Rock Climbing

In the holidays, I went to my friend Nathanael's birthday.We went rock climbing. 
After they picked Logan, my brother, and me up, we went to rock climbing.
When we got to rock climbing, the instructor told us what to do while we put on our harness .The first rock wall I went on was  the ladder. It was a grey and black ladder that was skinny and wobbly, but I still made it to the top.
It was so cool.

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is a national holiday to celebrate when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and and NZ became a nation.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6 1840. It was signed in the Bay of Islands.It was signed by 500 Maori chiefs and representatives of the Queen. The agreements were that Maori agreed that British would make the laws and the government, and the Queen agreed the Maori would own land, forests and rivers. The British bought land off Maori. 
On Waitangi Day, we went to my dad's friend's farm and did target shooting. The target was a rubbish bin lid. My dad got a bulls-eye.

The Solar System

Christmas at the Point

On Saturday, in Ngaruawahia, there was a Christmas Parade.
We were early. They were still setting up. My friend, Hayden, and I bought some sour lollies.

How To Make a Cardboard Print

You will need:
-thick cardboard
-thin cardboard
-scissors
-P.V.A. glue
-printing ink
-rollers
-paper

What To Do:
1.Cut out cardboard shapes to make a picture.
2.Glue onto template.
3. Let it dry.
4.Put paper over top.
5.Use roller to put paint on the template.
6.Put paper over top and press it with a clean roller.
7.Pull off.

Athletics Day

When I was 8 years old, our school had an Athletics Day. We all competed in lots of events, like High Jump, Long Jump, Vortex, Shot Put, Discus and Sprints.
It was a warm, sunny Tuesday morning. First, The school walked down to the court.The teachers stood while we were sitting on the green tiger-turf court in our house lines. We were dressed in green, red, yellow, blue, and PE gear which was black shorts and a  maroon t-shirt. Mr K came down and told us  to march around the field in our houses, then to go to our first events.


After we all walked around the the field, the 8 year olds went to high jump.The mat was a big fat blue mat. The pole was striped black and orange. Mrs Thomson was sitting on a plastic red seat behind a blue wooden desk. We started. I was first. I ran. I jumped. When I was in the air, it felt like I was floating, then I hit the mat. I sunk into it.
Third, we did shot put. I was the first person in line again. We did shot put under the big shady tree by the senior sand pit. We used a blue shot put. There was a big triangle with numbers one, two, three on it.
It was a fun day, but I was very tired when I got home from school that afternoon.

King Arthur's Castle

Mrs Death read us the story of King Arthur, then we used three different pieces of paper and combined them to show what his castle looked like.