Student Toolkits 2019

Talofa lava everyone! I am back!!!

At the beginning of Term 2, one of the senior syndicate teachers, Miss Daly picked 24 Year 5 and 6 students to go to Student Toolkits. Year 5 and 6 students from all of the Ako Hiko schools were getting picked to go to Student Toolkits. This year, Hay Park School was hosting Student Toolkits so it was happening there. All of the Ako Hiko schools were doing this to share their learning with the other schools. This way, all of the Ako Hiko schools were learn new things. The actual student toolkits was happening on the 28th of May 2019.

Miss Daly paired everyone up in the Student Toolkits group. I was put with Ari. Between the pairs, everyone had to make a presentation on showing how to use something that we have learnt about. We could either show people how to make an animation using Google Slides or you could show people how to use Chrome Music Lab. Me and Ari chose to do a presentation on how to make a Google Animation. It took us a couple of weeks and then Miss Daly checked all of the presentation and chose two pairs to be presenters at the Student Toolkits. A presenter would show others how to make or use something using their presentation. Miss Daly had checked everyones' work and had made her choice. She picked Noah and Toby because Toby had done it the year before so he knew what to do. Toby and Noah had picked to do animations and Miss Daly wanted one pair of presenters to do Chrome Music Lab and another to do Google Animations. The other pair of presenters were........
Me and Ari!!!
Though, Toby and Noah had done animations and so had we?! So, Miss Daly asked us to do a new presentation. But on Chrome Music Lab. So me and Ari got to work.

A day before Student Toolkits, our slide was ready. On Student Toolkits day, we all got transported by car to Hay Park School. My first session was Sphero Heroes. Spheros are little robotic balls that you can control.

It was Christ the King school showing us how to use a Sphero. We controlled the Sphero using an ipad. It was so cool!!

The next session was me and Ari as presenters. I felt nervous presenting but it was also very exciting. Here are some photos of me and Ari presenting:

And my last session was Droning High. There was only 3 drones so everyone got into a group of 3 and each group had to take turns on playing with the drone. The people that were waiting, played with Spheros. Unfortunately, my group didn't get a turn with the drones because the propeller  on the drone we were about to use was broken. Though, I got to finish some things.
Here are some other photos from the day:

The school cat>>>>>>>>>

I loved Student Toolkits! I can't wait until next year!!!
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Term 1 Narritive Writing

Hi everyone, I am back!
In the past 2 weeks, the Senior Syndicate at Waikowhai Primary School have been writing narratives. Narratives are like a fairy tale. The way that I look at a fairy tale is that it is something you can only create if you use your imagination. 
The challenge was that you had to look pick a picture and then you had to write about it and make up character. My picture looked like this: 

Click here to see my narrative.

I hope you enjoyed reading my narrative. 
See you next time!
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Football Zones

Hi everyone! I am back! Last term, it was football zones. Football Zones is where schools come to compete in a football tournament. The football teachers, Dave and Mr Rattenbury, had to pick 1 team of girls and 1 team of boys. For a couple of weeks, we did some trials to see who would be in the 2 teams. I got into the girls team along with Maryam, Angelina, Brooklyn, Aahana, Grace, Ayva, Faith and Hepi. Football Zones was at Eden Park. When we first got there, we took a few photos first:

Then, we headed towards the gate. We were early; so we practised our skills while we waited. Finally, we were let in. The grounds were remarkable!

We headed up into the stands. We put our bags down and looked out towards the fields. Then, we spotted a trophy. We all went down to have a look. It was the Fifa Womens World Cup!

Me and my friend, Angelina took a photo beside the trophy:

In the corner of Eden Park was the Eden Park Stadium. Once again, we practised our skills until we were called over by the Fifa Womens Captain.

She told us that the trophy could only be touched with bare hands by the team that has won it or by the Prime Minister of the country that won it.

Then, we got sent off to our first game, and then the second and the third and so on.

Here are some photos from the games:

We had a lunch break half way through the tournament. Then, we got to go inside the big Eden Park Stadium! We had our last few games and then all the teams met up again. Each team got 5 mini footballs and some T - Shirts. Then, our school went to leave. It was a great day and I had a lot of fun.

See you next time. Blog you later!!!