Pihitia Station

This week we had a lot on and a lot to write about and I decided to choose when I went to Pihitia Station. It was really cool at the farm it was fun, but the best thing was we didn't have to do priorities at all.

So the first thing I did was line up to get on the bus. Once I was on the bus I was ready to go to Pihitia Station I just needed to wait. I sat with Bay and Wolfe. We did some dumb things on the way there, like shouting out DOG!!!! when we saw one. Once me, Wolfe and Bay were there we went into our class lines, then one teacher and one person at the farm took us over. The first thing we had a look at was the vehicles they use on the farm. They were the vehicles you usually see on a farm like a quad bike, a dirt bike, a ute, a buggy and a tractor. Then we got to go on the vehicles apart from the ute.

The next place we went to was my favourite part of the trip, which was the drone. So they turned on the drone and off it went.  It also had a TV to see what the drone was seeing in real-time. The further it went the laggier it was to see everything on the TV over time the drone came across a person under a quad bike but as soon as I saw it I knew it was a setup. We headed over to the next stop which when we chased sheep. We chased the sheep into a small gateway so they could get weighed and if they were over 30 kgs then I would be having mutton for dinner, which meant they were going to the butcher. The next stop was just about shearing sheep and what their wool gets made into.  Anything from carpet to surfboards!

The next stop was very interesting it was about pest trapping and how the traps work. But first, we looked at the pest skulls. The first one was a rat, the next one was a cat, then the next one a stoat and the last one possum. The traps they used were the Dock 3000, a cat trap and the one I can't remember the name of. The last thing I did at the stop was guessed what that bird sound was but I wasn't good at it. The last two stops were the butcher and milking a cow but I didn't find these ones interesting. So then we lined up to go back in the bus and back to school.  Overall it was a fantastic trip and I really liked it. 

LTP Cardboard Nation

 This week for LTP I did cardboard nation. At first I didn't know what to make in cardboard nation but then I was going to make a mask and the mask was mask of Uka Uka from CrAsH BaNdIcOoT.

So after lunch me Wolfe, Bay and Tay went to cardboard nation for LTP. When we all were sitting on the mat Tay didn't want to go to cardboard nation he wanted to go to loose parts and loose parts is the new activity which replace makey makey because Koka Terri left because of maternity leave. So we got started and I didn't know what to make but then I just made a mask. First I got some cardboard and cut it out into a mask like shape. Then I cut out some eye hole then I made some teeth and drew a mouth. Then I decorated it with fabric and drawing then I was done.

The final thing I did with my mask was put hole for string and then put in the string. I went to check what Bay and Wolfe made. Wolfe had made a mask to and Bay had made a mask like the mask for COVID 19. Then Wolfe said that my mask look like Uka Uka from Crash Bandicoot and it did.

LTP the Beach

 This week for LTP no one could do the usual thing for LTP because it was very sunny so we went down to the beach. I really liked it because I don't get to go down to the beach that much at school. 

So after lunch we all wondered what we were going to do for LTP. Once the bell rang we were going to go to Makey Makey again but that's when we found out we were going to the beach. When we got to the beach the first thing me and Bay did was make a sand chair and I was going to make a little pool of water to cool down your feet. I dug a hole right next to the the chair Bay was making it so you could sit in the chair and cool down your feet. Also, Wolfe was making a ramp right next to us but we didn't really care. 

After a while we finally finished the pool and the chair it also was very comfortable. Me and Bay were still needing one more thing for the pool, more water. But we were waiting for the tide for more water, but we needed to go which sad because it was nearly perfect but we lined up and walked back to school.

Automata

This week on Wednesday, I made an Automata as a project. An Automata is a cardboard toy which turns one cam to make another cam move.  A cam is a cardboard circle.  I took a cardboard box from home and with the help of some friends, we decorated it.  

So the process to make it was, first start with cutting the bottom of the box out, then cutting out circles (cams).  This was really hard because the cardboard was really thick. We had to use a craft knife as the scissors weren't working very well. Once we had cut all the cams it was time to stick them onto the skewers. When me and Wolfe put the cams on the skewers we then hot glued them to the skewers to keep them from falling off. After that we put three holes in the box for the skewers to go into, before we put the top skewer in we hot glued a straw to keep the top skewers spinning properly.

Once all of that was done Wolfe drew a frog that when you spin it it dies. He glued it on and we were almost done the last thing we needed to do was decorate it. The first thing Wolfe did to decorate it was write a sign what says A Frog's Life. As soon as he finished him and I drew some trees, bushes and a pond. Then we got some cardboard and cut out the trees and bushes and a pond we stuck them onto some cardboard and then we were finally done.

LTP Junky Monkey

 This week for LTP I did Junky monkey, which I found very fun. it was really fun because I got to take parts off parts to make new parts and even toys or a creation. I enjoy making new things out of old things.

So instead of going out and lining up we just stayed inside because junky monkey is in room 3 and I'm in room 3. so First my teacher did the roll on whos here, then we got into it. First I look at a few toys from last week but then I saw the most funniest toy in the world in was a barbie with a bimbo head and IT WAS HILARIOUS. after that I went looking for something to build. Then I had it I was going to make a trophy stand but with a dog head.

Later on I found the barbie to the barbie body and I made it one with my trophy stand. when I was screwing the head on it became pack up time. I still kept screwing the head on but then I got a WIP card to keep it safe for tomorrow. then when everyone went back to their class it was home time.