Cross Country

Today we had the school Cross Country that was a 3km race. 

When the year 7's were racing it was very cold but by the time the year 8's started the sun had came out and it was warm.

Last year I got 2nd in the year 7 boys and this year I got a good start and was leading for most of the first lap and at the start of the second lap I broke away from Ollie, Logan, Eddie and Joel who were running with me and managed to get 1st in the year 8 boys.

Book Response

Just Tricking

My book is: Just Tricking

The Author is: Andy Griffiths

I chose this book because: It looked very funny

A quick summary of the book:

There are lots of different stories in this book but some were very funny so I will just talk about those.

In one of the stories Andy tries to pretend he is dead so he does not have to go to school but his parents are a step ahead and pretend he is dead and digs a hole and puts Andy in it until Andy stands up and says just tricking but then the parents say that they knew the whole time so Andy was the one who got tricked.   

The character of Andy changed by the end of the story because he thought he was tricking them but he got tricked.

An important decision Andy made was to carry on the trick after they started to carry him to the hole.

Book Response

Just Macbeth

My book is: Just Macbeth

The Author is: Andy Griffiths

I chose this book because: It looked very funny

A quick summary of the book:

Andy and his friends Danny and Lisa were rehearsing for a play when they suddenly go back in time and Andy becomes a king Lisa Becomes a Queen and Danny Becomes a prince and there are lots of funny things that happen along the way including some very funny pictures.     

The story took place in the 1750’s, This was important because the kids had been stuck back in time and there was no technology and very old stuff

The ending stays in your mind because they got put into another time

Book Response

Just Annoying

My book is: Just Annoying  

The Author is: Andy Griffiths

I chose this book because: It looked very funny

A quick summary of the book:

There are lots of different stories in this book but some were very funny so I will just talk about those. In one of the stories Andy’s family are going camping, while they are traveling Andy keeps asking if they are there yet and his parents get angry and drop him off and make him walk. In another story Andy likes to swings around on the clothesline in the middle of the night so if his parents have to get a dog that will attack him if he goes by the clothesline.     

You could really imagine you were there because the author described the setting well.

I'd like to read other stories by this author because they are funny.

Home Work Challenge

What do the STARS look like

As I am in the student council we get home work so Mrs Mills said that I can put it under design your own challenge for Rimu Homework

This is one of the home work challenges we got:

   

Home Work Challenge

Complete a random 10 x 10 times table grid under 2 minutes

I completed this with 3 seconds left.

It took me lots of goes before I got it under 2 minutes. 

Home Work Challenge

Rimu Research

Research Rimu and answer the following questions   

Where do you find Rimu trees:

Rimu trees grows throughout New Zealand, in the North Island, South Island and Stewart Island.

What uses does it have:

Rimu Is a very good fire wood and makes nice furniture  

Why is Rimu important to Maori:

Maori people used Rimu for medicine. 

Why is Rimu the best tree in the school:

Rimu is the best tree in the school because we you look at the forest, the trees that stick out are the Rimu trees and when you look around school it is the same.

Home work challenge

Swimming 

Swim 1000 meters with out stopping  

I went to bay-wave on Tuesday 4 June to swim 1000m and saw Mrs Mills there and she took this photo of me so I could put it on my blog.

Disaster Writing

FIRE!!!! FIRE!!!! yelled Joe at the top of his voice, “What are you doing” replied Steve flicking his blond hair out of the way of his eyes “Its only a campfire” giggled Tom “But what do we do if it catchers the trees around us on fire”Joe Slowly Replied “Well we will just have keep it little” said Steve’s dad Geoff (One of the most ierer reasonable adults ever) quietly as they were not meant to have fires in the bush, But before they knew it they stocked up the fire so much that massive flames and embers were leaping into the sky sending smoke rising up to the clouds. The sun beamed down on the three kids and lanky adult as Geoff added more wood. The fire got so big that it caught one of the trees on fire and within 20 second the whole tree was in flames, Geoff turned around to see that the three kids were starting to run away and as Geoff was so dumb he just followed them laughing. If you want to know one thing that is the fire in way faster that three fat kids and one uncoordinated adult, and before long of running all four of them came to a stop puffing, but they had to keep moving as the fire was catching from tree to tree and was gaining on the. After another two minutes of running they all collapsed on the ground and the fire caught up to them and they died.