Waka!

When I heard the bell for lunch, I bolted for the door and flew outside and got into my waka clothes and ate my lunch as I nervously walked to the car I was going in. I saw other children getting into their cars. I felt nervous because I thought I was going to fall out of the waka.                       

Today was the day of waka.

Next we arrived at the marae, and I saw all the children getting out of their cars they came in and I sprinted for the cool breezy walnut tree. Ah! I said to myself as I cooled off under the tree.

After I cooled off I put my towel on the ground and Vanessa lead our prayers and group 1 got their life jackets on and walked down to the bank and they got in the waka.

Soon after they got in the waka they started to paddle up river and paddled back to shore.

Next group 2 did the same thing and as group 1 and then group 3 and then it was my groups turn.

We got our life jackets on and we ran towards the waka and got in one by one and started to paddle up the river when we got to a place down the river the steerer turned us around and in an instant we were off again. We paddled as fast as we could as if we were in a race when we got to the shore we all got out took our life jackets off and got our towels and we went to the car we came in and went back to school.

When we got back to school, it was home time. So me and my friend Manea Ta’i ran into the school grounds and got our glasses on and we got our bags said goodbye and Manea Ta’i walked slowly to her mum and dad and her brother and I walked to my nana and we went both went home with our parents or our nana.

I had fun doing waka and I can’t wait to do it again because I like being out on the water because you feel the wind in your hair and you get a nice cool breeze.  

                              By Jaimee.

Anti-Bullying Poster

The Solar System

How To Make a Cardboard Print

You will need:
-thick cardboard
-thin cardboard
-scissors
-P.V.A. glue
-printing ink
-rollers
-paper

What To Do:
1.Cut out cardboard shapes to make a picture.
2.Glue onto template.
3.Let it dry.
4.Put paper over top.
5.Use roller to put paint on the template.
6.Put paper over top and press it with a clean roller.
7.Pull off.

Tabloid Sports.

On Friday, our school had Tabloid Sports on our school field.
First group 1 and 7 went to the Sling Shot. The Sling Shot was made from elastic. It had two handles and a black square thing that held a beanbag or a little ball. The little children went first and the big children went last. When the little children let it go, it went very far, and when the big children let go, it went very very far.
When it was my turn, I put the ball in the black square thing that held the ball so I could sling it. I let it go and it went very very far past Mr K who was catching the ball. I thought it was fun.
After we did Tug 'o War, we did Bucket and Sponge. We had two buckets and six sponges. We had to line up in a line and pass all sponges down the line to the other bucket. When it got to me, I got all wet because the sponge was wet, then we had to do it over and under, down the line to the end of the line. Next, we had a challenge.We had to wet our biggest sponge and run to the other bucket and squeeze all the water out of the sponge then run back to the line and drop it in the bucket that the line was behind. I thought it was fun because I got wet.
I felt tired but I had a good time at Tabloid Sports.

Fun Games At School.

When I was  nine years old, our school had an Athletics Day. We all competed in lots of events, like High Jump, Long Jump, Vortex, Shot Put, Discus and Sprints. 
After we did discus, we went to vortex. We had to throw the green vortex as far as we could. As it slowed down, it dropped to the damp grass. Bump! It made a little dent in the ground. Some children ran up and threw it but other children just stood at a white line and threw it from the line. The vortex was a little bit wet because it had been in the damp grass. I came 5th. I was happy that I got 5th.


Next, we went to high jump. When we started jumping, we ran up to the bar and cleared it, but the bar climbed higher and higher, and it got harder to jump over. Some children cleared it and others didn’t. We had to do a scissors kick to bounce over it. The thin white plastic pole over the top of the blue mat was as thin as a snake. I came 1st. I felt happy that I came first.

Finally, we went to sprints. We waited at the starting line for Mr Emms to start the 80 metres. He said, “Take your marks get set,” and the gun loudly went off. We sprinted as fast as lightning and we crossed the finish line. I came first in that race. The next race was the 100 metres. Mr Emms started us again. ”Take your mark, get set,” and the gun went off. I was in front. I could see the finish line so I sprinted to it on the long thin track and crossed first. I won that race as well. The last race was the 200 metres. Mr Emms started our last race. "Take your marks, get set,” and the gun went off again. We sprinted  around the track. We sprinted on the last bit of the track and we all crossed the finish line. Yay! I won all the sprints. I am so proud of myself.
It was a fun day, but I was very tired when I got home from school that afternoon.