The Extreme Kapa Haka

On Monday after school we went to Kerikeri High to watch my big sister perform. We had to be there by six thirty pm to watch them perform. My nana and papa came along to watch my sister. My nana, papa, mum and my sister went in and the kids were practising. They came in and their kapa haka tutor was saying how their nana Blossom passed. The shell horn went off and they said the same karakia like we do and I actually got to say it. It was really fun because we got to see Troy Kingi’s son.  It was really funny because some actions they were doing were pretty weird. I loved watching my sister perform but then  I looked over my shoulder and I saw my nana crying and I got pretty sad. Have you ever performed on stage to do Kapa Haka and how was it?      

       

Mind Blowing T- Ball

 This term in Te Ngahere we have been learning how to play T-Ball. The rules for T-ball are you hit the ball  off the T and you have to run to base one. A wonderful woman teaches  us how to play T-ball, Her name is KC, you might have heard of her before, she is very nice.  If the fielders catch the ball before you get to base one, then that's an out. Then the fielders get a point. If you get to the base before they catch the ball you’re safe. There are three bases  you have to run to,  the first base, then the second base, then the third base and you have to make it to the home base before it’s too late and then you  get a point. I really enjoy T-ball and my favorite bit about T-ball is hitting the ball and running to the bases. 

Have you ever heard  of T-ball before?

Nga Tohu Huarere

 For the last couple of  weeks in Te Ngahere we've been making New Zealand weather reports but in Te Reo Maori. Before we made our weather report we had to get into pairs and my buddy’s name was Yazmin. First we had to follow the success criteria and make a script. We had to chose six places around New Zealand so Yazmin and I picked Kaikoura, Tāmaki - Makaurau (Auckland), Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Te - Papa - i - ōea  (Palmerston North), Taupō, and Whanganui a Tara (Wellington). After we had done our script we made a little animation. We used funko pop to create our characters.  We had to have a map of New Zealand but the places names had to be in Te Reo Maori. We made our screencastify and there were some problems but then we got it done.  Do you think Te Reo maori should be our first language in New Zealand or second?

Our Fabulous Fantastic Cross Country!

 Last term we had a whole school event which was CROSS COUNTRY! Some people met the school down at Bledisloe Domain. My sisters and my mum took me down and I was so scared. At first it was cold and I didn’t want to get out of my car but I had to. Some of the teachers came with some of the students and then the bus came and all the little kids looked so excited BUT I WASN’T! When they all hopped off the bus we sat down on the mat and listened to one of our special teachers that organised it all for us. After that  they called the five year olds for there race and they looked all confused about what they should be doing. We all waited until the ten year old girls were called up. I was so nervous and I heard the countdown. I was ready for it. THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! I ran and was in front of everyone  like a cheetah, when I crossed the finish line I was so proud of myself because I came 1st place.Do you like Cross Country?

The Mind Blowing Cricket

 Today in Te Ngahere we had a person that visited our school and taught us cricket skills . I don’t really like cricket . The first thing he did was tell us the rules about cricket and how to hold the bat. We had to get into pairs, one person had to catch the ball and the other had to hit it with the bat. I was the one that had to catch the ball and it wasn’t that easy. We started playing a game that he taught us and it was called Speed Cricket. We had numbers and I was in group one and my partner Yazmin was in group two.  My group had to hit the ball first and when it was my turn I was very scared and nervous. I didn’t hit it very high but it was good enough for me and I was very proud of myself. It was almost morning tea time so we had to go back to class and I actually had a great time.  Do you like cricket?

My Fabulous Fantastic HOLIDAY!

My cousins  came up from Auckland for the holidays. When they came up we all went fishing for the day. We got into groups of three to see which team could catch the most fish and the biggest. We didn't use fishing rods because there wasn’t enough, so we used hand lines. I was so excited and nervous because my cousin Ethan was the master at fishing.  We all put our hand lines in and I got  lots of  little tiny bites, then one big bite but then the fish swam away. We decided to pack up because we all got nothing. Do you like fishing? 

                  

The Incredible Mind Blowing Maths DLO!

 This week in Te Ngahere we've been working in groups of three and two for our maths. We are learning  about Grandfather clocks and Pendulums . The people that are included in my group are Yazmin and Isabella. Pondering Pendulums is the name of the work that we are doing. We had to make a pendulum by making it with string and a fishing sinker but instead we used a rock. A full swing is when a pendulum moves from one side to the other.  We had to measure the string of the Pendulum, because we had to try different lengths of the string for the first investigation. Here is the DLO we made hope you enjoy. Do you like Grandfather clocks?