Colour Poem

Aqua is Lake Dunstan on a bright sunny day.
Aqua is the fast flowing rivers speeding down mountains. 
Aqua is the dark patches in the sky.
Aqua is the colour of Lake Ruataniwha on a calm day.
Aqua tastes like the salty sea water.
Aqua smells like the beach at Kaka Point.
Aqua sounds like waves crashing and washing up at the sandy shore.
Aqua feels like water trickling down my body after a swim. 
Aqua looks like a calm lake.
Aqua makes me cold after a dip in a river.
Aqua is my dam in the middle of the day. 

Spring Carnival

On Saturday I entered a swimming competition called Spring Carnival. I raced in the under 10 girls non competitive grade. I came 2nd in freestyle and 1st in breaststroke and backstroke. For freestyle I did a tumble turn but I just touched the wall for backstroke. I did a breaststroke turn for breaststroke.  All the races were two lengths each. I did a racing dive for the races you have to dive in for. I was really nervous at the start of my races but by the end of each race I wanted to do more lengths. I am proud of myself for participating.

Athletics

I think I did well in Athletics. I made it to Central Otagos for sprints and relay. I might go for high jump because I get another chance to jump 1 metre one lunch time. The only places I got was 2nd, 3rd and 4th.I was 2nd in sprints and long distance. I got 3rd in high jump, triple jump and hurdles. I got 4th in long jump.  I am very proud of my results and that I reached my goal which was to get to Central Otagos. Hopefully I can get to go to Otagos.

Am I going up or down the mountain?

I think I am going up the mountain because I manage to finish my tasks on time. My seating is OK because I don't get distracted by anyone but I don't like not being with my friends. I think my presentation in my literacy book is good because I always try to cut and glue things neatly.  I write my neatest when I am doing Handwriting and try to write very good stories with amazing hooks. I respect everyone in the class and treat them the way I want to be treated. That is why I think I am going up the mountain not down.

Holidays Memoir

I could see big orange flames burning high into he sky as we burnt the rabbits hiding places. I could smell the stinky stench of smoke. 

All of a sudden a big spark flew towards me and landed on my neck. "Dad!" I screamed, 'Dad I'm on fire!" I stood there, horrified, a tears poured out of my eyes. My neck seared with pain.

After a few seconds Dad and Lachie came sprinting over. Dad saw the hole in my top and blister on my neck so he rushed me over to the creek. My burn felt a tiny bit better as Dad poured water on it.

When I was feeling better, Lachie asked me how getting bur t felt. I described it to him. "Imagine burning yourself on a hot frying pan then double the pain." I laughed as he ran back to the truck, hiding from the fires. I saw around 20 rabbits, that had just escaped one of the fires, chasing after him.

Learning Log

This week I think I have done well at self managing my MI tasks because I have done some tasks interpersonaly and others intrapersonaly. I like having the Rugby World Cup as a focus because there are always new things to do things in many different ways. I have learnt some new things about rugby like how to pack a scrum and more facts about the 20 participating country's.  I wonder why the Rugby World Cup is more popular than the Netball World Cup.

Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That) Music Video with Lyrics