Cross Country Term 3

This term we did cross country. I was in the 11 and 10 year old girls race. I have always hated cross country but I never knew I could do so well! The year 5's and 6's has been training everyday! That's what we had to do to get to that stage. For my next steps if I could go back, I would try pushing myself a little bit harder. I guess I did push myself a little bit because in the end, I came 3rd in the 11 year old girls! I have never done so well before! I guess all that training paid off. And I did end up running around the block every night I could a few days after for about a week because I got into Coastal Cluster Cross Country! I was so proud of myself.

PRIDE - Term 3 Value

This term I have shown pride in many things. One of the things I have shown pride in this term is my art inquiry. We had an art gallery and my family bought my artwork. I created a mobile, it is named 'The Magnificent Mandala Mobile'. I am so proud of it, have a look!

My Journey of Art Term 3

This term for inquiry we have been creating art! In the last week we have had an art gallery! We also opted into whatever art style we want! It's all super exciting and so hard to tell it all! That's why all you need to do is watch the video below!

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Te Reo Maori

This term we have been learning many things during Te Reo Maori. Such as bingo, how to introduce ourself and our Whānau, how to count to high numbers, about our Pepeha and much, much more. This is a counting video that my group has created over the past few weeks. We counted up to ten and includes photos. Click the link below and enjoy!

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Descriptive Writing Term 3

For the last few weeks we have been using descriptive language in our writing. This is a sample of my descriptive work... 

Little Garden Descriptive Writing

The lime green stalk of the flower stood alone waiting for the flower to bloom. Hot pink coloured petals made the room glow as they started to move slightly. The petals started to open and flutter down towards the stalk. 

The yellow nectar in the centre of the flower looks like mini roses waiting to be smelt. The bright pink flower almost looked like it was popping open like kids popping candy. The graceful flower finally finished it’s beautiful blooming as I leaned over to smell the centre of the elegant neon pink and yellow flower. 

I shuffled over and looked at another flower, this gorgeous flower had a sky blue sort of tone to it. I waited a while until it finally started to come to life. It opened and I could see a dark navy blue centre. Whenever I see a flower ready to bloom, I get excited because you never know what it's going to look like on the inside. Like if there is a new chocolate flavour, you never know what it's going to taste like. It may taste sweet and delightful or powerfully disgusting. 

Different shades of blue brightens up the whole bouquet of flowers resting together peacefully. I've seen many different colours today and I've experienced how beautiful flowers bloom. I wish to come back next spring and watch it all again.

We have also been going to writing workshops throughout the week. I opted into the idioms workshop, here is a photo of my workshop work...

Eco warriors #habitatheroesnz

This year we have been learning about our local wetland areas. We have been concerned about the health of these areas. An area that has been damaged by huge waves from a storm is Clifton Beach. We're entering this compition because we really want to help the local environment and public areas. Please help us make our plan come to life!

Emily and I have been working in a group. We have decided to have a clean up day at Clifton Beach. We will send out some pamphlets for the day. In the pamphlets we will tell the public about the activities to make the day fun for everyone! Lately there has been some major damage to Clifton Beach, causing half the camping ground to disappear. There will be plenty of debris for us to tidy up! Come join us, we will be sure to keep you updated!