Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Graduate Profile DLO
Hola! At Hornby High School we have a thing called the Graduate Profile. A few days ago our teacher gave us a task to make a DLO about it. The Powtoon we made explains what the Graduate Profile is and we chose 2 areas in profile to talk about. Here is the DLO!
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
What I did in the Summer Holidays
On the first day of 2020, my cousins decided to go to Arthur's Pass. I didn't expect it to take soo long to drive there. We occasionally had to stop a couple of times throughout the few hours since someone always started getting carsick.
We stopped at a lake with mountains surrounding to get a bit of fresh air. There were families camping and jet skiing. I took a couple of pictures and then we further and further. My cousin then quickly spotted a Kea. After we drove up some kind of hill we saw a few more just flying and bouncing around.
In the end, we FINALLY reached Arthur's Pass. It was a beautiful sight with nature all around us. But then my aunty started feeling sick AGAIN. We figured it was best to just walk around a little more, take a couple of pictures and start heading home again.
On the way back we stopped at Castle Hill, my cousins and I tried to climb up the huge rocks. As the sun was slowly starting to go down we started to climb down. It was such a pretty sight. I highly suggest you go to all the places that I went to.
We stopped at a lake with mountains surrounding to get a bit of fresh air. There were families camping and jet skiing. I took a couple of pictures and then we further and further. My cousin then quickly spotted a Kea. After we drove up some kind of hill we saw a few more just flying and bouncing around.
In the end, we FINALLY reached Arthur's Pass. It was a beautiful sight with nature all around us. But then my aunty started feeling sick AGAIN. We figured it was best to just walk around a little more, take a couple of pictures and start heading home again.
On the way back we stopped at Castle Hill, my cousins and I tried to climb up the huge rocks. As the sun was slowly starting to go down we started to climb down. It was such a pretty sight. I highly suggest you go to all the places that I went to.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Speaking My Truth
Bula! Hurumanu has started and my class, Tz, is combined with Co and Wh. We are all participating in Drama. Since we started we haven't done complicated stuff, but let me tell you about the things we have done so far.
We had been working on a couple of sheets. One of them was about where you had to draw a granny and on the back of the sheet you had to answer questions about grannies, some like, "Grannies need _____", Grannies like _____", Grannies dislike ______" and so on.
Our second sheet was called "Role on the wall", it was where you had to draw a gingerbread man like shape on the paper and inside of the drawing you had to write down some facts about yourself that affect you mentally. For example, you could write, "I'm scared of spiders", "I'm scared of the ocean" and more. But on the outside of the drawing, you had to write facts about your appearance, you could write, "My hair is curly" or "I have short hair".
On Mondays and Tuesdays, we have Drama and always 2 periods of it. One of the periods is with Mrs Clark and the other one with Matua Morehu. With Matua, we play games where everybody walks around the room without touching or talking to anyone. We also play a game where we sit in a circle facing the outside and we have to count to 10. The catch is you don't know who's going to say the number so if 2 people end up saying the same number you have to start over.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Christmas Around The World
Bonjour, this is a Piktochart about Christmas Around The World. I chose 3 countries and wrote about how they celebrate Christmas.
Activty 2: Exploring Our Roots - SLJ
Bula! Yesterday we got told to do a "Summer Learning Journey" activity. As I looked through them all, activity 2 interested me the most. The activity is all about creating a pepeha. So by using the website provided it made everything easier. Take a look at my pepeha!
Monday, December 2, 2019
How Do They Know Me?
The rocky mountains were basically crying for me to climb them. When I swept my eyes across I saw the sky, which was as blue as the ocean. Boats sailed closer and closer, new visitors hopped off the boats and looked around happily at their new environment. I strode over to the others with a cheerful smile, one of them asks me "Jane? Is that you?".
A chill ran down my spine, no one had called me "Jane" in years. You see, in my past years, I had made some decisions that weren't the best, so I had to run away and change myself for the better. I was now a Brunette, and I didn't want "Blond Jane" coming back any time soon. So I quickly smiled at the person and walked away pretending I hadn't heard them but I needed to find out how they knew me.
There was a problem, the woman knew the old me, someone who was involved in dangerous doings and the woman could take me to jail anytime she wanted. Later that night, our hotel hosted a party where everyone was invited. As I went around the tables asking people what people fancied I kept a close eye on the woman. I asked my friend to take their order and ask for their name, and that's something we're not supposed to do for privacy reasons.
As Luisa, my friend turns from the woman's table I wait for her to come into the kitchen to tell the chefs the new order. Since she couldn't run, I had to wait, and waiting for her felt like ages. I hurriedly ask her for her name, as soon as she finishes, my jaw drops. I couldn't believe the words coming out of Luisa's mouth, and then everything went black.
A chill ran down my spine, no one had called me "Jane" in years. You see, in my past years, I had made some decisions that weren't the best, so I had to run away and change myself for the better. I was now a Brunette, and I didn't want "Blond Jane" coming back any time soon. So I quickly smiled at the person and walked away pretending I hadn't heard them but I needed to find out how they knew me.
There was a problem, the woman knew the old me, someone who was involved in dangerous doings and the woman could take me to jail anytime she wanted. Later that night, our hotel hosted a party where everyone was invited. As I went around the tables asking people what people fancied I kept a close eye on the woman. I asked my friend to take their order and ask for their name, and that's something we're not supposed to do for privacy reasons.
As Luisa, my friend turns from the woman's table I wait for her to come into the kitchen to tell the chefs the new order. Since she couldn't run, I had to wait, and waiting for her felt like ages. I hurriedly ask her for her name, as soon as she finishes, my jaw drops. I couldn't believe the words coming out of Luisa's mouth, and then everything went black.
Why Organ Donation Should Be Mandatory
I believe that Organ Donation should be mandatory. Why? Because anyone can donate, it doesn’t matter if you’re healthy or ill, small or big, young or old. If you donate you can lengthen 8 lives, save or improve 60 lives and enhance the eyes of 2. The greatest benefit of organ donation is knowing that you're saving a life. That life might be your spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, a close friend, or a very grateful stranger.
In the world of donating your organs, age shouldn’t really matter. There were over 800 organ donors in 2018. Although they ranged from newborns to 17, most were age 11 to 17. In 2018 alone over 100 pediatric donors were babies under the age of 12 months. Carlton, a 93-year-old live donor from Texas donated his organs to a 69-year-old woman suffering from end-stage liver disease.
Donating your organs can be a big deal for some, I mean, you’re literally giving away a part of yourself. Some are happy to do it, but there can be some factors that can disqualify you. Having HIV or AIDS, lymphomas, bone, and myeloma type cancers, dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and many other medical problems can get you ruled off. But, even with an illness or a health condition, you can still donate your organs and/or tissues until death. Doctors will examine your organs and determine whether they are suitable for donation. Only a few conditions would absolutely prevent a person from becoming a donor—such as active cancer or a serious infection.
Organ Donation happens all around the world, and in New Zealand, it’s nothing new since it has been happening since 1965 when a liver was successfully transplanted. But our number isn’t that high at all, in fact, by November 19th 2017 there were only 63 organ donations, which is only higher by a little since in 2016 the number was just 61. But why are 41 countries ahead of us? Ronan O’ Carrol, University of Stirling professor, claims that the psychological reasoning behind this is that “many people don’t like the idea of violating our “body integrity” and that taking bits out is just wrong”.
In conclusion, Organ Donation is important and it should be mandatory. In New Zealand currently, there are more than 550 individuals waiting for an organ or tissue transplant and unfortunately, some of those people die waiting, while others will go on to live restricted lives by long-term treatment. And donation really makes a difference since it offers precious second chances and dramatic changes in someone’s life.
In the world of donating your organs, age shouldn’t really matter. There were over 800 organ donors in 2018. Although they ranged from newborns to 17, most were age 11 to 17. In 2018 alone over 100 pediatric donors were babies under the age of 12 months. Carlton, a 93-year-old live donor from Texas donated his organs to a 69-year-old woman suffering from end-stage liver disease.
Donating your organs can be a big deal for some, I mean, you’re literally giving away a part of yourself. Some are happy to do it, but there can be some factors that can disqualify you. Having HIV or AIDS, lymphomas, bone, and myeloma type cancers, dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and many other medical problems can get you ruled off. But, even with an illness or a health condition, you can still donate your organs and/or tissues until death. Doctors will examine your organs and determine whether they are suitable for donation. Only a few conditions would absolutely prevent a person from becoming a donor—such as active cancer or a serious infection.
Organ Donation happens all around the world, and in New Zealand, it’s nothing new since it has been happening since 1965 when a liver was successfully transplanted. But our number isn’t that high at all, in fact, by November 19th 2017 there were only 63 organ donations, which is only higher by a little since in 2016 the number was just 61. But why are 41 countries ahead of us? Ronan O’ Carrol, University of Stirling professor, claims that the psychological reasoning behind this is that “many people don’t like the idea of violating our “body integrity” and that taking bits out is just wrong”.
In conclusion, Organ Donation is important and it should be mandatory. In New Zealand currently, there are more than 550 individuals waiting for an organ or tissue transplant and unfortunately, some of those people die waiting, while others will go on to live restricted lives by long-term treatment. And donation really makes a difference since it offers precious second chances and dramatic changes in someone’s life.
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