Today my class and I were doing the second taster, the villains name is Rotten Teeth Girl, This was so much fun doing the second taster. Here it is:
Today the class and I were making our own Superhero for the Summer Learning Tasters, and my Superhero’s name is Rotten Teeth Girl, I enjoyed making this as creatively as I can! Here it is:
I recommend watching GI’s got Talent Room 10 @ Glen Innes School because the dancing, costumes and singing were amazing and humorous. The quote I liked was “ Don’t say too much, show them what you got”. It was amazing to watch and was comical.
This last Tuesday our whole school was lucky enough to go to the Stone Cottage. Our schedule was at 10am. We walked on the footpath cheerfully while we were reflecting on what it was going to look like inside the Stone Cottage. 
When we arrived at the Stone Cottage we walked around because there was another class inside. We were introduced by Terry and Patrick, and we learned that Patrick was a historian. Patrick told us that this Stone Cottage was not the original one, it was relocated from Mt Wellington (near the McDonald) and moved to Panmure in 1971. The whole entire Stone Cottage was rebuilt and opened in September 1972. Terry then showed us some pictures of what Panmure used to look like.
We went inside the first room, it was really voluminous. There was an old woman sitting on a chair, her name was Josephine. There was a fireplace and pictures of old people in the 1900s. Terry told us that the men stayed in the room drinking tea and beer, (the men loved drinking beer and tea) and also talked a lot about their day. Phoebe Dunn was 13 years old when she made embroidery. Woman loved doing embroidery.
Then we went into the kitchen, there were old plates and cups. There was a doll on a high chair, Terry showed us a mustache cup that the men would use to protect their beards from getting wet. Mustache cups had a semi circular ledge of the rim, they were invented to protect the extraordinarily magnificent mustaches of the 19th century from the effects of steam resulting from hot drinks and beer. The people in the 1900s loved mustaches so they would grow them long.
Then we went upstairs, Terry told us to hold the railing because the stairs were steep and to duck because it was small. Terry showed us a room where
the children slept, there were old clothes that were given to charity. The bed was miniature.
I really enjoye
d visiting the Stone Cottage and seeing all the old things that were there. I wish we could go back there again seeing the stilts, bellows. We said bye to Terry, Patrick and Josephine, we crossed the road and went back to class with a smile on our faces.
During the school holidays my family and I went to Rotorua. When I woke up I got ready and had my breakfast. My family put our bags in the car, we put our shoes on and hopped into the car. I was amazed when mum said said it was going to take us three hours to drive there but I was still so excited to leave.
Our first destination was Whakarewarewa, Redwood forest. When we arrived we were astonished to see how staggeringly beautiful it was. We checked in and walked up the curlicue. At first I was feeling a bit nervous but when I walked onto the bridge I was feeling so thrilled. I learned that Redwood trees live to about six hundred years on average but can reach up to two thousand years and that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle came to Whakarewrewa Redwood forest in 2018.
It started pouring so we decided to go to our hotel. When we arrived we saw that there was a swimming pool and a spa. We checked in and went into our hotel. It looked so cool that I started running to find the bedrooms and there were 4 bedrooms for us to sleep in. My Dad, my brother, my uncle and I waited for the rainfall to stop. When the rain stopped we went out and checked to see the pool, it was numbingly cold but I had the bravery to put my feet in and as soon as I put my feet in I jumped straight out of the pool. My brother and I wanted to go and swim so we went back and changed into our swimming togs. We went into the pool and my body was freezing cold but we continued to swim, my entire body was numb for hours.
The next day we went to Skyline Rotorua. I was feeling so elated when we checked in and rode up the Gondala to go on the Luge but we went to eat breakfast first. It was so delightful, when we went to the Luge I was riding slow because I didn’t quite know how to drive it yet. Then my Dad taught me how to drive it properly, and in a minute I started driving fast. I think my Mum didn’t like that so she kept telling me to slow down because she thought I might get hurt.
On the very last day in Rotorua we went to my brother’s Godmother’s house. We knocked on the door and as soon as they opened the door their dog came jumping on us because he was so excited to meet us. When we went inside their dog was jumping everywhere so they took their dog to the backyard. We ate some food and talked. The part I loved the most when we were there was when we got to play with their dog and got to pat him. We had to have a sleepover there because we had stayed there until late talking and having fun.
I enjoyed staying in Rotorua for a week and seeing my brother’s Godmother and we had so much fun. Finally we said bye to everyone especially their dog and also Rotorua. We hopped into the car and drove home with smiles on our faces.
We have been swimming for the past 2 weeks, Mrs Agnew told us what to bring for swimming – we had to bring a swimming cap, goggles, towels, togs, bag to put your stuff in and a jumper to keep warm afterwards. We didn’t go swimming on Monday because we had to start on Tuesday. I was so excited for swimming and I could not sleep at all the night before.
When I arrived at school I was still excited and so was everyone else. We did some work and we looked out the window and we saw the juniors walking to the bus and everyone got even more excited and we were waving at them. Then about 20 minutes later the boys had to change so then we went out with our chrome books so we could do our work while the boys were changing. When the boys were done changing we put our chrome books back to charge and then we changed. After having something small to eat and a short play we went to the bus after the little kids got off. When we were inside the bus the seniors were singing so many songs.
When we arrived the boys were still swimming so we had to sit down and wait. Then Miss George told us to take off our jumpers. When the boys were done swimming we went up and the swimming teacher said ” Your hands up if you can swim a lap.” Then she said, “Non stop” my hands were up and she said “Go to lane 3” and we went to lane 3. I was so excited. Our swimming instructor was Li and our warm up was freestyle but with a board and we did 2 laps with it and he said “you’re going to do it without a board now” we did two laps again. I started to get tired and he said ” grab our boards because we were going to do backstroke!” I was exhausted when we got back to school.
When we arrived back to school we all changed to our school uniform while the boys were playing on the bottom court and we went out and said prayers and went home. I was really happy. Unfortunately I couldn’t swim for the rest of the time because I was really sick. I am sad but I enjoyed watching the others swimming and getting splashed!
Last week it was Matariki, which was on 14th, July and it was a public holiday for the whole country but some people had to go to work. Last week when we came back to school we shared fun Matariki learning and activities. The first one was that we had to write down as many facts as we knew about Matariki and we only had four minutes and I learned that the name of Matariki translated in English means “eyes of god”. Many countries around the world celebrate the New Year in January but the Maori New Year is in July. The Matariki star cluster called Pleiades rises in the morning sky on the eastern horizon, before the sun comes up.
We also made a woven star, and the supplies you need are scissors, wool, cardboard circle and pencil. At first I thought it was going to be hard and when I started it was really hard because you have to cut the circle evenly. Cutting the cardboard is really hard because it’s like cutting a cement block and you really have to push down hard.
Instructions: First draw a circle and then cut it out, cut 1.5cm slits equal distance apart all the way around the circle (like on a clock.) Then slide the wool into the first slit, leaving a tail on the other side then begin making your way around the shape, passing through each slit several times, until it looks nice and thick. Use a second colour and weave a different pattern by starting at a new number.
I enjoyed making the star and the fun activities we did.
Today Mrs Grant came to our class for cybersmart we had to imagine what we would do in ten years time and we were looking at people who also imagined what they would do in ten years and this is what I did with my certificate and I got it for flying and I feel so amazed. What digital footprint would you be proud of in the future?
Today Mrs Grant came to our class for cybersmart and we were learning how to write a good email and before you open an email you have to look at the person’s name and see if you know them. We then have to make sure to greet people and write clearly about the topic. After signing off, I need to proofread it and make sure I have stuck to the subject and said positive words.
I am raw-boned and long in the tooth. I am a scrutineer of Mother Nature. I am an indigenous human with a fondness of Storm Boy, a child I love as my own offspring. I can perceive cloud cover without seeing much because I have experienced life on this beach my entire life………………………I am Fingerbone Bill.
I am a young boy who likes being in showers of rain. I am not panic-stricken and I feel grateful to live in this universe. I love all creatures great and small, and they have become my constant companions. My old man is Hideaway Tom………………………..I am Storm Boy.
