Archery

Yesterday afternoon my dad and I played archery with my bow and arrow in the back field.

I got my bow and my arrows that I got for my 9th birthday. I headed out into the backyard, I jumped the fence and stood there. I loaded an arrow, pulled back, aimed and fired, pew. It flew through the air and landed just in front of the big pile of logs in the middle of the field, 35 metres away! Then it was dad's turn. He did the same thing but his arrow went 54 metres!! Now I had to walk through the muddy field to retrieve the arrows.

I had a great time with my dad. It was so much fun. I can’t wait to do it again. Next time I am going to try and get further than dad.

2021 Olympics Rugby Sevens

  On Wednesday 28.7.2021 we watched the semifinals of the rugby sevens against Great Britain in the hall. We won and played Fiji. Fiji won.

The Three Little Fish

The three little fish 

Once upon a time in a coral-filled reef, there were three little snapper who were always hunted by the big bad shark.

One day the fish decided to build houses. The first fish made his house out of thick seaweed, the next fish made his house out of heavy strong rock and the last fish made his house out of an old diving suit helmet. The next day the big bad shark came along and chomped the weed down. That snapper swam into the rock house. “Urrr '' said the big bad Shark I want to eat you. So then he rammed the rock house roof with amazing force and the two snapper swam into the last fish house. But this time the shark didn’t go near the house, instead, he hid behind a huge rock and waited and waited.

After waiting for a while the fish went out to find some scrummy lunch. The shark surprised them but he didn’t realise he was over an underwater geyser and woosh and they never saw the scary shark again.

The duck who wanted a bed

A ducks bed

Once upon a time, there was a red and blue duck who wanted to sleep in a bed just like a cat but he could not get inside a house. First, he tried making a bed out of sticks and leaves but it was too pokey. Next, he tried sneaking into a house while it was empty but didn’t realise it was full of loud, growly cats.

Later after catching his breath a boy in a brand new T-shirt came over and asked if the duck wanted to be his pet. So the duck flew onto his shoulder and they lived happily forever. And best of all, the duck got to sleep in a real bed. He thought it was so soft and fluffy. The duck loved his new owner.

 

Spiral Drawing

 Today I drew a spiral staircase with special drawing utensils.

Also today I made play dough that you don't have to cook.

1. get a large bowl ( I used a cooking bowl ).
2. Add 2 cups of regular flour and one cup of table salt.
3. Add one tbsp of oil to one cup of water.
4. Then you combine food coulering to your mixture.
5. Then just mix well with hands and enjoy.

lastly today I created some snicker-doodle cookies made like this

1. Preheat oven to 180c .
2. Line a tray with baking paper.
3. Cream butter and sugar with beaters.
4. Mix flour baking powder and salt and stir add egg too.
5. Roll tbsp of mixture into balls.
6. For coating mix cinnamon and sugar.
7. Cover balls in cinnamon sugar.
8. Put 5cm apart on lined tray.
9. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until edges are golden.
10. Leave on tray for 1 to 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Sir Peter Blake VR

Walt: We are learning to find out what is happening in our oceans.

On Tuesday our class took part in the Sir Peter Blake VR programme. Alice and Grace showed us the difference between marine reserves and polluted waters.

They showed us about ten videos which were so so so amazing. In the videos, there were stingrays, enormous snappers, and the beautiful Three Kings Islands. Next, they showed a tyre an anchor, and a hydraulic piston all under the same wharf. It looked gross and murky with only small baitfish swimming around.

Compared to a marine reserve with huge snapper and kelp and a normal amount of kina the space under the wharf is a problem.