Market day

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog post for this week. Today I am going to tell you a little bit about Market day and what we did, what we made, and how well it worked out. 

So for Market Day, we made tie-dye. We tie-dyed t-shirts and socks. The people that were in my group were Khaylanie, AJ, and I. We had to make a poster for our company so that on the day people would know our name and hopefully tell people about it and bring more people. Some of our tie-dye we had done the day before and they needed to dry once we rinsed them under the sink. We then had to let them dry outside. On the day we had a small table with a big poster. The socks sold out really fast. Some of the t-shirts we had reserved for some people because they had already been bought but were still wet from when we rinsed them because they didn't get that long to dry.

Something that I really enjoyed about market day was that there were heaps and heaps of different food stands. Some of the stands I went to were really good and some of them were a bit off for me and I didn't really enjoy it as much. Another thing that I really enjoyed was the music that was playing. It was actually really nice to have music playing on a hot day. One last thing that I enjoyed was actually going around the stalls and looking at what people had made. It was really interesting to see what people had an interest in and to see what they had made.

Some things that I didn't enjoy was the heat. It was a really hot day in which we had to sit out or stand in the sun. Our stand didn't have chairs so we had to sit on the fake grass in the sun. Another thing that I didn't enjoy was how some of the schools arrived late so we didn't get to sell our product for half of that time. One more thing that I didn't enjoy was how Aj was in our group but she was never at the stand. She was only there for a couple minutes and she left for the rest of it. I was actually really annoyed about this because she was part of our group and didn't do anything.

A thing I would like to change is practically everything. Our group. Well, one person from it and what we were selling. Next time Khaylanie and I were thinking to make food this time instead of a materialized product like tie-dyed shirts and socks.

The amount that everything cost for our t-shirts was $30. All of the other things Khaylanie and I already had at home. Aj didn't even bother to get anything for our business. This is something that also annoyed me because all she did was do the tie-dye. The amount of money that we actually made was $60 dollars and something cents. I think that our total profit was $28.

Market day was not what I expected but it was really interesting. I can't wait until next year to make something new.

Te whare tapa wha

 Hi guys and welcome back to another blog. Today I am going to talk about mental health awareness and what you can do to help with these. There are 4 types of wellbeing to this. Spiritual, Physical, family, and social and mental and emotional. The first one that we are going to talk about is physical wellbeing. 

• Physical well being - you could go for a run or do some exercise. Maybe you could also eat something and have a nap. Drink some more water to stay more hydrated. These are just a few of the many things that you could do to boost your physical wellbeing.

• Spiritual well being - you could do some yoga or read a book. Take a nap in the sun or look at the clouds outside. Maybe do some meditation and listen to your favourite music or some nice calm soothing music. These are also just a few of the thing that you could do to stay spiritual.

• Family and social - you could do some baking with your parents and or siblings or maybe have a family game night. Maybe you could make a family tik tok and post it. Any of these you could do with many more to list. Have a go and have fun while it lasts.

• Mental and emotional - you could maybe write down your emotions in a book or maybe your diary. Maybe read a book to calm you down or listen to some music. Be aware of your emotions and how you/they act. Think before you do something. Express your feelings in appropriate ways. Maybe next time you need to calm down do some of these things.

I hope some of these helped you.

Healthy lifestyles

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog post. Today in health we had to write a four coarse meal for the day. Breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner. We had to write this onto a document. the 4 main groups of food we had to include were Fruit and veggies, grain foods, dairy products, and legumes. We had to write a plan for all of them including all of these food groups.

Here is the document of my plan.

Your Task: Create a meal plan for 1 day that includes all the necessary amounts for each of the 4 Food Groups

Vegetables + Fruit - at least 3 servings of veggies and 2 servings of fruit every day 

Grain foods - 6 servings each day (check portion sizes)

Milk/Milk products - 2 servings

Legumes/Nuts/Seeds/Fish/Seafood/Eggs/Poultry/Meat etc. - 2 servings 

When you have created your meal plan, please highlight each food based on the colors provided above. This will help us clearly see where each of the food groups has fit in. Remember, you want each meal to be a balanced plate.

Bonus research: how many glasses of water should we have each day? Fit this into your meal plan. 

Breakfast	Porridge,milk,banana,sugar, muesli
Lunch	Bread, boiled egg, orange, a glass of milk
Snack	Muesli bar, strawberries, a pottle of yogurt, oats
Dinner	Steak, glass of milk,  spinach, chia seeds
Water	How many servings per day? __________8__cups___________ How do you think you could fit these in besides just at meal times?     breakfast   snack lunch

Heroes and Villians

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog. Today I have just finished a long story. You don't have to read it all because I know I wouldn't. I really gave up at the end. Uhh, I don't know if I'm proud of it or not but I spent ages on it. 14 paragraphs. I also had to take a photo about some drawings that we did.

You know, it was just an ordinary day. The sun was gleaming, the breeze blowing and the white marshmallow clouds above. Everything was going fine until drama happened. The quiet kid 17 yrs old named Pedro with brown tousled hair, with a fashion style from the 90s. He has dark brown freckles and bright blue eyes. Bushy eyebrows and a tall slim body. Standing in the corner of a building trying to mind his own business. A girl named Sadie with bright orange hair and green eyes. Big plumpy lips and small, thin eyebrows. She who bullied him since kindergarten saw him so she came over and started to judge what he wore and what he looked like by touching his clothes and spilling water on them. She yelled mean and horrible words at him that made him more depressed than he already was. He cried in the corner once she left.  Sadie laughed as she walked away from the scene. People all around gathered to see why he was crying. He just ran away with embarrassment while people yelled crybaby and loser at him. He hid behind a dumpster ashamed.

Since kindergarten, he had hated Sadie and thought of doing something to her. He never really knew what he should do to her but hiding behind the dumpster it gave him an idea of what to do to her. He thought about kidnapping her while she stayed at school finishing off some work while everyone else had gone home. Obviously, he had to wait a couple weeks to do this because he had to wait everyday to see what time the teachers would head home and what days had sports on after and to watch Sadies every move. He obviously had to be careful not to get caught by anyone and or tell anyone about his plan or he could get suspended from school so he kept quiet.

The following week he ignored everyone and headed to class. Sadie was at the door waiting for him to enter. She went in front of the door and pushed Pedro's chest, making him fall on the person behind him. She walked up to him and asked him “ Why have you been ignoring me. Can't believe someone as pretty as me is bullying you”. He paused as she spoke. She asked him again “ Why have u been ignoring me”. He hesitated to speak to her and pushed past her into the classroom, her back hitting the sides of the walls. She looked at him with snake eyes while he took a seat. Not paying attention to the teacher he went over his plan. Making everything was right. At the end of the day wait until everyone leaves the school including the teachers. Sneak into the classroom that Sadie was quietly working in, throw her in a bag and sneak her into his van through the back of the van. Simple. Right?

The class ended and everyone was heading out to lunch when he got tapped on the shoulder. The teacher was behind him looking at him from head to toe and then asked if anything was wrong. “No” he replied quickly. The teacher stared at him trying to make out his face features trying to tell if he was lying or not. Pedro then got very nervous and asked if he was dismissed from the classroom. The teacher nodded slowly but reassuringly. He stepped out of the classroom making his way behind the dumpster looking back to see if anyone was watching or following him. There was one more period until the end of the day and until he could start his “ Master plan ” by kidnapping Sadie. A couple kids came around the dumpster shouting and yelling but Pedro wasn’t really listening. He was just making sure they didn’t look behind. They left once the bell rang so he got up and made his way to his next class. Woodtech.

He entered the building and headed down to the wood tech area where he was once again met by you know who. Sadie. It looked like she was really mad being pushed into the wall because her face was red like a tomato and her teeth gritted as they scratched along each other. He knew she wasn't going to do anything so he walked right past her. As he walked into class he saw lots of tools/equipment that could maybe help him. While the teacher wasn’t looking he stole some rope, tape, and a bag. He shoved them into his school-bag and went back over with everyone else trying not to look suspicious. Finally!  The day had ended. Pedro was nervous about what he was going to do and was thinking if this really was the right thing to do. Kidnap Sadie and not tell anyone. He would just have to wait and see.

Kids were flowing out the gate who knows how many at a time rushing off home or to the mall. He hid behind the dumpster again until EVERYONE had left except for Sadie and the janitors. Pedro then got up, grabbed his bag with the rope, tape, and bag inside of it. He slithered like a serpent into the building sadie was in. Quickly opened the door and shut it. The door creaked a little but didn’t catch sadie’s attention. He crept into the science room and hid under one of the tables. The table wobbled as Pedro tried to fit under. Luckily he made it under before Sadie turned around. He was breathing heavily as she got up and walked around the room looking for a liquid or solid to put into her project. He couldn’t get a glimpse of what her experiment was but it smelled rotten just like her breath. Sadie stopped walking for a moment. ‘Sighed’ and left the room. Pedro got this as a chance to follow her. He got out from under the table and left the room too, silently making his way toward her but keeping a distance between them.

Sadie was walking toward the toilets. Pedro guessed she had to do her business. He was thinking too much about HOW exactly he was going to kidnap her that he bumped into a wall with glass jars making some of the jars of glass smash onto the ground creating a loud smashing sound. Sadie looked back as she saw Pedro following her. She saw a vicious grin cross his face as they looked at each other. She was confused at first. Pedro paused for a moment and then realized he had to run too to catch up to her. They ran all over the building smashing and breaking things. Throwing items at each other. Sadie ran into the cooking room. Pedro followed behind her, locking the door. Sadie stopped in her path as she heard the door ‘click’. She turned around slowly while Pedro got the tape and rope out. She tried to open a window. She managed to but she couldn’t fit. The window didn’t open out wide enough for her to fit through.

Pedro walked slowly toward her grinning. Sadie tried to push one of the tables onto him but they were screwed onto the cold hard concrete floor. Sadie then opened a drawer behind her and pulled out some tongs. She tried to snip them at him but lost grip when she opened them. Pedro then grabbed hold of her and pushed her onto the ground making her black-out. He wrapped her up with the rope and taped her mouth shut with multiple pieces of tape. He then tried to fit her into the bag but she couldn’t fit because he didn't check how big the bag was when he grabbed it so he carried her out of the building and out to his van. He threw her in there not thinking ‘should I really do this...yes’. No one will ever know about this. Maybe I'll just keep her and abandon her in a forest or somewhere like that.

Driving along a narrow steep road with cars passing by. Pedro was wondering when she was gonna wake up because his windows weren’t blacked so anyone could easily see her so he had to be cautious. He started to pick up speed in an 80km zone passing cars more frequently. A couple minutes passed and Sadie began to wake up with a pounding headache. Her vision blurred as she tried to sit up straight. Pedro was heading for a bumpy road which meant that Sadie would be thrown across the back of the van but the thing is she didn't know that so once they hit the road she was ofc thrown around the back. Pedro made a stop and looked behind. Sadie quickly closed her eyes. She could sense that he was still watching her. A couple seconds passed and the vehicle started to move again at a pace of around 50km. Sadie slowly opened her eyes again adjusting to the light once again but she slowly closed them again wondering what was going to happen.

The vehicle came to a halt as a car door opened and shut slamming as it did so. Gravel crunching under big hiking boots. The clouds turned grey like big giant tears. The back door of the van opened, Sadie being dragged out and carried on Pedro's shoulder. Her head swaying side to side. Pedro kicked a wooden door open making a loud ‘CrAsH’ sound, wood falling to the floor just like the teardrops falling from the sky. Water falling from the ceiling from small open holes. He carried her into a dark, gloomy room where only a bed, a desk, and a chair stood silently. He dumped her onto the bed and walked out slamming and locking the door behind. She opened her eyes and tried to get the tape off of her mouth. It took a couple tries but she finally got it off. She tried to scream but if she did Pedro would most possibly come in here. She tried to use the chair to cut the rope. That didn't work. She tried to use the bed but that didn’t work either. Sadie knew that the draws wouldn’t work so she gave up. She sat on the bed and cried thinking about what she did to deserve this.

Hours past and she started to get hungry. Her tummy rumbling loudly. She went to the door and yelled “ ArE yOu GoNnA fEeD mE” 

No reply.  She yelled again “ ArE yOu GoNnA fEeD mE” 

Again. No reply. She yelled for the last time “ ArE yOu GoNnA fEeD mE”

Footsteps were following on the hard, wooden floor. The lock fell to the ground as keys jingled. The door opened and a plate of mashed potatoes and lamb slid across the floor. 

“ I ain't giving you any cutlery tho”

She was fine with that. She was just grateful that she got food. She scoffed the food into her mouth devouring every bite. Sadies mouth watered. Pedro shut the door behind and locked it again. Slowly after she had eaten, she began to grow tired. She threw herself onto the bed and slowly began to daze off into a deep sleep.

The lock fell to the ground. The door slowly opened, creaking as it did. Boots tramping on the wooden floor as it came to a halt. Sadie slowly opened her eyes trying to adjust to the dim light that shone from a small little lamp. Pedro opened his mouth but before he could say anything Sadie opened hers and asked in a booming voice “ WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS”

He went to speak but was once again interrupted “ WHY DID U DO THIS. WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU TO DESERVE THIS”

“YOU KNOW EXACTLY What you did” 

His eyes watered. Sadie is confused about this. She asked him “ What have I done. Hmm. Tell me”

“ It's all your fault. It’s all your fault. Starting from the first day of kindergarten. You pushed me off the slide. You tripped me over and I grazed myself. All the kids laughed at me. Primary. U made me poop myself in class and told everyone I ate it”

Sadie went to open her mouth but was shut off again.

“ Highschool” He took a deep breath as he spoke “ U really had to touch and pour water over my clothes and embarrass me. U humiliated me since the first day of high school and it hasn’t even been halfway through the year. What have I ever done to you to make you do this to me? Tell me”

Awkward silence crossed the room as you could hear the echoes of pain from Pedro's voice. He was hurt. Sadie spoke softly “ I'm sorry I did those things to you. I'm sorry. I promise you I will never do it again. If you could just let me out. I won't tell anyone about this I-”

“NO. Why would you think I would let you out. You have the biggest mouth in the entire school. I don't understand why you would ask that ‘stupid’”

He stood up walking towards the door. “Maybe you should have stopped being such a bully to me. Maybe i would never have done this”

The door slammed and locked again.

Days passed by. Weeks maybe. It was the same thing over and over again. Wake up. Be fed. Go to sleep. Boring right…. Right.

The following day when Pedro came in to give Sadie food, he actually comes in. Surprising right. He was on the phone with someone. She didn't know who but it kind of sounded like her uncle. Machu Picchu. (he's Mexican). He was talking about what they were gonna do with her except when Pedro said her name he said, Mikayla. She was really confused about this and thought maybe there was another girl in the house that she didn’t know of. Pedro than came and sat on the bed and said “someone is going to pick you up later. Take you to another state. Not somewhere nice tho. You don’t deserve it”

Confused about this she asked “ who exactly is going to pick me up”

“You’ll find out in time,” He said as he left the room. 

She was about to go to sleep until she noticed something on the bed. ‘A phone’ she asked herself. She went over and picked it up. A smile crossed her face as she realized it was. She went to unlock the phone and lucky for her the phone didn’t have a passcode. She went into his contacts and found one she recognized easily. Machu Picchu. Her uncle. She asked herself as to why Pedro had her uncle's phone number. She rang it. He answered. “ Pedro. Why are u calling me? We literally just talked I-”

“ Hi, uncle. It's Sadie and uhhh Pedro kinda kidnapped me”

Sadies uncle thought she was joking about this. “ He what. You the one I'm meant to be picking up and moving to another state. Oml. Uhh send me the address rn”

She sent the address and he was on his way. About half an hour later a knock on the door came and a short plump man came in. Pedro unlocked the door where Sadie was and acted like they didn't know each other. He then took her away back home and she then kept quiet.

Crazy laws speech

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog. Today I will be talking about crazy laws from around the world. The two places I have based these laws form in America and Asia. I have written 2 paragraphs and would like to share it with you. Here are my whole speech and my video. My speech is very long so you dont need to read it. I hope you like it.

Here is my whole speech

Hi. Today I am going to be talking about crazy laws around the world. I am basing my laws off of America and Asia because there weren't really any interesting crazy laws here in New Zealand that I could find. In America, I have based them on eating and transport. Asia is just a combination of laws. The first law takes place in Connecticut.

America crazy laws

In Connecticut, a pickle must bounce to legally be called a pickle. If the pickles don’t bounce, then they aren't pickles. Sidney Sparer and Moses dexler were arrested for selling rotten pickles. They were fined $500 dollars and the pickles were destroyed. In Georgia, it is illegal to eat fried chicken with utensils. A 91-year-old woman was sent to jail because she ate fried chicken with a fork. In Idaho, it is illegal to eat another person. This law was first created in 1937. The penalties for this are up to 6 months in jail and the fine up to $1,000. You CAN'T EAT another person's flesh and or blood.

 In Hawaii, it is illegal for billboards to be put about. Hawaii is one of the few states that don’t allow billboards. The reason is to keep its gorgeousness.  In 1920 Hawaii was the first state to ban billboards. In Maryland, it is illegal to curse while driving. It is against the law for a person to curse or swear near any street, highway, or pathway. In Illinois, it is illegal to have fancy bike riding ( both hands and feet have to be on the pedals and handles ). 

  Asia crazy laws

In Saudi Arabia, it is illegal for women to drive. Women who drive in public are at risk of being arrested and or fined. It is also against the law in Saudi Arabia that EVERY woman must have a male guardian in the car. This is often a relative or the woman's husband. Some people there think women don't actually need to drive. In Thailand, it is illegal for people to stand on money because the king's face is engraved on both the bills and on the coins too so apparently it is disrespecting his honor. Since 2008 it is illegal for people to be fat in Japan. The average man's waist has to be 33.5 inches aged over 40 and for women, the average waist needs to be 35.4 inches. For those exceeding the limit are given strict dieting guidance for several months.

In conclusion, I was shocked by how many crazy laws there were in America and in Asia how women couldn't drive in Saudi Arabia and also in Japan your waist has to be a certain inch and also how a pickle has to bounce in Connecticut. These are some pretty crazy laws

Here is the video

Speaking my truth

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog. Today I had drama, and in drama, the things we did was play 3 games. The first game we played was charades then 7 up and finally copy circle. We did this during period 2.

Why?

How to play:
Charades - You firstly pick a card and look at it but you have to make sure nobody sees that card that you have grabbed. When it is your turn to stand up you need to act out the object/thing/animal and the people you are playing with have to try and guess what you are acting out. When somebody guesses right then it is their turn to go up and act out their object/thing/animal.

How to play:
7 up - You have a group of people and need to get into a circle. Once you have done that you can then start to play. You start with one person starting off with the number 1 and ending with the number 7. When you say the number you need to point in the direction you want the next number to go - pointing to a person. That person then says 2 and so on and so on. When one of the people reaches 7 they need to put their hand above their head and say 7 up. You then carry on the game until there is only one person left/ the winner.

How to play:
Copy circle - You have to have a group of people and they need to get into a circle. One person stands up and heads outside while one person in being chosen to start off the actions. When the person has started the actions everybody needs to copy them. The person who outside then needs to come back and try and guess who the leader is. The person gets 3 tries until they are out. The action/leader person can change the movement/ action at any time. When the person who went outside chooses correctly they then need to sit in the place the action person was sitting and the action person then needs to go outside and then you can continue the game.

I will keep on updating this every time we do drama.

Today at the start of drama we were focusing on action movement and following the leader's actions. When we finished doing that we looked into doing freeze-frame and body movement such as clapping our hands, Jumping, and walking in a circle on stage. After that, we moved onto making a machine with our bodies which meant we had to be in a group of 3,4,5 people. The machine that I and my group did was a car. We were debating on what machine we were going to do because some of us wanted to do either a car, plane, bike and boat but we did a car. After that, we went onto writing our monologues or continuing it. Here is my one.

 

Did you call me? Oh, do you want me to take a basket? Yup, ok. Uhh, where exactly is the basket? Mk, I'll take it to her now. What did you say. Of course, I won’t talk to strangers or stop in the forest. Ok yes, I promise bye now. Oh, what beautiful flowers! I will take some to grandmas. Whos that. Oh good morning Mr wolf. I am going to my grandmas to give her this little basket of bread and honey. Oh no Mr wolf granny lives just across the forest. Yes, she does with a little white door. Thank you Mr wolf I also hope she gets better too. Uhhh nope. I ain't taking no strange road. Look I'm sorry but I really should be on my way. Bye. What a strange wolf. Finally. Its about time I made it to Granny's house. Hmm? Her doors wide open. She never leaves her door open. Granny? Are you in here? Why is your door wide open. Anyone could get in. Why is your voice so.? Deep? And why are your eyes so big. Ur ears are huge as well as your Sharp teeth. Is everything alright….

Here is another monologue I did. It is a duo one with me and my friend.

So yeah I did believe the wolf about that “secret” path that was apparently quicker. Yeah, I did believe that the wolf was my grandma. And yeah I did get saved by the old timber man but I'm not gonna speak much about him. Btw it isn't my fault that I'm so gullible. I'm known for not thinking before I act. Anyway, I shouldn't be speaking cause I wasn't the one locked up in a cupboard. Was I !?

Yeah. I was the one locked up the cupboard. Old granny smith. The wolf tied me up and threw me in there like I was garbage. The wolf obviously locked the cupboard so i couldn't get out so  I just started to knit. I got a little hungry so I ate some of the wool but it got stuck in between my teeth and couldn't get them out. So I had to take my teeth out and get them unstuck. I then couldnt get them out but didn't want to waste wool so i used it to knit. That's when I heard little red come in through the door.

Here is a description of little red riding.

I am Little Red Riding hood. I am 14 years old and I live with my mother. I'm short and wear a red cloak which gives me my name “ Little red riding hood.”I usually go and visit my grandmother sometimes when she’s sick or when she needs help with something. I obviously have to walk to her house because we don't have a car or a bike. I don't have any friends or pets. There’s a wolf that talks and walks and like a person. Sometime’s the wolf lies and tricks you into stealing your food or something like that. He tricked me and told me a long way to my granny's once. He ate her but then was saved by a man who cut timber.

My character strengths

Hi guys and welcome back to another blog post for this year. I'm sorry that I haven't been posting that much. I will try ad keep up on blogging. Today I am going to be talking about my top 5 strengths and what they mean. I have 24 of these strengths in total but will only be sharing 5 of them. We did a survey about ourselves and in the end, we got to see what our strengths were - in order.
Here are my top 5 strengths -

1. Appreciation of beauty - You're good at finding beauty in the world and people around you. If somethings not beautiful, you appreciate other qualities and see beauty anyway.
2. Creativity - You're inspired by other people's ideas but like coming up with your own too. You're good at thinking outside the box and not scared to experiment and try new things.
3. Self-regulation - You've got great self-control. If you decide to stick to something, you're able to follow through, and this helps you to do well and reach your goals.
4. Gratitude - You appreciate the things everyone else thinks are normal, like food and family. This is a great strength to have, as most people have to practice being grateful.
5. Love of learning - You're super into learning new things. Even if you're not the best at something you're keen to know more. This is similar to being curious.

Did I expect this? Why - Why not
No, not really. I thought that my first one was going to be either creativity or zest. I was really happy with my results tho. They do relate to me in some ways. I didn't expect to have self-regulation though because I don't always like to stick to things if I cant get it or follow through with it.

An example of a time when I have shown these strengths are...

1. Appreciation of beauty - When me and my Taua/Grandma went down a street full of beautiful autumn trees and the white snowy mountains in front of us miles away but was surrounded by houses and factories. I still tried to find the beauty in the scene just to imagine what it would look like without the houses and factories.
2. Creativity - When somebody was on T.V making art. It really inspired me to try and do one of my own one day when I had all of the art supplies ready to see if I could maybe re-create or make a similar one like the one that was T.V.
3. Self-regulation - I can't think of when I have shown self-regulation.
4. Gratitude - I don't understand what this one means and even if I did I wouldn't remember when I did.
5. Love of learning - At school when we were learning about the history of Aotearoa. I was really into this and was really excited to read thebooks that we were assigned and to learn more about our history and where we came from and what we went through. 

Why are these strengths important to have?

I think these strengths are important to have because it makes us a better person and lets us know what we are good at. Also because you get to learn more and more about yourself and how you use these in modern-day life like now and in the future and maybe when you used these in the past.

I hope you enjoyed this very long blog post. Bye.