Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

My mother told me last night that you weren't real... I cried. Although I believe you are real, my mother always tries to convince me you aren't. This year for christmas I would like a new bike, the one I have at the moment has unicorns and ponies on it, I think I'm a bit too old for that now. I believe I have been a good boy this year and really deserve something decent. That reminds me I want a swimming pool for our family to enjoy, not one of those budget ones though. If you're going to consider getting me a small one just forget it...

This year I will be leaving out beer because I am not totally convinced you liked the milk and cookies from last year. My mother suggested that I should also ask you what type of biscuits you want or if you'd prefer pizza. We can adjust to anything you need.

I know that what I ask for is a big task at this time of the year so it will be fine if I get only half of my wish. Please send my regards to the elves that engineered and produced the products I asked for. Thank you once again for taking time out of your day to read this letter.

Yours Sincerely,
Flynn Wheeler

Third World Countries

Third world countries are countries that suffer extreme poverty and are fighting for survival. Some third world countries include Malawi, Madagascar & Afghanistan. An average citizen of Malawi spends $1.60 per day. They receive just under $1000 dollars a year if they are lucky. The term Third World is commonly used to describe developing countries of Asia & Africa etc. New Zealand is a first world country as it says on the map, as we are quite a developed country. Even though 1/6 of people in New Zealand are living in poverty. Malawi is classified as a Third World country because the majority of land there is drylands and forests. People are forced to survive by hunting and scavenging.

All About Japan

As of January 2012 Japan had a population of 127.6 million inhabitants. The city of Kyoto is 827.9km squared. It has a population of 1.474 million people. Kyoto is 4 hours behind New Zealand time. The city of Kyoto is located in the center of the island of Honshu. Kyoto was formerly the capital of Japan for over one thousand years. In Japanese the city has been called Kyō, Mikayo or Kyō no Mikayo. Later in the 11th century the city was named Kyoto (Capital City).

45 Minute Inquiry - A Rose By Any Other Name - #3

….A Rose By Any Other Name….
A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell So Sweet. This is a commonly used quote from the play Romeo and Juliet. This play was written and directed by William Shakespeare. This piece was created between the years of 1591-1595. The meaning of the quote is, what matters is what something is, not what it is called.

The line was in spoken in Scene two in the play by Juliet. Romeo was having an argument with Juliet at the time the line was recited.

William Shakespeare was born in the United Kingdom in Stratford. He passed away at the age of 52.

New School Uniform

•Light
•Comfortable
•Cost/Cheap
•Water Proof
•Warm
•Good For All Seasons

45 Minute Inquiry - Logging - #2

This logging industry is situated at 10 Rata Street near SH2. The company processing and transporting logs here profit $5.6 million dollars each year. The Tauranga Port has spent $34 million on logging throughout the life of the port. Trains, boats & trucks transport logs around the world all of the time. One of the port's major cargos are forestry.

The trees at this logging port are imported from Asia. Once they are processed the majority are sent back to Asia and a small amount are sent to Kawerau Wood Mill. At Kawerau Wood Mill they process the wood into wood chips and then in to newspaper. A company called  C3 is one of the main processors of the wood sent here from Asia. They process 300,000 wood chips every week.

The wood is used for building materials, fencing & maintenance. All of the trees at the Tauranga Port are pine trees.

Vegetable Scene

45 Minute Inquiry - Curling - #1

Curling is an international game that is held in the Winter Olympics. The first international event of curling was held in the 1924 olympic games. Curling is mainly played on ice. Curling could otherwise be known as chess on ice. A curling team consists of 4 people.

It can be played by both genders and any ages can compete. The aim of the game is to roll the curling stone onto the target. One game consists of ten rolls, from there all of your points would be tallied up for your grand total. The two or more teams playing would then compare scores. The team with the higher score wins.

One person rolls the curling stone down the center of the lane. Two people from the team of four sweep the ice in front of the curling stone in order for it to travel farther. If they want it to slow down they will make the ice rougher by scratching it. The other person will either score or be the substitute.

Whilst curling people wear curling gloves/mittens and specialized shoes with smooth soles to allow grip on the ice. The equipment needed are curling stones, stopwatches, curling gloves & brooms.


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Game Review: Despicable Me - Minion Rush

Despicable Me - Minion Rush is a game that is available on the Android Market and the App Store. It is a free game available for anyone with a touch screen device. It is a game that is basically like the worldwide phenomenon Temple Rush.

 In the game you can upgrade pick ups, your character and buy new characters. During the game you travel through various scenes including Gru's Lab, The Neibourhood, The Beach & The Evil Lair. Whilst playing the game you collect bananas which is basically the despicable currency. You can also collect pickups which give super abilities.

This game was made by Gameloft Studios and was released in November 2013.
I would recommend this game for younger children, around the age of 5-8, because along the way you experience funny moments, videos & pictures. It is an all round enjoyable game.

Tauranga Boys College Orientation Day

Today the year 8 boys had a visit to Tauranga Boys College for our orientation. We firstly entered the gym and were greeted my the year 9 boys performing a haka. We then moved out to our form rooms with a tour guide/teacher. His name was Mr H. We were given some forms to fill out about ourselves. After that we were taken to the GYYT (Graeme Young Youth Center.) We found out that we were in the Accelerant System. After that we were shown around the rest of the school. We met back in the Gym for our final briefing and all of the extra information about the school.

Future Cereal - Ad

Dystopia: A Ruined Future

Describing Dystopian Picture

 A row of red lights descending in the distance. Cars lined up like an army of red ants in battle formation. Murky smoke rising from the many factories on the hill.
I clenched my wheel in anger, "Get out of the way!" All that was in my head was frustration. The seat beneath me started to reach great temperatures.

Original Similes

As annoying as an unsettled cat jumping around anxiously waiting for food.
As peaceful as a soothing mexican serenade on a blazing hot day.
As lucky as
As hot as the sand covering the dunes of Rarotonga beaches.
As industrious as Santa's workshop on the second to last day before Christmas.

Kenyan High School/Tauranga Intermediate - Athletics Venn Diagram

Olympic/Tauranga Intermediate - Records

100m Olympics
Male - Usain Bolt - 9.63s
Female - Florrence Griffith-Joyner - 10.62s
100m TIS
Male - Hamish Symes - 11.52s
Female - Mariah Ririnui - 12.41s
200m Olympics
Male - Usain Bolt - 19.30s
Female - Florrence Griffith-Joyner - 21.34s
200m TIS
Male - Hamish Symes - 25.05s
Female - Mariah Ririnui - 27.80s
1500m Olympics
Male - Noah Ngeny - 3:32.07
Female - Paula Ivan - 3:53.97
1500m TIS
Male - Justin Mitchell - 4:52.28
Female - Alice Wilson - 5:21.70
Long Jump Olympics
Male - Bob Beamon - 8.90m
Female - Jackie Joyner Kersee - 7.40m
Long Jump TIS
Male - Darcy Slattery - 5.67m
Female - Petra Ririnui - 4.77m
Discus

ShotPut

High Jump

Dialogue..

1. 
"I can't see what it says on the map," Albert said, "I forgot my glasses."
Hilda replied, "What? I can't hear you!"
"If we go down this street we will reach the dentist and he will check your dentures" Albert stated.
"Speak up!" Hilda screamed.
"Don't argue sweetie, it will be alright." Albert said
2.
"Mum, I've been wondering if I could get a raise" Jonny said.
"A raise in fitness, a raise in stamina... A raise in your pokemon's experience level?" Mum said sarcastically.
"No Mum, a raise in pocket money." Jonny shouted.
"Don't use that tone with me young man, I won't put up with this! Go to your room!" Mum screamed.

Waimarino Shape Poem

Adrenalin!

Getting Blobbed.

Waimarino Adventure Park.

Completing Numerous Water Activities.

Accelerating Through Rough River Rapids.

Diving High, Diving Low.

Kayaking In Rain.

Playing Around.

#YOLO

Otter..

There are 4 personality traits or groups. Otters, Beavers, Golden Retrievers and Lions. The otters are the fun loving ones. The beavers are the smart get it right the first time group. The golden retrievers are the kind souls. And last but not least is the lions, the leaders of the group. There are 4 messages that Dave from Attitude told us.. Make new friends, Try new things, Dump dumb thoughts and help others.

12 Hour Relay Poem

12 Hour Relay, Can't Get Enough!
2013, It was so tough.
The weather was nice, warm and sunny.
We still just kept on running and running.
At the end of the night we were all really puffed.
But with the amount of laps I did I was really chuffed.

The 12 Hour Relay Disaster

There was a massive crack and a reverberating boom... Everyone glanced around, all of the athletes were lying on the ground. From in the shadows came a black bulletproof hummer. It was going at least 150km per hours. The crowd started to scream. Everyone instantly ran for cover. The Kahikatea toilets were crowded with over 100 people. Mr Diver instantly dialed 111, but to his amazement the police force did not reply to his call. A man in dark glasses emerged from the black vehicle and was now standing in the middle of the field. He glared at us through the window..

Dear Mr Diver..

Dear Mr Diver,

One change that I think would be necessary is larger technology suites. Whenever we go to technology it feels just a tiny bit cramped. More machines and larger rooms could also improve the quality of the products being made and the overall outcome.

12 Hour Relay Poem

1 person from each team runs at a time.
2 teams per house.

Hardcore competition between all of the houses.
Our house never wins.
Underneath the blazing sun.
Racing against over 900 people.

Running for 12 hours.
Even the people that don't compete have to run.
Lollies sold in stands all over the field.
Anybody that looks sees everyone's bloodshot eyes at the end of the day.
Yelling teachers pushing on their students.

Just Say No..

I’ve got some older friends (I’m 13, they are 14/15) who have invited me to a party on Saturday night at someone’s house. I’m pretty sure everyone there will be drinking . I’ve never had alcohol before. I’m going to tell my parents that I’m staying the night at my friend’s. I feel quite nervous, cos I know it’s bad. What should I do?

Tell your parents that you are drinking at this party and that you are the youngest there. You have to stand up for yourself whilst at parties like these, you have to come prepared. Before heading to a party with people this age think everything through. Think of the possibilities... 

Term 4, Wk 1/2 - HW - Video

Here is my homework video on how to buy an item online..

Ways To Say No To Drugs At A Party

Book Excuses:
Not for me, thanks, I'm a dweeb.

My Excuses:
R •
E •I have to drive home and give my mother her medication.
A
C
H •A little party never killed nobody, but I won't drink until I drop (drop drop drop).
H •"Hey Mum, someones taking drugs... Its Me!!"

W
I
T
S • No

Term 4, Wk 1/2 - HW - Research

Here is my research project on a job of my choice, Click To Enlarge.

Life Ed #1

On Friday we had our first life education session. We were talked to and taught about our bodies and the use and effect of drugs. We watched a few videos of people that have used illegal drugs and their regrets of ever starting. Michael told us about the two siblings Gib & Gap, they are actually acronyms and they mean...

Acronyms:
Greater
Impact On
Brain
Greater 
Addiction 
Potential

Reason
Excuse
Assertive
Change The Subject
Humour
Walk Away
Ignore
Tell Someone
Say No

Faster
Absorption
Rate

Give Advice..

I found out my two friends smoke. Im only 13. I don't know what to do. I am really confused, Please Help.
Give Advice..

Don't copy what they are doing, it is completely inappropriate at this age. You should tell their parents and ask if they know what their child is doing. Don't let them hook you into what they're doing. You must stay strong and not let them push you around. Just think of the consequences that are still to come.     There are more important things at your age then smoking...

New Zealand Drug Statistics

84% of the adult population of  NZ (16-64) are drinking alcohol.
Around 2% of the NZ population use illegal drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine.

Class A,B &C Drugs

What are class abc drugs?
Illegal drugs are divided into 3 groups, class A, class B and class C.
How are the drugs divided?
Drugs are divided into groups depending on the grade of how harmful they are.
What is the difference between possession and manufacturing to sell?
Possession of these drugs is considered illegal all around the world, if found guilty to owning these you would be sentenced to up to 10 years imprisonment. Where as manufacturing and selling drugs is worth a life imprisonment and a massive fine.

Life Education Poster

We had to make a poster for life education, this is one that I put together in about 30 minutes.

Term 3, Wk 7/8 - HW - Video

How To Clean The Toilet - Toilet Trubble

Social Dance 2013

Last night we had our Rimu house social dance. Unfortunately I was unable to dance as I had torn ligaments in my shoulder a few weeks back. We did dances like the Cha Cha, Samba, Jive, Waltz, Cha Cha Slide and more.

Recount Of Formal Occasion

One formal occasion that I have been to is my step sister's wedding. We had to help out with setting up all of the venues and decorations. We went to the top of a hill for the ceremony then went back to the Whakatane Golf Club for the feast. My mum had to buy me a suit so I could be the second best man. There were several old cars that we got to go in, there was also a limousine!

Argument Dialogue

1) Between a 4 year old and a parent.
"Dad, can I have the candy now?" screamed Jimmulie.
"No, No, No, not until you make that picture for your mother for mother's day," Dad replied, "Do it NOW!"
Jimmulie muttered, "Ok then."

2)Between two insects.
"Buzz buzz hi buzz buzz," Buzzy Bee said.
"Buzz buzz you must be buzz mistaking me buzz for some other bug," Buzzy Other Bee.

3)Between 2 pieces of rubbish in a bin.
"Yo Jonny, I'm a rapper, not no ordinary rapper, I'm a kellogs nut bar rapper!"

Term 3, Wk 7/8 - HW - Maths Practical

Here is my maths practical task, we had to write our name out
so that it had an order of symmetry equal to 5.

Term 3, Week 7/8 - HW - Research

Here is my research project on symmetry..
Click To Enlarge!!

Black Friday - 13th Friday

Black Friday is considered the first day of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Every mall in America is packed on this day, it is considered the best time to get good deals for your money. It  is considered related to Boxing Day and Thanksgiving.

Term 3 Disco

Last night there was a school disco, unfortunately I didn't go... Thats what I first thought, everyone said that it was terrible. Nearly anyone turned up due to the poor execution of the last disco. I was not to keen on being bumped around in a large crowd. I had to do homework anyways. I am quite glad that I didn't go because I tend to get bored unless there is lots of entertainment. Apparently there was only around 200 people that actually went.

Norm Hewitt - SPCA

Last block a former All Black and a motivational SPCA speaker. It was "Awesome" with little bunny ears. He spoke for a whole block and managed to keep my attention the whole time. In the end it got a bit boring, but it was interesting.

News Post 8 - iPhone 5S

The new Apple product the iPhone 5S is coming out in a few months, the news has been released today that we will be able to buy it in December. The new iPhone has finger touch recognition, when you tap the home button it senses your fingerprint and you will only be able to turn the phone on if it is you.

Movie Review - Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters is an action/horror/fantasy movie that has been recently released. This movie was directed by Tommy Wirkola and starred Jeremy Renn & Gemma Arterton. So far there is no sequel as it is a new release. The movie had a budget of $50,000,000! It has earned $225,703,405 on box office so far.
Hansel and Gretel are left in the woods to survive by themselves on a misty winter evening. They are about to starve to death when they come across  a candy cottage, little do they know that there is a witch hiding inside. At this time they didn't know the powers behind the candy on the house. The candy made them immune to witch's magic...
This movie would be suited for ages 13 and over, it has a high amount of violence and some swearing.

Term 3, Wk 6/7 - HW - Research

Here is my research project on an art style of my choice, I chose abstract.
Click To Enlarge!!

Term 3, Wk 6/7 - HW - RoomSketcher

Here is my video on a web tool that allows  you to create a floor plan of a building. I managed to fix my sound quality by recording on my iPod and transferring it to my computer.. :-)

Term 3, Wk 6/7 - HW - Maths Practical Task

Here is the map of the route I took, along the side it says the location that I traveled from and to. It also says the walking time and the distance. The blue line is where we walked, we started at point (A) and then went down the road, turned left and went to the top of the hill. After that we walked all the way to point (B) and stopped the time there.
Time: 10:16.9

Stopwatch: Here is the stopwatch with the official time over 1089m!!

Spring Poem

Spring is a time of birth, new animals & new flowers.
Picking the bright flowers that have recently bloomed.
Radiant heat coming from the ball of fire above us.
"Ice cold drinks" advertised by the vendors carrying signs around.
Nature starts to shrivel because of the loss of rain.
Grandparents stock up the box of biscuits for when you arrive.

Term 3, Wk 5/6 - HW

Here is my maths practical task on how to measure
a tree without climbing it or tying a tape measure
to a possum and making it climb up the tree!!
CLICK TO ENLARGE!!

Here is my research on Washoe The Chimpanzee!!
CLICK TO ENLARGE!!

A Description Of Someone

This person has a tall slender figure, dark brown hair and brown eyes. Their hair is flicked to the right and has a small flick at the end. He has a slightly torn faded PE shirt. He is addicted to a sport and is very good at this activity. He has a facial expression for almost everything he does. He is a fast runner and has competed in regional competitions.

Term 3, Wk 4/5 - HW

Here is my stanford marshmallow experiment poster..
CLICK TO ENLARGE!!

The Great Film Making Adventure

 On Monday some people from room 41 and 42 were making a film when they lost an item of furniture that belonged to our class, it was a cookie pad. One cookie pad costs $58. They were filing down the back of a school, Connor threw the cookie pad and Kodi dodged it. It went tumbling down the bank and into the bush. They decided not to tell anyone... The next day Travis told Mrs Mills, she took Connor, Kodi, Zane & Matt down to look for the cookie pad. They were unable to find the cookie pad but they found some kids from Tauranga Intermediate down there.

Term 3, Wk 4/5 - HW

Here is all of the angles, this is a picture that I created with all the angles.
CLICK TO ENLARGE!!

Short Film

Weekend Poem

We went to Whakatane to celebrate 20 years since my step-nanas passing.
Every grave had at least 1 red flower, except ours which had 3 bouquets of bright summerly flowers.
Even the oldest graves had some flowers, they were mostly plastic though.
K
E
N
Drove for around 1h 30m to arrive at our destination.

Inferring ll

1) Felila was exhausted.
She had a face as bright as the sun. She crawled around on her knees and collapsed ever once in a while. She was downing every drop of water she could find.
2) Russell was hungry.
Russell was biting at his pencil. As the bell rang for the end of the block Russell rushed eagerly for his bag. He grabbed his apple and then everything else, he even took his friends lunch aswell. After 5 minutes he was done and was back for more.

Term 3, Wk 3/4 - HW

Here is my research project on commercial suborbital space flight..

Click on the image to enlarge..

Here  is my ICT project, it is called "How to make a cup of tea."

Inferring

1. Matthew was lonely.
Matthew is a boy who is often by himself, he was always frowning and never had an excited look for anything including working with someone else. He wears dull glasses that repels people from him as they can't tell his emotions. Matthew always sits at the back of the class alone with no one around him, the nearest person is at the 5th row from the back.
2. Kyle was excited about maths.
He sat at the front of the class with his pencils sharpened and his page ruled up. He was ready for it, the tension building up, would he get 100%?

The Savants

A savant is someone with autism. People with autism are generally specially talented at one thing only, their are only 50 people known as savants alive, their brains function differently to most people. We watched a video about George Finn, he was able to recall what the days were if someone gave him a date, for example you could say 31st August 1643 and he would name what day of the week it was. We watched another video of Daniel Tamment, he memorized the first 22,000 numbers of Pi. He traveled to Oxford University to recite the numbers to several people who were following on the sheet. He was going for the world record and he achieved.

Venn Diagram

Sign Language - Flynn

Students will:

• greet, farewell, and thank people and respond to others
• fingerspell names
• make use of visual prompts
• sign the numbers from one to 10.

Last Few Days

On Thursday at football practice I got tackled and landed on my shoulder, I couldn't move it and was unable to move. We had to call the ambulance, the man said that it would take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour for it to arrive. Once the ambulance arrived they made me inhale some happy gas, I fell to sleep for 10 seconds, then I woke up, the pain was mostly gone but came back in 20 seconds. This gave the paramedics enough time to get me back on my feet. We went to the hospital and they did an x-ray on my shoulder and gave me some medicine. My lowlight was having to have some sticks shoved up my nose with medecine in them.

Term 3, Wk 2/3 - HW

Practical Task

Here is the first template before it has been cut out.

Here is the template after it has been cut out. 

Here is the object that is going to inhabit the pyramid.
It is a small bead of a necklace..

Here is the pyramid from a birds eye view.

Here is a view of the pyramid from flat on the ground.

Persuasion To Start A Sport

To Hoani,
One sport that I do is athletics. I would suggest this sport because you get to travel all over the place competing and meeting new people. This is a very competitive sport, you have to try your hardest every time. There are events called "ribbon days" you go to different towns and compete, each event you come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in you get a ribbon. In certain events you get points for your club every time you come 1st, 2nd or 3rd. There is one event called 

Term 3, Wk 2/3 - HW

Here is a screenshot of my research project about the XO-1 Laptop. It explains what it is and where and why it is used. -Click on the image to enlarge it..

Here is my video of a website that allows you to learn a language easily, it is called Babbel.

What Annoys Me!

What annoys me?
•Something that annoys me is people bragging about their talents. I think that this is an example of someone completely self centered, someone who just wants to put other people down. I can't stand looking on YouTube and seeing "Cristiano Ronaldo Epic Skills(Way Better Than You)." When you are playing football and people are watching, they put you down and say "why didn't you do this."

Term 3, Wk 1/2 - HW

Here is my Web 2.0 video of an application online called Warning Sign Generator!!
http://www.warningsigngenerator.com/

Here is a screenshot of my Augmented Reality poster, describing what it is..

For & Against 2

Football is the best sport..

For:
•You do not gain as much injuries as other sports, it is a lower contact sport.
•You don't have to put up with lots of fights.
•You get more glory if you score than you would in other sports such as rugby.
•The games are generally earlier, you still have opportunities to carry out other tasks on that day.
Against:
•Most coaches generally substitute players every 5-15 minutes, so that everyone gets a fair chance to play.

For & Against

Computer Gaming Is Good For You?

For?
•It is enjoyable and keeps you occupied when you are bored.
•Some games can enhance your real life ability by giving you tips or showing you what to do.

Against?
•You will slowly gain weight and your social life will start to disappear.
•Gaming can become an addiction, you have to balance it out with other tasks in your life.

Who Am I?

I bring happiness to all the little children.
Lots of kids want their photo with me.
I live in a very unusual location.
I brainwashed small people to work for me.
I sneak into the little children's houses at night.
I favor the colour red.
I'm larger than a normal person, by a lot.

Sign Language

This week we have been learning languages, we have been split into two groups between the year eight classes. One group has been learning Sign Language and the other has been learning Mandarin. I have been in room 41, I have been learning sign languages. We have been learning basic vocabulary and sentences, such as hello and how are you. We had to make a short video of us doing all the basic vocabulary signs. We had to add subtitles in to our videos showing what the signs meant..

Where Am I?

I can see the building waiting in the distance.
The gangs are gathering all over the place.
The dull sound of the police sirens echo throughout the area.
The occasional gunshot comes from this building.
The cries of the inhabitants make my ears ring.
Where am I?

My Holiday

In the holidays we went to Taupo, we stayed at the "Top 10 Holiday Resort." On the night we arrived, we went for a walk around the park. There was a playground, a swimming pool, a spa pool, a games room, a wi-fi hotspot, massive board games and a jumping pillow. On the first day we went to went for a look around the shops in town, we booked a sail boat called the "Fearless." The next day we went on the Fearless, we rode out to the Maori rock carvings. After that we went prawn fishing at the Huka Prawn Park, I caught 1! I named my prawn Frank and my mum ate it... On the way home we played mini golf, I got the best score for a boy from that day.

Homework Challenge A1

Improver your maths ability: Complete a 12 x 12 grid in under 3 minutes

A 12 x 12 gird is a maths grid. You can draw the grid or find a website and print them out online. You simply start off with 1x1 then you can go from there… Maybe 1x2 then 1x3. You stay in one row either vertical or horizontal, and go down or across crossing over the rest of the rows. After that you simply keep repeating the pattern. In the term 1 of 2013 before maths we had to complete a 12x12 grid in under 5 minutes and we had to keep on going and we get a tick by our name if we manage to beat our time or some days even finish before 5 minutes if you usually aren't able to do that. My best time at school was around 3.45m, my worst time was around 4.35m. Now this is one of our homework challenges. So, each night I practiced one or more grids. I knew that this was going to be one of the hardest challenges. I got down to 3.10m and I was not making any progress for a few weeks. I usually say the numbers, my mum suggested that me saying the numbers slowed me down. I tried without saying the numbers and I managed to get my best time yet and a completed homework challenge. My time was 2.57.03!

The note from mum :-)

The grid once finished

The watch we used to time the grid

Homework Challenge P6

Walk, run or cycle around the the Waikareao Estuary four times with a family member.

For this homework challenge I have walked and cycled around the Waikareao Estuary four times. On Monday 1st of July my mum and I walked the estuary to get to know the track that we were going to be doing 3 more times. It took us 2 hours to walk the track. On Saturday 6th of July I cycled the estuary twice with my dad. Each lap took us approximately 30 minutes. On the second lap I recorded a video of the track. The recording was just me holding my iPod out in front of me whilst I was riding. One week after we walked the track, I rode it with my mum. It took us 35 minutes to complete one full lap.

Here are some photos of me completing my homework challenge…

Some of us had to stop along the way

Half way through the first lap

After one lap

Homework Challenge P3

Explore the outdoors: With a family member or family friend complete an 8 hour tramp or an overnight camp out

On the 6th of July I completed the homework challenge "explore the outdoors." In the afternoon my Mum and I walked down to the back of our property where it is a bit swampy. We took a tent and set it up at around 4:00pm. After that we walked back home and got dressed and collected all our gear. We made some dinner to take down and packed a few marshmallows to roast as well. At 5:30 we grabbed our torches and walked down the track to the swamp. Once we arrived we set up our beds and put the food under cover. Then we started the fire, we had to use an old 44 galon drum lid to start the fire on because of safety precautions. We unfolded our armchairs and relaxed. I suggested a marshmallow roasting competition… Of course I won the competition! About 3 hours later we hopped in to the tent and slowly drifted to sleep…I woke up 3 times during the night, 1am, 4am and 5am. Finally I woke up for my day at 7am. At 8am we started the fire and roasted the left over marshmallows, we even tried roasting some bananas, but that didn't really work. We packed up most of our things and started heading back up the hill. That was the end of our awesome overnight camp out…

The tent when we first set it up!

All of the clothing and accessories we took.

The MOST important accessory!

Me putting wood on the fire at night.

The fire in the morning.

Drinking fresh water from the stream nearby

The tent in the morning before we started packing up.