Bye Bye 2021

 It is coming to the end of the school year and everyone is leaving. 2021 has been a good year with camp,people,days out at the lake and even with lock down it was good. Now I think we are all ready for 2022 challenges and I hope it is as good as this year.

Fist Aid At The Lake!

Yesterday we did first aid at the lake. First we went on a quick walk around the Velenski track and Kaelyn got fake hypothermia. After we went on the lake loop track and Tara got a fake bruise it looked real. soon after Jimi broke his arm not for real. After we went to the lake and we built shelters and when we where getting the shelters built I cut my hand open. Mean while Nic was poring water on the shelters soon we gathered our wood for our fire and lit them and had like a billion marshmallows. tui burnt her had in the fires that was the last bit of our first aid test. 

Cool captions

 Today my class is doing captions on our camp photos they are really funny!

These are some of my captions and photos.

reading

                                   This lock down I have been reading  a lot of books like 

  Harry Potter  

   The Twits

Charlotte's web 

The stolen 

                                     picture books                                       

do you read a lot of books?

Mona Lisa writing

This week we have been in level our  lock down  I did a peace of writing on the  Mona Lisa  and I am proud of my writing so I wanted to share it.

In 1503 the Mona Lisa was first painted. The painting is not complete yet and will  never be completed. The Mona Lisa is believed to be a real person but not sure who moulded the painting but people think it was Lisa Gherardini.

In the painting some scientists think that the person modelling the Mona Lisa was pregnant or just had a baby. When you look at the paintings smile face on it is a smile  but from different angles it is not of a different smile. but that is not the only mysterious thing about it it has been proven that there are letters hidden in the painting.

There is a bridge in the background  and people say it is The Ponte Buriano in  Tuscany and some people believe that it is a bridge that fell down in a flood but we don't really know. When the Mona Lisa was getting painted the landscape or the background was painted first.

The Mona Lisa took several years to be painted but still did not get  completed  the model of the painting  she later died from the plague or an illness.  Leonardo da Vinci suffered a nerve disorder in his right hand when he was  painting, which is one of the reasons it is not completed.

In  21 august 1911 the painting was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia on its 500th anniversary he was a  prisoner   for 7 months only 7  but Vincenzo Peruggia had the painting for 2 years  the Mona Lisa is worth 860 million dollars today but is not for sale But how was  the Mona Lisa stolen? Vincenzo Peruggia took the painting out of the frame and just walked out.

I Like the Mona Lisa because it has real life qualities and I like the background and all the secrets. And with every stroke is put there with care and so many mistakes fixed and that shows that even the best make mistakes.

Cross Country

2 weeks ago I took part in the midland line cross country and I ran 3km. I was so tired after but it was fun going there and running. The best part was at the end when I was handed 4th place that got me in to the west coast cross country before and after my race I bought some food I got a sausage,carrot cake,milo and a juice on the way there I sang songs and played games at the end I was sad to go. But not loge after  I was coming back when I came back I got 27th place not as good but atleast I tried.

Have you ever done a cross country? 

Here are  photos 

Water and Critters

This morning my class and I went to the lake to see the water and Mike, a water expert. When we got there we went to the water and tested it for Temperature, black disk and dissolved oxygen. I learnt so much about water today, it was very fun but it got so much more fun. Soon we went on a short walk to a swing bridge and walked for a few more minutes and we arrived here and we caught some little bugs we caught some little fish too.                                                                

Have you ever caught some little bugs or do you know much about water?  

Zest Is Good!

Zest is what you need on a bad day, when you need someone there to brighten up your day ask someone with a lot of zest. Zest makes you full of life and ready to do things and zest makes you have lots of energy. Zest is what we need on a bad day Just a little push to make your day a little bit better, zest is not always good though If you have to much zest it can be quite annoying but if you have a little you are going the right way. 

When I say zest I am not meaning the peel of citrus fruits!

                                             Do you have Zest or do you need some of mine?                                                               

                                                                   

Humour Is What We Need!

Humor is a very good thing to have in your back pocket as it has many ways to use, like if you want to make someone laugh on a bad day, or even a happy day. Humour is also a way to show that you care, like if someone is feeling upset, you can tell them a joke to cheer them up. Lots of famous people are comedians and they are hilarious.

So I believe having even a little bit of humor is a good thing!

Do you like humor?

Teamwork to the use!

This year and past year I have been looking in to teamwork, as it is a very crucial part of life it is important to be able to do it.

When teamwork is used you work in a team of people and you have to try and get along or you won't get far. I think it is great to work together and because if you use teamwork you will go better together than one.  Most people use teamwork everyday like if you have a maths group or reading,writing and if you work in a restaurant or a office they use teamwork.

Just if you use teamwork try to put in ideas and contribute you input. 

                                                                Do you like Teamwork?

The Te-Kinga Walk!

On Thursday 8th of April the Te Kinga class walked up mount Te Kinga.We went to school with our bags and accessories and got in the cars. After we got there we got out, got our bags and started the walk. We got put in groups so we wouldn't get lost.Along the way Kaelyn found wild supple jack and we ate it, It was good.The lookouts were beautiful, we walked down and got changed to go have a swim afterwards, it was  very fun. 

Have you ever climbed a mountain?

This Weeks Fun Writing!!!

 This week in writing we are doing a narrative on natural disasters. It has been very fun. We did a plan first and then got it checked and got writing the full story my favorite part/sentence is: There are towers and towers coming to us!  The writing was fun to do and I hope we do it again.

If you did this kind of writing what disaster would you do?

                                                     

Physical Education Sport Is Value

 The past few weeks we have been doing sports a lot. 

There are many different things you can value but sport is one thing I value.

Sport can be enjoyed by many people and you can do It with anyone. Sport Is a lot of different things you can do In like Swimming, Athletics and Top Team I have done, all of them In the past few weeks. You should do them at school with different people and classmates.

  Here are some photos:

 Top Team 

 Swimming Sports  

 Athletics 

Do you like sport and what is your favorite?

Rocks and Geology!

 These are all the  rocks we used and all the different types 

 In class this tearm we are doing  Geology on rocks  It Is very fun I have already learnt heaps like and you keep leaning more and more there is 3 types of rocks: Igneous,sedimentary,metamorphic.

Examples

  Igneous                                 Sedimentary                                   Metamorphic 

tuff                                           limestone                                       slate 

obsidian                                    shale                                            quartzite

pumice                                    sandstone                                       marble 

 

   

 

                                                                  

  

Why mistakes are good in learning

 In learning mistakes are a part of learning  that's very big. All of the biggest people make mistakes everyone make mistakes I do you do and teachers. Do you think that a car, lights, tvs and  phones where made without mistakes. Mistakes make you learn and get smarter. 

We learn In class all the time school Is a big big part of your life of  learning.                                                                                      

 In class we read this book  called the girl who never made mistakes. Mistakes are funny sometimes.If you feel like you are the only one that makes mistakes you are wrong everyone does.