Baely Spur...the most tiring activity of em' all (Camp Series Ep -4)

 Bealey Spur...Yes, it is the most tiring activity at camp but

what exactly is that? Well it is a track which is really long on 

top of a mountain. Even though it was really long we only 

walked up to 3km, and about 1 km from the sea level. Even

though it was not as high as Mt. Everest it was really tiring. We 

had to make multiple stops for rests. Anyway that was a brief 

intro read on to find more about it. By the way, my name is 

Albin and this ep-4 four of Camp Series  that you are reading. 

So just as I said, it was really hard going up baely spur in the beginning. It felt like I was carrying a ton and walking but it was ok when we kinda reached the top. After 2-3 hours of walking, our hard work finally paid off. The view was astonishing, mind -blowing...Take a look yourself.   

What is Camp Series?

Hover Me!s 

A camp is something that I have never gone on before, until 2nd of September. It was a 3 day long trip. As I expected it was a ton of fun. It was my first camp as well as my best camp. Oops...I forgot tell you where we went (silly me...). So went to Arthur's Pass for the 2 nights and 3 days. We participated in a range of activities. So right now you are reading a blog series about camp.

                     

At the beginning of the walk I felt like I am going to faint halfway, but after the first 30 mins I was able to walk at ease. I didn't even feel a thing. After we got up the top Mr. Robertson (Our Principal) told that we could put mud on our right cheek. I didn't do it, but it sure did seem fun. 

What was your longest walk that you have walked?

Have put mud on your face before?

What is the most tiring thing you have ever done?

Tell me down below, in the comments. So that is it for today guys,  hope you enjoyed my blog. One more thing, this is going to be my last blog for this term. If you want more after term, just comment down below. 

Until after term, Bye :)

Are you afraid of the dark? (Camp Series Ep-3)

Hey reader or blogger. So this is the question for 

today...Are you afraid of the dark? If you are then 

don't worry almost 1/4th of the people around the 

globe are afraid of the dark. You have lot of 

companions 😉😉. Anyway this blog is kinda based on 

that. In this blog I am going to talk about 

The Sensory Trail It is a trail that pushes

 your senses' limit. Read on to find out 

how it works. By the my name is Albin here and

 this is Camp

Series that you are reading. Hope you enjoy. 

So what is sensory trail? It is game that you play in the dark, either with companionon or not. It is just blindfolding yourself and walking through a trail. We did it in the forest where there was a lot of roots and trees. It was pretty hard. Anyway, you guys could make a route at your house or school, put a blindfold on and play this game. It is pretty fun to be honest. I am really sure you guys would have tons of it(unless you are afraid of the dark).

 Anyway that is it for today guys. Hope you enjoyed. 

Will you give this game a try at your house or at school?

Have played any kinda similar game before?

How was it if you have played it before?

Leave me your answers down below. It would be my pleasure to hear them. If you have anything else to share please comment down below. 

What is Camp Series?

Hover Me!

A camp is something that I have never gone on before, until 2nd of September. It was a 3 day long trip. As I expected it was a ton of fun. It was my first camp as well as my best camp. Oops...I forgot tell you where we went (silly me...). So went to Arthur's Pass for the 2 nights and 3 days. We participated in a range of activities. So right now you are reading a blog series about camp.

The trip to Devil Punchbowl...(Camp Series-Ep 2)

Devil's Punchbowl...no..no..no. It is not what you think it is.

It is not at all related to devils. It is completely different. 
Comment down below what you think it is...Ok fine,

It is a really high waterfall situated between two humongous

mountains in Arthur's Pass. Have you visited it before? 

Read on to find about the experience I had at Devil's 

Punchbowl. By the way I am Albin and this camp series

Ep-2 that you are reading.

As you know Devil's Punchbowl is a waterfall located in Arthur's Pass. So we went on a walk to reach the top and see the waterfall. It was a really icy and cold walk. On the way there we experienced snowfall, but not the normal snowfall. This time snow and water was falling down from the tree even though it was not raining outside. It was really strange. Here is a fun fact about the waterfall for you. It is 131m high. It is as large as your football field at your school that has been laid vertically. Anyway here are some photos on the trip to the waterfall.  

While walking through the tracks to get to the waterfall, it was extremely cold. Thankfully, I wore lot of jackets and gloves to keep myself warm. Have you gone there before? Have you at least been to Arthur's Pass before? If you are planning a trip then you should definitely visit this waterfall. 

Have you been to Arthur's Pass before?

Do you have any upcoming camps that you are busting to tell about? 

Have you gone one camp before?  

Anyway that is it for today guys. Hope you enjoyed it. 

  

What is Camp Series?

Hover Me!

 A camp is something that I have never gone on before, until 2nd of September. It was a 3 day long trip. As I expected it was a ton of fun. It was my first camp as well as my best camp. Oops...I forgot tell you where we went (silly me...). So went to Arthur's Pass for the 2 nights and 3 days. We participated in a range of activities. So right now you are reading a blog series about camp.

First Online Student Summit Ever...

 Yes that is true. We had our first online student summit ever. We didn't even need to move from our seats! This was not only the first online summit but my first time attending one. Hello, I am Albin, from YMS. So now you probably know what the blog is going to be about.  

I learned a lot of new stuff. I learned how to make 

• A game in Gamefroot - It is a simple online game maker. After creating the game you could publish it on a blog.
• Pixton Comics - The best comic maker ever! You can control how the character looks, how it moved, its position almost everything. It is awesome for comic making if you are a complete beginner. 
• Draw shapes on scratch - There is block adding button on the bottom left corner that allows you to add a group of code. Inside that add the pen group. "Pen down" means the line will come when the character moves. And "Pen Up" means the line would not appear when the character moves.
•  Miro - Then I learned about an online whiteboard that you can share with others to write down some ideas or just to use it as a whiteboard. Check it out. It is cool when your friend is away and you need to work on a project with them.

Student summit is really cool. 

Were you there during this student?

Were you presenting?

What was your favourite tool?

Snow can be really icey (Camp Series-Ep 1)

         

 A camp is something that I have never went on before, until 2nd of September. Yes that is true, we went on a camp on 2nd of september. It was a 3 day long trip. As I expected it was a ton fun. It was my first camp as well as my best camp. Oops...I forgot tell you where we went (silly me...). So went to Arthur's Pass for the 2 nights and 3 days. We did a lot of activities. So right now you are reading a blog series about camp. On this blog I would be writing about my trip to Arthur's Pass. 

On the way there we made a stop at Castle Hill. It was covered with snow. I slipped twice in it. And also, it was my first time actually walking on snow. And that is not it. I can go on, but this not about me and snow. So castle hill is basically a hill. We stopped there for morning tea. We saw to people hanging from the stone. They must have been doing rock climbing. Have seen or touched snow before? You must have at least seen snow. Anyway we stayed there for maybe an hour or so. It was the first time I started getting tired of seeing snow. Anyway here is a dlo that I made, completely through Programming. Hover over these photos. 

This our way to castle on the bus. It was a really, really, really comfy ride.

This is me with my friends

This is everyone in a group photo.

   

That is it for today guys. From now on I would add a bit of interactive stuff like these on most of my blogs. 

What was your latest camp?

Where was it to? I am really sure it was fun.

Did you like this interactive bit that I added at the end of the blog? If you did then I will make sure to add more in the coming blogs. 

I have a dream (Do I ?....)

Last year, around this time we had a speech competition. It was just 1 month after I came to New Zealand. When I heard about this I got really excited about it. It was because I have really changed since last year and I have said "GoodBye" to stage fright.

Before we get into all the deep learning and creating, we had a task to do to train our brain. In order to set up our mindset for speeches, we used the 6 tools in the Mental Toughness toolkit to create a motivational drawing of ourselves. Mental toughness tool kit is like tools that help you with mental toughness. 

These are the tools:- 

• Positive thinking - Affirmations, thought stopping, self talk
• Goal setting - Setting small goals and finishing it
• Attentional control - managing interruptions, increasing    my attention span
• Visualisation - intentional imaging
• Anxiety control - controlled breathing, relaxation, distraction
• Self awareness - reflection and feedback

 We used google drawings and my DLO is below - a visualisation of me during my speeches learning. MY dream for how it will all go... 

While I was creating this drawing I thought about how this is going to help me. Then I understood that if you are stuck with the speeches you could refer this drawing. The hardest part in the speeches would be to present it really well. But writing the speeches would be the easiest part. These tips can really help me because it matches with worries and problems really well. 

Do you have speeches at your school?

Are you good at it? (If you are then suggest me some tips in the comments below. It would really help me)

Did you like the little joke that I added in the drawing? (The bottom right one)

Anyway give me some tips in comment below. 

By the way you could use these sentence starters to make a quality comment...

• Positive thinking:-  You are good at... / This is amazing because...
• Thoughtful:- The facts that you have used is really good...
• Helpful:- Next time you could...

And don't forget about a question at the end.

Blog Commenting

What do I know about blog commenting:

Commenting is the way we communicate with the blogger. You can share any ideas to improve the blog or maybe find them a few mistakes. You can give feedback to the author. You can also start a conversation with the blogger. You can also share your personal stories with them. A good comment is made up of three parts. Positive thoughtful and helpful. Positive means to say something good about the blog.  Thoughtful means to make connection with the blog and you. And lastly, helpful means to suggest some improvements for the blogger in their next blog. Or maybe improve their current one. 

Here is an example of my comment on my friend's blog. 

"Hello Dion

It is me Albin here...

That blog is really cool. I really liked your dlo. I looks pretty cool. I also liked the way you explained everything. That video that you choose also explains a lot about resilience. That quote is also really cool. 

I remember you writing this blog. Do you remember the time after writing a blog everyone clapped since it was your first full blog? I remember. 

Anyway to make the blog better you could add more illustrations in the dlo. That would really make the blog pop out. And also maybe you could increase the size of the font in the last few slides. It is kinda hard to read. 

Anyway that is it for today.

Kind regards,

Albin."

Here is a comment I posted on Te Mahuri. 

"Hello Zoe,

I am Albin from Rimu. 

I really liked your blog. I also liked the way you explained everything that happened in Te Mahuri. Your dlo was also fabulous. You got a tick in everything. Awesome!

By the way I know the column method. I was taught it in year 1. At that I was in India. We had lots to study there.

Maybe next you could make the pictures of the maths bigger. It would be a lot easier to read it then. By the way, do you like maths?

Is it your favourite subject?

If it isn't the which is yours?

Kind regards,

Albin. "

Here are a few sentence starters that I used for my comments.