Water Footprint

 Millions of people in Africa have to walk about 4 miles there and back just to get contaminated water for their family, while most people can just walk to their tap that flows with clean water.

So in our school, we are doing a Caritas Challenge to know what it feels like in their position by carrying water vessels around the field, except wearing mufti and having prizes.

We took a test on this site called a water calculator that can calculate your water footprint, mine is not so accurate because they didn't have NZ in the country category, so I chose a place from the US.

I reckon you should try this site because it also shows tips on how to save water. I could improve by taking shorter showers and we might get a car that takes up less gasoline. 

Staying Cybersafe

 Today in Wellbeing we learned about being Cybersafe.

Phishing - Phishing is when someone tries to get your information through websites and emails. They can convince you to click on ads or enter private information about yourself, account details. 

Cyberbullying - Cyberbullying is when someone might try to hurt your feelings. They might think:

*You don't know me.

*You can't see me

*It's just a joke!

Being online can make it easy for bullies for these reasons.

If you think you are being bullied, tell an adult that you trust and show them evidence.

Hacking - Hacking can be from (meaning to be) jokes, to very serious scenarios. The Russian found a way to hack into a very important person's personal Gmail. 

Fashion Through the Decades

  Another of my classes is Fashion through the decades. 
We watched a video and had to choose 1 or 2 decades - which is 10 years.
I'm working with my friend Ciara.
The decades we chose were the 1920s, which is really iconic to me - loose dresses, headwear with feathers, short bobs, lots, and lots of pearls, and beaded necklaces.

Ciara likes the 1940s - Blouses, skirts, hair rolls, and hats. This year reminded me of old-world War II movies.
Another decade that looked like EVERYONE would know which year it was that we didn't choose- the 1980s! Yes, very bright colors and LOTS and LOTS of hairspray for their teased hair (teased hair creates the hairstyle of bedhead). 

But there was one decade I really liked was the 70s for their bright tie-dye.
So our task was to create a bag and hat from the 1915s - to the present day.
Here are some sketches I drew:
1920s & 1940s

Fibonacci

  One of my classes in Campion that I chose was Maths in Nature. I chose this class because wanted to combine something I LOVED(art) and one I didn't love so much(maths). 

Fibonacci is a mathematical sequence that is infinite - spiral. Before Maths in Nature, I had already come across Fibonacci in a book called "The Miscalculations of Lightning" by Stacey McAnulty. It's about a girl who got struck by lightning and is a math genius. 

In the end, it talks about Pi and Fibonacci. 

This is the sequence of Fibonacci: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89... and on and on. You get the sequence by adding the last 2 numbers. 

Weekly Highlights

 Now that I am in Campion, we are going to do Weekly Highlights.
Weekly highlights are when we review this week and this is Week #1.

This week I was proud of catching up on my numeracy homework on Education Perfect - we were doing BEDMAS order of operations (brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction.) 

My highlight of this week drawing in maths in nature.
The tricky part of the week was sowing everything right in Fashion through the Decades.

Some evidence to show that I am a self-manager is that I ALWAYS catch up on my school/homework.

Some sporting events I participated in and signed up for were netball, dancing, gymnastics, surf live-saving, waka ama, and much much more. And, finally, I joined the Caritas Group.

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 Kia Ora everyone! 
Ko Titirangi Te Maunga
Ko Waimata Te Awa
Ko Saint Mary's Star of the sea Te Marae
No Turanganui-a-kiwa ahau
Ko Campion College toku Kura
Ko Jun Toku Papa
Ko Maria Toku Mama
Ko Catalina ahau
Hi everybody! My name is Catalina and I am year 7 from Campion College in Gisborne, New Zealand.
My Parents are Filipino but I was born in Gisborne. I've got one younger brother and another younger sister who are still in Primary school (St Mary's). 
My Goals this year for 2021 for extra-curricular, like dance (hip-hop, jazz, ballet), and gymnastics, is to enter more competitions since last year (due to COVID) most of my competitions were cancelled. I also hope to audition for the musical Annie that's going to be in Gisborne.
My hobby is art. Mostly I paint with media like watercolour, acrylic, and a paint pen called Posca.
When I paint with watercolour I use aqua brushes. It's like normal brushes with a water compartment so you don't dip the brush in the water anymore. For Christmas, I got a limited edition Schmincke watercolour set.
I love painting Monstera plants.

What Christmas Means to me

 We wrote to the Gisborne Herald for a competition for children to writes 2 or more sentences about what Christmas means to them.

We wrote how its about when Jesus was born and how its better to give than receive.

What Christmas Means to Me…

Christmas is the celebration of Jesus Christ the Son of God when he was born on the 25th of December around 4 BC.  God sent Jesus down, His only son so he could teach everybody that by loving one another here on earth you would have eternal life in heaven with God forever and ever. Christmas also is a time for giving. When you get presents on Christmas, sure you get new things! But you get an even better feeling inside when you give presents. When I give my family presents I think of how happy it makes them. Merry Christmas!

Catalina 

St Mary’s School