The Cruze Awards!

Can't believe this will be my final post as a primary schooler and as a PCS student. 

Good luck to all my Year 6 fellow graduates and all the best at Intermediate.

To all my Year 5 friends, it's your turn to lead with mana. 

T4W8 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM project 8

With gaming fast gaining popularity worldwide as well as becoming a lucrative way of earning some decent coin, It's only a matter of time before E-Sports will make it's way into the Olympic Games. But is it really a sport?

T4W7 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 7

Creating games isn't as fun as playing them.

But I think I'm on to a winner of a business idea so let me know if you want to invest.

T4W6 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 6: Transport

Guess this theme song...

Transporters, more than meets the eye. Transporters, WAKA in disguise.

Now sing it like you mean it!

T4W6 - Cybersmart Clinic with whaea Tamzin

It's important to give credit where credit is due.

Acknowledging original artist behind the art you borrowed from them is important because their time and effort went into creating that piece of art that took you seconds to mouse drag into your work. The least you can do is invest a little time with a few mouse clicks to find out the original source & let your audience know. 

T4W5 : LCS Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 5 Food Tech

First week of learning at Alert Level 3.2 

Attended all the Clinics. CHECK

Completed all the Daily Challenges. CHECK

I will attempt to complete a Home Create over the weekend.

Also, writing instructions for simple tasks is a LOT harder than it sounds!

Daily Challenge: 19th of November

Another week of Daily Challenges done and dusted

T4W5 - Cybersmart Clinic with whaea Tamzin

The easiest and fastest way to know if a website is safe is to look for the padlock symbol at the beginning of the URL bar or web browser. A padlock means the website is safe. If there's a red strike through the padlock then don't trust it, it's not safe. 

Daily Challenge: 18th of November

These are killer fitness challenges. I need to do more but I don't want to haha.

Daily Challenge: 17th of November

Food glorious food! Food is my jam!

Also, the fact that a third of the Great Wall of China is missing due to people stealing bricks for building their own houses. Sad. I hope there's still a wall when the borders open up so I can walk the Great Wall.

Daily Challenge: 16th of November

Messi is super talented, even at the young age of 16. It'd be so cool to have his skills.

Daily Challenge: 15th of November

While the kaiako's were busy setting up the classrooms in preparations for students returning to school, I was making the most, out of the sunshine and mowed our lawns. I also decided to mow our elderly neighbours berm too, while I was at it and pick up rubbish from the front. I was disappointed to see lots of discarded face masks.

T4W4 - Distance Learning - Mini STEAM Project 4

"I choose you" 

Creating a minibeast was almost like building a pokemon with special features 

so it can be unleashed into the community to help and improve the area.

Daily Challenge: 12th of November

Woohoo! Daily challenges completed. 

They were a nice mini break from the weekly work.

Daily Challenge: 11th of November

Todays fittness challenge was more my speed

Daily Challenge: 10th of November

The workouts was my downfall. haha

Appreciation post for my Nana - Grandparents Wero

 “Fondest Memory”

Grandparents Wero

Sleepover at Nana and Papa’s is always adventurous but is more memorable for Nana’s signature breakfast. She’d get up super early and put on a pot of oats and water. Stir the pot till the oats soak up all the water and what you’re left with, is a thick gluggy consistency that looks like paste.

With her cheerful face and sweet tone, she called out to us “Breakfast is ready, help yourself my moko’s” pointing to a pot sitting on a wooden board on the table next to a stack of cereal bowls.

I remember propping my 6 year old body up over the table and peering into the pot for the very first time, scanning my eyes sideways at TJ and thinking “What the heck is this?! It looks like sludge! Where’s the milk?! Where’s the cream and sugar?!” Then looking at the end of the table and seeing my Dad giggling. I was confused, is this a joke?

My Nana, proud as, added “You’ll love it my moko, dig in before it’s all gone.”

I was raised to respect my elders, be grateful for what I have and eat what I’m given or go without. So with shaky hands, I dug in and scooped a spoonful into my bowl.

“Don’t be shy my boy, this stuff makes you big and strong” My Nana insisted with concerning eyes as she dalloped another scoop into my bowl.

I don’t know how, but I polished my bowl, despite the efforts of my Nana continuing to top me up. I quickly learnt that she only tops me up, if she sees that my bowl is empty, so I ate slower. Each mouthful was getting harder and harder to swallow. I knew it wasn’t a joke when I saw my Dad and Papa eating it too. I felt like we were all pulling the same facials.

Later, when I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth, my Dad came in and said

“Yeah, sorry son. I forgot to warn you about Nana’s jail porridge. But I’m proud as of you for sucking it up and not turning it into a big deal. Your the first moko to not turn your nose up at it, so I’m pretty sure you’re Nana’s favourite now. You kicked your Uncle Midge off his perch.”

I can’t enter this writing piece into the school leader wero because it’s exceeds the word count limit by A LOT but I had fun remembering this and thought it was worth a blog post. 

T4W3 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 3

How do you distiguish the difference between Graffiti and Art?

T4W2 - School Leader Wero : Costume Wero

We Won! KHH whanau for the WIN

T4W2 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 2 Pahurehure Inlet

WOW! There was a lot to get through this short week but I had fun for the most part because I got to dabble in Minecraft and use it as a tool to create a model playground.

T4W1 - Distance Learning - Innovation Mini STEAM Project 1 Pahurehure Inlet

Kicked started the final term off, with a creative project. 

Dreaming up an innovative way to protect our Inlet was fun and challenging.

School Leader Wero : "Nailed It" - Kiwiana Edition

Creative fun with the whanau. It tasted better than it looked.

T3W10 - Distance Learning - The Human Body

The human body is an amazing machine made up of complex parts that do amazing work.

Two minutes of Fame!

 Congratualations to our PCS whanau on your awesome learning efforts during the last 6 weeks of lockdown. Term 3...Check! Term 4...Bring it on! Enjoy the school holidays.

T3W9 - LCS Distance Learning - Health & Physical Education

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Life.

PCS Weekly Wero: Cupcake/Muffin decorating competition

 

My whole whanau got in on the action and had a blast with this weeks wero.

I think it's clear who the winner is....Me of course. Nailed it!

T3W8 - LCS Distance Learning - Balanced Diet

Healthy balanced kai = Healthy strong tinana

T3W8 - Kia kaha te reo Maori

It's te wiki of te reo Maori and my ako whanau are embracing it by incorporating the reo in our maths.

T3W7 - Distance Learning LCS - Heroes and Villains

The line between Hero and Villain can sometimes become blurry depending who's telling the story.

PCS Father's Day Competition Winners

 Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone that entered.

Happy Father's Day

My portrait creation of my handsome Dad using objects of Nature.

T3W6 - LCS Distance Learning - Should we open our borders?

Whether you are a frontline worker, an essential worker, a business owner or student, Covid has affected us all differently. It has changed the way we live and how we do things but do you agree with the decisions our government have in place for us?

PCS Father's / Male Role Model Day Competition - Lockdown Edition

Have fun with nature. There are some awesome prizes up for grabs. 

You gotta be in it, to win it, so get creating. Good Luck! 

Is Kapa Haka good for us?

A very large chunk of our identity as Kiwi’s, is Māori culture because it derives from this very land we call home, Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the elements of Māori culture is Kapa Haka and in my opinion probably one of the most enjoyable elements because it’s so inclusive, adaptable and educational. Therefore, I think it is good for us.

Kapa Haka is more than just performing. It tells stories of Māori history and legends through song and dance. At school, we haka about our local iwi so it’s a great way to learn about my surroundings and connect with my community, especially because I’m not from around here. It’s an opportunity to also learn te reo Māori and to incorporate new kupu into our everyday conversations to form a deeper connection into our identity as Kiwi’s. If you think about it, English is an official language worldwide but no other country in the world speaks te reo Māori so it’s cool to have something that just belongs to us Kiwi’s.

While feeding the mind with knowledge of Māori culture through performing Kapa Haka, you can squeeze a bit of cardio in, and get a full body workout with the physicality aspect of the performance. Some say it’s a fun form of exercise to maintain your stamina and fitness. You can even level up your workout and gain coordination skills, by adding props such as poi and taiaha. A good sign of a haka well done is hand prints over your body and breathlessness.

Now that we have fed the mind (hinengaro) and excercised the body (tinana), how does Kapa Haka benefit the soul (wairua)? Personally, this is the aspect of Kapa Haka that I benefit from the most as a kid. When I’m up on that stage with my group, I feel so incredibly empowered, so tremendously supported and such immense aroha from my Kapa Haka team, my kaiako, my tūpuna and whānau that I represent. My confidence grows from their energy and wairua. I love the feeling of unity I get when I’m with my Kapa Haka group because I know that I can count on the people around me to carry me through the performance. And finally, when it’s all done, an insane feeling of accomplishment washes over me and it’s proud moments like this that help build up my mana. It is with the confidence that I gain from leading a haka and being part of a team, that has boosted and strengthened my leadership skills and encouraged me to to apply that into other aspects of my learning journey.

On the whole, Kapa Haka provides positive attributes regarding the three main aspects of our wellbeing - mind, body and spirit. Therefore, Kapa Haka is good for us.

T3W5 Distance Learning - Cultrural Significance

This week we discussed the imporantce of cultures and how they help us grow.

T3W4 - Minecraft

 The first lockdown minecraft club! My first challenge was to create

a bedroom. Enjoy!

T3W4 - Reading - Distance learning

This week we debated the issues around screen time and video gaming.

We surveyed our class and collected the data to make charts and graphs.

We also got to explore the point of view of our favourtite video game character.

T3W4 - Writing - Distance learning

Are video games good for learning at school?

 

I can feel the eye-rolls of some parents out there when ‘video games’ are mentioned but when the words ‘learning’ and ‘school’ are used in the same sentence I can also feel their disbelief. Fear not as I will tell you why video games are proven to be good tools for learning at school.

Some studies show that just an hour a week of playing video games can benefit a child’s development. But first let’s start with the obvious. When kids hear the words “video games” their brain immediately starts to fizz with excitement and staight away you have their full attention and they are completely engaged from the get go. Some parents say that’s half the battle. I say that’s a successful beginning towards achieving. 

Now that we have your child’s attention, let’s achieve some learning. There are tonnes of puzzle games out there and chances are you’ve played one called Candy Crush or similar. But did you know that games like this involving strategy, encourage players to consider their decisions and focus on remembering the games mechanics promoting problem solving and memory strength. Other games need quick reaction and decision making and can require players to read, think and act according to the game and develop their concentration skills. Multiplayer games stimulate team building, communication and co-operation. You can take on the role of a leader and learn how to manage a team or negotiate ways to win as part of a group. Either way, the shared experience is a great way to collaborate and learn from each other to build confidence.

What about their physical health? Video games these days are more than just a controller paired to a screen. There are sensor technology that allow interactive activity like Ninetendo Wii Sports and Xbox Kinect that use the players bodies as the controller. Augemented Reallity games can be more physical than ever before and children can escape the classroom for a bit and step into the world of discovery through headsets. 

That is why I believe that the benefits of using video games as a learning tool at school outweigh the bad especially when closely monitored by teachers. I also agree with Dr Pujol when he said that “video gaming per se is neither good nor bad but its level of use makes it so.”

T3W3 - Reading

Hi, I'm back with another week of work, enjoy!

T3W3 - Cybersmart

this is kinda like an all about me. Enjoy!

T3W3 - Cybersmart: part1

in cybersmart we made some music. Enjoy!

T3W2 - Cybersmart

hi this is my most improved comment for 

Cybersmart. Enjoy!

 

T3W2 - Kites

T3W2 - Writing

Wasup my peeps, for this week writing I wrote a letter to all the anti-covid 

people. Enjoy!

T3W2 - Reading

This weeks reading was about morden day issuses. Enjoy!

T3W1 - Writing

Hi, this weeks writing was about if we thought zoos should exist. Enjoy!

T3W1 - reading

Hi, my reading work this week was about zoos. Enjoy!

T2W10 - LCS

Last week  of the term! See you guys in two weeks!

Minecraft:

Me & my friend decided to make a working bathroom

T2W9 - LCS

these are all of the creates I did for my work this week

T2W8 - Reading

This weeks topic was mutant monsters. Enjoy

T2W8 - Writing

This weeks reading & writing were about mutant animals. Enjoy!

T2W8 - Art

   For Kiribati language week I made a travel

brochure. enjoy! 

 

T2W8 - dance

 one of our dances for the dance festival was Bhangra so I made a 

report about it.

source 1: LINK source 2: LINK

T2W7 - Reading

T2W7 - Writing

T2W7 - art

T2W6 - Art

For this weeks art rotaion we learnt about the elements of music.

Enjoy!

T2W6 - Cybersmart

T2W6 - Writing

T2W6 - Reading

 One of my creates in this weeks reading work was to create a cross word.

Each clue had to be synonym for or antonym for. Enjoy!

T2W5 - Reading

T2W4 - reading DLO

One of my creates for reading was to create a identity chart. Enjoy! 

T2W4 - Writing

my writing is just a little bit about me & my life, so enjoy!

T2W4 - Cybersmart, blog makeover

before... 

                                                                            ...after

For this week's Cybersmart we all got to choose a blog post to make over.

I did last week's reading. Enjoy!

T2W4 - Minecraft

  Check out my castle fit for a King. Fully furnished with the usual beds, bookshelves & 

lanterns but when you venture upstairs, you enter the fun zone. There you will find the armoury where enchantment books, weapons & amour are stored and ready for battle.

 

T2W3 - Reading

The topic of this week’s reading is Avatar the last airbender. Enjoy!

T2W3 - Writing

T2W3 - Math DLO

This weeks DLO was about finding the area & perimeter of rectangles.

T2W2 - Cybersmart, challenge 8: animations

T2W2 - Reading

this weeks reading was about hobbies! 

 

T2W2 - Writing

For this weeks writing we wrote about  our hobbies. Mine is drawing or sketching ,

so I wrote about that. Enjoy!

T2W1 - Reading

This weeks reading was about jobs & what we want to be when we grow up.

T2W1 - Reading, create

Reading create.

T2W1 - Writing

This weeks writing was about jobs & we had to write about a job of our choice

Enjoy!

T1W1 - minecraft

 

T1W10 - Reading

this week's reading was based on the ANZAC'S. We even made a soundscape!

Bye 

T1W10 - topic

T1W10 - Writing

 

T1W10 - minecraft

 in mincraft club we had to make a tree house out of wood & it had to be 2 stories. also it had to have 

a bathroom, lounge, kitchen.

T1W9 - Reading

This weeks reading was about animal adaptation. I am pretty sure this is the last post of the term so

bye!!!

T1W9 - Writing

This week we created a wacky animal to describe. Also this will be one of my last posts

of the term. Enjoy!

T1W9 - Cybersmart

Minecraft club task 2

 More Minecraft club, just a little tent I built.

T1W7 - Writing

On the last slide I tried to improve on my Peace, but I didn't come up with much.

Enjoy!

T1W7 - Reading

This week our reading was about change in our school just like our writing. Hope you like it!

T1W6 - Reading

This weeks reading was also about space.

T1W6 - Writing

This weeks writing was about space so I decided to describe Earth. 

T1W5 - Writing

Where would you go if you had an invisible cloak & a time machine?

Which historical event would you like to witness?

Or who from the past would you like to visit?

T1W5 - Reading

Have you heard of International Woman's Day?

Maybe you have a female role model? Who and Why?

Read my blog to find out mine.

T1W5 - Minecraft club

Check out my bedroom. Ms Fox dished out different challenges between me and my mates over a few sessions and mine was to build a camo house. I thought, what can be more camouflaged then a house hidden inside a hill with grass as it's door. I dare you to find me.

T1W5 - CyberSmart

T1W4 LCS Distance Learning - Environmental Changes

 

This week I did a lot of observing and recording and learnt about personification and how to incorporate it with nature. It was the perfect week for it as we had a variety of weather outcomes from hot and sunny to rain and thunderstorms. The week ended with an earthquake in Gisborne and tsumani warnings in Northland.

T1W3 - Cybersmart

 

a refresher of Cybersmart.

T1W3 - Reading

 

Since America's Cup is held in NZ right now, we researched the history behind the Cup and learnt how NZ has become the current champs. Go Emirates Team New Zealand!

T1W3 - Writing

This week for my R.T I used all my five senses to describe our garden kai.

2021 Role Models

Who is your role model & Why?

Harvesting Kai

This is my harvesting kai slide, because this week we were learning about fruits and veggies. 

Kahikatea Kai

Might as well jump on the TikTok wagon with this viral recipe... with a twist

T1 W2 LCS Distance Learning - Family and Special Memories

Back in Lockdown... Yellow and White stripes reminds me of Covid-19.

Expectations for PCS 2021

 

What are your expectations for 2021?

All About Me 2021

 

Get to know me a bit better with this inside scoop.