Milk at school!

This week, we started the "Milk in schools" programme. Everyday, the milk monitors get the milk out of the fridge. Milk monitors get chosen by the teacher. There is a special milk fridge where you store the milk nice and fresh.

We get given a small carton of milk and we can choose wether we want to drink milk or not. To get the straw out, you press from the top then slide it down and the straw will come out. Sometimes, you break the plastic! But, that is okay.

After we finish the milk, we fold it up like origami. We do this so we can fit more in the bin. We also do this because the carton is reusable. It is reusable because the carton gets made into roof tiles for other countries.

The bin is blue with a slot at the front. You slot the folded up carton in there.

I like folding it up but the last bit is a bit tricky.

I love drinking the fresh milk, and it tastes really good.

Botanical Gardens Visit

On Tuesday the 14th, I went to the Botanical Gardens with my class. We walked all the way there carrying our morning tea and drink bottle. My brothers class (M2B) and him, went to the Botanical gardens with us. When we arrived, we got to eat our morning tea before helping out in the gardens.

After eating, my class went up a long, steep path to where we were going to help out. When we got to the place, Shirley (the instructor) told us what to do. She said to pick some seeds from the plants and put them in a bucket. I worked with Kate and Naomi. It was easier than I thought! Soon, my class gathered back up. We handed Shirley the bucket, and she put it in a brown bag. Shirley offered my teacher some seeds to share out with the class.

We went back down the path. It was a bit easier because we were going downhill!

We got back to the place and saw M2B were feeding the ducks at the pond. After M2B lined up, they played in the playground. Now it was our turn to feed the ducks. Some of my classmates handed out the duck food.

We ran to the pond then threw some duck food. I fed 1 by hand and it didn't hurt. It felt a little strange!

When everyone finished there duck food, we went to the playground. We played on the flying fox. 

After we had played a little bit, we headed back to school along with M2B. 

I love feeding the ducks and playing at the playground!

Art Gallery School Trip

On the first day back to school, we went to the art gallery! Me and my class hopped on the bus, and we drove off to the Octagon where the art gallery was located.

We hopped off the bus, then we lined up and talked about how we behave at the art gallery.

When we entered, we put some of our belongings in a room. Then, we looked at some paintings. The instructor told us some stories of the paintings.

We played a song with bells. The bells were different colours and sounded different as well. The instructor had a sheet of colours to tell us when it was our turn to ring our bells. It sounded really cool!

The instructor told us about a story called Maui and the Fire Woman. 

After he told the story, he did a play and asked some of my classmates to be apart of the play. The rest of us got some "noisemakers". Whenever the instructor told us to make some noise, we would use our noisemakers. I got one of those coloured bells that were on the table.

When the play ended, we went into an art room where we created our Maui and the Fire Woman picture. First we used pencil to create our pictures, then we went over with vivid. We coloured our picture in pastel, then did some dye. I liked my picture, and there were some other pictures that looked even cooler than mine.

Later, we got our belongings and said "thank you" and "goodbye" to the instructor.

I liked the stories and my artwork. I also liked how we did the bell songs. 

Otago Museum and Discovery World!

In the holidays, I had invited Naomi to go to Moana Pool with me. She had called me and said that she could come.

When we drove to Moana pool, we saw Naomi was there at the parking lot! We were just in time! We walked together, payed for the pool, then changed into our togs.

Me and Naomi sploshed into the pool and did our skills that we knew. After, we did a couple of freestyle races. Naomi kept winning! But once, I won. Later, we got bored so we went to the other pool. We lifted ourselves out of the pool and we were dripping wet!

When we got to the other side of the pool we went into the whirl pool 3 times. The second time, we went into the middle of the whirl pool. Phew! The whirl pool was making me dizzy! The whirl pool pushed me to and fro but I was able to catch up to Naomi.

After all the dizziness, Naomi suggested that we go to the deep end. We clinged on the sides and Naomi went further than me. On the second time we went to the deep end, we went around the deep end.

Later on, we got changed and Sarah (Naomi’s Mum) gave us each $2 to spend on the vending machine! I got Salt and Vinegar chips. Naomi invited me to Discovery World so we drove off.
When we parked, we all ran to the museum. Sarah payed for the entrance to discovery world. We did all sorts of things. We visited the butterflies and there were all sorts of wonderful coloured butterflies!

Then, we played table football. Me, Sarah, and Naomi versus Amasio and his friend. We only won once. Afterwards, Sarah drove me home. and I was SO exhausted!
Wow! That was a full-on day!
P.S
And I forgot to tell you we had rice balls for lunch.

Smiley faces!!!

The Farm!

Yesterday, Imogen invited me to go to the farm with her. When we arrived at the farm, we fed the animals and we carried the ducks. When we threw the food on the grass, the animals gobbled them all up! There were: Chickens,Turkeys, Ducks, a pig and 2 donkeys.

DUCK!

ROOSTER!

TURKEY!

After we fed the animals, the tour started. First we walked to the rams. The tour guide told us some stories on the way.

After the walking, we went through a gate and the rams came. There were 3 rams. We fed the rams. You had to feed them with your hand flat because if you have a finger sticking up, they will think it's food. You also have to put your hand under their neck so they can reach it. It tickled when they licked my hand!

Then we walked to the area where the goat lived. The tour guide said we had to walk up to the goat on the thing and then down.

Then we went to visit the Highland Cows. There were 2 cows. One of the cows were called: Rusty.

THE HIGHLAND COWS

We went through the Highland Cows then the tour guide opened the gate and we went through it. We were in the area where the Alpacas stayed. We got to cuddle them.

When we walked out of the place that the Alpacas stayed in, the tour guide gave us a slice of an apple to feed the Highland Cow.

After everyone gave the cow a slice of apple, we went into the place where all the animals were. The tour guides helper got the bunnies out. There were 2 big ones, and one baby one. The baby one was so little and SO CUTE!!! 

ME HOLDING THE BABY BUNNY!

Later on, it was time to go back to Imogen's house. I played with Imogen for a while then, my Dad picked me up.

I had a fun time at the farm! I also learnt how to pick up a duck and a baby bunny! Soon, I am going to get a baby bunny as a pet!

My Award!

Yesterday, it was the last day of school. We were going to have an assembly. There are school newsletters that are handed on Thursday's. It shows who's getting an award or who's the Class Of The Week. The awards are chosen by the teachers. The class of the week is who's going to preform on stage. I checked who was going to get an award. And guess what? It was me who was getting an award! Bahar was also getting one too!

When it was time to go to the assembly, my class walked quietly to the hall. We sat down, then we waited for all the classes to arrive. When everyone arrived, the assembly started. The class of the week did their performance. Everyone clapped. Then, we sang a little bit, then the principal gave out some awards. I waited for the principal to call out my name, then I walked nervously to the stage. I came up and shook the principal's hand. My award was for: being an enthusiastic and focused learner. After retrieving my award, I walked to the side of the stage and waited for the people to get their awards. When everyone was lined up, everyone clapped. We walked back to our seats.

When the assembly ended, we walked back to the classroom. Everyone said goodbye to the teacher, then went home.

I felt REALLY proud of myself!

Mathletics

Mathletics is an maths website. You can have a FREE trial for 1 week if you get an account. After the week is over, you have to pay to go on the website. You can challenge other people to a math quiz. You can change levels if it's easy or not. There are also other activites that you can select. There is:

• Decimals
• Fractions
• Adding, Multiplying, Dividing and subtracting
• Time

And HEAPS more! You have to create a person and if you play a lot of games, you can get credits and you can spend them. If you get heaps of points, you can get a certificate. I have got 2 certificates. This is what they look like:

I like the website because it helps with my maths. It's fun too!

Naomi's Birthday Party!

Last Sunday, it was Naomi's birthday. My Dad drove me to the party. When my Dad was driving, we saw a sign that said, PARTY. We parked near the house, then I opened the van door and I stepped outside. I closed the van door then walked to the house. While I was walking, Leah's mum parked behind my car. I got into the house, then I placed my gift on the table, walked to Naomi's room and realized that all my friends were there. I also noticed that Naomi got some Lego Friends presents from her family. When everyone arrived, it was time to go horse riding. Naomi's mum separated us into groups for the cars. I was with Bahar, Arissa and Kiri. We drove off to the horse riding place in Port Chalmbers.



When we got there, we hopped out of the car. We walked (some of the girls ran) to the paddock. There were 2 horses, Poppy and Rudy. We cleaned them and brushed them. Alex (I think she was the owner) put the saddles on the horses. Then it was time to ride! When I tried horse riding, it was SO fun! But, I was a bit scared when we were trotting because it was bumpy!

After everyone got a turn horse riding, we went back to the house. Then, when we arrived in the house, we opened the gifts, then we sang we sang Happy Birthday at the table. Then, everyone started eating.

EATING...

THE CAKE!

After everyone ate, we played some games set in the front and back yard. The games were an Obstacle Corse and an Ball and Spoon race. Then, we had a treasure hunt. There were 5
clues hidden in the backyard. The first clue was given to Naomi. At the end, we found the treasure. It was some fruit bursts and a toy bunny. We got 2 fruit bursts each, and a toy bunny each.

After everyone had one toy and candy each, Naomi's mum told us to come inside and play: Pin the Rosette on the Pony. Amasio (Naomi's brother) won the game! The prize was a trophy.

Then, when some people left, there was only: Naomi's family, Naomi, me and Olive. Me and Naomi played on the iPad while Olive and Sarah made a rosette for Olives room. When Olive left, we were off to Great Taste. I had got invited to Great Taste. Naomi wanted to go there because she just wanted soft serve ice-cream!

When we arrived in Great Taste, we each got a plate then chose what to eat. After eating all of our food, we got some ice-cream. We got a bowl, got some ice-cream then chose our toppings. We sat down and ate our ice cream, then after everyone was finished, we drove to Noa's (Naomi's cousin) house. Then we drove to my house. I said good bye and thank you, and we closed the door.

I had an experience riding a horse and I had a MAGNIFICENT time!

Kate's Birthday Party!

On Saturday the 13th of April, it was Kate's birthday party! Her birthday party was a circus one and it was also sleepover. But, we were going to tell Kate's mum about it. At three o'clock, I went to Naomi's house for face painting. We got to choose what design to have. Then, we put on our clown costumes. We sat on the chairs then Lucy (Naomi's auntie) and Sarah (Naomi's mum) face painted us. At the end, I thought me and Naomi looked pretty cool!

NAOMI

After the face painting, we got our gifts ready, then drove off to Kate's party. When we arrived there, we saw some balloons tied to the mailbox. "I guess that's the house" I thought. We nervously got out of the car, crossed the road, and into the house. The door was open, so we crept inside.

When we got to the room, nearly everyone was there. They were playing with Kate's pet rats, Oreo and Zelda. We placed our gift on the mat, then joined them. After everyone arrived, Kate opened up the presents.

There were heaps of presents like:

• Art supplies
• Candy
• Accessories
• Pencil Cases

and more! After opening up the presents, we went into the kitchen. We found a seat to sit, then on our plate we saw party poppers. Suddenly, there were loud POP! Noises in the kitchen! It was so loud! After the last pop went, we started eating. Then, when we had finished eating, we all rushed outside and played in the backyard. I bounced up and down on the trampoline.

Later on, Kate brought out her candy maker. As quick as a flash, everybody grabbed a stick and lined up to get candy floss. Some people even learnt how to use the candy floss maker!(including me). Then, some  entertainment people came. They were called The Fire Bugs I think. They had poi's and sticks. They set them on fire! One person had the stick on fire, and when he threw it up in the air, there was a HUGE cloud of smoke filling the air. It felt warm!

After the Fire Bugs left, Kate's mum hung up a pinata. When one of the girls did three hits, the pinata fell down! Soon everyone started grabbing the candy. Sophia had a lot of candy so she gave a handful to me.

THE PINATA!

After all the candy was taken, we walked inside and Kate's mum choose a movie for all of us to watch. It was Avatar. Kate's mum told everyone to get their blankets and pillows (except for me and Naomi). When everyone got their belongings, me and Naomi sat on the couch. We watched a little bit of the movie, then Naomi's mum came to pick us up. Kate's mum gave us each a party bag before leaving. We drove to my house then said goodbye to Naomi and her family.

Happy birthday Kate!