Nairnville!!! :D

This term we have been going to Nairnville and I have enjoyed most of the lessons there. For the first few weeks, we did gymnastics and I thought it was okay. But then we started doing Rippa Rugby a few weeks ago and that was definately amazing. I really liked playing rippa rugby and all the warm-up activities we've done. The new skills I have learnt are stuff like how to intercept balls in Rippa rugby and the best ways to throw and catch. I have tried to get involved more but sometimes it is hard when I am not so good at it. I didn't get to do football last Thursday though, because I was in Auckland. :(  My suggestions for future Nairnville lessons would be that we should definately do badminton, since it's such an awesome sport. I really hope we get to do badminton next term.

Deutsch

This year the language that we have been learning at school is German. I've learnt quite a lot about greeting people in German whether it is in a formal or informal way. The videos that we've been watching also tells us a bit of the history and culture of Germany and how it is very different from New Zealand and most other countries. The videos are pretty fun, but sometimes it gets boring when we repeat it even though I know it is necessary for our learning.
When I go to college I know I will have the choice of choosing either Japanese, Maori, German and French. I am most interested in Maori but my mum expects me to take Japanese.
I don't think learning a little bit of German will help me in the future, since I'm not planning on visiting Germany any time soon, but I think it's a pretty fun language.

Be E.P.I.C!!!!! :D

As you guys probably already know, E.P.I.C stands for Empathy, Perseverance, Integrity and Creativity.
This week I think I've shown the value Creativity because I think I did pretty well for my title page and R.E art. So the easiest value for me is Creativity and the hardest one is probably Perseverance.


Empathy means to be able to understand and share the feelings of others.
Perseverance means to not give up even when something is really difficult .
Integrity means to be honest and have moral principles.
Creativity means to be creative or inventive.


What value have you shown this week?

North Child

A book that I have read recently is North Child. I chose to write about this book because I enjoyed it a lot and couldn't stop reading it. This book is about a superstitious mother who believes that children born facing north will be wild and travel far from home. She is terrified when Rose, a north child is said to face an icy death. Rose is unaware of this so when a white bear appears at her door to take her away, she agrees to his bargain. She travels on the bear's back to a mysterious castle where a stranger appears night after night. She did something that has terrible consequences while being overwhelmed by curiosity. Now she must go on a journey to fulfil her true destiny.


Characters:
Rose- a girl who is born facing north and crazy about weaving
Neddy- Rose's brother who is always looking out for her
White Bear- The bear who travelled with Rose to a castle
Troll Queen- A queen who has always wanted to own the White Bear