Literacy+and+Communication

=2017=

Bang! At 10.21P.M on Christmas Eve 1953 the Wellington-Auckland night express Train Plunged into the Whangaehu river at Tangiwai. Of the 285 passengers and crew on board the 151 passengers died in New Zealand's worst rail accident it made headlines around the globe The Nation was stunned. New Zealand’s population with just over two million people and most of them had a direct relationship with someone involved in the tragedy.This made it the world’s eighth-deadliest rail disaster. While many of the survivors were shocked, filthy,and half blind with oil they were the lucky ones. The timing of the accident added to the sense of tragedy. Most of those on the train were heading home for Christmas armed with presents for friends and family. The subsequent Board of Inquiry found the locomotive and first six carriages derailed into the river.The accident was caused by the collapse of the tephra dam holding back nearby Mount Ruapehu's crater lake, creating a large lahar in the Whangaehu River, which destroyed one of the bridge piers at Tangiwai only minutes before the train reached the bridge. After a few days the police inspector in charge Willis Brown, made the difficult decision to hold a mass identification to speed up the process. He prepared the relatives for what to expect before asking them to file past the partly opened coffins. The remaining unclaimed bodies were then transferred to hospital mortuaries in Wellington and Whanganui. Many of the remaining survivors found it hard to celebrate christmas the following years as memories were flowing back to them and they were left in sadness.Cyril Ellis from Taihape had been forced to stop his car when he reached the bridge which was submerged. When he saw the light of the approaching locomotive he desperately ran towards it waving a torch in an attempt to warn the driver. Later investigations showed that the brakes had been applied, but not soon enough to save those in the first five carriages. //** So after hearing about the disaster I hope you will now know that even though we are little new zealand big disasters can happen THANK YOU!!! **//

Reflection: My speech was good but i didn't try my hardest because i didn't want to win.

//**Hoilday story**//

// Quack,Quack,Quack,Quack as I punch my Alarm because I was having a good dream but the but thing was that i broke it.I Jump out of bed with excitement but the bad thing was is that i tripped over and stubbed my toe but i don't care because I was full with excitement. I walk out of my room. And Mum says are you ready to go and I said no i only just got out of bed because my alarm wasn't set to the right time but she said hurry up then hop in the car.Lucky I had a shower that night so then I didn't need one so I have my breakfast get on my clothes and off we go. On the way to rotorua there was a heap of snow coming down straight at us and you couldn't even see out of your window. We had to go so slow because we might of gone of the road. While we were going every 5 minutes there was a snow plough on the road because there was that much snow on the road. When we were at rotorua it smelt so bad but I didn't care about that when we were up there it was raining the whole time which wasn't really cool.When we were up there we went up the gondola and went on the sky swing,Luge,Zipline,Jellybelly store and all of the other stuff that was up there it was raining really bad up there and it was that cold that it started to snow.When it started to rain huntah Dad Kealee went in side because it was to cold for them but I kept on going even thow I was so cold. But when I was absolutely soaked that's when I went inside. When we went back down the gondola we went back to our motel and then we all had a hot shower. When it started to get dark we went to this moiten place and there was a whole heap of things to do like tramps mini golf laser tag and a whole heap more. We stayed in rotorua for 5 nights and then we went and stayed at taupo because it's better there and we couldn't even get home because there was so much snow.So when we were in taupo we stayed in the place called chantilly's it was really nice and there was a spa and a pool there. We did a whole heap of shopping when we were in taupo because we only did a little bit in rotorua. When we were at taupo we were in the pool and spa or we were shopping which was pretty cool. We stayed 4 days in taupo because we had to because we still couldn't get home.After almost 2 weeks stuck the roads finally opened then we could go home.On the last day we were going to go on a water plane and go all around taupo but it was all booked out so instead of doing that we went on a helicopter all over huka falls and all round taupo.That was really awesome when we were in the helicopter I took a lot of photos because it was such a awesome view.When we were in the helicopter we were going 250 speed but it didn't even feel like it. Once we landed everyone's faces just had huge smiles on them as we walked back to the car and then it was finally time to go home.It was such a awesome holiday away and i will never forget it. //

Transport Land Transport: The first form of transport was, of course by feet. However people eventually learned to use animals for transport. Donkeys and horses were probably domesticated between 4,000 and 3,000 BC (obviously the exact date is not known). Camels were domesticated slightly later between 3,000 and 2,000 BC. Meanwhile about 3,500 BC the wheel was invented in what is now Iraq. At first wheels were made of solid pieces of wood crushed together and then formed a circle but after 2,000 BC they were made with spokes. Water Transport: The earliest boats were dug out canoes. People lit a fire on a big log then put it out and dug out the burned wood.About 3,100 BC the Egyptians invented the sailing boat. They were made of bundles of papyrus reeds tied together. They had simple square sails made of sheets of papyrus or later of linen. However the sail could only be used when sailing in one direction. When travelling against the wind the boat had to be rowed.About 2,700 BC the Egyptians began using wooden ships for trade by sea. Early ships were steered by a long oar.  Air Transport: The modern age in the history of air transportation began with the hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 which was the first un-tethered human lighter-than-air flight. But the flights were limited as the balloon could only travel downwind. In 1784, a steerable balloon by Jean-Pierre Blanchard was the first human-powered dirigible. He crossed the English Channel in one in 1785. However the concept of the modern airplane as a fixed-wing flying machine with separate systems for lift, propulsion, and control was only set forth in 1799 by Sir George Cayley as per the history of air transport. The first assisted take-off flight was in December 17, 1903 by the Wright Brothers who are known to be the first to fly in a powered and controlled aircraft. Rail Transport: The history of rail transportation dates back nearly 500 years, and includes systems with man or horse power and Rails of wood (or occasionally stone). This was usually for moving Coal from the mine down to a river, from where it could continue by boat, with a flanged wheel running on a rail. The use of Cast iron plates as rails began in the 1760s and was followed by systems (Plateways) where the flange was part of the rail. However, with the introduction of rolled Wrought iron rails these became obsolete.Modern rail transport systems first appeared in England in the 1820s. These systems, which made use of the Steam locomotive were the first practical form of mechanized land transport, and they remained the primary form of mechanized land transport for the next 100 years.

Grease This year for the production we were doing Grease it was pretty awesome. I was Danny the main character and Sarah was Sandy the other main charter. It was awesome this year because I was the main character. I was on stage mostly the whole time and I said a lot of words I had to practice my words lots because I said a whole heap of words. Next year I won't be here for the production because I'm going to high school but I'm doing drama at high school.

Grease 2017 My Learning in the Arts Showcasing our Oral Language I felt the Production was extremely successful because…. most people practiced their words and acted very well My Role in the Production was….. The leader of the T-Birds Reflection just before production performance Reflection after production performance I believe everything in the production went well because ….. everyone knew there rolls to come in and out I contributed to making our Annual Production successful by: -developing and editing the storyline -choosing/accepting my character -learning my lines -knowing my line prompts -thinking about what my character would act/feel/move like -practise being my character -practising entry and exit || -setting songs, music and dance into our production storyline -learning the words and the actions. -practising singing especially my timing and pitch -practising dances and actions <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- learning to play music <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Developing sound effects || -designing the supper menu -making the supper <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-deciding how our set should be created for effect <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-collecting props for the set <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-preparing the set <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-making my props <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-deciding what my characters should look like and making my costume <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-keeping my costumes organised <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- inviting others to our production <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- making our programme to be given out || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-continue playing / changing my roles throughout the production <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-entering and exiting quietly and at the right time <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-cooperating and working with others on stage in all situations <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-using my voice effectively e.g. clear / vary pitch / volume /expression <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-using movement / gestures effectively <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-use stage / space effectively <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-being aware of our audience || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-learning the words <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-singing all songs <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-singing at correct pitch <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-controlled breathing <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-singing and moving in time with others <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-participating in all of the songs <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-looking at our audience / characters when singing and dancing <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-showing that I enjoyed it through my actions and facial expression || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-set up or remove the temporary props <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-take responsibility for costume / makeup on the night <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-help others with preparation || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- reflect on the performance of others <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- give effective feedback to others <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- set goals for the future based on my experiences || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- reflect on my own performance <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- reflect on the performance of others <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-give effective feedback to others <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- set goals for the future based on my experiences || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- helping take down the set and set up our classroom again <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- reflect on my contribution to costumes, props and set <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-reflect on the effectiveness of the overall set <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- set goals for future productions ||
 * 1)  The part I have enjoyed most so far was … being on stage lots and saying heaps
 * 2)  The part I have found most challenging was … remebing all of my words
 * 3)  Next time…. i won't be here so there won't be a next time
 * || Drama || Music/Dance || Visual Arts ||
 * Before || <span style="background-color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">deciding on the play
 * During || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">-‘becoming’ my part
 * After || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- reflect on my own performance

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Sam Strahan Try yahoo we score the first try first we were up against Kiwitea the we were up against 6 other teams. After we played all of the teams and won against all of them and we got into the final. We were vsing Colyton while we were playing it was a hard game but we pulled out a win. It was a good but tough game the final score was 6 -4 to us and when we got the cup we walked off like champions.

Ice Skating Clip,Clip,Clip all of the straps on clipped on. Away I go onto the ice rink Fisher and Jackson are saying "are you scared Tyler because we are." I say no I'm not it's not scary at all so I jump on and away I go. I went fast as Fisher and Jackson go around the side holding on and I'm away straight in the middle. After I done like ten laps I go and get a seal and I tell Jackson to hop on it and I will take you around so he jumps on and away we go. When he was on there I kept on doing heaps of burnouts and passing everyone. Once Jackson and I done 20. All of the juniors wanted to have a ride too. I tell them to get on and I do 10 laps going fast and doing burnouts. Then more come on and I kept on doing that the whole and the time that we were at the ice rink. Once we were done we set off to the the lido.

== = = = = Swimming Sports Beep the horn goes I jump in the water like a flash I come up and start doing freestyle I'm in the lead then I hit the wall I start doing backstroke then I hit the wall again and then breaststroke. Once I finished all of them I get up out of the water and I go to the start and I came first. I go over to where the Apiti tent is and everyone was saying how good I was. Mum and dad give me a drink i have got 5 more races and then I have another race so I sit down and put my towel over me and wait. = = =2016= This year for swimming I was in the top group again like last year. I really think that I have improved at swimming with back stroke freestyle breath stroke and butterfly. i tried more and focused more and next year I hope I can get even better and faster.

Lamb and Calf Day My calf got to school. I ran over there and dad started to walk over to me. He looked really sad. I said to him, "What's wrong?" and he said Bucket had a accident. I started to really freak out. Tears started to come out of my eyes. Then I see Bucket she is all scratched up and I said to dad what happened to bucket.He said that she fall of the back of the trailer when i was diving down here.I patted her walked back to the classroom feeling sad. Then I see Bucket. She is all scratched up and I said to dad, "What happened to bucket?" He said that she fell off the back of the trailer when he was diving down to school. I patted her and walked back to the classroom feeling sad.

the judge said great voice Tyler you used notes very effectively good eye contact lost your way but you got back on track good and it was a nice speech.
=2015= Well done Tyler You know your speech well. Your volume was excellent. you had important information to share. Try not to sway when you are speaking. Try to look at the adult audience a bit more to :)

for this year when I go skiing I am going to try and do a 360 when i am doing the freestyle jumps when I go up to the top of the mountain And i am also going to try and I am also going to try and do a 180.

For my speech this year I am doing about rugby safety my speech is pretty I am really good at eye contact and saying it loud but I think I need to try and Do eye contact more =Click the links below to share my learning and progress=
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 * My Writer's Journal || reading ||  ||

= 2014 = = media type="file" key="2014 Tyler speech comp.flv" width="360" height="270" = = = = My Poetry Recital =

= 2013 =

//19.8.2013//
//I was proud of how I spoke clearly and how I made eye contact// //with the audience and how I made them want to hear my speech//

//Next year I am going to practice reading my speech without looking at my// //cards//
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//I am proud of how I am speaking clearly and how I use good words.//
//My goal is to win the speech competition// //I am going to achieve this by practicing a lot!//


 * [[image:tyler-apitischool/SAM_2577.JPG]] || Handwriting 2013

I am good at: Making my handwriting easy to read. My goal is: making sure that the size of my letters is consistent. I am proud of my spacing between my letters! ||

// memories of the Beard's // // Alex was my sidekick the best time was when we were on the phone because we always laughed at each other. We never hang up. nearly every 2nd day i went to is house and we always played rugby the teams were Alex and I vs tom and Ben we always won // Apiti's got talent // At the moment we are getting ready for the show and my partner is Alex and we are wearing a dollar chain,sparkling hat and skinny jeans and a write shirt we are doing party rock it is a jump jam song we are doing shuffling and other stuff we are pretty good at our timing. //

//Kangaroo////kick boxer// // In the holidays I was walling along when I turned around and Bam!!! He had his gloves on and kicked // // me. It was Mr Kangaroo and his mates. They were dressed up and they were black belted. They did boxing. then I got in the ring and it was payback TIME!! When he turned around I kicked him. That was the end of that.Then I went to the market. He looked the same. But it was David from out of space and a space man.They came because they were all out of bread, milk and seafood like crayfish. I talked to them and asked if I could come with them. They said yes I could. // Apiti show poem
 * It’s little. **
 * It’s slimy. **
 * It’s very slimy. **
 * It’s a Snail Ant . **
 * It slithers through the woods **
 * So it can’t be seen **
 * So it is camouflaged. **
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 * It likes to eat Bamboo **
 * Bamboo for breakfast, lunch and dinner. **
 * And it drinks Tui and wine. **


 * It looks like bug **
 * With a beaver's tail **
 * For fluttering and to cool it down **
 * When it is really hot. **


 * It doesn't fit in other houses **
 * But it fits in its own house **
 * Of course. **


 * Where it lives ... **
 * In a tree in a nest. **
 * It lives **
 * In a high high tree **
 * So the birds can’t get him. **


 * It has a sword fish head **
 * On its shell **
 * So the birds can’t get it. **


 * It has an ant head **
 * A beaver's tail **
 * A snail shell **
 * And a sword fish head **


 * It’s a Snail Ant . **

= 2012 = 17.12.2013  In the weekend Dad and I went down to the river. We found and deep spot and next time we go down there we are going to take some rope. We are going to make a swing. We found a fish it was a big fish we nearly caught it when we were coming home on the motorbike we did some big jumps. We were doing wheels and I was doing no hander it was really fun at the river.

<span style="color: #a500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">11.12.2021 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Yesterday we travelled to the dam. Mr Bourke showed us a <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 23px;">more pork <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> it was <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 23px;">frozen <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;"> I went in the kayak. I went fast and I went out far I was zooming around the island. other people was crashing into me. Huntah sunk one of the boats because Alex jumped out of the boat. We saw lots of tadpoles. We walled around and next week we might make a water slide into the water.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">30.11.2012 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">My cousin is Blake and he has black hair and and he is two. He lives in Napier we went to his Birthday when we turned two. He has a little baby sister called Page. When we stay there we sleep on the mattress. He likes to play with <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 23px;">trains. We went to a train place with him and he liked them. He <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 23px;"> comes over for Christmas and he stays the night I make him lots of things and he likes them so much Blake has lots of toys and they are cool like my toys and Blake is very cool.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">On Saturday I went to Caleb's and we went on the motorbikes. I did the humaneness jump. It was big and far it was fun it was super fun and Caleb's house before we went to Caleb's he stayed the night and we made lots of jumps he bring his bike up to our house i went to Derek's and we went to the new house and it was fun d

<span style="color: #3333ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Yesterday Stanley came to my house and we were making things. I was on my motorbike too and we were climbing the tree too, and we were having fun with Stanley. <span style="color: #3333ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Last night it was the Digi awards. I was a finalist and I came 2nd, for my graphic design on motorbike safety. There was lots of people there. There were lots of dances and I nearly fell asleep.

<span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">16.10.2012 <span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">In the holiday's it was Blake's Birthday. Blake lives in Napier we <span style="background-color: #50cece; color: #ff4c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">travelled <span style="color: #ff4c00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> to Napier the day before and we stayed the night at Blake's. I stayed on the ground on a mattress. Mum and Huntah stayed in the bed and Kealee stayed in Blake's old room. In the morning it was Blake's birthday we were cleaning up before the party. <span style="color: #00c0aa; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">I am using lots of description about what I did. I am trying not to use these words ;- "got, had, went "


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Suddenly I woke up and it wasn't time to go but I still got my ski clothes on.Then Mum woke up and then Huntah woke up. We all rushed to get our stuff,. When we had our stuff on we walked down to the driveway. Mrs Cuming came first and then Jo came. I went with Jo. Huntah went with Mrs Cuming. We travelled a long way to the Mountain. We stopped at a playground and we went to the toilet. After every went to the toilet we travielled back up to the mountain everyone was excited when everyone was there we got our sik's on and went zooming

In the weekend Huntah and I travelled to Wellington with Aunty Bridget and Nana and Poppa .We got lots of fizzy drinks. We were exhausted at the rugby game. At the rugby game there was a power cut Nana and Poppa were scared but Huntah Aunty Bridget and I weren't scared. After the rugby Huntah I stayed the night at Nana and Poppa's. In the after noon our cousin's came to Nana and Poppa's when our cousin's turned up they were giving us a kiss and a hut from each of our cousin's.

On Saturday after rugby I went out to lunch with Grandad. I had a omelette. After that I went to Johnny's. we went to the creek and Johnny fell in and we were going down the creek.

Today after school I am going to the Library. Yesterday Alex and I were on the motorbikes when splat Alex crashed into me.Little bits were flying in the sky and the gas went bang. Mum had to run inside and ring 111 and then the ambulance came to help.

9.8.2012 Yesterday Huntah, Alex, Hayley and I were climbing the biggest tree at our house. I fell from the tree and Huntah went inside and got mum to ring the ambulance. They came to help and they took me to to the hospital.

6.08.2012 In the weekend it was Dad's final and Huntah, Bryson, Logan, Jack, and I were ball boys. We were kicking the rugby ball around. After the rugby we stayed at Nana and Poppa's.

29.7.2012 Weekend story At rugby we played King Country and I got the first try. After rugby I got a sausage and then we went to Dads rugby.I was doing the score and Dad got into the finals

In the holidays, I went to Ryans birthday. We watched Ice Age 4 and it was in 3D. We had pop corn. After the movie we played tag and hide-and-go-seek tag. The cake was fantastic. It was a Transformer cake


 * The Lorax of **** The Story - The narrator said "At the far end of town where the Grickle grass grows. The wind smells slow and sour when it blows on birds every sing excepting old crows. That is the street of the lifted Lorax" Then the boy went and said to the Once-ler "What happened?" He told him the story and then chop. The Once-ler cut down a Truffula tree and made it into a thneed and then he cut down all of the truffalu trees and made more thneeds. The rubbish of the thneeds got into the water and made the fish sick and the rock swans got sick to and the barbaloots got sick too. So when you cut too many trees down it is not good for us and animals. So we need to Heal the World and make it a better place by growing more tress and veges.  **
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My character is a Humming fish. I wear a white shirt, black pants, glasses a hat and a necklace. Our song is cool it is party roocks and we do shuffling. I do cart wheels into the pond and I do shuffling back to where I stand and when we have finished I read a fish book.

__** I am writing my stories using my imagination My story uses lots of description. **__ Maksis
 * Maksis looks like a monkey, but he has a big fat tummy and eight legs and nine eyes. He has 50 fingers he has a big moustache. Maksis has 90 zillion bits of hair on him. He is hairy. He has 3D glasses and laser glasses. His friends are Triad, Jot Boofie and Coffer. Maksis lives in a big computer. He is a rat bag, he likes to play hide and go seek and flies to the moon. He has got a pet hot dog with mustard and cheese. When he goes toilet jelly beans come out. **
 * One weekend Maksis was going to go to the moon with Triad but when they went to go, they forgot Triad. Instead Jot and Coffer came and Triad missed out. They caught lots of monster aliens. **
 * One day Maksis went to sleep and Boofie came and stole Maksis pet hot dog. He took it to the moon. Then Maksis woke up and went to find Boofie and he said to Boofie “ you know me, we play here every day and I do your work . So don’t steal my pet, Where is my pet hot dog ? Boofie said it might be at the park .Jot came in and said “where is your pet hot dog Maksis“. Maksis said “I don’t know, lets go to the park for lunch to stretch our legs.” So Maksis and Jot went to the park but the dog wasn't there . Jot was tricking. So Maksis sneaked in the back door of Boofies house, all having a party. They Blew up monster balloons and ate worm cake it was all going at Boofies house. When everyone was there they had a bigger party and more worms and mud. The party flew to the moon to see if the hot dog was there. And Maksis found the hot dog and they lived happily ever after. **

Yesterday after school I went to Nana and grandads house and we played a game. And it was called up words and my points were 162 and Nanas points were 140 and when we got home we watched tv and it was fun.

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21.5 In the weekend I went to town and we went to Aunty Fiona's. We played with lronman and it went 3m. Yesterday we went to the warehouse and we got a book and there are cool masks in the book.

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Holiday Story Dad Mum Huntah Kealee and I went to Napier. We went to the Skate park. Every morning we saw a prison place. It was cool at Napier we went to the beach. I went swimming we went to what Skate park. I made a new friend name is Alex. Tyler’s Camp Story On camp I liked going on all the flying foxes, but the best thing was I liked going on the paddle steamer. Alex and I were walking quickly around the boat. They gave us each a lollipop. I liked watching them put the coal in the furnace to make the paddles go round so the boat could go. I got wet when I looked over the side at the paddles. I liked the splash centre especially the dark hydro slide. I was going everywhere out of control. It was like I was gliding in the sky. In the lazy river I felt like I could be lazy and the water pushed me along. At the glass blowing there was a hugmungus plate it was blue. The plates, bowls and vases were cool but they cost a lot of money. At the skate park it was fun because there were lots of places to skate I went on my back when I went down the side and I fell off. On the last day we went to a school called Wanganui East School. We were welcomed by Martina who used to go to Apiti School. She remembered Huntah and so did her brother Braiden. We showed them our wiki in the computer suite but their was classroom small. A boy was dressed up as Harry Potter because they were doing a play about Harry Potter. Their teacher is Mrs Lourie, she let us stay at her house. Her house is huge she has two dogs. One called Freddy who is a puppy and an old dog called Bo. She was very kind to have our whole school to stay.

March I am inviting Alex to laser force only because we have a little car because we have mum dad Huntah Tyler and Keelee in our family now. for my sleep over I am inviting Derek, Alex and Hayley is coming for my sleep over. I liked it because I got heaps of information Snails feel slimy with hard shells They don't move fast They creep along They wiggle their tails to move Their slime is slippery As they slide they leave a trail. Snails slide along and find food Snails eat leaves vegetables plants, And they eat fruits, mushrooms, and bark too Snails drink a little bit of water Snails hide under the plants So birds don't eat the snails

7.2 2012 In the holidays Mum had a baby girl. She is cute she doesnt really cry. We went to the beach. I went to Alex's house we went painting at a house. We got a lot of food it was exciting in the holidays at Alex's house we went to a lot of peoples houses. Huntah and I went stay at Nana and Grandad's house it was exciting. A lot of people gave the Baby presents. In the holidays we went to Caleb's racing. I had a lot of hot dogs at racing.

2011 12.11.2011 I went to Le-anas house and Jacob came our house and when I stayed at Le-ana we  catch a chicken and we cut its head off with the axe and when we cuts it head off it was running with no head we were plying a lot of games and it was fun.

Derek came to our house and we went to the creek and we caught a mud eel. We couldn't eat it because we cut it up but it had mud in it and it was exceiting and we went shooting at night and we caught 14 possusm

I went to Alexs house on Sunday We went on the water slide and we made a hut. Alex had a little cut and Ben and I went on the motorbike We made a jump with two bricks.

At Lamb and calf day Isabella was a amazing, when she saw lots of people because when I called her she came to me. We were selling fudge and we were getting a lot of change and buying food with the change. It was fun leading Isabella. I liked going up and getting my trophy and winning and my name on the trophy and we had a raffle ticket and I was proud when I got my trophy I learned that how to make a lamp. my lamp was made out of wood I came 1st for my hat and I came 4th for my chainsaw

Term 4 27.10 In the weekend we went to Auntie Fionas and we stayed for two night we played the wii then we went home and then we went to the beach we watched Wales vs France and we went to the ramps. Term 3 October

Jacobs and La-ana and I won and it was fun.
Ski Story Suddenly I got up and got my clothes on and we went to the mountain. There were heaps of people. I went to the top and to stop you do a pizza. When I did a pizza I nearly did the splits. I learnt that you have to keep trying, when you are learning to ski. I had a lesson. Mum and Dad came and Mum sat at the Cafe because she can't ski because she is having a Baby .I went to the top with my friends and I kept on going down the mountain and it was exciting. Alex came up the chairlift.

__ Snow story __ In the morning it was showing and suddenly I got up and got my clothes on. Then I had a slushy and it tasted nice and then Jacob and La-Ana came and we went on the Boogie boards.

August

Term 2

9.6 I am writing descriptions about fairytale characters He is a cat it is furry and it is black and grey and white. It has a tail and a head.. He is lazy a doesn't want to help. He only to eat the bread.

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2.5.2011 Goal - in my writing I am learning to put fullstops and capital letters in my stories, by myself. We went to the beach. We saw Alex, Ben and Tom. At night it was fun we got chocolate Bunnies and we ate them and we went to the skate park. I crashed going around the circle.Huntah didn't fall off. Term 1 I wrote a recount about the Trip to HB. I wrote about all the things we did at Possum World. 3.2011 __Possum World__ We walked over the road to a shop called Possum World. We had to be quiet because the man said so, he doesn’t like children in his shop because they are too noisy, and they touch stuff, but we were very good. First we walked over a bridge, there was a kiwi, when we pushed the button it screeched like a kiwi and the light shone showing where the kiwi was.. There were other birds too, like the tui and a fantails too. I like the birds singing.

We walked round the path and there were lots and lots of stuffed possums four were sitting on a mini singing. There were some men shooting possums. There were some men plucking the possums too.

It was good to go to possum world it was fun. I learnt that we make lots of clothes from possum fur, like jerseys, socks and gloves, because the possum fur is very warm and furry. The possums were cool. I liked the furry clothes and the moa which had possum skin on it. And it was fun at possum world.
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7.3.2011 Read my recounts. It is my Birthday. I got some flippers and they came with snorkels. I tried them on and after that my Auntie Bridget gave me a pet rabbit. It's name is Sandy.

I went to the Apiti Show I got one candyfloss and an icecream. I went on the Bouncy castle I took my bike and me, and Chevelle did a race, and I won. // I am learning to put fullstops and capital letters in my writing. // // I am learning that when I'm reading I stop and breathe at the fullstops, and take a little breath at the commas. // media type="file" key="Video_00001.wmv" width="300" height="300" I wrote a letter for the Apiti Show about the olden days.

Apiti Post Office 4th February 1903

Dear Fred,

I am a farmer now and would you like to come and help me milk the cows ? I need a man to help me make a new fence to keep my cows in.

You can stay in my house and I will feed you. You can help me cut firewood to use when we cook. We will need firewood to keep us warm too.

There are lots of trees lying in the paddocks. I have been chopping trees down to make new paddocks for my cows. Mr Clarke from Table Flat, is going to bring his horses to plough my paddocks soon.

There is a lot of work for men in Apiti. Apiti is a very busy place. I hope you can come.

From Herb

I can write thank you letters

Apiti School 11 Bryce Street Apiti RD1 Feilding 4771

Dear Ms Eastwood, Thank you for judging our school work at the Apiti Show. Was it hard to do it ? I got 3rd for my Letter and I got 2nd for my mobile. It had door handles on it. I liked watching the shearing. I might do some shearing when I grow up. I hope you judge again next year. From, Tyler

2010 Term 4 16/ 11/ 2010 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We went fishing and it was fun because we went with Caleb and Sarah. I got 20 fish and Huntah got 10 and dad got 10 too. Last night we had a powercut and we got a new remote and it has numbers.

15.11.2010 We went to Jacksons and we went in the four wheeler and it was fun because I did a doughnut.

I am adding descriptive words to my writing. 2.11 Ava and Cole are coming to my place after school for a mud slide. It is going to be muddy. It will be fun because I have tried it is fun because dad made the jumps yesterday. I went to town and then I went to Nana and Poppas and we played and ball tag and it was fun because I got Nana and Huntah, and it was cool media type="file" key="Video_00001.wmv" width="300" height="300" This is my reflection on Lamb and Calf Day 2010 I am reading blue books. I don't need to point now, this helps me to read fluently. When I get stuck on a word I can Term 3 at Lemb and calf day i has a drinking race Oral Listen to my speech about the pepper tree. media type="custom" key="6789313" Reading I am a good reader. I can use sounding out in my reading. I look at the first letter and make the sound. Then I look along the word and make the sounds and join them up again. I use picture clues to help me. I am reading yellow books.
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__Writing__ __Skiing and swimming__ We went to the mountain and it was fun and dad fell over. I went skiing. I did a pizza and I turned and I was skiing fast down the mountain. Huntah went fast down the mountain too. At the mountain we went up the chairlift and I skied down. We went to the Makino pools. Huntah and I went swimming and Dad gave me a piggy back. And mum went under the water. We went to Nana and Grandads and after that we went home. And mum cooked tea. I can write a recount about what I did in the holidays. I can write lots of things that I did. We went to Jacob and Learnas house and we rode our motorbikes and it was fun because I did a wheelie and it was fun.I fell off the back. Today Derek brought his possum to school I went to Alexs and we played on the x-box and the game was cool and after the game we went out