I'm so glad we have technology these days...

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog.

Hopefully you're having some fun at home and enjoying the change.

Me and some of my friends sure have had to change our ways of doing things.

It's also a lot harder to try and figure out what to do when you have nothing to do. Especially because sometimes you are by yourself and there is no one to do stuff with. 

Some of the work we have been set is some writing.

We have been asked to write a long write about 1 out of 4 prompts on a document.

I will be sharing with you one of them.

(As well as some work that me and some of my friends have been doing in out free time)

What have you been doing while you're at home?

What are some challenges?

What are some positives?

Enjoy!

What is STEAM?

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog!

Today's blog is going to be about what I do at manual/technology.
Currently, I am in a group called STEAM, which I will explain in my presentation.

Can you guess what it means?
Have you heard of it before?
Do you use it in your own learning?

Enjoy!

Shutting it Down!

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog.

Today's blog is about the Kawa Of Care.

What's the Kawa Of Care?

It is a set of rules and agreements that you need to agree to so that way you can use your device for school and for learning purposes.

Some of the rules are -

- Don't share your password, address, phone number etc...

- Hold your device with two hands.

- One device at a time.

- Shut down your device if you aren't going to be using it.

And a whole lot more!

Miss Morgan did a session with us on the Kawa Of Care.

She got us to get into groups and make an animation that explains one of the rules in the Kawa Of Care.

Me, Hana and Dion chose - Shut Down your device if you aren't going to be using it.

Do you know that Kawa Of Care?

Do you use the Kawa Of Care?

And why do you think it's important?

Enjoy!

There's stuff I didn't know about my chromebook!

Hello Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog.

This blog post is going to be about 'How well you know your chromebook'

This was a cybersmart session with Miss Morgan.

I think that I know my chromebook fairly well, especially some of the shortcuts. But I still think that I have lots to learn about my device.

Have you used shortcuts before?

If so, what kind of shortcuts do you know?

And how well do you think you know your chromebook/device?

Enjoy!

How long does it take to run around my own house?

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog.

 Guess what! 

I ran for ten minutes....

And was able to get around my house about once.

I know.

It doesn't sound like a lot of running does it?

Well, I live on a farm, so going once around my house is quite a bit!

I was quite tired after running around the farm, because the ground's not always even and it's quite hard and gravely compared to running on grass or concrete.

How long does it take to run around your house?
Where can you run to in 10 minutes?
Do you like running?

Enjoy!

All About Me!

Hello Bloggers.

Welcome to my blog.

Today I will be introducing myself. So you can learn more about me.

My name is Mia and I am 12 years old, I am a year 8 at Yaldhurst Model School. I moved from Nelson where I went to Birchwood school, soon moving to Christchurch at year 3, starting at Yaldhurst School.

Here are some questions that I answered to give you some more information about me.

1. Eggs or cereal? Cereal
   
   
2. Milk or chocolate milk? Milk
   
   
3. Coke or Pepsi? Coke
   
   
4. Juice or water? Water
   
   
5. White or wholemeal? White
   
   
6. Cake or donuts? Cake
   
   
7. Vanilla or chocolate? Vanilla
   
   
8. Corn or peas? Corn
   
   
9. Green beans or broccoli? Green Beans
   
   
10. Pancakes or waffles? Waffle
    
    
11. Action movies or dramas? Action movies
    
    
12. Comedy or scary movies? Comedy
    
    
13. Television or book? Book
    
    
14. Paper book or Ebook? Paper Book
    
    
15. TVNZ or TV3? I don't watch TV
    
    
16. Cards or board games? Board games
    
    
17. Dressing up or casual clothes? Casual clothes
    
    
18. Sneakers or jandals? Sneakers
    
    
19. Cars or trucks? Cars
    
    
20. Soccer or hockey? Soccer
    
    
21. Rugby or Netball? Netball
    
    
22. Hunting or fishing? Fishing
    
    
23. Skiing or surfing? Skiing
    
    
24. Xbox or PS? PS
    
    
25. Multiplayer or single player? Multiplayer
    
    
26. Walking or jogging? Walking
    
    
27. Spring or Autumn? Spring
    
    
28. Winter or Summer? Winter
    
    
29. Shower or bath? Bath
    
    
30. Dog or cat? Dog
    
    
31. Night owl or early riser? Early Riser
    
    
32. Long or short hair? Long
    
    
33. Shy or outgoing? Outgoing
    
    
34. Draw or read? Draw
    
    
35. When hanging toilet paper, over or under? Over
    
    

1. Age you first started at Yaldhurst Model School -  7
   
   
2. Middle name - Jessica
   
   
3. Favourite colour - ALL OF THEM
   
   
4. Favourite song - The Planets - Jupiter
   
   
5. Number of siblings - 1
   
   
6. Favourite sport - Netball
   
   
7. Best birthday party you have had - My 9th birthday (Clip n Climb)
   
   
8. Best birthday party you have been to -  Bridget's Birthday
   
   
9. Favourite animal - Bird
   
   
10. Favourite food - Sushi
    
    
11. Age you first flew in a plane - 6 months ish
    
    
12. Been on a boat? Yes
    
    
13. Been on a train? Yes
    
    
14. Can speak another language? Yes
    
    
15. Best talent? Playing the trumpet

Here is an avatar of me using a website called avatar maker.

Why don’t you copy and paste these questions into your blog and answer them?

Write in comments what else you’d like to know about me…

Text is everywhere!

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog.

This blog post today is going to be all about Text!

The stuff you're reading right now is text.

But, what is Text?

Think about that.

We came up with things like 'sentences' 'words' 'paragraphs' 'things that we send to each other' and so on.

What do you think text is?

Is it words?

Maybe it's sentences or messages?

Enjoy!

Let's look at the sky...

Hi there!

Welcome to my blog.

Today I will be talking about looking at the sky...

What do you see when you look into the sky?
 Well, clouds!

Obviously, unless it's like a clear sky but...

Anyways!
I will be talking about what shapes the clouds look like and to describe what I see.
I wrote something similar to descriptive writing for this.

What kind of shapes do you see in the sky?
What does it look similar to?
Or maybe it doesn't have a particular shape at all?

Enjoy!

What does ASD mean?

Hey Bloggers!

I'm back with a new post today.

This post today is all about a shared story book we are currently reading called 'Anything But Typical' It is by Nora Raleigh Baskin.

This is a story about a twelve year old boy called Jason Blake, he has ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). In this story he barely uses any speech and we hear most things through his thoughts and feelings about the people or things around him.

I found it interesting to read and listen, since it's something we are not used to.

Today I and going to be showing some of the work I have been working on for this.

Have you heard of the book before?

Maybe even read it?

And is there anything I can improve on for my work?

Enjoy!

The Tiger In The Well (It's nothing about tigers)

Hey Bloggers!

Welcome back to my blog!

Today I will be making a new book cover!

This is for a book called 'The Tiger In The Well' It is a Sally Lockhart Mystery by Philip Pullman.

I've already read it, and it's not really about tigers.

It does mention it though.

It's about a girl who's called Sally, who is desperately protecting her 2 year-old child, from a secret enemy who seems to know everything about her. As she runs from home, her life slowly falls apart.

I spent some time using google drawings to create this and it was quite fun, so I suggest for you to try creating something yourself!

Have you read the book before?

Have you heard of it?

And what do you think of my book cover?

Here is my book cover!

Enjoy!