CURIOUS COVE

  Last week, Otaki college year 7 and 8 went on camp to curious cove. Curious cove is located in the Marlborough sounds near Picton. We had to meet at school at 5:30 am! Then left Wellington at 9:00 am on the Interislander Ferry.

WHEN WE GOT BACK 

It was a fun week although the weather wasn't that great we still made the most out of It. The activities we did were Kayaking, Fishing of the wharf, Jumping of the wharf, Games room, and we also did a couple of tracks on other islands. 

I didn’t just have one favourite activity at camp. I had two. The first one was Jetty Jumping. Jumping of the wharf was one of most enjoyable things. I liked this because it was fun popping manu’s and getting in the water, even though sometimes it was cold. The second thing I liked was the Waterfall at Ships Cove. Even though it was a short walk It was fun. Me kita and Isaac started running and doing parkour along the track. Then the waterfall was was so cool in fact it had two waterfalls. The water was cold and fresh. It was definitely worth it even if we nearly missed lunch.

One thing I didn’t like about camp was the weather. If the weather was great we wouldn’t of missed out on the Flying Fox,Confidence course, Spotlight and the Team course. It was still fun and would love to go again.

I made an animation about my favourite part. I also made a acrostic Poem.

CAMP

UNIQUE

RELAXED

INTERESTING

OUTDOORS

USEFUL

SHIP COVE

CALM

OUTSTANDING

VALUABLE

ENJOYABLE

I couldn't add my animation for some reason. sorry

Changes To Managing Self Form

 At Otaki College The Year 7 and 8's Fill out a form every Friday based on Managing self -Accountability and Responsibility.  I and fine about the form It asks us about our learning and if we have finished our tasks or not. The form has things related to Homeroom And ask what we need to improve on next week or what we did great this week. I think this is a great way of showing what we have completed and not. 

One Thing I've Learnt In Te Reo

 This week in Te reo Maori We were learning about numbers and how to count in Te reo. We started counting to ten. As we got the hang of that we moved onto counting In twos all the way to 24.Next Ropu 1( My Group) Went in 5's and 10's. We gained lots of knowledge then at the end of each lesson we had a game of Warewhare which is bingo. We also Learnt some other words for example, I mua Meaning Before, I muri meaning after. Tau meaning number and some others I can't remember. Here is an example of a Question that we would of answered. He aha te tau kei mua i te Rua tekau ma wha?. In English it is saying what number is before 24?

Answer : 23

This is a really great way to use maths in your everyday life. It can be a challenge but it is really fun to do. You can also teach others to count in maori and can each other questiotion or play maths games. Counting in Te reo was definitely fun and pretty challenging.

What I have learnt This week in class

Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiaki is a leader. Or could be guardians of land, sea or nature. It not just a person it also can be a group that is recognised as a guardian by the tangata whenua and is responsible for looking after something. kaitiakitanga is part of a social, cultural,economic and spiritual system.

DARE

In class we have been learning about drugs. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. An police officer by the name of 'Big Lou' came in class and talk to us about drugs and what happens when you take them. Drugs can mess you up and you life if you carry on taking the bad ones. Nearly everyone has taken some kind of  drug from caffeine to medicine, protein shakes, and much more.

EPIC-Books for kids

Epic is a really fun, great website for kids to read any book they want. Epic has many categories of books for example Science, sport, pets, mysteries,arts and crafts, comics and adventure books. My favourite books are the sport ones because there so many to pick that look great to read. Some books you can even just listen to it instead of reading the book.

CLASS GOAL

I think the class goal I have achieved is being focused on work and getting all my work completed. I think my next class goal will be to help others finish their work when I'm done. I also have Respected our teacher and others in class. It has been a great week!

ABOUT ME!

Ki ora, My name is kaylis i'm 11 years old and a year seven at Otaki College. My friends are Isaac, Te Wano, Haki, Eddie and David. I'm in DHT (class) on the bottom floor. My favourite subjects are P.E and Reading. My favourite options are cooking and sewing.

My favourite sport is Basketball but I play most sports like rugby, touch and athletics. I love Burgers especially homemade ones. My main outdoor game would probably be longball. My most popular movie would be Jumanji the next level or olympus has fallen and one more G.I Joes

I have a family of six to younger sisters and my parents. I love playing with my cousins, especially when its sport. I like to travel places around the world. The places I like to go are Rarotonga and the south island. I would like travel to different places and enjoy the country or area. I hope you appreciate my blog and have a good day😀😄 

The Weekend

On Saturday the 20th of June I had Basketball training at Nga Purapura in Otaki with other kids that would be getting trained by Dion Prewster.  Dion is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints.  As training went on we had just went over some stretching, transition plays 2v2s then 4v4s then finished with a full court 5v5. I had a good training with the older boys.

After Basketball I went straight to the Otaki Domain with my dad because my dad was playing for Rahui A's. They were versing Paraparaumu. It was a tough game for Rahui but in the end Rahui got the win and played one great game. on the other field Whiti Te Ra Were Way ahead of the Porirua Vikings. After Both Games were finished, we went home and I finished the day on a good note By playing Call Of Duty Warzone on my ps4.

On Sunday We left at 7:00 Am in the morning for a one hour drive to Wellington ASB Centre For a 6 hour basketball camp with New Zealand Basketball Academy. When we got there I warmed up feeling a bit nervous but mostly excited. Then Kenny Mcfadden (Kenny McFadden is an American former professional basketball player who currently works in coaching and development of basketball in New Zealand) Lead us in the middle And talked us through what we would be doing today. I was with the under 13's. We started of by stretching then we went into dribbling, passing lay ups and then we put up a couple of shots. Until we went into some 1v1 only Using two dribbles and trying to only lay up. After that we had 2v2s going and we were to screen then either drive to the hoop or pass to your teammate who just planted a screen. After a couple of matches we had a 50 minute break, then would be straight back into it

After lunch we started off with shooting practising catching and shooting. Then of the dribble shots. 

We ended off with 4v4s full court then half court. With 5 minutes to go we had a full court 5v5 game it was very tiring especially after everything else we had done. We won the game and instead of having another one we had a game of knockout. Knockout is when the person in front of you misses and you get it in then they are out of the game.  It went for a couple of minutes until it was down to me and this girl were shooting. Until I Finished her off. We finished the camp and traveled back home.

I had a great weekend it was full on but I still loved it. I also learnt a lot of basketball skills and tips. Thanks for reading have a good day.

Why Do We Celebrate Queens Birthday In New Zealand ?

Why Do We Celebrate Queen's Birthday In New Zealand? For over a hundred years the birthday of the Queen has been celebrated on Monday the 1st of June, In both New Zealand and Britain. This event is a wonderful experience. In New Zealand some well known kiwi's are awarded with the Queens award for awesome leadership and performing great in whatever they do.

What Happens On Queens birthday?

On the Queens birthday New Zealand has a 3 day weekend instead of 2 day weekend. On the 3 day weekend Me my two sisters and my 6 cousins all went to the Otaki skate park . After a while all of us left except for me and Kapiti my younger cousin. We stayed there Roughly for about an hour and then headed home.

So that's what we did on the Queen's birthday. We had a awesome time at the skate park and like usual there were lots of people at the skate park. Also if you didn't know why we celebrate the Queens birthday then make sure to read the top paragraph. Hope you guys had a great time on the Queens birthday and goodbye for now.

SKATE PARK🛹

On Saturday the 23rd of May, at about 3 o'clock . Me and my cousin Kapiti, Approached the Otaki Skatepark🛹.  We always go to the skate park with our scooters. Today was Kapiti birthday so this was my present for him. As we arrived there were load of people there.

 We got stuck in straight away airing boxes, tail whips, going up and down the bowl and the best thing I like doing going up the spine, and many more cool tricks. There were these other teenagers who could at least jump higher than kapiti who is 9! They were absolutely great with there scooters doing all kinds of outstanding tricks. We were having so much fun it was also very tiring.

Overall we had a great time we stayed there for about a hour an then went back to kapitis house. We played there for a bit until we went home t about 5pm here a picture of a bit of the otaki skate park.  have a good day         

Wordart

On Monday the 11th of May the class of DHT did an activity called Wordart. We wrote down things we liked for example I like basketball and outdoor activities. We decorated our picture. My picture was a person dunking. Wordart was fun to do. I really enjoyed this activity. This is how my Wordart picture turned out. Enjoy😊

The Weekend

On Saturday the 2nd of May, we started the day off with gardening.  This involved filling 3 large holes with dirt. We used a wheelbarrow, shovel and a pitch fork. For lunch we had our first takeaways that were fish ‘n chips at the beach. Our Nan and Cousins came down to the beach and had a couple of chips. Next thing you know Emanea (my sister) is spending the day with them! In the afternoon we did some basketball drills and one workout. Which involved running squats, push press, push ups and sit ups. For the basketball drill I did another session of Paul Eastons free home workouts. Yummy dinner, we had pasta which was delicious. On the menu for desert was homemade feijoa ice cream. We finished the day off by watching Angry Birds 2. Angry Birds 2 had really funny moments. Overall it was a good movie and really funny. So that's how our Saturday went.

Now for Sunday.On Sunday the 3rd of May at about 11:00am we watched The Last Dance. The Last Dance is a 2020 American sports documentary that involves 10 miniseries about the career of Michael Jordan, with particular focus on the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season. Michael Jordan was one of the best basketball players in history! After watching episodes 3 and 4 of the Last Dance we went up to our Nan's place and cruised around the massive field on the buggy and motorbike. We also made waffles at my nan's house. They were delicious. What made it better was the feijoa ice cream we made the day before.

So that's how my first weekend of May went. It was one fun weekend.  As you can see we did a lot of fun things, which was awesome. What do you do on the weekends? I like keeping busy and always doing things with others. I’ve also done a couple of jobs with my Uncle and Koro and it was fun helping them out.Stay Safe and keep social distance with others. Have a nice day. Here are a couple of photos of the activities we done.

Largest Lego Great Ball Contraption

The Largest great ball contraption has been created at LEGO® World Denmark in Copenhagen. With modules including multiple bridges, rotating wheels, and a shot into a basketball hoop.This creation was made by Ben Jonkman and Maico Arts, these two are both Netherlands. This 259 contraption was also created by Klaus Hansen, Lasse Deleruan, Brain Soholm Larsen and Elena Dimitrova. These 4 people also did their job in the massive creation. I think this lego ball contraption is massively amazing. I bet this model will blow your mind! This lego ball contraption also made the record for the largest ball contraption. Here is a link to watch the 40 minute awesome lego ball contraption
https://kidsvids.co.nz/largest-lego-great-ball-contraption/#new_tab

Project Recycable

During lockdown DHT (our class) Had a task to do. It was a Project Recyclable. You were not allowed to go and buy things so you had to be really creative. once we had finished we would share what we made on our next class video call.My Project was Anzac biscuits soon as its anzac. It was fun following the steps and recipe.

What creative things have you made or done. have you made a trickshot while in lockdown because me and my dad have. or have you had some great family fun. Here is the recipe and what our anzac cookies turn out like. By the way the were so delicious that we have no more!!!
Here are our anzac cookies and the recipe we followed.

 

Lockdown Level 3

Covid 19 level three is no difference from level four in our bubble just, we can get takeaways. What does level three mean in your bubble? I'm not going back to school which makes me feel more safe and comfortable. I wonder how the college is gonna manage all the kids that are going back to school? remember stay safe and stay home and have a good day😊👍👌

Basketball Training With Paul Easton🏀🏀

Paul easton is a guy from Canada (America) that is doing online training, for kids around the world while we are in covid 19 lockdown. Paul is awesome, I have watched a couple of his sessions and they are awesome. You can do the sessions live on zoom or watch them on youtube, facebook and instagram. The things you learn on the live sessions or videos are excellent. Paul doesn't need a hoop, just a ball and maybe one or two cones. During the workout you will practice: dribbling, fitness, push ups, new moves, working on your shot and defence. The session is only 45 minutes long so it is short and sharp. Over 900 kids around the country join each zoom session which shows you that Paul is not just good but awesome at what he does. One thing that I like about the sessions is the burnout! In the burnout Paul puts everything you just practiced into a 4 minute workout. It's tough but that's what Paul's all about hard work , sweat and determination.

CRORONA VIRUS

The Corona Virus also known as Covid 19, Is a Deadly Disease that's spreading around the world. I feel curious, nervous and Intestred about covid 19. I've been wondering what to do if it's near.

 The Corona Virus has Impacted on me hugely. On my sport, traveling and meeting people. Covid has impacted on other things throughout the world like the olympics, playing sports with no audience, seeing family and going shopping. As you can see, the corona virus has a big impact on the world.

 These are some things you can do to help your family out. Keep your hands of your face and to yourself Wash your hands daily Help your parents Make sure you're doing these things if you don’t want covid 19! Another 2 are stay aware of updates and take care of your health.

 10 Items I would take if I was self isolated or on lockdown. Would be A small barby (Barbecue) Healthy food, water, toilet paper, book’s, clothes, board games, technology, smoothie blender and last but not least handsanitizer. What would you take if you were in lockdown? And Is the coronavirus near you? Rember check for updates.