OLYMPICS!

The Olympics have started in London! So far NZ have got a bronze team medal from Equestrian, A bronze from rowing and.... A GOLD FROM ROWING!! It was won by Nathan Cohen and Joesph Sullivan, who were coming 5th in the double skulls, then in the last few 100 m, they sprinted up to the front! I am so proud to be a kiwi! More rowing finals are tonight, and soon it is shot-put and Valarie Adams will be competing, so hopefully more Gold medals to come!

Week 2 Reflection

This week I enjoyed cross country training because it was really fun running and getting all muddy! The most amount of laps I did was 2.

I learnt how to write a poem and use my feelings.

Term 2 Evaluations

Maths:
For maths, I think I need to work more on fractions, decimals and percentages. I don’t understand how to change most decimals into fractions and vice versa. I would like to try doing statistics, and graphing, collecting information and turning it into a graph. Next term I am looking forward to starting Algebra, because It’s some new learning I’ve never done!



Writing:
One of my goals for writing is to use more figuragtive language (such as similes, metaphors and personification.) I have been trying really hard on it, and hopefully I can complete that goal next term. I would like to learn some more styles of writing, and maybe even write our own narratives. Next term I am looking forward to writing some more, and make my writing even more interesting!


Reading:
Next term, I need to manage my time more, with-out rushing! A-lot of times I leave things to the last minute, or muck around and end-up having to rush my work. If I have TV central or something like that, I need to finish my work at home so I can catch up. Next term I am looking forward to reading more books!


The arts
I think I am very confident in drama, singing and dance. Much more than I used to. This term I have succeed in leading the class in dance, and being a “main character” in drama. Next term hopefully we can do more drama because I love it and it really gives me confidence!


Visual Art
Last term I didn’t finish my art on time, so when I’m doing art this term, I have to really manage my time well, take my time, don’t rush and try to get things finished on time! Hopefully I get a chance next term to do more art and actually finish it on time!!


PE
We did AFL this term. When we played games on Friday, I think I could of been more involved with the game. I have good sportsmanship, but I need to call for the ball more often and “hold” other players.

Weekly Reflection week 1 Term 3

This week I learnt about poems, what they are and how to write some.
Next week I am looking forward to.... Helping Amber with reading, peer mediator duties, office monitor duties and starting cross country training :)

Term 2 Evaluation

TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS

Roles/Responsibilities
This term, along with the other Pukeko Post leader, Sophie.M, and Courtney, Mitchell and lots of other people, I was part of the Central TV Crew. My job was to find stories around Ngatea Primary School, write them into a script, film it and do voice overs for it. Each week, our school has a “NPS news” episode, and our stories go into those episodes. It is great fun, seeing our work on TV every week, and sometimes our face! This job also helps me with improving my writing, because I have learnt a new technique!

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What I enjoyed
I really enjoyed Tech this term because I was in cooking class, and I love cooking! Some of the things we made were disgusting, but it was still super fun making it! Other things, such as Fasta Pasta and Fairy Cupcakes were absolutely delicious! All term I had so much fun learning new ways of cooking, tasting and describing my food. I wonder what Tech class I will be in next term?

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New experince
A new experience for me this term would be working for TV central. I learnt all about filming and script writing which I never knew about or ever experienced before! I really enjoy it though, not only because it’s something new, but because I love filming and being around the camera. I also love writing so this job has been so cool for me!

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Winter sports
I have played Netball for Ngatea 2 this season. My main positions are WA and sometimes GS or GA. It’s really fun playing because I haven’t played netball at all while I’ve been overseas, and it has been fun going to practises and playing on a saturday morning, because I love playing netball!

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Suzanne Prentice Choir

Suzanne Prentice

I have joined the Suzanne Prentice Choir which is a special choir that will be doing this show in November with other schools, singing with Suzanne Prentice. We have to learn a lot of songs but this one is my favorite:
HEY BABY
Hey, hey, baby     (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl (2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
Hey, hey, baby      (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl

When I saw you walking down the street
I said that she's the kind of girl I like to me
She is so pretty, look she's fine
I'm gonna make her mine, oh, mine

Hey, hey, baby     (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey, baby     (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl

When you turn and walk away
That's where I want to say
Come on, baby, give me a world
I wanna know, I wanna know

When you turn and walk away
That's where I want to say
Come on, baby, give me a world
I wanna know if you be my girl

Hey, hey, baby     (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey, baby     (Oh, Ah)
I wanna know if you'll be my girl
If you'll be my girl
If you'll be my girl

2nd Reading Mileage book

My second reading mileage book for this term is Judy Moody goes to College. It is kinda boring, so I rated it 6/10

Week 9 weekly reflection

This week I enjoyed tech because we made fairy cupcakes. It was a really easy recipe to follow and it was so nice! I also enjoyed the disco because it was really fun dancing and having fun!!!

Week 8 reflection

This week I enjoyed playing AFL even though it was freezing cold!

Weekly Reflection Week 7

This week I enjoyed: Tech, because we made fasta pasta, It was soooo yummy and really fun to make!


I think I could improve on: Finishing my plan for art and my myths and legend story plan.

KIMBRA

*  Kimbra began writing songs at the age of ten.

*She also sung the national anthem at the Auckland Vs Waikato NPC rugby final, when she was 10.

*She grew up in Hamilton

* He full name is Kimbra Johnson Zottola

Book review

WAR HORSE

This book is War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. From 1-10, I rate this book a 7. It can be very intense and have moments when you can’t believe what you’re reading, but other times it just drags on and gets boring. The book is about a horse- Joey, who is sold to a farm then later taken to France to be in the war. The horse survives many attacks, but sees close friends die before his eyes. I’d say this book is for the ages of 11-14.

Reading Mileage book

My first reading Mileage book this term is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I rated it 9/10! It was really excited

reading millage response

I am reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry accidentally blew his aunt up, so he ran away from home, and he was picked up from the Knight Bus and taken to the leaky cauldron, where he learnt that Sirius Black, a mass-murderer from the wizard prison, Azkaban, had broken out of prison to find and kill Harry Potter. On the train to Hogwarts, a dementor, a guard from Azkaban, searched the train to find Sirius Black, and made Harry faint, whereas no-one else did. Harry is back at school, with the best defense against the dark arts teacher ever- Professor Lupin.

Week 2 reflections term 2

This week I enjoyed writing and filming for TV Central because I have never done anything like that before.


Next week I am looking forward to tech because we are doing food technology and its so fun because we get to cook new things!

Term 1 Evaluation

Roles/Responsibilities.

At the start of this year, we had the chance to apply for two leadership positions. My first choice was a pukeko post leader, and my second choice was a Liaison leader. I got the position as a pukeko post leader with Sophie.M. I am really enjoying it because I get to decide what can go into the pukeko post, and also I get to write articles myself, which I enjoy. In week 4 of term 2, I am also starting a T.V news show for NPS on Central T.V Sophie.M, Mitchell.H courtney.B and I have the chance to write the news articles and be the presenters. I really love being the Pukeko Post team leader!

What I enjoyed
This term, I enjoyed going to Whenuikite camp. It was so fun because the activities such as the high ropes course and the kayaking was something I hardly ever do, and I really enjoyed them, especially the big swing in the high ropes course, which was scary at the start but super fun afterwards! Apart from camp, I also enjoyed my first term at Tech, where I was in Metal with all my friends! We made small dog tags, then the rest of the term we worked on a project making small tool boxes. I learnt heaps of stuff such as how to use different machines and tools. The third thing I enjoyed was going to Huntly College and learning A Maori Cultural song and poi dance, and also learning to ride the waka and biking around the lake.  

Events
The events I did this term was going on the Whenukite camp, going to the Huntly College leadership day, swimming sports and Hauraki plains swimming sports, and also dressing up in bright colours for the easter day. I am very proud for getting into Hauraki Plains Swimming Sports, even if it was only for one thing.  

New Learning
This term I learnt about the different endangered animals in New Zealand such as the dotterel, I also learnt about the different machines, tools and how to use them in Metal at Tech. In maths, I learnt how to round decimals to the nearest 10th 100th and 1000th.

Funny things
The funniest thing that happened last year was on camp when we were doing the skits. It was the teacher’s skit and Ms Karl, Ms Kennedy, Mrs Hull and Ms Robertson were lip syncing and playing a fake guitar, then all of a sudden, Mr O’Neill came out in a hula skirt and a hula flower necklace! It was hilarious how he was dancing and pretending to sing. Everyone cracked up laughing!

Likes/Dislikes
This term I liked being a year 7 because we got to apply for leadership positions, go to tech and get special privileges such as being able to go down to tech with no teachers, and going on the domain at lunchtimes and break times.  
I disliked nothing! I thought this term was really fun every day, trying new things and learning new things. Along with many different experiences!

Sports and activities
I was in the writing club with a man named Peter, who is a published author. I thought It was really cool because it was an opportunity to expand my writing skills further, as I want to be an author when I’m older. I also did try-outs for netball and got into Ngatea 2, and this term (Term 2) We are starting games.

Representing the school in....
I represented the school in Hauraki Plains swimming, where I had to swim 1 length backstroke.


Term 1 Evaluation.

Multiple Intelligences

What have you learnt about how you learn?
I have learnt that I learn best independently, working by myself so I can concentrate easier.

What are your learning smarts and how are you going to use them to aid your learning this Term?
Some of my smarts are people smart, which means I work well with others, nature smart, which is knowing and caring a lot for the environment, and myself smart, which means I can work well by myself. I think that being people smart and myself smart will help me work as a team and independently for things like inquiry and maths. Being nature smart will help me with my inquiry because we are doing it on animal protection, animal reserve parks and zoos.


What is something you need to improve on?
I would like to improve on being more visual/spatial smart and being more musical smart.

Holidays

In my holidays I went to Rotorua for a night. We went on the Luge and we went to Rainbow springs- on the new ride called the Big Splash. Apart from Rotorua, we went to my grandparents house for a few nights, while we were there, there was a huge fire on the mountains, the fire engines had to come! There is now a huge black spot there. I had a really awesome holiday!

Term 2!

It's the start of a new term! This term I am excited about being a writer/reporter in Central TV! NPS has a 3 min slot 3 times a week, and Sophie, Courtney, Mitchell and I have to come up with stories around the school. I can't wait to get started! I am also excited about the National Young Leaders Day in May in Manakau, Auckland.

Waka Ama Huntly Trip

"7,8,9,hope! One more stroke and change!" Called Josh, our guide in the Waka. This was one of the activities we did with Huntly College on Thursday the 22nd of March. Ngatea Primary School had the awesome opportunity to travel up Huntly, and do some really fun activities with help from the Huntly College students.
We entered the college in the morning, and was welcomed in with a powhiri by the students. After their performance, we stood up and sang our sch0ol song "We Care." Next, we were split up into two groups, some stayed in the hall to learn the Maori songs, and others went down to the lake to do Waka Ama and mountain biking.
The Waka Ama was challenging, you had to have the strength of a professional weightlifter, and you had to keep in time with your teammates in order for the Waka to go fast. For the mountain biking, we had to ride around the lake, then do a challenge where you had ride around poles and up a small hill, to get the fastest time.
After a lunch of sausages & bread, the groups switched. This time our group was split into to; the boys learnt the Haka, and the girls learnt the Maori song and poi actions. The song was made up the night before to the tune of "Price Tag" by Jessie J. Most of us found the poi action hard, but the song, even though it was in Maori, it was surprisingly easy to learn.

At the end of the day, we had to perform what we had learnt from the Maori songs and the Haka.
We said goodbye to Huntly College at about 2:30 and then we left.
All of us had a lot of fun, and learnt heaps! It was a fantastic day that we will remember forever!

Mileage book reflection.

I have finished Tum Tum and Nutmeg and the Pirates Treasure. In the end, they manage to escape by tricking the rats to eat the chocolate with lots of alcohol in it that Lucy and Arthur send them- it gets them really drunk and they escape.

Week 8 reflection

This week I enjoyed going to Huntly and doing the Waka Ama, it was really fun because I have never done it before, and I learnt heaps! Next week is camp, and I am really looking forward to it because it will be my first New Zealand camp! I'm really excited about doing the high ropes course.

week 7 weekly reflection

This week I enjoyed drama, where one person was the host of the party, and the rest were guests, with different colored hats, each hat represents how they act, I was the red hat, which meant I always acted with feelings and emotions.

Week 6 Weekly Reflection

This week, I enjoyed starting my artwork, on symbols that represent us. Some of my symbols were New Zealand signs, things that I like, like netball and reading.

week 5 weekly reflection

I enjoyed metal at Tech because we started to make tool boxes, we had to design them, then we had to measure out the sheet of aluminium. I also really enjoyed Tech because Mr Chivers is really funny!

Hauraki Plains Swimming Sports

On Monday the 5th of March, it was the Hauraki Plains Swimming Sports day. The schools attending were Ngatea Primary School, Turua School, TK collage, Waitukaruru Primary, Kerepahi school. Everyone from Ngatea were very enthusiastic and very supportive towards other. Everyone cheered, shouted "Go Ngatea!" Some people had 5 races, whilst others only had 2, but all the same, everyone had fun. For my races, I did 2 length freestyle, and 1 length backstroke. For freestyle, I was compete-ting against other schools and Ngatea. I came 3rd! For backstroke, I was competing again against other school and Ngatea, and for that, I came 2nd! I am really proud of my efforts!
HP Swimming Sports was such hot day, everyone was participating and having lots of fun!