Cross Country

At Cross Country this year I came 10th and surprisingly last year I got the same place😀. At the end of my run I felt exhausted😰. I think my training really helped with my run especially the big hill at the start. I did get through to HP but my time was too slow⏱. Last year I made it to HP and came last😔.  

My Speech 2016

This year my speech is about drownings in New Zealand. I chose this topic with a little help from my teacher Mrs Taaffe. The research was easy because I found these websites called Water safety NZ and Drown Base. I changed my topic 4 times because I didn’t feel strongly about the others. I am really nervous because I don’t like speaking in front of lots of people. The hardest part of a speech for me is the presentation.  

My Learning Goals

My Learning Goals

My learning goals for writing are choose a hook for my audience, use language features e.g. alliteration and visual, and revise and edit to add impact. My reading goals are to not stutter and pronounce words properly.

  

My Numeracy goals are finding place value, solving equations involving time e.g What time is the time 3 ½ hours after 11.30 a.m. and find a rule for a number sequence.

The last goal in my Literacy is the one I want to focus on the most.

I think I am on target to achieving these goals and what I need to achieve them is resilience and a growth mindset.

The things I have enjoyed most this year was the movie and cross country training.

I am looking forward to the Whetu picnic in the local playground.

Holiday Recount

In the Holidays my family, cousin Emma from Ireland and I went on a trip to Rotorua,Taupo and Mangakino. When we got to Rotorua we went on the Luge. It was Emma's  first time on it and she really liked it. On the advanced track I crashed and went of the track. When we got to our motel my cousin, sister and I went in the thermal pool. When we got to Taupo Emma did a bungy jump. She said her first scream was OMG I'M GOING TO DIE! and her second scream was WOOHOO THIS IS SO AWESOME. When she was finished we went to my auntys bach in Mangakino. In the morning we packed up and started the long drive back home.

On Sunday in the second week of the holidays my sister, dad, Emma and I went to Hot Water Beach. While we were digging our hole the wind picked up and blew sand on our backs and it really hurt. On the way home we stopped at a cafe and I had a yummy piece of sushi.