Shoal @ Pt England School

The Tapu Tree

2012-02-09T14:44:00.000+13:00

I have been reading The Tapu Tree writen Sally McMeikan-cash. A boy named Tama and his cousin's are playing with the rugby ball when it lands into the bush. His cousin, Micheal says there is a ghost in the tapu tree near him. Tama asks every one why the Tapu Tree has ghosts but no one really knows. Until he asks his grandpa. He tells him the whole story but Tama doesn't tell anyone else.

My Boring Week End

2012-02-09T10:06:00.001+13:00

I was sitting on the couch bored out of my mind! I didn’t think the long week ends were going to be this boring. My aunty and I were in my nana’s house just for the week end. I was trying to think of what to do.

The time went by slowly, but it was soon time for my nana to come home from work. After going on the laptop and finding out that there was nothing entertaining on it. I was so close to falling to sleep when the T.V boomed in my ear. Rugrats was on. “ Well its better than watching nothing!”

Nana was home and cooking dinner. The baby was in the bath and I was watching Ice Age Dawn of the dinosaur. The kitchen was filled with wonderful smells. UM!!

Sunday. Nana had disappeared and off to work and I was left bored again. “ Why does she have to work on the week end?” The day was just like Saturday.

On Monday I went home. I got there and they were watching movies on the couch. “ Do we have to watch this movie? Cant we watch another one?” It was a good week end after all and I enjoyed my self. ( Kind of!)

Brooklyns Birthday Sleep-Over.

2012-02-03T12:31:00.001+13:00

Theholidays were full of excitment. I got to see Brooklyn and Ashleigh, have asleepover with them and go to the movies! It was a great weekend I hadwith them. Also we stayed up late every night playing games.

When I got to Brooklyn’s house, I was super excited to see her. I putmy things inside and Brooklyn along with Ashleigh came out of the garage to meet me.We had to wait a little bit for Brooklyn’s papa because he had the van.In the mean time we were talking on the table waiting when her papa pulled into the drive way. “Come on lets go!” Inthe van we went and to the movies we were going.

When wegot there, Sylvia Park was packed full of people but since the moviehad started we were in a rush. I walked into the theatre and it wasdark. The stairs had lights around it so we could find our way. It wasa great view on the screen where we were sitting. We were watchingJourney 2: The mysterious island.

Afterthe movie we went back to her house and to our surprise was a tent.Then I found out that it was for us to sleep in. I put my sleeping bagout and we made our beds. After a while we had Brooklyn’s deliciouslemon meringue pie and went to watch a movie. We didn’t watch much ofit. Soon we jumped into the tent not going to sleep, but to play agame. We ended up playing and talking till 2 am! It was a lot of fun.

Thenext day bowling was our next trip. We headed down to the Panmurebowling alley. Brooklyn, Ashleigh and I didn’t have the gates thatblocked the gutter. Ashleigh was up first. She knocked some down butnot all of them. Brooklyn got it in the gutter and I did as well.Bowling is not my favorite game! After getting the bowling ball in thegutter a heap of times, Ashleigh was the winner.

It was a really fun weekend. Thanks to Brooklyn for having me on her birthday. Maybe we can have another sleepover.

My Very Best Friends!

2011-12-30T10:20:00.000+13:00

These wonderful girls are my friends. Some of them are leaving next year. I will miss you guys!!!!

Net Book Reflection

2011-12-14T09:56:00.002+13:00

If you take my net book away from me, I would be mad. Why would you take them away from us? They help us learn better and it is way cooler than having to rotate on the imacs just to post something on our blog.

In the old days (last year), we had to write in our book, go on to the macs and then copy our writing onto a google doc and then, put it on our blogs. That was a handful. I don't want to struggle with that again.

My net book has improved my learning. I now know things that I never knew before. It is also a good tool because we can share more writing to the world, learn more at home and we get to use them where ever, when ever.

I just want to tell you about some improvements that could make our net books even better than they are now. Maybe we could make a more advanced version of tux paint because it is like kid pix on the imacs. Also the Internet connection could get a little stronger because sometimes it cuts out and we have to wait a long time for it to get back up and running.

Having a netbook is a big advantage for our learning and it is way better than writing in a book.

Saturn Hear I Come!!

2011-12-13T10:55:00.001+13:00

The world is in a drout and we have to leave to anther planet. Saturn is our destination. I need to solve the problem on Saturn. I hope you enjoy my movie!

Helping Miss Ouano

2011-11-25T10:51:00.001+13:00

Since I smashed my face against the tree, I wasn't able to participate in the activities. BUMMER! Miss Ouano was needing help so I went with her. We went down to the bottom field to help Mr Barks with javelin because it said that Miss Ouano was on javelin. It turns out that we were supposed to be doing the junior javelin and softball throw. It was really fun working with the little kids and Miss Ouano.

ACT Party.

2011-11-24T14:58:00.001+13:00

This is my very own billboard for the election. Me and my partner Vivienne have chosen to research the ACT party. We have done some questions that Mrs Tele'a have asked and made our very own billboard.

I thought that labour would win the election because I think they had a better campain than national, but it looked like New Zealand was still attached to John Key and national. I still think that Labour should have won. It's ok because I think John Key will run the country well.

Superheroes Trailer.

2011-11-07T12:06:00.001+13:00

The Green Lantern, Batman and the Wolverine are the names of the people in this little trailer. Did you know that the green lanterns weakness is the colour yellow? Or that batman was bitten by a bat? The only way wolverine can die is if you rip his head off.

BBQ. YUM!

2011-11-06T09:15:00.000+13:00

Waking up feeling tired from the night before, mum said that there was going to be a barbeque for dinner. I was so excited because we havn't had a barbeque in a while. Then again, I didn't want to do the cleaning up afterwards.

Sadly, I had to do the dishes while they went out to get some extra things. I finished and herd the washing machine beeping. " Time to hang the washing!" I said sarcasticly. I don't like cleaning up.

Time to start cooking! I helped mum in the kitchen cooking the potatoe's, salad and preparing the meat. I got annoyed with Cree, because she kept coming into the kitchen distracting and getting in the way of me and mum. The first batch of meat went on to the grill. It smelt so delicous! " Are you nearly finished?" Mum yelled out to dad egar to eat.

" You happy now, the foods ready?" The potatoe was on the table, with salad and tomatoe sauce. YUMMY! I said the prayer, and we dug in. It smelt like garlic and mum realised that there was garlic bread in the oven. Another wonderful addition to this meal.

I couldnt move after that yummy meal. That was not a disapointing dinner. I was very satisfied.

Ice Cream Comets.

2011-11-03T09:18:00.000+13:00

I walked into the class room seeing that the ice cream, sprinkles, cones and plates were laid out on the table. " It's time to make the comets!" Room 16 came into to sit with us on our mat. We started making our ice cream comets.

Do you know what comets are? Well they are balls made of ice, dust, rocks and gas that fly in outer space. They also have tails at the end of them made of fire. While they zoom through space, the rocks on the comets come of and they form into meteorites.

If you were wondering how do you make these ice cream comets, I will tell you. First you put the ice cream onto a cone then, crush up some biscuits. Put the biscuits and sprinkles into a bowl, and mix it all up. Sprinkle the mix onto your ice cream and your done. As simple as that.

Miss Garden scooped the chocolate ice cream in my hands and I rushed outside to stop it from melting. "My hands are freezing!" I was wanting to get this cold treat out of my hands ASAP. Everyone's ice creams were melting onto the ground! When I put the biscuits on mine, it crumbled through my fingers and some was even going down my arm. My stomach was growling, forcing me to lick the delicious crumbles off my fingers. It was messy, but yummy.

The comets were delicious and my impatient stomach was no more. I ate the rest of the cone and the icy cold comet was in my tummy. YUM!

Space Quiz Question 2.

2011-10-28T09:03:00.003+13:00

What does the moon orbit?

Answer

An Awesome End of the Holiday.

2011-10-27T10:16:00.005+13:00

I had just got a new top and tights ready to go to a party. It was my aunties birthday, and we were celebrating at Valentines.

We had arrived shadowing my aunties car. I slept the whole way to Valentines but was woken up by my sister, who was eager to get out of the car. Me and my sister could smell the delicious food from inside.

Once we were all seated, someone got up to sing happy birthday to our aunty. Then we had a few speeches, and a prayer for the food. It was time to eat. We went table by table to avoid a long Que. There was a variety of food and they all smelt wonderful.

We let the food rest in our stomachs and then had desert. I got a bowl full of rich caramel slices and tasty ice cream, with moose. In my opinion this was THE BEST DESERT EVER! Dad got a little bit jealous, and tried to steal it.

I went home bloated, and sunk on to the couch. I was happy that we went and I want to go to Valentine's again soon.

Space Quiz Question.

2011-10-26T10:44:00.006+13:00

Name 5 moons that orbit Neptune.

Answers

Bye Bye Wales!

2011-10-15T22:57:00.001+13:00

I have been watching the Wales verse France in the semi finals. France won 9-8. Wales was so close to winning and being the only team to score a try, which was an easy one! I hoped that Wales would win because the All Blacks already played France. Any way good game Wales and watch your back France the AB'S are going to beat you!

It is Boring!

2011-10-13T14:20:00.001+13:00

So far this holidays has been nothing but cleaning and sleeping. I just have to wait until next week because we are going to the movies with my aunty Jaky.

RWC Countries

2011-10-06T09:53:00.003+13:00

I have been given two countries to research on. Miss Garden gave me the country Japan and I chose Italy as my second.

Bitterns

2011-10-05T10:22:00.003+13:00

This is a presentation about an extinct bird called the Bittern. It has been our task for the kiwi's reading group.

Rugby World Cup Poster

2011-10-04T12:05:00.002+13:00

This is my Rugby World Cup poster. Miss Muliaumasealii our art teacher, told us that we can get a pattern off the Internet and draw it. This is the air New Zealand logo with leaves around it with the symbol on the Rugby World Cup ball.

Trip to the Mall

2011-10-04T09:45:00.001+13:00

I woke up felling very, very tired. We were going to look for a toaster because our one was very old and couldn't work very well. First stop was farmers.

Mum thought that farmers was a great place to find a toaster, because of their wide selection. There was a huge range, although it wasn’t enough to satisfy my mum. So, it was off to The Warehouse.

“Please mum can we get a rugby ball!?” My mum hesitated, but she gave in. My sister wanted to get an All Blacks ball, but it was too expensive. We decided to get a ball that said New Zealand on it.

Dad was getting hungry, and so were we. It was time to get some food in our stomachs. First Dad went and got my sisters food, then I went to get mine. Oporto’s was my choice of food place.

Overall I had a wonderful day and I can’t wait to see what we are doing next week.

How the Haka Was Invented

2011-10-03T09:18:00.001+13:00

This is the full movie of how the Haka was invented.

New Duffy Books.

2011-09-27T14:32:00.003+13:00

Every year we get new books to take home and read over the holiday's. The book I have received is called The Girl who survived which is a true story. It is written by Bronia Brandman and Carol Bierman.

This story takes you back to World War 2. A girl named Bronia is eleven and is risking her life smuggling goods and trading it for food to feed her family. This soon stopped as to she got deported to Auschwitz 2- Birkenau concentration camp. Thanks to Bucklands Beach Lions club for giving us the books. THANK YOU!!

Polar Bears

2011-09-19T09:55:00.003+12:00

The largest bear in the world is the Polar Bear. Polar bears can live in the Arctic Ocean, on the ice and on the shore.

Polar Bears have a thick coat of hairs to help keep warm. They walk on their strong legs, with the sharp claws on it’s paws helping to grip on the ice. What also helps to grip is the bumps on the bottom of their paws.

Polar bears live alone, unless they are cubs. The mother teaches it how to hunt for food, and protects it from danger. Cubs live with their mothers for about two and a half years.

Seals are Polar Bears main food. They wait for the seal to come out of their breathing hole, and when they do the Polar bear uses their huge paws and sharp claws to flip it over.

If a Polar bear is in the wild it can live for up to twenty years. A Polar Bear that lived in a zoo lived for forty one years.

The All Blacks vs Japan Prediction.

2011-09-13T17:24:00.005+12:00

GO THE ALL BLACKS!!!! The All Blacks and Japan face of against each other on the 16 of September at 8:00 at night. In Hamilton at the Waikato Stadium. I predict the score is going to be 32-10 and the All Blacks are going to win. GO THE ALL BLACKS!!!:)

RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENING!!!!

2011-09-09T23:38:00.001+12:00

If you went into downtown Auckland, you could probably hear people yelling GO ALL BLACKS or GO TONGA!!!!!!!!!!!! We arrived at the queens warf and a swarm of people were crowded around the big screens showing the inside of the cloud. " We're nearly there!!" I said to my mum. Every where you looked you could see black, red and white. It would take a while until the fireworks would go off and then the All Blacks vs Tonga game would start but I was still excited.

We walked around and waited in sub way for our dinner until finally we got back to our spot and the intro started for the Rugby World Cup. It looked so cool and I wished that I was there. I was watching until I saw fireworks coming off the balcony of an apartment. BOOM!!!!! The fireworks had started, filling up the sky with colourful lights and smoke. It was truly spectacular. I took noticed that these stupid men were hopping onto the roof of a shop. One of the men was dancing until he fell through one of the vents. The opening was over and we went back home, only to find out that the All Blacks won 41-10. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! GO THE ALL BLACKS!!!!!

The Rugby World Cup begins with Tonga vs All Blacks

2011-09-08T09:13:00.004+12:00

Tonga vs the All Blacks game is going to be awesome! The Rugby World Cup is starting on Friday the 9th. There is going to be fireworks, dancing and the first game is what everyone has been waiting for. The game with kick of with the All Blacks doing their famous haka and the Tongan team doing their chant. I think this game will be a very close but hard game. The score will be 22-10, with the All Blacks winning. It's in Auckland at Eden Park and not in Invercargill. GO THE ALL BLACKS!!!!!!!!

Historical File- Glasses

2011-09-01T14:46:00.005+12:00

I have been reading a story set in the future called Space Nuts Light Speed by Simon Cooke. Just like in this story, I have written a historical file about an object we use on earth, that someone could read about in the future.

The glasses first wearable glasses were invented by Salvino D'Armate around the time of 1284 but in Egypt they had found hieroglyphics of people were holding glass in front of their eyes to get the correct vision. Salvino D'Armate got this dream after wondering if he could build a machine that could help people see. So then the scissor glasses were made. Now the glasses have been improved.

The Haka

2011-08-31T12:20:00.004+12:00

This is an animation on the story of how the Haka came about. We have been assigned different parts of the story. I am doing an animation on when Te Rauparaha witnessed his father being killed and eaten by his enemy tribe.

New Zealand

2011-08-24T12:37:00.002+12:00

New Zealand is a beautiful country, and a must-do for any travel holiday. Our idyllic islands have stunning coastlines surrounding the islands. Down in the South island, there are vast mountain chains that you hike on.

Badminton

2011-08-24T12:36:00.002+12:00

Badminton. I had done it last week and had learnt heaps. I wondered if it was going to be fun or, just like last week with the coach growling us for not listening. Then I remembered that we had a new coach. Donna. The coach that room 17 had last went to a competition somewhere else. My legs felt sore after the long assembly, but I also felt excited to see what we were learning today.

First up on the agenda, learning the different techniques for badminton, the forehand, backhand and grip. “ Put your thumb in the middle of the racket and hold firmly. There you are holding what we call forehand. Turn it around and there’s your back hand.” Donna instructed us. She said in badminton you can only serve with a backhand. She let us go and we had to try and serve the shuttle. I had found it very difficult to serve because I wasn’t used to doing it. “ STOP!” Donna exclaimed. We all sat down to see what our next activity was.

“ Grab a partner because we are going to play some games. Shuttle Soccer is the first one. The object of the game is to try and hit the shuttle into your partners goal” While Donna was demonstrating, I looked at Vivienne strait away and asked to be her partner. I put back my shuttle and went to Vivienne. My serve. I hit the shuttle as hard as I could but no luck. The shuttle went strait to the ground. “No worries I’ll just do it again” I said to my self. Giving it a go again, SUCCESS! The shuttle went over to Vivienne.

“STOP!” Donna gave a big howl which made me jump. “ Now we are going to play a real game of Badminton. Half of you line up on that side and half on the other side” The first two pairs went up and played until one of them got out, which wasn’t long. As they hit the shuttle, I could hear their rackets making a whirring sound. My turn. The opposite team served. I hit the shuttle and they hit it back. I missed! They scored a point and I was out. This game went on forever until... “STOP!”

“I am sorry but we have run out of time!” Donna said with a sad face. “ Laurene with be back next week so you’ll have lots of fun” We thanked her and went to have lunch. I wonder what will happen next week at Badminton?

Plight of the Sea Turtle

2011-08-24T10:46:00.004+12:00

This presentation are facts about the 7 species of turtles, Kemp Ridley, Olive Ridley, Green Sea Turtle, Leatherback,Loggerhead, Flatback and the Hawksbill.

Rugby World Cup Quiz

2011-08-09T12:31:00.003+12:00

This presentation is questions about the Rugby World Cup.

All Blacks Webpage

2011-08-05T11:01:00.000+12:00

Irish Webpage

2011-08-04T10:30:00.001+12:00

This is a presentation about the Irish Rugby team IRFU.

Keep Your Eye On The Ball.

2011-08-04T09:25:00.001+12:00

I believe we can win the rugby world cup. If we come up with a good strategy we can do it. It doesn't matter if the crowd is putting you down of cheering, you need to keep your heads up and go hard. The opposition is going to be tough so we have to do our best. Keep Your Eye On The Ball.

White Sunday

2011-07-17T23:37:00.005+12:00

" Go and have breakfast, then have a shower!" Mum shouted. Today we were going to say our verses at the Atiu hall. Our nana gave Khaia and I verses out of the bible and we had to say it in front of a lot of people. We said our verses because it was White Sunday. Me and Khaia got changed and waited until mum and dad were ready.

We set off onto the road and traveled to the Atiu Hall. The hall is in Mangere. It was a long time until we got there. Once we had, we waited for everyone else to come. I read my book, EJ12 Jump Start and mum took some photos of Cree. Dad fell asleep. While he was sleeping he developed a sore stomach so we went back home.

Back at the hall and it was nearly time to go on and Aunty Jaky and Feura were sitting inside with Riyah. Feura rang mum's phone and told her to come inside and wait until it was our turn. After a while it was show time!

Khaia and I went to the entrance and got into our spots. Aunty Kura said I had to take my grey cardigan off and wear the dress and tights only. The music to go in started to play and the people n front of me were walking to the stage. I settled in my spot and suddenly I heard my name. Oshania was standing at the back of the stage.

Everyone in front said their verse and then it was the people in my lines turn. Numbers 1 to 3

said their verses. It was Khaia's turn. She said hers and everyone clapped for her. My turn. Number five. I grabbed the microphone out of Khaia's hand and stepped to the front. Anxiously I said my verse looking out to the crowd. " Over at last!" I sighed with relief. the other people went and then the older people sang their song. Off the stage and into my mums arm. I gave her a big hug and Jaky gave two lolly lays. YUMMY! She said that her and Aunty Leonie made them.

The other people that were doing verses and then it was time to eat. There was lasagne, crab meat salad, Chinese food, curry and a whole lot more. The man prayed and I dug in. I got crab meat salad, Chinese food, fried chicken and chips, pizza, lasagne and ham. It tasted delicious.
It was desert and I had vanilla ice cream. It was nice! Then we had a walk around. I went to the back of the hall and waited till baby Hyrum was dry because he had spilled juice on himself. We took him home and went to get some grapes. " Great speeches girl, i'm very proud!" Mum said.

Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger

2011-07-16T21:43:00.003+12:00

This presentation is about persuading Mr Burt, Mr Jacobsen and Mrs Jarmen to help us redesign our courtyard.

My Weekend.

2011-07-13T13:10:00.007+12:00

We were supposed to be at the laundromat drying our washing but instead we went to a perfume sale at the ASB showgrounds. It was packed and lots of people were coming out of the sale with bags full of perfume. Mum went inside to have a look at all the different perfumes while I stayed in the car with dad and Khaia. In a catalogue she got in the mail for the sale, there were a lot of perfumes that celebrities designed. Katy Perry, Beyonce and Usher perfumes were a few to name. Twenty minutes later I see Mum walking back to us waiting in the car. She decided to buy my Dad Usher’s cologne as she has to many already. When we drove out of the ASB showgrounds we saw my Aunty Leonie and Jaky and Uncle Kalo driving in.

Next we went to my Nana’s house to meet my Uncle Peter. He was going to take Khaia out for her belated birthday. Uncle Peter rang my Mum’s mobile phone to say that he didn’t have a key to the house. So we ended up going to my Nana’s work and getting a key for the house.

Driving up Kawiti ave, we saw Uncle Peter with Uncle Tom walking up to the house. Khaia jumped out and we handed the key to Uncle Peter and drove to Harvey Norman.

Before we had left the house, Mum had rang up Harvey Norman in Mt Wellington to ask if they had a Samsung Galaxy s2 phone available. The man said yes. We walked through the shop and went to the area where the phones were. Dad saw the phone and bought it strait away. The lady started explaining something about the warranty, me and Cree went to the computers and played on photo booth. Cree had done lots of funny faces.

“ Anybody hungry?” Dad asked as we drove out of Harvey Norman. At Burger King, we meet up with Aunty Leonie and Jaky and Uncle Kalo along with baby Hyrum. inside Burger King had changed. It was no longer the 80’s theme, it was black with the Burger King slogan on the wall. I helped Dad carry the food out to Mum and Cree and got the drinks for us. On one one table was me, Aunty Leonie and Aunty Jaky with Kalo and on the other was Baby Hyrum, Cree, Mum and Dad. Silently we munched on our food until it was all gone.

The warehouse was near so we went to check it out. We walked around and Mum found these cool tights for me. Dad had went to the gaming area to see how much the PlayStation Three. It was too expensive. I went with aunty Leonie and we found some DVDs that cost 10 each. Jaky got Ice Age for Hyrum. Mum bought the tights and a bag of washing powder.

After we had a rest, we went to the Night Market in Pakuranga. It had lots of customers and a huge variety of food, along with lots of stalls selling things that you can buy at the 2 dollar shop. If you walked on the side where there was toys, you would be alright until you got to the food side. It feels like the walls are closing in on you. The group had split up into different directions.Jaky had seen a stall that sold yummy bubble tea. She got some for her and Leonie.Then we walked around to the main entrance and reconnected with the group. Mum had bought churros for us and some cake slices that looked yummy. Before we left Dad bought hot dogs. One was spicy and one was mild.

Aunty Leonie asked if I could go back to their house with them. So when I got there my cousin Vere walked through the door holding our dinner, Pizza. I didn’t have any as I was to full. We watched T.V and then went to bed.

The next day Vere asked me if I wanted to go to breakfast with her at the Auckland university. I said YES. The hall that we ate in was packed and a lot of people were talking. A full breakfast included Bacon and Eggs with baked beans and toast with sausages. It costs ten dollars. Waffles with cream and maple syrup cost five. Everyone got the full breakfast. Vere and her brother Johnson had waffles as well. The university did the breakfast because they were fundraising for the Request dance Crew to go to a world champion ship.

Tail Of The Gecko.

2011-07-07T10:47:00.002+12:00

The Kiwi reading group has been experimenting on wordle. We used words from a book called Tail Of The Gecko.

Attacked animation.

2011-07-04T10:24:00.004+12:00

This is my animation that is going to be in my podcast on a book called Attacked written by G. Brassi. It will be on the KPE blog soon.

Compensation

2011-06-28T12:28:00.002+12:00

This poster is explaining how to do Compensation. Miss Garden has taught the Stars and Hexagon maths groups how to do it.

Giving It a Shot

2011-06-28T10:17:00.003+12:00

Recently we read a book called Giving it a Shot. This is a story web on what the book is about.

Movie Review On Partly Cloudy.

2011-06-17T10:11:00.001+12:00

This is my movie review on a movie called Partly Cloudy. It is about a grey cloud and a stork. They are in the sky making things out of themselves. All the other clouds are white and making babies to deliver to the humans on the ground. The grey cloud is sad because he cant make anything nice and pleasant. Stork delivers the thing he makes to different places. He goes to one of the white clouds and the grey cloud gets sadder, but the stork came back with gear to help him not get hurt from the things that grey cloud makes. Over all I give a 10 out of 10 because I think that it was funny and I liked how they made things.

Extreme make-over Courtyard Edition.

2011-06-14T11:49:00.004+12:00

Room 17 is redesigning our courtyard. The following paragraphs are about what me and Brooklyn's idea are.

Me and Brooklyn chose to put a basketball hoop in our courtyard because we think it will a be really fun. We also chose a basketball hoop because the courtyard is very boring and so more people can hang and play basketball. The price for the basketball hoop is $45 and the website to get it from is Sports Distributors.com.

I also got a backboard because if we bought it separate we could bolt it together. We could get the bolts from where my dad works at, EDL Fasteners. It costs $248 which is pretty expensive. Sports Distributors.com is where got it from.

There is a website called tapwaterwells.co.nz because that is where you could drinking fountains. Our courtyard needs a new drinking fountain because the the one we have now is too small. It doesn't say the cost but I got lots of photos of the taps we want.

Fatu Feu'u Flax Prints.

2011-06-03T14:01:00.003+12:00

Our class have been researching on a Samoan artist named Fatu Feu’u. We have also drown pictures of his. Then we are going to print it onto a Kite. First we draw, then laminate it. After that we cut it out then roll it onto the kite. The kite is going to go on the walls around the school. The flower is representing the female. I liked the pattern and the spider web affect in the background. I also chose it because I am a girl and GIRLS RULE!I chose the other two designs from a motifs paper that Miss M gave us. I liked them because they were the only ones that stood out.

Unique, Extinct, Isolated and Volcanic.

2011-06-01T14:58:00.006+12:00

Our extension class have split into groups and created movies for the I am Making Movies 2 competition at the Auckland Museum. There are 3 categories, Unique, Extinct, Isolated and Volcanic, Bravery Heart-break Loss and Hope, My heritage, your heritage, our heritage. In my group was Chante, Vivienne, Brooklyn and Ashleigh T. We chose to do Unique, Extinct, Isolated and Volcanic because last year we had done a topic about Dinosaurs and have learnt lots about it. Two students have meet a crazy professor that is making a time machine. The professor goes out for coffee. The students use the time machine and get sucked in to the dinosaur times. Do you think that they will be able to travel back home?

Extinct, unique and volcanic from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Our First Swimming Lesson.

2011-06-01T12:10:00.001+12:00

Marble Slide Part 1

2011-05-27T10:26:00.001+12:00

Miss Ouano had news papers on the side of her chair and I wondered what they were for. Then she said that we were going to make a slide that had to carry a marble from the table to the ground. I knew exactly what to make. The only hard part of it was that we had to make it in 10 minutes.

We had to make the slide out of 6 pieces of paper and 1 metre of tape. We worked out different strategies but only 1 seemed to stick. Rita’s strategy. You had to roll paper up and stick it into each one.

Ashleigh, Rita and I made a slide that was taped to the table, with a curve that went strait down to the ground. Our slide was made out of to rolled up pieces of paper. It didn’t take very long before we were finished. I tested the marble then... SUCCESS! The marble had gone through both tubes of paper.

Our group had done a great job. Sure, our one was wobbly at times but it a stayed to the ground. All the other groups hadn't finished yet so it was a big advantage. That made me even more proud of our work.

If I had a chance to change anything I wouldn't. Our tower was standing and when you look around the room most of the slides weren't finished. I thought our idea was really good.

Redesigning Our Net Book Bags

2011-05-25T10:14:00.002+12:00

The task that Miss Ouano gave us really fun. We had to redesign our net book bags and drew it in our topic books. I put an Ipad, Touch screen TV and a MP3 player on it. My other decision was to put a hand made key and lock that was one of a kind. Nobody could copy the complexity of the key.

What I made bigger was the size if the net book bag. Then I added Ipad, Touch screen TV and a MP3 player onto it. I replaced the zips with a hand-made key that nobody could copy, I also put a security system that when you touch it, it goes on complete lock-down.

Marble Slide Part 2

2011-05-24T10:31:00.007+12:00

Planning:Our groups are doing the marble slide again. We are rolling up three pieces of news paper, and are making two right angle turns. The stand is also made of rolled pieces of paper.

What We Did:The plan didn’t go as well as we thought it would go. Our tubes of paper didn’t stick together and Ashleigh was making a gutter shape that wasn’t part of the plan. Rita and I were putting tubes together and sticking stuff in. I think our slide didn’t go as planned because we didn't follow the plan, we didn't use our new paper properly and we changed the plan.

Playing With Picasa

2011-05-04T10:27:00.004+12:00

Our reading group have been learning how to use Picasa. You can put photos on to it and make it into a slide show. We have also learned how to put them on our blog.

Vote For The Best Introdution.

2011-05-04T09:25:00.011+12:00

I wrote two paragraphs about my easter holidays. The only difference is the first one goes strait into action. The second paragraph tells you what I was thinking. Please leave a comment and say which paragraph you liked best.

“ GO!” Yelled my mum.My Sisters, cousins and I separated through out the house. I sprinted to the front of the house, grabbing all of the gold Easter eggs. Once I got all of the gold eggs, I ran to the side of the house and grabbed the other eggs. The Easter Egg Hunt had started.

Look at all of the prizes that you could get. What if I could find the most gold eggs in the easter egg hunt and got the biggest prize of them all, a GIANT BUNNY? To do that, I would have to find them, and beat the other kids to the easter eggs.

CANDY

2011-04-18T13:28:00.004+12:00

This is a movie I did in the holidays. It is all about chocolate and lollies. I did this movie because I was craving for chocolate and lollies. Hope you like it!

All About Me

2011-04-14T10:38:00.003+12:00

Artspace

2011-04-08T14:07:00.004+12:00

Hi I'm Shoal and this is my cultural flag. I chose these colours because they represent where I come from and they are the colours on the Niuean flag.Joy is a very happy word and it brings happiness to the painting.

This is my PT England flag. The colours represent the colours of a very happy school. They are also relaxed. The logo represents the school and are on all of our school uniforms. The word HOPE is a big help to me because when I think I cant do anything I always believe in myself and hope I do it right.

Camp TC

2011-03-31T09:34:00.003+13:00

Week 6 had finally arrived. I was packed with my togs and lunch in my day pack. It was the beginning of the year 5 and 6 camp and we were going to meet the year 7 and 8 at swimarama in Panmure.

We arrived at the pools and sat on the grass waiting for the first group to go into the hydro slide. We sat up patiently listening to Miss Garden walking around looking at other groups. " RESPONSTARS" she exclaimed. I ran To the slide and up the stairs only to be seeing the rest of the group already there. The line was moving slowly but the back of the line was growing. It was my turn next and I was anxiously waiting for the light to go green. I was off! The noise behind me fainted and the slide got darker and darker. I twisted around and around. The water was warmer than the water in the pool. Lying on my belly, I could see a faint light going down. SPLASH!!! I crashed into the splash pad. I went back up again only to be the other group in the hydro slide line.

On the school Fields tents were set up when we got back to school. We walked into the hall with our jandles squeaking All the camp leaders told us to sit up in our lines. A couple of groups went, then it was our turn. I pushed my cumbersome bag to the tent I was sleeping in. I looked at the tag looking worried. " Rita and Lola, Yes" I exclaimed. They came to the tent and Ms Squires put another name on the tag, Sorona. Me, Rita, Sorona and Lola had put our blankets only to find we couldn't fit. The same problem was happening in Ashleigh's tent. Oshania, Tauwhare and Doris put their blankets down and Ashleigh couldn't fit.

“Responstars get ready because we are going to the reserve for kayaking!” Ms Squires was walking around our tents checking if we were getting ready. We walked to the PT England reserve where Mr Burt, Mr Molloy, Miss Verry and Milly. Mr Burt took us through a few rules then went down to the beautiful beach. “ We go in, foot bum foot” Mr Burt informs us. A few more rules and the first lot of people went off to kayak. The only different thing about the kayaks that made me nervous was that they were different kayaks. They had more open seats. And there was a kayak that could hold two people.

I jumped in to the kayak and got pushed by Ashleigh. Left Right, Left! I shouted out to my self. I tried to go out to the brown pole but got scared because I hate deep water. I put my paddle in the water in it nearly went underneath water.

After we got changed and dry, the boys went to make smors with Whae Rawen and us girls were going to meet Mrs Falvale in the hall kitchen. I washed my hands and went back into the kitchen. Gracie put the flower into the siv along with the cocoa. After a while it was ready to put into the oven. I drizzled icing onto the cookies that were baked. Grrrr! My tummy rumbled every time I looked at the delicious cookies.

Why Do Babies Need More Sleep Than Adults?

2011-03-30T09:36:00.006+13:00

The smaller the baby the more sleep the baby needs. Babies require more sleep than adults.

Babies don't do more than sleep and eat. They are growing more faster than older children. Young children grow not as fast as babies. Older children don’t need more sleep than babies, but need more sleep than adults.

Adults need sleep. They need a period of rest because the worn cells in their bodies are being replaced. As long as they get sleep they are ready for work the next day.

Babies and children need food to make bone and muscle.Also for energy when, they run around at the age of 1 or 2 years old. Adults only need food for energy.

What Are Hieroglyphics?

2011-03-29T10:14:00.009+13:00

Hieroglyphics are what ancient Greek used to wright. There are pictures that look like trees, weapons and other objects. They represent a word, syllable or sound.

The marks found on the side of the temples and palaces in Egypt were written thousands of years ago. Temples and palaces are still standing today.

In 1799 scientists discovered a stone covered with hieroglyphics. It was called The Rosetta stone. It was written to commemorate a king and his crowning.A French professor could read the Egyptian writing underneath it and translated it into Greek. The French professor has discovered what had baffled other scientists for years.

Japans Disaster

2011-03-15T10:50:00.003+13:00

A double disaster has hit the country of Japan. An Earthquake has struck causing people to lose their homes.The people in Japan were all in terror. Another force of nature struck after the earthquake, A Tsunami. It engulfed off the coast of Japan.

The Earthquake was 8.9 magnitude on the Richter scale but surprisingly didn’t do much damage to buildings. Japan is used to earthquakes because they are on the fault line and houses are built to resist earthquakes.The epi-center was in the off the coast of Japan When the plates moved, it created a tsunami.

The tsunami was the disaster that teared Japan apart. The waves measured up to 10 meters destroying everything in its path. Buildings are every where were scattered over the ground like toys.

Nuclear plant explosions are one of the many dangers for the people that live around them. People that live around them, have been evacuated to places that are far away from the plants. Many are staying in malls, and are worried about their friends and family.

Mufti Day

2011-03-04T10:02:00.000+13:00

Today is Mufti Day and we are fund raising for the Christchurch Earthquake. Mufti is when we wear any clothes we like, then we give in a gold coin to help fund raise for a good cause. At lunchtime we are going into the hall to do something for Christchurch.

I brought $5 for the cause. We are waiting for lunchtime to come and then we are going to the hall. There have been a lot of children in mufti clothes. I cant wait until the disco( if there is one).

Going to the pearl store in Tahiti.

2011-02-28T10:42:00.003+13:00

" When are we going to the market Jaky?" I asked her. "Soon" she replied. It was another hot day in Tahiti and was the last day to do shopping so my aunties and I decided to go to market. We all got ready and then went down stairs to leave. My Nana was going in the car with my cousin Riyah. I asked if I could go with her instead and my Nana said yes. She told me that we were going to the pearl shop. We drove around intersections and drove past a lot of shops, then finally arrived at a small, but noticeable shop with a big pearl on the door. Walking in the shop felt cold. The sales lady told us to come and take a seat on the stools and search for the pearls that we wanted for the necklace. We dug into the box and found a couple of nice ones. I had $20. The pearl cost $8.00 so I payed for my own pearl. Nana bought the chain and the pendant and then took it to the lady. she drilled the pedant into the pearl and connected it the chain. I sat down and waited then finally it was done. It was time to go and we payed for the necklaces. My Nana said that we are only allowed to wear it on the day that we leave because we might lose it. I patiently waited until the day to come but until then we couldn't do anything about it.

Our Day at The Motu In Tahiti

2011-02-26T15:08:00.004+13:00

“Where are we going today?” I asked my Nana. She said that we were going on a boat to a Motu, the family we are staying with owns a part of it she said. A Motu is a small island off Tubuai, Tahiti.

We drove to the wharf where the two boats, a blue one and a green one both small, were waiting for us.The family started putting the food and things on the boats. When that was finished we hopped onto the boats and they started them up.

Water splashing every where, I looked out of the small green boat and saw the Motu. “ Look Khaia, its the Motu!” Starting to slow down, the driver told us that we had to jump off the side of the boat because it couldn't go to shore. Finally we stopped and I jumped off the side of the boat.I started to worry because I thought it was going o be deep. SPLASH! It was a huge splash, it wasn’t so deep after all. I walked in the water to the site where we were going to spend the day at. I looked around and there was nobody in site accept us.

I dropped the things I was carrying and ran into the water. I splashed and swam but the problem was it was too shallow. I went a little bit out more but then it was too cold so then I went back.

We had lunch, swam a bit more then it was time to go. Walking back to the boat, I saw a crab in the water. The boat started and we were off. I found out that we were going back on the last week that we were there back to the Motu.

We ended up staying for another 3 nights 2 days. The shelter was just two tarpauline pieces, one on the ground and one covering us. Everyday the people that fed us went to work then came back with food. They brought Corned beef and milk with some cereals. we had corned beef soup for dinner then we went to sleep. A motor powered the lights so it went on all night.

In the morning we had Milo and bread for breakfast then went out to go snorkelling. I went to the deep end and saw a lot of little fishes all white. I also saw a little baby Paua. A paua is an oyster but a lot bigger. For lunch we had rice and fish. I went to do some laps in the water but then it was time to get changed.

Dinner we had corned beef soup again. We had the same thing for breakfast and same thing for lunch but for dinner we had chicken cooked on the fire. It was dusk and we just got on the boat to go back home. It was a great 2 days on the motu and I loved it. I love Tahiti and I miss it so much! I hope to return in the future with my family.

Christchurch Earthquake 2011

2011-02-24T10:49:00.005+13:00

A horrific 6.3 earthquake hit the wonderful town of Christchurch. Prime Minister John Key declared it New Zealand's Darkest Day. The disaster hit unexpectedly at 1:00 o'clock, Tuesday the 22ND.It has brought chaos and destruction to the city.

Buildings are one of the most deadliest things that kills in Christchurch. The debris and rubble is all over the ground. The debris has got doctors on a line and there are people stuck under the debris that could be dead. The people effected in this have still got their hopes up.

Most of the people that got trapped under the debris from the collapsed build have been in a traumatizing and frightening. A lot of people injured and some even dead. The people that are still stuck under the debris cant make a wrong move or they will risk their life. So they have to wait and listen to what the rescuers tell them to do. When they come out, they are so fragile and weak that they cant walk by them selves.

Please Click to see photo.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS-0dvLaIFs

The Seed.

2011-02-22T10:47:00.004+13:00

Lately we have been reading a book called The Seed. There are 2 tribes, the scarabs and the chafers. A cherry seed falls on the border that splits the tribes apart. They fight over the seed and prepare for war. They prepared for years. In the end the seed grew into a cherry tree and they stopped the war and shared the cherries.

New NetBooks

2011-02-16T10:33:00.006+13:00

While we were setting up our new net books, we were also eagerly listening to Mrs Burt for information.Pressing the start button and hearing people supporting each other, boosted me as well.Our net books are brand spanking new.

Mr Burt said that we can use our net books at anytime and anyplace.
Our net books help us to get ready for the future. On our net books, we are connected to other people on chat.

I was wondering how we were going to connect to the internet. I felt confused when we had to copy down our serial numbers because the numbers were so tiny. I looked around the room, seeing that the teachers, as well as the children were energized.

The Blowholes in Tahiti.

2011-02-09T14:35:00.018+13:00

The Blowholes in Tahiti.

It was a hot day in Tahiti and we drove around the island to site-see. One of the stops we were to see were blowholes. There you will see a blowhole when a massive wave comes up and hits the sides of the rocks, a huge spray of salty sea water emerging out of the hole.

While going up the stairs I could see a hole on the side of the road, I was wondering what it was then surprisingly a big spray of water came out of the hole. ”WOW” Said my Uncle Kalo. Leaning over the railing of the rocks, there was another huge blowhole. A humongous wave came up and smashed against the rocks, making a huge splash that reached the road.The blowhole let out a big spray of nice, cold water.

Once the spray had cleared you could see crabs the size of rocks and little fish wriggling and jumping all over the place.“They look like Leaches!” I shouted with amazement. My Aunty Leonie and Uncle Kalo were waiting for another big wave. Looking around the rocks, I saw two crabs fighting, trying to get past one another.

“ Time to leave” says my Papa. I took one last look at the view and walked back to the bus. We drove away from the blowholes and went to the next destination.

Schools Out!

2010-12-20T11:05:00.002+13:00

Its Thursday, the last day of school and we are getting ready to head off to assembly. We see lots of little kids with reindeer hats on and the teachers on the side of the hall as always, but the thing is its nearly 12:30. The assembly is the last one for the year. Mr Burt hands out all the left over certificates. "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!" Came a loud screech over the hall. I said goodbye to all my friends and walked home. I cant wait until next year and I cant wait until I see my friends again.

Who Am I?

2010-12-12T20:22:00.002+13:00

Polynesians

2010-12-12T19:14:00.002+13:00

Leif Erickson

2010-12-12T16:01:00.002+13:00

This is our entry in the Manaiakalani Film Festival.

Last term we were learning about Mighty Mariners and our group had to research Leif Erickson and present what we had found out. This is the movie we made about him.

Litia, Rita, Shoal and Vivienne. (Thanks also to Starford for the Eric the Red graphic.

Leif Erikson from KPE TV on Vimeo.

My Refection for 2010.

2010-12-08T12:46:00.000+13:00

I have enjoyed going to year 5 and 6 camp because the activities we did were really fun like the activities that we got to go to other that the school grounds, rock climbing, roller skating, bowling and the close to school activities like kayaking, orientation and camp cooking.

I have enjoyed learning all about volcanoes from our topic Active Earth because I didn’t know that Auckland is right on top of a hot spot. We learnt about the different volcanoes and how they build up and erupt.
I would like to play more games and go outside and enjoy the fresh air also do more cooking because we need a brake from doing class work. My goal is to get better at maths.

For next year I want to put more posts on my blog. My best memories from this year would have to be the Yr 5 and 6 camp because we got to do different activities.

Western Springs.

2010-12-07T16:17:00.002+13:00

" Are you coming to Western Spring park?" My Mum asked auntie Leonie. " Yep," she replied. We all got ready and I went with auntie Leonie. We got to Western Spring park and couldn't find mum or dad so we followed the footpath and finally we found the park and mum ad dad. We played then went to feed the ducks. Cree got angry and then SPLASH!!! Khaia started to scream because Cree had just pushed her into the water. With Khaia crying, we played for a little more and went home. I want to go back there.

The Simpson's

2010-12-06T12:35:00.006+13:00

The Simpson's is one of my favourite cartoons. It is about a family of 5 that live in a little town called Springfield. They are Marge, Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie. I like it because Homer and Bart is funny because they do things to each other. Lisa is the smartest one out of all of them and is the brainiest in her school. Bart always is in detention because he does he does stuff to his principal. Marge is a stay home mum and looks after Maggie. Maggie seems like a normal baby but she isn't because she is one of those violent babies. She even has her own gun. I like to watch and hope you do to.

Mighty Mariners Leif Erickson.

2010-12-06T12:05:00.001+13:00

Classification

2010-12-06T12:03:00.001+13:00

Pike River Mine Memorial Service.

2010-12-02T14:44:00.003+13:00

We are watching the emotional world wide memorial service,at Omoto Race Corse, for the pike river men who died in the explosion that happened there. There is a lovely choir singing Amazing Grace for the devastated families that have lost their sons, Husbands, dads, brothers and nephews. I think that it is to dangerous to retrieve the bodies out of the mine, and the families are taking turns to talk about the people that they have lost. They are beautiful pieces of writing.

The 29 tables set across the front of the stage symbolize the people lost. The tables have what they liked and what they liked to do. These losses have an impact on NZ because we have lost a lot of men through out the past so this adds to it.

We have a great connection through trans Tasman. The Prime Minister of Australia helped us by sending things from her country to ours. Also the Chilean miners have been in touch as well as Prince Harry and Hillary Clinton. I am very sorry for the people that lost there loved ones in the mine.

Active Earth

2010-12-02T09:20:00.002+13:00

Active Earth

2010-12-02T09:13:00.002+13:00

REWIND!

2010-12-01T14:12:00.002+13:00

We were inspired by the talented students of St Pius X School, who made this rewind movie for the Manaiakalani Film Festival. In extension we did our own little rewind movie of our own. When we did the movie, we realized that it must of took a long time and rehearsal to get it right, but our one took a little bit of time to do it. Their movie is 3 minutes long. Me, Litia, Vivenne and Makerita were in this movie with Mrs Tele'a as the teacher. Here is a link to St Pius X School to check out their movie.

Extension Commonwealth Games.

2010-11-30T14:37:00.006+13:00

This project was a fun activity for the year 5 and 6 extension class. Its about the commonwealth games. Mrs Tele'a gave us a sport and told us to research on it. I chose Hockey and decided to research on Clarissa Eshuis, of the Black Sticks. I Hope You Enjoy!

Surf Life Saving.

2010-11-29T09:48:00.000+13:00

“Rita, we have to go and change into our swimming togs,” I reminded her that we had Surf Life Saving. We finished putting our togs on, then went to sit on the boogie boards. The two instructors came and talked about the rules. After that we hopped into the pool. Alexandria’s teeth were chattering. The first activity that we did was we had to do was that we had to grab the boogie boards and the boys had to make waves while the girls swim under them. “ Look at how Charlies doing it, he is digging it into the water,” the swimming instructor informed. Waves got bigger and bigger and the pool looked like Piha Beach. We ran in a circle for 1 minute and floated, the water was moving me in a circle. This is called a RIP. We did a few dolphin dives and then we got out of the pool. What a fun lunch time I want to do it again.

Swimming

2010-11-15T10:01:00.007+13:00

Excitedly,
I slipped into my life jacket. Eagerly waiting to get into the pool, I
waited for Jay’Lee to adjust my life jacket. Feeling cosy, Chris told us
to get into the water.

Chris is the swimming instructor from Water Safety NZ. Chris is here to teach us swimming techniques.

Slipping into the water, the water wasn't as cold as I expected it
would be, but other girls started to scream because they thought it was
cold. They were acting as if it was as freezing as it might be in
Antarctica. Bobbing around in the help position, we all got into a
huddle. “Now, what I want you to do is relax.” Chris told us in a calm
voice. The national anthem rose in the tent. Voices echoing, Chris
gently rotated us while we were singing out of tune. Thundering noises
is what best described the noise that RM 17 was hearing at that time.

“
You can have free time for 5 minutes.” Chris said. Next minute
everyone was screaming and squirming around. “ Do you want to play
tiggie?” Ashleigh asked. “ Yep, but your in.” I said back. We played for
a while and then got out of the pool.

What a wonderful tie we had in the pool I cant wait until next Friday.

Our Bike Ride Through GI

2010-11-01T19:59:00.003+13:00

" DAD!! Wake Up, we have to go and pump our bike tyres," I exclaimed to my dad. Khaia and I had been waiting to pump our bike tyres up. We got ready and headed off. Khaia rode her bike dad and I walked. The Shell Petrol station was in sight. Khaia was already sprinting for the pump but I beat her to it. We pumped the tyres up and rode down to the Pt England dairy. "What Ice Cream do you want?" asked my dad. "I'll have a Magnum Gold!" I shouted. Dad bought the things that we needed and we headed home. What a FUN bike ride! I want to do that again.

Halloween Quiz Night

2010-11-01T19:53:00.001+13:00

“Bring Bring” the phone rang. I picked it up and it was my nana. She said that we were going to her work for a Halloween Quiz Night. We got there and saw lots of people dressed up in costumes. There was a chicken, Elvis, a witch, 2 vampires and a skeleton. 3 main tables were set up and a kids table at the back. Kids were playing Monopoly. My nana introduced each other to one another. Shian, Hanna and Cezar. I chose the thumb tack and Khaia was the iron. “ How old old are you?” asked Shian. “ 10 and 7.” We played for a little while, had some lollies and coke. “ Do you know how to play Chicken?” asked Shian. “NO” “ You just try to run across the pit without getting hit by the person swinging.” Going out to the carpark, there was lollies at the entrance. I took some and played Chicken then ball tag. We went back into the retirement home to see what the adults were doing. I stuffed my pockets with lollies. It was time to go and the Elvis team won the Quiz.

I had lots of fun [ and lollies] that i can’t wait until the Christmas party.

2010-10-12T09:58:00.005+13:00

Walking into immersion assembly, there were teachers dressed in ant costumes, bees, a mosquito , a moth and snails. We sat down in our lines and assembly had began.I saw on the screen that our topic was Little Critters. Mr Burt the Nasty Mosquito and Mega Moth (Mr.Jacobson) chased each other around the hall. Nasty Mosquito was longing for Mega Moth’s blood, but he was to fast for him.

Mr Burt had ran out of breathe so he said “ Give it up for team 1!” Mrs George was at the front of the spider line, she was wearing a spider man mask. The music started, ‘’ Incy wincy spider climbed up the water spout...’’ Mrs Wild was squirting water at the spider and then the children. The little kids started to scream. Team 2 made a movie about the life cycle of a caterpillar.

Team 3’s item was NZ Next Top Little Critter. Mrs Barks Had a black t-shirt with red dots on it. Mrs Mackinlay had yellow and black wings with a wand. Mrs Maude had Yellow- brown wings on. Mrs Lavakula had a sparkly wig on and had red and black dots on it. “ There are many types of coloured lady bugs, red with black spots, black with red spots, yellow, orange blue eg.” “ I am the prettiest one of all!” Mrs Barks exclaimed.

My favourite was Team 4’s item. Mr Barks was the queen bee and Ms Squires, Miss Garden, Miss Va’afusuaga and Miss King. Mr Bark sat up on the table and it looked like something up his skirt. Flicking his long, golden hair, Mr Barks sat there talking while Ms Squires feed him honey jelly. “ Oh wait for it...” then out came a baby teddy came popped out. One more came out and then twins. Miss Va’afusuaga and Miss King was dancing and Miss Garden was sweeping.
Little Critters is going to be a creepy but exciting topic this term.

GLEE ON THE SIMPSONS!

2010-09-30T19:41:00.005+13:00

I was reading a magazine and there was an article that said Lea Michelle, Cory Monteith and Amber Riley are going to star on the Simpson's. The episode is called Elementary School Musical. This is the first episode of the next season. Lisa Simpson joins them at a performing arts camp for a good old sing-a-long. Here is a link to go and watch a premier of it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYchr_deIUA&feature=related

The Canterbury Earthquake

2010-09-08T10:01:00.014+12:00

On Saturday at 4:00am an earthquake hit Christchurch. Unexpectedly the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale and was the same measurement of the earthquake in Haiti. Luckily only a few people got hurt, sadly 1 died from heart attack.

The extensive damage made houses collapse and buildings got split in two. At least 100,000 homes were damaged and about 450 need to be demolished. The roads buckled and buildings crumbled.

Selena Gomez

2010-09-02T09:55:00.004+12:00

Selena Gomez is my favourite celebrity. Her first appearance on TV was on Barney and Friends. Her best friend is Demi Lavato who also stared in Barney and Friends. They have done a movie together called Princess Protection Program. They both have their own program on YouTube and she is also on a show called Wizards of Waverly Place. I hope you like my paragraph.

Cross Country

2010-09-02T09:53:00.003+12:00

Heart pumping, legs shaking, 10 year old girls were waiting at the starting line for cross country. "Are you nervous?” I asked Ashleigh. ‘’No," she replied. “I am, I hate cross country!” I moaned.

Mr Burt hit the clappers together and we were off! Pushing and shoving the girls ran down the field. Jogging, I started to cough, so I walked. Going out of the gate there was a big puddle of water. It felt cold in between my toes. Miss Glaze said, "Keep on going, you have a long way to go. "

Half way through the field and I am jogging. Ms Squires is filming me and Jay'Lee, so I start to go faster. I come past Mrs Barks and she starts to sing "Don’t stop Believing". I am coming up to the finish line, sprinting. “ Finally it is over!” I go and wash my feet. I never want to do that again.

Black Beard.

2010-09-02T09:22:00.011+12:00

Black Beard began his pirating career in 1716, at the age of about 36. He was a ruthless man and terrorised the Caribbean seas striking terror in the hearts of the American colonies.

His menacing appearance had many people scared of him. His towering figure even made other pirates scared. He wore a crimson coat and his thick shaggy beard was braided to make him look even tougher. Armed with lots of pistols and knives, he looked like a crazy man. The fuses on his head made it look like smoke was coming out of his head. He really was frightening.

Rainbows End!!

2010-08-16T12:12:00.010+12:00

"Shoal,wake up we are going to Rainbows End today!" Said my mum. It was 8:00 in the morning and I had just got up. Down stairs my Dad was having breakfast.
I had put bread in the toaster had made a Milo. Up stairs I got changed and excitedly waited for my Aunties to go and pick up Cree. Khaia’s friend Ava was coming too. We had to pick her up at Sylvia Park.
A few minutes later my Mum went into Pak ‘n’ Save to get some things for lunch. Into the boot goes the shopping and we are off. Rainbows End was coming up and it was an exciting feeling because there was a new ride, THE INVADER!!!

My Dad paid for us and our first taste of Rainbows End was the Pirate Ship! It swung back and forth giving me a funny feeling in my stomach. On the swing down could feel my insides going one way and my body going the opposite way down towards the ground. After going on it twice, the thrill of the ride had worn off. Walking out of the entrance to the pirate ship, we saw my Dad and Khaia at the top of the Fear Fall, they were about to come down. I wondered if Khaia was scared of how high up she was. We left and all you could hear was Khaia screaming her head off.

My aunties and I headed off to the Log Flume, we passed the tempting candyfloss shop on the way. Hopping into the log boat I felt wobbly because it kept rocking side to side. The best part of that ride was going into the entrance of the cave which is covered by a small waterfall. I thought we were going to get wet from the waterfall but it suddenly stopped just as we came into the cave. I didn’t manage to stay dry, there was a little bump which made the boat hit the water, hard. And I got wet.

When I heard about the INVADER ride, my first reaction was I wonder if it’s similar to the Fearfall. It turned out that the Invader gives you the same queasy feeling as the Fearfall. It feels like your falling in mid air. My cousin and I thought it was so great that we went on it four
times.

“Lets go on the Roller coaster! It looks like lots of fun!” I exclaimed.
“Come on then, lets see if it is as good it looks.” my Aunty replied.
Pulling down my neck brace, I sat in my seat next to my Aunty Jackie. Her face looked worried. I think she was nervous. The roller coaster felt like you were being pushed and shoved by a huge crowd of people. By the end of the ride my head was not very sore so we went on it seven
more times!

Soon enough, after many more rides it was time to go. We packed up our things and headed off home after a long day of playing and having fun. I can’t wait until next year when we will hopefully go back!

Immersion Assembly.

2010-08-05T09:21:00.006+12:00

I walked into the hall for Immersion Assembly, thinking "What is our topic for this term is?" We sat down behind RM 14. The hall was buzzing with chatter."Te Na Kotou Tamariki Ma" shouted Mr Burt. Assembly had just begun. Mr Burt showed us what our topic was. "Mighty Mariners" Shouted the school. He showed us where he had travelled in the holidays. "I went from Auckland to America" then a map came up on the screen with a yellow line showing the destination.

" Give it up for Team 1!" They did an animation of the seven waka's. My favourite was team 3 because they threw out chocolate coins and shot confetti out in the air using guns. What a fun Immersion Assembly, i am waiting for what next term is holding

2010-06-23T10:32:00.002+12:00

Bring It On!

My uncle is in a dance group for Onehanga High and he participated in a dance comp. It was Bring it on. Here is a link to youtube so you can watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6vNT8ePzEc

GLEE

2010-06-22T14:51:00.014+12:00

Glee is my favourite TV show in the WORLD! It is about a teenagers life in High School when they join Glee Club. Their names are Rachel, Finn, Mercedes, Artie, Quin, Jessie, Puck, Quirt, Mr Shoester and Coach Sylvester. They get teased and they even get drinks splashed in their faces! It happens because people think they are nerds. Do you know what a Glee Club is? Well it a group where you express your feelings through songs. If you want to watch it, it is on TV 3 at 8:30 or on Wednesday at 7:30 on C4. My favourite song that they have sang is Gives you Hell. Please watch it as it is very funny.

Circus Quirkus!!

2010-06-04T20:11:00.013+12:00

Circus Quirkus!"Get changed"said Mum,"We're going to the circus. It's at the ASB stadium in Selwyn College."
We got there and there were a lot of people waiting, it was packed. In the queue I saw Rita and Chante, they were with their families. It was so cold waiting in line for the doors to open.
All of a sudden Harold the Giraffe appeared and he started giving out stickers and taking photos with people. The line started to move. The other two doors started to open and two different lines were formed. A lady at the entrance ripped our tickets.

Mum led us to the stage and told us to sit. Rita walked past and sat at the front. My dad said "Let's go sit at the top seats." "Sure!" Mum said. We made our way up the stairway and sat on the end chairs, the numbers were 16,17,18,19.
A man name Christophe came out and started to blow balloons and give them to people but they POPPED!! It was a very funny joke.

The lights dimmed and a voice started speaking "Hello, Welcome to Circus Quirkus! "Hhhhh hhh"cried my baby sister because she was scared. So my dad had to go to the back to calm my baby sister down.

All the circus people came out but instead of walking on to the stage they did cartwheels, flips and tumbles. "Cool!" I said to my mum with excitement. Music started to play and they did a little piece to show what was going to happen in the show. There were 3 men that were dressed up in African suits. Another man was dressed all in orange. Two ladyies were dressed all in blue. A man came out and started to bounce balls on a metal platform.

The next act was the lady that did gymnastics. It was my least favourite because it was boring. But the next act was very exciting because it was the men in African suits. They were jumping all over the place and flipping. Every body started to clap and cheer "Whhhhhhhoooo." "That was cool!" I said to my Mum, with a smile that spread right across my face.

A man came out and started pulling tiny bouncy balls out of his mouth. "Uwwwwwww" said my baby sister. A giant ring came on stage and the man hopped in it and started rolling across the stage. That was my favourite act. Christophe came out and asked for a volunteer. He picked Rita. She had to balance a balloon on her nose. She was sooo funny. My mum yelled "Go Rita!" she did so well.

After Rita's act was a 15min interval. In that time Khaia and I went down to join Chante and Rita. Interval finished and the men in the African suits came on stage and brought a table with them, along with 10 chairs. Unfortunately I did not watch it because we needed to go to the toilet. We came back and it was end of the show.

That was really cool thoroughly enjoyed that day. Thanks mum and dad for taking us to Circus Quirkus.

BIGFOOT BIKES!!!!!!

2010-05-21T14:38:00.008+12:00

"Yeah"Rm15 yelled when Ms Squires said that it was our turn to go on the bikes.

The bikes were from Big foot Adventures.Two people came.Their names were Adrien and Tony. They were here to tell us about bike safety .

While Tony was telling us about safety precautions,we listened attentively to get the right safety equipment. The correct safety equipment includes Helmets,Bright Visible Clothes and good Foot Wear. We carefully adjusted our helmets so it was tight and snug.

On the Obstacle course I cautiously went up the ramps and around the cones ,wobbling and wibbling .I careered down the track,apprehensively manoeuvring.In the end I boldly went down the last ramp,"Yeah!"I said because it was over.

Before long we switched over to the hard courts to learn hand signals. Adriene asked us what the hand signal was for Stop. We did not know so she showed us. The track we had to go down was a cor

Before long we switched over to the hard courts to learn hand signals.Adrien asked us what the hand signal is for Stop. No one knew so she showed us. The track we had to go down was a course to practice our hand signals. Chante was up first,she turned left but never did the indication. "My turn" i said.I turned right and did the indication. I carefully manoeuvred down the track,happy.

I am great full that Big Foot Bikes came because their bikes and lessons were fun .I cant wait until it happens again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CREE!! XOXO

2010-05-17T09:33:00.005+12:00

Today my baby sister Cree turns 2 years old!! Happy Birthday Cree Cree love you so much from your big sister Shoal.

Her day was full of fun. Mum took her up to the library to read some books. My mum said she went into this shop up in Glen Innes and Cree saw a doll she wanted and a toy car. So mum bought them for her. They both went to McDonald's for lunch where Cree got a happy meal. Mum took her to the 2dollar shop and got her some colouring pencils and a colouring book. My dad came home with a cake, it was a chocolate sponge cake from The Cheese Cake Factory. Dinner just finished cooking. I set the table and put the heart plate in front of her. She said "Ohhh Pretty!" we all laughed . Dad put the cake on the table and we sang"Happy Birthday To You!!!" but she just sat there and looked at us. We lit up the candles and she started to cry because she was scared. So Dad,me and Khaia had to blow them out. They were cool candles because when you blow them out they light back up by it's self but this time they would spark,like a sparkler. We got straight into dinner after I said the prayer. We had Meat Balls and Potato Bake. Cree was only interested in the cake and licked the icing on top of the cake. I had heaps of Meat Balls. So I didn't have any cake because I ate to much. I had just a little bit of ice cream. "Bed time"my mum said after I packed the table. The next day my Aunty and Uncle came with my cousin. They brought her a present. They were Adidas shoes. On Sunday she is going to go shopping and buy her a new wardrobe full of clothes! Lucky Cree.

We had a wonderful day. I hope Cree had a fun day, too.

MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-11T12:33:00.004+12:00

Dad gave her the breakfast that he had made,it was his specialty eggs bacon his famous Hash brown and mushrooms. While she was eating I rang up my two Nana's to wish them and my aunties a Happy Mothers Day.
After that I cooked some Bacon for my breakfast. I also cooked eggs.It was yummmmy!!!!!!!! I cleared the table and had a little rest. We got up and took our blankets and mattress's back upstairs (we had movie night downstairs where we watched Iron Man until I fell asleep). Mum had a shower, as well as us. She had 3 choices movies, shopping or dinner at restaurant of her choice. She chose shopping and we headed to Dress Smart to see if we could find something that she liked. Me,Khaia and Mum went in and looked in every shop and there was nothing that she liked. So we headed to Albany Mall where the Sky City Cinemas were. My Dad bought the tickets to BOY "Yessssss"I said. We had to wait 2 hours because it Starts at 6:55. In the mean time we had lunch and took a little walk around a pond area outside Albany mall. Then we looked in the shops but there was nothing that she liked so we went back to the car and drove the car to the under ground parking. We stayed there and waited. At 6:44pm we went into the theatre. We sat down on the seats at the back row I numbers 2 3 4 5 and 6. The movie started and my baby sister started to cry so her and Dad went to get some lollies. They came back and she settled down eating her treats. The movie took 2 and a half hours.

My favourite part was when Boys auntie said get a job and he replied you took them all.

we went to the car and drove back home.

I had a wonderful day and I think Mum did too.

KPE Episode 254: Fish Tale

2010-05-03T17:07:00.002+12:00

Shoal and Ashleigh

"Fish Tale" by Lorraine Orman is a VERY popular book at Pt England School.

The Queens Wharf Festival.

2010-04-20T17:01:00.009+12:00

The Queens Wharf Festival

Today we are going to the Queens Wharf Festival.It is was the opening the big red gates that nobody was allowed in.They were opening for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. There were going to be games,boat rides,and face painting.There was also going to be lots of food and drink stands too.We all got changed and headed to the train station,unfortunately my dad and sister had to catch a taxi back to my house to get the car because me and my other sister were sick.We took a long drive to Queens Wharf and parked in a parking lot.We walked across 2 roads until we were there.Me and my sister took a photo and went into the gates. Rugger was taking photos with 2 little kids,so we walked up to him and took a photo as well.He gave us a orange band that said"Get into it!Auckland2011.com"I got another one that was black when i played a game where you had to throw a rugby ball into a whole.I got it in on the first round but not on the second.My dad had a go as well but he didn't get it in the second time.I Took a photo with my head on a metal magnet where you can choose which team you wanted to be in,i chose NZ.We walked around and looked in this huge shed but, i forgot what was in it.Me and my auntie took a photo in front of a car.We were just about to head back to the car but before we could i went to a tent that had more bands.i took an orange one.

Time to go.We headed out and to the car.I had a fun day. I cant wait till this happens again.