St Kent's Day - by Solomone

It was a Friday morning like every Friday morning but then it was St Kent's day! When St Kent's came we had to be split into groups and go with two St Kent's boy and girl. When we we got organized we went to some activities the St Kent's made. I went to soccer first! It was amazing. I really had fun and enjoyed it so much but my team lost but at least I got to participate in it. After that my team got split up. I got to stay playing soccer. It was fun. After that game the other team won! After soccer the bell rang for morning tea. When morning tea was finish my team went to the music room and we played some music. After that we moved to the library and played some board games get it board games. I played chess and I won 3 games. I beat Popi, Mary and Brazie. Then I vs a St Kent boy. He won and I said good game and we shook hands. After that we moved to Zumba. It was cool we learned new dance moves. After that the bell rang and it was lunch time. St Kent's People made us some Sizzle sausages! After lunch time it was Culture groups and some of the St Kent's people came and watched us practice.

And that's what we did for St Kent's day!

Working as a team - by Solomone

I loved the movie because Julianne, Tyron, Pupuke, Katrina and I made a cake! Mrs Buchanan was recording us. When we started we put the cake on the table and Pupuke put the icing on the sides to stick the Kit Kat on. After that we stuck the Kit Kat on and Katrina and I put the M&Ms on top. Then Julianne,Tyron and Pupuke helped us. When we were done we finished recording.  I felt great because we got to make a cake! When it was lunch time, Julianne cut the cake and we got 1 piece of cake and 1 Kit Kat each.

We worked well together to make our movie. I used Panzoid to make the introduction about teamwork. Katrina used button base to make the beat for the background.

And That's What We Did For Our Movie! It was fun!

GOTTA READ EM ALL! - by Solomone

Going To The Film Festival

On Wednesday we went to the Manaiakalani film festival in Sylvia Park. It was cool when we went in the bus because I got to sit in the back.  When we got there we went inside and waited for other schools to go out because they finished watching the movies before us.

When there were no more people coming out of the movies we went inside and we sat down on a chair and waited for the movies to start. It was cool because our video was second starting and it was funny but some people didn’t laugh but at the end they did.

When it was time to go we went outside and went in the bus to go back to school. My favourite movie was ours!

GOTTA READ EM ALL!

Frosted curls and a golden star

Despite today being the shortest day of 2016, we finally replanted our Room 10 garden! We read the information labels, planned our plot and measured the distance between each plant. Lots of digging, lots of earth and lots of smiles as we watched our garden take shape. We will water and watch to see how our native grasses and other plants grow. The coprosma, Golden Star, reminds us of Matariki.

JAE COACHING SNAG GOLF! - by Solomone

On Thursday we played snag golf with this man named Jae. If you don't know what snag golf is it is  similar to regular golf but snag golf is when you can use your hands or your golf club. When we played we had to hit these targets with the ball and when we throw the ball it sticks on the target. When we started hitting the target it changed. When we started playing Mr Jae gave people golf clubs. Robati and I had to hit the ball with the golf club and we tried to hit the target and score a snag for my team. The rest of the team had thought that it was hard but some boys said it was easy peasy. Then we had to roll the ball in the hula hoop.

And that's my day playing snag golf!

Buddy Reading with Room 4

This afternoon we visited Room 4 to listen to our buddies read.  Later in the week, Room 4 will visit Room 10 to find out what we have been sharing on our blogs.

Weather wins 1-0

Although the sun was shining, the Year 5/6 soccer team were feeling a little sad this morning because the interschool tournament was cancelled for the second time due to the weather.  The weather forecast was spot on, though, as the wind and rain did arrive in the middle of the morning.

Smart Learning by Prudence and Solomone

We have been learning to become Smart Learners. Mrs Grant has taught us to write a quality blog comment. We have learnt a lot about being Cybersmart, like kawa of care, secure password and Smart Footprint from Mrs Grant.

This screencast is about being Smart Learners.

Awesome athletes!

Our awesome athletes showed their speed over 75 metres, 100 metres and 400 metres on a very warm afternoon last Wednesday in front of family and whānau.  Certificates were presented to our winners and runners-up today.  We wish Jessie, Kuini, Saluselo and Elisha the best of luck at inter-schools athletics at Lloyd Elsmore this Wednesday.

My Favourite Movie - by Solomone

This is the screencast that I made with Mika in Room 9. We talked about a movie we liked best at the Film Festival. This movie will show you positive ways to be thinking of when you're on the internet. Watch the words!

Cybersmart Driving: Dum Dee Dum

Our Cybersmart learning focus at the moment is learning to write quality blog comments. Back at school after our visit to the movies on Wednesday, it was time to put our learning into practice:

 There was also a spontaneous reflection on Room 9's film ...

I see fire on top of the mountain

Solomone knew what to do when he saw fire on top of the mountain last night. While in his garden, he saw the yellow flames climb high into the night sky and made a call to 111.  What quick thinking!

To find out how many fire trucks were needed to control the scrub fire on Mt Wellington, check out this NZ Herald video. 

Representing Ruapotaka

Julianne and Solomone were the Year 5 representatives from Ruapotaka at the inter-schools cross-country competition this week. They both thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of running around the course at Bailey Road.  Julianne showed grit and determination to come 6th in the girls event. Solomone stumbled and fell in the muddy area but picked himself up and felt proud to finish the event with runners still behind him. Ka mau te wehi!

Just keep running!