Year 6's Cooks Cove walk

As soon as I got to Cooks Cove I placed a huge smile on my face. It was my first time walking up Cooks Cove and I was really excited! It was really good practise for the year 6 camp. When everybody had arrived the year 6's took a seat on the wet and soggy ground. Koka Ngaire called out loudly the groups for walking. I was with Charlotte A, Oscar and Reef, I was happy with my group.

We lined up in single file and started walking up the maunga. At first there were heaps of steps, but then we were walking on flat ground again. Our first stop was The Beckon of Light, a really intricate and detailed statue. It had some sort of solar panels on the top, so when it was dark the statue lit up astonishingly. This part had a beautiful view. After we had a quick gulp of water, we headed back on the track.

Then after we passed the lookout, we walked on tracks, where you could hardly see light. After a few minutes we saw something amazing, it was a Morepork! It was so fluffy and cute, I loved it!

Very soon we were at the end of the walk. We had our morning tea and then all the groups went to have their photo taken by the hole in the wall. Then we walked back. I loved the walk and I can't wait for year 6 camp!

 Top: The Morepork.     Bottom: Me and my walking group.

Schools back!

 Schools back and it's already week 5!  I have the best teachers: Koka Rozie, Koka Ngaire and Koka Pip. These weeks have been so much fun! Our first day was on a Tuesday because Monday was Waitangi day. We have been walking our Pepeha, doing heaps of art and quickwrites. I even get to do year 6 surfing every Friday!

 On the second week of school, the whole school walked to Hamanatua stream as a part of our Pepeha. It was a beautiful day, so me and my friends played in the sand and had so much fun. We walked down the beach on the way back.

The next day Moana syndicate walked up our maunga, Maungaroa. We had morning tea and brain break up the maunga. Koka Rozie told us about the Ngati Oneone tribe that swam out behind Maungaroa to catch sharks for kai. The bravest people would cut a bit of their body just enough for blood to seep out. Then they would wade out and wait for the sharks to come and catch them. 

In week four we went to visit Te Poho o Rawiri Marae, but I was sick so sadly I didn't go. These things have been so much fun and I can't wait for more fun activities throughout the year.