Swimming !!!

Water splashed above my face as the sound of my friends cheering for me. It was like they helped me gain more power to swim. 

The sun was burning on my back. Today was Swimming Champion try outs. It was Autumn and it is 26 degrees ! We were standing outside of the Lido pools with my togs underneath my t-shirt and waiting for Mr R and Mrs G to give us instructions. As soon as we stepped in a blast of heat hit us . It almost knocked me off my feet. The smell of chlorine came across me. I have always liked the smell of it.

Now we were in the indoor big pool. Swimming sports was about to begin. Boy's Freestyle! Boy's Backstroke! blah blah blah. WHEN WAS IT GOING TO BE MY TURN. Finally it was time for the Girls backstroke race. I swam and swam and swam. At least I came third. But even if I didn't I would have still been happy because I still did it. I came out and my mum said to me '' Good Job Ivy!'' I felt very proud like a lion.

Maroon 5 concert

I was sitting on the floor with my legs deeply embedded in a cushion waiting to have my hair braided for the concert!!!!! MY FIRST CONCERT. SO EPIC!!!!!!!! I could imagine the blinding stage lights streaming across the bleachers. I could hear the ear piercing sound of music. Finally when I woke up from my daydream my hair was all done . I was still sitting on a pillow in the middle of the carpet.  IVY!!!! It was time to go !!!!!

As soon as we got to the Vector Arena we were famished so we went to the Tuning Guitar to have some dinner. Just saying we walk all the way there. My Mum and Dad weren't there so it was just my sister her best friend and me.

The gates opened and security guards surrounded the doors waiting for us to enter with our tickets. We handed him our tickets then we practically bounced into the the Arena.When we took our seats we had to wait for a million years until the show started. First the guest bands played, the first band was called... Well I forgot what the band was called. The second band was called Dirty Loops.
Then finally it was time for MAROON 5 !!!!!!!! The first notes of their song Animals played....

Gri11 2.0 at Sixtus Lodge Camp !

We've been on camp this week and everyone had a great time at Sixtus Lodge, personally I liked the Horse Riding ,the River Walk ,the Glow Worm Cave and the Water Slide the best.

The horse I rode on was named Gemma. She was a beautiful blonde pony with very soft hair. I think Gemma is the best horse because she was very easy to steer and she was so calm . She wasn't very fast but she wasn't too slow. She was a gentle horse and also very strong.

On the River Walk you went through the Glow Worm Cave and you tramp through the other side, it was very hard and it was very wet so you could slip easily. The water could go up to higher than your knees! You had to climb over pieces of wood and walk over rocks. It was really beautiful.

In the Glow Worm Cave it was like the little glow in the dark stickers that I had on my ceiling when I was little. As soon as is stepped into the Cave a breeze of magic came over me. It was pitch black apart from the glow worms.drips of water dropped from the celing  Did you know that it is actually their poo that is glowing? My feet started to get cold I thought I was getting frostbite!!! That was how freezing it was.

On the Water Slide the water was so cold . As soon as you stepped on the black plastic you would slip like it was ice.

Thank you all the parents for taking us to Camp it was a great time we wouldn't be at Camp if it wasn't for you guys so Thank you.

Lunch break with friends 

I absolutely loved camp and would love to do all of the activities again (except the first big tramp!)

Here are some photos from the trip.

Me and the sweetest horse Gemma.

Dorm expection !!!!!

The slippery soapy water slide.

The "Sub" Hub

This term in Grill 2.0 we are learning about HAUORA . Hauora means 'wellbeing' in maori. Red is for physical, Yellow is for mental and emotion, Green is for social and Blue is for relaxation.There are all kinds of rooms for our well being . The HIDEOUT is the blue room, for relaxation, the hideout is ideal for people who want to get lots of work done alone. The HANGOUT is the green room, the social room.Where people can talk to their friends as well get lots of work done. 

The last room is called The HUB. the hub is the main place in Grill 2.0. This is where most people work. This place is all of the colours of hauora.

My favourite room is The Hub. But in the in the hub there are a lot of places to work in the hub. My favorite place to work is under the foseball by the girls tote trays. This place is like a hiding place for me.I call this place the Sub Hub. I named this place the Sub Hub because I was very hungry and I was thinking of Subway so that is why I named it The Sub Hub.

So this is the my favorite place to work in the classroom.