Basketball Session

On Wednesday morning after fitness room 12 walked up to the basketball court to have a session with our coach (?). We went through the basics of warming to dribbling. First we had to run down the court touch the cone and run backwards in the ball drills he got us to use our left and right hand to dribble down the court. It was really fun

Watching A Movie

On Tuesday afternoon rooms 12 and 11 were told to go to the multipurpose to watch a movie named Dark Horse. The movie is about a Maori man that was put in a mental hospital for reasons of health, then was realest. He then found himself training his whanau how to play chess to enter in a Auckland chess competition. We were only able to get half way through the movie so we watched the rest of it yesterday.

Morning with Mrs Vickers

Today at 8:55am Mrs Golder went to a Manaiakalai hui. So Mrs Vickers came into our class to take care of us while she was gone. She left for about two hours. When she was gone we drew a picture of something yellow for example Sponge Bob, honey pot, Winnie the Poo, so on. The only thing I thought of to draw a 3-D star straight. After we finish Mrs Golder had arrived then Mrs Vickers left.

Buddy Reading

On Thursday our class and Room Seven had buddy reading. This time it was Room Seven's turn to come to us and when they came everyone had a partner except me because I was doing a job for Mrs. Golder. But when I came back I was paired with Mika and his partner, Mika read first then I read second and while we we're reading our partner kept on looking around till Ms. Riley told him off.

getting back into it

Today is the first day of Term 2 and Room 12 are already getting into it. It's been a great holiday spending time with family and not coming to school. We started today with a bit of Jump Jam and it was really fun. then we came in did the roll, and started on oral language by typing what we know about dairying in a document in our daily planner. After that we did reading and lastly we finished off with maths.
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A Day Without Mrs Golder

Today Mrs Golder went to Stonefields for a Manaiakalani  workshop. Rooms 11 and 12 went to the library with Mrs Vickers. When we got there we were split up. Some went to the computer room and others to the library.  We were told to finish off any work that was on our Chromebooks just till morning tea. Then we all had to draw a monster inspired by the movie and the book we were studying, Where The Wild Things Are.
And when all the teachers came back we had to go back to class.

Tabloids.

Yesterday after lunch I had to lock up the senior block. After that I  walked up to the staff room where everybody else was. I sat with the rest of the students and waited to be put into a group. I didn't really play anything because I was busy helping the teachers do their activity but I got to do some of them and at the end of the day I had fun.

Duffy Day.

On Tuesday the 2nd after morning tea I had to go to the staffroom to do tea duties. After that I was chosen to say 'Thank you' to the three people who were performing a Duffy play for us (Ruby, Bill and Duffy.)

The play was about a boy named Duffy who met and became friends with an old lady called Ruby. Later on he was told by Ruby she couldn't read so he was then determined to find out why she wasn't able to read.

First Day Back At School.

Today was my first day back at school so I'm still trying to get back into it. I haven't done that much today. the only things I've done are today is reading, writing, oral language and blogging. But I know this is my first term will be hard and as the months goes by, it will be a bit less harder.  

Touch Rugby.

Today was our last touch lesson with our tutor Trevor.

We learnt a lot about touch rugby like in general play you have to get back five meters but if it's a penalty it's 10. There are no Markers, and when you get touched your not supposed to roll the ball you step over it.

Touch lessons with Trevor were really good it was a good experience as well, we learnt things that we didn't know about touch and I think if are thinking about playing touch for a club go ahead I reckon it'll be fun.

England Beat Kiwis

The New Zealand rugby league team was unable to follow in the All Blacks foot steps in England this past Monday morning when they played England. They had a good start to the game with Tahu Harris and Sam Moa scoring a try each, but they then let a ten point lead slip in and get beaten 26- 12.(Go The Kiwis)

BY: Jo Banbury

Hayne Cut By 49ers

Jarryd Hayne, former NRL player now playing for the San Francisco 49ers has been dropped from the team, for a more experienced running back Kendall Gaskins. All though being cut from the team, Hayne's NFL dreams are still alive as the Detroit Lions are thinking of signing a former Australian Paramata Eels fullback.
Photo By:Jo Banbury

French bulldog takes on bears!

There were two bears wandering through the property of a little French bulldog and they got more than they were looking for. So I guest that proves that no matter how small and tiny you are you can always stand up for your self and protect your territory.
Photo BY:Diane Mulhern

Being A Ninja.

Halloween only comes once a year, today we had to draw what we wanted to be for Halloween. After school I want to go to Halloween as a ninja because I think they're really cool and people think that they are fake even though i'm not gonna be a real ninja.(What are you going to be for this years Halloween?)

League Tournament.

On Saturday morning at 11:00AM I was at Henderson for a league tournament, the team I was playing for was Tonga. When our first game started we played against the Southern Maori team, and  I was so nervous but I knew I just needed to put my nerves to the side and play hard. Around the 4TH and 7TH minute of the game I scored tries for my team and at the end of that game i was named the player of the match.
BY:Nicolas Raymond

Shake Out Drill.

This morning at 9:15 the bell rang three times for a shake out drill which is a earthquake drill. When the bell rang every class had to get under their desk and wait for about three minutes. The all clear bell rang so that meant we could get up and continue our work. Miss Brough asked us over the speaker if we were all ok.

Shake Out Drill By:Mr Reid.                                                            

Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, it is the first of four giant planets, it is made of gas and eleven times wider than earth. Clouds around Jupiter are orange and white, when wind blows the clouds they get blown into one direction.

Jupiter has a massive storm that swirls around like a hurricane on earth. Astronomers gave the storm a name which is called The Great Red Spot, and there are also two moons around it called Ganymede and Callisto.
Photo By:Sara McHalim

Looking Forward To Culture Groups.

This term is going to be busy and there are  lots of things to look forward to like touch rugby, poetry recital, athletics and the N.Z SHAKE OUT. But the one thing i'm looking forward  to for this last term of the year is culture groups because you get to do it with your friends. You also get to represent your country.


https://www.flickr.com/BY:Nicolas Raymond-(CC BY 2.0)

Japan make's a huge change to military law

Created on September 21, 2015

Japan has experienced its biggest anti-war protests in over 50 years as politicians set about changing the country’s stance on fighting overseas.

The Japanese parliament has passed a law that allows the country’s armed forces to fight overseas for the first time since the end of World War II, but only under certain conditions.

It has been given the name of “collective self defence” the law change allows actual combat under certain conditions.

Outside parliament, protestors came together in a last effort to stop the law being passed. Tens of thousands of protestors have been fighting the huge change in military policy for some time.

More than 200 hours were spent deliberating the law change, with 148 lawmakers voting in support and 90 against.

It has been given the name “collective self defence” which allows actual combat under three conditions:

• when Japan is attacked, or when a close ally is attacked, and the result threatens Japan’s survival and is a clear danger to people
• when there is no other appropriate way to stop the attack and ensure Japan’s survival and protect its people
• use of force is restricted to a minimum

                 Done By Editor

Rugby World Cup.

This term room 11 started on the Rugby World Cup for our inquiry. We got to pick our groups and in the group I was in there was Sophie, Tyla, Anavea, and Quros. We all had fun doing this topic because it helped us work as a team.
Web Ellis Cup By: Chris Pike