I hope Room 7's compost will decompose quickly!

On Monday 23rd May, Miss Chao decided that Room 7 would make our class compost. She had a container filled with grass clippings. It was filled half way up to the top.

Miss Chao split us into four groups. Two groups had to go outside and collect twigs,and leaves, while the other two groups had to cut food scrap into little pieces so that they would decompose quickly.

When the two groups went outside, we ran like flash to Room 5L because there were a lot of leaves outside their class.We filled up our bag with leaves, then we ran back to class.

When we got back, Miss Chao called us to go inside. The other group brought some twig and some leaves, we brought back a lot of leaves.

Then my teacher told the two groups to help the other groups.I helped the people who were ripping up newspaper and they told me not to rip any paper with ink on it.

After that Miss Chao went to get a plastic trowel and a garden fork. She said, "These are for digging and stirring the compost". Then she told the two groups to cut the twigs and leaves using scissors. She only gave us three minutes to finishes that. When we had combined everything together, we all had a turn using the trowel or the garden fork to stir.

I like Room 7s compost, it smells like broccoli and I hope it decomposes quickly.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount to write about Room 7 making compost. 

I was not expecting my team to be versing the Under 12s!

On Saturday 21th of May, I had a rugby game against Ponsonby on the main field that was the closest to our rugby club.

I asked my coach "What team are we versing today?", he said. "Under 12 restricted Ponsonby", My team froze and ran I cried, "Noooo! You're lying right?" My coach was serious about us playing against the under 12s. They were tall and big people that can crash our team like pepper.

When our game started, I tackled a player and the person's boots had metal studs. He stepped on my leg and injured me and I fell to the ground. I felt pain in my leg. It felt like I broke my shin because he stepped on my calf muscle. I couldn't walk properly after that and my coach and my friend's dad helped me to go out of the field They told me to stay off the field for 30 minutes. However five minutes later, my friend got injured in the ankle so I had to go in and substitute for him, but I was injured as well, so I was limping.

When the other team had the ball, they tried to score a try but I ran to before they could so they don't come back to my team. Then it was half time time and my coach was talking about me because I had a great run even after I was injured. They didn't count the score because it was a friendly game.

I like friendly teams like this team and I hope I don't get injured next time. After our game, our coach decided for us to have a friendly game with the other team. He switched some of our players with the other players in the other team.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount: introduction, events and conclusion to write about my rugby game on Saturday.

I didn't know I was playing full field!

Early Saturday morning, I woke up and I heard my mum, uncle and auntie talking outside. I went to the living room and saw my cousin awake as well, so I asked him, "Should we have some breakfast?" He replied, "Yes."

When we were eating our breakfast, my uncle taught us some of the moves that he learnt when he was a teenager back in college. Then he told us to hit his back, so when I went to hit his back, I hit it so hard that my shoulder felt really sore afterwards.

When I got there with my mum, dad, and my brother, we were really early because we arrived at 8:30. So my dad, my brother and I went for a walk around the field to try and find my brother's team.

When we found his team, I decided to join in and play with them.

After half an hour, I went to find my mum in the car to get my rugby gear so that I could get changed.

Then I went back to George and by the time I got back, his game had already started. I called out for my mum and my dad to join me because I didn't want them to miss out on his game. I didn't get to see George score a try.

Soon I found my team and my coach said "Go around the side of the field to build up your fitness!" My game started after George's game. His game finished at ten o'clock.

When I caught the ball, I was sprinting like a cheetah, I dodged three people then I was stomping on the field. I dived at the five meter line, then my other friend scored the try.

Before long, it was halftime and we had scored three tries and the other team had only scored one try.

After that, my coach told me to have a rest for the rest of the game.

The other team nearly got a try in the last minute of the game, but instead my friend in my team got the last try. The second half we scored one try but the other team didn't score any tries.

I like playing rugby with my team because it's good to build up my fitness.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in my recount.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use 14 appropriate adjectives to describe my rugby game.

Do you know how to crab walk?

On Friday 20th of May, Room 7 went to the top court for our third Netball session with Tina. First we introduced ourselves by saying our names in a circle and Tina brought her friend Christine with her today.

After introducing ourselves in a circle She told us to jog to the first line and back as our warm up.

Then we paired and my partner was Soane. We practised defending our partner today by learning to crab walk to the line and back. We were numbered so that we had enough room to move like a crab.

Soon our session ended and our team name is called Seven stars.I called out, Seven stars on three one two, Seven stars!"

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a recount of my third Netball session. 

What I want to be when I grow up!

When I grow up I want to be a rugby player. A rugby player is a person that represents a country and competes with another country to try and win a trophy.

Netball is good for building our fitness!

 On Friday the 13th, after morning tea we had our second Netball session. Our Coaches names were Tina and Lisa. Tina taught us to turn our hips to get away from the defender in Netball.

First, we practised turning our hips and driving forward instead of moving from side to side.Then we had to pair up and my partner was Soane. One of us was the defender and the other was an attacker. I was the defender first and Soane was the attacker. He had to dodge me and I was defending him. 

Then it was my turn and when I dodged him, however my head was moving instead of my hips. After that they were saying that when they were at the other school they played a game so they wanted us to play the game she played with the other school. When our number was called out, we had to grab the basketball and then pass it to everyone on our team. After we had done that, we had to run to the hoop and take a shot. Whichever team got a shot in the hoop got a point for their team. We had the most points so we won.

My favourite part was playing against the other team because it was a lot of fun passing the ball to my whole team and shooting the ball into the hoop.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of recount to write about my second Netball session.

Do you know where lettuces grow from?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand living things around us.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I identify where different vegetables grow from and design a healthy salad.

If you're colour blind, you can't see green or red!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills using Thinks keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Alphabet key to find words that are related to rainbow.

Morning prayer!

Learning intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I recite a morning prayer.

Run, Hokioi is coming!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I identify the important parts of the story Kahu and Hokioi.