Cross country

cross country


At my school we had a cross country at the starting line when we started the race I sprinted. I got in front I got tired but I kept on sprinting and then we came to our first turn and we got to our first hill and we got to the first opening, I got to the first teacher. I went to the first straight line and then I sprinted to the end were we had to turn around and then we went back to the starting line and went for the second lap.

marae visit.

Marae visit

I got dropped off at Te Poho o Rawiri Marae early on Thursday. Nui dropped their bags by the front gate and waited on the tennis courts till everyone came.

We got welcomed onto the marae with a powhiri. The chief welcomed us and the ladies told us stories about its history. At the end we hongied them, then we had some kai and some free time to play.

We broke into groups and did some rotations on different maori games. Some of the games were stick games, rope tricks, climbing Titirangi and ancient games they used for hunting.

We made our beds and stayed the night. Before we went to sleep we did kapa hapa practise and watch some performances. When it was finished we went back to  the wharenui to go to bed. My back had more lumps than the mattress hahahah!

At 6am I had to lie in my bed and wait for everyone else to wake up. We got changed and had a play before breakfast. We did more rotations when Wai turned up. It was time to go home at 2pm.

This is when we made our beds and were ready to sleep.

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve


Room 4 went to a marine reserve with some parents from our class. I traveled to the marine reserve with Koka Fly and a bunch of kids. Our guides Amy and Joe talked to us about safety and hand signals. Koka Rozie put us in groups of 4 then we walked down the beach to a place where there was lots of wildlife in the water.

We put our flippers and snorkel on and jumped in the water. When we were swimming I saw Barnacles, paua, kina, crayfish, mud fish and Neptune`s necklace. My dad was our group leader and he kept swimming off. I always caught him somehow though. One of the kids in our group kept swimming off and dad always sent me to get him. When we got cold we headed ashore.

While we waited for the rest of the groups we headed to the marine reserve entrance and had lunch. After lunch we headed back to school.

Leighton House

Leighton House


We were at school checking if we had all the equipment. I was a safety officer for a SVA (Student Volunteer Army) project. My job was to inspect everything to make sure it is safe. Koka Rozie put us in our groups that we went in. We arrived at Leighton House some minutes later.

I started to look around and I went to play a game with a person her name was Lynn. We played four in a row. I let her win all of the games. It was lots of fun and she was pretty good.

We sung Wainui E and then I  said goodbye to the residents and staff. We went back to school and the next day we had a barbecue as a reward for going to volunteering. 

Kapa Haka Festival

Kapa Haka Festival


Tu mai ra nga tamariki hi ha o te kura o wainui hi ha ko te maungaroa  ko te poho o rawiri hi ha ko hamanatua ko moaka -
wainui these are our treasures we love and we embrace
hi ha
close to our hearts they have a special place
hei ha
parents teachers staff and kids and our community
hi ha
we stand proud and strong together cos we are wainui
ko te kura o wainui
tu mai ra nga tamariki o te kura o wainui e!
hi au au aue ha hi!

This song is fun to sing and it is fun to do the actions.

This was my favourite song to sing at the Kapa Haka Festival 2019

By Troy