Treetops Adventure
Well….. it all started at 8:30 on Monday for me. I was so ecstatic when I saw the bus that would travel Room 20 and 21 to TREE TOPS ADVENTURE. We travelled by bus on Highway16 to Kumeo where TREE TOPS IS.
Once we got there everyone was like aggressive fish tugging on hooks. The awful thing was that I was the hook. I eventually got out of the bus after a painful minute off being pulled and pushed backwards and forwards.
It was time to get the gear on. Once I got my gear on I realized it was too bulky. Then I remembered that the instructor said they were going to tighten the harness so they tightened mine and then it felt better.
Eventually we got on the practice course. I found it boring and easy.
I found course 2 and 4 the most fascinating because they were more challenging and difficult for me. I loved the flying fox on course 4 and 2 because they were high and endless. I enjoyed hanging from the vertigo cables because that’s when we had an amusing time watching everyone else enjoying themselves.
The habits of mind I used were taking responsible risks because even though I was strapped in to a harness it was a responsible risk for me to let go and trust it but I knew I would be safe. I also used striving for accuracy because I kept trying to improve my ability on the courses. I wanted to get quicker and better.
On the way back in the bus Mitchell, Tyson and I were playing a game called Give Up because we were bored. When we got back we were greeted by our parents (well for some people) I had an excellent time with my friends and I had the best experience every hanging in the trees.
By LT
The School Value – Week 10 – TRUST
Dear Diary,
Konnichu wa Diary. Can you trust in me to write in you? I can trust in all my friends but not my enemies because I don’t trust in them with my belongings as they might lose them. If I am able to trust in someone they will have to be sensible, have to show the value with pride and loyalty.
I trust in Miss Adamson because she is sensible and she has as the teachers say The Best Class In The Whole School. I can trust in my friends because they are all reliable as so am I.
Rm 21 is the most responsible class in the whole school. I think that I could achieve the School Value this week just like that!!!
From your extremely reliable friend
MMM
My Reflection – Week 9
Dear Diary,
This week’s value is Tolerance. I will show this value
by waiting my turn, sharing my space and time with everyone and by accepting others ideas and listening them.
My goal for myself is to keep improving my handwriting by focusing on my slope.
I like Miss Adamson she’s soooo pretty and I like her dreadlocks maybe I might get some.(Might). I like my class this year because everyone is really friendly and we cooperate nicely with each other.
Love from your best friend
BM
Sir Edmund Hillary – Voicethread
We have been talking about extraordinary New Zealanders.
Sir Edmund Hillary is one of the people that we most admire. We found four of our favourite pictures of Sir Edmund Hillary and then asked each person in the class four questions about him. They were….
1. Tell us one interesting fact about Sir Edmund Hillary.
2. What Habits of Mind did Sir Edmund Hillary use in his life?
3. What do you most admire about Sir Edmund Hillary?
4. What are your dreams for your future?
By MH & MHH
REFLECTION – Week 9
This week’s value was Tolerance. This week I showed the value by listening to others opinions in my group and accepting them even if they were not mine.
This week I have enjoyed going to Tree Tops Adventure because it was challenging and I felt overjoyed of my personal achievements.
I am most pleased with my handwriting because I am getting better at my slope. I have completed my goal I set for myself last week. My goal for next week is to continue to get better at my slope.
From: H.L
My Reflection – Week 8
I think that I have achieved the School Value Responsibility because I always did what I was told to do and I looked after the classroom and my class mates.
My goal for next week is to have more interesting words than happy, sad and big in my writing because my writing will be really boring and no one will want to read it. I also want to improve on my sentence writing because then people will be interested and want to read my writing.
I have enjoyed doing maths because I learnt a new strategy. I found senior P.E really exciting because everyone took part in it and I got the ball in capture the flag.
The work I’m most pleased with is my Diary Writing because I’m getting better at it and I now know more about how to make my writing interesting.
From:TR
My Weekly Reflection – Week 7
This week I have enjoyed doing Maths because I got through it like an amazing clock in full action.
I have not enjoyed doing my Homework because I did not manage my time. Next week I will manage my time better when I am doing my homework.
Next week my goal is to show the School Value Tolerance. This week I showed the School Value Responsibility. I showed the school by being responsible for my clothes and my belongings.
I think that I could improve my handwriting because it is not good and I could do better at it and I could also learn my basic facts.
I think that Miss Adamsons would be really impressed because last year I was not that good and I think that although I still have to learn my 7, 9 and a little bit of my 6 and 12 they have definitely improved because I have used persistence,
From your amazing and Fantastic Diary writer RB.
Bye Bye people of New Zealand.
Keeping Manukau Beautiful
On Thursday 20th March at 11:00 Room 21 and Room 19 got changed into their old clothes, grabbed our bottles of water and lined up outside the class. Miss Adamson then told us to walk down to the Reserve.
Next the lady from Keeping Manukau Beautiful told us lots of information about graffiti. We learned that graffiti is very bad and that the Tax Payers spends over 3 million dollars on graffiti each year just in Manukau. Then she showed us some pictures of what graffiti looked like.
Then we all stood up and followed the one of the lady helpers who travels around Manukau painting over graffiti.. She led us out of Elm Park School and around the corner. We walked for about 30 minutes and then we stoped near a long alley.
We were shown where we were going to paint and how to paint. Then we had to choose a partner. I choose JM. We were then given a paint brush each and a paint bucket was put in front of us. We walked up the alleyway and the lady told us where to paint.
I dipped my paint bush into the paint pot and then lifted my paint bush up so fast it went all over Jason. It was really funny. We finished the whole alleyway in 45 minutes. I looked at it when we were finished and it looked beautiful.
Then we had to walk back to school. I felt very proud of myself because I did a good job and it was very helpful to the community.
BY JW
