moment

We started rolling as soon as I had reached the front.  There were tonnes of cool things like glowing tunnels, murals and a train bypass.  Finally, we reached the end and left.

EXPLODED MOMENT!!!!

Gripping the faded handle on the pole, the driver entered.  Reaching the control panel he was ready. Removing the handbrake from position the train began sliding down the rails.  We were rolling through what felt like blindness. Pitch black in midday until the opening. “Sunlight,” screamed Isabelle (my cousin) as we pulled out into the graffitied walls.  Now we could see millions of gang signs which was instantly swapped into a giant tunnel lit by light which is the only description I can give. Lights upon lights upon lights. It was the exact opposite of the other tunnels.  Black to bright. We were leaving the tunnel and my eyes had picked up on an oncoming carriage.

We came head on and dodged the collision with extra track causing a bypass.  Everyone was waving and screaming while running to the back. From where I was, I couldn’t see everyone but the back six or seven rows could see straight through the returning car.  Taking the thought of traveling back a few rows but there were other kids that would have gladly removed me from my position. The carriage was what felt to be stuck. Hauling out of place the car picked up speed with about 3 km/h.  Just up ahead was the giant tunnels again but this time there were, yep another bunch of lights. Instead of description less bright flickers they could be described as that but colour changing. I couldn’t stand the screaming kids, even my brother was in on the noise!   We exited the tunnel and came to a screeching halt. *Opening doors* “TTttffff,” the doors were opened and we were off at Central Wellington.

Dress rehearsal

Dress rehearsal

24/9/18

Trotting through the curtains I made it to the stage.  Everyone was already cheering and clapping like no one was there.  Pushing past the final curtain people were staring, eyeing us down.  The feeling I had just had no description.

Making the stage instantaneously made sickness in my guts.  Jimmy, Jake and Seu began their speeches. “Afio mai, welcome to the senior pacific group,” said Jake. After the speeches the school waiata began.  “Heretaunga Ararau, Heretaunga Hukanui,” everyone sang in unison. My guts had unravelled just to knot themself back up again ready for the slap dance.  After making the decision not to do the slap dance I quickly found myself performing on the dance.

Tasi, Lua, Tolu, Fa,” shouted Isaac setting the rest of the dance in motion.  We all began from the beginning and off to the meer end. “Heeee,” we shouted as the crowd began cheering, “WOOOOOOOO *clapping*.”  Beginning to jog on the spot the drum started playing. Making our way slowly back my heel whacked against the step and “ah!” “Sssshhhhh,” everyone began trying to hush the noise but just amplified it.  Moving on back still everyone finally hushed and the girls created a barrier from us to the audience. Music filled the room room breaking mass silence. “Aue aue, Nuku I mua and when it’s time to find home we know the way,” began the song.  Throughout the dance there was chatter from both sides mainly the stage side. Coming to an end on the girls dance it was the boys dance, Lomi lomi. I dreaded this moment hoping it wouldn’t come but …

Music was playing you get the idea, awkward.  We basically had to pretend to wash each other is the dance in a nutshell, just awkward.  “Huh disco fever!” shouted some little 6 year olds out in the crowd. After the final claps we finished off the dance, coming to the end of the performance, it was only minutes away.  Dudududududududu, the drum had made a return and the sasa was seconds from beginning. “Lalo,” Jeff shouted putting the group on the ground ready for motion. “Tulolo, Nofo, Tulolo Nofo.”  We were off and prepared to finish the pacific performance. “John cena, YOU CAN’T SEE ME, Lue. 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 everyone had stuck in their heads for timing. We finally neared the absolute end and that was it.  Finally the Sasa ended an, “ewatangie, e tangi tangi tangi e ewatangie,” we all began and the dress rehearsal was over.

OPTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

OPTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

It is here- WHY?!  Cross country, it is even boring than boring and more annoying than annoying, I don’t even have words to describe it.  Every year there is one day that I hate because many reasons. I reckon that we should be able to choose whether we want to compete in cross country.

Unfairity

During my years at school there has been one thing that I hate more than anything, Cross Country!  One reason I hate Cross country is because unfairity. I reckon cross country is completely unfair.  Imagine you aren’t the fittest of the bunch and you're facing Usain Bolt when he was a kid. This sparked the idea of competitive and uncompetitive cross country.  You can select between the two options thus stopping most anger about the reihi (races).

Uncomfortableness

The stitch, a completely uncomfortable feeling no matter where you get it, left right, top, bottom it hurts.  I think that cross country should be 100% optional. We are currently being forced to do a boring run that doesn’t teach us anything, WE ARE AT SCHOOL!!!!!!  One out of four kids don’t like cross country and I think three quarters of those kids don’t like it because the stitch, IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE.

Optional Cross Country

I HATE cross country, it's boring uncomfortable, unfair and forced.  Cross country should be optional, I mean that list could go on and on so I think we should have to options, competitive and casual.  I wrote about this a little in another paragraph but I’ll give an in depth tour of the options. The casual would be for people who aren’t as fit.  It would also not have a intercity reihi and would just be the one. Next is the competitive reihi. These reihi would be pretty much the exact same as now just only confident people.  Take back to when I mentioned Usain Bolt vs an unfit kid. This choice would stop anger of the unfit kid. Finally I had one more option, ya don’t have to compete. I think this would leave less people in the reihi but also leave less anger about the reihi.

Conclusion

Unfairity, uncomfortableness, boredom heck this solves it all.  After this I think it is safe to say that the choices will stop anger in most kids for cross country and it is also safe to say I don’t really like cross country.

Paper plane test

Paper plane test

This test was the paper plane test where we took an average paper plane and attached a balloon to the
top.  We took some trials to see what would happen with different designs.

Hypothesis

My thoughts of this test were the plane would take pickup height if the balloon was at the front and vise
versa.

Materials

Paper plane

Tape

Balloon

Procedure

1. Make a standard paper plane.

2. After concluding these instructions add a tape loop to the top of the plane making sure it is double

sided (sticky part on the outside).
3. Finally apply an inflated balloon to the upper side of the tape making sure the balloon is held shut.
4. Let er fly.

Results
Our trials led to many results and challenged my hypothesis hugely.  I thought the higher of the strength
would be lower quality which was completely wrong.  After trialing I found out the higher strength meant
the more chance of fetching lift and weaker equaled it to cut height.  The test went the exact opposite of
my original thought. My reasoning was the lighter throw would cause wind to lift or do something with
it.  The heavier throw would cut through the wind and go down which was WRONG!!

Conclusion

After concluding this test we found out the reasoning of the plane flying is because the balloons air is
being rapidly thrown from the balloon propelling the plane forwards.  Overall this trial was fun and had
amazing results.

Term 2 Math reflection

Term 2

Math reflection

What have I learnt this term

1. Strategies - New strategies have helped me solve many questions that before would have been a lot harder like 63 x 39 = ____

A strategy you could use is box mult (iplication).

      2. Mistakes - Mistakes seem terrible at first but they actually help the brain grow.  Scientists have proven that mistakes make your brain grow more than getting stuff right.

      3. Sharing ideas - Work together, everything will be easy.  Two brains are a lot better than one. In most cases groups learn more than singularly placed people.

      4. Growth mindset - Keep a growth mindset for everything, you’ll achieve more.  A growth mindset is when you try new things and keep improving. Don’t keep a fixed mindset!

      5. Pi - 3.14159265359 a.k.a the best food ever a.k.a the circumference of a circle a.k.a 3 and a bit.

      6. Math people - Everyone is a math person.  Scientists have proven the brain is pretty much plastic or rubber

How I have adapted new ideas into my learning

1. Response - Response can be adapted to all positions in learning, literacy, art, P.E, all sorts.

      2. Mistakes - Mistakes actually help and again in all positions of learning.  It’ll help your brain grow in many different places.

      3. Sharing ideas - Again this will help in all positions but everyone uses this one in literacy but consider it stealing ideas.

🎣The big Catch🦊

🎣The big Catch🦊

One lone summer morning down by the lake, Tyrone was fishing.  Boredom had struck hours upon hours ago, maybe even days ago (at least what it felt).  Heavy tugs were made on the rod. Tyrone grabbed the rod and heaved the fish out of the lake.  Retrieving it from the hook he gasped in shock, it was … tiny. Tossing it into the kete he felt disappointed, he had to feed the whole tribe with a 2mm long fish (actually about 5cm long).

There it was “nnnhhh, nnnhhh,” (high pitch).

Slowly climbing through the bushes Tyrone had found a fox.  Prepared to stab the beast he decided to free it from the ankle trap that had caught him.  Slowly releasing him, the fox leaped into battle stance ready for a fight. It was angered, ready to remove the skin of someone's face.  It attacked and clinged to his chest ready for food.

“Sniff, Sniff,” a scent whisked by luring the fox away.

Tyrone followed through the bushes and found the fox at the kete.  Trying to scare it off he thought to himself, “If I don't have the fish my dad will kill me.”

The beast whipped the fish from the basket and leaped out of sight.  Beginning to chase along he gained sight of the target. He ended face to thorn with a giant bush.  The fox had already escaped through the tunnel. He turned back to the tribe but thought again about the food.  He had only made his mind up halfway through the bush. He stumbled through the other end and got his foot caught.  He tugged and eventually popped it out.

In aching pain he jumped onto the foxes hiding log and scanned for the orange dog.  It was haere, gone. Then out of nowhere, the fox jumped out of the top and scorpioned the kid into the ground. Getting up with the taste of dirt and worms he carried on through the bushes.  Running through bushes, climbing on trees, swinging on vines, he was determined to kill the fox for the fish. Catching the fox he dived on top of him locking him in position. The fox was curled into a ball unable to escape.  Finally the fox reached out from the boys chubby build and began climbing the hill.

“Uhh huuhu uhh,” hours upon hours of climbing and it had only just reached the clouds and the top.  Sprinting over to the edge there he was, the fox. The fox still had the fish but not for long, he threw it off the cliff.  The mountain started shivering and the clouds began to clear. The side of the cliff where the fox tossed the fish turned out to be a ginormous lake.  Tyrone was speechless at the masterpiece of the foodfull lake but that wasn’t even the best part, there was a massive Magikarp (useless water pokemon) in the lake.  The fox came and obtained his attention with a stick. Tyrone grabbed it and snapped the twig from the stick. Tying a rope n hook around it he cast it into the lake and waited and waited and waited.  Finally the fish was caught and the tribe was now known to be fed

Heading back for the village Tyrone dropped another small catch into the fox's mouth.  It was then when the fox stayed. Tyrone carried on not realizing but then, the fox turned to his … spirit animal.

My story

My story

My almighty quest began in the hospital just down the road, Hastings hospital.  I was born two days before Christmas so we ended up having Christmas in the hospital.  I soon moved into my new whare with the best neighbours. Back then I was at school or outdoors but that’s changed since then.

The lovely people throughout my blood consist of many different races like Irish, English, Pakeha, Māori.  I have many uncles, aunts, brothers, cousins, all sorts. but I can only cover a few like my main family. First is my lovely mum Lisa who married my dad Paul.  She is a chocolate lover, she’s always there and overall she’s an amazing mum. Next is my dad, he is a rugby coach, canoe polo coach, the parts manager at Deakin motors, coach at barefoot sevens, demolition derby star and many more.  Next are my lazy brothers Sean who’s 8, Tyler who’s 6 and Max who’s 3.

Over the years I’ve gathered many things important to me (no particular order) like rugby, writing, math, family and art.  Rugby is big for me since I have played since I was five. My team has evolved from the mighty rippers to the mighty predators to now, the vikings.  My writing hobby began about a year ago when I just found writing a lot more fun for reasons I don’t know. I also liked math but that came with me from years ago in actually my first year of school, room one, year one.  My family of course is important to me for many reasons. They’ve grown me to who I am now and protected me for years on end. And art, a big thing for me. It’s fun because it allows you to draw and put yourself in any situation.

Finally for my goals.  My goal is to finish set b, stage 7, advanced by the end of the year.  I believe that I can achieve this by coming to all the morning maths on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  I believe to achieve this by playing math games every night. By the end of this year, I hope to achieve stage seven and make stage eight.