Librarian

Librarian - Today at librarian Taylor, Jak and I were on, but Taylor didn't feel to well so Sam W said that she would fill in for her. Once we got there Jak was already in there and he said that he had done most of the books, but there were still a few left so Sam and I did them for him. The books that were left were mostly number books (This means that they had numbers on the side of them because, they didn't go in the same section as the other books). After we had finished this Sam and I sat at the desk while Jak walked around the library to help other kids. We had a lot of kids come up and issue books today. At one point I also got some kids names mixed up, as they had been up there more than once. I also learnt how to reserve books as Sam showed me how. After this it was time to pack the library up so we walked around and closed it. 

Peer mediation

Peer mediation - Yesterday at peer mediation Polly and I were on. As we started Emma D and Jack W came over to join us, as then we'd be a group of four in stead of two groups of two. After this we walked to the junior playground, as this is where most of the problems happen. Surprisingly there were no problems, but as we were there a lot of the little kids wanted to show us all of their tricks that they can do on the monkey bars. After this we went and walked around the field, as this is Jack and Emma's area. We walked around the field once and there were no problems. Since there were no problems we decided to go to the senior playground, but as we were heading there we saw that the time was ten past one, this meant that we had to finish now. So we went back and put out stuff away. 

Radio Station

Radio Station - Today at Radio Station I got there before Monique so I started looking through all of the songs to choose some that we would play. After I did this I started writing the script for the show. Then Sam W came in saying that she was filling in for Monique. Once I had finished writing the script I showed Sam how to use the equipment and she got the hang of it really quickly. Once we started I had to guide Sam through as its really hard to get the first time. Once we started Sam had gotten the first line slightly wrong, it was also really hard trying to get her to keep the music at the right volume but apart from that she was amazing at it. I also have Sam the harder job because she came in slightly late so I had already got everything set up. Next time something I could do better is give her the easier job so that it's not as hard on her first go.  

Peer mediation

Peer Mediation - Yesterday Monique and I were on peer mediation (Monique filled in for Polly because she wasn't here). The first place we decided to go to was the junior playground as this is where most of the problems happen. Once we got there Jack W came over to do peer mediation with us as the people he's usually with were in Wellington. This meant that we had to do the field as well as the courts. While we were at the playground there were heaps of kids that wanted to show us their tricks on the monkey bars. After all of the little kids had showed us their tricks, we walked over to the field. While we were there we saw some little kids with equipment that they aren't allowed to be using, so we took it off them and went to return it to Mr Wallis. Once we had returned everything it was time to stop so we went and put our stuff away. 

Peer mediation

Peer Mediation - Yesterday I filled in on peer mediation for Samara I did this because her third person wasn't there this means that Kyla, Samara and I all walked around the field. We got halfway around the field and we already had a problem! Once we had started this problem another girl came to us and said that she also had a problem so Samara went and helped her while Kyla and I stayed to help the other kids. These kids were so hard to deal with because they kept talking over the top of us, we solved this by going over the rules with them so that we could remind them what was acceptable. Once we were halfway through the rules a little kid came up to us and said that she had a problem, so I gave Kyla my card and went over to help them. This problem was a lot easier to solve as these girls didn't keep talking over the top of me. After this I asked one of the girls that wasn't wearing a hat to go and sit under the shade sails, so she did. Then Kyla came over and we walked around trying to find Samara, once we found her it turned out that she had solved more than one problem while she was away. Next time something I think I could do better is keeping my card with me so that I can read from it to tell them the rules and remember what to say to the little kids. 

Librarian

Librarian - Yesterday at librarian Taylor and I were on. At the start of lunch I raced over to the library because usually people go in when they're not allowed to (only the librarians and Mrs Ward are allowed in). By the time I got there people had already started to go on though so I had to try and ask them to leave untill Mrs Ward got there, but Mrs Ward got there before I got anyone out so they just stayed inside. At the start of our duty the first thing I did was get the books that had already been returned and then put them back on the shelf where they go. Sometimes this is hard because some of the books have no labels or some of them have different labels that mean different things. After this I went and sat at the counter so that I could issue and return books, while I did this Taylor went and walked around the lonrary making sure that their were no problems. Next something I could do better is getting there sooner so that no one goes in before they're supposed to. 

Peer mediation

Peer Mediation - Yesterday at peer mediation I was slightly late as athletics went longer than expected and ended up going through the start of lunch, once we had done our time we decided to keep going because the other peer mediators weren't there and we thought we keep going as we missed the start of our session. Samara also offered to go with me as Polly wasn't there and I would have been by myself. Once we had started we went strait to the juniors playground because this is where most problems happen. Once we got there my sister came up to us because there was a problem with one of the year ones, once we had stared this another little kid came to us and said there was another problem elsewhere. This would of been to difficult to leave and then come back to because it was nearly the end of lunch, since we couldn't leave it Samara went and helped them with there problem and I stayed to help my sister with her problem. The solution to this problem was to get a duty teacher because it was a problem that involved physical violence. After this I went to the problem that Samara was sorting and helped with the solution. After that we started walking back to class as it was nearly the end of lunch.

Kapa Haka

Kapa Haka - At Kapa haka yesterday, we went through Tahurihuri twice and then the routine for the opening of the new community centre and the gala. The routine is,

- Tahurihuri 

- Hope 

- Pai mai

- Whakataka Te Hau (with the haka)

The song Tahurihuri is a song that we do the poi to. I can do the poi I am just learning how to do it faster.  We do actions to Hope and Pai mai. I know these actions really well, I just need to learn the poi actions better. When we do Whakataka Te Hau we don't do any actions, Tjis means that we just stand there and do the wiri. After this we do the haka I like the haka because it's quite fun. Next time something I could learn is the poi.

Radio Station

Radio Station - Today at radio station Monique and I were on. We ended up starting late because it took us a while to fill in the script. We also couldn't find the piece of paper that had all of the story's from the news on it. This means that it didn't matter that we started late because we weren't able to do the school newsletter or the story's from the news. We started just past one and then finished just before lunch ended. Next time something I could do better is remember to turn the microphone on before we start because we forgot this time and then had to start again. 

Technology

Technology - On the bus to technology today I sat with Jordan again (remember the new seating plan). We sat two seats away from the back of the bus. I learnt something new about Jordan, AGAIN!! This was because we played a game where you had to ask a question about yourself and then the other person would answer the question. I think that on the way there our bus level was way better than last week. This may have been because four people weren't allowed to come as they were to loud last week. On the way back I got really confused before we hopped on the bus because I wasn't sure which bus was my bus (bus 1). On the way back the noise level was really good I think it was almost better than on the way there. Next time something I want to focus on is - remembering which bus I am on as people get annoyed when you hop on there bus. 

Librarian

Librarian - Today at librarian Taylor, Jak and I were meant to be on, but it just ended up being Taylor and I. As I'm not sure where Jak went. At the start I was there by myself because I went over there as soon as the bell rang but it took Taylor about five minutes longer. As soon as I got there I knew what to do strait away as I have done it so many times. I started putting the returned books away as there were heaps of them there. Sometimes I get muddled up with this because there are lots of different places you can put the books. When I was half way through this Taylor came and helped me finish. Once we had finished this I went to the desk and started returning and issuing books. 

Technology

Technology - On the bus to technology we had the new seating plan. My new bus buddy is Jordan, we also have to sit near the back. I think this is a good change as the his wasn't as loud, and you get to learn something new about someone. While I was sitting with Jordan I found that she has the same middle name as me (Kate). I also found out a lot of other stuff, most of our conversation was about formal though, but it was good to sit next to someone who knew what formal was about. I'm looking forward to sitting next to Jordan again and hope I learn something else I didn't know about her. On the way there I think the noise level was AWESOME it was way better than what it has been. On the way back I don't think it was as good but it was still an improvement from last time. 

Assembly

Assembly - Yesterday at assembly the boys got there first so we ended up sitting in the back rows, I didn't mind this as it doesn't matter where you sit, it is just that sometimes I can't see the front because the boys are so tall. We got to sit closer to the front though because, the boys class was hosting the assembly, this means that the rows weren't as full as they usually are. At the end of the assembly there was an athlete who came in to talk to us because it is Olympic week. His name was Aaron and he did bobsledding while he was at the olpympics. He showed us what he wore at the Olympics and how he got a paint mark on his helmet. He got the paint mark because the bobsled he was racing tipped over while they were at the Olympics. He also said while he was there that he has the only bobsled in New Zealand and he might bring it in for us when he gets the chance. Next time at assembly I want to improve on my body language e.g. Sitting up strait so that it looks like I am paying attention. 

Peer mediation

Peer mediation - Yesterday I was on peer mediation with Polly and Tom. Polly and I started together and then later on Tom came and joined us. this was because he had forgotten and the peer mediators that were on the field reminded him for us. We went to the junior playground first because this is where we find a lot of problems. There ended up being no problems there, but the little kids wanted to show us how good they were at the monkey bars, so we stayed for about five minutes longer and there were still no problems. Next we went to the middle school playground where the year 3 and 4's play, but there weren't any problems there either. So we started walking around the juniors block, but there weren't any problems there! The little kids there wanted us to stay a little longer to so once we had been there for a few minutes it was time for us to finish. Next time something I could do better is not spending so long watching the little kids so that then we have more time to explore more of the areas. 

Choir

Choir - This week at choir we did our warm ups first, these include jumping around on the spot and doing vocal exercises. After this we started singing songs from our music books (this is because our school is participating in the Christchurch schools music festival), some of the songs in our music books include:
- Ring of fire
- The long white sails 
- California dreamin'
- Slice of heaven 
- Here comes the sun
- This little light of mine
And lots more. The two songs I like the most are California dreamin' and slice of heaven. I like California dreamin' because it has a really catchy tune. I also like slice of heaven because I knew this song quite well before we started and because I like the meaning of the song. After we had practised a few songs with our books closed, one person got to choose what song we do next. The person who chose picked Adiemus (this is a song that is not in the music book, and also has made up words in it). I like this but we never get to practise this because it's not part of the music book, so I was glad that she chose this song. Next time something I would like to improve on is remembering all the words with our books closed, this means that I will have to practise at home so that I can remember them off by heart.

Kapa Haka

Kapa haka - This week at kapa haka we practiced Tahurihuri (this is a song that we do short poi and long poi to) and Hope - Tai tapu (this is our school song and we added actions to it). After we had practiced Tahurihuri two times and Hope twice. Mrs Baker said that we had to choose four songs to preform at the opening of the new community center, two of these songs are going to be Tahurihuri and Hope because we have been practicing these two songs and trying to make them look really good for a long time. For the next two songs we had to have a vote the three songs we were choosing from were:

- He Honore

- Pai Mai 

- Whakataka te hau

We took a vote and the two songs that won were Pai Mai and Whakataka te hau. 

Radio Station

Radio station - Today at radio station I was on with Monique. Samara also came to watch as she's thinking about joining next year. It took Monique and I about ten to fifteen minutes to write everything down and decide what articles we were going to read. We ended up reading an article about an old lady that was growing a unicorn horn from her head. While we're there, one of us does the laptop (this means that you turn the song on and off) and the other one does the sound desk (this means you change the volume of the song and turn the microphones on and off). We had some trouble this week because sometimes the song would pause for a few seconds and then start again. We decided that we would see if this happens again, and if it does then we will go and tell Mr Mucullum. Next time something we could do better is speaking louder into the microphones, because sometimes we couldn't hear ourselfs on the radio. 

Technology

Technology - On the bus to technology I sat next to Samara, we couldn't sit with Sam W today because she is in Austrailia. We also didn't sit in a three because the bus had enough seats for all of us. On the way there I sat in next to the window and Samara sat next to the isle. I think that on the way there the noise level was between average and loud, as there was a few people shouting across the bus at each other. On the way back Samara and I sat with Cassidy, as this was a different bus with less seats. I sat in the middle, Samara sat next to the isle and Cassidy sat next to the window. The noise level on the way back was really loud because it wasn't just a few people yelling across the bus this time, it was almost everyone. Next Tuesday the teachers have decided to set us someone to sit next to and where we sit. 

Peer Mediation

Peer Mediation - Yesterday at peer mediation Polly and I had to go with the peer mediators (Jack W and Jonathan) that were doing the field. This was because the field was closed. The first place we went was the junior playground we went here because the juniors always like to say that someone did something to them. We had about three issues here, they weren't very important issues for example this person pushed me while I was walking past. After this we walked around the area reminding kids that they shouldn't be in some of the areas they were in.  

Koru Games reflection

Over the last three days I really enjoyed watching the final because it was cool to see how other people play in the same position as me.
Thinking back to the beginning of the year, I really improved on my rebounds because the activities we did were helping me focus on what was happening with the ball.
Overall I found the Koru Games interesting because all of the other sports tournaments I have played haven't been three days long.