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At the beginning of term 2, the intermediates have started to read a book called Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, and we have finished the book but have realised there is a movie called “A Cry In The Wild,” which is also based on the book Hatchet, and coincidentally, we have also finished that and written a review about it! Click me to find the link, and look below to find the review:

If it doesn’t work well, click me to see the document for yourself!

What do you think I could change?

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Not too long ago, the intermediates at NBC got gifted some fish to paint for the new alleyway near Woolworth’s and Couplands called “Ocean Alley”. We painted them and a group of people have already put them on the walls! I’ve been there and personally think it is really cool. One of our teachers has walked in the alley and has taken some photos, so here one is!

What is your favourite ocean animal?

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Today, we received our Duffy books that we ordered at the beginning of the year!
I ordered 2 books, bigger than usual, and from what I know of them, they are really cool, and I’m excited to read them. Thank you to the sponsors who helped us get these Duffy books! Here are a few photos of the books:

Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen:

And The Other Shadow by Tania Ingram:

What is your favourite book?

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The winter learning journey has begun, therefore here comes a bunch of blog posts throughout the holiday!
For task one, we had to make a 5 day trip, and I decided to try and make it budget. Including the driving time, food stops, etc, I reckon it will take around 5 days. Here is the route in a list:

You drive from Christchurch to Queenstown, (around 6 hour drive)
Then Queenstown to Greymouth, (around 7 hour drive)
And finally, Greymouth to Christchurch/Home.

Would you drive this route?
What else could I change?

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Today, for Religious Education, we were learning about how to be a responsible risk taker, so we had to make a poster about being a responsible risk taker, and I decided to make one that had a step by step guide on how to be a responsible risk taker. We also marked it with a rubric. Tell me what you think about it.

How do you think you could be a responsible risk taker?

DLO: We are learning that the decisions and actions we make on the internet are permanent footprints online.
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Today, we were revised for cyber smart that anything we share online can be left for not only a while, but sometimes permanently. So, we had a task to make a google slide island filled with our internet history. I finished relatively early as I focused and cracked on.
I thought this task was pretty fun, so here the slide is.

What school-appropriate site do you visit the most?

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Today is Pink Shirt/Accessory Day! So, in celebration, we had to make a flag or shirt for Pink Shirt Day. I decided to add a white peace symbol and go onto Canva for optimal fonts. Pink Shirt Day is not only about anti-bullying, but it is also about being kind to other people, and letting it overcome fear and negativity. Here is the photo.

What did you do for Pink Shirt Day?

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Recently, the year 8’s began learning about Algebra, which was quite challenging for me. I got very confused with it, but I made a video DLO about subtraction algebra to help!

(The video goes quite fast, so feel free to pause at any time!)

What is your favourite math equation?

What is the hardest math equation for you?

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Today, we graciously received our Duffy Books! All thanks to Avonhead Rotary and Schoolastics, they could fund and gift us our books! I got Diary Of A Roblox Pro – Ari Avatar, and Diary Of A Minecraft Zombie – Zombie In Underland. Here is a photo or two of them

What is your favourite book?

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A few days ago, we began learning about the Loch Ness Monster, and had to write our own version about it.  I wrote quite a lot in my opinion and am very excited to share it with you all.

Here it is:

What is your favourite mythical creature?