Auckland Botanic Gardens SI

We have been learning about fabrics and fibres this term. One of the fibres we were looking at was flax. Our teacher thought that it would be a great idea to visit the Botanic Garden. It was a great idea. 

After a tasty treat of morning tea we went of with our group and with one teacher.We went down to see the beautiful flax,learnt the different names, different sizes and everything. The teacher explained about the traditional uses of flax. After that we did a challenge to find the insects on the flax plant. Then the teacher gave us a chance to cut the flax but before that we had to say a special prayer. After that we went to go and see the different flax plants. 

We also got to plant our own flax seeds and were allowed to bring those back to school. These are kept in our class nature corner. We water it daily and we can’t wait for it to start growing.

Soccer QB

My favourite sport is soccer. I made it into the school team and went to play against other schools in the Area Zone Tournament. I had a lot of  fun playing but we didn’t win any games.

Testing for Waterproofing NK

Our class has been learning about Fabrics and Fibres. During our lessons we decide to do an absorption test. 

The aim of test was to see which fabrics was the most absorbent. We had four different types of fabrics cotton,linen,polyester and silk. 

Our  test was a fair test because we used the same size material and the same amount of water. 

After the test I have learnt that cotton was the most absorbant fabric.Linen, polyester and silk were the least absorbant.  

Our Classroom Environment LS & LM

We painted some flags on our class windows. It represents the different cultures in our classroom. They are New Zealanders, Tongans, Samoans, South Africans, Cook Islanders, Fijians and many more. 

We also made 3 D stars to show the Whanau of room 13. Our teacher gave us a template. We cut and stuck the template onto coloured paper. Then we folded the paper along the line. We then joined and stuck the corners together. Once our stars were made we took it to five different people that knew us really well. They wrote five good qualities that they liked about us. Our teacher then stuck a colour photo of us in the centre. We then hung it up on our class wall. It looked really attractive. 

We also have a birthday chart. When it is someone's birthday our teacher writes happy birthday on the board and we sing the happy birthday song. We also do decorations on our Interactive white board. 

Japanese

This term the senior syndicate has been learning Japanese. Our teacher is Miss Koriyama (Sensi). She is the best Japanese teacher in the world. 

She has taught us  how to write our names in Japanese, how to say the alphabet and the different animal names too. She told us a little about Japan and how they used to live. 

We have been doing origami this week. We made rings, birds, frogs, rabbits and weapons. It was so cool. At first I thought that it would be difficult but to my surprise it was very simple. We use nets from a website called http://www.origami-club.com. You guys should try it some time. They make excellent gifts.

by TR, JA and AA

Syndicate Sports by GF and KK

Every Thursday afternoon the seniors have syndicate sports. Our school have four houses. There are   Kowhai (yellow), Matai (black), Rata (red) and Rimu (green).  The sports that we playing this term are  Netball, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, and Kiwi Tag. Each house has a captain and a vice captain. We earn heaps of points for winning games and showing good leadership. The whole aim of game is participation.

Swimming

      

In term 1 we had our senior swimming carnival. I did very well and got alot of points for my house. I belong to Matai. I entered in freestyle , backstroke and breastroke.I won all of my heats. Matai house came first followed by Rata,Rimu and  Kowhai.We had lovely weather and it was great fun.

By FA

Basketball

On Thursday morning we have a P.E. skills lesson. This term we have been learning how to play basketball properly. It’s really awesome. First we learnt the basics, then we played the game. It was real fun. We had house competitions. We also practice at lunch time because practice makes perfect. Some people take 3 pointers but most of the time they miss. So that takes skills. 

Done by: AT & CO

Hockey AG & SG

We are trialing for the school hockey team. We both like hockey and hope to make the team. We are learning lots of different hockey skills. Hockey can be very dangerous. Yesterday when I was training I got hurt with the hockey stick. But I am not going to give up. As the saying goes “NO PAIN NO GAIN”!