Zoo Trip; Pest Control

Monday 23rd November

The Y7's & 8's travelled to the zoo by bus for our pest control data. Our goal was to collect as much data for our data but I decided not to. I wanted to enjoy as much as my time. I noticed they built in new construction and moved some animals into it. I most excited to see the kanagroos but didn't get to seem them. Instead we saw the emu's which were admiring. 

Here's some information I collect: 

- ostrich bodies are also much too heavy to fly

- an ostrich skeleton is similiar to a velociraptor's

- seals have pups, they can become very protective and many seem aggressive

- a tutara kauika whale is; baleen, beaked and toothed all traverse NZ waters

Māori Language Week! 🇳🇿

 This week is Māori Language Week. During this week I learnt about the interesting myths and legends about the Māori history. Hopefully everyone tried their best to learn something/new things about this culture. I enjoyed this week a lot because on Friday the Y7's & Y8's performed a haka for the outro of Room 6's assembly. 

Volleyball Competition!!

This Thursday the Y8's & Y7's competed the teachers at Ruapotaka School to a game of volleyball. It was very nervracking but I had a great time. 

The girls played the first round and the boys played the last round. Overall we became a draw. Next time I want to

improve on not being scared of the ball if it isn't close to me. 

KAYAKING 2019!!

Today my class had a surprise to transport to Wero Whitewater Park and experience kayaking. I was overwhelmed with excitment because I've always wanted to see what it felt like rowing. 

We arrived at the destination, from there we prepared ourselves for the kayaking lesson. One of the instructors taught us the two main actions we should know about kayaking. After all the confusion, it was time to kayak around the area. 

The hardest part during kayaking was paddling forwards because, sometimes your boat would turn a different direction randomly. Other than that I had an amazing time kayaking with my class! 

Starting Our Pieces...

Today at tech we started to create another design but only making our pieces for our game. All I did was simply ctrl+c to copy the shape, & ctrl+v to paste the shape onto a new platform. Next I decided to produce a new game using tinkercad again. 

During the process of making my new game, I found out how to draw things using the scribble effect. I drew many things like animals, shapes, food etc. Liza and I had a competition to see 

who was the best artist. 

Kiwi Kids News- COUNTDOWN TO STOP SELLING ENERGY DRINKS TO CHILDREN?!

New Zealand super market Countdown, has announced there will be an age restriction for drinking energy drinks. Starting from September, people will need to be 16 and over to purchase an energy drink.

Energy drinks are not recommended for minor children as this move had an amount of support. Many are suggesting the government should bring in more responsible rules.

Research from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand shows that energy drinks have less than three percent of overall caffeine. What are your opinions?

Kiwi Kids News- Police Issued Eviction Notices On Protesters Living At Ihumatao??

Auckland police have issued eviction notices to protesters living at Ihumatao. Ihumatao is a small settlement in South Auckland that has deep strong spiritual and cultural significance to New Zealand.

The dilemma at Ihumatao has been going on for years. An extensive building company wants to benifeit their land to build houses. 

A group called SOUL has been living on the land preserving it: stopping the building development.

This latest move by the council and police is an attempt to sort out the situation. Enabling the housing process to begin.

Back To... GRAPHICS!!💻

Yesterday at graphics we started to plan our ideas using Tinkercad. Before we could move on to designing, we had to make a google presentation of how we made our pieces.

For my first design, I made a pineapple using two shapes. It wasn't that difficult but, when coming to rotating the shape I needed a lot of help. Ms. Furgerson taught me how to rotate a shape. Thank you to her, now I know a lot more. 

Here is a preview of what I'm doing for graphics :)

I'm still carrying on with this presentation.

Kiwi Kids News- Name Change For Lake Tekapo?

New Zealand's most popular lake, Lake Tekapo is in for a name change. The reason being is because we have been spelling Tekapo incorrectly. 

Mackenzie District Deputy Mayor, James Leslie says the lake's name is meaningless and the local council supports a change.

It's not exactly clear when the spelling for Takapo became "Tekapo". Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu says his tribe, whose traditional land have a hold within the lake. Places huge importance in place names and is to have them written and pronounced correctly!

Baking With ME!!

This Sunday I baked a vanilla & chocolate cake with the help from my mother. Before we could start the process, I had to prepare all the ingredients that were required in order to begin.

First Cake: Vanilla

 There were a ton of easy steps that I had to do so, I didn't really have that much of a struggle. During baking the cake,it was very tough to whisk the batter since our electric mixer was broken. 

Next Up: Chocolate

I always save the best for last. The instructions for the chocolate cake were highly complicated. Maybe because it's the best flavour..? 

Finally at last the cakes were all done. I coated the two cakes with frosting and enjoyed our creation.  I had great feedback, probably my job should be a hometown bakery person? 

Tamaki Estuary Clean Up..

Thank you to Frazer and his team for including Ruapotaka School on a trip to Tamaki Estuary, to pick up rubbish around the area. 

Doing this will save our environment by creating a healthy and fresh place. This also helps by saving the animals by providing fresh water and clean nature.

My partners were Lolo and Maddy. A lot a plastic were seen lying in certain places.  

What I thought was interesting was when I found an empty beer bottle stuck in between a tree curve. It was an definetly experiencing trip to participate in.  Remember when you see rubbish floating around, pick it up!

GOING RAFTING!!

Last week on Friday we had the chance to experience rafting at Wero Whitewater Park. Before going on the trip, everyone had a notice taken home consisted of the things we needed for rafting. 

Rafting was difficult as you would have to paddle your raft backwards. I didn't understand how to do it. Thank you to my instructor (Jay) for giving us a moment to pause. Besides that, the most appealing part for me was going down the bumps while standing up. I had a superior and fun time!

The Start To Making 3D Games! -Graphics

This week for graphics we drew four designs that had 3D things to make it. First we were given a large paper and with that paper, we had to fold twice and start designing our 3D games.

Out of all the designs I drew today, my favourite design would probably be the chess board game. The chess board game would be my favourite because each chess piece are animal emojis. I was inspired by Miss Ferguson's emoji chess board game drawn on the whiteboard because she changed her pawns into poo emojis.

Goodbye Rippa Rugby!

It has come to the end of rippa rugby. I was incredibly curious about what was going to happen next. Rippa rugby was a fun event to participate in and made everyone work as a team and interact more.

During rippa rugby I learnt some things like remembering to hold the ball with two hands instead of one. I had an extremely superior time and I thank Coach Corey for his time and effort for introducing us to rippa rugby! Thank you. next

The Beginning of Graphics!

Today was the start to a new class at Tech since cooking class for my group is finished. Now for Tech we have Miss Ferguson and she will be teaching us graphics.

Our first session for graphics was to create a google drawing and import all of our favourite things as "png images". It was fascinating because looking at my friends google drawings, you could already tell which is their favourite.

Through the process I had a super great time learning graphics and I can't wait for today.

Teachers Go On Strike!

Yesterday primary and secondary teachers go on strike for a better pay and the conditions of teaching. 50,000 teachers went on strike and some failed to turn up to school. Around 750,000 students weren't being taught while strike was happening.

A number of teachers protested through the main cities, regarding a better deal of their payment from the government. The government offered teachers a 3 percent pay rise for the next three years. Teachers across the country believe that is not enough.

In my opinion teachers going on strike is important because in the next five or six years there might not be anymore teachers available. Without teachers there would be no one to teach the students about education.

New Zealand Teachers Are Going On Strike?

Tomorrow primary and secondary teachers across New Zealand are going on strike. They will all be combined and will have a "MEGA strike" held on 29th May.

The joint strike will be the largest business action taken in New Zealand. Involving 50,000 teachers from primary and secondary. Both groups have been unable to agree with the government for her new deal for payment.

What are your opinions on the mega strike tomorrow?

Goodbye Cooking Class!☹️

Today was our last day with Mrs Tuipolotu for cooking class. I was extremely sad because I learnt so many things during cooking class and now, finally I can cook for my family. For our last day at cooking class we cooked chocolate muffins.

The instructions were clear and simple which made me not as anxious that much. The hardest part in the process was folding the ingredients but not mixing it. Agueer taught me out to fold all of the ingredients inside the bowl. Now I know how to fold.

Finishing results amazed me because they turned out DELICIOUS! In the picture the green and purple cupcake liners are Agueer's cupcakes and the pink and yellow liners are mine. To top our beautiful muffins, we had the chance to whip whip cream on one of our muffins.

As soon as I tasted the chocolate muffin it was the best thing I've tasted at cooking class. It was the perfect meal to end off cooking class. 

Football Interschool 2019

On Wednesday some year 5/6 boys, and year 7/8 girls were chosen for soccer and to compete with other schools at Point England Reserve. The first school Ruapotaka played against was Panmure District which came all the way from Mt. Wellington.

The year 5/6 boys won two games while the year 7/8 girls came a tie in three games and lost 5 games. At break we mostly ate chocolate, lollies and a lot of unhealthy junk food. It was a fun experience to go football inter school.

Back To Cooking!

Today was term 2 week 1 of Tech. I was very excited to see what we'll be cooking for this week. For Tech this week we cooked ''Potato Salad with Ham and Egg.'' It was a new experience of food tasting and it was incredibly delicious. 

The hardest part in the process was chopping the vegetables, as what it said on the whiteboard. Agueer and I had a really tough time but we managed to push through the pain.