Swimming Sports

Last friday it was the rimu swimming sports at the memorial pools, down memorial park. We walked down there at 9:00am. When we got there we got an example on what you do when you get to the end. There was a number of events happening. First there was 25m Freestyle then there was 25m Backstroke then 25m breaststroke, 25m dolphin dive the last one was doggy paddle. In every race I had got last. I guess im bad at swimming never mind at least I had a fun day and we won the class relay!!!!
Over all we had a great day and had heaps of fun.

Yangtze Dolphin Extinction

This video is my simile poem. In room 42 we have been learning what is a simile, a simile is A simile is a sentence that uses words ‘like’ or ‘as’

e.g. He ran like the wind or As blind as a bat.

The purpose of a simile is to make our writing more interesting and to create a picture in the readers mind and to emphasize the quality we are talking about. My  video is a simile poem about the Yangtze River Dolphin Extinction.

Personification

In our class we have just started a unit on personification. This is my practice sentences I created into a poem.

The rains fingers are touching my face

Anger is making very bad face

The house is rolling away under my feet

On it’s tiptoes, or on its feet

Water Vapor Rap

I have learnt that I know how to rap and that the water cycle is included in the process of a leaky tent. The other thing I have learnt is that working with a partner isn't to bad. The benefit of working with a partner is that if you are stuck they will come and help you solve the problem. They also help you even if they have no idea. The difficulty I overcame was that I was going to do an imovie but i wasn't sure till I found you you could do a rap.

Homework task 4

Academic Excellence

Task: Reading challenge- join and visit the public library regally. Each time you visit blog about one new service the library offers.


Last year I joined the tauranga city library. It is a great opportunity to research and refresh your mind. The library is a nice quiet space that you can read any type of book, Fiction, non fiction any book really. I will blog more about my visits regally its usually every two weeks I go there and get a new book I will hopefully go there this weekend.

Stay tuned

Homework Task 2

Excellents in the arts

Task: Join the production.choir, a band or Kapa Haka participating in all rehearsals and performances for the year.

I have joined choir I have done it for four years now. I try very hard to achieve goal in choir. I have gone to every audition for solo and only got one but I still strive to achieve. This year the choral festival theme is summer. The choral festival is when all the choirs from the schools in bay of plenty are joined together to create one big vocal orchestra. With a few solos here and there its a huge success and I cant wait for more sining opportunities.

Homework Task One

Excellence in the arts.

Homework task: Learn an instrument or craft join a dance school/ team during the year.

This year I am learning the instrument keyboard. I have been doing keyboard for a number of years now. I am on book two out of like six. Last year I started the series of this keyboard book and yet i have four more to go once I have completed this one.

I can read notes, correctly position my fingers and play many tunes. Keyboard is similar to piano. But it is not as big and it has a higher voice. Thats the instrument I will be learning for the rest of the year and more.

For my homework over the next two terms I am doing.....

For the next to terms I have to do ten homework challenges I am hoping to complete...

G2 : Give to your family: Prepare 3 formal three course meals, including the
menu, cooking and presenting, photographs of the meal and feedback from
your guests.


G4. Give of your time: Visit an elderly person at least eight times over two
terms.


G6. Knit something for one of these charities

E1. Learn an instrument or craft or join a dance school/team during the year.


E5. Improve your confidence and skill: Prepare and present a speech on a
topic of your choice at a Rimu Hui.


E6. Join the production, choir, a band or Kapa Haka participating in all
rehearsals and performances for the year.


E8. Take an out of school art type class e.g. pottery, painting, jewellery making
etc.


A2. Be a reporter: Report an event in writing and present it in a local
newspaper.


A8. Reading Challenge - join and visit the Public Library regularly. Each time
you visit, blog about one new service the Library offers.


S3. Become a tech angel and provide technical support for other students/
teachers in another school

My first month at T.I.S.......

The first month of TIS. Wow its gone fast, on the first day I meet my teacher Miss Campbell. She told us a few things that are going on like technology is in week five and we will have a round robin for house sport. On the first Thursday we had hui and we made a chant that goes....

ATTENTION!

SOUND OFF!

29, 30, 41, 42

Dont wait dont hesitate the battle has begun computate and dominate Rimu are number one. We've got it together were moving to the top Rimu's red army impossible to stop. Strawberry shortcake, Banana split we think your house plays like shift to the left shift to the right stand up Rimu. FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

We also have to do a karakia. A karakia is a maori pray or chant. You do it at the end of the day. We do it after packing up. Our one goes...

Kia tau ki a tatau katoa 

Te atawhai o to tatou ariki

O ihu karaiti

Me te aroha te Autua

Me Te whiwhingatahitanga

Ki te wairua tapu

ake ake 

amine

We have many other fun and interesting things I have made heaps of new friends its been a good year so far and I cant wait for the rest of it to come.