Snow trip

On the 6th of September Room 7 went on a ski trip down to Mount Raupahu on the whakapapa side. Everybody had to have been at school by 5:50 with all their gear ready to be put in cars. after traveling; for about three and a quarter hours when we finery got to the mountain car park and headed; down to the rentals building in happy valley; to get our hired equipment which was skis and snowboards, then to the meeting area to make sure that everyone was there. If you have not skied or snowboarded before now was the time to try to and see if you were a natural or not or try learning. At the start of the day I found skiing really hard, but after my lessons I found skiing a lot easier, after lunch me and Dad went up to the rock garden because happy valley was to easy. The rock garden was a good challenge for me, I wiped out many times before I got used to it. If I was to go skiing again I would try some jumps and some of the harder runs, I had a great day at the snow and would like to go back soon.

kaleidoscope

earler this term our class made some kaleidoscopes using 48 of the same photo, 24 of the photos where origional photos and 24 where reflected. To make the kaleidoscope you hade to make a square using 1 origional 1 reversed origional 1 upside down origional and 1 upside down reversed photo

Prime Minister of Te Maunga Shire

This term our school topic is financial literacy. We have created a little society with a small bank and warehouse, bank manager, warehouse CEO, chief editor of the newspaper, Board of Governors, currency and little money making ventures.
This year I have been given the opportunity to be the Prime Minister of our little society.   It is a big responsibility and includes setting up the market day, issuing food licenses, and making sure the market day runs smoothly.

Pre school reading

Earlier this year our class took on a leadership role and walked down to the local pre school to read to the children there.

The day before, our class went to the school library to choose a book so we were fluent and confident about how we pronounced the words.

The next day we walked down to the pre school and were asked to read to a little kid. We then set off to find a cosy place to read the story.

The hardest thing to do when you are reading to small children is to try to get them to listen, pay attention and look at the pictures.

Stinky fish

Early in term two our class did a science experiment on the smell of a dead fish. We used different household chemicals to see which chemical got rid of the smell. Some chemicals worked but some didn't work at all.

We discovered that dish washing liquid worked the best, closely followed by soapy water and not far behind was tooth paste.

Science fair

In term two our school was studying the material world. We learned lots of cool things about the properties. In the second half of the term our class chose, studied and presented a science fair topic. You had the choice of working with a partner or by yourself.  I chose to work with a partner. Shane and I did what type of water separates the best when an electrical charge was applied.  We did pretty well but the only thing that us down was originality.

Cross Country

On the 24th of May Te Pahu school had their annual cross country.  Everybody was proud about how they competed. If your time was quick enough you would have the chance to participate in Lower Waipa cross country. I was pleased with my perfomance at school and at Lower Waipa, coming 2nd and 3rd.
In a few months time I will be participating in the full primary and all full primary schools can enter a team to determine the best runner for year 7 and year 8 in the Waikato.