Botany Skatepark

Last week me and Lorenzo went to Botany skatepark with his dad and sisters.
As we got to the skatepark there were a few people already there.That was my first time seeing it well as being there.The first thing I did was that I dropped into the empty swimming pool.The empty swimming pool was a steep pool that was empty so skaters and bikers could go down.


After playing in the pool I approached the half pipe.The half pipe was a big ramp that goes up and down the half pipe was so tall it looked scary to go down but still did it.
When I went down the half pipe lorenzo told me if I wanted to go to the shops down the road with him.So me and Lorenzo biked to the shops and got a drink.When we were coming back from the shops we had another turn on the skatepark before it was time to go home.

On our way home Lorenzo’s dad stopped outside Mcdonalds and we had a feed.
After eating me and Lorenzo got sundai from the counter.That was the best
day at the skatepark in my life I look forward to going there again.

Potaua,Mihimihi

Ko Maungarei te maunga. Mount Wellington is the mountain



Ko Tamaki te awa. Tamaki is the river


Kei Glen Innes toku kainga noho I stay in Glen Innes.


No Samoa/Tonga/Rarotonga/Aotearoa etc ahau I come from _______Aotearoa_________


Ko Pt England toku kura I go to Pt England School.


Ko Dave raua ko John oku koro My grandfathers are _______ and _________.


Ko ___Grace_____ raua ko ____ANN_____ oku kuia My grandmothers are ____Grace_____ and ___Ann_______


Ko ____Potaua______ toku matua My father is ________Potaua________


Ko ___________toku whaea My mother is ________Jacinta_______


E ____11________ oku tau. I am _____11______ years old.


Ko _______Potaua_________ taku ingoa. My name is _______Potaua________

Camp Concert

CAMP CONCERT !!!

Atmosphere is a complex word to describe what a place feels like. I was courageous when I had to perform on the stage on the night of the camp concert. On Concert night we had to perform a dance and had to use a jump jam song. My group was called Respect Squad and we picked ‘Poi E’. Poi E is a popular Maori song.

The item we performed was a dance from a New Zealand movie called ‘Boy’.
We had to keep in time and had to copy the moves off the movie. Our theme song
was traditionally made from a group of people.

At the end of the concert we came in 6th place. After our group performed it was
time for others to go on. Mr Barks handed out prizes for the best kayaker
skater and more other things.

I liked camp because we learnt lots of games and did lots of camp activities.

Dr.Ben Carson

On Tuesday Pt England students went on a bus to see Dr. Ben Carson at the Telstra Clear Events Centre. Dr. Ben Carson came from a poor family and he wasn't brainy in his class room. He had always been the dumbest until his mum told him to learn his timetables every night and read 2 books every week. At the end of the week he had to explain what the story was about.

After he told us about his childhood he told us what college he went to and what university he attended .Dr. Ben Carson attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree, the Medical School of the University of Michigan for his M.D. Eventually he became a doctor.

After Ben Carson told us what college he attended he said a speech THINK BIG!!!. Talent, Honest, Insight, Nice, Knowledge Books, In depth learning, and God. At the end everyone got a UP&GO drink and a apple to take.

As we got back to school I enjoyed learning about Dr.Ben Carson’s life
and how he managed to separate conjoined twins.

Potaua,Picnic

On a Magnificent hot day Pt England School went down to the re severe for a picnic.

As we headed down to the beach Mr Burt told us some safety rules were we can go and can’t go.After Mr Burt told us the safety rules we went and found our picnic area on the hill.As we found our picnic area I raced over to were the softball was.

While I was playing softball I bated the ball real far but Kingston’s dad caught it so I was out.When I was on second base James smacked the ball real far that he got us all home and we were safe.The empire was Mr Somerville he said that was a outstanding hit to James.The score was tight at 4 all but at the end we won.

When I finish playing Softball I had lunch.After having lunch I went over to the singing competition.The singing competition was by Mr Jay’s car.After a while we had to pack up and we started to walk back to school. When I arrived at school I was dieing of thirst so I sprinted right over to the fountain and drank allot of water.

At the end of the day I was Tied well as Exhausted .I can’t wait to go back
down to the Pt England re serve next year.

Netball

Guess what? Last week room 21 got to play netball on the hard courts with Liz. Netball is a hard sport because you have to have good shooting skills well as good passing. As we did netball with Liz she showed us how to pass the ball and how to hold the ball. Liz was our instructor (teacher). She taught us some techniques and drills.

The first drill we did was the chest pass. As we did the chest we played a little game. After the game we learnt how to bounce pass. The bounce pass is holding the ball and bouncing it to the next person.

As we played we got put into groups and played a little game of netball. We had to shoot the ball into the circle and if we did we got 1 point. The other lesson we did was intercepting. Intercepting is hard because you have got to have speed and good catching skills.

As we learnt how to intercept the ball we also played a game of ball tag. The aim of the game was trying to get the most people out and trying to intercept it. I had lots of fun and learnt lots of skills from netball. Liz taught me how to pass the ball as well as intercept. I hope we get to learn lots more skills.

Treaty of Waitangi

1)A long time ago, British people sailed the sea and found new land called Aotearoa. The people that lived there were Maori. During the 1840’s Maori and British had a disagreement over land. So a treaty was needed.

2)A treaty is an express agreement under international law that governments sign. A treaty is an official, express written agreement that states use to legally bind themselves.

3)Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai was a Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader in Northern New Zealand and a nephew of Hongi Hika.He was the leader of a Maori tribe.

4)The treaty was about the 3P’s. Protection, partnership, and participation. Protection means protecting yourself and protecting others. It also means protecting things you love. Partnership is co-operating with others like your friends and family. Partnership is also team-work. Team-work helps things go faster in life. Participation is participating in the things you like or dislike.

5)At Pt England School we learn about the 3 P’s.Protection,partnership and
participation.