Mushi mushi! That’s how you say hi in Japanese. In Taoga time we’ve swapped groups. My class is learning about Japanese and practising our Mihi’s. We were searching the web and had to find out some information like what is the population in japan. There’s approximately 127,960,00 people in Japan. The largest islands or the main islands is Honshu, hokkaido kyushu shikoku.
I know this one, another info we had to find out was the capital city of Japan, also known as the Land of the rising sun. It’s Tokyo, Tokyo is also the largest city. There’s about 46 of the worlds greatest landmarks. One of the prominent landmarks is the Tori gate, it stands in the sea 500 ft, there’s also Mount fuji, Nara Todaishii and more landmarks.
Some interesting facts about Japan is that on respect for the aged day, tabacco companies will hand out free cigarettes to the elderly outside of train stations and department stores. Did you know that some Japanese love corn, sesame seeds and mayonaise in their pizza. Japanese people take hot baths every night, some do not have showers installed in their bathrooms. When you go to a funeral or a wedding you must take a gift of money.
So I can’t wait to make Sushi!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Argument
Technology has changed over time and developed over the years. This argument is to show that technology has definitely made a huge difference in our lives. The argument is why/ why not cellphones have transformed and made a change in our lives.
Back then they hardly had any technology and I reckon life was harder, for example phones weren’t portable, it was a struggle because you couldn't email, chat, keep in contact, communicate faster and more ways that makes it hard without technology.
But that’s why they’ve invented bigger, better, faster, and stronger technology. For example cellphones, iphones, ipad’s, laptops, there’s just so many new inventions still coming out. These technology are very popular around the world and everyone always try and be the first to get the latest ones.
My opinion and what I think of technology making a improvement in our lives is, yes and no. I am not certain as to why I decided to choose this option because yes technology has transformed our lives and has upgraded over the years. The reason why it’s easier for us to know where we are by an instant phone call, chatting with our friends, keeping in touch with our mates if they’re in different parts of the city or world, skyping or video chatting to see family and friends again, taking images to show other people what we’ve been up to, writing on the laptop, computer or whatever fancy technology we use. So that we are able to share with the world how we learn and improve in our learning, also what we do in our daily lives. There’s just a load of ideas as to why technology is such a popular device.
Like I said, I also choose no, the reason why is because for some people phones are just a pain and is just so irritating. I mean there’s a lot of possibility that your phone can have viruses, not work, load slow, sometimes when you activate a site, inappropriate pop up sites appear out of no where, it can also not big enough for your hands to text on or if touch screen type on. It’s a hassle and a big responsibility depending how much it costs and price. Also what you store inside your Sim card can be very personal but now could be erased. Sometimes when you actually know it’s out of your sight for good, maybe someone has found it and decide to keep it and store in their things. Some people if they are that wicked they can do far more worse things your things, for example find out things about you, blackmail you, pretend to be you and do something you didn’t do.
I don’t think that it has been proved whether or not technology has really improved our lives.
Back then they hardly had any technology and I reckon life was harder, for example phones weren’t portable, it was a struggle because you couldn't email, chat, keep in contact, communicate faster and more ways that makes it hard without technology.
But that’s why they’ve invented bigger, better, faster, and stronger technology. For example cellphones, iphones, ipad’s, laptops, there’s just so many new inventions still coming out. These technology are very popular around the world and everyone always try and be the first to get the latest ones.
My opinion and what I think of technology making a improvement in our lives is, yes and no. I am not certain as to why I decided to choose this option because yes technology has transformed our lives and has upgraded over the years. The reason why it’s easier for us to know where we are by an instant phone call, chatting with our friends, keeping in touch with our mates if they’re in different parts of the city or world, skyping or video chatting to see family and friends again, taking images to show other people what we’ve been up to, writing on the laptop, computer or whatever fancy technology we use. So that we are able to share with the world how we learn and improve in our learning, also what we do in our daily lives. There’s just a load of ideas as to why technology is such a popular device.
Like I said, I also choose no, the reason why is because for some people phones are just a pain and is just so irritating. I mean there’s a lot of possibility that your phone can have viruses, not work, load slow, sometimes when you activate a site, inappropriate pop up sites appear out of no where, it can also not big enough for your hands to text on or if touch screen type on. It’s a hassle and a big responsibility depending how much it costs and price. Also what you store inside your Sim card can be very personal but now could be erased. Sometimes when you actually know it’s out of your sight for good, maybe someone has found it and decide to keep it and store in their things. Some people if they are that wicked they can do far more worse things your things, for example find out things about you, blackmail you, pretend to be you and do something you didn’t do.
I don’t think that it has been proved whether or not technology has really improved our lives.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Immersion Rotation
Each term we have different topics and as always we’ve had immersion assembly to show kids the meaning of this topic and to give them a head start. We missed out on immersion assembly because we had tech. Still the teachers came up with an idea to have an immersion rotation with our teachers. Our new topic is BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER. Our five teachers in our team selected one of the themes: Imagination, Creativity, Discovery, Innovation, and Practicality.
We learnt about imagination with our own teacher. What we did was we created our imaginary pet called a zinger pinger. For our pet we designed what we wanted our pet to look like, whether it’s a she or he, the cool things she had and could do, and her own island. I really enjoyed it a lot, thinking outside of the box. I’m nearly finished with it because I’m making it really detailed.
Our second class was creativity with Ms Tito. We came up with different ways of how we could come up with a funky idea to design our names. It was cool because we could use anything to be constructive with our drawing and people were hiding their ideas every time people tried to sneak a peek.
Our last rotation was discovery with Mrs Nua. We first did an acrostic poem for discovery. Afterwards we had a competition to see who could create a shield or a barrier to protect an egg from cracking, when dropping it from 1 metre high. As we planned and got ready for our final design, we all started our experiment. We were given an egg, several straws, popsicle sticks, rubber bands and measuring tape. Our groups were in three’s and I was with Sela and Kezia. We placed out the newspaper and each group made their way outside to start.
Our final results didn’t turn out so good. Apparently our egg cracked, but it was very cool though. The winner was Casey and Tanielu. So what I learned from discovery was whether we could find out if our experiment worked or not. It was such a lot of fun.
Out of the entire immersion rotation I learnt heaps of things from the different teachers we worked together with. I really enjoyed it!
We learnt about imagination with our own teacher. What we did was we created our imaginary pet called a zinger pinger. For our pet we designed what we wanted our pet to look like, whether it’s a she or he, the cool things she had and could do, and her own island. I really enjoyed it a lot, thinking outside of the box. I’m nearly finished with it because I’m making it really detailed.
Our second class was creativity with Ms Tito. We came up with different ways of how we could come up with a funky idea to design our names. It was cool because we could use anything to be constructive with our drawing and people were hiding their ideas every time people tried to sneak a peek.
Our last rotation was discovery with Mrs Nua. We first did an acrostic poem for discovery. Afterwards we had a competition to see who could create a shield or a barrier to protect an egg from cracking, when dropping it from 1 metre high. As we planned and got ready for our final design, we all started our experiment. We were given an egg, several straws, popsicle sticks, rubber bands and measuring tape. Our groups were in three’s and I was with Sela and Kezia. We placed out the newspaper and each group made their way outside to start.
Our final results didn’t turn out so good. Apparently our egg cracked, but it was very cool though. The winner was Casey and Tanielu. So what I learned from discovery was whether we could find out if our experiment worked or not. It was such a lot of fun.
Out of the entire immersion rotation I learnt heaps of things from the different teachers we worked together with. I really enjoyed it!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Trip To The Zoo
Yes! I had the chills when we were getting ready to go to the zoo, this was part of my aunties work (Vodafone). It was awesome because I've hardly been to the zoo in ages, not since I was little and I was so eager to go. We drove closer to our destination and I became more excited. I was vibrating in my seat and my baby cousin was staring at me awkwardly. We saw the sign that said Auckland Zoo, and we headed to get our wrist bands for those that were part of the Vodafone company.
First thing we did was to go and visit the monkeys. It was so cool I filmed the monkeys hanging on the tree, it was awesome and Austin was trying to pronounce monkey. It was fun because other times I have visited the zoo the animals haven't come out and it was great to see a change. We headed to the center of the zoo and there were many bouncy castles, and a sausage sizzle stand.
A little while later we came to get a sausage sizzle. The sausage was wrapped around a really fancy bread with onions and sauces. I took a bite, it was really nice. We went to the kid zone where all the small animals were, Austin went through the green tunnel many times and I just couldn't handle it. The animals that I thought were small turned out to be very large for their size, like guinea pigs which made me wonder when was the last time I came here.
Anyways, we went around and saw many more animals like the parrot, tortoise, monkeys again Austin and my other cousin were insane running around. Lastly I went and grabbed myself a Magnum, yum! As the hours of darkness came, we left and grabbed dinner. It was one of my best Saturday’s I’ve had and I can’t wait for this Saturday to see what’s in stored for me.
First thing we did was to go and visit the monkeys. It was so cool I filmed the monkeys hanging on the tree, it was awesome and Austin was trying to pronounce monkey. It was fun because other times I have visited the zoo the animals haven't come out and it was great to see a change. We headed to the center of the zoo and there were many bouncy castles, and a sausage sizzle stand.
A little while later we came to get a sausage sizzle. The sausage was wrapped around a really fancy bread with onions and sauces. I took a bite, it was really nice. We went to the kid zone where all the small animals were, Austin went through the green tunnel many times and I just couldn't handle it. The animals that I thought were small turned out to be very large for their size, like guinea pigs which made me wonder when was the last time I came here.
Anyways, we went around and saw many more animals like the parrot, tortoise, monkeys again Austin and my other cousin were insane running around. Lastly I went and grabbed myself a Magnum, yum! As the hours of darkness came, we left and grabbed dinner. It was one of my best Saturday’s I’ve had and I can’t wait for this Saturday to see what’s in stored for me.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
All about my friends
My friends are one of the greatest things that have happened to me at this school. My Best's friends are Sela, Kezia,Tia and Destiney. We're all different cultures like me and Tia are both Samoans, Sela is Tongan, Kezia is cook island and Destiney is Maori.
We’re all in the same things or at least one of us are. We enjoy playing all sorts of sports like rugby, netball,volley, touch and so much more. We always get picked or put together in the same activities, groups, classes and some more events. We all have similar taste like listening to music, sitting under the tree talking non-stop, eating together and just enjoying each other’s company.
It has been a joy seeing each other every day and we get in trouble together and we giggle about it afterwards. What I like about my friends the most is that we can always support each other, help each other and try and cheer each other up when they need it the most. I’m just so lucky I’ve got friends like them.
My friends are special to me and it makes me sad to see them go. Destiney is leaving tomorrow and we're all very depressed about it. I'm not looking forward to it and I think we might cry.
We’re all in the same things or at least one of us are. We enjoy playing all sorts of sports like rugby, netball,volley, touch and so much more. We always get picked or put together in the same activities, groups, classes and some more events. We all have similar taste like listening to music, sitting under the tree talking non-stop, eating together and just enjoying each other’s company.
It has been a joy seeing each other every day and we get in trouble together and we giggle about it afterwards. What I like about my friends the most is that we can always support each other, help each other and try and cheer each other up when they need it the most. I’m just so lucky I’ve got friends like them.
My friends are special to me and it makes me sad to see them go. Destiney is leaving tomorrow and we're all very depressed about it. I'm not looking forward to it and I think we might cry.
Learning
We've been learning about the Pt England values. As part of it we were told to make a project to show what one of the values were. Learning for me was about concentrating on my work, trying to finish it on time and making sure I can show the audience what it means. I think that I need to make sure that I can make the deadline and also to try better next time.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Barrista Job
OMG! What can I say. I got accepted to be a coffee maker and I’m really happy because it looked like a really cool job with the funky machines. It would be a good experience for us especially at this age. I got it yes! We were told that we were being trained by a experienced barrister Jacob. We met with him last week and were taught a few steps and how to make different types of coffees including hot chocolate.
For a couple of days it started with the basics knowing the names of the equipment then the real thing, actually making it. Memorizing the steps and doing it the same time was sort of a juggle. Me, Sela and Tia were struggling as we observed what Jacob was doing, he made it look so easy except the steam where it got hot. But when it was our turn we felt shaky, edgy and confused whether we were doing this right.
I felt really honored because of how young we are and already at a early age we’re learning how to prepare coffee’s for visitors and adults using a machine. We are already getting a head start and practiced on the teachers.
It was a real challenge because on Friday we were actually beginning to sell and make cash. It was fun but sort of a battle, we had to make sure we knew who’s coffee was which and that we didn’t run out of ingredients. Trying to balance things out, it’s hard work and we know that we can improve on it later.
The big day which was held Yesterday. There was a group of visitors coming and we made some coffee for those who wanted one. I could feel so much pressure and felt so good when they commented on our coffee’s. It turned out better then I thought. It was really awesome.
For a couple of days it started with the basics knowing the names of the equipment then the real thing, actually making it. Memorizing the steps and doing it the same time was sort of a juggle. Me, Sela and Tia were struggling as we observed what Jacob was doing, he made it look so easy except the steam where it got hot. But when it was our turn we felt shaky, edgy and confused whether we were doing this right.
I felt really honored because of how young we are and already at a early age we’re learning how to prepare coffee’s for visitors and adults using a machine. We are already getting a head start and practiced on the teachers.
It was a real challenge because on Friday we were actually beginning to sell and make cash. It was fun but sort of a battle, we had to make sure we knew who’s coffee was which and that we didn’t run out of ingredients. Trying to balance things out, it’s hard work and we know that we can improve on it later.
The big day which was held Yesterday. There was a group of visitors coming and we made some coffee for those who wanted one. I could feel so much pressure and felt so good when they commented on our coffee’s. It turned out better then I thought. It was really awesome.
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