The Best Artwork Ever!

 This week Te Ngahere have been doing art. For our art we have been practising to draw continuous lines and blend with coloured pencils. First we got a template that you could just see through the paper and then we had to draw with our shoulder for the out line. Drawing with your shoulder is like doing big long lines because if you draw with your wrist you can only do small and not as tidy lines. When we were really confident in ourselves we could start practising  blending with colored pencils. One of the things we can’t do is talk because our teachers say we need to really concentrate. I found the art quite fun and I can’t wait until we start our good copy. Do you use your shoulder to draw?

The Coolest App Ever!

 This week we have been making music. For this we have been using an app called Chrome Music Lab. With this app you can create rhythms, moods, songs and more. Our goal was to learn about rhythm, then we created a tune that shows a mood. When we finished making a mood and rhythm we could make a song. What I found hard was timing, it was really hard to get the beats right on time.This app is really fun to use and learn about other ways of making music. Have you heard of seen the Chrome Music Lab app?

The Best Rippa Game!

  

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing P.E. This week for P.E we have been playing rippa rugby. If you don’t know what rippa rugby is it's a game where there's two teams the team that starts with the ball has to tap the ball with their foot and pass back to one of their teammates  and then there teammate has to run and try get a try (goal) he can also pass to his teammates when he is running but he can only pass backwards. When we got to the field we were put into three teams. I was in the green team. For the first game it was the blue team vs the yellow team. Then it was our turn to have a game. We played the yellow team and lost 2 to 0 but we still played well and had fun. It was really fun playing rippa and I hope we can play again soon. Have you ever played rippa rugby before?

Stunning Te Reo

 This week in Te Ngahere we have been practising our Te Reo. This time we were learning how to pronounce the weather in Te Reo. First we just practised pronouncing the kupu (words) then we started matching them with the pictures. When we finished practising, we started to play some games like maumaharatanga (memory) and Ika (Fish). I enjoyed learning the weather kupu. It was hard to pronounce some of the long words but we got there in the end. Do you know how to pronounce some maori kupu about the weather? 

Our Best Rocket Launch Yet

This week we have been doing the wonder project and this time our rocket finally launched. If you saw my last post you would know that our rocket didn’t fly last time and it collapsed. This time  round we had to take our rocket apart because the fins and the bottle were broken from our last launch.  We changed our finns to smooth curved fins and then our rocket was ready to launch. We didn’t think our rocket would go that far, but when we launched it we were surprised how far it went. It only went 14 metres but it was still better than last time. Here is how our launch went.

Have you launched a rocket before?