My school holidays

On the holidays my Family and I went to a restaurant it was called Lone Star Hamilton.

I remembered we went their when my brother got married. We entered and the waiter showed us our table and gave us a menu to order food. I got a fanta and a burger with chips and got ketchup with it. My older brother said he will order  lots of food for everyone but I was lucky and got my own food in time. My food came first and everyone else got there food last. I just waited for there food to come but I was thirsty so I drank my Fanta and finished it. There food finally came so we prayed and then ate. The chips was yum and the burger was delicious but my favourite was the chips because it was crunchy and the seasoning was nice.

I looked at the table and saw steak so I went to the other side and got some steak My dad said to just take the whole thing but I was kinda full so I just took a little bit of the steak it was actually yum so I poured butter on it and tasted yum so I got the whole thing and ate it. after I ate the steak I was full my brother asked if we wanted to go to timezone but we said no because we were full. I was bored so I went down the stairs and came back up. My brother and sister said The last one down loses and i won and my sister came last. After that we got in the car and went home and we were all tired

Our Stone Cottage visit.

Yesterday morning we went to visit the stone cottage. We had to leave at ten o’clock. Luckily we were close to it. We walked excitedly to the gate and crossed the road to get there. When we got there we got introduced to some people and their names were Terry, Patrick and Josephine. They were amazing because they know so much about who lived in the cottage and where it used to be. Patrick is a historian and he said that the cottage used to be where McDonald’s is now in Mt Wellington. When they moved it to Panmure, they had to build it stone by stone. 

When we came inside and entered our first room it was called the parlour. It was beautiful. Terry told us about the stuff in there. When I first came in I saw the original model of St Matthias church. After that we went to the next room. Terry said In the olden days the men really liked their moustaches and to drink lots of tea. They wanted the tea to not get on their moustaches, so they used a special cup called moustache cup. If they grew a beard they used a shaving bowl with a brush.

After that we went to the kitchen and there was a table and a fireplace there.Terry said they used a bellow to make a fire. Then we saw a picture frame of soldiers with moustaches. Then we saw a baby doll in a baby high chair. Then Terry showed us a tool that can make baby food.

After that we went upstairs. When I looked at the stairs it looked scary. It was high. We went upstairs to enter our 4th room. When we entered the room we saw old objects. I asked Patrick If he’d bought them but he said they were all donated. It was fun. After that we went back downstairs and went outside and took a photo and went back to school. I learned a lot from our visit

My Cycling Experience

On Monday morning Bigfoot Adventures came to our class. Their names were Kate and Kyla. When they came into our class they told us what to wear and the rules to follow when we are on the road riding our bikes. Kate told us to wear light and bright clothes and to wear shorts but if you wear long pants just roll your pants up or just tuck it in your socks if you have long socks.

After that we went outside. We had to grab a helmet and line up along the fence. We had to line up from the shortest to the tallest. Kyla told us what the A,B,C,D,Q check means when checking our bikes for safety. A means Air test, B means Brake test, C is Control and chain test, D means drop test, and Q means quick release test. After that we went to get the bikes. The shortest children got the smaller bikes.

The more confident children had to go onto the top court with Kyla and the least confident had to go under the canopy with Kate. My favourite activity was when we played a game called “The last person wins.” We had to go very very slowly. And I kept winning because I am good at balancing for a long time.

When it was the end of cycling I was sad because I still wanted to bike and I liked it so much. I wish they could come back again so I can learn other bike skills.  That day was the best one because I learned so much.

 

 

My swimming experiences 😁

My classmates and I went on the bus everyday when we were going to swimming lessons!!!

For the last two weeks we got ready while the teachers were still teaching the other classes. We waited and waited until it was our turn to swim. First we had to sit and turn on the edge to get into the pool. When we got in we had to swim all the way to the other end of the pool and then go back. Then we freestyled to the end of pool and then came back again. Then we swam backstroke half-way then freestyle backwards.

When we were done we played some games we were playing who can get the sinkers first. I let the other person get the sinker because I didn’t have goggles on. We played again  but I went last. While the others were racing I asked my teacher for some tips and he said grab the sinker with your leg.

At the end of the game we got to jump in the pool. I did a manu and my two other friends did a belly flop and it hurt. Then we got dried, we walked back to the bus. While on the bus back to school we sang songs and it was  cool that almost everyone was singing. We had to sit at the back and sing it so it could be loud. We sang all the way back to school.

When we came back from swimming we got changed and played a game with Room 7 and 8 and then we went back home.

Matariki

Last week on Saturday my Family and I went to see the Matariki lights. When we arrived there I saw Patrick and then  my cousin. We walked  through the lights and there was a big whale and lights on a tree. It was wonderful. Then it said we had to stay still and watch the fireworks. I think 30 fireworks were blown up. It was the best Maori new year ever.

After that we went back to our car to buy some food. We were buying chicken and chips with some sauce. It took half an hour for the food to be ready. It was yum. After we ate we played in the park we were next to. We played and played until we were tired. We took photos and videos. Then we saw a big container and then we climbed inside it. It was fun. Then we went home and ate  food again. Then we went to sleep for church.

When we came back to school, we learned more about Matariki. We listened to a legend about how the god of wind pulled out his eyes and threw them up into the sky. Now he is blind and spends his time blowing wind around us all the time.

We made Matariki stars using cardboard and coloured wool. This is my one: