Christmas In the Rain

Every kiwi knows what a true Christmas is. Christmas on the beach camping in the hot summer sun. My Christmas's are never usally by the beach but I would appreciate when we stay at home for it to be sunny. I can only remember two Christmas's if being boiling sunny. Others have been sunnyish or like this Christmas, miserabley cold and wet. So I guess I should have said goodbye to hot sun burning Christmas's a while a go. This really is bid down side to living in Matawai. But I love having Christmas at home with my family and pets. So I guess that made up for another Christmas in the rain.

Homemade Flower Pots

I was trying to find a gift for family and friends that would be something they could use all the time, that they could use more than once. After scrolling through pinterest for a while, I came across this idea. This reuses cans, that you would usally chuck away that ends up in the landfill. I think that theses are great gifts, to add flowers or plants, or you can even make a wax mixture and add it to the can to create a beautiful candle. You can even use a plastic bottle, which will totally change the height and shape of it. But if you are reusing plastic don't make a candle, because flame and plastic doesn't go well together. But I love to add flowers to create a sustainable vase. This is such a simple elegant gift for someone. Here how to make them...

What you need
A tin can ( This can be a spagetti, baked beans ect )
Teatowel
Decoration paper ( cheap at a two dollar shop, or create your own patterns on white paper. )
Scissors
Glue

How to make
1. Fill your tin up with hot water making sure to get the lables wet. Peel off the lables as good as you can. Leave up side down for ten minutes with a teatowel inside.

2. Grab your decoration paper and measure and cut it to fit around the can nicely.

3.Add glue to the paper and stick to the can.

Christmas Cake Recipe

Today I was learning how to add an image attribution to my profile page of Lorde.

I enjoyed finding out interesting facts about her as I didn't know much around her life.

I found it challenging to choose a colour for the background.

My digital learning object shows that I can add an image attribution to an image.

Next Time I would change the layout of my information.

An image attribution is a link underneath the image, that is labled for reuse, when you click it, you will go to site the image is off.

Surfing With Sarah

Before my surfing encounter before camp, I had never gone before. I cant believe how fun it was. We practised on sand drawn boards, then straight to the water. The first ten minutes we were getting used to the water, getting used to the surf boards, ect. I thought it would be much harder getting up, but it turned out reasonably easy. I found it challenging to find a good wave, because there was quite a strong current moving sideways. I just loved surfing and now, I to have a surf board for Christmas.

Tolaga Bay Wharf

Recently, Room 4 went on camp. We went to Anaura Bay campsite for the week. I have only been on two senior camps, now. This was probably my favourite. One of the activities we did was jump of the Tolaga Bay Wharf. The wharf has some incredible history behind it. Did you know that 39 years after being built, it was closed to shipping, due to war and better roads? I was so proud of myself. The majority of the class jumped of. I wasn't to fussed over the height as I have jumped of something higher. I was more worried about the ladder, it looked rusty and dodgy. But I jumped offrom 3 or 4 times and had a great time.

Highlights 2019

Today I was learning how to create a wevideo reflecting highlights of year 2019. We started with a story board to plan an order and for easy access of the media.

I enjoyed adding transitions and adding music because it made my video just that much better.

I found it challenging to only add a few photos, because there were so many photos that I wanted to add.

My digital learning object shows that i can create a video including photos, transitions, music and text.

Next time I would change the length of my video and make it longer, and add my voice instead of text.