Week 1 Term 2

It has been great to get started back at school, we have summer games this Friday, we are starting Japanese next week plus lots more. Over the holidays I entered two cycling competitions, The GIB tour in Te Awamutu/Korikanui, and the New Zealand Road Nationals in Napier, Hawkes Bay. The GIB had three races. A 9km Time Trial a 28km race and a 36km. And for the NZ Nationals  we only had two races, A 15km Time trial and a 26km race.
We now have science on Tuesdays and Fridays, we have just been learning about Atoms, Molecules, Particles, Matter, the Periodic table/Gases,Liquids and Solids.
But last of all I really like the new SHINE painting on the wall as you come into school.

ONCE UPON A CRIME

This is my ONTV video that our group made on camp. "Once Upon A Crime"

Wellington Camp

Last week my class went to Wellington, we all enjoyed it but I think next time taking cars would be a better idea!! We left on Sunday and came back on Friday, but it took seven and a half hours to travel there (one way!)

ONTV: Once Upon A Crime

This was my favourite thing over the whole camp. I really enjoy acting, as I was Gretel and The

Beast. I did muck up a few times but it didn't matter, lets just say not everyone did everything perfect. I liked my two costumes I wore, firstly I was Gretel and I wore a navy blue singlet Jump suit with white polka dots and little white cardigan with frills around the edges, I also had my hair up in pigtails. For the Beast I wore black pants, a green and blue tie, a suit jacket with shoulder pads and a big brown wig. To see the clip go to: ontvNZ the look for Te Awamutu Intermediate.

Media:

In the media lab we learnt to make apps, Firstly we made a cat app. We had to learn about putting the button on ,so when you touch the button/picture it makes a sound. Then we put the sound button, then the title. After learning all that we went back and did it for ourselves, but that wasn't all. We had to put the picture into the blocks, then the cat sound, then finally link everything together. And nor was that the last thing, we then had to transfer the app on to the phones we were given to make sure the app worked, and that was the final step. We then made two other apps that were a little more complicated.

Snorkeling/Aquarium:

We went snorkeling at Island Bay Marine Reserve, we went in pairs with an adult. I went with Kylie and her dad. We saw some snake stars, they are a type of starfish that has a little round body and five long skinny legs that look like little snakes, hence the name. After the cold long snorkel we went to the Island bay Marine Reserve Aquarium. We got to touch and hold lots of shells, starfish, kina and lots of other things, we even go to touch and see a octopus get fed! And just as we were about to feed the octopus its dinner it sucked in lots of water and squirted it in Mrs Crowe’s face!!!  

Pools:

I also really enjoyed the pools, there was two hydro slides, a wave pool, a giant/steep slide in the water and a river ride.

And these were only some of the activities we did, lets just say it was a really fun and enjoyable camp with too much to do.