Hockey

Today, our class went to learn Hockey.  Our coach was Lydia.  The first thing we had to know was to keep the hockey stick below your knees.  We also had to use the flat side of the stick not the round side.  We then played a game that relates to traffic lights.  Green was to hit the ball, red was to stop and yellow slow down.  Lydia also included 2 more colours, purple and silver.  Purple was to go backwards and silver was to go fast. I enjoyed hockey and would like to play again.

The Last Day

WALT: write a recount.

On July the 19th 2015, was the last day of the holidays.  All I did at my friends house for the last day was just, playing games.  I was at my friends house for the whole weekend and it was time for me to go back to my house.

I first had lunch to prepare for my big bike ride.  I was going with my friend, my friends mother, my sister and her french friend.  I had baked beans in a croissant for lunch.  The croissant I had was crunchy and the baked beans were perfect.  It was weird eating the croissant seeing my friend eat because he took bit by bit.  Me on the other hand just took a big piece and stuffed it in my mouth.  I think they could know that I liked croissants.

After that, I got ready for the bike ride.  I didn’t have a bike so I used my friends brothers bike.  His bike was perfect for me.  I also used his helmet.  I was surprised because the helmet tightly squeezed my head and my friends brother was 16 years old!  I don't know how my friends brother could wear a helmet like that.  With everything set, we went on our bike ride.

We went on the bike ride because if I went by car, my last day would be at home doing nothing so the bike ride was able to make my last day fun...with a bit of exercise as well.  We were going to town because that’s where the train station is.  On the bike ride, we went over hills and down hills.  It was very fun because I went so fast, the brakes squealed as they turned red.  

Then we went under the harbor bridge.  The bridge was on top of our heads so we could hear cars and bikes roaring like it was millions of war planes.  Then we had to go on the footpath and ride our bikes near the roads.  We then reached a bridge near town that goes down when boats go away and when boats come, it opens.  We we lucky that it was down.  When we went over the bridge, we got ice cream.

We got ice cream at a place where you can choose any of your favorite toppings and put them on you ice cream.  We then put our bikes somewhere safe and walked to the train station in Britomart.  I had to say goodbye to my friends mother and him because my sister and I had to catch a train back to glen innes.  We had to wait 20 minutes for the train.  That was the end of the bike ride.

When I got home, I quickly emptied my bag and hugged my mum.

5 Golden Fish

WALT: write an impactful introduction to our Maori Myth.

“Wake up, Wake up!”  shouted a Maori fisherman.  One fisherman was trying to wake up his fellow fishing buddy.  He got ready and rushed to the waka.  Waiting for him were 3 patient but hungry looking fisherman.  He grabbed his net and climbed aboard the waka ready to fish at the Tasman sea.  

The 4 men climbed into the waka and set sail for the Tasman sea.  On their journey, they found an excellent spot to do some fishing.  There was a ray of sunlight beaming down, clear water and many Ika.  There were 5 golden Ika circling around the ray of sunlight.  One of the fisherman said that 5 golden fish were the best fish to eat.  He said that they could feed the iwi for billions of years.  

When one of the fisherman heard about the fish, he quickly grabbed his fishing net and caught the 5 golden ika.  When he returned to the iwi, he left the ika by the bonfire and got ready to eat the fish.  When they cooked the ika, they ate the fish and threw the fish bones and scales into the sea. Tangaroa, the god of the sea was insulted, and the next day  when the fisherman went fishing, they found no ika and no source of food in the Tasman sea. Since the iwi disrespected Tangaroa, the 5 golden ika could not feed them for billions of years so the iwi started to get hungry.

One of the fisherman then started to think about the bones and the scales they threw into the sea.  He had a plan to clean the sea so the iwi helped him clean up the bones and scales.  When they all cleaned the sea, they were restless.  They were just thinking about their hunger, staring at the sea endlessly.  The fisherman then got their gear and went fishing.  They saw 5 golden ika and caught them.  They went back to the iwi and cooked the ika.  This time, they put the bones and the scales in a bucket and used them for things they could make.  

The iwi were no longer hungry.  They learned from Tangaroa that if they wanted resources for their iwi, they had to respect the gods.

Fraction Adding and Subtracting

WALT: add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers.

This game is called Speedway.  In this game, you have to get the correct answer to come first.  You have to answer fractions like 1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4.  Every time you choose the correct answer, you gain a speed boost that will help you come first.  I came second on this game because I didn't answer the last question to get the speed boost so Computer 10 came first.  I would like to play more games like this so I can get first nextime.

Fizzing And Foaming Art

This is the art I made for Fizzing and Foaming.  We did this because it was part of our science experiment where we put mentos into different cups and bottles coke was poured in.

Ratio Blaster

Today, we are learning to solve problems in proportions.  This game is called Ratio Blaster.  In this game, you have to find the equal ratio that match the ratio and shoot it.  For example, 1 to 2 is equal to 5/10.  This game was a bit hard for me because I still need to learn more about ratio and proportion.  I got 10 hits and 5 misses.  I would like to play more games like this because I want to learn more about ratio and proportion.

Ratio and Proportions

In this game, we are learning to solve problems in ratio and proportion.  In this game, you are given a problem and you have to solve it.  You will have to learn your multiplication and ratios.  In this problem, the answer is 4.  I got the answer by 2 x 2 = 4, and 4 x 1 = 4.  This game was challenging for me because the problems get harder.  That is why I only got 1 correct.  I will need more practise on ratios and proportions.