Kiwi Can Reflection

Today I am learning to write about my Kiwi Can experience.

Yesterday we had Kiwi Can. It was different because we had a new presenter and her name was Lily, she was taking over the position that Ms Latoya had at our school as she moved up to teach at a high school. Something that I found about her is that she is a Samoan, I find this interesting because I am both Samoan and Tongan. Mr M told us what we were going to do and we got straight into the process.



Just the same as last week we were put into 4 different group, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4. Our energiser for that day was between the Boys and Girls splitting into two different circles, 2 hula hoops were placed next to each other and we had to walk around in the circle while music was playing, and the last person with their leg in the hula hoop had to compliment each other.  We went for about 4-5 rounds and in the 2nd round I was the person with my leg last in the hoop, the girl I had to compliment was Alone, she isn't a very confident person and it took a while for her to compliment me back. 



I didn't want to go in too detailed so I just said "I like your shoes" and as I waited most of the boys started laughing, I didn't care because one of them was going to get picked in the next round. As the music played again I was estimating who was going to be chosen next, luckily it was the person in front of me and that was Siale. I laughed at him, but quickly got over it and waited to hear what he was going to compliment the girl aside him.

Once his turn had finished, we went for one last round and then we stopped. At first I was completely lost with what the game was about. But when I contributed in it I enjoyed it and wanted to keep playing. I heard different compliments like;

• I like your hair
• I like your shoes
• I like how you always there for me
• You're a confident person.

For me I thought that I could have thought more deeply and not complemented people on their appearance but what's in the inside. The activity was called the "Complement Circle"

Then after all the fun and play time it was now time to get into the thinking, the question was about asking questions and why it is important when you're in a team.

I answered "Because you might not know what is going on and might just stay there with nothing to do and no deep understanding" I was proud of myself. But although I answered more people gave some outstanding answers... Now it was time for another activity.

Mr M told us what we were going to do, and to me I thought it was a great idea. 2 group got the same question but one was against and the other was for. I was in group 4 and the team we challenged was Group 3. Group 3 had a key player, but it didn't bother our team. The question we had was " Whether we should extend our lunch times to 2 hours or leave it at 40 minutes" we had some time to write down some answers, Mr M told us time was enough and we waited for our moments to shine. 

First Group 1 and 2 went first, it was a very intense moment but Group 2 manages to pull out the victory. Finally it was our turn, I was one of the representatives for my team and I was comforted by Siale. Group 3 had Losana and Demetrius representing their team. They started off first, then we came back. It kept going for about 5 minutes until we had to say our best reason why. In the end Group 4 won and it was a good win for them.

Siale was angry, but I wasn't I was calm. So basically all we did was have a political debate on whether lunch times should be extended or stay at 40 minutes.

Time was finished and we had to go back to class. This week's Kiwi Can session was amazing and I loved the experience I had throughout my time. Next week I hope to learn more about Lily and what she has in common with Mr M. This week's session also tested to show how students in my class critically think and see how confident they are. 

Here is my Kiwi Can reflection for this week! 

I enjoyed participating in the energiser because it was not only fun, but amazing!

Next week I hope we can play the same game again. A challenge I found was writing down some in depth reasons during the debate against the winners Group 4.

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Many thanks :) 

Creek Walk With Buddies.

I am learning to write about the Creek walk me and my class did with our buddy class.

On Monday the 27th of February my class and buddy class took a walk down to Dunkirk Road Creek and examine the different types of things that are located in that exact location. I had two buddies Toma, a year 7 student, and Garth a year 2 student. Garth is a young boy that is worthy of achieving life goals. We started our walk, it was a humid day and I we just finished lunch time. 

The walk down to the creek took almost all of my energy and when we finally got their my leg were aching hard. We got  piece of paper with pictures that Ms Barlow had taken a day earlier. Our task was to observe the creek and ask our buddy what they saw and find the specific pictures on the piece of paper. 

It took about 10 minutes for us to complete the quest because the creek was just behind Toma's house and he was a creek expert, lucky he was in my time. While searching for the pictures Garth was getting tired so I gave him a little ride on my back while running, for me it was a great way to keep my blood pressure up and exercise!. 

My goal for this year is to become strong,smart,healthy and fit for many years to come. "Come on in now" said Ms Barlow we all sat down under the strong heat rays of the humid sun. Ms Barlow asked what we saw and our buddy class raised their hands like crazy. Garth was one of those buddies who put their hand up and when it was their time to speak, nothing came out. I decided to teach him to have some confidence in himself and overcome his fears.

On our way back to school it was faster, some say on the way there it's long but on the way back is shorter. I found out that saying is true. I chose to give Garth a ride back to school as he was tired but Ms Barlow told him to get off and walk, I felt sad for the little dude. As we entered the school grounds many of us started running to get underneath the shade and away from the heat rays of the sun.

It was almost home time and I was the one with the responsibility of ringing the bell. We waved goodbye to our younger friends and started making our way up the stairs back to class tired. The classroom door swung open and soon it was packed up in no time. I looked at the time 3:57pm, 3 minutes until the bell, I asked Ms Komor and made my way down the stairs. "RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG" the sound of the bell shattered my ears.   At last home time already.

Overall I thought that my time with our buddies gave me a chance to get to know some of the younger kids properly and find out what they have in common and what they have different to me. Garth is a funny young boy who has the potential of achieving what he wants. We found some things that weren't on the list like Eels, Mussel Shells etc. I hope next time I can get some more time to spend with Garth and Toma.

Here is my writing about the creek walk I did with Garth and Toma.

It was a great experience and I hope to do it again someday.

I enjoyed searching the pictures on the piece of paper, next time I want to look for more pictures outside of the 'box'. 

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Many thanks.

Gary's Solo Taxonomy

WALT: Use Solo Taxonomy to critically summarize an article/text. 

Today for Reading I read an article about the secret life of Estuaries, an Estuary is a when small channels met together keeping all the nutrients and sending all the water out to sea. 

I used something called Solo Taxonomy it's like Blooms Taxonomy but different.

When I started I didn't know what it was, but now I know after reading, skimming and scanning.

I enjoyed answering the different types of stages in SOLO Taxonomy.

I enjoyed reading and finding out some information I didn't know about Estuaries.

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Many thanks!