The year of the netbook

The Year of the Net book

This year I have really enjoyed having a Net book to work on because it makes it easier to find information that I need.
Another thing is that I can type faster then before.
There are many reasons why I like net books because it is much better because it is not messy when I write.

As much as I have loved having a Net book there are some things that I haven’t liked because sometimes I get distracted very easy.
The hardest thing is for me not to get distracted easily to games.
The greatest challenge for me is games sometimes I get distracted sometimes not.

Stuck on Internet

This is a song about what we have done on our net books this year. And about what we have done.

MTV By Jabez,Rocky,Levi, Robert,Mosa,Uili

Move ya body from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Outta This world

You can not live on Neptune, when it rains it rains air bombs. If you want to travel to other peoples houses you can jump into a slide that goes under ground. It pumps air through little holes to the slides and you pop out were you want.


If you wanted to go to another place when your not in the underground slides you could use your rocket fulled bag to fly. And its filled with lots of oxygen so you can breath while you are flying. The tubes underground generate oxygen and pumps it to the floor so if you want to wonder around you don’t need a helmet.

You can travel around on a hover board or a hover car that is powered by a tank of oxygen inside the engine. There is the biggest oxygen tank that pumps oxygen to the other tanks. One tank will last 24 hours.


If you are a new person at Neptune and you don't know what to do there is a hologram that pops out and tells you what you can do. When there is no oxygen in the small tank you can walk trough the wall right were the much bigger tank is. If you want to travel to the other side of Neptune you can go through the fastest elevator on Neptune.

It will be hard to breath air on Neptune and to get from earth.

Limerick Athletics

My muscles as I ran were sore and burning

in the relay, round cones we’re turning

down the track crowd cheering

it was a great feeling

now back to class for some learning

Rocky and Jabez Day and Night

Day and Night

King Kong

Stupid King Kong knowingly embarrassed himself.

Knowingly king Kong was stupid enough to embarrassed himself. enough to embarrass.

Embarrassing king Kong's mother the man felt guilty.

Stupid king Kong knowingly embarrassed his family.

The creepy slugs attempted to jump unfortunately they fell down quickly.

Unfortunately the creepy slugs attempted to cross the road.

Attempting to pull of a job the creepy slugs unfortnatly they were caught.

The creppy slugs attempted to jog unfortunately they could not.

Immersion assembly

From Immersion Assembly Term 4 2011

Outta this world was the topic for the term it was time we had something to do about space.

We strolled down the corridor as we entered the hall it was fantastic as we walked by the
teachers with costumes. The whole school just stood there and starred but when came to cheering they were like a flock of animals. Team ones item finished and it was time for the next item team two.

Team two’s item was a rap about mars and all the other planets. They were dancing like robots there were space helmets and wigs and other costumes.
Mr Burt told us stories about Maui and some constellations in the stars. He told us about Manaiakilani how Maui caught the biggest fish and about Kupe.

Team fours item was twinkle twinkle little star with the wiggles Mr Marks and Mr Sommerville were dressed up as girls with little pom poms and tutus we were laughing loudly. As they almost stumbled to the floor as they ran and jumped it was like a train wreck they were all over the place.

I am really looking forward to the term ahead of us.

Shuttle launch

Waiting anxiously I was strapped to my chair the only question on my mind was that was I going to make it through this. The shuttle was going to launch in ten seconds.

Bright, intense flames were shooting out like guns. Booster ignition the commander said, the rocket boosters shook and shudder as we waited for the countdown in fear what was going to happen next?. I was very shaky before the launch.

Nervously the rocket lifted off, our lives were on the line . We left a trail of smoke and fire it was a dangerous adventure our stomachs were shuddering. We were just minutes away from reaching our destination.


The rocket was reaching the blue sky when we were there we went higher and higher until we reached outta space.

Aussie rules

Waiting at the field, room19 suddenly came Megan and Alysa started telling us how to play Aussie rules. Running to get a ball Megan teach us how to hand pass.

The weather was crazy raining at first then next minute sunny. Then the blustering wind kicked
in it was like we had three seasons in a day the wind blew around sand and mud. My eyes were getting wet as I rub my eyes.

We were warming up by playing jumper bumper we had to try and knock over our partner. Then she taught us how to kick the ball straight. We had to run to the court and do the bouncing skill. We had to bounce the ball ten times on the ground and Neal on our knee.

Then we had a game of kick baseball we had split into to teams it was like baseball kicking
ball it went out of the diamond. I got to the first base but Cruz caught the ball. It was a close game but we won.

Crazy town

Levi RWC from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Driving to town there were a lot of issues going on. It was like feeding time at the zoo. While people were waving flags wildly I stumbled to the ground luckily my mate picked me up .

Shaking with fear I felt like driving back to my house. Beeping in the our horn in the wild traffic we couldn't get out of the madness. What a nightmare it was. At least, I suppose, I could watch the game on TV.

Crazy town

Levi RWC from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Driving to town there were a lot of issues going on. It was like feeding time at the zoo. While people were waving flags wildly I stumbled to the ground luckily my mate picked me up .

Shaking with fear I felt like driving back to my house. Beeping in the our horn in the wild traffic we couldn't get out of the madness. What a nightmare it was. At least, I suppose, I could watch the game on TV.

Cross Country

Anxiously waiting to start cross country, my heart was pounding and it just felt like butterflies. I really did not want to run. Nervous excitement filled the air as everyone was eagerly waiting

Approaching the start line Mr Burt said “On your marks, get set, GO!” A burst of speed came out as everyone dashed powering ahead and I was coming first. The undulating track with tight corners twists and turned while I had burning lungs.

As we got halfway it felt like it was never going to end. I challenged myself to come in the top four. My feet were killing me as I slowed down determination and perseverance, when I was on my face.

Puffing my heart out I felt that I was unable to continue. Sprinting to the finish line we saw lots of people cheering as I crossed the finish line. I was surprised that I came third.

I felt good as this day ended with a blast. I was so exhausted that I nearly slept during the last race.

Kiwiana

Kiaora & welcome two NZ,a very unique & special island.There are two main reasons for this,one is our multicutuarl population and the other, our isolated geographic location.NZ is filled with treasured kiwiana that we hope to share you.
A buzzy bee is also a New Zealand icon. The buzzy bee is the famous kids toy to play with.The brightly coloured, wooden toy has been out for ages.Many other children has a buzzy bee in
NZ as well.A toy is made in lots of different material they also have different colour and shape. Ti ki is a famous New Zealand thing.

Healthy Diet

All children need a regular healthy meal in there life. If you eat right you can live right. Then you can live a happy and healthy life.

There are four food groups dairy milk products, meat and fish, carbohydrates and fruit and veges. We need limited fatty and sugary food.
Kids need a drink like a milk and water, keep the acidic juices as treats. Healthy food is good for our bodies.


You should only have treats once a week. Do not eat to much junk food other wise your body
will not work properly. So eat those good stuff so your brain and body can work normally and keep fit.

Haka

Strong and passionate, Piri Wepu prepared for battle. Piercing screams in the stadium as South Africa was threatened. The opposition were scared to death.

Ma'a Nonu

Barging through the opposition Ma’a Nonu broke the defensive line. Charging like a bull the mean machine charged down the rugby field. Dodging and sidestepping he dived for the try line.

Badminton

Last Thursday we went to badminton with Donna from sport Auckland she told us the two grips. One was the forehand and backhand. Then we all rushed to get a racket and shuttle. Spectacular swings and misses Donna told us come sit down when I blow the whistle.

Serving awkwardly, it was hard to keep eye coordination quick body movements were needed. Collisions between me and my partner as we got use to badminton at pt England. Donna blew her whistle we dashed to the floor. Miss King had to chose a volunteer to help play badminton soccer.

Demonstrating how we were going to play we got up and started playing. Whirring and whizzing ,perseverance and determination we wanted to so badly. Hitting the the shuttle it soared right at the opposition.

Setting up the nets the boys were at one net and the girls at the other. Serving and swinging everyone was out but Uili was the only one staying in. A nice powerful hit spiralled at him he swung his racket, hoping he would hit the shuttle.

Enjoyable fun and enjoyment was on lots of people faces. Lining up for class Miss King told us to stay behind . Me and some other boys to help put the nets down and the rackets in the bag.

I found badminton fun and enjoyable. I found it frustrating too. But at the end I really liked it.

Menu planner

Creamy mushroom and bacon macaroni

First cook the pasta . then Drain and save 1/4 cup cooking water. In a non-stick pan, cook the bacon with onions and mushrooms until softened.then add the pasta and toss it well.

Shanghai noodles

Step 1 Soak or cook your noodles


Step 2 In a large pan or the wok, heat the oils and sauté onion, garlic, capsicum and chilli if using it. Add stock, ginger, lemongrass, sauces and rice wine and mix them well. Stir in noodles and toss to coat, then mix in cornflour and water and allow to thicken for a minute before giving out. Garnish with chopped coriander.

Maple-glazed pork with cranberry and pecan stuffing

step 1 creating the stuffing then you get an onion and add it to the celery.work out cooking time. To butterfly meat, aim to create a rectangular piece of pork reasonably even in thickness. Cut an incision in the longest side of the joint from one end to the other, then slice into the incision to create a top and bottom with a hinge (but don’t slice completely through). Open meat and lay it flat on a board with cut sides facing up. then Cover meat with plastic wrap. Beat with a rolling pin to get even thickness.

Art project

Drawing the arks for our art work we were drawing waves across the paper. After that we ran around looking and seeking for felts we outlined our work. Colouring our art we f inished everyone was amazed at what they have accomplished.

Jonah lomu

Jonah Lomu debuted for the all blacks in 1994 people say he was the first true global superstar in rugby union. He had a big impact in the game he was a very big Tongan man. He was an imitating guy on the field.


Jonah Lomu had a kidney problem in 2003 and his doctor warned him if he did not have another kidney he would be life in a wheel chair. In 2004 a man on the radio herd about Jonah Lomus problem and he gave Jonah a kidney .

William Webb Ellis

The game of football was invented by a school called r

Rugby school. But in this sport you caught the ball you were not allowed to run with the ball. Hundreds of people were on the field big mauls were formed.




In 1823 a boy called William Webb Ellis broke the rules and ran with the ball in 1845 the Rugby school had written there own rules of their version of the game.

Immersion assembly

Immersion Assembly Term 3 2011 from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

The BFG

Running along the secret tunnel he opened a big cupboard and got out a big bottle looking at the bottle Sophie opened the bottle carefully as she was very worried. As she took a sip she said “ why doe’s the fizz bubble down”. The bfg replied “because where were from the bubbles go down and makes a whizzpop.

Diorama

What is out in the bay?

Outside in the bay there is a box that is made out of concrete with a tap above it so that people can wash their legs.

Why we did it?

We made our diorama because heaps of people washes their leg at the water fountain where we drink in. So that is why we decided to make something like this.

What does the diorama show?

The diorama shows a concrete box with strong
water that can wash every single foot that gets dirty and sticky.

Talk About It

Isle of Tune

I made a beat on Isle of Tune
check out my beat on this video .

Our Freinds from Wake forest university

Our friends from wake forest came to our school to see how we learn. They got a Maori welcome from awhina. When Meagan came into our classroom everyone was surprised what a week when they were going home on Thursday when she went home we all gave her a big goodbye.

Fears

Facing my worst fear the fear fall. As I got on I gulped, my heart was rapidly beating. The ride started to move, I looked to the side my brother was shacking and trembling . I was breathless as the ride came to a end. I felt fearless.

RUBE GOLDBERG

Our marble run started a little bad but as we got into it we cooperated and we used our communication and we adjusted our`work. Our team made minor adjustments we kept on trying but it did not work.after we finished our marble run it was our marble that had to hit the jinga
blocks. Action Mrs King said Uili rolled the marble down the track but it still didn’t work.We kept on trying and trying but it still did not work when the first team was finished they were screaming. There were so many problems with our track we could not see how to finish it.

Tornado

Yesterday afternoon in Albany there was a tornado at 3:00pm. As the tornado landed on the surface it was ripping through every thing in its way.As the destruction carried on more people got worried.

rubble was screwed on the ground after the tornado was finished.

Swimming

As we slipped into the pool, I dived like a dolphin. Splashing and kicking to the other side of the pool, I choked on a lung full of water. Coughing, I blinked away the burn from my stinging red eyes .

Sentence beginnings

We are learning simple sentence and complex sentence from ''What an Ambush''.Our writing was about Torekas blog story called what an ambush.We had to highlight all the sentence beginnings and put it on wordle.

Air jordan

Our reading group read a book called sports technollegy I did basketball shoes as my reading sheet air jordan is a micheal jordan shoe there are diffrent types.Many of them are nike.They where made in diffrent years.t

Straw bridges

Today we built straw bridge we split into to teams of 5 we were all arguing about what to do first.So my team split into 2 and Robert as a spare.As we carried on it was starting to come together soon we starting arguing again so me and Vaifoa did the other half of the bridge.we finished the other part of the straw bridge while Uili,Rocky and robert were still working.

Were finished said the girls okay we balance this thousands . We cooperation was very bad then when it was our turn the block fell off.But it was good for a first try.When we were finished we packed up and did the final test.

Straw Towers

Rain pouring down on the first day of term 2, we split into teams of six as the challenge began. We were to build the tallest and strongest tower out of only drinking straws. The teams raced to start building foundations and plan ideas, as they were trying to be creative. In the middle of the of the challenge, Mrs King yelled out 20minutes left to go. We all stepped up our game and starting rushing like crazy people.

When half of our materials were used there were 5minutes left. Cameras coming from different angles. 2minutes to go and we all stabilized our straw towers and tried to organize them at the same time. Stop! We all lifted up our work and put it on the blue table. We did this activity because we had to cooperate with the class and my team came first place. After that Mrs King took a photo of us.

Glee

Singing and dancing while the music was playing Glee got ready for there performance once they got on the stage most of had stage frights.It was very dramatic as movies playing in the back and pictures.Cheering from the other side of the hall they sounded like a herd animals.

When the first item was finished lepa came on the stage he sang a rap about the pt England way.When lepa was rapping jeffty and tevita came up to the front and sang and dance.after all the performances they done a big bow and out for the and assembly finished.

Camp charged up

Miss King helped to put together and we did all the writing and pictures. and we made us a camp site so you can look at the year 5 campers blogs. Come see our blogs and leave us a comment and we will comment you back. We have exciting things for you to see. Here is the link to the site.

Camp Day 1

Camp day at swimarama first we had swimming races.In the pool there were lots of fountins we were so hungry that our tummies were roaring and going brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. So we ate a lot then we went on the hydroslide it was so scary I couled barely see.we saw a light that was the end of the slide we jumped into the pool I sighed as the day ended.

Japans earthquake &Tsunami

The enormous amount of energy from the waves destroyed towers .It was like a flood but much more worse.The giant whirlpool was going round and round.

Engulfed by water ,the rubble was scattered like toys.All the rubble was engulfed by water.It was like a wall of water.

Capture the Flag

Dashing over line, I dived for the trophy. Twisting and turning, distracting the other team, I knew I had to win. The battle had now been fought.

Cinderella

“Be home by midnight” instructed the fairy god mother as Cinderella climbed into the coach. "I promise" Cinderella replied while waving good bye.

”Where are you going?” The handsome prince called as the clock struck midnight. "I am so sorry" shouted Cinderella stumbling down the palace steps.

”You’ll never go to the ball.” Screamed the ugly step sister while dressing up ”But I have been invited too” sobbed a tearful Cinderella while she was cleaning.

"Will you marry me?” asked the prince while down on bended knee.”Oh yes.I love you” replied Cinderella, falling into the prince’s arms.

my Piclit

Letter to Christchurch

Dear Christchurch ,

I hope you are all right and I offer you my support and love and my heart. I hope you find all the people who are missing. I feel so sorry for what you are going through I hope you can carry on with your families. I am very sorry that your loved ones have died in this horrible event.
from Jabez.

Christchurch earthquake

February 22 2011
On the news last night Christchurch was shaken by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. They were very devastated by the horrible event. It was heart breaking and the prime minister said it was New Zealand's darkest day. The people were sent to evacuate Christchurch.

There are 65 people reported dead, but that number is expected to rise. Many others are just trapped under all the rubble shouting for help.They can’t see because of all the dust in the air. There houses a wrecked into bits of wood and bricks.

People were running around and screaming looking for their loved ones.Many people were trapped in cars and bleeding.

It happened at 12.51pm on Tuesday there was allot of liquefaction and it was very smelly and there is lots of rubble littering the city.

Christchurch will have to be built again, it will take a while,cor they might never ever finish rebuilding Christchurch.

Cinderella

The mice were busting there backs off, making Cinderella an amazing pink dress.

The fairy godmother waves her mystical wand and creates a magnificent blue dress for Cinderella.

Cinderella danced with her prince charming, next to the calm water, under the starry night.