ALL OF IT!!!!!

Camp!!!

Hello I'm back one again after being at camp, and this week I'm going to tell all you readers, reading my blog about my super, rocking fun time at camp! 

For some of you who may not has noticed..... 

I had a really, REALLY fun time at camp. I think everyone did well in ALL the fun activities and had lots of fun at our little 'holiday'.

Highlights.

ALL OF IT!!!!!

Ok now that we've got that question out of the was whats next?

Naaaa just kidding! But if we have to be specific then ill'd say caving

Caving would be by far my most favorite thing out of all the things we did... Maybe not,  well one of the most all time favorite thing we did at camp. Any who Caving Was Awesome. 

And it's not because I'm a nature geek, or nerd well I don't know how to to tell them apart but i'm gonna go with hmmmmm nerd, WAIT no geek! Ok where are we ohh yeah, and it's not because I'm a nature geek or anything, but I do like looking at history of rock and learning different types of rocks and finding out how caves formed over the years, and has effected the environment around them. Like In New Zealand solution caves that form in limestone and in marble found in the mountains of many parts of the country. The calcium carbonate (CaCO3) that these rocks are composed of readily dissolves in acid, allowing solution caves to, ummm.  Yeah so the caves were so cool and all the different chambers and obstacles were very cool stufffff.........

      &

Bridge jumping & canoeing and any other water activity, was also In my opinion a highlight of camp.

Bridge jumping- I wasn't too nervous about because I do heaps of wharf jumping and was totally familiar about but canoeing on the other hand, mmmmmmmm not too familiar about. Kayaking I've done heaps before 

(for those who doesn't know the difference between those two is that kayaking is by yourself one person or 

2 people

and Canoeing is with a number of people tends to be 2+ people)

So that was a new and exiting experience that I had for both of them even bridge jumping. 

Not so much Highlights.

Well even though I really enjoyed the camp... There's always a down point! For me It was High ropes.
That's always been a week spot for me, but by doing it I learned an important lesson.

and for a short amount of time IT WORKED!!! (But then chickened out on only the fourth bar)

:'(   -sad face!


Most Challenging? 

-HIGH ROPES!          I found that a bit of a challenge because I'm not so good when It comes to Heights. Even though I'm not actually afraid of heights, It's just the fact of being high up in the air like that and my body goes mental and can't handle it. (probably not the best explanation for it.) Also some Parts of the cave, because I'm a bit claustrophobic but I sort of over came my fear of tight spaces while persevering though those tight spaces!


Easy Parts?

-WELL... NOTHING!          I have to admit everything was a bit of a challenge. But some of the easiest activity's would probably be caving (sort of) and Flying Fox But you Know the height thingie wing put me off a little bit. 


WAS CAMP WHAT I EXPECTED?

-SORT OF WELL... (NOT REALLY)          Camp was not what I expected well It was a little bit sort of well I don't know. I expected to drive around in van things to get to the activities. Well someone tolled me anyway, To be honest I didn't really have a picture of what camp would be like.











Tips! (for yr 7) and anyone else who gets held back for another year.


#1 Sleep in next days thermals (HELPS ALLOT IN THE MORNING RUSH!!!) 

#2 If Oli gets held back for another year DO NOT I repeat DO NOT sleep next to him or there will be sounds all night long (mostly coming from his Butt)

#3 Be early to meals (SHAZZZZZAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!)

#4 Make sure you sleep at the bottom bunk if your not confident at top bunks! (You will fall off if your not confident at sleeping at top!) 

#5 Try all the activity's if possible! (You can't go back in time so you'll regret it if you skip an activity!)






 

Good Bye!!

Group Work Skills!

Teamwork!!

Hello I'm back and and here to talk about Teamwork and group skills! 

So if you bothered to read my post about the cricket project Mahon and I just Finnish about Ireland, then you'll know a brief background about our teamwork skills and what we can accomplish.

(which I recommend you reading before this post.) 

Any who... Oh Yeah TEAMWORK what a valuable skill to have! One thing to remember is that coming together as a team is only the beginning, keeping the team together is progress, and when your team works together well, then you can call it a success.

As you can see in my little diagram.... 

   INNOVATION

      SUCCESS

     EVALUATION

DEVELOPMENT

         GROWTH

               SOLUTION

        PROGRESS

         MARKETING

...All the criteria for Teamwork is listed right HERE            
(In my non-copied diagram...... That I didn't copy... At all... It came from my amazing brain..... And I Know all the words and their meanings ha ha ha....)                                         (...Nope...)
 

Back to the Mahon and Tyler team.... 

I can see now looking at all the stuff we've covered and what Teamwork means and all. 

I can see we need a little more help! ... I Only at some areas though! I mean we did pretty 

well to cover most of the criteria that we mentioned earlier. Like...

Innnnovavaton or....

Marrrrrketetoning?

and.. Evalotatiuno?

AND THERE'S ALSO 

Stuff like success and growth or whatever? Even though we successfully completed the whole research thingie wingie I feel like we could do it more as a team, like discus what were gonna do and stick to the plan all the way through to complete a great project! because mostly we were doing bits of it without the other person or change a couple of things behind the other persons back and to always look at the instruction and stick to what were meant to do, and, and, well we practically suck working together.

On the other hand, my Art group which consists of Catherine and Abby,  

(because Oliver and Ethan were traitors!!) But that's alright turns out they're doing this Art idea that I don't really like.

(Sorry I've probably offended alot of people in this post)  

(Here is the legend if you want to read it)

A long time ago in far away Hawaikii, a Tohunga (a magic man) named Muturangi, sat brooding, thinking of his revenge upon the villagers who had banished him to the far and lonely side of the island.

Muturangi was one day by the water when he came across a wheke (octopus) feeding in the shallows. Quickly using his powers, he charmed the creature and became its master.

Muturangi would send Te Wheke, the octopus, out to catch fish and bring them back for him to eat. One day he had an idea, and told Te Wheke "go to where the villagers set their fishing nets, and take the fish that are caught in their nets, it will be easier than having to catch the fish yourself".

Even with plenty of food, and revenge on the villagers, Muturangi was still unhappy and continued to brood.

The fishermen returned to the village without any fish at all, but worse, the nets had all been damaged, some now useless beyond repair.

"Who is taking our fish" cried one fisherman, "my net, it's ruined" said another. The fishermen where confused so they went to find Kupe, a very respected Maori warrior to ask him what it meant.

"I will go fishing, and see what is destroying our nets and taking our fish" said Kupe. Travelling in his Waka (canoe), Kupe was upon the fishing grounds as te Ra, the sun, slowly rose to start his new journey.

Setting his net, Kupe lay in wait. Only a short time had passed when he noticed a disturbance in the water and then slowly became aware of the presence of magic.

Muturangi! - And he was using this Wheke to wreck the villagers nets and feed himself!

Kupe struck Te Wheke with his Taiaha (a long club) and a great battle ensued, Kupe was very strong and as fast as the fastest wind, his fighting skill was famous but Te Wheke had eight arms and was quick also.

On they fought, on and on, striking, blocking, spinning out of the way, again and again, sometimes the eye unable to track what was happening, arms and Taiaha spinning everywhere.

This great struggle moved across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa, the great ocean of Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean), till Kupe managed to bring Te Wheke to Te Tau Ihu (the Northern part of the South Island) and with greater effort began to land more blows against Te Wheke.

Great gouges were carved out of the land and the sea rushed-into these gouges during the titanic struggle, till Te Wheke began to weaken, and tire.

Realising his doom Te Wheke became more and more desperate to get away, the motion of his many arms backing away caused great boulders to be churned up in a long line.

Kupe could sense victory.

Leaping into the air Kupe brought all his weight to bear and delivered the mortal blow with such force that Te Wheke was killed outright, splitting him into two.

When Te Wheke was split his eyes landed in other parts of the Te Tau Ihu region. When they landed they turned to rock, one of the rocks is next to Arapawa Island in the Tori Channel and it is said to be bad luck to gaze upon the "eye of the octopus" if you are a first time traveller on the Raukawa Moana (the Cook Strait). The other eye landed at Ngawhatu, a small valley at the back of Stoke.

The full name of the valley is Nga Whatu o Te Wheke o Muturangi (The Eyes of The Octopus Of Muturangi).

Both rocks/eyes have been studied and neither are geologically compatible with their surroundings, their composition is not natural to the areas they're in.

Today, the gouges that were carved in the land by Te Wheke are named the Marlborough Sounds, and the churned up boulders were how the Nelson Boulder Banks were formed. The Ngawhatu valley (located behind Stoke, Nelson) was so named due to the hills that were formed by the body of Te Wheke being split in two. 


So now I'm more familiar with this group work thingie wingie I now know what to expect next time we do group work even though we still are doing our Art group activities 

Thank you and bye!




Glossary

Innnnovavaton (Innnn-o-va-va-ton) : meaning Innovation, something new or different introduced

Marrrrrketetoning (Marrrrr-ke-te-to-ning): meaning Marketing, the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from theproducer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising,shipping, storing, and selling.

Evalotatiuno (Eva-lot-at-ti-un-o): meaning Evaluation  the making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.

Thingie Wingie: Tyler's weird way of saying Thing.

   

Good Bye!!

Ireland

Ireland and Its spectacular from its glorious castles to its breath-taking cliff formation, is amazing.

My country for the cricket world cup is Ireland, as you can plainly see. Mahon and I have been working hard on this project to complete a slideshow last week, and this week... That's right
POSTER TIME!!!

As you know, last week I completed a slideshow, and I was totally amazed at all the scenery Ireland holds



Any visitor to Ireland must see at least one of the hundreds of castles. Bunratty Castle is my personal favorite. This castle is the most complete and least damaged Ireland castle. It was built in 1425 and restored in 1954. 

Bunratty Castle

Moher Cliff is another unforgettable sight of Ireland. Travelers bear through cold and heavy fog to see this natural beauty, looking out into the Atlantic ocean. Despite its beauty it's also verry dangerous! without any borders that stop you from falling over the edge it does make you feel quite vulnerable!


 

One version of the legend tells that Fionn fell asleep before he got to Scotland. When he did not arrive, the much larger Benandonner crossed the bridge looking for him. To protect Fionn, his wife Oonagh laid a blanket over him so he could pretend that he was actually their baby son. In a variation, Fionn fled after seeing Benandonner’s great bulk, and asked his wife to disguise him as the baby. When Benandonner saw the size of the ‘infant’, he assumed the alleged father, Fionn, must be gigantic indeed. Therefore, Benandonner fled home in terror, ripping up the Causeway in case he was followed by Fionn.



I hope you enjoyed reading my blog, and I hope you learned a little bit about Ireland. I think it is a very cool and interesting country to learn about I can't wait to learn more about Ireland and its Location, size, languages, currency, religions and government etc. for my poster! 


I look forward to seeing you next time!  




Untill then....

Good Bye!!