Term 2 Week 1 Reflection 2016

On Monday I learnt how to use scratch [a computer coding website] and I also learnt more about how a powhiri is and now we have a new Japanese teacher as well as a new teacher for room 6 because Mrs Davidson is have a baby later this year. This time for the powhiri my class sat at the very front next to the kapa haka students who sand three Maori songs to start and end the Powhiri. It must of been a new experience for them both as they both looked very confused,I think they will be lovely teachers at our school, unfortunately the new teacher for room 6 will only be here for one year. On Tuesday I learnt how to deal with depression, anxiety and if you feel unsafe in your community and things like that. Mike King, came this afternoon and he told us about his life and how he got addicted to alcohol when he was 13 and addicted to drugs when he was only 19.
On Wednesday I learnt how to use SAS Writer Reviser [an add on for editing work], I started using SAS writer on Monday but I learnt how to properly use it on Wednesday. There are lots of topics on SAS writer for it to edit for you. But in my class we only used it for various reasons. Firstly because we have been searching for an add on for quite a while now. Secondly because us students don't really pick out simple, compound and complex sentences that easily and quick. And lastly cause it uses more time trying to edit instead we can just go onto Google docs and it will already be there for us. On Thursday I learnt how to play the song on my clarinet, Supercalofragilisticexpelodocious. I also learnt the times dates and what songs we are doing at our concert in two weeks. The senior band is doing about ten songs, [I'm in Junior band] junior band is doing about six songs and Choir is doing six songs as well. We also learnt the rehearsal times etc. I'm really looking forward to Music Camp because its a totally new experience and its only my first year playing a clarinet. On Friday I learnt how competitive the trialists for the Belmont Netball team. Today I trailed for the Belmont netball team and they were trying so hard to be perfect so they would get in, but they were trying too hard to reach there goal and be someone else they ended up failing, so not catching the ball, missing all the goals and even getting called for Obstruction every time they defended a player. Make sure when your trying to make it into a team, try not to show off or be the best, just relax take your time and pretend its just a normal game of netball. On Saturday I learnt how to not let your team bunch together as well as making space with your parter when they're sticking to you. At my netball game we won 14-4 to a TAI netball team and a girl called Julia that was in that team, in my class and she was defending me. On Sunday I learnt that when ever I go shopping I always need to bring my money because today I went shopping and there were about ten things that I wanted to get but I didn't bring my money. Today was a fun day shopping especially because my grandma came down to spend time with us.

Term 2 intro

Hi Guys
School is back and its Term 2 it is very exciting this term because today we started off with a Powhiri, we have lots more inter class sports, and now we have a new Japanese teacher as well as a new room 6 teacher because Mrs Davidson is having a baby later this year. Please keep reading my posts because there will be another one this week!

Week 11 Term 1 2016 Reflection and Narrows Camp

On Monday I learnt more about when you get your tonsils removed because I was at the hospital having a appointment for my tonsils in the morning and I learnt that when they remove your tonsils they just chop them of but they have to chop them at the very bottom and not to close to the gum or else it will bleed but they also burn this thing at the back called Adenoids [Adenoids sit under a soft plate under your nasal airways], they also get removed in the surgery with the tonsils. On Tuesday I learnt lots more about camp on Wednesday such as, what we are doing, cabin groups, car groups etc. On Wednesday was our first day of camp we did all sorts of orienteering and fun games there I learnt where everything is, where our cabins, toilets, the hall [eating area] and where our activities were for the day we had a range of activities that include, BMX, Archery, Air Rifles, Go Karts, Trolleys and Water slide which was on Thursday. At the trolleys I had two tries before we moved on to the harder side of the hill which was opposite us, we headed over there and I went second I nearly fell off by riding up the side of the hill and coming back done the other hill nearly off the trolleys the parent helpers there thought I was going to fall off but they were wrong I stayed on and earned myself a push of confidence. On Thursday I had the water slide I went down about one hundred times, I loved it, it was so fun and we all got a lot of air at the bottom. On Thursday I learnt how to slide down a big water slide for the first time and how to play this fun orienteering game that evolves trying to find stamps and put them on your paper while trying to tag people with a particular band and if you did tag them then you get one of there rubber bands [lives].I also learnt how to make a fire with matches stick, stones and lots of twigs unfortunately our fire burned out but at least we still had fun. And on Friday I learnt how to play paint ball using a slingshot and how to play paint ball for the first time. I also learnt how to make a delicious pita bun sandwich and how to toast one too. Anyway on camp we had lots of fun, we will remember that camp [Narrows Christen Camp, Hamilton] and we will keep those amazing experiences too. Thanks Mrs Crowe and Mrs Morrow for making our camp fun and enjoyable and tank you Narrows staff for helping us and letting us stay at your camp.

This is the first time using Screencastify

This is my first ever Screencastify on a Chromebook, so I definitely will be using this later in the year and I might even use it for my weekly reflection this week.

My Wk 8 and 9 Term 1 Reflection

Week 8 Reflection

On Monday, we went to tech arts and it was our first tech arts for Design [Wood work], instead of going on Friday wk 7, we went on Monday wk 8, because Mr Graham was away. Anyway we learnt what all the machines in his room were as well as how loud they are, I'm glad we ended up going to tech arts on Monday because we learnt a lot about the machine and about what he expects for us. On Tuesday, I learnt how to use the machines at tech arts [this is the normal day we go] these are the names of some of the machines we used..... Scrawl Saw, Bench Drill, Sander and some other tools and machines that I can't quite remember.Also on Tuesday the Makuhari students left this was a very sad time for the host students as well as the rest of us who had spent some time getting to know them, I think they have learnt a lot about our culture and we have learnt a lot about there culture.  On Wednesday, I learnt how to delete and add google extensions. Finally on Thursday because there is no Friday this week, I learnt a new song at Jump Jam when it was on at lunch time in the ALC and this morning in band we joined the senior band and there I learnt how to play some new songs that were for the senior band because the senior band was playing some of our songs and if we wanted to then we could play there songs. After school that night we drove up to Pukekohe for the National Championships for Bmx New Zealand.


Good Friday, on good Friday I raced for the mighty 11s hoping to get a spot to represent New Zealand when they go over to Aussie and race. In the end I came 12th out of 12 but that wasn't my main goal to train for, everyone got a shirt at the end no matter what place we got. On Saturday it was the 12 and under groups who were racing. When I raced I got 13th equal with a girl that I've been trying to bet but unfortunately she wasn't in my moto because we had the same riders all 5 races. And my friend Ella got 5th but only just there were 3 fighting for the third spot but they had to photo finish it because it was so close. On the Sunday my brother Kyle raced he doesn't like Bmx anymore so he quit but he did get 18 out of 19 because one rider fell off and didn't race the rest. 


Week 9 Reflection

On Monday and Tuesday there is no school because of the Easter holiday but we had lots of fun relaxing and playing with our neighbors. On Wednesday I learnt that some other people from Clarinet get another day of lessons because it was a holiday on Tuesday. On Thursday I learnt how to play three new songs on my Clarinet and we also had summer games in the afternoon and we all learnt that Puniu house it the hardest house to compete with. On Friday I learnt how to properly do a multiplication and subtraction algorithm. On Saturday I didn't learn anything but we played Netball and unfortunately we lost both games and the first game we lost I'm not sure what the score actually is but i think it was about 25-0 to them. And on our other game we lost 3-8. On Sunday [today] we went to Bmx for our club champs and we took our awards from the nationals and we took a photo to be in the newspaper for wk 9 and i got 4,3,3,4,4 so overall I got forth.

I won't  see you next post! 
  WILL

My Week 6 Term 1 Reflection 2016

On Monday I learnt that nothing much but I went to swimming and I did some BMX training out of school going up and down my very steep driveway. On Tuesday I learnt how to get close to someone when on your BMX bike in clips and I learnt some new swimming technics at boating safety I learnt there how to fall out of a boat safely and I also learnt how to get pulled in from the middle of the pool to the edge by using a safety rope. On Wednesday I learnt nothing much but I swam after school for an hour and a half and there we do about 50-70 length each time three times a week and we practiced our tumble turns and our breaststroke turns. On Thursday I learnt how to properly relax. And on Friday I learnt at tech arts how to sew around I [love heart] BMX!, and how to sew for a long time.

Week 5 Weekly Reflection

On Monday I learnt that, there are some fast swimmers at our school because we were at swimming sports nearly all day. On Tuesday I learnt, [after school] at BMX Squad Training, how to push my self very hard so I nearly cant breath and before that I learnt a new key on my Clarinet, I learnt the key A. On Wednesday I learnt at Swimming after school how to scale on my back, it is where you lye on your back on top of the water keeping your butt up, you push your hands in then out, shoulder width, above you head like you are streamlining and I also learnt some new netball skills at our first netball training after swimming. On Thursday I learnt about the Treaty Of Waitangi when I was writing my Explanation about it and I also keep practicing my Clarinet and BMX. And on Friday I learnt, nothing much because I was also at swimming with the rest of the school but I did learnt that you can get hurt [with blood] when your swimming because one of the girls at our Swimming club hopped out of the pool and while she was pretty much still in the pool she got grazes down her arms and he whacked her head very hard on side of the pool. And today Saturday I was practicing my BMX for two hours with my friend and getting coached so I learnt how to do the X turn and I was also revisioning the High-low. I hope your week has also been good bye bye till next time.