Week 5 Term 1

This week I was chosen for the W.I.M.S Volleyball team. There is 8 of us in the squad and we will be having trainings soon. In softball we played room 16 and won 8-3, but the game the week before didn't count because instead of putting 12 vs 13 Mr Denise accidentally missed out the 1 on 13. We played well against room 16 it was really close at one point but then we got them out with no homeruns and we got 5 or 6 in that innings which won it for us. We had boating last week which is like a water safety course that we did in our school pool. It was pretty fun as you mostly just played around. On Friday it was swimming sport and my house Waipa won overall. I was invited to do CCBA basketball reps but I chose not to as I already have Waikato reps for football and I didn't really enjoy it last year. For writing I am doing and explanation about Stonehenge which I have just gathered all my research so no I have to quickly do the draft so I can edit it then change the mistakes. I am looking forward to week 6 and all of the opportunities that may come up.

Week 4 Term 1

This Week we lost too room 13 in the danish rounders finals although it was very close and we lost 0-1.  In sewing I am currently up to sewing on my hood onto my sweatshirt I learnt how to sew a hem on to the hood as well. In Waikato Football reps I learnt how to play centre Back because usually I play holding midfielder or attacking midfielder or sometimes even right back. We played softball on Tuesday and Thursday- we won both of out games the first we won against room 2 10-0 and against room 12 we won 9-0 . We have still not had a homerun scored against us and I have got the most homeruns getting 2 in each game. In maths I revised place value and factors. we also got given a writing task about one of the seven wonders of a world. I chose Stonehenge from the medieval world.

Week 3 Term 1

This week we made it into the Danish rounders final as we bet room 12 in the semis. In the finals next week we are versing room 13. It will be very hard as room 13 is probably the best in the school at it. In maths last week I revised powers. For tech arts the year eights are doing soft materials and we began cutting out our sweatshirts on Friday. We also had swimming heats on Wednesday, although I didn't do as well as last year it was still fun. Next week we start interclass softball and we have all been learning the new rules for this year.

Week 7 Term 2

On Monday I learnt how to add and subtract fractions and multiply and divide fractions in maths. We also had volleyball which I had never played before, but I really enjoy it and i am quite good at it. On Tuesday in tech arts we started to make balloon cars and we could only use 4 wheels, 2 straws, 2 wooden picks, 1/2 a sheet of cardboard, tape and scissors. You could be in up to groups of three, but I chose to go by myself. On Tuesday I was picked for the volleyball and we lost by 6 points against room 5 ( the best class at volleyball) and it was really close. On Wednesday we learnt how to count to twenty in French. On Thursday I had band and we learnt two new pieces but the beginners and the seniors were crammed into the music room so it was not very spacious. On Friday we had Maori and we learnt about the battles of Orakau, Paterangi and Rangiaowhia. LAter that afternoon we also had sport, but I was doing football training for Belmont.

Week 6 Term 2

This week we had inter-house winter games. I played football and we were undefeated.  Waipa my house, won the whole thing and we still have the most points. In maths I learnt how to add and subtract fractions. It was only a 4 day week as it was the Queens birthday on Monday. Last week I also finished all of my ratio maths so I could move onto adding and subtracting fractions. In science we learnt about mass and density and how on different planets they are different but on earth they are the same. We got given 2 more tasks a book review and a piece of persuasive writing. Science fair is coming up quickly and I still need to do my experiment but I have done everything I can without doing my experiment.

Week 5 Term 2

On Monday and Tuesday Mrs Crowe was away on a course, so we had Mr McCabe on Monday and a relieving teacher on Tuesday. Both of those days we did the work were given. On Wednesday we lost the volleyball game but it was very close. I also had Jump Jam and French. In French we learn't how to ask 'how are you' and answer it. In Jump Jam I learn't another routine as well. On Thursday I had band and I moved up to senior band with about ten other students and on Friday we had no school!!

Week 4 Term 2

On Tuesday WIMS football was postponed to Thursday. We did very well winning one out of four and only losing by a 1-2 goal margin. For Jump jam we learn't a new routine and room 3 won. For science on Tuesday we made a balloon aircraft that had to travel from one side of the room to the other only with a balloon, some string, tape, scissors, 2 pins and a straw that had to be connected to the balloon. I was with Max and Shaun and we completed it in the room so we moved out to the foyer then we completed that but we didn't have enough time to go outside and do it across the court. On Friday for our other tech arts session we started to make a marble run that had to make the marble go for 20 seconds no more no less. Shaun and I started to make the base. Mrs Tyson the science teacher will test it three times to see if the average is 20 secs.