2015 Final Blog

I would like to thank the teachers from all the way to room2 to right now Miss Ardelle 2015 and from the day I attended Corinna School, I can’t remember all of the teacher that have taught me. But I’ve had some amazing experiences with my classmates and my teachers from all the classes I’ve been too so far, I’ve had lots of support in corinna school mostly from everyone, I’ve gone from shy to confident in an instant since i’ve been here. This school has definitely changed me in a good way. I’ve been through rough situations but school has helped me achieve the impossible ,To do the right not the wrong ,to make a difference and change. All the great opportunities I’ve took I wouldn't have done if it wasn't for corinna school and the supporters. I’ve been in this school for 5 years so far.

My legacy

My haikus

My speech

The 21st Century

Something has changed over the years, something very different. I am a 21st century learner, for me I reckon the way we learn and the way our schools have changed over the years is incredibly  different from back in the olden days. If you think about it ,nearly everyone around the world  is using technology, phone’s , Chromebooks, Ipads, computers and so on.

As a 21st century learner I find it much easier to work and collaborate in a 21st century learning Environment. I bravely disagree on   this title “I learn best at a desk” I mean what is this?,1910. Back in the olden days, teachers were really strict , everyone had to learn the same thing, at the same time, in the same classroom, nothing but paper and pencils and by themselves every single day just to get prepared for an unjoyable,  job BORING!!!!!.

But now mostly, everything has changed. We learn, connect, discuss, Question the teacher, take risk in our own learning,mostly because we have technology and because we get to work with others to solve problems.   I mean how lucky are we!

The digital technology today has helped us to access our learning quickly, easily and as they say 24/7 such as :

• Our Google Gmails
• our google drive
• The corinna student portal on google

and well much more

you can tell I’m using the word google that’s because we work on Google chrome which for me and hopefully for is a best tool to work and learn on.

Think of this, working wherever we want, sometimes learning what we want to learn, taking opportunities we haven’t taken before, learning with other classes or class mates like Learning buddies, Is the best way to learn.

 

so here’s a question I want all of you to think about.

What would you rather 21st century learning or back in the olden days?  For me it’s of course working in a 21st century learning environment.  yes I am one of those people who want to follow their passion, and get a good education also to enjoy their job. Working in a 21st century school helps us to achieve this. These days we can learn better, work together to make progress in school and for our environment and for our future.

It's time to forget about the past and look towards our future.  

Arielle's Good Friday Key Competency Learning Story

In Good Friday we have been setting up a restaurant for people to come and eat our delicious food that we are starting to make . We had been split in to groups. here are the group's 

• Recipe book group

•  sign group

• menu group

• place mat group

• and design group 

The group's have difference role's to do as you can see 

In Good Friday We use the internet to find lot's of recipes to put into our recipe book so we can take it to the menu group so they can put it on there menu and make it interesting for people to come and eat in our restaurant. e.g we put in for the main:Spinach & Ricotta cannelloni and beef and vegetable stir fry.     

I have been relating to others like for example: Pela said" Arielle has been relating to others well and she has never been unkind anyone and she hasn't hurt anyone's feeling's. When someone is feeling sad in Good Friday I go up to them and say"Are you alright and what has happen?

Relating to others feels like happiness. I Like relating to other because it not only create's happiness it makes them feel like they belong, like they have freedom,here's a little keep calm quote.(Keep claim because I know somewhere there is family, love, hope and happiness that's how I will relate to other's in good Friday. 


I can also relate outside of class when I'm playing basketball and netball when I'm with my family.I have been relating to my family really well and it is good to relate with your family because you can get to know your parents like for e.g You can see what there experience is like.

Here is a link to the Good Friday Recipe Book

My next step is to stay relating to others and to keep relating to my family too also get good recipe's for the recipe book and get ideas other website and recipe book's in the library 

Arielle's Key Competencies learning story (Kapa haka)

 Kapa haka Learning story

I can Participate and contribute In kapa haka.
 Every Thursdays I do kapa haka with my classmates when ever we do the haka We go hard out, sharp action's , pukana, and discipline every time I walk through those Doors.

 I give 100% of myself to turn up to kapa haka I never miss kapa haka ( only if it's important then I miss kapa haka) but most of the time I turn up I never let my kapa haka group down. If one of the kapa haka teacher E.g like whare clear says "can you do a lead part"  I never ever say no I am always proud to say yes. I know when I do a lead part I can be a role model to the younger children in kapa haka and hope they can also get a lead part one day too.

When I first started kapa haka I didn't know the actions and what I was doing. 
I tried to follow the others but I just couldn't keep up but I never gave up. My friends encouraged me and told me how to do it. After that I wasn't scared to walk though that door and be apart of kapa haka. later on I started going I had more confident in myself before from who I was.When I started kapa haka  it change who I was and who I am now

Every time One of the teachers are speaking I focus and don't let others distract me.When ever I am focusing I am learning when ever I am learning I am focusing. When I see a person distracting others, NOT focusing and doing the wrong thing I quietly tap them on the shoulder and tell them to do the right thing and sometimes I have to step up and be a roll model to show them what's right. 

For E.g: I say" please listen to what the teacher is saying and please do not talk in kapa haka because that is not what we do here, sit up strange ,listen and be quiet".     


First thing I do in kapa haka Is......

• Take of my shoes off.
• Sit down in my lines.
• Listen to what the teacher has to say.
• And do my best in kapa haka. 

I also can help people when they don't know the action like when I did when I first started. 





Here is a photo of our amazing haka

On Sunday last week we had a memorial walk for Jerry Collins and Corinna School did a amazing haka everyone was shocked and said how amazing and awesome is was. People even said that it was the best haka they ever seen!   

In kapa haka my friend pela and I had been picked to go kapo kapo well mostly all of us got picked!!
On Wednesday 17 June we had our first dress rehearsal we've been waiting for and worked so hard on and finally the day has come.We also had visitors that were also performing first was Tawa school and then Corinna school. People loved it we were loud and proud , sharp action's pukana and smiling best of all We were discipline the whole way through. When we go to kapo kapo I am going to do my best and hardest like I've ever done before I might ever see you there bye for now.         

Arielle's Writing Learning Story

In writing I have been learning to . . . 
Use descriptive language to describe the character, 
I am still learning to make my writing interesting and entertaining 
I try to paint a picture inside the reader head and so the reader can understand my story.

 I can use adjectives, similes , phrases,metaphors and more. . 
 When I am reading I get good ideas from my own book and that's one way that I can make my writing more better. 

I think first before I write my story an to upgrade my ideas and plan my thinking to put in my own writing story.

In Writing we have been learning about war so our teacher Mrs Ardelle  said we had to do a conscription story about the war here is Example: As I heard knocking on the door ,it was like drum beats.  I gently walk up to the door. My hands were nervously shaking on the handle, When I open the door I see a post man standing in front of me, with his rusty old bike. He hands me a letter that came from the army. I wonder who its from as I read it, I then fall to my knees. One tear comes down and then another like a tap dripping from the sink in a bath room.

It's about how I am a mother and my only son goes to war here is an example of when we are talking together:He asked, “Mother why are you crying?” As I answer him, “Your name was drawn out of the ballot, you're going to war.” As I cried, “ Please don’t leave me I beg you, please don't leave us, me and your sister we need you, you're the only thing we have, please don't go.” Then son replied sternly to mother, ”Mother let go I'm going to be all right I promise I will come back home as soon as possible

I can also learn from other people's writing and summarise it in to my own ideas to make it better  and more exiting. The kind of writing I'm in to is diary's and sad story's.