Passion Projects: Reflection

In Term 4 2021, we are doing passion projects for Wananga. We spent weeks working on the projects.

For my passion projects, I am working with my friend Dominique and, we are doing visual art. Specifically, scrapbooking. Scrapbooking is a form of art collage, putting pieces together to create art. Our scrapbook is about the kpop groups we like (BTS, Stray kids etc.)

During this unit, I found our project stressful due to the lack of time. The reason for that was because lockdown occurred on the weeks we were supposed to start and prepare. However, we eventually got there and completed a decent amount pages.    

Digital Tech Reflection

Throughout the past weeks in Digital Tech we have been focusing on our Game, App or Narrative Story. We did some researching about an issue around the world that we wanted to do and were finding information about the issue. I chose littering as my issue because I see rubbish lying around the ground in public areas which make the community untidy and ugly and I really want to stop that.

 I have been creating a game about my issue which is littering and I was making my game on this site called Gamefroot. Gamefroot is a game site for you to create a cool game and is also a site to use in your learning. My game is about littering and the aim of the game is to clean up the public areas such as streets and parks and just making the community clean and neat. My game is influencing people to make our community neat and tidy and also to prevent littering.

DLO:
Research Template 

 







Reflection:
In Digital Tech, I think I did well following the rules that the teacher told us to do and completed all the work that I needed to do when I was away in Samoa. I enjoyed doing the researching about my issue and creating a game off Gamefroot to make people prevent littering. I struggled a little bit at the start of my game because there were so many things on Gamefroot that I didn't know what to do with and also struggled not knowing how to attract people to play my game.
My favourite thing about Digital tech is having the opportunity to work with Mr Carter and also learning about Digital sites that we could use in our learning. 

Sources: (Websites)
Litter site
Litter site
Youtube video

Question:
What would you do to make people to prevent littering?

Reflection on Fitness test

In week 2 in P.E, we started our fitness test. There were 4 courses for us to do and they were the Vertical Jump, Flexibility Sit and Reach, Muscular Endurance/Sit ups and Grip Strength. This was our second time doing the test. The reason why we did the test again was that to see if we've improved our fitness and compare it with our old scores from last time.

When I did the fitness test the first time, I did pretty well but I was thought that I could improve a little bit next time. In my own opinion, I think I've improved in my fitness in the second test because in my sit ups I beat my old score by one and in my vertical jump I got 2.4 instead of 2.3.

We got into 4 groups of 12 and each group had a score keeper/ the person who writes the scores. We first went and did the sit and reach test and I got 29cm. We had to sit on the floor with our legs straight and our feet touching the box and then we had to stretch our body to push this little block on the box just with our fingers to see how flexible we are.

Next we did the Grip test and my score was 24. The aim of the grip test was to see how many squeezes we could do with our hand and to see how strong our hand was. After the Grip Test, we did the Vertical Jump and I got 2.4. I've improved on my second score just by one because in my last test I got 2.3. We had to put our foot against the wall and put our arm up on the wall, but relaxing your arm, and then jump three times to see if you can beat your old score.

Finally all we had to do was the sit ups. I did 15 of them. We were not allowed to have someone stand on our feet to keep our feet steady on the ground, while we were doing the sit ups and we had to keep doing that to also see how strong we were and how many we could do.

  
   

Reflection about P.E

On the first week back of school in P.E, we have been doing some activities. The Beep test, Dodge ball and Maths/Word problems. For the Beep test, we had to run 20 meters on every beep and I got up to level 4 stage 3. We were supposed to get past level 5 but I started running out of breath really quick. We did the beep test separate from the boys so they went first and then we went after.

For Maths I didn't really know what I was doing because I was traveling somewhere for two weeks while they started maths. But what I already know now is that they were doing some measurements and some word problems in groups about the field. So I just joined in one of my friends group and watched what they were doing. 

For Dodge ball we started off thinking of some rules and clever tips for us to think of before we started playing, so it will be a more active and challenging game.

Here are the Dodge ball rules:

1. Two teams start by standing on the bench
2. Run in on whistle to collect the ball
3. Rest back to green line before you throw
4. You get hit by being hit on the full (no bounces) with a dodge ball
5. You can also get someone out by catching their ball on the full
6. When you get out you move to the opposite end of the gym
7. To get your whole team back on playing one of your team mates that are still on needs to hit the small square on the basketball hoop
8. No face shots
9. Be honest

Is our teamwork improving? - Yes and no
Half of my team hasn't be helping and thinking of ideas when we're doing group work and their hasn't been any communicating about the learning and the work. But the other half of the group is helping and participating in the group and wanted to actually get some work done. 

How's your fitness level?   
My fitness level has improved better because I have asthma that I couldn't really control but now I can take care and control my breathing properly, especially with the inhaler that I take before I start doing any physical things. Its going really well. 

PE Reflection about Topu Ae/The game

Aim	To know how to play Topu Ae and to try to knock of the Ki/tennis balls
Equipment	6 tennis balls in each team, 18 max of Cones, Netball ball/Dodge-ball and Bibs
Steps	Step 1: Get into 2 teams of seven people Step 2: Set up the cones at each end of the court and put the tennis balls on the three cones. Set up the Powero/the zone around the Ki. Set up three third of the court using the cones. Step 3: Find out what position you are playing and stand where you're supposed to be Step 4: Then start playing and try to learn new strategies and goals to improve.
Conclusion	Today in PE, we have been learning how to play this new game called Topu Ae. We had to get into groups and I was in a group with, Dominique, Faye, Kineka, Bianca, Zayd, Blake, Kyle and Ryan. Our groups name is The Panthers.   We played a couple of games outside on the courts and then we started writing about how to play and what were the equipment's, steps and Aim. The aim of the game is to try to knock off as many Ki/Tennis balls as possible to win and the first team who knocks off all of them wins. Overall, I have definitely learned some things from this and it was fun learning how to play a new game.

Digital Tech Reflection

What do we think Digital Technology Hurumanu will be about?

I thought that Digital Tech will be about Devices/Technology and that we were going to learn more things you could do on devices and learn the shortcuts.  

What do you already know about D.T?

I don't know much about Digital Tech, I just know the basic things. I know how to use some sites/apps.  

What are you hoping to learn during this Hurumanu?

I would want to learn how to use sites creatively and to learn more about sites and apps.  

Reflection about Athletics Day

Late upload form last term. On the 7th of March, the whole school was doing Athletics. There was Social and Competitive and I chose Social because I wasn't feeling really confident to try out Competitive. We have been put into our house colours and I was in green which was Shelford. All of the houses, Shelford, Lewis, Turner and Setu had their own house meetings and was focusing on learning our chants.

This is the start of our chant but I don't remember the ending.

Shelford is green

Lewis is Blue

We are determine to beat you

Turner is Yellow

Setu is Red

We want to win for the houses are dead

These are the colours of the houses:

Shelford - Green 

Lewis - Blue

Setu - Red

Turner - Yellow 

We also had year 12 house leaders and they told us to dress up in our colours.  I am in the same house with my friends Keyana and Milan and we all dressed up in green. 

I wore a green tutu, a white blank shirt with green hand prints on it, leggings and a green flower necklace.

Later on that day at athletics, my first event was shotput and I think I did pretty good like last year. Unfortunately after we finished shotput, my friend and I missed out on our other event because we didn't know what was our event next and when it was going to start, but we still had a good time and enjoyed ourselves.     

     

Reflection - Cybersmart

Today in Cybersmart I will be reflecting on my Cybersmart journey. My teacher Miss Morgan has asked us to do a reflection about what we have been doing for the past terms in Cybersmart.

In term one we started on smart learner. We had four lessons and they are how to look after our Chromebooks, How to create a unique and strong password for your google account, what are the short cuts/which shortcut are the most effective and who owns the images online. We also had to create a DLO explaining what it means and what you have to put in it. DLO stands for digital learning object.

In term two we did a Smart footprint. We learnt how to find out information about someone else, Private information, How to vlog, Who is social media for, Steps to make a quality blog post and what is a purpose of a blog post.   

Term three we learnt about our smart relationships. Lesson 1 blog comment sentence starters. Lesson 2 we are learning to reply to blog comments. Lesson 3 tips on how to be positive, power of words, dealing with haters and trolls and color your world with kindness.

Term four we are being smart users. For the first few weeks we done the research challenge. Then we moved onto scratch coding and that was a game of drawing and coding. For the last few weeks, we have learnt about the summer learning journey.

My favourite part about Cybersmart was learning all the different things about being safe online/social media and doing so many blog posts.

My favourite thing about Cybersmart this year was that we got to make so many blog posts and getting to work in groups with our friends.

What I didn't enjoy about Cybersmart was that we didn't have a amount of time to finish our work/blog posts and staying in for lunch until we do what we have to do.

What my Cybersmart teacher did well on giving us fun work to do and explaining on what we have to do.

What I think my teacher could do better at is give enough time to finish our work and make a descent blog post.