Jump Start PE

 We have begun Jump Start for our Year 11 classes, and oh how it’s been eventful. For now I’ll be reflecting on my PE lessons. I’ve fortunately been chosen for Level 1 PE with our teacher Whaea Ruth and already PE has kicked off starting with our Renegade Hockey unit. To start we’ve mainly done peer coaching and learning the basic skills that we would need to play this sport. We’ve touched on passing, tackling, a mid - air - trap, and also flicking the ball when being defended. I’ve mainly struggled with the mid - air - trap due to the lack of balance and control I have with the stick, but with a Growth Mindset I am determined to crack it by the end of our unit. Other than learning basic skills, we have also been learning about each other which has been the most enjoyable for me. Considering PE is no longer mandatory  in Year 11 our class is now a combination of those willing to take PE in the whole of our year group, which means new people to get to know. In these PE lessons we have been pushed to partner up with someone from the opposite form class so that we are getting to mix and mingle and our games, for me, have really helped with that. From one game I could tell that everyone in our class has the same drive and passion for sports to be better and always give a 100% because not once did I see a single person not  being involved or just standing to just stand. That excites me for the future progression of our PE class in 2022, and I hope this energy keeps up.

Managing the Environment

 Kia Ora, this is a video that reflects on my learning that I've done in Social Studies this past term. Hope you enjoy :) 

Papatuanuku Animation

In Social Studies we have been working on an Papatuanuku Animation. We first had to make a poem and from there we were given the tasks to make a Google Slide Animation relevant to our poem, and then we had to make audio to run int he back. I wasn't able to make the audio play over the top but you can play it on it's own. Here is my presentation :)

Genetic Disease - Nga Mate Tuku Iho

Our topic for Science are Genetics, and for the past week we have been looking at Genetic Diseases. We were assigned to make a slide presentation on a Disease that we selected of a given list. I chose to do Becker Muscular Dystrophy. I personally thought this research project was very educating for me, in understanding Muscular Dystrophy. I had only heard of MD beforehand from our English Book last year "See Ya Simon". It was quite easy to find the information but was challenging to decorate my slides. In conclusion, I felt confident up there, and here is my slide show for you to view. (My information is written on my speaker notes, so you won't be able to read them)

Toku Pakihi

Kia ora, ko Jacque taku ingoa, nō te kura o Peowhairangi ahau.

E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaatu ki a koutou ngā mahi kua oti e au ki roto taku karaehe Tikanga a- iwi. Ko taku tino kaupapa ko Toku Pakihi nātemea e whai wa ahau ki te whakapakiri i toku auahatanga. Ko ngā mea i ako ahau ko nga ahuatanga o te Rakahinonga, me te whakatairanga i toku ake Pakihi. Ki ōku whakaaro he mīharo tēnei kaupapa nāteamea ko tahi noihi te wiki hei whakaoti i tenei mahi. Ka waiho ki tēnei whakatauki hei whakaniko i tēnei pōhitanga āku, Ahakoa he iti he pounamu. Nōreira kei aku nui, kei aku rahi. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Send it Challenge

 Our topic at the moment in Science is Forces and Motion. These 2 days we were given task to make a Catapult that would send a ping pong across the room. Although ours was last minute, it was really easy to make considering the equipment we were given. It was nerve racking when doing the final tests, but it was nice watching everyone's ping pong go the distance they went. 

My group: Tamarah, Ocean, Miria, and Me. 

NZ Entrepreneur

Our new task for Future Planning in Social Studies is researching a NZ Entrepreneur. We were asked to choose a well-known Entrepreneur in New Zealand and answer questions pertaining to their business and their business journey. I choose Season Mary Downs, who is a young entrepreneur and owns the Tukau Law Limited combined with Tukau Legacy clothing line.

Tukau Law Limited is a company that was launched on the 20th of October in Kaikohe and is a part of the Legal Service Industry. Their main focus is Legal for Maori and the community in general. 

Tukau Legacy is what she mainly became famous for, her clothing brand that have the words from both Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Whakaputanga o Nga Rangatira o Niu Tireni. The backstory of her clothes are “By wearing their words, we are able to continue their legacies”. 

Season has always been eager to help her community in any way she can, she contributes a portion of her funds that she gets from her company to the community with events such as the Menstrual Cup Fundraiser, food parcels to kaumatua kuia and organising community events such as Christmas functions.