Hi guys and welcome to my blog! This week the year 8s made memoirs!
My memoir means a lot to me, in many, MANY ways. Joy, anger, sadness… I don’t have any super special memories in St Francis, it’s my first and last year here, everything was rushed. I can’t remember one whole event in the whole semester. I only remember 1 whole day.

The first day of school.

For more context I have been in New Zealand for a few weeks. I was not used to it, I was still jet lagged, I was in shock how kiwis could live like this. The most important one though, I was alone. I wanted someone to talk with, human interaction. I felt like I was going insane in one of the ‘most safe countries in the world’. I wanted to go home, I wanted to be with my friends  and my family and I wanted my normal life back. This wasn’t normal.

I still feel a bit like this, the strong emotions have faded, but how I was able to adapt was St Francis, whether I like it or not. That’s why I wanted the first day to be in my memoir.

If you want to read my memoir, you can find it here.

At the start of the term, we started to do science badges, I chose psychology since I am interested in the topic and am also interested in being a psychologist later in life. After a lot of procrastination I am done with psychology! I loved this project and I’m so glad I’m winning a badge. My favorites were: optical illusions, jigsaw puzzle, and rorschach ink blot test. What they have in common is that many people can do differently and I’m interested in what their reasoning is. 

I investigated a lot of topics, and I did a lot of people, and I had a lot of test subjects, but I finally finished! I am so happy and glad I get to finish it just in time! If you wanna see my hard work and effort see it here. If you could choose a science badge, which one would you choose?

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This term 4 we read novels. There were 4 book choices and I chose 1 that caught my eye. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We did many creates and eventually I finished the whole book. So There are going to be spoilers ahead. This is not a review just a summary of the book. Let’s get started!

In world war 2 a boy named Bruno and his family moved from Berlin to a house near a concentration camp. His dad just became commandant so that’s why they moved. Bruno was really bored since there was nothing to do and missed his friends. So he decided to explore around the fence that separated the camp from their house. He then found a boy around his age and started to talk to him. A year later the boy, Shmuel, needed to find his dad, he didn’t find him anywhere and needed help, and since Bruno, his mom and his sister were going to Berlin, Bruno agreed.

He took some striped pyjamas and went inside, they were looking for his dad and went on a march with other people, they got inside of the gas room and die.

THEY DIE. I did not like that at all, you know what I’m so mad now I’m gonna actually write a review you can here.

Kia Ora guys! This Term I made a Mary Fact File. Mary is important because Mary’s role as a mother of Jesus is important because it shows God’s love for humanity. She is the perfect role model, she is kind, caring, respectful, and she follows Gods steps with faith.

I made a Mary Fact File because she is the Most Important Saint.

fact file

Hello friends, strangers, and everything else. Long time no see! This Term 4 we learned about All Saints and All Souls day.

Contrary to popular belief, they both are drastically different, All Saints day celebrates the Saints around the world, and All Souls day is about respect for the dead, and praying for family or friends who are in Heaven or Purgatory. All Saints day is on November 1, All Souls day is on November 2.

On Saints day I celebrated Joan of Arc, one of the most popular Saints.

She was born into a poor family. When she was 13 she started seeing visions of Saint Michael. She fought in the battle of Orléans, and thanks to her the English surrendered and she won the war against England. Sadly she died burned to death thanks to English men..

On Souls Day I investigated about Souls Day in a different country.

All souls day is a day when you honor the dead. In Mexico. Dia de los muertos is the celebration of souls day celebrated as a happy day. Because in Mexican culture, there is a legend, that on the 2nd of November, your dead loved ones come to Earth to visit, but they need guidance. Altars and flowers help guide the dead to their journey to Earth. This tradition, though not Catholic, is very important to Mexican culture.

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In class, we learned about the social impacts of The Olympics, we learned that for a while until they gave us a task. We have to make a podcast about the social impacts in the Olympics.

Me and my friends chose Doping, specifically, in The Olympics. We explained the impact on your health, why it’s bad, athletes who have doped, the consequences of the athletes and the country.

Our podcast, “True Tales” is about 3-4 minutes long, it explains all about doping in a small about of time, it’s entertaining and the sound effects fit with the mood.

What did you do for your podcast?

Our Podcast

Hi guys, today we learned about racism and how it affects everyone. It’s important to stand up to racism because POC (People Of Color) don’t have the same opportunities white people have. It is unfair and UNJUST, everyone deserves the same opportunities no matter what.

Thankfully the Olympic Games handle racism very well, and anyone can participate. “The fundamental idea behind the Olympic Games is to unite the entire world in peaceful competition. Peace is at the very heart of this mission” – The Official Olympic website towards racism. Still, there are some controversies about racism in the Olympics, even so it’s better than before people thought racism was good.

We can promote fairness by:

1. Not calling peoples names/Bullying
2. Making sure everyone has a fair chance to play (ex: wheelchair basketball)
3. Making sure the judges aren’t bribed
4. Saying ‘Good Game’ or the shorter alternative ‘GG’ after the match is done

Here is my Create task, What do you think about racism?

Create Task

Kia Ora guys! I’m not sure if you know, but Māori language week is in August and I made a special thing that is themed for the Olympics. I did diving because I find it impressive that a person could do that so majestically. I tried my best and hopefully you guys enjoy it.

Here is my Create task —> Ruku

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This week I learned about Valerie Adams, a Kiwi athlete that won gold in the Olympics.

Valerie was born in October 6 1984, she has participated in various Olympic Games, winning two gold medals in two.  She is mixed British and Tongan. She was shy, but her physical education teacher suggested sports, she started in 1998. Her family is full of athletes that have gone into the Olympics, so the whole family is super successful.

That’s what I learned! Who is your favorite Olympic athlete?

My work here!

Hello guys! This week I did what The Olympics would look like if they were hosted by New Zealand. Which is not likely since New Zealand is an island, and travelling always takes too much, but anyway.

I imagine the torch would be gold since in New Zealand we are winners. I think the mascot would be a kiwi since it’s New Zealand’s favorite animal. The medals would have lots of natural elements since Aotearoa is full of nature, and it would have a small piece of the Sky Tower since it’s one of the tallest towers in the world.

Thank you for reading this! Here is my create