The Fantastic Week 13

 This week on Wednesday, we went to the Kapa Haka festival, it was quite interesting. First we got our mokos on, Fly put ink on the tracer and put it on our cheeks, also we took off our t-shirts and sweatshirts and our socks, shoes and our pants because we put on skirts. We left the nametags on the table, we got the skirt from and put our socks and shoes there too. I was trying really hard not to touch my moko and I didn't touch it because I didn't want it to smudge, but it was extremely itchy, I resisted. 

Then the bus arrived, I got in. It was really cramped, so three people had to sit on one seat even though 2 people could fit on it, it was hard but I managed to stay comfortable. On the way there we sang our waitas and the haka too. We also did the songs that we sang last year, we also saw an extensive golf court it was colossal, what was surprising was that the kapa haka festival was going on right beside the golf court. So we made it there, it was exciting. we came out and went to the grass to go to the toilet in the porta potties. We also practiced a little bit too.

When we were ready we went inside and waited, when it was our turn we stepped up on the stage, the crowd went wild. We got in our rows and started singing. We sang beautifully and at the end of our waita they cheered loudly. Then we did a haka, it was strong the crowd was impressed, when we did our last song the boys went to where the audience was. The boys sang still, and the girls went down too, at the end we watched the other kids do their performance and went in the bus and went back to school.

The Fantastic Week 12

This week is I got some good news, the craft fairs coming up! It's going to be extraordinarily exciting and also immensely fun too. I just can't wait, i've been to the craft fair a couple of times but it's still fun after years of celebrating it. They have lots of fun games like cow pat bingo which is when people pay money and wait for the cow to poop on a square they bought and whichever square it lands on first means that the person who bought the square wins lots of prizes. There is also lots of other things like food drinks and a whole lot of other entertaining games, like prizes dip where you put your hand in a mystery box and pull out a random prize.

Also there is some inflatable bubbles that you use to ram people down and, there is no points and it is only for fun. You can also by drinks from the soda van, they sell sprite, coke, lift and a big variety. Waffles are also for sale with chocolate sauce and whipped cream(which is mouth-watering). They have bouncy castles too, and a game where the kids are moles trying to steal all the balls from the bopper. The bopper bonks you on the head with a hammer to try to stop you from stealing all the balls, also if the kids get all the balls they win.

There is also a festival coming soon, it is called diwali. Most indians celebrate it and they light lots of lamps and light fireworks and celebrate and eating lots of sweets,Diwali is called the Festival of Lights and is celebrated to honor Rama-chandra, the seventh avatar (incarnation of the god Vishnu). It is believed that on this day Rama returned to his people after 14 years of exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king, Ravana. 

The Fantastic Week 11

This week has been incredible. The year 6's were sent to camp and all the year 5's and 4's stayed, while they were gone we practiced kapa haka and athletics. It was quieter without the year 6's, we saw them in photos and were they were.They were at a napier prison observing and exploring, also they went to white pine bush and the napier pā (village). They went to the arataki honey factory and got some honey and a thick strip of beeswax which they used to make a beeswax candle.

When they were going to sleep, they went to their cabins which they shared with a buddy or two. I'm sure they were having lots of fun at camp as it was expensive, it was two hundred dollars per student. For breakfast they would eat weet-bix or peanut butter on toast, and for lunch they would have a brownie or a muffin and an apple or an orange. They were at camp for about four days.

In the end they came back at around 7:30 and everything was back to normal, when we did our hakas and waitas they were louder and stronger, which was great as it was going to be the kapa haka festival soon, it was great with the year 6's back. Camp was done for them but not for the year 4's and 5's, I can't wait to go to camp because it sounds very fun.

The Fantastic Week 10

 This week is fun and exciting, lots of stuff has happened. On the first day, we were not doing any priorities and we were moving all the furniture into the hall. We took all the furniture and left nothing, I didn't know why we were moving to the hall but I soon realized that their was some builders in mlh (moana learning hub), People told me that mlh was going to be renovated.

On the second day, we went to pihitia station to see what they did to make money, set traps and shear sheep. When we were at school a bus came, we walked in and the bus driver drove us their. When we got there we got out of the bus and walked into the farm, we met some people, they told us the safety rules and what not to do. Then they showed us how to round up sheep, we start out walking along the corners and made them run into the other paddocks, when we got them in they were weighed.

After that, a woman got two dogs and made them round up the sheep, then we went to a tv with a drone camera someone drove the drone and found a dummy under a quad bike, I knew it wasn't a dummy so I told him "this is not a real person." and then he told us that it was a set up and he showed us some gadgets. After we had some food and we went to another room where someone told us about all the pests in nz and he showed us some traps And one even had a rabbit and a mouse in it.

Finally we went to our final destination the butchery, where we saw how they cut up meat and how much money they got. The butcher told us all about meat and what was the most expensive, He told us he was a butcher for 40 years! When we went in to the bus and we got back to school. It was interesting to see what they did at Pihitia farm.

The Fantastic Week 9

 This week at ltp (learning through play) I went to planet construction with Ben. First we came out of our classes, we got in and sat patiently, then we went to play. We used some plastic things and they slipped together, it was pretty fun and Ben made a totem of undying from minecraft but he said it was a better version of it. It had four arms with emerald eyes it was just like a normal one except it looked different

Then Noa made cubes made of purple pieces, They had holes through them so Noa put them on his fingers like rings, and Tay was also making a totem of undying too, but his was the normal one. Then Ben hit it which made its head come of, I got it and gave it to someone. I was making a long green line using the pieces and I put them into Ben's one, and it made it huge. Also when he tilted it to the side it slowly fell over.

After we were talking and Ben built a pedestal for his totem of undying so it wouldn't fall over, and for style.

Ben was really impressed with his creation, it was pretty good. Tay's totem of undying was really good too,

Noa's rings were almost longer than his fingers. Finally we were going to pack up so we put our stuff in the wip (work in progress) corner and we packed up. It was fun playing with Ben, so we went back to our classes.

Quick-Fire-Write 2

 Why is littering so bad: Littering is not good because it makes local parks and cities look unclean, and it is harmful to wildlife. Litter can also end up in the ocean, which can be extremely harmful to marine life. most societies believe it is wrong to litter so you could pay a fine. Littering can also decrease land and marine animals. Also if you burn litter like plastic it could make a smoke toxic to you and other animals which could also decrease the animal population. 82

who do you think is responsible for picking up litter, and why: I think that we should all pick up rubbish and we shouldn't litter too, if we pick up rubbish and don't litter we could save lots of different species from extinction. If you drop rubbish make sure you remember to pick it up and put it in the trash bin. 50

where would you like to organise a litter pick up in your local area, and why: I would like to organise it in town because lots of people go there, and there would probably be lots of rubbish around. I would also want to have one on the beach so rubbish doesn't go in the ocean because it could help the environment. Also it helps balance the amount of rubbish. 53

how could people be encouraged to litter less in your local area: We could encourage them by telling them what could happen if we continue to litter then they might understand and they will spread the word about the risks or littering and it might even be spread around the globe. We could also have prizes for the cleanest cities, It would help a lot.53

The Fantastic Week 8

This week I have been doing some interesting stuff, this week I went to the online chess tournament, it was very fun. First we had to get onto it, so we spent some time signing in and Koka Ngaire said to me I owed her a chocolate fish for her helping me sign in. After, we signed in I was challenged by someone, I joined and then the match started. 

I started out moving my pawns then it was my opponent's turn they took a while to move, so I waited, and waited until they got stuck in a corner. I was excited, it was kind of easy, so next round I was hoping for a harder opponent. It wasn't long until the next opponent came.

A few hours later I had got four wins, that was when Oliver's dad bought us some pizza we were very happy and we ate and played until the pizza was gone. Finally after that, we took the desks back into their class and went back to our classes. It was fun playing chess and it was also very interesting.