Today I would give myself  a 2 /5 for effort and participation  in this training because…. I didn’t do my best that day because I was finding it very hard and confusing about having two balls in the Renegade Hockey Game. I tried my best to get the ball back down the court to set one of my teammates up for a goal as a goalie, But I am proud of myself for not letting anyone get a goal on me and that is what I am proud of on that day. I’m proud of my team for giving it they’re all that day and are always happy after a loss or win. I can definitely put 100% effort in my Renegade Hockey training and games. Im improving as a goalie as I can never let anyone score on me ever again because I have better technique and control.

A factor that influenced my participation was… My result for my participation is that I have boosted my confidence to a different level like no other before. I have made a great success of trying to climb to the very top of the ladder in Physical Education, and will try my very hardest to reach my goals as a student while I’m still learning. I’m proud that I’m giving up my free time to do something educational such as this subject which is my very favourite. I’m proud of challenging myself  academically and physically, And will try my hardest to determine my goals and climb to the very top of the ladder. I am also giving it 100% in education and physical education and will create more success in the future.

Something(s) I am doing to contribute to my team… I would always share my aroha to the team and positive notes. To always figure out strategies together. I would always say “ try your best” to the team because some are still learning and I would always advise them to try your hardest no matter what. I also still have to figure out how to catch the ball with the Hockey stick Because I still find some difficulty with my positioning but I am still learning and practicing at home. I am putting amazing commitment to my team and I treat them like they’re family.

Something I really enjoyed was… Our team showed major commitment. We are able to show some good strategies during the game. I really enjoyed us going out there and having fun!

For the past week we have been learning about human rights and what it can mean to us in social studies.
What does Human Rights mean to me?
Well it means a lot of different meanings such as, we should all be treated equally and it shouldn’t matter what colour, religion, race, language etc you are you shouldn’t be treated differently. I have chosen starving children as one of my images because people don’t realise how fortunate they are to be able to feed themselves and their family. There are 3.1 million children dying each year due to starvation. These kids shouldn’t have to live like this. They should be able to live a healthy life without having any food shortages. What I’m trying to say is we as people should have FREEDOM and the right to be HEARD. Just remember we are no different to others no matter who or what you are.

 We have begun Jump Start for our Year 11 classes, and oh how it’s been eventful. For now I’ll be reflecting on my PE lessons. I’ve fortunately been chosen for Level 1 PE with our teacher Whaea Ruth and already PE has kicked off starting with our Renegade Hockey unit. To start we’ve mainly done peer coaching and learning the basic skills that we would need to play this sport. We’ve touched on passing, tackling, a mid – air – trap, and also flicking the ball when being defended. I’ve mainly struggled with the mid – air – trap due to the lack of balance and control I have with the stick, but with a Growth Mindset I am determined to crack it by the end of our unit. Other than learning basic skills, we have also been learning about each other which has been the most enjoyable for me. Considering PE is no longer mandatory  in Year 11 our class is now a combination of those willing to take PE in the whole of our year group, which means new people to get to know. In these PE lessons we have been pushed to partner up with someone from the opposite form class so that we are getting to mix and mingle and our games, for me, have really helped with that. From one game I could tell that everyone in our class has the same drive and passion for sports to be better and always give a 100% because not once did I see a single person not  being involved or just standing to just stand. That excites me for the future progression of our PE class in 2022, and I hope this energy keeps up.

This is something we did a while ago, but I did not blog on. In social studies we had been working on a future planning unit- working on concepts such as money management, future career and entrepreneurship. I created handmade cards to sell, designing the packaging, and organising the cost and shipping. The aim was to create a product that was going to bring in profit. We needed to do the necessary research into marketing and online financial transaction methods- this was a big focus for me as I already had a functioning product. We moved on before I got a chance to properly finish my research but I still thought it would be a good thing to have on my blog. Below is the slideshow containing my work. 

During Science, our class has been working on a topic called Genetics and Evolution- as part of this unit we are required to research a type of genetic disorder/disease/condition and present it in a poster format. This will then account for 50% of our overall mark for this topic. The reason for this is because we have been doing student oriented learning system- this is where the members of the class get to design how we are going to learn. Most of us liked the idea of creating something visual to represent our work, so we compiled our work into a poster. Another factor that influenced our poster making was the feedback Matua Ihaka had received from the class- a large amount of us disagreed with having our entire grade based on the results in our tests, as most of did relatively well throughout the unit, but might not do so well in the test. Anyway, this is the poster I created on Albinism. 

  

Kia Ora we have been doing screencastify for Social Studies and we have been learning about Human Rights.
Human rights are not judging others for what or who they are and having Freedoom of what you do. These days some people like the high standard people that are Lawyers or people that are rich get to SPEAK, but people that have their own opinion like YOU, a person that lives life but not famous or heard of, you get arreseted for speaking that’s when it’s just messed up. We all should be heard, it’s not about COLOUR and we should just have PEACE and FREEDOM. People these days are still getting used for slavery and thats not ok, people should have the right to be free and not been used for slavery and other sad things.

 

 
Kia oraa! For Social Studies we have been learning about Human rights and as you can see i explained everything and also my understanding in the video. These are my own opinions about why we should have freedom in this world. Because i see that most people share their thoughts but somehow they get arrested for having the right to speak. There should be freedom amongst other’s like slavery! Well the Big problem in this world is ‘RACISIM’ and ‘COVID’. Imgaine if Unvacinated people are treated like black people and Vacinated people are the White people, See Black people didn’t get much back then and White people were like treated like they were more special. My honest opinion is that we should just have PEACE in this world and have FREEDOM for all and we should all be treated the same even if we are different!

Currently at BOIC ( Bay of Islands College ) our junior students ( yr 9, yr 10 ) are getting a taste of what the new year of schooling will bring them. I am one of the many Bay of Islands College students participating in this as I am still a junior. The way it works is we move our junior students to the timetable they will have the future year to prepare them for what may come. This is called Jump Start. We do this every year on the last 2 academic weeks of school we have left. I have also changed timetables, meaning I am currently taking the classes I will have when I am an NCEA student. One of my new classes is P.E. I have had a taste of this subject and we are currently learning skills for a game called Renegade Hockey.

Today in Physical Education we were able to put all the skills, in the game Renegade hockey that we had learnt from our previous lessons to the test. During P.E we were able to play a full court game. This was our first real game or Renegade Hockey as a class. Afterwards we were tasked with writing a reflection about what we learnt and how our day went. This was an exciting experience as it allowed us to see what we all took out from the few lessons of learning we had. It allowed us to work in a team and cooperate with new people, as we have only had a few lessons in this new P.E class. We all did well and demonstrated the skills we had learnt through our individual performances.

This is my reflection

Today I would give myself 4/5 for effort and participation in this training because today I found it hard to adapt to the full court play. I struggled with putting what we learnt from the previous two lessons into a full court game with all members of my class. My effort was lacking in the beginning of the game as I didn’t really participate for a small period of the first half due to me starting to get used to the game. As time went on I felt the need to participate more and as I did I managed to score a few points. I tackled a few balls and got more into the game as time went on.

A skill I worked on improving was tackling. Tackling in renegade hockey is when you attempt to steal the ball of the opposition by either taking it from them or knocking it out of their possession. I improved this skill when we were doing peer coaching by attempting to tackle while me and my partner were still working together and when one of us was with Whaea Ruth I practiced my ball handling skills. I did this so when it did come to tackling instead of just knocking the ball away from the person I could possibly steal it and be able to control it to use it to my advantage and continue playing.

Today I helped the people in my team as I contributed to the work whilst playing our full court renegade hockey. Me and my team helped each other by playing as a team and when it came to having our half times, we all came together as a group, subbed out our goalie and gave each other tips on how we could improve our individual performance. As we worked together we ended up communicating and playing even better as a team after our half time. We had realised that a few particular people were doing a lot of work so we all took it upon ourselves to contribute a bit more to spread the load. My team was named the whareware’s and we all cooperated well together and ended up winning our full court match. As an individual, before our game I helped my partner when we were doing peer coaching, by giving them a recap of the rules and skills we had learned in our previous lessons. We both demonstrated that we understood and were listening to our partner teaching us as we were practicing the skills before our game and displayed the skills individually throughout the game.

Someone who helped me learn was my partner. During today’s learning my partner was Ngapua. During our peer coaching we each demonstrated the few skills we had left to learn as we came back from our small session with Whaea Ruth. We each displayed the skill properly and retaught what we learnt from Whaea Ruth. We both went over the skills we learnt in our previous lesson at the beginning of our P.E period. We both showed that we were listening to what the other was teaching as we displayed the skills during the game. Before we were split up into teams we practiced all the basic skills we had learned. Pulling each other up when we knew we were doing something wrong was a part of it. We both went over the rules and displayed what we had learnt throughout the week in our full court game. One skill I can guarantee he taught me was how you catch the ball with your stick. This is the one time we were allowed to bring the stick above your head as we needed to control the ball to the point that it was playable. He demonstrated the skill for me as he explained the purpose, while we were doing our peer coaching. That is the most important thing I have taken away from him helping me, was that particular skill. It is important as doing this wrong could possibly harm a person on your team or the opposition, as they could possibly come into contact with your stick whilst you are doing this skill. So it is important that he taught me how to do it right.

Our team is starting to work well and cooperate together to improve overall team performance. Our team, as mentioned before, won our game of renegade hockey. To a lot of people who saw it would say it was because of a particular individual performance. I think we won because of our team work. The effort we all put in was a big part of how we won. Another, was how well we cooperate with each other. We all worked together passing the ball, tackling, generally working as a team. I found that our communication and the way we spread out amongst the court improved our overall team performance. We worked well and succeeded with our communication throughout the game. In my opinion all the cooperation and working together our team did created a positive atmosphere for the members, causing us to participate and work together well.

Something I really enjoyed was playing our full court game. The reason why I enjoyed this is because all the practice and learning we have been doing was to build us to play a full court game. Me, being the person I am, love to play sports and other games, so being able to play a proper match was pretty exciting. I found it very interesting to put all our learning and mini games for practice ,to the test. We each displayed the skills we learnt through peer coaching as we played our game. This gave us all the opportunity to play a proper full court match and to see who was listening and willing to put the skills to the test. My team cooperated well throughout the game, as well as improving in the second half. At this point I think we were used to the game and playing together. As we moved throughout the game I found that our cooperation and team work improved. All showing the basic skills of the game we had learnt, such as, trapping, tackling, flicking and so on. I, as an individual , had a lot of fun playing this game. The game was new to me but I had fun regardless. I even managed to score a few goals throughout this week of learning.

Ingoa: Dame Te Atairangikaahu

Important facts about your person?

Dame Te Atairangikaahu, of Ngati Mahuta, Ngati Apakura and Ngati Maniapoto, was the first woman chosen to lead Kīngitanga (the Māori king movement), becoming the first Māori queen. Born Pikimene Korokī Mahuta, or Princess Piki, she later assumed her mother’s name, which is what she became widely known as. She was born at Waahi pā on the 23rd of July, the youngest of two female siblings, and was educated at the local Rakaumanga Native School, subsequently groomed for leadership from a young age. Her aunt, Te Puea Herangi, was very influential in her life, and prepared her to lead the Kīngitanga, should she be chosen for the role in later life. At the age of fifteen, her aunt sent her to board at Te Rahui Wahine, a Methodist school where she became a prefect, her leadership skills prevalent from a young age. While Te Puea ensured that Piki was comfortable socialising in a European environment, she made sure Piki never lost sight of her Māori heritage. Overall, Piki’s passage into the political world, and her success in that field, is largely attributed to the assistance, encouragement and pressure placed on her by her aunt. During a visit from Queen Elizabeth the ll and the Duke of Edinburgh to Tūrangawaewae, Princess Piki was the one to lead them into the marae, her father, Korokī, the leader of the Kīngitanga at the time, fell back, and many people viewed this as him marking Princess Piki as his heir. Over the years, he grew increasingly ill, and Piki represented him more and more, demonstrating her confidence and charm as a leader. Following his death, Piki was elected queen, but was reluctant to accept her role and she chose to strongly mark her ascension by taking on her mother’s name- who had passed the previous year. 

What did he/she do to contribute to the survival of te reo Māori?

Te Atairangikaahu was the leader of the Kīngitanga for over forty years, and she contributed extensively to the survival of Te Reo Māori. Not only was she responsible for the continuous hosting of many Māori events, but she became ingrained in the community. People respected her as a leader- she could be seen attending a rugby game as much as the theatre or opera, and her speeches reflected the beliefs of her people. She traveled extensively overseas, and gained greater respect, not just for the Māori people, but for all of Aotearoa. She was a strong supporter of many cultural events, including the Pacific arts festival, ensuring that traditions were upheld, and not forgotten. A key event in her reign was the Waikato Raupatu Settlement in 1995, settling the ongoing land disputes in the region, and gaining acknowledgment from the government to help come to a mutual agreement that would suit both parties- the Pākēha and Māori tribes who had lost land during colonisation. Te Atairangikaahu was an advocate for Māori, working to uphold the traditions that had been passed down through generations. She was a patroness for the Māori Women’s Welfare League and kōhanga reo movement. She continually expressed the importance of maintaining the language in youth. In 1970, Te Atairangikaahu became the first Māori women to be made a Dame. Her perseverance and determination in the revitalization of Te Reo Māori, is a key time in the history of the language. 

Why did you select this person?

For me, choosing Whina Cooper would have been the obvious choice, as she is well known for contributing to the survival of Te Reo Māori. However, I wanted to investigate someone I didn’t know anything about- so I chose Dame Te Atairangikaahu. Before completing this research I knew nothing about her- my understanding of important Māori figures through the years is very limited- and I really wanted to broaden my knowledge. The reason I chose Dame Te Atairangikaahu is because I wanted to learn more about different people who have contributed to the survival of a precious taonga of Māori culture- the language. 

What can you contribute to continue the legacy of your Tangata Rongonui?  

In my opinion, the greatest thing we can gather from Te Atairangikaahu’s actions is to never give up. Stand up for what is right, stand up for the people that can’t do it themselves. Preserve what is precious to your community, culture, people. To contribute to her legacy, we cannot forget- teach the language, learn- anybody can continue this legacy, everybody can contribute, you don’t need Māori heritage to keep a precious culture alive. Don’t laugh at someone because they can’t pronounce the words, because they might be trying really hard. My chosen Tangata Rongonui was Te Atairangikaahu, who taught people that determination can be the backbone of keeping what you love, alive. 

POSTER OF MY TANGATA RONGONUI

 

 Today I would give myself a 5/5 for effort and participation in this training because I believe I participated fully in the lessons activities and tried my hardest to improve the skills I have developed. As far as skill progression is involved, I would give myself a 1/5 for development and performance- not to downgrade or downplay my efforts, I simply believe that recognizing the potential for improvement is one of the keys to success in sport. We have also only scratched the surface of renegade hockey, learning the fundamental basic skills needed to be able to play effectively. I can’t wait to see how much I am able to improve myself in this sport, even in the short amount of time that we have. 

Although we were not given a name, our team worked hard to communicate in the short time we had to play. It was our first chance to practice the skills we had developed in a ‘game’ environment. It was interesting to see how much we retained, and how much was disregarded the moment we were put in a slightly more competitive situation. I believe that there is a difference between being able to effectively perform the skills in a controlled setting, and being able to perform the skills in a game. If we are able to semi-master this by the end of this short unit, it will be a big improvement both in our ability as team players and in our own individual selves. 

I’m proud that I improved my ability to trap and dribble the ball, as both of these are essential skills when playing the game. It also showed the improvement in my hand-eye coordination ability over these past two lessons, which as I mentioned earlier, is one of the factors I want to improve in this unit. I also feel that any opportunity to test and strengthen your teaching and leadership skills is important- these opportunities are enabled by the peer coaching system of learning we undertake in this class. I feel that ‘practice makes perfect,’ and I am proud that I am able to test myself each time I make an effort to teach other people about a particular skill. As important as that factor is, it is also equally important to be an effective listener and I believe that my desire to achieve as much as I can in the short space of time is driving my ability to make the most of the information I am given. I also scored a goal, which is a once in a blue moon occurrence so I was very proud of that. 

Something I found challenging was working in a team- however, just because it is challenging does not mean that I did not enjoy it. I believe that working with other people is always going to test your abilities both to communicate and work as one with other people. I participate in mostly individual sports- swimming and running- so getting the chance to work in a team is both challenging and fun. Getting to witness how other people operate, sharing victory… and loss, building ties- a team environment is both a place where you can be pushed, capability wise, and improve knowing that you are not only improving as an individual but as a team. This is why I would say that, although this is what challenged me the most, it was also the aspect of our learning today that I found the most enjoyable. 

During Robotics we have been working on apps- creating them from instructions, and inventing our own. Below is an example of an app I created from instructions called the ‘Chillout App’ which plays different soothing noises depending on what button you click. We had to create the physical part of the app- the bit you would see when published- and then write the code which would bring our creation to life. I have taken screen shots to illustrate the different components of this app, which can be seen bellow:

This is the work place where you create the app. You have multiple functions to choose from that help bring your app to life. The image on the far left illustrates what the app looks like on your phone. 

When you go to run your program you have to chose to connect chromebook which brings up this screen:

You select MIT AI2 Companion and click OPEN.

Finally you should see a progress bar appear and then you can open your MIT companion to run your program.

Please bare in mind that it will not work unless you have downloaded the MIT AI2 Companion onto your chromebook. 

Third icon to the right.

During Robotics we have been working on apps- creating them from instructions, and inventing our own. Below is an example of an app I created from instructions called the ‘Chillout App’ which plays different soothing noises depending on what button you click. We had to create the physical part of the app- the bit you would see when published- and then write the code which would bring our creation to life. I have taken screen shots to illustrate the different components of this app, which can be seen bellow:

This is the work place where you create the app. You have multiple functions to choose from that help bring your app to life. The image on the far left illustrates what the app looks like on your phone. 

When you go to run your program you have to chose to connect chromebook which brings up this screen:

You select MIT AI2 Companion and click OPEN.

Finally you should see a progress bar appear and then you can open your MIT companion to run your program.

Please bare in mind that it will not work unless you have downloaded the MIT AI2 Companion onto your chromebook. 

Third icon to the right.