Fancy or freaky!

 Hey bloggers,  In lock-down there was a fancy or freaky Friday. I don't remember the date but I do remember it was in lock-down. I had a syndicate meet which is where all the classrooms in the senior syndicate meet. I had white and reed face paint but I didn't know what to do with them when an idea popped up in my head. I used the face paint to paint my lips red and fangs on the side of my lips like a vampire and I painted my eyes like a 'V' shape and coloured it in. I didn't know what I was gonna be so I just called it the red vampire but I wasn't a vampire actually I was just doing random face paint.

It was time to go on the google meet so I squashed into a small gap where my chair was and I sat down. While I was getting on the google meet. I wanted breakfast so my mum came in and I stuffed my breakfast in my mouth and chomped it, swallowed it and went on my meet, and yes  was in a bit of a rush. When I joined I heard the teacher talking and sometimes my teacher mistakes me for another girl in my classroom whenever I  join the google meet which I find something I think the teacher needs to learn on, not being rude though. I had my phone under my desk and alerts kept on going off about the tsunami warning, OH! have you heard about the tsunami? Its scary right? One boy in another classroom but still in the seniors lived where the tsunami came so they had to evacuate which is why he didn't join the syndicate meet.

We waited for some other students to join and when all of them joined the teachers decided they had a game to play. So one of the teachers cased their screen. There was different things like red dice, a cork, pen, batteries, shell, a kind on plaque thing ( I called it a thing because people called it something else which I didn't know) scissors, and a few other things which I don't remember. How the game works is one object gets taken away and the first one to say what object got taken away in the chat wins a round. When the objects were gonna get taken away a black screen appeared just to cover what is gonna be missing so you don't see it moving away from the picture and know what it is straight away. The objects were gonna be put back in place.

Some people got most of the wins but I kept my eye on one with the chat open on the right side of my screen, Then the screen went black and what was missing I knew straight away when the blackness disappeared. It was the cork! I typed in the chat straight away 'Cork! and the teachers said 'that's Zara'  And I won a round. After a few minutes of playing we moved onto certificates. some people won a Duffy certificate when my name came up. I got a merit
certificate. I was happy and my pop peeked through my door and smiled at me because she was standing in the hallway listening if any of us got a certificate. A few minutes later the meet was about to end soon so I said goodbye and left. Bye bye bloggers! see you next time!

                                                                    

Lock-down diary

Lock-down Diary

Kia ora bloggers, I don't like lock-down it isn't fun but it is for our safety. My favourite activity was how Kiwi saved the forest. That activity was a cool story to read and that was the activity that took me a short time which is why I always do How Kiwi saved the forest for my first activity in lock-down. I wasn't happy when doing online classes because I just felt like it wasn't my job but I didn't have a choice because I need to learn so I can be smart. I like being at school sometimes because it is a lot of fun you can do there and you can learn in fun ways. Some activity's  I enjoyed and I also made a puppet show of a legend I remember that I was told in middle school. Here is a link to my lock-down diary and here is a another link to my how kiwi saved the forest, And oh wait! I have a puppet show link I made to show you as well, If you end up on how kiwi saved the forest page scroll down to see a slide with a big black square on the corner of the slide it is my Puppet show video you may have to click on the video a few times to watch it. come check it out here!

Photos down here!

How to create a rainbow

• Glass or something clear
• Water
• Light
• White paper
• glass cup

1. Place some white paper on a table or floor.

2.grab a piece of glass or something clear and place it onto the white paper

3.Take your light from a torch or something that has light and turn the light on.

4.Shine the light on the piece of glass

5.Fill the glass with water

6.Put the cup of water behind the piece of glass

7. Try moving the piece of glass left and right until some colours appear

8. When your moving the glass make sure it is in the light.

9.2 or 3 colours will appear. Keep moving until a rainbow appears!

Done!

Last years athletics day

The whole school did athletics except me. but I helped some teachers first I helped Louise she was working at the throwing place after the little kids came and we showed them how to throw. then we had our morning tea and then juniors,middle school and seniors went back to their places then I helped Mrs McLellan first Mrs McLellan asked me to go over to the tires and give the runners courage. I  clapped and watched then lunch break I had a ice block and ate my food then we played a little and went back to our stations. I went back to the tires i waited and waited for a few minute's later I saw them coming and did the same thong over and over again I sat down on the tire and waited for a long time until Mrs McLellan came and said I can come up then she asked me to hold the box and walk with her to the rope and she pulled out some things that hold the rope so it dose not wiggle off the hill i put the box down and helped Mrs McLellan pick out those things she was pulling out then we put them in the box and Mrs McLellan rolled up the rope and put it somewhere  and I put the box in room seven after time went it was finally the relays people had to go in their house colours so i went in my house colour group. I watched people line up and go to their places I watched and watched but i heard people cheering so I cheered too. finally we went to our classroom got our bags and went home.





                               

Summer learning journey art

Kia ora, On Monday 30th of November Kaiwhare and Mokoroa did art for the summer learning journey. There was an activity that was with art. There was a site google art and culture site. Then on your left a little blue button would appear and it would say launch experiment. Then you click that button and it takes you to a page with lots of big squares. In the squares there were art works like roses,a women combing her hair, the statue of liberty and more. It was very short to scroll down but there were a lot of pictures. The first picture I picked was the statue of liberty. I picked it because I thought it looked cool to colour. I clicked on it and it started loading into the picture. On the bottom was a pallet with little circles of colour. You click on a circle with a colour you like on it and then click on which part of the painting you want to be coloured and then in goes the colour you chose.

Second when I finished colouring there was a little X on the top right and you click that then in the middle of your screen is a little bar and it will say with blue words, Yes quit or No stay. Then I clicked yes and then I picked a rose The rose was the hardest because there were lots of bits. But I coloured the roses bright red. Then there were little lines that were still growing into a rose so I coloured some green and dark green. I coloured the background dark grey and then there was a little table and I coloured that neon yellow. Then there was a vase that all the roots and roses were growing in so I coloured the vase neon yellow too except the neon yellow was a bit brighter. Then I presses the X and moved on to the next picture.

Third I picked the wave. It was just waka's in the sea and that a huge wave was gonna hit. I coloured the sea blue and had little dots. Then there was a little mountain with snow on it that I could see in the distance. I coloured the snow a yellowish white colour. Then I coloured the background a original colour. On the bottom left there will be three or four buttons and you put your mouse on the second or third one and then the original colour appears. I coloured the sky the original colour because I had no idea what to do for the sky.

Fourthly I did a Lady comping her hair half way down. There was this lovely flower dress and I coloured the flowers a light brownish colour and left some of the flowers white. Then I did a dark brown for the hair and the skin colour a kind of light mud colour. I added red lips and dark blue eyes. But then Mr. Riceman my teacher tapped the te rakau sticks and we had to pack up. See you next time! My colouring in down here.

Lego workshop

Kia ora welcome back my blog.  

On Wednesday 16th of November there was a Lego workshop in Waikowhai Primary's hall. There were many tables with different boxes full of different colours and shaped Legos. When I went in the hall I was SUPER HAPPY to play with Lego at school! First Kaiwhare had to sit on the mat and there was 2 women in front of the mat. They introduced themselves. There was one women who was wearing a rainbow colours Lego shirt, Her name was Vanessa and there was another women names Claire. Claire was not wearing a Lego shirt she was just wearing a plain white shirt with pink thick lines. Claire said Vanessa is the master at Lego and that Vanessa like Batman and she was the Robin. First Mr. Riceman, my teacher, sorted Kaiwhare into groups of 4.

I was the last one but I was with some other people that were Vivian, Darcy-Rose, Josie, and myself Zara. First we were sent to a table that was the Lego stars. I didn't really like the star table because when I tried to shape my star it went into a line, up, down, and squiggly. I almost got it but then I had to move on to another table with my group mates. The next table I moved onto was the workshop table. It was like a mini kitchen except a mini workshop. There were mini cups, drawers, cabinets, taps. There were also little Lego pieces that could hold tools. I grabbed as many tiny pieces (that could hold the tools) and stuck then onto a long piece of Lego. Then I grabbed 2 drawers and stuck them under the long piece of Lego at the end of each side. Then I added white Lego on top on the mini pieces that could hold tools so that it didn't break. Then I added a little red cup on the top of the mini workshop. I found an orange mini tap so I stuck it on the long piece of Lego. Then I searched through a clear box full if Lego workshop stuff and found a mini teapot, I grabbed the teapot and opened one of the mini drawers and put the teapot inside then closed it. I was added finishing touches but then Mr. Riceman told the groups to move spaces.

Me and my group moved onto a farm station. There were dogs, pigs, cows and lots and lots of trees. I grabbed a green small platform and then grabbed some Lego blocks and stuck it on the platform like a fence. Then I grabbed a Lego woman and then grabbed a cow. I placed the Lego woman down and then put the cow at the end of the platform and then I grabbed a plant and pretended it was a bucket. Then I got the Lego women and put it near the cow with its hands out like it was milking the cow. But then Vanessa and Claire called out to sit on the carpet so people started leaving their stations and sat on the mat so me and my group did too. Then there was a table with creations from different stations. Then Vanessa grabbed an air plane looking toy and then asked who made this. Then a girl named Londyn stood up and said me. Then Vanessa gave her a choice. There were 2 mini Lego hearts and then a poster. Londyn had to choose if she wanted the poster or the hearts so Londyn took the hearts. Then there was a mini Lego space station workshop, Vanessa called who made it and then a girl named Lily stood up and said me then Vanessa gave her a poster. Then there was a creation (that I forgot) and his name was Tyler. He got a little blue Minecraft person. Then there was the last one it was a blue and yellow star. Vanessa called out who made the star and girl named Vivian stood up and said me. She got to choose a sticker. Then she picked a sticker and then Kaiwhare lined up to the hall door and then walked back to class.

See you next time!

Mangere Mountain

 Kia ora! Welcome back to another blog post. On 16th of November Kaiwhare classroom went to Mangare mountain with some other classes. I was very Excited to go but I kind of regret it. First Kaiwhare had to line up on the deck with our bags, hats, And walking shoes that were good for walking.

 Second we started walking to the front of the school were 2 big buses. The first class got up onto a big white bus and then the door closed. Then I walked forward towards the other bus in the line. After I walked onto the bus and found a seat there was a seat that was backwards so I sat there. Half way on the bus my nose started bleeding so Mr.Riceman ( my teacher) came with a first aid kit. I covered my nose with both of my hands because it kept on dripping. Mr.Riceman could not find tissues so he grabbed some small bandages and gave it to me. I pinched my nose with the tissue and held it and then Mr. riceman grabbed another in case. Then Mr. Hingwindsor (Mokoroa's teacher) had his water bottle and was leaning over the chair to see what was happening. I was dry blood under my chin so Mr. Hingwinsor put some water on the spare bandage and then I wiped it under my chin to clean off the blood. Then Mr. Riceman zipped his first aid kit closed and then I was just pinching on my nose the whole way through on the bus ride.

 Fourth, We sang our song that we were going to sing to our guides, We practiced our Waiata. I got off the bus and lined up near Mangare mountain. Kaiwhare ( and other people) Lined up at the gate and then walked in. A women named Ellie Came and told us to sit down. Then she said her name and told us what we were going to be doing today. Then she told us to stand up. Then we went into a hall and Ellie introduced us to Leilani. They both look the same actually and I think they are sisters. Then they told us that we were going to be doing stuff and visiting 2 workshops. Then someone said Toru wha and Kaiwhare and other classes knew it was time to sing. After that I lined up and sat on the mat for morning tea. We were given sunblock after for the walk up the mountain. Then classes were separated into groups. 

Fifthly, I was with Fyumi, Hannah's mum. My friend came with me into my group. Then we lined up behind our adults. Then classes connected a long line leaving a tiny gap so we know that there is a group in the gaps. When I started walking I was already tired and we were not even there yet. 30 minutes later I rested under a tree of a view with lots of hills and lined that are pathways. Then Ellie ( our guide) Told us about the mountain and told us to guess how old it was. Turns our someone said 70,000 and they were right. Then I had a drink of water from my water bottle and then put it back in my bag. Then I got up and started walking in the line. We were up the mountain, I regretted being excited because it was SOOO HOT! 

Sixthly, I felt like the sunblock did nothing to me. Then Classes came across a huge oval circle in the ground. I sat around the pit with other classes. Then Ellie told us it was a kumara pit, Its where you clean the put up and remove the grass and then plant kumara in the pit. That is where you grow your own kumara. Then I kept on walking. There was red sand on the path. Then people came across an old plaque with different kinds of stuff scientists use to find. There was ducks,crayfish,fish,tuna,eels,crab,shells and lots more other stuff then we got to look at it and got up and then started walking again then we came across and old rock with a craving on a non straight line. Then Ellie told us information about the rock. We kept on walking and walking until we came across another plaque! Except this plaque had rocks shaped like a bumpy rock cake. It looked very interesting but we had to keep on moving. After I got a view of houses and cars a whole entire view. It was so cool to look at. Then my friend spotted a white and brown horse. I could not see it but I found it it was in a stable in the corner surrounded my some trees.

 Sevently, We walked further and further until we came across a triangle black and white pole. There was something written on it but I didn't understand and there was a code on it. We walked back and I was BUSTING HOT! I drank some water to cool me down. Then we arrived back at the Magere mountain place and got to eat lunch but put on sanitiser first. After I finished my lunch I put it in my bag. We got to visit the workshops now. First was weaving flax. It was like braiding hair except braiding flax. So Me and my buddy Josie finished so we had to move on to a place with 2 big rocks with holes in it and there was pinkish sand. Then I added some water and I got a rock and started scraping the rock to make it sharper. I was scraping for a while with some other people on the same rock and my arm was sore. I had to move on to scraping some kind of log piece with a small shell

Eighthly, I moved on to Leilani's shop where we learn about plants. We went outside and first we went to the garden. We got to hear information about the plant and what it can do like you can bite on it if you had a tooth ached or if you can put it in a jug and then drink it and it will make your stomach fell better if it was feeling sick. Then I moved on to a spiky plant which I got to feel. It was bright green and it was soft but I had to pass it on to another person to feel. I moved onto a tree there was a small one which was a child and the bigger one was an adult. Then I went inside and lined up near a table. We got to taste kawa kawa tea but first we got to add kawa kawa balm on first. We could add it on itchy bites or bruises and more. Then I took a small cup that was on the table and drank it. Then I put it in a clear black container and sat back on the carpet. It tasted Delicious! I loved it. But then everyone sat on the mat outside so I had to go sit to. Then Ellie and Leilani said thank you for coming and hoped we had a great day. Then I walked back onto the bus and say on the same seat as last time. Then My friend sat next to me. Half way through my friend fell asleep and everyone was chattering about it. Then Mr.Riceman had to wake her up when we got to school. Then we took our bags and walked back to class. Bye! see you next time!