Travel to Christchurch

Travel to Christchurch

Come visit Christchurch! Travel around in the Tram or try our new hire bikes. Just use the easy app and pay online! Visit the Botanic gardens where you can walk around and enjoy the view, or pay to go on the caterpillar tour where our fantastic tour guide will give you all the information there is to know. Go in the conservatories where you can see tropical plants, the cactus conservatories or the carnivorous plants. Visit the Canterbury Museum where there are lots of exhibits on offer, including our new Air New Zealand exhibit where you can experience our new Virtual Reality flight. Maybe you want to visit Quake City and learn about the Christchurch earthquakes. Walk around town and enjoy the stunning Graffiti Art on buildings created by artists to brighten up Christchurch after the earthquake. For kids there is the Margaret Mahy playground where you can go down the slide and race your friends, climb all the way up to a platform and go down the twisty slide. Go along the flying fox and race your friend. Water park for all ages, but remember to bring your togs! For those shoppers there's the restart mall made out of shipping containers outside. So many shops to choose from no one will leave empty handed.

Christchurch is the perfect place for your whole family, can't wait to see you there!

Pick a Path - Intruder

Omaka Camp

Omaka Camp

Come visit Omaka Camp and enjoy the great outdoors. Choice of sleeping inside or outside. All ages welcome. River for the kids and eels to pat. With 15 acres of land there's a world of oppertunities for everyone. Theres a flying fox for all ages, a confidence cource to build up confidence, or just to have fun on. There's 12 camping areas and areas for pinics. A 2 minute walk away is Lake Roto Kohatu where you can bring your kayaks and kayak around it. A river runs down through the camp where you can pat the pet eels and feed them, and tube down it. Shower and toilet blocks are on site. A short easy walk away is the Groynes where you can do an oreinteering course or just have a nice walk around. 20 minutes away from Christchurch CBD Omaka Camp is the perfect camp for you. 

Cant wait to see you there!

Pegasus Fun run

 

On Sunday  (9/10) I did the Pegasus Fun run with my friend Samuel. We did the 11km course. It was fairly easy but one part was hard because it was uphill in sand. When there was about 3km to go I left Samuel because he had a sore knee and it was slowing him down. I ran hard because I wanted to beat the 12:00pm mark. I did alright and my time was 1hour 31.

 



Soccer

Soccer

In the weekend I had my soccer prize giving. I got player of the year and I got a trophy. I played as Goal keep for Waimak Football Club. 

Book Review

Book Review

This is a book review about the book called The Keys To The Kingdom. This is by Garth Nix and is the 4th book in the series. This is a fantasy/medieval genre and is a really good book. 

This is the blurb:

On the fourth day there was war...
Following their adventures in the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf head for home. But only Leaf gets through the Front Door. Arthur is blocked because someone . . . or something . . . has assumed his identity and is taking over his life.
Before Arthur can take action, he is drafted by Sir Thursday and forced to join the Glorious Army of the Architect. While Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on earth, Arthur must survive his basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front and work out how he can free Part Four of the Will....

Speech

This Is my speech about the history of rugby, the history of the Webb Ellis Cup and the evolution of the rugby. It is a 3 minute speech. This year we had to put a presentation with our speech so I made a google slide. I think my speech is pretty good but not the best.

twenty one pilots: Fairly Local

twenty one pilots: Ride

Songs

Cooking

Yesterday I made chocolate biscuits. They were very easy to make and they turned out great. The recipe made about 26 and it took about an hour.

Cooking

In the holidays I made macaroni and cheese. I put onions and bacon in as well. I made it for tea and it tasted good! It took just over and hour to do and it made enough for six serves.

On Sunday (3/7/16) I made sponge cake. I made it in two parts and in the middle I put jam and whipped cream in. It tastes Great!

The heist

Here is a stop motion video I made last Friday. I made it by myself. 

Persuasive writing

Should Guns be banned in America?

There are heaps of guns in America. More guns than people. There have been heaps of mass shootings killing American citizens. So should we ban guns in America?

I think we shouldn’t ban guns. Imagine if someone in the Orlando night club had a gun? Then those 50 people would not of died and those 53 people would have not been injured. I think in America people should have the right to have guns in public. If you had a gun and you were in a cafe, someone might come in a with a gun and start shooting. Who’s going to stop him? No one would want to accept someone with a gun. If you had a gun you could protect all those people in the cafe.

I think in all the states you should be able to open carry. Open carry is when you can carry guns in public. At the moment 44 states allow you to open carry. Also there is a another big problem in the US. If you are black and seen carrying a gun, the police will immediately go to you and tell you to get on the ground while pointing their gun at you. You probably be arrested but there are some cases where black people have been shot! Even though they weren’t doing any harm.

If guns were banned then people will not be able to go hunting. In some remote places it is very important to go hunting and you rely on it. No hunting means no food and no food means starvation leading to death. Also some people like to shoot guns at targets. If they were banned then that would ruin a lot of people's hobbies. There are quite a lot of gun collectors as well. They collect all types of guns but don’t use them.

In conclusion I think guns in America shouldn’t be banned. Freedom is important and if you had a gun you could protect yourself. If they were banned it would ruin people’s hobbies and interests.

Hobby

Baking

Yesterday (20/6/16) I made some Never fail hokey pokey biscuits. They turned out really good and they taste really nice. The recipe made 15.

Stop Motion

Demolition Derby

Me, Samuel and Hayato made another movie with my lego. Here it is:

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Drawing

Today after school (16/6/16) I drew a car. It is a Chevrolet (Shev-o-lay) Corvette GT2 Z06:

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Drawing

Last night  I drew a Mclaren P1 GTR. Here it is

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Passing the smile from one person to another (contagious)

Remember to pass on a smile!

Drawing

Today after school (13.6.16) I was bored so I started to draw some cars......

Porsche 911 GT

Ferrari La Ferrari

Lamborghini Aventador

In clubs (10/6/16) Samuel, Hayato and I made a stop motion video with my lego race cars. We haven't finished it yet because we are going to put in sound affects. It took longer to set up and we took 92 frames to make a 6 second movie. Here it is:

WPCA High ropes day

WPCA High Ropes day

On the 3/6/16 I did the high ropes course at the Groynes. I was excited but nervous. We started of by doing team building activities. I think we did them so we could gain each other's trust because when you're 25m in the air your life is in your groups hands, Literally. There was a giant's ladder, a vertical playground, a flying kiwi and floating islands. My group did the giants ladder first. We went in teams of three and we had to try to get to the top. It was wooden planks attached to rope like a rope ladder but much, much bigger. At the bottom of it the planks are about 1 metre apart but more at the top it was way taller then me apart. When I was at the top I had to jump to reach the planks. On the third to last plank i realised how high up, but instead of being scared it felt awesome! I reached the top and stood up…. and did a victory dance. The vertical playground was a bunch of obstacles vertical. That was far easier than the giants ladder and I reached the top. Piece of cake. There was a flying kiwi where one person is harnessed up and the rest hold a rope the person runs one way and the group runs the other way. That one person flies really high up and it feels like flying. That was my favourite activity. There was another activity where there were  two obstacles, a telegraph pole on an angle and a bridge of crates which were really wobbly. I was brave and did both. Samuel and I had a competition to see who could go the fastest across it. Samuel bet me by 10 seconds. He did 1 minute. When we finished the day I realised two things, one the harness really hurts after a while and two, I found another sport i’m good at, Climbing. I had great fun and I was proud that I completed every activity and that i'm not scared of heights anymore because last time I climbed i was pretty scared being high but now height is hey!

Hobby

On the queens birthday (6/6/16) I did my hobby (Cooking) and I made pinwheels. I used a scone recipe but then just rolled the mixture into a rectangle and put savoury stuff on it then rolled it up and chopped it. It took about 20 mins to make and 15 to cook. I put them in my lunch for school

Friday Club

Friday clubs

We are doing clubs on  a Friday. I chose movie making because i want to learn how to use stop motion, make cool videos and I want to make cool scenes and learn to make them better.

I made two stop motion pictures with Hayato and Samuel which was great fun. It was interesting finding out what worked better and what didn't. Its also interesting watching the videos a day later and you realise what you could do to improve the video.

I enjoyed making the scene and watching the outcome. I have already learnt what to do to improve the video for next time

My goal for next time is to bring my lego race cars and make a racing scene (Or start it) with Samuel and Hayato. Here are the videos:

Cooking

Today (29.5.16) I baked a honey cake. It was easier then the brownies. It took about 25 minutes to prep and 45 minutes to bake. It was very easy and simple (Even for me). Here is the recipe and some photos:

Before and After

Recipe

WW1 Tanks

Archie and I had to make presentation about WW1. So we chose tanks. We made a google slide and recorded it on screen-castify. In one bit of the video theres a glitch. Here is the link: WW1 Tank presentation

Cross Country

Cross Country

On Wednesday (18/5/16) we did cross country. I had to help the little kids by running with the back people and cheer them on. It was actually quite fun!  When it was time for my race I lined up at the start line. Samuel and I were quite nervous.  Mrs Alleyway shouted "On your marks, Get set, GO!" and we were off. Samuel and I ran together because we had the same pace. Halfway through the track i got really bad stitch and it hurt to run. Because I had stitch Samuel ran ahead of me. I ran past Miss Hannah and she said that I don’t have to do cross country in high school, I was glad and kept running. I came to the finish line just after Samuel. I was exhausted but glad that I finished and that I didn’t have to do it again. Then my dad gave me a sausage and told me that he ordered me a sausage but I didn’t collect it. This was because i didn’t know. He also told me that they ran out of bread so I didn't get bread with it.

Poplet

For reading I did a Poplet about all the characters in the book so far ( the boy in the striped PJ's ) Here it is:

Hobby

You should know by now that I'm doing cooking as my hobby. If you don't know, well I am! 

Today (22/5/16) I baked some brownies. Here is the recipe and some photos.

Quotes

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Book Reviews

This page is a book review page. Any books I read I will put them on here and review them.

( I will not tell you Much about these books. You will have to read them yourself if you want to find out what happens )

Tin's by Alex Shearer

Fergal is a self-confessed nerd with an eccentric hobby: tin collecting. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing - after all, you never know what might be inside. It's Fergal's idea of living dangerously. That is, until the day he innocently opens up a tin to find . . . a bloodied human finger. Everyone thinks it's a joke. But not Fergal - and when his next tin discovery is a note with the word 'Help' scribbled on it, he feels compelled to track down the factory responsible for these mysterious and macabre products. Fergal might be hungry to play detective, but has he opened a can of worms . . . ?

Funny, frightening and totally gross I rate this book 8.4/10

Bear Grylls Mud sweat and tears

This is a biography about Bear Grylls. 

What would it be like to jump from an aeroplane or to climb the highest mountain in the world, to survive in extreme conditions or train for the SAS? Bear Grylls knows the answers. 

Read the amazing true life story of Bear, the world's most intrepid young explorer. From his childhood on the Isle of Wight, learning to sail and climb with his father, to teenage mountaineering and martial arts training, he has always sought the ultimate in adventure. 

After surviving the gruelling selection course for the SAS Reserves as a young man, he suffered a horrific parachuting accident and broke his back in three places. Would he ever walk again? Only eighteen months later, defying doctors' expectations, Bear became one of the youngest ever climbs to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. And this was just the beginning of his many adventures...

This is a great book for those who like Bear Grylls. I like this book a lot and it is very inspirational. I rate this book 8.7/10

Book Reviews

WPCA Interactions

WPCA Activities

Community Service

29 January

Samuel And I did some more community service.We counted the stationary boxes for this years stationary and we delivered it to the classrooms! We swept around the whole school, moved old furniture into the garage. Samuel went home and I was left with doing more jobs such as, moving more furniture, putting the new swimming gear into the pool shed, doing some more sweeping, flattening stationary boxes and putting them into the recycling. I churned up the compost and cleaned up the sand pit area. I did a whopping 5 hours and 45 minutes!

Community Service

On the 27 January Samuel and I Went down to Loburn School in the holidays to do some community service for the William Pike Challenge Award.
We did.. Sweeping and cleaning out the chicken coop. We did a total of 3 hours!
[left] The chicken coop all cleaned up[right] a big mess in the chicken coop