Gumboot Throwing

Gumboot Throwing!

I was backing into my driveway  on a fine Friday
afternoon when I saw a small white thing sticking out of
my letter box. I parked the car and walked over. I opened
up the letterbox and out slid a white piece of paper. I red
it in my head. This is what it said.

Gumboot throwing challenge

Saturday afternoon 1st December 1:00pm at Hagley Park.
Come and do the gumboot throwing,For the winner you
get a golden gumboot trophy.

I raced into the house and slammed the door shut behind
me. ¨I so need to do this¨ I yelled. I raced into the garage
and picked up my black gumboot and scuttled out to the backyard.
I practiced throwing the gumboot until I felt tired. The the
next morning I signed up for the competition online.
Then it came to 12:30 and I jumped into the car and zoomed off for an awesome day. When it finally came to
1:00pm there was a loud speaker blasting across the huge
green field. It said ¨up first is Sophie Baxter.¨ I watched
a beautiful strong girl walk onto the field. She picked up
a black gumboot with a white soul. She threw it 38.7
meters. All of the competitors were amazing. ¨Last but
not least we have Adelaide Geldard. I carefully walked
up to the gumboot and picked it up up. I threw it as hard
as I could and it landed standing up. A tall man walked
up to me and said “You threw the gumboot 50.2 meters.
30 minutes later everyone sat down on the grass and
waited for  man to announce the winner “And the
winner is Adelaide Geldard” I screamed my head off as i walked up to the golden trophy and heaved it into my
hands. The next morning I lay in bed with the trophy
next to me. “That was amazing” I whispered.

A&P Show

A&P Show

The A&P show is an amazing and interesting place for the
whole family to go and visit for a whole day of fun.

You should check out the A&P show because it is lots of
fun and you can learn about animals and lots of other
things.

At the A&P show there are heaps of animals. There are
horses that you can watch racing and their are farmyard
animals. The coolest animals are the horses with the
silky clean skin,the fluffiest black bunny in the world
and the creamy white coated goats snuggled next to their
adorable kids.

The main area is the TipTop family lawn with amazing
country singers on a huge black stage. Around the Tip
Top family lawn there are lots of free stuff like tattoes,
fans,lollies and other food.

So come and check out the A&P show every year and
experience the exciting fun!

The Secret Island

The Secret Island

As Ivy ,Evie and Ava drifted off into the ocean waving goodbye to their parents
the wind swooshed them far out into the ocean with their parents out of sight.

Evie swished her golden long hair away from her face so her sparkling blue
eyes could see where they were going. Evie got her hair stuck in Ava’s coco
brown hair and she pulled it out of the way.

They were drifting out into the ocean to go fishing for bluegills. The girls
loved fishing. Ivy, Ava and Evie grabbed their brown fishing rods and then
flung them out into the ocean.  

A few minutes later Ivy was tugging on her rod.¨This is a big one!¨she yelled
over the splashing rainbow fish in the water. Ivy tugged as hard as she could.
Her medium ash brown hair dipped a little bit into the water before tugging
out a rainbow trout.

Soon they were sailing peacefully on the ocean with a bucket full of bluegills.
They decided that they will move on to another spot and then later on they
would go back. Ava and Evie tried to lift up the anchor from the bottom of the
sea and managed to get it up on the boat by the big bucket full of bluegills and
suddenly the waves started getting bumpy.

More and more and then suddenly there was thunder and lightning and then
the boat started swaying up and down and side to side. “HELP!!!!!!!!! I DON'T
´WANT TO DIE!!!!!!!” Ivy Screamed. Ava fell out of the boat into the swaying
ocean above her. Evie looked over the side of the boat hanging on with all her
might trying to look for Ava. You could clearly tell she was crying.  Just then
she loosened her grip and fell into the cold freezing water and now only Ivy was
in the orange boat. She grabbed with all her might to stay on the boat but it was
no use. She was screaming and screaming until she stayed silent. She could hear
something. Something that sounded like the boat had popped and was loosing
air. She felt the inflatable sandstone boat as her hand fell deep into the boat.
The boat had popped. She loosened her grip and fell into the water with the
boat floating silently away.

1 day later out of the blue Evie woke up,looked around and straight away knew
where she was. They were on a tropical island.  But where was Ivy and Ava.
They had to be there somewhere. Evie lay down for a bit trying to get all the
water out of her body. She sat back up and raced over to where Ava was lying
down . She looked like she was dead.¨Ava, Ava wake up quickly!¨Evie shreaked.
Unexpectedly Ava opened her eyes to the sight of tears dripping on her nose.
They quickly raced over to Ivy and woke her up and they walked away.

1 hour later Ava,Evie and Ivy were surrounded by millions of coconut trees.
But the thought that was running through all their heads was how would they
get back. Instantly Ivy had an amazing idea. They would make a big sign that
said HELP out of sand.

30 minutes later Ivy was lying on the sand getting a suntan waiting for someone
to come.Out of  nowhere something started buzzing like crazy.Ivy just thought
it was a bee and lay back down.Ava and Evie came running back from playing
tag. “IVY IVY” I hear something what if it’s a helicopter.Ivy Jumped up
instantly and started
searching the sky. I see a orange thing coming towards us.”YAY YAY YAY we
are going to be SAVED!”Evie screamed.The orange looking thing was coming
towards us and Immediately landed on the hot boiling cider sand with sand
blowing everywhere in their eyes.

Half and hour later they were at home hugging their parent's and telling them
all about it.

“THAT WAS AMAZING” they all yelled!
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German shepherds

German Shepherds

By Adelaide

German shepards are a lovely breed of dog.The are very friendly and love humans.German Shepherds can live up to 10 to 14 years.

What are German shepherds used for?
German Shepherds were first used as sheep dogs in Germany.
Some German shepherds are trained for military dogs. Military dogs are used to sniff out bombs and other things like that. Other German Shepherds are used for search and rescue dogs. Search and rescue dogs help to rescue and find people that have been wounded or badly hurt. Other German Shepherds are used for airport dogs.Airport dogs sniff out drugs and metal things at the airport when you go through security and they also chase people that are being naughty.

What do German Shepherds eat?
Lots of German Shepherds eat a lot of dog food and meat.You should feed your dog 1 time a day. (If puppy 3-4 times a day). German shepherds eat eggs a lot but if you give them too much they will become sick.German Shepherds love cooked fish but same as the eggs if you give them too much then they will become sick.

Where do German Shepherds live?
Most German Shepherds live with people in houses. But they need a lot of grass to play and run around in. German Shepherds originated from Germany.

What do German Shepherds look like?
Lots of German Shepherds are really big. Female dogs can grow up to 53.34 centremetres tall and for males they can grow up to 55–60 cm. German Shepherds are usually a mid brown colour with a dark sky black.  Most German Shepherds have white bits under their chin.

Conclusion
Now that you have read all this information you may want to get a German Shepherd. German Shepherds are very very lovable dogs.ite bits under their chin. German Shepherds have black snouts.

My Magnificent Metaphors

This is my Metaphors

Amazing America

America

By Adelaide

America is an amazing place to visit. America has

Incredible places,Outstanding festivals and boiling sun.

Festivals in America

America has a lot of festivals. Here are some of them that you may
like:Independence day,Kwanzaa,Thanksgiving,Mash festival
Halloween and also Sasquatch. Independence day is celebrated on
the 4th of July. Independence day is a federal holiday in the United
States commemorating the adoption of declaration of Independence
from Britain.

Food eaten in America

Lots of American people have different food to New Zealanders. You
may like some of these particular ones suggested here:Tater Tots,
Sourdough Bread,Cobb Salad,Pot Roast,Twinkies,Jerky
and Key Lime Pie. Key Lime Pie is an American dessert made of Key
lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust.
Jerky is lean meat that has been trimmed off the fat, cut into strips,
and then dried to stop spoilage.

Places you can go in America

Lots of places in America are amazing and very very fascinating.
You can visit some of these top places you may like:magnificent
Honolulu,popular Grand Canyon,fantastic Maui,charming Hawaii,
fascinating Big sur, and  elegant Boston. These places have beautiful
beaches and incredible trees.These place are very sunny.

The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is an amazing sight and view to see. The Grand
Canyon is one of the largest gorges in the world.The Grand Canyon
is in the northern horizon northwest of the city

of Flagstaff. The Grand Canyon is an Incredible view. The Grand
Canyon Is 1,857 metres deep.The Colorado river flows through the
Grand Canyon.

Now that you know what America is like you can now go see for
yourself. You might even want to try the food suggested.

Puzzling Plucky Pick A Path

Supernatural Powers

Supernatural power

      

I was running at cross country coming 10th.
Zavier was coming 1st like he always does.I started to get angry
Then zoooom I went past five people and then nine.What was happening.
One minute later I was right beside zavier.I looked at my feet they were like
a cheetah trying to catch his prey.It was a miracle. The look on Zavier´s face
was really funny.I was now about ten steps ahead of zavier. Two minutes
later I was at the finish line. I had over lapped about 16 people.HEAPS of
people were cheering for me.I went over to my mum but she was as pale as
my palm.She wasn't even blinking.¨Mumm helllllo¨ I yelled.Oh hello.Was I just
dreaming or were you going as fast as a cheetah. ¨I actually have no idea¨I
Whispered.Come On let's go home before anyone else finds out about this
random weird thing.I zoomed home with my mum.I opened the door and
¨WOW why are you here hayley¨ I screamed.¨Guess what¨haley Whimpered.
I have super speed. Hey i do to.Cool.Hayley and I Ran back to school not
telling anyone and that was the end of that.

Embarrassing Moment-2

Embarrassing Moment-2

By Adelaide

I was standing there in the damp, cold changing rooms at the school pool.
I had no idea what I was doing. Everyone was getting changed and I was
just standing there in my wet togs with my towel wrapped around me.

¨5 more minutes¨ the teacher yelled out. OMG I hadn’t even got dry yet. I
quickly dried myself with my towel and then quickly grabbed my swimming
bag and reached my hand into it. I was touching the bottom. How was that
possible? I thought. My clothes were supposed to be in there. I looked all over the place and they were still nowhere to be seen.

I asked Isla if she could go and tell the teacher because I obviously couldn’t
because I was naked. Isla came running back saying that the teacher said
I have to put my togs back on and go and find them myself.

Oh No. How could I do that? I will probably never find them now I thought.
I quickly put back on my wet soggy togs and walked out of the girls changing
rooms. Everyone was dressed apart from me. I felt so embarrassed.

Also Zavier was standing their probably wondering why I hadn’t got
changed yet. I ran out of the gate wondering if they were in the toilets
where I go changed to go to the pools.

I ran into the girls toilets checking every toilet there was.”Nope” I said.
I ran to my bag putting something back.

OH MY GOD they had been in my bag the whole time.”I am soo dumb”

I thought to myself.I quickly went back to the girls toilets running with my
clothes in my hands.I got changed and went back to my class.I checks
went as red as tomatos.I was so Embarrassed.And I know that was the
last time I ever did that!!!

Scary Story

I was sitting their.REALLY REALLY bored. Micah,Brad Mum and I were travelling to a holiday home with my Mum’s partner and his kids. Once we got their and unpacked we had a look around. It was really cool. I went to look to see what the massive paddock was.Mum followed and all the rest of the people. I quickly shuffled through the very very long grass then suddenly stopped and stared. Their it was.sitting in the long green grass. A hedgehog. Frank (which is my Mum’s partner’s son) wanted to step on it. So I quickly protected it. Then we started walking back. The next morning Harriet (Which is my Mum’s partner’s daughter) and I found out that their was a paddock with geese,Sheep,Cows,Horses and a goat.My Mum and her partner came with us.We went to the goat first.The goat Slowly opened it eyes and then stood up.It came closer to us I started running with mum.I was scared.The goat started following me so I jumped up on my mum’s back.I ran all the way back to the house and that was the last time I ever went to the paddock.

Rice

Rice

Rice is from Asia. The domestication of rice is considered
one of the most important developments in human history.
Rice is the main crop grown in Thailand and Indonesia,
and in other Southeast Asian countries. In many places
in the world, rice is the staple, or main, food. ...
It is well suited to the tropical climate of places like
Indonesia and Thailand, where it grows well if the
rains are plentiful.

HOW TO COOK MINUTE RICE

1. BRING water to a boil. If desired, add butter and salt
2. to taste.
3. STIR in rice; Return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 MINUTES.
4. REMOVE from heat and stir; cover. LET stand
5. 5 MINUTES or until water is absorbed. Fluff with fork.

Port Hills Fire

On Monday 13th February 2017 around about 5pm there was an  extremely hot fire burning on the side of the Port Hills in Christchurch New Zealand .

There were 14 helicopters and 400 homes were evacuated on the Port Hills . Two fixed-wing aircraft fought the blazing fire on Wednesday evening but got stopped when it grew dark .

One helicopter pilot got his monsoon bucket caught on something and died sadly . Also 11 families homes got burnt down because of the massive burning fire.

Lots of roads were closed and the people of Christchurch were terrified especially people who lived on the Port Hills.

The fire also burnt down the back of the Christchurch quarry.It started in a car park.  

It took weeks to fight the fire and Sockburn school kids were talking about it and

When heaven saw the massive fire she said ¨OMG it is huge I hope it doesn't come down to the Christchurch town.¨

In a week's time the fire was finally out and people could go home.     

By Adelaide

How To Plant Beans

How to plant beans

       

   What you need:

   1. Broad beans

   2. Rake

   3.Two planks

   4.Ruler

   5.Three hook hoe

   Instructions:

   Step 1:Place the two 2 planks on the soil to walk on.

   Step 2:Make some holes that are 3 to 4cm deep

   Step 3:Place the beans in the holes about 20cm apart

   Step 4.Get the rake and cover the beans with the soil.

   Step 5. Use the hoe to make the soil soft again.

   Step 6. Make sure that you water them each day to help them grow.

   Step 7. Let them grow.

   Step 8. EAT THEM!

  By adelaide

FerryMead

   Ferrymead Heritage park

By Adelaide

If you want to know about life in Christchurch in 1850’s the best place to go is ferrymead Heritage park.On Wednesday 86 kids from Kahikatea visited ferrymead Heritage park.

                  Schools in the 1850’s

In the 1850’s the children that went to school rode horses to school. The playground at the schools aren't really playgrounds because there is only

a paddock for the horses and a grass bit because  the children had to use their imagination. BORING!. It only had the New Zealand flag.

Also the school was soooo tiny. They only had little desks in the school and a whiteboard and an ink jar.

If you were a teacher you couldn’t get married. If you did get married you would have to quit!!!

The girls that went to school had to wear a white little madan dress and a white tiny bonnet.The boys had to wear a grey top with buttons and grey pants which were grey to.

  

Looking at all of these Information about the 1850’s you can see that the schools and other stuff in 1850’s

are very different to now in 2017.

   By adelaide:)  :)

The Most Freakiest Adventure Ever

The Most Freaky Adventure Ever!

On Monday the 12th of september 2012 it was a burning hot sunny day in Gold Coast, Australia. It was finally the last day of school! At that school there was a group called The Storm Breakers! There were 3 girls in that group and there names are Heaven,Miriana and Adelaide. Heaven has long, blonde, wavy. She has bright blue eyes that sparkle in the sun light. Heaven likes the color pink. She is 5.8 feet tall. She is 16 years old. She wears a pink top that says STORM BREAKERS ROCK with white jean shorts. She has a Samsung Galaxy S7. Heavens phone case is pikachu. She has a Samsung Galaxy S7.

Miriana has long, brownish, blondish hair that is straight. She has blue eyes. Miriana likes the color purple. She is wearing a purple top that says STORM BREAKERS ROCK and white jean shorts. Miriana has a Samsung Galaxy S7. Miriana´s phone case is blue and has a Superman sign.

Adelaide has short, brownish, blondish hair. She has blue eyes. She likes the color turquoise. She has a Samsung Galaxy S7. She has a turquoise top that says STORM BREAKERS ROCK and white jean shorts. Adelaide has a Samsung Galaxy S7. Adelaides phone case is black with glitter on it.

That afternoon Miriana and Adelaide came over to Heavens house for dinner. When the two girls got to Heavens house they rang the doorbell and when Heaven opened the door to greet them they ran through the door and ran straight past Heaven and then suddenly… Heaven heard a loud scream. AHHHH!!! oh no thought Heaven as she ran into the kitchen to see her mum  and her to friends lying on the floor. Sorry Miriana and Adelaide said climbing up and then helping Heavens mum up. We were just so excited to tell you that our parents are letting  us go any where this holidays Miriana and Adelaide said with a squeaky voice. Yay yelled heaven excitedly. But there is one problem where are we going to go? Asked Miriana. Let’s go to Hawaii! Screamed Heaven and Adelaide together.

It was the holidays and they were all excited! The Storm Breakers which remember is their group name are going to Hawaii!!! Their flight is at 5:00pm today! They got to the airport at 4:30pm and well they were waiting they downloaded movies on Netflix. Finally their flight had been called. They all excitingly walked through to the plane. ¨Here we go!¨ they shouted loudly. It was a 2 hour and a half plane ride to Hawaii. Finally they arrived in hawaii! ¨Yay!¨ said Heaven ¨Yip we are actually in hawaii!¨ said Adelaide and Miriana. They had a hotel to stay in. Heaven´s suitcase is pink with sparkles that says Storm Breakers, Adelaide´s suitcase is turquoise that says Storm Breakers and finally Miriana´s suitcase is purple that says Storm Breakers. They reached their rooms. Their room was 15 but they had to move to the room 13 because the manager had to do a insect inspection and that would be for at least a week or so.They reached their rooms. Their room was 15 but they had to move to the room 13 because the manager had to do a insect inspection and that would be for at least a week or so.The Storm Breakers were in Hawaii they went for a walk through the forest they say is beautiful during the day but spooky at night and they went at about 4:00 in the afternoon.