My best part of the holidays...

My best part of the holidays was when my mum told my sister Kaitlyn and I that we were going to Gisborne to see our brother Kerry and his daughter Hope, who is 14 months old. We left at 9:00 am, and got there at around 2:00 pm, it is usually only a four hour drive, but we stopped and got some lunch on the way, and also stopped to get some pants, and a top for Hope. When we got there, we got to know Hope, and Kerry's girlfriend Megan. Kaitlyn and I put up a volleyball net and played badminton. We took Hope for a little walk around the block, and on the way home, we stopped at the shops, and got a few lollies. In Gisborne, the sun sets at 5:00pm so we could not stay outside for long. When we went inside, Kerry and I baked a yummy banana cake. For dinner we had roast chicken and veggies. When it was 9:00 pm we went to bed, we slept in a room that had no curtains, so we pegged up some spare blankets. The next day, we went for a walk on the beach, and decided to go to Mini Putt. At Mini Putt, Hope fell asleep in her push chair.

Homework Task-Book Reveiw

Diary of a Wimpy kid

By Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is one of the three children in his family. According to Greg his little brother Manny never ever “gets into trouble” even if he really deserves it. Whenever he does something wrong he always blames it on Greg. Their older brother Rodrick always gets the best of Greg by pulling pranks on him and all sorts of mischievous adventures.  

In Greg's diary, he writes and details every little thing, starting with his first day of middle school and his warnings to readers about choosing whereabouts to sit in class, to him liking this pretty girl named Holly Hills. How does Greg feel about middle school?, he thinks it is really boring and dumb.

Whether it's dealing with family life, bullying or his best friend Rowely, Greg is always too busy to figure out the angle that will make things turn out best for him.  

Diary of a wimpy kid was written by Jeff Kinney, published on April 7, 2007. This book was published by Amulet Books in New York City.

I think this book is certainly a must read book for children going through Middle School. I really like how Jeff Kinney told the story in a humorous manner, in parts and serious in other parts. I really enjoyed the book, Remember that this is only the first book so you will have to read the other ones to find out what happens in the next book Rodrick rules....

Homework Task-E6

Homework Task E6
Excellence in the arts
Join the Production, choir, a band or Kapa Haka participating in all rehearsals and performances for the year

In term one, the Tauranga Intermediate School production "A Most Triumphant Tale" auditions took place. You could audition for singing, acting or dancing. I auditioned for a dancer, and was very pleased when I heard the news that I got into a dance called Swan Lake, which is Ballet. On Thursday in 3rd block we would practice the dance choreographed by Miss Spencer. We had rehearsals on the last Sunday of the school holidays, and all of the Sundays after that until the 23rd of June, because the next week, we lived in the school hall (not literally) practicing and practicing. On Thursday that week, we had a full dress rehearsal with make up too. That day I got asked to be in another dance called Final Countdown which is Jazz, I was very excited! The costume for that dance was the 80's, so I wore a loose white, blue and pink top, denim shorts with fluro pink tights underneath, light pink leg warmers and stripy fingerless gloves. A Most Triumphant Tale is about two bands, One Dimension who lipsync and Labyrinth who actually sing. 

Homework Task-Book Review

Book Review
The Hundred And One Dalmatians

Imagine being Mr and Mrs Dearly who live in a home with 15 playful, adorable dalmatian puppies. Pongo and Missis are the proudest and most protective Dalmatian parents ever. Mr and Mrs Dearly live in London, in a very big house with a Nanny Butler and a Nanny Chef. The Dearly's are very loving couple who adore the dalmatian family, but when their evil neighbor Cruella De Vil finds out about the birth of all the puppies she is ecstatic. All she thinks about is what a lovely fashionable warm spotty fur coat the Dalmatian puppies would make. One day, Cruella finally gets an opportunity when the Dearly's, Pongo and Missis go out for a lovely walk Cruella De Vil decides to sidetrack the Nanny's while her brothers sneak into the back yard, steel the puppies and take them to Hell Hall (The brothers house) where Pongo and Missis puppies find 82 more puppies, some bigger and some smaller than them. Cruella's plan was that all 97 of the puppies would get fattened so Cruella's husband can skin them all and make her delightful Dalmatian fur coat she has always wanted. When the Dearly's get back from their walk wit Pongo and Missis, they hear the devastating news, and Pongo and Missis decide that the next night at twilight, they would leave their owners, and set off on a journey to find their 15 much loved puppies. Will Pongo and Missis find their puppies, or will they have to live their lives with out them? Read the book to find out.

The 101 Dalmatians is a fiction children's and adults, book written by Dodie Smith and first published on April 1st 1956. I really enjoy the book 101 Dalmatians, because it has a  lot more details than the movie, and it tells a fantastic story, it is also a story with a moral, a story about loyalty, kindness and courage.

Production

For the past two weeks, we have been practicing in the school hall and at baycourt for the Tauranga Intermediate School production "A Most Triumphant Tale". We had 5 shows in the last week, one night show on Tuesday, a matinee and a night show on Wednesday and a matinee and a night show on Thursday. The shows were at Baycourt Theater , the matinee started at 12:00 and ended at 2:00 pm and the night show started at 7:00 and ended at 9:00 pm.I was a dancer, dancing in Final Countdown and Swan Lake. In all of the shows there were a few hiccups, but the crowd did not really notice. There were a few people sick, so we had new people learning their lines.