Soccer!!!

On Thursdays this term, we practise soccer skills with two of the Napier City Rovers. Today when they came we only played games. It was teaching us skills though, because it was soccer games.
We learnt to dribble and shoot. I'm good at soccer and my friends think so too. We played Terminater, Ghost-Busters, and the Numbers game(not a maths game.)
I like practising soccer because it helps me get better. It was so much fun, but the sad part is that we only have one more week with them and then we play the tournament.
Some people had to wear bare feet because they only had socks at school. Sad for them because it was freezing cold. I felt so sorry for them because I wouldn't have liked it. My favourite part of the soccer practise was the numbers game.
(Courtney)

My fan

Last night I made a fan and tested it out to see if it worked, and it worked.
I put some stickers on it.
Then I made another fan for my friend Josephine. She loved it.
I added some stickers from mine to hers. My mum helped me make the fan part for me, and I put some stickers on it.
I put it in my bag for the next morning.

Alanna

Photography

Room 13 has been taking some photos, to participate in a photo competition.
The pictures we take are to show perspective, pattern, light and shade, texture, form, and the rule of thirds.
Here is one of the pictures I took of a chain on the adventure playground. I think this photo shows perspective.
Brodee

Beetroot

Just a few weeks ago, when mum didn't feel like cooking, dad cooked mum and me dinner. I felt bored. So I went away to play.
After quite a long time of playing, dad finally called out,"Dinner's ready!"
Mum usually cooks lunch and dinner, and sometimes dad would help.
I took my time coming to the dining room. While I walked, I thought about what we are going to have for dinner. I came and sat down. My eyes poped right out. Because right in front of me was a whole dish of beetroots with mince. I hardly ever tried it before.So I took a bite.
Completely disgusting. The red of the beetroot is intense! Really intense! It's like someone's dyed it bright red! My parents love it. It's tasteless to me. I don't want try that again!

Katie

Porritt Bear

On Friday we got a gold award. We got Porritt Bear as well by not getting any think sheets. I like Porritt Bear beause he is soft and cuddly. We got Porritt Bear for the first time. We got a Porritt Bear certificate beause we won. Porritt Bear has got a uniform, a top and hat. We didn't have his hat beause he lost his hat. Mr Ginns has got it.
Serene

Braces

Knock Knock!
"Hello!"
"Oh you're early. Sit down in the waiting room."
There was a couch. It was old; the whole house looks old. The house used to be an old house.
The receptionist yelled my name, "Sylvia Haren!" several times. I sprang up and skipped into the main room.

The man inside said, "Lie down on the chair."
The chair went down. We were ready to begin!
The dentist grabbed a drill and he made the braces. As they put glue on my top four teeth, the dentist said, "Don't put your lip on the glue. It will sting."
I gulped. I certainly won't be doing that!
Oww! They stuck the wire on. The wire dug into my lip and my gum. I got ulcers after a while.

I got to keep some little tooth brushes, so I can get the food out of the gaps, and wax to put on the annoying bits.
I said goodbye, and I was off.
I had a happy grin on my face.

Sylvia

What's that sound?

One early Sunday morning at 5:57am, I reluctantly got up to get something tasty to eat. I was hunting for something to munch on when I heard a loud thump.
I tiptoed around the house, trying to find whatever it was that fell.
Curiously I went into my room, and found a tinted green glass bowl and about 22 little earrings on the ground next to my desk!
Amazed, I saw my fat cat, Jinx, on the desk where once a bowl of earring had been. So there I was, cleaning up that mess, while my fat cat was happily curling up on my nice, warm bed!
Courtney