Fiafia night

On Wednesday the 9th of April 2014 we had something very exciting going on it was fiafia time. At 6 in the evening everyone was getting ready for fiafia. They got into their costumes.

As my group was getting ready we were waiting in the library singing one of our group songs. It was really dark I could barely see anyone. Everyone looked like shadows including the adults.

At 7 everyone was going outside waiting for it to start. Kapahaka was waiting next to the stage and I was in the kapahaka group. Finally it started Mr Burt was talking for a little bit then we came on stage.  

While the kapahaka group was walking on the stage we got into our lines. Then we started to do our kapahaka songs and our moves the first song was called Nga Waka E Whitu. After that song we sang another kapahaka song called E Tainui E after that song we did another one called Kiko that song was including the poi.

After that song we did our last song called mihi mai ra. After that song everyone was cheering and clapping for us then a few adults were doing the haka. After that we walked of the stage and got changed to go to our next  groups.

After I got changed I went to my next group. Then when it was time for my group we were waiting next to the stage. Then it was our turn we walked on the stage and then we started dancing. We finished our dance then we went of the stage. That was the end of my 2 groups.

In the weekend

        In the weekend

In the weekend on Friday at 5:30 my dad picked me up we went to my dad’s mates place she lived up north. It took 3 hours to get there. When we got there I got out of the car and helped my dad took in some stuff.

I took in my bag and I had a tablet and a phone I took them in as well. My dad’s mate her name is Nakita she had 2 boys there names are Kahu and Korrie. Kahu was excited to see me .

I had a bed in a spare room they brought me a bed it was a double bed then we were watching a movie at the same time I was playing on my tablet with Kahu and Korrie. The games we were playing was bounce ball, Jump ball, temple run 1 and 2 and bounce ball 2.

Then after the games I was playing with my poi with Nakita she knows how to do the poi shes good aswell. Then she went then it was Kahu and Korries bed time. They went to bed and I went to bed as well I was watching a movie while I was going to sleep.

Then I fell asleep then the morning came and we all woke up at 8 people was having a shower then after when Kahu and Korrie had a shower I had one. Kahu and Korrie was playing on my tablet while I had a shower when I got out I quickly dried and dressed myself.

Then after a few minutes we went to the warehouse the after the ware house we went to the park in Whangarei there is this round thing where it has four sides and and people sit on it and you hold on to the sides I fell on my stomach.

Then we had lunch we had fish n chips then after that I nearly got stung by a bee then we left a few minutes later we went to feed the ducks then we left. When we got home I was getting ready to go home then it took 3 hours again.

Then I got home at 9 then the next day it was Sunday I just went to my nans house then I was just playing with my cousins till my mum has work that is the end of the weekend.

Weekly quiz about wetas

The thing I want to write about in my quiz is the weekly quiz visual question 1 about the weta I want to write about the weta because we get them falling from every light in our house.

Because we live near a forest and those wetas on the picture are probably called tree wetas they are up to 40 mm long and they live in trees and underground. The males has much larger jaws then the females.The wetas including the females will hiss and bite when threatened. Some people keep them as pets. They live in New Zealand.

You know which one is the female when they are long and heavy. Every weta can't even jump because it's too heavy, they only jump a little when they are scared. Wetas are humongous.

1 fell through my bedroom light. I was sleeping then all of a sudden I heard something fall. I quickly got up and turned on the lights then when I was looking for it, that weta was on me it was a female one I was screaming.

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Early in the morning at seven my alarm clock rang. “It’s seven already” I said “hurry up get up” my mum shouted. I didn’t wanna get up because it is so cold I huddled myself with the blanket, I went right underneath my blanket and put the pillow over my ears so I wouldn’t hear anything.

My mum kept on saying “hurry up get up your gonna be late for school” but then I went back to sleep. “I’m still really tired” I said to my mum. Then a few minutes later I accidentally fell back to sleep. My mum came to my room “hurry up” she said.

Javana's and Sisilia's maths strategy

The Samoan group

The Samoan group

Today at assembly when we went to the hall we sat down in the front row and there was a Samoan group from Tamaki College sitting on the stage. They were waiting for everyone to come so they could start performing. 

As soon as they started performing I thought they were really awesome. The song they started with was a clapping song and the moves were really fast.

There performance was good when they finished everyone clapped and cheered for them then they went of the stage. Then Mr Burt started talking how good the performance was for a little bit.

Then after a little while the Samoan group came back on stage and they did another performance but it was a shorter one. Then when they finished we all cheered and clapped for them and that was the end of the Samoan group.

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Angry Emily

In a few minutes later Laura was going to do shopping. When Laura was going Emily came in and saw Laura grab the car keys. “Oh are you going shopping” Emily said to Laura and Laura said yes “Oh cool can I come” Emily replied back. “No because every time you come shopping with me you always embarrass me by yelling and stuff and you always say can I have this can I have that”. Laura replied back to Emily. Emily got really angry and had red cheeks and a angry face. She rolled her eyes and clenched her fist. “I hate you don’t talk to me again” Emily said back in a nasty voice. She slammed her bedroom door and locked herself inside “I’m gonna go shopping by myself one day” Emily thought to herself.

Keri was nervous

Keri is playing in a netball game. Keri woke up and went to get ready she is a really good netball player so the coach made her become captain. She was having a shower and getting ready. When she got out she quickly dried and and got dressed. She put her socks and shoes on. She was looking for her netball “I can’t find my netball” Keri said to her dad “Try look harder” her dad said back to Keri. Keri was nervous because she thought when she returned to the game everyone would have looked at her and laughed at her. She is nervous because she might have let her team down.

Tame was excited

Tame is really excited because her best friend was gonna pick her up to go on a fishing trip. Her friend rang her “Sorry but I can’t pick you up to go on a fishing trip i’m so sorry” her friend said to her on the phone. So Tame was really sad because her friend couldn't pick her up. She was getting ready to wait outside for her friend but now her friend isn’t coming.

Slone was frustrated

One day Tim and Slone was riding there bikes untill Slone’s bike (His pedal) was broken “Tim can you please help me fix my pedal” said Slone “yes I will help you” replied back Tim. They were getting really impatient because they wanted to ride their bikes “Lets get some tools to fix it” said Tim. “Yes your right” Slone replied back. When they got the tools they couldn’t fix it still. So they were really frustrated.