Excellence Evidence: Deputy Head Girl 10

Today I got asked to help out at winter sport. Winter sport is where the year 5/6's go every Friday to play there chosen sport eg. hockey, netball, football and rugby. I was asked to coach the "A" Hockey Team, another girl was asked to referee the game. We left to go to Nunweek Park at 12:15ish and while on the bus the other girl and I discussed who we would put on first half and second. 

Once we got off the bus we went to the turf that we were playing and got ready. We made sure the kids had there mouth guards and shin pads then got them to start practicing. It was freezing outside so I kept reminding them to keep their jackets/jerseys on and stay warm. We then all ate some lunch and had a team huddle. The first people on got on the turf and got into there positions. 

Then we started, it was awesome watching them play everyone was really into it and was having lots of fun. I switched everyone around so everyone had a fair chance at playing the positions they wanted to play. In the end we won 4-1. We got to choose a player of the day so we chose a girl that worked hard even though she was really tired. 

After that my mum picked me up from Nunweek Park.

The care value I showed was Community because I helped out the team even though I didn't have to. 

I showed leadership by taking charge of the team and making sure everyone was alright. 

My CARE Progress

I have done a check of my CARE progress so far this year.

I am proud of my progress because I have achieved my bronze and have started my silver.

The area of CARE that I need to try harder in is C / A / R / E because

To achieve my BRONZE/SILVER award quicker I need to keep trying and make sure I record the ticks that I get before I forget them.

The one thing that I can do to improve my progress in CARE is to record them faster.

Excellence Evidence: Technology 5

Yesterday we had technology at Lincoln Primary School. I'm in the Textiles group, which means Sewing. We are currently working on our product. The Textiles group and the Design group work together. We could choose if we wanted our project to be 3D printed or sewn. I chose to make a sewn project and then later I will choose to do a 3D printed one. 

I'm creating a bag, it will be made out of denim fabric with black zips and a flap. I will decorate it with some stuff that is related to my culture eg. hobbies, favourites, friends, family. First I made a prototype, which is basically a mini version of my final one so that I know how I'm going to make it. My prototype was made  out of green fabric.

First I planned what I wanted to have on it. I've decided to have my initials, then surrounding my initials on the whole bag I will have little pictures of things that relate to my culture (examples of culture above.) Then I started making it, first I cut out a paper pattern, then I cut out two pieces of denim (the same size) and sewed them together.

After that we had to pack up to get back on the bus to go back to school. 

The care value I showed was respect because I respect everyone around me by not using there stuff eg. shears, machine, even if it was only going to be a minute. 

I showed leadership by staying focused on my task and listening respectfully to my teachers and peers. 

Excellence Evidence: Kapa Haka 9

Yesterday I had Kapa Haka. When I arrived I went to my line and got ready to start. First we went through all of the songs to warm us up. We then went onto the stage and practiced our school song.

After that we went to our positions in Halleujah which weren't on the stage they were in the middle of the hall. After we did Halleujah we waited for the command to move to the next song, which is the Māori word 'neke.' We then all moved to our next positions, which were the ones for Tuhurihuri. Mr Broen didn't want any of the year eight girls doing poi, (I don't know why.) so we all just shadowed. The actions for Tuhurihuri are the year eight girls do long poi while all of the other girls used the short poi or the small rakau sticks. The senior boys used these long sticks (I'm not sure what they are called) and the other boys did the actions. Everyone was doing the correct actions and no one was doing it wrong. 

Then we transitioned to the next song which was the school song and went through that a few times. After that we left for morning tea. 

The care value I showed was respect because I listened respectfully to the teachers and my peers.

I showed leadership by listening respectfully to Matua, Mr Brown and Mrs Baker. 

Excellence Evidence: Deputy Head Girl 9

On Wednesday I had a Student Council meeting. Head Girl is the Chairperson so she runs the meeting. We talked about which charity's we could raise money for and wrote them down. We then chose one and thought about topic related things that could raise money for that charity. The charity we chose was the SPCA, we thought about having a mufti day with a gold coin donation or pet food donation. We also thought about if we wanted to dress up in blue and white clothes, (the colours of the SPCA) or if we wanted to have a pet talent show. We also talked about the pet requirements eg. Child friendly. After that we chose a few helpers to help us on the day once we organised it. Then we told the kids to go back and ask there class this question: Ask your class who would be able to bring their pets and if they would enter them in a Talent/Fashion Show. In Student Council I take the minutes so below I have put the details of the meeting.

 

Mufti Day Fundraising Ideas:

SPCA

Ronald McDonald House

World Vision

Unicef

YMCA

Fundraising for the SPCA:

Pet Day

Bring in Pet food

Face Painting (optional)

Mufti Day (blue and white)

Talent/Fashion Show?

Early Term 4?

Pet Requirements:

Be able to manage it on a lead

In a cage if needed eg. cat, bird or rabbit

Vaccinations up to date

Adult with/near the pet at all times

Child friendly

Helpers: Natalie R9, Jessie R10, Nieve R13

Task: Ask your class who would be able to bring their pets and if they would enter them in a Talent/Fashion Show.

The care value I showed was community because I talked and listened to the group.

I showed leadership by sharing my ideas to the group. 

Student Led Conference Reflection

The things I enjoyed most about my S.L.C. were:

Getting to share my learning to my mum because she doesn't know much about what I do at school. 

What went well and why?:

The whole thing because when I was sharing my learning, everything went perfect and I didn't mess anything up or miss out on sharing any part of it.

What were the challenges you faced when preparing and presenting your S.L.C.?:

When I was sharing the strategy for the Pythagoras Theorem because it was tough when I didn't want to get the question wrong when my mum was watching.

What changes would you make for next time and why?:
No changes because it was perfect and I got to share everything. 

Excellence Evidence: Deputy Head Girl 7

The other day the school held a plunket mufti day. This was to raise money for the plunket organisation in Canterbury. It was a gold coin donation. Being one of the four heads I was able to participate in the event by going around with the other heads and the plunket mascot to show the kids. We first went to the office meet the woman who was dressing up as the plunket bear called Blue, her name was Karen. When we got there we got a bucket, to put all of the money in and a small version of Blue the bear to carry around with us. (I got to hold it.) 

It was a team decision to go to the junior rooms first. It was really cool to see all of the little kids be amazedby a giant blue bear in their classroom. A few of the classes got a photo with the bear and all of them came up and gave Blue a high-five or hug. After going to all of the junior rooms we went to the year 7/8 area and it was funny to see there faces when Blue walked in they looked really confused and kinda like why did you bring that bear in here.

After the year 7/8's we went to the year 5/6's and then the year fours. Throughout all of the classes we collected the money that they raised. 

Once we were finished we went back to the office and helped Karen count the money. It was a huge job because we needed to have the exact right amount and not miss any. In total the school of 650 raised $701.70, and all of that money went to plunket to help them look and children up to five.

The learner quality I showed was resilient because when we were counting the money it was tough trying to make sure you didn't miss one coin. 

I showed leadership by helping Karen go around the school because the suit was a big heavy one and sometimes she couldn't see where she was going so I helped her.  

Excellence Evidence: Kapa Haka 10

Yesterday I had Kapa Haka, I arrived a bit late because I had something else on but I didn't miss anything. When I walked in everyone was in the positions we would be in on the night eg. boys on the stage and girls in front of them. I quickly went to my position which was two people to my left from the middle. First we did the school song with the old actions so the boys didn't walk through the middle and the girls didn't step aside. 

After that we went to our positions in Halleujah which weren't on the stage they were in the middle of the hall. After we did Halleujah we waited for the command to move to the next song, which was 'neke.' We then all moved to our next positions, which were the ones for Tuhurihuri. I didn't have my poi so while everyone else was doing the actions with there poi I shadowed and pretended that I had my poi with me. The actions for Tuhurihuri are the year eight girls do long poi while all of the other girls used the short poi or the small rakau sticks. The senior boys used these long sticks (I'm not sure what they are called) and the other boys did the actions.

Then we transitioned to the next song which was the school and went through that a few times. After that we left for morning tea. 

The learner quality I showed was communicate because I communicated respectfully with the teachers and my peers.

I showed leadership by listening respectfully to Matua, Mr Brown and Mrs Baker. 

Excellence Evidence: Deputy Head Girl 8

On Wednesday I had a student council meeting. I turned up on time and had everything that I needed, like a computer because I take the minutes. (Taking the minutes means that I write down what we talk about in the meeting.)

Then the leader of the meeting, Head Girl, got the whiteboard and started to write out what we're going to talk about today. After that we started the Student Council meeting because Mrs Trotter was not there yet. We took the roll and then started to talk about some things for the future of Oakland's.

After that Mrs Trotter arrived and we carried on with the meeting. We talked about some main things that we think we need for the rebuild of the school. One thing we talked about was having water fountains on the field, so that when we are thirsty we didn't have to go all the way to one on the courts. Another thing that came up was that we wanted more open classes like the ones in the year 7&8 area. This would be a good idea because then the rest of the school could learn like us seniors. 

The care value that I showed was respect because I showed respect by helping others if they didn't know what we needed to do.
I showed leadership by just getting on with the meeting and also being a good role model by not being silly and listening to the speaker.

Excellence Evidence: Kapa Haka 8

On Friday I had Kapa Haka, I am in the performance group. I used to be in the apprentice group, the apprentice group is where you just learn the songs; not the actions and don't perform. Me Brown and Mrs Baker weren't there so it was just Matua leading Kapa Haka, about ten minutes into it Mrs Baker arrived to help. First we practiced Hallelujah, but when we walked forward, some of the boys weren't doing it properly so we kept doing that over and over and over until they got but right. 

After that the year eight girls practiced long poi while all of the other girls used the short poi or the rakau sticks. The year eight boys used these long sticks (I'm not sure what they are called) and the other boys did the actions. It was really hard at first, but then I kept trying and got the hang of it. I was able to show a few people how to do it. It was really fun because we were all teaching each other how to do different things. I can pretty much do the main two that we have to learn and can partly do the one that we may put into the actions. 

The leaner quality I showed was communicate because I listened to Matua when he was teaching/showing us the actions. 

I showed leadership by teaching my friends how to do long poi.