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Mannequin Challenge

KeenTan

KeenTan

This term we are learning about culture!

1 week ago, we had a cultural afternoon that involved 3 activities. But the classes’ favorite was an Aboriginal game called KeenTan.

In this game you’ve got 2 teams and there is a ball. The twist is; you’ve got to be in the air to pass it and in the air to receive it. If you don’t time your jump perfectly (if you’re on the ground when you pass or receive the ball) then it’s a handover to the the other team.

If you get 3 correct passes in a row then that’s a point. First to your decided number wins.

We really hope that we can play it again!

Thanks, Eilidh. 😀

Here is a video of some kids playing Keentan (it is not us though!)

Term 4

On Tuesday the whole senior syndicate walked into the hall to do Karakia. After karakia we had a scavenger hunt with each other and we were only allowed to have one person from our class. On the sheet of paper there were many questions like find someone that plays an instrument, find somebody that was born in a different country and find someone that plays a different sport than you etc. We only had a certain amount of time. After we had finished the scavenger hunt we got into groups of six but we had to have different eye colour, hair colour, and different room numbers. We got given a card with a special dance on it then each group had to try come up with a dance in 15 minutes everyone was up to the challenge. My group was first to perform and we didn't even know what we were doing but we danced then sat down to watch how the dance really went on YouTube. Then watched everyone else dance crazily.

We are learning about cultural diversity this term, we have named our unit ‘Cultureverse’.

Written by: Cooper

Taking action: Palm Oil Petition

The Palm Oil group have created a petition on change.org.

Follow the link to sign the petition and help them out!

https://www.change.org/p/csns-reduce-palm-oil-in-stores?recruiter=599353973&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive

Olympic Mascots

For homework last week people in the class have made great mascots, they will be shared with you with photos below.

Here are some examples: kiwis, a dog, nz flags, trees, a mixed bird and mixed kiwis with l&p hands and gumboots on their feet.

The reason why we are doing this for homework is because  we have been following the Olympics. On Tuesday last week our teachers said to us “Imagine if the next olympics were in New Zealand.” What could our mascot look like?

We had to explain how it is important to NZ.

All the mascots looked awesome!!!

Thank you for reading!

Ash and Rhys.

Team building

Last week in the hall we did a hoop game for team building. We were assigned four teams of ten and we were given five hoops each. We had to get across the ‘magic river.’ The hoops were rafts, and they could only hold two feet and one hand in each raft. If someone’s foot or hand went out of the raft it was game over and they had to go back to the start. If one of their hoops were left in the ‘magic river’ for more than ten seconds then it got taken away from them. The first team to get across the the riverbank wins!!!

It was hard getting there because we had to communicate with each other and figure out who was standing in what hoop.  There was a lot of problems, strategies, successes and failures. But everyone got there, and we had a really fun time working together as a team!

By Eilidh