Month: September 2023

Last Friday our school was invited to watch this ballet show in Manukau. We took two buses and drove on the motorway to the location. Room 7 and Room 8 had to be partnered up with a room 1 and 2 and had to look after them during the trip. I was partnered with this really sweet, kind girl and she was super excited to see the show.

When we got there we sat behind our partner in 2 lines and ate our morning tea while waiting for the theater to open. We finished eating but the theater was still not open and 3 of the senior boys started a game and included a lot of people who wanted to join the game and we all had fun while waiting.

A few minutes after the game had just finished we lined up quietly and entered the theater. The theater looked really old but was very big. We went to our seats and waited for the show to begin.

Soon after the lights went out and the red curtains opened. A lady entered the stage and introduced herself and the dancers. She all told us to clap when we see something impressive and cool, we clapped A LOT. I noticed that some of the girls were on pointe shoes but some weren’t. The dancers were so graceful and so talented. They did a lot of spins and leaps but they weren’t that big. The last dance was really good and it was such an amazing story.

A few weeks ago we had somebody come in and teach us a few ballet moves. She taught us the first 5 ballet positions and showed us some small jumps. She was really kind and was really patient with the dancing. After we have learnt the positions and some small jumps she made a small dance out of it and practiced it a few times without and with the music.

After we finished that, she showed us one of her split jumps and taught us a few tips on doing it. after she was done talking we all lined up beside each other and did small bunny hops with a little leap in the middle of it. She taught us how to start the leap and finish the leap and showed us most of the things you would have to do to learn how to do a leap.

The lesson didn’t take that long and we finished during lunch time. That day i wasn’t really energetic because i didn’t feel well and had a headache but I really enjoyed the lesson.

 

A few weeks ago i started a slideshow talking about kiwi’s and what their adaptations are. I found this topic very interesting and was very interested in finding more about this New Zealand native bird. When I first started researching i found a lot of interesting facts about it and how it has adapted to the environment surrounding them.

A few facts are that the kiwi’s lifespan is about 30-50 years and they survive on eating woodlice, millipedes, spiders, seeds and other plant materials. I found the slideshow very easy because there was a lot of information bout the kiwi.

During Term 2 my two friends and I decided to start a passion project about Filipino Mythical creatures. We started by researching Filipino mythical creatures and finding one that is interesting and had a crazy backstory. After we found a creature we find more things about it and create a slide showing what it is, where is was discovered and more facts about the mythical creature.

A popular mythical creature is the “White Lady”. The White Lady is a woman who wears a white transparent dress and goes around at night hunting for people and can attract you by its beauty then attack you. If you don’t make any connections the White Lady will just play with you and touch your ears from behind.

I decided to do this with my friends so i can find more about my country’s creatures. I love finding more about creatures because it helps me discover more about its story.