Mlh 2020 first day of school

Mlh 2020 first day of school

It was the first day of when I arrived I was intrigued, first we said what to do and we did quickwrites, first we got our books and we did chocolate vs cheese. I had lots of ideas for it and wrote 31 words it was good for the first time. Then we play a game it was to put us in random groups and it was called buzz groups, after that we walked to the hall and played a cup game we were trying to make a cup tower without our hands we used a rubber band with string attached to it for each of us. When the timer was on we were desperately trying to put the cups on, when unexpectedly my string came off but my teammates did not care and when I was trying to put it back on they said no, they weren't cooperating I was disappointed that they wanted to win more than doing it as a team.



We were going to do a balloon challenge It was exciting, first we went in a line and pasted it up and under then the person at the back would come to the front and first one to the end won. Then we did another game, we had to carry the balloon to the other side of the hall without using our hands and when we dropped it we had to go back to the start, also when your turn was up you would go to the back. Lola's team popped there balloon, they held it to tight, it was a great start to the year and I hope their will be more games like this in the future.

Te Poho Rawiri marae Visit

Te Poho Rawiri Marae Visit

Brum, brum, brum. We were driving as fast as a truck to Te Poho Rawiri Marae. We were going to have a stay there for the night. We first got there and we sat down and we put our luggage down on the grass where everyone put theirs.

It was exciting to go to a marae, we waited for a long time then we all went inside. There was lots of patterns and carvings. We sat down and then we got up and then we all did the hongi. The parents did it first and then us kids did.

After we went in, it was massive and the rooms were huge. there was so much space and it was awesome. We put our luggage in it and then we were off, we went outside and got in our groups and then we went to our rotations. First I did flax weaving and then I did some toi. We had to get a carving we liked and then take a crayon and paper then use the side of the crayon and color where the the pattern is and then cut it out and stick it on some paper. My next rotation was cups, 

Leighton House

Leighton House

As we were going to Leighton House I was intrigued to meet new people it was my first time at a retirement home. when we got there Koka Rozie told us what to do and when we wandered inside, a lady was there, first I told her why we're here and where we are from. Then we went in, the old people were having tea then we went to find an old person to talk to I was helping an old woman play connect four and then a lady offered me a drink as I was giving an elderly person the coin and was telling her where to put it. It was off to a great start and she won all of the games, but someone beat her, even though she was beat she is still super good. when I went outside their was a ping pong table I ask someone to play and someone did. I started with the ping pong ball and whacked it and it came flying back until my opponent could not whack it back so I won and then I was playing bean bag toss. it was pretty easy because I got fifty points, I was going inside and then I found out that I could have a drink it was the same drink the lady offered me I had some and it was delicious I had some more and then we had to go, it was a fun and interesting, then we went back to school.

Turanganui Cultural Festival.

turanganui cultural festival. 

As we were going to the turanganui cultural festival I was excited to be on stage and perform, it was my third time doing the kapa haka festival. when I got my ta moko I had my photo taken and when we got on the bus. I found a seat and sat down, excitement struck me we were talking and play games until we got there as we were getting out we said"thanks" to the bus driver and then we got out. everyone was sitting down and then I sat down too. They told us to be respectful and responsible, I was ohoroa and a little bit kawehi but that didn't hold me back I was really tukunga, when we got inside we waited until it was our turn. when we got on stage we started singing and it was going amazing we were incredible and we sang nine song until we were finished. Then we got back in the bus and got back to school.

Marine Reserve

Marine Reserve

As we were driving to Te Tapuwae o rongokako Marine Reserve, I was extremely excited. We were talking and as we got there I was pumped and as we got out of fly's car we were super pumped. First they told us the instructions and we put on our wetsuit. The wetsuit was difficult to get on and pretty uncomfortable but it was fine. As we got our gear on Koka Rozie called out our groups we were going to be in. Then we followed our parent and went on the sand. We were ready to go in the water, but we had to find calm waters so we would not be sucked in to far so we found calm waters and got in I forgot my flippers so I asked someone to get them and I got them on. I put my snorkel on and went under I saw so many fascinating creatures like crab, fish, sea snail and starfish. Also an octopus latched on to me I shook my hand and it did not like it so it swam away. my most favourite sea creature was the moray eel, it was huge with small sharp teeth and a devastating look. when we got out we had some food and then shared what we saw and drove back to school. The end.

Bubble Discharge

Bubble Discharge

We were going to do an experiment by using our taste buds. we were gonna make sherbet; First we got into groups of three, then we got our ingredients from Koka Rozie then went to Anroux's desk. Then we looked at the instructions, then we put a little of everything, we put in one teaspoon of icing sugar, half a teaspoon of flavour, a fourth of baking soda and half a tablespoon of  citric acid. Then we mixed it all around in a paper bag. We took turns mixing the sherbet and when it was ready to taste. Anroux took the first bite, something was happening, I didn't know if Anroux was enjoy it or not, I thought he was enjoying it so I had some. To my surprise it was reacting with my saliva and bubbling and frothing in my mouth. The bubbles were expanding until they were gargantuan. They got to huge so I spit it out. After, Troy had some and the same happened to him. Finally we shared our reactions, the end.

Cross country

It was the day we had cross country and I was pumped. I was waiting for my race.  First the year sixes went they were really swift, they zoomed past the finish line.

Then the year fives went, my friend Ben was a year five so he went. When he ran I was proud of him. After a long time of waiting it was my turn to race I was excited, then it was time to race.

First I got ready then I was off, zooming across the course. I was running with excitement, but was it enough to keep me going I thought, I was half way through so I had a jog and I ran with Jackson, "Wait up." sighed Jackson.  We were going out of the sand and onto the grass. everyone cheered, "Go, go, go!"  It gave me courage to keep on going. Also Jackson's parents were cheering too,"Go Jackson!"said his parents with glee.  I was extremely close to the finish line, I was almost there.  Jackson said we should run down the big dip, we were exhausted so we jogged to Koka Terri and then we ran down a dip. We were at the finish line and it was time to do lap two, I was tired so I walked.  Jackson was catching up with me, we were going very fast to the finish line, we could smell it. 

Finally we made it and finished it I was extremely exhausted.

The end.