Current events

George Kirby( 103 ) and Doreen Luckie ( 91) have been together for
27 years and finally they got married on Georges 103rd birthday.


















This is the oldest couple ever to get   a record combined age of
194 beating the previous record of 191 .
Between them they have 7 children ,
15 grandchildren and 7 great grand children

 

Cross Country

Cross Country

I woke up feeling nervous and tired I got up and put my clothes warm clothes on ( I had my running clothes on underneath) and went out to the kitchen to have breakfast . after we got ready and mum rushed us out the door we all hopped into the car and started driving to south farms. I was staring out the window watching all the trees and paddocks rushing by and suddenly we pulled in and went up the driveway of south farms , all my memories of cross country came rushing back as I saw the wool shed and the running track .

My race was up first so I peeled of my warm clothes to reveal my running gear. It was cold, I was nervous and my feet were already covered in mud as me and the rest of the 11 year olds marched down the hill to the start line . Mr Fraser explained the track to us after we warmed up , The boys started first and ran off and up the hill , I was not ready at all but anyway we all had to line up on the start line and wait for Mr Fraser to say go . “GO!” he shouted and we all started running up the small hill , My feet sunk deep into the mud every step I took , The stones really hurt as I scrambled across the stream . after the stream there was a small hill that we had to run up and then run down

( or in my case slide down ) , after the hill we had to follow the gravel track up to the killer hill ( dun dun dun) . The killer hill was steep and big and was hard to run down without tripping or cutting your feet but I stormed on .

Then at the bottom of the hill we had to run along beside the stream and the cross it and run back across the small slippery hill and then at the end was yet another steep hill that we had to climb to the top of and the sprint round the corner to the finish line , I could hear my friends cheering as I sprinted round the corner to the finish line . Finally it was finished so I bent over to catch my breath I didn't make it to Hauraki Plains but I was still proud .

current events

I came across this article about our every day things being banned for silly reasons .

ketchup in schools -
France banned ketchup in school cafeterias
because they were afraid of ruining french cuisine .

Chewing gum -
Singapore banned the sale of chewing gum in 1992 and it is still banned now .

Video games -
China has just lifted a 14 year ban on the sale of video games . In 2001 South Korea blocked children from playing online video games between midnight and 6:00 am .

Flip flop -
In Capri , Italy , flip flops are banned because of the noise they make .

Science

This week for science we did an experiment on floating and sinking .

•   We think something will sink if it is has higher density
•   and it will float if it has less density

For the experiment we used an orange and we dropped it in the water with the skin on and it floated and then we got another orange and peeled it and then dropped it in the water and it sunk . We think the skin of the orange has air in it and acts as a life jacket and when we took the peel off it sunk because the orange has no air in it .

Sugary drinks

Last week on Friday T.A came in to teach us about how much sugar is really in our drinks.
She talked to us about what sorts of things are the most healthy and what we should drink after sports or sports training . She told us what happens to our body when all that sugar gets into our system we get all hypo and we are really energetic for a bit because our heart starts to beat really fast and it is called a sugar rush but when the sugar rush ends it is called a crash which is when you get all tired and angry and sleepy . 

T.A lined up all the drinks from the least sugar to the most
here was the order :
1. Water
2. milk
3. one cup of Raro
4. Flavoured water

5. small can of V

6.Can of coke

7. Powerade

8.Mother

9. bottle of coke

10. e2

And then last of all she talked to us about diet coke and coke zero

She told us that on the back it says there is no sugar in it but really it is worse than normal coke because it has artificial sugar it it .

My writing

See you again Remix

It been a long day without you my waffle and I’ll tell you all about it

when I eat you again, When I eat you again

Damn who knew all the waffles we chewed

all the syrup and food

that I’d be sitting right here cooking you

Bad Blood Remix

Now I'm stuck with the burnt waffles

ooohh

it’s so sad to think about the waffles that are burnt

cause baby now we got burnt waffles and I don’t think

I can eat them cause I might get sick

And then I can’t eat more waffles , hey!

Remix of Just give me a reason

Tell me that you've had enough of this syrup

just give me the waffles just the ordinary waffles

maybe just a little bit of the maple syrup so I can

Love them again

Remix of Sugar

I'm burning baby I'm in the toaster

come get me out before I burn

Syrup , yes please , won’t you come and pour it down on me

I'm not from McDonald's I'm original

yeah you guest it I'm a waffle

Syrup , yes please , won’t you come and pour it down on me

I'm right here on your plate I'm not going anywhere

Current Events

I was looking at some articles when I came over this one , check of the names of some of these places














This place was meant to be called Y because of because
 it has to highways with a Y shaped intersection but the name
of the town had to be at least three letters so they named it why .



try pronouncing the name of this town:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ,
This place is a town found in whales , it has the longest name in 
Europe at 58 letters




Then last of all there is this town , Truth or Consequences .
The town was originally called hot springs but then it got named after a
radio station .

Current events

These are not your usual dog houses these dogs are living the life in these flash dog houses some of the are palaces and some of them are miniature family homes but I can tell you these dog houses are a lot different from the one my dog has to live in .
 

My goals

Here are a couple of  my goals for this term

1. I want to keep my gold card , the last time I lost my gold card was because I didn't complete the amount of pages that needed to be done on time so I think I need to take all the time I can get to keep on top of my 

AWS .

2. I am going to try and make my writing a little bit better by using different types of genres and not just end the story straight away so I am going to put more effort into my endings .

3.This term I am going to make sure I keep on top of my art I could do that by booking in some time on my my plan and not sitting by my friends when my class does art .

Current events post

Adoption offers are flooding in for a dog that was dumped off a bridge near Tauranga last week .

The SPCA was called to the scene when some witnesses saw a white van pull up and dump the dog off the bridge . Luckily the dog managed to swim to the shore unharmed , but the 15 metre drop definitely frightened the dog .

The SPCA is offering a reward to anyone that knows any information about the incident .
For now the SPCA is taking care of the dog until it is time to find a suitable home for this special dog .

Current events post

A small town in Alaska got a big surprise when it started raining eels ! , the eels were about a foot long and they had lots of teeth . No one had any idea why it was raining eels . Some people believe that it has happened with other things like fish for example . They say that if there is a is a tornado or a water spout these creatures can be swept up into they sky and then a little while later they will eventually fall from the sky

but some people are a bit confused because there has not been any tornadoes or waterspouts around the area lately .

My winter poem

Winter

Snow is falling

the clouds are bawling

The wind is howling

the sky is growling.

The lightning is striking

The cold is biting.

The winter coats have come out

Jack frost is about .

A blanket of fog has covered the town

The rain just won’t stop falling down.

Winter has come .

My soccer reflection

Music month

My NYLD presentation

Snake swallows Tongs !

A vet named Aaron Rouse was feeding his pet python Winston a rat with some BBQ tongs when the python grabbed hold of the tongs, Aaron tried to get them out of the snakes mouth but the hungry python would not let go so Aaron left the snake in its cage for a while but when he came back the snake had swallowed the tongs whole ! . Aaron was very surprised to see that the snake had swallowed the BBQ tongs whole . He ended up preforming surgery on the snake to get the tongs out . So in the end Winston was unharmed and Aaron had learnt a very important lesson : do not feed a snake with barbecue tongs .

This is the x-ray of the snake after it had swallowed the tongs

Mothers day event

Last week at my school we had a mothers day event . To start off we did a quiz about mothers day and then we watched a video about why we love mums . After that I took my mum to the little pampering station that the teachers had set up and I painted her nails , but then I ended up removing he nail paint because I did a very sloppy job . When I finished removing the paint I took my mum to get some cheese and crackers but then she had to go back to work so my friend Abby and I painted each others nails but Abby painted my whole thumb ! . After that Me and my friend Sophie joined in with Abby and her mum and we all played cards together . I had a great time .

Luge

Luge

Me mum and Max had just hopped of the shotover jet , it was so cool and thrilling .

We nearly crashed a few times but I think the driver did that on purpose to thrill us .

After we we hopped of , some friends of ours meet us at the shotover shop , Their names were Fin, Jack, Emma, Kurstan and Bart . We all decided that we would then go and do the luge so we drove to the gondolas . After we finally found a park we purchased our tickets and lined up for the gondola . When we got to the front of the line we realised that the gondolas could only fit four people so they were tiny compared to the ones in Rotorua .

After the awesome ride up we hopped off and had some lunch at the cafe which was at the top . Just after we had something to eat and talked for a while we lined up for the luge , we all had to ride on the beginners track , Stella wanted to ride with mum so I rode in my own luge . Mum and Stella were going so slow, so I passed them easily and speed down to the end where Max and Dad were waiting for us . To get back up to the top we had to go up on the chairlifts so I went with dad , on the way up I noticed a camera that takes photos of you that you can buy , Dad pulled the finger at the camera and I smiled at it .

We finally got to the top again I lined up for the expert track I was scared and excited in a way . After the long wait we got to the front of the line so I hopped on one of the carts and started going and at the very start the was a small drop and my cart rolled down it and started speeding up , I felt like I was going so fast until Dad came speeding round the corner behind me and easily passed me with Max following just behind . The next time I saw Max and Dad was at the very end , but I just kept going and I bumped into Max and then he got angry at me but luckily it was the end so he couldn’t bump me back . I rushed back to the chairlift with Dad again , I was so ready to have another go .

The End

My writing

The Jump

This was it . I finally had the courage to do it so I quietly jumped into the back of the line .

The line slowly moved forward and I was getting nearer to the front “ maybe I should back out ”

a little voice in my head said but before I could change my mind one the instructors clipped me into the harness and told me to start climbing . I began to slowly climb up , I was gaining speed now nothing could stop me now I thought . That was until I looked down , “ right up you come ”

said the instructor . I was up . . .

I couldn't believe it . I had just climbed a 10 metre pole ! It felt so good to know , but I still had to jump so I stood in the position I had to and the instructor clipped me onto another rope and told me to stand by him . I was so nervous ! The instructor told me I could do it the easy way or the hard way . The easy way, I jump . The hard way , he pushes me . He told me he was going to count from three and on three I jump ( or get pushed ) . 3 . . . 2 . . .  1  , I jumped .

I felt like I was free falling , my stomach just dropped and I kept on falling . After what felt like forever the rope tightened and I swung up away from the pole and then back towards the pole , I thought I was going to hit it so I closed my eyes and braced myself but I narrowly missed the pole and swung back away from the pole again .

After continuously swinging back and forth (while my stomach felt like it was still dropping). The other instructor held up a pole sort of thing with a handle on the end for me to grab . So I grabbed it and he slowed me right down so I was just hanging there and he wheeled a ladder underneath me so I climbed down and he unclipped me . I had actually done it . It felt so good .

The End

Reading

I have made a list of all the things normally read in one day .

•  I read all the signs on the way to school .
•  I also sometimes read my book on the way to school .
• When I get to school I check my mi plan (which is my timetable) and I read what is on there.
• I read my book club book ( bubblegum babes )
• I do some of our earning tasks , which includes reading what we have to do
• I read on the way home from school

I think it is important that everyone learns to read so that they can understand everything and of course it means you can read books and blog posts like this one . That is why it is important to learn to read .