Strategies To Make Things Work!

Sharing a room: If they are noisy just cover my ears and pretend that they’re not there.

Tasting different food: Think of something else while eating.

What I am wearing?: Get over it forget about it.

Getting sick: Keeping clean and doing the right thing.

I dont like sharing a room because some people might be too loud and I get distracted. To

overcome this problem just pretend they’re not there. If they give out vegetables I will not eat it because I’m not a big fan. To overcome this I’ll just think of something else and just munch away. If i’m wearing something that doesn’t look nice to other people I’ll just say “it’s just clothes”, and forget about it. To not get sick I will not go to places where I am not allowed and try my best to keep myself warm.

Lets Go Camping!

I did a statistical investigation of where to go for camp.

I rolled the dice 4 times so it the number of times a place could be chosen, would be fair.

• Lake Waihonu had the most rolls so it was the chosen place to go.
• Mt. Albury had the least rolls so it was the place not to go.
• Marama had 4 rolls but wasn't enough to beat Lake Waihonu.

Would You Trust Your Buddy?

TRUST CHALLENGE

In preparation for our camp next week we had a class trust challenge.

This challenge had 3 important tasks. First was we got put into groups, the one's and two’s. Then we had to partner up with a student. Number two’s had to go behind a number one and place their right hand on top of their partner's shoulder. Next number two needed to close their eyes and put their trust on their partner. The last task was that number one had to maneuver his/her partner all the way to the big gate without a scratch.

When everyone had accomplished their mission to the gate it was now time for the number two’s to mentor their partner. But this time with a twist. The number two’s needed to guide their partner back to the class with a chosen route. We were not allowed in any difficult obstacles because we might harm our partner. Partners were allowed to go anywhere where it was not problematic to go through.

After everyone occurred at their destination (room8) in one piece we did a second test. We need to guide our partners through the class with them not getting injured. The room was trashed up with chairs and tables everywhere, it was a chaos. The same partners needed to agree who will guide and who will be pitch black. The guider needed to talk and explain where his/her partner needed to go. Once all the groups had established their role, everyone now knew how it felt to be blind.

New Zealand Helps!

We are learning  to question what we read to increase our understanding. 

East Timor.

East Timor is a small in Southeast Asia, it is a place where the temperatures are very hot and where there is poverty. The population is about 1.2 million people. During the hot seasons East Timor can get temperatures up to 47 degrees, and during cold times the temperatures will descend below 36 degrees added to this it is sometimes the place may get thunder storms. In East Timor it has been invaded by Indonesia and Portugal because they want more land and to take over countries. New Zealand soldiers went to East Timor to protect innocent civilians from any danger. They went not as soldiers of war but as ‘Peacemakers’.

There are different types of soldier groups. They are referred to in the article as

( A blue ) and ( A green ).

The blue soldiers were guarding, patrolling and with relate with people in the villages. The people particularly the children, enjoy the treats the soldiers give them. These treats are chocolates that the soldiers brought with them from New Zealand. The children's reaction to the chocolate made me think that perhaps they had never tasted chocolate. The soldiers talked to them about was is it like in their New Zealand.

The green soldiers explore the area for and bad people or danger. They go to places where it is not safe. The green group had to wear camouflaged clothing to blend in and sneak up on smugglers and criminals who steal and kill.

It was really interesting reading about life in another country.

SWISH!

WALHT- We are learning how to add more detail to my writing.

On Saturday my Dad dropped  off to our basketball practise. He decided to watch my game.

When we arrived inside the Auckland Boys indoor court, I started to practise because that was our second basketball game. I started to get pumped up during my practise. Then our coaches called us in. When we got to him all my teammates were there we all sat on the bench.

After that our coach told us some things to remember during that game. Then he chose the first 5. I was one of them. (As always) I was doing the jump ball. The jump ball is when the ref has to throw the ball in the centre of the court, and 1 player from each team has to smack the ball back to their mates. Then I got ready I jumped as high as I could and smacked the ball to our side, so one of the players in my team could dribble that ball to the other side of the court.

My friends Jeremy caught the ball and straight away dribbled to the other side and passed it to me. I was so free the I caught the ball and took the first jump shot, luckily it went in the hoop and swish! I was so happy the i got the first shot in. After the first quarter was done I checked the points, the other team was leading by 4. I felt so tempted to win so I was the next five in the game. Minutes later the second quarter was finished we were in a tie. That is when I felt a relief.

Then on the third quarter is when the serious game started. There were passes and shots. In and out. Inbound and outbound. Crossovers and blocks. The game was so busy. Then minutes later the third quarter was finished. The it was time for the last chance to win. I was in the whole game. The last quarter was the best, even though we lost. At the end of the game, we teams shook our hands and I said “GG”. (good game).