2020 reflect

 It’s officially 2021 and everyone is so excited, but I’m sure that a lot of people still feel as if they're stuck in 2020. I’m sure this feeling will pass, but to pass the time I will reflect on the year of 2020. I mean I’ve got nothing else to do, it’s new years, it’s sunny and it’s the holidays. This would be the ideal day to hang outside in the sun. Will 2021 be fun or be a pain in the bum?

I completed primary! With a great end to the year, I got an awesome prize giving which I was very proud of.

I also had an amazing experience at year 6 camp with all my fellow class mates. We went to Kawau island and it was a blast! 

 I also played in an amazing team called the amazons.

I could name hundreds of more things, but I really don't have the time to look for all of those pictures. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Art colouring book remake

School has ended, but we still need to fuel our brains by learning. So I will be doing the summer learning journey throughout the whole summer! This is a starter activity that I have done, there is a site called Art Colouring book which allows you to recolour famous paintings. I picked the painting above because even though it is very simple I chose it because I could be creative with the colours.  I hope you stay tuned for more activity's throughout the holidays. 

Extension Reflection 2020

 So many  words can describe this year, but there have been many highlights, one of them is EXTENSION! It has been a roller coster of emotions and has been a tough time for my brain, but things still went fun and smoothly. When lockdown came everything took a turn, we had online classes and didn't have much learning. When we came back to school we were in for a big shock there was a lot to catch up on!

We had a good time in the new extension, but there were still those little things that we had to do. Hand Sanitiser, cleaning and social distancing. It was hard but we got through it, and soon enough we had gotten out of the Covid-19 situation. 

Back on we started doing more fun activities and everyone really enjoyed it. Overall I loved it and my biggest highlight is the Secret Santa which we did today! We had heaps of fun and I really hope that i'm in next year.

Art Alive DLO - Extension

This is my Art Alive paideia for extension. It is all about the brief history of Art collectors. I did this with Roman and Angelica. I hope you enjoy.

Art Alive Art Exhibition

This is a picture of me with my 5 cultural designs from 5 different cultures, Maori, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan and Cook islands. I have made this over the past 7 weeks and it has been super fun. We had an art exhibition where we walked around the whole school and looked at other peoples art. 

 

TOP 5 TIPS for future Camp Bentzon Campers ...

Dear Future Campers this is not a letter about how fun Camp Bentzon is, it is a heads up on what to expect while at Camp Bentzon. Trust me you will NEED this advice because the teachers say that “Camp Bentzon is a place where you will learn life skills” and you do, but you're going on a real camp, in the forest!

TOP TIP #1:  If you do happen to wake up early and need to go to the toilet don’t sit there and wait, make as much noise as you can! Now this will definitely get you in trouble, but on the other hand a teacher will come in and you can ask them if you can go to the toilet. (Maybe wait until everyone's awake)

TOP TIP #2:  Pack clothes for after your shower! You would usually have a shower 1-2 hours before dinner, and after your shower if you don’t want to wear your PJ’s you need more clothes, you don’t want to wear dirty clothes. So you need to pack EXTRA clothes.

TOP TIP #3:  Always wear Jandals or Slides in the Shower/Bathroom. Why? I mean NO offence to the camp owners, but the bathrooms get very unhygienic when girls and boys have been using them. You want to make sure that you aren’t bringing wet, dirty feet into your cabin. 

TOP TIP #4:  If you're going to pack lollies, chocolates, chips, fizzy drinks or anything like that,  pack them at the bottom of your big bag. Don’t pack them in your day bag with your lunch, because it will be too heavy for the day while you're carrying it around.

TOP TIP #5:  If you want to bring your fancy shoes, also bring a pair of shoes that you can put on easily. I can’t tell you the reason, but you will thank me when you go down stairs, go out to the grass and do something horrifying!

You probably think that these tips were tips that you would obviously remember, but trust me I forgot most of these. With these TOP 5 TIPS you will have a tidy, organised, non-stressful camp! HAVE HEAPS OF FUN!

Image Attribution:

http://www.campbentzon.co.nz/

Cultural Patterns

This term we have been learning about different art designs from 5 different pacific country's. We have drawn little panels and found out what the designs mean. I hope you enjoy while learning something new!