Trapped in the snow!

Walht: use critical thinking skills to: identify, analyse and evaluate articles and stories that involve ‘Facing Challenges’

After reading this story, I have created the following P.M.I. graphic organiser where I have identified key ideas through analysing and evaluating the text in relation to

- Facing Challenges

Synopsis:

- A family went on a tramping trip at a snowy and very cold winter reserve. They lived in a lodge for a while and stayed there. They had quite the adventure, with frozen toilets, barely any food and freezing cold areas. Although it was still a great way to spend time as a family.

Positive	Minus	Interesting
Challenges help build up knowledge the next time they face the same challenge. It would help people be more wise about the challenge.	It can be very dangerous especially because it was very cold.	What I found interesting was that they had the perseverance and courage to manage and survive through the snow.
Some involve: facing a fear or overcoming something you're afraid of e.g heights, cold, etc.	Allergies could be caused on the family especially based on the area they were at.	They managed to ration their food and went through the week and survived even though they had very little food to eat.
They can make you feel Stronger and confident.	Phobias and (fears). This can cause injuries.	They didn't seem to have any phobias or fears of where they were.
In outdoor situations people also can learn how to survive in the wild especially because it was cold.	Pneumonia and hyperthermia -too cold. This can cause very serious problems and even cause death in some cases.	They found something to enjoy in their free time such as playing cards and a game of Who am I? which I found quite interesting seeing as they had no access to electricity or devices.

He aha tenei?

WALHT:

Pencil Acrostic Poem!

Event Cinemas!

I was lying on my bed gazing at videos on YouTube, so close to falling asleep despite it being my 10th time sleeping that day.

It was such a dull and plain Friday evening and we were filled with an unexplainable amount of boredom. No matter how many times I tried, there still seemed to be nothing to do that day. However my fabulous parents decided that we should go to the movies. I was excited but the fact that I was still in bed and already relaxed it made me have the intention of not getting up to get ready but my parents did have that intention so obviously I had to get up.

After slowly getting changed into more fitting clothes, I walked step by step to the Lounge to see what the hassle was about between my siblings and my parents. They were talking about what movie to watch. I was standing there thinking, Just pick a movie, it can't be that hard! I walked to the computer where they were checking the online website of the movie cinema and surprisingly making the decision about which movie to watch turned out to be more of a challenge but eventually, my mum, sister, brother and I made the final decision to watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and for my dad and my other brother to watch the Fate of The Furious.

We had to make good use of every second of the day because no time to waste so we instantly left the house and got into our car. As we were driving to the Movies we picked up our brother from the Auckland University as it wasn't too far from the Cinemas. The amount of cars and people in the city was uncanny, there were so many cars driving. So my dad dropped us off on the side of the road while the cars were barely progressing in the flow of the speed. We crossed the road and I was running thinking, "I'm dead" several times in my head. I was terrified...

Meanwhile my Dad was finding a space for our car to be parked in, so my mum, brothers and I went into the Movie building to buy the tickets and food, in my opinion the greatest part about the movies. We bought 4 large popcorn buckets to share between the six of us and six large drinks. My parents could probably tell by the look of our faces that we were screaming, "MOOORREE" in our heads but it would never happen. When we were all set to watch the movie we headed off to the cinema full of excitement.

The movie we were watching was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and it was hilarious and a very adventurous movie. I loved the movie and the plot. I really do recommend it for families and kids over 10 years of age. The movie was so cool I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. My favourite character from the movie was probably Baby Groot because he was adorable.

When the movie finished and we left the Cinemas our parents asked us if we wanted to eat Burger King. We answered sounding innocent saying, "Well yeah, if you want" but inside we were dying to eat Burger King and besides our mum was too tired to cook something for us. I ate a BK chicken burger with Medium Fries and Medium Coke. I was so satisfied with what I ate. When we all finished eating we drove back home, all feeling tired as if we went around the world without getting any sleep.  

Despite the fact that the aftermath was my whole family being extremely exhausted, I had an awesome day at the Movies and I am glad that I did at least one fun thing in the holidays.
WALHT: recall my day at the Movies.

I can't wait to work on my new wood project!

It was a really cold and windy day when the Year 7 students from Room 8 went to Mr. Nair's class.

Feeling very anxious and nervous I walked into the room and immediately I could smell wood and craftworks. The room was filled with tables that looked as if they were splattered with paint. I chose to sit at the back with my loyal friend, Mana.

Our teacher's name is Mr. Nair and he kindly introduced himself and went straight to asking us questions about Technology and how it impacts on our lives. It was nerve-wracking for me and I felt only a tiny bit of confidence. The first question he asked was, "What is Technology?" Everyone was stone-faced and very quiet. We answered and said the Technology involves Laptops, Computers, and Electricity.

Afterward, we started a discussion about what we were going to work on for the next 9 weeks of Technicraft. Mr. Nair said that we were going to make wood cartoon characters of our choice but we will be adding screws to it so that it is able to move around. I was so excited and couldn't think about which cartoon character to choose, there were so many characters in my head, Batman, Sponge Bob, Wonder Woman and so much more.

Finally, it was time to go back to school. I enjoyed my time at Technicraft and I am really looking forward to my next Materials Tech.

WALHT: recall my day at Technicraft ensuring I add detail to my main ideas and use a range of topic and sophisticated vocabulary to maintain audience interest.

Holy Week!

Holy Week

Holy Week is the week when Catholics commemorate the death and the resurrection of Jesus. The Holy Week includes, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. On these days Catholics attend mass and say special prayers. The Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday which follows the last week of Lent.

Setting

What can I hear?

• I can hear people cheering for Jesus.

What can I see?

• I can see a road filled with people who are making way for the king.
• I can also see people holding palms and laying it down for Jesus to walk over on his donkey.

Mood

How do people feel?

• Holy- They are praising Jesus.
• Excited- They are smiling and Singing.
• Passionate- Everyone is happy to be there.
• Homage/Honoured- Everyone was honoured and showed signs of homage by laying palms on the road for Jesus to walk.  

• Palm Sunday commemorates the arrival of Christ before his crucifixion.
• Jesus arrived on donkey to show humility and humbleness.
• The colors for Palm Sunday is Red and White symbolising the blood that Jesus sacrificed for us.
• The Scribes watched Jesus and envy him while he walks across the road on his donkey.

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WALT: identify how Christians celebrate Holy Week.

Holy Week is a sacred and solemn week for christians. Through their liturgical celebrations - people walk with Jesus in each of the events that he suffered during his final week of earth. These liturgies draw us together as followers of Christ. We are drawn as Te Whanau a Te Karaiti into these events (Stations of the Cross) as if each one of us was actually there with all this happening. By being part of activities such as the Station of the Cross we are sharing part of the life and love that Jesus himself gives us at this time.

Holy Thursday

Jesus and his friends gathered together, what we now know was the Last Supper. Jesus gives himself to all those who are gathered at the Supper including his friends. Jesus gives them the Eucharist and tells them, "Do this in memory of me" and blessed the bread. He gives his love in service by the washing of the feet. He tells them to follow the example of loving service and to serve others.

Good Friday

Jesus gives his life in love on the cross. He gives Mother Mary to John as his mother. He reconciled them with God. (Jesus is asking God to forgive them for what he has done). He gives the gift of passing through death to life to God.

Water Worries!

Who causes the water pollution and how does it connect with the water we drink?

• When people pollute at water sites especially where the water supply is being held such as the Waitakere ranges and more.

What I found out:  

• Along Tamaki, a charity decided to clean up all the rubbish around the area.
• They picked up about 25 cubic metres of rubbish that was hidden under mangroves.
• One of the people who were picking up said that he couldn't believe how much rubbish was hiding under everything.
• Other people's comments explained how unpleasant and sickening the smell and the sight was disgusting.

WALHT: plan our ideas to help us identify and report about the main ideas in text.