Hi everybody,

This week we have lots of fun with our school production! We were lucky enough to be able to get; a stage, lights, professional videographer and photographer and professional music technicians. Our cast has put a lot of effort into these four productions, two on wednesday and two on thursday (1pm matinee show and 6pm night show), It was packed! it was sold out fully, we even had people coming in asking to buy tickets there since they could not get them anywhere else.

Everyone from years 4-8 was involved in the production, I personally didn’t audition but my pod (two classes in one) did a dance to the song ¨ Stay crafty ¨ it was so much fun! Being on the stage is great I could not remember my lines if i had a part. My favourite character was either Nancy or Faigen, they were both very lead roles, they were played by Miriam and Indi, their acting was so good, they were made for the stage! I loved Nancy’s singing part, she sang a song called ¨ Rise like phoenix ¨ it was a solo, it was absolutely flawless. She had alot of emotion. well acting, she really played the part. Moving on to Indi character ¨Faigin¨ Faigin is a character who owns a workhouse with children who are forced to steal for her good, I liked her because Indi was just the right kind of person to play this part.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed the production and hope to do more next year in high school! Thank you for reading my blog, Have you ever been in/ watched a school production?

Hello!,

Today for our blog in Totara we thought we would change it up a bit and blog about something we would like to be when we grow up. I have 4 different jobs that sound like pretty great jobs to me (in no specific order)

The first job I think I would like to do is a Nurse, (specifically a pediatric nurse.) Nursing has always been something that I think would be a hard yet rewarding job, they also have a good income, coming in at around $80,000 – $90,000 per year. The reason I think that being a pediatric nurse would be a job for me is because it is all about helping kids in need for medical treatment. It sounds like a very rewarding job but also quite emotional seeing what some kids have to go through and what can happen if it gets too bad. To become a nurse in New Zealand you can pursue a three- year Bachelor of Nursing degree (level 7) or a two-year graduate entry master’s degree (level 8). THis is just one of the jobs I would like to do. I’m also following in my Grandma’s footsteps by doing this because she was a nurse for many years until she was in her 70’s.

The second job that I would like to do is being a Flight Attendant for Air New Zealand or Qantas, I want to become a Flight attendant because not only is it super cool because you get fly almost everyday and you get to go to different destinations! You can start training right out of high school, you train at Air New Zealand’s Learning Academy, which has bases both in Auckland and Christchurch. To become a Flight addent here are the requirements: You will need to complete a training course, have a at least 18 months of experience in a customer-facing role, pass ability tests, a security check, and a medical assessment, you will also need to be able to swim 50 meters in under to minutes and tread water for one minute. The income for flight attendants is around $54,000- $90,000 per year depending on what airline and experience you have.

The third job that I want to do is being a real estate agent, I think this job sounds good because I will be able to sell houses along with other real estate agents or by yourself. This jobs seems fun because you get to be able to help people find their desired home. You can start to become a real estate agent as soon as you turn 18 years of age, you have to: pass a criminal history check, have a valid driver’s license, and complete a professional practice course approved by the Real Estate Authority (REA). The income for real estate agents is between $50,000- $150,000 per year , depending on what market conditions and personal performance.

The fourth and final job is being an interior designer. I think this would be a job that I would be interested in because you plan what peoples homes look like so they can be whatever aesthetic the client desires. The different training options in New Zealand are :

• New Zealand Diploma in Interior Design (Residential) (Level 5): This diploma focuses on residential interior design skills.
• New Zealand Diploma in Interior Design (Commercial) (Level 6): This diploma focuses on commercial interior design skills.
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification: Consider a qualification in designed environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree: A bachelor’s degree in architectural studies or design can also be a pathway to becoming an interior designer.
• Master of Interior Architecture: A Master’s degree in Interior Architecture can also be a good option. 

The income for an interior designer is around $48,000 – $118, 000 depending on company, experience and good performance.

All these jobs sound amazing but I’m only 12 so still heaps of time before I decide what my final outcome will be, maybe I’ll look at this blog in a couple years and see what I will finally decide on.

What do you want to be when you grow up? or if you’re already working, if you could go back in time would you change your job? Thanks for reading my blog today, bye!`

Hi everyone!

Last week for math we were looking at different data from Totara from the census test that we did around a month ago. We were asked to ask 5 questions but only pick one to focus on, the question we focused on was : What is Totara students favourite video game? So Ella , Olivia and I gathered up all of the data we needed, we looked at how many people played each game.

Here is our telly with all the different video games

As you can see Roblox is definitely the most popular out them all but what would that look like on a graph?

(I know you cant see the writing but it says all the names on the table)

What I noticed was that Roblox and Fortnite were the 2 most popular games followed by Minecraft. Roblox had 23 plays, Fortnite had 18 plays and Minecraft had 5 players. But there was also 13 people who didn’t know what their favourite video game was.

Here is my groups slideshow showing all of this information

Thank you for reading this blog post, what you favourite video game?

Hey everybody,

This week we did poems, we had to choose any shape, fruit or vegetable. I choose to make a poem about carrots because the word carrot has lots of rhyming words, I tried to incorporate as many rhyming as I could. Some of these being Barrett, Garrote , Panic , Maggot and Arret.

Here my poem:

Barrett picked up his carrot only to see that there was a maggot in his carrot, he called over his friend Garrote and told him that there was a maggot in his carrot, Garrote said not to panic, I will call over my friend Arret, he will be able to get the maggot out of your carrot, then Arret came over and he that he could get the maggot out your carrot, Arret then pulled the maggot out of Barrett’s carrot, then Barrett, Garrote and Arret all enjoyed a delicious carrot.

I enjoyed making this poem because I could just rhyme any word that rhymed with carrot and it could make sense. Do you enjoy eating carrots?

Hi everybody,

This week we have been learning about Advent, because Christmas is just around the corner. We all love lolly and chocolate Advent calendars but that’s not what Advent is about, it is about being kind and doing things for others, like a random act of kindness. This is why I created an advent calendar with 24 different random across 24 days, Here is my Advent calendar:

I choose for it to kind of look like a Christmas tree because its more in the Christmas spirit. Do you think you could do all 24 of these Christmas activities?

Hi everyone!

This weeks gospel was all about changing and being prepared for when that comes comes, Jesus talked about how when the leaves start growing or falling on the fig tree, the seasons are changing. This is the gospel:

Jesus said to his disciples: “In those days, right after that time of suffering, ‘The sun will become dark, and the moon will no longer shine. The stars will fall, and the powers in the sky will be shaken.’ Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory. He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth. Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near. So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come. You can be sure that some of the people living today will still be alive when all this happens. The sky and the earth will not last forever, but my words will. No-one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don’t know, and the Son himself doesn’t know. Only the Father knows.”

After we read this gospel we had 4 questions to answer :

What was he telling the people about what the fig tree’s leaves could show them? 

What was Jesus telling his disciples to do?

Jesus was telling the people that knowing when things are going to happen was not as important as the way that we live – how we try to love one another and how we act as his disciples. What is it that Jesus wants us to do? How are we to act and live?

Jesus says his words will last forever. How do we know what Jesus’ words were? Where do we find them?

This my slideshow were I answered all the questions (slide 25)

Have you read this gospel before?

Hello,

Over the past couple weeks we have been learning about the process of becoming a saint this is called “The Canonization Process”. The steps to become a saint are Canonization, Determination, Beatification and Canonization, our task was to make a poster about the process and add three saints who have gone through this process, here is my poster:

  Do you like my poster and do you recognize some of these saints?

Thank you for reading my blog post! I hope you learned something.

Last week was All Saints day (November 1) and All souls day (November 2). We had to pick a Saint that we celebrate all Saints day.

The Saint I picked was Saint Bartholomew because I thought his story was great because his faith got stronger because he was friends with Jesus.

The Holiday for All souls day that I picked was Day of the dead (Dia de Muertos) I picked this because day of the dead is when family/loved ones come back from the dead so see you again.

Here is my poster:

How do you celebrate all Saints and Souls day?

Thank you for reading my blog post, I hope you have learned something!

Hello everyone,

Last week My group and I (Me, Harper and Violet) Started writing our script. We made our script about Racism, we talked about all the events that have happened that have been some form of racism. My favorite thing we talked about was Jesse Owens because he is a big inspiration for everyone. Here is our Podcast:

Link 

Thanks for reading my blog! From listening to the podcast did you learn anything about Human rights/ Racism at the Olympics?

Kia ora,

This week we made a fact file about any Saint of our choice. I choose to do Saint Lucy not because we have the same name but because she is such an interesting saint and there is lots of information about her. I learned some really cool facts about her, like: When she was sent to death by fire but miraculously survived.

Here is what my fact file looks like:

(Click on the picture to see the Fact file)

Thank you for reading my blog and about my Saint. Did you learn about Saint Lucy?