On December the 2nd Te Maunga went on a class trip to Kerikeri to watch The Secret Garden. First of all we went to The Parrot Place, next we went to the park and had a play. When we were at the park we had some pizza and last of all we went to watch the sad and interesting movie called The Secret Garden. We got ice cream and a small fizzy drink each and it tasted fantastically delicious!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This weekend I went to Auckland with my mum and dad. In Auckland we went Christmas shopping at the mall. I got $50 to spend for my Christmas shopping. I got my dad a t - shirt, my sister a book, my brother a tie dye t - shirt, my step sister a jasmine scented candle and last of all my mum a mushroom made out of wool that you can pull the top off and inside it there is a fake candle that lights up.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about cricket. We played non stop cricket. The batting team had to stay inside the cones if you were in line and hit the ball to the fielders without hitting the wickets after you hit the ball you run to a pad and hop back in line also if you hit the wickets you get that bat out. The fielders have to grab the ball after it has been hit. I learnt how to hold the bat by making a v shape with both of your hands.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about poetry. We had to find metaphors, simile, alliteration, adjectives and adverbs. When we did this I learnt what metaphors are. A metaphor is a simile but it can’t have like or as in it.
On September twenty fifth, Paihia School did Cross Country. The first thing we had to do was run around the field then half way up a hill and down the hill last of all we ran back on the field to the finish line. After the race I felt very dehydrated and I needed a long rest.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about geometry. We had to make 3D shapes out of sticks. I learnt that a square based pyramid has 5 faces, 8 edges and 5 vertices.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about how to make films. We had to do a film called The Vicious Virus. I learnt how to zoom in and out on the camera and I also learnt how to pause the camera.
On Friday the 28th August we did a treasure hunt. We had to run around the school and find small pieces of paper with a picture of gumboots on them. We could win headphones and chicken and chip vouchers and lots of other things. We had to pay $2 to do the treasure hunt and the money was raising money for Sam Godsiff-Johnson and the charity I Am Hope.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about probability. We had to play some math games and one of the games we played was called Sneaky Snakes. In the game you had to roll a dice and say you got five and two that equals seven so you move your counter seven times on the board and you have to count how many turns it takes to finish the game my ground through it would take about five turns but I thought it was going to be four.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about maths. I learnt that there are so many ways to make the number seven and one of the activities we had to make as many ways as possible to dress a mouse in a game called Dress Addy.
In Te Maunga we have been making dioramas. In my diorama I had an asteroid hitting a volcano which made it explode and erupt. When I started making my diorama I did a paper mache volcano and used little volcanic rocks to make an asteroid. I learnt that the titanoboa was the biggest snake in history!
In Te Maunga we have been learning about soundscapes. In my group we decided to do a soundscape of a volcano erupting with a waterfall next to it. When we were doing our soundscape I learnt different types of rocks can make lots of different types of sounds.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about how to keep safe online. I learnt that lots of apps like Twitter, Snapchat and Tiktok are all 13+ and if you want to get an app ask someone if you're allowed to get it.
