Hello welcome back to another blog post. Today we are going to be writing my final blog post in Dance for the term. Let’s get into it.
Introducing the art of dance and dance in musical
Here is a link to my blog post introducing the art of dance (Toi haka) and dance in musicals.
CAT Musicals
Our most recent dance we have been learning about has been the CAT Musicals. We started off by looking at some CAT Musical videos and then we highlighted verbs in a poem called Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer with a pair. We watched a musical about Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Then we had part of a lesson where we watched funny cat videos and looked at how they moved. We have learnt movements of the cat in parts like their movements in hunting, playing, sleeping etc… Lastly, in our most recent lesson we watched this video of a pair of people practicing the steps for a CAT musical.
What I’ve learned this term
I have learned so many different movements and stretching exercises like different types of jumping, walking, side-stepping, and running. I also learnt things like crawling, sneaking, sleeping , hunting, chasing, leaping, grooming, and climbing like a cat. Early on in the term we also learnt more about the haka and some performances that are performing in New Zealand. ‘I had soo much fun!’
History of CATS musicals
The CATS musical first opened in London in May of 1981. It was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The lyrics were drawn by T.S Eliot. The CATS musicals is based off of a 1939 poetry collection called the Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and it is by T.S. Eliot.
Thank you for listening, see you in my next post, have a great day, byeee
Hello! Welcome back to another blog post. Today we are learning about crime scenes and we will be looking into the Case of the Barefoot Burglar. Let’s get into it!
Here is the case file so you can try and work it out
After working it out writing down heights, fingerprint types, and any other information that could tie one of the suspects to the crime I have my results of who committed the crime.
Results
I think it is Dan the man because:
Evidence #1: His foot size is the closest to 10 1/2 inches (Which was found at the crime scene).
Evidence #2: His fingerprint matches the one found at the crime scene.
Evidence #3: He has protruding teeth that matches the mark in the chocolate bar.
Thank you for listening to this blog post, see you in my next post, have a great day, byeee
Hello welcome back to another blog post. Today in science we are going to be learning about footprints and how they are used in crime scenes. Let’s get into it.
Footprints
To determine the height of a criminal the feet can be used. 15% of a criminal’s height is the size of their feet.
Aim: To use forensic science techniques to measure the height of a criminal.
Material:
Shoe
Paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue stick
Steps
Take off your left shoe
Put it on a piece of paper
Use a pencil and trace around your shoe
Take off your shoe and put it back on
Glue it to a piece of paper
Get a ruler and measure it
Go to a calculator on google
Write your shoe length that you ruled before divided by .15 then press equals and you get your height
My height by dividing my shoe size (27 cm/mm) by .15 is 180
Thank you for listening to this blog post, this is the last post for the year about forensic science, I hope you enjoyed learning about it, have a great day, byeee
Hello welcome back to another blog post, this week for social studies we have been researching a region. I choose to learn about Bay of Plenty. We had the options to do Ace, Pro, or legend I chose legend to challenge myself. I made it on Google slides, We did things like learn about the place, climate, attractions, who’s the Mayor, population etc.. It also includes places to go, information about the different cities in Bay of Plenty, and some interesting facts about the place that you probably didn’t know about. Anyways here is my presentation below. If I need to fix anything, add more information or if I have wrong information please let me know in the comments, thanks.
Thank you for listening see you in my next blog post, have a great day, byee.
Hello welcome back to another blog post today in Science we are learning about Chromatography. Lets get into it.
Rainbow paper is made through a science process called chromatography.
Aim: To separate the different colors out of a black pen.
Equipment:
Black pen
Paper
Ruler
Beaker
Ice cream stick
Water
Method
Take a piece of paper
Measure 1 cm from the bottom
Rule a line with a black pen
Put 100 ml of water into a beaker
Use an ice cream stick to fold your paper
Carefully place the bottom edge of the paper in the water
This is my chromatography paper. The water traveled up the paper, through a process called capillary action. All pens show different colors so the police can use this process to compare signatures when there is fraud.
Thank you for listening to my blog post if you have any questions about today’s process let me know in the comments, have a great day, byeee.
Hello welcome back to another blog post a couple days ago I did my Pepeha on this online site, here is a link if you want to make one aswell. There were two options if I already knew what to do I could create my own Pepeha with the tool provided of if you need help there is another button that you can press to help you out with you name, mountain, family name, and river. Here is my Pepeha presentation below ⬇
Thank you for listening, if you have any feedback I would love to here it in the comments, Byee
Hello welcome back to another blog post, today in science with Mr Palmer we are learning about things that fly and forces that affect flight.
There are 4 forces that affect flight. These are:
Drag
Thrust
Gravity
Lift
Now I am going to list 10 man made items that can can fly and 10 natural things that can fly
Man Made:
Helicopter
Aeroplane
Fighter Jet
Rocket
Hot air balloon
Para glider
Jet pack
Drone
Hang glider
Kite
Natural:
Flying fish
Insects
Birds
Japanese frog
Flying snakes
Pterodactyl
Animals
Bats
Flying squirrels
Owls
Conclusion
We found that by changing the wings and tail on a plane you can change the way it flies. When the wings are changed the air flows well over the plane and it flies better.
Thank you for reading my blog post if I made any mistakes or I missed anything please let me know in the comments. I hope you have a great day and see you in my next blog post, Byeee!
Hello! Welcome back to another blog post today I was on Kiwi Kids News and I was reading articles about New Zealand’s glaciers and shrinking fast. Here are some recall questions and thinking questions below ↓
Recall Questions
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? Heather Purdie and scientists
2. What was the key event from the news article? New Zealand’s glaciers are shrinking
3. Where did this event take place? New Zealand
4. When did this event take place? Since 2000
Thinking Questions
1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article? “Canary in the coal mine”
2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. It’s about New Zealand glaciers shrinking over 29% since the year 2000
3. Find out where this event is happening and include some information about this place. It is happening in New Zealand and New Zealand is a country that has been around for 1250 to 3000 years
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. It is happening now due to climate change and it could get worse in the future and the glaciers will be still melting
5. Explain in your own words why this event is taking place. Because of climate change they are melting
That is all for this Kiwi Kids post if I have missed anything or have put incorrect information please let me know in the comments. Byee have a great day!
Hello! Welcome back to another one of my blogs. Today In this section of this blog I am writing about Haka, because we have been learning about haka for the past couple of lessons. We have been learning about the dance and the culture we have been practicing some Maori dances as well as learning about them and also knowing why the All Blacks do the Kapa Haka before every game.
This a Kapa Haka group that performed near Wellington, New Zealand. They are trying to qualify for Ta Matatini 2025 is an event held from the 25 of February to the 1st of March this year (2025) Kapa Haka groups from New Zealand and Australia perform.
We are learning to work together and create dance.
Nobody cares if you can’t dance well, just get up and dance – Dave Barry
Thank you for listening I hope you had a great time learning about Kapa Haka.
Dance in musicals
Hello the next section of this blog post is about dance in musicals and we are learning about what is a musical, and why are there musicals.
What is a musical?
Musicals are a combination of music, dance and songs. Musicals are normally held in theaters as well. Most will have orchestra and bands making the music and songs. Some will have catchy songs to hook in the audience. Everyone performing will have costumes and a dance sequence going along with song or music playing. Some people at some point in the musicals might do a solo song or section of the musical. Choreographers will teach everyone the dance sequence and make sure the moves are going along with the music/song. A few musicals that I can think of right now are Moana, Annie, and Wicked.
The lion king was an award winning musical that has over 10,000 performances *Updated in August 2024* and they earned more than $10 billion dollars.
Why is there dance in musicals?
I am going to explain to you why there is dance in musicals. Dance is an important part in musicals because it expresses the emotions of every character performing. It also intrigues the audience and enhances the overall performance making the audience want more, making them want to go again.
Annie (2014) It’s a hard knock life *live*
This song (Its a hard knock life) explains what it’s like when you escape the orphanage and go into a home and get adopted. In the movie Miss Hannigan made them clean and have all of the responsibilities. The song tells us that its a hard life cleaning, polishing, and taking all the responsibilities, especially Miss Hannigan didn’t care about them at all.
The Lion King (The Musical) *Live*
This Lion King musical was held at the Oliver’s Awards in 2019. The lessons from the Lion King musical are whether you were good or bad in the past it doesn’t matter because the past is behind you. The second lesson is about finding yourself in the world, friendship, and family.
What is a choreographer?
A choreographer is a person that leads a group, performance, or musical. They get to choose the music, songs, and lyrics and if it’s a musical they would make it go along with the chosen musical. Choreographers audition the people who signup and select the right people that fit the roles. Also choreographers teach the cast to dance to the routine and synchronize if needed.
Dream sequences in musicals
A dream sequence is a technique used in mostly film. Dream sequences are also used in musicals. An example for dream sequence is ” The ballet performance included a dream sequence where the cast changed into white fluffy tutus like swans 🦢.
Thank you for listening to this blog post have a great day see you in my next post, byeee!!
Hello and today at WGA we were on kiwi Kids News and we had to find a article and think of some recall questions and some thinking questions. Today the article I chose was The Grammy Awards 2025
Recall Questions
1. Who was the main person or group of people in this news article? A: Most people who were at the Grammys
2. What was the key event from this news article? A: The Grammys
3. Where did this event take place? A: In Los Angeles
4. When did this event place? A: On February 5th
Thinking Questions
1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article? Beyoncè said ” Genre is a code to keep us in place”
2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. They talked about some big celebrities who one awards and some that surprisingly didn’t win any at all. Also how they raised $7 Million dollars to support those who were affected in the Los Angeles fires
3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place. It was held in the Cyrpto arena, Los Angeles and it can hold up to 20,000 people
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. The event happened on February 5th I would say they would continue to do it in February unless postponed.
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place. The Grammys take place because it is to recognize people and their music careers and give out awards to those who out stand the world the most.
Thank you for listening to me talk and answer questions about the Grammys anyways have a great day, byee!
