Community PBL

In Term 3 we were put into groups that involve giving back to to the community.

Throughout this project we have been learning new things from different people, The most important thing I have learnt during this project would be the new entrants and how they work down there. It kind of reminded me that I learnt down there first and I think how far I've gone from there.

I wish that I spent more time on asking questions to the teachers about the juniors and what they needed and already had. The other thing would be that my group didn't work well as a team and I think that we could've worked a bit better.

I think that my group worked best on creating something to give back to the community. We had chosen to put some posters out that would help them learn a bit more around the hub.

The most enjoyable part of this project would be working with new people in the hub. I enjoyed it when we got to eat lunch with the people and asking more about them in questions.

The least enjoyable part in this project was that not everyone was taking part in this project because some of the people was sitting around and not helping finishing the project.

I think that the teachers did a pretty good job on organising this project but I would've liked if we got to choose the groups.

Have you ever learnt something from kids that are younger than you.

Athletic's Day

I know that we have just started school but on Wednesday we had Athletics day. I really enjoyed it even though I am not so good at athletics, I liked it because I tried everything and gave everything a go. First off we started with sprints, I didn't do very well because I am short and there are people in my class that are faster than me at sprints. After that we went off and started our other events like shot put, discus etc. The only thing I did well on was high jump and that was quite surprising because I am really short, I didn't practise much either and I thought that that would've effected me when I jumped. I thought this day was really well done and the teachers who made this day possible should really be proud of themselves for what they had done.

Have you ever organised something really big before?

Political Party Campaign

Throughout the term we have created political groups that will be elected this Friday to become government of the school. Through this project I have learned more about politics, so I think that it is really important for you when you go to high school. If I were to change this project in a way I would give a bit more time for us to work on the project instead of the teachers leaving it to the last minute. My favourite part of the project would be that we have this opportunity to know more about politics so I know for the future. The worst part of starting this project is we are going up against people in our hub, so there is a bit of tension between us. I do wish we had more time as a group because we don't really have enough time to do everything together as a group. I am hoping that people will vote for my group so that they will have positive attitude towards learning and school.

Have you ever campaigned in front of a crowd or tried to get people on your side of opinion?

RE Reflection.

In Kaupeka we have been reflecting on prayer, the questions that we have been asked to give our own answer as down below...

 My favourite time and place to pray is…...
- My favourite place to pray would be in my bedroom because it is one of the most quiet place I can think of because other places like school can get quite loud and at home people are always talking. So the I like the most quietest places are my favourite places to prayer.

Sometimes I pray for…...
- I usually prayer for the people that I know who are ill because they are the people that have cared for me and the return I give them is prayer. I sometimes pray for myself because when I am feeling stressed out in school I ask for help to feel his comfort around school.

When I pray I imagine Te Atua (God) as…...
- When I pray I imagine God is with me at that moment and that he is listening to me. I imagine that he is sitting right in front of me talking to me and hearing about the hard times I have been in at school and at home.

My favourite Karakia is…...

- My favourite prayers are the traditional prayers because they are a reminder of the prayers back in the day.

Most of my prayers are about…...

- I pray for the people who are unwell and are in need of some help. They are the people who are having babies, who have lost there loved ones and who are sick. These prayers usually involve thank yous because the Lord helps them and sometimes listens and answers me.

Where is your favourite place to pray?

Political visits

For a few weeks now we have been visited by some politicians who have talked to us about how the elections work. The Kaupeka Hub have been asking questions about politicians and they have been answering them the best way they can. Before they came and told us about politicians I had no idea what the election was about.

Jo Hayes, the MP for Christchurch East came for a visit and she talked to us about when you are in parliament you don't spend enough time with your family. She said that she sometimes finishes work at 1am in the morning. As well as being a good leader you need to listen to everyone's opinion and interpret them into the group, you need to have a good slogan that would stay in people minds so they know who you are. Jo Hayes was very helpful and she helped me with knowing more about politics.

The next person who came to talk to us was Duncan Webb, he was the person who told us about that social media is helpful because it tells people what you are up to and what good stuff you are doing. Facebook is very important to him because he is showing people where he is. Even though it annoy's people because of the signs, but when you put them up it reminds people of your group. Printing flyers is another example of showing people who you are and what your slogan is. Duncan Webb was very helpful with what we were going to do in our groups.

Our second to last person was Poto Williams, the MP for Christchurch East, she talked to us that having an opportunity for everyone. She was telling us that personality in leadership will help with the votes and when you have someone as the leader that everyone likes it will help you get better scores in the elections. She was very good about informing us about working as a team and what makes a good leader. I think that having an opportunity for us to learn more about politicians was very helpful.

The last person who visited us was Nicky Wagner, she was very helpful because she told us that one of the first priorities in a party group was needing a policy. If you don't have a policy there is no point of having your party group. It got me thinking because my group does not even have a policy yet and we don't even know what to do. But from her, she has given me something to think about for my group and to get done.

Have you ever had visitors that have given useful information?

Speech

Through the past few weeks, Kaupeka have been presenting our speeches. I presented my speech on Wednesday to the class, it was quite scary but when I started talking I became more and more confident in what I was saying. The topic of my speech was, "Blondes aren't as dumb as you think." I know it sounds weird but I thought that it was the best to show who I was.
When I was writing my speech, it was really hard to know what to write, so I researched a bit more about the topic and I went from there. It was a challenge to make the time for the speeches because it had to be 4 minutes long.

Have you ever wanted to show people who you are, with writing?        

Digital Badge

In the Kaupeka Hub we have been getting to know how technology works on a Chromebook. So the teachers decided to create a challenge for us, that would help them know what we knew in docs. One of the teachers created a doc so that we would be able to check off what we had done on Google Docs. I had finished the check list and I got a badge to show what I knew about Google Docs. As you can see below.

Have you ever been proud of something that you have done?