Dance Fever Recount

On Monday 9 December, we did Dance Fever. We ran through our Foxtrot, Cha cha, and our Hip Hop Routine. We did our lesson together with Room 7. It was fun. Sadly, it was our last session with them.

Orienteering Recount

On Tuesday 10 December, we had orienteering. It was the real game. Everyone was ready for the race. As soon as we were ready, we ran to the control points. Some people were confused of which way was North. I went to G, H, K, L, J, so many letters I had to go to. I was so tired I wanted to give up, but I didn't wanted to.

I was up to my last control, and I ran as fast as my leg could carry me. When, I got to Irene (Instructor), she gave me another course to do. I was dead, when she gave me the other course. I ran control of course 2. I ran, and walked to the controls. As soon as I looked at my paper, I was relieved, because it was I had finished my course. I ran happily to the finish line, and gave Irene the paper. Finally, I thought to myself, 'Yes, I finished!'. I rested down on the bench. 'I've done it' I thought to myself.

Netbook Reflection 2013

 This year, the special thing I have learnt from my teacher is new ways of writing from templates on my netbook, they had shared this year. Netbooks also improved my reading and maths on Sunshine Online, and Maths Whizz.
The significant thing I have learnt myself, is going online to post up my work on my personal blog.
This year I learnt from my friends, different kinds of learning sites like Maths Magician, and Maths 101.
I have paired up with a partner to finish up our presentations by sharing it to each other.
Using my netbook helps me to think, relate to others, using signs, and symbols, managing myself, and participating, and contributing.
Having a netbook that is connected to the internet, has helped my learning in so many ways. Everyday, I get new words, and new description words from my netbook on different websites. Netbooks are also very helpful with our researches.

Our Fijian Visitors comes to Thank New Zealnd

Wow!, just Wow!, I am speechless. I am just amazed of what I just saw in our school hall. Their presentation, singing, EVERYTHING, was just a BLAST. First, their haka, then singing, and greeting. Wow!. Visitors from Fiji came to thank New Zealand, for supporting them in Fiji. They were students from Gospel High School (GHS), Fiji. There were more than 20 of them. The year 8 boy from Glenbrae School, performed a haka while Mrs Raj welcomes them in.

First of all, the Gospel High boys performed a Fijian haka to the school. The language, moves was all about confidence, and show how proud they were. The girls introduced themselves, and sang a greeting song. When they played the songs, the Gospel High students came, and greet everyone in the school. It was amazing, how we met them.

Second, the GHS students, performed us a dance. The boys forming a line in the front sitting, and two lines of girls behind them. They were well organized. They danced beautifully, especially the girls. The boys on the other hand was perfect. After that, they did an ice breaker, by sing the Fruit Song. It was fun for everyone, and we really enjoyed it.

When the song finished, the GHS students sang a song to us. Their voices was melodic, and their song was very harmonic. Especially 'Api's solo. His voice was really great. Amazing gift from God.

At the end, they sang a beautiful song, while we leave. Waving goodbye, and shaking hands. I wish they could come again. Thank you Gospel High School Students for coming over. Farewell.

Dance Fever Recount

This morning was very cool. First thing was Dance Fever. Christina, and Captain came a bit late. We got started straight away. Everyone got in their partners they were with last Tuesday. My partner was late, so I had to be partners with Gemima.

We started with the Foxtrot Dance. I knew the moves, but I kept doing them wrong. First, we had to introduce our partners to the hall. It kind of felt weird, because I had never done this kind of thing before. So it was my first time. Gemima got mixed up sometimes. It's all right because we did our best.

Secondly, we did our Cha cha Dance. The song was pretty fast, but we managed to do our move correctly. The second song was faster, so everyone danced fast. It was so fast nearly the whole class got mixed up.

Lastly, we did our Hip Hop routine. Everyone in the class cheered, "Yeah!". Every got into there canon lines. The song was the same, and everyone danced very well. At the end, we did a little dance time. We danced to Gangnam Style. I can't wait for next week. YES!!

My Long Weekend Recount

Waking up was very hard. Trying to open your eyes when you can’t because, it feels lazy from that long sleep. Trying to sit up, when you can’t because, you feel very lazy. Well, I managed the laziness like the Allies managing the Nazis. I got up just in time for breakfast. Breakfast was scrumptious. I had a shower, and packed up my togs for swimming in the pools. We drove to the supermarket, to buy some snacks for my brother, and I to have while we were at the pools.

When we got to the pools, my Dad went to the gym while, my brother, and I ran to the changing rooms, and got changed. We hopped in, and the pools was warm as baked cookies straight out of the oven. My brother, and I met this boy straight away as we got in the pool. ‘Yes, a new friend’ I thought in my head. My brother, and I was playing for hours, it was very hot as the sun in the water, until it was 1:00pm. My brother, and I got out, and ate half of our snacks. We jumped back in the pool, and relaxed until it was 3:00pm. My brother, and I got out of the pools, and changed into dry clothes.

While, my Dad, brother, and I was waiting for my Mum. My brother, and I ate the rest of our snacks. We waited, and waited for an hour, and a half. It was as boring as hell. After two hours, my sister showed up. “Lisiate, let’s go!” she called out to me. We were relieved, and when we got home, we were so exhausted. My friends came over, and we played until, it got dark. I got home, had a shower, and had dinner. Bedtime, finally, I fell into a very DEEP sleep. Sweet Dreams.

Dance Fever Recount

Today Room 10 had the other lesson today. I lost count of how many lessons we had. Way to many lessons. First, we started of our Foxtrot Dance. It was very simple, easy, and short. The boys had to choose a girl to be partners with.

Secondly, we did our Cha Cha dance. It was very difficult because my brain wouldn't let me remember the moves, and then I got it right. I was partners with Katalina. She was good at dancing. She taught me  during the lesson.

Lastly, we did Hip Hop it was very cool that we all know the moves. We ended by bogeying to Gangnam Style. It was very tiring, and cracking. We all felt tired, and went back to class, and wrote a recount about our lesson. Here I am writing them. I can't wait for next week, and I'll come earlier for the lesson.

Your Amazing Heart

1. When does your heart beat faster? When you exercise.
2. Apart from exercise, what makes your heart beat faster? When your nervous and scared.
3. Why do you think this happens? When you are nervous or scared, your blood pressure increase to support the main situation.
4. Explain to your partner why your heart is like any other muscle in your body? Our heart is a muscle because it pumps blood 24/7.

Orienteering Recount

Today, Room 10 had their second lesson in Orienteering. We got into it straight away. It was raining, but still we kept on going, I thought to myself to 'Never Give Up'. We were wet, and our backs was very damp. We still had fun. Hopefully, next week is a good day. Thank you Leon and Irene.

Mighty Muscles Reading Activities

Think about three kinds of athletes-Sprinters,weightlifters, and Gymnasts.They all use muscles in different ways.How are they different?

1 A. What do they need their muscles to do?

Sprinters: The calves, hamstring, shin, things is the muscles for the legs. The calves help the legs sprint.

Weightlifters: The biceps, triceps, shoulders, help the arms move. The thighs helps them stand up. It helps pull up the heavy weights.

Gymnasts: The flexibility helps the gymnasts do moves, like flips, doing the splits, and all the different moves. It uses all the muscles of the body.

1 B.Can you think of other sports in which athletes use their muscles in similar ways to these three kinds of athletes?

Shot Put: In Shot Put you use the biceps, triceps, and shoulders to push the shot put far.

High Jump: In high jump, you use the lower body strengths. Using all the muscles in the legs to make you jump high.

Rugby Players: rugby players use every part of their bodies. The arms, legs, shoulders, and brains to plan your next move.

1 C. When do you use muscles in the way they use theirs?

WHENEVER I CAN.

2. NOW THINK OF AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU DO, FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING A HAM AND LETTUCE SANDWICH. MINE ALL THE ACTION (TAKING THE HAM AND LETTUCE OUT OF THE FRIDGE, PICKING UP THE KNIFE, AND SO ON) WHILE YOUR PARTNER WRITES DO THE PARTS OF YOUR BODY AND THE MUSCLES THAT ARE INVOLVED. NOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO DO THIS SIMPLE TASK?

• ARMS
• THIGHS
• LEGS
• FINGERS
• SHOULDERS
• BICEPS
• TRICEPS
• MOUTH (TO EAT)

3. TOGETHER, READ THROUGH THE CARD AGAIN. TAKE TURNS TO EXPLAIN HOW PAIRS OF MUSCLES WORK. HOW MANY PAIRS OF MUSCLES CAN YOU FIND IN THE BODY-FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONES YOU USE TO OPEN AND CLOSE YOUR MOUTH?

There are 642 muscles in our body, and There are 320 pairs of muscles in the body, including the biceps and triceps.

New Zealand National Anthem

Ihowā Atua, O ngā iwi mātou rā Āta whakarangona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tō atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand.

House Sports Recount

On Monday 18 November, we had House Sports. It was nerve wrecking for some people. My house group did Discuss with Mr Nath, up on the field. We were versing Kauri 2. We split up into two lines of girls and boys. From year 4 to year 8. First, the girls threw first. Every throw counts as one point. If it goes out of the cones, they lose a point. Secondly, the boys threw. Every threw was counted, but one went out of the cones. At the end, they add up all the points. The score was 19-16. Kauri won the discuss. It was a good game, and everyone was happy. Can't wait for the next House Sports.

Orienteering

Today, Room 10 had their first Orienteering lesson with the instructor Leon and Irene. First of all, we learned all the symbols of the map. There were lots, and we had to memorise them. I learned what all the symbols mean. Like: yellow is grass and green is trees. The spaghetti lines mean hills, the closer they are, the steeper it is. After , we went outside. The class was divided into two group. Each group for each instructor. We played Orienteering, it was fun-tastic. We were not allowed to go back after, we go pass the control. We had to go around again to stamp it in. It was very tiring. Next week, we are doing a real game of Orienteering going around the whole school. We are going to be in partners, and go find the controls. Next week is to be more tiring than today. Next week, everyone is going to have their game face. Especially, Christian and Tama who wants to compete each other.

Film Festival Recount

Yesterday, Wednesday 14 November 2013, the Manaiakalani Schools, went to the movies, to see there films. There were 4 schools there, Pt England, Stonefield, St Pius, and Glenbrae. We watched all our movies that we made. My favourites was St Pius's Success, Panmure Bridge, and our Great Barrier Island Camp movie. I am looking forward for next year's movie festival.

Recount:Dance Fever

Today was the most funniest lesson in weeks. We finished our Char Cha dance, and our Hip Hop. When we finished, we had our usual game 'Simon Says'. I was partners with Kato, she is my cousin. She was good, although she had some mistakes, she tried her best. I am looking forward for next week's lesson. Lets see if it's going to be more fun than today's lesson.

House Sport Recount

On Monday 21 October, our school had House Sports. My group, Kowhai 2 versed Kauri 2. We did relays. It was amazing , and very furious. People running their hardest, and fastest. Even though Kauri 2 won, we had an AWESOME time. At the end, we were all tired, our legs aching. We all can't wait for the week after next week, for the next activity were are doing. I'm sure, my group will win the next.

Dance Fever Recount

Today Room 10 had their second dance lesson with Dance Fever. We continued on with our Hip Hop dance. We also started with our second dance, 'The Cha char'. It a dance were you have partners, one boy, and one girl. We also had a competition, the boys had to dance the hip hop dance in the best way. We were awesome. It was the girl's turn, but they did it very sloppy. Some girls didn't even do the pose. We had a great time. Next week, we are going to learn more Cha char moves. WOHOO!

Paintball Rage

One hot, sunny day we planned to go to the Paintball Arena near the airport. Christian, Nathaniel, Jerome, Alex, Anthony, and I were the ones who planned to go. We were very enthusiastic. Christian was tall, sporty, and into rugby, with brown skin, black hair. Nathaniel, handsome, rough, smart, tall, brownish white skin, and into rapping. Jerome, very tall, very smart, sometimes naughty, and into games. Alex, short, dark brown skin, smart, and into games. Anthony, tall, brown skin, kind of smart (no offense), and into sports. I, Lisiate, am smart, brown skinned, have black hair, and into games, and learning. When we got there, we got dressed up into paintball uniforms, and getting ready for battle. The game type was ‘Capture the Flag . We all got split up into teams. Nathaniel, Christian, and Anthony was in the red team. Alex, Jerome and I was in the Blue team. BEEP!! The starting alarm wakes up like a lion from its sleep. We all ran into our hiding places, and the shooting commenced. We were laughing, and shouting to “take cover.” “Chris cover me!!” Nathaniel shouted out to Christian. “Lisiate shoot Nathaniel!!” Jerome called out to me while Nathaniel was running to our flag. “Nathaniel WATCH OUT!!” Anthony warned Nathaniel, and ‘BANG’ I shot the paintball to Nathaniel and “OUCH!!” Nathaniel called out and fell on the ground. We all stopped and ran to him. When Nathaniel turned around, there was green paint all over his goggles. It was from my shot. He took off the glasses, and there was a red mark around his eyes. It was from the pressure from the paintball which pushed the goggles in to his skin. He stood up, and looked at me like a bull seeing everything red. He got angry at me, and we nearly had a fight. Nathaniel took a swing, and he missed. The others stopped him. He was still angry like a lion being disturbed from it’s sleep. So he tried to get his paintball gun, and Christian snatched of him. After 2 minutes, we both felt calm, and I apologize to Nathaniel. “Sorry Nathaniel for shooting you. I won’t do it again.” I said to Nathaniel. We all got back to places, and started again. We all had a great time. We all laughed, acting like we are in a real war, and commanding each other orders. We had so much fun. The time ran out, and we all got changed back. We had a snack at the benches. There was a paintball gun on the floor. The sun’s reflection shone over it, and it caught my eyes. I walked to it, and picked it up. I aimed at Nathaniel’s shoulders. The gun felt so light it had no ammo inside. I pulled the trigger and all of a sudden, “OUCH!!!”.

Pumping Pedals Reading Activities

“ Pumping Pedals” by Maggie Lilleby SJ Part 4 Number 3 2004 1. Recall Give a brief summary of the story. It was a Friday evening at the Tahunanui BMX tracks in Nelson. Sally Davies the only girl in the competition against the boys. She use to go and watch the BMX race with her dad and she thought that she would have a try. She says that BMXing appeals to her favourite sport. When she races, she gives it everything that she got. Sometimes she beats the boys. She wanted to see girls on the track, joining in. She wears protective gear like long sleeves, top and bottom, thick gloves and a full face helmet. She really enjoys BMX. 2. Infer What kind of a person is Sally Davies? Tell why you think this. She is a sporty kind of person because, she is into BMX and try out everything. 3. Evaluate Explain why you think the author entitled the story as “Pumping Pedals” I think that the Author titled the story ‘Pumping Pedals’ because BMX, you have to pedal hard and faster. 4. Think about it Why do you think Sally would like to attract more girls to the sport of BMX racing? Because she doesn’t want to be the only girl in the sport and wants more girls to join in. 5. Recall How are the bikes designed and what are they made of? They are designed to have good pedals and strong wheels. They are made of steel, chains and rubber. 6. Think about it. Why did Sally groan as she remembered her first racing bike? She groaned because the bike was a freestyle bike, it was heavy, with huge tyres. 7. Please explain the racing technique called “pumping” and why it might be important? "Pumping Pedals" Pumping is important because we have to pump the pedals to make the bike go. 8. Do you think BMX racing is a dangerous sport. Tell why or why not you think this. It is a dangerous sport and when someone falls in front of some, the person behind might trip over the person in the front, and they will get hurt. 9. Synthesize Please tell what you liked most about the story and why or why not you would like to be a BMX racer. I like the racing bit and I would like to try BMX and because I love biking just like Sally. 10. Design a flyer to attract and introduce new riders to the sport. Be sure to tell when and where it meets and what equipment is required. When you are finished please upload to your blog.

My Reading Activities

"Chris Pither - Racing Driver" by Jane Bu xton SJ Part 4 Number 1 2002 1. Recall How did Chris finally get started into race car driving? Chris finally get started on car racing by winning New Zealand champion three times. 2. Recall Why do some people think that New Zealand will soon lead the world in motor sports? Because the drivers are starting so young. 3. Infer/ Make a Judgement What kind of a person is Chris? What details in the story lead you to believe this? Chris is a kind of person who loves anything on wheels like cars, go-karts, motorbikes, and Formula Ones. The details on the story say, “Even as a really little kid, I love anything on wheels”. 4. What is a sponsor, and why is it important to have one in motor racing? A sponsor is a company or group which support the team or person. Like the New Zealand sailing team was sponsored by ‘Emirates’. 5. What precautions are taken to to protect the drivers when they are racing? In your opinion, do these precautions go far enough to make the sport safe? The precautions is far enough to make sport safe, because, everything they’re wearing is fireproof. Even the car itself is safe, because when the car crashes, the fire extinguisher will spray at the driver and the engine to protect the driver from going on fire, and the engine exploding, or getting on fire. 6. Use details from the text to tell why the sport is dangerous. Although Chris has several accidents during his karting career, so far he’s had only one major accident in car racing. 7. What is your opinion of motor sport? Could you see yourself being a formula 1 driver? Why or why not would you want to do this sport? I would like to try the sport, because it looks fun how they race. I would also like to drive a vehicle someday. 8. After reading “ Chris Pither - Racing Driver” design a poster to promote the sport of motor racing and upload to your blog.