House Sport Recount

On Monday 21 October, our school had House Sports. My group, Kowhai 2 versed Kauri 2. We did relays. It was amazing , and very furious. People running their hardest, and fastest. Even though Kauri 2 won, we had an AWESOME time. At the end, we were all tired, our legs aching. We all can't wait for the week after next week, for the next activity were are doing. I'm sure, my group will win the next.

Dance Fever Recount

Today Room 10 had their second dance lesson with Dance Fever. We continued on with our Hip Hop dance. We also started with our second dance, 'The Cha char'. It a dance were you have partners, one boy, and one girl. We also had a competition, the boys had to dance the hip hop dance in the best way. We were awesome. It was the girl's turn, but they did it very sloppy. Some girls didn't even do the pose. We had a great time. Next week, we are going to learn more Cha char moves. WOHOO!

Paintball Rage

One hot, sunny day we planned to go to the Paintball Arena near the airport. Christian, Nathaniel, Jerome, Alex, Anthony, and I were the ones who planned to go. We were very enthusiastic. Christian was tall, sporty, and into rugby, with brown skin, black hair. Nathaniel, handsome, rough, smart, tall, brownish white skin, and into rapping. Jerome, very tall, very smart, sometimes naughty, and into games. Alex, short, dark brown skin, smart, and into games. Anthony, tall, brown skin, kind of smart (no offense), and into sports. I, Lisiate, am smart, brown skinned, have black hair, and into games, and learning. When we got there, we got dressed up into paintball uniforms, and getting ready for battle. The game type was ‘Capture the Flag . We all got split up into teams. Nathaniel, Christian, and Anthony was in the red team. Alex, Jerome and I was in the Blue team. BEEP!! The starting alarm wakes up like a lion from its sleep. We all ran into our hiding places, and the shooting commenced. We were laughing, and shouting to “take cover.” “Chris cover me!!” Nathaniel shouted out to Christian. “Lisiate shoot Nathaniel!!” Jerome called out to me while Nathaniel was running to our flag. “Nathaniel WATCH OUT!!” Anthony warned Nathaniel, and ‘BANG’ I shot the paintball to Nathaniel and “OUCH!!” Nathaniel called out and fell on the ground. We all stopped and ran to him. When Nathaniel turned around, there was green paint all over his goggles. It was from my shot. He took off the glasses, and there was a red mark around his eyes. It was from the pressure from the paintball which pushed the goggles in to his skin. He stood up, and looked at me like a bull seeing everything red. He got angry at me, and we nearly had a fight. Nathaniel took a swing, and he missed. The others stopped him. He was still angry like a lion being disturbed from it’s sleep. So he tried to get his paintball gun, and Christian snatched of him. After 2 minutes, we both felt calm, and I apologize to Nathaniel. “Sorry Nathaniel for shooting you. I won’t do it again.” I said to Nathaniel. We all got back to places, and started again. We all had a great time. We all laughed, acting like we are in a real war, and commanding each other orders. We had so much fun. The time ran out, and we all got changed back. We had a snack at the benches. There was a paintball gun on the floor. The sun’s reflection shone over it, and it caught my eyes. I walked to it, and picked it up. I aimed at Nathaniel’s shoulders. The gun felt so light it had no ammo inside. I pulled the trigger and all of a sudden, “OUCH!!!”.

Pumping Pedals Reading Activities

“ Pumping Pedals” by Maggie Lilleby SJ Part 4 Number 3 2004 1. Recall Give a brief summary of the story. It was a Friday evening at the Tahunanui BMX tracks in Nelson. Sally Davies the only girl in the competition against the boys. She use to go and watch the BMX race with her dad and she thought that she would have a try. She says that BMXing appeals to her favourite sport. When she races, she gives it everything that she got. Sometimes she beats the boys. She wanted to see girls on the track, joining in. She wears protective gear like long sleeves, top and bottom, thick gloves and a full face helmet. She really enjoys BMX. 2. Infer What kind of a person is Sally Davies? Tell why you think this. She is a sporty kind of person because, she is into BMX and try out everything. 3. Evaluate Explain why you think the author entitled the story as “Pumping Pedals” I think that the Author titled the story ‘Pumping Pedals’ because BMX, you have to pedal hard and faster. 4. Think about it Why do you think Sally would like to attract more girls to the sport of BMX racing? Because she doesn’t want to be the only girl in the sport and wants more girls to join in. 5. Recall How are the bikes designed and what are they made of? They are designed to have good pedals and strong wheels. They are made of steel, chains and rubber. 6. Think about it. Why did Sally groan as she remembered her first racing bike? She groaned because the bike was a freestyle bike, it was heavy, with huge tyres. 7. Please explain the racing technique called “pumping” and why it might be important? "Pumping Pedals" Pumping is important because we have to pump the pedals to make the bike go. 8. Do you think BMX racing is a dangerous sport. Tell why or why not you think this. It is a dangerous sport and when someone falls in front of some, the person behind might trip over the person in the front, and they will get hurt. 9. Synthesize Please tell what you liked most about the story and why or why not you would like to be a BMX racer. I like the racing bit and I would like to try BMX and because I love biking just like Sally. 10. Design a flyer to attract and introduce new riders to the sport. Be sure to tell when and where it meets and what equipment is required. When you are finished please upload to your blog.

My Reading Activities

"Chris Pither - Racing Driver" by Jane Bu xton SJ Part 4 Number 1 2002 1. Recall How did Chris finally get started into race car driving? Chris finally get started on car racing by winning New Zealand champion three times. 2. Recall Why do some people think that New Zealand will soon lead the world in motor sports? Because the drivers are starting so young. 3. Infer/ Make a Judgement What kind of a person is Chris? What details in the story lead you to believe this? Chris is a kind of person who loves anything on wheels like cars, go-karts, motorbikes, and Formula Ones. The details on the story say, “Even as a really little kid, I love anything on wheels”. 4. What is a sponsor, and why is it important to have one in motor racing? A sponsor is a company or group which support the team or person. Like the New Zealand sailing team was sponsored by ‘Emirates’. 5. What precautions are taken to to protect the drivers when they are racing? In your opinion, do these precautions go far enough to make the sport safe? The precautions is far enough to make sport safe, because, everything they’re wearing is fireproof. Even the car itself is safe, because when the car crashes, the fire extinguisher will spray at the driver and the engine to protect the driver from going on fire, and the engine exploding, or getting on fire. 6. Use details from the text to tell why the sport is dangerous. Although Chris has several accidents during his karting career, so far he’s had only one major accident in car racing. 7. What is your opinion of motor sport? Could you see yourself being a formula 1 driver? Why or why not would you want to do this sport? I would like to try the sport, because it looks fun how they race. I would also like to drive a vehicle someday. 8. After reading “ Chris Pither - Racing Driver” design a poster to promote the sport of motor racing and upload to your blog.

My Experience of the Volcanic Mounts of Auckland

I have visited all the volcanic mountains of Auckland. Mt Eden had a very steep crater. No one is allowed to go in the crater. In Mt Eden there is certain areas where public is not allowed because it would cause more erosion. It was very windy and cold. Three Kings was a small mountain which had a reservoir. We had to walk up and no vehicles were allowed. It didn't have a trig point. On our way to the top, we walked on water pipes. The pipe was 30 centimetres wide (approx) to walk on. When we got tot the top there was huge reservoir full of water only for emergencies. Mt Roskill was a small mountain and very noisy because it was next to the motorway. It was also very windy there. Mt Wellington is a big mountain. It had a flat surface and underneath was the reservoir. You can only drive three quarters of the way and the rest you have to walk to the trig point. It had a very steep crater. Mt Richmond was a small mountain. You have to walk to the summit. It had trees which had huge, strong roots popping out. Mangere Mountain was a very huge mountain near the Mangere Bridge. It was bigger than Mt Wellington and Mt Eden. The crater was also steep, and rocky. It had to trig points. There was three craters and a 'Lava Dome'. It was exciting. Mt Albert you can drive all the way to the summit. There was this steep hill going down and we slid down on the grass. It was fun, more fun than than a real slide. It had a 'Long Drop Toilets'. We climbed the trees like monkeys, taking photos, and jumping off. One Tree Hill you can drive all the way to the summit. It had lots of craters. On our way up, people was making words with the rocks. One of them said 'JESUS IS LORD'. At the summit it had a huge obelisk with a statue of Kupe. Sir John Logan Campbell was the one who donated the Cornwall Park site to the public of Auckland in 1901. You can see a nice view of the areas around. Mt St John was a little known mounts for most of the people of Auckland. In it's crater, there is a little pond. The mountain didn't have a trig but it had a view of Mt Hobson. Maori Pa use to be there about a hundred years ago. Mt Hobson a big mountain also. You have to walk all the way. It had a swing on it. It had a trig point. It was a little steep. We were standing near the entrance to the reservoir. It was creepy inside because it was dark with pipes. Inside was an interior door. Mt Victoria was a mountain with navy communication systems. It had a big gun called the 'Disappearing Gun'. It also had a field of red with white poky dots mushrooms. North Head was AMAZING even try for yourself.

Hip to the Hop Dance Lesson

Today Room 10 had there first dancing lesson. The instructors names were Christina and Captain. It was fun, and exciting. The instructors taught us Hip Hop. I had not done Hip Hop dancing before, so it was my first time. The Hip Hop moves are easy. It was very cool. We were dancing to the song ‘Boom Boom’ by Justice Crew. Dancing is one of my favourite thing to do. Even though I can’t dance, I like to dance. I truly can’t wait for next weeks lesson. Thanks Dance Fever.

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