Hamanatua Stream Walk

 This week we ventured up Hamanatua stream,It was one of our things in our pepeha. We wanted to know were it originated, so we walked up Scarlys way to get to the gate where we go up. We saw Hamanatua but it was tiny we had to jump over. I walked through the stream because I luckily had gumboots.

I saw other people go in with shoes, it looked so uncomfortable. One person tried to jump but he slipped and he got soaked. It was so funny but I felt bad. A lot of people fell in and were so wet. We started our journey. I was excited.

We pasted a bunch of cows and calves. We stopped and had lunch and we carried on for about 20 more mins. I stepped in a mud patch and my gumboot fell off, and my foot came out of my boot and my foot got so wet so I took of my sock and carried on. When we came back to the stream. we had to jump over again. I stepped into the stream but the water go t into my boot it was so wet so I just took it off, then another kid slipped and fell in this time it was a different kid it was probably worse. Overall it was quite fun.

Life Education Truck

 This week we went to the life education truck. We went on Monday and Wednesday. My old teacher was the person inside the truck. His name is Matua Beau. We lined up up by the truck and he told us to get into 3 lines.

We hoped into the truck and sat down surprisingly it looked very cool inside. There we led lights that change colours when he wanted to. We he made it red it meant we had to stop look and listen. When it was blue or white it was just normal. He talked about change. Like if you had to move to a different school. 

He showed us a video about a kid called Billy and how he went to a different school and his old school only had about 30 people in his school. Now he was at a school with about 200 kids. Nobody was being nice to Billy and then a kid came and asked if he wanted to play rugby with them. After that we met a puppet called Harold. He told us a joke.They were sooo funny.

Cross Country

This week Wednesday 15th September we had cross country. We had to walk to the course in Wainui. It wasn't that hard though. When we got to the course the year six girls lined up. When they started the year six boys lined up. Which was me so I got ready and then the starter person said take your marks get set go!

I sprinted off and I had a pretty good start. The people behind me were Jaxon and someone else I couldn't see. We went around the first corner, Jaxon was right behind me he past me I thought it was over but it wasn't because I was only about a metre behind. I felt I was going to trip up and lose it all. Surprisingly I kept a steady pace. We finished our first lap and I was exhausted. It was the second lap and I was still just behind Jaxon. 

We came around the last bend I slipped but still kept my balance. We were coming to the finish and we were neck and neck. We came up to the finish line I sprinted so hard and so did Jaxon we both dived to the finish and I felt so dizzy. I didn't know what I came, but it was over I was drained.

Cookies

Since lockdown has started I have been doing a lot of baking, but my favourite baking was the chocolate chip cookies. It is a very simple dish but it tastes so goooood! I will tell you the how to make them.

Ingredients

200 g butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup soft brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla essence

3 cups standard grade flour

Pinch of salt

1 tsp baking powder

2 cups chocolate chips

1.   oven to 180°C bake and grease or line two large baking trays with baking paper.

2. 
   Melt Butter, then add White Sugar and Soft Brown Sugar and cream these together. Beat in the eggs and vanilla then use a spoon or spatula to mix in the dry ingredients.

3. 
   Roll into medium sized balls and place on prepared trays. They shouldn't spread too much so flatten slightly. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges.

4. 
   Leave to cool on trays for a couple of minutes, before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

This recipe will make about 50 deelishis cookies.