Swimming Sports

Yesterday our school went to the Ngaruawahia pools for swimming sports.I was about to step in the pool. My heart was pounding. It felt like the water was saying to me, "Come in, come in. I have cookies." Butterflies were in my tummy. Why did the crowd have to cheer for me? but I remembered what my mum said to me. She said, "Try your best and you will be fine." When Mr Emms blew the whistle, I started swimming. I came last, but I tried my best. In the end, it turned out the water was saying, "Well done, well done." I felt proud of myself. 
At the end of the day, we had free time. When I got into the pool, it was warmer. I was having so much fun, I felt like a lion about to pounce on an animal. I thought, “Hmm. I will jump in the pool on the jumping part.” It was pretty hard trying to find a clear spot to jump from but I found a clear spot and jumped in. I jumped like a jumping spider. It was so much fun. When I got to shallow part, I met up with Lara then the whistle blew. It sounded like this, “Hhhhoooo!” so we got out.

Proper Nouns

This morning, we learned about Proper Nouns. Proper Nouns begin with capital letters. If you don't know what it means, here is an example: The name of a dog Max. The name of a boy Alex. The name of a girl Rose.The name of a cat Possom. They are special names given to ordinary nouns. I enjoy learning about them.

Life in NZ Compared to Life on Kapo Island

Our donations to Caritas are used to help people on Kapu Island in Papua New Guinea.

The Poem of Me

Alex
Cheeky, playful, games freak and mischievous
Son of Keith and Eve  
Brother of Matthew
Lover of computer, Mum and Dad
Who feels happy, so happy or worried
Who needs Mum and Dad and Matthew  
Who gives love, happiness, and stickers
Who fears lions, bullies and onions
Who would like an Ipad, to be a Ninja and to have a palace
Who lives in New Zealand, on a hill in Ngaruawahia
Prendergast.  

Shrove Tuesday

Today, we had Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesday. It is when we eat pancakes and burn palms for Ash Wednesday.
After swimming, Olivina, from Tonga, came to thank us for giving money to Caritas so that they could help people in Tonga.   

The Light House.

In the holidays, I went to the most eastern light house in New Zealand. 
First, we went to the camp site to stay. I made a girl friend called Alex. 
A few days later, we went to the light house. There were 700 steps to get to the light house! The wind was that strong, it was hard to walk then we went back to camp.    

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is a day when every human in New Zealand gets a day off. People enjoy it in different ways. It was when NZ became a country called New Zealand.
500 Chiefs signed the Treaty. It was signed on the 6th February, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. The Queen agreed to let the Maori own the land, forests and rivers. The Maori agreed to let the Queen’s Representatives make the laws and be the government of NZ.
On Waitangi Day, this year, I went to my dad's friend’s place and had a sleepover on their farm and watched Clutch Powers.