We worked in groups and had each part of our leader to draw. We drew it based off the picture we got. Our leader Sir Edmund Hillary was a was a famous explorer and mountain climber. He is well known to be the first person to climb up Mount Everest he has inspired me a lot. I have learned many facts about him and were he comes from Sir Edmund Hillary was a man of hes words saying yes to climb Mount Everst .
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We explored the ways we still honour the Treaty of Waitangi today. The Treaty of Waitangi is important because in 1840 it created peace among people. Today it is important because Waitangi is important for kids because it is New Zealand’s founding document, signed in 1840 to establish a partnership between Maori and the british crown. Something we found interesting was almost all chiefs signed the Maori-language version, not the English one.
For this weeks learning we explored the ways we still honour the Treaty of Waitangi today. The Treaty of Waitangi is important because in 1840 it create a agreement and partnership between Maori and British. The British signed the Treaty of Waitangi with Māori chiefs. The British promised to protect Māori rights to their lands and treasures, while in return gaining the right to buy land. Hounouring the Treaty was the one and only way that they could have peace. Till today it is still important because it is the treaty of New Zealand representing the releation ship between the Maori’s and British.
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For reading this week, we learned about Dame Naida Glavish. She is a woman who helped make a difference in New Zealand. She worked as a telephone operator, and when she answered calls, she greeted people by saying “Kia ora.” She was forced by her mannegers to stop saying kia ora but she kept doing it anyway because she knew that sharing a cultral greeting to people will help their company gather more customer. She did this because she believed the Māori language is an official language of New Zealand and that people should know about it.
Because she kept saying “Kia ora,” the situation got a lot of attention, and even the prime minister at the time heard about it. One thing I found interesting was how Dame Naida Glavish led by example. She showed people how important culture is and how they should respect the land and others. I really enjoyed this activity because of how she was proud of showing her culture and encouraged people to show their culture out to the world.
This week we went to TECH, the TECH class that I am particapating in is sewing. In sewing for this year we are focusing on making tote bags with our own designs. I chose a special design that represented cultural designs. Today we mostly focused on planning and making which was fun. In this photo I am onto cutting my designs to apply onto my tote bag and writing out what we want to add and what we colour we wanted. This experience was so amazing I really learned how to setout a page of design that we might want to create a tote bag.
We unpacked how in a world of followers and influencers, how we can stay the ‘Navigator’ of our own lives. We need to be the navigators and not the influencers because you might be following the wrong people can get you to wrong places in life.
Cattaleya and I enjoyed making this because it helped us to understand evaluating peers, digital Influencers and Social Influencers. This helped us bring information that we had never knew and it help us create ideas that are oustanding.
This week in Reading we learned about Johnny Pohe and the Great Escape in 1943. We read about two different opinions on whether the escape was brave or too risky. We had to think about which opinion we agreed with and explain my reasons. We also studied how the prisoners worked together and secretly dug tunnels to try and escape. This helped us understand the courage and determination they had. It also helped us practise sharing opinions and using ideas from the text to support it.
Leap of Curiosity
As the sun slowly slipped behind the hills, the sky faded into deep shades of purple and blue. The cool night air drifted through the bush, making the tall branches creak and sway gently. I balanced carefully on a rough branch high above the ground, my sharp claws gripping tightly onto the bark. Far below me, the bush floor was hidden in the shadows. Tonight was the night of my very first flight, and the thought of leaving the safety of the tree made my stomach twist with nervous excitement
The urge for me wanting to fly made my wings flutter, but hesitation quickly crept in. I could feel the eyes of the other young owls watching from nearby branches. Some had already launched themselves into the air, gliding easily between the trees as if flying was nothing. I didn’t want to be the only one left sitting there, yet the thought of dropping straight to the ground made my heart pound even faster.
The wind brushed through my feathers as the bush grew darker around me. I watched the other owls glide smoothly through the night sky, their wings barely moving as they floated through the cool air. I tried to picture myself doing the same, but my nerves kept creeping back. Part of me wanted to stay safe on the branch, while another part knew I had to take the leap eventually.
Finally, I gathered my courage and stretched my wings wide. The breeze rustled my feathers as I leaned forward. I pushed off the branch and felt my stomach flip as I dropped through the air. For a moment panic rushed through me, but then the wind caught my wings and lifted me up, turning my fall into a smooth glide above the quiet bush.
As I flew higher into the dark sky, I realised that sometimes the scariest moments lead to the greatest discoveries. Trying something new can feel terrifying, but bravery helps you find what you’re truly capable of.
This week in writing me and dito did writing which was refered to a book called Fly By Night, we wrote a story about a baby owl taking its first flight. we planned my ideas first and then turned them into a full story. we described what the owl could see, hear, and feel while it was sitting on the branch before it jumped. we also tried to add details about the night and the forest so the reader could imagine the scene. we focused on making our story have a clear beginning, middle, and ending. This task helped us practice writing a full story and adding more detail to my ideas. we were getting better at reading over our work and checking that it sounds right and makes sense.
