Swimming sports

When we got to Enterprise for swimming sports I was super excited and nervous. A new kid called Ethan had started school. So I thought I would finally have a challenge. When I realized I wasn't swimming anyone who was a threat to me I was pretty disappointed but at least I would make it into the finals. I got first in all my heats, so now it was down to the finals and I finally had a challenge. 

When I stepped onto the starting block I was really excited. BEEP! The buzzer had been pressed I dived in and swam like a fish. I ended up getting 1st in freestyle and got second in backstroke.  So all I had to do was get 1st in breaststroke. BEEP! I dived in like a spear and swam like a shark. When I hit the wall with two hands. I had gotten second. I may have have not won the trophy this year but I was 

happy that someone had finally beat me.

1st week of 2020

School couldn't have started any better. We got a nice welcome from our teachers. I had a nice holiday did you?Anyway on the first day of school we did a people bingo we all got a little tiny piece of paper that had something to do with a animal and we had to find other people that had something to do with your word. For example my word was pig and i had to connect it up with oink, curly tail and so on. When you found that you could find no more people who had a word that matches. You would have your buzz group. If you don't what a buzz group is a buzz group is when you work with people who you don't usually work with and you do stuff in a group that requires teamwork.

On the second day of school we did our first Quick write. The quick write was chocolate vs cheese. I chose chocolate. Because dark chocolate is one the most healthiest thing in the world. We also made our tote tray labels. If you don't no what a tote tray is it is a place where you keep your stationery and the label is so you know who's tote tray it is.

The End of Term 4

    The End of Term 4

In term 4 we did just dance and furniture olympics every day. Just dance is when you copy the actions of a video and dance and furniture olympics is when you have to create a piece of furniture made out of people.

We also have been doing kapa haka practise for the whole year and I think we did pretty well in kapa haka because we sounded loud and we moved as a group.Also there was a lot of clapping in the end.

                                                                        I thought athletics was really fun because it tests how fast you can run,throw and jump. The two things I liked doing the most were the two hundred meter sprints and ball throw because I won ball throw and got second in the two hundred meter sprints.  

Also the shade house crew went to the Lands farm. We planted about three hundred plants in just a day. We had also played in the wet for a little and at the very end we did some docking - it was awesome.

Turanganui A Kiwa Kapa haka festival

As Nui syndicate walked onto the Turanganui A Kiwa stage the audience applauded loudly we sang Tu Mai Ra. After that Hunter had said whakapuri and the two front row of boys raced through the rows and we all walked in to make a rectangle shape. Kamoe the Korowai had said. After that the Korowai said Haramai a Paoa Toru Wha. And we sang Haramai a Paoa. After that we sang Ka Pioioi.Then the girls did the poi and the boys sang Puri A Nei.

Utina Mai Toru Wha the Korowai had boomed after Uitina the boys boomed out the words for the Utaina haka while the girls sang Utiaina. After that Hunter said kamo the rest of the boys thundered Hi. And we performed the Haka.Then we sang Wainui E as the girls walked forward through the rows.


Then when we were in a rectangle shape again we sang He Honore as two rows walked off the stage at a time. When I walked of the stage I had felt good because I had try hard and alot of people applauded as we walked of the stage I also felt relieved that Kapa Haka was over.

Japan

Hi everyone I have been in Japan for about two weeks now. It has been awesome in Japan. I will be telling you a few of the things I did.

Plane trip
We had driven to Auckland it took about 6 hours.We had stayed at our Aunts and Uncles for the night and left early in the morning. The plane trip was 10 hours but it only felt like 8 hours! I had watched three movies and played a few video games. The food on the plane tasted delicious.


Pokemon Shop

It had taken one bus and one train to get to the pokemon shop. I had gotten a few pokemon cards and I had gotten a pokemon book to put my cards inside. I had also played a video game but I had lost. In the end I ended up getting charizard and getting a headache.

Disneyland
To get to Disneyland it took a bus and two trains. It was so hot in Disneyland it was about 29C. We had stayed at Disneyland for one night and two days. The thing I loved the most was probably the roller coasters. They were so fun to ride on. There was one called splash mountain it was so phenomenal. But my most favourite roller coaster was space mountain because it was in the dark and it was full of surprises because you couldn't see!

Big Buddha

Big Buddha was first built in 1252. But it was destroyed by strong winds so it was rebuilt in the 15th century. Big buddha was a lot huger than I thought it would be. There was even a thing when you had to put your head in incense and put a coin in a box and make a wish. The city Kamakura where we are now was the capital of Japan from 1192 to 1333. That's why there are so many temples and shrines here. We visited Hase Temple. There was Kannon inside the building but noone is allowed to take photos.

Marae Trip

Last week the whole Nui syndicate and a few year threes from Wai went to Te Poho o Rawiri Marae. When we arrived the tangata whenua welcomed us onto the marae. After the Powhiri they told us a bit about their culture.

After that we had joined in to groups of 8 and did rotations. My most favourite rotation was probably when you had to spin this wooden thing around and it would make the sound of a moth. I also liked the rotation when you had to flip a little wooden tree trunk and make it land on your hand.


For dinner we had nachos it was delicious. After that we had did a haka powhiri in front of a lot of parents. And after that we went to bed. I thought this marae visit was awesome.

Fathers Day

Last Sunday was Father's day. So instead of Basic facts we did a Father's day card. Also the Quick Writes were about Fathers day. So first we had to make a list about all the things we liked to do with our Dads and when we liked to do it. Then we had to do the things you loved about your Dad and why.

The second Quick Write you have to turn the things you wrote on your list into sentences. After that you chose your two most favorite sentences out of the whens and whys and ask a buddy to give you feedback on your sentences. Then we checked it off with our Teacher
and we were done. Here is a finished copy.