Weekly Reflection T3 W4

Flip- Training wasn't cancelled for the first time in ages.

Flop- It's raining today.

Blog Mission Week 4

Weekly Reflection Term 3 Week 3

Plus: Watching my dad's indoor football team Penarol, winning their semi-final of the NIFA cup after winning the league and the challenge shield.

Minus: Having no game on Saturday because of low player numbers.

Interesting: Going to the film screening at the college today after working hard on my group's film last term.

Week Rating: 7/10

Football Game Review

Equipment you will need A Ball, a goal, or two of something eg: shoes, trees or sweatshirts.

The Rules: Kick the ball into the goal to score a point, the ball must fully cross over the goal line.
No handling the ball. To gain possession of the ball you must make contact with the ball and not the other player. When a team kicks the ball out of the field of play the opposite team will receive a throw-in.

This game is very fun because it is an intelligent sport and you can score a point in many ways from anywhere on the field. I also like it because you can play it almost anywhere as long as you have something to use as goals and a ball.

I would rate this game 4.5/5 and the only thing stopping it from getting a 5/5 is that diving cheat Neymar rolling around on the ground like someone had just triggered his epilepsy.

Comic Strip Blog Mission

For this blog mission, we had to read a Calvin & Hobbs cartoon and write about he lesson the character learnt. The lesson I think the character learnt was not to mess with mother nature because you can not control it. He also learnt that karma exists.

Charlie Makes His NIFA League Debut

Charlie has made his NIFA debut with a goal and lots of megs. After the Frogs team forfeited the match due to limited amounts of players it was time for beasty boy Charlie to make his NIFA debut. He got an early meg on a Paeroa player but the best was yet to come. Midway into the second half Charlie made a run to the edge of the box and smashed the ball past the goalkeeper. We are hoping to see more brilliant performances like this one in the near future.

Me in the game

Posted Blog Challenge

Blog Challenge Term 2 Week 8

Term 2 Week 7 Reflection

This week I got more Mangahigh done by getting to gold medals and I am working towards two more. I am looking forward to training this Thursday and my game on Saturday. My favourite part of this week was researching for my IE about South Korea because it is different from the rest of my learning. The most exciting part of my week was going to indoor soccer with my dad and watching him play.

Ngatea Is Getting Rid Of Plastic Bags

Ngatea is becoming the first town in New Zealand to be plastic bag free. The pharmacy, the bookshop, the post office, the art gallery, the petrol station, Hammer Hardware, Subway, and Hauraki Takeaways are all joining the trend of going plastic bag free. The replacement for plastic bags is recycled fabric bags called "Boomerang Bags," where you grab some to put your groceries in and then bring them back or use them for your next shop. I think it is a great idea to ditch plastic bags because it will lower ocean pollution levels by a whole lot.

Term 2 Week 6 Reflection

This week was shorter because we had Monday off which I enjoyed because I got to catch up on some sleep I missed last Sunday. My favourite part of the week was football training because I was skilling everyone. My happiest part of the week was when I finally landed an around the world freestyle juggling trick. The thing I am most looking forward to is my game tomorrow against Thames because my friend plays for that team and I want to nutmeg him. This week has been fun but slightly boring at the same time I think next week will be less boring though.

3 Places I Would Like To Visit

1. Liverpool/Anfield, the reason I would like to go to Liverpool is that Liverpool FC is my favourite football club and Liverpool is also a cool city. If I did go to Liverpool I would definitely take a tour of Anfield before going to a Liverpool game later on. I would also watch another game in a pub with a group of middle-aged Englishman getting drunk on Monteiths just for fun.
2. Amsterdam, the reason I would like to visit Amsterdam is that I want to learn some football skills from the locals and visit a football court. I would also pop a manu in the canals even though they are very dirty. If I did go there I would do all these things.
3. Rio De Janeiro, the reason I would like to go there is to learn lots of new football skills and then come home to New Zealand and destroy everyone. While I'm there I will go to some samba pitches, visit the street markets and climb up to the statue of Jesus.

Letter To Ministry Of Education (Not Real)

Charlie O'Neill
52 Orchard West Rd
Ngatea 3503
May 31, 2018

Ministry of Education Office
404 Queen St
Thames 3500

Dear Ministry of Education, I would like to formally write to you to address the problem of you removing Geography from the year 7-8 curriculum.

If you remove Geography from the school curriculum people may not know the difference between Slovenia and Slovakia and buy a plane ticket to Slovakia to only realise it is Slovenia and you are 452 kilometres from where you are meant to be.

Recently I asked my friend Dylan what the country directly above the USA was and he said Russia. If you remove geography from the curriculum people like him's geographical knowledge will get even worse. Imagine how much of an ignominy it would be if in 20 or so years our very own Prime Minister thinks China is a South American Country because he or she did not learn geography in school.

So please, do not cut geography from the NZ year 7-8 curriculum.

Kind Regards, Charlie O'Neill

Leadership Poem

Being a leader is really fun,
because you can help everyone.

You can help our whole nation,
from starvation.

You can help people who are not strong,
and tell them if they are wrong.

You can ride a broomstick like Harry Potter,
do some spells hella lotta.

Definition Of Leadership

The definition of leadership is being a person who leads other people to be better versions of themselves. A leader is also someone people will follow because they think what the other person is doing is good.

How I take The Lead In My Learning?

I take the lead in my learning by making sure that all my blog posts have been written with perfect grammar and punctuation. I also have taken the lead in my learning by completing a film task set by Mr Singh at a very short notice. Finally, I have taken the lead in my learning by deciding to complete a whole tonne of blog posts in one day to catch up on the ones I haven't done.

5 Key Leadership Words In Te Reo

Matatoa - Courage, to be a fearless unafraid leader and warrior.

Rautaki - Strategic Intelligence

Pahau - Cool Beard

Whakaohooho - To rouse, awaken or inspire.

Kame - Food, A good leader should give people food.

5 Great Leaders

Jurgen Klopp, Jurgen Klopp is the manager of Liverpool FC in the Premier League. Klopp quit his coaching role with Borussia Dortmund to lead Liverpool to their first Champions League Final since the 2006/07 season.

Sir John Key, Sir John Key was the Priminister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016. That makes 8 years of being the Priminister of New Zealand so he kind of deserves the title of Sir John Key.

Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela eventually became the President Of South Africa after being labelled a terrorist and held in the notorious prison of Robben Island.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi fought peacefully against the British Government for years and eventually lead the Indian people to Independence from the British Government.

Maui, Maui is my Uncle and he fished up the North Island of New Zealand he also has a cool moko tattoo.

Leadership Quote

This is a quote from our leadership week that I like the sound of, Be The Leader You Would Follow. I like it because to be a leader people need to follow what you do and say and if no ones folllowing you your'e not a leader.

Term 2 Week 3

This week was quite fun because I did not have to do much actual schoolwork because it was leadership week. My favourite part of this week was NYLD because I got to listen to some cool speakers and music. My favourite speaker was Riley Hathaway because she had a cool story about how a lot of people doing a little can make a lot of difference. My second favourite part of the week was doing some Korean Writing art as a draft for an art project.

A also watched some Linus Tech Tips

If My Pet Had A Super Power

If my pet had a superpower it would be the ability to create force fields. The reason I would want my cat to be able to create force fields is that he would be able to guard his food against the other cats in the hood. He would also use a force field to protect himself when he jumps from high places. It would also be cool having a cat with superpowers.

Term 2 Week 1 Reflection

This has felt shorter because of the learning blocks being shorter but that meant that our now three play breaks were short too, a bit too short for me.
This morning was very frosty so I got quite cold on my walk to school.
I enjoyed being allowed to play Basketball in the hall in our break times even though I am not very good at it.
It was really funny on Thursday lunch when Dylan slid across the hall floor on his socks and got the ball off Daniel.
The most fun part of the week was when I got stuck in a tunnel in the Moana space made out of wooden crates.
The most interesting part of my week was going to the E-Pro 8 challenge at Parawai school where we had to solve lots of different problems like how to make lights flash on a time delay. It was also funny looking at the judge's forehead because it was so shiny. We ended up finishing sixth.

This is what the judge's forehead looked like

Week 1 Blog Challenge

For this blog post, we had to follow the clues to work out what animal's eye has been zoomed in on.

1. I take a lot of pride in what I do.

I am 99% that this is a leopard because they take a lot of pride in what they do and the picture looks like a leopard.

2. ANAGRAM (mixed up word): hlcaneeom

This is definitely a Chameleon because it is the only word you can make from the anagram.

3.  I have leathery skin and short legs.  

This is a frog 100%

4. Type of reptile

I think this is a crocodile because a crocodile is a reptile and the picture looks like one.

5. Waru  

Because Waru means eight in Maori and spiders have eight eyes so it is a spider.

6. (Extra Question For You) Clue: Marshmallow

My Holidays Creation

In the holidays I went to Daniel's house so I made a word art of his house.

Liverpool Vs Roma Champions League Semi Final Preview

On Wednesday Night, (Thursday Morning NZ) Liverpool will play Roma at the Stadio Olimpico to decide who gets to book their place in The Champions League Final. Liverpool obviously has a massive advantage with a 5-2 lead on aggregate but Roma scored three goals against Barca to go through so who knows what will happen. Oxlade - Chamberlain's knee injury is still a concern but he should be fit to play. Warnings have been issued to Liverpool's travelling fans to avoid travelling around the city when unnecessary in case they run into mobs of rival fans. It will be close so I think it will be 1-1 with goals from Salah and Dzeko.

Mo Salah was in hot form in the first leg scoring twice

Our Marama Code

Value 1. Be Cybersafe, I have been cyber safe by not getting scammed or hacked on my computer by not giving away any personal information online.

Value 2. Be Confident, I have been confident in maths by sharing my thinking and answers.

Value 3. Be Inclusive, I have been inclusive by letting Dylan join our game of forceback at lunch.

My Top 3 Learning Experiences

Here are my top 5 learning experiences in Term 1.

1. Beach Ed, because we got to go to the beach on a school day and swim around doing dolphin dives.
2. Chapter Chat, because Refugee by Alan Grantz is such a great book, I give it five stars! 
3. Blogging, because writing blog posts about Liverpool FC is so much fun. Blogging is my favourite part of school.

A Funny Joke

Q: Why was the cell phone wearing glasses.

A: Because it lost its contacts!

Lego Me

Here is a Lego me. I have been arrested because of my football skills being too good.

How To Say Hello In Five Different Languages

Korean - Anneyong Haseyo

Afrikaans - Hallo

Dutch - Hallo

Zulu - Sawubona

Latin - Salve