Week 3 Reflection

This week we learned about 2 new games, both of which have originated from New Zealand and Maori culture. On Wednesday we started with Te Uru. We split into two even teams and got the equipment out, which included about 12 rubber dots ( we placed six at each end of the court) and a dice shaped ball with flat sides. After learning we started to play the game for the rest of the period. I really enjoyed the game as it was something we hadn't experienced before and involved different skills than what we were used to. Today we played Ki O Rahi. Some of us had played before so that helped with our understanding of the game. We also split into two teams, one was predominantly attack and the other defense, although both could score at any time. There were sections on the court we were and weren't allowed in and if our tags were pulled it was a handover and the other team had the ball.
One challenge we faced in Te Uru was that we could only handle the ball with a flat palm. We overcame this by catching and passing close to each other which made it easier.

Palin

This term we have combined our English and PE classes to learn about different sports. This week have learned about the game Palin, (similar to hockey) which originated hundreds of years ago in Chile. When the game is played, natural resources are used for the equipment, such as different types of woods for the playing sticks. Before we played we walked down to the beach and found our own sticks for the game. I enjoyed learning about the game as well as its history and it was really interesting to play as well.  Some challenges we experienced was the lack of rules because of the fact that in the past the game was banned, so they weren't written down. We overcame this by creating some basic ones of our own and adapting the game to suit our class.