minecraft by liam

this is my boat that I made in the weekend and it took a long time to make it.                                                        This  is the minecraft sign that you find on minecraft.                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Choir by Dylan

As I walked on to the stage I said in my head "am I going to screw up". When I was on stage I saw lots of people that were looking at me, I have a hammer in my chest going bang, bang, bang. Mr  Wright was play his guitar. Frere Jacques was the 1st one, bang, bang, bang. Frere Jacques ended, we did Waltzing Matilda, Canada in my pocket, and Somewhere over the raibow. when it was the Dancing group, at the end we all stood up and did the  dancing. 

Gymnastics By Brooklyn

When I walked on the stage I saw all the face of the audience staring at me.I felt like my tummy had 100 butterflies in it.I felt like my head was going to burst because we had to remember all the actions.I had to do a floor routine, a hoop routine and the last one was a roly-poly while i was performing i felt sick because i have stage fright. I have never performed in front of  lots of  people before at the end of the show we put our arms up in the air.I felt proud because we were finished.The crowd clapped and cheered with smiles on their faces I knew they liked the show. 

Kapahaka. By Sienna.

My hands were trembling as I was sitting on the stage. I saw the faces from the crowd glaring at me. Then I felt a hard hammering feeling in my chest. I was so shy and I thought I would forget the song words in the tremendous performance. When all the Kapahaka

people were ready, Maia called out loud, "Taringa Whakarongo" and so everyone sat on their knees from sitting on their side. Then Maia called loud again "etu" and so everyone in Kapahaka people stood up and smiled. Mrs Lowe nodded her head at Paia and Aleesha then the two girls started to do a Karanga and all the girls did the wiri. When the two girls finished, Maia said "Hopi" and then said "Haere Mai Haere Mai toru wha"then everyone started to sing Haere Mai. When we had sung Haere Mai once Maia said "ano" so everyone sung Haere Mai again, when we went through Haere Mai the second time the back row of girls took a step into the front row and the front row of girls went to the back. I was in the row at first but then I turned into the back row. When the girls started the poi I felt sceared because the boys were sitting down and the audience could see us. we were holding our pois they were flying through the air. To finish our purformence the boys did the haka and it was very loud. When it was finished I felt proud of my self because we had been practising for a while and our practising paid of. I injoied myself.

Kapahaka by Liam

The crowd went silent and Aleesha and Paia did the karanga. I felt so scared because everyone was looking straight at my eyes. We started singing haere mai. The whole group sang loudly until haere mai was finished. Then we did Nga iwi e and that was boring and we ended with rua ana whati whati Hi!. The girls did the poi and nearly hit my head so I had to duck down and try not to get hit. Finally it was my time to shine. Bryn said 'Kia mau, Ka mate, ka mate ka ora ka ora. I felt tingly in my tummy. I was so relieved when it was over.

dance by corbyn

I was happy as I walked on stage. I said to my self I hope I don't forget my dance. I felt like its a dream but its not. Then everything went silent. Miss hill turned chori chori on, then we danced. At the start we waved our arms and then we had our arms like a chicken's wings. And when it was a third of the way through we moved our arms really fast up and down. luckily chori chori turned off. We got ready to dance to Coconut. We started off by making are hands look like we are hitting  drums. then coconut turned off, then kotanitanga turned on. When it was half way through the boys did the boys haka we slapped our thighs and brought our hands back. it was finished, I was relieved it was all over. 

Gymmastics by Quinn O

When  I  walked  on  to  the  stage I saw my coach in the crowd. I saw him smiling at us. I was happy when we were doing  the roly poly and   cart-wheels. I thought I  was going to crash  into Bradley when we were doing the roly poly and cart-wheels. My tummy felt sore and my heart was beating like a hammer. I was hoping that we were not going to make a mistake in the gymnastics show. At the end  we  all stood up and  did  five roly polys each  on  the  stage. Then  we  waited for  Rosie and Sasha to finish us off. I was happy because we were finished.  

The Readers Theatre by Ryleigh

Bom Bom Bom, my hart was pounding as fast as a bullet as I was waiting for choir to Finnish their song , over the rainbow. Oh no they have finnished I thought to my self, I was  also excited in a way. Readers Theatre walked onto the stage and then we got in our places, the M.C'S Sasha and Rosie said their lines ''the readers theater group will now present the very old story of Pinocchio, written over 130 years ago. At the end they will sing the song Pinoccho from the 1960's made famouse by Maria Dallas. Please join in the song,  if you are old enough to remember it". It felt like their was one  million people staring at me with exited faces. I was looking for my friend Nakita, suddenly I found her right there in the middle. Oh no I forgot my words, I heard Alex say "Pinocchio it is true you are, I just remembered at that point and joined in, beautiful and with my magic wand i will give you life for 24 hours. I felt so imbarest after that because Mrs Kelly looked at me in an evil way.I hid behind Astella's wheel chair and hoped knowone would see me 
(but they did)"pinocchio I want you to be a brave honest and generus boy, to always be a real boy you must prove you can be a good son so every time you tell a lie you're nose will grow and when you tell the truth it will become normal again. After the play, Pinocchio, we sang the song pinocchio" do you love me pinoccio tell me..." the song ended and we all froze like statues then the audiance started claping. Rosie started speaking, the audiance clapped once more as a song came on to tell Readers Theatre to get off the stage. We went to sit down on the mats, I waited pationtly as we waited for the dance group to get ready on the stage. When the dance group was ready Sasha introdused them. The dance group  started dancing to their first song chiri chiri, then they danced to coconut from the palm trees in samoa. after that they danced to Kotahitanga well... we all did, sitting down of course. At the end Nga Kaho all standed up at the end and did the rest of the dance, Leilani put her hand in the air and Nga Kaho all did the same because we did a bowl. The  M.Cs ended the show, and that was the end of that, PHEW

Dancing Group by leilani

I walked on stage Mrs Miller told us to stand in our positions. when the the song (chori chori ) started my body tingled with excitement.I brought my hands up and put them back down,my hands were moving,my legs were moving my whole body was moving. The next song was (coconut) we all pretended to bang on the drums.I looked out in the audience and I felt really nervous.I thought that aliens were staring at me. the next song was kotahitaga I brought my hands up and did a pose and started doing a pose then we kept on dancing.I had a really fun day with my dancing group.

Kapahaka by Maia

MY hands were trembling. I felt like I didn't want to be there. Then Mrs Lowe nodded at me. My brain went all fuzzy as if I was going to forget my line. My brain went black just as the words flew out of mouth "Taringa whakarongo!!". The crowed started to clap and cheer! Paia and Aleesha started calling out the Kgaaran.Then I had to start off Haere mai. "Haere mai, haere mai - toru, wha". The audience started to clap and cheer as we  finished singing Haere Mai.    


The next song was nga iwi e and I had to start it off. "Nag iwi e- toru,wha I called out. We heard a loud applause coming from the crowed.  It was time for the poi and I had to start this one off too!



Hoki,Hoki tono mai toru wha. We started doing the poi. The poi came to an end and I had to finish it of with  the conting down in Morai "Ka tahi ka rua ka toru ka wha". Everybody clapped.


I gave the signal for the boys to stand up, "etu". Bryn started the haka. The haka came to an end.Then Connor said "etu" and we had to stand up. Rosie and Sasha finished it off , "give it up one more time for nga kaho kapa haka", everyone started to clap again. I walked off stage feeling very proud.

The Kapahaka Group by kyro

When I walked onto the stage I saw the faces of the audience staring at me.  I was a bit shy because I saw Mr G smiling at me. It made me feel proud of myself.  Then we did the Kapahaka. Paia and Alesha did the Karanga  and then we started to sing Harere mai and Nga  iwi e that we had been practising for six weeks. Next we sang our song called hoki hoki for our poi. The boys went onto the haka. Then we walked off the stage, Sasha said "girls your poi was graceful, boys you nearly brought the roof down. I was happy when I walked off. 

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choir by lucas

As I nervously walked on stage I saw twenty one faces looking directly at me.

I looked at my conductor Mr wright and we started singing our songs. As I started sing my song I was afraid I was going to forget my words.


Are first song was a french song called frere jacques. we had a french side and a English side. I was in the french side.   

Are seconed was a astraliyan song called waltzing matilda and it was about a swag man who campted by a coolaba tree.


As rebeca walked of stage towards the pino I got ready to sing canda in my poket. I was afrade I was going to forget when to come in.

Are last song was from the islands. there was a group of six people called the super six. 

Readers theatre by Sasha

My hands were trembling as I took a step Into the hall.I had my MC script and the Pinocchio story book in my hands.As the group sat down I walked over to the podium.I looked for my parents but they weren't there. Their was a voice in my head saying, come on mum come on dad hurry up!! I felt a shiver run down my spine. Then I saw Rosie coming up to me with her MC script.she waved and stood beside me. I saw my parents and friends sitting down. I felt a little better just seeing them.

After Kapahaka,Gym and choir did their performances it was Readers Theater's time to shine. As the music was on the group piled on the stage as well as me. We stood in our places and waited for Rosie to introduce Readers theater group. When Rosie had finished there was no sound at all. Then the Narrators nudged each other as a signal to start. I opened the book and suddenly big eels started swimming in my stomach. I remembered there was a gap between the stage and the wall. " I'm going to fall off !!! A screaming voice was in my head.
The play went on and on. It seemed it would go on and on forever. Finally the play ended I closed the book and gave it to Mrs Kelly and stood in another place like the other children ( in the play group) 

The music started and the group started to dance and sing  like a puppet.The song was called  Pinocchio made by maria Dallas in the 1960's. Some adults sang with us. The song ended and the play group stood in a pose of a puppet and everyone clapped.

The group got of and I walked to the podium phew !! Its over I said. I saw my parents smiling at me. I felt really proud ! 
   The End   
          

Kapa haka by kyra

The audience went quiet as Rosemary and Sasha introduced the kapahaka group. "Taringa Whakarongo" Maia cried out into the hall and all the girls began to wiri. Alesha and Paia did the Karanga "Haere mai, Haere mai, e nga iwi e, Haere mai" We started our first song, Haere mai. I was scared I would forget the words because there were so much people looking at me.

The next song was Nga Ewi E. In the middle of the song I nearly forgot the actions.  At the end of the song we were in our position to do the poi while singing Hoki, Hoki.

As I got the poi out I thought to myself "I hope the poi doesn't fling onto one of the adults I had butterflies in my tummy getting bigger and bigger because everyone was looking at me.

The boys stood up and did the haka Kamate and Tika Tonu. They were all very loud and at the end there
was a clap for them.Walking of the stage I was very proud of myself.

Sasha and Rosemary finished it of by saying "wow, Girls your poi was graceful and boys you nearly brought the roof done with that haka. The audience started to clap and I walked off the stage felling very proud of myself.

Dance by Leilani

Readers theatre by Ezra

As Readers theater walked on stage my heart started thumping against my chest.I slowly walked to the part on the stage were the Stromboli sat.I felt butterflies in my stomach .Then the narrators started
Us off once upon a time there was a kind carpenter named Gepetto;.Taylor who was the voice of Gepetto started Cameron off who was the actor.Then it was nearly our turn it felt gurgly in my stomach. This is it i thought then i got on stage and started to act while saying my lines my name is stromboli comein come in ladies and gentle man come in and see our puppet show.Then it was our last line then take these coins tou danced very well.After the show readers theater danced to Maria Dallas song.Then it was finished finally i thought then we walked off stage.

Choir By Rebekah

The audience became silent and Sasha and Rosemary introduced my group, the choir.  My heart thumped and my hands trembled.  The butterflies in my stomach became bigger and bigger.  I didn't want to be there but it was too late to even try to get off the stage.

As Mr Wright started picking his guitar, we started singing Frere Jacques.  The audience turned and some started singing with us. The nervousness began to go away and the song finished.  The crowd clapped loudly and Mr Wright started off the next song, Waltzing  Matilda.

Hopefully I won't forget my words, I thought to myself.  Luckily I didn't.  Again the crowd clapped and Mr Wright looked at me.

That was the signal.  My body tingled as I slipped off the stage and down the steps to the piano.  This is it I thought to myself as I pulled the piano stool out and set my music up.  I just had to find the right pedal and wait for Mr Wright's other signal to start.  My hands sweated and Mr Wright  gave me the signal.  I started playing the introduction to Canada in my Pocket.  The singing started and after I played the last bit of the song it finished.  I felt proud of myself for finishing the song without making any big mistakes.  

Quickly I rushed back to my place and started singing the next song Somewhere over the Rainbow.  The crowd clapped loudly and Sasha finished our performance saying, "Wow I could listen to that singing all night.  Rebekah your piano playing was superb and Mr Wright that was pretty good guitar picking."

Camping by Kyra

My Mum, Dad, brother, my friend Georgia and I went camping and this is a picture of us all eating strawberries with icing sugar in the morning. We are at Kiropaponga camping site and other friends came with us.

At Ohope Beach

 

This is Caroline and I at Ohope beach eating nachos.  On this holiday we slept in a tent, it was really fun.

The Catch By Sasha

The fox ran and ran until it came to a big thorny tunnel. It looked back only to see the boy coming closer. The fox crawled under the thorns. The boy came to the tunnel and looked back at the 

village he lived in. Should I go or not he asked himself . Then he gave a determined look and thought to himself I need that fish no matter what! He ducked down and started army crawling. He saw some light and crawled even faster. He tried to get out but he got 

stuck in the vines. 

The boy pulled and pulled to get out. Once he got out he saw the fox run into a log. The boy jumped onto the log and crawled along it until he got to the end of the log. He looked into the log but he could only see pitch black. Omph !!! The boy was tackled to the ground. This was the foxes chance. The fox ran out of reach but the boy got up and started running after the fox. He jumped swung leaped rolled and sprinted. He tried to grab the fox but he couldn't. the fox kept running and the boy followed him until he came to a mountain. They started climbing it. The boy nearly fell off, gripping the mountain. His hat fell off but the boy didn't mind he swung and climbed back up. When he reached the top there was a thick layer of mist.    

MAKING PANCAKES BY KYRO AND QUINN

We read a text about Making Pancakes and then we made them with the help of Mrs Harris and Shakana. Please watch our video and leave a comment.

THE CATCH by Bradley

One summers morning a boy who lived in a village was fishing in a little pond. He was waiting and waiting for a fish to tug on his bait on the hook. Suddenly he felt a tug on his line. He had a smile on his face.  He looked at the fish and looked disappointed because it was too small and it wouldn't feed his whole family. He looked back at the village.He stood up and then heard a  strange noise coming from the bush. He walked over to the bush and cautiously parted the banana leaves. He slipped out his knife and walked to the fox and cut the stalk and let the fox free. 

The fox pounced around him and the boy slowly walked back. Then the fox jumped onto him and sniffed the boy. The fox smelt some fish and ran to the basket and saw a fish.  He scooped it up with his sharp teeth and ran away. The fox lead him through a long thorny bush. 

Book Character Poses

Bella's Beanstalk

This is Willow

This is my gorgeous little puppy Willow.  Willow is 8 months old.  She is a Jack Russell terrier and she likes giving our two cats a hard time.

Shadow

This is my dog shadow.  She was just a pup here but she is a lot older and bigger now but still adorable. by Emma

My trip to ROTORUA!!!

We went to the maze and it was aMAZEing!
after we got out we took a break and then something really weird stood in front of us
it was a cat race!!! 



 

Boy were we tired. We got to bed. In the morning, I felt as fresh as an apple!
and that's when my time to hit the road people, we're going to rainbow springs!!!
We had been so excited about going there that we forgot about the big splash. Mum said "Lets go on the big splash! Woo hoo! We said excitedly.



splash!

this is me at mini golf and here's a bunny called Marbles.






this is Joseph and I on the Gondola. 


Look at the view!!! 





This is me and the LUGE.

 Boy was I scared at first but now, I'm a champion!!!!        

 After the LUGE we had to go on a chair lift and
that was COOL!!!

 This is what the park looks like at night



This is a close up of a real live KEA!!!

I thought it look amazing

Funtastic Friday, Book Week, Dream Bedrooms

Deserts. By Sienna

I am the frog in a dog, and today is the day that we are off to see deserts. Let's leave right away. You may think that deserts are empty and bare, the things we will find there insects and lizards, flowers and snow. Want to see for yourself? Buckle up and let's go! Why are deserts dry? I will glad to explain. There are vary few clouds above them to bring rain. Without clouds, there is nothing to block the sun's light or to hold the heat in, so it gets cold at night. The air is so dry any rain deserts get dries up right away, so they do not stay wet. Without water, surviving in deserts is rough. Plants, insects and animals need to be tough. In day time, small animals stay underground. Later on, when it is cooler, they move above ground. Kangaroos lick their arms to help cool off their skin, then each digs a hole in the ground and climbs in.

BOOK CHARACTER DAY

My birthday By sasha

I woke up feeling very excited that it was my birthday. I checked the clock to see what time it was. It was 5:00am but I didn't care at all. It was my birthday how was I supposed to sleep when I was so excited!! I rushed over to my mum and dads bedroom. "HAPPY  BIRTHDAY Sasha" said mum and dad. I decided that I should get some sleep because I was about to have the greatest day of my life. Zzzz zzzz. Beep beep beep was all I could hear. Dad said to stop the alarm. I thought that I had only slept a minute but I hadn't. It was 7:32am! Mum had already gone to work. Just then I heard my brother wake up. He came over and also said HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I had to get ready for school. I got all ready and went to school. As soon as I came in the classroom Rebekah rushed over to me and got something out S It looked like a present. Rebekah was  wanting me to open it. So I quickly got out my stuff and did the things we are supposed to do with them. Then I read the card out loud to the people who were more excited than me. I opened the present and all the people crowded around me  eager to find out what it was. Everybody shouted "Rip it! Rip it!" So I did. "Wow thanks Rebekah for the present," I said. It was a pencil case with markers so I could decorate my own case how I liked. I then gave the teacher 2 packets of chocolates to share with the class at the end of the day. My day went fast and I was thinking if dad had bought me a present. Finally it was the end of the day and I gave out the chocolates and went home. There was a package out on the doorstep I picked it up and went inside the house. We went to pick up mum at 3:15, then we came home. My brother was already at home. Then I had to take a shower. After my shower I had a few phone calls. Somebody came to give me a present. When we all were together we sat down at the dinner table but we didn't have dinner. Instead I opened the presents and  this is what I got and who I got it from.  I got 2 cards and a gift card from our family friends , a watch from Avik and then my dad said

cut the cake. So we did. The cake was so delicious that I couldn't stop eating it. I was about to go when dad said to my brother go and get it and  that could only mean one thing another present !! I was so glad the day wasn't  over yet. I opened the gift wrap and there before my very eyes was something  I'd been wishing to get. It was an I PAD!!!! I hugged mum and dad and my brother for the best thing I'd ever wish for. Next I got play on it. Our family always does  something special for our birthdays and this time I got to choose what we had for dinner. So I chose pizza. My friends came over and ate the pizza with us. Yum yum .then it was time for them  to go and time for us to sleep so that's the end of the day.

The Egyptian Mummy with the Ugly Wedding Dress By Rebekah

This is me at my aunty's kitchen tea party in Levin dressed up as a bride in toilet paper.  There was another girl dressed up as well.  I thought she would win but we both did.  Our prizes were two moro bars.  I felt like an Egyptian mummy with an ugly wedding dress.  After all the photos with me looking like an Egyptian mummy I did a roly-poly to get myself out of the toilet paper.  That didn't really work so I ripped it off, then I had to pick all the the mess up. 

MY WONDERFUL FAMILY FROM SHAKAYLA BURTON

Hi everyone my name is Shakayla Burton and this is my family,  my dad Taka and my two uncles Jaden and Corey and my little sister Magerth.

This is also my family this time its me my dad my two uncles there friend Michile they all are my friends as well I same times play with all of them.I hope I get to see my dad on Friday he mite be picking me and my brothers up thank you for reading my family explaning thank you.

hunting by liam

On Saturday I  was so excited to go to my uncle's farm to go hunting for my birthday. Dad and I  got ready and  went to cashes-bush, and it was a long way to get to cashes bush. When we got there I felt really sick.  I had to go and open the gate so I could let my dad  through. Dad parked the car by a tall  tree and got the hunting bags for me so I could put my stuff in them. I said to my dad can we go now he said OK  we can go so we walked right to the top of the hill and look for some pigs or deer's, I saw a big  pig so my  dad walked down and he waited for it to come closer so he could shoot it and it finally came closer and dad shot it. I ran up to  it and was still  alive so dad shot him in the head so he could put him out of his misery. Dad gutter the pig  so it wasn't to heavy .  Dad said meet me  at the top off  the hill in a puff voice with the pig on his  back." I said ok Dad" but when I  got to the top of the hill, dad fell  down and  rolled his ankle and I had to  help Dad get up and try lift him up on to his feet. Dad got up said stay by me incase I fall  down  again ,"I said yep" in a panicing voice then I saw the top of the hill and I said to Dad I can see the top of the hill yes we are at the top. I can see the car so we walked to the car and  put the pig in the back of the car and we started the car and we drove to my uncle house.   My uncle said to come over to the killing shed so we can weigh it and it was 175lbs boar cool. I was so proud.

Miniball

This is my miniball team - Parkvale Meteors. 

My Mum is our coach.

We play every Tuesday after school. 

We have a fun time.

By Bella

liam going hunting

This is my  uncle's stag that he shot.

This is a sika stag that I saw on the side of the mountain.

This is big Boaris, my uncle's pig.