Congratulations For Being Successful Students!!!

On Monday we had a Syndicate Assembly. Room 9 was suppose to host the assembly but unfortunately we had a school assembly instead, so we had to have a short syndicate assembly. When we began Miss Ginders said, "It's time for us to practice the Christmas songs for prize giving."  The first time the song was played, we had to listen and the second time we sang along to the song. Then, it was time to see who had being successful students from Room 12. We had Miria and Damien. Everyone who did really well to receive their awards  should be proud of themselves.

We Are Having Fun!!!

Yesterday some lucky students were picked to go to Sylvia Park to watch some of the Films that students made this year. Miss Ginders and Mrs Buchanan both made a film.  They both did really good films. Everyone who participated in the films did a pretty awesome job. Everyone had fun at the movies with their friends.

Achieving Your Goals

Supplementary Test Achievement In Reading

Students Ready, Clocks Ticking and Test Beginning.

Last week on the 3rd of November the whole Senior Block sat a STAR Reading Test. We all had our test after morning tea. It was a very hot day but we had to switch our brains on. We started at Eleven O’clock.

The clock was ticking minute by minute. Mrs Golder read out the instructions to us. She explained it loud and clear. Before our teacher said “go” I was clicking my pen. When Mrs Golder said “BEGIN” I was so nervous because I wasn't sure if I can improve my marks from last year. We had 45 minutes to answer the questions.

Firstly we began with the first page, the first page` was straightforward because we had to look at the pictures and circle the word that represent the picture. We had four minutes to complete the first page. Students were racing along answering the questions. When we moved on to the other pages I wasn't sure if I could do it. Most of the pages were simple.  

There were a lot of pages but we were able to do it. We were all nervous at the start but we were okay at the end. If we had finished one page we had to go back and complete the ones that we had missed out. We had to answer every single question.

During the test I had a feeling that my pen was going to run out because my answers were wrong. I also had a feeling that the answers that I circled first was right but I was confident about the answers that I circled. The STAR Reading Test was easy at the beginning and difficult toward the end but I knew that I tried my best.  

Finally I had finished the whole test I was really happy because I had a feeling that I was doing pretty well. I was proud of myself.  

First Time Trying This!!!

Last week On Friday, the whole school gathered together to see students perform their Poems. All classes had three finalists.  As always we started off with Room 1, followed by Room 3 until we got to Room 12. Room 12 finalists were Elizabeth and Florida they performed their poems very well. Some students made the audience giggle.  It was really amazing having to watch and listen to the finalists doing their poems. I think that the students who did their poems were at their standerd.  I also think we did a pretty good job on our first year doing it.

Good Job On Getting Your Awards

Yesterday, Room 10 hosted the Senior Syndicate Assembly. We sang two songs -  one of them was called 'We are the Champions' because the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup.  After singing the songs it was time to see who had achieved any of their goals. We started with  Room 12, followed by Room 11, Room 10 and lastly Room 9. It was really cool seeing all the students who have improved a lot.

A Huge Step For Mankind!

Exhausted Students After That Long Run

Students jogging, walk and dawdling. Teachers started yelling to students to take off their jumpers.

When the bell rings every morning from Monday to Friday the Senior Block lines up to get ready to run. Students have to run around the streets to keep themselves fit and to get us prepared for school cross country and inter-school cross country competition.

We line up into our class lines. We talk and talk until the teacher tells us to be quiet. Miss Ginders tells us when to go. Year five start followed by Years eight, seven and lastly year six. Students begin running delightfully.

Years five and six do two laps unless they are fast enough and do three like the years seven and eight.  Teachers say that years seven and eight have to do three laps but some students do only two laps.

The students go for their first lap and they start off with a steady pace then they sometimes move on to a faster pace. Students run towards Mr Reid down to Mrs Buchanan and back up to Miss Ginders. When we get to Mrs Golder she says “Take off your jumpers”.  

When some of the students who started last pass the years sevens and eights they sometimes feel embarrassed. When some of the year sixes pass us like Lupe  we just cheer them on.  We sometimes cheer on the people who do less running and more talking.

When students go for their second lap around they start to huff and puff because they are tired. Some students huff and puff because they talk too much.  Other students don’t huff and puff because they go at steady pace and they also do less talking.

Some students get really annoyed with some of the students who run round them.  Some students run furiously and some run pleasantly. Students dawdle when they don't run.  Students sometimes run clumsily and some day-dream while they run.  

When students reach the finish line everyone is happy they get to stop and rest.  We were lucky we got to the finish line.

On Wednesday the 16th of September we had our School Cross-Country. The seniors had the opportunity to watch their sisters and brother run.  Year five had to do two laps, years six and seven did three laps and years eight had to do four. When the teachers said that we had to do four laps we were really angry because we never tried four laps. It was much harder doing four laps on the day. After the four laps run year eight were really exhausted that they ran straight to the taps for a drink.     

We all tried our best to come 1st, 2nd and 3rd but unfortunately only three students can go to the inter-schools. We enjoyed running as a school because we improved a lot from the other years.

Cross country starts

Ready Set GO

Overjoyed

Steady pace

Slow runners

Cheering for students

On the track

Up you get

No talking

Try your best don’t give up

Repeating fitness 5 times daily

Yay we have finished