Te Awamutu Intermediate present Once Upon a Crime | March 26

Wellington was probably the most full on four days I've had in my life! There were so many things that we did, ranging from a visit to the National Library, to spending 45 minutes in the cold Wellington sea, looking at starfish, sea cucumbers, and big blue fish! Every one of these activities I enjoyed, but obviously I enjoyed some more than others. One day we went to Wellington Zoo, and that was one of my favourite trips. Casey, Raiha, Megan and I got to watch a small Blue Penguin named Korora have surgery on her right flipper. We also saw a stick insect 12 inches long!!!! Zealandia was another place I thoroughly enjoyed. We were able to stroke a Tuatara, and eat a Kawakawa leaf! (Which made your mouth go numb!) The Kawakawa leaf (also known as the pepper tree), was used as an antiseptic by the Pākehā and the Maori. We did a few trips to museums, and we had two trips to Capital E. Above is the video that we made in group two. To watch group 1's video, go to YouTube and search up Capital E nz, than click on the first site that appears.

Carter Observatory was also something I really enjoyed. I found the fact that universe is all that there amazing! I can't even really get my head around it! Space is a VERY interesting subject, and if all else fails for me career wise, I would certainly try and take up the opportunity of being an astronomer.

I have to say, the bus ride was definitely the worst part of camp. Eight hours!!! I could hardly handle it, as I am not one for staying long periods of time in the same spot! The food we had at camp was waaaaaaaay better than I thought it would be. One night we had nachos, another night we had devils sausage, and another night we had chicken. The dessert was even better, with a mixture of fruit, ice-cream, and jelly! Every morning, after breakfast, we packed our lunches with muesli bars, baking, sandwiches, and fruit. Bedtimes were around 8:30.

 We paid a short visit to Te Papa, and I can say without a doubt that Te Papa is a place that you could spend up to five hours roaming around the building, and then when it comes time to leave, you've still only explored half of it! There was so much history recorded in this museum. We also visited Wellington Museum of City and Sea. This was amazing to me, as it used to be a harbor storage barn, housing the wheat and materials coming in from big boats. A lot of boats went out of Wellington harbor as well, like wool and animal skins. I thought this museum was really cool, with a nice era about it. 
Another place we went was the H20 Extreme Centre, which had hydro slides for the kids, and Hot pools for the Mums and Dads. There was a raging rapids part, which I thought was really cool! 
On the drive back from Welly, most of the kids had a snooze. I tried.. and failed to get a sleep! We stopped of in Taihapi to buy some lunch. Mum bought a club sandwich and an apple turnover, and I bought a avacado and chicken roll, and a blueberry muffin. 
When we got back to school, a few parents were already there, but because dad was at work, Amy's mum had to drop us off at home.   

I really enjoyed the camp, but I am glad to get back, as there is no place like home!


  

Learning Reflection week 7

As I am writing this my face is red hot, and my arm is sore. Why? Let me tell you.

This week has been a pretty normal week. I finished my jumper on Tuesday, and I am now making a beanie, that is green and red.
Today I had Girls Football Skills up on Sherwin, which explains why my face is red hot, and I also had my immunization in the morning, which explains why I have a sore arm!
I am gradually cooling down from playing non stop soccer, but we have to do jump jam in 20 minutes! Damn!
I have found out that I am Gina in the production, which is the part that I auditioned as!!!! I am soooooooooo excited!

Learning reflection week 6

This week has been pretty cool. Wednesday was mufti day, and I have been doing a lot of work. I have learnt how to add and subtract integers. Before I started the work,I didn't even know what they were! Integers are practically any number so long as it is not a decimal, but it is mostly negative numbers. The equations I do are like -3+-9= -12
Casey, Oksana, Amy, Bert, Dani and I have been working on a report on either the Holocaust or Gallipoli. I have chosen the Holocaust, and the report that I have written is in my drive, in my writing folder, under the title of 'Holocaust.' Terrible things took place those days under the hands of a horrible man,named Adolf Hitler. 11 million men, woman, and children were mass murdered because of Hitlers Anti semitism. He sent out Propaganda saying that Jews, Gypsies, and many other types of people were the down fall of Germany.
A path way has been made at the end of the school, and a painting of SHINE is getting created on the brick wall on the front of our classroom. I have nearly finished my jersey, and I will hopefully get to put up a photo of it!

Learning reflection week 5

Amelia

Daughter, gymnast, football player, and tree climber,

Granddaughter of Loraine Spain,

Lover of nature, reading, and Gymnastics,

Who gives laughter, advice, and support,

Who feels power when high in a tree, and love when she see's her family,

Who needs love, space, and friends,

Who fears disappointment, and loneliness,

Who would like to see animal cruelty stop, and peace in countries start,
Resident of Pirongia, Hamilton

Amelia

The writing above is my portrait poem that I have written this week. I have two other poems in my Drive. It is obvious why they are called 'Portrait Poems', as they are poems that describe you, and create an idea of your personality in the readers mind. This week I have also learnt how to understand Integers, Square Root, and how to identify the Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple. We have been given our test results, and my biggest achievement is getting a level 6P in the test for writing! The piece that I wrote on this test was called Referees aren't always right, and this piece is in my Drive as well. This week Production trials were held, and I auditioned with Casey and Mya. I reckon all three of us will get a reasonable part in the Production, as Mrs Ellis and Mrs Shaw seemed pretty impressed with us! The school found out on Monday that Rain, Mania, Boston, and Eden have scored head student! This afternoon is jump jam. I am on dishes this week too! Yay!