Turtle

The turtles escape!

Bula Bloggers! On Monday we had a visit from a turtle. TJ a boy at school was walking and he found a turtle. It was a Red Eared Terrapin turtle. All the kids crowded around the turtle, we took it to the office where they put it in a box and I took it to class. When I got to class everyone was dying to see it but no one was allowed or it would scare him. We posted a photo of it on the Hillsborough page. We found out that this type of turtle is actually a pest so when we called the S.P.C.A but they turned it down. They actually don't take in turtles. It was the cutest animal. It has red ears with small flippers and it also had little nails to. It was as big as about a book. The funniest thing was it kept escaping so during class everyone screamed when it crawled out and nearly made it out the door. In the end when I took it back up to the office the owner was there cause she had seen him on social media. She said he must have gotten out and crawled across the street to our school. It was a cool experience and I now really want a turtle.
Have you found an animal at your school?? Hope you enjoyed my blog!
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Summer Learning Journey Teaser

 Hey bloggers. 

Today I will be blogging about the Summer Learning Journey Teaser. 
We signed up for the Summer learning Journey today. This week we are only doing a teaser. Our Task was to make a copy of an original art piece. My art piece was called 'Under the wave off Kanagawa' 

Here is the original and the copy I made.

No.1                                                                                   No.2

Guess which one is mine and which is the Original??

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Skateboarding Lessons

Hola Bloggers! 

Today we didn't do any boring maths instead we did skateboarding! 
We had a session on skateboarding. The first thing we did was find a skateboard and a helmet and put it on. We had to fall forward and the first leg that stopped you from falling would be the front leg. If you used your right leg you were a natural, if you used your left you are a goofy. Then we got to ride around and after we got split into two groups. We did different excersices like lunging on the skateboard and balancing on one foot.

What was great about the lesson and what was challenging?

The lesson was great but there were somethings that I found challenging. When we had to balance on one foot my left foot wasn't as easy as my right foot. Also when we were playing what's the time Mr Wolf I had a little trouble with stopping fast but I got the hang of it. Before we started playing the game we were learning how to tic tac and to do a crab walk. The crab walk was very hard to do and I fell off once but I think I am better now.

What we have learnt?

I learnt so many new things. Some things that I learnt today was to balance on my skateboard with my eyes closed, it took me a while but I got it. Also I learnt how to stand on a skateboard properly and how to use the tail and nose on the skateboard. A nose on a skateboard is the front of the board and the tail is the back. We also learnt lots of new tricks on the skateboard.

What have we gained from learning to skateboard?

I really enjoyed skateboarding and now I have another fun thing to do. I have gained a fun way to exercise and a new cool sport. Also I am more confident and have a growth mindset on skateboarding. I have gained new skills and have much more enthusiasm for skateboarding. 

I really enjoyed skateboarding and I can't wait to have more sessions!
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Production

Four Nights of Acting!

Talofa Lava Bloggers. 

Today I will be blogging about our schools production. Every two year our school hosts our very own production at Waikowhai Intermediate. This years production was based on the Disney film Aladdin and Ms McGrath wrote a new script and it was called Jasmine and Aladdin. We have been practicing for thirteen weeks, through lockdown on a google meet and after schools. Sometimes the rehearsals got very boring and tiring after a long day and then having Ms McGrath yell at us about things we already know didn't help. Although of all of that I loved the nights and I think that all the practices very worth it.

Last week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we had our shows and on Wednesday and Thursday we had our night shows. We had to get there at 6pm to get changed into our costumes and then some people had to get makeup. The main characters had to have heaps of makeup. The night was crowded and sitting down for a while was boring but I loved the class dances. Here is a little break down of the show.

The show is about an evil Magician who tries to take over the kingdom of Hasbah and a Strong and Stubborn Princess who meets a kind and brave person in the market place named Aladdin who was willing to help her and help her achieve her dream to travel. There is also a Genie of the lamp who helps them along the way. While Omar the Magician tries taking over he sets a spell on the Sultan to marry him to the Princess. Aladdin is put in the dungeon for helping Jasmine the princess but then he breaks out and they defeat Omar and then lock him away. In the end the Princess is with her friends and she gets to travel with Aladdin, Genie and Persia Aladdin cat. They all lived happily ever after.

The production was fun, at times boring but over all it was an amazing experience. 

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Wonder Project Final Rocket Launch

 3, 2, 1 launch

Talofa Lava Bloggers! 

Today I will be blogging about our wonder project and our final launch. Term 3 &4 we have been working with a scientist, our ambassador Melissa to work towards building a rocket. My groups name was Incredible Thinkers and I was with Faith, Anthony, and Yousuf. Our first test flight we used a plastic 1.5 litre bottle with the top of another bottle to be our nose cone. We also used cardboard to make some fins for the rocket and stuck them on with some hot glue. It was fine though because if we did it fast it wouldn't melt the plastic. 

Our rocket didn't go very far so we made some modifications for our final flight. We made the fins bigger and we used a different bottle for the nose cone. When we went outside we waited for our turn we launched our rocket but then it nose dived straight down to the ground. We added 250mls and we used a pump to add pressure to the water and that's how we launched our rocket. 

My groups rocket only went 14 metres and the furthest one went 35.6 metres. 

Maybe next time to make our rocket go further we could add some weight and add some more fins. I still loved the rocket and it was really fun!

Here is the video of our rockets launch, and some photos!

                                  Ambassador Melissa

                                                        My Group but we are missing Anthony

Garden to table

 Mmmm, Vegetables

Fakalofa Atu Bloggers! Happy Niuean Language week. Today I will be blogging about how we grew some delicious vegetables and then made some even better Cauliflower cheese. In the start of term three we planted seedlings and me and Hosanna planted some Cauliflower and Brocoflour. Over time they grew and grew into big delicious veggies. We cut them off the big stem then the following day, people from the gardening group and environmental group help make some food. Miss Daly helped make the Cauliflower cheese then we all had some! It was delicious and it made me like Cauliflower. In the end everyone had some and most people liked it and some didn't really. My favourite part about doing this was that we grew our own vegetables and turned it into a delicious meal!

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Film Festival

 3, 2, 1 ACTION

Talofa Lava bloggers! Today I will be blogging about this years Film Festival. This year because of Covid-19 it was hard to come up with some ideas and film, also because of bad weather. We got into groups of five or six and brainstormed some ideas. This years theme was Kindness. I think that the theme was very relevant because of all that has happened. All the schools entered two - three but because ours were great we submitted all four. We went to St Lukes Cinema to watch all the other schools films and a bonus we got a free Choc top or a free popcorn! It was fun and cool, getting to see all these new and funny films! Bye!

Here are our four films!

The Lockdown show 

The Act of Kindness

Don't Judge a book by its cover,   Me and my groups film

The Kindness Comedy