Swimarama

On the last day of camp we got to go to Swimarama and swim. I was so excited, as we were getting ready to go to Swimarama the teachers said "when your finish getting your packed bag than meet us back in the Street." I went to my tent to pack my bag to take it to the Street well we were swimming. We had to wait for the other bus for like 10 or 20 minute and then we finally go in the bus and we got there and the first group that came on the 1st 2nd bus were already swimming.

Miss Nua told us to" come and sit down on the grass before you go in the water" so we sat down and she told us the rules. Then we got to jump in the water and swim we were all swimming around and then the Warriors came to swimarama. Then Manu Vatuvi jumped in the water and we all cheered. There were lots of cameras taking photos videoing the Warriors swimming. I tried to get in front of the video camera it was really cool when I saw them.

Camp Concert

I was very nervous because I haven’t danced in front of so many people before. On Tuesday the 13th of March the Year 7s and 8s got ready to go to the camp concert.

First we had to go in our tents and put on our clothes. After that we (Respect Crew) walked to the e-learning room to learn our dance. Did you know that we only learnt our dance on the night that the concert was on? The boys were at the front and some of the girls were in the middle. Some were at the back with some other boys.

Our first song was ‘STOP, DROP AND ROLL’. We all folded our hands and started to go side to side. Then our second song was ‘HEY BABY’ and I said to Ms V “do we have to do this song?” and she said “yes.”

After doing our dance Ms V told us to come in the hall. So we walked to the hall and I was really nervous and I started getting hot at the same time. When walked to sit down, all the groups were already there.

Then Mr Barks gave some of the prizes and then he called up the first group and it was Team Respect. We all cheered for them while they were walking up on the stage.
All of them went to the back exciped Chante and these two other girl. They started singing I thought Chante had a lovely voice after they stopped singing one person came out and the boys were acting like the girls.

Then that was the end of the performent and then we all start shouting at them. After that Mr Barks called out some prizes for skating after 2, 3 or 4 we finally got to know who came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th.


Then Mr Barks said “in 6th place Respect Squad” and then there group we yelling saying “YAH” and then “In 5th place is Respectables” they shouted to. In 4th place Team Respect and in 3rd place was Respectors. Then Mr Barks said “in 1st place is RESPECT CREW” and that was my group we all shouted out loud and in 2nd place was Respectronics.

The Respect Crew had to stay behide and get their chocolate......

Today was the day when Team 4 and 5 went to go see Dr Ben Carson. I was so excited to see him because he was so famous that he was a neurosurgery. That means he did surgery on the people’s brain and he succeed through the whole surgery.

When we got there we waited for someone to come up on stage but a song came on called the Duffy song and we started singing. Before Dr Ben Carson came on the stage this man called Henry walked on the stage instead. Then he said “hey” in a little baby voice and we started to laugh hard out. After that he shouted out “Ki Ora” and then everyone said “Ki ORA” back.

After he said “Ki Ora” he told us all these funny things. But all I wanted was to see Dr Ben Carson so much. Then Henry called up Dr Ben Carson and we all started to cheer and some people were yelling out, even me. Dr Ben Carson came on the stage and he told us about himself and his mother. Ben Carson told us to be nice to each other and told us “when you get home you can tell your mum and dad that you are so great to have a lovely mother and father that they always have your dinner ready all the time.”

He said to us “ do you know the words THINK BIG” mean, and we said “NO”. Then he told us T is for Talent, H is Honest, I is Insight, N is Nice, K is Knowledge, B is Books, I is In-depth Learning and G is God. I thought that was really nice.
After he started to speak really fast I didn’t even know what he was saying and then he stopped and he was even puffing out. He did this to show us how amazing our brain is.

Henry came back on the stage and then he told us to “stand up and sing the song” so we did. Then the Duffy song came on again while the schools were going out of the theater. I learnt all about Dr Ben Carson and I thought he was cool. All of the schools were walking towards the door, but before that we got to have an Up and Go drink and an apple each.

Pt England school walked to our buses and we went back to have lunch. I said to my friends “I HAD A GREAT DAY.”

Picnic

On a great hot day the whole school went down to Pt England reserve to have a nice picnic. When we got down there Mr Burt said “come and sit down on the grass” we got in our class lines and went and sat down. When Mr Burt stopped talking about safety rules he said “go find some where to sit and have a great day” so we walked and we found a spot in a shad by a big tree.

When we put our bags down MaryI , Elex , Jessica , Serena and I went do to the beach and dipped our feet in the water. Then we started looking for shells to take back home. When I dipped my feet in it was really cold and I started to get used to it.

I wanted to go and have morning tea but I friends didn’t want to so I stayed down there and waited for them. When we finished playing on the beach MaryI said “should we go and play softball” and we all said “YES.” I was so excited because I love playing softball and so we walked to the softball area and there were lot’s of boys playing and a little bit of girls playing so we only played a little bit but we never got a chance to bat so we went off.

Mary and I went to get a fruit it was apple and some other fruit we took 5 for our friends well they were playing cricket. Me and Mary went to them and I was at the back of the batter and the ball hit me in the face and we were laughing. I said “should we have morning tea” and Elex said “yeh let’s go.”

After eating morning tea we went back down to the beach because people were playing with clay. They made lot’s of things like hearts , fishes and some other things that I liked. So we walked down and went to the other side of the groyne. Groyne was a big as rock that was down in the beach were people were playing on. We went and got clay from this big rock and we had to put it in water so it can be soft to make something. MaryI made a heart out of it and I made something that I didn’t even know what it was I thing it was a a flat spaceship.

When I went to go have lunch with Jessica we were looking for Elex to come and have lunch with us but she was playing Softball still. After 2 hours there was karaoke there were lot’s of people that wanted to go for it but I didn’t. It started to rain then it stop Mr Burt said “go and pack you gear up then we will come back and sit on the grass” after doing that the teachers had to mark the roll.

Then we walked back to school and we all went back to out class room safely
and room 21 got to have free time and that was my class it was COOL!!!!

Picnic

On a great hot day the whole school went down to Pt England reserve to have a nice picnic. When we got down there Mr Burt said “come and sit down on the grass” we got in our class lines and went and sat down. When Mr Burt stopped talking about safety rules he said “go find some where to sit and have a great day” so we walked and we found a spot in a shad by a big tree.

When we put our bags down MaryI , Elex , Jessica , Serena and I went do to the beach and dipped our feet in the water. Then we started looking for shells to take back home. When I dipped my feet in it was really cold and I started to get used to it.

I wanted to go and have morning tea but I friends didn’t want to so I stayed down there and waited for them. When we finished playing on the beach MaryI said “should we go and play softball” and we all said “YES.” I was so excited because I love playing softball and so we walked to the softball area and there were lot’s of boys playing and a little bit of girls playing so we only played a little bit but we never got a chance to bat so we went off.

Mary and I went to get a fruit it was apple and some other fruit we took 5 for our friends well they were playing cricket. Me and Mary went to them and I was at the back of the batter and the ball hit me in the face and we were laughing. I said “should we have morning tea” and Elex said “yeh let’s go.”

After eating morning tea we went back down to the beach because people were playing with clay. They made lot’s of things like hearts , fishes and some other things that I liked. So we walked down and went to the other side of the groyne. Groyne was a big as rock that was down in the beach were people were playing on. We went and got clay from this big rock and we had to put it in water so it can be soft to make something. MaryI made a heart out of it and I made something that I didn’t even know what it was I thing it was a a flat spaceship.

When I went to go have lunch with Jessica we were looking for Elex to come and have lunch with us but she was playing Softball still. After 2 hours there was karaoke there were lot’s of people that wanted to go for it but I didn’t. It started to rain then it stop Mr Burt said “go and pack you gear up then we will come back and sit on the grass” after doing that the teachers had to mark the roll.

Then we walked back to school and we all went back to out class room safely
and room 21 got to have free time and that was my class it was COOL!!!!

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