Afu's new skill - Breakdancing Day 5

Afu's new skill - Breakdancing Day 3

Our New Skills!

This term we have been studying the brain and in particular, how we learn. To make this practical we all tried to learn a new skill. This had to be something we had never done before and we made video diaries to record our progress. Some of us did amazingly well, some of us struggled and some of us realised that we had picked something really difficult. these video diaries are unedited and hopefully show our progress!

Giffney Personal Writing

I waited nervously. Bang! There goes the gun. Everybody runs except for me then I sprinted off and rushed up to them like cheetahs. The crowd was roaring like lions and also my calf muscles felt as hard as an elephant knee. When the gun shot it sounded deadly. Then at the end I thought I was going to suffocate. But then I finally got into the finals. Then in the finals my whole family was proud of me when I sprinted like a cheetah. As I came through the finish line it felt like an eagle was looking at me like I was it’s pray. Also everybody said you came first Giffney you came first.

Tyra Personal Writing

Yah we are moving house finally. I was so happy that I could only think about that. We were putting our stuff in the truck and our aunties and uncles came to help us. Then we locked up the truck and travelled all the way over the harbour bride and back into otara. It was a long ride. As we arrived at our new house my heart was pumping with excitement. And I couldn’t wait for the door to open. I herd the rustling of the keys my mum was going to open the door. And there it was our new house. I rushed to my bedroom with lots of joy. I was screaming like a monkey down and up the hallway. They suddenly locked the truck and drove of we were waving and saying bye.  Our cousins were sleeping over at our house. We were having a movie night and I was having lots of fun. I’m so glad we moved back to Otara.

Teretere Personal Writing

As my cousins and I waited for the rest of our family my parents, aunty and uncles were looking on the map. At first they looked so confused like a person that does know anything. But then they started getting the hand of it. my cousins  and I were crazy clowns bursting with joy. Then the rest of our family comes . Finally! My cousins say to me like an animal that can not think. they where getting in the car whit all of our stuff in to the car of to the Beach as we jumped in the car to go to the beach for a swim be for sun down. We all got in 2 cars to get to the amaze beach we left home driving and driving  . It only tack us 5mins to get there we all came to a stop I look out I saw the beach  I loop out with examine I bossed with joy I could wait an till I get in the cold beach then I got out my Board   we  stayed there for 1 hour I got in the beach it was cold my body felt like I was in ice world then we hade some nice lunch then we hade a brake it was nearly sundown my family and I went home because it was getting cold my family and I went home because we were tired when we got home I whet for a shower then I went to bed. But then my mum said go to sleep I said ok then she went out then I said “Not” but it was a really nice time there.

Hayley Personal Writing

As my family and I went to One Tree Hill Park to play, my nephew nieces and I strolled to the flying fox, As we hopped like frogs into the line with other people we were all delighted to be having a turn on the flying fox. When it was my turn I felt so scared that I wanted to gallop like a horse back to the car and hide but I didn’t, I believed in myself I said  “I can do this.” Suddenly off I go speeding down the long path over the grass then bang again I say again but sadly the line got even bigger and I didn’t want to wait for a long time, so after my nephew and niece’s got off it was time to go I was so gutted that we were leaving so As my sister says that were going I said  goodbye in a sad way “goodbye flying fox see you again next time”