All Blacks Training

Today 7/9/09 the Glenview Rugby team went to Waikato Stadium to watch the All Blacks train!
I took my Melville Rugby hoodie to get signed.  It got signed by DC (Dan Carter), Mils Muliaina, Joe Rokocoko, Richie Mccaw (c) and Tony Woodcock.
We saw the backs catching and kicking, and we saw the forwards doing line-outs and [...]

Chocolate!

My family has been working hard to sell chocolates for the school fundraiser. We hope the school buys some more mini laptops as I love using them. I like eating the chocolate as well, especially Dairy Milk.
by MatSav [via email]

PETER

Ooh noo.  There is my brother up to no good again.  Anyway, hi I’m Peter andI have a brother that is a pain in the butt.  I have to put up with his silly jokes.  I’m 9 years old and I live in an apartment on the 12 floor.  I’ve got a turtle called Dribble.  One time [...]

FUDGE

Hi!  I am Fudge.  I have an annoying brother Peter.  I have a grandma and sometimes she is a annoying, but I get all the attention.  My brother thinks I am so silly, crazy and dirty.
written and illustrated by CluGem

Stake Musical!!

On the 22nd of August we went to our stake musical.  A stake musical is where every ward gets given a musical to peform.
My ward (called Mckay) performed the Wizard of Oz.  My uncle’s ward was doing singing in the rain.  My dad’s friend was doing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.  His name was Tau [...]

My Garfish and Crab

On Sunday me, my mum and some of my friends went  fishing out at Raglan Wharf.
We didn’t have any success so I went crabbing we caught a HUGE CRAB.  At the end we looked at two boys catching heaps of garfish.  We watched sombody put down one of the garfish.  I asked somebody if I [...]

FUDGE

Hi guys my name is Fudge, but my real name is actually Farley Drexel Hatcher.  I have a deafening toy train, it’s really fun to play with.  My older brother Peter thinks I’m irritating.  I live in a old apartment building in New York City.  I live on the twelfth floor with my mum, dad [...]

DRIBBLE

Howdy! I’m Dribble.  I’m a turtle.  My owner is Peter.  Fudge is his brother, he tries to get me.  I saw his friend go tinkle.  I live on the 12th floor in a hotel in New York.
written and illustrated by JobJac

Grandma

Hi! I am Peter and Fudges Grandma. I am a sweet, kind, careful, adult, lovely, smart, cheerful, girl and I am an old Grandma. I live in New York when I come to see my grandchildren in a motel.
written and illustrated by GatMic

Fudge!

Hi I’m Fudge.  I am a disobedient little boy.
My brother think I’m insane.
I am 3 years old.  My real name is Farley Drexer Hatcher.  I live with Mum, Dad, Dribble and Peter.
I live in New York.  I don’t know why Peter hates me.  Maybe because I try fly like birdy.
written and illustrated by SteMat

DRIBBLE

Hi I’m Dribble.  I have a hard shell and four flipper type feet.  My owner’s name is Peter.  He has this annoying little brother called FUDGE who is the most annoying person in the world.  Sometimes I get EXTREMELY bored sitting on my rock.  I live in New York city on the twelfth floor.  Peter cleans my bowl [...]

PETER

Hi I’m Peter I live in New York.  I am nine years old.  I have the craziest brother in the city.  I have a pet turtle called Dribble.  And I am unlucky because of my brother.  I live with my Mum, Dad and my pet turtle and my little brother Fudge.
written and illustrated by HarDan

PETER

Hello I’m Peter. I am nine years old and unlucky.  And you might wonder why I’m unlucky. It’s because of my little brother…..FUDGE!!!!! He’s so irritating all the time. I live with my super duper Mrs Know-it-all mum and again the not so cool Fudge! And dad. My best friend is Jimmy Fargo. My Grandma is [...]

My First Game of League

It was as cold as ice at Fairfield Park with only shorts on and a top.
The game started.  Our first half of the game we got puffed and nervous while people cheered for us.  My friend passed the ball to me.  We were tied 5 all after I got a score.  I got the ball [...]

How to Make a Milkshake

If you follow these steps you will be able to make a milkshake.
You will need

a glass
a blender
a banana
a yoghurt
knife

Peel the banana and chop it.
Open the yoghurt container, pour the yoghurt into the blender and put the banana in.
Put the lid on the blender and switch on the blender.  Turn it of when the mixture is [...]

Kayaking at Camp Karakariki

Way back in Term 1 we went to Camp Karakariki and went kayaking.  It was the Camp Rock Stars last activity of the day.
First we had to practice with our oar.  I was the first kid to get in the kayak.  I was in a single.
There was a tree stump in the middle of the [...]

Mirror Writing

Leonardo Da Vinci was an inventor, scientist, painter and sculptor in Italy and France.  He painted the Mona Lisa.  He designed and invented lots of things like cars, robots and diving suits.  He really wanted to invent a flying machine that worked, but nobody is sure if he ever built one that flew.  Leonardo used [...]

The Sparrow

Today I was visiting my Nan’s house in Hamilton. My cousin came over to see my Nan with her two children Azra and Brayden and a little girl called Natalia. They were very funny.
Emma decided it was time for her to go as the children were starting to get tired. When Emma backed the car [...]

Going to Australia

When I went to Australia we went to the zoo on Wednesday.  We looked at a lot of stuff.
Then my mum said, “Carla laa here is something you will like.” Then I turned around and it was a butterfly house.  We went inside.  It was so cool, but when I looked there was a big [...]

Going to Australia Part 2

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I have been in Australia for 6 days now. We flew with Emirates, they gave us a great backpack filled with free things to do. There were over a 100 movies to choose from to watch.
We went shopping the first day as it was raining. On the second day we went to Dreamworld [...]

My Weekend

A few weekends ago me and my dad went to Te Kuiti.
We saw the sheep shearing it was cool. Then I had an ice cream. After I went on the tea cup ride and I got really dizzy.
Then we went back to the shearing.  After that they did the sheep run, but they did not [...]

Going to Australia Part 1

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This Tuesday I’m going to Brisbane, Australia to see my cousins. I’m very, very EXCITED! We are going to Dreamworld, Movieworld and maybe Whitewater world. My cousins are Holly (11 years) and Emma (9 years). I am going to play with my Nintendo DS lite on the plane. I have been to [...]

Player of the Day

Last Saturday I played Rugby.
I play for Melville and we played Varsity. I got 7 tries and player of the Day. My position is wing. For player of the day I got a ribbon, then we went to the club rooms at 5.00 and I waited for my name to be called out and they [...]

30 000

On Friday 1st May Room 9 had a celebration because we had the thirty thousandth visitor to our blog.  It was during the holidays on April 17th at 4:50:41 am.  They came from Madrid in Spain.
We had party table cloths with balloons on and we had delightful, delicious cupcakes.  Each cupcake was covered in white icing.  [...]

Camp Karakariki

At camp my group was called CAMP ROCK!
We did lots of activities.  One of the activities was BMXing.  Mr Fawcett showed us how to go over the hills on a bike.  Then four people from CAMP ROCK got a BMX bike and one person went at a time.  Everyone had a few turns going around the [...]

The Hamilton Gardens

On Saturday I went to the Hamilton gardens.
In the Victorian gardens we went to catch tadpoles. We got lots of them in fact we got so many the pond was nearly empty of its tadpoles.
In the jungle part of the glass house building we saw 3 pitcher plants, one was yellow, one was green, and one was red. In the desert part of the glass house building we saw some BIG cactus.
In the lake we saw [...]

Camp Karakariki

On the 2nd day of camp there were lots of activities.
I did BMX for my 3rd activity and it was my 2nd favourite activity.  Mr Fawcett took a photo of me when I went down the hill very fast.  I didn’t fall off the BMX.
The BMXs were easy for me, but I went pretty slow [...]

Kayaking

At Camp my group was the SUPER STARS.
On Thursday at Camp Karakariki I went kayaking. First I got my togs on and got my towel. Then I walked to the kayaks through a gate. It took about five minutes. I was nervous because I thought that I was going to fall in. I was excited. [...]

A Letter From Richie McCaw

On Monday we got a letter from Richie McCaw.
It asks us if we wanted to play for the Small Blacks.  We all said yes!
We play for Melville.  We play Rugby – it’s just what we do.
by SteMat, NatKan and ???
[image altered and "name" withheld at parental request]

Stick Insect

This morning my dad found a stick insect on our door.
He picked it up and put it in an old ice cream container with gladwrap on top.  He poked holes in the gladwrap with a fork.
I brought it to school and showed just about everybody in the school.  At morning tea Mr F took a [...]

The Weekend in Auckland

On Saturday, in Auckland, I had two choices.  Number one was to go to the museum.  Number two was to go to the star dome thing.
I chose the museum and it was really cool.  I saw a green moray eel and a moa.   I saw the dinosaur bones from the T-Rex named Sue.  I found out that the female T-Rex [...]

Meet the Chiefs

Yesterday we had an assembly in the hall to meet two of the Chiefs.
When we were all seated Mr Mangan introduced Joe and Hika the Chiefs’ prop and hooker.
They had four main messages-

Read
Eat breakfast
School is cool
Set goals

They also talked about their practices and training.  They let us ask lots of questions.
At the end they gave [...]

Cricket Match

On Sunday I went to the cricket at Steele Park.  
It was the Chiefs vs a celebrity team.  We lost, but after the game me, my brother and my cousin got autographs from the Chiefs.  I got the whole lot except the assistant coach and Sosene Anesi.
Some of the Chiefs are coming to school on [...]

Icy Tower

 
On Sunday 22 February me and Brock helped mum defrost the freezer.
“big bits of ice stuck to our feet”Mum scraped the ice into the bucket and we crushed it on our drive way. Big bits of ice stuck to our feet. We had to walk up and down our stairs to get it [...]

Rainbow’s End

On Sat 21st Feb we went to Rainbow’s End for my sisters birthday.
I went on a lot of the rides.  The Dodgem Cars was my favourite because I steered the car.  It was my first ride on a rollercoaster too.
It was a really awesome day.
by GatMic

The Smiling Bush

 
At school, at lunchtime I saw a bush that was smiling so I got my two friends.  Then after five minutes we saw my teacher Mr Fawcett and he took a photo of it. Now I’m writing about it.                                 [...]

Hot Water Beach

This is me, my brother and my sister in the hot water at Hot Water Beach on

Waitangi Weekend.
We had to dig a hole with a spade so that the water would come up through
the sand, we could only do this 2 hours each side of low tide.
Our water hole was the hottest, I thought it [...]

My Rhythm Sticks

These are my rhythm sticks that my Uncle Aaron brought me from Christchurch.
They are very difficult to learn.  I am getting better.
by KorLea

Captain Underpants

 
I picked this book from the library because I like reading Captain Underpants.  I’ve read the second one and the third one and I haven’t read the first one, but I want to read the fourth.  The third one is in 3D and comes with a disk.
 

[UPDATE] 13/02/09 My friend DunHar brought in these Captain [...]

Big Fish

On Sunday me and my friend went fishing and he got a big fish.
Then we went for a swim in the sea off the boat.
Then we went home.
By DunQui

Kingfisher

Kingfisher is a diving bird.
A Kingfisher has blue feathers and a black beak and a white body.
Some kingfishers live in New Zealand.
The Kingfisher dives in the water to get a fish. They lay eggs and the kingfisher babies grow big. Then they fly away.
I like them because of their colourful wings.
Illustrated by LatJos and PedMax.  [...]

Kākāpō

The kākāpō is the heaviest parrot in the world it can weigh up to 3 kg. Kakapo means parrot of the night
Kākāpō has yellow and green feathers with a hooked beak and orange feet with green wings
Kākāpō live in the South Island of New Zealand
Kākāpō make nests on the ground and are good at [...]

Keas

Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world.
Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings.
Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island.
Keas eat dead meat and food scraps and plastic lids.
Keas scratch their head feathers with their feet.
Illustrated and written by HarAnn

Morepork – Ruru

Morepork are a bird of prey and a big owl.  Morepork are native to New Zealand.
A Morepork looks like a big brown owl with big wings and a hooked beak.  It has big eyes to see in the dark.
Morepork live in the New Zealand forests.  They perch on big branches with lots [...]

Kea

The Kea is a mountain parrot. It’s a New Zealand native bird. Sometimes it’s called a clown bird. The Kea is related to the forest kaka.
The Kea’s back and wings are green, its nostrils are grey and its beak is black. Their green feathers are edged with black. Under its wings it’s orange. Kea grow [...]

Kea

Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world.
Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings.
Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island.
Keas hunt for animals.
Keas scratch their head feathers.
Illustrated and written by GorCar

Kingfisher

A kingfisher is bird from New Zealand and it’s maori name is kotare.
The kingfisher is blue, black, green, brown, yellow and their beak is black.
It dives down into the water to catch fish to eat. And it eats lizards and even mice.
They can go under the water to get food.
Illustrated and written by BarHam

Tui

The Tui has beautiful colours. Its Maori name is Tui. The Tui’s cousin is the Bellbird.
 
The tui’s colours are ,blue, green, black ,white and brown. The male is 32cms the female is 29cms. The female’s colours are brown and white. The Tui’s length is 30 cm. Tui are also called parson birds because of the [...]

Cockatoo

A Cockatoo has white and yellow feathers and are 29cm long. A Cockatoo has a sharp beak, sharp claws, white and yellow feathers which help it hide. Its wing span is about 30cm, it has a little yellow tuft of feathers at the back of its head.
Cockatoos live in the middle of the forest [...]

Kea

The kea is a native bird a bird of prey. Kea are related to kakapo and kaka.
It is a dark green colour. Under its wings it has orange so when it is flying you can see the orange.  The size of a kea is 460 mm long.
Kea can be found in the mountains and kea [...]