The Burj Khalifa Tower Project D.L.O

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This terms project for everyone was to make a Digital Learning Object around an event that had happened in the history of time that changed the world. My group and I which consisted of Vivienne and Shoal chose to research around The Burj Khalifa Tower, and find out some more info on it. After gathering enough information to be able to make a start on our DLO on this very subject, we started to make a storyboard of how it would go.

The purpose of why we chose this subject was basically because not many people know what this tower is. It's the tallest man-made structure in the world! And people ought to know that. 

We planned that we would make a paper mache looking replica of the tower, and film the process of it. Then we would time-lapse the recording of the making of it, and record a whole paragraph of info about it to go in the background. But that idea didn’t exactly come through. Instead we decided to use decently hard cardboard, and roll them up into tube then stick them all together. Each rolled up cardboard would be different levels, and it would all stick together to become basically The Burj Khalifa Tower. Afterwards we would paint it, and along with that film us painting it. Then again time laps that.

Overall I thought that we could have done way better than to what we had in the end. I reckon that if we had more time, or other wise managed our time properly, we could have had an excellent movie. But all of us were pretty much caught up with the production, so our movie for us had to be rated a 7/10!

The positive side to our project was that we did get it done with a 2 hour extension, and we also did get to work together with friends. Our idea was also a positive, it was original, and I really liked it. The making of the skyscraper took a lot of the time, but it was all worth it. It came out look almost like it. Well not really.

Did you know that the Burj Khalifa tower is the tallest man-made structure in the world. As it stands at 829.8m high no other tower can be built higher. You would think that the tallest tower in the world would be built in America right, well you’re wrong.  The Burj Khalifa tower is built in United Arab Emirates in Dubai, and has been there ever since 2009 when it was finally finished, after 5 years of work.

So in conclusion, I reckon that my group actually did decently well for a group that barely had any time to spare for free time. In the end things were pretty good, not perfect, but good enough for me to like it.

Week 8 Term 3

It's almost the end of Term 3. Just one more week to go. I can't believe that in an estimated 20 more weeks I will start my first day of college. Unbelievable. Well next week is the school production, and I'm trying to get involved with it as much as possible. I'm an actor, and a dancer, and it's pretty hard to memorise 4 different sets of dances.

In the production, my dance crew Insanity is performing in it! It's basically our first amateur dance gig. I can't wait for the production, it's going to be super awesome! And plus both of my close friends are the main actresses in the production. Even twice as good.

I also can't wait for the first week of the holidays!! It'll be camp time. Our riverside club is going to be going on a camp to Willow Park for 1 whole week, that's one whole week away from the family! Awesome haha.

This term has definitely gone by super fast, and that's pretty harsh. I just don't want to leave Pt England School, but a caterpillars chrysalis has to open and turn into a butterfly, quite similar to me.

My Adoring Family

The 1st of September is Fathers day, and also a day to remember for my family and I. About exactly 11 years ago, my family and I first stepped in to New Zealand fresh from Samoa. My grandparents bought my family to New Zealand to help us as kids find a better future for us.

I am very grateful to them for doing so. They have blessed and helped my family abundantly, and have definitely given us brighter and better futures then to what we could of had back in the islands. Through the past 11 years of my life living in New Zealand it has been a great challenge. I have learnt so many things, and have made so many new friends. I am very glad that I came to New Zealand, and I will forever be grateful to my grandparents. The past 11 years have went by so quickly, I didn't even notice it was already 11 years. I've learnt so much from Pt England School, and I am very grateful.

Creative Strand Reflection

This week in the creative strand was fun. I was in the art class and I started with my printing. I learnt that it is pretty hard and complicated to get it done. It was fun working together with my friends as they helped me most of the time. Sadly Miss Tito was hardly here during the week so I found things a lot harder than the week before last week when I was the creative strand also.

I think that working in this class has given me more tips and skills to develop in art.

Self Explaining Roads (SER) Movie

This is a short movie informing you of the outcome Brooklyn and I had before, during, and after our survey was sent out.

Quick Investigation John Farrell

Gavin Bishop: He was once upon a time a teacher. But he is now a writer and an illustrator of his own books.

Darryn Joseph: He is a author of Maori books. He has published over 24 books from picture books to text books.

Apirana Taylor: Apirana is a writer, storyteller, poet, painter and an actor.

John Farrell: For a living he is a musician, author, singer, and storyteller.

Independently:

John Farrell is a talented man. He does so many things for a living. He writes, sings, story tells, and is a musician. John being a father of 5 in courages his children to put more of their effort into singing, reading, and writing rather than being on online activities. His wife Ann Marie is a kindergarten teacher and fully supports her husband. Their family lives in Hillsdale, New York, and often during the children's summer holidays they like to visit a family farm house on Prince Edward Island, in Canada.

John shows a keen interest towards cycling, reading, and writing. He is a very kind man who usually focuses his songs, and stories on living peacefully, appreciating the natural world, and promoting literacy. John is also the founder of "Bridges Of Peace and Hope" an international programme used to promote understanding in the writing and the arts. 

John Farrell is the author of "It's Just A Game" and also "Stargazer's Alphabet". John also published another book of his called "Dear Child" in 2008. He has starred in "The Great Earth Sing Along" which received The Dove Foundation Award, and also The Parents Choice Silver Honour Award. This Thursday our extension class will be meeting this splendid man, and that's including me.  I definitely can not wait to meet him. 

Courtesy of John Farrell: http://www.johnfarrell.net/

Creative Strand Reflection with Miss Tito

Yellow Hat - The things I enjoyed?

I really enjoyed learning and discovering new and different Samoan patterns you could use to create motifs with. I also enjoyed working together with my friends and learning the techniques in carving. To be honest I overall enjoyed just about everything.

This is a reflection of my thoughts about this week being in Miss Tito's class for the creative strand.
Black Hat - Which things didn’t I like?

I disliked it when I got told off for doing something I wasn’t supposed to be doing. But it was my fault. I also disliked it when people kept annoying me, and distracting me from my work. But overall I hardly disliked anything.

Green Hat - What was something interesting about this week?

I found it interesting when I found out the Samoan names for the patterns I drew. It was quite weird for me because I’m fluent Samoan, and I didn’t even know these names. I also found it interesting when I started carving, it was different, and quite hard for me.

White Hat - What did I learn?

This week in the creative strand with Miss Tito I learned how to create Polynesian wood prints. I also learned how to carve your patterns on wood. It was new to me, but it was fun and good. I learned new and different names of patterns. Both in English and Samoan. I learnt a lot of new and interesting things.