Year: 2025

Safety and Medicine.

To be safe with certain types of medicine I get them from the doctors just so I know they will be safe to take and that they will make the people a little bit better while being sick, or having a cold or a sore throat ECT.-

Sometime it can be the medicine causing some of the problems, You can also end up causing your self harm by taking these medicines when not needed. You might not even take the medicine when you need to so it won’t help before you go to bed you also might take some other pills that might be mixed with the other ones you have.

The Writing Process

In English we had to do handwriting we had to write a story bout either superpowers or what we done in our hoiday.

When I looked at my handwriting and transferred it into my document, it felt really satisfying. Seeing my own words in my handwriting gave the work a personal touch, and typing it up afterward made me appreciate the effort I put into it even more. It was like watching my ideas come to life in two different forms. I enjoyed the process because it felt meaningful and creative, and it made me feel more connected to what I was writing. We had to fix up all the words or whatever we done wrong. We also got to put more sentences into it to make it make more sense.

My Favourite sound

GUTAIR I got it off Google. It is a Peppa Pig Song 
In a house on a hill
     G
Not far away
            C         G      C
There's a friend we love to see
C                           G
She lives there with her brother
G                C         G     C
George, and the rest of her family
      Am             G
With Daddy Pig and Mommy Pig
          F           C
They're happy as can be
F                          C
Now, who could that friend be?
F               G
Sing along with me
 
[Chorus]
     F     C    F      C
Oh, Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig
     G                          C
And this is my little brother George
     F      C         F     C
It's Peppa Pig, it's Peppa Pig
     G             C
And here is Mommy Pig
F      C     F    C
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig
     G             C
And this is Daddy Pig
       F     C          F      C
She's Peppa Pig, she's Peppa pig
      G      C
I am Peppa Pig!

Monkeypox

Questions and tasks Sentence starters (if needed ) Evidence 
1. Introduction: Write the sentence starter out or write your own introduction about this unit. In Health we have been studying about Death, Dying, and the Afterlife. We have learned about some different cultural beliefs and traditions. We have learned about what other people do when someone they know passes away. Because some people do it different and some do it the same way You need to select 3 pieces of your work to show as evidence for question 1. Put these pieces of evidence (hyperlinks or screenshot) underneath your Q1 answer.
2. What is your chosen topic for investigation? I have chosen to investigate about Monkeypox because it seems interesting and because a couple of years ago I was learning about it and it seemed nice to learn about what it was like and because it has been around for a while

 
3. Explain 3-4 interesting pieces of information you read about your topic. Provide links and or pictures to support what you are explaining. 

Link the words hauora and positive/negative inside of your answers

  Monekypox is mostly spread around by body fluids or infected animals – Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease spread through close skin-to-skin contact with an infected person’s rash or body fluids, or with contaminated materials. Symptoms include a fever, muscle aches, and a rash that progresses through stages from flat spots to blisters and scabs, typically lasting for a few weeks. While most people recover within a few weeks, vulnerable individuals may experience more severe illness.
4. How did you demonstrate respect towards others’ cultural beliefs that are different to yours? There were a number of ways that I demonstrated respect towards other culture beliefs during this unit. I did this by actually listening to whom ever is talking about what they want to talk about 

For Excellence, explain how showing respect would enhance others hauora.
5. Why is it important that you take care of all areas of hauora when we experience change, loss, or grief? It is important that I take care of all areas of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief because if I don’t I can make it worst for my self because Im not telling anyone and I’m just bottling up all of my emotions and suffering all alone. 

I can take care of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief by- looking after my self, Making sure I’m okay and letting other people know what I am going through if I need to say something about it. 

For Excellence, complete the sentence starters AND relate your answer back to the Te Whare Tapa Whā concept (4 walls of the whare)

Drama

Today I will be talking about what a musical is

What is a Musical – A play or film in which singing and dancing play an essential part. Musicals developed from light opera in the early 20th century. So mainly all the key elements are dialogue, music, song, choreography and characters. Another thing is that musicals should have a clear story line and emotion in the music, song and dance

My favorite musical  – Matilda the musical, I like it because the normal Matilda is my  favorite movie since I was young but I don’t really like how they made the musical it was pretty boring but other wise it was alright not my favorite but I would still rather watch the real one. I do think the songs were good but they could have been better

 

Dance

What Ive liked during semester – I liked meeting new people and finding out that I liked to do dance and going to show quest for the first time. And making up dances just for us to have fun.

What I found challenging – What I found challenging was when we had to remember all the dances that were in the dance

Is there anything that we didn’t get to do that I wanted- I didn’t really mind what we had to do for dance but it was fun having Miss Beer for our dance teacher for show quest.

Dissection On A Sheep Heart

Today we were dissecting a sheep heart. It was pretty weird and it smelled really gross. It was pretty cool finding out what its like and what it looks like. There was many blood vessels and there were a lot of blood clots. The more you squeezed it the more all of the blood came out of the holes there were in the heart.

During the dissection of a sheep heart, me and my group closely examined its structure to understand the function of the human heart, as they share similar features. I followed the proper dissection method by first identifying the external parts, then carefully cutting along the ventricles to view the internal chambers, valves, and major blood vessels. The results showed clear distinctions between the left and right sides of the heart, with thicker muscular walls on the left ventricle, indicating its role in pumping blood throughout the body. This hands-on activity helped reinforce our understanding of cardiovascular anatomy and the flow of blood through the heart.

Cutting into it was pretty hard because we couldn’t find the right place to cut it because the side we needed to cut was the side that was thinner then the other side. But for my groups one both of the sides were really thick. We still cut into it but everyone else was just cutting the whole thing and chasing people around with it but my group did it and did it properly.

 

Arthritis

Kia Ora people today in science we had to research about arthritis. Here is what me and Yazmin got from the research

What is arthritis -Arthritis is a term used to describe inflammation and damage to joints

What are the causes – Arthritis, a condition characterized by joint inflammation and pain. It can also be caused by cracking your fingers

What are the symptoms- The symptoms of arthritis can vary depending on the type, but common symptoms include:

Joint pain – aching or soreness in one or more joints

Stiffness – especially in the morning or after resting

Swelling – joints may look puffy or feel warm

Reduced movement – difficulty moving the joint normally

Redness – skin around the joint may look red

Fatigue – feeling unusually tired or low on energy

Muscle weakness – especially around affected joints

What are some of the treatments- There are several treatments for arthritis that help manage pain, reduce swelling, and improve joint function. These include:

Medications

Pain relievers like paracetamol or ibuprofen

Anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce swelling

Disease-modifying drugs for types like rheumatoid arthritis

Steroid injections for severe inflammation

Physical therapy

Exercises to strengthen muscles around joints and improve movement

Lifestyle changes

Staying active with gentle exercise like swimming or walking

Eating a healthy diet to reduce inflammation and maintain weight

Using hot or cold packs for pain relief

Surgery (in serious cases)

Joint repair or replacement (like a knee or hip)

Is cracking your fingers bad for you- Yes because the more you do it the more weak your bones can get cracking your fingers is bad because you can get arthritis. But some people say no but later in life there can be a compact

Science/Cat

In science we had to make a poster or Google slides about any animal or your favorite. I picked a cat because it was the easiest animal to do. We had to write down and fill out how the grow, sense, eat, breathe and Reproduce. And when we finished we need to put it on our blog post and post it.

Dance

What have I enjoyed about dance this term ?– I enjoyed making some dances up with the people that are also doing dance. I also enjoyed meeting some new people and doing dances with some of the teachers I don’t know.

What have I found challenging about dance?–  The thing I found challenging was trying to do all of the dance moves I found challenging. But after I started looking and focusing on the dance better I got it not perfect but good enough to pass with the other group

What would I like to try in dance next term?– I would like to try get better at doing the dances better and properly. I would like to change my group I dance with and actually do all of the dances and not mess around like some of the other people in my group did.