Two Weeks Left!

It's finally the end of the term, officially two weeks left! Now testings are over, cultural group practices are going well and nearly done and dusted. It's going to be extremely hard to say 'goodbye' to this school. For all the eight years I've been at this school just thinking about having two weeks left makes me not want to leave. Sometimes I wish I could start over- start in Room 1 then travel all the way up to Room 12 again - just to experience it all for one last time! I'm sure going to miss all the teachers and our principal. After all the the time and effort they have put into teaching us I just want to say 'thanks', not just from me but from all of us students at Ruapotaka School. Thanks for spending your time printing out homework and giving us books to read at home to help build our knowledge of the world and reach a higher standard. Here is a movie from all of us. Room 12,  2016.

Celebrations Project

Three weeks ago Room 12 had to do a topic study about Celebrations. In our project we had to have a clear diagram, illustrations, subheadings and interesting information with labels that show the important features of our topic. Maranatha and I worked together as a team to complete our learning. Our topic is based on Tonga. It took us a lot of hard work and patience to get this done. We had to stay focused and get it done before the day it was suppose to be handed in. After all that researching and staying focused, we finally have accomplished our goal.  

Collaborative Writing

Last week Rooms 11 and 12 did collaborative writing. We had to write a description about a picture of a chimpanzee with a mirror. At first it was easy until we got told to work in groups. Now that's when it got hard! Having to put everyone's ideas into one story was difficult especially when we all had totally opposite ideas! But we worked as a team to make our story good and at the end of the day it worked. It was hard working with Room 11 but we enjoyed it.

Manaiakalani Film Festival 2016

One week ago on the 9th of November most of Ruapotaka School students went by bus to Sylvia Park to watch the Manaiakalani Films for 2016. It was sad to see some students stay behind because of their behavior towards our teachers and classmates. When we arrived there six students including Maranatha and I had to speed walk inside the Cinema to find our seats. Maranatha and I were presenting an amazing film called " The Focuser " that half of our class made. Our film is related to our Olympics Inquiry learning we did back in Term 3. Check it out!

There's No Teacher?

Walking into class on Monday last week finding out that Mrs Golder was not there was very awkward. " Where's Mrs Golder? Who's our teacher? No school? " These questions were running through my mind at that very moment. Waiting till 8:55am in the morning for our teacher to arrive and still no teacher came! Then finally we got a note from another student in Room 11 that she was absent. After all that time waiting and investigating for our teacher was a waste of time!

Algebra Test

Today after morning tea we had an Algebra test to sit. Time was ticking, Mrs Golder was crossing out the times on the whiteboard I felt sweats coming down my face. I get nervous when I don't get nervous I always end up having a wonderful time. Lets just hope that I get a good mark!

Tips On Halloween

It's finally the last day of October after a very exhausting long 31 days of school work. It's time for Halloween. Here are some tips for Halloween.

1. All of us children get excited when it comes to Halloween, but you must remember to go with an adult. 

2. We have to admit we all have a lot of motivation when it comes to Trick or Treating right? Like who doesn't? It's Trick or Treating! But we all have to remember to be careful, it's dark, don't run just walk to avoid accidents. 

3. Most importantly never and I mean never walk into stranger's houses or cars! 

4. Halloween is on a school night so don't eat to much lollies. You still have a big day tomorrow so keep your brain on. 

5. Don't bring lollies back to school, keep them at home. You don't want your teachers eating them do you? No lollies at school.

Keep theses tips in mind for tonight. Don't go out too far and always stay with an adult. 

It's Finally Our Last Term

We're finally back from our two weeks holiday and it's the last term of the year. It's the time where we have our end of the year assessments and I'm pretty excited for it but worried about getting a low score. Goodbye intermediate, hello college!

Auckland Botanical Gardens

Tomorrow Ruapotaka School students and teachers will be travelling by bus to the Auckland Botanical Gardens. We will be observing many different types of flowers and also learning new things about plants. The area I want to visit is the Rose garden. Why? Because roses have awesome colours and also because they smell beautiful. I can't wait to spend the day out with my school at the Botanical Gardens tomorrow.
     

Snag Golf

Last Week Thursday at 9:15 we had Snag Golf.

When we got there we had to say 'good morning' to the coach. Once that was done he told us what we were going to be doing. We had to get into teams of three, then we could start. The aim of our first game was to try and get the ball onto the number 3. When it was on the number three we had to say "Snag Golf". Playing snag golf was really fun, I can't wait for next week.

Buddy Reading

For the past two weeks from 2:30 to 2:45 we have been going to Room 7 for buddy reading.

Buddy reading is when you go to another class and make them read to you or you read to them. We have all have had one partner or two depending on how many people are here that day. Once we got to Room 7 we had to go pick our buddy then sit down and read with them.  Reading with Room 7 has been a lot of fun.

The Special Call

On Saturday morning my sisters and I received a special call. We were all wondering who could of called us at 10 in the morning. My eldest sister then went to answer the phone, the call said "You are about to receive a call from a visitor." We were all happy to hear from my brother down in Hasting. We talked for about fifteen minutes until he told us he had to get back to work. Hearing my brother made my day.

Being Suitable With Energy

Last Thursday in the afternoon we had a very special visitor who came to talk to us about how to be sustainable with energy.

She works at Vector and we were even luckier to have her come to our school and tell us new things. Her tips and advice on how to stay sustainable with energy were very useful. She gave out some stickers to the people who answered her questions. She also showed us a solar powered car and helicopter and how it works. At the end she gave us all a book full of fun activities and ways to be suitable with energy and a pencil. We learnt a lot from her.

Rom 12s Syndicate Assembly

On Monday afternoon we had to host the senior syndicate assembly.

We had to make it thirty minutes long. But before we could practice we had to plan what we were going to do. We had two days to think and plan. On our first day we were put into two groups, we all had to memorize what we were going to say. When morning tea was over we had our first practice. We had to sit in the order we were talking in. After that it was our real assembly. We had to speak loud and clear. It was fun hosting our senior syndicate assembly. 

Back To School!

After a long two weeks of school holidays it was finally time to switch our brains on and focus on school work.

Our two week holidays didn't really feel like a two week holiday. It felt less like a holiday. Just sitting at home and knowing that we don't have to wake up at six o'clock to get ready for school was awesome! But now that we have to wake up at six I miss sleeping in. Just another nine weeks to go till the next holidays YAY!

Lunch Time Sports

On Tuesday  we had sports at lunch time with Mrs Shortland.

Before we could start playing we had to be put into two teams. When we were put into two teams we could start to play soccer. Each team had to make someone protect the goal. About 10 minutes into the game the other team scored a goal. During the game it started to spit. After a goal was made the ball was put into the middle and the game started again from there. That was when our team kicked it. We then got two goals. The other team then got two goals. We all played fair and were nice to each other. Well done to the winning team!  

Fruit Kebab Movie

Two weeks ago we were put into two teams to make a movie about Healthy Foods.

We had to make a movie that was about two minutes long. Before we could make it we had to plan out what we were going to be doing. It took us about three days to plan it. When that was done we had to practice our lines. All of us had about three days to practice our lines, before we could start making our movie.

Heilala and I brought in some fruits to use for our kebabs.Once the movie was made we were able to add music to the storyboard. We had about five days to do this. Once that was done we had to publish it. Well done!

Softball Team

Yesterday we went to Dunkirk to play softball. The people who were in our team were Sophie, Maranatha, Heilala, Suliasi, Quros, Sione, Timote, Mele, Min Zin, Mika, Samuel and I. We all tried our best. There were nine other schools there. We played against 5 other schools. They were Glenbrae, St Patrick's, Sylvia Park Maroon and Pt England Black. We lost two games and won 2 but on our last game  was a draw against Panmure Bridge. We all tried out best and worked very hard. Well Done!  

Tabloids Day

Yesterday afternoon we had 5+ a day tabloids activity under the shade. Everyone joined in and we were put into different teams. We all had lots of fun. Everyone was being nice and kind to each other. The activities we played had either fruit or vegetables included in them. My favourite game we played was Mr Reid's one. On his one we had to try and get the coconut off the stick.  At first I thought it was very easy but it was a bit difficult. It was awesome playing in the 5+ a day tabloids  activity day. 

Lunch And Wet Day Monitor Badges.

Yesterday afternoon we had an assembly but not just an ordinary assembly.

We got our monitor badges. The monitor badges were for the people who go to the classes when it is wet or when it is lunch time everyday. We all had to stand in a straight line before we got our monitor badges. Some of us had our badges from last year. It was good to see all of the lunch and wet day monitors with their new blue badges.
 Well done!

Our First Day Back At School

After a very long boring holiday we started school today, YAY!

But something has changed we are all in new classes which means new teachers and new classmates.  Walking into a new classroom felt weird but I knew I had to get use to it. All I could think about was how cool it was to be in a new class. Sadly some of the year eights were still in Room 11 with the year sevens. This is my last year in intermediate and also at this school. I am looking forward to college.