A K-pop Debate

 Hi fellow veiwers today I have another debate because this time Im here to make a stable debate on why you should stop stereotyping K-pop and its idols, fans, and groups. First of all im going to state my reasons and a little  bit about them. "Why you should stop stereotyping K-pop¨ begins now.

1. Most K-pop fans dont like k-pop, they only do that for show.

You may think thats true but I have proof in words and photos. Most K-pop fans are so inspired by their idol/s they set up a charity fund to feed poverty. Once, BTS, Enhypen and much more fans matched a 1.million dollar donation to feed the poor. Think thats not true? Here is proof: K-pop Donation To Poverty.

2. K-pop is cringe, overrated, and all bad.

Yeah I know that some idols had a problematic past, but have you ever wondered why? Most fans send death threats to them and they end up doing s**cide. ( K-pop may be cringe in your opinion ) But there is more that meets the eye to its fame, and more. 

Kpop idols put their entire childhood away and begin as a trainee at 13. Yet they a few still make their debut. K-pop idols have said many powerful things to its haters. But its your opinion, not mine. 

3. Most K-pop idols got plastic surgery.

Ok, 10, percent of the k-pop industry had plastic surgery. But do you know why that is? Most companies are great and are fair with their idol/group but entertainments such as ( not gonna name them ). The entertainments force idols of overwork themselves and have a perfect image. The idol becomes insicure of his/her body. 

4. K-pop is just music and dancing.

It may just be that but as I said before theirs more that meets the eye. They have meaningful lyrics and powerful vocals. Just like the Grammy´s, Their is also MAMA´s ( Mnet asian music awards ) K-pop idols also do fun and chaotic things. When I first liked k-pop I thought it was just going to be fun and game. Once I found out its true side, I decided I will support them till the end.

I hope you enjoy my statements and that you have to stop stereotyping us. If you just gave k-pop a chance, I gaurantee you, you wont regret it. I have gotten alot of stereotypes, but I just wanted to list the ones I could to express how I felt. If your interested in getting into kpop, click here to find out a brief image on k-pop:

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Problem Solving Maths Equations

Hi Fellow viewers,Have you ever tried solving your own question? Because today Kea had to come up with a question and turn it into a math problem. This included showing 3 strategies of how we worked it out. I only could come up with 2 because I used Division of Fractions as my equation. 

I included a recording of my working out on a whiteboard so you could see what I was trying to explain. I found it hard to explain it on the slides so my 2 recordings are there. I used this method because I wanted to challenge myself.

 Do you know how to solve division of fractions? If so where did you learn it and do you have a similar way of solving it as did I?

Memories and Nostalgic Moments.

Hello fellow veiwers. Today I have made a slideshow of most of the memories made by the Wesley community. These memories are to show how nostalgic those memories were. 

I found it hard to find all the photos I needed but I finally found them. Iv´e added a short bio about what happened. All of the pictures in here are some of my favorite moments with Wesley. Such as the the camp, science fair, market day, and more. 

Debate on Guy Fawkes

Hi fellow veiwers today I have come across with a debating situation. Have you ever heard of Guy Fawkes? Guy Fawkes is a tradition in New Zealand. They celebrate with fireworks. But the question is - should New Zealanders be able to celebrate Guy Fawkes? My answers is yes, and no. I think it should be celebrate, but with a different approach; here are my reasons why.

The Origins of Diwali.

 Hi fellow veiwers today we read a story called Rama and Sita. Our task was to retell the story of Rama and Sita. What I also noticed was that at the end of the story it told us how this battle was the origin of Diwali!. Here is my slides of how I retold Rama and Sita. 

Diwali Celebration: Rangoli Customs

 Hi Bloggers today we learned about Rangoli and the Indian Traditions. India is very famous for its amazing attractions, food, and festival of lights. Now you may be wondering : What is this festival of lights? Well, its called Diwali as from the title itself. Diwali is a celebration of how natives want to to start fresh. They celebrate this for many reasons, one of them is to bring light over darkness and good over evil. Diwai is called the festival of lights because it has so many lanterns, candles and more. 

Did you know that there is a godess in India called Lakshmi? This godess is there to becuase she is a godess of wealth, luck, power and more?

During Diwali often people use  rangoli to make patterns. Rangoli is a grounded rice. Todays task was to create a pattern from stuff around our environment. I couldn't find the right leave so I drew it on paper. But sadly that turned into a mess So I thought why not describe what it looks like. 

My pattern was mixed- not with colours but with patterns. I looked up on Indian and Diwali patterns on google and found so many bright, and vibrant patterns. I took a look at one and decided to let some other patterns in on the art. 

I hope you enjoy my blog post and fun facts about Diwali. 

Aliteration Poems

 Hi fellow bloggers! Today we learned about aliteration poems. An aliteration poem is when you use one letter as your main word throughout your whole poem. Our challenge was to make an aliteration poem about someone who inspires us. I wrote mine on BTS. This poem signify how much they mean to me. Though through your point of view, they may just be 7 korean boys, but to their fans, they are our family. I've made 2 copies of this poem to show you aliteration and BTS words.

Poem:

Bangtan Sonyeondan. Bright lights, Bighit, Breaking Records with big songs. Went through hardships, now an inspiration to many. Bulletproof boy scouts; all 7. Many backgrounds but one story.They put their blood, sweat, and tears into song for us ARMY's. They give us the best of them. Bangtan may be just BTS to you, But to others, their bulletproof.  

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Purple = Aliteration    Blue = BTS words.     Green= Both

Bangtan Sonyeondan. Bright lights, Bighit, Breaking Records with big songs. Went through hardships, now an inspiration to many. Bulletproof boy scouts; all 7. Many backgrounds but one story.They put their blood, sweat, and tears into song for us ARMY's. They give us the best of them. Bangtan may be just BTS to you, But to others, their bulletproof.  

And just for fun- here is a list of BTS songs that start with B

1. Born singer
2. Boy meets evil
3. Begin
4. Best of me
5. Boys with fun
6. Best Of Me(Japanese Ver.)
7. Boy Meets Evil (J-hope solo)
8. Begin (Jungkook solo)
9. Blood Sweat&Tears
10. Blood Sweat&Tears(Japanese Ver.)
11. BTS Cypher Pt.1
12. BTS Cypher Pt.2
13. BTS Cypher Pt.3
14. BTS Cypher Pt.4
15. Butterfly
16. Butterfly (Japanese Ver.)
17. Butterfly(Prologue Mix)
18. Boy In Luv
19. Boy In Luv(Japanese Ver.)
20. Blanket Kick/Embarrased
21. Boy With Luv

I think there more but that's all I know. If you know any please make sure to leave a comment.

Fear Factor: Adjectives.

 Kia ora fellow bloggers. Today we were learning all about how we can use adjectives to describe many different things. Adjectives are a type of word used to describe the taste, smell, sound, texture, presence. We had to make a list of different foods to give our parents then let them describe what it taste, smells, and feels like. 

Here is what my chart says. ( Tested this on my brother ).

Tahiki: Nuie's Traditional Dish

 Hi Bloggers, I am back with another task. As you all might know, last week was Nuiean Language Week. So what better than to start us off with learning more traditional foods? Today we learned how to make Tahiki during garden to table. Tahiki is a Nuiean food. It is made mainly of Pawpaw, Coconut cream, and Taro. Here is the recipe for you to give it a go:

Hyperboles: The worlds best exagerations.

Kia Ora Bloggers! Today is our first day back to online school since we had a 3 day weekend. If I haven't told you before we change our workshops every week. We also choose the winning workshop based on the amount of work they have been producing. Today I am still in waka Tahi - but with another teacher. 

Our lesson today was to create our own hyperbole. A hyperbole is a type of exageration used in everyday sentences, songs, poems, and more. An example of an exageration is: It was raining cats and dogs. This refers to when its raining so hard. 

Here is my 3 hyperboles. I hope you enjoy.

Unboxing Robert Frost: American Poet.

 Hi fellow veiwers. Today im going to tell you all about Robert Frost the American Poet. Robert frost wrote the Poem " Nothing Gold Can Stay ". He first wrote poems in America then his work was later published in England. Robert Frost was named after Confederate General Rober E. Lee. Here are some fun facts about Robert Frost:

1. His father was a teacher and later an editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin and his mother was a Scottish immigrant. His mother joined the Swedenborgian church (based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg) and had him involved in it.
2.  As a young boy, he loved his mother reading to him and from this, he was inspired to become an accomplished writer. Furthermore, this initiated him to an extensive array of literature,
3. During his lifetime, he would receive more than 40 honorary degrees, plus, he is the only person who has won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times: in 1924, 1931, 1937 and 1943.

4.  He was the first poet in history to recite a poem at a Presidential inauguration. In 1961, at the age of 87, he was asked to write a poem at the John F. Kennedy inauguration. Although he had written a new poem expressly for the event, he was unable to read it on that day due to the glaring sun. He ended up reciting from memory “The Gift Outright.”

5.  He and his spouse moved to England in 1912, after they failed at farming in New Hampshire. Moreover, he was not finding success with publishing his poems, therefore, the couple moved to England due to the vast range of publishers. In England, he met and was influenced by Robert Graves and Rupert Brooke.
6.  He was also introduced to Ezra Pound (an American critic and poet) who helped to promote and publish his work.
7.  He and his wife Elinor were parents to two sons (Elliott and Carol) and four daughters (Lesley, Irma, Marjorie, and Elinor Bettina). They stayed outside of London, into a cottage in Beaconsfield.

I hope you enjoyed my facts about Robert Frost. He was an amazing Poet but sadly passed away in the late 1800's. My challenge for you is to write a comment about something you know about Robert Frost or one of his poems. 

Smart footprint - Who I Am.

Hello fellow veiwers! Today I am posting my " All about me" since i forgot to do it on Monday. Basically an all about me tells the people around you who you are, what you like, your hobbies, and so much more! There is some stuff you can and cannot post on your all about me though. You can post anything non-confidential such as your favorite song, your hobbies, ETC. What you cannot post are the things like your address, your last name, your passwords ETC. 

Ive made a little introduction in my about me so you can know few things about me. I hope you enjoy. If you have any questions about me you can write them in the comments.

What am I personification.

 Hi bloggers! Today we recieved another poetry topic task. It was similar to yesterdays task but instead of making a poem, its a " What am I ". Its sort of like a riddle; but it has personification meaning it can relate/do what humans do. I have my Personified " What am I" here to you guys can guess it on the comments. 

Personification Poetry

 Kia ora bloggers! Today I was so eager to do todays task. It was all about personification poems. Personification is when you write a poem about a non living object to make it feel real. I've made two poems: Spring has fallen and A persons heart ( from someones perspective ).  Here are the recordings of my two poems: 

A persons heart: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/N9m0mdZ9ipgi7Ao3UyXy .  ->

 I made the poem " A persons heart " Because I wanted to signify how people get heartbroken. Its ok to be and feel that way. I also wanted to add something in their that said " people deserve a second chance just not for the same mistakes " Meaning that if you have been broken before and you want to trust another person but your too scared. Remember that scars heal. You can trust a person again but if they do they wrong, just have faith and when you will find the right person its yours to be destined. 

Spring has fallen: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/bd3GSMoBWir0gKpgkIx4.       ->

I made the poem " Spring has fallen" because I wanted to show 2 things: my love for autumn/fall and how we need to get used to change slowly when the time is right. Sometimes things happen quite quickly and before you know it, its time to let go and say goodbye. I had to do the same. Saying goodbye to my old friends, and my old school was quite hard. But coming here made me feel different. I found new friends but still dont forget about the old. This poem was to signify how you have to leave the past behind but make way for the future; because when there i a down there is a up.

I hope you enjoyed my two poems. I really enjoyed making my poems, It felt as if it was really going to put another outlook on the world. 

 A persons heart recording

 Spring has fallen recording.

Density of Water

 Hello Bloggers today was the first day of term 4. We had a 2 week holiday before we all got to do distance learning again. Today's challenge was super exciting. We had to see which water is denser. Since we didn't have freshwater or saltwater we had to use hot water or cold water. We could also use salt or baking soda to make it more fun. But before we get into the experiment - I have to tell you about our new challenges. We have been put into groups/breakouts for the week. We have to earn points by sharing, posting on our blog, and participating.

Im in Group tahi with Whaea Ocea. But onto the experiment, my hypothesis was that the object would float or sink slowly in cold water because it has a density of (32°F/0°C). So my group made a slideshow of our thinking. Here is a photo of my experiment and my slide with thinking:

( Two coins in water; Right hand side is the cold water, and the left hand side is the hot water. )

 So my question for you is what do you think has the better density? And why?

Recreating Famous Structure in Minecraft

 Hi Bloggers today I had another Minecraft challenge. The whole Kea team had to recreate a famous structure/s in minecraft. We had a varoius display of options such as the leaning Tower, Great Wall of China, and so much more. 

I made the Sky Tower located here in Auckland. It wasn't perfectly shaped because I forgot to watch the tutorial. It was hard to keep on re-shaping my build but it was easy to find the right combinations of blocks. 

Here is the video of my structure. I hope you enjoy! 

Garden to Table Word Search

 Hi Bloggers today we had a Garden To Table  task! This task was to make a outdoor scavenger hunt or create your very own word search. I made mine on Google sheets. It was a bit hard to resize the coluns but at the end it was easy. So my challenge for you is to comment how many words you have found - there is a total of 13 words hidden. Good Luck! 

Minecraft Room Building

 Kia Ora fellow veiwers today Kea had a Minecraft challenge. It was to contruct and design a lookalike of your room on Minecraft. Me and Belinda worked together and made both our rooms on a building. We even added a study room for fun. It was a bit challenging becuase I got to get the measurements of my room and do the same with my Minecrafts build. Its not exactly like my room but that's fine because I got some stuff close to the furniture in my room.

Here is a screencastify of a tour and what it is enjoy:

Lockdown memes

 Kia Ora veiwers! Today Kea has another fun activity planned. Last week I made slides with random memes in it. But today we had to make memes with a lockdown concept. I made about 25 memes with a lockdown theme. I dont know if you will understand it but some are pretty relatable. 

My challenge for you is to comment your favorite meme. I hope you enjoyed looking at my lockdown memes. 

Family Game Night

 Hello Fellow viewers! Today is another day of lockdown which means it's time to receive another digital task. This task was to create a game for you and your bubble to play. Today I have created a game of which you have to guess the BTS and Stray Kids member close up. The rules are simple:

1. A part of their face or anything with them will be shown
2. Click on the button with the person you think it is.
3. If its incorrect you will have a button to press to go back
4. Once you reach the end you celebrate!

Here is the slides. I hope you have fun playing this game. My bubble enjoyed guessing who it was so I hope you will too. If you want me to do a game based on a theme with a different k-pop group I will gladly do it. If you dont know any k-pop groups you can check a list out on my k-pop blog. :

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