How do I Believe in Myself?

How do I Believe in Myself? =+=+=+=+=+= For this task, we have to share how we believe in ourselves. We were told about a Peanuts comic strip about Linus believing in the Great Pumpkin, Linus had a strong belief. We had to share how we believe in ourselves. This was a seesaw task.
=+=+=+=+=+= For me to believe in myself I become optimistic and have confidence in myself having that attitude strengthens my beliefs, it gives me a reason to get to my goal and to strive to do my best. Sometimes my beliefs can be unreachable in a way, this confuses and puzzles me this causes stress to come upon me with procrastination, stress is needed though due to stress is a type of motivation but it becomes unbalanced when confused or not clearly thinking. Though if it is reachable it gives me a clear vision being able to see how to get to my goal in a positive way. I find positivity the best way of strengthening self-belief, positivity balances stress levels to keep them tame so it doesn't cause negative side effects, due to positivity being so uplifting you have more of an optimistic attitude towards things and is self-encouragement to strive to do things. Therefore this is how I believe in myself.

My Scratch Game THE DOOR

||`❦The Door❦`||

On our Literacy contract, we had the task to make an animation or game with a point system with Scratch. It must be playable by others with instructions, my game is called "The Door" its a game about collecting stars and your goal is to get 3 stars which equal 3 points then you must get to the door. Here is a Link!

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/341914602

Screenshot from the start screen.

The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon In Minecraft WIP

The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon In Minecraft

This task was to lookup an extraordinary landmark in the world. After the research, we would have to build the landmark as a model. Here is my creation of The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon. This was collaborative work with Neveah.

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

Abstract Art

Digital Abstract Art

For this task, we had to take a picture of anything in the classroom or around the school that has some type of pattern of abstract presentation. I took a picture of some concrete dampened by water. We would take a picture of it and then use photo filters and effects to make it look interesting. We had to write whether our photo was interesting or not, I thought my art was interesting because this could be anything, this may be a picture of concrete but when looking at it it could be anything, even if it has barely any colour.

My Holiday

My Holiday

AWESOME:

One thing I thought was AWESOME in my holiday was when
I went to Kerikeri and did some shopping for things I needed
for school next year and we did some shopping for the house.
It was awesome because it was a mind fresher being out of the
house.

SCARY:

One thing I thought was SCARY on my holiday was when I was in my house
during the night at 4 a.m. my mum could hear a dog barking at the window when she
she went to go look she saw 3 cars parked outside the house she
opened the door and the people saw her and got in their cars
and drove away.

RELAXING:

One thing I thought was RELAXING on my holiday was when I stayed at home
watching movies and gardening with my mum and sister. We planted some chillies
and peas. It was relaxing because we did activities where you put in
less effort.

Art Preparation

Art for Our Cultural Celebration

In class, we are making art pieces to sell for our cultural celebration, this celebration is for celebrating the many cultures in our school. We will be selling food, having cultural performances, and art to sell. Our class is making art pieces out of dots we would have a black outline of any image you want, it needs an outline because it would be easier to see and make into an art piece on another paper. I chose the before and after of the "spinel gem" from  the steven universe movie that looks like this:

My outline was this:

Here is our class working on the art:

Share A Drawing

Week 7/8 Contract Task

This task was called Share a Drawing, it was a task on seesaw.

For this task, we had to find a random word and get the definition I used a dictionary and picked a random word from it after you find an image expressing the word's meaning. I chose the word extraordinary and this my image.

My Animation 2.0

My Animation

For a task on our literacy contract, we had to make a slide animation of something we wonder about in the world. We had to research our wonder and then present it on our animation. The animation must have to have some answer to our wonder.

What makes a good Mathematician?

What makes a good Mathematician?

On our class seesaw, we were given tasks to do. 

There was a task to think of what it truly means to be a

good mathematician. After we had thought of what makes

a good mathematician, we used a blank template

brainstorming sheet made by our teacher where we put our

ideas. Here are my ideas:

Maori Hero

In class our task was to research a Maori hero, this was part of Learn-Create-Share. We had to write a biography with the information we found out, this had to be thorough and we got to choose how to present our information. Here is my writing about Howard Leslie Morrison.

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Howard Morrison also is known as ‘The Sinatra of New
Zealand’ and ‘ Ol’ Brown Eyes.’ An amazing New Zealand
'leading television and concert performer. He gained his
fame by being  part of the Howard Morrison Quartet,
which was formed in 1956, he was there with his brother
Laurie, cousin John, and Gerry Merito. They had a long line of hit-singles
in New Zealand and gained a reputation as being extremely skilled at live
performances in the act of combining amazing pure harmonies with great humor.
They had many averages and really popular performances all over the Tasman.
But after the Quartet had disbanded in 1964, Morrison still had a highly successful
career as a solo artist.
His services to the New Zealand entertainment scene were noticed in
1990 with a knighthood.

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Howard Morrison was born in Rotorua on August 18, 1935, Morrison was a
descendant
of Te Arawa and Irish. His mother was Kahurangi Morrison and his father was
Temuera Leslie Morrison, he had 3 siblings; this brother Laurie Morrison, and his
2 sisters Judy Tapsell and Rene Mitchell. During his school days, he attended
Te Aute College and Rotorua Boys’ High School with his siblings. He performed
in many Maori Cultural groups, shows, and concert parties. In 1955 the communities
started putting together vocal groups to amuse many Rugby clubs in Rotorua,
Morrison decided to join them. After he had come home from a successful tour in
Australia in 1956 with the Aotearoa Concert Party, he had figured out that Gerry
Merito was performing at a family function and talked to him about forming a group.

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In 1957 Howard Morrison had married to his spouse Rangiwhata Ann Kuia Manahi.
He has 3 children 2 sons and a daughter who is Richard Morrison,
Howard Jr. Morrison and Donna Morrison. 

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An Auckland entrepreneur, named Benny Levine had spotted the Quartet
at a talent quest in late 1957 and signed them to appear on his tour ‘Pop Jamboree.’
They started singing and playing at Auckland venues and soon got a recording
contract. In 1958 they released their first single, ‘There's Only One of You’/’Big Man’.
It was not a big seller but the follow-up single, ‘ Hoki Mai’ with ‘Po Karekare Ana’ on
the flip-side’ was enjoyed with great success.

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The Quartet’s first national tour in 1959 signed by another coming out showbiz
entrepreneur, Harry M. Miller. They were advised to become professional singers.
But Laurie and John could not make this commitment.
Morrison had convinced Wi Wharekura and Noel King from Rotorua to join the
Quartet, this decision cemented the Quartet’s place in New Zealand’s entertainment
history.

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In 1960 the Quartet played in front of many huge crowds as they topped the bill
for the ‘Summertime Spectacular.’  Even without all the Live performances, they were
very successful. They released 13 incredible hit singles. Three EPS and two
LPs released too. It was a test of popularity if they didn’t suffer from over-exposure.
Comedy and parody was also a vital feature in their performances. A lot of international
hits were given obvious New Zealand twist. In 1960 they recorded
a bittersweet parody of another hit of Lonnie Donegan, ‘ My Old Man’s A Dustman.’
‘My Old Man’s An All Black,’ which was recorded live in Pukekohe Town Hall.
They used humor to make a point about the All Black’s decision of touring around
South America without Maori Players. It was their worst recorded song ever but
was their biggest seller, with around 60,000 copies of the singles were sold.

The constant touring around New Zealand and Australia shaped the Quartet
becoming a more polished act.

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In Australia, the Quartet supported a huge number of international acts and Miller thought the Quartet was ready for larger venues of Las Vegas and London.
Morrison was reluctant to take this decision in fear that it would end any hope of
maintaining their family way of life. The Quartet and Miller split up in 1963.

In 1964 Morrison played as solo-support in many touring American acts.
The group had got back together for an end of year tour of Australia but while
in Sydney they decided to call it quits. There was a massive farewell national tour
was an overwhelming success. This was ended this a concert in
Rotorua of New Years Eve. Morrison ended up touring the country in 1965
with the Miss New Zealand Show. The year after he moved to the larger screens,
topping the bill off in the musical comedy Don’t Let it Get You and he was named
‘Entertainer of the Year.’ He had new opportunities rising in Asia, Morrison had
developed a
well-built fan-base in venues from Singapore to Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur,
Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He had starred at the opening celebrations of the Sheraton
in Waikiki, performing with many international artists including his idols Sammy
Davis Jnr, Andy Williams, and Glen Campbell. He continued touring in New Zealand
and releasing his last solo album ‘Getting it All Together’ in 1969.

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Howard Morrison had re-established his role as one of New Zealand’s foremost
entertainers in 1982 following a television special filmed in Hamilton. The result
of a new album, this was Morrison’s massive seller with the single
‘How Great Thou Art/Whakaaria Mai’ which spent 5 weeks of being number one on
New Zealand’s charts. Morrison also had performed a hymn at the Royal Command
Performance in 1981 This song defined the latter part of his career. Many
New Zealanders had come familiar with Morrison with this song  like the same
way as Sinatra had done with ‘My Way.’ Morrison followed up this success with
the albums Songs Of New Zealand in 1985, he was awarded the title of New
Zealand’s Entertainer of The Year in 1986 and the Entertainer of The Decade in
1989. His love for live performances remained, where he could truly showcase his
skills as an entertainer. In 1989 Morrison was a subject of the television tribute
show This is Your Life, the show came out popular and had lead calls for a
nationwide tour. Morrison played in packed houses he also sung at the
Opening Ceremony of the Auckland Commonwealth Games the year after, in
October 1990 he received Knighthood in his home marae in Ohinemutu.
Throughout the 90’s he had continued performing, recording and promoting
New Zealand because of his title as Cultural Ambassador,
he also continued his started charity work, this includes his Ride for Life in 1990
where he did a 45-day horse trek from Invercargill to Cape Reinga to raise awareness
of the Work of Life Education. Along that journey, he helped raise in excess of $1.2
million.

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He had passed away while he was in his sleep in his home in Rotorua on the
24th of September 2009 at the age of 74.

Buried at the Kauae Cemetery, Ngongotaha Rotorua, Rotorua District,
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?

In class we had a task to write a persuasive piece on "Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?" We could be for/against the topic.

I went for this topic. We had to express our thoughts effectively so we could persuade the reader, we used our prior knowledge and research.

Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?

Matariki, this time is a very important time for the Maori
community, so should Matariki be a public holiday?
Absolutely if it was a public holiday, there would be
time to do the traditional celebration for people who
like to do the traditional Matariki celebration
but don’t have the time, like gathering with
whanau and reflection and learning about the celebration.

 During Matariki many families gather to celebrate Matariki but since
Matariki is not a public holiday, its harder to find the time
to gather. People are busy with school and work but if
Matariki was a public holiday it would be so much easier.
With whanau we have feasts, share time with each other
and have performances such as singing, dancing and
music, on Matariki was a public holiday.

Also Matariki is a time of reflection and
learning during Matariki we think about how we can
improve ourselves and reflect on our past. Matariki is a
time for Maori to share stories and their culture.
The Matariki star cluster is a connection to provide an opportunity
to remember their whakapapa and their ancestors
who have passed away.

Matariki is a really important time for Maori, it has
a lot of preparation, we need a public holiday so
families can actually gather and celebrate together, and we
can learn, reflect and improve ourselves to find connections,
and this is why Matariki SHOULD be a public holiday.

By Manali

Whole Class Math Art ||~Impossible Objects~||

 ||~Impossible Objects~||

In our class contract we had to make "Impossible objects." This task was to help us measure accurately and use compasses properly to make 

an equilateral triangle. For this task we need to keep attention to detail so we do not make a mistake. Shading the shape is key to show the effect of how the shape is impossible not normal. 

Celtic Knot work

This was a math based art piece  done as a whole class task. This task was quite a difficult task, but still was an enjoyable task. 

These were the instructions we had to follow: 

This task can be found on: https://www.artfulmaths.com/mathematical-art-lessons.html

ANZAC Soldier Uniform Task

ANZAC Soldier Uniform Task

In our literacy contract we had a task to create our own ANZAC soldier uniform, we had to think about the durability and thickness of the fabric.

My uniform is...

~A camouflage hat/cap.

~A protective jacket with pockets.

~An undershirt.

~Camouflage pants.

~Leather boots.

We were allowed to use reference.

Here is my design:

I enjoyed this task it was a fun task and I learned a lot about thicknesses of fabrics and designing the uniform was really interesting. 

Term 2 Goals.

These are my academic goals for this term. I hope I am able to achieve my goals and strive even farther. Our criteria was to have a goal and explain how we are going to get there, what we will achieve by doing our goals and what are we striving for.

ANZAC Diamante Poem

This week our class has been doing a ANZAC day booklet, one of the activities was called "Words of War". This task was related to poems, we had to find a poem related to ANZAC and do some tasks to explain our interpretation of the poem. The poem I chose was called, "The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels." By Sapper H "Bert" Beros.

After that task we had to write a poem of our own, we had to write a diamante poem related to ANZAC and war. A diamante poem is a poem that has 7 lines which are unrhymed.

The first line has one noun.
The second line has 2 adjectives.
The third line has 3 verbs.
The fourth line has 4 nouns.
The fifth line has 3 verbs.
The sixth line has 2 adjectives.
The seventh line has one noun.

Whanau Hui Evening

Whanau Hui Evening

A Whanau Hui evening is when Parents/Caregivers come to see what the senior class children at our school have been doing through the term, including our Mahi Tahi sessions. 

Mahi Tahi is when the senior classes of our school come together for an hour to collaborate and work together.