Athletics Day

Ready, set, go!! On Wednesday afternoon the whole school got ready for athletes. The Juniors started off the event on the 50m line. When they finished the Seniors were up. We all got up and lined up behind the 75m so we can race. When the girls bolted off it was the year seven boys' turn. Mrs Pederson shouted,  " Ready, set, Go!!"
When I heard, "Go" I bolted as fast as a cheetah. When I finished I came third for seventy five meters. When this event was done everyone got up to get ready for the one hundred meters. Later on it was the year seven boys' turn for one hundred meters. Once again Mrs Pederson shouted,  " Ready, set, Go!!" When I crossed the finish line I came second.        

Breakers Trip

On Wednesday a few boys from Rooms 12 and 11 got picked for a trip to go to the breakers training  zone. The 10 chosen boys were Sione, Min zin, Pepe, Dakbai, Popi, Mika, Quros, Aydrian, Samuel and me. When we arrived, there were heaps of other schools and loud screeching of the breakers shoes on the floor. When they completed their training all the schools grabbed a ball and started to play around with the breakers. After we finished playing everyone lined up and waited to obtain signatures from the breakers. At the end we took a photo with our ball and then some other school came to the front and did a haka.    

Film Festival 2016

For the past few weeks our team has been working very hard on the movie. At first our team didn't start off well but then we all decided to work together. When the film was done our team was very happy and we were excited to see ourselves on the big screen.  

P.A.T Test

On Wednesday I walked in class and saw Maths Test today. I was very scared about the Maths Test because I don't really like Maths.The year sevens lined up and got ready to go to Room 11 for the long Maths test. When we walked in Room 11, Mr Reid told us that the test was for 45 minutes.

Missing Teacher

It's the day of Halloween and Mrs Golder was missing. After fitness Mrs Vickers had to split us up. Room 12 were put in different classes and we had to take our bags and chromebooks to do our work.  When we arrived in Room 1 we were excited until we opened our chromebooks. They had low batterys . Mika and Lupe's chromebooks were also flat so we asked Mrs Pederson if we could  go and charge our chormebooks. We went to Room 11 and asked Mr Reid, "Could we use some of the students chargers for our chromebooks?" 

   

Senior Syndicate Assembly

On Monday Room 12 had to plan the first syndicate assembly for term 4. The host were Mele, Anavea, Quros, Meana, Heilala and Maranatha. Mrs Golder decided we were going to do a class feud. Meana and Aydrian were chosen to present the item. When it was finished Room 9 won the game.

Trip To Botanic Gardens

On Thursday the whole school got ready to go to the Botanic Gardens. At 9:25 am we had an early morning tea and milk. When we finished morning tea we lined up in front of Room One so that we can go on the bus. When we arrived at Botanic Gardens it look amazing already. Room 12 started walking and looked around at the different types of plants. When we finished exploring we went back on the bus and  fell asleep.

Start Of Term Four

On Monday school started and I was not ready at all. I rushed around the house searching for things so that I can get ready. Finally A few moments later I was ready and I was about to be late for school.When I arrived at Ruapotaka I was happy to see my friends and start learning.

Skipping Display

On Thursday the whole Ruapotaka school went to the court for skipping. We started off with the skip off. The Junior finalist came up and grabbed a skipping rope and then the Seniors did the same thing. When it finished the Juniors went back to their class so they can learn. Room Eleven and Room Twelve stayed for their displays.When it was finished we went back to our classes.


  

Thrid Place For Cross Country

For the past few weeks we have been pratising running for the cross country race. When the real cross country came all the boys and girls ran around the school. We did three laps and then we ran around the field once. Finally, we bolted to the finish line. When I saw the finish line I dashed to it and I came third place.   

Mini Olympics

On Friday the whole school lined up in their teams. We started with the opening ceremony, then we began to have fun. South Africa started with gumboot where we throw the boot as far as we can. When we finished playing we came in and did a closing ceremony. Each teacher came forward and picked a person for sportsmanship and participating awards.   

Mini Olympic South Africa

Today after morning tea the whole Senior block lined up in front of  Room 11 for our Mini Olympic slides. The country that I had been put in was South Africa. After that we went into a different classroom. In my team was Min Zin, Mary-Ruth, Katrina and me. We had to make a slide and share it with our team. On the slide we had to fill out some information about our country.

Buddy Reading In Room 7

On Monday afternoon when lunch time ended we went inside and started to do blogging. When it was about 2:30 pm we went to Room Seven for buddy reading. When we were all packed up we went up to Room Seven. When they were all organized we went inside and chose a buddy to read with. Later on when we had been sorted our buddy started to read. Later on my buddy completed the book and took it back.  A few moments later the bell rang and we all went home.

I'm so Sad:(

On Wednesday morning I was getting ready for school and when I arrived I heard, "Soccer is cancelled".  When I went inside the class I felt a bit sad.  After the bell rang we had to do fitness. After we finished fitness we went inside our classroom but before we went in Mr Reid said, "Whoever is in the soccer team take a photo''. In my head I felt a little disappointed because I really wanted to go Inter-school soccer. It was my first time going to soccer.

My Adventure To Tonga

    

On Thursday afternoon I left school to go home because I was going to Tonga with my dad. When I arrived  home I showered and helped with the packing. When me, my dad and my mum finished packing we went in the car and said, "Bye." After we our farewell we arrived at the the airport, weighed the bags, checked in, filled the form and ate before we left. When the form was completed, me and my dad took photos of each other. Later on when we were on the plane we looked outside the window and all we could see were clouds. Two hours later we arrived at Tonga and saw people waving at all the people who were on the plane including us. The reason why we went to Tonga was for mother's day.

A Volcano Eruption

On Thursday afternoon Room 11 came into Room 12 for a science experiment. What we did was a volcano, in my team it was Meana, Mele, Teremoana, Sebastion, Pepe and me. What we had to do was write a hypothesis about what we thought was going to happen to the volcano. After that we went outside to get the ingredients to perform the experiment. When we mixed the ingredients it started to rise. I thought that it would go really high but it didn't.          

The Interschool Softball Team

Wednesday morning the softball team went into to the van so we can go interschool softball in Dunkirk.The people that was in the softball team was Maranatha, Sophie, Samuel, Min Zin, Mele, Mika,Quros, Anavea, Sione, Heilala, Suliasi and I.We played against five other schools, they were Glen Brae, St Parick's, Sylvia Park Maroon and Pt England Black. We won two games and lost two games but the last game we drew against Panmure Bridge. We all tryed our best and worked very hard.

   

The Celebrity Show

On Thursday, Friday and on the following Monday, Room 12 came together so we can plan the first senior Syndicate for 2016. The Room 12 entertained the Syndicate with a Celebrity Show Awards movie.

When the movie was finished Sophie Isabella and Pallas edited the movie. When the movie was all done Room 12 went to the multipurpose room to practise the music and the hosting. 

The Duffy Show

On Monday our entire school went to the multipurpose room for a special show, it was all about Duffy.

The show was really hilarious and interesting. It all had to do with Duffy going back in time to save Ruby's dad.

Duffy teleported to different places such as Japan and Germany.


When he went to save Ruby's dad they were ambushed by their enemies.

Duffy went back to the future to see if Ruby's dad was alive.

Five Plus A Day Challenge

On Thursday afternoon the entire school gathered together and then we were divided into 10 teams. The purpose was to have fun with fruits and vegetables. My favourite activity was knocking off the coconuts, the person with the most points won. At the end of the programme we gathered together again.  

The First Day Back At School

The first day I came back to school I felt good because I was getting put into a new class (Room 12) with  a new teacher (Mrs Golder) and new clasmates. I am a Year 7 and I'm really excited to learn new things. My goal is to be better than before. What I really like about school is learning new things, having fun and most of  all being at school. At the end of  the day I said," See you tomorow and have a nice day".