St Johns Recruitment Poster

I created a Recruitment Poster for St Johns. I really enjoyed making it. Here it is. 

Term 1 Reading Challenge Post 5

Title- The Better Woman
Author- Ben Carroll
Illustrator- Cathey Kelly
Genre- Sad
Rating- 10/10 so far...
This book is about-

A young girl named Sarah who loves to run just like her Dad who died in a motorbike accident. She ran every day for 30 mins straight in rain hail or shine. Her Grandmother who looks after her gets worried when she runs in the rain as both Sarah's Dad and Sarahs Grandfather died in accidents because of rain. 

Sarahs Grandmother doesn't like Sarah getting her shoes wet and muddy because they were her dads but living on a farm the muddy paddocks are the only place that Sarah can run. Everyone is always telling Sarah how amazing she is at running and that one day she will be winning medals just like her father. Although that is really nice Sarah doesn't like it when people talk about her Dad because it makes her wonder a lot of things about him as he died when she was only 3 years old so she doesn't remember him at all!

At the moment I am finding this book really sad but interesting. Sarah and I are kind of alike in a way because we both love to run. 

Term 1- Reading Challenge Post 4

Title- The Longest Whale Song
Author- Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator- Jacqueline Wilson
Rating- 10/10
Genre- Sad
This book was about- A little girl named Ella and she was just in love with whales. At the start of the book, Ellas Mum got pregnant with what was soon going to be Ella's little brother. 

What Ellas Mum didn't know was something went wrong with the pregnancy and the hospital caught it too late which put Ellas Mum into a coma. Which means that Ellas Mum can't eat talk move or do anything and she had to stay in the hospital. 

Even the doctors didn't know when she was going to wake up or if she was going to wake up! Ellas Stepdad looked after her for the period of time that her Mum was in the coma and took her to see and talk to her Mum every day. 

One of the days Ella told her Mum about how she was doing a project about whales at school and she told her that the humpback whale can sing. Ella put on some whale music which magically made her Mum open her eyes for the first time in 9 months! 

I absolutely loved reading this book and brought it because It really looked like a book that I would like and plus the girl's name is Ella which made me want to get it even more as my name is Ella! I recommend this book for everyone the age of 5+. 

Term 1- Reading Challenge Post 3

Title-Finding
Author- David Hill
Rating- 6/10
Genre- Maori/Adventure
This book is about- 

A family that lives in a really tiny town who decided it was time to move somewhere that they would enjoy it more. The family loved farming so they decided that New Zealand was the best place to come to. 

After they went on a very long boat trip to finally get to NZ they brought a farm and started their own business selling Milk Butter and cheese from the cows. All 3 kids found great friends and they all worked on the farm as well. Their Dad thought that there was some type of treasure in NZ and he wanted to go there just to find what he was looking for.

That is all I have read so far but at the moment I am loving the book! Some parts get really boring that's why I rated it a 6/10 but other then that its a great and interesting book so far! The reason I chose to get this book out is that it's a Maori book and I am a Maori so I thought it would be cool to read a book about my nationality.  

Term 1- Reading Challenge Post 2

Title- Wonder
Author- R.J. Palacio
Illustrator- R.J. Palacio
Rating- 10/10
Review of the book- 

The book wonder is about a little boy that was born a deformed face. His Mum decided that he should start going to a normal school instead of being homeschooled. When he starts going to school he gets bullied for what he looks like by lots of kids, but he also finds 2 awesome friends that stick up for him. He actually starts to enjoy school until someone said that he doesn't deserve to be at a school.

He told his Mum that he is never going to school again. His Mum felt really bad for him, but she made him go to school anyway because she knew that he would do much better at a normal school. In the end, he loved school and his friends always stuck up for him.  

He went on a school trip at the end of the year for a couple of days and he helped a lot of people. At the end of school presentations, he got an award for the most loyal, strongest kid in the school. Everyone was so proud of him. 

Term 1- Reading Challenge Post 1

Title- Like Nobodys Watching

Author- L.J. Ritchie

Illustrator- L.J. Ritchie

Rating- 13+ Because its a little inappropriate sometimes. 

This book is about a boy who lives with his Dad, Mum, and cousin. He goes to a bad school that has really naughty kids in it. He is in a classroom up in the top class with lots of people who smoke and don't like doing work. My favorite character is Sam, Oscars best friend because she is really kind. My least favorite character is Oscars cousin because he is really annoying

He doesn't like his cousin because he is really annoying. The main Character is Oscar he isn't naughty but he got put in a bad class. He has to put a desk under his door handle in his room so that his little cousin Cameron can't get in. The most important part of the story is when they are trying to hack the surveillance cameras at school because that is what the story is mostly about. 

He and his friends are trying to find some sort of security cameras that are videoing the kids in different places and not giving them any privacy. I think this book is trying to teach us that you have to have some sort of privacy at school instead of having cameras everywhere. I like this book because it is really interesting and adventurous. I think me and Oscar have a connection because we both have really annoying cousins. 

I think the title does fit the book they shut down all of the surveillance cameras so that the teachers can't see what anyone is doing. So I think Like Nobodys Watching is a good title for the book. Overall I am enjoying this book so far. 

Averages W7 T4

This past week I have been going outside and shooting hoops to find the average of my shooting. The first day I got 4/10 Tuesday I got 6/10 Wednesday I got 4/10 Thursday I got 6/10 and Friday I got 7/10. I think that it was good because I improved by the time it got to Friday. My average in the end was 5.2 and I was shooting from 2.12 meters away from the hoop. Here is our video that we made. 

Reflection W6 T4

This week my Numeracy group has been focusing on ratios we had to make a fruit kebab but before we made it we had to make a ratio for how many of the different fruits and marshmallows we were putting on. Here is my google drawing of what my ratio was. 

West Coast Athletics

On Wednesday of this week, I went to West Coast Athletics! I got in for - Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, 100m Sprint and 60m sprint. For shot put I came 5th, For High jump I came 1st and I jumped 1.30m, for 100m sprint I came 2nd and for 60m sprint I came 3rd=. To get to Canterbury you have to get 1st or 2nd so I got in for the 100m sprint and high jump. I am very excited to go to Canterbury!

W5 T4 Reflection

This Term Literacy we are doing an Avail. It is where you watch a movie and then you have to complete. The activity that we done this wee was called Surprise Subtitles. You had to read the sub titles and then Miss Hines would stop the movie and we had to remember the sub title before she paused it so we pretty much had the read the sub titles. the movie we are doing is Ink Heart. Here is my activity. 

 Surprise Subtitles

Type the subtitle you have just read:

1.	Far from prying eyes.
2.	You take your...
3.	To reveal a most unpleasant collection.
4.	Fire has no sense of humor.
5.	Please come Home.
6.	(Chattering)
7.	Dustfinger!
8.	But it's simply not possible

Grey District Athletics

On Wednesday it was grey district athletics. I got in for everything except discus. When we first got there Mrs Clark gave us instructions about where we are going first. 

The year 8 girls went to shot put first. I threw 5.90m and I came 3rd. My first throw was the only throw that counted because the other 2 were no throws. After I had my 3 throws we waited until the hooter went and then we walked over to do the 60m Sprint. 

Waiting at the starting line nervously I heard "On your marks, Get set, BOOM. I sprint off. At the end I put of foot over the line in first place! So I came first in that race. 

Then We went to have a rest before discus. I didn't do discus. I watched Mackenzie do it. 

Then we went to high jump I jumped 1.30m high. I came first again! Then we went to long jump. I jumped 4.00m. Which was the longest jump. Then we had another break until finally Our last race the 100m sprint. I won again with a time of 14.03 seconds!

At the very end we had a relay where the 2 fastest girls and 2 fastest boys from each age group and from each school race 100m each around ANZAC park. We came 1st in the relay as well.

That was my day! I loved athletics and I cant wait for West Coast Next Wednesday! I got in for everything I done!  

Numeracy T4 W3

This week we have been learning about the different types of triangles. I have learnt that a Scalene has all different angles, an Isosceles has 2 angles the same size and 1 different, and an equilateral has all the same size sides. We also did some Maths Buddy tasks about angles and I got 10/10 in all 4 of them. I liked learning about triangles because it was really easy to pick up. Here are some pictures of the different types of triangles.

Equilateral-

Scalene-














Isosceles-

Narrative Horror Writing T4 W3

This week since it was Halloween on Wednesday, our class got to do Horror Narrative Writing . I liked writing mine and I thought it was fun. For Narrative Writing you need to have good detail and descriptive words to pull the reader in! Here is my Writing.

CREEEKKKK…

As I am walking across the slippery lino, the floorboards are creaking like an old man's bones cracking as he gets up out of his seat. Then, I hear a loud bang in the back of the abandoned house. My heart is beating faster than a cheetah can run. I run out the back door and find myself in a cemetery. All of the gravestones are covered in spider webs.

To my surprise a ghost rises from one of the graves and whispers- “Go to the piano inside OR ELSE!” For a split second I thought I was just tripping out but then it came up again and yelled “YOU WILL FLOAT TOO!!!” That was when my bones almost jumped out of my skin in fear that if I didn't go to this piano he is talking about I will float for the rest of eternity  just like him…

After he goes back down into his grave, a light breeze hits me. I decide that I should go back into the abandoned house and find this piano. I open the back door… SQUWEEEKKK, just like a mouse.

I go in and see a shadow move. Its big. It's scary.  I keep walking and I feel like someone or something is following me. The thought of walking around this damp empty house trying to find a piano, gives me the shivers. Still walking down a rather large hallway I spot a door at the end.

Should I open it? That door will be way too small to fit a piano in it anyways. I hear music softly playing, I go up the old creaky stairs, Just waiting for something to jump out at me and grab me. The ghost that I saw earlier comes out of the stairs and says “1 Hour, Just remember, YOU'LL   FLOAT TOO!” Blood Started OOOZING out of his mouth as he disappears into thin air.

I Finally find the piano up stairs, It's playing music, it sounds really scary like its trying to tell me something. I can hear my heavy breathing louder then I could before. Well I found the piano so does this mean that I can go? Am I free? Of Course, “Again out of nowhere the ghost comes up and says listen to the piano to find your next clue time is ticking.”

I say “I don't want to play anymore please please please!” But he doesn't reply he is gone. This is a silly game I don't like it! How do I get out of it? Suddenly the piano stops. Everything is quiet. Its DEAD silent.

The Possessed Ghost comes out of nowhere and starts attacking me, Beating, Biting, Strangling me… I must of run out of time. My blood flow has stopped, I think I’m dead but I'm not certain.

I  Can't        Fight Back…

By Ella

Country Study

This Week we have started a topic project called country study. Miss Hines found a generator that comes up with a random country and then thats the country that we had to do our country study on. I got Zimbabwe, I have put all of my information on a document and then I am printing it out and putting it on a poster. I haven't finished yet but I am almost done, all I need to do is print my information out and stick it on my poster. We have questions that we have to answer about our country. Here are some pictures of Zimbabwe. 

Reflection W1 T4

This week Miss Power gave us the task of researching the life cycle of a butterfly and then writing a piece of work about how the life cycle goes. Kaede and I write this piece of writing. 

The Life cycle of a butterfly  all starts with a tiny egg the size of a pinhead. We are going to talk to you about the stages that a butterfly goes through to get to be such a beautiful creature.

Did you know it takes 3-5 days for the butterfly eggs to hatch? The eggs are usually laid in a protected area, or near plants that caterpillars feed on. Otherwise its to hard for the little creatures to find food. Most eggs are attached to a plant with a type of fast drying chemical glue that the female butterfly produces along with the egg.

Once the egg hatches, a caterpillar comes to life! Caterpillars only have 3 body parts the head, thorax and the abdomen and 2 antennas on their head. Caterpillars eat constantly so they grow to be very big. The caterpillars predators are Birds, human beings, ladybird beetles and yellow jackets are a threat to caterpillars.

Once the caterpillar is ready to start its journey to become a butterfly, it stops eating and hangs upside-down and starts to form a chrysalis. The caterpillar is in the chrysalis for 10-14 days. If the chrysalis falls the caterpillar is not likely to survive because of the drop.

Finally the butterfly is almost ready to spread its wings! It takes the butterfly about 2-3 hours after it comes out of the chrysalis to be able to fly. First it has to stretch and dry out its wings. Butterflies  don't have mouths , instead they have a long straw-like body part that they use to drink nectar or other liquids. It is called a proboscis. Since they don't have mouths butterflies have tiny taste sensors on their feet.

The caterpillar is finally finished its journey of becoming a butterfly!

Kapa Haka Festival

On Thursday this week The Grey Main School Kapa Haka group will be performing at the Kapa Haka festival in Hokitika! 

We have been training very hard and Whaea Paula has been working on getting our transitions perfect before we go to the festival. So far we are looking pretty good. 

Whaea Katie has also been working very hard to get us all sorted, also on our uniforms. I have been to 4 festivals so far and this one will be my 5th. We will be competing against other schools in the grey district. There are a lot of trophies that you can win at the festival including Maanakitanga, Ki Ta Taki Tane, Ki Ta Taki Wahine and 1st 2nd and 3rd overall, also much more. 

Last year Grey Main got 2 Trophy's. I cant remember what they were but we done really well. 

I am exited and nervous about the festival!

Calender Art Tapa Cloth Designs

This week we started working on our Calendar art. We are doing Tapa designs. I decided to do korus and lines and wavy lines. Also we have to Indian ink them. We had to do a draft first trying a range of different patterns. Then we would pick our favourite 2 and draw them on our good copy. After we done our good copy we got to Indian ink them! Once the Indian ink is dry we get to stain them with tea. I cant wait to see how my one turns out in a calendar! Here are some pictures of some tapa designs that I Found! 

Prep 2018

During the next 2 weeks our whole school will be doing something called prep. Prep is where you have pretend ventures and you have pretend money and you have to come up with something crafty to make and sell your products at the markets that we have. You can also apply for jobs like- Banker, Police, Advertising Agency, Warehouse and more. Cleo Summer and I are making Wood Art. We are gonna sell our products for $15  at the mini market and if they sell to quick we will knock the price up to 20-25 at big market. We made a slide show about how to make the wood art and what we will need, also some ideas we can use! Here is our slide!

Basketball Digital Badge

This term I played basketball for Totara. I have earnt my digital badge.

ASB Netball Challenge!

This week on Monday our ASB Netball team went to Westport to play the top Buller and Hoki Teams. We played Saint Marys and Westport South. We won both of our games by a reasonable amount! To get to go to Westport we had to play a tournament here in Greymouth against all of the local schools. We won all of our games. I really enjoyed going to Westport to play! When we got to Westport we got changed, after that we went and warmed up for our first game against Buller. After that game we had a short break to eat. Then we played another game against Saint Marys. We got a trophy at the end for winning the ASB Challenge and I hope next year Grey Main wins again!