Mahana Kotuku Blog

Using Google Powerpoint

2012-02-04T06:34:00.003+13:00

Google Powerpoint is a fantastic tool that allows us to work collaboratively on a joint project. First, we drafted our ideas into the powerpoint. Then we proofread and edited our work based on some 'Success Criteria' we devised together. Here is our first presentation for 2012.

Orion

2011-11-25T10:25:00.000+13:00

Sam the Koosh 2

2011-11-22T14:53:00.003+13:00

Here is our long-awaited sequel to Sam the Koosh. This one stars Sam's clumsy nephew Francis. Enjoy!

2011-11-22T14:25:00.004+13:00

This is my pet rock Stanley. He is a very rare Painted Green Bumblebee Rock (Verdantus Bumblus). His only defence mechanism is to flip upside down and expose his unpainted side, thus making him look like an ordinary rock. I have had him for as long as I can remember and he has been my loyal friend for a very long time. Rocks make good pets because they never need feeding, exercising, toilet training or baths. They aren't very cuddly though!

BIKING WITH EMMA AT Kaiteriteri

2011-11-21T19:56:00.004+13:00

Last week the year seven eights, went with Whaea Jane and Emma to Kaiteriteri to do some mountain biking.

It was very fun. At first I didn't want to go because I don't like biking much and I'm not very good at it, but this was really good!

We did the 10m track three times then had a few rounds on the push corse( which is a small bmx corse with lots of bumps and corns where you can't pedal and you just have to shift your weight and push to move), and worked on some small balance games, we even played biking limbo ( I got in last round) It was really fun.

Emma was great as well really encouraging with everyone, and fun to be with.

After these things we went on the big corse, which varied from intermediate and beginners level of difficulty. At the top of the hill we could all of big kaiteriteri it was amazing ( but very very hot ) so when we got down the hill (super fun just so you know, I love down hill) we all went swimming in our cloths because none had brought togs! :)

I had soooo much fun because it was challenging as well!

I'm going there in the weekend with my family!

So i think even if your not into that sort of stuff give it a go anyway!!!!

(sorry I don't have any photos)

Mahana Pet Day 2011

2011-11-18T10:47:00.005+13:00

Some images from our Pet Day. Thanks to Immy and family for pony rides. Orion's pets were really quiet and well-behaved. Great training. We enjoyed a shared lunch, then in the afternoon, everyone got creative and made all sorts of fabulous vegetable novelties, flower arrangements, decorated footwear. Check out the rest of the photos coming soon...

bikeing

2011-11-15T10:12:00.002+13:00

Last Wednesday Marty came to our school and he set up a mountain biking coarse for the school.There were some ramps and a seesaw. he brought some little abd BMX bikes for the people who didn't have any bikes. There were some skinny planks and a raised board walk.

RockFest photos

2011-11-12T11:25:00.004+13:00

If anyone else has some photos from this day, feel free to share them!! There are links to the video of the band playing on the 'Mahana School Facebook' page. Enjoy!

Fashion Island Project Funway!

2011-11-07T08:34:00.003+13:00

In the fist week of the holiday I entered a competition for Fashion Island, called 'Fashion Island Project Fun-way' We ( the people who entered ) had two weeks to make and design a outfit/dress using only 1 white sheet, you could die it, cut it , sew it, but only use buttons and zips for fastenings!

I made a pale turquoise knee length dress with big petals for the skirt dipped with ocean blue on the edges.With a shoulder strap bodice with flowers (white,ocean blue,turquoise) coming down the strap.
It was hard sewing the bodice and skirt together so mum had to help me a bit because it was a lot of fabric and I had to hand sew it.
It was fun to make though.

But guess what i came second and i had to model it on the runway(yuck)
I won $250 for coming second so it was definitely worth it!
I can't wit till next year!!

Greymouth

2011-11-06T14:33:00.004+13:00

In the second week of the last holidays ,

My family + Aunty, x3 cousins and I went to Greymouth for a holiday.

We stayed at the Greymouth top ten holiday park, for 4 days and 3 nights.

It was really fun!

One night we had hired the spa out an it started to rain so we after the spa we went an jumped in the rain on the "jumping pillow" which is like a giant bouncy castle floor with no walls, it was awesome.

We did lots of different things, like going to shantytown, where we all dressed up in olden day clothes an got some photos taken.On the way back from shantytown we stopped at a little jade factory, it was cool this man Garth Wilson carves all this amazing jewelry, an sculptures they were so beautiful!

We even went to Hokitika an had lunch on the "beach" ( I'd hardly call it a beach more like where the sea meets the land an thats it compared the beaches i know but it was still fun)

It was long journey home but we stopped to see the seal colony an saw the pancake rocks in Punakiaki.

There are lots of photos from different place of me and my cousins!

P.s the toilet one is my mum ( left ) an Aunty ( right )

All together it was a great trip , with loads of fun with the family!

( sorry a bit cheesy)

Stoke school Rockfest

2011-11-04T10:05:00.004+13:00

On Tuesday the Mahana School band 'Wet Cement' entered the Stoke School Rockfest and performed about 150 people. We played New Divide, Rolling in the Deep and Bang, Bang, Bang.

We played 12th out of thirteen bands. We went alot better than we thought we would. There were a few out of time moments but it was really good.

When all of the bands finished, there was the prizegiving. Everyone was given a $50 voucher from Music Planet. After that there was a draw for an electric guitar. Each school had a number from 1 to 13. Pete Mitchener shook the box with the numbers and one of the numbers fluttered out. He picked it up and read "Number 12, Mahana!" It was awesome. I went up to claim the prize. At school, people were queuing up to have a go on it.

In the end, it was an awesome day and I hope we'll do it next year too.

ROCKFEST 2011

2011-11-04T09:32:00.003+13:00

Tuesday the 1st of November our class went to the Primary School Rock fest in Stoke. When we arrived there were 12 other schools waiting in the hall listening to the music. Most of the class were starting to get nervous, including me. We watched the first few bands, they were really good. But I thought we still had a really good chance.

After about 5 bands, it was lunchtime. We were getting closer and closer to our turn. After lunch we had one more band to go. Even though I wasn't in the band, I was still very worried. The time came finally and 13 kids slowly walked up to the stage and got ready. I stayed in the audience with our Mahana parents as we watched them play the three songs. By the end I was so happy I couldn't stop smiling. They did so well and Whaea Jane was so proud of the team.

Finally it was done we could relax now. All we had to do was watch and see who would win the black guitar. While the man was placing the numbered paper into the box, one piece blew out. The crowd went quiet and the man said, "Well, that must be it." He picked it up and said, "Mahana School". A huge cheer went up. It was so awesome. Tom went up to get the prize.

When we got back to school, we still couldn't believe it. Our first band from our school at the Stoke Rockfest and we had won this awesome guitar. AMAZING!!!

ROCK-FEST

2011-11-03T11:50:00.006+13:00

Kotuku class has been practicing for just over two weeks perfecting our music and performance. We practiced three awesome songs, New Divide, Rolling in the Deep and Bang Bang Bang. With the last song Bang Bang Bang, we only had about three days to learn it and get it right!

On Tuesday, the first of November, we had the chance to show off our talents to twelve other Schools around the Nelson area. Three was some amazing performances including 'The Peasants' from Garin College who are the best secondary school in New Zealand! We played second to last in the day, so we were able to see all the other Bands rock out! When it came to our turn to play on stage we were all nerves. We set up quickly and were ready to perform in no time, and we did sooooo well, it all went smoothly and the crowd cheered us on. It was an exciting experience and I'm sure everyone thought the same too. Each School got given a fifty dollar voucher to Music Planet in Richmond, which was a bonus to all the schools.

At the end of the day they did a draw for an electric guitar worth two hundred and sixty dollars! So everyone was quiet as he shuffled the numbers around the hat, but as he did that one number fell out so they just used that one instead, it was the number twelve. Mahana's number.
So now we have a fifty dollar voucher and an electric guitar. I would like to keep going with the band, ( and why not? ) So to cut it short, I had an exceptional day!

stoke rock fest

2011-11-03T11:43:00.006+13:00

On the first of November at 9:30 am around about 100 kids from primary and intermediate schools came together at stoke school for the 2011 rock fest. There were some good bands but i think that we were pretty awesome.

The first time that we had practiced we did not know what songs we were doing, but after a couple of weeks practice we had two songs sorted but we wanted to do three. So we came up with a few ideas and tried them. By that time the rock fest was two weeks away.At around about that time taylor came up with a good song that sounded awesome. We practiced it over and over again until we had it sussed. So now we had our three songs "New divide", "Rolling in the deep" and "Bang, Bang,Bang" so we were ready for the rock feast.

The day came I was not nervous at first,but when they called our name butterflies grew in my stomach.As we got closer to the stage I sat down on my seat, and we started playing.It sounded commendable, my nerves were fading as we went through all the songs.We waited for the other bands to finish.Then it came, the prizes.Every school scored a fifty dollar vouchers.

Then there was the awesome guitar.There were thirteen schools we were all numbered from 1 to 13. As they were picking out the numbers number 12 fell out of the box, so they went with that one. They looked down the list for number 12.Mahana school we had one a electric guitar whahoo!

At the end of the day we all had fun learned heaps off other bands

Rock Fest

2011-11-03T11:43:00.004+13:00

Yesterday Mahana school's senior class went to Stoke school for a rock fest. Everyone was feeling the nerves, well I know I was. But when we got there we found out we were second to last, I hated the wait but at least we got to see how good the other schools were.

One school to go then it was us. Everyone was ready to get on stage. I think I went to the bathroom like four times. Before we knew it we were on the stage performing our first song "New Divide". I thought we did really well. We then played "Rolling in the deep" and then "Bang bang bang". Our best song was probably "Bang bang bang".

Everyone had a really great day and guess "WHAT" we won an electric guitar "YAY"! Everyone did a really good job and it was worth the two weeks of practice.

Our Band Wet Cement

2011-11-03T11:09:00.006+13:00

Yesterday at 9.30am on the first of November, Stoke School held a showcase for primary and intermediate bands called RockFest. Thirteen bands participated. In our band there was Hunter, Tom, Luke, Taylor, Lilly-Mae, Izzie, Harriet, Leah, Eylish, Safari, Sapphira, Josie and I. The three songs that we played were, "Rolling in the Deep by Adele", Bang, "Bang, Bang by Christina Perri" and "The New Divide by Linkin Park ".
Before we started I felt nervous and worried about making a mistake. When I got up there I felt a lot more relaxed and I could concentrate on my music. Once we started, we sounded great and we played together really well.
As part of the day, the top band in New Zealand The Peasents played for us in the 11am to 12am break. At the end of the day Music Planet donated thirteen fifty dollar Music Planet vouchers which each band received one of. Each of the bands were numbered from one to thirteen and went in the draw to win an electric guitar which was also donated by Music Planet. We were about to go home when they did the draw for the electric guitar and even better we won it.
So after a long day we all went home happy and proud.

Rock Fest

2011-11-03T11:04:00.008+13:00

On the first of November Kotuku went to stoke school primary and intermediate school rock fest. There was a Kramer Pacer guitar to be won at the end of the day. There were 13 schools and the top college band the Peasants preformed for all the schools.

Our band Wet Cement played 3 songs "New Divide", "Rolling in the Deep" and "Bang, Bang, Bang". For all the three songs we all were marvellous and had lots of fun. I think we were the best band there apart from the Peasants and Waimea Intermediate.

At the end Pete (the principal of stoke school) drew a number out of the box. Number 12 fell out and was picked up; Mahana school had won an electric guitar!

We all had lots of fun that day!

2011 Primary Schools RockFest

2011-11-02T11:02:00.003+13:00

On Tuesday 1st November, Mahana school went to the 2011 Primary Schools RockFest at Stoke School, along with 12 other bands from schools all over Nelson. Organizer Pete Mitchener said "The RockFest has grown so much since it started. We have more bands every year. The quality has improved, too" The showcase featured an appearance by the Peasants, voted the best secondary school band in New Zealand.
The atmosphere in the hall was electric, with bands performing a wide range of songs. The support from the crowd was loud and powerful.

Each participating school took home a $50 Music Planet voucher and went into the draw to win a brand new electric guitar from Music Planet.

ROCK-FEST

2011-11-02T10:09:00.004+13:00

Yesterday on the 1/11/11 our class band "WET CEMENT" (Leah,Luke,Hannah,Safari,Josie,Lilly-Mae,Hunter,Tom,Izzie,Harriet,Sapphira,Eylish, and I)
Went to Stoke School for a showcase of primary and intermediate school bands called "ROCK-FEST"

It went from 9:30-2:30, so it was a long day but it was great getting to watch all the amazing talent.
Our band was second to last out of thirteen bands.Lots of schools performed and all did amazingly, there were kids from 7-13yrs so there was a big range in ages.
We performed three songs...
"New Divide" by Linkin Park sung by Tom + back up vocals.
"Rolling in the deep" by Adele sung by Lilly-Mae + back up vocals.
"Bang Bang Bang" by Christina Perri sung by me + back up vocals.

I think that we were all very nervous because we only had about 2 weeks to practice an we changed songs a lot , but in the end we all had heaps of fun even if we had the butterflies!

We even got to hear " The Peasants " ( NZ's best secondary school band" sing their new single "let go"+ at the end of the day they did a draw where every school had a number that was put into a hat an the man pulled one out an that person won a black electric guitar thanks to "MUSIC PLANET" an guess what we won!!!!!!!

So all together it was a great day!
Can't wait till next year!!!!!!

Lilly-Mae Sings

2011-11-01T13:37:00.000+13:00

Band Practise

2011-11-01T09:15:00.003+13:00

Tom on vocals, sounding good!

Shootin' Hoops

2011-10-31T14:18:00.002+13:00

Here is a video of William Davis shooting a hoop out of our Oak tree.

Sewing, pjs 2

2011-10-08T16:07:00.003+13:00

Hi,
sorry its taken so long to blog about my pjs again but i just never got around to it.
I finished my pjs about 2months ago ( lol)
they are really comfy!! It didn't take long after my last post.
I just to sew it together and atache the ribbon.
Unfortunatly the pants shrunk in the wash but i'll just turn them into 3/4 s or shorts.
Here are the photos from both times.

Around the world day.

2011-10-08T15:52:00.003+13:00

On Friday
we had an around the world day.
Were we had to dress up in a country of choice ( but from the world cup of course!!) and dress up in either their colours, costume, or both!
We had kids from all sorts of places but what the most popular place was??
NEW ZEALAND.
I was Samoa an i wore a sarong with a flower necklace.
P.s i only found out about it the day before note the lame costumes!

It was really cool because we got into our buddies then joined with another pair then we had to make a wearable arts piece in 20Min's with anything we liked, but it had to represent a country ( from the world cup )
My group couldn't decide on the country in the end we did France.
In about the last 10 Min's our group made a beret type thing out of cardboard with an Eiffel tower on top tied around the chin with red fabric/ribbon stuff.
i know that sounds bad but it wasn't actually so bad if you looked at it from far away.

sorry i don't have any photos!

R.I.P Sherbet

2011-10-08T15:36:00.003+13:00

On Wednesday
Unfortunately my rabbit Sherbet died.
He was really sick though so it was kind of best.
Sherbet had a massive lump on the side of his face were his teeth were growing inwards apparently this is prone to his type of breed ( cashmere mini-lop )
He wasn't eating because of it.
We could have had an operation( very expensive )
but there was little chance of survival anyway because of the anesthetic.
so we chose to leave it an give antibiotics instead, but the didn't work to well.

I miss him heaps i just wish we could have gave him a better life!
R.I.P Sherbet.
:(

P.s the photo is of sleeping on our couch!

Spca cupcake day

2011-10-08T14:49:00.003+13:00

In August Safari and I made cupcakes for the Spca cupcake day.

After school Safari came to my house and we made some chocolate cupcakes with caramallow in the middle. It took us all afternoon to make and ice 26 cupcakes.

We made a BIG BIG mess!!

Some of the cupcakes looked liked people or animals, they were really cool.

The next day we sold them at school for $2 each.

It was really good cause we sold them all which gave us a total of $52 fundrasied for the Spca.

If your thinking about doing this next year have a go its great fun do in a group, pair or by yourself.

Whenua iti

2011-09-30T11:14:00.004+13:00

Last week we went to Whenua Iti in Lower Moutere. We did high ropes, trapeze and played some games. We had heaps of fun and it improved our confidence. :)

2011-09-20T14:37:00.003+12:00

BLOBBET
At maths today we made sculptures out of marshmallows and toothpicks. We found out the fractions of each colour we had.
Green: 3 Yellow:4 Pink: 12 White: 32. All together we had 50 marshmallows.
These are our fractions 3/50, 2/25, 6/25, 16/25.

The Falling Tower of Pisa

2011-09-20T14:27:00.003+12:00

The Falling Tower of Pisa is 3/13 yellow, 5/13 pink, 3/13 green and 4/13 white.

The 2012 Big Ben

2011-09-20T14:22:00.003+12:00

My Tower, The 2012 Big Ben is 5/13 white, 4/13 yellow and 4/13 pink.

U.F.O

2011-09-20T14:19:00.004+12:00

Today for maths we had to create a subculture with marshmallows and tooth picks. We had to find out what fractions of a colour marshmallow we had. Taylor and I had 3/7 of pink and we had 35 all together.
This is ours.

thchnology

2011-09-15T11:43:00.003+12:00

Me, Hannah, Sapphira, and Leah went to the BP challenge. We had to make a catapult, a wind powered racer,and a marble run. We won two challenge's. The two that we won were, first in the marble run and third in the catapult.

Making Pjs!

2011-08-28T19:56:00.003+12:00

In the past few days I have been making some pajama pants!

Its really easy!

First I used my old pjs as a pattern to trace around the front and back on a piece of news paper, then cut them out!

The next steps got kinda tricky as I had to match up my fabric as it has different coloured lines of hearts on it so when sewed together it looked like the lines keep going.

Then i cut out the legs on the material using the news paper pattern as a template.

Next i sewed the crutch and inside legs of both legs together.

Now at this stage it didn't look like pants at all but it gets there.

Then i sewed up the sides, now thats more like it!

I haven't done anything else yet but I'm getting there!

I'll let you know when I'm finished them.

chant for your champions

2011-08-22T16:28:00.003+12:00

About a week ago, my class and I came up with a rugby chant for a competition called:

Chant for you champions!

This competition was run by the heart foundation.

What you had to do was...

come up with a chant, song, rap, haka, anything. And it had to support you local rugby team and promote healthy breakfasts, so it had to include the line "breakfast eaters have more fuel for sport and school"
Next you had to video it and post it youtube

The school with the most creative, most viewed and best chant could win $1000 dollars for their school + a free breakfast and their chant showing on What Now!

Our chant was supporting our local club "Rangers"

Unfortunately we didn't win.

But it was lots of fun and i had a great time organizing it.

So well done to everyone who entered.

If you want to watch it,

go to youtube and its under mahana, or the Mahana face book has a link!

GO RANGERS!!!!

Parlez vous Francaise 3

2011-08-01T17:38:00.000+12:00

Bonjour, with catchy music! Enjoy.
Bonjour, avec une musique entraînante! Enjoy.

Parlez vous Francaise 2

2011-08-01T16:55:00.000+12:00

This time Tom and Luke see something unusual.
Cette fois Tom et Luc vois quelque chose d'inhabituel.

Parlez vous Francaise 1

2011-08-01T16:26:00.000+12:00

Superb... Sapphira, Eylish et Leah. But what are they saying?

African cats+ the suitor art gallery

2011-07-30T16:04:00.006+12:00

On Friday my family and my friend went to see the movie African cats, and look around the suter art gallery!

AFRICAN CATS:

African cats was amazing!

I loved it how it just focused on the two different cat families not a whole bunch.

The main characters were... ( the cheetah family) Sita and her cubs, ( the lions) A lioness from the river pride and her cub Mara, Fang ( the river prides leader, male ), Callie and his four sons ( the north prides leaders).

This is an amazing story, I think it is really great how they gave the animals names it made them more real and interesting.

Even though this is rated G I think that its probably not good for younger kids, me and my friend had our eyes covered a lot.

African cats, is very intense, but it makes you realize what they have to go through and how tough it must be!

I really in joyed this movie.

I really in courage you to go and see African Cats!

THE SUTER ART GALLERY:

At the suter they had an amazing exhibition on, all about human hair through history, Featuring a lady called "Victoria Mclntosh" And how she expresses her feeling through art and hair!

Victoria was adopted.

She has always felt like she doesn't fit in with her family, because she has

auburn hair and her family doesn't.

Since Victoria doesn't know anything about her history what she does is finds things in op shops or vintage stores and she collects them things people no longer want, with a hidden history.

What she does with these is amazing she creates them into her own by threading or attaching her hair into them, and turning them into art.

This collection of art work she has called " My invented history"

One of the pieces was an old christening gown, victoria has made buttons out of her hair , and threaded her hair around the sleeves and neck line, it looks amazing yet so simple.

But its good to know that she still loves her family very much and is very happy with them!

I think she is amazing!

I also learned some other interesting facts!

Did you know?

.In the olden days they made cufflinks out of a loved ones hair!

.In the olden days they would use the hair from a girls first hair cut, for her first china doll!

(eww)

If you don't know what to do, one weekend try looking around the suitor or going to african cats

trust me its well worth it!

Sherbets new hutch

2011-07-22T18:42:00.003+12:00

Recently My Grandad, my mum, and I made my rabbit Sherbet a garden/hutch in our back yard!

It took us about three days or so to complete!

I am normally not a gardening type but this was actually really fun!

It is roughly six meters long and 2 meters wide, very big for one little rabbit!

First we chose the area and then marked out the size, next we cleared the space.

I was in charge of the rock garden in the center Miki my sister helped me move the rocks (they were very heavy) the agapanthus was already there so we just worked around it, My little sister Millie planted a small tree in there as well!

Then we spread the gravel around, Sherbet is very fluffy and he sometimes gets dags on his feet from the mud so the gravel will hopefully prevent his hutch from getting too wet!

Next we cemented the posts in and attached the chicken wire to the wooden frame.

For the roof we stretched grape netting over the top, we left a corner free so we can get in and out to give Sherbet his food.

This was a very cool project for the holidays and was great fun!

Sherbet loves his new home!

Taylor's skiing trip!

2011-07-22T18:02:00.002+12:00

On Wednesday my family+my cousins,

went to Rainbow ski field for the day!

It was very fun.

It took about two and a half hours to get there but it was definitely worth it!

I have only been skiing twice before and once when I was very little, so I am a bit new to it!

We went on the beginners course.

Holding on to the tow rope that pulls you up hurts your hands and it cut through my gloves but it didn't matter!

After I had gotten used to skiing my mum and I went up the poma, though when I got to the top it was much stepper than it looked from the bottom!

At first I was nervous , mum helped me (she is really good at skiing) as soon as I had gone about one meter I fell and tumbled over and over for about two meters down the hill!, mum helped me get up and I just kept on going it was sooooooooooo FUN!

Once I had been down a couple of times mum taught me how to turn and controls the skis properly!

I spent the rest of the day going up and down the poma, its really fun getting pulled up!

Yes I fall over lots but it was mostly on the beginners when I was using the tow rope.

I got better and better as the day went on.

I love skiing and I had a great time, we all did!

the best part was having mum skiing too because she normally wouldn't have joined in , just helped millie and watched us, I know she had fun too!

Next time i want to try snow boarding!!

The Reaction

2011-07-15T19:10:00.000+12:00

Joy, pure joy!

Congratulations Dicer Chicks

2011-07-15T18:24:00.001+12:00

Mahana School Dicer Chicks are the South Island Regional Champions! Well done Josie, Izzie, Harriet, and Safari. We are all very proud of you. It was just brilliant to be there with everyone to celebrate your achievement. You are the Champions! You can re-live the moment by visiting http://tvnz.co.nz/the-erin-simpson-show/s2011-e80-video-4296519

The Snake's Adventure

2011-07-14T15:19:00.002+12:00

This is our snake's adventure. It took us half a day to make it.

Sadie the sunflower

2011-07-14T11:57:00.005+12:00

Today Josie, Kristal, Hannah and Molly have made this awesome movie about Sadie the sunflower and how she grew through the day.

Flower

2011-07-14T11:27:00.005+12:00

This is our movie about a flower growing with a bright sun in the back ground. The flower in the back ground starts from nothing and grows into a nice land.
p.s Sapphira did the scream in the music.

Sam the Koosh

2011-07-14T10:55:00.002+12:00

Today in the Kotuku room, we made animations with pieces of classroom equipment. This is our animation using a Koosh.

West Coast Birthday Treat

2011-07-13T12:22:00.004+12:00

I went on the glacier because it was my birthday present from my Mum. It was freezing and there was a mini blizzard with rain, not snow. We went in a tunnel that was large enough to fit a car inside it. About 400 years ago the glacier was 2kms longer than it is now. Walking on the glacier was exciting and fun!

We also did goldpanning and I found some gold at Shantytown. I made a knife at Barrytown which you can check out on my next blog post!

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Fun in Christchurch!

2011-07-12T09:00:00.011+12:00

On Thursday, Harriet, Safari, Izzie, and Josie traveled to Christchurch for the Maggi Kitchen Showdown semi-finals. We had a great time and did really well with our dish. We made a salmon and spinach roulade with roasted vege noodle baskets. The judges said that we should have boned the salmon before we seared it and the butter in the roulade was a bit burnt. They said the salad was a let down to our dish, as we didn't have any dressing. But the colourful, eatable flower petals that Tasman Bay Herbs gave us were delightful on our plate.
If we did well enough on Friday, we will go to Christchurch again to cook our meal and a dessert. But we get to fly down and get free accommodation, with all expenses paid for! We are looking forward to it and will find out if we are in on Friday 15th July on the Erin Simpson Show at 4:30pm. Please go to www.erinsimpson and vote for Mahana School. We'd really appreciate it.

Not only did we cook in Christchurch, but we did some amazing things as well.
We went shopping and had sooo much fun trying on cool clothes and buying great stuff! We each got given $10 to spend and we drove to Dressmart to shop. Whaea Jane, Karen and us kids had a mind-blowing time taking photos of us all dressed up!

We also went to Karen's relatives house and got DIVINE desserts! Debra is a chef for weddings and she kindly offered to host us at her house. She made incredible food that made our tongues tingle! We had Pear and Red Wine Sorbet, Fig Cake with Custard, Orange Meringue, Biscuit Cone with Chocolate Velvet Mousse. YUM!!!

On Saturday morning, we went to Adrenaline Forest and swung through the trees like monkeys! Literally! We were connected to wires by carabiners and had a pulley at our left side which we unclasped and used as a flying fox. We hooked it over the wire and zoomed from tree to tree. There were obstacles up sooo high that you clambered and crawled through. We had such a terrific time there!
After Adrenaline Forest, we jumped in the Hilux and headed back to Nelson. The time went by so fast, we didn't want to leave so soon!

Thank you to all the people who helped us fundraise for our trip and the people who were so supportive! We really appreciate it.

2011-07-08T09:53:00.003+12:00

Today in the senior room we were making a piece of music for a particular emotion. This is our casual Jazz-by the TJs.

Busking

2011-07-02T17:49:00.004+12:00

Today I busked with my Eklipz dance crew and we had sooo much fun!!! The 7 of us are performing at the Shakedown Competition on the 16th July. Aaahhhh! That's two weeks away! I'm very nervous but I will do it. We needed to get money for our uniforms, so the best way to do that is to busk. We raised 200 dollars by dancing for 30 mins. Afterwards, we shopped around and got a pair of pants and a bandanna each. We will busk again sometime and go and buy shoes and tops. It was a great day!

Cadets

2011-06-21T18:46:00.002+12:00

Today, Harriet and I went to cadets at the Mapua Hall. We had to put bandages on each other and wrap our arm in a sling. Being a patient is surprisingly fun, if you are not hurt! And we learnt what to do when you are on the scene of an emergency. First, you need to check for danger. So see if there are any objects or people that could hurt you. Second, see if the patient responds. Tap them on the collar bone and ask if they can here you. Tell them who you are and say that you are here to help them. Third, check their airways. See if there is anything blocking their oesophagus. Make sure that the patients tongue has not flopped back and is preventing them from breathing. Fourth, you need to make sure that they are breathing. Put your cheek over their mouth and look towards their feet. If you can feel their breath on your face, that's good. Now place your hand on their chest. See if you can feel their chest rising. Fifth, check their circulation. See if you can feel their pulse on the wrist. If it's not there, check under their jaw bone, and see if it's there. Sixth, check for severe bleeding. Put your hands under
their body and feel for blood and things which feel out of place. Make sure you do not hurt the patient though. Check your hands after you have done each limb and parts of the body.
I hope you have learnt a bit about helping somebody who needs your help.

What a game!

2011-06-18T19:38:00.005+12:00

On Friday, the senior basketball team had a great game aginst Parklands school. We lost but I think that we really enjoyed the game. We played at the Mot. Recreation Centre. The afternoon was a good one!

Maggi Mahem!

2011-06-16T19:30:00.002+12:00

On the 30th of May, Safari, Harriet, Josie and I fundraised for the Maggi Cooking Show we have entered. The Dicer Chicks cooked our meal we are entering for 26 people and we did very well! We needed to funraise so that we had enough money to go down to Christchurch, where we will cook a Salmon and Spinach Roulade with Noodle Baskets. The Moutere Inn had a great little kitchen that we cooked in and a private dining room that our customers ate in. We earned $480 dollars so we achieved our goal greatly! It was an awesome night.

What a spoonful!!!

2011-06-16T18:29:00.004+12:00

In the weeked, I tried to balance lots of teaspoons on my face, and I did it! The world record is 15, so I'm getting close. Ha, Ha! I managed 8 but after that I didn't know where else to put them!! I had loads of fun though! (;

Izzie's Book Reviews

2011-06-16T15:55:00.017+12:00

Inkheart
Meggi loves books, so does her Father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her Mother mysteriosly dissapeared. They live quietly until the night a stanger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal an extraordinary secret - a storytelling secret that will change their lives forever.

This book is written by Cornelia Funke. I would recommend it to kids aged 12 to 15. I would give it a 4 star rating.

Inkspell

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggi thinking of the amazing events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desprate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes.
This is the second book in the Inkheart trilogy, and I would recommend it to kids aged 12 to 15. I would give it a 5 star rating.

Pollyanna
Poor Pollyanna! Penniless and orphaned, she doesn't seem to have much to be happy about. And when she moves in with her harsh Aunt Polly, things start to look even worse. Luckily, Pollyanna has a speacial knack for seeing the bright side of life - and she'll need it!
This book is a retold novel by Eleanor H. Porter. I would reccomend it to children aged 10 - 12. I give it a 3 and a half star rating.

Man vs Beast

Every day thousands of animals die in laboratory experiments. Some say these experiments prvide essential scientific knowledge, while others commit acts of extreme violence in order to stop them. James and Lauren Adams are stuck in the middle. They're CHERUB agents. Trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them.
This book is written by Robert Muchamore and is the sixth book in the series. I love the CHERUS series and would give it a 5 star rating! I would recommend it to kids aged 12 - 15.

The Tale Of Despereaux
Here, reader, is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusally large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands. It is the tale of a beautiful, flaxen-haired princess, who laughs often and makes eveything around her seem brighter. It is a tale of a poor deaf serving girl, who entertains foolish dreams of splendour. It is a tale of impossible love, of bravery and old-fashioned courage. And, reader, it is a tale of treachery; unlimated treachery.

This book is written by Kate DiCamillo. I would give it a rating of 4 and a half stars and would recommend it to kids aged 12 to 14.

Shannon hale

2011-05-27T10:44:00.000+12:00

When Ennas brother Leifer brings home a piece from the past. The vellum teaches him how to set fire with out spark. Ennas not sure if she wants the power for herself.when bayern attacks Ennas not sure what to do, she can't decide between the warm energy of fire, or her loving family and friends.

Inkspell

2011-05-26T12:42:00.001+12:00

The blurb from the back of Inkspell:

Let The Imaginary Become Real...
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggi thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever.
But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes.

I would recommend this book to ages 12+ and would give it a 4 and 1/2 star rating. This Book Is GREAT!!!

cross country

2011-05-24T11:18:00.003+12:00

on Monday the 23rd of may we did cross country at Woollastons. year 1,2,3 had to do 1 lap year 4,5,6,7,8 had to do 2 laps. we had to run around the vines. Oscar and Sean marked out the corse it was a bit of a long corse but it dose not mater i survived. Tiarne and Sky where the only year 4's. Tiarne came first in the girl race for the year 4's and 5's and sky came 5th. mr neal put the planks of wood on the electricity fence. the year 9s came to visit mahana school. after cross country we where all puffed we all had red faces and we where all so hungry and needed some water.

The Bone Tiki map

2011-04-13T14:54:00.002+12:00

I have been trying out Scribble Maps where you can put on markers and write comments. I have mapped the journey that the characters took in The Bone Tiki. Click on Scribble Maps, pan out if you have to till you see some of the markers I've put in. Their journey begins close to Napier.

My First week at Mahana School

2011-04-13T13:58:00.003+12:00

I am new to Mahana School and so far I'm enjoying it a lot. The maths tests we have every week have helped me improve in solving subtraction problems quickly, and I have already made a few friends. Writing descriptions of things we like every day has been a lot of fun, and I have even managed to type two up on the computer!

Breaktimes are never boring, since there are unicycles we can use and I am learning to ride them. I am also enjoying PE; we are currently working on Rippa Rugby, which is great fun and very tiring! All the teachers are friendly and cheery, and nobody makes a fuss when you get something wrong.

So far, I haven't seen any bullying or unkind behaviour in the playground, which has pleased me. There are no bullies at Mahana School! All the children are friendly and kind and nobody gets left out of games when they want to join in.

None of the lessons are at all stressful; I can ask for help if I need it. It is always clear who is doing what, and who is in which maths group, and whether it's the Year 5s or 6s, 7s and 8s who are going outside to play Rippa Rugby, etc.

The only bad thing is all the fights over unicycles at breaktime; there are only four to share out between the whole school! This is not always fair, since some people "cheat" to get the unicycles (sitting on them while eating lunch, hiding them at the end of break so they can use it next break etc.), but some people bring theirs in which lowers the demand for them.

Overall, I am enjoying Mahana School a lot so far and I am definitely staying here for the rest of my time in New Zealand.

TDC Ceremony

2011-04-08T11:23:00.004+12:00

On Thursday two weeks ago most of Kotuku class went to the TDC in Richmond to go to the NewZealand citizenship ceremony. First everyone sang the National anthem. They gave out the certificates. Mahana sung Kua Rongo. After that everyone got together and had morning tea. Mahana School got given two kowhai trees to take back to school and plant.

Maggi Mahem!

2011-04-08T10:56:00.006+12:00

On Tuesday, Safari, Harriet, Izzie, and Josie went to Safari's house to cook our meal we have decided to make.We cooked a smoked salmon and spinach roulade and some noodle nests with roast veggies in them.
We have sent the application away and waiting to here back.
Here are some photos of what we made!

Canada's Wonderland!

2011-04-04T11:58:00.000+12:00

                                               Canada's Wonderland!

     Canada's Wonderland has so many rollercoasters!

Most of them are very scary and nerve racking. They are like that because on a lot of them they are either spinning very fast or, up side down. The really fun ones are the water rides. Canada's Wonderland has one of the scariest and biggest roller coasters in the world. I can't believe how many roller coasters there are at Canada's Wonderland!

      Canada's Wonderland is so much fun because... there are really good treats, it's fun to go with your friend and the roller coasters aren't just scary there really fun aswell! The roller coasters are really fun because they go up side down, they twirl and twist they also rock from side to side. The treats are really good because there very sweet and on a hot day at Canada's Wonderland you would probably want ice cream! It's fun to go with your friend because it is funny to listen to your friend scream on the scarier rides.
     The water rides are so much fun because you get completely soaked! It's amazing how wet you can get from just one of the water rides. The ride that you get the wettest on is called "The Drop"! On the drop you go up a huge hill on a tread mill then you just drop down a huge hill into heaps of water!

        At Canada's Wonderland there are usally 900-1000 people there per day (maybe even more than that). I can't believe how many people go there espically since it is quite expensive! That is why I think Canada's Wonderland is so cool and wicked!

Inspirational ICT Day

2011-03-22T21:22:00.002+13:00

I had an inspirational day at the ICT Lead Teacher meeting today. Allanah (ICT Facilitator) presented a huge range of websites that will be so useful in the classroom (and beyond!) I am chokkablok full of ideas and I need to take some time to sift through them, then pass them on.

Meantime, if you want to check some of the stuff out, go to: http://webtoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

Leave a comment if you find something interesting.

Creative Scones

2011-03-17T13:22:00.003+13:00

So creative and absolutely delicious!

Maggi Cook Off

2011-03-17T11:31:00.007+13:00

On Tuesday, 9 year seven and eight's competed to get into the Mahana School Maggi Cooking Team. There can only be 4 people per team so we had to battle it off. We got put into teams of three and baked our hearts out! We each made scones and were judged on presentation, taste, and mainly teamwork. Our scones turned out great and the teachers loved them! We had 40 minutes to prepare, cook and clean up, then after the teachers were done we shared them with the class. The teachers had choosen Harriet, Safari, and Izzie so far but needed one more person for the team. So the next day we saw how fast the others could slice and dice! They cut up apples and timed them as they went. So congratulations... JOSIE! She made it into the team. Everyone did a great job and in our minds, they are also part of the team! We had a awesome day!

My Time In New Zealand!

2011-03-15T11:28:00.010+13:00

Tuesday,March 15 2011

The reason that I came to New Zealand from Canada is because every four years my dad gets a year off teaching so this year we decided to come to New Zealand, five years ago we went to British Columbia. I am very happy that we decided to come to New Zealand this year! New Zealand is a great place to be I'm so happy to be here! So far we have gone to the beach a couple of times the beach is beautiful! Yesterday we did a event called "Muddy Buddy" we had to do a 1Km. race in mud it was quite challenging but so much fun! Today is my first day of school... I am really enjoying school it was really cool because today the year eights are doing a cook off there making Scones they look AND smell really good! Other than that it has been craziness we have been looking for a house, parents finding jobs, buying a car and so much more chaos. Anyways New Zealand is a lovely place to live in.

Canada is a much different country than New Zealand. It is different because in Canada it can get very cold like as cold as -25 degrees it is freezing! Canada is a country that is loves to skate and play ice Hockey my brother and I play hockey aswell it is so much fun! Canada can also get quite hot in the summer it can get as hot as +30 degrees. I think that it is very cool to be visiting different countries aswell. I think that New Zealand is going to be one of my favorite countries that I will visit over the years.

My time in New Zealand... So far

2011-03-15T11:28:00.008+13:00

Tuesday March 16th. So far visiting New Zealand has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Starting off with arriving here everybody has been extremely helpful and friendly. We are still just settling in at New Zealand. There has been a lot of craziness going on at my house (parents getting jobs, getting us in school, banking, buying a car, and looking for a house to rent). Along with all of this craziness we have been able to fit in a lot good times like many beach visit's, climbing Mt. Arthur, seeing Golden Bay, and participating in muddy buddy, seeing some amazing scenery and eating at some nice restaurants. Hopefully everyone else will start to fall into place soon, but my time has been great in New Zealand.

We have traveled all the way from Canada, Newmarket, Ontario to come to New Zealand. Back in Canada there are many similarities and many differences. In Canada it can get as cold as -25 or even -30 with the wind chill and can get as warm as 30. The sports in Canada are also very different. The most popular sport by far in Canada is ice-hockey. Almost everyone there plays hockey. Another very popular sports are skiing and snowboarding, I play both of these sports, and my favourite is hockey. I also play basketball, soccer, baseball, and volleyball. The land is also much different. Here there are many mountains, in Canada there are not nearly as many mountains. There are also more big cities in Canada.

Quinn Earthquake Diary

2011-03-11T13:44:00.003+13:00

It's Friday now... this is my last blog I'm not sure what to expect when I go home ,school,friends,mum and dad all i know is that I'm going home.

Thank you for reading my blog.

Quinn Earthquake Diary

2011-03-10T11:48:00.005+13:00

Me and Eve are going back to Christchurch in the weekend. School is back on Monday. I'm going to miss Mahana School and all the people that go there. We miss mum and dad and not to mention my friends. I'm not actually sure if my friends are all right I'll find out on Monday.

Quinn Earthquake Diary

2011-03-09T11:58:00.002+13:00

Once I got back from the walk we had lunch and played some cards. Then we started talking about me going up to Nelson. I really wanted to go so I rang up nan and pop and asked if I could come up. Once it was ok we went to the neighbours because they had a generator so we could charge mums phone and MUM WANTED ME TO GRIND SOME COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!! I did it and she had some coffee and watch the news.

Eves earthquake diary

2011-03-07T10:06:00.005+13:00

Dad wanted to go around the neighbourhood and check if everybody was all right. I really wanted to go with him. I asked him so much he ended up not going. I felt bad about it. We brought the chairs over to the safest place outside the house for Nan and Pop to sit on. I was having breathing problems because of the trauma of the event. Mum had to race inside to get my inhaler.

A few hours later Aunty Ady and Uncle Chris arrived to take Nan and Pop up to Nelson. I really didn't want to stay in Christchurch so I went up with them as well. My parents and my brother were crying as the car drove away. I started crying too.

Quinn's Earthquake Diary

2011-03-03T09:31:00.003+13:00

Can you believe it! I got in the Nelson Mail but they spelt my name wrong they spelt it Quinn michel but it is Quinn mickell it ok every body get it wrong.

The Nelson Mail page 3

Quinn's Earthquake Diary

2011-03-03T09:31:00.000+13:00

Quinn - Earthquake Diary

2011-03-02T14:32:00.003+13:00

The next morning when I woke up I thought I had to get up for school, but just then there was a huge aftershock and I remembered the screams and the crying, the pure destruction. But I managed to get up and have breakfast and i decided to go for a walk. I went in to my school and there was a helicopter there but i decided not to bother them and carried on walking.

It was horrifying seeing it all. The destroyed houses, cats and dog running around, people crying everywhere i looked. That is all i saw. I can't remember how I felt, or I don't want to.

Quinn Earthquake Diary

2011-03-02T14:06:00.003+13:00

So, what happened next? It felt like every time we walked into our house there was another big aftershock. We had to fill up the bath because the sewers would go into our water system which would create disease. That night Aunty Ady and Uncle Chris came to pick Nan, Pop and Eve up to take them back to Nelson where they would be safe.

That night there was no electricity. We had candles and two wind up torches. We had no clue what to do, so we had a bit of a snack, played some Last Card, then went to bed.

Quinn - Earthquake Diary

2011-03-01T11:26:00.004+13:00

Dad was the first person there to pick up ther kids. When we got home mum was running down the driveway. Nan and pop were outside. I had to go through the house, my room was gone. Everything was on the ground. Once we were all together, Me and dad went to get the dog, we looked and looked and finally we found him. He was tied to a pole next to some people, we got him and said thank you and went home.

Quinn - Earthquake Diary

2011-02-28T14:22:00.007+13:00

We were at school. We went to lunch about 12.30pm and after I'd eaten, I just went in to the classroom to put my lunchbox away. Then I went outside, about a minute before the earthquake happened. I was on the court when it struck. It's really hard to explain what it was like. I was being pushed up into the air, my feet left the ground. I saw the court cracking some distance away from me.

When it stopped, I was dazed and confused and I don't know why but I smiled. I saw kids and teachers crying on the ground. I saw the wall of our classroom fall down and the ceiling fell down . Huge clouds of dust arose from the ground. I knew I had to get everybody to the field in case they got crushed by a second shake. No one got injured at our school except for a minor injury.

Eves Earthquake diary

2011-02-28T11:00:00.008+13:00

26.02.2011

Dear diary

As I walked to the field i saw the wall of my own class just collapse. I couldn't talk for a while. I sat down on the field, shocked. My dad came racing down to get me and my brother. When I saw him a little light came to my heart. I ran to him as fast as i could and leaned against him and he said is everything all right? Is anybody hurt? "No," I said. "Go to the car and I will go get your brother" but i turned looking at my friends who were still sitting on the field. Then I turned back and walked to the car while the ground was still shaking underneath me.

Because i was frightened my dad drove me and my brother home. I ran through the door and stopped, not moving a muscle. I was moving slowly, then dad said, "Be quick, there might be another earthquake. So I walked down the stairs. My house was trashed. All the photos have fallen down, all my mums life's work (folders) and books has fallen. I saw my nan and pop and ran to them. Nan started crying, and held me tight.

Eve's Earthquake Diary

2011-02-24T11:22:00.005+13:00

Dear diary,
My grandparents arrived a few days a go from Nelson. My parents kept it a secret from me. It was a big surprise when they came. But there were other surprises that were about to be revealed.
I was walking to school as usual and every thing felt the same. Swimming sports were happening. I came first in back stoke and the finals as well. I didn't realize this would be the last time in the pool. The bell rang and the teacher let us off for lunch. My friend and I finished eating and were enjoying swinging on the monkey bars. Suddenly there was a rumble beneath us and it was making me jump up and down on the monkey bars. I was screaming so hard it hurt. I looked to my left and saw the bolt loosening from the metal bar I was clinging to. All of a sudden the sense came to me and I knew that if I didn't let go now I would definitely fall with it. I finally let go and fell flat on my back with a thud. With my back in pain I stood up looking around me and seeing all the kids screaming with fear. All I could hear was crying. I was terrified. More than that it was like my greatest fears coming to life. I thought that earthquakes were all over. I was crying. I didn't known what to do. The teachers came out and they all said go to the field.

22.02.2011 Part-1

Bike riding with Constable Tonkin

2011-02-21T10:14:00.005+13:00

At the start we watched some safety videos about keeping safe on the road. We checked our bikes to see if they were safe. On the next day we did a course on the tennis court. Cones and a roundabout and a FREEZE zone where you couldn't put your legs down. We did some fast racing. To finish off the bike wise sessions today we biked down Apple Valley Road. On the way down it was good and didn't take much effort. On the way back we used our legs until they turned into Granny's legs. PHEW!!

Thanks to Constable Tonkin for teaching us safety on our bikes.

Wreath Making

2010-12-14T10:06:00.002+13:00

Today, some of us made wreaths to use as centrepieces for our Christmas celebrations. Izzie bought lots of stuff for us to use as she had been to a workshop about it.

51 things to do this summer

2010-12-10T09:35:00.005+13:00

1:Swimming in the pool
2:Trampoline
3:Read a book
4:Invite a friend around.
5:Go for a boat ride
6:Go for a bike ride
7:Picnic with friends
8:Play with lego
9:Stuff your face with food
10:Explore
11:Jump off a wharf
12:Go for a walk
13:Drawing
14:Play in a sprinkler
15:Go to a playground
16:Listen to music
17:Make Christmas decorations
18:Gardening
19:Waterfight with friends
20:Climb a tree
21:Make a hut
22:Put up Christmas tree
23:Baking
24:Have a nana nap
25:Learn a musical instrument
26:Play with pets
27:Invent something
28:Go down the creek
29:Slide down a bank
30:Go fishing
31:Go Eeling
32:Do parkour
33:Go to the skate park
34:Make a stink bomb
35:Play Soccer
36:Play Beach cricket
37:Play a Board game
38:Dance
39:Play Palago
40:Relax
41:Dress up
42:Pull prank calls
43:Dress up as an old guy and buy a big wednesday ticket
44:Bike down to the dairy and get an ice cream
45:Make a marble track
46:Make an appreciation card
47:Make a poi
48:Earn money
49:Do art
50:Gymnastics
51:Write a story

Raft Building

2010-12-08T14:42:00.003+13:00

Today, we designed and built rafts that need to transport a 'passenger' across the width of the pool. Using techniques and ideas from our technology learning, we got stuck into it. The rafts need to be less than 1m square and need to be powered without being pushed. Tomorrow we will have a race off with our designs.

Self propelled cars

2010-12-03T11:32:00.005+13:00

We have recently been doing tech and one challenge was to build a self propelled miniature go cart. there were lots of good designs and we all had fun.

Christmas Decorations.

2010-12-03T11:30:00.002+13:00

On December 3rd we made Christmas Decorations. It was fun!

cory the penguin visits mahana school

2010-12-03T11:29:00.001+13:00

We were all surprised when we saw out the window this penguin called Cory. It was really someone dressed up, though it was the aquatic centers lucky mascot so we didn't make fun of him.One of Cory's friends came aswell. (to translate him)Because he spoke penguin.When he was walking away he started doing the(CHACHA)and the (SHAKE YOUR BOOTY).

Cricket fun day.

2010-12-03T11:28:00.004+13:00

On Wednesday at the Upper Moutere Hills community centre the Nelson cricket association organized a cricket fun day for year 5,6 kids. Most of the small Schools came to play and had two teams to represent their Schools.Each game ran for a an hour and a half at the maximum.Both of the Mahana School groups won a game and got back to school with a story to tell.

We Will Remember Them

2010-12-03T11:27:00.004+13:00

I'm sure you will know about the Pike River mining disaster. Well, our school choose to do something, so we sent them down 29 tissue flowers which we made. The flowers were very colourful. We put them in a black box and glued their names on it. Mr Neal took it to Hampden Street school because a teacher was going down to the ceremony. We hope all the families are OK.

Kite making

2010-12-03T11:26:00.005+13:00

On Wednsday and Thursday we had a task to make kites out of newspaper and bamboo. The first thing we did was watch a you tube clip on how to make the kites,then we cut the bamboo to make the body shape.After awhile we were on our way to succuss the next day we were putting the tails on our kites and did the last touch ups.Later that day they were flying high in the sky.The End

Five frame imovies

2010-12-03T11:25:00.003+13:00

On Wednesday this week our class had to make a five frame story on imovie.We had to take five photos and put them together as a story on imovie.
The stories had to have a moral.

these are some of our finished stories!

Capital E

2010-11-29T11:52:00.003+13:00

We went to Capital E. I liked being senior sound. It was fun.

Thursday Night Feast

2010-11-29T09:57:00.005+13:00

On Monday 15 November, Mahana Seniors went to Wellington. On the Thursday night, we got to go to a food court and pick what we wanted to eat for tea. We got $10 dollars to spend. Some got Asian, Mc Donalds, or Indian. Then if we had money left we got dessert as well! It was a great evening!

capital E

2010-11-29T09:50:00.002+13:00

My favorite thing in wellington that we did was capital E. It was cool seeing how movies are really made.It Didn't turn out that great in the end but we did well since we only had one practice.

the zoo

2010-11-26T09:27:00.004+13:00

On monday we stayed the night at the awesome wellington zoo. Just after we had tea one of the zoo keepers took us for a night tour and we got to feed the hungry giraffes they were real greedy.

Mahana Goes Wild!

2010-11-26T06:59:00.005+13:00

These photos are of some of my favorite parts of our Wellington camp. We went to the zoo, and saw many weird and wonderful creatures... baboons(much enjoyed by the class) chimpanzees, giraffes,tigers,lions,sun bears, ostriches, otters and so much more! Then we stayed the night at the zoo, sharing our room with a hedgehog, two blind rats, and two lizards. After a very exiting and packed week, we busked on the way home on the ferry, and made $40! We brought an ice-block each from our profits. Thank-you so much Whaea Jane and Mr.Neal and everyone else who made this cool camp happen!

2010-11-25T11:43:00.002+13:00

On Thursday we went to Somes Island and sore this Tuatara and lots of other animals.
This is Big Mac the Tuatara.He is called that because he lives under a big macracaper tree on Somes Island.

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my faviret part of camp was laser force we had to get into two teams
we each got a laser gun and a suit. I was on the green team we lost
every time because the other team had most of the adolets I had lots
of fun at laser force and I hope I will go there again.

Giraffes at the zoo

2010-11-25T09:10:00.004+13:00

On wellington camp we got to stay a night at the zoo. plus we got a night time and morning tour.
We feed the giraffes and saw the chimpanzees aparently they are 10 times stronger than humans without even trying and when they are angry they are 20 times stronger.
The photo above is of one of the Giraffes going into her sleeping enclosure to get fed.