Week 1 Term 2

Hey, guys so wow its term two! Last term went so fast, especially for an eleven-week term.

On Monday, we had a powhiri for the new Japanese teacher, Etsko, and a new teacher in room six, Miss McLaughlin. The powhiri was an excellent start to the term. I'm glad it wasn't an assembly as the assembly would have been long. We also got told about science fair which is happening later this term.

During Tuesday, I did some more maths. I did to find unknown angles (including parrell lines). This is where you have an angle, and you find the angle opposite to it. While I was away, the school had a speaker, Mike King, came to talk to us about his story and going through depression and anxiety. While I wasn't there, I asked some people who were there about what they thought. Most of them said that he was an excellent speaker and amusing, but he didn't have a message as such. Tuesday mornings are always tech arts and our tech art that we are doing at the moment is science. We did P.H testing and the P.H table. I found out a lot about this as I had never actually known/heard of P.H testing. This is where you have a piece of paper blue or red and you dip it into acid if it stays the same colour then it is dipped into the same type of acid that the paper was soaked in. If it turns a different colour, then it means it is dipped into different acid to what the paper has been soaked in.

Wednesday I was away sick, so I'm not to sure what everyone did.

On Thursday, I had my first block of band for the term. We have started learning new songs for the band camp in a few weeks. We have been practising for a while now and I'm quite excited for this activity. Jazz band we are still practising the same songs. I don't mind when we do this as it allows us to practise more and get things better. During lunchtime this day I trialled for the Belmont netball team. This exchange happens every year with Belmont Intermediate in Auckland. I think I did my best but you never know what happens.

On Friday I was relived as I had made it throgh my first week back at school! Friday was a normal day maths in the morning before us year 8's went to french with Mrs Shaw. We did a little recall test I scored 11 1/2 out of 20 so I was pretty happy about that. I need to keep practising my french as later this year I am going to Noumea a French speaking country. During Friday sport time I had another trial for Belmont netball. I think I trialled pretty hard and did my best Im not to sure if I got in yet though so Im quite nervous to find out.

Well guys thats it for this week.
See you soon.