Holiday Writing

Holiday Writing 

In the holidays I went to my cousin 21st, it was held at the pub, there was over 120 people invited but it felt like more then that showed up. It started at 7:00pm and the pub got closed at 11:00pm then we was all invited back to Liam's house. 

We finally got to where the party was, when we showed up there wasn't much people there to start with but through out the night it got very crowded. There was about only 10 children there and the rest was either family or Liam's mates. It was very very loud which caused a headache, there was heaps of people drinking. If there was anyone drinking they got given a green wrist band so they got cheaper drinks at the bare, of course us children didn't have the green bands as we wasn't aloud to drink. 

My favourite part was when the time came to do the speeches and cake, it started with his parents doing the speeches, then Liam's mates went up and did some speeches. There was heaps of embarrassing things said about Liam. Then we got onto the cake and everyone singed happy birthday, after that Liam cut the cake and everyone went up at different times if they wanted a peace of  cake. 

The only part I didn't enjoy through out the holidays also at the party was my brother was very annoying and wouldn't leave me alone. Other then that I had a very good  holidays. 

We also went to Thomas park and the beach with all my cousins for the day, I got to look after my baby cousin who was only 1 year old. It was very hot so we went to the park first and which also had  a skate park there, then had lunch and headed to the beach but got to cold so we all went back home to our houses as we had other things to do. I really enjoyed having my uncle come and go on the skate park with me. 

New Kahui - Tieke

New Kahui - Tieke 

This week on Monday we moved into our new buildings/Kahui's. It took about 2 years to build the whole school, our classrooms and the learning commons and also the learning stream. There are 3 names for each building that was made. They are called Tieke, Mahua and Riroriro. We are in Tieke. We got the chance to look around each classroom. 

When I walked into our new buildings I saw...

When I walked into our building first  ( Tieke ) I instantly noticed the lights that glow up behind each T.V, also how we have a teared setting area to sit when where on the mat, we got to go through each classroom they are basically layed out all the same but the tables are different ways and some are on the other side. Also that outside our building there if a fake grass area with a hill that people like sitting on in our brake times, also that outside our building there still building a stage. 

When I walked into our new buildings I thought... 

I thought that it looked really small and how could we fight 2 classrooms into the space, but also thought it was cool how it's layed out. Once we got both classrooms in, it didn't look that small. 

When we went and looked at the other buildings I thought one was bigger then the other but some building have class rooms placed in different areas. 

When I walked into our new buildings I felt... 

I felt surprised as it nothing how I pictured the building to be, and also how open the spaces are with other classrooms and rooms inside on massive building that there no doors its all opened plan, also that each building has a different coloured in the buildings. 

I really like the buildings and each one is layed out also that there not all connected they have like a lane between each building and that we get to work with another class not just one class in one. 

Art - hurumanu

Art

On Monday we had our hurumnau art, well the 2 period of art we had we had to get our background finished and all our characters for our stop motion finished. 

Sadly my group didn't get up to the background part so we will do it next time we have art but we did get all our charterers finished. Here is some of the picture of our charterers. 

Hurumanu- Science Solar Energy

Solar Energy

Aim: To find out which colour attracts the suns heat.

Hypothesis:

I think the black cup will get the hottest because I know wearing black clouths in the sun you get hotter than normal, also because black attracts the sun the most. 

Materials:

1.  2x  Styrofoam cups 
2.  Tin foil 
3. Black plastic bag
4. Heat lamps 
5. White paper 
6. plastic cup
7. thermometer

Steps

1.  Get the materials 
2.  Put the tin foil inside a cup and also put black paper around another cup. 
3.  Put water inside all of the 3 cups.
4.  Shine the  light onto all 3 of the cups.
5.   Wait for 15 minutes then put a thermometer inside all 3  cups and see the tempter.
6. Record the temperature.
7.  Wait another 30 minutes then see the results after that.
8. Record the temperature. 
9.  Then wait 45 minutes and then see  the results after that.
10. Record the temperature.

Findings:

In this Photo we have 2 Styrofoams cups and one plastic cup, we have put water in each cups and used a heat lamp to shine onto all 3 off the cups and then we have waited 15 mins and then put the thermometer into each cup and see the results. 

Time	Cup 1 White	Cup 2 Black	Cup 3 Tinfoil
0	16	16	16
15	18	19	19
30	19	24	20
45		23

Conclusion

After getting everything set up and into place, and waited up to around 45 minutes to see all the results we have came to black  is the hottest one. Which this proves that  black get's the hottest when the sun is shining onto something that is black . 

Activity:

In pairs rate the livability of coal vs solar energy.

Comparing Coal energy with Solar energy ( Rate; 1 = poor to 10 = great)

Factor	Solar	Coal
Livability
Sustainability
Accessibility
Cost
Your choice...

Documentary- 2040

Documentary- 2040 

This afternoon 4 classes watch a clip about this guy names Damon Gameau who wants to make the world a better place so it's better for his daughter to grow up in, he travelled around the world and went to different schools and asked each child what would they like to see in the future . They was talking about climate change most of the answer was about having clean water, not lots of rubbish around like there is now days.  I learned that what is happening around us what climate change is doing to us and our plant. 

What Surprised me? 

What surprised me was the answer's that each child said for what they want to see in the future and what ideas this guy had, about have cars and how them drive by themselves without you controlling the car. The climate change in our world and how bad it actually is and just little things we can do which can change heaps in the future. 

What Excited me?

What excited me was that us just doing a little change just by picking up rubbish and putting it into a bin can change a lot in the future, also with the rubbish side of it, it makes it easier for us to have more clean water and now dirty gross water. 

What Worried me?

I think that watching this documentary worried me the most is what is happening in our life and around the world, with the climate change how it's affecting how health and life really bad. Also what is worrying me if what happens if it counties like this in the future and no one makes a change and it stays like this what will happen to our world? to us..?

I think.. what I would like to see in 2040 is everyone living a happy life, having clean water, clean plant  and that we have made a difference in the world.

Manaakitanga

Manaakitanga

My group is using clay to make our characters, our story has aliens and humans in it and we are showing manaakitanga as how bob and jeff ( Bob human & Jeff alien ) as they become mates and stop the whole fighting and arguing. 

They are fighting because they had mistaken both of there cultures. 

Im find it really challenging to work with the people i'm working with and getting all the work done in time also making sure the character are the way we want them. 

Here is a photo of 2 the aliens we have made. 

League

League 

Yesterday afternoon a group of us got the opportunity to verse St Thomas in a game of league in period 5 at our school on the field.  There was 13 of us students that got to have the option to join in or not, most of us said yes we would love to but some said no so we had to find some other players to have enough on the field. 

The game started at 2 o'clock at period 5, we didn't really have the chance to train or anything as of us all racing around trying to find people to play, so the advantage as St Thomas was already out on the field training.  Also they had 17 players so the had reserves but we didn't have any reserves as there only 13 on the field, so we ended up playing a full game.  

We started the first half unfortunately St Thomas getting a try already within at least the first 10 minutes, it basically was try after try then finally we ended up getting a try and that was the first half over. It was 4 try's to St Thomas and 1 to us Hornby.  We had a team talk and everything  and then went back onto the field in the second half which turned out we had 5 try's within at least the 15 minutes into the second half.  Then we was winning just by 1 point but unfortunately St Thomas came back and took the win 58-28 to them.  

Most of us was  disappointed with the result, but we gotta remember it was the first ever time we have done this at Hornby High and also we didn't have any time to train. 

I really enjoyed playing league and versing another school not just our own school, I think it was a great to know how everyone how plays and where each person strong points are out on the field and just working as a team.