My class room 22 had a Rugby League session with one of the 2011 Vodafone Junior Warriors squad,”Sio Siua Taukeiaho”.I did not participate in this because I was sick but I still picked up on some of the skills that they were told to do.They were all split up into four even groups and every challenge each group wins they would earn a point.There first drill was zigg zagging through the cones to the other end then sprint back.This drill helps you with your balance while side stepping.Each group was gaining more and more points by the minute so this was going to be a tough challenge for them.The second drill was side stepping through your team all the way to the other side of the court then sprint back and be the first one score a try to earn a point.This drill was teaching that its better to avoid your opponent than running straight into them.By the end of this drill the points were all tied up at four all.They were at there last drill where you had to kick the ball past the line at the ground near your opponent to get them out.There were balls been kicked into the air because thats where most people most nervous to catch.After the drill it was time to saya big thanks and good bye to the famous Junior Warrior.
Last Thursday the year 7/8 had gone down to Tamaki College for the science roadshow because it relates to our topic bigger,better,faster,stronger.The cost of the roadshow was 7 dollars for the show and to see the exhibits.As we arrived at the auditorium the other classes session was just finishing.Oznce we were instructed on the rules we were off to check out all the exhibits.There was a variety of inventions so I picked the topic sound.Where I saw the amazing there-min which creates sound with two metal plates by placing one hand on one plate and the other hand raised above the other plate.We were given a task and that was to explain 4 listed exhibits to the special teacher then you place your card into the container to be in the draw to win a prize.We were called back to our seats so they could announce the winner.But I was not so lucky and the prize was only 3D picture with glasses.Our session was almost finished because we were going through the last show of the day.This was a good experience for us students and teachers and we would all wish for more.
For the last few weeks the year 7 and 8 classes have been going out for swimming lessons.We go down to GI pools everyday from Monday to Thursday during lunch.Why we are doing this is because swimming is a fun sport and it really helps when it comes to surviving out at sea.In swimming we have been learning different techniques on how to freestyle.What we need to practice is to keep our legs straight while kicking and the movement of our arms so we can swim the full length of the pool.Other techniques we learnt were dragging our fingers along the water doing freestyle.These last few weeks I have enjoyed going down to the GI pools with my class and I wish we had more sessions.
