100 Word Story

 In Te Ngahere we have been doing 100 word stories. This is my first 100 word story. Emily went for a walk in the woods, rustling leaves beneath her feet. Emily felt quite cold until she felt a nervous shock up her back. She saw something and instantly dropped to the ground unhesitant with fascination to pick up an unknown but shiny looking rock. It glowed shiny like a crystal. “It must be magic…” She muttered excitedly under her breath. “It must be.” She clenched her hands and inched slowly towards an oak tree. Just as she creeped towards the oak tree she yelled “Ohh No” as she held out her empty hand and stood in shock. Photo is from https://www.pobble365.com/it-must-be-magic. 

Tips And Tricks About Mood And Atmosphere

Kia ora bloggers in Te Ngahere we have been learning about Mood and atmosphere. Mood is another word for atmosphere of a piece of writing, I learnt that the mood is the feeling that the writer is trying to give their readers. I enjoy learning new things because it helps me to enhance my abilities. This will help me in the future because I will understand what mood and atmosphere means and what it does. Here is a google slide explaining what language features we were trying to find. Have you learnt about mood and atmosphere? I hope you enjoyed reading my blog post. Ka kIte!

Tiring Athletics

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been practising for athletics. We have groups and I am in group 4. We practise on Fridays and Wednesdays and we rotate so each group has a turn at each game such as high jump, long jump, discus etc. I recently did relays with Whaea Roni. What I learnt from relays is that the person receiving the baton starts jogging before he/she receives it because it gives you more of an opportunity to win the race. Another good strategy for running is to put the best runner last. The second best runner should run first because this also gives you a higher chance of winning the race. I enjoy doing athletics and I can’t wait till the actual day comes. We didn’t take any photos but here is a photo off the internet. I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Ka kite!

Amazing T-ball

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have recently played t-ball. Whaea Kc came to Paihia School to teach us how to play t-ball. I had a great time because I got a home run. I learnt that once you hit the ball you run to the first base but if they catch the ball and touch the base before you do then your out. Once you have ran to all four bases you get a home run. The opposite team's strategy was to throw it to the person on the last base. We had a good time learning how to play t-ball. Have you ever played t-ball? We didn’t take any photos but here is a photo of t-ball. I hope you enjoyed this blog post. 

Kia Kite!

Te Inoi o te Ariki

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been learning the lord's prayer and have recently been saying it every morning before we start the day. I learnt new Māori words and how to pronounce them properly such as rangatiratanga. I enjoy learning new Māori things and words. Something I could do better next time is practice at home. I encourage everyone to learn the lord's prayer. If you want to learn it here is a photo of the lord's prayer. Do you know the lord’s prayer? I hope you enjoyed this blogpost. Kia kite!

Amazing Cricket

Kia ora bloggers, in Te Ngahere we have been playing cricket. I learnt the proper way to hold a cricket bat. To hold a cricket bat properly you have to make two v’s with your hands and place them onto the cricket bat. I found it difficult while practising but I started to get the hang of it. I also learnt that slightly crouching is better because it is easier to move. I also learnt more while practising but then we got to play speed cricket and it was fun. I enjoyed playing cricket today and I hope to play it again. Have you played cricket before?
Ka kite!

Marvelous Matauri Bay

In Te Ngahere we could have blogged about something special or fun we did in the holidays. I wanted to blog about going to Matauri bay because it was my first time going and it was marvelous. I learnt interesting facts about Matauri bay such as the water being so clear that you can see the bottom of the ocean just looking downwards. When we arrived we started kayaking straight away but the water was freezing. Me and my cousin Bree went on the kayak first, Broughton and Rikki-Dean flipped us. It was funny. It took me some time to get in the water but I went in the water. A couple hours later I went on the kayak again and we went out to these rocks surrounded by seaweed. We eventually started getting cold and I got out for a while and had something to eat. As soon as we finished eating Rikki-Dean and my step aunty went diving to collect scallops while we went for a walk up the hill. That is basically the end of our trip and I wish we could go back another time which we can because my uncle and his partner are going to build a house out there. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post. Ka kite!