LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL!!!

Kia Ora,

This year is my last year of school, and it has been so amazing so far. Being a year 8 has been awesome, I am now able to be in leadership roles. I am a part of the OEL ( outdoor education leader ) team. I have already learnt some new things, especially in math. I have learnt about exponents, square roots,  numeral forms, word form, expanded form, exponent form and how ascending and Descending works. I am looking forward to camping, we are going to Glantui on the 16th. I have a great car group, and an awesome cabin. I have already been rewarded with a certificate for my joyous personality throughout the class room. I have a feeling that 2026 is going to be a great year!

Kia Ora,

on the 22nd of Jan. I created a poster to show the big 5 animals of NZ. Our task was to

Endemic means native and restricted to a certain place. I researched those 5 animals. The Kiwi, a Tuatara, Keas, Fantails and hector dolphins. I found out a lot of interesting facts. Like did you know Kiwis have nostrils at the tip of their bill (the only bird with this feature) and whiskers, using a powerful sense of smell to find food underground, unlike most birds that rely on sight. 

Out of all five of those animals, which is your favourite ?

Kia Ora,

the school holidays are coming to an end, and I am so excited to see all my friends. A special thanks to these two people, their comments have been so heart warming.

Today, my siblings and I made a cool hang out space for lizards. We added all types of things, rocks, branches, moss, cardboard and different varieties of leaves. Luckily for us, our Dad just cut down some trees, so we could use all the branches and twigs we needed. We tried to create lots of hiding places for our lizard. Did you know Lizards hide for survival, they love hiding, and try to find the safest place for themselves to rest. The task asked us to

Unfortunately, my chromebook camera is broken. So instead my Mum took photos and sent them to me, so I created a slideshow instead. Explaining The materials I used for the lizard lounge. Also what things I had in mind while setting up the lounge.

What do you think about lizards, and explain your favourite fun fact about lizards.

Here is a link to my slideshow

Kia Ora everyone,

Today I completed the Kea Conservationists – Kick Start activity. I made a poster explaining the Keas habitats, conversation tips and facts. The SLJ said.

It took a while to research , but in the end I loved how it looked! One Kea is very loud, Could you imagine a lot in one area! Have a look at this website, you can read about keas and listen to how they sound.

What do you think about Keas, are they more aggressive or friendly?

I love turtles! In my opinion, they are very graceful, flowy and cute animals. On the SLJ there was a task called The Octopus Battle – Step it Up. It said I had to

so that’s what I did. I made a turtle mosaic, it didn’t take too long. I used the polyline tool to create my turtle, I also gave it a name, Squirtle. Do you like turtles? if not what sea creature do you like?

Talofa,

This morning, I did the Magical Horses – Step It Up challenge. I had to draw an alicorn using a step by step video. Then I coloured it in a gave it a name. The SLJ said I had to write about her name and why it matched her magical powers, so that is what the next paragraph is about, enjoy!

Icelume – sky is a gracious, loving and adventurous alicorn. She lives in a cloud tower with her 2 younger brothers and Mum and Dad. Icelume – sky has magical ice powers, and so does her family. She is a clever older sister, with lots of maturity. Her favourite thing to do is read her new book she got from Christmas, on the top of her favourite fluffy cloud. Icelume – sky is currently 15 years old.

Do you prefer unicorns, alicorns or  pegasus? And which would you pay to see?

Kia Ora,

Today on the 17th of Jan, I decided to participate in the SLJ tasks. I saw the Mountain Stone Wētā – Step It Up challenge, and gave it a go. The task simply said I have to

So that’s what I did. I made a creature called te kaitiaki o gangkhar puensum. This mythical creature has lots of fur that heats up its body. To make it better its skin is made out of heat pads, just needs a magical stone to warm the heat pads up. It also has wings to fly around the mountains, and those bright glowing blue eyes you see, hypnotizes any intruders. Find out what te kaitiaki o gangkhar puensum means in English. And say if you would like to see one.

Hello👋

Today my siblings and I created a butterfly the plants, rocks and flowers we had in our backyard! It was so much fun creating this piece of artwork. The SLJ also said I had to write a day in the life of a butterfly story. It took a while but I got there in the end. I hope you enjoy the story!🥰 What butterflys do you adore the most?

LINK to writing

On the SLJ, there is a set task asking us to fill out a template about unicorns, pegasus and alicorns. I spotted and researched the differences between all three mythical creatures. I added a bit of colour because to me unicorns are vibrant and colourful animals. Did you know unicorns are horse – like creatures born with one singular horn, symbolizing purity. Pegasus was born from Medusa’s blood, And alicorns ate similar to both unicorns and pegasus, but the name alicorn means ” the horn of a unicorn ”

Do you know any other myths and magical stories about these wonderful creatures, if so, tell me. I would love to hear all about it! ❤

On the 29th of December, I decided to do an activity from the SLJ ( Summer Learning Journey ). I choose to do the Animal Tricksters – Step It Up activity, The tasks explains that I need to choose an animal and turn it into my own idea of an animal trickster. I had to think about if my animal camouflages, does it catch prey, is it fast, slow, cute or cuddly?

Once I chose my animal, and its personalities. I wrote a quick paragraph about how I want it to look like. Then I copied and pasted my paragraph into Chat GPT, and it soon created exactly what I imagined.

The mystical creature I chose was a Blue Merle Pomeranian, that loves to hide in pink lilies! I call this animal a Lily merle. The Lily Merle species are playful, kind, protective and sometimes mischievous.

Would you have a Lily Merle as a Pet?