Rugby League session

Yesterday morning Sio Siua Taueiaho from the 2011 junior warriors came to Point England school to teach our seniors some rugby league skills. When we got to the counts and our teacher put our class into four groups. Once we got into our groups we had to line up behind one other. After Sio explained to us of what to do he gave each group a ball.

We did relays up and down the counts for a few time. Our first game was called in and out what you had to do was try run as fast as you can Sig sagging thought the cones and the last person in your group why ever gets back first and sitting down wins. We played another game similar
to the first game but you had to Sig sag around your team members. After that person comes back and scores a try then the person at the back of the line will come to the fort then it will be they turn.

The next game we played was kick tennis. We joined group to play this game so that it could be even. You had to kick the ball to the opposite team and the other team had to try and couch the ball if you run away for you ball you are out if you kick it to high or to far and it goes out of the cones the your out. At the end of our rugby league session i was already tied but i really enjoyed it i can’t wait till next time.

Science roadshow

On Thursday the 9th , the year 7 & 8’s went down to Tamaki collage to watch the science roadshow. The reason why we went to the science roadshow is because it was part of our topic for the term. Before we left school our teacher Ms Tito put us into groups of six. We had to walk in our groups down to Tamaki collage. Once we got there the science roadshow had already started we quietly sat down with the rest of the student .

The people that were talking to us names were Paul and Jane. The thing they talked to us about was our senses like how we see and how we feel things. After that we got to go and play with some of the exhibits . Some of the exhibits were scary but some you just did’t know what to do.

One of my favourite exhibits was Quirky Curiosities. When you go to that exhibit you have to look through this pipe and there is a rocking chair. But when you turn the light on you can see a skeleton. But really it is just a ghost skeleton.

Overall it was really cool and I hope we can go the Science Roadshow again , or i could be one of those presenters presenting my work for other people.

Swimming

Every second term, year 7 & 8 go down to the Y.M.C.A pools for swimming lesson. All the seniors go down to the pools everyday for half an hour but Fridays for two weeks. I didn't go swimming for that whole two weeks as i didn’t feel like swimming. Every After lunch times we all head down to the pools altogether ready and lined up .

When we got to the pools and the people that were swimming had to get change and jump in the showers before getting into the pool. What i had to do was write lines because i didn’t bring a note for my reason why i wasn’t swimming . When i finished doing my lines i got to watch some of my friends swim.

When there finished swimming we all walked back to school and came back to class hopping next time i will remember to bring my togs or a note .

Design Process

In room Twenty two we a making signs for our school. We are trying to help our school by stopping people from littering. We have something called a design process. In the design process we are up to generating ideas. Generating ideas is all about thinking of what kind of shape or colour your going use to create in your sign. You have to think of what your going to make it out of, you can use Metal, Card broad, Plastic and other different materials. It’s very important to have more then one idea because if your first idea doesn't work out then you can go back and fix it.

Another important thing is when you create your sign. It’s important because you have to make your message clear about what your on about. When we create our sign I want to create my sign out of metal because if it rains I don’t need to make another one.

Geometry

In room 22 what we have been learning about in maths is Geometry.
Geometry is the study of size, shape and position of two dimensional shapes and three dimensional figures.

What we have been doing so far is drawing 2 dimensional shapes and 3-D figures in our books. We are also learning how to draw perfect circles with the compasses and make our own Tangram from scraps of paper.
At first i didn't know what Geometry was but now that i know I really like doing Geometry.

Hopefully next time we do Geometry we get to do more fun stuff.

Taonga Time

Every Friday’s our year 7’s and 8’s have something called Taonga time .
Taonga is a Maori way of saying treasure . The reason why we do Taonga time is so that we can learn different passions of our teachers . Every term we change around and because its only the second term we haven’t been doing it for that long .

At the moment the groups are Kapa Haka , Sports , Music , Team building .The group that i am in now is Kapa Haka my teachers name is Ms Tito . For the people that don't know what Kapa Haka is, Kapa Haka is a Maori performance . We learn new song and actions we and we also get to go out and perform at different places .

I really like being in Kapa Haka because you get to go places and perform but mostly because all my friends are in it . I cant wait till its Friday again .

First netball session

A couple of week ago room 22 went out to the courts to learn some Netball skills with a lady named Emma .

She taught us some of her dynamic stretches they were high-knees , bum-flick and the gape-vine .

She asked us to get into two groups and line up behind the yellow line facing the other person standing on the opposite side .

I really enjoyed playing and doing the skills she taught us .
But sadly we lost agents the other team. I cant wait till we have another netball session .