SOS: Yr 9 Camp!

Monday 23rd of May

On Monday the Year 9's had a anal Year 9 camp.

This camp was placed in Camp Adair in a bit of South Auckland.

This camp was a chance for us juniors to get long with our senior mentors.

Of course we hadn't all woken up like early birds and had met up in the cold morning our groups gathered in the assembly hall for a roll check and off we went!

Around the time we had arrived in YMCA Camp Adair the wind blew off the cold air into the area we were staying in for the night, Our instructions was given to us before we had set off to our dorms with our Senior Mentors.

We had a few challenges throughout the few days and 1 night stay at Camp Adair, One of those challenges was the water outage and what a coincidence it would be to have that kind of circumstance on our last day of camp, Part of our Puriri Team had to leave quite early due to health issues thar concerned the water outage.

A highlight of mine was getting to know my mentors more in the small amount of time & activities we had spent together.

My favorite Team Challenge would have been the leap of faith, I enjoyed the experience of jumping off the tip of the pole but 1 thing I can take from the activity is that you get major wedgies!

 

Social Studies:The Family Government

 The Family  Government

 The  Government participants of our family are my Mum (Ake) & my Dad (Rua)

Basically I am the only  one they have to Govern  over.

The Laws & Regulations in our household would be too

1. Pick up the dog poo

2.Feed the cat & dog

3. Help out (Clean around the house) when needed!

4. Always clean up after yourself

5.Last one on the table has to clean the dishes

6.Don't leave anywhere past the gates without parent permission 

7.Answer phone calls

8. 4 Minute showers 

9. Can't stay up on devices past 12

10. Disobey the rules and you get a nice smack ( hiding)

 These are the family regulations of our household.

Social Studies: The Government (Q&A)

 

• Does our school have a government? Yes, They are called the board of trustees, Those would be the Deans of our school.

• Who is the boss?

The leaders or administration (of the school) would be the Principal & the Deputy Principal (Follower or advisor of the Principal).

• Who makes the rules?

Of our school it would be Mrs Pamaka (Soana Pamaka) . She is the Principal of our school (also known as the top notch leader).

• What happens if you do not obey the rules?

There would be consequences. The family of that student would have to come in and talk to the Dean about that student's wrongs or there would be a punishment for that.

• Does NZ have a government?

Yes,  New Zealand's Government would be claimed as the Labour party they are the reigning party for our Government.

• Who is the boss?

The Leader of the Labour party is Jacinda Ardern.

• Who makes the rules?

The Government & Jacinda work alongside each other to make regulations and laws for our country.

• What happens if you do not obey the rules?

There is a fatal punishment or large pay and those who have done wrong would have to go through court.

• Is there a government who controls the whole world?

Well I think the Global Government works alongside each other and that  makes the world Government itself.

Social Studies: The Government?

 

Brainstorm:

The Goverment

Social Studies:Survival group work

 |Island|

|The Boat:Crusier| 

Our Social Studies Task is based on Survival.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience a disaster such as landing onto a unknown Island? 

What would it be like to go maybe 50 days of survival mode?

Our first mission was based on our boat name which was named the 'Cruiser'.

Our second mission was where the real story started,

I took the chance to draw the island of where we would land on.

We then as a group all decided which positions we would be put into.

Trinity: Look out, Control person, Technical female in the group

Mata: The Hunter & The cooker

Jarreka (Me): Strategy planner, Medical person, Leader, Person who takes care of the group

We had all decided to pick me as the Leader because I was the most confident of the group and I would have the responsibility to  lead the group out of harm and keep them safe.

Then there was a 'What if?' moment in class.

What if there were enemies on the other side of the island? And how would we deal with this disaster?

Our group came up with a strategy that involved traps and specific positions, The traps would be set around the island and each of us would be set in a hidden hut.   

 

2020 Art Alive!

 

For 2020 Term 4 Point England School have been focused on Art and the school theme Art Alive! today our experience was all about that topic.

Katsushika Hokusai|Under the Wave off Kanagawa

 

Under the Wave off Kanagawa

By Katsushika Hokusai

Under the Wave off Kanagawa

By Jarreka

My Poem

"Waves crashing among the rocks

Soon calming down and softly brushing against the sand

One look at water and it brings back remembrance,

The echo inside your head,

The soft reminder of the old happy times,

You soon realize,

Water brings back memories"