Basic facts

Since term one the whole of Te Ngahere have been trying their hardest to complete all of their basic facts and know them all off by heart. For the first few weeks it was pretty hard to learn them but eventually they got easier. My first time getting tested was scary and I was a little bit nervous. I got a lot wrong but I learned from my mistakes and keep trying harder. By the end of term one I only had around 20 left to learn. I practice them everyday at school and at home until they were stuck in my brain. Finally when it came to week 5 I knew I was gonna nail my basic facts and I did. I was so happy with myself and glad that I had achieved my basic facts and now I finally move on to division.

Tech

On Wednesday the ⅞’s went to technology in Moerewa. The year 7’s were doing cooking with Whaea Dot and the year 8’s were doing woodwork with Mr E. First Mr E explained all the safety rules around the tools, what they were used for and how we are expected to behave in class. Next we had to fill out a test with questions about our safety and tools. Soon he said that we could just have a little tutu with the tools and scrap wood and then later we would be able to make anything of our choice. My friend Fonz wanted to make a fortnite pickaxe which turned out cool in the end.  I decided to make a special necklace for my mum since mother's day was coming up, it looks pretty cool but I didn't get to take it home until the next lesson. I think I did pretty well with following instructions carefully and working good with my peers and next time I think I could make something more challenging.

Ki o rahi

Last week on Friday the year 7&8’s went to Kaikohe for a tournament of Ki-o-rahi. My team got to play three games, we won two games and lost one game by one point. I learned a lot from other teams and I did well on working as a team.. I enjoyed every game that I played, and the thing I could work on next time is passing to someone near me so they can score a point.  I hope I can play more games and tournaments further in the future.