Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams:
born 3 August 1985
He is a New Zealand rugby union player and a heavyweight boxer.
He started his professional rugby league career with the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian NRL.
He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the New Zealand Kiwis, and the first to do so since Karl Ifwersen in the 1920s.
He is also the only athlete to simultaneously pursue careers in both professional boxing and international rugby

Ireland presentation

This term we will be learning about the Rugby World Cup. My presentation is about Ireland which is one of the teams that is playing in the Rugby World Cup.

My Holiday Highlight.

In the holidays my family and friends went to Rainbows End, to celebrate my cousin’s first birthday. As we arrived at the door of Rainbows End, I freaked out! I could hear the laughter and people crying. I thought to myself “should I say I don’t want to go inside?”. But then again I said I have to.

Going on the fear fall was the most scariest ride I could go on, apart from the Invader. The Invader was, I think, the most scariest ride too because it just spins and twists. Before we went on the rides we had to help set up the food and put stuff on the tables.

The first ride I ever went on was the Fear Fall. I was so surprised when I went to line up. No one was there, except a few people. Then I turned, and said “ why are there no people here with us?” Normally it was full of people. On the Fear Fall it was pretty scary, but I didn’t want to get off. We came down fast. Sitting next to me was these people who had tears coming down their face. The belts came off and I ran out. Standing there staring at me was my family. They all laughed. I wondered for a moment what was wrong. I was the only kid out of my cousin’s that went on. Then I laughed.

All the rest of my cousins were too scared of the ride. I could tell that at the end they all went on and I waited on the ground waiting for them to come out. Then the rest of my family and Il laughed at them because they were crying.

On all the other rides I didn’t fear to come on. The Invader was my worst nightmare ever. As we all got on the ride, we were scared because it looked like we were going to hit the ground. Moments later our fear disappeared somewhere and we just had fun. The next ride I went on was the roller coaster. It was pretty boring just going upside down.

Brief Development: 1st Brief

Conceptual Statement:
(What is the concept or idea behind your design brief? e.g “To produce a sign with a message that helps eliminate the issue of...”)

Specifications:
(The measurable must haves ie. the things that are important to designing an effective sign e.g. sign must be easy to read etc...)
1.Has to have colour.
2. Message has to stand out so people can read it.
3.Sign has to be in the right place.
4.Sign has to stand out.
5.The colours have to be bright to stand out.

Constraints:
(Musts that are beyond my control e.g. Must be completed by the end of the term)
1.Finished at end of week 7.
2.Design a sign.
3.Has to solve the problem.

Resources:
(things I need to make the sign)
*Cardboard
*Paper
*glue
*pencils
*colour

Planning Log

Keep a record of both what you intend to do and what you did over the course of the next 3 weeks as we work through the Technology Process.

Week 5Week 6Week 7What I plan to doBrainstormed issuesResearch questions Ideas more signsComplete the signsMaterials I will needPaper, pen, ideasGoogle Docs QuestionsGoogle Docs
QuestionsPeople/Sources I need to consult for more information.peers, friends, yourself, teacherPeers, friends, Year 7 7 & 8 kids My

partners
What did you find difficult and why?	To come up with 1 problem to focus on	To get the form done and sent
What I will do next as a result of any difficulties.	Get more ideas for a good sign	Analyze the data, check the answers

STAKEHOLDERSThe Stakeholders are the people who have an effect on the production of your productThe Primary Stakeholder is your client ie. the person or community of people that your sign is going to be created for. eg. ….Wider Community Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:Primary Stakeholder:Parents
Visitors
Care-givers
Community

Students
Year 7 & 8 students
TeachersMe

ATTRIBUTES: These describe the physical (what it is like) and functional (what it will do) characteristics of a product. These characteristics are key or essential for the successful function of a product and should be re- evaluated at each stage of the design process.

With your sign in mind, complete the following attributes table:
AttributeMethod of MeasurementSpecificationeg. Eye catchingsign will appeal (be noticed) by stakeholdersSign must be clear, stand out and be creativeSizePretty bigSign must be big enough for everyone to seeColourA bright/appealing colourGreen/White/Black/readableCreate awareness (e.g. clear message)Stop littering
Durable/ Weather resistant

Ideal location (in the right area)

Designing a sign

Names of people in my group:
Aneisha
Helen
Sela

Your task is to design a sign that will clearly assist in eliminating a problem within our school.

- Make sure you are clear what the task is.
- Can you identify the key words in this task (highlight them and discuss it with a buddy)

Thinking about signs and signage (Make a list of all the signs you have seen ….. and the purpose of the sign )

Type of sign:	Purpose of the sign:
No smoking	Keep a smokefree area. No smoking inside
Give way	Traffic sign. Look out for traffic e.g cars/trains/buses
Slow down	Near a pedestrian crossing. Traffic Sign
No Alcohol	Keep an alcohol free zone. No drinking inside

Brainstorm some Ideas/ problems that we have around our school environment.

*Littering
*Gum
*Running
*Drama’s
*Rumours


ISSUE CHOICE AND JUSTIFICATION

You need to think and expand on your answers, one sentence is not sufficient.

What is your issue in our school? I think that a big problem we have around the school is littering.Our school is sometimes very messy and has rubbish littered on the fields and courts and Mr Malloy has to pick it up.

Who does it affect?
Mr Malloy, students, teachers

Why is it happening in our school?
Because people walk and eat, people are careless

When does it happen?
Before/after school, lunch time, morning tea

Where is it happening?
The Street, Around the whole school, Classrooms,

What needs to happen to prevent this issue?,
More awareness talks, Signs, punish people who litter, monitors, more bins

This term our topic is about bigger,better, faster, stronger.In our immersion assembly the teacher’s put on a show, the sad thing is, we didn’t get to see it. We all went to Tamaki tech. I went from woodwork to graphics. We all walked back at morning tea, to find kids running around inside the street. It was so hard finding my bag, it was so out of control.

Weeks past and the whole year7/8 students found a programme, that involved knowledge and sports. It was called Taoga time. There was different teachers at every activity, I went sports, and music, next term I wonder what I will be in, I hope it’s something good. Well to tell you the truth there all good.People are getting more information about our topic so teachers say, manly they are getting there information from our Taoga time groups.Our Taoga groups have inspired us more then we learn in our separate classes. We split up into groups that stay the same throughout the year.