Top Three Facts About New Zealand

There are lots of facts about New Zealand but I’m going to tell you three of my favourite facts.
1- Did you know that there are no snakes in New Zealand.

2-  The two offical languages in New Zealand are English and  Maori.
3- Thirty percent of New Zealand is forest.

Powhiri Form Miss Hamilton!

On Thursday everyone was filled with mixed emotions. We held a powhiri to see our new principle. Mrs Vickers, Ms George (Chairperson) and Mrs Hamilton (New principal) sat on chairs at the front row. Before they walked into the multi purpose room we had to sing a karanga to welcome them.
When we finished, Mrs Vickers said her speech and talked about her retiring. We were very upset, some were even crying, because we didn't want Mrs Vickers to leave but we knew it was the right thing for her.

Last Day At Tech

Today was our last session at tech cooking with Mrs tuipulotu. We made sausages with cheese and chips.
 This is how you cook Sausages With Cheese
step one - slice the sausages in half

-top up with cheese and tomatoes

-Bake for ten minute
serve with tomato sauce.
enjoy.

Christmas Cross Over

On Monday we started Christmas Crossover. Christmas Crossover is when you have a group of kids from  different classes and then you have to create something that has to do with Christmas. My group and  I went to room five and we drew pictures of Santa. I am very excited to do this again.

We Didn't Cook Today!

Sadly we had to have a different teacher called Mrs Kalu, because Mrs Tuipuluto was sick today. 

Instead of cooking  we had a booklet that had different things inside it, the main topic was about food. My favourite thing in the booklet was the word find.

I was sad we didn't have cooking but happy we did something.

Cultural Groups!

2018 is has been a very fast year for me. Some people are practicing their hardest to perform at prize giving. For prize giving we have different cultural items being presented by the Tongan, Samoan, Cook Island and Maori group. I'm in the Maori group with Mrs Riley as our teacher. For our dance the boys are doing a haka and the girls are learning a poi sequence. I am very excited to show the dance.

Manaiakalani

On Wednesday my school and I went to Sylvia Park to watch different movies by other schools.

 Before we went to watch the movies we had a rule, which was to be quiet while watching a movie. When we first walked inside the cinema it was really dark and noisy. I was very excited when the first movie started.

My favourite movie was when the Point England students did carpool karaoke because they had different characters that matched their song. 

It was very sad to see it end though, because there were lots of good movies and I wanted to see more. 

Armistice Day

On Sunday is Armistice day a day where we remember the day how soldiers died for us.
At school we made slide presentation so split into three or more groups I hope you enjoy out slides.

Tennis

On Tuesday my class and I played tennis.

First coach Pete put us in partners to play a short game. My partner was Mary-Ruth,  the main idea of the game was to pick up the ball first when he said go. After that we got tennis rackets and bounced the ball to your partner. I enjoyed doing tennis an I hope I do it again next time.

fish pie

Fish Pie

step 1 - Peel the potatoes and bake until cooked .

-Mash it all up and lay it out into the baking tin.

- Mix tune fish with 1/2  can of mushrooms cream and 1/2  half cup of mayonnaise.

- Mix well top on potato with cheese.

Last Term

This is the last term of the year where we have to study hard to be better than before. We will be doing a lot of testing to see what we have improved in. The year eights especially need to study hard because next year they will be graduating and going to college. Remember to study hard for next year to achieve your goals.      

Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients:
2 C of SRF (self rising flour)
1 C of sugar
1/2 cup of oil
1 C of milk
1 egg
1/4 cocoa

Method:
Mix all ingredients well with a scraper, line your muffin tray. Then when your ingredients are mixed put it into the muffin tray. After that you have to cook your muffins in the oven at 180 c for 15 minutes. When its cooked let it cool and then enjoy.

Making Chicken!!

Skip Off!!

On Monday I had a skip off with other students from different classes. The teachers had to pick students that can skip the longest. When we started, I could hear my heart beating so fast because I was so  scared. When I looked back some students sat down because they had stopped. Few minutes later I stopped because I was tired. I felt sad that I stopped but I was happy to relax my legs. I had a lot of support from my class and teachers.

Skipping Display

Skipping Display
On Friday the school had a skipping display.
 ( A skipping display is where each group shows different kinds of skipping movements)

 The students from each class had to sit down on the ground while the parents watched from the chairs. We started off from Room 1 to Room 12. When our group was about to go up I felt scared because I thought I was going to make a mistake. Luckily it started to rained so we had to rush back to class.

Quiche !!

At Tech we made quiche and I want to tell you the steps so you can make delicious quiche.

Step 1 - grab a whisk and 4 eggs, then mix
step 2 - get a half ham and cut slices in a straight line then cut across.
step 3- put the mixture in a muffin tray.
step 4 - sprinkle ham pieces and cheese over the mixture.
step 5 - pour eggs and bake the muffins for 180 degrees celsius for  10 minutes.

Enjoy😛

Poetry Recital!

On Friday we had our school poetry recital for 2018. My class had been practicing their poems to adjust for the poetry recital. 

Mrs Golder and Mr Reid selected five students to be in the poetry recital. When it was the day to rehearse the poems. The poets from each class stood up and recited their poems. When they had finished reciting their poems, they each received a certificate.

Volleyball!!😓😓

 Tuesday was the last day of Volleyball. Our coach Renee had been teaching us Volleyball for the last couple of weeks. She taught us the simple and popular moves that occur in volleyball games. On the last day we had an elimination game. To play this game you will have to play against another team, if you make a mistake you are out of the game. After the elimination game we had a tournament where there were four teams. My team only won one game. The last game we played was girls against boys, then we thanked Coach Renee and said goodbye.😇😇

Skipping Practice!!

In our free time we usually do skipping because we are having a skipping display soon. In the demonstration you select three or more student who can skip the longest. You then show your group's choreography  and present it to the school as well as the parents.

Our class has three groups. The group I'm in has eight students. My favourite choreography is when Mary-Ruth does push ups while two people swing the rope.

Who Am I?

Kia ora my name is Liza and I go to Ruapotaka Primary. I am a year 7. I was born in Congo, I moved to New Zealand when I was a baby. I live with my mum and  dad. My mum works at the pharmacy in Glen Innes and my dad is a soccer player in Mangere. When I was three years old I attended   Point England primary and also Adventureland Childcare.

Things I like to  do during the day are shopping in Sylvia Park at The Warehouse  and going online shopping on aliexpress. I like to play on my black ipad mini and go on youtube.  Mostly I like spending time with my mum at special places.

Cross Country!!😅

On Wednesday the 8th of August, our whole school had cross country.

We first started off with the year 1's. When the year 6's finished running I had butterflies in my stomach, I felt very nervous and scared because we were up next. As soon as I heard Mrs Pederson say go!, I tried so hard to run the fastest as I could. When Cross country was over I was huffing and puffing, but I was pleased to hear that I placed 3rd out of the year 7 girls.

Kahurangi

On Wednesday we watched a dance group called Kahurangi in the multipurpose room. When they walked in they danced to a song with waves in it. After that they told us some Maori myths and legends. The Kahurangi group taught us some Maori words and a Maori joke too.  

My favourite part was when they called three people to demonstrate what Lucky had was doing. I like this part because it was very funny. 

Paper Basket

On Friday afternoon Mr Reid sent a a video on how to weave a paper basket. It was easy at sometimes, but hard sometimes. I haven't finished mine but im nearly done, the part i need to finish is cutting two stripes of paper then gluing it to make it into a square. The colours I choose for my basket was pink and purple. The hardest bit was gluing the pieces together. This was the final product.

Good Bye Miss Raj 💝

Sadly we have come to the end of term two, with a wonderful teacher leaving our school. Miss Raj is a teacher that teaches year three and four. She has taught at Ruapotaka primary for 13 years 💝 teaching students new things everyday to help them improve their learning skills.
We will miss you Miss Raj I hope you have a good time at your new school.

Reading Test

On Tuesday I had my first reading test with Mrs Golder. I was scared that I might move down a level. When I started my test I read a story called,  "Captain Kirk" silently, then had to read it out loud to her. When I had finished reading the story, the teacher gave me a lot of questions which I had to answer. Some were easy and some were hard. When I finished my test I was pleased and happy that I had moved up a level.

Happy Birthday Miss Misela!!💝

Happy Birthday Miss Misela

Thank you for being a great teacher and teaching kids new things everyday, you are a very kind person, have a great birthday.💝

Buddy Reading With Room 1

On Tuesday we walked to Room 1 to have buddy reading with them. When we arrived, Mrs Pedersen gave us a buddy to read with. Peni, my assistant, and I were with Daniel. Peni and I listened carefully to the words he was saying.

One thing I liked about Daniel's reading was that he pointed to the words and he was trying his best to sound out the unfamiliar words he came across.

Hip Hop With Jess!

On Tuesday we had a hip hop a session at the Multi Purpose Room with Jess, our choreographer. 

First we greeted Jess then we went straight to the warm ups. The warm ups were quite funny because of the moves she gave us. 

After the warm ups we played musical statue. When the music stopped we had to pause doing whatever movement or shape Jess told us. 

For our sesson the song we danced to was Lean and Dab. 

When we finished the dance and everyone was sweaty and tired.

Road Safety Week

Last week our whole school has been learning about road safety. My teacher (Mrs Golder) separated us into five different groups to write about this topic.  My group's name was Road Rangers, we made seven slides for each of us. Some students in the class made a survey about road safety. Mrs Golder and Mr Reid observed the kids who have been wearing their seat belt and crossing the road safely to win a prize.

Our Daily Fitness

On the first day of school we did running, we lined up in our class lines from Room 12 to Room 9. First the teachers had to spread themselves around the senior block to make sure we were still jogging. We had to jog for ten minutes.

Mrs Golder stood on the hill timing us and yelling at whoever who doesn't satisfy her.

When we finished we cooled down our bodies by jogging slowly on the spot, we also put our hands on our head so our lungs could receive more oxygen.

Duffy assembly

On Monday we had assembly at the multipurpose room.

We had a special Duffy assembly. The principle called for the hard working students to receive a book and a certificate.

Later on, we sang the New Zealand National Anthem. The prefects also mentioned how Ruapotaka students act towards one another. 

A Huge storm!

On Tuesday I was watching the news. I saw that Auckland was going to be hit by a huge storm so I prepared myself. A few hours later there was an enormous storm. I was terrified because I thought that something could have happened. A tree could have fallen on my house or the roof might have flown off so I snuggled in a fluffy blanket to keep me warm and relaxed.

 As I was watching TV I heard a buzz. Then lights went out. The television switched off automatically because there was a power outage. Suddenly, I heard weird banging noises coming from my balcony so I went upstairs, hopped into my bed and fell off to sleep.

Sprint Cycling

Eddie Dawkins, Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchel were New Zealand's participants of the Commonwealth Games. The men were doing sprint cycling in the Anna Meares Velodrome stadium located in Brisbane on April on Thursday night.

New Zealand was in the finals up against England in the Netherlands. Eddie Dawkins took the last lap and beat England. The New Zealand team won with 42.877 points.

Cyber Smart Learning

1. make smart decisions when you go online Source: Smart relationship
2. know what to keep private and post in public Smart Footprint
3. understand what you're doing and follow copyright laws Smart and Legal
4. go on an appropriate site for school Smart Surfing
5. check what you write before posting. Source: Smart Footprint

Graphics !!

Last week on Wednesday we had Technicraft. We  had to  observe   our teacher when he was talking, so that we could learn how to write our names creatively by drawing it in an artistic way. After everyone opened their chromebooks we to  had to research various designs and we received a blank piece of paper to do our task. When I had finished my design I had to colour it in. I coloured it in with multiple bright colours and showed it to the teacher.
We did our learnibg  with another school called Saint Pius, we were in Graphics with Mr. Penida.

Syndicate Assembly

On Monday Room 10 hosted the syndicate assembly in the multipurpose room. We all sang a song called "Better When I'm Dancing." After we had a dance battle from year 5 to year 8. We handed out the certificates, then the prefect said reminders and safety rules.