Managing the Environment

This term we have been learning about the environment and what resources need to stop being wasted. I chose water because it is something used in our everyday lives and it keeps us from being dehydrated. Water is being wasted every day from showers and water fights when we can be reusing it. 

Celiac Disease

 

These past couple of weeks in Science we have been learning about Genetic disorders and this is my presentation here about Celiac disease. Our teacher set task/questions for us to answer and I was able to complete and answer them :)

NZ Entrepreneur

 For the past few weeks I have been working on my NZ entrepreneur in Social Studies. I chose to do Miria Flavell because she designed some clothing to fit all sizes of women. There were obstacles she had to overcome and one of the biggest obstacles Miria had to face was being able to advertise her clothing brand in order to run a successful business in the business industry. She had got the idea because she was frustrated as a kid seeing that activewear only went up to size 14 when she was younger, and when she was growing up she wanted to make activewear for all sizes.

Leadership & Government

 Leadership & Government

This term our topic was leadership and government, this topic contains politics, leaders, voting and parties. My understanding of leadership is to help out others to move forward and have the courage as well as aim for success. Democracy is a form of government that allows each community to vote/have a say with who'll be governor. In my eyes, the Government is someone who declares laws/rules and provides for their environment. All of these concepts relate to this topic because they all revolve around parliament. It's similar within our school because they make changes to help us in the future. This topic challenged my thinking because I had no information/knowledge about it. It could help me if I’d like to become one of these forms in the future. In conclusion to sum everything up this topic shows different forms of leaders that help the citizens of our countries.

Effects of Marijuana

EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA

 Kia ora, my topic for science fair is the effects of marijuana me and my partner will be discovering the effects of it and what good it could do as well. Not only does it damage your brain but your body as well! Me and my partner have a hypothesis of for being that marijuana is an effective weed that can cure people but can also damage your brain if you use it at a young age. "Marijuana, weed, pot, dope, they're different names for the same drug"

The Nazis

 This week in Social studies we have been researching the 8 events and getting the key information and detailing it. After getting out all the key information we were to put it all in our own words and do a final paragraph at the end where we explain what we had learned.  I found out that the decree pretty much removed all freedom such as the freedom of speech, the right to own property and the right to trial before  imprisonment. This was thoughtful for me to know and helpful because I got an understanding of what others were going through back in the days. A question that I would like to ask is why they lost their own right to freedom? This is the end of my reflection if you read it all Kia ora!    

        

About me in 2021

 Kia ora ko Roxy ahau

Ko Motatau te maunga

Ko Taikirau te rau te awa

Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka

Ko Ngati te tarawa te hapu

Ko Ngati hine te iwi

Ko Motatau te marae

Ko Manu koriki te whare tupuna

Ko Mihiwira te wharekai

I am a year 10 student attending Bay of Islands College, and am willing to achieve my goals such as getting a better grade then an achieve. I have enjoyed MPA ( Maori peforming arts ) and getting to learn new waiata. I like playing on my phone and watching Netflix series. 

KA PAI

Matua Manuell legacy!

Legacy left behind from Matua Manuell

Matua Manuell, a kind loving man who left such a huge legacy behind. His kids carrying on with
what he gave them, teaching kapa haka, how to dance and many more. Always one to laugh with
and have fun with, never a dull moment with him. Dancing was always fun practicing but hard at the
same time always a way to hype yourself up. Kapa haka, a way to express yourself, your emotions,
to let everything out and feel your passion within it.

Childhood:

His upbringing was really good but it was tough with money. They didn’t exactly have all the
money in the world and it was rough. He had a lot of siblings ( 9 siblings!!! ) and it  was very hard
so they couldn’t really fork out. He was born in 1963, 20th of November. His parents names are
Manuell Maunsell and Rangi Bennet, and was brought up with country music.

Family:

He had a loving family and they grew up having a big heart like him. They’ve grown up and had
their own kids, who are like them amazingly talented and have amazing voices. He's left a big
impact in his kids life and will never be forgotten. They’re always thinking of him everyday and will
remember him no matter what. His generation will never be broken with his talented kids and grand
kids who are one of kind just like him.

Legacy:

He left a huge impact and legacy behind for his kids, he left behind kapa haka as well as dancing.
Kapa haka was the biggest thing in their lives and no matter what they’d always be practicing in a
way.Through their ups and downs they’ve made it so far and Matua Manuell left good within them.
Kapa haka is still strong within his family jeans and nothing will ever break it! Dancing was mainly
Horraces thing but Matua Manuell was there to whakapiki and help support with what he needed.

Matua Manuell was a loving amazing man, but unfortunately we have lost him. Our hearts were
broken, tears dropping to the ground, Matua Manuell having his last breaths on the 10th of July 2016.
No matter what to this day he’ll never be forgotten will always be with us in our hearts and most
definitely be remembered! May he rest in paradise.

By Roxy

Year reflection!

Day 3 ~ Activity 2

Day 2 ~ Activity 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Today we had Taylor come in from the Summer learning journey company and talk to us about whats happening. We done Day 2 Activity 1, 2 or 3 and I chose Activity 1 and you just do similes of her

Kapa Haka!

Today I decided to write about Te Rau Pou Manawa O Kawakawa and our practices.

In the second week of the holidays Te Rau Pou Manawa O Kawakawa had 2 workshops on Monday and Tuesday then we had a wananga from Wednesday - Friday and got so much done. Over the past couple of months we have been working hard for Nationals coming up in week 4 this term. I have mixed emotions for when we're going to perform, I'm going to be nervous, happy, excited and many more. We have started polishing our formations actions etc, and it is going really well. We have a dress rehearsal coming up in the weekend and we have to be up by 4:30 am because when we go down to Waikato we are performing in the morning at 9:45 so we're prepping for that. Another reason why we're waking up at that time is so we're out of bed and have our beds made then by 5:00 we'll be getting dressed doing our hair etc. There is going to be so much stuff happening I can't wait but then again I can.   

Weekly 3

This is my Weekly 3 we do prototec, number of the day and e-ako

End of Term 3

So this week is the last week of school and I thought I'd finish me free writing streak off with how my terms been. We have done so much this term such as Camp, Netball ending, Technology, Matariki concert etc. We have had such a busy Term and it has gone past real fast, which then means Term 4 is gonna end fast as well, and by then me and my friends will be graduating from Primary/Intermediate. It has been an extraordinary term with my friends, and soon this term is coming to an end, but yay to the HOLIDAYS! but then again Primary/Intermediate is almost over. Also Kapa Haka is going to be next term in Term 4 and we're leaving for the week, so we have so much practices and Wanangas coming up, and a whole week practice in the holidays.

!NETBALL BREAKUP!

In the weekend we had our netball breakup. We all met up at the school ( Kawakawa Primary ) then jumped into the two vans. We had two vans because there were two teams, but then again we also had a couple of cars to fill up with there family. We all jumped in to the vehicles and I sat at the back with my Ipad and speaker, and we were blasting the music out loud. We then traveled down to Whangarei and made our way to Jump. Jump is a place where you have trampolines all over the place, it was very fun/funny at Jump because I kept landing on my face when we trying to win $10 from jumping off one wall then flipping then back on to the other wall, the hard thing was that we only had one bounce to do it in. Then after that we headed on over to the wave pools.....while we were swimming 1 of our coaches went to go and get pizza....when she walked in with the pizza we were all buzzing out and say "THAT'S A LOT OF PIZZA!" Then we walked on over by her....outside then majority of the pizza was gone. 

Technology

 These last couple of weeks us year 7 and 8's have been travelling to Hikurenui School by bus to go and do technology. Me and my group can't wait for next week because we're going to be cooking and we stay in there for 6 weeks. What we are doing now is Soft material stuff, there is 3 different groups there are no names just Group 1, 2 and 3 when we get there each group goes off to there class. The classes that are there is Soft materials, Hard materials and Cooking, which everyone loves the cooking class and my group can not wait to swap next week for cooking. We have been making necklaces and little things to put them in/away.....we have made 4 and they're all done differently.

Fun Run 2019!

On Monday we went for a hikoi downtown to the train station to catch a ride to the UK rugby fields for our fun run. We then arrived at the fields and jumped off the train to go set up where we're going to sit down and put our bags. We then had a chant off which was very fun then after that we got the year 1's ready to run first, then so on and so on, like after the year 1's it went to the year 2's then year 3's all the to year 8. When it got to the year 7's and 8's we went for a run but we took the longest cause we had a mud fight and got the teachers dirty and then went for a swim which was very cold but entertaining at the same time.

Honey Bees

A honey bee is a close relative of an ant and wasp that is a flying insect. They’re found on every
continent of earth, except for Antarctica. Honey bees have to gather nectar from 2 million flowers to
make 1 pound of honey. At least 1 bee has to fly around 90,000 miles/three times around the globe to make that one pound of honey. They communicate by dancing to each other. Female bees are
the only ones that do all the work because the male bees are just there to mate.

Appearance:

The honey bees measure up to around 15mm long and are the colours light brown, yellow-ish and black-ish. They’re usually oval-shaped creatures with  golden-yellow colours and brown bands. The body colour of honey bees varies between species and some honey bees have predominantly black bodies almost all honey bees have varying dark-to-light. The light and dark stripes serve a very meaningful and strong purpose for the survival of honey bees. The 3 main body parts of a honey bee is the head, thorax and abdomen. The head contains the eyes antennae, and feeding structure, the thorax contains wings, legs and muscles involved in movement. Finally the abdomen which has seven segments and contains female reproductive organs in the queen, male reproductive organs in the drone, and the stinger in both workers and queen. Unlike other species, that just hide from predators when they’re nearby, the brightly coloured bodies of the honey bee act as a warning to predators or honey robbers of the honey bees’ ability to sting. 

Habitat:

Honey bees natural and original habitat are tropical climates and heavily forested areas. Honey bees thrive in natural or domesticated environments, although they do prefer to live in gardens, woodlands, orchards, meadows and other areas with flowering plants are abundant. Within their natural habitat, honey bees build nests inside tree cavities and under edges to protect themselves from their predators.

Diet:

Bees, bees are colour-sensitive insects that rely on their sense of vision to locate food. They are most commonly seen when they are foraging, which is the process of finding food and water. Bees sometimes fly up to around 6 miles to find food, and are mostly quite far away from home if you see them in your yard or neighbourhood. They are attracted to very sugary things, but mainly/especially attracted to liquid sweets. That’s why when you see them around your yard and you have a whole lot of sweets that’s why they’re hanging around.

Honey:

Honey starts off from the nectar of flowers collected by the bees, which then gets broken down simple sugars store inside the honeycomb. The design of the honeycomb and constant fanning of the bees' wings causes evaporation, creating the sweet liquid honey. Honeys flavour and colour varies based on the colour of the nectar collected by bees; For example, honey made from orange blossom nectar might be light in color, whereas honey from avocado or wildflowers might have a dark amber color.

Bees are declining from starvation and pesticides. People are spraying pesticides on plants to
kill weeds or harmful insects or bacteria. Honey is incredibly healthy and includes enzymes, vitamins,
minerals. It’s the only food that contains “pinocembrin”, an antioxidant associated with improved brain
functioning. They have been producing honey the same way for the past 150 thousand years. Bees
do not pollinate corn, but the corn's pollen makes its way onto flowers and other crops, whereas the
bees are exposed.  

By Roxy

These last couple of weeks for writing we have been doing research on honey bees, because we are going to be getting honey bees at the back of our class. 

Orientation Day!

Year 8 Orientation Day

On Wednesday we had Orientation Day, which is a day when us year 8's go to the college ( Bay Of Islands College/BOIC ) and see what its like being a year 9. If I'm gonna be honest I did kind of find it boring but then again it was an alright day. A couple of the year 9's took us around the school and showed us what the option classes are like which are boring no offence. The thing I did like was getting to meet other/new people and getting to mingle around as well as get to know them. It was also very cool getting to see our friends from last year that are in college now. I definitely wish that I got to stay in Primary/Intermediate because it is much more better. So definitely enjoy your days in Primary/Intermediate before you get to college and have to start and exams, test etc. 

Birthday post for friend !

Today for my writing it is short and sweet and is just a birthday post : )

Today is a BIG present, it is the day of one of my friends birthday. She now goes to college and is endlessly missed by a bunch of us at our school. She turns 14 today and refuses to let people steal the joy out of her day she can celebrate how ever. She's at school celebrating her birthday with/around her friends. People from our school do welly miss her and wishes her a big happy birthday, and hoping she'll have one of the best days of her life. She'll probably be going out for dinner tonight, and take a group of friends out so she can enjoy the rest of her night with welly loved ones. I wish her the most happiest biggest and most enjoyable birthday ever and wish that I was there to celebrate with her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Te Aroha!!!