Saint Patrick’s Day

Last week, on Friday the 15th of March, we went to Mass and sang since my school is religious and it’s about the saint of my school, Saint Patrick. When we finished Mass, we walked back and got our chromebooks. After we got our chromebooks, we went into a doc that Mr Bell shared with us in GMail. The things inside of the doc are the links that we could play around with.

 

Fun Fact! The feast day of Saint Patrick is actually on March the 17th, on Sunday, but we celebrate on March the 15th because we have mass on Friday. I first started on the top left link. The activity I did was to listen to the life and facts about Saint Patrick. In times where you are listening, it will ask you questions, for example, what did the pirates that kidnapped Patrick believed in? They actually believed in paganism.

 

I listened more and answered, getting them right. After finishing the video, it showed me the score I got, which is a score of 100 percent, which made me surprised because  in the classroom, it was really loud, from talking and playing the video loud, After closing the tab, I went back to the doc and chose the link for coding, and one of the things I’d like to learn, is coding! So I pressed the link and I first played a game where you have to go through a short and reach the picture of Saint Patrick and his Shamrock.

Pretty easy if you ask me. When I reached there, I thought that there was a surprise waiting for me, so I did it again until there were actually no surprises. So I watched the tutorial on how to code, then I went to where you can code, and started playing with codes. My idea is to make a game where you have to bounce the ball onto a small platform, then you have to glide into the air until you see a platform. Sounds easy, right? Well no it’s not easy. The first problem is, how do you make the ball jump? Sure, there is a command for the ball when it’s near the edge of the platform. This is where the second problem begins.

 

How do I make a platform and how do you use it? After I tried figuring the problems out, the bell rang and I was really excited, until Mr Bell said that there were no activities and it would be postponed to the 18th of March because of how wet and rainy it is.

 

               MONDAY    18/3/24    8:45

 

This Monday, it’s finally the time to do the activities for Saint Patrick’s day! So my classmates and I went back to class and waited for Mr Bell to mark us in the roll. The time Mr Bell finished marking us in the roll, we lined up, single filed, ready to walk out of the class. So we walked out of class and sat down in 1 row, in front of room 8. Then, room 6, the class that started assembly, said a bunch of greetings then started the sign of the cross, after that, they said 2 prayers about the event and another one about Jesus.

 

Then, they prayed the 5 prayers of the faithful. After that, Mrs Agnew did a shoutout to me because I was the one who mostly prepared the prayer table. It made me feel stage fright because I thought that everyone looked at me. Meanwhile I was thinking, Mrs Agnew called the people that got certificates, but sadly, I didn’t get one. After the people got their certificates, we walked back to class and continued with the doc Mr Bell shared us with. The doc is actually called the Saint Patrick’s Taskboard.

 

When the bell rang, I filled my bottle, got food, and changed into my P.E clothes. Then, we played with a football or tennis ball until the bell rang. Then, we sat, single filed, in class groups. After that, Mrs Bullot split us into 10 groups. There are so many things I did this Monday, I did 4 activities with the teachers, Ms Kyle, Mr Bell, Mrs Agnew and Mr Carol. I reached 3rd place and ate ice blocks. I would write more but it would be too long!

My Tribute to Akira Toriyama

Today we were learning and writing a tribute to Akira Toriyama because he made one of the most famous manga and anime, which is Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. He is also famous for making people’s childhoods and because he inspired other anime,  like Naruto or One Piece. Click This link to read my Tribute.

About Hauraki Gulf Marine Reserve

On Monday, room 7 and I were learning about the Hauraki Gulf Marine Reserve. Here are the facts about the Hauraki Gulf Marine Reserve:

The Hauraki Gulf Marine Reserve is 60 metres deep and it is 1.2 million hectares long, and if you convert that to acres, it is 2965264.578 acres, and if you convert that to square metres, is is 12000000001.595 square metres or 12 billion square metres.

It is also one of the biggest marine parks in the world and it is very different compared to other marine parks. Over 25 percent of the southern hemisphere’s marine mammals have been seen in the Hauraki Gulf Park.

It is also visited by more than 20 percent of the world’s seabirds. Hauraki Gulf  is known for being the largest marine reserve in New Zealand. In Hauraki Gulf, there are 6 marine reserves. There are more than 50 islands in the Hauraki Gulf Park.

The most well known islands are Rangitoto, Motutapu, Waiheki, Aotea / Great Barrier Island, Tiritirimātangi and Goat island.

Press this link to hear and see the facts in a slideshow!

 

 

 

 

 

My Sailing Experience

Yesterday, on the 29th of February,  I luckily arrived  with my friend, Graziel, when it was a few minutes away from 8:15 because we had to start walking at 8:25. So I removed my outer clothes because I had my swimming togs under my school uniform, got my towel, shoes that I could use for walking and for getting wet and goggles just in case.

After that, I put my school uniform into my swimming bag.Then, I put my swimming bag back into the cloak bay which is where we put our bags. A few minutes later, Mr Bell told us to call the other students who are in my class.

 We got our hats from Mrs Agnew because it would be hotter in the water. When Marii and I were going to call them, we did a little race but she got ahead of me because she went first. When Marii arrived at the canopy, she shouted to our classmates to come back to room 7. Our other classmates were a little worried and anxious because they were supposed change. But luckily, we didn’t really need to change. So we got all our bags and sat down at the canopy. Once all of us were there, Mr Bell asked Pio to do prayers because he is really good at starting and ending prayers. 

So Pio accepted and did a prayer to pro0tect us when we were walking and sailing. Once Pio finished prayers, Mrs Bullot, our principal, said to partner up so it is easier to count. I  partnered up with Pio, then we prayed each prayer like the Hail Holy Queen prayer. After praying, we went across Church Crescent, down Basin View Road and  crossed Lagoon Road.

Once we finished walking, we met Steph and Allie, who came from Yachting New Zealand. We also met Blair, who came  from Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club. We learned the parts of the yacht like the rudder which to use if you face it left, it will go right, including the mainsail and the centreboard which is like a fin.

We learned the positions on where we sat like if you are controlling the mainsail, you sit nearest the mainsail making your feet face forward and opposite when you are controlling the rudder. To also get more speed, you have to paddle with your hands which hurts your arm.

I also forgot to tell you but the year 5s from room 6 also came from you. Georzen and I were the first ones, we were sitting together. Then Graziel and Marii were second and they passed us. After they passed us, the others came. We made a comeback and passed them. Steph and Allie said that Georzen and I were doing really good. It was until Georzen and I thought that we should team up with Graziel and Marii.

After Marii and Graziel teamed with us, we had to collect ducks and throw them into the boat Steph and Allie were in. If we accidentally dropped a duck, Graziel and Marii would get them and pass it back, same for us as well to be fair for teaming. Again, I ALSO forgot to say that after knowing how to do the controls, we played this game called follow the bubbles. To play it, Steph and Allies boats use a motor to make bubbles, and we have to follow the bubbles.

After following the bubbles and collecting and throwing ducks. All of us had to capsize. A  capsize is to flip your yacht upside down. So Georzen and I did that by using the pole which is where the sail is connected by it. After doing that, we also had to flip it back to the normal side  which is really hard. So Georzen went to push the back of the yacht and I had to climb to the centreboard and pull it to me. After using all my strength, we pushed the yacht back to its normal position.

Then I went and climbed inside of the yacht and helped Georzen to climb on. Georzen wanted to help others but he capsized the boat again so I had to do the whole thing again. I would love to explain and share more but it is really long but I hope that you have a nice day.

My Small Bookmarks

Yesterday I did a cybersmart challenge  about bookmarks where you  could change your bookmarks to be smaller. This is what it looks like before:

Sorry if it is blurry because of  how long it is. You might think that its pretty useless, but it is pretty useful compared to how you need to scroll for a long time.

This is what it looks like now:

Sorry also if it says ‘Bob’, I just did it for fun but you can name it ‘other learning’ according to the video tutorial.

 

 

What I know about Euphrasie Barbier – Mission Charism

This week, Room 7 and I were learning about Euphrasie Barbier, what is Mission Charism and why  is Euphrasie Barbier important to Saint Patrick’s School. Here are the things I already know about Euphrasie Barbier and Mission Charism;

Euphrasie Barbier was born and died in Caen, France, on the 4th of January,  1829, and in Westbere, United Kingdom, 18th of January, 1893. She has also founded the RNDM sisters.

The reason why Euphrasie Barbier is important to Saint Patrick’s School is because she founded the Mission Sisters, and in return, they went to run  Saint Patrick’s School and gave us our Mission Charism, which is our Prayer, Community and Service.

Here are 4 important facts about Euphrasie Barbier; Euphrasie Barbier has four sisters and 1 brother. Euphrasie Barbier was stubborn and strong willed which she never thinks about obstacles.

Euphrasie Barbier’s Mother and Father is Jeanne Adèle Le Cler and Louis Désiré Barbier.Euphrasie Barbier made trips to France, England, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Asia.

 

Learning The Difference If Media Is True Or False

Today we were learning to be observant when we see different media. We also had to think about these things: who made this message, is it true or false and how do people observe it differently? We also went on a site where we would test our levels of observation.

The photo above tricked me because it looked like it was together but the main  areas you should look at are the legs. You should press this link to test your observation and put your answers in the comments and remember to say why you said your answer.