Two weeks ago room 6 and I was doing a Haiku Poem. The Haiku poem was professionally formed in Japan. There are 5 syllables at the start, 7 in the middle and another 5 in the third line. Our Haiku Poem was all about room 6’s swimming lessons.

Back stroking off boat 

Swimming in the warm water 

Saving my best friend.

Last Friday it was Mission day. I came to school in mufti. In the morning our Teacher Ms Kyle told Kava and I to put the tables and fishing equipment outside the class so we can get ready for Mission day. We did Mission day to raise money for the Holy Angels in india.

After Mass we opened up the fishing game. A Lot of people came to our fishing game. They were a lot better at fishing then I thought they would be. They got almost half of the fish that was in the bucket.

After morning tea we had a Break and kava and I went and brought lollies and a drink because we were thirsty and hungry. I was happy Mission day happened because we get to bring junk food to school.

Our lunch break was finished and Kava and I got back on our game. Kava and I made a lot of money from the game and Ms yumal collected the paper money. Ms Thompson counted all the money the people brought to school. She counted more than 1,000 dollars that we brang from home.

The bell rang and we had to pack the game up and bring it inside the classroom. After we took the tables inside we put the chairs and we watched a movie from the 90s. It was a very fun movie. It was about this young kid with his invisible dragon.

While we were watching the movie our Principal came to our class with ice blocks. I had two ice blocks, the other had 1 or two ice blocks. The bell rang again and we went home.

Last Thursday morning, Room 6 and Room 7 lined  up at the bottom court because we were going to learn the important things to do and wear when you’re on a bike. I Felt excited.

Our coaches were Lucy and Stephanie was our coach. She asked us if we were confident to ride the bikes by ourselves. Some people were learners so they went to the canopy.

Stephanie told us about the a b c for bikes. A – air B – brakes C – Chains D – direction D – drop test and Q – quick release x3 one on each tire and one under the bike. After we learned the a b c for the bikes we learnt how to scoot, glide, pedal and stop.

We had fun cycling around the bottom court in a line. We couldn’t pass one another. Later we learned how to put our hands out to signal where we were going. We also did some tricks like riding with no hands! We cycled around a square of cones and then Stephanie kept moving them around. If you got caught you had to help Stephanie to move the cones for the others.

I liked being on a bike again because I don’t have one at home at the moment. My cousin has one that I can ride. It was a fun day.

The Olympics were first held in 776 BC. The first Olympic stadium was named Panathenaic stadium and most of the Olympics players were track runners. The modern Olympics started again in 1896.

Last week I was researching a New Zealand athlete, and his name is David Liti. He is a New Zealand athlete. David Liti is the only person in New Zealand that is competing as a weight lifter at the Olympics 2024.  He once broke the National world record by lifting 230 kgs in the clean and jerk. David Liti has won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal but not at the Olympics. David Liti is performing at the South Paris Arena. He is Tongan but he is playing for New Zealand.

Keith Haring was born in 1958. He was born in Kutztown in Pennsylvania. He was an artist. He started his career by drawing in the subways. He also drew cool pictures on big buildings. He once drew People doing Olympic sports. Room 6 and I drew a picture. Here is my picture I drew.

During this international language week, i researched my country, my culture and my language. i come from Tonga

Tortoises and turtles look similar but they are quite different. Turtles have big flippers and tortoises have toes and claws. They are both slow eaters and they are herbivores.Tortoises have a longer lifespan than turtles because they live for 100-150 years while turtles live for 20-30 years. They both lay eggs on land and they also have tails  but they are small. Turtles have thin shells however tortoises have thick shells.Turtles have wavy patterns while tortoises have dotted patterns on the shells.

This week on Tuesday afternoon Room 6 and Room 7 had an idea from Bell and Mrs Agnew thought that we should make an outfit out of recycled materials. Mr Bell and Mrs Agnew found some recycled material in the art shed and we also brought some from home.

We had heaps of cardboard, cardboard pipes, boxes, plastic, newspaper and other things. The next day we were creating outfits. I was going to be an astronaut but I chose to be a knight because there was an army of knights in Room 7. I started off with a cardboard box.

I cut a hole in the cardboard box and I put my head in it and it looked like armour and I kept it as a chestplate. On Wednesday I thought of an idea of making an axe, sword or a hook for my weapon. I chose a hook. I got a spare cardboard box and cut it like a hook.

On Thursday it was the day for our fashion show. Room 6 walked to room 7 and waited for the whole school to come. There was an entrance to Room 7 that we could walk in.The animals went first and after their turn I had to go up with my partner Theo and I was a little bit nervous.

 When I walked in they were screaming very loud. I was walking calmly and went out of the room when I finished and I was surprised. My ears were ringing because of their screaming. I wanted to go again and we had a chance to go again. I was happy.                                                                               

the Young Ocean Explorers learning we have been doing this term with Mr Bell and Mrs Agnew was exhausting and fun.

Littering is a bad thing to do and we should NEVER let it happen around us. When rubbish gets thrown away it gets sucked into drains and flows down to the ocean where sea plants and animals live. Rubbish and the sea are not friends.

Litter is bad for the ocean because if a sea animal like a turtle eats a plastic lid the turtle might choke and die. I saw a turtle wrapped around with plastic and it couldn’t grow. Its body was deformed.This is very sad.

I saw plastic bottles flowing around at Anchor Bay beach once and I saw people picking up the plastic bottles. My family and I helped the people. There were big bins that we put the rubbish into. This is what all communities should do but if no one littered then others wouldn’t have to pick up our rubbish!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 1.6 million square kilometres big. It is the largest amount of litter in the world. If we were to clear up the rubbish from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch scientists think it would take 1-2 years of non-stop cleaning.

I hope you have learned to not litter. I am trying my best to not litter and to Recycle, Reuse, Reduce and to Refuse to use ‘one use’ cups and plastic. If we all did this everyday, imagine how clean and healthy our environment would be.