A weekend recount

sweeping - term 3

Last Wednesday me and Reuben started to sweep in the car park by the hill. We went to Mr Walkers shed and asked him if he had any jobs we can helped him with.We asked him if we could sweep the car park because it was looking dirty. Mr Walker said "Yes", so we started to sweep the car park. We could only sweep for five minutes because the bell was going to ring and I said to Reuben "Hurry up we need to get this done before the bell!" The bell rang and we froze and put the tools away. Then we went back to class. When we got into class we did some learning before the bell rang for morning tea. At morning tea we went to Mr Walkers shed and got the tools out. Reuben and I had a great time together helping Mr Walker at morning tea. Last Thursday and Friday Blake swept by himself.

On Monday Reuben and I did sweeping together and we had fun. On Tuesday me and Nathan swept and we had fun too. On Wednesday it was raining at morning tea so me and Joshua couldn't sweep but we did sweep at lunch time because it was outside play. Me and Joshua swept the puddles down the drain and I was coming along and I didn't see a puddle in the middle of the driveway. Then I accidentally stood in the puddle and I got splashed all up my uniform. I said "I give up!". Thursday at morning tea me and Joshua did sweeping and we had to bring the classroom cones back so we took the wheelie bin down to room 28 and Joshua took the cones inside while I took the bin back to the shed. At lunchtime it's meeting time and at the meeting me Nathan Joshua and Reuben decided since we had a great week with the schedule we will do it again next week. In the last 15 minutes me and Joshua did some sweeping. Friday is just me.

Explanation about How to Make Windchimes

I was learning to write a clear explanation for an audience. I thought if was fun because it was a hands on thing.It was great. My favourite part was painting the clay. I found the rolling of the clay quite tricky. My next step is to describe the object better.

My Kaitiaki Art

This is my Kaitiaki Art.  It's a picture of the Maori God of the Wind.  His name is Tawhirimatea.  I had to type up words about him on the computer and them print them off.  Then we had to cut the words out and glue them on.  I traced the god from a picture then coloured it and cut it out and stuck it onto the black piece of cardboard.

Matariki Rotations

On Thursday 18 June 2015 at Elm Park School.We all gathered in the courts to get in our groups to celebrate Matariki.

First I went room 10 with Mrs S. She gave us a sheet of paper to make stars. We had to colour in the stars. I chose pink, purple and yellow. I had fun making the stars. I thought my star was cool. I said to Mrs S "I'm finished", and I was the first one to finish. Then Mrs S said "I like your work Blake. Great job!"

Next Mrs S told me to go to room 30. When I got there Mrs Howard was sitting at the teachers desk and then she came over to the whiteboard and wrote our lesson on the board. We were singing a song.  It was counting in Maori from 1 to 10.  The song was getting a bit complicated for me so I just sat at the side until they were done.  Then some people came over and played a game next to me and then Mrs Howard told those people off for playing the game.  They were meant to be in the circle joining in with the song and she said "It's fine for Blake to be out there but you guys need to join in."  Then I buddied up with Nathan and we played Old Man's Dead.  Mrs Howard said "You guys have to go to Room 17."

At Room 17 I waited outside the door but everybody pushed past me.  Mrs Rist growled them.  We went inside.  I went inside first because I was lined up first.  We made porotiti.  Porotiti is a piece of circle cardboard that the teacher cut out.  We get the scissors and poke two holes.  Then we put string through the holes.  You tie the string through the holes and so that there would be a loop at one end and at the other end there will be a tie. Then we coloured them in with vivid. I used red and black and then at the top I wrote my name. Then I turned and wound up the string and then pulled it out and in out and in out and in so it spins. If you stop pulling, the circle will stop spinning. Then you have to wind it up again.

After that I went back to class. We all sat on the mat and shared what we had done to celebrate Matariki.

Finally the bell went for recess and we all ran outside to eat and then play.

Overall I thought it was fun. My favourite part was making the stars in room 10 with Mrs S. I like stars and I like art, I am very creative. I'm looking forward to the next Matariki celebration so that I can do some of the different activities next time.

100 word challenge - It's not my fault...

Weeks ago I started this thing called the EPS helpers, that stands for Elm Park School Helpers.  We sweep around the school. One day we were sweeping and me and Nathan had an argument, so Mrs Johnston said "there would be no more sweeping". I said to Nathan "It's not my fault, you started it!" Nathan said "Well thanks a lot! Now all of us can't do the sweeping. Joshua, me and you, all of us can't do sweeping!" So I said how about we have some time off sweeping for a week and so we did. Today I said lets start sweeping again, but this time it's just me Nathan and Joshua.

My amazing day

On Wednesday 3 June 2015 me and Mrs Graham planned my amazing day on refill and then glued it into my daily task book.  I did lots of learning that day starting with a Gloss test.  Then I did my handwriting and after that I did my kitiaki art.  Finally I did a job for Ms J.

Overall I thought it was an amazing day and my favourite part was handwriting because I always do a good job on my handwriting.  I'm really looking forward to using my daily task book everyday.