Visual Art

Visual Art

WALT: Apply knowledge about shapes, and patterns derived from nature into an original artwork.

For visual art the SOLO level I achieved was: Relational because, I think I could have done better when I was blending my colours.


My next step in visual art is: To blend the colours more, and have a variety of different colours.

Writing Exposition

Writing

WALT: Follow the writing process to write an exposition.

We were writing an exposition about 2 leaders that we thought were really good leaders. I chose Richie McCaw and Kate Sheppard. Here is my conclusion on my writing.

In my opinion, Richie McCaw is a better leader because, he leads his team as a captain, and his team has achieved many things together.

Assembly Role Model (Must Do) #12

Assembly Role Model (Must Do)

At our Kauri Hui /Assembly, I was being a good role model to the younger students of the Kauri team.

We started off with our school waiata ( Tai Tapu ).

I was being a good role model by, singing with pride, and keeping my hands and feet to myself.

It is important that you are a good role model to younger students because you want them to look up to you as a leader.

We then took a look at what the hosting class has been up to.

After that, Mr Forman, and Mr Hillary talked about sport.

Since we were running short for time, we finished up and went back to class.

Leadership Meeting (Must Do) #11

Leadership meeting  (Must Do)

On Monday we had our last leadership meeting for Term 1.

At the start of our meeting Mr Ladbrook talked about how well we had done for our first term.

He then said that we needed to wait for Mr Brown, so we talked amongst ourselves. 

After about 5 minutes, Mr Brown came and told us about what was happening with tabloid sports this week.

To be honest, I had no idea what he was going on about. But we shortly understood, as WE had no idea about the tabloid sports this week.

Mr Brown didn't know exactly what was happening on Friday either, but he said he was going to ask Mr Forman and find out for us, so we might end up having another meeting on Thursday.

I am looking forward to Tabloid Sports, as we are organizing the games.

Bus To Technology (Must Do) #10

On the bus to technology  (Must Do)

On Tuesday all the year 7/8 students went to technology.

On the way there I sat next to Brooke; I also sat next to her on the way back.

On the way there, the noise level was ok, because everyone was talking to the people beside them, but some people were speaking loudly because they were talking to someone on the other side of the bus. 

I think that I spoke reasonably quiet to the person next to me, because there was barley anything to talk about, so we decided to play a silent game (Paper, Scissors, Rock). 

On the way back, we sat closer to the front.


On the way back, I think that our noise level was better than on the way there, because we said everything on the way there, so there wasn't much to talk about, for most people.

Next week I need to work on my noise level.

Term 1 Integrated Learning - Leadership

Term 1 Integrated Learning - Leadership

We have been learning all about What makes a good leader.

Here is a link to the Leadership modelling book.

We identified that good leaders show 6 main character traits. These are Integrity, Trustworthy, Resilient, Active Thinker, Goal focused and motivational.

The leadership trait that I think I show the most is, Resilient, because when ever I fail, I am resilient, and pull myself out of the pit.

The leadership trait I would most like to develop is, Active Thinker because, I don't participate in group discussions that much.

Something NEW I have learned about leadership is, you don't have to be a House Captain, or a Head Student to be a leader.

The SOLO level that I reached during this unit of learning is Extended Abstract, because, I can evaluate the effectiveness of a leader.

My next step in learning about leadership is to apply everything that I have learned about leadership to my own leadership roles.

Leadership Meeting Follow Up (Must Do) #8

Leadership meeting follow up   (Must do)

Today we had to read chapter eight of a book. 

Then we had to answer some questions.

Here is my chart of the questions, then the answers,

Questions	Leadership role	School work	Out of school
Who is someone that can help me often with this?	Another Captain, or the teacher in charge.	My teachers, or another student.	My parents, or sporting coach.
When is this responsibility usually my highest priority?	Sporting events, house days.	SML.	Practice.
What is the main objective that I am aiming for with this responsibility? My next step is to add more information.	To make your house win, and lead your house	Get my school work done.	Turn up on time.