Pros (Positive) and Cons (Negative)

Today as one of Mr Johnson's activities we went into our groups and discussed what the negative part of living in a lighthouse is and what the positive parts of living in a lighthouse is. In my perspectives I think the most negative or boring thing living in a lighthouse is not playing or doing your favorite thing such as playing rugby or for some men's drinking alcohol at a bar and hanging out with your friends. I think there is a lot of postie things living in a lighthouse such as: No paying bills, Fishing, or you can exercise by walking up and down the stairs to get to where you want to go. I think the most positive think of living in a lighthouse is you don't need to drive to work and being late because you're already sleeping at work which means all you have to do is wake up and it's work time. As you can see the photo above is the list of the pro's and con's you might deal with if your living in a lighthouse. In my opinion I wouldn't work in a lighthouse because you don't have neighbors (which means your lonely) and when the milk is finish who's going to deliver you more milk? 

Lighthouse for Sale | Burnham High Lighthouse Advertisement

This week Mr Johnson has been teaching us about different lighthouses such as the La Jument lighthouse in France and also the Nugget Point Lighthouse which is located in the region of Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Mr Johnson seted a task for us which was to make an advertisement of any lighthouse around the world. I went on lighthouses for sale and saw the Burnham Hight Lighthouse which is located at Burnham Sea in England. I was to exchange the Birtish pounds into New Zealand dollars and Iv'e noticed that in New Zealand if you were to buy the lighthouse it would cost more than you would to buy it with British pounds. This lighthouse has three bedrooms and it also has a Lantern room at the top of the lighthouse. It also has an amazing view where you can see the ocean. 

ASB Getwise Reflection

Today we had Jayden from ASB who came to talk to us how saving money is very important in our lives. To help us perceive the message that saving money is important Jayden created a game where we were splitted into 5 groups and pretend we went to Fiji. We had a budget of $1,800 and was to spend it wisely on before we went to Fiji like our passport, the flights, accommodation, Insurance and the money were going spend at Fiji for things such as food, groceries, and activities (like swimming with the sharks). There were a range of choices for some of the subjects such as flights had two prices. One price was $200 where you are in a seat that's uncomfortable or a flight for $700 where you have luxury seat and also food ordered to you. Our group (which was group 3) decided to take the cheaper options than the expensive which was a good idea. At the end we were happy because we cam 2nd.  

Matariki Celebration at P.B.S

Today P.B.S held a special Matariki celebration and also gathered families and friends. At the Matariki ceremony there were also the kindergarten kids who are next to our school. We celebrated Matariki by sharing cultural group items, performances such as the drumming group, and also food which we had delicous sausages. First every one were singing our waiata song we always sing at assembly which is He Hone Rei. This was a really enjoyable song to sing with families and friends. After that the Kapa Haka group performed their items and also managed to do the Haka. It was really great to see how everyone was really confident and representing their culture. Everyone was shocked of how Joseph (Haka Leader) started the Haka off. Soon after the Kapa Haka's performance we had the drumming group who were outstanding. It was really good to see how each of them were on the same beat. I think the drumming group did a great job because they'd only practice today for 1 hour. Soon we had the Ukulele group performing the song Lean on me by Bill Withers. This was a really amazing song which everyone was singing to. Our last group performance was the Pasifika group. In my perspectives I think this was my best performance I've seen today because of the dances and also the drumming. At the end we enjoyed sausages. I would like to say a bit thank you to Mrs Whaia Odie who planned to celebrate this ceremony and also to other teachers and students who help set up the celebration. 

Chicago Sport Teams | Research

This week Mrs Anderson has come from the United States, Chicago, Illinois and has shared some amazing information about her trip and her conference. As Mrs Anderson and Ms Kirkpatrick went to Chicago we have created group DLO's about the main team sports that they play in Chicago such as the Chicago Bulls NBA team or the Chicago Black Hawks Ice Hockey team. There were 5 specific teams that we were to do which are: Black Hawks (Hockey Team), Chicago Bulls (Basketball Team), White Sox (Baseball Team), Cubs (Another Baseball Team), and Chicago Bears (American Football Team). We have include some information and facts about all teams and also attributed photos of their logos and stadiums. We had 5 people in our groups witch meant we had a fair amount of work to finish. 

Nugget Point Lighthouse | Brief History

For the past few days Mr Johnson has been has been teaching LS2 about the different lighthouses in New Zealand. There are 23 active lighthouse and 75 beacons. My group who are Alex, Avalon, Carl, Joshua W and I have picked one of the active lighthouse Nugget Point Lighthouse which is operated by a company called Maritime New Zealand. This lighthouse was automated in 1989 but before that there were a couple who looked after the lighthouse. There names were Walter Hutton Champion and his wife Alice. Nugget Point lighthouse can be found in Otago which is in the region of the South Island of New Zealand. The DLO above explains a brief history of Nugget Point house such as how it was operated during different times and also the specifications about the lighthouse. 

Information Poster about Matariki

L.I - Researching about Matariki

This week LS2 and LS1 are working collaboratively learning about the history of Matariki. We were in small groups of 4 and was to explore the history of Matariki. I have worked collaboratively with Julian and Chris, Alayah, and Farzanan who were from LS1. First we watched a video about what Matariki is and the how they celebrate it. We gathered all information we heard from the video and learnt a lot of information such as; Before Maori people had calender's they observed time using real life events such as following the plants, flowers or the movement of the stars in the sky. At the end we made an information poster writing down all facts we collected on our piece of paper. Matariki is a important mark of the Maori New year and it's time to remember the past and plan for the future. It is a great event where families and friends come together and enjoy their time embracing Matariki and also cultural groups.