CAMP!!!

Last week was one of the greatest experiences of my LIFE! We spent five days up in Tongariro on camp. Although it was a long and hard four hour drive to get up there it was worth it. Some of my favourite activities we did was caving and the flying fox. I enjoyed caving because there were lots of challenges like having to squeeze through tight gaps and not getting to scared of being in such a small area. The flying fox was also AMAZING! It went over a massive river  and trees and had an amazing view. I think it was also really good because there were some people in my group who were scared of heights but everyone encouraged them to do it and when they got back up to the top they said it was the best activity. Something that I found easy was high ropes. I first thought that it was going to be kind of difficult but it turned out to be super easy. My proudest moment was probably when I jumped off the super high bridge into the freezing water, and when I canoed to the camp site in the back of the canoe the whole way there. My favourite moments were in the evenings where we just got to hang around the house and do gymnastics on the lawn. I actually did a lot of gym skills outside that I was proud of.

Group work skills

Over the past 3 weeks we have been doing projects in groups. Mr Cunningham put us into groups of 2 or 3 and gave us a country in the cricket world cup to gather information about and put into a poster and a PowerPoint. I was in a group with James and we were studying West Indies. I think we did really well working together because we had the best PowerPoint presentation in the class and our poster looked really well. I prefer working in a group because people have different things they are good at so the quality of work is higher.

Things I have learned this week

The country I am Studying

The country I am studying is West Indies with James. I have learned that they have won the Cricket World Cup twice - once in 1975 and the other in 1979

Something I have learned about Someone else in the Class

I have learned that Lottie has an allergy to nuts and eggs and we found out how to use an epipen (don't know how to spell it) in case she eats one.

One other thing

I have learned what a box and whisker graph is in math. Only the India math group knows this though because we were the only ones who got taught it.

Soccer

Something that I have been highly interested in for a while now is soccer. I first started playing when I was three and from then I have really enjoyed. Last year I got asked to come to a trial for the FTC team (federation talent centre) so I went along to that in Petone and  got accepted. I am in it again this year and am still really having fun and improving my skills. It interests me because there are always things to learn so you aren't just repeating things you learned years ago. Also there are really nice and fun people to play with and against and its good to make friends.

Back at School

The first weeks back at school have been average. It's always difficult when the holidays end but at least I'm  a year 8. It is different being the older ones in the class rather than the younger ones and having people look up to you is different. All the privileges that come with being a year 8 is pretty cool. Its good being the ones who know how the task system works so the tasks have been pretty easy.

Christmas Holidays!

In the holidays I'm going to Wanaka in the South Island with all my cousins. We are going to spend Christmas there. On boxing day in the afternoon my family is going to fly to America. I'm really excited because I'm going to see all my friends who I haven't seen in a year. For my dads birthday we are going to go on a cruise to Mexico with some close friends. The cruise is called the Carnival Cruise and there are heaps of fun activities like going to the pool and playing mini golf. Another thing I might do in America is go to Disney World. I can't wait for the holidays!!!

My term 4 highlights!

My six highlights that I did in my journal were learning about space, decorating the classroom with Christmas ornaments, year 7 retreat, tech (I'm in movie making), Athletics because I went to the Inter zones and getting my speech done and over with.