M@tai Masterchef

Do you have a favourite recipe that your family loves to cook?.... and you love to eat!

We would like to make a Matai Cookbook for 2013 and make it available on the blog for families to share.

Your mission if you choose to accept it is:

Find a recipe that your family loves to cook.
Write out the ingredients list (including measurements eg. Cup, teaspoon etc).

Explain how you add the ingredients together and cook/bake it.
If you have a photo – include it (Or maybe there is a photo online that you can use?)

Write the recipe out in a document or use Google doc and share/email to Keith.
                   keith.hutton@clydequay.school.nz

I will make a PDF of our 2013 cookbook and share it on the blog pages. You have till Friday 29^th November to email it to me.

HAPPY COOKING!   

Card Shuffle

The year 5s have begun their puberty unit this term. We have been looking at ways that we can make sure that everyone feels safe to ask questions and support each other.

Today we have been doing a card shuffle - the kids needed to place pictures of people in order, from youngest to oldest. They then placed cards that identified each of the stages in a person's life from baby to elderly. Here are some of the groups working together to order their cards correctly. Lots of great communication to get the job done.

Working hard for Envirovision

Matai have been working hard in their groups to get ready for Envirovision on Friday 8th November. They have used information from our two local experts to research ways that Clyde Quay can reduce their electricity usage. We look forward to showing you our inquiry work for term 3 and 4.

Wisdom from Roger Miller

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

Athletics Day

On 30th of October was an Athletics Day at Newtown Park. We had long jump, high jump, vortex and relays.

And there was ice cream for the people who had money.

There was a guy who had a cap gun so when we were doing sprints, we would know when to run. The highlight was teachers vs kids doing a lap around the track.

For high jump we had to do scissor kick over the pole to land on a gym mat.

For relays we were put into teams and each person had to run 100 metres.

Overall it was an awesome day with lots of fun and yummy ice cream.

By Emilio & Ray

Sprints and High Jump

Sprints at Athletics

At athletics we were doing sprints. At the sprints we split into two heats. The first heat ran then the second group ran after. When you cross the finish line the judges tell what place you got. If you got 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th then you get into the final. To qualify into central zone you must get 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th in the finals. At the start we ran 80 meters. Next we had to run 100 meters that was a bit harder. At the start of the race there was a cap gun that made a HUGE BANG. Everyone was nervous at the start of the race. At the end of the race everyone was very tired and puffed. Sprints is very tiring but very fun. We had an awesome day.

By Holly & Sam

High Jump 

On Wednesday it was athletics day for year 4 and up. There were five different sports; they were sprints, quoits, long jump, vortex and high jump. We are going to tell you a bit more about high jump. Basically high jump is when you run up to the gym mat and scissor kick up over the pole. Also if you jump over the pole the supervisor will raise the pole when everyone has had their second turn. To get into central zone you have to beat a certain height, it varies from gender to gender or year group. When you get into central zone you get to face other schools if have beaten the qualifying height.

By Sophie and Ben

Long Jump and Quoits

Long jump at athletics

On Wednesday 30th of October we had athletics day .Athletics took place at Newtown Park. One thing we did was long jump, a number of kids got in.

Everybody did so well. You had to jump three metres to get into the next round. Well done to the kids who got into the next round.

We had a great day.

by Joshua. O and Siena.

Quoits at athletics

At athletics we do Sprints, vortex, high jump, long jump, relays and quoits of course. When the people switched round to quoits the year 5 boys had to throw the quoit 20 meters, if you throw it further than 20 meters the teacher will measure it and then put a peg in the ground where you threw it but if your score gets beaten they will take out that peg and put another peg where the score got beaten again by someone else. Only 3 people in the year 5s qualified/ 1 boy and 2 girls so they are in the Central Zone athletics.

by Fraser & Zak.