Activity 2 North And South (Summer Learning Journey)

My Home Town

My home town is Grey mouth. This is how I would describe Grey mouth. Grey mouth's weather is mostly wet, cold, foggy but the temperature in the summer is melting hot. Also quite alot of tourists like to come over to Grey mouth to have holidays and to go to tourists visits such as for an example Shanty town and the mining histories. One thing I quite like the most about Grey mouth is that its quite, peaceful and our beautiful beaches, lakes and walks, the scenery of the beaches is fabulous, and the walks are like an adventure, and the lakes are nice and cold to swim in on a hot summers day.

Summer Learning Journey Activity 1 ( My top 3 facts about NZ)

My Top 3 Fun Facts About NZ

1. New Zealanders are called kiwis but kiwi is not a fruit. It is New Zealand's native flightless bird.
2. The Auckland city sky tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the southern hemisphere at 328 meters high.
3. New Zealanders love cars with 2.5 million cars for 4 million people making them one of the countries to have the highest car ownership rate in the world.

Camp 2018

Here is a slideshow I made about camp on what I did, and what I have learn't.

The Different Parts Of Our Brain

Here is a poster I made about the different parts of our brain and what they help us do. My classroom has been working on growth mindset and what it is. Growth mindset is when you are deter mend to face new challenges and even if you fail you keep trying. Its also a person with a growth mindset thinks about the positive side of things instead of the negatives.

My Inference Poster

In my classroom we have been learning what inferencing is and how you can inference as part of our reading. I have learn't how to inference and what it actually is. I used a site called eaesl.ly to make this poster.

Sculpture

For the past few weeks my classroom has been working on building sculptures using different materials to make a use out of them as part of our science. A sculpture is a three dimensional art using different types of materials in many different shapes and sizes to create a sculpture. First off we started to draw our ideas on a bit of paper to combine all of our ideas to make one sculpture. After that we had identified what we wanted to use such as colors, lighting, materials etc. We had to use are creativity skills to come up with a sculpture, I had came up with a creepy doll. I had used a cardboard box for the body, for the head I screwed up a few pieces of newspaper and taped it all together until it became a circle shape and covered it in this bandage type of material. Then for the arms I used the same material as I did with my head and sewed it all together to make these little fingers. Then I added another idea and made a little door which can open and you can store anything that you want. For the face I used buttons for the eyes, and then for the mouth I cut a bit of beaded jewelry and made a smile shape, and then for the hair I just used a wig and trimmed it until it was the right length. Then I just glued a knitted flower on her head and stuck some little jewels on her body. I have learn't that you can make a use and turn something boring like a piece of junk to something fascinating and interesting. 

Slam Poetry

Bullying

I hang my head as I walk by

I hear the names, I wanna cry

I just wish you would let me be

The pain you cause, you can not see

I talk to mum, I talk to dad

About the reasons why i’m sad

They can never understand it fully

The pain inside from being bullied

I won't give up, without a fight

I know what's wrong, and I know what's right

I don't want to ask you twice

Why don't you just please be nice

If you're causing too much drama

Life will get you with its karma

One day when your old and gray

You’ll look back upon that day

You called me names and made me blue

Made me cry so shame on you

Ill stay strong hold my head up high

Just like a bird

Watch me fly!

My class has been writing slam poems for the last couple of days. We chose something that makes us feel emotionally strongly and personal to us that comes from our heart, and I chose bullying. Some of us had presented and it was hard for alot of us (including me).

Longitude and Latitude

We have been learning about what longitude and latitude mean, and finding out the longitude and latitude of different places in Zealand using google earth.

My Inquiry Project (Syrian Civil War)

Recently I have been working on my inquiry project and we go to choose how to present it and I made a site, for the past few weeks I have finally finished it. We were able to choose any war we wanted to study about I chose the Syrian Civil War. Why I chose the Syrian war is because I wanted to know what children are like living there and all the different types of chemicals. I had also been hearing on the news about it sometimes and I really wanted to research more about. I have learn't that the conflict in Syria has done alot of damage.

https://sites.google.com/s/14WU80EkJKnHq2zHvQnqJL7fH3EkiTtN1/p/1ZvuUe3KozDz0c-09-aHmC8upFq1bHLQs/edit

All About War

Here is a slideshow I have been working on about the war and now I am working on my inquiry project on studying the Syrian war.

NYLD 2018 Video Made By Maddie And Aimee

This is a video that me and Maddie have made about NYLD (National young leaders day).

Battle Of Somme Video

This is a video that I have made about my school going to Shantytown and reenacting the Battle Of Somme.

Shanty Town Thank You Card

This is my card that I have made for Shantytown to say thank you to them for organizing are fun trip for Room 4, Room 1, Room 3 and Room 2 (my classroom) we reenacted like we were in WW1 and we got to act as Nurses, Stretcher bearers, Sand Baggers and the boys were soldiers in the trenches.

My Bully Poster

This is a poster I have made about bullying.

My Battle Of Mametz Poster

   
    I have made a poster with information about the Battle Of Somme in Mametz which is  located in France. I am  wearing a Genuine helmet from WW1 and a jacket from a real New Zealand soldier.

My Anzac Work

Here is my Anzac slideshow I made about three New Zealand soldiers that went to the war.

My Three R's Site

This is a site I made about Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

Here's the link.

https://sites.google.com/blaketown.school.nz/respect-responsibility-resilie/home

My Metaphors

My Metaphors

Aimee is a box of chocolates, sharing sweetness to all around .
Aimee is a beautiful red rose, smelling like a bottle of perfume.
Aimee is a bendy rubber, always bending sideways, backwards and forwards.
Aimee is a computer, smart and able to do anything.

My Mihi 2018

Bio Poem

Aimee

Smart, Weird, Caring

Who likes Swimming, Tree climbing and eating watermelon.

Who is able to Double front flip and double front handspring.

Who wonders What will it be like in the future.

Fears That are planet is going to turn into a technology plane.

People that are struggling to find food, shelter and water.

Who dreams To travel all around the world.