Tuakana-Teina is a Maori concept refferng to the relashionship between an older sibling or student (Tuakana) and a younger sibling or child (Teina. We use this concept to teach the little kids skills and things like skipping or running relays and sometimes they teach us things as well.

Today we did Tuakana-Teina with a big skipping rope and it went pretty well. The Teina that I usually work with (Danny) sometimes messes up her jumps, but when we used the big rope she was a lot more steady with her jumps and overall just worked better with a big rope.

After every lesson of skipping we then do some relays, running and other. For example we do walking, running, and  piggyback running for the juniors. But the seniors do grapevine and side-stepping. There are normally six or more teams of both Tuakana and Teina and we all compete to see who can finish the relays first and sit down.

my class got given a challenge to wright a short story consisting of 100 or less words, 2+ characters, a  intro, a  complication and a resolution. This is my first try:

I jumped into bed and snuggled myself into a ball, and was just drifting off to sleep when I heard a loud Bang on the closet door.

I was so scared as I fumbled for the light switch and eventually turned it on just to see a big dementor-ghost thing staring right at me. I closed my eyes and tried to bat it off but that wasn’t working as it was much bigger than me.

So I screamed at the top of my lungs just to wake up and find out it was a dream… but the light was on.

Ngaio is my former class.

I like Nikau better.

Kayaks at camp,

And sunny weather.

Under the Nikau tree.

When we did circus this week it was way more awesome than it usally is because Nina and Zia  brang all their toys.There were hoola hoops, ribbons, fans, diablos, juggling balls and clubs and a few magic balls.I really liked doing the fans,ribbons,hoola hoops and juggling clubs though I think my fav was the hoola hoops.Me and Amaya were hoola hooping more than one hoop and I was walking backwards I was sought of hard though.

• Today I found out how to use a PMI chart.
• I want to know more about using a PMI chart And will find out more by firstly brainstorming about ducks and how to save our ducks from the hawks and perhaps expanding their habitat.

• Today I asked myself how can we help the ducks produce more eggs/protect the eggs from the hawks,and discovered that many people had ideas on how can we save our ducks from the hawks. Ideas such as making a safe area,making an artificial nest for them to lay in,and clearing the bush so that they have more room to lay in.
• I smiled today when we had WA whanau.

I went into the ap word art to make this beautiful heart.I made a word art digital footprint.

My name is Neve.My favorite color is green and I like coloring -in.I live in Totara North.I am eight years old.I like playing with my friend’s and making huts.