Biking

 SCREEEECH! The sound of a brake be activated. Today was big foot bike training. I was really excited to have these people come to school and teach bike skills. We did laps across the court and a little bit of sorting out. I was with my best friends Masi and Jaimie. I was really hyped with energy I couldn't contain myself.  

I have a few skills I learnt like how to pedal really slow and going in small circles. I liked it but what I really like was that the couch had a sence of humor.  She was really funny and cool. I had a really good time there but it didnt last long. I only had two sesions that equaled two days. I was pretty sad when they left and we had to do MATHS and READING! How boring.

I think anyone would think that biking is better then maths and reading. I also think that the teachers enjoyed biking because they did it too. well thats in my opinon. Whats yours? Blog ya later and maybe if you have any time to spare you coud go and comment! 

I also saw my maths teacher grab a bike from the stack and shoot off!

Heres some pictures from biking.

Skateboarding

THUMP! The sound of a skateboard stopping by a foot . I thought this was going to be another boring Friday with maths, reading and writing but no. Instead we did skate boarding! I was quite nervous. I never really skateboarded so I thought I this was going to be the day one who needed help on everything but I didn't need any help! As soon as we were let out freely skating I was off my feet and on my skateboard. It was all happy and things until I can across a huge moutain of nervous people just waiting for someone to go. The real form was a ramp. Dun dun duuun! but before we get into that I want to tell you what we learnt. 

What we learnt:

As soon as we got out we got into a line like the line of skateboards infront of us. The first move we learnt was to balance on the skateboard. It was petty boring shortly after they said a bunch of things and then let us go. I was so good at it ateast thats what I thought. We got split up into a group and their were 2 groups the one who has all the people that think they can do it and one that c

an't. I thought I could do it so I joined that group. 

There we learnt the Tik taks, 50/50s, Not letting the skateboard go and playing games like "What's up wolf"?, free style, what the nose is and tail the nose is the front of the board and the tail is the back and not crashing into each other. Other things we learnt was lunges, balancing, touching the nose with our hands, to push with one foot and to skate and stay in one spot with our eyes closed.

Some poeple had a fixed mind set and other a grouth. Alot of people were postive too which I liked I also had a good aditude. Not much people were confident. I was though because I was having alot of fun and learning new skill. And it was alot of exersize and alot of people were encouraging me.

Anyway back to the ramp. First try, I stood up looking around all I could see was my friends cheering me on and looking back at the ramp. I placed my board down and I was breathing heavy and STOP I kicked down my board and started to slide down. After a few seconds I tilted back and the last thing I knew was me on the ground and with a grazed arm. Still I didnt give up I was determined to concer my foe. Second try I was on it ready to slide then STOMP! I slid down and started to be more confident. Then SLIP! I fell right on my back I didn't get grazed or anything just the impact. 

The last and third time I was sad and nervous that I couldn't do it but I was determind to finishedwhat I had started. I place my board down an got it lined up I rejected one of the couches help I was too confident to see what trouble I had got yself into. I started to hesitate  Then my friends started to help out by cheering me on. I then felt a adrinlane rush in my blood so STOP! I slid down then CRASH! I was disapointed and it made a huge cut in my knee. But the ramp might have won the battle but not the war. Mark my words ramp I will slide down you I wispeared into the wind. If that's not showing a growth mindset then I don't know what is?

I tried to do it at morning tea I came back with my board prepared of all the dangers of riding down the ramp. I go inside and just have to watch and feel my knee aching while seeing my classmates or roommate things skate. 

Anyway thanks for reading blog you later! If you have any spare time you could always come and comment. Thats only if you want to. bye! 

Production Rehearses And The Show

 Hello bloggers!

On Monday the second of November all of the seniors from Waikowhai Primary went on a long walk to Waikowhai intermediate. We got given the chance to borrow their hall for a whole week! We used those days to rehearse our production. The show was called Jasmine and Aladdin. I was given the role of a magic fish who teaches Aladin how to breathe under water. It wasn't the best role but I had to stick with it. That  was hard being teased and being called names so at one point I wanted to quit but it looked really fun so in the end I just tagged along.

On Tuesday the third of November the whole school went down to perform their dance. Every class had a different dance and that was really cool! Even we had one but of course it was the best. I was really excited for the nights and I just couldn't wait! I was rushing everyone at my house "Hurry up we're going to be late"! I was nervuos and excited. Before the real show we had to go to the changing roon which was back stage.  

I was disapointed that my costume look weird and on top of that there were needles that stabbed me everytime I danced! I was not happy until it was my turn on stage I didn't get stage fright for some reason and I just did it. I thought it would be really scary performing in front of a real audience but no it wasn't If I ever get the chance to perform something like that I will gladly take the offer! 

eOn Wednesday the fourth of November we had our actual show! But there's not much to talk about but on Thursday I forgot this weird hat thing and everyone started to ask me after I got off stage. "Where's your hat?" and stuff like that it was pretty annoying. 

On Friday it was our last show and the most boring I just couldn't wait to get home. Three days in a row at six o'clock we had to be there which was dreadful. I should have been playing games or getting ready for bed like brushing my teeth or just playing on my computer. At the end I was happy spending time with my friends and being on stage performing. I was relieved and stressed.

 After I got home I just flopped on a chair and started to load up my computer. "Phew what a day"!  Blog you later and thanks for reading!! Here's some pictures of the people who performed the dances!

Class:Haumia 

Song: Roar 

 

 Class: Toutowai

Song: Cups 

Class: Kereru 

Song: Walk like a camel 

Wonder Project

 Hello bloggers In Te Waka Ako we hae been lucky enough to have Sihang a member of the wonder project! We started to talk about how the pressureized water works. I felt really smart because I was anwsering alot of questions and I got a certifacate for thinking like an engineer. When it was about 20 inutes to one o,clock the teachers decided to take a test run and I was chosen as the team captain! We got all the things ready and started to build but the pump wasn't really working. So we used another pump and it worked it flew like 2 meteres! But I really enjoyed it plus one of my roles was the test pilot so it works out. Here are some images!

Ok bye bye bloggers!

Fim Festival

Hola viewers, before and after lockdown we have been working on a film to enter into the Ako Hiko Film Festival! Me and my friends/group includes me, Angelina, Masi, Hossanna, Jaimie and Brittany.  We have about 7 scenes but we muck around in almost all of them. My favorite part is when we do the soccer scene because in my family we all love soccer. I like to hang out with the group and just have fun. 

We all love soccer I try to learn new moves but I can't practise because its always rainng or wet from previous rain which makes me sad. Sometimes we take candy and share when we finish a scene its great. I am pretty happy with my group we almost finished so its going great. I think we are going to get summited to St Lukes theater so its a BIG deal.  Well our stop spoiling this now. Goodbye!

Tenis Trouble

Hola viewers,

On Wednesday the 5th of August, Manukau played tennis. We got given a number from 1-4 if you got a specific number like 2 you would have to go to a line with your group. In my opinion I loved the tennis lessons that our tennis teacher taught and he would always be postive. Unfortunately it was our last session, I will miss our tennis coach Wayne. But everytime that a old sport ends a new sport gets put in the timetable. The first sport I did at this school was squash, I was back in middle school when I did it. After soccer came along and stole sqaush's position - I love soccer still to his day. Sorry but I unfortunately didn't get any photos of us doing it. Adios Bloggers!

Matariki

Matariki

Matariki is a time when you get together with friends and family. It's also a sign of the maori new year. Matariki is a cluster of seven-nine  stars the best time to see the cluster is near dawn I predict and hour before dawn. They can be called different things depending on where you live in New Zealand we sometimes call it the seven sisters but maybe in Russia they would call it Pleiades. There are also a variety of tales on how matariki was formed. One of these myths is where Ranginui   the sky farther and Papatūānuku the Earth mother were separated by their children the god of the winds Tāwhirimātea became so angry he tore out their eyes and threw them into the heaven's its a weird myth but Matariki literly means eyes of god or little eyes. 

As a celebration of Matariki we did some rotations around the classrooms the activatys were baking fried bread the next one was doing stop motion with playdough. We made myths and my one was how Maui pulled the sun to make days longer you had to work as a team. My team was Genevive,Aysha and Jaimie we all worked together only to make the video but not the auido.