Summer Learning Journey

Hola, my name is Shreya and I am a year 7 at Hornby High School.  I am looking forward to the holidays even though I'm probably not going to be doing the Summer Learning Journey. The reason for this is that I'm probably not going to be home a lot.

Last year, I did participate for a few weeks and kind of enjoyed it. The theme last year was all about "The First Settlers" and how they adapted. This year's theme seems really intriguing since I have a little bit of an interest in people who've changed the world, for the better.

Taking Out A Tree - Tane Mahuta

Bula, today in Tane Mahuta my friends and I took out a tree. For the past few weeks, we had been working in a certain area where there is a lot of weed, dead trees, and old bottles. We use pitchforks and spades to dig areas where there is a lot of ivies.

Why Organ Donation should be mandatory

Arguing for - Organ donation should be mandatory

• It is possible to save up to 8 live, save or improve as many as 60 lives and enhance the eyesight of 2.

• You give people a second chance at life.

• There is no age limit to being a donor. Anyone can be a donor, including children. Although there are restrictions are for the age of certain organs and kids below the age of 18 need to have the consent of their parents.

Ivy and Weeds - Tane Mahuta

Salut! Today in Tane Mahuta my friends and I got to get out all the extra ivy and weeds. They were everywhere!

We started with the weeds, we got ready by putting on our gloves and getting all the equipment we need. Shovels and pitchforks were surprisingly all out so we had to use our hands.

Picking out every little bit with gloves was hard and we quickly got tired from all the sitting down we had done. We asked the teacher if we could move onto pulling out the ivy and the teacher said yes!

When we first started Tane Mahuta we would always be busy with the ivy but then we had to focus on our new native tree garden. My friends and I had forgotten how many insects live there, we picked up a log and Nevaeh screamed because she is afraid of spiders.

Every Wednesday is a new adventure in Tane Mahuta. Sometimes it can be gross and you might feel like you just want to be inside of the class, in the warmth. But, seeing the end result would be soo satisfying because you know you've worked hard for it.

What's been happening in "I Am Malala"

Hola! For the past few weeks, my group has been reading the book by Malala Yousafzai called "I Am Malala".  It is a book that explains all the ups and downs of Malala's life. This DLO explains what happens in Part 2 and 3. Enjoy!