Student Voice Survey | CARE Awards

 LI: To create a student voice survey about a topical issue and present your findings.

This is my fourth task I've completed to get my silver confidence.

For this activity I needed to think of a topical issue at school. I decided to make my topic about whether there should be more sports events at school. In our writing book we went around the class asking each student if there should be more sports events, and then wrote their opinion down. Everyone gave their honest opinion, and the majority of students answered yes for having more sports events. Lastly, we made a DLO showing the students opinons on why they said yes or no.

I enjoyed doing this task because I got the opportunity to learn everyones opinion on why there should or shouldn't be more sports events at school.

How to stand up to bullies? | CARE Awards

 LI: To create a DLO that shows how to stand up to bullies

This is my first task I've completed to get my silver confidence. 

For this activity I needed to create a DLO showing how to stand up to bullies. I did some research to help find information about how to stand up to bullies. Once I found all the information I used it in DLO. On the first slide it shows ways you can stand up to bullies, and the next slide is how to stay safe from cyber bullying. Finally, I found images that relates to my information.

I enjoyed doing this task because I new things on how to stay safe from bulling like using your W.I.T.S.

Create a video explaining why having a positive attitude is important.

This is my last task I've completed to get my silver attitude badge. 

I have created video explaining why having a positive attitude is important. I think having a positive attitude is important because it can help people think of the bright side of every situation, and can keep you and your suroundings happy.  In this video I talked about having a positive attitude, how to have a positive attitude, and why it's good to have a positive attitude.

I found this activity interesting because it can teach others how to have a positive attitude and why it's important to have a positive attitude.

Select an area of the school and keep it beautiful for 3 weeks

This is my fourth task I've completed to get my silver attitude badge. 

From week 3  - week 5 I selected an area of the school and kept it clean for three weeks. I decided to keep the junior park clean.

For the first week when I went to the junior park I needed to clean up a small amount of rubbish around the sand pit and slide.

For the second week when I went ot the junior park I needed to clean another small amount of rubbish ariund the slide.

For the last week when I went to the junior park I needed to clean a big amount of rubbish around the whole playground.

I've found this activity fun because I got to keep an area clean to help keep the enviroment clean as well as the school.

Represent the school at an outside function

This is my third task I've completed to get my silver attitude badge. 

During week one I decided to go sailing with some of my class around the Auckland harbour. I was put into a group to work with the day at sailing. We all had three rotation, one was on land and two were on the water. This is for representing the school at an outside function

The first activity we did was learning how to tie a knot. One knot I learnt how to do is figure eight knot. We practise our skill by setting up a small boat.

The second activity we did was sailing in a little boats. Our teacher first showed us how to stear the boat and control the sail. We then got changed into our togs and went into one of the small boats. We did this in groups of two. We sailed around the harbour until we are called back to shore.

The last activity my group did was go on a quest on the big boats. My group splited into a boy and girl group. We sailed around the harbour and had a water fight with the other team using water guns.

I've found these activity fun because I learnt new things about sailing and using that oppertunity to represent the school at an outside function.

Research someone who has a positive attitude despite difficulties they have faced

This is my second task I've completed to get my silver attitude badge. 

All yesterday I've been creating a DLO of someone that has a positive attitude despite the difficulties they have faced. I decided to reserch Marc Duffy because he has positive attitude and he has faced difficulties in the past. 

He came and visited our school to tell us about his past. He spent ten years of being a criminal, he used to steal cars. He was was the largest and the most succsessful car stealing criminal in New Zealand. In 1992 Marc decided to turn his life around.

I've found this activity fun because I got to learn new things about Marc's crimnal past and how he changed to be a better person.

Enter an art, science, or other competition.

 LI: To enter an art, science, or other competition

This is my third task I've completed to get my silver confidence.

Last term I entered a colouring competition at the Panmure Lagoon Swimming pools on Easter Monday. I needed to colouring a picture given by one of the managers at the swimming pool. It was a picture a bunny, basket, and a bunch of easter eggs scatered around the picture. When I handed in my picture they said they will put my picture on the wall and decide who wins the competition. When I came back next week I saw that they put star sticker next to my picture and when I went to the counter the manager said that I won the competition. My prize was four easter eggs and a big chocolate bunny.

I enjoyed doing this competition because I got to show my colouring skills.

Turtor someone who needs extra help with an skill

This is my first task I've completed to get my silver attitude badge. 

During week I've written a thank you note to a teacher and a staff memeber. The student I turtored was Sasuke and I taught him written algorithm. I told the simple steps on how to solve a equation using written algorithm and then I showed him an example by writing it on a whiteboard. He wanted me to explain it again so he would understand the strategy better. At the end he understood and he would like to use this strategy to solve hard equations.

I've found this activity fun because I got take the oppertunity to teach a student how to use written algorithm.

Aretha Franklin’s song 'RESPECT'

 LI:To research Aretha Franklin's song 'Respect'

This is my last task I've completed to get my silver respect badge. 

During week ten, on Sunday I reserched Aretha Franklin's song 'Respect'. I read and listened to the lyrics of the song. I thought the lyrics were inspiring because some them have their ways of showing respect. When you listen or read the lyrics you can visualise the meaning of them.

I've found this activity interesting because I had the oppertunity to learn new things from the song 'Respect'.

Make dinner for your whole family

This is my third task I've completed to get my silver respect badge. 

During week ten, on Monday I made dinner for my whole family. I decided to make spaghetti bolognese. I found most of the steps diffucult so I had some help from my mum.

I've found this activity interesting because I had the oppertunity to learn how to make spaghetti bolognese and learn some kitchen safety rules.

Receiving my Excellence Badge

At this weeks assembly I received my silver excellence badge. Through the term I have been working hard to try and get my excellence badge. I needed to complete five task from my excellence list, thats in my CARE awards booklet. The first task I've completed was collect all four of my xtramath certificate. The second task I've completed was read three novels during the term. The third task I've completed was do six days of transum. The fourth task I've completed was create motivation posters. The last task I've completed was create a DLO about my personal passions.

I enjoyed completing my these task because I got to learn new things while completing them.

Teach a small group of juniors to play a simple game

 LI: To teach a small group of juniors to play a simple game

This is my second task I've completed to get my silver confidence.

Today I taught some of the juniors to play rock, paper, scissors snake eddition. This is game is simalar to the original rock, paper, scissors but we played it on a snake. One person starts on the snakes face and the other person starts at the end of the tail. Both will play rock, paper, scissiors. Who ever wins moves a square forward, and who ever gets to the opposite side of where the opponent started, they win. We played two rounds with the juniors. Lastly, we played a fun game of tag.

I found this task fun because I got the oppertunity to teach juniors new games they can play during their breaks.

Motivation Posters

 

This is my forth task I've completed to get my silver excellence badge.

To complete this task I needed to create three motivation posters by using quotes from insparational people to help inspire others.

The first quote I used was "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action" by WIlliam Jammes. I used pictures that linked with the quote, and did the same with the other two posters.

The second quote I used was "Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man on value."by Albert Einstein.

The third quote I used was "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." by Nelson Mandela.

I found this activity fun because I took a oppertunity to make motivation posters, so they can inspire others.

My Personal Passion

This is the last task I've completed to get my silver excellence badge.

To complete this task I needed to make a DLO about my personal passion. I found this task a bit hard because we had to explain why these things are our personal passion. 

I had two passions a wrote down on my DLO. They were listening to Maori music and looking after nature.

I found this activity fun because I got to express my personal passions.

Xtra Math Certificate

This is my first task I've completed to get my silver excellence badge. 

During the first five weeks I've been practising my xtra math. I struggled on the first week but as I kept on practising I got better. During week two and five I was able to get my four certificates.

I've found this activity fun because I got the oppertunity to practise my math and improve my addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

3 Novels

This was my second task to complete to get my silver excellence badge.

On week four I read three novles. The novels I read was Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wreaking Ball, Deep End, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wreaking Ball was about the Heffley family renovates their house and prepares to move to a new neighborhood. In March, Greg goes through his closet for spring cleaning day and reminisces about various objects from his childhood.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Deep End is about When Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, they're ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But their plans hit a major snag, and they find themselves stranded at a campsite that's not exactly a summertime paradise.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is about a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families.

I found these books amazing and I think you should read them too.

6 Days of Transum

 This is my third task I've completed to get my silver excellence badge. 

During the last six days I've been practising my six times tables. I struggled on the first day because I forgot most of them, but as I kept practising I've gotten better and better. 

I've found this activity fun because I got the oppertunity to practise my six times table and improve each day I do it.