Cross Country Day

 Tuesday 21st of September

On Tuesday we went down to our cross country track, at Okitu. We went in 2 year groups year 6s and year 5s.The year 6s were mixed together because there weren't many girls. The year 6s nervously walked to the starting point, We lined up.Then Matua Nick clapped the blocks and we sped off.

Milo was coming in 1st then I sped past him and started to run. Mako sped past me then bay then Angus.But I was still coming first out of the girls which I was relieved about. I was just about to run down the dip of grass when I got a whole mouthful of grass in my mouth I constantly kept spitting it out but it was stuck in there...

I made it to the second lap while still coming first out of the girls. I came to the dip again and ran straight down it in a hurry. Finally I made it to the finish line everyone cheered for me and I ran to get a drink.

That was sure a tiring day.

Pihita Farm Visitor🌽

On Tuesday the whole of our syndicate went to Tristan's farm to see how farms work and what animals do all day.

Our first station we went to was weighing the sheep.Weighing the sheep is actually really fun. They have this cool automatic scale that they put the sheep on if the sheep weigh the right amount they will go to the killing shed and be shot. If they weigh less they go back into the field and have to eat more grass to get more fat.

We also learnt what type of stuff cows can make with their milk. Our teacher for that station gave us this jar that had cream in it and we had to pass it around to see if the group could make butter our group actually did make butter.

Our group learnt lots of different types of wool. My friend Alivia got to shear the sheep and we saw the sheep when it had no wool and it looked so cute even though it had a few bleeding cuts. Apparently you can make carpets out of wool and I mean very fluffy wool also they made a surfboard made out of wool!

Shared kai in Moana 2

 Last Thursday we had a shared kai because Koka Terri our Teacher was having a baby and so she needed to stay at home. For the shared kai I brought yummy fruit kebabs with chocolate and sprinkles.

About the shared kai. There was so much food, everything I ate was so delicious I loved the cheerios and someone brought cups of jelly which I enjoyed. My friend Te Atawhai brought her yummy chocolate chip cookies, I could eat 100 of them they were that good. The shared kai was fun but I will really miss Koka Terri she is a lovely teacher.

About Matua Beaue. Matua Beaue is so fun he is actually quite nice. Today I figured out that he has been to so many different countries. He said he has been to South Korea, Australia, Japan and I think America. Matua Beaue is really tall. Some kids said that Matua Beaue would allow them to do flips off tables so I asked Matua Beaue and he said they were making that all up.

👒Monday and Tuesday beach day.👒

 On Tuesday and Monday the whole of Moana syndicate went to the beach for play based learning it was so fun and amazing. We went to the beach instead of having play based learning at school.

 On Monday when we went to the beach I played with Lola and Alivia my best friends and we made a ginormous Turtle out of sand and it was so big and it was really fun. We also had a big sand ball fight against each other.That was the best day especially making a big turtle. We went to the Wainui Beach because it is closest to our school. We also made this cool game called traffic jam its when you have big hole in the middle on the sand and you have to have 4 people on each side of the hole they have to go out a bit then someone says 3,2,1 and you all run at the same time and usually two people will get in a traffic jam and two people will make it.

  On Tuesday when we went to the beach We made a big Gym club and I was a security. Lola was the boss.Alivia was the assistant and Charlotte was the builder. We were all so fighting each other and playing tag. We all went after one person like Alivia or lola and they would get brought down to the ground.

I think that Monday was more fun because I love to fight.