Kapa Haka

 After a year of practice, we were finally starting, we were finally performing.  "Kiamo!" Our Kaea called.  we obediently, simultaneously, put our hands on our hips. "Utaina Mai toru wha!"  called our Kaea, as we started singing.  "Utaina mai nga waka..."                                                                                                       The school hall filled with voices as Our syndicate carried out the performance.  Than, the Haka for that song started.  I don't even know the beginning to that.  the girls kept the song going though as the boys chanted the Haka.

"Kiraro." our Kaea called as we started another song.  "...Kia maria..."  went the song as we sung it to the guitar in the background. "Poi Kiamo!" came the command as we finished.  We had heard it many times before.  The girls started their poi, as the boys did the actions.  "Aue Rona E..." and the girls but away their poi.   Another one off the Kaeas  then called out the next song, as the original one called the commands.  "ARARA KA PANANA!" called the kaeas.  "IAHAHA, AUE!"  we called back obediently as the transition began. 

The transition had by now ended, as it always did, The girls at the back, and boys in the front as always.  the boys Haka began as the girls sung the Kopu.  We watched as the boys finished, and followed our leaders back to the front.  as soon as the leaders set foot  on the line,  they started the next song.  "Hui E, Taiki E."  we started the actions as we swung around in time to the music.   We finished the way we started, Proud to represent our school, and walked out of the hall.

We all felt proud and glad, as we had been practicing forever.   Now, 2 weeks later, I feel happy that its done cause I don't have to practise any more.

Ilminster Green teams play

 Today I will be telling you about a experience I had less than one hour ago.  It was the Ilminster green teams play which started roughly around 11 am on the 26th of November, 2021. The play was about... well, you'll see.

Nana Koura finished her story, with great inspiration in her voice.  Like she was hoping to inspire her grandchildren.  Instantly, they started begging for another story. "Just One more, Please Nana Koura?"        But she was very stubborn.  "No, go to bed now." she said softly, but firmly.  "Hey," Kina said, "you wanna hear how the kina got their spikes?"   "Yes!!" They cheered. "No," Nana koura said, becoming impatient. "Go to bed now."                                                                                                                                               The grandchildren walked of, mumbling under their breath, Then, "Fine one more story." Nana Koura said.  They screamed with delight and came running back to the rock-pool. ( Their crayfish.)  Nana koura asked them which story they wanted, and it was the time she stopped the aliens, Of course.  "Once, before  I moved to the marine reserve, I lived in the dark blue ocean.  People skated past daily, I got to know some of them.  Than one day 4 kids went to the skate park.  'Today I'm going to do the back Flip,' said one, ' you say that every day'  said another.  'I actually will do it today though!'  He retorted.  he got ready, putting his helmet on and, '3...', 'wait,' said the one from before, 'I have to get this on video,' she pulled out her phone and, 'nah' he said, ' I sprained my ankle  a few days back, I might not do it today.  Everyone sighed. 'Hey' you guys want some lollies?' said the one who had been retorted at. They all agreed and took one.  They threw the litter on the floor, in their little rubbish dump and left.  Then the aliens arrived.  The king of the morons  said, 'is this the perfect place for my dump?', 'yes.', said her aliens loyally.  'Get me my stool and lunchbox.' said king moron.  they gave it to her and started dishing out the plastic at the skatepark.'  

When they were done king moron said, 'Throw out this used stool, lunch box, and robot.  The robot went and threw himself in the dump. the next day the kids came back.  'who did this,' said one.                              He reached out to touch it and got electrocuted.  'No-one. Touch. This.' he said partly.  someone read out the writing on all the things. It said 'single use only,'.  Then suddenly the robot jumped up.  'call your masters.' ordered a girl from the bunch, after the robot had done some explaining.   'I, Will, Copy.  Masters, will, not, be, happy.'  They arrived after a minute.  'Who called ME?' said King Moron, outraged.  Anyway, I have more rubbish to dump.  'Wait!' said somebody from the four children. 'you can't dump your stuff here, It's OUR skatepark!'   when the aliens refused and left the children agreed on going to find Nana Koura to help them with the job of persuading the aliens.  Nana Koura agreed, but only if they promised to pick up after themselves to.  They agreed as well.  'Robot,', called a girl from the group of children, 'Call the aliens again!'                                                                                                                                                               'I, Will, Copy.  Masters, will, not, be, happy.'  They arrived after a minute, again.  'What is it now?'  said King Moron, fiercely.   I walked up to them, and before I managed to say anything other than, 'I am Nana Koura,' they started bowing, chanting Queen Koura.  'Play along.'  murmured Kinna.  So I did .  I, Queen Koura, command you to take all your rubbish back to planet Moron.'                                                              'Yes your Royalness,' they chanted.  After they were done the children put all their litter into the bin.  Now, go to bed."  "Yes Nana Koura." the Children said, bouncing to bed.

Over all, I think It was a Really good play.                                                                                                        I can't wait to see if in two years I get to do it.  

Thanks for reading

  

My Speech

I walked up onto the step stage as all the girls cheered for me.  I started laughing, I can't help it sometimes.  I stood there for a minute, staring at the 59 people in the audience, and the 3 judges. I got the thumbs up signal to start speaking-ish.  I listened to myself as my voice exploded over the room, though I still sounded like I was talking, not speeching.  I watched the effect as I said,

"  

INTRO

‘When we put the whole picture together, recycling is the best thing to do.’  So why don't we? I’m

Charlotte, & I think we need to recycle... more. If WE could recycle, WE could save OUR environment, OUR

ocean, OUR animals, and most of all, OUR planet.  There are many reasons we should recycle and one of them,

the main one, is that  if we keep littering, our world will die.  There are many other reasons we should recycle, but, Sadly,  I can only tell you 3 of them today, as I don't have enough time to tell you ALL the rest.

OUR OCEAN
Our ocean is one of the most endangered things on our planet.  That is because when you litter by/in

streams and rivers, the litter gets washed out into the ocean, and +, the wind blows almost all OUR litter

into the ocean, if not in the opposite direction.

OUR OCEAN 2
For example, people dumpt 2 thirds of the plastic on earth into our ocean, daily. Well, Actually,

I'm pretty sure that's true. Did you know there are 49,000 pieces of plastic per square-mile, in

our ocean?  Soon enough, if we DON´T start recycling, we won't be able to go swimming in our ocean.

If we don't start recycling, we'll be swimming in our plastic, & that could be in just 20 years!

Nobody wants that, It would be REVOLTING!

OUR PLANTS & GARDENS
You might remember me saying, the plastic that doesn't get blown into the ocean goes in

the opposite direction?  Well, that's nearly worse.  Do you know what direction that is?

Correct, sadly. Our plants and gardens.

OUR PLANTS & GARDENS 2 
If our plants get suffocated by plastic bags and bottles, we´ll have no oxygen.  As you probably know,

trees make our oxygen, & hold in our Carbon Dioxide, if all the trees die, we won't have a place to gather

more oxygen. Then, we'll have to breathe in carbon dioxide, but that's IMPOSSIBLE!! 

OUR ANIMAL
Another reason for recycling is our Native Animals, & other animals in the world.  Wouldn't it be

sad if all the animals in our world died out? I would think, & say, so. Unfortunately...

OUR ANIMALS 2
Imagine If all the animals in our world died out, just because of littering, JUST BECAUSE YOU

ARE TO LAZY TO RECYCLE!!!!  That will happen eventually, in less YOU start recycling.  Imagine

how sad it would be without animals in our world, when you know there could be.  No animals =s

no pets, which =s no joy, especially when you Know there could be animals, pets, &  joy.

CONCLUSION
Altogether my point is, If we don't manage to start recycling soon, we may no longer have an earth

to live upon for Ourselves, & the next generations. We NEED to keep our earth alive so that we can

continue living.  Can you believe that ONLY 120 people voted against using plastic bags?! 

That is terrible!  We need at least 120,000 to stop us & others using plastic bags!  When you think

about it, our Ocean, & our plants are on our earth, so if they all die, our animals, & us die Too!!

As Robert Swan once said, 'The greatest threat to our planet is the belief someone else will save it."

I hope you enjoyed my speech, no matter how long it was!!

Athletics, High-jump

Tension was in the air  as the last, and hardest sport neared.  We had just finished 100m sprints and were making our way over to High-jump.  I watched as the last of the year 5 boys made their way over the bar, which was around the height of 1.8m.  Arthur made it over smoothly, though the next made their way into the bar, knocking it down.  

Matua Nick explained the rules, which was mostly about cones, and then started the rights, my sides line.  I Watched as people got over, and as people knocked it down.  sooner than I thought, it was Alivia's turn to jump, she ran, she sprant, she... knocked down the bar. Then it was my turn, I jogged, it turned into a run, then a light sprint.  My right leg flew up, and I suddenly felt confident.  I made my way smoothly over the top of the bar and landed perfectly on the big, fat, blue mat.  I ran back, exited.  Than one after one all the other girls failed, except for Charlotte M, my rival. 

Charlotte was on her orange cone, with 2 more lives, while I was on my green, full with 3 lives, like at the beginning.  the bar went from 1.5m to 1.10m.  I ran, I sprinted, I skimmed the bar.  It wobbled violently, as I watched, my nerves on end.  It didn't fall off!!  I ran back to the green cone.  None of my lives had left me.  Charlotte ran, and... knocked the bar.  She was on the cone with holes in it now. she took her jump she made it over!  It was end on end now, 1 life V.S. 3.  

The bar was moved up to 1.15m.  I ran, I sprinted... I once again skimmed the bar.  It wobbled.  I hoped with my whole heart it wouldn't fall off, my life depended on it.   It stayed standing!  Now Charlotte ran, she... knocked the bar.  that was it.  Matua Nick told me and Charlotte to sit next to Lola And Alivia.  We watched as the boys all fell down rankings until the winner was unveiled.  Matua Nick then announced the placings!  " For Year 6 girls, First, Charlotte A,..."  

My heart leapt, I had won!!  All the rest was drowned out by the cheering that was coming from within my body.  

My-last term-Quickwrite

 All I can say is, Hope you enjoy!

I pulled myself up as the Rottweiler ran at me.  It had definitely inherited the ferocious part of his blood.  I watched as he charged at me, still only 10cm of the ground when Mia hauled me up.  The stump of the old tree branch next to the new tree branches always made me wonder why it got cut down.  I looked at the dog, that had just given a huge lunge at me. It then hit me, the tree had been attacked by a rottweiler! (It was obviously wrong, I'm very stupid.),I decided to climb higher, by the looks of it, the dog was going to get to where I was.  I grabbed onto a branch and placed my feet firmly on the branch just below.  I pulled myself to my full height and did the same to the branch my hands had been on a moment before.  when I got on it I realized it was exceptionally weak.  

The dog jumped into the tree, and I began to panic.  The dog saw me as Mia ushered for me to get higher. I struggled, as I'm very bad at things when I'm under pressure, even worse than normal. I was panicking more than I usually would cause a rottweiler had recently murdered an innocent lady.  The dog clawed at the branch I was on. What if it murdered me to?  Was repeating in my head.   I tried, but couldn't think of anything else.  "Lulu!" screamed mia in warning and panic.  the dog clawed my branch again and it snapped."AAGH!", I screamed as I fell, A look of horror stitched onto my face.  "LULU!" screamed Mia.                                         I still fell.  The dog launched out of the tree at me.  I screamed, again, In my head it was slow motion, repeating over and over until, Thud.  I hit the ground with a mighty thud.  The Rottweiler landed on me, and it was all over.Of course I'm still alive, that was just all I could remember.

Did you enjoy? Hope so, and Thank you for reading. Bye!                                                                               P.s. That didn't really happen, though some facts are real, and I have been chased by a Pitbull!

Hamanutua-Green Gold!

If you didn't know, yesterday was WBS´s green gold presentation.  There's so much to talk to you about,   I'll bore you out of  your shoes.  I´m only going to tell you about Hamanatua.   Me had arrived at our school... Never mind.  That's the boring part about it.  The MAIN picnicking part.  PLAGH!

The adults had left with Te Atawhai, and a whew more people (just to up the hill).  Instead I decided to stay at the picnicking site.  Me and Klara started picking at the pineapple, then we started gouging it down like a Cat to a Rat.  when there were only two bits left we stopped, as we'd had our fill, and me and      Kale´a ran to the top of the steep, small hill.   To the footpath.  The hill was about 5m high, who knows how many wide, and different heights the whole way.  The part we ran down was 5m steep, I mean high, I mean, Whoops, I told you what we did.  anyway, me And Kale´a ran down, Nearly into dirty-ish Hamanatua stream.  I stopped at the edge, Kale´a skidded just before she ran into a tree, staying standing.  then we went to climb a tree, just before we saw our class.  We ran up the hill and back down it, two more times! then we packed up and left. Last we walked ba... thats boring too.  Another big Pl

BYE

Quick write "2"

Enjoy my this weeks Quick Write! 

The phone rang... I awoke with a start.  Who would ring at this hour of the night? But, now I think about it, is it night? Well, before the details, you should know the whole story. Starting waaay back here.

I had awoken at 6:30 A.M, on Saturday.  Particularly early; not for me!  But I couldn't be bothered getting up.  I just lay in bed 'till 7:30.  But then I couldn't be bothered getting up either, it was still to early. At 8:30 I could hear the clanging of pans in the Kitchen as Mum made Pancakes.  But even the thought of Honey covered, Maple syrup topped Pancakes couldn't haul me out'a bed.  Eventually I dozed off.  ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...ZZZZZ, RIIIIING!  The phone rang.  It was 10:30.  I picked up my phone and answered it, "What are you doing calling at this hour of the night?!"                                             The other end said, " It's 10:30 A.M, and I'm waiting for you in town!"                                                          I sat upright with a jolt, dropping my phone. Glass shattered everywhere. 10:30???  What about my walk!? My Breakfast!?  My Town!?  I reached down to grab my phone and say, Meet you at 12:30 instead, OK? Then realized my Phone was shattered.  "NOOOOOOOOO!!" I howled, in my unneeded dispare.  

Thats what happened, unfortunately, soI never again slept in.