New Zealand Olympic Ambassador - Brooke Neal

Brooke Neal told us about the 3 Olympic Values (Excellence, Friendship and Respect) and also one of her own values, Purposeful. She talked about “ What’s her why” and she said “ Her why is her family and her country” She had told us about her hard times, but she never gave up. She had showed us her goals from 9 years ago, and on it had she had written, “ Go to the 2016 Rio Olympics.” She had achieved her goal and she told us to write our goals down. “ Writing down your goals, is better than keeping it in your head, because only when you see your goals everyday, will you try to succeed.” This is what Brooke had said to all of us. She has set a new goal for herself and that is to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. We need to start thinking about “What is our why?"

Basketball Training With Yaran and Malik.

For 2 weeks we have been training with Yaran and Malik. Last week we learned B.E.E.F meaning Balance, Eyes on the target, Elbow and Follow through. We also learned the dinosaur stance, head up and when dribbling, use your finger tips. Today we learned how to catch the ball with a diamond, chest pass, bounce pass and overhead pass. They also taught us how to fake and pass. Playing basketball is really fun.

Boomerang - Angles

In this game I had to make an acute, obtuse and right angle boomerangs. I found this easy as an acute angle is less than 90o, an obtuse angle is more than 90o but less than 180o and a right angle is 90o. I would like to try a more complex game.

Acrostic Poem - Terror

WALT: write an acrostic poem using alliteration.

Acrostic Poem: Terror

Tree twigs tumbled to the ground.

Emergency equipment was pulled out.

Radios roared throughout the building.

Raging rain splattered against the rooftop.

Overpowering objects flew towards me.

Rest replaced worried thoughts.

Basic Facts

I recently did a basic facts timed test, stage 8. I found it a bit hard as I didn't get enough time to answer every question correctly. I answered 40 questions and I got 35 correct. I will try again to get an even higher score. 

Personification Paragraph

Walt: write a paragraph using figurative language.

I have been learning figurative language. I learned personification. I had to write a paragraph about personification about the beach.

The Beach

Orange, yellow and red covered the empty sky that could be seen lying above the ocean. The waves plummeted on the surface of the water, forcing it to race up to the sand. The leaves on the trees danced to the soft breeze. The seashells gripped to the sand, not making a single movement.

Equivalent Fractions

In this game I had to find the equivalent fraction. I found this game really easy, as it was just for revision. My score was 18600 and I was ranked 11th. I would like to play a more complexed game so that it really challenges me. 

Personification Poem

We have been learning figurative language. We learned about personification. Personification is giving life to non-living things or animals. We had to create a poem about school or the beach using personification.

The Beach

The leaves danced in the wind,

Swaying to the calm melody,

Until they laid still,

Waiting for it to begin again.

Maths E-Asttle

I had done a Maths E-Asttle test and I had received my results. I am very proud of my result but I am still trying to achieve my goal which is to get a 5A. I do need to make a lot of progress to achieve my goal. 

Magic Squares

We have been learning to do magic squares. I had to find the magic number which what I did was added all the numbers up and divided it by 3 as it is a 3 x 3 square. I then had to put the numbers in the correct order so that all directions ( diagonal, across, down ) added to the magic number. I completed level 5 and 6. I would like to try a 4 x 4 square.