Hello everyone, on December the 2nd Te Maunga we went for a class trip. We went to The Parrot Place, park and the movies. At The Parrot Place we fed the birds and held them. My favorite bird was named Elmo. He was grey, white and a little bit black. At the park we played on the playground and after that we had Domino's pizza. At the movies we got a drink and an ice cream. We watched the Secret Garden.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Hello everyone, in Te Maunga we have been learning about measurement. I learnt how to weigh using kilograms and grams. I also learnt how to measure using centimeters and millimeters. My favourite activity was growing in water, we measured the capsule and then it grew in the water so we measured the animal and saw the difference.
Hello everyone, in Te Maunga this week we had a visit from the Northland Science Roadshow. We learnt about Rockets, spectroscopy and water testing. The rockets were fun, we had one that was full of air, one filled with some water and one with fire. I learnt that how much pressure goes in the bottle the further it goes. The spectroscopy was fun, we had a box and a CD and when we looked in the small hole it wasn't really a rainbow but when we looked in the big part it was a very good rainbow. The water testing was fun, we put drops of nitrate and ammonia in the water to see what one was good to drink, the clear one was the best.
Hello everyone, in Te Maunga we have been learning about cricket. I learnt about batting, when you bat you go on your side and you have the bat behind your head then it can go far. We played non-stop cricket. The batting team has to line up and try to hit the ball far. The fielding team has to try and catch the ball and spread out.
Hello everyone. This week in Te Maunga we have been learning about poetry. I learnt about metaphors. A metaphor is a simile that does not have like or as in it.
Hello everyone, on the twenty fifth of September Paihia School went to cross county. First we ran around the field, next we ran up the hill and back down, last we ran back on the field to the finish line. After the race I felt puffed, tired and hot.
In Te Maunga we have been learning about filming for the film festival. I learnt different angles to use the camera and they are high angle, low angle, eye level, point of view and panning.
Hello everyone, in Te Maunga on Friday August 28th we did a treasure hunt so we could raise money for I am Hope which is a charity that helps people that are feeling sad. We had to find laminated gumboots and it had a number on it and whatever number it was we got a prize. The best one was the golden headphones but I didn't get them. It was so fun and helpful.
In Te Maunga we have been doing maths week. In one of the activities we had to colour in some mice. The correct answer was twenty seven and my group did not get the number. Our number was twenty three. I learnt that they were quite hard but it was really fun to learn. Heads and Tails was the best. 
