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Slip 'n' slides, pool, wheels,  games, and just relaxing under the shade of the some trees. 

Welcome back bloggers!

On Monday we had our last wheels day of 2017, and for me, my last wheels day of primary school! :(

We rotated around 3 main activities, and the first one I did, was the pool and slip 'n' slide! I came in mufti, and we went on the slide first, I whizzed dawn, and at the end I belly flopped onto the grass, It hurt, but it was worth it! Then in the pool, I splashed about and collected millions of rings from the bottom of the pool! (more like 20). 

For the second session we did games on the field!

We played capture the flag which was amazing, but by the time we got to T-ball I was legit melting like  ice-cream! Then at last we got to play and rest under the trees, I played chess and then I took a power nap! 

In the last block, I rode my scooter around the courts, and then my friend Jasmine pulled me around on the trolley boards (her blog link is at the bottom.) and all in all the day was super fun!

And of course here are some photos:

Me whizzing down the slip 'n' slide

Lily, Joyce, and me playing  Draughts
 

 Ashana and  Jasmine relaxing

Everybody having a good time 

Jasmines blog!

Ashanas blog!

Lilys blog!

Joyces blog!

Fun with the leaders

Welcome back bloggers!
Because we are approaching the end of the year, out teacher let us post about anything that we have enjoyed over the year, and 1 thing I have really liked was being a leader.

What is 'Being a leader'
Leadership is a fun and exiting programme that we do at Waikowhai Primary.
At the end of each year around 12 year five students get picked to become leaders the next year. A leader wears a bright orange tee-shirt with their name on the back, so people know who they are, and people know they are leaders.

What do Leaders do?
Well, they are given a group of 3, and a certain day, for example Friday.
Then every morning they on their certain day they take a class out to play games on the field, court or in the hall. In term 1 me and my partners (*Joyce and Jerry) took the juniors, which was my favourite because they always listened. In term 2 we took the middle school, and in term 3 and 4 we had a mix of everybody!

How do people know when Their class gets to go and play games with the leaders?
That's actually pretty simple. On our day (Friday) 3 minutes before the bell rang for morning tea, we would go and tell the class what game we would play, and where we would play it, so they could join in if they wanted to.

Here are some pictures of the awesome 2017 team:

A silly picture

A sensible picture

A picture of me

The names on out bright orange tee-shits!

I have really enjoyed being a leader this year. It was fun to play games with all the students.

I hope you like this post, and please leave a lovely comment for me!

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My Slideshow of fun!

Welcome back bloggers!
Recently we have been reflecting on out gala day that I have been telling you about.
We have made a slideshow full of fun photos and our thoughts! WE used the 5 thinking hats to prompt us along the way. Then we were able to add in images that relate to our thoughts, about the day.
Here is slideshow of gala day fun:



I enjoyed making this slideshow because it reminded me about how super amazing and thrilling the gala day was, without having to leave the class! We had to write at least 4 sentences, but I wrote around 8 for each slide because I had so many great memory's about the day.

I hope you like my work and please leave me a lovely comment!
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Amazing africa

Today in class we have been introduced to the learning system called 'Summer learning journey'.
They give you a whole lot of activities to do over the summer, so that you don't forget all your knowledge while you are partying and swimming.
I  am starting 1 of the activities today, and I will be telling you guys some facts about South Africa.

At the very edge of the country there is an amazing site.
2 beautiful seas mix together.
1 is the Atlantic ocean, the second biggest oceon in the whole world.
It covers 1/5 of the worlds surface! And the other is the Indian ocean, it is the warmest ocean in the whole world!
The national animal for South Africa is the springbok which is the logo for their  rugby team, and their national colours are mostly yellow and green. But sometimes black.
There is no national birthday for south Africa, but they have 14 other holidays.
The ethnic mix includes Black African, white, Asian and more!
Some native animals in south Africa include:
The African elephant (the largest living land mammal!)
The leopard (who have very distinctive black spots covering their blondish fur.)
The Buffalo (including the blue buffalo)
&
The lion (the second biggest feline in it's family.)
Some animals you also might find in south Africa is the humpback or brides whales.
Also sardines come in skoals of around millions searching for warmer waters. This is called the sardine run.

Here are some pictures:

The African Leapord

The 'sardine run'

The springboks rugby team

I hope you like my work, don't forget to check out the summer learning journey!

Please feel free to leave a comment!

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Blogger and sewer?

In class, over the past few week we have been creating Tote bags. It was super fun, and I made one with a giraffe on it. You might want to make your very own, so...
Here is how we made them:

What you will need:
Sewing machine
Fabric
Siccors
Strapping
pins
iron

Method:
1. First cut our 2 pieces of even fabric.
2. Pin them together-inside-out, but only pin three sides! Because you will need a top.
3.Sew the 3 pinned sides together, in a straight line.
4. Iron your bag, and then fold down the top of the bag, sew and repeat this step to make the hem, then iron again.
5. Cut out some strapping (twill tape) any lenghth you think will fit, and sew them onto the inside of the hem in a square. when sewing them on go back and forward a couple of times to make sure they a strong.
6. Sell or enjoy!

Some photos:

Me with my bag!

Messy class!

Next time I would not rush the screenprinting so much because 1 of my bags turned out messy because I rushed. I would also be more carful when I sew so I don't get a bleeding finger again!

Are you sustainable?

Welcome back bloggers,
Over the last couple of days, myself and *Amie have been creating a slideshow that will play in the hall on our big Gala day. If you would like to see my slideshow on the big screen, you can come to our gala day at Waikowhai Primary on the 25th of November, (it starts at 10am and goes to 3pm.) Anyway, my slideshow is about being sustainable, and thinking about what you do with your rubbish (especially plastic!) We talked about what happens to the rubbish, and who your rubbish affects. But we also gave some ways to cut down on your plastic and stop hurting the environment so much. We had some fun ideas that would hep you recycle, and be sustainable! 
Here it is:



I hope that after you have looked at this slideshow you are about to go away and do some great things, for the environment and for yourself! Looking after the environment is important to humans because we need to use it every day. The trees give us air, we build our houses on the nice green grass, The plants give us food, and so do the animals. If we keep on littering then we won't have any of these wonderful privileges!

More about the Gala day:
This slideshow all relates to the theme of our Gala day: being sustainable. All the students will be making reusable or recycled products, like some of us are making paper from environmentally friendly resources. Others are making tote bags to help cut down on the amount of plastic people are using. The Gala also celebrates different cultures, and there will be cultural food, and dances!

I hope you like my work and feel free to comment!
*Check out Amie's Blog here: http://wpsamiem.blogspot.co.nz/

inquiry work

Welcome back bloggers.

For the last couple of weeks in class, we have been making Models, slideshows, and presentations all about our inquiry topic. The topic  had  to  somehow relate to mountains.  People  did  topics  such as  snow monkeys, yeti’s, and how mountains are formed.  My topic was  mountain lions  also known as cougars. I made a backdrop with flaps to lift, and lots of  information.
 Here  is  my presentation:

The first thing that I had to do was Cut the paper out into the shape of a cave. Then I cut out some blue felt for the sky and stuck it all down. I added some grass and vines at the bottom, then I started to draw and colour the cougar and her cub.
when I had finished drawing them I stuck them on. I covered my cave in camo material to make it look cool, and then I cut out some of the shapes for the flaps. After gluing everything down, I printed out all the information and glued it all under the flaps. Then after adding some of the finishing touches, I was done!

I hope you like my work and feel free to comment