I dunno...

I am meant to do a blog post. I don't really want to or know what to do it about so I'm just gonna waste your time by saying random stuff... Hint hint by the way. Your chance to stop reading right now. But if the teachers check my blog, (which probably won't happen), they'll be expecting something about school work. So. They suggested stuff like Vex and things and when they said that I thought of writing the Yearbook 'cause Ayah and I had to write the Yearbook in the same room as them and we can always hear them arguing. Very annoying when we only had the day to finish it and they were bickering.

So I had to write about Marble season, GRi11, Camp and... Um... Oh yes, mandarin. I think that's it... Can't remember. Ha ha. So it took forever. We got told oh no! This far to long! It doesn't explain enough! I tried to make it funny and it was but apparently information is more desirable than humour. Maybe just for the adults 'cause it was funny to us. So that's all I really have to write. Not very interesting if you ask me. I'm gonna post something interesting next time. Please comment on something my blog is so boring.

What's on top for me

So on most Monday's we do something call What's on top. It's when you share what on top for you, like what's on the top of you head that you want to share with everyone. I shared what I shared because it made me very happy even though it might be boring for other people. 

So, a while ago we got another homestay. We already had one so when we got another one we had to move rooms so the homestay could have a room of her own. I had to move out of my room and my mum and dad moved in there. My sister and brother had to move out of their room and the new homestay moved in there. So my sister, brother and I had to move into my mum and dad's room. 
Sigh.
My room is gone and now I have to sleep with my siblings. Torture. My brother snores, my sister sleep talks and my brother gets scared easily so randomly in the middle of the night he might turn the light on and I wake up in the middle of the night thinking it's morning, I look outside see it's night get really mad and start whacking my brother. Then, yes there is more torture ahead. Then in the morning at like, six, my brother's alarm goes of really loud then he turns on the light, my sister and brother both get out of bed and since my mum and dad's room had an onsweet I can hear them going toilet. They open the door into the hallway leave the light on, leaves the door open goes down stairs and turns the TV on really loud. Honestly I don't now how we survive with them and why we still have homestays. And that happens on school days and weekends.
Maybe you're wondering why this makes me happy. Truth. It doesn't. I complained so much that my dad is going to move into the garage and I get my room back but while that happens we can't be in the way so... we get to stay out or gran's house for a week!!! Huge celebration! Maybe you wonder, why is that a good thing? Wouldn't that be bad having to live with your gran? My answer, no way!!! I get my own room, lots of stuff in my lunch box, get to play on my tablet a lot more and when I come back home I get my room back! I guess you have to suffer the bad to get the good.

F.A.I.L.

I made this so it looks like a test that somebody did and failed. But the fail that this is about is a different one. F.A.I.L. As we say means First Attempt In Learning. The learning pit is a place where you have to figure thing out. Everyone needs to go through the leaning pit if they are to be successful. Every time you are given a question or a problem you can't just get out the easy way, you have to think about it and figure it out. When you have gotten out of the pit is when you have the answer, and then have your Eureka moment. Eureka is when you think, yes! I have it! This is the answer! 

A few other cool things like F.A.I.L. are N.O. which means Next Opportunity. And the E.N.D. is never the E.N.D. it means Effort Never Dies. 

It's all very inspiring isn't it? Haha funny. I'm not good at this stuff.

P.S. This is copyright.

Balloon powered car

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA. No. Not funny. A little funny actually when you saw what some of them did. You might be thinking, haha! They probably made gross sounds and fell. A few did, but some didn't. And by some I mean like three or four. I'm going to tell you how we did it and why.


Soooo, randomly they just told us to make ballon powered cars. (They, is our teachers.) And then I was just like, "OMG I'M GONNA DIE NOW I HATE TASKS LIKE THIS!!!! I'M AWFUL AT GROUP WORK WHEN WE HAVE TO BUILD STUFF. I CAN ONLY DO THAT ON MY OWN!!! SCREAM!!!" But of course I didn't die cause I'm here with you!!! But now I'm gonna die...
sedrtfgkyuewy®†∂ƒ¥krestytdn_))*%^%^Tudusat!@#$%^*()t - That was my face hitting the keyboard... Oh wait. You know I'm not dead. Okay. I don't like dying. Cause it means i can't talk with you amazing peeps!

So we just randomly got asked to do the task so guess what? WE DID! We got into buddies. I was with Ariana and then we had to get into a group of four but he had to choose boys so we ended up with Jack and Ben as well.
Our materials were 50cm of tape, four skewers, two straws, a piece of foam, some cardboard, one pair of scissors and one balloon.
First attempt. You would think that the first attempt would fail and the next few tries might work right? Wrong. First tried to do something but we didn't test it so we decided to try something different and it worked. I suggested that we could tape the balloon down to the cardboard so we did.

Test time. We decided to test it inside so the wind wouldn't blow it away. We did it near the white board table kinda near the corner of room 11.

I will update soon. I have more work to do.

Mr Crawly

The holidays hadn't officially started yet but I felt like they had. So to start off the holidays, my younger sister, brother, my older cousin, my mum and I went to the Spring Festival on Saturday.
We were super pumped about going to the Haunted House, so that's where we went. Mum said she would wait on at the end for us and that we could go in together. We only had to pay for me and Chris (my cousin) because under 10 was free.
The line took a really long time. There was a big maze of chairs, and when we were halfway through there were so many people wanting to go through the Haunted House there were no chairs left so a bunch of people had to stand.
I saw Gayathma waiting in line, near the front and couldn't wait to get into that spot. Finally we did even though it took a while. The people that sold us tickets said that it would take around twenty minutes for the thing to end, but then I realised they probably meant the line wait.

I was at the front of the line with my cousin, Saem and Shian. The people in front of us were told to step inside, a few seconds later there was a bang and a huge scream. It sounded like a garage door getting bashed without the rattle at the end. That was it for Shian. She started crying and didn't want to go on. (I think that might be why under 10 was free because the younger kids couldn't handle it.) That also made Saem pretty uneasy as well but he still went in.

We walked in. We could only see a small a pathway. It was like a maze of black sheets. There was an enter sign made from red paint. The black drapes didn't go all the way to the top of the roof so we could all see a light coming from the other side. We turned a corner and there was a creepy photo flashing on the corner of the wall. Seam was very freaked by that, but the photo was were the way to the end was so he had to go closer. I turned and looked behind me and a man was trying to get out from the drapes really slowly.
My cousin way like to the photo, "that photo is ****ing creepy man." I tried not to smile in front of Saem. He didn't want to see any more so I put my hand over his eyes and started whispering, "it's okay Saem, it's okay." But Chris said it made it creepier but I kept doing it anyway. We turned another corner and I got hit in the head with a floating doll covered in fake blood. My hand fell off Saem's face and he started shuffling back really fast, because a man was crawling towards us.

I don't how we got past but we did. We turned another corner, and I heard a chainsaw and saw a dummie also covered in fake blood, that huge bang I heard before and then the it ended. Saem was glad to get out. I thought it was pretty good. We got Shian and had ice cream to make Saem feel better.

The Mind Lab

Okay, so we made the money and then we went to Mind Lab.
One word... AWESOMELY FANTABULOUSLY, AMAZING. Okay more than one word. The bus ride was even awesome! I usually get carsick but this time I was fine! Wendy and I talked awesome, ate M&M's, played with riddles and got really hyper! Ella got so load she got told to be quiet by the bus driver.
Mind Lab is in Petone (Pronounced, pet-o-knee) so we had to go through Wellington which was raining and so was Petone, so when we walk through the car park we were freezing cold. Mr R saw a glass building and figured that was it. A man named Malcolm welcomed us. When we stepped in the building we got a blast of warm air which was really nice to feel.
The people from our class that traveled by car and got there before us got fizzy drinks which was sad to see.
Malcolm gave us a run though of what was going to happen and Miss G told us to split into groups of 14.

My first activity was the Makey Makey and Stop Motion Animation. For that we had a website called Scratch. The website had a piano that can connect to this panel called the earth. We connected the earth to us with wires and then connected different wires to playdoh. When we touched the playdoh, the piano would make a sound because we connected the electric circle. That might not make sense, but I'm not that great at explaining.

My personal favourite is the Stop Motion Animation. We took a bunch of photos and played them all together to make a sort of video thing. I will show you guys the video in my next post.

                           

Then we had the Scribble bots. We had to get into buddies. I chose Wendy... Then Mr R came along Dun Dun Dun. And I got put with James M. Oh joy. UGH. We got a plastic cup, some rubber bands, tape, felt pens, a little motor and batteries so it can draw circles. Amazeballs! Well it would be more amazeballs if ours worked, but James took over and it ended a failure. Other groups had succeeded so that that photo down there ↓ isn't ours. James decided, hey! Why not use two cups and hold it in the air so it sprays us all? So he went ahead and did it. He held it over the paper and was like see? When it made little flicks on the paper, then he lifted it up higher. Then the felts started spraying us with it's colour. I ended up with a pink arm green streaks on my pants and tiny yellow dots on my shirt. YAY!!! Let's all celebrate!

Then we made race cars. I know what your thinking. Oh wow! Race cars! Oh, but wait there's more! They were made out of cardboard, CDs, straws, skewers, a mini motor, and a propela. 

But... We got to chose our own groups! Whoop and score!!! Wendy and Charlotte all the way peeps! And our car was a success!!! Photo of amazingness. ↓ (Not really)

Hannah and Wendy - Stop Motion Animation

Mind Lab Money

On Tuesday 22 of September my class (GRi11) is going to Mind Lab. We have raised enough money and currently have around $900 dollars that our class has earned from our business. My group made $260 out of that $900 dollars! People have enjoyed the shapes we put on and like the colours. I am just glad that people like them.

Short random story

"De Vendy is after us!"
"Her name is Wendy."
"Vell excuse my French accent."
"OKAY DOKAY!"
"HUSH PUPPY!"
"DON'T SHOUT THEN!"
"OKAY! I WON'T SHOUT!"
"GOOD! I WON'T EITHER!"
"Vhisper, vhisper vhisper vhisper."
"What did you say?"
"I said vhisper."
"Okay. You may want to cover your ears i'm gonna shout."
"No I am."
"Okay!"
"FIN!"
(FIN IS FRENCH FOR FINISH IN MY WORLD, AND MAYBE IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S)
"LALALALALALALALAAAAAAAAA."
"NOOOOOOO! I SAID FIN!"
"OKAY DOKAY!"
"FIN."

More and more money

We have finished our products and they are ready to be sold!!! A few groups have already sold their products and need to make more! We have three on hold. They are patterned with paw prints and Cats, but in my opinion they look more like Rabbits.

Most of our products are on hold, but we still have a few left.

Small: $25.00

Large: $30.00

Our colours are: Pink with gold paws, Green with white paws, Blue with white paws and a dark blue with white paws.

Money making

Us GRi11ers are starting businesses that will earn us real money to fund a trip to mind lab. My group has decided on making cat beds out of old CRT monitors. Our business name is Kitty computers, we are making amazing Kitty compartments that will suit you and your living style. You can choose your own design our you can use one of ours. They are cheap, comfortable and amazing.

This cat bed isn't ours but it's what we're aiming to create.

 

Start Of Term HighLight

People are my business and business good. This terms unit is about business. We have been asked to invent something new and not yet on the market. So far we have come up with fifteen ideas but so far only two have not yet been invented but only one us kids will be able to make. It is a special spray that will have different taste that you can spray on your vegetables and food that you don't like the taste of so it will taste like the spray.

Holiday Highlight

My Friend's birthday was in the holidays. It was awesome. We went ice skating and had an amazing time until these teenagers bumped into my friend with a plastic seal they were using to help them skate. "Get out of our way you stupid little girl." They say. "Well your the stupid ones if you can't control a plastic seal!" I retort. They glare at me and skate away. After that we thought everything would go back to normal but they kept bumping into my friend on purpose. I got really peeved so I gathered up a bunch of shaved ice that was left from every one's skates and shaped it with my hands into a snow ball. "Get ready," I mutter under my breath. I chuck it at one of the teenagers heads and quickly skate away before they notice me. Watching from the corner of the rink peering over shoulders with my friend I laugh. The teenagers had started chucking snowballs at each other. They probably thought it was a prank from one of there friends. All in all seeing them chuck snowballs at each other gave me and my friend a great time.

My End Of Term Highlight

My highlight of this term was the last Thursday of Term Two.On July the 1st 2015, we had a fun day, dressed up in our pyjamas, played board games and watched a movie. It was really fun and I cannot wait for next terms fun day. I have really enjoyed this term and can't wait for next.

A Trip Around Planet Earth

Tour Pamphlet

Hi. I am your tour guide for your trip around planet earth. I will help on your journey to comfort and wonder known as Earth. I will help you realize what things could harm you and what you will find comforting.

Here is a list of things you probably should know:

1.The creatures that inhabit this planet are called humans. When you are sighted by these creatures they will all have the same immediate reaction to you.

 

So keep a low profile when visiting Earth.

2. “Humans” as they call themselves will report you to their leader's henchmen and order for you to be experimented on or be executed.

Henchmen⬇        Not to pretty are they?

3. “Humans” have “pets.” “Pets” are little creatures that “Humans” keep around for entertainment and so that they feel like they are in charge of something themselves. DO NOT EAT THEM!!!   There are many different kinds but the most popular would probably be the “dog” or the “cat.”

Pet⬇

4. They eat the most disgusting foods so do NOT try them, but they do keep some delicacies in metal containers outside their houses especially for the occasion of when we visit.

5. The air in that they breath is a deadly gas that will kill you when you inhale it so always remember to keep your oxygen helmet on.

P.S There will be more problems along the way so keep your pamphlet handy. There will be updates when you need them. Enjoy your trip and have fun!

Signed:Hannah

Solar system

Our class is learning about the solar system and this is playdoh model of the planets to show how much we know.

My cherry drawing

This is a google drawing I made. I don't know why I made it but I did and I think it looks cool.

The Music Mice

For my groups inquiry name we chose to be the music mice since we were researching music. This is our amazing group photo that I thought might put a smile on your face!

My story starter writing

The map was clear:this is where he would find it.He just hadn't expected that he’d have to get wet. Reluctantly, he swam out to the concrete circle. He looked down into it but couldn’t see the bottom. He sighed took a deep breath and dove in.

The water was for some reason amazingly warm but gooey and thick; like swimming in melting butter, not that he had ever done that of course. It was dark and murky with bits of… actually he didn’t know what it was. The thought of not knowing made him feel sick, all he knew was that when they brushed past his face sudden chills got sent down his spine.

Pressure was starting to build, if he didn’t find what he was looking for soon he would have to turn back not to mention the fact that he needed air. “No he thought it’s too late to turn back now. I need it.”  He kept swimming until he knew he had to turn back. He tried to turn around but the water stopped him. “ NO! I need air!” He yells. “Wait…” “Oh my god I can breath!” “ This must be what the map wanted me to find!” “But I can’t leave.” “Hmmm…”

“Hi.” “I’m Jason.” The adventurer turns around startled but says nothing. Jason managed to sneak up on the adventurer while he was panicking. “You can join my kingdom if you wish.” Jason continues. “I can not leave either.” The adventurer finally finds his voice.“Uhhh… OK.” “Follow me” Jason says. Jason swims away and the adventurer follows. He has no problem following any more so he swims towards a tiny light that he did not see before. Together they squeeze through the hole that leads to his underwater kingdom.

This is something I created on google drawings. First I pressed alt shift k to create the apple. I did that nine times then coloured them the colours of the rainbow, I copy and pasted them over a black background so it became a pattern.

Gathering Data Through All Senses

This is a graphic design about gathering data that I made with my friend Ella on keynote.

Digital Citizenship

These are my Digital Citizenship Graphic designs I made on Keynote

My argument to Mr Kennedy

DON’T CHANGE OUR CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!

We should be able to manage our own learning

Why do you think we shouldn’t manage our own learning? There is nothing wrong with how we work.

You might have grown up without freedom at school but why shouldn’t we? We learn just as well as we would if we worked at desks. School is much more enjoyable with having a bit of freedom, choosing where you sit and working with friends. We all learn differently and that’s why we have our different learning spaces. It looks like we’re mucking around but we are working in style and comfort.

It is very handy that we don’t have to do the same thing as everyone else because what if you had to do some writing but you had no ideas and that you knew the answers to the cloze activity? In GRi11 you can choose what work you want to do and when.

Mr Robertson and Miss Gordan are awesome teachers and are perfectly fine teaching the way they are. If you stop them working like this they might lose their funkyness which everyone will hate because they are amazing. They are also very helpful. Mr R and Miss G are very good at helping us when we need it. For instance when we are doing work on the computer we will go through it step by step,after you have finished that step you half close your lid if you don’t then Mr R and Miss G will know you’re stuck. If I become a teacher I want to be an awesome funky one like Mr R and Miss G.

Our class is amazing and you haven’t seen how well we work and you need to give us a chance so you will realise that the way Mr R and Miss G are teaching is they way everyone will be teaching in the future.

This is a pic collage mihi I made about me.

I made this on pic collage. It is a mihi about my family.

My Green Pastures camp Graphic design

I made this on pic collage with photos of our trip to camp.

My favourite thing to do

My favourite thing to do is art. I love it because there is no right or wrong and you can create anything you feel like. Art is really fun for me and has always been one of my passions and favourite past times. I hope to improve in my art throughout the year. I have joined art club and I hope that it will help me improve as well. There is no limit to your creativity.

The hairy creature

Writing: Free Writing

The hairy creature

It’s not my fault it happened. I was just doing what a pool of mud usually did on a warm summers day. Sitting in the ditch I live in.

I was just sitting there when “argh” this disgusting hairy creature belly flops on me then starts kicking and splashing me everywhere. “What the jelly slugs is going on here?!” I moan in my usual gurgling voice. The hairy creature jerks away. I think i’ll call him muddy milkshake joe I say to myself. "Did you just say something?!" Muddy Milkshake Joe says very surprised looking into the hole that resembled my mouth. “Uh maybe?” I gurgle “I’m going crazy” Joe falls and faints. “Ouch!” “Stop falling on me!” I yell as loud as a pool of mud can get.

Joe slowly starts to sink into me. “OK…” I giggle. “That is the weirdest thing I have ever felt.”  “I wonder if this creature needs air” “Well you can never be too safe I guess” I move my mouth over to his face for a breathing hole. “ Yuck, he tastes like vomit.” “I wonder if he’ll like to meet my friend. Mr Potato is a very interesting guy…”

This is a graphic design of why you should work in GRi11!!!!!! I used lots of colour because GRi11 is very colourful and fun!

ANZAC Graphic Design!

I made this on pic collage. I got two photos. One of war and one of flanders field for before and after.

My camp procedure

                                                                   How to Kayak


                                        You will need: Kayak, paddle, life jacket

Step one: Put on your life jacket, fasten the straps and do the buckles.

Step two: Lower your kayak into the lake or river. (Don’t let your Kayak float away!)

Step three: Carefully sit in your Kayak. Hold the oar with your hands evenly spread apart in the middle. Have one side of the oar facing up and down and the other side flat.

Step four: Use the side thats facing up and down to push through the water.

Step five: Repeat on other side. Do this continuously so you start to move forward.

Step six: If you want to turn right stick the right end of the paddle in the water. If you want to turn left end of the paddle in the water. If you want to turn you could also paddle with the opposite side of the paddle that you of the way you want to turn.

Introducing Hannah

Hi!!!!! I'm Hannah and this is me!!!!!