Read about me!

Lani 

Kia Ora, my name is Lani. I am 12 years old. I was born in the Manly Base Hospital in Australia. I am part Maori, part Dutch and part Australian, but the Dutch shows out in me more.I have several shades of blonde in my hair, I have ocean blue eyes and my skin is a light brown.

I love sports! I play netball, basketball, touch rugby, rippa rugby and my favourite sport of all surfing! My dad introduced me to surfing when I was nine. I go surfing whenever I get the chance.

My goal in life is to become a professional surfer! And show that girls can surf as good as boys, maybe even better! I would also like to travel the world after university, if I don’t become a professional surfer before then of course.

Well now you know all about me!

I Can Do It, We Can Do It!

I Can Do It, We Can Do It is our inquiry for the first part of term 1.

Our Big Question is:
How can I make my classroom a great place to be?

The Deep Understandings are:

• We can all help to make our school a great place to learn
• We all have rights, roles and responsibilities at school
• We all have knowledge and skills to contribute – we are smart in different ways.

As part of this inquiry we have been creating personal shields, writing profiles about ourselves, a mihi and poems that give a description of ourselves. As part of our homework each student has been asked to put together an All about me booklet.

Muru Raupatu Marae Visit

At our recent visit to Muru Raupatu Marae.
Our Head boy Taine Wilcox was able to demonstrate his orator’s skill by doing a whaikōrero on behalf of the school. We were all very proud of him.

Below is a sample of some of the activities that we were involved in during our day at the marae.

Personal Shields

Jessie 

In class we have been creating Personal Shields. They represent our culture, hobbies, family, sport and our future goals. All Personal Shields are completed and are displayed on our wall for all to see. Below are some examples:

Lani 

Jessie,  Cherkayla ,
Quinten & Liam 

Thomas 

Hannah 

Welcome to 2011

Today was our first day back at school for the year! It was great to see the excitement in the faces of the students when entering the class this morning.
Reminder:
Hats must be worn out in the playground. Please remember to bring your hat every day or better still leave it in your desk!
The Intermediate school goes swimming on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday so please make sure that you all bring your togs.

Welcome to Room 10 2011

Term 4 Highlights

Term 4 was filled with many highlights. The Term started with the camp to Rotorua for the Intermediate team.
Below is a Recount written by Taine Wilcox.

Rotorua Experience

Day 1:

A hot summer’s day. Sitting in the boiling spew infested bus. Hungry and tired we all just wanted to get to Rotorua. After a few hours we finally reached Rotorua, we all scrambled out of the bus for fresh air. But there was more smell to come. The smell of Rotorua lingered through the air. We all raced to our cabins to grabbed the bed that we wanted. We all got to explore camp Keswick. Mark (the camp owner) told us all the boundaries and rules of Keswick. We then unpacked all of our gear and got settled into Rotorua. at about 5 o’clock, Mr Lobban called everyone who wanted to got for a swim in and then we all went to Lake Rotorua, it was just across the road. it was warm because there were natural springs coming from underneath the sand. Everyone who was game enough went out a long way because the lake was real shallow. After a while boundaries were called because people were going out and out and out. Mr Lobban then called us in to go back to the camp. We had showers and got ready for dinner. Dinner was delicious. We then had to do our camp diaries so that we could look back at them when we’re doing our camp recounts. We then had supper and went to bed

Day 2:

We all woke up from a night’s sleep, had a wash and had a scrumptious brekky. We had the normal breakfast cereals, toast, porridge and milo. We had time to make a hand picked roll. We then got ready to go into Rotorua’s town. We split into two groups, the big bus and the small bus. The big bus went on the duck tour which is a tour of Rotorua’s most famous lakes in an amphibious vehicle. We were all given quakers which, are like Kazoo’s. We first went to the Blue Lake it was interesting because it was really naturalistic. We bobbed around the blue lake for a while before heading to the green lake. The driver told us a myth about the lake and how it got it’s name Taputiki. We then drove back to the city and our group went shopping while the other group went for their adventure on the duck.
We ended the day by going to the Aquatic center where we were all in need of a swim after the sweltering sun had been beating down on us.

Day 3:
We woke up to the sun streaming in the cabins and to find that we were going to one of Rotorua’s most visited places the Luge and Gondola’s. Full of anticipation and anxiety we headed up the Gondola. We all had to start on the beginners track. We picked it up straight away but Mrs Gotz was too fast and she caught us and passed us. She had been their before! I had done my first ever luge and my brain was buzzing. We went again and again until we were out of rides.
Next on the agenda for the day was the Rainbow Springs Wildlife Park. At the park their were Kiwi’s that we could not see and other native animals, like ugly but colourful trout. I felt like getting a fishing rod and dropping in a line but of course I couldn’t because they are protected and there for the tourists to see.
We had time to kill before heading back to camp so we made a detour down to the lake front where their was an opportunity to go on the paddle boats but most just played on the playground.

Day 4:

Today was the day we had our cultural experience. We had a few hiccups getting their because our bus had broken down and we were cramped into a small bus but, like all good fairytales their was a happy ending. Another bus came to our rescue half way down the road. At Te Puia we experienced a Powhiri and a performance that was marketed towards the tourists. I think we could have done a better job but of course we didn’t get a chance!. We were shown around the geysers, carving house and we got to see some real life Kiwi’s.
Our next activity for the day was the Museum the highlight there was a simulation of the volcanic eruption of Mt Tarawera.

Day 5:
Today was the day we headed for home! We packed and cleaned the cabins and then back on the humid bus for our long ride home. My highlights of the trip was the luge and my awesome group that knew how to hunt for a bargain. Thank you to all the parents and teachers for allowing us this awesome experience.

Term 3 Highlights

Arts festival

Excitement in the air and the hall begins to fill. The Kapa Haka group stands in the darkness signalling the fantastic night to come.

Music, dance and instruments, lit up by dazzling lights. The smell of lollies making my senses tingle, the flashes of glow sticks sparkling in the darkness. Wave after wave of performances buffet the crowd with spectacular
images that would be set in there mind forever.

With rapping dancing and singing the teachers were a sight to see. Arts festival 2010 was the place to be.

Be sure to see the photos on the website.
Jacob Keen & Jurnee Kihi

Out door Academy

It was Tuesday 14th and it was about 5:30 in the morning and I was preparing for the trip I had been preparing for this day a week ahead. I was beaming with excitement when my mum drove me into the car park outside the school. Kia Ora / Talofa Hello my name is Lani and I have been asked to tell you all about the recent Outdoor Academy that I was extremely lucky to attend. We meaning Sarah, Jurnee, Charlotte, Hannah, Samantha, Ethan, Chino, Bradley, Connor B, Taine, Kane A, Mrs Gotz, Tommie, Karen (Bradleyʼs mum) and myself, had to be outside school about 6:15 because we had to leave 6:30 sharp. Everybody turned up eager to hit the road. Most of the girls went in Karenʼs car. Mrs Gotz and Tommie had the pleasure of driving all the boys and Jurnee up in the van.

It was a quiet drive up in Karenʼs car but I bet it was the complete opposite in Tommieʼs van. When we reached Taumaranui we headed for National Park then straight to the mountain. It was pouring down with rain so we had to get dressed under the icy cold rain. But little did I know we were about to find out what icy cold actually is. We were all suited up feeling like Sumo Wrestlers as we waddled up to the rental shop. Our gear was fitted and away we went. Tommy and Mrs Gotz were both experienced skiers and were our ski and snowboard instructors. We got used to the skis, snowboards and the snow down in Happy Valley. Then we were ready to hit the higher slopes. A group of us caught a chairlift up to Rock Garden. We didnʼt spend too long there and we again mounted the lifts to go up to the Waterfall T on the 2nd chair.

This was the most challenging experience and with fear and trembling I conquered the Tbar. We all felt like human icicles so to defrost we went to the Tokannu Hot pools where we put down a hangi and soaked while we waited for it to cook. On Friday the mountain was closed due to bad weather. Mrs Gotz had booked us into the climbing wall in National Park. The rock-climbing instructors strapped us into our harness and thinking that we were monkeys we raced each other to the top of the walls. We all loved this experience. We were so fortunate to be given this opportunity and I enjoyed every moment of it.
Lani Moorhouse.

Term 3

Term 3 will be a busy term in Room 10 with many students being involved in the up coming BP Challenge and Arts Festival. We also have our Year 7 & 8 Interschool competition. We will be updating our BLOG with photos of the events. This Friday we have Stratford coming to our school to challenge us in Rugby, Netball and Soccer and the induction of the new student council.It will be a busy day.