Camp

 Camp Reflection

On our way to camp I thought we would be seeing a lot of bunk rooms, grass and animals. When we arrived and sat in the dining hall I thought "how are we all going to fit in her for breakfast, dinner etc." My friends Olivia, Jessica, Shreya, Arti and I walked to our cabin. I didn't like it at first because I thought it was small. When I thought about thought we didn't really need a lot of space because we wouldn't even be spending much time in there.

We had about 1 hour to settle into our bunks then we went for a 2-3 hour hike in the hills.

Social Media Reflection

 My Media Reflection

Describe how to create a stop motion animation? What did you enjoy / dislike about the process? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome these? What would you change if you were to do it again? What other insights did you have while participating in Media Studies this rotation?

First, think of a theme. Then create a story idea. Create your first picture then make a small change, and take another picture. Keep on going until you finish your story. Would recommend choosing music after you've made your stop motion.

Something I enjoyed in media studies is working on the project with my friend Jessica. We had a lot of fun. I disliked the fact that it was just harder than I thought. Also I hadn't done anything like this before, so it was a bit confusing for me.

Some challenges I faced was timing the song with the speed of the pictures. That was because we tried to match our animation to the beat of the song. Also we didn't take enough pictures. To overcome this challenge we restarted and chose the music last.

If I did it again I would make much smaller changes and take a lot more photos.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ByNAWEdMslRP4LZqsk-XC3nLllccOl8E/view?usp=sharing

'The Cay' Moral

Last term in English we read The Cay.

The moral of the story that I understood from the themes of the book is...

"Friends can come in any shape and form".

I give the Cay (1-5 star rating) and my comment about the book is...

4/5, because I wish that there was more of an insight on their life after the war.

                                                 

Chemistry Of Food

                 Honey Soy Chicken Skewers with Egg Fried Rice

1) What nutrients are in this?

Protein (chicken skewers, egg), carbohydrates (rice), vegetables (broccoli, carrot, red onion, capsicum), lipids (which would've been cooked with the egg, chicken or rice.) Fibre (broccoli, carrot, red onion), vitamins (broccoli, capsicum.)

2) Explain the process of digestion?

The process of digestion starts with Ingestion. Which is when you ingest the food in your mouth. Mechanical digestion involves your teeth masticating your food. Whilst, your saliva chemically breaks down your food using enzymes. Digestion starts with your chewed food moving down your oesophagus to your stomach. Your stomach produces hydrochloric acid to help beak down food. In your small intestines nutrients are absorbed from your food. Those nutrients are then sent to the liver to be filtered into waste. That waste is then stored in the rectum before egestion.

Dissecting the rat was fun and exciting for the most part. First, I was quite intrigued about the idea of dissecting a rat. It was something I hadn't done before. Once I saw the rat dead it took me aback for a moment. Just knowing that our bodies look something like that grossed me out. It was a very interesting experience and if I had the chance to do it again, I would.

Fab 4 literacy skills

The fab 4:

  Predict- What we guess will happen.

Question- Something you ask to find out information.

Clarify- To make clear something we don't understand.

Summarize- We shorten the key information into our words.

About my book:

Predict- In my book I predict that Percy Jackson will go back to his mum.

Question- Will they have to fight someone?

C

Catchit

Go to this link to watch this short cartoon - https://www.literacyshed.com/catchit.html

Scene One:   At home	I can see a small space and dim light. It reminds me of the burrows I have seen on television that animals dig out as their home. I can see they are all huddled together sleeping so there is not a lot of room. The inside of the burrow is brown so it is dirt that has been dug under the ground.
Scene Two:   First activity of the day	The meerkats awake slowly. Then they all poke their heads out of their burrows. Immediately they scurry to a tree where they spot a rose berry. Instantly they fall in love and gaze amazingly.
`Scene Three:   A feared enemy	A vicious vulture comes along and steals their prized possession (aka the rose berry), and flys away with it. Although the meerkats are not giving up.
Scene Four: Enemies revenge	The vicious vulture swoops up with the rose berry tightly gripped in his hand. Still with hope one meerkat grabs hold of the vulture, with the others following on. They are kinda making a chain by holding on to each other. The vulture tugs and pulls to try and get them off, and succeeds.
Scene Five: The Rescue	The rose berry is thrown into the air with them, just enough for the meerkats to claim it back. As the meerkats gain the rose berry back the vulture slams full body into the rocky wall.
Scene Six: Sport nirvana	The meerkats had a little moment of team work, revenge and victory. So they passed around the rose berry to eachother.
Scene Seven: The End	Sadly carrying on with the sport nirvana one of the meerkats kicked the rose berry in between two trees, scoring. For a split second the meerkats were so happy. Then unfortunately the rose berry hits the ground and splats in half. Slowly the meerkats eyes start to twitch and they look so devestated. Like they are going to burst into tears. Well, that rose berry lived an eventful life.

Artist Street Art

1) What is the significance of the objects and characters?

The artwork connects with our city very well because our city is changing like these penguins.

2) What is the significance of the colours used?

Well, the colours just remind us of where these penguins are. Also just reassures us that its cold there and the icebergs are frozen. Penguins are generally black and white and water is usually a shade of some kind of blue.

3) What is significant about the location of the artwork?

This artwork's location is in the city. Specifically, (corner of oxford terrace and Worchester boulevard, CBD Christchurch.) Since it is relating with our city it was very important to be in the city.

Global Warming - 52 word challenge

Ever thought about global warming? Me neither, until now. This is such an important issue that effects our plants and animals. We have so many cool machines, that we need to burn incredible amounts of fossil fuels to maintain and use them. This is the issue. Do your part to help, please!

To read or not to read...........

To Read or not to Read.........

Everyday in English we all sit down and read our books for 15 minutes. Lately I have been reading " Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters". Instantly this book hooked me in with all the adventures and intense quests they go on. First of all Percy and his classmates are playing dodge ball in the gym and then majority of his classmates turn into monsters called Laistrygonians. Luckily him and his close friend Tyson were alright. 

They found out they were needed at Camp half-blood. Which is a camp for half gods. This is because someone poisoned Thalia's tree. Zeus created Thalia's tree to save his dying daughter. They go on a quest to try to find the golden fleece. Which is the cure for Thalia's tree. Unfortunately for them they encounter a huge boat called "Princess Andromeda". Abroad are a lot of peculiar monsters. Even the person who poisoned Thalia's tree. 

I haven't finished this book yet but I feel like I know what might happen. I predict that Percy and his friends will be trapped on the boat, but will find a way out and kill the poisoner of Thalia's tree. For a price. I think Percy will have to sacrifice something or someone to find the cure.

As you can see below I have made a word poem about "Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters." I made this on https://wordart.com/. Try and check this website out because I think its pretty cool. You should read the book too.

                                  

                                                                                                 

        

Aggressive magpies wreaking havoc - 51 word challenge

Visit this website:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9443972/Aggressive-magpies-wreaking-havoc

Every spring the magpies go crazy. Magpies peck and dive-bomb which causes major ruination. This is seasonal behavior which affects posties, cyclists, walkers and just the public in general. Did you know that a boy in Australia lost his eye to a magpie! Thankfully the CCC has acknowledged this issue.

 

Street Art

Predict the meaning for the following words and write it in the first box. It can help to break the word up, do you recognize bits of the word that can act as a clue? Have a guess!

Then google search the word and write the dictionary definition in the box on the right to clarify the vocabulary.

Word-	My prediction-	Dictionary definition-
Gallery	Gallery is a place that showcases art.	A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
Mural	A long big piece of art.	A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
Grafiti	Messy style of art. Spray cans.	Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Theme	A theme is an idea, concept or aesthetic.	The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.
Commission	Commission is a price or fee you pay for something.	An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
Illegal	Illegal is against the law. Copyright.	Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Expression	Expression Is a certain way that you show something. E.g facial expression.	The action of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
Gesture	A realistic movement in artwork.	A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
Contrasting	Two opposite things combining. E.g blue and orange contrasting is brown.	Differing strikingly.
Mythology	Mythology is a type of art connected to myths, legends, greek gods.	A Collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
Native	Something to do with where you live. Your culture is represented in your artwork.	A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
Location	The place where your art is located	A particular place or position.
Significant	The most prominent idea in the artwork.	Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

Once completed- copy and paste your chart of definitions into a new blog post.

Next- google search for a piece of ‘Street Art in Christchurch’ and add it to your post, be sure to include the location and artist's name next to the image.

PUBLISH.

Extra for experts- Write sentences for 5 of the above words and add them to your blog post. 

Extra extra for speedy experts- Once you have finished your own blog post, jump onto the blogs of your classmates and look at their bird mascot posts. 

Leave a ‘positive, thoughtful, helpful’ comment. 

BELLE's TOCO TOUCAN

BELLE's TOCO TOUCAN                  

Scientific name: Ramphastos Toco       Common name: Toco Toucan

1) What does the Toco toucan symbolize?

The Toco Toucan symbolizes communicaton and showmanship. When you see this bird as a symbol it will most likely be trying to say that you need to step out of the shadows and into the limelight. 

2) Why is this bird important?

Toco toucans live in rainforests. They help to distribute seeds from the berries and fruits that they eat.

3) Are Toco toucan smart?

Yes, very. Toucans can do a lot of tricks and have been reported to tease other family pets. They act simular to crows and jays which are a couple of the smartest birds alive. 

4) Why would this bird be a good mascot to represent you?

Toco toucans are very intelligent, friendly and curious about their surroundings. Toco toucan's live in Bolivia, which is actually me and my friend Olivia's ship name!

5) What are some idioms about your bird?

Making puns, huh?    Toucan play that game!

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Toco toucans are very intelligent, friendly and curious about their surroundings. They also eat a lot of fruit like me. Their physical apperance is very striking and bright. Toco toucans are very quiet for a bird, and love a nice quiet, calm, and peaceful day. The only time they are loud is when they are scared and very happy. Also these birds are found in Bolivia which is a mix of mine and my friend Olivia's name!

Cats make better pets than dogs!

In my opinion cats make better pets than dogs. From my experience cats are much easier to take care of. Cats are very independent but they can show affection too. You definitely don’t need to worry if they’ll run away. I have 3 cats;Ging ging baby, Blackie and Queeny. They are usually at home by themselves all day. They can control and manage themselves efficiently. They don’t pee everywhere or scratch all the furniture. Cats are significantly cheap, and low maintenance too. Their cute and cuddly nature is just a bonus! Those who work a lot will not have to stress knowing their cat can manage themselves efficiently. They are so easy going and can figure out things for themselves. Unlike puppies who need to be trained and taught, which takes tons of time and money. Cats are ruling the world!

Sharing my FLT project: Tiki tour of Germany 1st/7/2020

I decided to learn about Germany because I didn't know much about it. I've learnt a lot of new things about Germany that I didn't know. I'm glad I have this knowledge because one day I might want to go to Germany.