Weekly Reflection

Be Kind: I was kind by helping Stella with some of her Manga High tasks.

Be Growth Minded: Getting some of my art done because I am not the biggest fan of art.

Be Respectful: I was respectful by not talking when someone else was talking.

Toes

• Why do you need your toes?

Our toes help us balance and when you walk in bare feet.

• What purposes do toes serve?

To help us balance and walk

• Which toe is the most important?

Big toe because it is the biggest and helps us balance the most

Cross Country Reflection

On Monday it was Cross Country and my age group wet last so we had to wait all day for the other groups. When it got to our turn I was quiet nervous because we had to run up the killer hill. When it started it was ok but when it got to the second lap my legs started to really hurt. After we got to the killer hill. Going up the killer hill was hard because it was really steep. When I made it up I just walked then when we went down it was really stony. Then we just had to go down to the finish. After the race my legs started shaking and and it started raining. But overall it was a fun day but really hard!

Weekly Reflection

This week I chose this emoji because it is my birthday today and we had a day off. I also chose it because I really like doing book bash and the book I am reading is Sheep On The Fourth Floor

Blog Mission

Term 3 Week 3

This week we had started our book bash. The book I am reading is the sheep on the Fourth Floor. The book is about a sheep being trapped on the fourth floor of a building so the can test stuff on the sheep. The sheep came from and nice green paddock and might never see what normal sheep see again. At assembly today the school leaders are getting announced I am already a sports gear leader but I applied for events team. For art this week we made paper sculptures out of paper. To make them we just had to fold some paper then make them into a flower shape. Nest week the teachers are going on strike for a day so we won't have to go to school on Wednesday.

Blog Mission T3 Wk 2

For this week's blog mission we had to write about what we think Calvin has learned.

I think Calvin has learned is that the world is not based around him and he can't control Mother Nature. I think that because he said that the plant life is in his fate but then it starts to rain.

Here is my one I made:

Blog Mission #1

On Monday the 20th of July we came back to school and had to do some recruit. After we had finished the training we learned that it was for a book. 

The first thing I did was an obstacle course. We had to do 5-star jumps or 5 push ups then we had to go under a piece of netting then shot a target and go through some cones then, throw a ball in a bucket then jump over some hurdles. For some people, it was easy but for other hard.

The next thing we did was a thing where we had to walk over a piece of rope for most it was difficult but for a some is was easy  

The last thing was drama but we could not talk. We got set things we had to act out. Some people did not like doing it because they don't like getting up in front of quite a few people.

overall most found the things challenge but still really fun to have a challenge 

 

Weekly Reflection Week 1 Term 3

This week we started a new Chapter chat book called the recruit. It's about a boy and he has a Mum but she dies and he sister gets taken away with his step Dad. Its been really interesting and I can't wait to read the rest of the book. We also got new learning teams and we are called the Rockets after the Racoon from Guardians of the galaxy. This first week back has been really fun.

Blog Challenge

For one of our blog challenges we had to crack a code to find out what it says 

Term 2 Week 9

On Wednesday we had tech and I made ice-cream with Elizabeth the recipe was really simple it just had to freeze overnight after we had finished making it. It was really yum because we ate it on Thursday and Friday.  This week on Thursday we had gymsport competition in Thames. I was in session 1 and I was competing in the highest level. The beam was way better than our school beam because it was not as shaky but it was way higher. The vault was my favorite because we got just get it over and done with fast. Then after The gymsport bit, we got to do our cheerleading. We came first but we were the only cheerleading group so we already came first. Overall it was a really fun day and I am sad I can't do it again.

Posted Reflection

Red Head Emoji Goes Live

The redhead emojis went live last week with 157 others. Sadly you cant just rush on to your phone to see them, Twitter already has them but Apple and Google are waiting till a big update to add them :( But they have been long overdue and everyone is excited for them.

Story From:
Kiwi Kids News

Ngatea Is Trying To Go Plastic Bag Free

I think is it really cool that Ngatea is going plastic bag free and is going to be one of the first towns to be plastic bag free. I think it is a really good idea because there is a lot of plastic going into the sea and it will reduce the amount going into the sea. This will make a difference to the sea life because they can get it around their necks of the fish might think its food and eat it. I think if the whole of New Zealand went plastic bag free it would reduce the materials to make them and it would just be a bit cleaner and not as much sea life would be dying.

Term 2 Week 7

This week we have started the Maths Ninja challenge on Mangahigh. The challenge is where you have to get a lot of points to get a real medal. Last year I got a bronze and I am trying to get the gold one this year. On Tuesday for tech this week we made dips. We could either make broccoli dip or cheesy bacon dip. Summer, Lavanya and I made the cheesy bacon one. I really liked the cheesy bacon one. I liked the broccoli one too but it had almonds in it and I don't like almonds but otherwise, it was really yummy! We also started cheerleading this week and we have got a lot done in a day because we only started yesterday! Last year I also did cheerleading and it was really fun, so I decided to do it this year as well. We also started quick write with Miss Darrah. This week I did it with Ella and it was really fun. The one I liked the most was the burger one it was really funny! But actually all of them were really funny. I have also started to do my IE and I am doing foods from around the world. This week was really fun and I can't wait till next week!

Term 2 Week 6

This week it was a short week so we only had 4 days. I really liked doing the mind games because we got to do spot the differences and they were a bit of a challenge. I also really like having the checklists so I know what I have done and what I have to do. I also liked doing Pe because we got to play seaweed with the little kids in Moana. We have tech and I am in the garden to table group and we get to do some cooking/baking and look after our garden. This week we made feijoa crumble or loaf and Ella, Elizabeth and I made the crumble. When we got to eat them we paired up with one of the groups that made the loaf. I really liked both and I would make them again, but if I had to choose a favorite it would be the loaf because I like loaves more then crumbles but the crumble is still good. We also started some art, the art is about and it is meant to look like the evening sky. I am excited to do the pastel next week because we get to add color and brightness to it. This week was really fun and I really liked it.

3 Places In The World I Would Like To Visit

1. Los Angles/America - I would really like to go to Los Angles or just America because when my mum was at college she went to America for a year to see what it was like there and went to a high school.

2. Greenland- I would really like to go to Greenland because I have always wanted to go see the Northern Lights because they look so pretty and cool.

3. Japan - I would really like to go to Japan because I have been learning Japanese on duolingo and some of their foods are really yum and look really yum!

Letter To The Minister Of Education

Alexa Birkett

52 Orchard Rd West

Ngatea, New Zealand

07 867 7305

Office@ngatea.school.nz

1st June 2018

Minister of Education

New Zealand Government

Molesworth St

Pipitea, Wellington

Dear Minister of Education,

I am writing to you, trying to persuade you not to take out art out of the school curriculum.

Why? Art should not be taken out because lots of children love doing art and it's a way to express

your creativity and everyone has their own style so most of the time nothing is the exact same.

At the end of the year, we also have to make an art piece to put in the hall so at prizegiving everyone can see it. Everyone uses different materials like:

• Pencils
• Pastels
• Colored Pen
• Paper Mache
• Paint
• Water Colors

There is still many more that I did not list

By taking art out of the school curriculum you are: taking away their way to express their selves

and be creative, the classes won't be as colorful and full of art and it's also really fun to do.

If you took art out of the school curriculum some kids might be afraid to show off their art

because they think its "bad" because they judge their selves too hard. Also if you took it out no

kids would really get better at art unless they do it at home so there would be no more Picassos

and if someone put their art out they could get ignominy because it's not that good and no one wants

that.

Those are my reasons you should not take art out of the school curriculum.

Thanks

Alexa Birkett

Golden Labrador Becomes Dad To Nine Ducklings

Nine ducklings were found wandering on the grounds of an English Castle without their mother. Fred the dog who is a golden retriever and is also 10 years old became their parent, so they were not just walking around by themselves. Fred lives at Mountfitchet Castle, the staff discovered this last Thursday.

My Aspirations And Dreams

My Aspirations And Dreams Are:

To go to the Olympics for athletics or gymnastics.
To travel the world.
To go swimming with sharks.
Have lots of goats.
To get better at art/drawing.

Those Are All My Dreams And Aspirations!