Friday 29th November Batten team weekly update

kia ora!😀
  
On Thursday we did the Science Roadshow. We learnt about atoms and how they work. There were also exhibits for us to try out. Like the bed of nails, the block bridge and much more. There was also a part when a man made elephant toothpaste because he has a pet elephant in Auckland. There was a man who made to clear beakers with particles in them and poured them together and made yellow and then purple!

There is also a challenge we did today Friday called the marshmallow/spaghettii challenge. It was a challenge when you have to build the tallest tower and put the marshmallow on top. It takes a lot of team work and lots of strategy. Our team managed to make a tower but it took a lot of work.We had to build the tower before 18 minutes were gone. We were building a base but then it didn't work. So we reconstructed and made a mini teepee.

Friday 27th End of term 3 reflection

Hi Everyone!

This is my end of term reflection post with Highlights and lowlights.

Hope you enjoy!

Highlights

This term I loved Eel Reveal 

It was so much fun. We did activities like chalk patterns and games that include running. I played a game when you had to run from the predators. It was technically a food chain game. It went Eel, Whitebait then Scatter Flies. Then I did chalk patterns. You had to get a piece of paper and put it on some nature or other things and draw.

Lowlights

This term I did not like Athletics practise. It is really stressful especially in highjump. It was really hard to get over the pole. The thing I am not looking forward to is the actual athletics either.

Hope you enjoyed!

Weekly update Friday 20 September

Hi everyone!😀

Yesterday we had our production called 'Goodbye my friend!' In the morning we bused over to La Vida
and practised the production! We had some morning tea and then continued practising. After we had lunch some parents started to come and watch the afternoon play. The play is all about 4 year 8 kids that are leaving primary school. Their scene is them waiting at the bus stop but the bus does not come at all.  There is a teacher Mr Rad and he is the one and only teacher in the play. He is a complete drama queen and there is a T.A (teachers aid/teachers assistant.) I loved the scene when baby 'Cheesus' is decapitated. Apart from the production I am really looking forward to the holidays in one week time!!!!!!!!!! But... I think the highlight of the week is totally the production. And at 10:40 I am going on a eel trip to see a masterpiece where a wooden eel is painted and is revealed (I did a bit of painting!)
I hoped you enjoyed the blog!

Bye everyone!😀

4 July End of term reflection

Weekly update

Hi everyone!

This week I have enjoyed inquiry. Amy and I paired up and we are doing grass heads. We decided to do emoji faces. One thing I need to work on is the prices thereof because Amy and I do not know how much it will cost to print out colour.

An interesting thing I learnt was something called cat grass from Oderings Garden Centre. It helps cats with digestive issues and helps with fur balls. How to make grass heads is quite simple. You just need a cup or a stocking and paint a face, then put some soil in and place some grass seeds in and wait for them to grow.We also made a logo, check it out...

Bye everyone!

Winter Sport Week 3 Friday 17 May

Hello everybody!


On Thursday I went to winter sports! I played netball, I was defence and centre. I was in a team with all my friends. We versed a team that was a wee bit taller than us. Our coach was Mrs Welsh. She is one of the main teachers of the Batten team. My team was called the Tuis. Lola, Bella, Pippa, Julia, Rose and Millie were in my team and they were my friends. When we were walking back to the bus the rain was pouring. Pippa told me to get my umbrella out. I took my bag off my back and she found it. She put the umbrella up and she gave it to me. People were running over to me to get some shelter. Eventually the wind picked up and my umbrella turned upside down. Pippa helped me get it the right way round because my hands were too sensitive to do anything. She pressed the button and the umbrella came down.  We hopped in the bus and I got two seats to myself yay! At one point where I was sitting, the bus started leaking. So I moved to the other seat. Thank goodness that I had two seats to myself otherwise I would be sitting the whole way back with water dripping on my head. When we arrived in class it felt so warm. After that we got picked by our parents and went home.

Bye everyone!

Friday 10 May Weekly Update Term 2

Hello everybody!


Welcome to my first post for term 2. On Thursday 9 May we did a Catholic Sports tournament. There were four choices. There was Rippa rugby, Soccer, Hockey and Netball. I did Netball. I mainly was centre and defence.  Whenever the ball rolled away I tried to catch it before it rolled off the court.
My team was Elish, Lexie, Bella, Julia, Rose, Lily and Pera. It started raining when I subbed so me and Lily put our winter sports jackets on. We made up a dance to a song for the OLA netball team.

We had such fun!





Bye everyone!

End of term reflection

Hello everyone!

Today's the last day of the term so we are reflecting on what's happened this year.
Some things we've done this year...

• Half faced portraits 
• Korfball
• Caritas day challenge
• Science in a van
• Mrs O'Donnell's birthday
• Global play days
• Swimming sports
• Longfin eel reports
• Water report
• My holidays writing
• Rainbow cat collaborative art piece
• Believe in your selfie art pieces      
• Water cycle dance 
• Eels trip
• Tidying the good life
• Don the eels man
• Blake's farewell 

 The highlight for me was global play day because it was a chance to experience different games that I haven't played before.

Next term I hope we have as much fun as we have had this term!

Bye everyone

Holy week Thursday 11th April

Hello everyone!

This week we are learning what Jesus went through when he was crucified.

We learnt that Palm Sunday is actually now called Passion Sunday not Palm Sunday. This is because it is the beginning of Passion week and we are learning about the Passion of our lord. 

Bye everyone!
 

This is my work from this week ...

Caritas challenge Friday 5 April

Hi everyone!


Yesterday we did a Caritas challenge so we could see how it's like in South Sudan.
We made box houses like me and my friends made one out of a big box and carved a door in
the box, made some windows, a pathway and an old curtain for a roof.The highlight for me was making the cardboard fort. This is me and and my friends in our forts eating rice.

Bye everyone!   

Korfball 29th March weekly update

Hi everybody!

   

This week we did Korfball! We learnt that it was mixture of netball and basketball.

He taught us lots of facts like how to mark and shoot a hoop. The ball was yellow with a hexagon pattern on it like a soccer ball. This is us playing a game 

down below...

Bye everyone!

Friday 21 March Eels

Hello everyone!


Today a man came to tell us about eels.
His name was Don and he is an eel expert.
He told us about some eel facts and appearance.
This is some facts he shared with us...

• Eels are slimy because they need to slip throw narrow things
• There are Longfin, Shortfin, Moray and Spotted eels
• Their ear bone is used to tell how old they are
• Eels can see and and smell very well
• They can spin around ten times a second
• The female is bigger than the male
• Eels get caught for testing of age
• They are metamorphosis that means they change shape                     
• There is a factory that gives you money when you catch eels   
• Eels don't like sunlight                                                          

That most of what I heard so

Bye everyone!

Thursday 21st March Missionary vist

 Hello tur wilujeng sumping ka blog abdi

That means hello and welcome to my blog in Sudanese.

Today two missionaries came to tell us about South Sudan. They were called Phil and Janet.

Here are some facts that they shared with us...

*There are crocodiles and electric fish in the Nile river

*Saying hello is halo

*They fly little planes

*Their only road is dangerous

*The river Nile is dirty

*South Sudan and Sudan signed a treaty to split their country

*The population in Juba is around about 400,000

*In their country 100 South Sudan pounds= 30 NZ cents!

*In South Sudan their cattle is money 

*South Sudan gets VERY hot it gets up around 40 degrees 

*Their houses are made of bamboo and mud

Thats most of my notes!

Bye everyone!                                                                        

LEARNZ Conference Tuesday 19th March

Hello everyone!


Welcome back to my blog!
Today we did a live webinar about water!
They answered about 10 questions they even answered our teachers!
Their names were John, Elizabeth, Fiona and Andrew.
Here's some facts they shared with us...

Ground water never runs out.
Some water can be taken from the aquifers.
Water fossils are actually real in old countries.

Here's a picture down below...

Green hat day!

Hi everyone!

It's been a great week!  But sadly it is raining.
But that's ok!  Today is green hat day for Saint Patrick's day.  Since Saint Patrick's day is on Sunday we decided to do it on Friday since it's the closest day to Sunday at school.  Here's a picture down below.I'm the the one with the big hat.

Bye everyone!

Weekly Update Friday 8 March

Hello,

This week has been amazing!!! The highlight for me was our eel trip on Thursday. We learned about the bugs that lives in our waterways. The bugs also help the eels stay alive. My favourite part was when me and my friends were making a magical river for our 100% natural art lesson.

Global Play Day 15th February

GLOBAL FUN DAY WAS SO FUN!!! I loved it! Below me and my friends are playing on a blanket. 
I'm in the green my friend Amy is in the yellow and my friend Millie is in the white.We were pretending to be in the snow and making snow angels.The snow is actually the white blanket. Thanks for reading

Mira

My First Post For 2019!

Ahiahi marea,

Welcome to my blog! This is where I'll put my work so that you can read it,and comment

on it.Please enjoy, and please comment

Thanks for reading,

Mira