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Tuesday 22 December 2015

Flights to London

I would fly with Air New Zealand to get to London.

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From the Air New Zealand safety video "Men in Black" I learnt these 3 things


  1. There is a life jacket in a hidden spot under your seat
  2. The All Blacks have pretty good voices
  3. You only inflate your life jacket as you get out of the plane
(I created my logo on Snapchat with Emoji)

My airline is called Hibiscus Hovers


Wednesday 16 December 2015

United Kingdom. Summer Learning Journey

            United Kingdom

Hmm why did I choose the UK?... Ohh Maybe it’s because Big Ben stands tall there, and another thing they probably have many different varieties of tea, bacon butties and the best that there is the QUEEN!

I always thought that visiting England would be really cool. Things like bacon butties and where Fish and Chips where they originally came from really made me want to go over there and try some of my favourite foods in their home country.

  1. Tea has always been the nation’s favourite drink, so much that 165 million cups of tea are drunk every day
  2. 4real is a baby name banned in the UK
  3. Superman is also another name banned in the UK

Monday 7 December 2015

Extension Reflection

Extension for 2015 is slowly coming to a close. I joined Extension halfway through the year. Ever since then it has been such an awesome experience. 


I have loved the trip that I had a chance to go on, even though I only joined halfway through the year. Some of the trips. included going to Hobsonville Primary School for the GEGNZ Summit.


Learning about many things like copyright laws, Fair use and bioengineering. Getting into a small group and making our own song and going to Te Oro to record our song. 


Many fun things have happened this year in Extension. I have really enjoyed the new learning experiences.
My favourite task from this year was probably the copyright and fair use task. I liked this task the most because it had to do with years before technology. So it was pretty cool to see how people did things back in the olden days.



I loved being in Extension this year, even though it was for only half a year. I learnt heaps of new things.    Can’t Wait For Next Year!!!

Thursday 26 November 2015

Athletics

                            Athletics
For some it can be scary, for some it can be exciting! For me it was just wanting to get it over and done with. I’m not a big fan of Athletics. But this year that totally changed.

Last Friday was our school’s annual athletics day. Everybody gathering in the court wearing the house colours blue, red, green and yellow, gave such a great vibe for the rest of the day.

To start off the house captains came up to the front to encourage everyone and to announce what the new house names were.
(Old names to new names)
  • Te Arawa - Te Aurere - Red
  • Matatua - Hokulea - Green
  • Takitimu - Hikianalia - Yellow
  • Tainui - Hinemoana - Blue

My house is red. I’m not to sure if it was a competition and houses win. But either way everyone gave everything a go and we all won.

At my last school we didn’t have as many activities then there are here. Some of the activities that we had this year were.

  • High jump
  • Sprints
  • Long jump
  • Softball throw
  • Relay
  • Skipping
  • Small relay
  • Javelin
  • Tug of war
  • Hurdles

I had a blast with all of these activities. The only one that got me a bit shaky, was the sprints. But as soon as Mr Burt slammed shut that clapper. I was off.

Ok I was the last one. But I was so glad that I gave it a go and I didn't have a break down.

At the end of the day I was exhausted! I just wanted to go back home have a shower and go to sleep. But once I got home that’s exactly what I did.




(Last Friday was not Athletics. This was a piece of work in my drive from like 2 weeks ago)

My poem about Jonah Lomu


Wednesday 25 November 2015

Thinkboard Week 7

Rhyming poems

Google Expedition Expectation

Hmm what could anyone expect from looking at a piece of cardboard with eye holes? Not much? Well actually a whole other world! Yesterday morning the year 7's had a Google Expedition. There were 2 men who came in with mini cardboard boxes that look like glasses for us all to have a look at. 

Group 1 had the chance to go in the street first to have a look. From all of their cheerful laughing and screaming you could tell they were having a blast looking around in a different world. 

My group will be going in next... I THOUGHT! But no my group was the last group to play around with the Google Cardboard.

Earlier on this year the extension group had the chance to go to Hobsinville Primary School to try out gadgets from heaps of different schools. So I already had the opportunity to test it out. I already knew what to expect. But this time it was a whole other experience, around the WORLD!

Arriving in the street acting pretty calm, because I already knew what to expect. (Whisper voice) When really on the inside I was bouncing around like a kangaroo. My heart was smiling and my stomach was tickling. I managed to keep a straight face.

Filled with joy I took a seat on the floor, eager to get my hands on one of those Google Cardboards.

This experience was completely different to the experience that I had at Hobsinville. All we did there was go on roller coasters and go through animated jungles. But this time the jungles weren't animated. Does that give you a hint of what we may have done? If you don't, I'll tell you. This time we traveled... All around the world!

First destination, the Borneo rainforest standing next the one and only David Attenborough. Well ok he wasn't moving or talking to us but it was pretty amazing being able to see him up close in... Picture.

Other amazing destinations that we experienced were.
- Dubai: The Burj Khalifa: 143rd floor of the tallest building in the world.
- France: Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors. Louis Xlll bedroom
-Rome: Pantheon, built by Roman Emperor 188AD, it was a temple that was used to worship different gods.  It became a Christian place of worship.

All I was thinking through out the tour is that. Hmm this would be good if you couldn't afford to go anywhere on holiday. Other things that I was thinking about was how much would just the card board cost. Probably a bit of money, or maybe not. I was just wondering because the card board had proper lenses.

After all of that travelling it was time to put the Google Cardboard away. Giving the men that brought in the Google Cardboard a big thank you. I walked away with a big smile on my face and a pounding headache that affected me for the rest of the day. Google Cardboard... You should check it out!

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Wednesday 4 November 2015

A time with friends


An action packed day awaited. It was around a year ago at Megazone in Sylvia Park. My best friend Kate had her birthday party, and invited a few of her friends from class, which were my friends as well so there was no awkwardness going on. Lasertag, dodgems and the laser web were activities that we had the opportunity to do.

I was the first one to arrive. I felt kind of weird that I wasn’t even the birthday girl and I was the first one there. Standing near the timezone holding baby blue coloured box with a large sign saying happy birthday was pretty weird. Talk about sticking out like a sore thumb. I felt as if people were staring at me, I discreetly looked down on my shirt to see if I had spilt anything on it.

My Aunty grinned. I leaned onto her shoulder and frowned. Then I was SHAVED!

“Alexis, over here!” It was Rebecca. She was another girl in my class. She leaped over towards me like a frog, and asked where Kate was. In a sarcastic voice I said, Oh yeah she’s here, hence the reason why I’m standing in the doorway with my present waiting in the cold. She gave me a confused look she looked at the present and giggled.

My Aunty gave me money to buy tokens to play some games. Rebecca and I were going hard out on a motorbike game until a nerd walked up to us and ask if he could go next... Wait a minute, I looked over at him it was DOMINIC! He was another one of my good friends. We told him that Kate wasn’t there yet and he laughed. We continue playing games as more guests come. But no Kate!
She finally arrives, a few hugs and chats then we get straight to it.

Our first stop was the dodgems, speeding around that track was awesome fun. Dominic was in the front of all the girls, and since he was the only boy there… We decided to chase him! Twisting swerving around the barriers we keep on crashing into him. His cart stops working we laughed but kept ramming into him.

We finish the dodgems and move straight into lasertag. It was fun but not as fun as making Dominic scream by ramming into him.

Puffed out we all pushed each other up the ramp to go back to the party room for a piece of mouth watering chocolate cake. Everyone could tell that the chocolate used in the cake was the Whittaker's Dairy Milk. Creamy goodness.

With chocolate all over her mouth and hands Kate’s mum puts all of the presents on the table in front of her. Her face lights up. Like a fox she ripped apart the wrapping paper, it went flying everywhere.
Each box came with a card.

Now I think this was the funniest thing that happened all day. All three of us burst out in laughter. She opens my present, and at that same time Dominic Jamie and I said “Oh you’re opening my present” With a confused look on all our faces we laugh. That’s when we find out that all three of us got her the exact same card, from the exact same shop! Smiles and giggles come from all around the room, giggles even come from Dominic.

Our last activity is the laser web I was tired so I stayed in the party room with Dominic. We thought we’d be kind friends for a change and tidy up the room for Kate and her parents. We did a pretty spectacular job with the cleaning.

Once everyone has come back from the laser web we started packing our things to get ready to go home. As always my mum was the first parent there right on time. Note, that was not a good thing.

But after all I enjoyed the day and Kate also said she loved my present that I got her. It was the best present that she got. Those were her words not mine. I bought her a monster high doll. She loved it.

I hugged her goodbye and danced my way out the door. As soon as I toke that step out the door I started blabbing on to my mum about the amazing day I had. Now I think I’m going to have my birthday at Megazone because I had such a fabulous time!

Thursday 29 October 2015

Shopping


SHOPPING
I spent the weekend with my dad for the first time in forever.

Spending the first night at Mission Bay was the start of an awesome weekend. Having a big chicken burger made it even better because those burgers fill me up and put me straight to sleep.

Getting up early the next morning to go to work with my dad for 4 hours.

Nothing much happened on Sunday besides a relaxing day with my little sister and step mum. We went out to get a manicure and a pedicure.

Although it was a bit annoying when we got home because my sister kept on pulling me down, and making me play with her. So I had to take desperate measures… I power walked straight into the lounge and pretended to sleep, which made her throw a massive hissy fit!

Labour Day. Labour day was the best! Waking up sun shining, dad cooked up a few cheese toasties for me and my sister, is there any way that could get more better? (Well of course there is) But it did.
Dad yelled out to me and my sister to get changed. We saw on Facebook that there an Arts and Crafts market was being held down at Mission Bay. It gave both me and dad a huge surprise. We hadn’t heard about it and we’re always down Mission Bay. So we quickly rushed around the house to get clothes. I grabbed a few of my old clothes because Dad told us just after he got changed. I almost walked out in my socks forgetting my shoes.

We arrive at Mission Bay. We were lucky enough to find an awesome car park right by the market.

Walking through the crowd nothing really catching our eyes. That was mostly because the prices were blinding us. So we keep walking… Walking… and Walking. Nothing! Not even the food. So we get annoyed that we can’t find anything, we go to KFC in town and have a delicious feed.

With a sore stomach afterward I started to want ice cream! I didn’t get any. But I did have a cruisy drive back home.

I had an awesome Labour Weekend with my family.

Coyote and Turtle

Wednesday 14 October 2015

An awesome holiday recount!

Holiday Recount:

Finally back to school... NO! My holiday has been filled with so many adventures, I didn’t want them to end. I have been up to so many things and if I describe them to you, we would be here all week. So instead I am going to list them all down for you.

First we went down to Taupo which took about a 3 hour drive we booked into the Hilton Hotel. We arrived at Taupo around 2 o’clock we had to check in at 3 o’clock. So my mum and I went to the Huka Falls.

Once we arrived there it was cold and windy. But the water looked like a lovely light blue crystal. I was amazed my mum and I went around the edges at the top of the water taking pictures of the breathtaking views.

That was our first stop. But if tell you more we definitely will be here all week. Here are some of the activities that we got up to and some of the places we got to eat at.

  • Swimming at the hotel pool. Which was very warm and relaxing
  • Rapid Jet Boat ride down the Aratiatia dam
  • Small Huka boat cruise down the…
  • My mum did the bungy swing. Where you would do the bungy
  • We ate at the Cobb & Co. The steaks there were delicious
  • On Monday and Tuesday we went to Dixie Browns for breakfast
  • We watched 2 guys with 19 years of experience do glass blowing
  • At the glassblowing gallery we went through the glass garden, which had beautiful glass pieces that could have taken hours to make

Well... That’s what I had been upto in Taupo. I’m pretty sure that I did a few other activities but I just can’t remember the name of them. Those three days down there were a big blast of fun!

Now we move on to what I did in Rotorua. Once we arrived there we had a bit of trouble finding the Holiday Inn (that was the hotel we were staying in) But once we finally found it we were tired and hungry. Check in was around 3 but we got there around 2, we didn’t want to wait another hour so we wandered in and headed straight to reception to check. Luckily our room was ready.

The activities that we did down in Rotorua were entertaining, frightening and plain old AWESOME! Here’s a list of the exhilarating rides that we encountered.

  • On a rainy day we saw the beautiful Kuirau Park
  • Skyline Adventures
  • Gondola ride up to Skyline Adventures
  • The terrifying Sky Swing. It was fun when you were swinging. Not as much when you’re facing straight down at the ground how many meters high
  • My mum did zip lining through the forest
  • I had a chance to go to the Jelly Belly Shop while I was up at Skyline Adventures
  • After Skyline Adventures we didn’t want to wait in a humongous line to go on the luge, so instead we went to the other side of the mountain to go to Agroventure
  • At Agroventures my mum and I went on a jet boat ride doing a proper speed boat course with a professional driver hitting G-Force
  • After the loss of energy from all the activities on our last night we got a voucher for the Fat Dog. Great size
  • We ate at Ciccio Cafe. Were I had the most divine fettuccine pasta ever
  •  Another place that we ate was Mac’s Food and Wine. They do a pretty rockin’ steak.

All of these activities really wore me and mum out. So once we got home we wanted to crawl back into bed and have one big long nap.

Our piggy banks were kind of piggy broke when we got home. Although I couldn’t go to sleep just yet I had to clean my room. But that was fine because we were able to have an awesome holiday just the two of us. Without any disruptions and noise. This was the best holiday that I have ever had in my WHOLE LIFE!

Sunday 27 September 2015

Te Oro reflection

Te Oro

Lately in extension we have been getting into groups and re-writing song lyrics to songs.

We had been working on our songs for a few weeks, before Mrs Langitupu gave us a surprise. She then told us that we would be going down to Te Oro Music and Arts center in Glen Innes, for the next two Mondays to record our songs and also to get a bit of a insight in how to use Garageband. Also  to teach us how to make beats.

That morning when I woke up I thought it would be a great day, I thought it would be sunny. Funnily enough it wasn’t... I arrived to school and it was pretty cold. It was partially cloudy, but it didn’t look like it was going to rain. Once everyone arrived in the Creative Space we packed the cameras and tripods, then hopped into Mr J’s van.

Once we got down to Te Oro I was so excited I hadn’t been to Te Oro before so I was just very bubbly inside.

We got into the computer and got straight into it and started learning about beats in songs and how many beats are usually in songs. I was pretty interested in what Marcus and Dave were teaching us about. Now whenever I hear a song I always try to see if I can hear the background beats.
Our next session at Te Oro the next week on Monday we started recording our songs. To be honest that session wasn’t very exciting! It took really long for the first group to start recording. The guys were just taking random groups, ok there were 4 groups but he wasn’t taking the ones that were finished. Well the one that was finished. A group of boys did a remake of Six60 White Lines, it was really catchy.

Once we finished the lesson everyone was waiting for my group to finish. We didn’t get any recording due to the fact that we too shy to sing infront of eachother. So when we walked out to the hallway the Six60 group quickly ran into the studio and tried to do a quick recording. It didn’t work out very well, (If anyone from Te Oro is reading this sorry) But I think it was just a waste of time the last session.

But I did enjoy going down to G.I. and having the chance to see Te Oro for the first time. I especially liked learning about beats in songs.

Wednesday 16 September 2015

What does it mean to share? Kids Can and Ronald McDonald House Charities



We had to pick 2 charities then research about them, and find out about, who started them, why did they start, what do they do and plenty more leave a comment if you like my presentation!

Kauri Island Reading presentation

Friday 14 August 2015

Hobsinville Extension Trip

Wednesday was one big ride for me! It may not been for you but for me it was a roller coaster that didn't stop.

On Wednesday I was up at the crack of dawn getting prepared for a long drive and a long day. I woke up at 6 rushing around the house knowing that if I wasn't at school before 7 I wasn't going on the trip. Luckily I got to school exactly at 6.45am. I was the first one out of the group to go to the Creative Space.

Once everyone arrived to school Mrs Lagitupu packed all of the cameras and tech gear that we would need to film and do a P.E.N.N episode. Once we got everything and everyone, we hopped into the van on our way to Hobsonville Point Primary School, all the way over the North Shore.

On the way over the Harbour Bridge (NZ) I was looking out the window to my left. Where I saw something CRAZY! Have you ever seen that little island in the middle of the water when you're going over the Harbour Bridge? Well if you have that little island is called Watchman Island, and because it's so small it was pretty obvious to see the large banner that was strapped on it. The banner had the words NO TTPA in HUMONGOUS white letters. It was pretty out of the ordinary but I just starred at it until it went out of sight.

We finally arrive to Hobsinville... Wow, when my mum told me it was fancy out that way she meant it! WOW Hobsinville Point Primary School is flash as!!! It's so modern and... Just wow! I was really breath taken.

When we walked in we had a moment to take in the amazing buildings. We went up to the tuck shop to grab our swag bag to decorate. The swag bag just had a few little gifts like a notebook, pens, crackers and a map of the school.

At the end of the day I was tired, my legs were really sore. I just wanted to go back home and sleep. We had a bit of trouble finding the correct route home. But once we finally found our way, I just sunk into my seat and relaxed. I had a pretty awesome day. I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Tuesday 11 August 2015

Receive and Spend explanation


                            Receive and Spend Explanation

How people receive and spend money? This is a question that differs between so many people. This is an explanation for those people out there that need a little pointer on how to appreciate the money that they receive and how to spend it wisely.

You can receive money in so many ways. You can receive money by getting an allowance from your parents, inheriting from family members, working around the house, washing the dishes, collecting change and heaps more.
When people receive money they should really put it in a safe place, so then you know that it safe and you know where it is. Some people are responsible with their money and save up… On the other hand there are some people in the world that don’t have a plan and lose their money pretty quick, but if you don’t want to be like those people this is for you. Here are 3 ways to be responsible with your money when you receive it.

  1. You could make a goal of money which you would like to meet. So maybe make it within the next week or so. This plan is great, because you want to keep working hard and pushing yourself to meet that goal.
  2. Get a piggy bank or a little jar.
  3. Get your parents to put your piggy bank or whatever your     money is in, on a high shelf or somewhere you can’t reach it, so no matter how much you want to spend your money you won’t be able to reach it.

Spending can be a blast for a day out shopping, but then again if you’re spending money just because you have money… You have a little problem. That’s unless you’re a millionaire and have plenty of money. But if you’re not a millionaire then you should be wise with your money and save up and cut down your spending.

If you’re like me and like to buy things you should stop because then if you save up $100 and take that money to the shop, you’re bound to spend it in under 10 minutes. “It was good having that $100 while it lasted.” When spending money you must be responsible with it, but if you don’t know how to, here are 3 steps on how to spend your money wisely.

  1. Plan your purchases in advance. So that you know how much you should be spending.
  2. Shop alone. If you have money and go shopping with your         friends they’re bound to want to buy something as well with your money.
  3. Wait for sales and discounts to come in store. If you can get your item on sale that’s great because then you are saving more money.

 Well there you go, there are my tips and tricks on how to be responsible when receiving money and how to be wise when you spend money. Remember when you get money you don’t have to spend it straight away! You can save up so that when it comes to that special day of spending you have a little extra money.

Be responsible with your money when you receive it, and be wise with your money when you spend it.

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Volume presentation W11



I found this presentation very challenging. But at the end when we had to create compound shapes with the blocks, it was awesome!!!

Monday 29 June 2015

Volume Thinkboard for W11


This is my last, Thinkboard for Term 2. I have absolutely no idea how to work out volume but I tell you that I gave it my best.

Wednesday 24 June 2015

My letter to Mr Burt for the seal of approval.

Dear Mr Burt                         22/6/15

Kia Ora Mr Burt my name is Alexis and I am a proud student of the year 7 and 8 block at Point England School. I am writing to get your seal of approval for what I have been doing for inquiry these past 3 weeks.

On the first week that we started this inquiry project we had to walk around the school and look at problems and try to figure out solutions.

Our first stop was the outside bays of the senior area. I scanned around to see what kind of things needed attention… I was looking and looking and looking then it hit me. Lucy’s pencil hit me in the back. But after that I found a great idea, and this is what this letter is about. Here is my idea to make the year 7 and 8 block better...

...Benches for the outside bays! You know benches to sit on, to relax and maybe just sit with your friends. Since there are no benches in the outside bays around the year 7 and 8 block I thought that it may be time for there to be some, well one.

I have started on getting my materials with my dad to start creating my bench, I am in a group on my own but my dad is very much supporting me and helping me build my bench. Well I’m not really on my own, my dad is in my group.

I have planned that I will make a real bench that can go outside my classroom. Although there is one little bump in the road, I will not be able to make 5 benches for all of the classrooms I will only be able to make one for room 2.

Now that I have told you what my idea is I would like to ask you if I would be allowed to put the bench on the wall side by room 2. The side by the door next to the sink. Also if it would be alright if I could concrete it down to the ground so that it won’t get stolen or taken. If you have another way to make it stay on the ground instead of concrete send me a email so that I can get that sorted. I was just thinking concrete because then the bench would be able to stick to the ground firmly. I would love to make benches for the other classes but I only have enough materials and money to make one.

I would love to have your seal of approval so that then room 2 will be able to have a bench of their own.
P.S. If you do not know who I am I was the girl that saved your coffee today and let the ball hit my back. I am also Dominique H's little big sister.
Kind Regards, Alexis H

Up the Pipe Presentation



Up the pipe is about a man who tests sludge and tries to find out if it is harmful to the environment. He also makes environmentally friendly products that can help the environment.

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Future Thinkers List

   List of School Technology in our school

  1. Chromebooks
  2. Ipads
  3. Projectors
  4. Printers
  5. T.V. (Mrs Telea’s room, other classes. )
  6. Apple Computers
  7. Speakers
  8. Remotes
       
          State what we would use without this                  
                          Technology   
  1. Books
  2. Paper
  3. Pens
  4. Pencils
   
e.g.
Instead of publishing our work in a Google Doc, we could do it on a piece of paper. Instead of typing we can write with pens and pencils. If we need to look something up we would have to use BOOKS!!! :-(