turtle

This is me and my brother holding a photo of "John" the leatherback sea turtle . We were asked by our grandma's pen friend who lives over in California, USA to help out her grandson and his class, also of California. It is a race in their class to see which turtle travels 6 continents the fastest and wins. Hopefully we will find out how "John" got on and will let you know. At the same time they are also learning about the continents that the turtles have travelled.

skiing

On the last day of school our class went up to the Rainbow Ski Field. I learnt how to ski and had a really great time. Some kids did snow boarding but i chose to ski.
We didn't have a snow ball fight because we ran out of time. When we got to the car park at Rainbow, we were met by the bus which took us up the hill. We then had a 90 minute ski lesson to show us what to do. It was a long day but fun.

news paper

Our class made a news paper for the whole school. It was meant to be sent out on the 15 of this month but because of a small problem it was sent out this week. It has everything from complaints, to puzzles, and lots of information. We enjoyed doing it and I think we made a good effort.

Jokes

GIRL: "I'd live to be an actress."

BOY: "Break a leg, then."
GIRL: "Why?"
BOY: "Because then you would be in a cast for weeks."



What is faster HOT or COLD?

HOT because you can catch a cold.

Sports day

At school today we had the school Olympics and first it started off with a dance from each class like an opening ceremony. Then we did a torch relay, then after that we started the Olympics. I got one gold and that was for the athletics. We had to compete in 5 different sports, archery, weight lifting, obstical coarse, athletics and discus throwing.

Daisy

We've been given a wee lamb and we have named her Daisy. She is really cute and she is fun to play with. She follows my brother and I where ever we go around the place.

My teeth

Today i said goodbye to two of my teeth. I had to go to the dentist and have them pulled out. At the end of the year I am to have braces on some of my teeth. I was very brave. It's the holidays now so I can sleep in. I like that in a holiday.

My running

I came 3rd in the cross country. I lead some of the way. I was really pleased with myself. I got a certificate and a photo of me running. i was really puffed at the end.

X Country

Its that time again and yesterday we had our school x country and this time I came first in my age group. Next week I am competing against 4 other schools so hopefully I will do ok then too. Hopefully I can bet Jackson V as he is quite fast. (Miss K you should come and watch us) .

Painting

Today dad had my brother and I painting the outside of a shed. He found some old paint to do it with. At the end of it I found paint on me every where, good thing I had on my old clothes, my brother even had some on his favourite hat which mum has not seen yet. I bet he gets into some serious trouble.

Wellington

Last month we went to Wellington for the weekend and had a really good time. We went to the zoo and saw Tahi the one leg kiwi and his friends. We spent ages at the zoo and saw bears and lions and heaps of other animals. I have a photo of Tahi and will show you some time soon. The flight home was really bumpy but it was fun.

Our classes bike ride

On the last day of the term my class went to Rabbit Island (the beach) and went mountain biking along the mountain bike track. We had a really cool time and there where two courses to go on. One was really easy and the other was really hard with a big drop and a jump at the end. At lunch time we had a BBQ. After lunch we had to bike back to school. I hope we can do it again.

Log Truck

My dad has a new log truck> Today he drove all the way to Port Underwood(which is in Picton).
I haven't been for a ride in it yet.

More Caterpiilars

I now have my own blog thanks to Miss K.
This is an old photo of my caterpillars and seeing as I have my own blog I thought you would like to see it. I now have more caterpillars on my swan plant and I also have more in cocoons.

Staying Alive Expo

We went to the Staying Alive expo today and saw teams from throughout NZ race one another through challenges. We saw a house being burnt down and lots of cars being dropped from a crane like they were going 70 km or more in speed. It was a fun and interesting day.

The Motorbikes at Rabbit Island

Today we went and watched the Motorbike racing at the beach. It was quite exciting and there were a lot of bikes and people there and at times the bikes were quite loud. Sometimes people fell off their bikes at the corners and couldn't get their bikes started again.

New Development

Seven days ago my caterpillar went into a J shape and then the next day it went into its cocoon. The other caterpillar was a day later. Very exciting. They have got a bit darker in colour today. I can't wait for them to open.

My Swan Plant

I have two small caterpillars on my swan plant and they are very hungry. I have been watching them eat just now and they eat very fast. At the moment the plant is inside.

Shed Floor

These last few days I have been helping dad build a floor for our shed. I had to help with the measuring of the timber, the cutting and then I had to help nail the wood down. Each time I missed a nail dad said it would cost me 20 cents. I owe him $3.80 so far.(dads lolly fund ha ha ha). Heres a
quick joke, How do you make an apple turnover?


ROLL IT DOWN A HILL ha ha