Minecraft Desert Island

 

Last week we got to do a Minecraft education task. I did it with Liam and we had to fill in the desert with what we would want if we were stranded on a desert island, then we had to write about it. We did a really good job and made lots of stuff to keep ourselves occupied and entertained. First, we made a house out of watermelons with a little couch bunk beds and a cosy fire. Then we made a wishing well where you could throw in a diamond and wish for anything you wanted. Next, we made a massive swimming pool out on the side of the island with a big water slide going into it. After that, we made a title and pig pen so we could make the turtles lay eggs then we could kill a pig and have scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast. Then we made a big dock with two small boats then one big sailboat. Finally, last but not least, we made a spa pool so when it was cold we could have a dip in it. Have you ever played Minecraft education?        

Life Turn Around

 

Last week we did our test narrative writing. We had to write a story at the start of the year and then write one at the end of the year to see how much we have improved. It is important for the teachers to know how good we are at different subjects so when we go to high school the teachers know what to make us Last week we did our test narrative writing. We had to write a story at the start of the year and then write one at the end of the year to see how much we have improved. I enjoy writing when I get to write recounts about whatever I want. my favourite thing to write is hunting, fishing, rugby and anything I enjoy doing In real life. What's your favourite thing to write about?   

Lock-down Birthday

 

      On the 21st of August, I had my lock-down birthday, I turned 11 years old. If we weren't in lock-down we probably would have gone to the Woodstock pub for tea. I woke up at 6:30 and ran into my Mum and Dad's bedroom I woke them up, then I went and woke Luke up. Then it was time to start opening my presents. The first present I opened had a whole heap of lollies and chocolate in it. It had Fruit burst, Fantales, Sour Patch Kids, Hundreds and Thousands chocolate, Caramilk chocolate, Oreos, and Peanut butter cups. Then inside of that box was another box which had a brand new phone inside of it. It was a Samsung A12 and I was stoked. When we got up Dad made pancakes, we had them with banana, strawberries, chocolate mousse, whipped cream, and maple syrup. Once we were done breakfast since it was a bad day I had some games of Fortnite and then had a play on my phone. We had an amazing lunch for lunch we had Nutella sandwiches, marshmallows, licorice, strawberries, grapes, bacon lettuce, and tomato sandwiches, blueberry muffins, and coke and raspberry. After a bit more gaming and playing on my phone it was time for tea. For tea, we had loaded wedges, then we watched a movie called The Expendables 3. When we get out of lock-down I am planning on going on a birthday party hunt with a few of my friends and having a cake. 

 

Morning hunt

 

Since the South Island has gone down to level 3 lockdown you are allowed to go hunting around your home area. On Wednesday morning my Dad and I got up at 4:30am to go out for a hunt in our local area. Since it was the first day of whitebaiting season we were hoping there would be no one in there. When we got up my Dad and I had toast for breaky and made milo and coffee for the drive-in. When we got there it was a bit foggy but still a nice morning, we got out of the truck put our jackets on, and started walking. We were hunting for deer and there was a lot of sign around (footprints and droppings). We snuck our way up all the way to the top end of the valley it was a 5 km walk up so we stopped there for a bit. When we were heading back Dad said if we see a goose I could shoot it because it was getting too light for deer. I had never shot a goose and I really hoped we would see some. We were walking along the river and we saw about five geese floating down. Dad got me set up and I shot one just as they floated past. Dad ran out into the river and grabbed it, the water was up to his waist and when he got out he was soaked. Dad quickly shot another one, he got that then we went back to the truck. Once we got home we hung them in the shed for a bit then we plucked them and cut them up so we could cook them up for tea sometime soon. Have you ever shot a gun or a bow?

Pizza

      

A couple of days ago my family made Pizza. First, we got the dough and cut it into 4 pieces because we needed 4 pizzas, one for each of us. After that, we rolled my piece of dough out on a tray. Then we put tomato paste on it and I got to decorating. At the end of it, my pizza had all sorts of meat on it. It had chicken, venison, salami, ham, and bacon. Once I had done all the meat I put on some cheese and then put on barbecue sauce. Once the pizza was done we put it in the oven for a while, then once all the pizzas were done we ate them together. 

Donuts

Right now we are in the middle of Covid 19 and are in level 4 lockdown, there's not much to do so in the Tozer family we occupy ourselves by making and eating delicious foods. A couple of days ago my brother my Mum and I made donuts. First, we rolled out the dough with a rolling pin until it was in a nice big round circle. Then we used circle cutters to cut decent-sized circles out of the dough, then we used mini cutters to cut circles inside of them. After we had done that we put oil in a pot and heated it up, then put all the small bits from inside the donuts in the pot to cook for a bit. Once they were cooked we put three of the big donuts in, then rolled the small ones in cinnamon sugar and ate them. Once we had cooked the three donuts we put three more in then repeated that process. Once all the donuts were done we rolled some in cinnamon sugar, dipped some in chocolate, and put sprinkles on them and the rest we dipped in chocolate and sprinkled dry raspberries on. My favourite one was the cinnamon sugar. Have you ever made donuts before?

 

West Coast Rugby

 Last weekend I played in the under 11 West Coast rugby. West Coast rugby is when some players from each West Coast team come together and play teams from Buller. We had two West Coast teams and the one I was in was the team that played in Blaketown tops. I was in the same team as Jack, Ali, Ben, and John who were all from Wests which is my team. For the start of the game, I played halfback then I came off for a bit and then went on as a wing. After halftime, I played a little bit more as wing and then had the rest of the game as a lock. At the end of the game, The score ended 54-12 to us. Have you ever played rugby?  

Terminology of Turbulence

 

This week we have been learning all about flight. We had to read an article and pick out some of the harder to understand words and search them up in an online dictionary. Once we were done that we had to put the words and their meaning onto a poster. I really enjoyed doing the poster on flight and I think we should do more like it in the future. Have you ever been on a plane?  

Time Capsule Letter

This week we have been learning all about time capsules. Time capsules are usually small capsules full of objects from decades or even centuries ago. Sometimes when people are knocking down a building or doing something like that. We are making letters to put in our time capsules and I am really enjoying it. The reason I like writing the letter is that we are actually going to see it when we are like 60 years old. This is my letter so far. Have you ever made a time capsule or seen one.  

Fake animals

In my class, we have been learning all about the pacific northwest tree octopus which is a fake animal we have had to research all about. We had to make lots of different things but my favorite thing we had to make was a fake animal. I made lots of animals because I really enjoyed it. the reason I really enjoyed it was because we got to use lots of different sites like remove.bg. have you ever used remove.bg.

Bottle Rockets

We have been learning all about bottle rockets at school and now we have started making them. We were allowed to be in groups of two and I was in a group with my friend Jack Smith. We're not done with our rocket yet but we will be soon. Linken made a really good rocket and when we let it go it went way higher than any of our previous rockets had gone. But when we let it go for a second the top of it exploded because of all the pressure in it. Now we know we can't just use any bottle, we need a good bottle that can hold lots of pressure. What do you think we should do to improve our rockets? 

  

Anzac letter

Today we had to write a letter about what it was like at Gallipoli during World War 1 back to our family acting like we were there. We had to talk all about when the Anzacs were training in Egypt all the way to when they escaped. I really enjoyed doing this writing. It was fun and I learned lots about Gallipoli and World War 1. What do you know about Anzac day?

Sticking With Pigs

 

I really love reading and I started reading Sticking with Pigs and I couldn't put it down. I really enjoy hunting and this is a perfect book for me. I really love all the action Mary-anne Scott puts in her books. A couple of days ago my school was lucky enough to meet Mary-anne Scott. She came to our school a couple of days ago and told us all about writing and how to be good at it if you wanted to do it for a job. She also told us that she gets only $1.80 per book that is sold, which is not a great deal for the amount of time it takes. I enjoy writing stories about my hunting trips have you ever been hunting and if you have did you write about it?

Report on Mary-Anne Scott's visit

A couple of days ago Mary-Anne Scott came to our school to tell us all about writing. She writes lots of books and one of them called 'Sticking with Pigs' is one of my favorite books. I really like all the action she puts in her books. We have some of her books in our school library.   

Cricket Skills

     The other day we did cricket skills with Cameron and John. First, we played ball tag but you couldn’t throw the ball. Then we got into groups of five I was in a group with Jack S, Jack T, Liam and Leon. after that we got into a circle and we passed the ball around if you dropped the ball you got a letter and if you got three letters you had to do starjumps. Then we practiced bowling at wickets. Finally, we said thanks and went back to class.

about me passport

In the first week of school on Friday, we had to make an all about us passport. We had to write about our family, our pets, favorite sports, favorite colour, and food. Then we put in photos of all our hobbies and the things we enjoy doing. what else do you think I should have put in?        

Kawa of Care

A couple of days ago Jack S and I made a Kawa of Care poster. We made it on Canva, then we went and got some cool pictures that we thought suited the poster and then put them on it. We had to write down 3 things to do when on our Chromebooks. What's something else I should have put on my poster?