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 __AMAZING RACE REFLECTION__

__**W.A.L.T: Reflect on our learning experiences on the amazing race.**__

__**Day one - Te Puna - Katikati - Waihi - Karangahake Gorge.**__

My group for the amazing race was Marshal, Mitchell, Jordan and I. On the amazing race I think that my group worked really well on the first day. We all worked as a team and we all enjoyed the activities we did. The things that I enjoyed on the first day was being in Waihi because we went to the gold mining place and had to answer some questions. We also got to be involved with the beach hop with our little cardboard car that we made. We saw lots of other teams when we got there so we had to hurry. We got to learn lots of different things about the mining. I think that my team worked really well answering all of the 10 questions. We probably could of worked a little bit harder to be a team when we were running around trying to answer the questions, we all just ran in different directions but other than that we worked well. The thing that was really hard was running through the tunnel because me and 1 other person from my group ran through the tunnel but the others just walked, so when we came out of the other side we had to wait for the rest of our group. That was really frustrating. I really enjoyed the first day of the amazing race.

__**Day two - Blokarts - Te Puke - Rotorua.**__

On day two I think that my team worked really well with teamwork. At the blokarts place in Papamoa everyone from the group had to do an activity. There were 4 of them. I did the kiwifruit eating, Mitchell did the blokarting without a sail, Marshal did the frisbee throw for 100 points and Jordan did the quiz. The things I enjoyed on the second day was the Redwoods in Rotorua with the orienteering. We had to run around the whole fores t and I have to admit that all of the running was quiet hard. We spent about 1 and a half hours in the bush finding all of the things. Finally we had finished. I think that my team worked really well in the bush running all over the place. We all stayed together in the bush and respected everywhere we went. Overall my team worked together everywhere we went and respected everywhere we went. My team finished in 16th place.

__**Day three - Sulphur point - Filleting fish - Diving - Master chicken - Park - Library - Art gallery - Elms**__

On the third day my team worked really well at Sulphur point trying to find the photos. When we went to Sanford's to fillet the fish mitchell filleted it for us. Jordan did the diving for us at the Earth 2 ocean place where they had to answer some questions under water. At master chicken which is a chinese take away place I had to cook the fish that we filleted at Sanford's. We had to go to the park to eat our fish, n ,chips. We had to eat every scrap of it before we got given our next clue. Our next clue was going to the library to read a Hairy Mclairy book by Lynley Dodd. There was stuff about Lynley Dodd on at the art gallery, we answered some questions. Our last place for day three was the Elms. We had to answer questions about the olden days. My favourite thing for day three was eating the fish, n, chips and going to the Elms. My team worked really well as a team on friday and finished in 13th place.

**Fantastic reflection Chontelle. Great honesty. I am glad you had a such an awesome time on the Amazing Race. Where did you finish on day one?Excellent voice recording!** **Miss Crone :)**

__Monday 28th March 2011.__

Room 30 Tauranga Intermediate

Master Chicken 24 Bureta road

Monday 28th March 2011

Dear Master Chicken,

Thank you so much for letting us cook our fish in your shop, thank you also for providing the chips for us. We really appreciated it. We all really enjoyed the amazing race and cooking the fish and chips in your shop.

My favourite thing on the first day was the Waihi gold mine when we got to answer the questions and find out lots of new stuff about the Waihi gold mine, on the second day my favourite thing was the Redwoods with the orienteering and also Te Puia learning lots about the geysers. On the third day I enjoyed eating the delicious fish and chips that we got to make in your shop. Thank you so much for letting us cook our fish and chips in your shop.

Yours sincerely

Chontelle Strijkers-Bell.

Room 30 Tauranga Intermediate

Nadine Hooper

c/o Marshall Hooper

Monday 28th March 2011

Dear Nadine,

Thank you so much for transporting Marshall, Mitchell, Jordan and I. We all really enjoyed the amazing race and doing all of the activities. My favourite thing on the first day was the Waihi Gold Mine when we got to learn about lots of different types of rock. On the second day my favourite thing was the Redwoods with the orienteering and also Te Puia. On the third day it was eating the fish and chips. I still enjoyed everything as well.

Thank you for helping us along the way and driving us all over the place for 2 days to lots of different places. All of t he places we went to were all new to me, I hadn't been to any of them so I had lots of fun, we all did. Thank you so much.

Yours sincerely

Chontelle Strijkers-Bell.

__Thursday 14th April 2011__

Amazing Race Brochure

__L.I. We are learning to use detailed language and a writing style that is appropriate and directed to audience to produce a brochure advertising a place we visited on the Amazing Race__

S.C. We canuse formal language (no slang)use persuasive language/emotive language e.g. you would love ...use objective and/or powerful language e.g. certainly, must, absolutely





Well done I think you put a lot of effort in to this and i like the vocabulary that you used. You have great pictures and the right information in you brochure and you would persuade me to go to Te puia. Quinn :)

__Thursday 14th April 2011__

__Walt: develop effective questions and draw conclusions from our findings.__

S.C. We will have


 * used a variety of questions from the 7 servants
 * used a variety of open and closed questions to extract relevant information



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