Rippa Rugby is so fun!

On Friday the 8th of April, Room 7 went to the big, green field to play Rippa Rugby for Kiwisport. When we arrived on the field, coach Hamish told us to put on the velcro belts and go into two teams. 

We were in teams of 6 to 7 people. I was in the green team with Christian, Caleb, Lupe, Mana, Xavier and Akesa. We played a quick warm-up game. I almost scored a try but someone from the other team ripped one of my rippas off my belt so I had to pass the ball to someone else in my team. I was sad but I knew that I tried my best to score a try for my team. 

Next our team had to practice passing the ball to each other. We formed a big circle and we had to pass the ball quickly. After a while, we played the same game again except it had different rules. The rules were that if your tag gets pulled off your belt, then you have to pass it backwards to another team-mate. When we played our second game of Rippa Rugby, I finally scored a try and I was so proud of myself!

I had so much fun at my second lesson of Rippa Rugby and my favourite part was scoring a try for my team and knowing that I tried my best in the game.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount and write an introduction, followed by the activities and then a conclusion of my second Rippa Rugby session.

Wow, Rippa Rugby is so tiring!

On the 1st of April, Room 7 and I went to the field to play rippa rugby for Kiwisports. Hamish was our coach and he was from the Marist club. When we arrived there, we had velcro belts that we put around our waists. We also had to stick the rippas on the sides of our belts. We played a small game and the rules were that we have to try and take rippas off our classmates’ belts. When we have finished each round, the person who had the most rippas was the winner. I didn’t win any rounds but I tried my best. In the second round, I was getting very tired because I was running around so much. After a while, we played a friendly game of Rippa Rugby with a ball. We had to get into two teams and I was on the yellow team. I was so excited. During the game,  I caught the ball but I didn’t move at all because I didn’t know how to play. Someone took the rippa off me and I had to pass the ball back to a teammate. After that, I started to get very exhausted and I wanted to stop running but I really wanted to get a try for my team. Finally I got a try and I was so happy! I had so much fun at our first rippa rugby session and my faviroute part was playing rippa rugby with my team.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount about Rippa Rugby.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the correct structure of a recount that includes, the title, the orientation, the events and the conclusion.