In term 3 we started doing Navigating the Journey we learnt about, How to be a good friend, Making decisions and Changes at puberty. We had a question box where if you wanted to ask an anonymous question you could but if you didn’t have a question you would write down a compliment.

A good friend would be loyal,trustworthy,kind and honest. A good friend wouldn’t make fun of you instead they would stick up for you. good friends would be honest, for example if you asked them if they liked dark green on them and if they didn’t think it suit you they would say “Oh yeah, greens good but my I think blue or purple would look better on you In my opinion” but a bad friend would lie and say “yeah I like it I guess” A good friend would try make you feel happy when your sad and cheer you up.

We also learned about making the decisions. we got some scenarios and had to make an Aggressive, Assertive and Passive consequence. for example one of the scenarios was “Some seniors was throwing your bag told you to give them your bag” an Aggressive decision would be yelling no and fighting them, and that consequence might be you get in trouble and the seniors lied and said you started it, a Assertive one would be saying no and telling a teacher and they would give your bag back and they would get in trouble, A Passive one would be saying yes and giving them your bag and the consequence would be they take your bag and make fun of you.

We learnt about changes in puberty and how conception works. we had to label reproductive body parts and what they do, we also learned how to keep clean and how we change in puberty as we get older, every month for around a week the uterus lining gets thicker to get ready for a baby to grow but if the egg and sperm don’t meet the uterus sheds the womb lining which is a period. But when the sperm and egg meets they stick to the lining and for the next 9 months the baby grows and grows. the changes that could happen in puberty is getting pubic hair, periods, your voice might get deeper and you would get taller. Periods start from about 9-14 normally and would end around 50.

We learn’t

1. Genetics are instructions for yourself.
2. Traits are hereditary from grandparents and parents.
3. DNA, I drew a lot of circles and lines to get a 3d shape. A gene looks like a bunch of Q tips.
4. Hereditary is when traits are passed down from family members.
5. All living things have genes.
6. Some medical conditions can be passed down.

Our challenge was to learn about genetics. We watched videos and created alien traits by flipping coins to decide which trait they would inherit.

I am most proud of how my alien turned out.

For Te Reo we did TAP sentences. We made four. My sentences say

1. The dog is jumping
2. I am dancing
3. You are running
4. Felix is singing

Today for Te reo Maori we did TAP sentences,Tense, Action and person. We had to get a Maori action and put it into a Tense Action and Person sentence with the Maori version and English version and then add a picture to match. I did kauhoe and whakapapi. I learnt that Kei te means now, I means past and Kau means future.

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Literature Circle Reflection

My overall impression of the Literature Circles was kinda good but also kinda bad because I liked doing the jobs but I don’t like the talking part because I don’t like talking to people unless they’re my friends or family.

My favourite task was Artful Artist because I like to draw and make art.

The challenge I had was talking at the end because I don’t like talking unless it’s with friends or family because I get nervous talking in front of people.

The progress I saw in the conversations over time in the first literature circle the conversation was bad because the discussion director didn’t really do much and we didn’t even get up to my one, but in the 2nd and third ones it was good because the discussion directors actually asked questions and led the discussions.

The RISE values I showed the most was resilience because when it was hard to do passage picker I didn’t give up and asked for help and in the end I got it.

From the Literature Circle tasks, I learnt how to do passage picker better because for the first time I didn’t really add much more to my work because I didn’t really know what to add but for the second time I did it better and added more detail.

From holding the Literature Circle conversations, I learnt that it’s hard to communicate because people keep talking even though it was someone else’s turn.

I traveled towards the moon wondering how cool it would look up close, I landed on the shining celestial pearl , I thought to myself Wow It’s shining brightly like it’s smiling and it looks so amazing! I looked over to one of the small craters and there’s a small shiny alien cat, I walk over to pet it, It feels so soft like a bunny, The alien cat has 3 eyes, I heard a faint meow that sounds like its behind me, I turn over to see a bunch of alien kittens and a big mum alien cat, I quickly pick up the alien kitten in the small crater,I brung it over to the other alien cats, I put the alien cat down with the others, woah I thought as I touched the ground, It feels hard and dry,

Kitty cats.

cats are cute felines they can be any colour grey,white,black and even calico! cats can have short fur, medium fur, long fur and no fur! but no matter what colour they are, cats are the purr-fect buddies! for me and you. I have a cat, her name is little grey but she has many nicknames such as witties, witina ,greyzey, skitz and many more! her most common nickname is witties, she was the most unique out of her four siblings because she was the only grey one she had 2 black siblings and 2 black and white siblings, one of my other cats Luna is her mother. I have 3 cats! Little Grey, Luna and Callie. Callie is a chonky calico with yellow eyes, Luna is a black and white cat with yellow eyes! and Witties is a grey and white cat with yellow eyes aswell. her father is grey! It’s the cat next door    ( I think), Witties is my special kitty cat because she was the only grey one out of her siblings and she was born 3 days before i was diagnosed with diabetes, she was born 26th November 2021 and i was diagnosed 29th November 2021.

do you have a cat? if so what’s their name, what’s their gender, how old is your cat and what do they look like?.

Stories from my cats.

My cat Witties is so funny! she pretends shes a ninja bouncing off the walls! she also likes to smack moths and chase my puppy! (well my puppy chases her) she also gets into many fights with Luna ( my other cat) she also sleeps with me on my bed but sometimes with my brother Rico or mum and my baby brother Lorenzo, my cats are so funny :).

For CRT we did Toy box, You create a Toy to advertise with a group.I made a “Royal Kitties” box, Theres 2 princesses and 1 secret queen.

I enjoyed drawing on the box most,But I found Putting the box together tricky/challenging.One change I would make to my design is fix the upside down-ness of one of the sides because I accidentally drew it upside down.

“Have you ever wanted Royal Kitties by your side? Buy a Royal Kitty now for 5$, Theres a 12% chance to get a secret queen!,Its a cool decoration for desks,shelf’s and even side tables, suitable for ages 8 and over”

This is my weekly reflection.