Cross Country

Wow! I was so excited that I felt like I could sprint as fast as a car. The 12 year old girls lined up on the line ready to compete with each other. Mr Burt said “3, 2, 1” BANG! We all started to jog.

First we ran across the field, then we ended up on the track. On our way through the tracks there were a lot of puddles and yucky mud. I think I was near the front. I felt exhausted before I got to the bridge.   

Next I crossed the bridge and ran up the hill. It was a dangerous hill when we got up to the part where we almost finished the track. When we first started I was scared that I will slip and fall into the icky, slimy mud. After it came up to the hills I almost fell over into the river.

Then I started sprinting at the end of the race course. On the way to the finish line I felt like I was going to drop and faint. After I had finished I was begging to get water. I felt like I was going to faint but I didn’t. I ended up with mud all

Kapa Haka

I really love going to Kapa Haka. On Thursday afternoon the Kapa Haka group had to go to Room 20 to practice.  When the bell rang we had to line up and wait outside room 20 for the teacher to come and open the door.  We had to pack the desks on the sides because we didn’t have enough room to practice.

The boys and girls had to line up in two lines and practice while the teachers (Whaea Sophie and Ms Squires) taught us most of the moves. We had to sit down and listen to our teacher while she was telling us what the moves were going to be.

After we had learnt the actions we all waited for Whaea Sophie to teach Dylan how to play the guitar while we were singing and dancing at the same time. Our first actions was to put our hands on our ribs because we had to put more moves in our Kapa Haka group dance. When we finished we had to listen so that we would all know what and how our action were going to be.  

What I love about Kapa Haka is that we learn more and exciting songs.