On Saturday was the St Patrick’s Day Fair! As soon as I arrived with Grace we got really busy. Since I was doing a game I had to run to Grace Hall and back heaps to bring the balloons to the to the game. As I went, Lisa and Debra got quite wet and apparently the balloons were not behaving! After a long while, (after kapa haka of course) I asked if I could have a break to watch Breellen do Irish Dancing and of course the answer was YES!!!

The Irish dancers were absolutely amazing and you could see that they had put a lot of practice in to their dance routines! As time went by, I went to the old hall to see what was going on and I saw the craziest thing! Grace and Monique were trying to Irish dance, but they were failing at it and it was hilarious!

Once the Irish dancing was over I went to get some candy floss and lucky for me there was practically no line at all and so Monique  followed along and we both got huge sticks with a big lump of candy floss on top…YUM!

Next I went to see how my Mum and Dad were doing since they were on the roast spit! (by the way it’s not real spit) Mum offered me a mini pork spit and I said a big fat…. YES!!!! After that I wondered off to go eat it in Grace Hall with Monique.

Then, it was finally time for the costume contest! There was so many spectacular costumes! I didn’t win a prise but I didn’t mind at all.

Finally, there was a great big Bunny bouncy castle. Although Monique and I were a bit old for it, we went on it anyway! Finding a bunch of preschoolers on it, we didn’t stay for long! After a big afternoon with heaps of fun, it was home time and that was enough for me!

Do you love animals and hoping to find a good animal book? Well, if so, this is the book for you!

Trouble According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Burney.

A cute golden hampster with his friend Ogg the frog living in room 26, Until  A.J came up with a brilliant town name for socialstuddies, and that town name was… Humphreyville! ( named after Humphrey the hampster.) After that things were quite peaceful until things started to go… WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! Pay-Attention-Art’s grades started to go… DOWN, DOWN, DOWN and it’s up to Humphrey to fix it.

Also, when Humphrey goes for a nightly strole  around the classroom (since his cage lock is secretly broken), he gets caught by Aldo the caretaker and Golden Miranda gets in to trouble! Everything happening all at once to one hampster, how could he sleep?!

To find out how things are put right read ”Trouble According to Humphrey”! The reason I chose this book is because I am a animal lover and I have six pets of my own. Other books in the series are: The World According to Humphrey and Friendship According to Humphrey. If you haven’t read the other books in the series, I advise you to read them first!

Freezing cold, just waiting to go on the jet boat! It’s unit 9′s turn on the jet boat, as excited as we all are, yet we are nervous.

It’s a bit cloudy and misty but as we walk up the wooden floor there is seagull poop we dodge. Everyone hops on and as we hear the engine start with a brrrrrrrrrrrrm, it’s off and away we go! Lake rotorua was crystal clear, but not for long because when the jet boat started it got really ruff!

We saw Macaw Island ahead of us but then we did a enormous twirl in the water! Water splashes from the back of the jet boat and soakes us all! Finally it’s time to turn around and go back to shore!

At Technology this year I learned many different techniques like….

• For Cooking we made a special based pizza that had to set for a whole hour
• Or when we made pillows and used our own ideas rather than copying off a sheet using the exact materials as one another.

                                      Chapter 1

”Okay kids, it is now time for the math test you have all been so excited for!!!” The hole class sighed all except the goody good of the class who loved all subjects, Molly Mandrake, April’s worst enemy. Mrs Higglebottom, their teacher started to give out the sheets and told everyone to put their name on their sheets before they start.

Mrs Higglebottom had a wrinkled up face like a very old ripped piece of wall paper and grey hair like a mouldy old mushroom. Worst of all, the one thing April hated the most was Mrs Higglebottom’s great big pointy nose with a wart on the end! Some people even thought she was a witch, but nobody knows if the rumours are true.

As April starts the test, she thinks about the camping trip she is going to for her 12th birthday rather than concentrating on her test.After about 10 minutes she remembered her dad’s words, ” If you pass your math test you can go on the camping trip”.Suddenly something very unexpected happens.

                                                                         Chapter 2

April’s desk starts to rattle and shake and April flies in to the air and before she can even scream she apairs in the forest she is meant to stay in for her camping trip!!!!” Where am I?” April says rubbing her head in confusion. April looked a little closer. ”Wait a minute, I’m in the forest I was supposed to be staying in for my 12th birthday camping trip!” ” Am I dreaming?” ” I must be cause a minute ago I was thinking about this place and now I am here!” HOW CAN THIS BE POSIBLE!!!!!!!!

April started to run around as if she was a mouse being chased by a big ferocious ginger cat!!! After a while she sits down on a log and tears ran down her cheeks. ” How am I ever get back to my reality life! It is impossible!” Suddenly a little voice came out from the bushes.

Chapter 3

The voice from the bushes was a little boy!” Nothing is impossible, only if you believe it is impossible it will be, but if you believe it is possible then it is true!” Said the little boy whose name was Chistopher.” Who are you?”, April says. ”I’m Chistopher, and you are?” ” Ohh sorry! My name is April. Do you live here or are you on a trip here?” ” I live here. My parents died in a huge car crash and I was so lucky I lived but now I am an orphan.” ” Don’t you stay in a orphanage?” ”No, I ran away because the lady looking after me hated me and didn’t even feed me so I ran away and I also… stole some of her money to keep me alive”.” Wow, and I thought that my life was crazy”.

”Well, we can’t just stand here! Come with me, I”ll show you around. I know this forest like the back of my hand!!!” As the two of them went around the forest Chistopher led April to his tree house that he lived in. Now, even though Chistopher was only a kid, he was very good at building. The look on Aprils eyes was astounding.

The tree house was twelve storied with vines and ladders all around it. But best of all, the one thing that April thought was the best was the humungous water slide in to the pool. Chistopher’s room was very flash with a native parrot on a perch that wasn’t even in a cage so it could fly freely. Chistopher also had a kitchen, a lounge, spare bedrooms and best of all a room filled with all kids have  dreamed of having!!!” How did you build this! It is amazing! I bet all kids would dream of going here if they ever heard about it!” April said in amazement.” Ohh there is more but don’t you want to get back to your….. normal life?” ” Well yea, but this place is amazing and I like it better here!” ” You can’t stay here cause I want to go with you to your life but I know a potion to bring you back.”

Chapter 4

”Well, tell me because this place is amazing but I do need to get back to my normal life”! ”Well, there is three core ingredients that you need to make the posion and that is The Purple Pinecone, The Blue Frog and The Golden eagal egg!!!!” ” I don’t see the probleme now so lets go find them!!”

So the two of them went off to find the core ingredients. Firstly, Chistopher got the purple pinecone for his amazing skills of Climbing and Fighting evil mutant squarrels. Secondly, April got the blue frog for her amazing skills of peacefulness with animals and Catching animals in a way that would never harm the inocent little creature. Finally all that was left to do was to get the golden egg and mix the posion altogether and walah!!!!

It was going to be a big mission to get The Golden Eagal egg, but as Chistopher says, Nothing is Impossibe!!! If it weren’t for Chistopher’s  climbing skills and April’s skill of peacefulness with animals they would have never would have gotten the golden eagal egg but they got it so they were compleatly ready to make the posion now that they had everything they needed!!!

                                   Chapter 5

Now that they had the core ingredients all they needed to do is crack the golden egg and pour the mixture in the pot, then the need the blue frog to spit the pot and last but not least, they need to crush the pinecone with a hammer and put it ing the mixture then sture it  up till the portal appairs. When they stated to do what the instuctions said, they did everything perfect and after 10 minutes they started to sture and after 2 minutes the portal came up and the two of  them got some stuff together and walked right  in to the portal

As they walked through the portal they had to doge spagetti meatball pits because they accidently made the blue frog spew up instead of spiting in to the pot!!! Finally they made it to April’s normal life but,  lucky for April the time had freezed so when she left, the time freezed! So April quickly finished the test while time had still been frozen and as soon as she finished time went back to normal but, Chistopher was still in the classroom but lucky for them both, he just sat on the ceiling because he is amazing at climbing!!!

When the teacher came to colect the test sheets April for once, smiled at Mrs Higglebottom and said, ” Thanks, I think I did well!!” Mrs Higglebottom said back to her, ” April, I never understanded you before but now I do! You are just like me when I was little, unappreciated but now you see that you just got to look at the bright side of things. That is what my teacher told me and I have never regreted listening to that. I think you did pass but lets just wait and see!”

                                Chapter 6

As April came out of the classroom with Chistopher, she saw her family waiting for her including her to little 3 year old  sisters, Sydney and Lilly and her older brother John. ” What are you doing here?!” ” We wanted to here how your test went, by the way, who is your friend?” Said April’s mum. ” Is he your boyfriend?! ” Said John teasing her. ” No, It’s a long story, but this is Chistopher. I was wondering if Chistopher could stay the night tonight? Please!!!!!” ” Alright, we will get you kids home and Chistopher can stay the night, but not to much talking tonight.

That night when Chistopher was talking to April he asked about were he could go since he didn’t have any family because they were all dead but April just said the very first words that Chistopher said to April in the first place. ” Nothing is impossible, you just have to believe something is possible for it to be true.” Those words were always used between the two friends and it has always been true in every situation. ” Hay, wait a minute! Why don’t I just get my parents to adopt you, then you can live with me! Plus, there is a spear room you can live in and there is a bed, wardrobe, and most things you would need.” ” That is very kind of you but what about clothes, food and toys! Where are your parents going to find the money to pay for the cost?”

Before April could even answer his question, they heard a screech coming from the lounge.April and Chistopher ran to the lounge thinking that someone was hert, but they were wrong. When they entered the lounge April’s mother, Cindy, Screeched in excitement, ” WE WON! WE WON THE LOTTO!!!!!!!!” ” Wow, how much money?” ”50 million!” April’s whole family was stunned when they heard that they won lotto,but this gave April the chance to tell Cindy, April’s mother that Chistopher didn’t have a family, he had nothing. ” Mum, Chistopher doesn’t have a family. Can you adopt him so he doesn’t have to go, please!” ” You said he had parents, but he could sleep in the spear room, plus we are rich so we can aford for him to stay. Anyway, we have everything we need! Chistopher you can stay!”said Cindy. ” See Chistopher, anything is possible as long as you believe it is possible!”April says and that was the greatest lesson she ever learnt.

On Monday when I realised that I was going to the Down Town Cinemas to see The Smurfs in 3D, it was 20 past 10 and the movie was going to start at 10:45!!!!!!

Firstly, when we got to the movies we got food, tickets and 3D glasses. Then we went straight in to the movies and surprisingly we were the first people in the theatre!!!!!

Secondly, when we were in the theatre, we had to wait a little while but eventually the movie started and Maxine and I started jumping up and down on our seats!!!!

Last, but not least, my favourite part of the movie was when the Evil Minion Cat said to Gargoulous,” Meow, Meow, Meow”, and a subtitle read: Are you Dead???? Then the Evil cat laughed in an evil way! The reason I enjoyed this movie is because it was funny in certain parts and that is one of the things that I really need in a movie to make it enjoyable for me!!!

Hello people!!!!!! Here is a set of easy and fun instructions to do a relief printing on polystyrene but first you might want to check out what you need! I hope you have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What you need:

• fine polystyrene
• paper (preferably colourful) 
• pencil/pen
• newspaper
• 2 paint rollers
• printing paint
• old clothes(optional)
• paint trays

Goal/Aim:

• The aim of this is to create a picture on polystyrene and role it on to a piece of paper to create your very own piece of art work.

Step one: Draw a picture on to the piece of paper of  your choice, best to make it original!!!!

Step two: Once you have your picture all ready, trace it on to the polystyrene with the paper on top where you can see the picture and trace hard but not too hard that it goes through the polystyrene!!!!!!!

Step three: When you have finished tracing, make sure that you haven’t pushed too hard and role the printing paint with the roller on to the polystyrene.

Step four: Now that the printing paint has been rolled on to the polystyrene, put the polystyrene on to a piece of paper and use the roller to role the print but don’t push too hard or it will rip the paper just like my first attempt at doing this activity.

Step five: Once the print is now on the paper, let it dry for as much time as it needs.

And that is how you make a Relief print on polystyrene!!!!! Remember though, the whole point of this activity is to have………FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ello!!!!!! I am back from Dunedin and ready to tell you about it!!!! Well, you all know about my last post ”Going to Dunedin”, Well I have just experienced a plane and boy was it frightening taking off!!! But the main thing is that my mum enjoyed seeing my face at taking off. But that’s enough about my first plane ride, lets talk about Dunedin!!!

 It is a very old city if you haven’t been there and it is beautiful, spectacular but a little bit chilly. While I was in Dunedin I stayed with my auntie Frances and each day my mum and I would walk down to the bus station while Frances was at work and bus would take us to the Octagon [which is the heart of Dunedin] and meet my big sister, Lisa  who goes to Otago University at the a Octagon to decide what we do that very day.

The first day we did some shopping and went to the butterfly Museum where there was all these activities and games to do before you see the butterflies! My favourite activity was Making vanilla ice cream and my favourite game was the ball being shot through the hoops with a giant blow dryer!!! Next we went to go see the butterflies and it was so awesome!!! I had heaps of photos taken and a butterfly even landed on my head! I also saw a gecko and a female and male turtles and the female looked really, really mad at the male as if the male did some thing really bad on purpose just to annoy the female!!!!

The second day we went shopping again and we went to the Cadbury Factory and the rail station the highlight for that day was the Cadbury Factory because I saw a chocolate waterfall which was amazing and spectacular!!! I also loved the shopping because mum bought me a beany which I now love and wear all the time when I am cold.

The third day we went to the Botanical Gardens, Otago University and the Chinese Gardens. The highlight for that day was Otago University because I got to climb one of the trees there!!!!

Finally the last day we went iceskating and I was really good at it but my mum wasn’t just beacause I rollerblade a lot at the park near my house whenever I get the chance to which is in the weekend or after school some days if it is during the school terms. I think the two main highlights for the whole trip was the Cadbury Factory and the iceskating because it was the best fun I have had in my whole life time!!!

Hello Everybody!!!

Next Tuesday is going to be really exciting, do you know why? Well it is beacause I going on a plane to Dunedin, where my big sister Lisa lives at Otago University!!!!! There is three reasons that I am excited about this event……

1. I get to see Lisa who I haven’t seen since Febuary!!!!!

2. It is my first plane ride!!!!

3. I’m excited about going to Cadbury World!!!!!

So those are my reasons and I really hope that I have a great time, oh but there is a down side to all this!!! My big sister Lisa thinks that I am growing to fast so if I get any taller when I am there she will probably roast me on the B.B Q so I better watch out!!!!! WISH ME GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!

Sonia

Hello, I’m back!!! A couple of days ago I went to the Marae and I’m back now to tell you about my experience there!!! The positive parts of the trip is that we went for a walk up iroam grove which is actually maori backwards, so we went up the hill and on our way we saw a rope swing and so the fun began….. I went up in to the air on the rope and as soon as I knew it I was about to hit a tree but don’t worry about me because it was a mini tree and it was more damaged than me!!!

Next we had some photos taken and then a little group of us counting me raced down the hill and did the rope swing again and then raced down the hill uncontrollably skidding around the corners but none of us fell over or got hurt which was a very good thing!!!

Beep, BeepBut to all these positive things happening there is definitely some negative things going on and you are going to hear about them right now!!! Well, first of all, the negative stuff happened at night and it all started when someone in one corner of the wharenui did a fart!!! And the trouble began……..After the fart everyone cracked up laughing then someone else did a burp and the laughing increased even more!!!!! Next lights had to go out and then I was the one being mischievous!!! My friend Breellen who was beside me joined me say when a teacher was coming ” Alert, Alert  ” very quietly and surprisingly they didn’t hear us!!!! But then Breellen fell asleep so I had to put up with all the snoring and people going to the toilet every so often but finally I got to sleep.

At this Marae I learned how to weave with flax and now I can even teach other people how to weave with flax, but the main thing I learned is to consider other peoples wishes and sleep like other people who want to so I am ready for the next activity the very next day.