This Year...

This year has been breath-taking. It was one of favourite years I will never, ever forget.

One of my favorites was Optimist Yachting. I went on Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday was my favourite day. I went on the boat with Sana the first time and Annabel the second. I hoped off early on Tuesday but I regret that. On Tuesday Sana and I were on the boat and we were going very fast. We accidentally hit Amy’s boat and we made Amy’s boat almost capsize and it made the whole of Amy’s head go under. It was an accident but it was hilarious.

My other favourite was the production. I was a zombie. It was my first time on a stage. I had huge butterflies but they all fluttered away when I took my first step on the stage. There was lots of singing and dancing. Our costume was a ripped, stretched t- shirt and baggy track pants. Our make- up was a white face. Black eyes and black lips. Our hair was crazy. Literally crazy. Our hair was here, there and everywhere. I teased my hair and put dreads in it. It was amazing fun.

My favourite sport I have done this year was volleyball. We do it every Wednesday. I have done it in term 1 and term 4. I love volleyball and everything about it. My favourite hit I like to do is a spike. My team is great. We win all our games. We can do 3 player bonus points. This year has been spectacular.

My Year That WAS

Welcome to the 2013 Mathletics. I was so nervous. Rattling to my bone. GO I heard I dived for the question. I bring it back my teams table. It’s 20 I hiss like a snake to Charlie. We write it down and pass it to the judge. Correct! Says the judge we get the next question. Oh know it’s a ratio. I don’t know ratios. Luckily Charlie and Nick knew there answer. Finally my race has been called. 100m Freestyle right? Yes!! On the click girls. On your marks! GO! I dive into the water as fast as I can. I speed along the water. Yes I come first I’m in the final. I speed as fast as I can. I come second. Breea Diack bet me. The water was so cool and clear it was refreshing. Come on Nick I want to find out what we’re doing first. I can’t wait till we get to go on the flying fox that was our first activity. I jump up onto the ladder I get on the flying fox and push off. Woohoo!!!!! I yell. I was going so fast and my hair was blowing in the wind. Camp was so fun at Stoney Creek. My Year That WAS By Ruby

My year that was

My year This year was great in Room 4. I had so much fun. My favourite was the bp challenge. My team was max, Savannah and me. We had to build a flying fox. it was awesome. At the end of the challenge we all got a Moro bar and we got to eat them. For production I was a zombie and I got to stand next to Tim. Tim was Private Starch and all the rest of us were zombies. We danced and sang at the same time. All the rest of the production people were singing back stage. It was so much fun. I saw my dad, mum, Ben, grandma and my great grandma. That was my first production and I loved it. Camp was awesome and I want to go again next year. My favourite thing was the BMX bikes and the bow and arrows. I was in the cabin with Liam, Max, Harrison, Flynn, Jordon, Ashton, and Dylan. I loved the breakfast and the activities.

The year that was

This year was completely amazing. I had so much fun. My two favourite things were the production and camp. For the production I was a Dock Twin with Maia. We didn’t say much but we liked our part. At camp I just absolutely adored riding on the mini motorbikes and the flying fox. The things I participated in were choir, orchestra, Kapa Haka, netball, volleyball, soccer, and lots more. I have been selected to be a librarian for 2014 but I’m not sure about road patrol. I’ve applied and done the test but I only got ok. I really want to be a School or House leader so I’m going to apply for one of them. I’ve really enjoyed this year. it’s been one of my favourite years so far.

the year that was...................

The year that was…. The year was just amazing. It is nearly the end of the year and I have had a blast. I have participated in basketball, netball, choir, and kappa Hakka. I hope I can be a librarian and school leader next year. One thing that I adored was the production. I was the lamb. It wasn’t much but it was good enough for me. A funny thing that happened in the production right at the end was my friend Maia took a bowl and the hat that was on her head fell right off. Izzy and her were trying to catch it but it slipped and bounced through their hands. I got in to be a road patroller. In the training all I got was a ok but still it is a great achievement. one fun thing that Miss Ferguson now and then was when we made quick story’s because what she did was but a picture up on the screen and let a our minds go wild. This year has been an awesome experience with Ms Ferguson and had a great time.

this year

This year has been awesome. I have done lots of learning and have achieved lot. The best part of Term 1 was defiantly camp. It was awesome. I got to have two and a half whole days with no annoying brother. The best activities in camp were the low ropes and the flying fox. The low ropes were an awesome obstacle course filled with ropes and tires. The most fun one was the tyre bridge. The flying fox was the best of the lot. You climbed up a giant tower and jumped on a steel bar. You went soaring. I was the loudest screamer of them all

The highlight of term 2 was the BP Technology Challenge. There was lots of intense training like making planes, cars and flying foxes. It was two days before the night and we thought we had it all planed out. We were wrong. On the night we had different materials from the plan. It was really stressful. I felt like my head would explode. We got it done even though it didn’t drop the Moro bar into the box.

Term 3 was really cool with the Napier City Rovers coming over to teach us football skills. We learnt lots of new skills like dribbling, passing, and control. We also learnt new games like terminator, number soccer and the aiming game.

Term 4 was the best. We did the production and I was a town’s person. We had lots of practise miming and saying our lines. The dress rehearsal was not fun. Everyone had to come to school wearing makeup. I had to hide behind my school bag. It was so scary! The night was even worse. We had to perform in front in of thousands of people. I was so scared I could die. When the end came I was exhausted but happy that it was over.

This year has been awesome and I can’t wait till next year.

My second broken arm when I was 4.

"Bye Sophie. Bye Mum". My mum had left me at Kindy in Paeroa. I thought it was going to be a normal day. I went outside to play on the playground. I went down the slide, up the ladder and then the monkey bars. I went past the first bar, the second bar. I put my left hand on the third bar. BAAM! I hand slipped and landed on my left arm. Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! I had broken my arm. Suddenly everyone started crowding around me. I was there for 2 minutes. Lucky mum started sprinting to me. I was taken to the hospital straight away. I was there for the night and I had a bright pink, sparkly cast. I was feeling better.

ice cream

                                            Ice cream

Yum, yum ,yum I can`t wait to taste it. My class are making ice cream today. I’m so excited.  Everyone went up to get the things they needed and once we all had it we took turns shaking the bag of ice. It was so cold that I passed the bag on to the next person straight away. I don’t think my group had enough salt because it stayed watery for ages. Finally the ice cream was made. It was the most delicious ice cream ever. Even though we were all double dipping with our spoons it didn’t affect the taste. It was so yum, frothy, salty and delicious. I really enjoyed making ice cream and I would love to do it again. 

ice-cream

On October 29^th room 4 made ice-cream it was very exciting. I knew what we were making before the teacher said what we were making because of all the screaming and yelling. We were making ice-cream.

We had to put milk icing sugar and vanilla essence in a small bag. Then we put ice and salt in a big bag and put the small bag in the big bag. Next we had to shake it until the ice melted and the ice-cream went all soft and mushy .it was so cold!

When we finally got to taste it it tasted awesome.it was almost indescribable. It was creamy and

Vanillary  at the same time. It was so yum I almost died I hope I can convince mum make it again probably not though

My First Day.

My first day of school was so cool. I met so many friends and they all crowded me on the first day. Sophie, Ocean, Savannah, Jessica, Liv and Maddy have made me feel really welcome and they are really nice. It has been hard joining a new school but it doesnt feel like that anymore. I remember walking into the class and everyone staring at me. I thought they all didnt like me but I was wrong they were just interested. I hope I dont have to leave this school. Thank You all those people who made me feel welcome. I really love having so many friends.

Ice cream

 Ice cream

Other classes must have been thinking “What’s going on in there? It’s as loud as an elephant foot stomp.  Well guess what. My class is making ice cream!

Shouting, screaming noises from everyone were coming about. No felling in my hands. Shaking the bag around to make the ice cream. I felt disgusted, weird and unbelievable. My hands were as stiff as a board.

The eating. The fun part. Mouths as open as whale mouths. It was a bubbly mess.

Hu! In a second my face cheeks were frozen. Annabel had put her cold, numb hands all over my cheek bones. BAAM! I had swung around and had revenge. I put my even colder and number hands on her cheeks.

I loved the ice cream but the double dipping ruined it. Ms Ferguson is great at choosing writing ideas. Wait. Next time we should make chocolate. No, no, no. Sugar covered, marshmallow filled, lollies.

Ice cream story

Liv and I were trotting down the corridor knowing what we were going to make for writing.  We arrive back in the classroom with 2 bags of ice, a bottle of milk and about 30 spoons.  Ice-cream was what we were making! Hooray!

We got into our groups eager to start.  I wasn’t too sure how this was going to turn out.  But we had already started so there was no going back now.  The whole class sat at their desks in a classroom full of screams and shouts.  Our hands were rubbing along a bag filled with ice, salt, milk, icing sugar and vanilla essence. 

Right.  It was eating time.  My favourite.  Our group of 3 got some spoons and got stuck in.  the ice-cream had a divine taste.  The ice-cream was in the bag and starting melting like ice under the steaming hot sun.  It was melting in my mouth and frothing up.

The after taste was horrible and gave me a tummy ache.  So I’m not too sure if I’ll  try to make it again sometime. 

By Maddy

Failed Ice Cream

In A Class Room Full Of Screeching Children.                                                                                           We were making ice cream.

She put us in a group of three James, Amy and I. In an bag you put milk, icing sugar and vanilla essence. And in another bag you put ice and sugar. Put the small bag inside the big bag and rub together. Shaking, burning like a furnace, hard, stinging and freezing. You feel like you’re going faint because of the cold. It’s hard to keep your and on the bag. It’s the test of toughness. It makes you feel like your climbing up a mountain it’s awesome.

I pick up the spoon and stick it in the bag and scoop up the mouth-watering, milky bubbly mess. It tastes like heaven marshmallows. Laughs of delight fill the air. I love failed ice cream.

It was lots of fun making ice cream and I hope to do it again.                                                                                                               Thanks Mrs Ferguson