Kingston @ Pt England.School

My Holidays

2012-02-07T09:48:00.007+13:00

In the holidays I went to a program called YouthPride with my brother and cousin, to get out of the house and do something. This program lasted for three weeks it started at 10 and finished at 2. As soon as I started going there I didn't like it. But on the second week I was used to it I even started to like it.

I thing I liked about it was that they gave us a free lunch, it was delicious. My favorite things I liked to do was to shoot hoops and play Volley ball. Sometimes I would just sit down and talk to my friend Starford.

On Thursday(day before last day) we went to the Swimarama Pools and we got to go in for free, all we had to pay for was the Hydro slide. As soon as I touched the water I knew it was going to take while to get used to the water, because it was so cold. At the end of my swim I was shivering.

On the last day of YouthPride I had enjoyed my time there because I got to meet Levi Hawkens and other people. I even got a prize.

Without A Netbook I Am Nothing!

2011-12-20T09:20:00.001+13:00

Do you know how much my Netbook has changed my learning?

Well last year I had to write in a book with a pencil and there was no point, because nobody could see it. Now that I have a Netbook I am able to write faster and my writing is much neater, but most importantly, I have an audience that can see my writing on my blog.

This year I can teach myself by going on the Internet, and looking at my group’s site. Then I go to my teacher and ask for a book that I need then read it. When I am finished reading I can go back onto my group’s site and open the Document that my teacher has put online.

There are a few things that can be improved on the Netbook. Sometimes my Internet connection plays up so I have to go onto G-edit, this is not cool. The last thing that could be improved is Tux Paint. This Program is making my drawing look babyish, but apart from that everything is great.

This year learning has been much easier for me, because I am able to teach myself.

Good Bye Boyz!

2011-12-14T11:35:00.003+13:00

Next year I might not be in the same class as my friends.

2011 Senior Prize giving!

2011-12-09T10:22:00.004+13:00

Last Night the seniors of Pt England had their Prize giving for 2011. When it started I couldn't wait for Mr Burt to announce the Year 6's who were getting the certificates for 100% Attendance this year, because I knew I was one of them. When we had to perform I was shy but I did it anyway because I knew my mum was in the crowd watching me.

My Space Travel

2011-12-08T09:13:00.002+13:00

In room 17 we have been thinking about what could happen to Earth in 50 years time. My problem on Earth is that it is too polluted so I have to go to another Planet. This is my movie about my problem on Earth.

Athletics Day!

2011-11-25T12:53:00.004+13:00

“Yes its Athletics today” I said to my friends. On Wednesday the 23rd of November Pt.England had Their Athletics day for 2011. As soon as it started I knew that I wasn’t going to come anywhere in anything.

Bivouac Making

2011-11-24T10:46:00.005+13:00

Do you know what a Bivouac is? Well at came one of our activities were bivouac making, a bivouac is a little Hut made out of wood and twigs. The first thing we had to do was find a good spot to make one then build it, my team chose a spot close to the Abseiling so we could see what it was like.

My team had a strategy, it was that two people build and one person gets all of the supplies. The builders in my group was Darius and I and the Supplier was Patrick. As soon as we had finished we were relieved because we couldn't wait to kick back.

Our bivouac was a success but we didn’t test to see if it was water proof. When we were walking around we saw some other groups that had failed so we think our one would of too. Even though making bivouacs was hard work I still managed to help my team.

Bombing Off The Pontoon Was Really Fun!

2011-11-22T12:04:00.003+13:00

The first touch of water made me afraid of going to the Pontoon. I knew it was going to be freezing. I had no choice but to get in the water and get use to it. I was really desperate to get to that pontoon.

A couple more strokes and I knew I will get to the pontoon. As soon as I was there I climbed up the ladder and had a little rest before I took my first jump. The first jump I took was cool because I haven’t jumped off something like that in ages, I hit the water like a huge bomb.

“ Yay we are finally out of the water I said to the people around me”. Getting out of the water made me cold because the wind was blowing on me. When I got out of the water it was still cold even though I had my towel on, I couldn’t wait to get into some warm clothes.

Kayaking At Camp Bentzon

2011-11-21T11:55:00.008+13:00

As soon as Erin told Mansion B that we were going for a 2km kayaking trip, I knew that it wasn’t going to be good for me. The first place we kayaked to was the pontoon, and when we arrived there we had to raft up. We practiced this because on some big ships people will not be able to see you in a little Kayak.

When we had nearly completed our trip we played a game called SWITCH THE KAYAKS. All Erin had to do was choose two people and those two people had to switch kayaks the first one to get into the other kayak wins. When Erin chose me I knew I was going to capsize but I still gave it my best shot.

After we played SWITCH THE KAYAKS we headed back to shore. But on the way there, I capsized out of my Kayak and I was very exhausted. Poor Erin had to tow me back to shore. Thankfully we arrived at shore.

Captain America

2011-11-07T12:01:00.005+13:00

This is Captain America. We have been learning about Outta Space and Romm 17 focused on Super Heroes from all around the world.

Tennis

2011-11-05T09:14:00.001+13:00

"Yay Tennis" I said to myself. Last week Room 17 just had their first Tennis lesson with a guy called Marcel, when I heard this was going to start I was exited. As soon as our lesson started I was ready to learn about Tennis.

The first thing we learned how to do was hold the racket properly, because you will have to know this before you play Tennis. When you hold the racket you have to make your hand into a V shape then put it on. I was struggling to hit the ball because I think I wasn't holding the racket properly. This was a weakness for me.

Straight after the Gripping stage we learned how to do the Forehand hit. Learning this hit was cool for me because, I would like how to know all of the strikes for Tennis. during the forehand part we were trying to keep the ball off the ground with the racket, to see who could get the highest score. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.

At the end of the session we played a game called King Ball. King Ball is just Tennis. Room 17 got split up into teams of 6, and played until Marcel blew his whistle. At the end of the game there could only be one winner and the winner for our group was Onosai. In the Middle of the Game I was on a winning streak until I lost to Darius, I was guttered.

At the end of the day I had enjoyed myself because it was fun to learn about Tennis. I wounder what we are doing on our next lesson, all I know is that it is going to be awesome.

Ice Cream Comets

2011-11-03T08:55:00.000+13:00

Do you know what Comets are? Room 17 and 16 have been learning about Comets and what they consist of, we made some for us to eat. If you don't know what Comets are I am going to tell you a bit about them.

Comets really consist of ice, rocks and it is also very dirty and dusty. If they get too close to the Sun a bit of rock will fall off it, this could cause a Meteorite. These Comets also have tails at the back or front of them that show the direction to the Sun.

Room 17 have made some Comets that you can eat. First we got a scoop of Ice cream and took it outside to get coated, with crushed Biscuits, Chocolate sprinkles and hundreds and thousands. The last thing we had to do was to put it on a cone and eat it. Finally the moment came and it was time to eat these delicious looking Comets. "Yum" I couldn't wait to demolish the whole thing.

At the end of all this chaos, there was a huge mess on the ground from the Coating. There was mess everywhere. It was on the ground, on peoples faces it was even on my hands and T-shirt. Even though there was lots of mess around, I still think this was a good experience for all of us.

When all the Comets were finish and all the mess was packed up, it was time to get ready to go home. I would recommend this for a family desert and hope my family and I make these one time.

Exploring Space

2011-10-26T14:51:00.004+13:00

The Aussies Are Out Of The Cup!

2011-10-17T21:52:00.004+13:00

Last night the Mighty All Blacks defeated the Aussies and knocked them out of this years Rugby World Cup competition. The AB’s will be going head to head against France in the Grand final this Sunday. Hopefully they can take it out this year. The last time the All Blacks won the Cup was in 1987, which was 24 years ago.

As soon as the game started I couldn’t wait to see who will score the first try. I was hoping that it was going to be the All Blacks and sure enough it was. This try was scored in the first ten minutes By Ma’a Nonu but set up by Israel Dagg.

Piri Weepu didn’t have as much success with his goal kicking compared to last weeks game against Argentina. He had a chance to get in eight kicks but unfortunately he only got in four. Even though he didn’t get in most of his kicks I think he still performed well in last nights game.

The right side Winger for the All Blacks is Cory Jane. This guy is awesome under the high balls. Last night Cory Jane was named Man of the match because every time the Aussies kicked the ball up in the air he was always under it.

Even though I go for the All Blacks I felt sorry for the Aussies because I could see the disappointment in their faces.

Royal Albatross

2011-10-06T12:56:00.002+13:00

In my Reading group I Have been Learning about Albatrosses and where they live. This is a Presentation that I made in Google presentation.

Rugby World Cup Research

2011-10-06T08:42:00.003+13:00

Room 17 have been researching about all the Rugby World Cup Countries. The countries that I researched about are Fiji and Romania.

New Zealand Decimate Canada

2011-10-04T10:20:00.005+13:00

\Rugby world Cup 2011 be there. Last week on Sunday the All Blacks Played Canada in a Rugby game, This will depend on who is going to make it to the quarter finals. I knew that the All Blacks were going to win.

The third Try that Zac Guildford got was amazing. It was set up by Sonny Bill Williams and Mils. First Sonny Bill kicked the ball to Mils so he could suck in some players then offload it to Zac Guildford. All he had to do was run to the try line and score.

As soon as Canada score their first try, the Canadian crowd was so happy that they made lots of ruckus. The All Blacks couldn’t believe it. The guy who scored the try had to work for it, by busting through the All Blacks defense line.

Even though Canada got a thrashing I still think they did their best because they had the strength to bust through The All Black defense. Maybe they can Make it to the quarters in 2015.

My Rugby World Cup Poster

2011-10-03T12:51:00.003+13:00

I have design a Rugby World Cup Poster and used some different patterns By a Samoan Artist named Fatu Feu'u.

New Zealand Vs Japan

2011-09-14T08:44:00.001+12:00

On Friday the 16th of September The All Blacks are going face to face against Japan, It is going to be in Hamilton. I predict that the All Blacks are going to win and I reckon the final score will be 35 - 0. I think that Japan is going to put up a good fight but they will still lose.

Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony

2011-09-12T10:41:00.006+12:00

On Friday the 9th of September the Rugby World Cup began. It started with a big opening ceremony that made a lot ruckus it was spectacular, the whole point of it was to start the Rugby World Cup.

The First game to start was The All Blacks vs Tonga, it was going to be awesome. After The All Blacks scored a few tries, I wondered if Tonga was going to score, and luckily they did. The crowd went wild after that try.

As soon as the match was over I was happy that the All Blacks won, but I felt sorry for Tonga. The Final Scores were 41 - 10. It’s good that the All Blacks won, but it wasn’t what I thought the scores were going to be.

Although the city struggled with the huge crowd, every one agreed that the Opening Ceremony was a huge success.

All Blacks Decimate Tonga!

2011-09-08T09:46:00.006+12:00

Tomorrow the Rugby World Cups kicks off and it is going to be exciting. It will start with the All Blacks doing the Haka, then Tonga doing their chant, there will be a lot of ruckus. I think the All Blacks are going to win because they are the best team in the world even though the last time they won was in 1987 . I think the final scores will be 40 to 22.

When I grow up

2011-09-01T10:33:00.002+12:00

In my reading group we have been learning to use information from the text to read new words. This is a photo for the phrase Running for my life.

Haka!

2011-08-31T11:58:00.005+12:00

This is a movie about the Kamate Haka. It is performed by the All Blacks but made by Te Rauparaha.

How To Look After A Baby Bird

2011-08-29T10:07:00.001+12:00

Our reading group has been learning to get information from different sources.

We have been finding out how to care for baby birds.

Badminton

2011-08-24T12:36:00.006+12:00

Badminton is a really physical sport because you have to rally for points, you also have to know how to hold the racket properly. It looks like an easy sport but boy its a lot of hard work. Now I'm going to tell you how it was for me.

During Room 17’s Badminton lessons, I struggled to hold the racket and to hit the Shuttle even though I was determined to persevere. Hitting the shuttle was a weakness for me because I couldn’t seem to hit it at the right time. The last thing I struggled on was serving because every time I served the shuttle wouldn’t go far enough or it wouldn’t make it over the net.

There are lots of different was to hit the shuttle, but I reckon the forehand strike is the easiest. If you use the forehand strike you have to have your thumb on the side where to the logo is. Another easy hit to do is the backhand strike because it is sort of like the forehand but your hand is on the opposite side.

By playing this sport you can get very tied and frustrated. The longer it takes for someone to win the faster you will get tied. By the end of my match I was sweating hard out because of all the running and hitting I had to do.

At the end of my first Badminton lesson I had lots of fun I even learnt how to serve properly but most of all I enjoy it.

New Zealand

2011-08-18T14:03:00.010+12:00

New Zealand is a beautiful Country, and a must - do for any travel Holiday. Our country has idyllic islands with stunning coastlines. It also has thrilling adventure activities, like Bungee jumping and hiking, on our vast mountain chains.

New Zealand has a spectacular and diverse landscape, and a temperate climate. In our country we have some breathtaking views and a spectacular landscape. We also have lots of different mountains and volcanoes surrounding Auckland.

Whale Child Wordle

2011-08-17T09:55:00.003+12:00

These are some interesting sea words about my Reading activity.

I read the story Whale Child by Elizabeth Pulford.

Rugby World Cup Questions

2011-08-09T14:47:00.000+12:00

Keep Your Eye On The Ball!

2011-08-09T09:23:00.002+12:00

I believe that the RWC tournament will benefit New Zealand because all the money will help to re-build Christchurch. It will also help with the community. Even though people will buy drinks and get drunk it will sort of be good because they are giving their money to businesses. I hope that New Zealand wins because the last time they won was in 1987. Keep your eye on the ball NZ!

Irish Rugby Team

2011-08-05T10:15:00.003+12:00

This is a webpage of the Irish rugby team. Now that the new theme is Rugby World Cup our school are doing the Irish rugby team. I have designed a Irish Rugby team webpage just to show you some things about their team.

Go All Blacks

2011-08-04T10:35:00.003+12:00

Makeover Presentation

2011-07-14T12:43:00.000+12:00

Extreme Makeover Courtyard Edition!

2011-07-12T10:18:00.007+12:00

The words that are blue are some good vocab that our teacher has told the class to use in our persuasive writing. This rubric is the marks that I got for Para 3. It was marked by my classmate Vivienne.

We have a massive problem and we need your help. Our courtyard is in very bad condition so we need a makeover. There are many reasons for this. It is hardly used, in winter the fields are always closed and we need more courtyard space now that we have four more classes in our school. In the Breeze everyone is getting squashed, so we think the courtyard will solve the problem.

Room 17’s courtyard is a very bad waste of space, because it is ugly and dirty. We think if we give it a makeover this will stop little kids from getting hurt and it will also entice kids into our courtyard. Our class know that kids don’t like our courtyard because we surveyed room 16 and 18 kids.

During Winter kids do not have access to the fields. At lunchtime the breeze is always in a crowded condition, this causes problems. Instead of going to the fields, they could come to our new, improved courtyard and play.

Now that we have four more classes in our school, our playing areas are becoming very over crowded. Luckily they have their own place to hang out so most of the year 7 & 8 kids stay there, but some still come in the breeze. If we give our courtyard a makeover the intermediate block could come and hang out in it.

Room 17’s courtyard is an ugly place to play so we want to fix it up to make it a better place, don’t you think we should?

Motocross riding

2011-07-07T11:56:00.004+12:00

In my reading group we have read a book called On The Trail by Julie Orr-Wilson. It is about a boy that lives on a farm and he tells you about Trail riding. I have drawn a track just to show you what a race track sort of looks like.

Compensation

2011-06-27T12:26:00.001+12:00

This is a poster about Compensation.

Amazing Stickers

2011-06-27T10:28:00.005+12:00

In my reading group We have been reading a book called Amazing Stickers by Alan Bagnall, and it is an interesting book to read. Here is a story web that I have written about this book.

Click on my photo to make it bigger.

I am making movies 2 !

2011-06-26T14:24:00.008+12:00

Last week on Sunday some kids represented our school by entering the I am making movies 2, and they went down to the Museum for the Awards. I went with them because my mum was a part of representing our school.

As soon as we arrived at the Museum we went straight inside because it was raining and cold. A few minutes later we were getting ready to go into the elevators but there was a huge line so we had to wait a while. Not long after we were in the big room where the awards were, we were sitting on our chairs waiting for the it to start.

Just to let you know the hosts were Charlie of What Now and Sheryl of Outrageous Fortune. Anyway as soon as our school saw their movies they were happy because they won lots of the categories. When I saw their movies I was amazed because I thought that they were awesome compared to the other school’s one’s.

In the end my mum’s class won the SUPREME award so they received a digital video camera. I am so lucky that my mum took me because me and two other kids got to take a picture with Sheryl and Charlie.

Partly Cloudy

2011-06-17T10:24:00.003+12:00

The title of this movie review is called Partly Cloudy.The main Characters in this review are Cloud's, Stalk's and a whole bunch of babies. It all start when Clouds are delivering babies of all type of breeds. But there is one cloud that makes dangerous creatures like Crocodiles, Goats and Eels. In the end the stalk flew to another Cloud and asked for some armor, but the other cloud thought that he left him. After a while the stalk came back and was ready for the delivery. They lived happily ever after. I would give this movie a 10/10 because it was a cool movie to watch, and it was funny.

Extreme Makeover Courtyard Edition!

2011-06-14T11:51:00.004+12:00

In room 17 we have been redesigning our courtyard.

(Picnic Tables)

So far I want to have Picnic Tables in our Courtyard. I have chosen to put some on the grass area, because I think it will be a cool place for some kids to eat on and hang out. We have done some research on the Internet about Picnic Tables and found out that they are to expensive to buy.

(Sun Shades)
I also want to have some Sun Shades on top of the Picnic Tables. I think it will be good for the summer time. I searched it up on the Internet and so far I can't find anything.

(Smooth Concrete)
We also want to have smooth concrete in our Courtyard. We want this so we can have nice and smooth ground instead of rough ground. So far I haven't gather any information about concrete.

My Room 17 Courtyard Makeover

2011-06-09T14:30:00.004+12:00

Yesterday Room 17 have been trying to redesign our courtyard. Our teachers said that we couldn't put any playground equipment on there.

So my friend and I went on the Internet to search up Eating Tables. We found lots of interesting tables but at the end we decided to chose a wooden one. We decided to replace the grass with concrete and put the chairs on top with a Sun Shade on the top.

Ambassadors Star In The Courier

2011-06-06T15:34:00.002+12:00

Have you looked at the East & Bays Courier for last week Friday? Well if you did you would have seen me on the front page, sitting on a stage with three kids behind me speaking.
This article is about how me and seven others from my school were guest speakers at a conference in Wellington

My aunty rang my dad and told him that I was on the front page of the newspaper. As soon as my family heard that news from my aunty, they were so proud of me that they couldn’t wait to get their paper. Every 10 minutes my dad kept on going outside to see if the paper had arrived.

Suddenly he came back inside with one piece of paper in his hands and it was the front page of the newspaper. He started telling my mum that he found it on the ground soaked in water so when he had brought it in I hung it up to dry it. The quality wasn’t good so we all took a drive down to the Panmure Library and my dad sent my brother in to get a couple of copies of the paper.

Fatu Feu'u Flax Prints Stage 1

2011-06-03T12:54:00.002+12:00

Every Friday Miss Muliaumaseali’i has been coming to our classroom to do some art with us. We have been drawing some designs from a Samoan painter and his name is Fatu Feu’u. Today we are going to print them on a Kete and I am going to tell you about my design.

My design is a flower with an arrow under it. I have draw some of my own stuff on it some I don’t know if I have ruined it so you can comment on it and tell me what you think about my design.

20 Hour Famine

2011-06-01T15:57:00.002+12:00

the 27th of May Pt England had a 20 Hour Famine, it was for the people in East Timor. The whole point of doing this was to fund raise money for the people in East Timor. It was also to help them so they can have clean food and water to drink and eat.
So far I have fun raised $74 so that means I have helped the people in East Timor. Anyway While we were doing the Famine we could only eat Barley sugars and drink Just Juice. We started at 12am the day before and ended at 8am, so it was a very good experience for me and my friends.

The next day it was my Birthday so everyone who did the Famine sang Happy Birthday to me and I felt special. So when I went home I went to get some breakfast. GO THE YELLOW TEAM!

Te Papa Museum

2011-05-27T11:04:00.000+12:00

As soon as we arrived at the Te Papa Museum I couldn’t wait to go and explore the place. First we went on the Motion Masters and we also went to this place were we can take pictures. And just before we were going to Present we experienced what it will be like in a house at the time of and Earthquake.

On The Plane To Wellington

2011-05-27T10:42:00.022+12:00

As soon as I jumped on the plane I knew I wouldn't be sitting with my friends because we had different seat numbers. Anyway as we were settling on the plane the waiters were handing out Pretzels and Jet plane lollies. They were also handing out Coffee and water.

On the plane there were little screens hanging off the ceiling and on them were quiz questions. My mates and I answered some of them and we were right then after a while we started to get bored. As we were in the air I started to get really sore ears.

Redesigning Our Netbook Cases

2011-05-25T10:04:00.002+12:00

Today Room17 had to do a Task it was to redesign our Netbook cases. So I have replaced my small name tag and made it bigger. I have also added a T.V screen on the front so I can watch T.V when I want to.

I put the T.V on the front because when I am bored I can watch it. The reason why I made my name tag bigger is because it will stand out more and people will know its mine.

Technology Challenge Part 2

2011-05-24T14:48:00.007+12:00

First we will role up three newspapers to make three tubes. Then we will cut one in half and use it for a small tube. After that we will stick one tube to the table and stick the small one to the bottom of the big one. We will also make the last tube stick to the bottom to make two right angles.

As soon as we started to make our marble track it was looking like a dump, because we had just cut lots of paper and tried to stick it together. When our time was coming to an end we were trying to do some finishing touches because our marble track was a failure.

Swimming Lessons Begin!!

2011-05-23T14:32:00.005+12:00

“Oh no Swimming again”. Swimming lessons, are not my favourite sport, but I gave it a go anyway. As we got closer and closer to the pools I was trying to decide what pool to go in the Middle one, or the big one, Miss Garden said we had to choose depending on how confident we felt. I wasn’t really confident but she picked me to go in the big pool anyway.

As soon as I hoped into the big pool I shivered like I was in an ice bath.When I saw my mates jump in the pool, I assumed they will be cold too, but they were fine, they acted like nothing happened at all. I sank down to my shoulders, trying to get used to the water.

“Ok Kingston you need to practice your breathing and keep your legs straight”, I tried following instructions. “Ok off you go”. As I swam to the end of the pool it got more difficult for me because it felt like I was going to sink to the bottom.

"Yay free time boys” I said. As soon as we heard free time we started to get crazy like animals. My friends and I straight away played wrestling. I went under water to pick my friend Darius up then suddenly Aaaa! came out of mouth. I was struggling to do it but I soon became complete.

Technology Challenge

2011-05-23T14:08:00.006+12:00

As soon as I heard that we were going to do a Technology challenge I got filled with excitement. Seconds later I had gathered my group and got ready.

Our challenge was to make a marble travel from a table to the ground and it had to turn one corner. We had to make it out of 6 pieces of new paper and some cello tape. The time we had to do it in was 10 minutes.

My group was really different to the other groups because we were try to make it go on an angle then make it do a left turn. We had nearly completed the challenge but it couldn’t stand up so we had to keep working on it.

At the end I thought that we had done a good job because we were nearly successful and we had a good structure. I still think we could of done better because we took our time.

Wellington Here We Come

2011-05-22T14:57:00.003+12:00

“Oh no come on Kingston get your stuff! ” I said to myself. As soon as I was up I went straight to put my uniform on and make my lunch.

On the 19th of May the Pt England Ambassadors went to Wellington and I am one of them. As soon as I got to school I went straight to the office to get my jacket and netbook. As all the ambassadors arrived to school, Mr and Mrs Burt made sure we were all at school and ready to go.

Stopping at the airport made my friends and I happy because we were all really desperate to go on the plane. As soon as the plane departed from the airport my ears started to hurt badly, but as much as I wanted to cry I just put up with it. Anyway on the plane my friends and I logged onto our netbooks and played a game called Burger Space.

“OK troops off the plane now” Mr Burt instructed to us. Soon we were trying to find a cab to take us to the Te Papa Museum, then suddenly we found one. After we had finished exploring the Museum we got ready to go and present our presentation. Before that we had a practice.

Minutes later everybody was in the hall waiting for us to present. I was a bit nervous because there were a lot of people but I still went on and did my job. After we had finished I thought that we had done a good job. We also got to go on our netbooks.

At the end of the day we had explored lots of places in Wellington and done heaps of stuff. We even had lunch at this place. To top everything off at the end of the day we went to a place called the Koru Lounge. It is a place where lots of rich people go and we went in. Everybody in there were surprised to see us in there, so we were lucky.

Suddenly the day started to end and we were just getting ready to go back to Auckland. At the end of the day I had lots of fun and had a good experience.

Easter introductions

2011-05-04T09:33:00.004+12:00

I have written two introductions. The first one goes straight into the action and the second one goes straight into my feelings and thoughts

Splash, splash, splash “Oh the water is cold” I said to my brother. I was bored by myself so I went down to the deep end of the pool. We were at the Swimarama pools on a freezing day.

Thank goodness my auntie came and picked me up to take me swimming. If she didn’t, a wet cold day in the Easter break would of been more boring. I would of had to put up with my annoying brother and little twins.

Please vote witch one you think is the best.

All About Me!!

2011-04-11T14:53:00.004+12:00

This movie that I have made is all about me.

Artspace Room 17

2011-04-08T14:11:00.004+12:00

Hi my name is Kingston L and I am a year 6 at Pt.England school, and I also come from Niue. I have drawn a poster that is about Pt.England and I have drawn the logo and coloured it in.

The colours I have chosen are brown, blue and black because I think it suits it. I have also drawn the word Respect and it is red. My poster has a black boarder and a white background.

I chose my design because I need to respect people the way I want them to respect me. I have also drawn this design to represent the Pt.England way and to represent my school.

Letters To Fleabus

2011-03-31T11:01:00.003+13:00

My Reading group in room 17 has read a book called Fleabus.

Why Do Babies Need More Sleep Than Adults ?

2011-03-30T10:02:00.010+13:00

Babies need more sleep than adults because they are smaller than them. The smaller the baby the more sleep it needs.

Young babies do not do much except sleep and eat. Babies grow while they are sleeping so they grow faster than older children. The Older children don’t sleep as much but need more sleep than an adult.

After a long day adults need rest to replace the parts of their body. While they sleep their bodies are getting repair to be ready for the next.

Adults need food for energy, and children need food for bones and muscles. The grown ups just need energy from food because of all the exercise they do. Babies just need bones and muscles to grow properly.

Who Were The Spartans ?

2011-03-28T10:08:00.007+13:00

Spartans were warriors that lived in the Ancient Greece, in a town called Sparta. They were know for honesty courage and their love of freedom.

In the Ancient Greece the boys of 7 years old ,got taken from their families, and trained for war. They had no luxuries but became Policemen or Soldiers.

The soldiers of Greece were fighting all the time. They captured men and women and turned them into slaves to do all the field work, they were called Helots.

In the town of Sparta the women were tough. Some families were so tough that if their son was defeated in a fight, they would be killed. But if the son won, they would celebrate and have a feast.

Japan's Diasaster Day

2011-03-15T11:45:00.002+13:00

In Japan there was a devastating earthquake that had crushed lots of houses. This caused a Tsunami that swiped all the cars and broke roads. It was a huge disaster for the people in Japan and it was unexpected. Tokyo was engulfed by a tsunami which covered most of the area.

The earthquake hardly caused any suffering compared to the tsunami. Japan has had so many earthquakes that they have an earthquake sensor on their mobile phones that will tell them when an earthquake is about to occur.

A wall of water swiped all the people that lived on the side of the coast. It had completely destroyed the city. It was so bad that it created twice the damage than the Christchurch earthquake. The magnitude was 8.9 on the Richter scale.

A Nuclear plant exploded because the earthquake caused it. When it exploded it looked like a mushroom of smoke. I feel sorry for the families that have lost a family member. I also feel sad because so many people died, and many homes were destroyed.

Top Schools

2011-03-13T11:00:00.000+13:00

“Yay Top Schools again! Remember that from last year?” I excitedly said to two of my friends. Their names are Darius and Starford. If you are wondering what I am talking about I’ll tell you. Top schools is an annual sports day where you do lots of fun activities. Primary Schools from around our area compete in the Top Schools day. At the end of the day schools get placed with 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Every team still gets medals, even if you don’t place anywhere.

Some of the activities were the slippery slide, gumboot throw, ski race, and the husky run. I think that the husky run was the hardest part of the day because it was tiring pulling the sled. My favourite activity was the slippery slide because it was fun sliding down the hill in a fast motion.

At the end of the day I had enjoyed my time down at the Top schools because it was a bit of a challenge versing other schools around our area. When I went home I was exhausted.

Cricket

2011-03-09T12:55:00.008+13:00

Yay Cricket again, I happily said to myself. On the second week of school room 17 went to their first lesson. Our mentors were Robin and Hammond from Auckland Cricket and on our last week we had another guy come in, called Chris.

On the weeks they came they taught us how to do a power shot, it is called the Front foot drive. They also taught us another shot called the attacking shot. On our second to last week Hammond told us that he was leaving so we were kind of sad but then he told us that someone else is coming so that mad us a bit happy again.

“Today we are going to practice some bowling” the new guy instructed. At first we didn’t know his name then he told us what it was. His name was Jamie. So we got started. First we had to choose a partner, then practice bowling. While room 17 were bowling to each other we had to try and hit a cone that had been placed in front of us. Then we got split up into two teams called the Aces and the Hearts followed by a cool game named Tower.

Mufti Day

2011-03-04T10:47:00.002+13:00

Today is A Mufti Day it is for the people in Christchurch that have died. A Mufti day is a day when you come to school in any clothes you want. I like Mufti days because I don't have to find my school uniform in the morning.

When I arrived at school I was nervous because I was just wearing normal clothes. Anyway when I was walking into the entrance I saw my friend Logan. I asked him if he had any money because I did I had three dollars and he had four dollar.

When the first bell rang I ran to class to go on my netbook and I was playing games. I was playing Extreme Tux Racing it is a cool racing game. All you do is slide around on your belly.

New Zealands Darkest Day

2011-02-24T10:56:00.009+13:00

http://www.news.com.au/world/christchurch-cathedral-before-and-after/story-e6frfl00-1226010081646 Click here to see photos of the Christchurch earthquake.On the 22nd of February a devastating Earthquake hit Christchurch. This is the second time it has happened. The Earthquake had demolished Christchurch, and turned it into a disaster zone.

While the earthquake was happening there were tumbling buildings that were crushing people. It must of been sad for the families that have lost a family member, or family members, that got crushed under all the debris and rubble The Prime Minister named it as New Zealands darkest Day.

The people that got crushed under the rubble got seriously injured or even dead, thats how bad it is. So far the death toll is 75, and their are 300 people missing. If you didn't see anything about it you go on Google and type in Christchurch earth earthquake.

The Seed

2011-02-22T10:36:00.004+13:00

In room 17 Miss garden read us a book could The Seed. It is about a cherry seed dropping in the middle of two tribes, Scarabs and Chafers. As she was getting to the end of the story she said that we are going to draw these beetles so look at them carefully. The Scarabs are green and blue and the chafers are red and brown. I have chosen to draw a Chafer because I like red. This is what we have been doing recently.

New netbooks

2011-02-16T10:27:00.003+13:00

I can go on my netbook where ever I am and when ever I want to.We are using netbooks now so we can get ready for the furture.

As soon as we got given our netbooks we were ready to turn it on and set it up. Finally we were unboxing our new brand spanking netbooks, we grabed it out.We were really excited.

I was energised when we got to first play on our netbooks. When we first went on the internet I was very confused that the connection was not working. After a while i figured out were tux typing, because it was in games.

2011-02-10T14:23:00.004+13:00

In the Christmas holiday my family and I went to the North Shore, for a holiday at a place called Pakiri beach.

As we drove there my little sister (Julianna) was crying to get out of her car-seat. We pulled over on the side of the road to take her outside for some fresh air. On the side of the road there was a shady place so we went under it because it started to rain.

When we got there I went inside my families cabin. My family and I were lucky because we had a cabin. It had two bunks and a big bed. As soon as I had put all my stuff in my draws I went for a swim. While I was swimming I saw lots of fish swim pass me. There were fish and flounders in the water. After my swim I ran back to my cabin and had a shower. I didn’t know how to use the shower so I just had a cold one. My brother (Jordan) also came for a swim to so he was calling me to get out of the shower so I quickly jumped out and got dressed in my room.

After my refreshing shower I played on my cousin Stevenson's PSP. I played Tekken it is a fighting game. 10 minutes later I had to look after my little brother and sister, their names are Kristopher and Julianna. I had to feed them and play with them it was hard.

At the end of my holiday I was very happy because I had a great time and I was happy to go home. My family thought that it was good to go out on a camp.

Zheng He

2010-12-12T15:31:00.002+13:00

Our Pizza

2010-12-07T14:52:00.001+13:00

This year for the extension group's breakup for the yaer we are making pizzas. This term Pt.England school are learning about Little Critters (Bugs) so we have to make it like a little critter. Here is my groups pizza and we will show you the real one later.

Maungerei Eruption

2010-12-02T09:16:00.004+13:00

This is a short movie that I have made. It is about a boy at school running away from a volcano eruption. He nearly gets court by the eruption but he dosen't he just makes it. Anyway here it is.

Rewind

2010-12-01T14:26:00.003+13:00

This is a movie that has been inspired to us by the St Pius School. They made A movie at The Manaiakalani film festival it was going backwards so they had to do the first thing last and the last thing first so I think that it would of been had to make their movie. Anyway our extension group have been making our own rewind movie. This is the movie that my group has made. So sitback relax and enjoy

My Extension Project

2010-11-30T14:52:00.005+13:00

In the year 5 and 6 extension group we have been making movies about athletes that do different sports at the Commonwealth games. So Mrs Tele'a handed out different sports to the group. When I got mine I was not sure what I was going to do because I hadn't been watch the commonwealth games, mine was Table tennis. After A weeks time it came to A point where we had to stop working on our movies.

This is my movie hope you enjoy

First week of swimming

2010-11-16T09:46:00.007+13:00

“Man its cold I'm glad I don’t have to get in the pool” I said to myself. On the first of November there was a pool that had magically appeared on the school’s senior court. Wednesday was room 15’s turn to have their swimming lesson. There was a man called Chris waiting for us to come. I saw people squeeze into life jackets. on some of them they looked pretty tight . Chris even helped us Adjust our life jackets.

Chris is our mentor. He is here to help us with water safety. He works at a water safety company too. Every Wednesday he takes us for a swimming lesson. So far we have only had one lesson. On our first lesson I didn’t get to swim because I forgot to bring my togs.

Shivering and shaking room15 hopped into the pool with excitement. As soon as room15 were in the pool Chris Started our first lesson. First we got into the help position then we sang the national Anthem. While we were singing we were disturbing the other classes that were having their writing test.

Even though I didn’t get to swim I still had a good time because I got to record.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

2010-11-13T18:24:00.004+13:00

“Yay we are going to the Hoyts movie theatre today to watch different movies from different schools on the biggest screen in New Zealand,” I said to myself. On Thursday the 11th of November the whole of Pt England school went to Sylvia Park for the Manaiakalani film festival.

In the morning some of the Pt England students waited in the hall for the buses to come and pick us up. As soon as the buses arrived at Pt England School everyone quietly walked in their lines to a bus. There were three of them. Three of my friends and I got shifted with the year 4’s and the rest of my class got taken in another bus. While my friends and I sat in the bus we listened to the year 4’s sing.

When we got to the Sylvia Park movies my friends and I met up with the rest of my class. We strode up to the Hoyts theatre, while Mr music J directed us to the biggest screen in New Zealand. I saw lots of different schools such as St Pius, Panmure Bridge, Glen Brae, Tamaki Intermediate, Tamaki College, Tamaki Primary and of course Pt England. As all the schools were coming into the theatre, my friends lined up in a line and sat down on a chair so I joined them. It was very spacious.

Suddenly all the schools were in the theatre so the Manaiakalani film festival started. First you could hear this girl from our school called Toreka speaking. Then she appeared on the screen. After she opened up the film festival the first two presenters came up onto the stage. Their movie was the first to play. We saw lots of different movies from different schools.

I had six favourites. They were from Pt England, St Pius and Tamaki College. The ones that I liked from Pt England was ‘X Factor’, ‘New entrant dreamers’, ‘Wake up G.I’ and ‘A cautionary tale’. I think that the best one from St Pius was this one where their school was rewinding. Last but not least my best one was from Tamaki College. The title was ‘Feeling good, feeling great’.
Tamaki College was my best one because it had a good clip and I liked the raps in it.

Even though we didn’t stay there for the whole day I still had a good time at Sylvia Park. I enjoyed the movies and the bus rides. You can take a look at the movies from the film festival by clicking on this link http://www.manaiakalani.org/film-festival

Holiday Jobs

2010-10-08T16:31:00.003+13:00

“Oh it’s the holidays! Jordan what are we going to do?” In the two week holiday break my brother and I have been doing some house work and odd jobs for our family.

It all started when my brother and I got bored of staying at home so we decided to make a leaflet. The leaflet said ‘J & K for hire’. It also said ‘we can wash cars; do house work and any odd jobs’.

As soon as we printed the leaflets we zoomed off to our family in our area and delivered them. I think my family was quite surprised to get a leaflet from my brother and I.

During the holidays we cleaned 5 cars, did some house work and did other odd jobs. I felt happy that I earned some money because it was pretty cool and it was better than sitting at home on the game or computer.

The whole idea was to get some money for the holidays so that we didn’t have to ask our parents for some.

So what did you get up to in the holidays?

Niue Fiafia

2010-09-24T14:29:00.004+12:00

This is some footage from the Fiafia night of the Niuean group. Lots of groups had to perform. Our school (Pt.England) was pretty much full of adults and kids. At first I was nervous then I just waited until it was the Niuean groups turn then I wasn't nervous. Anyway now you know how I felt when it was the Fiafia night.

Tell me what you think of the movie and writting

Talk like a Pirate Day

2010-09-18T13:18:00.002+12:00

On Friday the 17^th of September, the whole of Pt. England had to dress up in pirate stuff. Some did and some didn't.

The night before pirate day, my dad stayed up and helped me decide what I was going to wear. He is so creative because he got his old white shirt, cut the sleeves, and put it on me. “You should wear this on you because pirates used to wear baggy stuff” he said. He is also creative because he got a soft toy parrot and pinned it onto my shoulder. He finally finished. My mum said “wow you look awesome.” I was standing like a statue in front of my mum.

I was wearing a white shirt, a black vest, a dark blue pair of jeans, an eye patch, a parrot and a piece of material on my head to make it look like a bandana.

“We are going in ten minutes” my mum said the next morning. “Okay” I replied. A few minutes later we left home. I started to get nervous. The minute my mum and I saw some Pt Englanders, we looked at them, and hardly anyone was dressed up.

By the time school had started I had already taken off most of my pirate stuff. In assembly my mum scanned all of room 15 (my class) to see where I was, but she couldn’t see me. So she looked again and spotted me on the end of the row next to my teacher and friend Richard. As soon as she saw me, I could see on her face that she was surprised to see I had no pirate stuff on.

As soon as assembly had finished every class went back to their rooms. Room 15 first ran to a white wall outside of the hall, then went to class. Some pirates from other classes were coming to see if anyone wanted to give a gold coin for the disco at lunch time. The whole point of the disco was to raise money for the Christchurch earthquake.

At the end of the day my mum wasn’t that annoyed at me for not wearing my pirate outfit because she had had a rough day at school. My dad was, because he had spent a lot of time and effort into my suit and I didn’t wear it.

Duffy Show

2010-09-09T17:54:00.002+12:00

“Duffy show? What is that?” I said. Oh I remember now, it’s that show where Duffy and his friends come to entertain all the children at Pt England School. On Tuesday the 7^th of September every class got to go to the hall for the Duffy show.

As soon as my class and others arrived at the hall we found a spot to sit at and sat there throughout the show. First the Duffy crew told us the three rules for the show. Then they got straight into it.

The show was all about Duffy going on an O.E - occupation exploration. Duffy found out about what people do in their jobs and how to get one. It was a funny show because one of the people said “don’t chuck it again” in a funny voice. In some parts they were singing songs and volunteering people to spin a wheel. It was part of a game called “Spin the wheel” like on the Lotto.

My friends and I thought it was a good show because it was funny for us and because they had some pretty good actors.

Christchurch Earthquake

2010-09-09T09:56:00.005+12:00

On Saturday morning there was an earthquake in Christchurch, the size was seven point one on the Richter scale.

The earthquake destroyed lots of old good houses and broke some sewage and water pipes. Lots of houses had collapsed and there were massive cracks in the ground and in the roads. There were broken cars, houses, roads and bent railway tracks.

There were some pretty dangerous places by houses because glass was still falling from them and were shattering over the ground. Sewage pipes were broken and then all the sewage water got mixed with the tap water so they told everyone to boil their water.

If I was in Christchurch when the earthquake happened I would have been scared because I might have got squashed. Anyway I feel sorry for the people in Christchurch because some people must have paid a lot of money on their car or house and now they are broken and damaged.

Fiafia night practices

2010-08-27T15:52:00.003+12:00

At the end of the term our school is having a Fia fia night. A Fia fia night is when people have fun and have a celebration. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the groups practice after lunch for the Fiafia night. I am in the Niuean group with some of my friends. Everyone had a chance to choose the group they wanted to be in. The choices for the groups were Stomp, hip hop, Glee, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Music video, Cook Island, Dragon dance and Jump Jam. I chose the Niuean group because its my culture.

Yesterday all of the groups had a practice. My aunty came to the Niuean practice. She was there to help us sing and learn some more Niue songs. She also came because she is my cousins mum. My cousins name is Stevenson, and he is 6 years old. So far I have been enjoying the Niuean practices because it is cool doing the Niuean haka with my friends.

White Sunday

2010-08-25T17:06:00.003+12:00

If you see the word ‘lauga’ in my writing it is the Niuean way of saying speech .

On Saturday the 22nd of August my family on my Dads side had White Sunday. My brother and I had to do a lauga.

“Oh do we have to go”? I said to my Dad. “Yes you do because you are saying a lauga and I want you guys to memorize it too” my dad said.

As you already know that people have Church on Sundays you should know that on one day of Church there is a White Sunday. It only comes once a year. It is a day to celebrate the children and for everyone to see how special they are to the Church.

“Today you guys have White Sunday and we are leaving soon, so hurry up and get dressed.” “Ok Dad” my brother and I replied and we set off to get dressed. We got dressed in black sulus, white long sleeve shirts and a black vest. Eventually we got to Church. My brother and I quickly practiced our laugas just so we knew it.

Suddenly Church started and we sang a song. Soon after my brother, cousins and I were standing in front of the Church. I was very nervous. A few minutes later it was time to say our laugas. It was nearly my turn but I didn’t want to say mine but I had to so I just stood there nervously. It finally became my turn and I waited for everyone to be quiet so that they could hear me.

When I finished my lauga I felt relieved and happy. My lauga was only about 1 minute long. It was a simple lauga because if I compared it to my cousins one there would have been a big difference.

After Church had finished we had a feed. There was chicken, rice crackles, pizza, chips and more that I can remember. At the end of the day me and my family went home happy and safe. We had a good day and we were full of food.

The End

Cross Country

2010-08-25T12:23:00.007+12:00

Today Pt.England had cross Country, I was very nervous. As soon as school had started everyone went to class and got ready for cross country. My class quickly rushed outside to line up for cross country. My friends and I were waiting to run. We were talking about it and we were discussing whether we should run at the back.

“Team 4 you're up”. It was finally our turn to run and we were all nervous. We were talking and then next minute a loud noise went off. “Bang" suddenly everyone sprinted off like a herd of animals, as fast as they could except for me and some of my friends.

While I was running my legs were pumping as I started to slow down. I got around the corner and stepped in some squishy mud. Then while I turned the next corner I stepped in some watery mud. My legs were covered in mud. My friend caught up to me then he started running with me. He was getting tired and then he said “man I need a drink.”

As we were slowly jogging to the end my friend Waata sprinted off, so my other friend Crusader jogged with me to the finish line. We sprinted to the end while people everywhere cheered.

Jesse Martin

2010-08-20T12:48:00.004+12:00

In 1998 Jesse Martin wanted to circumnavigate the world to prove that he can achieve great things. He went though physical and mental challenges on his journey because he was lonely and his mind was wandering. I think he circumnavigated the world to prove that anyone inexperienced can follow their dreams.

group movie

2010-08-18T12:51:00.001+12:00

As part of our Immersion Week we got into groups and had to research a particular mariner Ms Squires gave us. Our groups had to create animations and a movie to show the rest of the class what we had found out about them.

Christopher Columbus by Waata, Crusader, Gabriel and Kingston.

2010-08-11T18:27:00.001+12:00

Maritime Museum
Salty Sam is a gruff and grumpy captain who guided us on our tour, though the museum. He also bellowed orders to us “don’t talk, don’t touch” and don’t answer questions.

After our session with Salty Sam we went outside.”Come outside everyone a cannon is about to explode.” Suddenly a ships bell started to ring so we counted down to zero from ten “10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” nothing happened so we counted again but this time we counted from three. “3, 2, 1 fire”. “The cannon made a massive noise.

Immersion Assembly

2010-08-10T10:14:00.003+12:00

On Monday the 19th of July the whole of Point England had an Immersion Assembly. It was to welcome back Pt England school. The theme for this term is Mighty Mariners.
First Mr Burt came and did a prayer, then he showed us some footage of boats and people. After that movie had finished team 1 showed us their movie. Their movie was an animation about Kupe and the 7 canoes. (I had drawn all the pictures because my mum teaches in that team).

Then team2 (Mrs She and Miss Burne) got up and did a play. Teams three, four, and five followed after and Immersion Assembly was awesome.

Team five was really just Miss Tito disguised as Jessica Watson. Jessica Watson is the youngest person to sail around the world solo. I think that Miss Tito is a really good actor. The only thing was that she thinks Australia is the best at everything, she probably thinks that because Jessica Watson was from Australia. (playing her part).

I can’t wait to learn more about Mighty Mariners at school.

Different Perspectives on Mrs Tele'a

2010-08-09T14:12:00.005+12:00

The year five and six Extension group have been drawing Mrs Tele'a from different perspectives. Here is an example.

We are doing this to help us draw maps from different perspectives but this wasn't a map. Most of us think that Cruz had the best one because it was very detailed and it looked cool.Some of us didn't like theirs and some did. So now you know why we were doing it.

Boy

2010-08-01T19:16:00.005+12:00

"Kia ora my name is Boy and welcome to my interesting world".

Have you seen the movie Boy? Well if you haven't it is a funny movie. Boy is about the life of an 11 year old Maori boy living in NZ. His real name is Alamein. He lives in a white house with his Nana, brother and cousins. His brother’s name is Rocky and his cousins names are Hucks, Kiko, Muria, Shay and Kelly.

One day the Nana leaves to go to a funeral. Since Boy is the oldest, their nana leaves him in charge of the kids and the house. Anyway I should tell you how my family and I felt watching the movie.

I liked the movie because it made me laugh. Boy’s father was the funniest character. Boy thinks his father can dance as good as Michael Jackson, is a master carver, deep sea treasure diver, and he actually thinks that his father can punch out a whole rugby team with one hand.

Boy’s father has his own gang called ‘The Crazy Horses’. Boy wants to be in it, but his father said that he was too young. I think that Boys father was a bit silly because he still acts like a kid.

My parents really loved the movie because it reminded them of school in the old days. In 1984 my mum was 11 just like Boy.

The movie Boy is a classic and I hope that there will be a Boy part 2. If you haven’t seen it, go and see it.

(P.S. Boy contains some violence and bad language that may offend some people)

Braxston's Birthday

2010-07-09T17:19:00.003+12:00

"Mum, Dad is it time to go now"? I said. "No not yet son". On Saturday the 3rd of July it was my cousin Braxston's 1st birthday. It was at Pizza Hutt in New Lynn. "Come on can we go now"? "I'm starting to get bored and hungry" I said. "Okay everyone jump in the car" dad said. "Finally!".

When I sat in the car I asked my mum and dad "how long do think it will take us to get there"?. "Just wait" they answered. Next thing you know we're there.

It took us 30 minutes to get to Pizza Hut. "Okay everyone jump out and go inside we're here now"said Dad. "Yeah" I said. "Happy Birthday Braxston". She had a humungous chocolate cake that had one candle sitting in the center of it. After that I went to find a chair (while waiting for my parents).My grandpa blessed the food but we couldn't hear him because there were too many people at Pizza Hutt.

A few minutes later we were eating pizza. I had two pizzas, some chips and Pepsi. It was delicous. "Man Jordan (my brother) I'm finished, are you full"? I asked him. "Naa not yet " he said. Then I asked him "should we get some more"? He said "yeahh" so we went to get one more pizza.

I think everyone had a fantastic time because they were happy, full, and they were thinking of going there again.

Mt.Tarawera

2010-06-30T14:14:00.005+12:00

This is a movie that the year 5 and 6 extension group have made. The movie is about the pink and white terraces and about people that wanted to see what it was like in the past.

So please sit back and enjoy the movie. We hope you like it.

Extreme volleyball

2010-06-28T20:29:00.004+12:00

Bang! the ball went flying over the net after the player served it.

My family and I were at the ASB Stadium at Selwyn College on Saturday. We were there to play volleyball in a tournament, but it was more like we were there for fun.

Julianna and Kristopher were crying and I had to look after them. Then I said to the twins "stop crying". My mum, dad and brother were busy playing volleyball. After looking after them for 10 minutes I started getting frustrated because they kept crying and crying. "Hang on twins I'll give you some food" I said.

Luckily some of my aunties and uncles showed up to help me look after the twins. But I felt sorry for my aunty Rita who had to sit for a long time holding Julianna.

Volleyball was probably a good experience for my parents and brother because they liked playing it. I even got a chance to play volleyball during the breaks. Even though my parents team (the Niuean Ninja's) didn't win, they had an awesome time.

Twins turn 1

2010-06-20T19:19:00.007+12:00

Wow! What a cool party! On Saturday the 12th of June my baby brother and sister (the twins) had their first birthday party.

As soon as the birthday started we sat down and said a prayer. Then we lit up the candles on the two birthday cakes. The twins looked hungry and happy because they tried to eat the cakes. My grandfather blessed the food. I think the prayer took a very long time because I was starving by the end of it. Finally, when the prayer was finished I said “what a relief”! Then I went and served my food.

I was very hungry so I quickly served my food and raced off to the tables. As soon as I got to my table I stuffed my face with food. I ate sausages, chicken, chocolate muffins and chocolate crackles. I also ate some scrumptious ham that was made by my aunty Stephanie.

We had a pirate and princess theme. My little sister Julianna was dressed as a princess. She wore a tiara and a beautiful princess dress. My little brother Kristopher was supposed to be dressed like Jack Sparrow the pirate, but he didn’t like wearing his costume. All of my aunties on my mum’s side came dressed as pirates and they looked awesome.

At the end of the day everyone was happy. The twins got some PJ’s, clothes, toys and lots of money as their presents.

R.O.W12

2010-06-16T15:00:00.001+12:00

R.o.w 12 w.o.w reflection

What did I do well?
The thing I think I did well on was the shoe because it was detailed and it looked good.

how could I improve on what I did?
I could improve on my shoe because I think I could have done better.

Brick wall

what held you back from doing better?
The thing I think that held me back was myself because I kept taking and wasted time.

Purpose

What is the purpose behind us doing Rock Our World?
1.Because we are famous.
2.To find out more about R.O.W.
3.Because we get to talk to people around the world.
4.Drawing the shoes.

Ten pin bowling

2010-05-27T10:35:00.003+12:00

Ten pin bowling

I was standing up straight in a bowling lane waiting to get hit. Suddenly the bowler bowled the ball and it went to fast and struck me right in the chest . I went flying like a bird and banged my head on another pin. Then I said "sorry mate are you all right".

Podcasting for KPE : Splatter

2010-05-17T11:52:00.001+12:00

"Splatter" by Janice Marriott is my podcast with Starford.

Read this teaser from the book...

"Darryl joins Greg and Sam for the ride of his life – a quad-bike tour that involves a lot of mud! He knows he’s in for a tough ride when Greg tells him, ‘Next stop, the water bog!’"

Aunty Missy's Wedding

2010-05-09T20:18:00.006+12:00

“You got me” by J. Williams blasted out of the speakers as we danced. It was my aunty Missy’s Wedding.

Missy is my mum’s youngest sister who got married to a man called Augustine, but we call him Gus for short. They had their ceremony at a church called St Michaels Catholic Church in Remuera. Because Gus is Fijian, the grooms men and page boys had to wear ‘sulus’. A ‘sulu’ is something that looks like a skirt. The bridesmaids wore long baby blue dresses.

After the ceremony, everyone drove to a place that looked very flash for the reception.

When we had eaten and the speeches had finished, my brother Jordan, cousin Stevenson and I had to perform. We had spent weeks trying to make our performance perfect, but some of the time we mucked around when we were practicing.

Anyway as soon as the song started playing, everyone started screaming like we were famous or something, but they were actually screaming because they loved the song. It was “You got me” by J.Williams and Scribe.

As soon as our item was over, my brother and I raced off to the toilets to count our money. I had $130 and Jordan had $120. Even though we wasted a lot of time mucking around during our practices, I still think that our performance was the best.

Everybody had a great time. I think my aunty looked stunning in her dress and I think that it was a fantastic wedding.

Improvements to Project.

2010-05-03T14:51:00.004+12:00

In our last project we sort of blew it because we didn't think about what we were doing and we didn't think about how our movie related to the theme "change" so we decided to improve our movie.

First of all this is our game plan.

GAME PLAN:

The voice overs:Joshua.

Coming up with the slogan:Kingston.

Who is filming: Angela.

Actors,Joshua and Kingston.

So there is our game plan to try and make our movie more alive to our audience from the start to the end.

Here is our movie that we made and tell us what you think about it.

Immersion Assembly term2

2010-04-26T12:17:00.010+12:00

Suddenly a siren blared as Mr J walked though the door telling us what to do. It was our Immersion assembly to welcome PT England back to school, for term2, our topic was Active Earth.

My highlight of Immersion assembly was when it was team 4's turn to perform on the stage, I was excited.First Maggie Magma and her assistant Miss Lava lava introduced themselves and then

Maggie Magma announced the contestant's. there were Cinders, Miss Larha, and Super sonic

electronic tectonic bionic.

My other favourite item was team 1's item. It was cool when Miss Wild coughed out flour

because it looked real. I can not wait till next terms immersion assembly.

Kingston's Camp Highlights

2010-04-09T18:38:00.012+12:00

Last month in March the year 5's to 7's had a school camp. I was excited because I had never been on a school camp like this before. As soon as our camp started, everybody raced off to their activities, such as bowling, skating, rock climbing, cooking and others.

Skating for me was a disaster because I kept falling over and it was sore. Some of the kids were good at it and some weren't. I think the kids that were good were good because they practice or they have their own roller skates at home.

One enjoyable thing about skating was that my dad was there to support me and he bought me a drink because I badly needed it. The best thing about camp was playing with my friends at lots of different activities and having fun on the last day of camp at Swim-a-rama pools.

2010-04-06T12:08:00.002+12:00

We Are The World Haiti

2010-03-28T10:07:00.006+13:00

In the Christmas holidays Haiti had an earthquake and thousands of people died. It happened on the 12th of January 2010. Haiti turned into a disaster zone. It was so sad that they showed it all over the news. While I watched it I saw people with no food, water and shelter. They had no choice but to sleep where ever they could. One amazing thing was that some survivors lasted over a week.

So lots of good singers made a new version of "We Are The World" to raise lots of money to help the people of Haiti. The song was originally made before I was born by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

I really liked the new version because some of my favourite singers were in it, such as Usher, Justin Bieber, Micheal Jackson, Wyclef and others. I liked Wyclef because his voice sounded very cool. Did you know that he is from Haiti?

I hope the song makes stacks of money to help Haiti. So if you want to see the new version of the song go on Youtube and look up "We Are The World" Haiti.

2010-03-21T15:57:00.003+13:00

Room 15 have been finding out about the Early Europeans who came to NZ. We read about the Whalers and Sealers, Missionaries, Settlers and Traders. We wrote scripts as if we were one of these people and recorded our scripts with our animations of the European ships arriving in NZ playing in the background. Mine is one of the ones that was finished and played on P.E.N.N. -our school news programme

My Family Walk

2010-03-03T17:25:00.003+13:00

After Shortland Street had finished my family and I went for a walk around the block. While we were walking I was playing with a rugby ball. I threw it up in the air but when it came down I dropped it, and it nearly went on the road. My mum said ''Kingston get the ball'' so I ran for the ball and got it. While walking around the block I was getting puffed out because I kept having to run and catch up with my family.

When we got to Ruapotaka my family stopped for the twins because something was wrong with the pram. But I kept walking and while I was walking I was singing a song called 'Black Box'. It is sung by a person who won Australian Idol and his name is Stan Walker.

Suddenly it came to a point when I had to stop because I was a bit too far away from my family. So I waited for them to catch up. Just when we were about to walk round Glen Innes my brother Jordan asked me if I wanted to have a race with him, but I said ''no'' because I knew I was going to lose.

When we got to Court Cres my brother asked me if I wanted to have another race. I said ''no'' again, but my brother just sprinted off. While he was running I was trying to run with him too but I couldn't. So I just walked with shame. Nah I'm just lying, but I was tired. Finally I got home and I was happy. I waited for the rest of my family to get home. Suddenly they turned up and we stretched. Even though I was tired I still had a good walk.