Coding at Electives

So far this term coding has been really fun. We have been using Hopscotch to learn how to construct simple games such as our own versions of Crossy Road and Geometry Dash.

At times I have found coding challenging and difficult but it was still fun learning from what I did wrong and customising my game.

Right now to make the most of my learning I am planning to download the Hopscotch app and try to make more games.

Overall coding has been better than I had expected I have learned the basics of coding and now can code in my own time. It has also taught me a lot more about coding than I did .

I think coding is really fun and if you're thinking about trying it you should definitely give it a go. Well that's it for now. Thanks' for reading. Till next time, over and out.

Castle Building

HEY GUYS! I'm back for another blog post and this time it will be about our castle building experience now that our castles are now built.

My group actually had quite a few problems while constructing our "masterpiece." At times each of us had our own other thing to do which slowed us down.

Our team work at the start was actually pretty good but started to lessen up by quite a bit later on the week. I think it was partially because that some of us were getting busy and had to get all their  other work done. One god thing was that we were one of the first groups to think of their idea first so that we could get started quickly. The way we did this was basically we took turns in making ideas and if we liked them we would stick to them.

We resolved these problems by just keeping our head in the game and moving forward even though sometimes it was really annoying to keep on going.

So that's it for now guy's! Thank's for reading and see you next time on "Joshua's Blog"

Cross Country

READY....................GET SET.................GO!

Last week our school had done our annual cross country and you're probably wondering what place I came in. Well I actually that question can not be answered due to me still being sick when I came back to school. Because of this I was turned into a marshal and I'm not saying I was turned into a guy called Marshal I'm talking about a guy who shows people where to go but there is a good side to this. I got to get better information for my blog. YAY! So now it is time for the main part of this blog post. It's time to reveal some of the people who showed epic values during the race.

PERSEVERANCE: I saw Aidan and Billy showing this value showing this value when they kept going even though they were really tired.

EMPATHY: I saw Caitlin showing empathy to Elyse when she was finding it really hard to keep on going.

So those are the values we were told to write about. Thanks for reading. Now if you excuse me I must make my way! 

Mr Bean

Hey Guys! The movie is just about to start! Please mute all electrical devices. Now sit back relax and enjoy the show!

So............ I'm pretty sure most of you have seen the movie; Mr Beans' Holiday. Yea the one where Mr Bean wins a holiday to Cannes. For those of you who don't know this is a brief summary; Mr bean wins a holiday to Cannes, France and goes their by train. He gets off and eats some seafood and gets on a different train but accidentally makes a father late for the same train. Mr bean helps the little boy who's father had been left behind. On the way they get separated and Mr Bean meets a woman who happens to also be heading to Cannes. The two eventually meet again and they continue on their way to Cannes. Their they meet the boys father and the movie ends with everyone singing in French.
I like this movie because it is very entertaining and funny. I has a good plot and it would be great to watch with the whole family.
So yea. That's pretty much an accurate summary for the movie for you. But what do I rate it you may ask?

 

I RATE IT ..............(DRUM ROLL PLEASE!) 4 stars!!!!!!!!!1

So that's is for now folks! I hope you enjoyed the show and see you next time!

Knowledge, knowledge is good

I've been expecting you, whoever you are, for some time now. I also know why you have come. You have come seeking limitless knowledge. I have travelled long distances teaching my teaching sand fighting wrong doers. Now you have come to me seeking limitless knowledge about the past, present and future. You want to become strong beyond compare but what you must know is that before the battle of the fist comes the battle of the mind. There is much to teach and there is still much for you to learn. Yet there is not enough time. So instead of teaching you everything separately I will have to teach you the answer to everything my pupil. This will be my first but final teaching. But to prove you are worthy you must complete this final test. You must read what this amazing person had learnt during his first term in 2016.

Welcome my pupils. I am full of knowledge.

Hey guys!
That was the wise old ninja. You can call him Sensei. Do everything he says because he is wise and he is old. Trust me, the answer will be worth it.

So these are 3 things I learnt this term:

One thing that I learned was how to read a map. In camp Kieran (Our group's instructor) helped us navigate to read the map by telling us that you need to make the drawings on the map parallel to the real world. I'm not sure if I'll be able to use this skill later in life but it is still good to know. This skill will help me not to get lost as easily in the wild:)






Another thing I learnt was how to separate salt from sand after they are mixed together. In the process I have also learned that salt actually dissolves quickly after being exposed to water. The way you separate them is to pour water into the cup. This will dissolve the salt. Then you filter the sand from the water and you boil the water. This will leave you with the salt residue. At this point you should have separated the salt from the sand.



This is a diagram of what detergent molecules look like. 

The last of the three things that I learnt this term is that when you touch milk and different types of food colouring in a bowl with detergent the food colouring seems to avoid it. This happens because (as you see in the diagram) the water-loving body wants to connect to a water molecule while the grease-loving tail want to connect to a fat molecule. When eventually one end gets what it wants the other end still wants to find its desired molecule and goes 'crazy' while trying to do so. This is why the food colouring seems to try to avoid the detergent.

So these were 3 things I learned this term. Thanks for reading and see you next time!

I'll pass it on to the wise old ninja.

Well done my pupil you have pest my final test. You have now proven you are worthy of knowing the answer to everything:

The answer is............................................................................

Bye!



Easter!

Merry Easter everybody even though it's a bit late for that but never mind about that let's get on with this post.

What did I do for Easter you may ask?
Well...................
We drove up to New Plymouth with our family friends and stayed at Plymouth quality Hotel which was really nice. There was also a heated pool and a spa.

Easter Bro's

On the first day we went up a mountain which some of us climbed up and it was really fun. We also went to a modern art gallery where of course we saw some random and cool works of art. This is what some of the art was like:

Another thing I enjoyed was the Museum where you got to interact with almost everything in the bottom floor.

Well that's all for the peeps. Thank's for reading and see you next time!

Easter Bro's say hi!

I believe I can fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back viewers of my blog. I have now returned from camp which was an amazing and fun experience. It is now time to share the wonder and amazingness of camp.

Our teams theme song

Some of the things I found most challenging was to try out all the activities when it came to the flying fox rock climbing, abseiling and bridge jumping. the hardest part was probably just starting myself off like letting goof the rail in the flying fox or getting the courage jumping of the bridge. The good thing is that I have defeated my rival: the Flying fox

I will return mwa, ha,ha! 

Some things that I found easy were having a good time and keeping a positive attitude especially when we were tramping. Actually I found it fin walking around in the bush and in the cave.

Was camp anything like you expected you may ask? Well thank you for asking. Let me think, the cabins were really cozy and warm, there was a lounge to hang around in with your friends, a shop. So in other words it was higher than  my expectations.

One of my favourite/proudest moments would probably be when I completed the flying fox or when I jumped off the bridge because those are not really things that I would usually do.

Once again it is the end of my blog post.
Thank you for reading and see you next time!