About me

My name is Emma I go to Bay of Islands College. I'm Maori,Scottish,European and a bit German.I have five siblings and I am the middle child.I am good at some things if I focus properly. I enjoy  playing the guitar because it’s fun. My goals for this year is to try and complete all of my work to best that I can. This year I am looking forward to making new friends and learning more everyday. I look up to my older sister because she is very smart and helpful.

Windy Wellington!!

In week 5 the Yr 7&8’s went down to Wellington for camp. We left school at 9:30 and made our way down to Auckland. Our flight was at 3:00, first we checked in and went through security. I thought the plane ride was going to be scary but it wasn’t so bad. We arrived in Wellington at around 3:30 then hopped off the plane and went down to the baggage claim and grabbed our baggage. Next we waited for Aunty Prue and Mrs Lindsay to bring the vans around. Once they brought the vans around we hopped in, we then started to make our way to the marae which wasn’t far from the city. We arrived at the entrance and jumped out of the vans then lined up to walk onto the marae and be welcomed with a Powhiri. Once we were welcomed onto the marae when got to talk more with the staff that were there and got to know them better since we were staying there for a week. We then grabbed our gears out of the vans and settled in inside the marae. Throughout the week we went to cool places such as the Te papa, The University, Mt Victoria, Cable car museum, The Library, Westpac stadium, the park and Parliament. My favorite thing about this trip was going to the Zoo because I got to see lots of interesting animals and got to go behind the scenes to see how and what the zookeeper's fed all there animals. My favorite animal was the giraffes because I found I found them satisfying because they were so tall and big. I don’t know if I might go to the university in Wellington, but I hope so.

Athletics training

For the past three weeks the senior classes at Paihia School have been prepare themselves for athletics day. Every Wednesday and Friday we rotate in our groups and take turns at each obstacle. We have five groups and five obstacles. The obstacles are discus, shot put, sprint/relays, high jump and long jump. So far my group has done shot put and discus, discus is probably my favourite at the moment, my arm technique is good but now I need to focus on learning how to bend my knees to get a perfect launch from my legs. In discus I learnt that if I want more force to make the discus go further I need to push off a bit stronger with my legs and in shot put I have learnt that the harder you push the ball and aim it in the right height level the further it will go.  I am really looking forward to sprints with Matua Pep because it looks really fun. I can’t wait till athletics day because I know it is going to be awesome.

Ki o rahi

Yesterday the yr 5,6,7 and 8’s went to Moerewa for the Ngati Hine Ki o rahi tournament. There were 16 teams that participated in this amazing event. I played in the yr 7&8’s team. We had 4 games in total,we won two and lost two. We won against Moerewa and another school I can’t remember and we lost against Taumarere and Taipo. We made it to the semi finals and we went up against Taumarere, they beat us 13-6. The two teams that made it to the finals were Taumarere and Taipo. We watched the final round and Taumarere won that as well. Every team played really well and everyone was positive throughout the games. We were all proud of ourselves for playing well and were proud that we at least won two games and made it to the semi finals. I really enjoyed having a day out of school and playing a sport that I really love.

Athletics training

For the past three weeks the senior classes at Paihia School have been prepare themselves for athletics day. Every Wednesday and Friday we rotate in our groups and take turns at each obstacle. We have five groups and five obstacles. The obstacles are discus, shot put, sprint/relays, high jump and long jump. So far my group has done shot put and discus, discus is probably my favourite at the moment, my arm technique is good but now I need to focus on learning how to bend my knees to get a perfect launch from my legs. In discus I learnt that if I want more force to make the discus go further I need to push off a bit stronger with my legs and in shot put I have learnt that the harder you push the ball and aim it in the right height level the further it will go.  I am really looking forward to sprints with Matua Pep because it looks really fun. I can’t wait till athletics day because I know it is going to be awesome.

Pump track writing

Last week I started a piece of writing justifying why the pump track at Paihia School was one of the best facilities to be used in Paihia. I had to verify three reasons why the pump track was a good facility in Paihia. My first reason was that, the pump track is useful for those who are learning to ride a bike or learning to skate. My second reason was that, is makes Paihia School popular because of the uses it has.  Finally my third reason was that, it is a facility where families can kick back and all have a great fun at. Once my writing is complete I will post it and ask for your opinion on it.

Swim safe

Recently Te Ngahere has had a swim safe lesson on dry land. Our teacher was Tracy. She taught us five ways how to keep safe in the ocean. The first safety rule was to wear a life jacket. The second rule was to make sure when that when you are out on the boat to have a device or a flare to signal the coast guard if you ever find yourself in a bad situation. The third rule was that you have to know the lifeguard channel. The fourth rule was to always tell someone where you are going and when you are expecting to be heading back into shore. The fifth rule is to check the weather before you head out just so you know what to expect out there. It is important to know all of these things because you never know when something bad is going to occur. I learnt that not only are these rules important to my life but it could also be useful to help someone else out if they don’t know the five ways of how to keep safe on the water. I enjoyed this lesson because it taught me a lot and now I can feel safe whenever I go out on the boat.