#BootCamp

#BootCamp

The day of heading off to camp had finally come and everyone was pretty excited. Once we got on the bus, we stayed up for a little while but then most people fell asleep. I must admit, I did fall asleep but only for a little while.

We spent 5 hours in the bus and once we got off the bus we actually just wanted to go back to sleep. There really should be something called bus lag! We ended up going to our rooms and getting ready for our first activity. To be honest, I expected something fun not a boring, old bush walk. Mr Barks lied by telling everyone that it would be a short bush walk but it turned out to be 3.2 km!

After doing that and killing our legs we went to see a geyser and take a tour around the thermal pools and mud pools. It was pretty cool and really smelly. After about 1-2 hours we went back to camp and had dinner then slept. I had a lot of fun touring around the thermal pools but I was exhausted so I went into my cabin and ended up falling asleep. To be continued …

Children of our Nation Launch

Children of our Nation Launch

Waiting for this event to finally happen is mind-blowing. I can’t wait to see the final product of the movie I helped create. When we arrived in the city right outside the Westpac Building, we immediately saw a red carpet and paparazzi waiting for us to enter and start a new beginning for Intermediate Schools.

We waited for a while outside the building until everything inside was ready for us. Once we did go in we saw two amazing art peices that were in clear view for people to gaze at. We all went up an escalator onto the second floor and then a lift to go all the way up to the ninth floor.

We reached the ninth floor and went inside a confrence room. We sat down and waited for the Governor General of NZ; Jerry Mataparae to arrive so we could finally watch these movies. He came in sat down and a couple of people, plus him said a few words before we could kill the suspense and watch the movies.

The lights dimmed and the movies started to play. I was very excited to see them. The thing I had been waiting for all day was actually happened. The movies aren’t very long so they were over before you knew it. Once the movies had finished, we celebrated by eating lots of nice as food the waited for us outside the conference room. It was really delicious.

The teachers all told us to line up so we could go back to school even though they probably didn’t want to either but they knew we all had to come back. I just want the food back.

3D Printing Machine

3D Printing Machine

The newest edition to our school that Pt Englanders are proud to present, our very own 3D Printing Machine!!! It prints anything we want in a range of sizes and colours. It makes everything 3 dimentional so you can pick up and hold a cube, sphere, animals and many, many more!

I am in a group of about 10 people that learn how to run and operate one of these amazing pieces of machinery. We use a special sort of app to create models of things and send them to the 3D printer! It kind of has a mind of it’s own.

3 of us girls went to see a guy who makes 3D printers. He even uses things that he creates from a 3D printer to make a 3D printer. It is pretty awesome! It is all very complicated yet simple in a way if you get what I mean. Some of us out of the 9-10 girls went to the same guy a few weeks later to make a 3D printer with the help of a few others and brought it back to school for the group to use.

We are now learning to operate the system and keep it working the way it should. We are still learning the basics and how to make models of stuff from thingiverse. We will get the hang of it some day. I guarantee it!

Manaiakalani Film Festival

Manaiakalani Film Festival

On Wednesday the 13th of November the whole school attended a special film festival at Sylvia Park in Mt. Wellington. The school split up into their teams and headed over to Hoyts in a bus.The senior school (which I’m in ofcourse) left just after morning tea eating.

Once we got to Hoyts, we took our seat in the cinema and waited for everything to start. The first movie was room 21’s movie and was presented by Jasmine and Darius. A range of movies was presented by different people from different schools. The movies were about topics that the classes who made them chose. Every movie was cool in a way and had a message. I enjoyed it quite a lot.

Unfortunately the movies stopped and we had to come back to school. I wanted to see the rest on the big screen but it’s no big deal. I can’t wait for the next Manaiakalani Film Festival!

Athletics Day!

On friday the 8th of November, us Pt Englanders had an athletics day. I was sort of looking forward to some of the activities but most of them I didn't. I enjoyed being with Mrs Tele'a because she sneaked us lollies, they were yum! Everything was pretty cool!

The activity I enjoyed the most was probably the sack race and tug of war. I particpated a lot and had a lot of fun! The teachers dressed up in their house colours aswell as the kids. They looked pretty awesome! Mrs Tele'a looked like a bumble bee wearing a t-shirt. I had a lot of fun but I can actually wait for the next athletics day. 

Lost

I crash landed with a loud “BANG” in the middle of the forest. My plane was a wreck and I didn’t think I could fix it. The gloomy shadows of the woods surrounded me as I slowly wandered through the large, tall trees. I looked into the sky but it had disappeared and taken all the light with it. I thought to myself for a moment, “I can’t turn back now, I can only go further to find my way out”.

I had nothing but the clothes on my back and the shoes on my feet. I knew that I had to find shelter to keep safe from the deadliest creatures and the cold that I shared the jungle with. I wasn’t safe, not  at all, I hoped and prayed for the best to come but nothing appeared to change. I started to panick, I got anxious not knowing what will happen next. I was also hungry, cold and scared. Hopefully, it gets better.

I woke up in the morning feeling the warmth of sun on my face and heard the slightest sound of falling water. I imediately had a rush of happiness flow through my veins. I followed the sound and it started to grow louder and louder by every step I took. I finally found it, a beautiful waterfall that at this moment meant everything in the world to me.

I leant in to feel the streaming water but fell into a cave behind it. I fell onto the ground but was shocked at the amazing scene. I couldn’t help but stop and stare at everything around me. I searched the cave and found a small gap in the wall and looked inside. I felt for something to open a door for me to enter, then “CLICK”. I was speechless. In this cave there was a treasure chest filled with jewels, gold and treasure. “What’s going on?” I said to myself.

I had my sight set on one golden bracelet so I grabbed it and ran off. If I’m really honest with myself, I expected something bad to happen, but nothing did. Now I really am thankful that nothing bad actually happened to me. It started to get dark so I built me a small shelter to stay under and keep safe from the elements and danger. I was happy though, I had a soft bed of fresh grass, a roof over my head, well sort of.

Even though I was stranded on that island, I thought of the positives. I could have that cave as a house, and a great life. A new life. A better life. Being there could be the solution to my problem. I was finally free.

My Term 4 Mihi

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga matawaka huri noa, i te motu tihei mauri ora
To our pride, to our language, to our visitors around the world. Warm welcoming

Ka rere toku reo ki to tatou nei atua nana te timatanga me te whakamutunga o nga mea katoa        
My language flows to our heavenly father, he is the beginning and the end to everything.

Tuarua me mihi atu kia Kingi Tuheitia Paki hei whakapara i te huarahi o te kingitanga
Secondly, I have to acknowlage Kingi Tuheitia Paki, he followed the foot steps of his ancestors on the Maori king throne.


Hei whakaatahua i oku korero ko te whakapapa o toku whanau, Ko Peter toku papa

To neaten up my words on my geneology of my family, Peter is my dad

no Cambodiaia tata kia Tairane. Ko Marion toku mama no Ngapuhi ia Kaihu me takuira.
and he's from Cambodia near Thailand. Marion is my mum and she's from Northland/Kaihu and Dargerville.

Ko Makayla toku ingoa he uri au no Ngapuhi.  Ko Maungarei toku wahi kainga noho.
Makayla is my name and I'm a descendant from Northland. I live in Mt Wellington.

Ko Riley raua ko Maiya oku teina, tekau ma rua oku tau.
Riley and Maiya are my younger siblings and I am twelve years old.

Noreira, tena koutou, tena koutou, turou hawaiiki
So I've got to wrap it up, so thank you, thank you, may the force be with you.