After that we had free time we all spend our free time wisely. Later on we had lunch. Then a bit later we went to the Porters Lodge and brought our gear in got changed. Some of us had a shower,got dressed and then we ran around in the bushes. For dinner we had a big roast and for dessert we had apple crumble with vanilla ice cream. Later on we all went outside and played spotlight. Next was sorting ourselves out for bed. In the morning we all went up for breakfast, finally for once they had orange juice with breakfast. After that we done more skiing then had lunch. Finally we went back to school I loved school camp.

Pigs

The Londonderry Rock

                         LONDONDERRY ROCK FACTS 

1. The Londonderry Rock fell off a glacier and came into Kumara.
2. The Londonderry Rock is 4000 tonne.
3. It takes 4 minutes (1.7km) to get to Londonderry Rock from Kumara School.
4. The Londonderry Rock is located in Dillmanstown by a little River. 
5. It takes roughly 10 minutes to walk the Londonderry Rock walk.
6. The Londonderry Rock is not man made.
7. 
   

   The Londonderry Rock is a landmark of Kumara.

Transformation using grids

Today we found an accredited image on Explore and selected it to use on our page. We then put a 5x5 grid on it so we could copy the image and make it original. Mrs Minehan selected the first two images so we could understand the process, then we got to choose our own image. 

I found the first one a bit challenging

The second one was Pretty easy and i'm proud of it

I chose the image of a tree because I think that one was better

Have you ever tried to transform an image using a grid? How did you find the process?

Gymnastics

Jellyfish

                                                               JELLYFISH
Jellyfish are a type of sea creatures and they are all around the world. Jellyfish eat plants such as copepods, zooplankton, fish eggs and other small fish called lava. Some Jellyfish’s stings are deadly to humans. The following body parts are common to all jellyfish’s stomach, skin,, nerve net, mouth, oral arms, ocellus which is around the jellyfish eye and of course tentacles. A Jellyfish moves by lightly shaking its body an adult Jellyfish is called a medusa. Some Jellyfish look a lot like plastic bags and some like umbrellas. A group of jellyfish is called a bloom. A box jellyfish is almost see through. Large blooms can have over 100,000 jellyfish. Some can be very hard to see nearly invisible for humans to see. Jellyfish are not a real fish. Jellyfish do not have brains.The jellyfish makes a tasty meal for other ocean creatures, especially sea turtles. Jellyfish use their tentacles to sting. Most are harmless to humans but stings from some Jellyfish, such as the box jellyfish, can be very painful and sometimes kill people. Jellyfish can be large and brightly coloured Up to 15 tentacles grow from each corner of the bell which is another part of the body for a medusa A jellyfish lives for 12 to 18 months.. The welts (which are the bumps that show after you get hit or stung) may last for 1 to 2 weeks, and itchy skin rashes could come up 1 to 4 weeks after the sting.

Jellyfish are eaten by humans in certain cultures that means some people eat jellyfish.

The jellyfish mouth is found in the centre of its body. Jellyfish are so fascinating. Jellyfish have been around for millions of years, even before dinosaurs lived on the Earth. In North Queensland the big box jellyfish is the most common jellyfish seen during 'stinger season. What to do when you get stung by a jellyfish Get Out of the Water. Stop the Stinging. Rinse the area with vinegar for at least 30 seconds. If you want to know more go to wikipedia and search jellyfish.I Hope you all enjoyed my speech about jellyfish

MyMaps

We learnt how to use Google MyMaps and then we got to look closely at our own environment and locate landmarks. For each landmark we found we had to name it, write something about it and find an image of it so that the pin on our map had information on it. This is my finished map of Kumara. Have you ever used MyMaps to locate places in where you live?

Amazing google sheets

W.A.L.T use google sheets for graphing.
WOW! This is awesome. I love google sheet. We used google sheets to record how much animals there were and how mush children were doing activities. when I was finished recording data I pressed the graph button to make it into a graph. Here is a link to the slideshow. Have you ever used google sheets before?