My Weekend

My weekend was really fun but both days I had to get up really early. Starting Friday I played a game and we won 15-0. I then umpired and it was really cold. We all got club jerseys and they are Green with PISC (Pukekohe Indians Sports Club) down the side, the logo on the front and your name on the back. I got my jersey after umpiring though.

Saturday I had to get up early to be at Hockey at 8:30 to umpire at 9am. And then I umpired at 10 and 11am as well. When we went home we cleaned up most of the time and then watched Zootopia. I didn't enjoy the movie much so I went and watched The 5th Wave in my bedroom.

On Sunday I had to be up even earlier to be at the Turf to have Representative Training at 8:30. After training (and getting hit by multiple hockey balls) I went to a friends house and we watched The 5th Wave because I hadn't finished it the day before. After we stopped watching the movie we had a Nerf War with her brother. I was then dropped back to Hockey to umpire a Senior Woman's game and then taken home by another friend. So I wasn't home pretty much all of Sunday.

I really enjoyed it on Sunday and would do it again.

My Wet Weekend

On Friday I had Hockey and we had our hardest game so far this season and we won 3-2. I then umpired after I played and it was really cold because I umpired at 7pm.

Saturday was even colder and I had to umpire in the cold rain and the wind was also really cold. After I had got completely wet and finished my 2 games I went home (via the supermarket) and got changed and went back to Hockey to 3rd umpire an Intercity game. I then umpired a senior mens game and went home to see my sister and her friends getting ready to go to the movies. I watched TV until they got home and then went to my room and watched more TV until my other sister went to bed so I watched TV on the laptop. When I woke the next morning (Sunday) I went shopping with a $50 Whitcoulls Voucher to buy my sisters birthday presents. I also got 4 whistles and a new pencil case. My littlest sister got teeth that light up in crazy colours. My day was pretty great when my sisters friends left but then my mums friends turned up for afternoon tea. I was happy whilst I played with an 8 week old kitten. I then cleaned my room and watched more TV.

My weekend was wet, cold, happy and pretty average. It wasn't the greatest weekend but it wasn't the worst either.

Recitation Finals

Today (23rd June) we had Dramatic Recitation Finals for the Senior School.
Dramatic Recitations are when you have to find a poem a certain length and learn it and then perform it and use props and other pieces of equipment to make it like a performance.
There were 20 Finalists and only 12 placings. 3 for each year group.
The Year 5 Finalists were

1. Ryan F
2. Alyssa R
3. Darcy M

The Year 6 Finalists were

1. Dylan N
2. Issy R
3. Emily I

The Year 7 Finalists were

1. Alysha R
2. Samantha L
3. Josiah D

The Year 8 Finalists were

1. Meagan F
2. Phoenix R
3. Emma C

Karlson and I were the emcees for the Finals and because I had not heard the poems before it was really enjoyable.

I really enjoyed hearing the poems and everybody seems to get better and better every year. 

About Me Refresher

I am 12 and my birthday is in October. My name is Kaitlyn and I go to Hunua School in South Auckland. I am one of three school leaders, two girls and a boy. I play Hockey for a club and I have been a Counties Manukau Representative for the previous 2 years and I have trialed for the team this year. If I make the team this will be my third year and the tournament is being held in Hamilton. I umpire Hockey and have been to a Central Counties Regional Hockey Tournament to umpire. I umpire Senior Men's and Junior Hockey. I participate in the UNSW ICAS  Exams and have received marks from Participation to a High Distinction in Digital Technologies. Last year I played the piano and got high marks in my Practical and Theory Exam. I do not play any instruments currently though. At School Prize Giving last year I received 2 trophies/cups, they were the Year 7 Achievement Cup and the Digital Technologies Trophy. 

Please feel free to ask questions about my school or myself. Also check out the class blog. 

Class Blog

Maths

For Maths we have moved from Geometry to Algebra and we have been learning about number sequences. I really like number sequences because I find them easy to remember like number plates and pin numbers. I think I find them easy to remember because I like numbers and I am always adding numbers even if I am not doing maths.

Auckland Live

Yesterday (14 June) Rooms 3, 1, 2 and 5 went to Auckland Live held at the Auckland Town Hall.
We were split into 2 groups, Years 5-8 and Years 2-4 were in a group with Hillsborough Primary School. The year 5-8 group was Group 1 and the year 2-4 group were group 2.

I was in group 1 and we started at the Interactive Dance Program. When we got there we were split again into 2 groups. My group had to copy the moves on the screen and if you stepped forward the dance on the screen moved faster. When we swapped we learnt about dancing about preparing for something. We were then split into 4 groups to show preparing. My group was cooking and we made dance moves for

• Washing your hands
• Putting your apron on
• Tying your apron
• Cutting the food
• Getting a pot
• Turning the gas on on the stove top
• Sliding the vegetables into the pan
• Sprinkling
• Squeezing
• Salt and Pepper
• Stirring
• Plating
• Cutlery
• Pouring Drinks
• Serving

We then showed the rest of the group and played bang while we waited for the other group to finish doing the interactive dance. 

We then went back to the concert chambers to have morning tea and we then went to our next activities.

For group 1's next activity we didn't go anywhere because our next activity was a performance and workshop with Java Dance Company. They first performed and then we did a workshop with the dancers. They make there own music and dance to it as well.

I really enjoyed this because they interacted with the audience and it makes you feel like you should be there.

We then had lunch and moved to our final activity for the day.

Our Final activity was watching a snippet from the production that Te Rehia Theater is doing on their tour of New Zealand. We then learnt some vocal warm ups and played some concentration games. 

I really enjoyed the day we had in Auckland because it was different and it is usually very similar activities. 

Maths

Today we started learning Algebra during Maths and we were learning patterns.

What is your favourite sub-subject in Maths? Mine is Basic Facts.

My Weekend

My weekend was pretty much just Hockey.
On Friday night I played a game and we won 7-4 and then I umpired a 7pm game.
Saturday morning I umpired a 10 and 11am under 11 game.
Saturday afternoon I umpired my first Senior Men's game at 1pm and my second Senior Men's game at 3:30pm. Umpiring Senior Men's is similar to Under 13's just a lot faster and sometimes they argue with you.
On Sunday I had Representative Trials for the Counties Manukau Coliier Team to go to the Collier Cup Tournament in Hamilton at the beginning of October.
I made the Collier Team last year and the Development Team the year before that.

I was very sore and tired after my weekend at the turf but I enjoyed it.

Technology

On Thursday we do Tech (I tell you this every time). And we made Crepe's and American Pancakes. I made the crepe batter with Karlson and we started to cook them and then we swapped with Meagan and Chasity and we made some American pancakes.

I really enjoyed this and I am going to make them for Morning Tea during the weekend.

Footsteps Dancing

This morning we had Footsteps Dancing and we learnt the 'Cha Cha'.
It was a very simple dance to learn and was broken into 4 parts to learn. The Cha Cha is a partner dance and I was dancing with Harneet. The 4 parts we learnt it in were

1. Basic Step - the girl steps back with their right foot and the boy steps forward and then back to the centre and you go, cha, cha, cha towards the front. Then you do it again but with the opposite foot and direction. Repeat once.
2. Open Step - you release one hand to face the back and step with your middle foot and then go back to holding both hands and cha, cha, cha. Then do the same the other way. Repeat once.
3. Cross Step - similar to basic step but you cross your feet (confusing to explain) and you do the cha, cha, cha. 
4. Turn Step - open step but on the last step you spin and then do the cha, cha, cha.

I enjoyed doing this dance because it is to a beat and it is really simple. This would be my favourite dance we have done.