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.

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. 

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.

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.      

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.