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Today the kahu hapori went to Totara park, to learn about our guardians of the galaxy for the theme of our project. We spent most of our time at the park doing long bush walks and taking photos of the plants and trees that were there. We went to learn about our environment and our waterways. We used an app called seek to take photos and once we took the photo we could know all the details about the plant and trees. The Seek app is so easy to use it makes it so much more fun and easier to find out different types of thing about the plants. 

I was lots of cool things today when we were at Totara park, I was lots of different types of plants and types of fungi. We was a type of mushroom today and it was called vermilion waurap mushroom. I was a lots of types for trees that I haven’t seen before. We went to the farther part of Totara park. I also learnt more about nīkau palm, karaka, dicotes, rimu, silver fern, and more about the rangiora. It was a 7.5/10 rating for me. 

This week we went to botanical gardens. There were so many different things and plants there. I was very different from Totara park at the botanical garden. I had so many nice Fowlers . We got put into groups. I was in my teachers group miss rowland. I saw a lot of dicot plants and a lot of vascular trees. My favourite plant at the botanical garde was the camellias. They are so pretty and small like beauty. Overall I had a fantastic time at the botanical garden. I got to collaborate with people I don’t really know. It was a 8/10 rating for me.

Introduction 

Sir Peter Jackson is a NewZealand film director. He was born in Wellington, NewZealand he saw a director producer writer he directored the movies the hobbit, lord of the rings and more. He became a director at the age of eight years old when sir Peter Jackson was eight yrs old his parents bought am 8mm movies camera. Now in 2024 sir Peter Jackson is at the age of 62 hrs old.

Early life

Sir Peter Jackson was born on October 31 1961. He was born in Pukerua bay, in the north islands in NewZealand. When sir Peter Jackson was eight years old when his parents bought him a 8mm movie camera and that is when he started to make short films. Sir Peter Jackson went to the school Kāpiti College. Sir Peter Jackson had no interest in sports. Sir Peter Jackson was NewZealand order of merit was in 2002 NewZealand order of merit was in 2010 ( knighted dates) 

2 paragraph new information

Sir Peter Jackson was married to Fran Walsh and was happily married with 2 kids. Sir Peter Jackson is ranked 2124 with an estimated $1.5b- sir Peter Jackson developed a love of films as a child. Sir Peter Jackson had 2 kids named Katie Jackson, Billy Jackson. Sir Peter Jackson’s parents’ names were Joan ruck, William Jackson. His new upcoming movie is the untitled adventure of tinting sequel. 

Statistics facts

• He owns 70 planes 
• He got three academy awards
• He made at least 21 movie
• He is 62 years old in 2024

Conclusion

Sir Peter Jackson was eight years old when he started filming short movies. Sir Peter Jackson was born in NewZealand in Wellington in October 31 1961 he was born in pukerua bay. He was the director for the hobbit and lord of the rings and more. Sir Peter Jackson is 62 years old now to the current date. Sir Peter Jackson has won lots of awards in his life.

Where was Kate Sheppard born  

Born in Liverpool in 1847, Kate Malcolm migrated to Christchurch in her early twenties and in 1871 married merchant Walter Sheppard. In 1885 she joined the new Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), which advocated women’s suffrage as a means to fight for liquor prohibition.

What was her family members names

Douglas Sheppard

William Sidney Lovell-Smith

Walter Sheppard

Jemima Crawford Souter

Andrew Wilson Malcolm

When was her death 

Sheppard outlived two husbands, her only son, and her only grandchild. She died on 13 July 1934, a year after the first woman MP, Labour’s Elizabeth McCombs, entered Parliament.

Lovell-Smith died only four years later, and Sheppard herself died in Christchurch on 13 July 1934 at the age of 86.

Where did Kate pass way 

Kate died at her home in Riccarton on 13 July 1934. She is buried at Addington cemetery with her mother, a brother and a sister. The Christchurch Times reported her death in simple appreciation: A great woman has gone, whose name will remain an inspiration to the daughters of New Zealand while our history endures.

These first few days in kahu have been good and weird they have been good because we have new people in our Hapori and little bit weird because they is no more yr 9s and it is very calm and quiet without them there.

I have learnt lots of new things in kahu 2024 Compared to last year things are just so much more diffident and a bit difficult just a bit.

Just like last year we had jobs and this year I applied for a PTA ambassador and a house captain and a foodtastic ambassador I hope I get the house captain role because I love to be a leader and love to do sports a d I applied for the role foodtastic ambassador because I love to cook and bake.

So far the kahu Hapori has been a great success.

What are sports?

Sport’ is a physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aims at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental wellbeing, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels.

How many teams have I made it in for sports?

By far I have made it into every single team for school sports. My recent sports were touch basketball, volley & softball. I have done all of the sports at school and I am in the team for badminton and I enjoy all of them. I 

My favourite sports and why?

My favourite sport in school is basketball because I think that I have learned a lot from basketball but my favourite sport outside of school is field hockey. I love field hockey. I play Striker or right wing.

What is field hockey?

Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with eleven players in total, made up of ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams have to move a hockey ball around a pitch by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the team’s shooting circle and then into the goal.

One day I came to school and I was wondering if no one was here. It was so Weird I what to take a look in the class but no one was there. And it all happened because I slept in. I woke up late, ran to school and tried to open the library door but they were locked but the office door was open, where is everyone? I was looking around the kahu space, the hall, office, field, bleachers, upstairs, downstairs but there was nobody.

I tried to email or call my teachers or parents’ friends but no one answered. I tried to check my wataka and I could not believe my eyes. My favourite day of the year was athletes day. It was athletics, everyone was at athletics.

I want to go find some snacks. I made a toastie hot chocolate coffee tea. I went to the breakfast club. I had so much fun alone at school to be honest I could run around, draw, make a fort jump on the couch and play music. But I was Exhausted but Suddenly I here’d lots of noise, screaming, cheering, running, jumping. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a bus pull up outside and everyone was back. Everyone was in their house colours, people were so happy and this all happened just because I slept in.

Trem 4 

VR

On Thursday we went to VR with my class and VR stands Virtual Reality. We learned about sea life and pollution. There were different places to go to. We had 2 teachers whose names were Grace and Alice.

We had a look at polluted water and unpolluted water. Polluted water looks like green and dusty unpolluted water looks clean and you can see far away in clean water. It also  has lots of seaweed but in polluted water there are lots of skinny Kina. 

The animals in the VR were very cool. It was 3D. The best things in VR are the 3D slides and the animals.

We also learned about sea life and sea animals and we also learned about the best ways to not use too much plastic I said use less single use plastic. We had to come up with the best ways to have less plastics in the oceans and if you go to a beach and the bin is full, take  your rubbish with you and put it in your bin at home.

We looked under water to see different types of sea life and different types of caves. The next thing that we did was what is healthy and what is unhealthy for the water and animals. The best way to have more fish in the ocean is less fishing but if you do want to don’t take more than you need.

I think we need signs of how much fish you can take every day. 

But in my Opinion I give this VR Session a 10 out of ten because I learned a lot about sealifes and sea animals and also how to use a VR set. 

Week 4

Kindness 

 Introduced 

 Boom the thunder storm is coming it is not a usual rainy day it is a thunderstorm roads flooded water dropping out of peoples house roofs. People screaming it sounds like gunshots. One rainy day in the Early morning it was raining lightly at 9:45 we started to get some heavy rain. At 10:45 the rain was going crazy people on the streets were soaked In water.

2 weeks later

I woke up to a loud sounds near my window at 12:55 it was Pitch black it was rain so hard it was like there is going to be a another thunderstorm Reha hid underneath the big fluffy blanket shivering in Scaredness thinking the blanket would save her.     

1. Reha lived near the beach the waves were so rough reha looked not of her window she saw people drowning in the water reha had a fear of water but reha was going to be brave and go outside to save the people in danger that are strangling and that need help reha is going to go out there and help.
2. Reha is now outside is is shivering because of the cold she is terrified but reha is going to be a hero she going to help the people. Reha is running to the people she jumps in to the water helping each person to get out of the drowning water.
3. A few week town we all nice a clean and people were on the streets shopping for new things and buying new furniture and clothes and the people were all happy.

What is halloween/ halloweens dark history 

Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2022 will occur on Monday, October 31. Halloween was marked on the last day of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

Why is halloween Celebrated/ why is halloween bad

Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was held on November 1 in contemporary calendars. It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits.

There are many Christians today that look at Halloween as a pagan holiday during which the devil is worshipped and evil is glorified.

Why is halloween different from other holidays 

Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It began as a Celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially

What is the true meaning for halloween 

The word “Halloween” comes from All Hallows’ Eve and means “hallowed evening.” The history of Halloween dates back to a pagan festival called Samhain. Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went door-to-door, which is the origin of Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating.

When was the first ever halloween

The first ever halloween was in 1978 it was to scare of the devil. Halloween was celebrated 2,000 years ago. The die can came back.