School Picnic!!

 
Guess What? Last Friday Pt England  had a very amazingly, awesome  SCHOOL PICNIC! As usual we had it at the Point England Reserve. Every year Pt England School go to the picnic so us students, Adults and teachers can bond more.

 As soon as I arrived I went straight to the beach. Making my way down to the beach I had seen that mostly everyone was making sand balls. You know what I did I made the smallest one you could ever imagine. A few minutes after that I made a clay ball and covered it in shells it was so beautiful, I was going to give to a teacher but as I was walking I dropped it.


 Suddenly out of no were I see a kite flying and zooming in the air. I went over to Mr. Barks and asked if  I could have a lesson of  flying the kite. Side to side the kite went as I held the string, suddenly the wind took control of the kite and started to make the kite do loops. Amazed and scared at the same time I handed the kite over  to Levi as soon as possible.


Unfortunately I forgot my togs at home on Friday so I watched everyone enjoy having a wonderful swim and doing big bombs of the rocks. As I made my way up the rock I saw that some of the people in my class were having a swim. Watching everyone jump of the rocks was putting me down so I made my exit.

Going to the picnic was a great decision I made. I think that Pt England School should never stop having picnics because everyone bonds more.  The feeling you get is amazing when you go to the picnic, its like everyone is family.

Camp Video

North Pole Herald

Here Is A Link To My Christmas Newspaper I've Created

Thinking Hats Reflection On Net Books

Out of all my cousins I'm the very lucky one. Why? Because instead of using old boring pencil and paper we are  now using Net books to learn, create, and, share with each other.

With our Net books we not only can do our work at school but at home as well.We are not only learning from Ms.Garden but from everyone around the world. Sharing our work can also teach people on how use better techniques.

The net book also makes writing more faster. Why? well we don’t have to use an eraser when we make mistakes, and we can also use allot more programs. We communicate with people easier and also stay in touch with our family.

         

Our net books have 2 little tiny problems. One of them is they don’t have a movie making program . Its a  bummer because we are movie making kids that love to make and share our movie.

Then there is the other problem is that it is extremely hard to draw. Not only can we draw but we can’t animate to. Tux paint is just a drawing program that you can import or draw images on.









A solution that I came up with to fix our problems was maybe the make those hinges steel or metal or something that won’t break. For the animating and movie making they could probably install a movie making program without slowing our net books down which could be really awesome.

I'm Yours Jason Mraz

Previously the Weka's were given a task to animate a music video. Our song was Jason Mraz I'm Yours
ENJOY!!

Camp Bentzon

Tomorrow all year 6's will be travelling from school to Kawau Island.  Having to get up and be ready before 7:00 we'll be hoping on the bus for a 3 hour drive.

     On the North Cove  of  Kawau Island, is exactly were Camp Bentzon will hopefully be. Going on the bus for a 3 hour drive then on the ferry to get to the island is how we will get there.

     The cool thing I'm mostly looking forward to is raft making. Why? Because we work as a team and we'd also learn how to make one which will be awesomely fun.

     I am looking forward to the fun that  I'll have with my friends and the fun that I will have with my team mates, guardians, and activities.

  Abseiling will be a challenge for me because I'm normal up on high  things so I am going to challenge my self and face one of my tears.

Although I am not that great with heights I still think that I'll have the time of my life and it will be the best camp that I've ever experienced.

Couplet Poetry

Summer:

Summer is so hot
So hot I heat up like a pot
I’d  then get a  frown
But to turn it  upside down
A little play around
At the little playground       

Year 6 Camp:

At year 6 camp
I want to do a tramp

But also go on sand
Just away from all the land
And see some great caves
Or swim in little waves

The Daily News

 During the past few days my reading group the Wekas have been given a task to write their own News  Paper article about NZ Earthquakes, Scientific Modelling or Lake Vastok in the Arctic. I chose  NZ Earthquakes and here is what I've created.

Triathlon

Have you ever tried to do  a Triathlon? Well if you haven’t you've definitely got to try because I am telling it’s awesome. So guess what we got the chance to do a Triathlon and we did!!

So Any ways arriving  at the Tri Kids set up area  Mark introduced us  to Adrian and Brett. We then  learnt the rules and had a few practice rounds, so that when it came to the final we’d know exactly what to do.  Rule 1. was to not ride the bike in transition. Rule 2. was to put your helmet on first as you get into transition.

After learning the rules and that we had a run and ride to get the hang of it. Practising and trying my best I think I came 8th in the practice round. We then watched the boys as they ran their best and peddled, after that we all stretched and got ready for the finals.

Warming up for the finals the boys started. THEY WERE OFF, putting their helmet on and as fast as they could they peddled and did 2 laps around the field. Lining their bikes up they ran and ran. Crossing the finish line I think Jonathan might have came 1st.

It wasn't over yet, It was the girls turn now. We all lined up ready for the one simple word “GO” Mark yelled as I put my helmet on and quickly peddled. Finishing my bike race as fast as I could I  ran as hard as I could. Crossing the finish line with a tie I was glad.

Although it was tiring I like it so much. Riding on bikes and running is quite fun to do but unfortunately we didn't get to do swimming. It was such a great day for it all.

  

Subject Poetry

  














  New Zealand

• Sky Tower
• Kiwi
• Rangitoto
• The Land Of The Long White Cloud
• Multicultural
• Pohutukawa Tree
• Tuatara
• The Haka
• Friendly People
• Silver Fern

  Samoa

• Extremely Hot
• Beautiful Seas
• Sandy Beaches
• Fales
• Deep Blue Sea
• Big Insects
• Huge Gardens
• Traditional Dancing
• Islands
• Different Food

     

The Duffy Assembly

   Walking into the duffy assembly I sat down  silently. Waiting for our special guest Jo Holley we sang songs.

Finally arriving Jo Holley asked us many questions and told us how she first began her  career as a T.V Star and a Movie Star.  Starting her  career at primary Jo said she had started presenting when she was about 11. She was in many T.V shows such as Squirt , Crowd Goes Wild, ITM fishing and other shows that I’ve forgotten. There was also 1 movie that was Siones Wedding 2 Unfinished.

After telling us about her career and how she started she handed out our duffy books with Ron and Oston from the Buckland Beaches Lion club in Pakuranga. Calling classes 1-24 we went up and  claimed our books. After that Jo Holley signed some books and took photos with the classes. Unfortunately we did not get her autograph but we did get a High 5.

Jo Holley said that  even though you make mistakes it doesn’t matter, what matters is to have fun. I thought about what she said and it was true.

The Marathon

Here are some facts that I’ve found out about marathons that I didn’t know about.ENJOY!!

*It takes the average woman 51,214 steps to finish a marathon.

*A marathon runner would goes through 2 pairs of sneakers before running the marathon.

*The world record  for the men is  2:06:32 and the record for the women's is 2:23:07

*In 2009 more than 400,000 people is the United States have competed in  the 26.2 mile race.

Chariot Racing

                                           Thanks To i.images.cdn.fotopedia.com for the image

    Ancient Greek chariot racing was a very popular  sport . It was popular but dangerous to the horse and the driver. When you played chariot racing you had to have lots of strength. Sadly this dangerous and well known sport from many years ago is not in modern Olympics any more.

     As you may not no more than twenty thousand men went to watch the competitors of the chariot racing  compete in a hippodrome. A hippodrome is a l arena were the driver and his horse  would compete .Chariot racing is a very, very dangerous sport, which is probably why we don't have it in our Olympics now.

   




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Olympic Flame

“Swifter,Higher,Stronger” is the motto for the Olympic games.The saying   encourages athletes to try their best effort , and no matter what happens as long as they tried it is victory for them.So the most important thing is not to win but to take part.  


Lit in Olympia which is in Greece   the flame for the olympic games  is the best and well known features of the game.The flame is a memory of the origins of the olympics.After being lit by the sun’s rays it is then carried by relay through all of europe to the Olympic host  city.






On the opening of the olympic games, the torch is brought into the stadium.It is then transferred from the base it was in then  to the cauldron.After being transferred to the cauldron the flame countinues to burn for the entire length of the games.When the games finish the flame is then extinguished which means the games are over.




Here are the links to the photos
Cauldron Photo
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Close Up Of Flame Photo
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Just click on the Highlighted Yellow Words.

Olympic Flag

Olympic Flag Photo
















The 5 Olympic interlocking rings are joined  because the Olympics is when all athletes from every Nation meet.Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the one who designed the Olympic symbol.Colours Blue, Red, Black, Yellow, Green on the flag show the 5 continents which are Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and America.

When the Olympic games begin, the Olympic  flag is brought into the stadium.The rings on the flag   appear  on a white background.After the opening ceremony is finished the flag is hoisted up the flagpole, during the games the flag flys through the air until the closing ceremony.

Shot-Put

This image is of me practicing my Shot-Put for the London Olympics.

Purua To Potae Pt England!!

Here is a little video for the kids who go to Pt England 
that don't wear their hats! Enjoy !