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How to make a mini Christmas tree

Materials:

• Popsicle stick x1
• cupcake cups  x3
• glue stick        x1

Method

1. Capture your materials 
2. Grab all of your cupcake cups and make them into a triangle shape
3. Glue them on the Popsicle stick.

Athletics blog

Yesterday we had our school athletics and it was a blast I came 1st in hurdles, 3rd in sack race, 4th in shot put and discus and came 5th in long jump. I did not came anything in high jump because I do not like it and failed on my second try.  We were learning how to be a team player and to also have sportsmanship. The easy part was sack race because my bag was easy to jump in. Why because it was very small so I did not have to hold it up with my hands. The hard part was the long jump because some body jumped 3.04 meters and I only jumped 2.02 meters. The thing I will do next time is to try to be a team player more often. Here are some photos.

Float or sink

Today we had to test out one of our class mates boat to see if it will sink or float the boat was Honekai. What happened? We filled up the bottles with water that he used to build his boat with and tested if it will float or sink. It sunk why because the water that is in the bottle is more dense than the water it disabled and that is what density means. The easy part was knowing if it was going to sink or not. we had a vote and I picked sink I was correct with many others. The hard part was  making sure the hole boat was sinking because It was floating just a little bit. Why because the there was a bite of air in the bottle and air will make something float. The thing I will do next time we do that is to make sure I have the rite answer. Here is his boat.

Sunshine and swimming togs

The things I love to do during summer is to play out side in the bright sun I also love to go swimming when there are big waves. I like to swim in the sparkling blue sea and blue clear water. I always look forward to swim with friends and family I think I am a great swimmer as well. My cat na loves the water sometimes on a rainy day he would just sit outside playing with the paddles. When the sun is shinning too bright I can get sweaty In 25 seconds that´s how hot the sun can be. I will always look forward to summer at the beach. know back to the outside part I like playing with sticks and many other toys outside. Im looking forward to the beach all the time.

Assembly blog

In week 4 my class and I had our assembly it was really fun because I was mc also because I was in a dance. The easy part was speaking in a clear voice to the audience. The hard part was the dance because we did not practice much and when I was on stage it looked like I did not know what I was doing. The thing I will do next time is practice the dance more instead of going on tehiku to watch kapa haka. Here is my mc work and my assessment work.

Problem solving

This week we have been learning how to do fractions. I know that the top number is the numerator and the bottom number is the denominator. It has been fun. The easy part was working out the answer with my strategy. The strategy I used was group and family of facts I also used he formula that was the best strategy to work out the answer. There wasn't really a hard part but I do have to say some of the problems were hard. The thing I will do next time we do this is to remember that the answer is not the main focus it is all about the strategy you do. Here is a photo of it.

How to build a boat

I have been learning how to build a waka there are so many ways my favorite way is using plastic bottles. The hard part of making my boat was making sure I had the rite design and if I had all my materials.The easy part was building the boat but It was a struggle finding my equipment. The thing I will do next time we do this I will be organised the week before we do it. Anyway the boat I have design is made out of milk bottles, sticks and harakeke. Here is my design. 

Kapa haka

On Saturday 17 of November my school Kawakawa kapa haka group went to perform at  Maranga Mai E Te iwi regionals they were incredible they came 3rd for intermediate and 4th to go to nationals. I was there to support and I was so proud of them I wish I could watch it in person again. The thing I enjoyed was the waiata-a-ringa the song for Mrs Lemon it sounded so special. The only thing they need to work on is there harmonizing other than that it was amazing. Here is the link for there kapa haka. Te rau pou manawa o Kawakawa.

Waka design

Mahuta's design a boat challenge

For the past two weeks we have been making boats it was very challenging if you did it to you would agree. The easy part was knowing what I was going to make it looked really easy but by the time I was getting my equipment I did not know how to stick it together so I used salatap. The hard part was actually making it because it was hard to stick the sticks in the bottle however it was  easy to make the harakeke stick on the sticks. The thing I will do next time is to make it smaller because it would of been easier. Here is my waka work.

Reading with Nga Rau Rito

Yesterday We had our library open and we had to dress up in our favorite book character I was twiddle dum my sister Kahukura was twiddle Dee. Anyway we had to do reading activities one of them was reading to the junior classes we had to read to Nga Rau Rito it was fun. The easy part was choosing a book that was cool for kids. The hard part was getting the kids attendance because they where so bored. Maybe next time I should ask what book they want me to read. What do you think. Here are photos

Zoofari

On Monday 5 of November the yr 5&6s went to the zoo in Auckland I had a great experience. I had learnt so much about lizards. I know that the gecko, skink and tuatara are reptile because they can be camouflaged where every they are mostly in the forest. Also they are in the family of kiwis even though they are birds not reptiles. We had seen so many animals my favorite animal was the flamingo because I could speck just like them but I did not know what they said. The biggest animal I saw was the elephant  it was so big it was the first time I saw a real life elephant. The tallest animal was the giraffe  it looked small I thought it was going to be taller than that tree it was by. Finally the smallest animal was the fish they were swimming really fast and I tried to grab one well no one was looking what a cool day it had been. Here are some photos