My trip part 2

Last Saturday my aunty, cousin, and I went out for the whole day. For breakfast we went to Starbucks, I ordered a caramel latte, cake pop and a cheese and bacon croissant, it was delicious. After breakfast we went to a Market. At the Market we  purchased good presents for my cousins at home. I also got me some clothes and Airpods (not real). We went to a swimming place named Aquatopia, it's like a little Wet and Wild but it was still really cool. After all that we finished our day with a movie. It is no ordinary movie. It is  a drive in movie which means you get your car and drive it on to a parking lot. You also sit in your car and watch a movie. We Watched Maleficent 2

Here are some photos of that day.

My trip

Kia ora bloggers, Last  Tuesday my Nan and I went to Sydney
Australia. We are going to Sydney because we are looking after
my little cousin and my aunty. We will be staying here for 3
more weeks. It was my first time being on a plane it was a
Interesting experience. my ears were really sore when we landed
.On the plane we got to watch movies. I watched  Pets 2,
Aquaman and Aladdin. We also got free food from the fly
attendants. I decided I wanted pasta and Ice cream It was delicious.
I can't wait to see what we are going to do while we are in Sydney.

Terrific tips on how to stay safe on a boat

Terrific tips on how to stay safe on a boat

Recently Whaea Tracy came to Paihia School for the last time this year. Once again she has taught me a lot. Most of the things she talked about I already knew but needed a reminder. She talked to Te Ngahere about boat safety. Something new I learnt this time was about different types of flares and what they do. There are three different flares. We learnt about the parachute flare, orange cloudflare and smoke flare. I learnt that the parachute flare is the best flare Because it stays visible in the sky more than the others. We also had to create a DLO  about 5 ways to stay safe on a boat. Next time I go on a boat I will remember these terrific tips

Here is my DLO

STEAM

In Te Ngahere for the first day back at School we did a Steam challenge. We were learning how to make a free standing tower using 2 sheets of newspaper and a 30 cm piece of tape. This steam challenge was very challenging for me. With our equipment we had to see who can build the tallest tower only using that equipment. We were not allowed to lean it on a table or anything else like a chair ect it had to be free standing tower. Emma and Zhynaliyah  Built the tallest free standing tower It was measured upto 118cm. The base of the tower worked well for our group because it made our tower easier to stand and keep stable. I found out that trying to keep the tower stable is very Hard. I Worked well with my group members Because we were listening to each other's ideas and we all helped each other. We also could of Made our tower taller and the top of the tower straight.

Here is a  photo of me and my group and our tower.

Culture festival

In Te Ngahere we have recently had a great opportunity, as you
know we have been practicing really hard for the kapa haka Cultural
festival.Last week (week 9) we went to the festival it was so fun.
Before I walked on to the stage I felt so  nervous because I Knew
my nan, cousin and brother would be in the audience watching me.
Once I was walking on to the stage I saw them smiling at me. When
we started to sing my stomach felt funny like there were butterflies
inside my stomach. Then I looked over to my nan and I saw her
crying then the butterflies disappeared. After the show my nan gave
me a big hug and so did my brother and cousin. Next time I could do
better at instantly doing the Pukana and always smiling .
I also hope we can have a another show next term. 

Duffy Books and Rebecca Brothers

At Paihia School, we have recently had a great opportunity, Rebecca
Brothers came back to Paihia School to tell her story about Duffy
Books and how they helped her and her family through tough times.
This encouraged me to read more books, so I can get better at
reading. She also talked to us about how her usual day goes when
she was a little older than the seniors (12 and 13). Her usual day
starts with waking up at 6am to practice swimming after that she
goes to school and then she gets back in the water and swims till
8pm. We also sang the awesome duffy song. After the show we got
our duffy books the books I got were named Infernal Devices and
Horeta and the Waka. I have started reading Horeta and the waka
I am enjoying this book. I have not started reading Infernal Devices.
Here is some photos of us and Rebecca Brothers.

Kapa Haka

Kia ora bloggers, In Te Ngahere our kapa haka roopu has been
practicing really hard for next week, our roopu are going to
a kapa haka cultural festival in Kaikohe. We have been practicing
so hard to get everything right we have even been practicing at
our morning tea and lunch times and we are all ready for this
week's practice. We need to practice because we want to be
proud of ourselves and represent our school and ourselves. In
our bracket we are going to sing many songs and a haka. The
bracket is our performance from start to finish. I have been
struggling on my facials. The facials I am struggling on are smiling
and  the pukuana. I am trying to be really expressive with my facials
so hopefully I will look professional on the stage.
We can't wait to go to the festival.