Fitness Training

Today's punishment was to get a drum and a tyre and go around the bike track in teams of 6. We had to keep switching between the tyre and the drum. The drum was heavy even though it was empty. In my team we had 4 people with the drum and 2 people with the tyre and kept alternating to save energy. I didn't give up even though it was hard work. The fun wasn't over yet, but wait there's more...

We had to negotiate the confidence course without the drum but just the tyre in our teams. I was telling people to not give up. After we did the obstacles we had to go onto this thing where we had to walk and maintain our balance high above the ground. When it was my turn I almost fell off but still I kept going. We had a sit down for a bit while other people where walking on the balancing beam and then we came inside.

Here is a photo of some people doing fitness.

100 questions in maths

Today in maths we did 100 questions. I improved from last week because I finished in 9 minutes and 6 seconds today and my score today was 100/100 and I got them right. I am getting my goal improved more but I am still going to work on 9 x 7 for another week. I hope I can get them all right next week.

Friday morning

Today is the day we do zumba, I was really excited. What we had to learn was the salsa, merengue, cupid shuffle and a few more things. After a couple of dances I had a really sore neck, but that didn't mean that I gave up from doing anything else. We did my favourite dances at the end which was 'I like to move it zumba dance' and 'electric minions zumba dance'. I thought it was pretty tiring, after we had finished I was happy and tired.

Fitness this morning

Today for fitness we had to get a tyre over obstacles in teams. It was pretty hard work because we had to run around the bike track with the tyre first. With the obstacles my team had to go first, we were using teamwork because some of my team members couldn't get over a few obstacles so me and a few others stayed and helped them. I didn't give up even though it was very exhausting. No one gave up which was good, I felt very tired at the end but I still made it through.

What we did in maths today

Today we did 100 questions in 10 minutes. I got 79/100, I didn't finish all of the questions but most of the ones I answered I got right. My goal is is completing 100 questions in 10 minutes. My target fact is 7 x 9.

Zumba Friday

Today we did Zumba for our fitness. I enjoyed it, it was really funny but a bit confusing at the start

What I learnt / what I need to learn in spelling

Today my literacy group did 20 spelling questions. I got 19 right, the word I didn't get right was courageous. I found it quite easy to do the rest of the words, so I am going to get the teachers to give me harder words for me to learn.

What I know now

The last few days we have been working on how to be a leader. We have been doing dances what I learnt about working in groups is, if you have a bigger group then it is harder to participate and everyone talks. But if you have a smaller group then it is easier to work together and everyone has a chance to talk.

My first week of being a year 8

Last Tuesday school had officially started. It was also my first full day of being a year 8. We didn't really do much work on the first day. The rest of the week we just played games and we are learning how to link writing. I have also made a few friends, Zara she is really nice and funny and the other friends name is Violet she is really nice and pretty. 

Today we have done maths, writing, literacy and a few more things. I have lots of my friends in my class that I have known for a while. It has been a pretty fun day. I have also got to play dodge ball today at break time that was also very fun. 

The year 8's have leadership teams that we can apply for but we have to make a little CV about it if we want to do it. Me and my friends are applying for an events team, which includes sorting out assembly's, discos and a bit more.