Duffy Assembly

LI: To understand how reading can change one's life.

Today we had Marc from Duffy come and talk to us about the importance of reading and how reading can make a big impact on your life. Although Marc had some challenges in his life he used reading as a tool to get through the hard times. Marc believes that there is only CANs and not CAN’Ts. I found the words that Marc said interesting because I've never heard them before.

Key Competencies

LI: To compare the Key Competencies we think we will use on camp and the Key Competencies we actually used.

                       

                           

Before we went to camp our challenge was to think about when we might use the Key Competencies as we faced the challenges.  When we came back from camp we looked at this and compared how we thought we would use the Key Competencies and how we actually used them. I found this activity interesting because the goal was to complete the challenge after 

The Qualities of a Good Leader

LI: To unpack what leadership looks like.

                        

We unpacked the meaning of leadership and what it takes to be a leader. We wrote down the meaning of 4 different words team, leadership, role model, and responsibility which are all good qualities to have as a leader. We listed as many words as possible linked to leadership. Using these words we created a 25 word summary explaining what a leader is. After this we made a collaborative DLO explaining all the subjects we learnt in the session.

Nga Mihi/Te Reo Challenges

LI: To create a visual mihi that allows others to connect to us and our place in the world.

                         

At this time of year when we are meeting new people we are still getting to know each other. One way we can do this is by sharing our mihi. This way others will know who we are and will be able to make connections to us and our place in the world. I found this activity interesting because I have never heard of a mihi before so i learnt something new.

Cultural Contributions

 LI: To explore the contributions other cultures made to New Zealand

                      

One of the main reasons New Zealand is so unique is because there are a mix of cultures. The buildings are inspired from cultures, the foods are inspired by different cultures, the music, the art and other things are all branches of cultures. I found it quite hard to find facts because there are a lot of things a culture provides. I also enjoyed this task because it was an interesting topic to write about.

Camp Collage

LI: To create a collage of your camp highlights         

                        

For this week we were celebrating camp we had last week. One of the DLOs to celebrate the camp was a photo collage of ourselves at the camp. The intention was to bring back memories for the future and an inspiration to the next year taking on camps activities. The photos i have are photos of me and my group.

Brochure

 LI: To make a collaborative brochure that tells others why Kokako Lodge is a great place to go on camp

Outside

                          

Inside

In our activity groups for camp, we created an inside and outside brochure to advertise Kokako Lodge. We included distance between Auckland to Kokako Lodge, information about the activities, photos of student experience, catering and cabins.

They provide free beds and have various activities to do and challenge yourself with. There are 6 cabins that hold up to 14 people, which is almost definitely capable of holding multiple crowds of people.

We focused on providing information that sells Kokako Lodge, which means it catches people’s interest and makes them want to stay there.

We enjoyed creating this brochure and being able to test our creativity with advertising and comprehension skills.

Kokako Infographic

LI: To create an infographic using google draw that tells your audience facts about the kokako.

For this week we are celebrating the camp we had last week. One of the DLOs we made to celebrate the camp was to make an Infographic about the Kokako Bird. Which the camp was named after. In the infographic we wrote about the Kokako Bird, such as the Kokako's dietary needs, habitat, appearance, and interesting facts about the bird. I found this activity fun because I didnt know such facts about the Kokako, this grabbed my interest!

5 minutes of Camp

 LI: To recount a 5 minute snapshot of one experience you had at camp

Swoosh

“Slosh” the water forcefully hit the rocks at the foot of the waterfall, the bridge made a stepping noise as we ran over it energetically. Taking after Mrs Lee into the dim forest. “Crunch” made the sound of the clears out as it smashed into thousands of pieces, we strolled on the track discreetly so we may listen the excellent chirps of the kokakos. Mrs Lee held up a leaf tall up within the sky, a dead hush striked through the forest. SWOOSH, a wood pigeon flew by attempting to grab the leaf off of Mrs Lee's hand forcefully, “Woah!” Everybody said, excitement surged through our bodies as the winged creature landed on a tall rimu tree. Everybody headed back to get the ingredients required to create a warm milo to relax our bodies. “SSSSSHHHHH” the gas made an irritating loud clamor as Mrs Lee turned it on with a flint & steel.
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Last week we went to camp at Kokako Lodge. My 5 minute snapshot shows my personal voice and I have tried hard to paint a picture with my words to describe what I was doing and how I felt. I found this activity cool because I was able to recall and present what I felt at camp, and gave the audience a feel of what the experience I went through at Camp.