Santa Letter
Dearest Santa,
I know I’m not the most decent and all but come on! You should give me a second chance. Yeah, maybe I’ve hurt my older brothers, I don’t clean my room, I sometimes enjoy annoying my brother Astyn. MAYBE I might not believe that you even existed. Alright, maybe I ignored my parents when I didn't want to do something for them but I mean, can’t they do it themselves? Well… I mean, I could change if one of the gifts you give me is discipline. And … I might talk on the mat sometimes, and slip up a tiny bit at altar serving but I mean, I’m a human and humans aren’t perfect. Partly because, I spent one extra second writing “Dearest,” instead of just plain, old “Dear.” I don’t want much either. All I want is a sketchbook to draw heaps of fan art for you. Also, you’re the source of childhood dreams and I’m a child, so if you don’t give me that gift I want and deserve, you’re ruining children’s dreams. If you don’t give me that gift, then you’re missing out on me becoming a better child.
Yours truly,
Ayla
“No, no, no, no!”Was all that was running through my head before we even got to the field! You see, I don’t really like to play sports so I felt like I would fall face first into a lot of things.
“Okay, you´re in P2 - Puke te papa team 2, Ayla, with Joseph.” Explained Miss Paton as she marked my right hand with a vivid marker. The mark had said “P2.” “For some reason, in our class - Room 1, we only had 2 people in Puke te papa, and those 2 people were Jenesys and I.” Was what I thought as I sat down on the mat with some students from our class - room 1, after being marked. “Eh, he’s probably running late again.” I had continued in my head as I sat down on the mat with a few other students. A few minutes later, a n ice melody had begun to play for the bell as the rest of the school had begun to go back into their classes. When the “bell” had finished, someone had raised their hand to say the sign of the cross to start off with prayers. As we finished prayers, Jenesjs had finally entered the room. “The athletic program will begin at 10.” Miss Paton had said, explaining what would be happening that Thursday. “Come to Miss Mia if you haven’t been marked yet.” She added. While we waited for ten o’clock, we wrote out our movie scripts for our assembly because that was what Miss Paton told us to do. “Any questions?” Miss Paton, our teacher asked us. We all kept silent because we had nothing to say. Ken P entered the room. As he walked to the mat, Miss Paton had signaled for him to go to Miss Mia and get his hand signed. The rest of the class stood up to get their writing books to start writing their scripts. While we wrote, some children had begun to raise their hands for Miss Paton to check their work. I had also finished my writing, so I did the same. “Just type your writing out on your Chrome books when you’re done.” Miss Paton had commanded as she checked someone else’s work. “If you’ve finished typing,come to me for checking.” Miss Paton had added on. I stood from my chair, and walked to Miss Patons table to get my work checked. After she checked my work, she printed my writing for me to pick up from the library. “Got it!” I said as I ran back to class with my assembly / movie script in hand. Before I could start to practice my script, the “bell” had rung to meet in front of the library
When we got there, we had to sit with our house team. I was a little upset because I didn’t really have any friends in my house - Puke te papa, so I felt a tiny bit lonely. To be honest, it was pretty strange, because, for the past three years I’ve been doing athletics, I’ve been with the same group of people. Not that they’re mean or anything, it’s just strange, like mentioned earlier. My team was of Ceazah - blue, Elina, Esi, Yumi, Jenesys, Joseph, Tausala, Cornelius, Angila and Esha. Mr Haddnet - the principal, would give our leader a cardboard card. This card would determine how many points your team would get. One is ten points, two is twenty points, and three is thirty points. Joseph was running late so we had to go with Damians group because Joseph wasn’t there. Before we got to the field, Joseph began running to the library. “Go get the card!” Was what most of the people in Puke te papa were shouting as Joseph walked to Mr Haddnet to get the card. P2 team still had to go with P1 - Puke te papa team 1, anyways. As we walked down the field, I felt like I was having deja vu - the definition I’ve been told is when you have something happen to you that you thought or dreamt of, in other words, I thought I was a fortune teller. Turns out I didn’t fall face first into the ground, We were going to be doing the sack race with Mrs D’Souza until we found out that we were actually supposed to be doing the tail catch with Mr Tyrel.
The name of Mr Tyrel’s game was called catch the tail because there’s two types of people. I’ll talk more about them soon. Everyone will wear a black, velcro belt around their waist. They would then have a blue strip attached to their belt. Some people will be taggers. Their goal is to take all of the strips away from the opponent team. The second team were the runners. The runners had to run away from the taggers to avoid having their strips taken. If the runners strip was taken, they had to stay still until they were told that they were a tageer by Mr Tyrel. Ceazah - blue was the first tagger. I thought I was going to be the first one to get tagged until I realized that he was distracted with everyone else. “Five, four, three, two, one!” Mr Tyrel had counted down to tell us how much time we had left. The first one to get tagged was Esi. Jenesys had thought Esi would be the first to be tagged because Esi is Ceazah - blues brother. I just stayed on the opposite side of the taggers and I didn’t get tagged that round. The second one that was tagged was Elina. This round was the round I got tagged. That was because I saw Joseph, Tausala, and Jenesys hiding in the corner so I joined them. When I joined them, they left me for Elina to tag me. I ran to Cornelius, who was also tagged that round. Elina took my tagg and ran. Mr Tyrel counted down again as Cornelius and I were telling Mr Tyrel that we were tagged. Yumi was the next tagger. On the next round, Joseph was the last one to be tagged so we all had to try and take his tag. Doing that was a success. Joseph was going to be the next tagger until the bell rang for us to go to the next game.
Our group's next game was bean bag throw with Miss Mia and Owen. Half of our group was with Miss Mia while the other half was with Owen. I was with Owen. Owen’s team was more of the “losing team.” “C’mon guys, I destroyed Miss Mia last time! What’s happened?” Owen had said. It sounded like he was complaining. I missed most of the buckets. I could say I was calm about missing but that would be a lie. “You foolish buckets! You will regret the day you messed with me!” I shouted in my head after I missed most of the buckets. I feel like it’s only right to say that Miss Mia’s group won.
We walked to the other side of the lower court to Mrs Heimuli’s station. She was doing skip rope races. As soon as I saw the skipping ropes, I wanted to back up. You see, I’m not the greatest at skipping so once again, I felt like a fortune teller. Yup, it didn’t happen again. We needed a junior as a partner. My partner was Angila. When the juniors skipped their way to the finish line, it looked so easy but when I tried, I kept hitting myself in the face. The next thing with Mrs Heimuli was holding our buddy’s hand and running with them to the finish line and dropping them off. We would then leave our younger partner at the finish line, and run back to the starting line. The juniors would then run back to the starting line. Our group’s fourth and final game before the bell for morning tea went was the three legged race with Mrs Whybur. We needed a partner that was about the same height as you. My partner was Elina. Everyone would have this small looking rope that would tie one of your ankles with your partner's ankle, and a tip from Mrs Whybur to be slow. I could say I took it slow and we won but that would be a lie. “Slow and steady wins the race.” I kept telling myself as I sped up. Elina’s ankle must have hurt so sorry Elina!
After Morning tea…
Our fifth game was a sack race with Mrs D’Souza. I will tell you, it wasn’t as easy as I thought. The juniors would stand on one end while the seniors would stand on the other end. The juniors would start by getting into the sack and hop to the seniors. The seniors would then get into the sack and hop to the side the juniors started on. As I started, I accidentally ripped a hole in it.
The sixth game our group attended was gumboot throw with Mrs Sullings jr. This game was my favourite game. The juniors got to throw a small boot while the seniors had to throw a huge gumboot. Toacasies throw went the furthest. We had to throw further than Toacasies. Joseph kept on throwing his gumboot into bushes.
Our group's seventh and final game before the lunch bell rang was long jump with Miss Paton. The goal of this game was to jump the furthest. Before we started, we had to take off our socks and shoes. I thought I would go far but I kept stumbling backwards. Luckily I wasn’t last. I had to help Esha put her shoes back on so I had to stay back on the field longer.
After Lunch…
It was finally time for sprints. This made me nervous because I’m not that great with running. I was second or third to last. At least I wasn’t last.
The final event was the tug of war! The first house that Puke te papa - blue, versus Tetatua - yellow. Luckily Puke te papa bet Tetatua. Owairaka - green, and Manga whau - red, were versing each other next. The winning house from that round was Manga whau. The next two houses were competing were I think Owairaka and Puke te papa. Owairaka had beaten Puke te papa. Some people were saying that Owairaka was cheating because “Mr Tyrel helped them!” All I remember was that Manga whau won the tug of war for 2020. After all the houses competed against each other, rooms 1 and 2 versed the parents. Some of the teachers had helped us - rooms 1 and 2, and we had beaten the parents.
Overall, the athletics day for 2020 was very fun. I’m grateful that we even got to have an athletics day. Especially with Covid - 19 / Coronavirus thing. My favourite game was the gumboot throw. I’ve learnt that 1, Joseph likes to throw boots into trees and that my feet like to rip holes into potato sacks
Forest Rescue
By Aadirai, Ayla, and Rocio
Cast:
Connie - Ayla
Kayzia - Aadirai
Gunmar the goat - Rocio
Rufus the dog - Ayla
Deny the duck - Rocio
Rescue helper 1 - Sir Colin - Aadirai
Rescue helper 2 - Sir Kaleb - Rocio
Mum’s voice - Ayla
“I don’t want to go outside!” yelled Connie.
“At least get some fresh air for once.” replied Kayzia. “Besides, we’re already outside enjoying the fresh air. Also, Rufus wants to go for a walk. We can't just leave him in the house all day or leave him to walk somewhere alone randomly in the forest.”
“Fine, I guess I’ll tag along” replied Connie in defeat. “I’m only going because Rufus can’t go alone in the forest!”
Kayzia takes out her phone and calls Mum. “So when are you kids coming back?” asked Mum, in a bit of a worried voice.
“We will be back by dinner”. Rufus barked for Connie and Kayzia’s attention, as Kayzia ended the call with her Mother.
“Come on, let’s go already.” Connie says in an angry voice.
“Alright then” Kayzia replies. Connie pets Rufus and puts his leash on. Kayzia and Connie start to walk Rufus around the forest. The forest was dark because the tall trees were blocking the sun. Minutes passed and they ran into a wild goat and a wild duck.
“Run!” Kayzia shouted in fear as Rufus, Kayzia and Connie ran away from the duck and the goat. As the three ran away, Rufus scratched his paw on a rock. Rufus started to whimper in pain. To Kazyia, Rufus and Connie’s surprise, Deny the duck took a feather from herself, wrapping it around Rufus’ paw. Gunmar the goat ripped a leaf from a tree and wrapped it around the feather. Gunmar then took some tree sap with his horn and stuck it to the leaf to keep the feather and the leaf stable together. The girls then understood that Gunmar the Goat and Deny the duck were harmless. The two animals wanted to help the girls find their way home, but they did not know how to find their way out of the forest. Gunmar the goat, Deny the duck, Rufus the dog, Kazyia and Connie started to look for ways to get out of the forest. But with no luck.
“Guys, there’s no use in looking around for an exit” Connie pointed out in defeat. “Wait, we can use Kazyia’s phone to call someone to help us!” Rufus started to bark with excitement. Kazyia pulled out her phone and tried to call a rescue team to help them, but there wasn’t any reception.
“We should go look for food, it’s getting late.” Kayzia pointed out. As the group walked by, Connie stumbled upon some food.
“Hey I found a random bag of chips.” said Connie. Kayzia walked up to the bag of chips and picked them up.
“Guys, I don’t really know if we can eat this. I mean what if it's poisoned or something.” Kazyia said in a trembling voice from hunger.
“Guess you have a point.” Connie replied in an annoyed voice. Rufus barked as he signaled for the group to look elsewhere for food sources. Suddenly the group heard a propeller noise above the group. It was a helicopter! Gusts of wind blew their hair and nearly blew a bush down. The helicopter lowered to the ground, causing a huge thud. Two men stepped out of the helicopter.
“Hello there, we’ve received a call saying that a woman's daughters and dog have gone missing in this forest, so I believe they are you perhaps?” Asked one of the two men in an unsure voice.
“Yup, that’s us right, he - !” But before Connie could finish her sentence, the second rescue worker interrupted.
“ Sorry about that, we forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Colin, also known as Sir Colin. The guy that I cut off was Sir Kaleb!” Sir Colin said in enthusiasm.” And I think you already know why we’re here!” Connie replied in excitement,
“Are you here to give us food!?”
“No! We’re here to rescue you guys.” Sir Colin points out in disbelief.
“Come on already, let's get out of here!” Kazyia shouted in excitement as Rufus, Connie and Kazyia climbed up the helicopter and the two rescue workers followed them. When Connie, Kazyia and Rufus got into the helicopter, they waved goodbye to Gunmar the goat and Deny the duck.
As the helicopter flew away Connie started to show off saying, “see! I told you that we shouldn’t have gone into the forest!” As she showed off, Kazyia admitted in defeat,
“Fine, you were right. I guess. But I mean, you’re still lazy and that’s not entirely true!” Kazyia pointed out, laughing at Connie as the two started to argue.
Today Room 1 and I have been commenting on the Ako Hiko Film Festival. I commented on Andrea, Timnet and Sharon's movie. After we commented, we had to post the comment on our blog. Here's my comment
Once upon a time there was a happy and humble, married couple that had a caring daughter. Their daughter was named Ella. They had happily lived together until one horrible day the mother fell ill. The father and daughter thought that the mother wasn’t going to survive and soon after they were right, because a few days later, the mother passed away.
Years later, the father fell in love with a nasty, selfish woman and later married her. The Stepmother had two ugly and nasty daughters called Anastasia and Drizella who secretly picked their noses. The father one day had to go overseas for work and never returned.
Anastasia and Drizella were jealous of Ella because of her beauty and caring personality. Ella was usually covered in ash so the step daughters nicknamed Ella, Cinderella. They would also make Cinderella wear old rags and make her clean all day and night.
Days later, one of the King's helpers had to go to every door in the village and tell them about the ball that the King was hosting, in hope that the Prince would find a wife.
Cinderella had wished to go to the ball but her commanding Step Mother said, “You will not be able to go to the ball unless you finish your chores in making this house spotless”! As Cinderella sat down on the cold, kitchen floor she started crying for help. Her mice and pigeon friends overheard her cries for help and came to the rescue. They started cleaning until the house was spotless. Cinderella walked up to her Step Mother and asked again saying, “May I please go to the ball?” The Step Mother replied, “Oh but look at you, you are covered in dirt. The King won’t want his ballroom covered in dirt!” The Step Mother and the Step Sisters left Cinderella alone to cry.
As Cinderella cried alone, a woman randomly appeared. “Why is such a kind girl like you crying all alone?” asked the woman. “Well I really wanted to go to the ball but my Step Mother and Step Sisters just left me here”. The woman feeling sorry for Cinderella waved her wand and it turned a pumpkin into a carriage. She then gave Cinderella a bright blue dress and glass slippers. She also turned the mice into horsemen and the pigeons into horses. Cinderella then realised that the woman was actually her Fairy Godmother. The Fairy Godmother then told Cinderella, “Be home by midnight because that is when all of my spells run out”.
Retell of the “Three little Pigs”
Once upon a time there lived three middle-aged pigs living with their dear mother. It was time for them to move out of their mother's house and start their own life. They made their own house. The first pig made their house out of straw. The second pig made theirs out of sticks and the third one made theirs out of bricks. Obviously the brick one would be the most stable. A few hours after they all finished building their houses they were all relaxed in their new houses. Hours passed and a wolf came along and decided to manipulate them into eating them.
He knocked on the door of the first pigs saying, “Little pig, little pig let me in”! “Not by the hairs on my chin”! replied the first pig with anger in his voice. “Then I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow your house down”! said the wolf as he blew the house of straw down. The first pig sped off into the second pigs house in fear. The second pig welcomed the first pig into his house of sticks.
The same thing happens to the second pig. “Little pigs, little pigs let me in”! shouted the wolf in anger. “Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chins”! replied the two pigs in fear.“Then I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow your house down”! yelled the wolf in anger as he blew the house down. As he was doing so he watched the two pigs run to the house of bricks.
The wolf followed the first two pigs to the house of bricks. The third pig invited the two pigs into the house, in a hurry they slammed the door on the wolf. “Little pigs, little pigs let me in”! commanded the wolf. “Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chins”! The three pigs replied with confidence. The wolf unknowingly replied with, “Then I’ll huff and puff, and I’ll blow your house down”! He shouted as he attempted to blow the house of bricks down. He tried a second time to blow the house down but failed again. “Why can’t I blow down your house”! The wolf asked in frustration. The wolf got tired and so he stopped.
“I have a plan”. “I have a plan”.The wolf told himself as he climbed into the chimney of the house made of bricks. As he fell into the chimney he noticed that he was going to fall and burn in the fireplace. Luckily for him he had been caught by the three little pigs. The pigs let him go upon the condition that if he tried to eat them again, then they would do something more harmful to the wolf. The pigs lived happily ever after.
THE END
How did Josh become a hero at the end of the story? Answer: He stopped a robbery with his father
How did Dad change at the end of the story? Answer: When he showed Josh his scary face, the wind changed and that paralized his face.
Why was Grandma scared of Josh and what was her reaction? Answer: Grandma was scared of Josh because of his scary face. Her reaction was hitting Josh with her newspaper.
What was Dad’s reminder to Josh?
Answer: Dad’s reminder to Josh was to be careful when he made funny faces because the wind might change.
What happened to Josh at the end of the story? Answer: The wind changed a second time and it changed Josh’s face back to normal again.
Who did Josh scare throughout the story? Answer: Josh scared his mother, the Mail man and his Grandma.
This is my Tivaevae Mat.
I used two coloured papers, scissors, pencil or pen, glue and a craft knife
I am not pleased with my Tivaevae Mat because it doesn't look very neat
I found this task difficult because I had to cut really small designs.
I made my Tivaevae mat by
Folding the paper diagonally
Cutting out the extra paper
Folding the square paper into quarters or eighths
Drawing a design on your paper
Using a craft knife to help me cut out the smaller designs in the middle
Unfolding the paper with your design on it
Getting out the second coloured paper. Gluing the paper with my pattern onto it. Then trimming any excess paper.
Here is the finished result
