Week 5 Term 3

Bonjour,

I did my speech again on Monday, and I got into team finals!  I am really exited, and nervous because I have to do it again next week in front of my whole team which is like five classes!  On Tuesday we had Tech Arts, and I have started a bit of my bag, and it's really fun making it.  On Wednesday we french in the afternoon, and we are learning our colours, some sound a lot like the english ones.  On Thursday we didn't do much because we had people in and out for most of the day.  On Friday we had Tech Arts, and I almost finished my bag!  I just need to do a bit more then I can take it home.  On Friday we had Cross Country, and the course was three kilometers.  I came 26th out of 97 year 7 girls which I suppose is pretty good for me anyway.
Au Revoir.  

Week 4 Term 3

Bonjour!

It's only week four, and things are already getting exciting for me.  On Monday the year 8's did their speeches, and they were really good, a lot of them got into class finals which means they have to say it again next Monday.  On Tuesday we had Tech Arts, and I finally finished my pillow!  I am going to get a photo of it on my blog today or tomorrow, hopefully.  We have started making a bag now, and mine is going to be really cool.  I am experimenting with some bag designs, but I hope it works.  On Wednesday were the year 7's speeches, and mine went surprisingly well for my first class speech.  It was exactly 3 minutes and 33 seconds, which is kind of perfect timing I suppose, the only thing I did wrong was that I spoke a little too fast, but I still made it into class finals!  I am really happy, and I hope that I will be able to slow it down for Monday.  We also had french again on Wednesday afternoon, and I'm getting quite good with my pronunciation.  Today we don't have much on, Thursdays  are kind of a quiet day for us because most of the class is out at band for most of the day.  We do have singing on Thursdays though, which I quite enjoy, and there is fun Jump Jam at lunch so I am happy!  I can't wait till tomorrow to do some more on my bag in Tech Arts!

Au Revoir!

Week 3 Term 3

Bonjour!
This week has been quite busy for me so far, lots of things have happened.  Puniu (green) won the haka last Friday, even though  they kind of cheated, but I guess we will have to deal with that.  On Monday night, my Chinese students arrived, their names are Helen, and Angel.  They're really friendly, and they're the same age as me!  On Tuesday we had tech arts, (we are still doing a pillow,) and Helen and Angel went to food with Room 2 because its easier for them to cook then sew.  On Wednesday morning, Helen was in my class for the morning, and Angel was in Room 2.  After morning tea, they both had english lessons in Room 11, so I wasn't with them.  After lunch the year 7's had french, and Helen and Angel stayed with the year 8's, and once we got back from french we had Jump Jam.  Helen and Angel tried to join in but had a little bit of trouble following the moves.  Today, Helen and Angel are at band, and I had to sort out all the non fiction books in the library, it was soooo boring!
Au Revoir!

Week 2 Term 3

Bonjour!
I can't believe that it is almost the end of the second week, this term is going really fast.  On Tuesday we started making pillows in tech, and my is really cool, I am hoping to put a photo on my blog when it is done.  In writing we are doing speeches, as well as argument writing.  Our topic(s) is: 'Cats are better then dogs', or, 'Dogs are better then cats'. I am doing the first one because I have a cat.  If we could say that we don't like any of them I would do that because I am allergic to dogs, and cats fur.  Matua Pou has made a school haka which we have been practicing during school singing time.  We have another practice today in the ALC, we are have a house competition tomorrow,(Friday,) to see which house can do the haka the best.
Au Revoir!

Week 1 Term 3

Bonjour!
Its is the start of Term 3 already. This year has gone really fast, and we have already started lots of things.  In maths we have started learning about algebra patterns, and its quite difficult but quite fun too.  We have started fabric for tech arts and on Tuesday we made a soft tennis ball.  Mine looks more like a potato then a tennis ball.  On Friday, we made a pencil case, mine looks really good, this is a photo of it:

It was really fun making it, and I did it all by myself!  I can't wait to see what we are making next week.  In writing we are still doing speeches, and I am almost finished mine, and we are doing them in week four.  We have also been doing something called readers theatre to improve our public speaking ready for speeches.  Readers theatre is like a play except you don't use actions, just your voice.

Au Revoir!

Week 11 Term 2

Hi Everybody

Oh My Gosh, its the last week of school already, this term has gone so fast!  On Monday we had a normal work day, doing maths, and writing.  On Tuesday I was sick, and I missed out on our second to last session of Tech Arts!!!! I will have to hurry to catch up to everyone else.  Today was the gym sport, and Arden, Grace, Caitlin, and Hadlee were out of class all day!  We also had french today, after about three weeks, and I had a whole conversation with Mrs Shaw without even making one mistake, she was really proud.   Tomorrow, I don't think we have anything big on, but on Friday we have Tech Arts again, and it is the last day of school, YAY! 

I can't wait till Term 3!

Au Revoir!

Week 10 Term 2

This week has been pretty fun.  On Tuesday we had tech, and I have almost finished my light!  It's a little bit uneven, but I'm hoping it will still work.  Yesterday we played against Belmont pretty much all afternoon, and these are the scores for the games:

Girls Football: 5-0 (To Belmont)

Mixed Hockey:9-0 (To Belmont)

Rugby: 20-55 (To Te Awamutu)

Girls Basketball: 39-29 (To Belmont)

So out of the Te Awamutu games, Belmont definitely won!  I just hope that our team up in Belmont did better than our team down here!  The Belmont students came on Tuesday, and they're leaving today at about ten o'clock, just after the farewell assembly.

Today we have Jump Jam in the afternoon because we missed out on our session yesterday, so that will be a fun way to finish of a Thursday!