I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Friday, October 30, 2020
Budgeting Guide (business studies)
Today my business studies class was tasked to either make a screencastify or budgeting guide. I made the budgeting guide to explain what budgeting is and main things to keep in mind.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Coraline movie lighting and colours
Throughout the movie Coraline colour and lighting are used a lot and are used very well. At the start of the movie the real world isn't very coloured. Any colours are cold and dull. Coraline is the only source of colour. The lighting isn't bright at all. Then we are introduced to the other world. The other world has warm colours. Brighter colours and lighting. Coraline doesnt stick out as the only source of colour. The lighting feels welcoming and creates a warm enviroment. The colours are appealing colours like a warm orange and yellow with some red as well. Then the button eyes are introduced. The colours stay the same for a while but soon start to fade and produce darker colours. Dark greens and purples emerge and things get weirder and give an off putting feel. The lighting is more of a neon light and is more in the background rather than sticking out. Then the room the other mother and Coraline are in becomes a web. The only kind of colour are black and white. After the conflict resolves the colours in the real world become more homely. The world isn't as coloured and bright as the other world but compared to the start of the movie the real world is a lot better then before. Coraline doesnt seem the only source of colour anymore and lighting becomes warmer along with the colours. The pink palace seems more pink and alive compared to the dead worn down pink palace. The lighting is also more natural now where as before most colour was artificial. The colours in the other world seems mostly artificial until we reach the garden. The garden is full with colour. At the end of the movie the real world starts to develop that colour. The neighbours also develop some colour which gives off an overall more welcoming feel.
These are the dead kind of colours. Its all bland and feels cold with only coraline bringing any sense of real colour.
These are the welcoming warm colours when we meet the other mother that makes us feel we are in a homely place.
These are the purple and green neon ish colours after the button eyes are introduced and the garden after the eyes are introduced still with some colour.
Leader qualities
The year 9s and I in Riroriro Kahui have been learning about the qualities a leader has. They have many qualities that help them in all different ways. A leader can gain followers, keep those followers and support them. Support them by listening to them, giving them assitance or advice, and taking action when things need to be done.
An Acrostic poem I wrote about leader qualities:
L. Listens to others.
E. Empathetic.
A. Assertive.
D. Dependable.
E. Eager.
R. Respectful.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Budgeting langauge dictionary (business studies)
We have been set a task to either make a crossword or dictionary about words realting to budgeting. The words budget, surplus, deficit, spend, savings, wants, needs, income, finance, price, fees, necessity, exchange.
Budget: An estiamtion on how much will be spent and recieved over a set time. Often used as a word to describe a set amount of money a person or business has.
Surplus: A surplus is when a requirement has been met and there is still left over resources or funds. Having left over resources when your task is completed.
Deficit: A deficit is when you have to little of a resource or not enough funds. The deficit is the amount of how small this amount is.
Spend: Spending is a form of getting rid of something and receiving another. Spending is often said when you buy something with money.
Savings: Savings is maintaing money and spending as little or less then needed. Maintaning money or a resource that doesn't need to be spent.
Wants: A want is something that isn't necessary to live but makes life easier or more enjoyable to a person or people. Its an item or service you can live without.
Needs: Needs are necessary to keep yourself alive and healthy enough to live life until age, an uncontrable disease or incident.
Income: How much you earn from a service or job you put in effort to work on. This could be recieving money or another form of pay.
Finance: Finance is managing an amount of money usually a large amount. Usually used with a governments or large companys use of money.
Price: The cost of an item or service. The amount of money or a resource spent to obtain another product or service.
Fees: Any expense enforced by government or a provider. An amount paid to a professional person.
I used google for some of this research.
It was interesting seeing what google said vs what i thought.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Hurumanu 2 SEXXXY paragraph work
Coraline SEXXY paragraphs
There is a scene in Coraline where a doll is looking at Coraline. Coraline is unaware of it and we are given an angle in which the camera is tilted to show we are looking through the doll's perspective. We are in the real world for this scene. Coraline seems confused and she is looking for something. She is made to seem concerned and stressed. The director has this shot to give that odd feeling filled with concern.
Another scene has coraline sitting at a table with the other mother and other father. We have a wide shot showing them all praying around the table. The general atmosphere seems calm and warming by this angle and how the lighting is used. There isn’t a sense of imbalance of power and there seems to be no form of anger or aggression or ignorance. This is done to keep the other world calm and welcoming before we learn about the other mother. This shot can be used for multiple reasons in this shot it’s welcoming.
Another shot has a close up on the other mother. This shot really signifies suspense. We see the other mothers' aggression appear now. We are made to like Coraline is in danger and that this is the climax of the movie. This is where the suspense ends and starts the real action. The lighting makes the other mother stand out and blurs the background so that she sticks out even more.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Arthritis (hurumanu 2)
Arthritis is a form of body malfuction. It is caused by an immune system disfuction that causes the body to attack its own joints. It could be genetic, some type of disfunction in the immune system or a metabolic condition. Everyone can get arthritis. All ages, genders and races can have arthritis. Its a massive problem in places like America. Arthritis is most common in females and is more frequent amongst the elderly. The two most common types of arthritis are: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Ways to prevent arthritis could be: maintaining a healthy figure and weight, manage your blood sugar, exercise and stretch your body, avoid injury and dont smoke, eat fish twice a week at minimum and get routine preventive care. Most ways to treat arthritis include some type of drug or body modifier. For example painkillers or nonsterodial anti inflammatory drugs.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Wananga Goal setting term 4
Wānanga Goal Setting
Name: Nathan | Class: Tz | Term: 4 | Year: 2020 | |
Greatest achievement from last year: | ||||
Cantamath | ||||
Subjects taken this term: | ||||
Hurumanu: | ||||
1 | Hurumanu 1/Sustainability | |||
2 | Hurumanu 2/ Biology, Film studies | |||
3 | Hurumanu 7/ P.E | |||
4 | Hurumanu 8/ Health | |||
Options: | ||||
1 | Business studies | |||
2 | DTE | |||
3 | Japanese | |||
4 | ||||
Other: | ||||
Academic Goals | ||||
Short term (this term): | ||||
1 | Find some interest in my classes | |||
2 | ||||
Non-academic goal (can be out of school): | ||||
Draw some things to the best of my ability | ||||
What are my learning strengths (Refer to Year 10 Graduate Profile) | What are my learning work ons (Refer to Year 10 Graduate Profile) | |||
| I feel confident sharing my work I am actively engaged in my learning | |||
How will I achieve this? | ||||
By actually finding some interest in the work | ||||
Wellbeing - (this will be filled in later in the term after some learning around this has occurred) Students will be asked to come up with a plan around how they could improve their wellbeing and ideas on how to measure this so they know improvements are happening. | ||||
End of term reflection | ||||
I found zero interest in any class. I have done drawing and can’t be bothered or don't have time. I am confident sharing my work now however some of the work i find stupid so i’m not actively engaged in my work. |
My goals are pretty focused on what I want and just trying to make my school life more enjoyable.