Robotics

 Kia ora. In Robotics we have been working on creating apps and learning about the technology behind creating apps. In this blog I would like to share a piece of my mahi I did. This is my Waiata app I created, unfortunately I cannot upload the program, however I was able to showcase a few photos of the "behind the scenes" process of this. Here are a few photos of what my app looks like. Enjoy...

I overall enjoyed creating this app and also enjoyed expanding my learning abilities in Robotics. I hope to learn more about creating apps in the future and learning more about technology.

Taku Tono Pahiki

 Kia ora, ko Jocelyn taku ingoa, nō te kāreti o Pewhairangi ahau. I roto i tenei pohi ka korero ahau mo aku mahi kei roto i taku akomanga tikanga-a-iwi. Ko te kaupapa mo tenei wā ko te Future Planning. Kei roto tenei kaupapa I akohia matou i te entrepreneur, mai tēna ka huri matou ki tētahi entrepreneur hei hanga tētahi pakihi, ara ko te business proposal. Ka korero ahau mo aku mahi e pā ana ki taku Business Proposal. 

Ko te mahi mo te business proposal ki te hanga tētahi pakihi me tētahi mea hei hoko atu. Ko te ingoa o taku pakihi I hanga ahau ko Ethereal Bijouterie, ko nga mea hei hoko atu ko te poroporo me te tāhei. Ko te tikanga o taku pakihi ki te hanga whakakai mo te hora i te maramatanga mo te aroha ki a koe ahakoa te tae o to kiri, to iwi, to ahua rānei.

Tirohia ki taku whakaaturanga kei konei.

Ka honotia tenei mahi ki te Kaupapa nui nā te mea ka puta mai he wheako e pā ana ki nga mahi o te entrepreneur, ano hoki tera pea ki te hiahia ētahi ki te whai tenei huarahi, ka taea.

Send It Challenge

 Kia ora. In Science we were given a challenge as apart of our current topic we are covering this term which is Forces and Motions. We were given materials and equipment and our task was to create "something" that would send the ping pong. The aim of this challenge was to see who can send the ping pong the furtherest. This activity really challenged my creativity skills in terms of "what" and "how" is my team going to create something that would even send a ping pong ball, however with encouragement and perseverance my team managed to create a catapult in the end that did send the ping pong ball.

My overall review on this challenge is that we made it in the end, managed to work as a team to create something that would send the ping pong AND I enjoyed it.

NZ Etrepeneur

 Kia ora. In the past few days I have been working on my NZ Entrepreneur for Social Studies and in this blog I would like to share with you my poster I made about my NZ Entrepreneur.

I chose to base my mahi around a famous entrepreneur by the name of Sir Richard Michael Hill. This entrepreneur is the founder of the well-known jewellery company Michael Hill. Michael Hill is a famous entrepreneur and jewellery designer who has been selling jewellery since 1979. After dropping out of high school at the age of 16 Michael soon went on to pursue a career as a concert violinist, however this did not go on for long as he would have had to start much younger in life to be a noteworthy musician. He then went to work for his uncle at a local jewellery store and then found the idea to create his jewellery store. The biggest obstacle Michael had to face was trying to find a business or somewhere to establish his business in order to pursue a career for jewellery making, he was refused by his uncle when trying to buy his business, so he proceeded to open his own store which later became a huge worldwide selling company.

Social Studies Reflection: Blogging My Learning

Kia ora. We all know that lockdown can be a mix of complex challenges, however there are outcomes to those challenges. In this blog I am going to be blogging about my mahi I have covered so far in Social Studies. The topic for this term is Future Planning and the key aspects we have covered so far are:  

• Career options

• Top career choice 

• Interview preparation, spiel & recording 

So sit back, relax, put your reading goggles on and let me take you on a journey to showcase the awesome learning we do at Bay of Islands College!.

By the time we are teenagers we usually have our goals and our ambitions already figured out, some may become actresses or some may become chefs. I on the other hand had no ambitions at all….just another student at Bay of Islands College-well I thought. I found my passion for what my career is going to look like through Social Studies and this is how it all went .

Career Options:

 At the start we looked into career options and our task was to find our top 3 career options, “What do you wanna be when you get older?” “What is your career going to look like?”. I took the https://www.careers.govt.nz/ survey and I found career options that were irrelevant to my standards. I took the survey again, however this time I related the desired questions asked in the survey to my daily life “are you good at communicating with others”, “do you like saving lives?”. From the survey I found that my top 3 career options were 

• Police officer

• Secondary school teacher

• Meteorologist

I was very pleased with the results and I thought “why not become a police officer?” save lives, catch criminals! and help to create a safer environment for the community. I proceeded to research about each career option and gain further knowledge about these careers, however I found my passion and this was the start of my journey to achieving this new goal.

Top Career Choice:

Upon finding 3 career options I continued on to my top career choice. In every pathway there's always a start-middle and end, as teenagers it's the middle that matters the most, but for now this is just the start. ”what is your true passion” “what do you desire”. I wanted to become a Police Officer. I took the research information and used it to complete my Top career choice. Writing out my top career choice made me think ahead, “What are you going to sacrifice to pursue this job? “When will all this take place?” It was all about future planning and what I must do in order to pursue a career with the NZ police. I had come to realise at this point that I am not going to just be another student at Bay of Islands College, I am going to become a police officer, a student who will protect her community, just like a hero!. “I have a dream I must chase”.

General things we as teenagers must prepare for before we are faced with the reality of society is being physically, mentally and verbally ready to take on the next chapter in our lives. Adulthood. We all know every parent has been through this, but can we as teenagers take on this challenge when our time comes?. In my opinion YES! No matter the race, ethnicity, culture or religion we are all capable, all it takes is perseverance, “even if I fail, I won't give up”. In adulthood our careers become our reality, however before we are able to pursue any job or career we must go through a process every teenager in today's society tries to avoid. Communication, and how is this relative to any career or job?-Well before you can get a job you must be interviewed. You can't just expect someone to be the right person for a job if you don't even know who they are?, right?.

Interview Preparation, spiel & recording

In social studies we have covered that. Our teacher gave us the opportunity to prepare, write and record what we would look like in a job interview. I took the time to do all three knowing how passionate I am about my future. First the preparation then the spiel and at last. The final product.

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Overall Learning

You see, as a student of Bay of Islands College learning is fun and life changing. My overall learning has come a long way. I enjoy the aspects of learning and being able to expand my learning abilities. Ever since I started attending Bay of Islands College I have improved in every core subject of learning, this is to show that the education they offer at this College can turn your dreams into a reality. “Perseverance is the key to succeeding in life” and just to reiterate “We all know that lockdown can be a mix of complex challenges, however there are outcomes to those challenges”. Unfortunately this journey has come to an end, however a new one has just begun.