Godwits

Today the year 8's were working with Mrs Anderson for inquiry, and we had to make a storyboard that, that was based on godwits. Godwits are one of the birds that migrate the furthest. 

Hockey

This week on Thursday we had hockey. We learnt three things, how to grip the stick, dribble with the ball and juggle the ball with our stick. There were some parts about hockey that I liked and didn't like. For instance we got to have some fun doing games like Octopus, Juggling and red light & green light. We had some practices and then challenges. One of them was where we got into two teams and one of our instructors called out a number which was the amount of players that had to play from each team. The thing I didn't like about hockey was the fact that we were being taught the same skills that we were taught last year. 

5 Minutes of...

Beneath The Sea

BANG! All of a sudden I had been dragged down to the bottom of the sea. I tried swimming upwards but my leg was caught under a rock, and I was losing my breath. I can see the bright sun looking down at me through the clear water. It is  shining upon the sea like a reflection. I could finally move my leg again. I swam to the top of the sea, suffocating inside while my heart was racing. I am still having trouble breathing, but I knew I had to give it my all to reach the top.

I reached the top and felt like I almost died. I tried calling for help but land was a mile away and my phone was broken from the fresh, salty sea. I was stranded and alone until in the corner of my eye I saw this giant red helicopter. My eyes were keeping contact with it as I was struggling to keep floating in the water. I started sinking to the bottom of the sea again. I saw a plank of wood so I quickly grabbed it before I drowned. I jumped onto it, waved my arms, and screamed for help.

Someone peeked down at me and saw me while  I was screaming. A hoist dropped down into the sea as I swam closer to it. It grabbed me like a claw machine. I was then lifted up high above the sea. I’m tragically gulping for air to breathe. I didn’t know how long I was out there. It felt like a day or maybe a week.

Yesterday Mrs Anderson's writing group had 5 minutes to write a story about the picture above.We had to partner up and sit back to back. We had to plan for 10 minutes and then write for 5 minutes. 

Godwit/Kuaka

For inquiry this week the year 8's were learning about the Godwit/Kuaka. We had to use our smart searching skills to find out interesting facts about the godwit.

Blog Commenting

Today, the entire school was impatient to watch a selection of school's movie which is being showcased around the world. It was a very fun time with everyone. Now, we have commented on the movies we liked ( Or other movies from schools you haven't seen).

Paper Planes

Today LS2 were testing their team paper planes. We had to get a piece of every member in our groups plane and make the ultimate team plane. We talked to our groups and tried to make the ultimate team plane. Unfortunately we did not make the top three but we did have a lot of fun. Thomas came first with 14.1 meters then Tai and then Zahn. 

Recount Writing

In writing, we have been introduced back into recount writing. We have searched blogs around the Manaiakalani Cluster for recounts and shared them with our class about what we liked our it. We them completed this mini quiz just to refresh our memories about recount writing.

Paper Planes Collage

Yesterday LS2 were put into groups and had to design a paper plane. But it also was a silent activity. We first had to search and design a paper plane. After that we had to trial our paper planes, after we had done that we had to go back into our groups and think about which plane was the best and decide which plane can we improve on to make the ultimate plane and fly in the class competition.

Jean Batten Timeline:

Today, Sebastian & I collaborated together on a Timeline about Jean Batten. Jean Batten is a pioneer for female Aviation.