Creative Writing - Cute Little Intruder - English

Cute Little Intruder

It was there and then gone.

Why would a rabbit be on my bathroom floor?

I was walking from my bedroom to my bathroom to brush my teeth when I heard rustling from behind my shower curtain. My heart started beating faster and faster as I headed towards it. 

I swung open the curtain-

But nothing was there. I frowned. I turned around and a squeal erupted from my throat. A rabbit was there in front of me, its whiskers were vibrating as its nose sniffed the air. It was a small grey ball perched upon two of its legs while the other two were tucked under its belly. I sighed and bent down. It hopped forward twice and leaned in, sniffing my finger. 

I pounced forward and grabbed it, scaring it, but then it regained posture. It dug it's head in my elbow and stayed still. I giggled when I felt its whiskers tickling my arm. 

"You're way too nice to be wild. Who's pet are you-"

"Dusty!" I heard a small voice shout from outside my open window.

"Aha. I see you snuck out. Naughty bunny." I said and stroked the top of his head. I went to the door and noticed it was open ajar.

"And I'm guessing this was where you snuck in." I sighed.

I opened the door wider and walked out, the bunny lifting its head and identifying its surroundings. Its ears flung up at the sound of the little boy's voice.

"Dusty! Where are you boy?"

I opened the small fence at the front of my house and the boy looked my way. He gasped when he noticed I was holding his pet.

"There you are you silly bunny. I was so worried!"

I handed him over. "Thank you, miss!" He said as he kissed the top of Dusty's head.

"No worries kiddo. Dusty can come over and visit whenever he likes- but, he must ask permission from you first of course." I laughed.

The little boy giggled and thanked me yet again. He waved goodbye and walked back to his house I assume.

I did the same and closed the door behind me. "What a cute little intruder." I giggled.

22nd November - Passion Projects - Documentary

Passion Projects

So far we haven't really done anything more since Monday. Apart from filming a little? I'm not sure. But I wanted to share our Draw.io plan which is basically everything each member is contributing to;

If you aren't able to read it properly, I've written it out below;

Myself- The manager. I'm apparently shooting the photography, writing the paperwork, designing and more on the presentation side of things.

Dylan- The assistant manager (if I'm not at school, she's the manager) she's emailing and contacting people for permission, writing the paperwork too, and researching.

Kiera & Neika- They're editing the films, promoting the documentary, and coming up with the questions to ask for the documentary.

Gary & Jordan- They're taking the pictures, filming (the documentary), and Gary's the voice behind it (asking the questions).

So,

I'll keep updating our progress during each lesson.

I Wonder About The Rain

I Wonder About Rain

Rain is water in the form of droplets that are condensed water vapour. It then becomes heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is responsible for almost all water on earth. The water cycle is quite amazing.

It rains, and then the sun evaporates the water into vapour, and then it gets heavy enough to fall and become rain once more. 

Another form is hail. Hail is solid precipitation, like ice. Hail has a diameter of 5 millimetres or more. The hailstones can grow to be 15 centimetres and weigh more than 0.5 kgs.

Rain is quite amazing. It leaves water for us, animals, plants, and other living things. Water is our main source to survive, and we can thank the cycle for this.

Tech 2018 - Balancing Toy

Balancing Toy

For the past ten weeks, we have all been working on making balancing toys. The slideshow below is of the plan/diary we kept during the making of it.
(~BEWARE, I forgot to add pictures on some of the days for different reasons which are explained~)



Yeah, yeah, I know- not the best slideshow.😬
As you would have seen- the last few slides I pretty much gave up. I forgot pictures and I was lacking on the actual writing too. But, nevermind that, let's get to how much I actually achieved for the past term.

Did I Finish?
No, I did not manage to get it done. 😔
Why not?
Because almost all of us left welding to the last minute- myself included. Everyone was fighting to get finished, and I didn't weld. I also needed to spray paint it all, but I couldn't exactly do that when I wasn't finished.

What did I enjoy?
I enjoyed the work. Even though only about four of us finished, I still enjoyed working. Our class was working the most that I've seen all year. No one was playing games, no one was messing around (well... not much) like they do in other classes. I actually feel kind of proud. It was cool glancing up and seeing everyone hard at work.

What did I learn?
I learned how to get bits out of my project without messing it up. My music note -for the design- needed to be cut in the middle. As explained below;

What was a challenge?
My music note was the time-consuming part. I needed to get the middle out without cutting anything else. And because saws and hacksaws cannot bend, I needed to find another way around it. I asked Mr Rees how I could do it, and he said I could chain-drill. I drilled holes in a line (resembling a chain) all the way through the middle. I filed a few of the walls and then I managed to use the blade of a hacksaw to cut it all out.

Did I weld?
Nope. As I explained above.

What have I gotten better at?
A bit of everything. I got better and quicker at filing and cutting with a hacksaw, I'm more skilled at drilling now. And even though I didn't weld, I still watched people demonstrate it so I have an idea on what to do. I probably couldn't do it on my own though.

(Also, props to Jill one of our teacher aids, she helped me SO much. Big thanks to her👍)

19th November - Passion Projects - Documentary

Passion Projects

What is our Passion Project?

For our Passion Project, my group is doing a documentary on how Passion Projects positively affects the community. We are going to be interviewing people from different Passion Project groups, and asking them how they feel it helps out in the community. 

What have we learnt/done so far?

So far, we have sent out a google form asking who would like to participate in this project. I've also recorded who wants to do what. We've sent out an email to the teachers asking if we have permission to (possibly) take students from their class for a short while to film them. And we've also found some filming equipment to use on specific days.  

How does this help us achieve our Passion Project?

Keeping a plan on what we're doing helps us stay focused on our objective for the day. Also, asking students to participate is a good way to figure out who is doing what, and to have it all planned out when the day comes, so we don't have any mishaps.

What's our next step?

We're probably going figure out the days to film that suit everyone properly. We'll ask the people who have offered to be interviewed actually want to do it (make sure they weren't joking around) and the next time we might start filming. So far- that's the plan, Stan. 

🤣

S.W.O.T Analysis - Passion Projects

S.W.O.T 

What am I learning?
We are learning to revise on what we are learning about and what our project is going to be like.

Who is in my group?
My group;
Kiera, Neika, Dylan, Jordan, and Gary. We are all making a documentary about what Passion Projects is, and what it does for our community.

Our S.W.O.T Analysis;

Strengths: How we are contributing to the community Communication skills Editing skills Filming skills	Weaknesses: `Speaking in front of the camera
Opportunities: We get to use Miss Aitken’s camera for filming/ a group member’s phone	Threats:

(I know it's not much, but it's what we have so far)

What are we thinking of doing/planning
Right now with the documentary, we are planning on filming ourselves and explaining what Passion Projects does, what it's about, and what it does for the community (as I said above).

Che Fu (Ness) - Music- Term 4 2018

Che Kuo Eruera Ness was born in 1974 in Auckland. The Ness family are all Rastafarians., but his mum Miriama Rauhihi-Ness is Māori. He went to Western Springs College (I guess to study music?)

Che is a musician who works as a songwriter, producer, hip-hop and reggae artist. His dad (Tigilau Ness) is in a band named ‘Unity Pacific’. While Che was in college, he and his friends formed a band named ‘The Low Down Dirty Blues Band’. But was later name ‘Supergroove’.

He has made a ton of songs, of which have won many awards. He won (and was nominated for);

Year	Award	Work	Result
1995	Album of the Year	Traction	Won
1995	Single of the Year	“Can’t Get Enough”	Nominated
1996	International Achievement		Nominated
1997	Single of the Year	“Chains”	Won
1997	Best Male Vocalist	“Chains”	Won
1997	Best Songwriter	“Chains”	Won
1999	Single of the Year	“Scene III”	Won
1999	Album of the Year	2b S Pacific	Nominated
1999	Best Producer	2b S Pacific	Nominated
2002	Album of the Year	The Navigator	Won
2002	Single of the Year	“Fade Away”	Won
2002	Top Male Vocalist	The Navigator	Won
2002	Best R&B/Hip-Hop Album	The Navigator	Won
2002	Best Songwriter	“Fade Away”	Nominated
2002	Best Cover Design	“Fade Away”	Nominated
2003	Single of the Year	“Misty Frequencies”	Nominated
2003	Best Male Vocalist	“Misty Frequencies”	Won
2003	Best Music Video	“Misty Frequencies”	Won
2003	Songwriter of the Year	“Misty Frequencies”	Nominated
2006	Best Male Solo Artist	Beneath the Radar	Nominated

Ness was introduced to music at the age of four. He was at Western Springs stadium on a stage next to
the keyboardist from the Wailers watching a Bob Marley performance- live. He was raised by his grandmother, but having a musical father he was also raised with a daily soundtrack. It not only included reggae, but it also included Stevie Wonder, Maceo Parker, James Brown, The Gap Band, and the classic Motown artists. So, considering he listened to songs as a kid, and his father was a musician,

it was more or less likely his father inspired him.

Something you may not know about Che, he is actually a type 2 diabetic. He went to a school (Tangaroa
College in Ōtara) and rapped a song about fighting sugar (Tangaroa College is taking part in the sugar-free programme about students’ sugar consumption). Che Fu’s rap.

Another thing you might not know is that Che had made a faulty shooting tweet. He posted a tweet saying he walked into a shooting, a man was shot, and the shooter was still on the loose. All while police were dealing with a bomb threat (which turned out to just be a suitcase). He apologised saying-

Another thing you might not know is that Che had made a faulty shooting tweet. He posted a tweet saying- "In hindsight, I think that might not have been the wisest thing, to those involved, I'm sorry. I did not want to mislead anyone, that's not my thing."