Panmure Bridge Whakatauki

Today Affonso and I found out about our school Whakatauki. Our school Whakatauki is Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Tangata and Haere Whakamua which means Care for the land, Care for the people , Go forward. We learnt about this because we have to remind ourself and show our school values and Whakatauki with pride.

Design Brief

Design Brief

What

What can the design be used for?

To watch videos

What can you do with the design?

• Use it as a video stand
• Use it to charge your device
• Stand holder

What will the design look like?

It will be able to hold my phone on a landscape angle

What am I going to design?

I am going to design a phone holder

What will the design be made from? (materials)

ABS plastic (melts when hot)

What is the process of making the design?

The 3D printer will melt the ABS plastic to make a phone holder

Where

Where am I going to put the design?

On a table instead of holding it

Where can the design be used?

It can be used on a bed with supports to make it steady

Where are we going to make the design?

3D printing Class

Why

Why do we need this design?

If your watching a movie on your phone you can put it on a holder

Why are we making the design?

It will be useful for holding phones and watching

videos instead of holding your phone with your arm to long

Who

Who will use the design?

I will use the holder because I always watch videos on a phone

Who can I give this design to?

My family who needs it to watch videos

Who will like this design so much that they want one?

Myself

Who will design the product?

Myself

Who will make the design?

Myself

When

When will we take the design home?

In about 10 weeks

When will we finish the design?

In about 8 weeks

When will the design be used?

When I watch videos

When will the design break?

When you drop it on concrete

How

How durable are the materials?

Brittle, Easy to snap

How long will the design last?

Forever, But if you drop it on concrete it will break

How will we make the design?

By using the 3D printer

Kiwi Can - Reflection

Yesterday we had our kiwi can session. At Kiwi Can our topic was about Positive Relationships, integrity and encouraging. We played a game called ball tag where 3 people represents your team and try eliminate the other team. In this game the taggers couldn't move while carrying the ball which made it difficult for all of us, But very exciting. Jona, Affonso and I eliminated Ofa's time in under 36 seconds which was the record for our class. During our activity's we encouraged each other and used a lot of teamwork to win. 

Softball Reflection

Today we had our first session at Kiwi Sport. Today at kiwi sport we were learning how to play softball. Our first instruction was to find a partner and stand across each other with a ball. We learnt several types of throws, But was the fly ball. At kiwi sport I learnt how to catch a ground ball carefully by using the monkeydile method. The monkeydile method is when you kneel down in a monkey form and make a crocodile mouth using your hands. I am looking forward to next week to play a softball game against each other because I love being competitive and active.

Comparison Winter Olympics

Today for Inquiry my group has created a Venn diagram comparing the 1924 Winter Olympics and the Modern Olympics. We have noticed a huge difference with the number of sports and the advanced technology. I have learnt that in the 1924 Winter Olympics didn't have any safety gear and only 16 countries competed.

Blog Analysis

This is my blog post record from 2014 - 2018. I think I have improved a lot since I started back in 2014. I made a bar graph for how many blog posts I have published each year. In 2016 I posted 136 blog posts which is the most I have did in a year. My goal is to reach 500 blog posts by the end of this year, thank you for viewing my blog and make sure to leave good feedback.

Remembering our summer

L.I. - Writing to recount

Writing using language features to engage readers

I heard the waves crawling to shore

I felt the warm sea on my palm

I wondered how the sea will look like in the future

I saw the sun glimmering onto the sea

I felt the cool sand between my fingers

I heard the loud seagulls hunting for prey

I wondered why the sea is salty

Photo By Piotr Zurek / CC BY 2.0