My Physical Activity Leader badge! (PAL)

On Thursday at Assembly, the teachers were giving out badges for several things & one of them was PAL badge. Physical Activity Leader. And I got one! I don't know what I'm supposed to do but I think that I have to play some games with some of the little kids at the break times. It's a nice badge and it's my first as well and I'm super happy with my self though. I guess I'll just do what I have to do which I don't know what to do. LOL.

My Little Pig, Blackie

Today the teacher made us blog so I thought "what better subject than to do it on my Guinea Pig Blackie" Yes, I do have a pet guinea pig. used to have 2 named, Snowy & Blackie. Snowy was a white albino & Blackie was just, well...black. Snowy died from a sad fate but it was from constipation. That is when you can't poop for a while. So anyway. He is a happy little pig but mom won't buy another for him to have a friend to play with. They used to play tag by running around some boxes chasing each other. We love and cherish him so much, we hope that he stays with us forever.

Eco Drop/Sort/Store

On Wednesday, Rimu class went on an Eco trip for our next inquiry topic. We almost couldn't go because there were no parent helpers but luckiliy my Mom came with us.(Thx Mom!) We had to as a group had to brainstorm of wich order the 5 R's go in. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Residual Disposal. Then we had to sort out the trash pile in order to understand what the machinery works. After that, we had to find what would be free to put into the dump. Then we had to buy things for $500 at the Eco Store. There was a lot to choose from in the shop. Me & Kade bought a computer mouse but no actual computer. LOL. Ohh & also I smuggled a sticker for my Mom. Here are some pics from the trip.

Speech Competition

This week in Rimu class, we have been working hard on our Speeches. We have all been super co-operative towards our work. Here is my speech >

All though I didn't get through, I still had fun writing. It also seems that this year is just global warming all the way. If interested, you should probably join Greenpeace to prevent things like this happening.

Please give me some feedback on what you think about my speech.

Building Tiny Houses!

This week in Rimu was maths week! For maths week, we had to make a tiny house with area & perimeter. We had a draft of the house so we had an idea for the design. There was mini furniture, a roof, walls, a door, and windows. I even got an award yesterday for all the minor little details that I had made. I made such a cool house with brick walls, which was going to be wooden, a chimney, windows with bushes, and textured grass!

I am really proud of all the effort that I put into this house.

 It's not maths week without math, is it? We had some area & perimeter. Say if I had a shape that would be a 2x3 shape, that would be the area. The perimeter is when we add all the sides together, it would be 3+3+2+2 which equals 10. Try this at home and have some fun! Maybe get some parent help with the scissors.

Teachers On Strike!

Teachers all across NZ are on a strike for a better payment on Wednesday 15th August 2018.

What is a strike? A strike is "a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer." 

So what do teachers want? There's at least 3000 Christchurch teachers calling for a 16 percent pay rise over two years, and improved working conditions.

Why do they want it? Teachers don`t get payed enough for what they do because of the long hours they work and how it affects their life. People who`d like to be a teacher wouldn't because the pay is too low. So that means that there won't be any new teachers for the future.

I think that teachers should get payed fairly and get more time to spend with their families.

The Christchurch Brick Show!

This year at the CBS 2018, we have been building for the last month or so to pull off these amazing creations for the show on Sat 14th-Sun 15th of July. If you missed the show then check out their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/christchurchbrickshow/). Here are some pics of what was at the show!

We all had to take a picture of everyone who was an exhibitor in this photo. if you want to see the world record of people, check out the FB page.

and here is what I made for the entire show. not the best but at least I tried...miserably though...

I had made the very first model that I'd never destroyed for a show! this may have only made this in 2-3 weeks for this to be built but, I'm still proud of myself! Give me some feedback on what I've made & check out my school blog.