Koru Games

Over the past 3 days all of the year 7 and 8's went to the Koru Games.

I am in the A team for Football  (Soccer) 

Over the 3 days something I enjoyed the most was competing against the other teams.

Because it was hard and challenging.

From the beginning of the year I improved on my control of the ball and my positioning of the field.

Something from the Koru Games I will remember is....

Having fun with my friends and making new friends.

Peer mediation distinction evidence #2 of 4

Peer mediation distinction evidence # 2 of 4

Peer mediation

Every Monday at lunchtime I have peer mediation.
I have peer mediation in the second half of lunch.
I do peer mediation with Honor.
Today for peer mediation Honor and I went around the field several times to make sure everyone was having fun and getting along and making sure that there were no problems.
Today at peer mediation there were a few things that went on, one of them was.... One of the juniors had hit another junior with a stick.
We went over to talk it through and get all sides of the story and to solve the problem.
It ended out well because we managed to get the true story and because the boy apologised for hitting.
Every one was happy and went on with their lunch time.
I showed leadership by... Setting a good example for others to follow, listening to the issue without judgement and letting everyone speak, offering solution, turning up to peer mediation, doing my duty well and keeping my eyes open and being aware.

CHOIR distinction evidence # 4 of 4

choir distinction evidence # 4of 4

Choir

On Friday we have choir, we have to get there early, not everyone does this which really holds everything up but I am always the first one there out of respect for the teachers and the whole choir.
We need to be there by 8.45 so I like to be at school by 8.20 so I can be organised and ready for the learning day and choir.
We went over a few songs and had to fix them a bit as from our choir trip to Avonhead School.
We practiced the Mexican wave, American child, ring of fire and our new song which is called ADIEMUS.

I showed leadership by turning up early, setting a good example for others and singing with pride.

I LOVE CHOIR
 

kapa haka distinction evidence # 3 of 4

Kapa Haka distinction evidence #3 of 4

Kapa Haka

On Friday we had Kapa Haka, we practiced 2 songs, one of them was the school song and I can never remember the name of the other one.
I can sing both of the songs off by heart which I have been working on and practicing for ages.
We have set lines that we have to get into before we can start practicing.
I live Kapa Haka and next year I hope to get a main role.
I showed leadership by being on time, getting into my line without being asked, learning my words, and setting a good example for the younger students.

Code club leadership distinction evidence # 1 of 4

Code club distinction evidence # 1 of 4

Today at lunchtime I had this thing called code club.
This is a new club that has been set up to learn about program coding.
Because I know how to do scratch I was able to help out the younger students.
I knew how to do this because I was selected to go to halswell school to learn about it.
I helped 2 boys create a basic movie, it took about 20 mins to make and the boys thought that it was awesome and really enjoyed it.

I showed leadership by, turning up at the required time, being a good role model to the younger students, knowing what to do and leading by example and encouraging the boys.

Koru games practice must do

Koru games practice Must do

Today I had koru games practice.
Today it was the A Team vs the B team.
I am in the A team which is a challenge as there are some amazing players in our team.
Our goal today was to sort out our positions for the actual tournament.
I have been chosen to play the right mid role, which I am very happy about.
The game went really well because we were passing well and we were marking the opposition and there was all round fair play.
I showed leadership by playing fairly, respecting the other team and my team mates and listening to the refs decisions.

Peer mediation distinction evidence # 1of 4

Peer mediation distinction evidence # 1of 4

Peer mediation

Today I had peer mediation, my duty is on the second half of lunch from 1-130.
I do peer mediation with honour and jinny.
We go around on the field and make sure everyone is having a good lunchtime and see if there are any problems that need solving and if all the students are ok.
Today some students were kicking netball a around the field so we gave them footballs to kick instead and explained why they needed to use the right balls for the correct sport.

I showed leadership by turning up for my duty on time and with a good attitude and did what was my job and showed that I was there to help and give solutions to issues.

Choir distinction evidence # 3 of 4

Choir distinction evidence # 3 of 4

Today I had choir

Today for choir we didn't just have an ordinary practice.
We went to Avonhead school by bus to have a choir practice for the music Festival.
The bus left at 9.15 and as per the school rule we had to show respect on the bus, to the students, the teacher and the bus driver and the parent helpers.
First we went into the hall, which was massive, and found our seats.
There were heaps of other students from other schools there, I would guess around 250 students.
The first song was the national anthem and the leader of that song went through how to pronounce words and sing them a particular way which was really helpful.
We went through all of the songs in the red book and with each song a different singing teacher would go through how to sing and say how to sing until it was just right.
I found this really helpful and learnt a lot.
I showed leadership by being respectful on the bus to students, parents, teacher and bus driver.
And by singing my heart out listening to instruction and following through and by paying attention and leading by example.

Kapa Haka #2 of 4 distinction

Kapa Haka # 2 of 4 distinction

This morning I kapa Haka
We went over 2 songs the first one is our school song tai tapu and another one.
It's really important to pronounce the words well and clearly and I do this to the best of my ability.
We had a competition to see which age group was better at each song (the seniors won)
At the end because we had performed so well we got given a lollipop.

I showed leadership by singing with pride,  being where I should be and respecting Matua re hari.

Choir distinction # 2 of 4

Choir distinction # 2 of 4

Today I had choir, I have to be at school at 8.45 but I like to be there well before that as I like to be ready and prepared for the day and set a good example to others so I get there by 8.30.

Today at choir we went through the red book and practiced the songs, we have the festival coming up so we need to get ready for that.
The songs we practiced were ring of fire, we practiced here comes the sun, this little light of mine and we also practiced Mexican wave and we learnt a new song it's a bit different.

I showed leadership by being early and ready for the class, setting a good example for the  students and singing with pride. Also by listening to the teachers and doing exactly what is required.

Tech Must do distinction 5 of 5

Tech must do distinction 5 of 5

Today I had tech
I arrived to school at 8.20 so I had lots of time to prep for the day.
There are two busses, I am on bus 2 so I have to line up and wait for the bus to arrive.
Today in woodwork I got my pieces of wood and glued them together so it won't fall apart, once the glue dried out I sanded the wood so it was smooth and so I could draw on it.
Once I had sanded the wood I drew out the design on my box and then I painted some of it black and red for more effect.
I show leadership by being at school in plenty of time to prep for the day and by waiting in line for my bus sensibly and by being quiet on the bus and by listening to instruction from the teacher at tech.

Choir can do distinction # 1 of 4

Choir can do distinction # 1 of 4
Today I had senior choir in the music room. I need to be at school and ready for choir by 8.45 am
As always I was the first to arrive, this is really important as it saves so much time if people are there and ready to get started on time.
We started off with the warms up as we usually do. To warm up our vocal chords.
Then we started our songs
They were, Murasame, the long white sails and let there always be sunshine.
Miss H and Mr McCullam were happy with our singing.
I showed leadership by being early and ready to start the session and by being respectful to the teachers and by leading by example.

Kapa Haka can do # 1 of 4 distinction

Kapa Haka can do distinction # 1 of 4

Today I had kapa Haka, we went over 2 songs, one was the school song.
We went over the actions and the lyrics quite a few times. (Practice makes perfect)
Because everyone in kapa Haka was listening we were able to get through the practices well we were able to go out to morning tea early.
I showed leadership by showing enthusiasm, giving my all, and by being respectful to others and Matua re hari.

Must do getting involved distinction 4 of 5

Must do getting involved distinction 4 of 5
Today we had koru games practice.
I am in the A  football team
Not many of the A team were there so some of the people from the B football team joined in with the A team to make a full team so we could practice and play a game
My team won 2 to 1.
I showed leadership by, being in the right place at the right time, playing the best I can, encouraging the team and passing the ball around so all of the team get their fair ball time.

Must do getting involved distinction 3 of 5

Getting involved distinction 3 of 5
Today at school the teachers had a game of net ball versing the a and b girls net ball team.
we went out and watched and cheered the teams on
I was cheering on the teachers hoping they would win.
Guess who won..... The teachers.... I backed the right team
I showed leadership by
Supporting the team
Getting involved
Encouraging people to cheer the teams on and getting into the spirit of things.

Getting involved technology distinction 2 of 5

Today I had technology. distinction 2 of 5

In tech I am doing wood work which I am really enjoying.
We have to be at school early on Tuesday's to be ready for the bus.
On the way to tech I sat next to jack H and we talked about what we were going to do for the day.
I said that I was going to create the base of my design and then sand It so It is smooth so that's what I did.
I showed leadership by
Listening to the teacher, so I get good information and so the other students can hear.
And talking quietly to the person next to me on the bus so it is quiet and so the bus driver can concentrate and to be a good role model for the other students.

Can do # 12 Peer Mediation

Today I had peer mediation.
I like to Be as early as possible so I can get a head start.
Today there were no problems just some kids playing around in the dirt so I told them that they should stop because their parents might get angry at them for having dirty pants.
I showed leadership by
Beong at the correct place at the correct time, by being a good leader and showing respect, active thinking and by setting an example for the other students.

Must do technology distinction #1 of 5

Today I had technology distinction 1 of 5
It was my first day at woodwork because the previous week we had finished design.
In woodwork we are making a speaker box I am making mine shaped like a love heart so I can give it to my mum I showed leadership by

• Listening to our new teacher 
• And setting a good example for others 

Must do getting involved #5

Today at lunchtime I decided to play with the P.A.Ls.
We played football (soccer)
It was very popular.
the game started with 7 or so people and then at for the most part we got around about 40 people playing.
I showed leadership by respecting the P.A.Ls decisions and being a role model for the younger students.

Can do excellence can do #11

Today I had Peer Mediation.
My day to do peer mediation is on a Monday every week with Honor from 1:10 to 1:30 pm.
Today not much was going on.
 The only thing that happened was A boy in year 2 had bit his lip, so I got him a tissue and took him to the sickbay.
I showed Leadership by helping others and listening to what they said and making sure they were ok.