Camp Kayak

Kayak

The plausible thought of falling into the Antarctic waters below, sat with me. The pulverising sun ricocheting off the water glared into my now blind eyes. The puerile behaviour of myself forced me into a kayak, isolated and alone.

The perfidious kayak entered the water With little chance of staying afloat. Nervously entering the vessel, I gulped and paddled off.

With no practice, we are forced to race. The shambolic placement of boats in the water confused me. With little chance of winning, I slowed down and to sing a mellifluous tune to myself.

By Thomas

Production

  Before Production Reflection By Thomas

2 weeks before the production I am very confident about my scene and song, it's about the Maori myth and legend. The separation of Papatuanuku and Ranginui. My Lines were easy to learn they were short lines that roll off my tongue.

After Production Reflection

After Production, I am relieved that it is over with and that we can get on with our school work. It was a scary first performance because we didn't know it was so many people.

Witches Film response

      Witches Film response

                By Thomas

Roald Dahl’s novel The Witches released to the Public in 1983 and later released as the movie The Witches directed by Nicolas Roeg in 1990, used Special effects such as Tracking,Low/High angles and Tail away.

Tracking is when you follow the item or person, it is used to make you feel like you are there. In the stroller scene This Camera Technique is used to make you feel scared for the stroller heading to the edge of the cliff it also made you feel like you are there and want to save the baby.

High angle is when look down, it is used to make you feel in power and safe. In the treehouse scene this is used to make to make you feel safe and powerful against the witch.

Low angle is when you're looking up. It is used to make you feel powerless and unsafe. In the treehouse scene the witch looks up at Luke and wants him to come down because he will be powerless.

Tail away is when  the object or person walks/drives away, this

Is used to make you feel left out. This special effect is used when Luke has been found as he ran out we followed until he reached to door and we were left to watch what we could.

There are many camera techniques used in the film to make us have a better understanding about what is happening in this film by Nicolas Roeg.

Koru art

Koru art

In term one we made made a piece of art representing our house mine was about the house leaders protecting our little ones (our strength).

Integrity games

For term one our inquiry was integrity (doing the right thing when no ones watching) we were making integrity games for the year ones. Josh and I made a game called silent ball which was a easy simple game for the little kids to play we were teamed up with Dareya and Lylah we set the game up for the little kids after lunch once they arrived we dawdled to the back of the field to get our first group. they enjoyed the game they said they wanted a bigger challenge though so we hardened it they said it was a good challenge and they said it was a good game to play with their Teachers. 

Bike reflection

         Bike reflection

On the 2nd week of Term one Clea came in and talked us about bikes and how to properly use them. After that we did the ABC check. Once all our bikes were safe to ride we play a game called foot down. It was pretty easy at first but got harder by the second I fell off.

On the 3rd week of term one Clea came in again we played a new game called turtle race the slowest person won it was hard but fun.

Green

Green

Green is the  colour of grass  

dancing in the paddock.  

It is the colour of  leaves

rustling on a tree.

It is the colour of sour skittles

making  your tongue  water.

It’s the colour of raw apples

making your tongue cry.

By Thomas Hamerton

Treaty of Waiangi

Treaty of Waitangi

Marcus: Hi welcome to our treaty of waitangi Speech we will be talking all about the treaty where it was signed.

Josh:  The  treaty was signed 6th of February 1840 by representatives of the british crown and various maori chiefs.

Thomas:Maori came from the eastern polynesia  in 1250 to 1300 CE in many waves of wakas threw this time.

Marcus: The maori language is closely related to the cook island languages.

Josh: Each wave settled in many different places in NZ there was only one tribe that settled in the south island.  

Thomas:king tawhiao was the 2nd  maori  king and settled in Alexandra (Pirongia).

Marcus: Muskets were a very  dangerous weapon in the 1800’s not many Maori people had a gun but if they did it would be a musket British used muskets to defend villages like alexandra.

Josh:  Waikato was a main part of the british colony Pirongia (Alexandra) was the british side of the river The mountain was maori side or the river they would trade on the river banks On 11 July 1871 he decided to cross the river with a gun as a peace offering the british saw him from the redoubt  crossing and informed the army but the government told there was no need they meet in the town centre King tawhiao dropped the gun   for a peace offering

Learning confrence

Thomas' learning confrence

My learning confrence was on Tuesday 4th of April at 4:40pm

Slide

Rugby

                              Rugby

Inconveniently, the ball spirals past the opposition leading closer to the try line. The opposition dives onto the ball Mac attacks his ankles leaving him on the ground. Slowly, we advancer towards the try line like a game of dominoes we all fall to the ground feed the ball out to the other players in the team. Amazingly Nathan finds a gap. Hurdling towards, the try line he slides over the line.

Losing 2-1 we jog off to retrieve our drink bottles. Paul talks to use about the fords   that needs to drive over the rucks. Slowly, my bottle empties I sprint over to the tap to fill it up. As soon as i get back we jog onto the field,

We spread out across the field like putting butter on toast the kick bombs into Marcus’ arms he sprints up and steps the opposition when he flies to the ground he chucks me the ball sprinting up to the try i get smashed over the outline. Tera grabs the ball and sprints off for the try evening the game.

By Thomas Hamerton