My Report On Athletics Day

My report on Athletics Day:

Yesterday - (Monday the 12th of November 2013) We had Ngatea Primary Schools Athletics! There were six events that you had to participate in, Shot-Put, High Jump, Long Jump, 80m Sprints, 200m Sprints and 800m Sprints. All students and Ngatea Primary School are divided into one of the four houses. Each house has a color, and each student has to wear their house color on sports days: eg - Cross Country, Athletics, Swimming Sports etc. Each student that wins an event, gets given house points to put towards their house, then at the end of the day they add the points up and reveal the winning house! This years winning house went to Weka, they won most relays and also did really well in all other field events. Runners up went to Patiki, then came the other two houses. This event was not optional, which meant all students had to participate and run like chaters when it came their races. Many students that got into the top three or four, get the chance to go through to Hauraki Plains! All schools from around the Hauraki send their top runners/Athletes through to Hauraki Plains, where there's more competition. For the mean time though, Many Ngatea kids are still getting over their successes from Ngatea’s Athletics.

Athletics

On Monday Ngatea Primary School had their Athletics day! I got through to the finals for most of my sprints, but didn't make it any further that the finals. For my High Jump I got in at least the top ten, but didn't get through to Hauraki Plains. I participated in the 12+ Girls relay, and our team came third. Overall, I enjoyed the day and can't wait till next time!

We All Fall Down

For the start of this term my reading club group is reading a book called We All Fall Down, By Eric Walters! It's a story about the terrorist attack on the two twin towers. It starts off with a boy called William that has to go to work with his father, because it is 'Take your Kid to work day' His Father shows him around the South Tower, because that is the tower he works in, and tells Will all the facts about the tower. The first plane flew into the North Tower first and then the second on flew into the South Tower. The part I'm up to now is just after the first Plane has hit the North Tower.

New Furniture

This week our syndicate got new furniture to suit the way we learn! We have a table with a white board on top - (Stuck to the top!) We have three awesome little chairs, a bar/high bench thing with four stools, and two different collaborative tables! Now that we have the new furniture, we can bond more with our groups, and are able to complete work faster and easier! 

Group Day

On Wednesday I participated in the Hauraki Group Day! I took my lamb Vanilla, and got a fourth for rearing, and another fourth for participating in the lading parade. For my calling I got a fifth - Which I missed out on a ribbon. And another fifth for my actual leading ring. I enjoyed the day even though there was tougher competition, and I'm proud of my lamb for getting me two ribbons!

Calf Club

Yesterday I competed in the Ngatea Primary Schools calf club! I took my lamb Vanilla and got 2nd in leading, then took out reserve champion for leading. And I also got a merit for my obstacle course! Since this is my last year I have decided to go through and compete in the HP Group Day, and I might possibly do the HP Show..... But that depends on how well I go at Group Day.

Year Eight Testing

Today all the year eights had to sit three tests in a row! Our first test was a maths test that we had to complete in 45 minutes, Our second test was a reading test that we had 25 minutes for, and our third test was a vocabulary test that we had another 25 minutes to complete it. We had to complete these tests because all of us are going to collage next year, and the tests are just to give the teachers some ideas for what classes we might need to be in. Now all of us just have to wait and see what classes we are going to be in!