Gender Stereotypes

What do you think?

Topic: Positive 'Change'

This week we begun teaching our new topic for the term 'Positive Change'. This week an area that we begun to look at is Self-Worth. As a class we talked about what we learn from magazines and television. In the children's topic book they wrote their stengths and what makes them unique. Understanding our strengths and being able to acknowledge these can shape who we are and how we interact with one another.
The following commercial got the children asking questions about why do people change what they look like. I talked to the children about that even boys feel uncomfortable about taking their shirts of for kapa haka.

The following video shows why people can become uncomfortable with who they are and how media influences this.

A-Team Athletics Day

 Go Ben,  you can do it!

 Sophie helping pack up and posing for a photo.

Discus: Hit the teacher and you get a prize!

On Thursday the children in the A team and 9 year olds competed in the annual athletics day. On two occasions we had to postpone athletics day, but the third day was a charm. It was damp in the morning, however the sun shone in the afternoon and the ground dried up.

The children competed in sprints 50m, 60m, 80m and 100m. After the sprints were completed the children competed in the middle distance races - 9 and 10 year olds ran 1000m and 11years and older ran 1200m.

The field events the children competed in were long jump, high jump, shot put and discus.

Thank you to all the parents who helped and all the parents who came and supported the children. We appreciate all the help we get.\

The next step for the children who won in the field and track events are the South West Zone Athletics on Thursday 3rd November.

In the 10yr Girls Middle Distance Race  - Room 3 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Well Done!

The children in Room 3 attending the Zone Athletics are

Will                             Olivia

Isabella                       Alyssa

Molly                          Judith

Lachlan                       Lucy

Sophie

Well done Room 3 children

OLA Standing In Black

Kapa Haka 2011 - Term 3 Assembly

Nicholas's argument

I strongly disagree bikes should be ridden on the road because there are obstacles that are on the road that may not be on the footpath.

Firstly it is dangerous to ride on the road because bikes have no rear vision mirrors so they can not see what is behind them so cars will drive right behind the cyclist and when the biker turns the car will keep going and crash into the back wheel making the biker loose control.

Secondly there are lots of obstacles on the road and if you are in the bike lane there could be a cone so you carefully go round it but a car might not see you and crash into you making you fall onto the road and the car will probably not stop so you have got a pretty high chance of being run over.

My last reason is that if you are young you will go biking but you will have to go on the road. Young people will not know about road rules so adults will have to teach them.This is dangerous because little kids might go into the middle of the road without their parents knowing and get run over.

I strongly disagree that cyclists should ride on the road.

All bicycles must be ridden on the road

AGAINST:

I am firmly against cyclists biking on the road because if you fall off your bike on the road there is a 100% chance you will hit gravel where as if you are on the footpath there is a 60% chance that you will fall on the grass.

Firstly little kids should not be on the road because they are small and in a car you would not be able to see them. Their arms are also too little to see so that when they put it out the driver would not see them and head straight toward the poor kid while she is crossing the road. It would all end up with an ambulance, two worried and angry parents and a very sorry driver.

Secondly cars create more damage than a pedestrian also the earth-quakes have made some roads very hazardous and very dangerous for small children.

Lastly cars take much longer to brake than a bike does. That is why I think all bikes should be ridden on the footpath.

Sophie's Persuasive Argment!!!

Dear Mr Atherton

I strongly believe that it should be optional if a cyclist wants to risk their live by riding on these dangerous roads. I personally think that bikes shouldn’t have to ride on the road.

Firstly if a cyclist wants to indicate on the road they only have arms. But if a car wants to indicate then they have flashing lights that are clear and easy to see.

Secondly if a car is parked on the side of the road and the driver is ready to get out then as soon as they open the door a cyclist could come riding straight into the door. This would cause a lot of pain and wouldn’t happen on the footpath.

Finally busses, trucks and cars are designed for on the road but bikes are not. Some roads are not safe enough for cyclists to ride on. And if a cyclist is moving around and being distracting it could put the driver in the car off and the driver could lose control of the car. This would cause a lot of injuries and could kill incident people.

If this is too hard to move cyclists from the road to the footpath then why not create a path next to the footpath made for cyclists only. This would make everyone safe.

Yours sincerely,
Sophie Jordan O.L.A

Molly's Persuasive Argument!!!

Dear Mr. Atherton,
I am strongly against all bicycles being ridden on the road.

First of all, if a cyclist is on the road it can put a driver off and they can lose control of the car. They will distract them and the drivers putting the people in the car at risk.

Secondly, if the lights go red and a cyclist is already half-way through the road the will not have enough power and energy to push themselves across the road before the other lane of drivers have right to start driving and why should cars have to wait for a cyclist to pass?
Thirdly, Cyclists without any lights on the bike or fluoro gear on have more of a chance of being hit by a car or truck at night when it is dark so instead of stopping he will crash into the cyclist and knock him off his bicycle.

I hope you take time to think about my disagreement and consider making a lane for cyclists only for safety reasons,
Yours sincerely,

Molly Ryan McGinness O.L.A

Maori

THE DAYS OF THE WEEK IN MAORI-

Rahina- Monday

Ratu- Tuesday

Raapa- Wednesday

Rapare- Thursday

Ramere- Friday

Rahoroi- Saturday

Ratapu- Sunday

NUMBERS UP TO 10-


Tahi- one

Rua- two

Toru- three

Wha- four

Rima- five

Ono- six

Whetu- seven

Waru- eight

Iwa- nine

Tekau- ten

How to pick up a touch ball

What you need:

A rugby ball
A partner

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1. Run forwards to the ball and crouch down until one leg is fully bent.

Step 2. Make sure you have one foot infront of the other.{Also make sure it is comfortable and doesn't strain your legs.}

Step 3. Put your hands in a W position on the ball your head facing straight ahead.{Your hands are open.}Then separate them a little bit.

Step 4. Tighten your hands around the touch ball ready to pick it up.

Step 5. Straighten your legs and stand up ready to keep on playing.


Note: You stand over the ball when you pick it up.

Touch & Pass

Goal:
Touch & Pass

Requirments:
Pumped rugbyball
Large area
4 players
Cones for boundries

Method:

1. Player 1 go stand five metres away from player 2,3 and 4, you are the deffender.

2. Player 2 grab the ball at the long end, tap the ball then run up.

3.Player 1 touch the player with the ball.

4. Player 2 put the ball down and step over it.

5. Player 3 pick up the ball and pass it to player 4.

6. Do that method again.

Touch and pass

Goal: Touch & Pass

Requirements: Four People, Large Area, Rugby Ball

Step 1: Get into your large area.

Step 2: Get Player1 to run up and get touched on the chest by Player 2.

Step 3: Get Player 1 to bend down and roll the ball through their legs.

Step 4: Player 3 now needs to run over in a crouched position and then pick up the ball. They then pass the ball to Player 4.

Step 5: Player 4 needs to catch the ball and run forward and get touched by player 2.