You Can Teach Old Dogs New Tricks!

Last week, my teacher, Mrs Golder, was having trouble updating her Google Forms. It was so she could see if we were sending friendly comments to the other classes.

She asked me, being the IT guy and stuff, if I could help her. Eventually I did! She thanked me and I was awarded with a Principal's Award. You can check out what I did Here
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My Siblings' Place

Holiday Fun,  Not in the Sun…

Last week, I spent the holidays at my siblings’ two-bedroom apartment in Auckland city. It is very small but is good enough for my siblings. At one end of the apartment there is a sliding door to an open balcony. It has two beds and a sofa big enough to sleep on. The building was called Scotia Place. Outside was a beautiful scenery of central Auckland.

I stayed there for five days and my brother was in sole charge of me because my parents were working during the week. It’s pretty cool there and I really enjoy spending time with them. I couldn't wait to be with them.

My oldest brother has light-brown and curly hair. He wore his casual clothes. Usually he wears dark-coloured T-shirts and track-pants. He goes to university in central Auckland. Tui is his name and he is 10 years older than me.

When I'm bored with other games, I would ask to go on my older brother’s gaming laptop, and most of the time it was to play games such as League Of Legends. I never got time to go outside because my brother and sister were out at university. I went and looked to see what I could do. So I asked him if I could make some toast for breakfast. Tui replied “Help yourself to anything.”

The first thing I did was put on my brother’s console to play Call Of Duty. It’s a First Person Shooter about killing others. I played for hours and hours until it was midnight. As time flew by, I got even more tired. That was usually all I did there. My brother would always check if I ate breakfast every morning. TWEET TWEET was the sound of my alarm in the morning from outside.

I wish I could stay there forever. I still miss the place because it’s a fun place to waste time.

Music Can Drift You Anywhere!

Music has its ups and downs. But the most noticeable factor is the fame and fortune! Our school had welcomed a visitor to explain to us how music is the road to your future. The visitor is from our local area and his name came to fame when he was recorded on national T.V.! Tyrone Toka has won a few competitions. We hope to see him win the semi-finals on Homai Te Pakipaki! Good Luck Tyrone!

Your actions can get you rewards!

On Monday, at assembly, I was awarded a certificate for thinking before taking action. I am really proud of myself and hope to get more. I hope this will inspire you to think hard so you can get a reward just like I did! 

Daniel Carter: Profile [TOP SECRET]

During reading, one of our tasks was to pick our favourite All Black player and write a biography about him. Most of us thought this was an excellent idea since the Rugby World Cup has kicked off. Literally! Dan Carter is the player I chose. Here's what I wrote.
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Player: Daniel Carter

Info: Carter plays for the Canterbury Crusaders and New Zealand's national team the All Blacks. He is the highest points scorer in Test match rugby, and is arguably the sport's greatest ever first-five eighth (fly-half).

Born: 05/03/1982

Height: 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight: 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)

Carter who is of Māori descent was born on 5 March 1982 in Southbridge, a small town in the South Island of New Zealand, to Neville and Bev Carter, and has one older sister, Sarah. From the age of 5, he played with Southbridge Rugby Club as a half back (scrum half). He attended Ellesmere College, and then Christchurch Boys High School, he was also a second-string first five-eighth (fly-half) to Brendon McCullough, who went on to become Black Caps captain in cricket, and has said he was a shy and quiet young man who kept grand aspirations to himself. His great uncle was Canterbury and New Zealand half back Bill Dalley, a member of the 1924–25 Invincible and later a Canterbury rugby administrator.

Daniel Carter is near faultless in every department: he can attack, make a break, kick tactically and accurately at goal, and be brave and unyielding on defence – and has shown repeatedly his ability to play with almost equal effectiveness in other positions, particularly the midfield. 

Cross Country!

In the morning, before class learning, we do our daily fitness. Our daily fitness, chosen by Mr Reid, is cross country. When we do cross country we line up before we start running, after that the teacher will tell us when to run. We run around our school and in our local area. Tomorrow we are doing 4 laps around our school.

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