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Hockey

On Tuesday we have hockey training. We play hockey bullrush. It is so much fun and it is good exercise. We also play numbers. It is a game where you try to get as many points as you can. Who ever gets the most points wins. I am going to tell you how to get a point. First you get given a number out of one, two, three, four or five. Next you listen for your number. When your number is called out you pick up a hockey stick and go out on the court. Then we play against the other team. We had two goals. If one of the players hits the ball in their goal they get a point. If a player hits the ball in the other team's goal that player's team gets a point.

By Cordelia

Sometimes Weka class goes to hockey training because it is a good skill and it is a good fast game. We had numbers one to five (my number was five) and it was the same on the other team. The fives  v.s. fives the ones v.s. ones. My team didn't win because the other team had really good people. The rules about hockey: you have to keep your stick down below the knees and keep your head up. 

By Nicholas

Move It Day

On Wednesday some of the school brought their scooters and some brought their tennis rackets. People rode their scooters on the court at lunchtime. Another thing that was going on was Jump Jam outside Piwakawaka and Tui. Tennis was on the Senior court.

Gabriel B.

Word Chains

First we read a book about Ironkid. Step two You need to write words that represent the character. Step three You need to publish on an IPad the words that represent the character. Step four You need to get some thick coloured paper and little strips of paper. Step five You need to make the thick pieces of paper into circles and thread the little strips of paper through the thick pieces. After you have made the chain you glue the words on.

By Carter 

Last week we made word chains. First we read a book about Ironkid. Then we did a sheet about it. After that we started to type some words that we wrote down about the main character who was Zac. Then we made these chains out of paper. I love making word chains!  

By Holly

How to make a word chain 

First you read a book. We read Ironkid. Step 2 Then you write words that represent the main character. Step 3 You print the words off and while you are waiting you make the word chain for the words. You get some big paper and some little strips then you staple them but count how many words you have and do that many circles. Step 4 You glue the words on the word chain. Once you have glued your words on you have finished. 

By Sophie

Making word chains is fun. I liked doing it because you get to make it colourful. You put words on it. This is an example of the words: friendly funny and clumsy describe Miss Bell, Kylie and Zoe.

By Azarie

Scooter training

On Wednesday we went to the junior court. Some visitors were there because they were going to teach us how to be safe on scooters. 

Some of the rules are

1.always wear a helmet.

2.stop at the road even if you can't hear anything.

3.always keep one foot at the front of the scooter and the other at the back.

By Harrison  

At our scooter training we learnt  how to change feet. There were three ways of doing it. There was the hop way and the walk way and the two feet on the scooter way. We also learnt that when we turn left your left foot is on the ground and when we turn right your right foot is on the ground. Then we went for a scoot around the school to learn a bit of road safety on our scooter.

by Holly

If you are scootering a long way you can swap feet by putting one of your feet off and the other one on the scooter. We also learnt to put one foot on the front of the scooter. We learnt that when you cross a road or a crossing you have to walk your scooter across. Another thing we learnt is to watch for sneaky driveways because a quiet car might be coming. They also taught us to watch out for big cracks. It was fun.  

By Hamish

Caritas Learning

Yesterday some people from Solomon Islands came to see our school and told us about the Solomon Islands. First they showed us a map of the Solomon Islands.They showed us the main island of the Solomon Islands and then they showed us some special necklaces.

They gave us some coconut.

By Gabriel R.

On Wednesday some people from the Solomon islands came in and taught us

about the Solomon islands. I was really interested in the map they had. It was pink and it had all little islands surrounding this big island. One of the islands was called Santa Cruz. 

I was fascinated in the jewellery  they had. There was a necklace made out of shells. It was very light. The lady was also holding a bag that was made out of tree bark. They also have some very beautiful flowers that were quite rare. The lady had a pink flower in her hair. She said the heat was very hot.

And the children at school only have one book and one pencil. Some children have to walk two hours to get to their school. Also kids at kindergarten wear a uniform and they also only have about one table or two. Some kids don't 

even go to school because it's too far away  from their home because some 

people in the village don't have boats so they have to walk.

Also their main foods  are coconuts and taro and fish.

By Maisie