The Football Inter School Tournament

On Wednesday we had our Football tournament at Point England Reserve. In our team we had 11 people in our team plus me and the two teachers.

Once we arrived at the Reserve there were a lot of schools already there getting ready. So when we parked up we went straight to our spot on the field, as soon as we were there we were told we had 6 games against other schools that was there. Our teacher said that we only had a short brake before we play our first game, so we then started practising on a field right in the front of us.

After that the big horn went off and that meant our first game was going to start so we went into our positions. Our first game was against Panmure District and the score was 0-6. We were happy we won our first game, but we lost some games and had a draw for some games. People in our team was fine with how much loses we had, but our captain kept on saying "work as a team".

In the end we were told that we came last with another school called Panmure District.

Our Daily Fitness!!

On our first day back at school we had to start running laps for our fitness. We had to jog around the entire senior block, including the basketball and netball courts. Teachers spread themselves around the block . There is one teacher (Mrs Golder) who stands at the top of the hill with her phone timing us. We only run for 10 mins and when it's over we line up where we started from.

We start the running routine at the bottom of a hill and work our way around the block. Lap by lap people would be yelled at to start running because they walk too much. Some people can keep up the pace because they are fit and they practice a lot, but some are just good runners. Most of the good runners in the senior block are from Rooms 12 and 10, and there are only a few of fit runners in Room 9.

In our daily fitness we have some rules that we have to follow. The rules are:

1. If you are a slow runner move to the left

2. If you are overtaking move slightly to the right

3. When you are tying your shoelaces, move aside.

The Big Storm

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/04/weather-why-auckland-was-hit-so-hard-by-storm.html

The 10th of April was one of the worst nights of my life because it was the biggest storm to ever hit Auckland. Experts say that it was the natural wind tunnel that caused the big hurricane-force winds. My opinion was that the wind was just getting stronger and stronger. News reporter Duncan Garner was mad at officials for not being prepared for the huge storm coming their way. An expert had said that the storm started from the Tasman Sea and then worked its way up to South Auckland and then around the whole of Auckland. Most people in Glen Innes had their power cut and it was very dark. They had no power because a tree fell and wrecked the power lines. In the morning things were very disorganised like trees being broken and power lines hanging down.

The Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games: Anna Hursey

In the Commonwealth Games a 11 year old girl known as Anna Hursey is a Table Tennis expert. She is from Britain and a representative from the Wales.

When Anna Hursey was just 5 years old she was already  playing Table Tennis. Whilst she was still 10 she wanted to join the Commonwealth Games, so she did. She competed for Wales in the European Championship qualification match against Kosovo and  she also competed in the World Cadet Challenge in the same year. 

During the year of 2018 she competed in the Commonwealth Games with Carey. They both played against another double from India known as Madhurika Patkar and Mouma Das. Obviously Hursey and her partner claimed the victory with a score of 3 to 2. Anna Hursey is hyped for her next matches.

Pancakes With Chocolate Syrup

Today we made pancakes with chocolate syrup. It was quite an easy dish to make but some parts we had to use hot heat. All we had to do was collect some dry ingredients known as Sun.Rising.Flour and White Sugar. We also had to add some milk and an egg. As soon as we had all the ingredients, then we had to mix it till  it became smooth enough to scoop up.

After all the mixing we had to on the oven and put the pan on the elements. Now we had to get some butter from the front and half it in to a bowl. Straight after that we had to butter the pan and then add the butter. The reason we had to add the butter was so that the pancake doesn't stick to the pan. When the butter was getting watery we had to add two scoops of the cream into the pan and we then had to wait. The teacher Mrs Tuipulotu said we had to flip it when 5 mins is up so, I flipped the pancake and it was perfect. Laki and I than waited until the last pancakes were ready, once it was ready Laki shared the pancakes equally and then we waited. Before we went to the teacher we had to make our pancakes stylish so I just put mine separately into the corners. I had to put some chocolate syrup on each pancake and then I was done.

When I finished I had to get ready to take a photo shoot. As soon as I was ready I had to go back to the teacher and take my photo. Before that I had to wash the dishes and sweep the floor. Lastly I had to wait for the second period and then start blogging. I can't wait for next week!

Syndicate Assembly

 On Monday we had a syndicate assembly and Rm 12 hosted it. In the assembly we had two songs and a game. The hosts were Pupuke, Joanlisi, Saluselo and Henry.

Henry had to introduce the classes to the syndicate assembly, after that Pupuke had to introduce a song to sing and it was called This is Me by Keala Settle. This song was from The Greatest Showman and it was also Pupuke's favourite song. When we sang the song Tupouseini introduced the game called Syndicate Got Talent. The contestants were from each class and from Rm 9 were Ong Minut and Aleki, Rm 10 were Uinita and Reality and from Rm 12 were Pupuke and Katrina.

Ong Minut and Aleki was the best in free styling and they went crazy, Aleki started break dancing and Ong just copied. At the end Rm 9 were announced as the winners.

Then Joanlisi had to announce the last song but sadly it didn't work so we had to sing Capella. We just sang some Maori songs and then  Saluselo finished off the assembly with a little goodbye speech and then the syndicate assembly was over. Before the assembly was over the teachers had to come up and present their certificates to their students in each class. From our class were Pupuke and Kain.

Making Tomato Soup At Tech!

Today Group A created Tomato Soup with Mrs Tuipulotu at Tech. The ingredients we used were one can of tomatoes, flour and water. I worked with Laki and he's from St Pius.

 We had to first wash our pot then tip the chopped tomatoes in. Following that, we had to put the pot on the stove and let it boil. Next, when it was ready we had to taste it and if it wasn't ready we had to add some brown sugar.

After we finished with that we had to stir and put it back on the stove, but Mrs Tuipulotu said "Once the first bubble pops you have to remove the pot from the element and put it on the side of the sink".

Lastly we had to get some bowls from the back room and then go to Mrs Tuipulotu. We gave our bowls to her and she put some rice into the bowl and then, we had to add the Tomato Soup.

Finally we were done and Mrs Tuipulotu took some photos and then we had to taste. We only had a couple of minutes to eat then wash the dishes. When we were finished washing the dishes we had to get our netbooks and start making a blog. Then the second period was over so we had to pack and go back to the bus.