Maddison's Camp Reflections

What was your favourite moment?

My favourite moment was when we got to walk into our cabins and we got  to see our rooms?

I  challenged myself by doing the 4 hour walk. 

What activity did you like best?

The best activity was doing the BMX bike track.

Where would you like to go next on camp?

I would like to go to Hastings because it's a nice place.

Emily's Camp reflection!

What was your favourite moment at camp?

My favourite moment at camp was when we went out rock climbing because I liked racing people and challenging myself to get to the top.

How did you challenge yourself?

I challenged myself in the walk because I really wanted to complete in a positive way and I was so proud of myself and my peers because we completed a 11 kilometre walk.

What activity did you enjoy the most?

The activity that I thought was very stimulating was the flying fox and the BMX track because they both made me very energetic and because they were  fun!

Where do you want to go for camp next time?

Next time I would like to go to Napier for camp because we could travel to Hastings to go to Splash Planet and go to the beach!

Shya's Camp Reflection

What was your favourite moment on camp?

My favourite moment was rock climbing because it was fun and I've never done indoor rock climbing before and I really enjoyed climbing to the top.

How did you challenge yourself?

I challenged myself by the walk because at times I thought I was going to give up but I didn't so that's good.

What activity did you like the best?

The activities I enjoyed was the flying fox and the BMX track.
Where would you like to go next time?
I would like to go to Waiwera because of the hot pools.

Ariana's Camp Reflection!

What was your favourite moment at camp?
My favourite moment was doing the rock climbing because it was really phenomenal to try and and reach to the top!
How did you challenge yourself?
I challenged myself in the walk because I pushed myself to finish the 4 hour walk!
What activity did you like best?
The activity that I liked best was the flying fox because it was sublime climbing up and it was exquisite coming down on the flying fox!
Where would you like to go next time?
Next time I would like to go to Rainbows End or Splash Planet because they are STERLING places to go to!

Calais's Camp Reflections

What was your favourite moment?
My favourite moment was walking into my cabin and watching tv.
How did you challenge yourself?
I challenged myself by walking a 4 hour walk.
What activity did you like best?
My favourite activity was the BMX and the flying fox.
Where would you like to go next time?
Next time I would like to go to Hastings and go to splash planet.

Dontay's Camp Reflections

What was my favourite moment?
My favourite moment was when I got into my cabin and went into my room.
I challenged myself by doing the walk.
What activity did you like the best?
My favourite activity was the BMX bikes.
Where would you like to go next?
Next time I would like to go to Hastings.

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had enough food,the right shoes,enough water, and the right clothing.    
The walk was as easy as I expected except for the stairs.
My favourite part of the walk was running down the hills.
Koare was helpful to me because he waited for me when I was doing my shoe laces up.

By Lance


               

The Tramping Walk

I was prepared because I had all the stuff I needed to bring. I took water, my morning tea and my yummy lunch.
It was easy for me because I am use to walking.  I use to do it with Dillon my brother.
My favourite part was when we had lunch.
Jordan was helpful to me because when I fell over Jordan said "Are you alright?"

By Maddison

Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes, enough water, the right clothing, and food.
The walk was easy because I didn't need to wear a bag because my mum said it would be too heavy for me so Papa Shannon carried my bag for me.
My favourite part of the walk was counting all the yellow & pink stars on the way.
Amber was caring because she was telling me to keep up with the group.  

The perfect walk

I was prepared for the walk because I had enough water plenty of food ,the right footwear, and clothing. e.g water proof jacket.
The walk was kind of easy because I was stopping on the way and going fast on the steep hill.
My favorite part was going fast with Bailey.
Bailey was helpful because he was keeping me to the left away from the cliff.
From Wheturangi

I was prepared enough because I had warm clothes, comfortable shoes,  heaps of lunch and a water proof jacket.
The walk was easy for me because I'm a walking person and I love walking with people.
My favorite part of the gorge walk was running down the hills and wind was blowing on my face.
Shya was helpful to me because when I asked her to get something out of my bag, she did.

by Aria Lawton

The bush walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes and food.
It wads hard for me at the start and as I got half way it got easy for me.
My favourite part was going up all the step hills and seeing all the opossum traps.
I think that Maddison was helpful to me because when I wanted to give up Maddison told me that I could do it.

By Dontay

The Challenging Walk

I was prepared because I had enough food and water and I had the correct footwear and clothing.
The walk was average because when we were going up hill it was challenging because some hills were   a bit steep.
My favorite part of the walk was looking at the beautiful views we got to look at and being with my mum.
Taahnisha was helpful to me because when ever i needed to take off my jacket she held my bag for me and when i needed a drink she got my bottle out of my bag for me.
Naku noa Calais.

Gorge walk reflections

Yes, I was prepared for the Gorge walk because I had comfortable shoes, I had a drink that was cold, I had food and a jacket just in case it rained.

The walk was a little bit hard because I always had to use my inhaler and I had a little bit of a head ache when I went down and up the hills.

My favorite part of the walk was when I got to see all the plants and when I was on the lookout.

I think Calais was helpful because she was keeping her mum company. 

By Sativa

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough because I had the right shoes, lunch, bag and water.
The walk wasn't what I expected because it was really hard.  It was hard because there were really big hills.
My favourite part about the walk was the lookout.
The person I think that helped me the most was Ariana because of her support.

By Kiarn

Gorge Walk reflections

No, I was not prepared enough because my shoes did not have enough grip on them.
The walk was really hard for me because I haven't walked that far before.
My favourite part on the walk was walking with the parents, room 1 and room 2 also with Whaea Raina and Mr Fawcett.
I think that Maddison was helpful because he didn't leave me.

By Unique

Gorge Walk reflections

I was prepared for the Gorge Walk because I had comfortable shoes, and enough food and water to last the day.

I thought the walk was a bit easy because I'm able to walk long distances but, I did get a little tired and my thighs did hurt walking up hill.

My favourite thing about the walk was the experience because I had never done then Gorge Walk before, it was such a phenomenal day!

I think Lance was helpful because he waited for me and he didn't walk away when we thought we were lost.

by Emily

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared because I had the right shoes and the right gear.
The walk was average because it hurt my legs when we had to go up hill but it was easy going down hill.
My favourite part was looking at the views from the windmill lookout.                         I think Shya was helpful because she gave me her scroggin. 

By Kahuranaki

Gorge Walk Reflections - What did you think?

1)  Was I prepared enough?  If not, what do I need to do to be prepared for the Tongariro Crossing?
2)  Was the walk as easy/hard as I expected?
3)  What was your favourite part of the walk? 

The Gorge Walk

I was prepared enough for the walk because I had the right gear e.g shoes, clothing and food.
The walk was harder then I expected because the track kept going up hill and down hill.
My favourite part of the walk was when we were on the lookout and seeing the amazing view.
I think Kiarn was helpful to me because he kept encouraging me to keep going.

By Ariana

YOSS group by Koare

Kiarn and I went to YOSS Youth One Stop Shop on Monday the 2nd September 2013.  We were learning about  hygiene. We had to cut our nails and clean them. We had to show them to our leader. Only Kiarn and I got a perfect mark, everyone else got a satisfactory. We got lots of thing in our hygiene pack. Here is a picture of 2 things - hand sanitiser and nail clippers. 
             

YOSS - by Kiarn

Koare and I went to YOSS-Youth One Stop Shop, on Monday the 2nd September 2013. We were learning about hygiene. At home we had to cut and clean our nails and go to YOSS to show our nails to our leader.  Koare and I got a perfect mark.

ICT - Creative pictures of our sporting role models

 Kiarn Tonihi looking his best and posing as Piri Weepu!

"Kia rite! Kia rite!"

Whaea Raina trying to move the ball towards the goal and posing as Kayla Sharland!

Hockey Black Sticks

Martin Luther King - I have a dream speech

Horomata wiki 11 - Look after the school and respect other peoples property.

Look after the school and respect other peoples property is the virtue of the week.  It simply means you have to take care of the school in many ways and make sure you respect other peoples property.  

You can take care of the school by not scratching the paint off the walls, picking up rubbish left around the school, not littering, not jumping the fences and not smashing windows. 

You can respect other peoples property by asking to use something of theirs, not stealing their lunch, not messing up their shoes or not opening their bag.

By Emily

Student-Led Conferences

On the 10th of April Whaea Raina, the children and their parents will be having the Student Led Conferences.  The children will be talking to their parents about their learning.  They will be talking about reading, writing, maths and general.  The children will be telling the parents what they can do and what they are learning to do in each subject.  I wish you all a great week and Whaea Raina can't wait to see you all at the Student Led Conferences.
By Shya

Word of week 11 - Triumphant

Triumphant is the word of the week.  Triumphant means win e.g Emily was triumphant at badminton!  I was triumphant when I had a race with my brothers.  
By Ariana

Week 8 - Caring

The virtue of the week is caring. Caring means looking after people if they are upset and looking after other peoples property. So if someone says you can play with something of theirs look after it.  

By Bailey and Ariana

Descriptive writing: Occupation Librarians

Whainga Paetae:  I am learning to choose the most interesting details and comments to add into my writing.  I can think of things and extend out the interesting parts.

I think there are a lot of  librarians in New Zealand.  Maybe like over 10, 000 librarians are in New Zealand because there are a lot of cities and places in New Zealand.   We need librarians so people can go to the library to chill out and relax.  They could do that by reading books and playing on the computers. We also need librarians because if people want to watch a DVD they haven't seen before they can go to the library because they're only $1.00 each.  You can also get games out for free!!!

Librarians issue the books for the person who wants them out.  Librarians put the books on the shelf.  They also let you play on the computer, they let you get DVD's and games out for the playstation, Xbox 360 or the computers.  The librarians are very, very kind and helpful so they are very sterling when you need help with something.

If I was a librarian I would like to help people with finding things, setting up the computers, meeting nice people and knowing that I'm doing something first-class for everyone.

The dislikes would be getting paid the wrong amount, the computers stuffing up, when something goes wrong e.g computers, the thing that unlocks the DVD's and games and the scanner, also when people complain about not finding things.

If I was a librarian I would feel PHENOMENAL because I really love reading and because you can meet new people.

By Ariana

Descriptive Writing: Occupation - Librarians

Whainga Paetae:  I am learning to choose the most interesting details and comments to add into my writing.  I will think of things and then extend out the interesting parts.

In New Zealand I think there are over 10,000 librarians.  Librarians are people who work in libraries and issue books.  We need librarians because they know a lot about books.

Librarians work in different sections in a library.  They don't just issue books they can issue DVDs and CDs as well.  Librarians also help you find books that are hidden in the library.

Librarians like reading books that they like in their spare time, using the computer, helping others, browsing the library and having the same people say hello when they visit.

Even though there are positives the negatives have to come along too. Librarians don't like picking up books after people, when the computer freezes while they are doing something, books not being in the right section and heaps of people coming to you at once.

Some people think that being a librarian is easy but it is difficult too.  I think we will have better librarians in the future because there might be new authors that write exciting books.  If I was a librarian I would enjoy going to work.

By Emily

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