Should kids get to go to Skills and Drills? I was so exhausted at Army Skills
And Drills. My legs were so overworked from too much push ups and sit ups.
They were shaking. I think yes, we need this but not those who fight or be rude.

It gives you strength. This is about muscles. Push ups and pull ups make you
flex your muscles. This makes them grow from pipi to paua. I will be able to
arm wrestle Mahia and win!

It gives you energy. This is different to strength.  Energy is speed. Being fast
means you can win any game. If you can run fast you could win cross country.
I want to be fast to be in the olympics and win the triathlon.

Army Skills and Drills teaches you discipline. They yell at you and you have
to listen. If you don’t listen you need to do more physical work or go faster
to make you listen.

It teaches you respect. I liked the Army man. He is fun because he makes
us move. He is a soldier and he teaches us the skills from the army like a
video game. We were scared of him. His eyes were staring at us.

By Ziggy!

Helpful ideas from Mahia!

Army Skills and Drills is fun, exciting and scary. It gives you energy and
strength and teaches you discipline and respect to help you change
your behaviour. I was proud of myself.

We are learning to use our reading to understand our topic. We are getting good at making sentences make sense by trying words to see if they suit.

Room 11 worked out how to play Ki o rahi from a you tube video. They had to discuss what they understood to decide on the rules and how th game was played. We now play the game in the afternoons when we have completed all our mahi. Yay.

Apina and Sharlane share their specialist knowledge with us on occasion and we are richer for the experiences. They have made a huge difference to our reading levels by running the Toe by Toe program for groups who need to learn their sounds. This is a big shout out "Thank you" to these lovely ladies from Room 11.

Run your own learning day.

Fitness made fun!

Art Class by Skylah

I believe that we should have a art class in school. An art class is a creative place full of imagination
and passion where I can feel free! You can build up your art skills! Art class is a great place for
friendship, communication and making connections. You and your friends can teach each other your
own techniques. I represent my creativeness when I draw. My passion leads to art, that’s why I
strongly believe that we should have an art class.

We need a Gym By Kayne

I think Kaikohe west school should build a gym because it would be fun.

Firstly we should have a gym because one day you could be representing your school and it will
motivate you to get fit. You can also defend yourself but if you just go around looking for trouble,
well they can leave. And you help other people lift heavy things like boxes if they’re new to your
neighbourhood. If you’re passionate about sport particularly rugby, well you can practice that in the
gym. You can also build skill on arm and leg strength.

So I think we should have a gym because you can get fit, have fun, be motivated, have passion
and help others.