Writing

Have you ever wondered?

I wrote a peice of writing called 'have you ever wondered'. It is about wondering I guess. I dont know. Her it is:


Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? And why the sky is a darker blue on one side, and lighter blue on the other? And how high up the sky really is?  How big the world really is? How clouds just appear? How the world is circle, and how we can see that? How the ocean goes on, and on, and on. How the waves roll? Have you ever wondered?

ChangeMakers video project

We had to watch a video, and write about it. A watched a video by Kid President, about changing the world. This is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU

I think it was okay. It didn't really get anything over to me though. So yeah...

ChangeMakers video review

We had to watch some videos and then write about them. The video I choose is called 'Why we Choose2Matter'. The link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39kOenRlIQ8

I kinda liked this video, it didn't really mean anything to me, because I don't know what the dream team is, or anything.  So yeah.

Social Dancing

Last week we started our social dancing for which we will have our social at the end of the term. For our first dance, we danced with a boy, and for our second we did a line dance. I quite enjoyed them both, and they were very fun! We will be doing it again on Thursday! This week the boys get to ask the girls, because the girls asked the boys last week. Can't wait till Thursday! :)

Cedar B Hartley

I have finished two books, that I enjoyed immensly! Although there was a bit of swearing in both books, they had detail, intensity, fun and sadness. They are written by Martine Murray, who has also written other books. Both books were told by a girl by the name of Cedar. I think that I enjoyed these books, because they included meaning, acrobatics, and it related to me because I could understand how the girl felt. I think this book is suitable for mature people, and it is meant for both girls and boys. I think this book gets 9 1/2 out of 10!!

Over the holidays I went to Sydney, Australia. We went to the Sydney opera house. I really enjoyed it. Here are some photos from of the Sydney opera house:

At school we have been learning about the olympics that's starting tomorrow. We had to make flags of some of the countries that are going to the olympics. I did the Hungarian flag because my grandad is from hungry. This is my photo:

We have done some art at school lately. We had to make heti Ki art.
To make it:
1. Color in your background with pastel on a A3 piece of paper.
2. Paint black poster paint over it.
3. If you can, while the paint is drying color your tiki in chalk pastel.
4. Use a spoon or toothpick to scatch out patterns on your A3 paper
5. Cut out your tiki and stick it on the A3 paper

This is how mine turned out:

Electronics

How to get ready for a distaster.

1. Learn about distaster that may happen and how to be safe around them

2. Create a household emergency escape plan

3. Assemble and maintain emergency survival items

4. Have a get away kit in case you have to leave in a hurry.

I learnt this from the NZ get ready get thru website. It is a website about how to be safe in emergencys. You should definitely go check the site out. You may think it won't happen, but it will. This is a link to where to go for a form to fill out with your family about how to stay safe and an escape checklist and plan.

We had to write a piece of writing about an image. I chose an image from my favourite place in the world - hatepe. Hatepe is near Taupo, about ten minuits out. It is a small village with a beach.


This is my piece of writing:

As we drove in, I felt that feeling that I feel every time we came here. I felt as if I was back at home. This was my favourite place ever. All the memories I had made, came straight back to me now. Hatepe. I closed my eyes, I felt the heat of the day engulf me. As we drove down the road, we came to our batch. I jumped out of the car, while it was still moving, like always. I couldn’t wait any longer! We were finally here, finally home. We parked up the car, and went inside our batch. It felt so great. I got my togs out of the car, and changed into them at the speed of light. Mum, dad and my brother changed intot their togs to, and we all got our books out. Dad put them in a basket, then helped us get out the paddle boards, and the umbrella. Kd, our dog, was running around so excited to be here to. We all ran down to the lake, to see all of the other people there in their togs swimming to. Kd and I dived into the lake and felt the great feel of Taupo lake wash over me. I smiled, feeling gleeful that I was doing it all again. I got out to get the paddle boards, and felt the sand squish between my toes. Dad was coming down to, with my paddle board. I looked at the blue around the sides, and raced up to grab it. I put on my life jacket, grabbed the paddle and pushed the board into the water. I jumped on and paddle out. I could feel the breeze brush against my face. I knew that I had gone out just far enough, as I could only just see the lake floor. I dived off the board, and under the blanket of lake I went. The cool water soaked me up, as I went under. I trout swam under me, and I swam back up to the board and took a breath.

Right now I am reading a book named Pax. I'm not very far through it, but I already like it very very much. 
It is about a fox and his boy, and how his boy left him, and I'm a bit further through but I do not want to spoil it for anyone! I would so far rate it a 9/10!!!! 

David Walliams: The Worlds Worst Children!

I have got the David Walliams new book! It is called 'The World's Worst Children!
It is a very funny book, and I would rate it a 9-10!
There is 10 funny stories about the world's worst children, like dribbling Drew, Peter Picker and Nigel Nit-boy!

We had to write and explantion piece about the Urinary System. This is mine:

The urinary tract system has many assets to it, being the Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder and Urethra. Your urine is full of different things that make it, like water, foods, urea, chemicals, and even some things that you have breathed, and been exposed to! Your urinary system sometimes comes up with some problems, like infections to the Kidneys, Bladder and Urethra. Sometimes, we need to hold onto our Urine for a while though, and this can lead to some bad things happening with your Bladder.

Have you ever wondered what your Urine may be made up of? Because your Urine is made up of many different things, and sometimes some things can even change the colour of your Urine from yellow to red! Your Urine is made up of many things, but it mostly made of water. Your urine is made with a sort of filter. The extra waste from your body, gets filtered through the kidneys, to make Urine. Then, at about every 10-15 seconds, your ureters, which are as thick as your middle finger, push very little bits of urine into your Bladder, which then, you let out through your Urethra.  The watse consists of water, Urea, foods, and other chemicals.  The waste, which is called Urea, is made when protein from meat is broken down. Some foods, like Beetroot, Blackberry,  and Rhubarb can turn your Urine colour pink or red!

There is many problems that may accure with the Urinary Tract System. Sometimes you could get a Bladder infection, which are called Cystirtis. You can get this infection, by bacteria reaching your Bladder. You could also get a Kidney infection, which is called Pyelonephritis. You can get this when large stones get stuck in in your Kidneys, which can cause a lot of pain.

Sometimes we all have that time when we just have to let it out, but what if it is the wrong time, and the wrong place? We’ve all had a situation like that,  so, what WILL happen if you hold onto your Urine for to long? Well, your Bladder can actually burst! Although this is very unlikely, some peoples Bladder have burst, which have lead to fatal, or painful endings. You really should be going about 8 times a day. If you don’t go, and your Bladder doesn’t burst, it can build up bacteria, which could lead to an infection.  

As you now know, the urinary system is very important. The foods and drinks you have are a very important thing to making your Urine, as much as what can cause problems with your urinary system, and what can happen if we hold on to much.

For Music, we have to make slides about famous musicians, that we could choose from of a couple. I choose Harry Belafonte. Click the link to see the slides.

phttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Qq-n-C_C72bKeZbIfWIp6C8bhg68zjqolGTthftSYLk/edit#slide=id.p

For homework, we had to write a letter to Ms Beaumont explaining the healthy food products we should have at our canteen! This is my letter:

Havelock North Inteimediate School

13 Nimon Street

Havelock North

Dear Ms Beaumont,

At Havelock North Intermediate, I think we could add more different food and beverges into the canteen.

Some beverages that I think we should add is, drinking yoghurt, milk, and bottled water.   

Drinking Yoghurt is good for you, as it is a dairy product, so it will have protein, plus several other nutrients, such as calcium, vitiam B-2, and magnesiam. So, the students would have accses to all of these important nutrients, which would lead to them being healthy, and having energy to last a tiring school day.

Milk is good for you as well, as it helps build stonger bones. Did you know just 1 cup of milk gives you 30% of ones daily intake of calcium, a mineral that helps you have stronger bones and teeth. Milk even keeps your muscles strong, which is good for students who may have P.E on, or even something after school. Milk is also the number 1 source of vitiam D, which scientists have proven to help with bone growth in early life.

Bottled Water may also be a thing to think about, because some people don’t like drinking from water fountains (like me) and if they don’t have any water or have run out of what they had, having a ‘water bottle’ will help them for the rest of the day. If you don’t drink enough water you may start to become dehydrated, meaning you feel dizzy and woozy, which could lead to fainting, whearas if you do have the water you need, you can be health, hydrated, and ready for the rest of the day.

 

Some of the snacks we should have in the canteen, is fresh fruit, like Apples, Bananas, Pears, and we could have Muslei Slice, and fruit muffins.

Fruit is good for you, as it is hydrating. Most fruits are around 90% water, and Fruit is a fast food, so it can be eaten quickly as well as easily. Plus it normally doesn’t come in any wrappers, so it can only make biodegradable rubbish. Fruit is also low is Sodium, becaue it doesn’t require any seasonings, and eating more fruit will help you lower the overall sodium content in your diet. The more calories that you eat from fruit, the less sodium-rich your diet will be. This will in turn lower your blood pressure and keep you more healthy.

Muslei slice is good for you, as it can have raisins and sultanas in it, which are very healthy for you. It is made out of oates, and it can also have seeds like pumpkin in it.

Fruit muffins are also healthy. Blueberry muffins are very nutritious, as blueberries contain Anti-oxidants that can improve your overall health by improving your immunie system. Also, Blueberries give you energy for things, like P.E, and they can improve your ability to prevent and fight infections, and other bruises.  Banana muffins are great too, because eating bananas can prevent kidney cancer, protect eyes, and build strong bones. Bananas can even make you smarter, learn faster, and be more alert.

Some lunch meals we could have are rice, Pizzas, and Salads.

Rice is good for you, as it is low in fats and high in Carbohydrates. Rice is also an easy to go meal, it can be brought in a plastic container with a plastic spoon, meaning the only preperations needed would be to heat it up for the students.

Pizzas are also good for you, as Pizza can have many different toppings. The toppings can range from Potato to Mushrooms, Cheese to Salami, and Bacon to Beef. If we had Pizzas, we could have diffrent toppings on certain days, or students could make orders for what they want on their pizzas from a list of given toppings. There could be requirements of what you could have, like you would have to have at least 1 fruit or vegetable. If this happened, you could make an ‘order’ slip to be handed to the canteen, so you can just write down your name and room number, and they canteen workers can prepare a pizza for your lunch.

Salads are very good to have too, as salads have fruit and vegetables in them to give the students nutrients required for a day at school. As you probably know, Fruit and Vegetables can make you more intelligent, and learn faster, which is just what we need at Havelock North Intermediate School. Fruit and Vegetables can also give students energy, which would be good for P.E and activities they may be doing after school.

After reading this, I hope you can take some of my ideas to the board, and use them in our canteen. Thank you for reading this.

Yours sincerely

Charlotte Treadwell

  

     These are some of my other graffitis!

We are learning about the human machine at school, and we had to make a fact on a graffiti wall thing, and this is one of mine!
   

Every Wednesday, we have a sub teacher named Mrs Bradshaw. Mrs Bradshaw is very nice! We had to write a thing about the ANZACs from a picture we choose from three. I choose to write a diary entry. Here is mine...

Wednesday 13 April

ANZAC - 16 year old Alex diary entry

26 April

Gallipoli

Today was very much the same as every other day.

My friend Josh died today. He stuck his head over the top of the trench. It was only a bit over, infact, just the tip of his forehead, but he got shot. It was very quick, just like that. We were playing cards, and he stood up on his knees, and turned around, and thats when his head went over. We all noticed it, but just at that moment everything felt like it was in slow motion. We heard a bullet shot, a bullet that seemed extramely loud, and he smiled like he heard nothing, and then boom, the bullet hit his head, and his neck flung back, and it became broken. The bullet went in deep, and he flew backwards, just like that. There was blood running down his forehead and onto the ground. The blood was making the water on the ground red. Some rats came scurring past. Those rats were giangantic, and I vomited, and even worse, I vomited on Josh. The rats then came back, and were all over Josh. I vomyed again. I know it was bad, but it happened. I’ve vomited nearly everyday, but most of the time, not at the rats. I try to stay out of there way. I don’t know why, but I just don’t like the rats. I find them disgusting.

Anyway, Josh was covered with rats, and I couldn’t bear to see him like that. I said a muffled sorry to him, took on last look at my poor friend, and ran away. I know the other guys understood. They aren’t scared of rats, so they shooed the rats of, most of them. I heard them heaving Josh up onto their shoulders and walking off. When they came back, I was sitting in one of the dug-in holes in the trench, that was our bed. I was clutching my stomach, still sick with the idea of the rats and dead Josh. There was a puddle of vomit on the dirt below me. Most of them men had left me, found the vomit disgusting, even though they understood my pain. I know I should be use to my friends dying now, it has been over a year since the war started.

My friends sat down on some dirt on the other side of the trench. They asked if I was ok, and I just nodded my head. I could tell they were staring at me, frowning.

They all walked of, apart from Mavis. Mavis sat by my side, patted me and walked off.

The rest of the day, I just sat in the trench, shooting. I think I only shot one or two people. I know I should try hard to shot people, but I feel like there is no point in killing. I’m sick and tired of all this killing anyway. I think everyone is. I wish the war would stop. I want to go home. I want to go to family, and live my life as I should be.  Most people commit sucucide now. At the start of this war, we all thought it’d go for a month or two. Boy was I wrong. A year here has been hell. Our bosts have gone, we have frezzing feet. All of our bodies are dirty and itchy. Our hair has grown long and has lice. Our body has cuts and brussies everywhere, and our heart has already died.

Today was horrible day. I mean, Josh dying was pretty bad. Josh was a good friend, funny and kind. He was always happy to, trying to cheer us up when we were down the most. He would be cheering me up now, if he were alive. Some of the other men died today, and I could see other men crying in the dug out trenches. This happened everyday. Some one crying, mourning for their lost friends. Sometimes I think they are crying for their family. I know that some of the men’s family has died while they’ve been away, I don’t think any of mine have yet.

The last time I heard from my family was about a month go now.

In their letter, they were saying how my sister, Mariean, had become a teacher for the 5 and 6 year olds at our local school. I wanted to be a teacher, but I think that dream of mine is over now. Marie has always loved school, and always loved younger kids. All the family knew she would be a teacher. It was just obvious. They said how she would start this month. I hope she is going well.

My dad, Riley, has been doing well at home. He is to old to go to war, luckily. I am to young, and I know that I’ve made a BIG mistake coming to war.

We have been learning about the ANZACs recently and we wrote a poem about it.
I really liked writing this poem, and I think I did really well. Here is my poem...

A Soldier's Lifetime at War

Imagine, us comrades, fallen in the mud, blood, rifles, dead surrounding us, coughing, chest complaints, scratching, moaning scared out of our minds,

  Soldiers, safety, where are you? Bombs, fire, explosions, go away please. I want out, I want home, I want my family.

  My boots are lost, I feel woozy, I feel tired. Bombs are everywhere. I feel numb. I feel weak, and I fall over. They carry on, ignoring the fighting, their clothes ripped, their bodies torn badly, their skin pale as snow.  

‘Boys, Gas, remember your families boys, put your gas masks on!.’

Gas mask, on, have my mates got them on?

  I can’t see them,, where have they gone? This gas is blinding, This gas is thick., This gas is dark green and I feel around, looking, hoping, to find something, but I find nothing.

  I hear a high cry, and look around, to find someone rushing, wobbling towards me, coughing, and spluttering, and I know he is dying, and I feel helpless, and I feel sorry for him.

I hated watching this, hearing this, This man, I don’t know him, but he has dark, curly, hair, and I know I have to pick him up, move him, and as I do, I feel the man gripping me, and gurgling up blood, vomiting, and withering in my grip, as I lay him down in the wagon.

  I walk away, my stomach twisting, as I hear him dying, hear him suthering. Imagine what it is like, to hear someone dying, someone just like you, and to know that that may be you next time. To have a fear of death, is the biggest and worst fear ever. Imagine what death is like.  

  If you have ever seen death, ever seen someone in pain, you will understand how terrible I feel now. If you have ever heard bombs flying over your head, while you worry that that next bomb might land on you, you’ll understand, If you have ever experienced war, you will understand it isn’t one bit glorious to die for your country, It is the opposite, It is truly horrible.

By Charlotte

I hope you like it!

  This book is 'Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth' by Chris Priestley. I have never read anything by Chris Priestley, but I have already begun to like him. This book is set on a train, where a 'woman in white' is telling a young boy spooky stories, because their train has stopped at a tunnels mouth, and they want to pass the time. Chris has written two other stories, both in the 'tales of terror' series, and is currently writing another spooky book. I would rate this book 8/10 and recommend it to people who like terror.

   I was reading this book, and very recently finished it. This book is called 'A Medal for Leroy' by Michael Morpurgo. I love Michael Morpurgo's writing, he is a very good author, and often writes during World Wars. This book is about a young boy, who is reading a letter from his Grandma, and finds out some very interesting information. I would rate this book a 9/10 and recommend it to readers who like interesting and 'inspiring' tales.

 We made a collage using a photo of the side of our face. We had to cut pictures out of magazines, that we like/represent us. I have mostly dogs on my collage.

  At food tech, we have to design a mama mia Pizza. I am doing mine with Ruby, and we are making ours in a medal shape. Our Pizza is called 'The Prize'. On it, we have Salami, Pizza sauce, cheese, ham, and roasted Potato.  

   This is my favourite animal - Wolf!!! I love Wolves so so much! When I am older, I am going to work with Wolves in Canada. I think that this Wolf is Yellowstone Wolf. I have always liked dogs, and I have always wanted to be a vet. When I heard of Wolfdogs, I wanted to work with them - as they were a step up from dogs. But, I wouldn't get much work out of them, so I want to work with Wolves. Wolves again are a step up from Wolfdogs. I know a Wolfdog on Instagram - Faelean the Wolfdog, and I like him very much. 

   This is my painting for the French Film festival. The school gave anyone who wanted to, a sheet and they had to draw something realating the the great French outdoors. There were about 30-40 entries, and only 5 people got choosen. I was one of them! I drew a great picnic. My mum and I brainstormed 4 ideas, (because my mum has been to France and I haven't) and this is the one I choose. We got given a canvas and had to paint it on. I don't have much paints, so I used watercolor. The paintings are now up at cinema Gold,
    This is another entry made, that I like very much.

   I am reading a book called 'The Night Gardener' by Jonathan Auxier. Jonathan has also written 'Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes'. The Night Gardener is a wonderful story, that is spooky. I would recommend it to good readers that like a bit of adventure, and doesn't get spooked out by scary things at night. I would rate this book 9 and 1 half out of 10!

Pie Poster

Working with Wolves

We had to make a PIE poster, using one subject to write in three different formats - Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. I used 'Working with Wolves' as that is something I know a lot about, and I want to do when I am older. You can read what I wrote in every block. 

My Goldbook Goals


By the end of term 2,  I want to have got my sports award. 
I am going to achieve this by trying new sports, and getting as involved as I can.

I also want to have at least 8+ points on at least one of my tech things.
I will achieve this by listening, and trying my hardest at my tech groups.


By the end of year 8, I want to have at least 3-5 of my flashes, and if I get four flashes, to get my honours badge.
To achieve this I will get involved at everything, and listen, and be respectful.

   This is my resilience poster. In it I have said what resilience is, I have made and used some quotes and told what they mean.
We had to make this poster because: resilience is one of our REACH values. We all had to make a poster explaining what the value is and how we can show it around the school.
I am very proud of this poster and do try to show resilience whenever I can.

 This book I am reading now is so cool. I love it. It is about a boy named Jim, whoes father has recently dissapeared. Jim then met a girl, named Ruth Rose, who thinks that her step father - father Fisher, killed the boy's dad, Hub. But, according to the Father, the man that every one trusts and loves, says that Ruth is a maniac. But, when things start getting scary, Who should Jim beleive? father Fisher or Ruth Rose?

  Drew is such a awesome friend!!! I am so glad she is in my class this year! I really treasure my friends - they mean everything to me! Carry on being awesome Drew!

 My collage of our side of our face. We had to cut out pictures from a magazine and glue them on. On the back of the picture, we outlined our face. Once we had stuck on the pictures, we cut around the outline on the back, and stuck it onto the black paper!

    Best Book Covers Ever!!! Thanks Mum!!!

   These are so the best types of colours!!!

This is my old dog Polly! Polly was a guide dog in training! She is now a breeding dog, so she makes baby guide dogs in training! I loved her lots, but when we left Auckland 2 years ago, since she became a breeding dog, we had to leave her in Auckland. Now she lives on a farm with a loving family, and is best friends with a pig! Polly will hopefully be breeding this year, and if she does, my family and I will go down to see her and her puppies!!! She is 2 years old now, and her birthday is on May the 4! Polly is a Golden Labrador. Oh yea, this photo was on holiday in Taupo, when she got a bone from her doggie Boyfriend, Lucas. Lucas was also a guide dog in training!


When we moved here to Hawkes Bay, the house we brought came with my new dog. Her name is KD. She is 9 years old, and her birthday is on September 2! We love her amazingly to!

Always be sunsmart! 👒👒👒👒

Food tech was awesome!!! I loved it - we made fruit Kebabs!!!!!!  👌

This book is a amazing book! It is 'The Girl Savage' by Kathrine Rundell! kathrine has also writen 'The Wolf Wilder' which is also an amazing book and the award winning book, 'Rooftoppers'.

Our Self portrait!!!

Cybersafety!

WALT- To understand how what you say online effects others!

I like this because It says No Hate! and well ya, I just like it!

Cybersafety
walt: Understand how what you say online affects others!

I am proud of these because it shows what patty was feeling in the bottom one, and cybersafety things  in the top one!!!

My goal for reading is...
To read 8 books this term; already done 2.
6 more to go!
To achieve this I am going to carry on reading every night, But I am going to try to read for at least a extra a 20 minutes - so I will be reading for around 40-1h 10 minutes each night!
I need to make sure that once I've done all my sport practices, I will read, and any other time which is spare.
The people who will help me...
My mum? Just me really!

My goal for maths is...
To carry on learning my times tables from 10-20!
To do this I need to *write the down* and recite them each night if I can.
The people who will help me...
My Brother, Mum and Dad and my Teacher?

My personal goal is...
To do a full back twist on trampoline - and get my backflip (I will probably do this in 1 day...) of the foam pit tramp!
To do this I will practice each night if I can, and pay lots of attention at  trampolining!
The people who will help me...
Mum, Dad and my instructors at tramp!