The Bigger Picture - Hurumanu

Today in Science - Hurumanu we watched a video on what keeps us living and how we can help nature by take precautions on what we use.

• What animals keep our jackets warm?
• Birds, sheep,
• What animal makes our boots waterproof?
• The idea came from Ducks but plastic makes it waterproof
• Where does the water in our rivers come from?
• Melted ice and snow
• Why do we need healthy rivers?
• So we don’t drink bad water and get sick
• What are some of the good things about mosquitoes?
• The larvae cleans water and adult mosquitoes feed small fish
• Why are bees dying?
• Mites, pesticide, cellphone towers and diseases
• What do bugs do to our leaves
• Eat them and put holes in them

• Reduce means use less of
• Reuse meaning instead of throwing something out, just use it again.
• Recycle reuse but turn it into something else
• How much dung would we be in if there were no dung de- composers?
• 7 feet deep in dung
• Who runs this planet?
• Nature and all country leaders

After all this video should be shown to people when learning about how to keep the earth living.

Food Tech (old)

At the start of food tech we made a simple wrap with cooked meat and vegetables then the next tech we also did another simple meal, we made cheese toasties but the way without a toastie maker and it was really nice for something that takes a few minutes. The next tech day I was sick so I can't say how good it tasted but I know they made cheese rolls, Sushi was next and it kinda didn't go well because I barely got to get any as of most people because some people came through and swarmed the food and grabbed a lot. The next food was healthy burgers yet again I don't know how it tasted because I was only there for the practical but I asked a friend how it tasted and he said they were pretty good 7/10.

CIP 20 march (old)

Today we chose birds/native animals for the art that we will create and I think it was a choice because we have tons of native birds and we also have very artistic people in hornby so I think if we all work together we can make it look nice and do it quickly without much trouble.

Birds I think we should make out of rubbish
- Kiwi
- Fan tail
- Weka

Making birds out of trash is good because it represents all of us as a community and shows our commitment of finishing things we start, what we are doing currently is a good learning tactic for young people to learn how to work with other people well.

Drama Class (old)

Today in drama we made a chorus about food and health, we said lines about being healthy and eating well. The only day I was there at drama class was today I was not there on Tuesday but from what I know, is that healthy food has lots of benefits but junk food have zero benefit but it tastes good. If you can balance unhealthy with healthy food & exercise you don't need to worry, it all depends on what food you eat. Such as a mix of salad and burgers but you should eat more salads than burgers because most burgers have 14 grams of fat and salad have 10 grams but have nutritional benefits to help you start your day.

Drama Rethink (old)

This term in drama we were learning about changes and movements about our bodys changing, we used cards to dance, puppets to show changes & how or why to eat healthy. At the start of drama we did freeze frames to show emotions and changes. Drama has been a great class because I have been able to work with a lot of people that I normally don't work with. I got to learn more about the people I was working with.

Music class 1

Music to me is art, music is art that's not visualised but the word art can be used in a lot of things. To many people music is something to listen to while not doing anything, or listen to while doing work/art or other things like that. Music can be found on the internet and around the world, people do music for a living, enjoyment or for exposure. I listen to a lot of different types of music, but I love game dst's and the only music I dislike is country music I just don't understand it.

I want to learn how to remix music and make music but not through instruments, I want to learn to make music like how my friend makes music (Link to my friends music) from listening to his music it gave me the idea to make music for myself and others like my family and friends.

Kiwi Kaha 10/4/8

Today we had a big event for doing great in kiwi kaha, so we went into the waiting part of the new gym and we were told what we we were going to do, first of all we had to take off hard bottom shoe. Then we walked into the gym and sat down on the stairs.

First activity was Balloon Transporter, in this activity you and a partner get a balloon in the middle of each others back and go to the end of the gym, Shanarnia and Rarotonga was in first but then they went to fast and dropped the balloon after that they gave up and waited.

Next up is Hans the activity was to pick up pasta with a spaghetti stick, he did good but he didn't win I think he came 3rd or 2nd. After that Jayden was up for two more, first he had to get a cookie in his mouth from on top of his head he got one in his mouth and came 4th. The next one was to blow paper from one side to the other he didn't do well because he came 5th.

Jesse had to keep three balloons in the air without holding it or letting it drop on the ground, he came first the first time but came 3rd in total, I think he did extremely well the first time because he won the first time very well.

Hamid and Tevita had to blow the biggest bubble, there isn't much to talk about this one they lost because they had no idea what they were doing it was funny, they also had a good time which is most important.

Tamani was next he had to flip cones in a small amount of time he was able to do 2 which put him in 3rd place, he acted cocky about only getting 3rd acting like he had gotten 1st.

And Zack he had to answer yes or no questions without saying yes, it was intense for the first question (and last) he said yes like a big brained genius, he did the worse he came last.

Overall this was extremely fun, I was rooting for people but I almost lost my voice in the process.

Elderly Visit 12/6

Today at school in period 2 we went over to an elderly home down the road near our school, the place is just a normal sized house but the area where the elder people where was filled with chairs, in the dining area there was a big long table for eating, it had a bunch of roses in a vase in the middle of the table. When we came in we went to some elder people and talked with them, the man I went to said nothing back to me and later I only ever heard him laugh once, I sat with a 85 woman and talked to her the entire time, we talked about our pet and she mentioned her son a lot and wished me good luck about me becoming a marine biologist. An hour felt like 20 minutes the visit was short but nice to talk about things that are happening in my life and being able to hear theirs.

Science blog 11/6/19

Science Badges:

  

'Conservation'  

• Climate Science
• Global Warming
• Recycling
• Renewable Energy
• Fossil Fuels
• Ecology
• Our Planet
• Water
• Plants

1. 15 Points are needed to get a badge
2. A high standard of work.

• All experiments are written up ( Aim, Materials, Steps, Conclusion)
• Two photos of your experiment
• 6 sentences at least for a conclusion

Science will be twice per week.

• Lesson 1: This will be an Experiment that involves blogging. You will be expected to open a new post, copy Mr Palmer's blog and paste it on your new post.
• Lesson 2: This will be an Investigation that relates to the topic from Lesson 1. It will be own choice and displayed in a way that you prefer. For example - PowerPoint, Doc, etc

BLOGGING.

All the blogs and science lessons will be displayed on Mr Palmers blog: 

http://mrpalmersscience.blogspot.com/

Bookmark it!

Expectations:

• 1 blog must be completed per Hurumanu lesson.
• A completed blog must have the four headings ( Aim, Method, Findings, Conclusion), correct writing and punctuation under each heading and be published. No post, no points.
• 2 images of the experiment / investigation on the blog.

Using the Scientific method of investigation:

Aim: What the experiment / investigation is about.

Method: Instructions on how the experiment / investigation is carried out. This includes the equipment.

Findings: What have we learnt or found out from our experiment / investigation. This is called Data, Information or Facts. It is displayed in a chart, table or picture.

Conclusion:  

My Hurumanu Science Goals:


1. To get a Badge by working hard


2. Finishing all my work 


3.  Working well with others

Ki o rahi H 2 P

Ki o rahi is a game between 2 teams, Kioma & Taniwha, the game is a little bit different then most games with balls. There are zones which certain teams can't go through, such as Te Roto, only Taniwha can stay in there but Kioma after touching pou and collecting points they can run in to score in Pawero. In Te Roto their can only be 3 Taniwha in there at a time or the ball is handed over. Depending on how the game is played (Touch, Rugby, Ripper etc) you will need different equipment, the basics are a Tupu (Bin) 7 Pou, a Ki or ball, Field marking and zone marking also team ID (Not Necessary).

To start the game the ball needs to be kicked off at Te Marama and then the ball can picked up by either team then the game starts, for Taniwha they need to get the ball and chuck it at the tupu if it hits the tupu the game keeps going until a penalty or Kioma gets the ball. Kioma win by hitting the 7 pou around the field and when the team thinks they have enough points they run in through Te roto and place the ball into Pawero, the amount of pou they touched converts to points then the game restarts. 

3g4g fo guang shan temple W.I.P

On the 14th of May we revisited the fo guang shan temple with year 7’s, when we got there we were greeted by the buddhists from the temple. When we settled down they taught us a greeting the greeting is when you pressed your hands together, then we were led into the first floor artifact area, and split into two groups (1,2) 7/8Tz and Bh. We went to another room and made a lotus flower, those flowers symbolize clear of heart and mind, afterwards we watch a short film about the original Buddha.


  

My thoughts on Buddhism, is that they have a goal that other religions don’t have (that I know of) their goal is to obtain world peace and make everyone equal, I don’t think much of religion so I don’t have a better understanding.

Old and new Music research

Click me! Today in Music we researched things about music new and old. If you want to see all the things me and my partner Matangi learnt, click on the link above.

Ki o Rahi Hurumanu

About Ki O Rahi

Ki o Rahi is a large team game thats played with 2 teams, kioma and taniwha on a large circular field. Played for 4 quarters or 2 halves of a set time, teams swap roles of Kīoma and Taniwha at half or quarter time.

Kīoma score by touching the Pou/s that are in the Te Ao with the Kī  then running the Kī through Te Roto/the next area and placing it down in Pawero/second closest circle to the Tupu to convert pou touches into points. Kīoma stop the other team, Taniwha.

Taniwha score by hitting the Tupu with the Kī. Kīoma will have Kaitiaki around the Tupu to stop Taniwha from hitting the Tupu. Depending on which variation is being played, Taniwha must stop Kīoma from scoring by either touching, 2 handed touch, ripping the tag or tackling them in the appropriate area.

Other

Equipment

1 tupu/ 40 gallon drum or rubbish bin.

7 pou/poles

Ki, woven flax ball, normal ball, rocks, rolled up jersey or anything.

Field marking.

Team ID/ some way to tell your team apart from the opposition. 

Facts
The game is based on the Purakau of Rahitutakahina and the rescue of his wife Tiarakurapakewai. The tākaro is a reflection of Tupuna story telling at its best.

My Team - check out this doc for a picture of my team and information about our mascot.

Music HM

Our new Hurumanu is music, we had to do research about musicians and bands so I did research on Lorde and Alien Weaponry. So this is my work.