Challenging Chooseday

Yesterday on Tuesday the Middle School children had Challenging Chooseday. Everyone in the Middle School had to come to school in mufti, but not random clothes. We had to wear our class colour and Room 16 wore black. Every class picked a song and our song was Simply the Best.
It was in the hall. We had to do Challenging Chooseday because we were learning about our challenges and now we were ready to challenge other classes. It was quite hard because we had to challenge Year Fours, but it didn't matter because Room 16 is simply the best. Do you want to know why Room 16 is simply the best? It's because Room 16 came third, that's why. Now do you agree with me?
I thought I was in the skipping, but I was in the hula hoops with Ina, Mervyn and Ryan H. I was really surprised because I got up to my third hoop, but when I started all of my hoops went down.
By Ekklesia

Yesterday nine classes went to the hall for Challenging Chooseday.
The first activity is Rob the Nest. The game is to rob someone else's eggs.
The second activity is the skipping team with the skipping ropes. The rules are that if someone had tripped over and stopped they have to sit down. If the people are still standing, they will get a medal.
After the skipping is hoops. The rules are that the people that have a hoop need to spin it very fast. If the people stop spinning then they need to sit down. If the people still spin the hoop they will get another hoop.
Next we have the shape boxes challenge and the rules are that the people can't touch the shape box until the teacher said start.
The next activity is chopsticks and jellybeans and I am the first one that had finished and have got a medal.
By Ryan X

Yesterday it was Challenging Chooseday. My class and I did Challenging Chooseday!
We have a colour. Guess what colour it is! Black!
We have a song. The song is called Simply the Best. I like that song.
Now I'm going to tell what really happened.
At first we went down the steps and shouted "Go Room 16, go Room 16". When we were inside the hall we began to go on the stage. Then we went down. Then Challenging Chooseday began.
By Jeffrey

It's Been a Challenging Term!

Te Tuhi Trip

Yesterday Room 16 went to the Te Tuhi art gallery in Pakuranga. We have read the Maori legend In The Beginning and did some art of the characters in the story.

When we arrived, we went into the big room with lots of posters on the walls. There was writing in different languages to tell people about the art.

Our guide Jeremy, read the legend to us again and some of us acted it out. The story is about Rangi and Papa and how the world was created.

After that, we went into a studio to make posters of the characters in the story. We used pencil, coloured paper, scissors, gluesticks and a big piece of paper. Everyone thought it was fun making these posters.

Last of all, we thanked Jeremy and returned to school on the bus.

We all thought it was a fabulous, exciting trip and would like to go again.