Prayers of the Faithful

Dear Lord, we pray for our world. May the fighting in our world stop so we can all be at peace.
Lord hear us.

Dear Lord, we pray for the church. May all the church keep spreading the good news.
Lord hear us.

Dear Lord, we pray for all the grandparents of the world. May they all be loved.
Lord hear us.

Dear Lord, we pray for our community. May we all have a safe place to live.
Lord hear us.

Dear Lord, we pray for our school. May we all have a safe holidays.
Lord hear us.

Mystery Creek

"Hello, everyone. Welcome to Mystery Creek, which is home to some mysterious mysteries." Allan tried to say in a spooky voice. It didn't spook us at all. In fact, it made us all laugh into tears but soon we all got over it and went inside to listen to the story about how Mystery Creek got its name. I know what you're thinking but I'm not going to tell you that story till another day, so here's the story of what we did.
First, we did an object search all over the olden day village. We got to go into the dairy factory, the church, the hospital, the school, the garage and the black-smiths and there was a jail, but we didn't get to go in there until after. In all of those places, we learnt a lot and, in the school, we learnt that the dentist was right next to the school and the kids used to call it the murder house so, when they had to go to the dentist, they hid in the bushes and the teachers had to grab them by their ears and drag them to it. 
We also learnt that, in olden days, girls had to dress in blouses and bonnets and maybe some leggings, and the boys had to wear long sleeved t-shirts even if they were too big because they were hand-me-downs but they did really care and they also wore hats.

Alison Shanks

Today, Alison Shanks visited us at school. She told us that she had to watch the 50 second countdown. The reason for that was because it made her nervous. She showed us her dazzling dark black bike and she showed us that her bike was as light as a feather. The wheels of her cycling bike were all covered in so that she could ride faster. She also showed us the correct position when you ride a cycling bike. She showed us her cycling uniform. It was black with a white fern and about her helmet, she said, ''The smoother the helmet, the faster you glide.'' 
She got Jacinta to wear both then she chose volunteers to fold the flag. She told us that they the key to success is not by just training your body but your mind as well. She also told us that 30% of people achieve their personal best. 

Bible Reading

00035 from Pam Thomson on Vimeo.

Drink Driving

Paige Drink Driving Speech from Pam Thomson on Vimeo.

Matariki

A Matariki Story

Once long, long ago lived seven little tui. They were playing outside and their mother said to stay near the tree so when it was dark they wouldn't get lost.

 One day, they weren't as close to the house as they normally were and, when the sun fell, the moon started to rise. The moon wasn't shining as bright as the sun normally did, but it shone like the glistening sea's edge on a great winter's night. Owls hooting filled the night then the seven little tui showed goosebumps as they became more frightened through the night.

It got darker and darker and colder and colder then soon all the tui drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, they weren't in the forest anymore. All they saw was the moon and the stars because the moon had taken them up into the sky during their sleep. The moon used its special powers to take kids who didn't listen to their parents and turn them into stars.

That is how Matariki came to be.

The Forest Friends

Cole and Daryl were best friends. They loved to go to the forest that was only a three minute walk away. On sunny days, they hated being inside the hot, hot house.

One great autumn afternoon, Cole and Daryl decided  that they would go into the forest to explore.a Rosella and a dove were resting on a tree branch when they got there. They wanted to see what they were going to do.
 Instead of staying on the path they were in an unrecognisable place. Owls cooing filled the air with echoes then they herd a totally different sound fill the air. It was a happy hopping bunny family and then Cole and Daryl started to follow them. At first they thought the bunnies were leading them in circles, but then they saw the tree where the kite got stuck.
They yelled out, "Mum, Dad"hopefully  then they heard,'' yes,yes where are you ''
There mum had come looking while dad was still snoring his head off.

''we're over where our kite got stuck'' called the boys.

From Jamling Tenzing

Jamling Tenzing

May 14 at 1:56pm · Namche Bazar, Nepal

To all the children of St. Paul's primary school, greetings from the Himalayas.
I know you have been following John and our journey to the to roof of the world. I hope you learned something about our mountains and culture.
I invite you all to join me one day to visit our part of the world.

Hi I'm Paige my class and I loved to read the stories about when you and John hiked to base camp, and I would like to try climb Mount Everest if you'll still let me, when I'm older.


Jamling Tenzing Hi Paige. It is our pleasure to share a part of our history and culture. I hope you will be able to experience it first hand when you visit in the years to come.

Mount Everest

Magic Show

We were all on the floor of our hall watching the first magic show of the day. The magician's name was Jonathan Usher.

We all sighed, "Oh, wow!'' as Jonathan crushed the can, then the can re-opened and it poured out the drink again. 
The most exciting trick was when Jonathon got a piece of rope and took the ends off, and he was left with a circle piece rope, then he put the ends back on and it was back to normal.
Jonathan's tricks were so clever, we laughed in class.

Next, it was the second magic show of the day. It was familiar. It was  the El Gregoe show and it came with a message. It was to have a bully-free school combined with magic. We were learning as well as laughing at the same time. It was interesting and funny at the same time. 

The coolest and dangerous trick was when  Sue, El Gregoe's assistant, performed the floating man trick. We all gasped in excitement.

Pentecost

The Church is people spreading the Good News about Jesus.
Before Pentecost, the followers of Jesus locked themselves in a room because they were scared that they would get killed like Jesus. 
All of a sudden, the Holy Spirit appeared in the form of fire and wind. The Holy Spirit gave them courage. They were now brave enough to go out and begin spreading the Good News. This day was called Pentecost. It was the birth of the Church.

Home

In the holidays, my mum and I went to the movies.
When we got there, it was 6 o'clock. We had to buy our tickets. It was so hard, because there were so many movies to choose from, but we knew not to pick 'The Hunt for the Wilder people' without Dad.
We finally came to a decision and got tickets to see the movie, 'Home.' As we stepped into the theatre, it was as black as the sky at midnight, without the stars in the sky and we saw these comfy soft chairs. 
As we sat down, it was very peaceful. The main character was a little purple alien called Oh and sometimes during the movie, Oh had makeup on which made Mum laugh.
It was really fun to watch the movie with my mum. My mum is the best in the world. I would have no other mum but her.

Zoo Day

As our class ran through the door, this beautiful peacock came running wonderously towards us.
Our  class were at Hamilton Zoo because we'd filled up our marble jar and now we had to investigate if a zoo is a good place for animals.

We stood still, admiring its beautiful colours then we carefully crept towards it. I felt scared because it might have bitten me. When I got close enough to stroke it, its feathers felt lushishly smooth. A lady told us that the peacock's enclosure was the whole entire zoo, except for the other animals' enclosures. The peacock showed us lots of wonderful colours - blue, green, yellow, pink and purple. It was amazing. When it spread its tail, it looked like there were lots of eyes glaring at me. I loved it because, when its tail opened, I felt a wind, and the colours on its tail showed gold, blue, green and black. As it opened slowly, it was gorgeous. Its tail covered its neck which looked about one metre tall, then it walked a little closer. I walked slowly and quietly. It loved being stroked.
I enjoyed going to the zoo and I would go again because it was so enjoyable.

Saint Patrick

WALT retell a story.

WWBSWW tell the story in our own words.

Planning

Who St Patrick was and what he liked doing and what he didn't like doing

 - where he was born - what his family was like

He liked walking on the beach. He liked whittling his slingshot.

He hated school.

One day,

- didn't go to school

- went to the beach

- pirates came

- stole him and the other girls and boys

- sold him in Ireland to Milchu

- was a shepherd - looked after sheep and pigs (swine)

- started talked to God - trusted God and was happy

- One night, heard God talking to him - told him to go the a ship

- when he was on board, - big storm - ship grounded in France

- crew starving

- Patrick asked God for help

- God sent him pigs and an apple tree- ate pork dinner and apple sauce

When he was a little boy he didn't go to school.  He was stolen and sold as a slave. He was a Shepard to sheep and swine as he grow older. He climbed on to a ship then a storm came and put them aground and they were in France.

One day A little boy called Patrick didn't go to school, he went to the beach as he was running along grabbing little glistening white rocks, he suddenly froze with far, as the black pirate ship drifted slowly to shore. once the crew and captain jumped off they stole girls, boys and Patrick they sailed and stumbled upon a market in France. The captain sold them as slaves, Patrick got sold to Milchu and worked as a Shepard of sheep and swine (pigs) for six years, then he heard a voice that said ''a ship is ready for you''. Patrick ran to the beach and climbed on to the ship he sailed with the crew on board the ship for three days then a gigantic storm came and Patrick prayed to God then a wave took them to the ground. They walked for seaval days and Patrick asked God for some help, then God sent them some apples and pigs they had pork with apple sauce for their dinner. 

Swimming Sports 2016

Thursday was swimming sports. I had three races. In one, I was the only 9 year old in that race so I raced the 8 year olds. I came third in all of them. The races I did were freestyle, breastroke and back stroke. It was really fun. My dad, Sharna and Jarell were there. When my cousin Rhegan was swimming, she came 2nd, 3rd and 2nd again. After that, we had the junior races. It was Sarah's turn. She did really well. She got 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th. 
After that, we had free time. I got to dive off the deep end of the pool. I swam as fast as the wind to the other end of the pool.

The Rocket

As I anxiously stepped on the rocket, it wobbled like a long strip of jelly on top of the waters edge. I ran as fast as the wind. I slipped and flew like a bird head first into the sparkling silver-like water. 

 Yesterday, my whole class went to our last day of swimming. We went on the rocket. I did make it half way . It was super long. Red, blue and white was the colour of it. 

At first, I was afraid and then it was fantastic. It felt like I was soaring through the air like a bird. Splosh! Splash! the water went as I bombed in. It felt like one thousand ice cubes grabbing onto my skin.On my last turn, I got so close to the end.

World of Maths

Thump! Thump! Thump! Monday was the World of Maths. I led a group. My group was Ella, Ava, Ashton and Sienna. The person who had golden-like hair set the whole thing up. Her name was Kath. 

My group started with, "How many feet?" then we moved on with another activity. My group's favourite one was the monkey.

The Most Beautiful Thing in the World

Year of the Monkey

sshin-nyen kwhy-ler. 

Happy Chinese New Year. 

2016 is the Year of the Monkey.