🌲Christmas Cross-over 🌲

This week Ruapotaka students are having Christmas Crossover every Monday - Thursday until the end of school. 

Christmas Crossover is basically festive activities a teacher has organised. We do saint rings, snowflakes, watch moves and also colouring. 

In each room we have to pair up with a young student to help them. 

Do you like Christmas yes or no?

Meeting Our New Principal

Yesterday we had a Powhiri for our new principal for next year. Our new principal's name is Mrs Hamilton. She looked like a gentle woman.

For the Powhiri we sang songs for Mrs Hamilton and welcomed her to our school.

My Weekend.

My weekend was really interesting because I was staying over with my cousin. My cousin's name is Tom. He is only 9 years old. We played Fortnite, Black Ops and Need For Speed on his PS4. Then, we went outside, there was a little weird boy that would always talk, cry and scream. His name was Brian, It was really annoying.

The next day Brian came over at 6:42 in the morning and he asked Tom and I if we wanting to play and we said "Sorry but, no".  After that, we started playing games and ate breakfast. It was really fun to stay over with my cousin.

Tennis hand ball

On Tuesday Room 12 and I had tennis practice with Coach Pete. We played a game called Volley. The game had 2 players on each side of the net, so 4 players altogether. It was not that simple for me but when I kept playing, it started to get easier.

🕮The Duffy Show🕮

On Tuesday Ruapotaka School had a Duffy show. The Duffy show was interesting because, it had bits where they were in the real world and suddenly transferred into the book realm, a Halloween themed book.

The Duffy show was really great to watch. It was like a movie to me and I think other students thought it was a movie too. These actresses are really great at preforming in front of a crowd!

Armistice Day

In Room 12 we are learning about Armistice Day. I was put into a group. I was working with my buddies Solomone, Riiana and Mary. We had a discussion about Armistice Day. It was really simple for me to work on.

Armistice Day started in 1914 and ends on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour in 1918.

👻Spooky Halloween👻

On Wednesday my family and I went to stone field to trick or treat. It was really lovely to go to other peoples house to get plenty of candy.

My cousin, my brother and I had a challenge who can get the most candy. It took us 2 hours to get lots and lots of lollies. Later on when we were full of candy. We had to stop and count our candy and it took us 35 minutes. The first person was my oldest cousin, second was me and third was my youngest brother.

🎥Our Manaiakalani Show🎥

Today on Wednesday Ruapotaka and I went to Sylvia park to watch other school movie film. It was really great to watch other school film and it was kind of funny to watch

🏅Tennis practices 🏅

On Monday Room 12 and I had tennis practices with Coach Pete. Room 12 was really excited to learn how to play tennis, some of room 12 knew how to play tennis. We had to listen what couch Pete had to say.
Room 12 had to split up into groups. Than we had to hit the ball to each other. Coach Pete stop us and he made us to play a game. The game worked by using cards and getting the some amount as the card.

Making a Sausage Kebab

How to make Sausage Kebab:
step 1- slice the Sausage into small pieces =🍚🍚🍚🍚
step 2- slice the red pepper and onion.
step 3- put both Sausage and vegetables on the kebab.
then after that set it on the flat baking tin and bake for 15 min.

Last step- clean time, wash and dry.

🎨Art Learning.🎨

Today at 11:20 am we had an art lesson with Mrs L-C, she was our teacher. We were sent into two groups, group 1 and 2. I was put into group 1. After that we went to Room 7, Mrs L-C showed us some information and examples of different art styles. Then I grabbed two coloured clay balls and created a genie bottle. Next I made a Hulk that didn't take long but was hard to make.

Kahurangi day.

On Wednesday we had a Kahurangi. And it was extremely great to see them again. They were funny and they can really make up awesome jokes. That day was a really good day to laugh. I laugh out hardly like my brain was going to explode because of there jokes and there action.

🍕How to make Butter chicken🍕

Today we made Butter chicken and it was really good to make.

How to make butter chicken?
Step 1: Dice the chicken.
Step 2: Fry the chicken until brown.
Step 3: Take out the chicken into the white bowl.
Step 4: Fry onion, Add sauce, 1 c of cream.
Step 5: Serve with rice.

Prefects Powhiri.

These are our Ruapotaka prefects. They are good at helping other student that do something wrong or need help. The prefects are well helping students. They got their certificates from the Maori Powhiri. A Powhiri is a Maori welcoming ceremony. They were chosen to go to the Matariki activity and to the Pump house so as other student from the senior block. Our principle was really impress of our prefects working hard to keep our school out of trouble. There names' are Jessica, Riiana Leanah, Pupuke, Saluselo and Katrina. Katrina is our head prefects. Katrina and the other prefects are good at doing there job.

The last week for syndicate assembly.

Yesterday afternoon it was our last day for our syndicate assembly. It was Room 9 turn and they were really good at doing there games. The game works by picking up the pens and put it on the back of your hands, and then throw it up in the air and try and catch it. Well the girls cheated because room 9 teacher told one of the room 9 student to just forget about it because it was really hard for them. It was girls vs boys and the girl won, and room 9 were just jealous about it.

Cooking tech

Step 1. cut the paste into 12 pieces paste into muffin tray

step 2. dice ham add ham and cheese into the muffin tray.

step 3. whisk 4 eggs with half a cup of milk. Dip on top of ham and cheese.

step 4. Bake for 15 mins 180.

Today we made Quiches and it was not that hard to make it because it only took 15 mins to bake. My parent Robait was make it well. We both ate two. My Quiches had a lot of cheese and my parent Quiches was quiet yummy.

🕺Today hip-hop.🕺

Today we had hip-hop with the dance teacher named Jess. When we finished our stretching then we went to our groups for a dance battle. Mrs Golden was taking video's of the group's. We were the best because the other group where talk to us about our dancing skills. We where sent in groups last week Tuesday. We had to keep on learning for ten minute and then when Jess raise her hand than we set down on the mat and wait for the first group to show there dance move.

🍕How to cook Mince pasta.🍕

On Wednesday year 7 and 8 went to Tamaki Collage. The reasons why we went because every Wednesday we go there for Tech. We went in room T9 to cook with Miss Tuipolotu. We made pasta with mince. We all had to be with a partners. I was with a student in my class. 

Skills for this week

Step 1: Follow the instructions.

Step 2: How to read the ingredients.

Step 3: How to measure the ingredients correctly.

Pasta with mince
Step 1: Boil pasta with 2 cups of cold water until soft. Drain under cold water using colander.
Step 2: Dice half an onion into small pieces and fry until soft. 
- Add the mince and fry until it is cooked.

- Add sauce, spices, add pasta, cheese and bake for ten minutes.

Step 3: Clean up

😎Road Safety.😎

Last week we were talking about road safety. We got put into groups and my group's name was Road Ranger. We have lot's of information. The first idea that I come up was stop, look, think and listen. We took some photo's of people crossing the road and the road signs. 

Fast and hard work running.

This morning, the Senior students had to run around for fitness. We were trying our hardest to keep a steady pace. My teacher, Mrs Golder, was taking photos when we were running. We had to to go around the classes, up the little hill, pass the Junior block playground and around the basketball pole. There were teaches around the block so they could keep an eye on us and tell us to keep on moving. We were running, preparing for the soccer try outs.

River Talk.

Last week some of the Ruapotaka senior students went walking down near Tamaki College. The  presenters  were talking about the river  because people put dirty things in the river and our fish and eels won't survive the pollution.  We learned lots of information  and the audience  loved what they saw. 

Back To School

Back to school is learning time. My holiday was relaxing and it made me happy. First day at school made me keen to learn and it made me happy to finally be united  with my friends. Now, I am a year 7 student in Room 12. I am working very hard, and I have the determination to work with the year 8's. My week was great and I was impressed  when I started in Room 12. I was ready to partake in lots of activities and sports. 

In The Weekend.

What I done in the weekend was that I stayed over my mum's house. Also what I played at my mum's house  was games. I was the best at all of the games.  My sister and brother done it at night played hide and seek. Then on Sunday my mum went to her sister's house and they went to a meeting and me and my other sisters and brothers were  just watching YouTube. When my mum got back she went into her room and watched t.v. After that we went to go and watch Black Panther.