The Value of Sport

Recently we have been doing lots of sport. In the past two weeks we have had Athlectics and Swimming Sports and now Top Team Day, and I enjoyed them all lots. I think that physical activity at school  is great because it keeps you fit and also helps your learning because it gives you a break from regular learning like maths or english (though of course those are important too).

Here are some pictures from Top Team Day, Athletics.

Geology

The past few weeks our class has been learning about geology. Our teacher

had brought in heaps of rocks, that after watching an educational video, we had to identify them as either igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic.

Since my Dad worked as a contractor, my teacher Whaia Nic asked me if I might be able to bring some rocks of his to show the class. So over the next few days I brought two rocks I found that looked interesting and a chart with small pieces of rocks stuck to it. For example, it had quartz, limonite, native copper and asbestos - which you weren't allowed to touch because it carried some kind of poison.

Term 3 Reflection 2020

                                                                   Term Three Highlights

This term my class Te Kinga has been mainly focused on the Kapa Haka competition. But because of covid 19 we didn't get to perform with the other competitors. We learnt heaps of new songs including Toia mai, Ko ti whirika, and some other songs too. Our teacher Whaia Nic even made her own song "Aha Koa". We recently had to remake our poi too because they kept breaking as we were using them every day. 

Though the kapa haka was our main focus we still did lots of other stuff too like speeches we made at the start of the term, and the maori, legend cut out landscapes. We also did some science experiments because a scientist called Judith came to our school to help us with that. At the start of the term we also had cross-country which we had at our school because we were still in level 2, but the people who wanted to do the west coast, cross-country went to the Kumara race track to do that the following week as well. 

We also had the year 7 and 8 disco during week three or four as well as pet day a few weeks ago though we weren't allowed to bring pets because it was still level 2 then.

One of the best highlights of term though was the Rippa Rugby unit. Our class was split into four different teams and we had matches against the other teams. We all had jobs in our team too. There was the Stats person and the coach. I began as vice captain but after someone in our school left I was captain.

First Week Back At School Reflection 2021

My first week of school was pretty good this year, and since I was now a year eight, this year was my last in primary school. We didn't do any major stuff since it was only the start of the year but we did a bit of learning on the Waitangi Treaty which was on the upcoming weekend and a little bit of art practising techniques from Bob Ross and Rita Angus. We were focusing on art that week because unlike the other classrooms in our school our class didn't have a view of the lake so we were preparing to paint our own 'window'. It actually turned out to look quite life like and detailed.

 

Why mistakes are good for learning

Mistakes are good for learning because they make you keep trying, and eventually you will get good results. For example last year when I was learning how to complete primes and composites on maths buddy I wasn't exactly a genius, but instead of giving up because I found it difficult, I practised on the weekends and by the end of the term I was getting 100% on scores. So instead of giving up when you find something hard and seems impossible for your brain, keep trying and ask someone for help because there's no shame in finding something difficult. There is only shame in having 10% percent on your math score by the end of term.