Weekly Reflection

Next week I would like to achieve my Shelfie milestone next week because I am so close to achieving it. This week I created at piece of art with Alexa for prize giving. I had fun playing Kiorahi yesterday because it was fun when I dived to try and score but someone ripped my tag. My goal for next week is to complete my BE Published milestone because I have sent about five pieces of writing to Upstart.

Cambridge Show

Last Saturday me Ella and Makalya did the Cambridge Show with our calves. Ella and I had to wake up early and get ready because we had to leave at 7:30am to go to Cambridge. When we got out to the farm I got my calf and washed her quickly.

When we had finished washing our calves we loaded them up in the trailer and headed to Cambridge. My calf did not poo in the trailer so I did not have to clean her when we got there. I had to go and register and my number was 26.

First was Leading. My calf just wanted to eat the grass so it was so hard control her. When I went into the ring she was being really sloppy so I did  not get anything. I was so happy though because Makalya got 4th out of twenty-seven people.

Next was Rearing. When I walked into the ring, there were so many people that there had to be people in the middle and calves were pooing over each other so it was really messy. When the judge came up to me, he asked me what my calves name was, when she was born, what diseases they could get and what would you do if they got a disease. After he judged everyone and made up his mind he put people in their placings. He put Ella in 1st and me in 7th. I was so happy to get a place in rearing because that's my strongest event.

Last was Diary Type and there were seventeen people in my ring. When the judge judged my calf he kept looking at my me so I knew I was getting something. Then he lined us up and checked our calves again. He put me in third place. I was happy that he put me in 3rd because I was up against Holstein Friesians.  

Weekly Reflection

I enjoyed swimming because I love swimming and I have not been swimming in a long time. Next week I would like to achieve my Shelfie milestone because I have been working on it a lot this week to achieve it next week. I found my Mangahigh tasks challenging this week because I don’t really understand Ratios but I kept trying and I finally got a bronze on Ratios. I need to practice my swimming because I have not practiced in a long time.

NPS Athletics

Last week our school did athletics on Tuesday. My favourite event is Long Jump because I always get into HP for Long Jump. First we did High Jump which I hate High Jump because I am always scared of hurting myself. My first jump was so bad because I hit the bar and it was so low! The second time I went to jump I went to jump from the wrong foot so I stopped in front of the mat. My third jump, I finally good it and jumped over the easiest height.

We were about to do or next jump but we got distracted and we had to do our 100m sprint. I was in the easiest group so I only had to VS two fast people. I got 3rd for my 100m sprint and I had to go to the final. I got last in the final because I was up against hard people. When we went to go back to our High Jump we got distracted again and we had to do Long Jump.

My first jump was average. Then my second jump was 4.01cm. My last jump was average again but I came 3rd for Long Jump. Then it was the 200m sprint and we went over and got ready. I was in the easiest race again and I got 3rd. Then I made it into the 200m final but I got nothing because I was up against hard people.

Then, it was Shot Put time so I headed to the Shot Put area. We had three throws each with a practise throw. My highest throw was 5.40cm which is not that long. It was really hard to throw the Shot Put because it was really heavy. I did not get anything for Shot Put.

Then, I went back to High Jump and competed. I hit the bar three times so I could not carry on so while I waited I watched the other competitors. After all of the events we did a relay and I was in the 12+ girls. I was the starter for my relay and I did a good start. It was a really fun day at Athletics.   

Weekly Reflection

Next week I would like to achieve my Shelfie milestone because I want to complete all of the milestones. I really enjoyed Athletics because I got to see some of my friends from different schools and I got to do long jump (my favourite athletics event). My behaviour this week has been really good because I worked in the quiet zone and I got heaps of my work done. My goal for next week is to complete everything in my grid.

Waihi Show

On Saturday the 11th I did the Waihi Show with Ella, Sarah, Emma, Makalya and Jessica. I had to wake up early again and we went out to the farm. Me and Ella were the first people there so we quickly wash our calves and waited for everyone else to come.

When everyone got out at the farm they washed their calves and loaded them up in the trailer. When we got there, they were not that dirty but I still washed my calf because there were spots of poo on her legs. Then, it was time to go over to the ring and start or first event.

My first event was leading. She did a really good lead but I did not get anything because she pooped in the ring and they put me down for that so I was really annoyed. No one from the Pirie farm got a ribbon and I was annoyed because everyone fro the Pirie farm did a good lead.

Next was rearing. The worst event for me. When I went into the ring, there were so much friesians that I nearly died! There were about fifteen friesians in my ring that I thought I was not going to get a ribbon. After the judge judged my calf she kept coming back to my calf. In the end she put me in 1st and she said my calf was beautiful.

Then, I walked out and got my calf extra clean for the champion ring. I really wanted a champion from the Waihi Show because I had never gotten a champion from the Waihi Show before. In the champion ring, the judges kept coming back to my calf so I knew I was going to get a champion ribbon. The lady put me in Reserve Champion because the other judge liked a jersey better than my calf.

Last was Diary Type and there were about twenty-five friesians in my ring. It was so hard because I was up against Holstein Friesians and Shorthorns. I did not get anything because it was so hard and the Holsteins won. I was so happy of what I had gotten anyway because I really wanted a champion from Waihi and I got one!

Rural Show

On Saturday the 4th of November I did the Ngatea Rural Show with my calf. I had to wake up early again. My dad came to watch and I had to wake him up early as well. I was really nervous about leading because it was really bad weather.  

I got out to the farm and cleaned my calf and put tail wrap on her. Then we put her in the trailer and made our way to the show. They were so clean when we got them out of the trailer and luckily I did not have to clean her much.

I had to go and get registered and get my number. When I got back to my calf it was windy and raining so I just put her cover on her and sat down to have something to eat. I had some bacon and egg pie and some lollies.

Then, it was time to head over to the rings and get ready so I went over to my ring. There were about eight other friesians in my ring too. When it was my time to lead I lined up ready to go. After she finished the judge up people into their placings but I did not get anything because she pooped in the ring and the judge put me down for that so I was a little annoyed.

Next was rearing. When I walked into the ring the judge came up to me and he judged my calf. He said that she was brushed really nicely. Then he lined us up and put us into placings. He put me into 3rd place and I was pretty happy with what he gave me. It was hard competition.

Last was Diary Type and I walked into the ring. The lady judged me and said my calf was really nice. She put me into 2nd place which I was happy about. I had to wait around the champion ring just in case Sarah got champion. I was really annoyed because it started to rain and we were all soaked so much that we had to get changed after. I still had a really good day!      

Weekly Reflection

This week I have achieved my IE for term 3 and I’m really happy about it. My highlight of the week was when I completed all of work because it feels good when I complete my work for the week. Next week I would like to achieve my Shelfie milestone because I’m working on completing all of my milestones. I really enjoyed athletics because I came 3rd for long jump and I’m really happy about that!

Group Day

Yesterday, the 1st of November was Group Day. It was at Kaihere school on the field. Me and Ella had to wake up at 6:00am and I was so tired. When we had finished getting ready we made our way out to the farm and caught our calves. My calf was not that dirty but her tail was green!

When I had finished washing, everyone had arrived and caught their calves. I did a little bit of brushing and put her tail wrap on her tail. I put her on the trailer and sat in the car. On the way there we stopped at Subway and I checked the calves. Elaina’s calf was at the end of the trailer so we had to retie her.

When we finished getting our subway, we made our way to Kaihere. There were heaps of friesians and a few jerseys. When I had got my number I cleaned and worked on my calf. Then it was time to head over to the rings and get ready.

First up was leading. I had to go last so I was really annoyed about that. She did not lead very well so I got a forth. I was still happy for what I got because it was really hard competition.

Second was rearing and I still hate rearing.I knew the judge that judged me and she is really nice. She knows I do a lot of work on my calf so she gave me first place. I was really happy because this is the best year for rearing for me.

Then, I had to go into the champion ring. I was competing with Ella again and there were three judges that were judging me. They kept coming back to me and Ella’s calf. I thought Ella was going to get champion but I got Champion! Brooke came into the ring to compete but Ella got Reserve Champion.

Last was Diary Type. When I went into the ring she judged the calves very quickly and there was only one judge in the ring. It took her about five minutes to judge us. She put me in 3rd which I was quite happy about because she isn’t the best for Diary Type.

Then, there was a special event. It’s called Team of Three. There has to be the same people from your school and same breed of animal in your team. I was with Elaina and Sarah because they lead really well. We had to walk in a straight line for a few meters and your calves had to walk good. There were about seven teams and we got second. I was so happy because it was really hard to get second when there were seven teams.

My IE Reflection

Weekly Reflection

My highlight of the week was going to Group Day because it was a fun and enjoyable day with my calf. My goal for next week is to complete my grid of things I need to do for the week. This week I have achieved my Give A Little milestone and I have been wanting to achieve it for ages! I enjoyed the Arts Festival because there were lots of fun things to do there!