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Article posted November 24, 2010 at 01:45 AM GMT •
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Today we did the eastern zone Athletics. It was really fun. I came 2nd in all my sprints (80m & 100m)and came 3rd in the long distance (400m) a quarter of the way I couldn't feel my legs cause I had to do it twice once for the heat and once for the final.I came 2nd in long jump and 2nd in hurdles by a millimetre. For the Flying Squad relays Puahue came 1st and Puahue has came 1st ever since I started and I've always been in the Flying Squad.
Article posted November 24, 2010 at 01:45 AM GMT •
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Article posted September 23, 2010 at 01:27 AM GMT •
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Rumble...rumble...rumble...
“What’s happening?
On Saturday 4th September there was an earthquake at 4:35 am. Luckily it was in the morning because most people were in bed and that’s safer than being in a building shopping.
It was a 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale. The Richter scale measures not the length or size of an earthquake but the strength of it. The epicentre of the earthquake was 30 km away from Christchurch. The epicentre is the exact place where the earthquake started. Places close to the epicentre would be destroyed. The epicentre was 10 km underground.
Water and sewage pipes have broken and sewage is getting in the fresh water. People have to boil the water to make sure it’s safe to drink. Also the power lines have broken so there is no power. Almost every milking shed has no power or water except for one. It is used to milking 400 cows a day but now it milk 4000 cows a day. Amazing!
There are more than 100 000 buildings damaged. More and more buildings get damaged because more than 100 aftershocks have happened.
The Dean’s homestead is an old house, not your average 50 year old house, but a one hundred and thirty year old house. Yep, going right back to 1880. Xavier, the boy who lived in the house fell out of the broken wall and he lived. Amazingly there were no deaths in the earthquake but there were two serious injuries. There were lots of cuts and broken bones.
Engineers check buildings to see if they are safe to go into. They put stickers on the buildings to show which are safe and not safe. The green sticker means safe. The yellow sticker means it needs some fixing. The red sticker means it is too dangerous to go inside.
University students have been cleaning the mud and sand off the streets since they have no classes, which is really cool. Children have been standing in the cracks in the road. I think it’s bad because what if an aftershock came and they got stuck.
Article posted September 23, 2010 at 01:27 AM GMT •
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Article posted September 23, 2010 at 01:26 AM GMT •
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Dairy products are foods made by milk.
The milk from the cow comes from the grass they eat. The nutrition in the grass gets produced into milk. The cow has four different parts of its stomach. The milk travels through the four parts of the stomach by its bloodstream. Some of the milk goes to the udder. The milk in the udder stays there until it’s milked.
Some countries hand milk their cows but most countries machine milk their cows. Machine milking is much faster than hand milking. It takes about five minutes. The farmer attaches suction cups to pull the milk from the udder.
The milk is picked up from farms by tankers every day. The tankers are insulated so the milk stays cold. The tankers take the milk to factories to get pasteurized. Pasteurization is a process to kill the germs. To kill the germs you must heat and then cool the milk quickly.
The milk then gets bottled up and stays as a liquid milk or cream. Or it gets further processed into cheese, butter, yoghurt or ice-cream.
Dairy products are important because they give you calcium to make your bones stronger.
Article posted September 23, 2010 at 01:26 AM GMT •
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Article posted August 1, 2010 at 11:46 PM GMT •
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New Zealand is a small, island country in the South Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand has two main islands, the north and south. New Zealand has many smaller islands like great barrier island and WaihekeIsland. New Zealand’s better known landscapes are the mountains. The Southern Alps are a large group of mountains in the south island, the tallest mountain in New Zealand is Mount Cook it is 3764m tall. The mountain was found by James Cook. LakeTaupo is the biggest volcano in New Zealand, instead of being the largest lake it’s the largest volcano. The longest river in New Zealand is the WaikatoRiver.
New Zealand makes its money by selling dairy products, wool, lamb, Kiwifruit and other crops. It also makes its money by the tourism; people from all over the world come to New Zealand to see the amazing things to see.
The popular sports in New Zealand are Rugby; The All Blacks are our team, soccer; All Whites are our team, Netball, go silver ferns says New Zealand, cricket and Water sports. The World Rowing Championships 2010 is going to be here in NZ!
In New Zealand the only native mammal is a type of bat. We have lots of native birds, many of them can’t fly. The kiwi is our national emblem also people in NZ are called kiwis.
The population in NZ is 4 million. Most people live in towns or cities. The capital city is Wellington. The biggest city is Auckland with 1million people. Although New Zealand is a small country it has a lot of different variety with it’s plants, birds, landscape and people.
Article posted August 1, 2010 at 11:46 PM GMT •
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Article posted July 21, 2010 at 07:09 AM GMT •
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Yay!!! It's term 3 and I can see all my friends again! Now it is Term 3 I am going to set up goals for my learning like for example I will try to get to level 20 on basic facts. I hope. I have a good term and year.
Article posted July 21, 2010 at 07:09 AM GMT •
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Article posted July 20, 2010 at 09:45 PM GMT •
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“Ruby, do you want to come to my house?” asked Tyler.
“Sure, I’d love to. How’s this weekend?” Ruby asked.
“Perfecto,” Tyler giggled. “You can come for the night if you want to.”
“Okay,” Ruby said.
Ruby is a beautiful girl who lives on Tie Street. She has golden hair and sparkling emerald eyes. She is sweet and polite. As for Tyler she had gleaming sky blue eyes and shiny brown hair. Tyler is the same as Ruby, sweet and polite.
As the days went by it became Saturday and is the day Ruby goes to Tyler’s house. Tyler’s house is yellow with a grey door. It has a red roof and an orange chimney.
“I’m so excited Ruby said to Tyler as Tyler’s Mum drove them to the house.
“Shall we play in the attic?” Tyler asked Ruby.
“Sure ...” Ruby said, but she got cut off by Tyler’s mum.
“But you girls shouldn’t go in there today because I’m cleaning the attic today.”
“Okay,” said Tyler. “We’ll just play in there tomorrow, right Ruby?”
“Right Tyler.
When they got home they played in Tyler’s room for ages.
“Dinner time girls,” Tyler’s mum said loudly, so the girls could hear.
“Okay Mum we’re coming!” Tyler yelled.
“What kind of pizza is it? It’s very nice,” Ruby whispered.
“It’s Mum’s special combo pizza,” Tyler whispered back.
“Oh,” said Ruby softly.
“Should we go to bed Ruby?” Tyler asked.
“Oh that’s what I was going to say.”
“So let’s go then.”
“Shall we go to the attic Tyler?”
“Yes, let’s go Ruby.”
So the girls climbed up the stairs and up the ladder until they got to the attic. They closed the trap door and had a look around.
“Wow, check this out Ruby,” Tyler said.
“What is it?” Ruby asked.
“It’s an old porcelain cat,” Tyler answered.
“It’s so cute.”
“I know.”
“We should leave Tyler.”
“Yeah, let’s go.”
They went to the trap door and tried to open it but it didn’t budge. They tried again and again but nothing happened.
“Girl’s get up. I thought you wanted to go to the attic!” Tyler’s Mum shouted.
The girls got up and they both realised they had been dreaming about the porcelain cat and getting trapped in the attic.
“I don’t want to go there anymore. How about you?” Tyler asked Ruby.
“No thanks. I don’t want to take the risk of getting trapped.”
Article posted July 20, 2010 at 09:45 PM GMT •
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Article posted July 20, 2010 at 09:44 PM GMT •
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Once upon a time there was a fisherman. His name is Barry. He always goes out fishing at Gaul Bay, every holiday. He set off at early morning so he could get the best fish. Gaul Bay is very popular so his trick is to get up early and set off. He is forty but he’s very passionate about fishing.
He gets dressed into his white fishing hat he bought a few years earlier. He got his black turtleneck sweatshirt and his brown trousers. He always wears his gumboots and always brings his rod. Barry always goes in spring.
“This is going to be great!” Barry said with enthusiasm.
So Barry set off. He always brought a few pieces of bait so he could catch a fish to use as bait. He only brought a few bits because he was such a great fisher (that’s where practice, practice, practice comes in).
“Yes, I’ve got a fish on the line!” Barry exclaimed.
Barry tugged and tugged. The fish tugged and tugged. But Barry tugged harder and he got what he wanted. The fish!
“Sorry little fella,” Barry said apologetically.
Then he used the fish for bait.
Barry waited and waited unto he felt a tug on the line. It was no ordinary tug. In fact Barry fell in the water and came face to face with the biggest trout he’d ever seen. The trout opened his mouth and Barry fell in.
“Aaaarrrrrggghhhh!” Barry screamed.
As Barry fell in the trout’s mouth began to close.
Barry remembered something he had learned in the past. What Barry remembered was how to get out of a whale’s mouth. Being in a colossal trout’s mouth wasn’t much different.
So Barry walked to the side of the trout’s mouth and tickled it. He walked to the other side and did the same. Then he went to the middle and did it once again.
Then the trout spat and out flew Barry.
“I did it!” Barry yelled, very bubbly because he was still in water.
He swam out and grabbed the side. He climbed out and set off home.
Barry, I can tell you, is going to remember this story for ever.
Article posted July 20, 2010 at 09:44 PM GMT •
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Article posted April 22, 2010 at 12:01 AM GMT •
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In my class I am the techspert(Technical expert). It gets really annoying when somebody calls me every 10 seconds when the computers are full. I tell people to wait whem I'm helping somebody.
Article posted April 22, 2010 at 12:01 AM GMT •
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Article posted April 19, 2010 at 11:20 PM GMT •
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“We’re going to climb a mountain? What mountain?”
On Tuesday 9th March the Livewires and Mrs Collins from Room 6 went to check out the tracking tunnels for pests who eat eggs from our native birds. We went to the Kaka enclosure. It was so cool – they were like Tarzan only in bird form though.
When we entered Maungatautari there was a huge fence that goes around the whole of Maungatautari. The mesh on the fence is so small even small enough for small animals not able to fit through. People must have done a lot of tests. Before we went to the track there was ….a cage? The cage was so no pest got into the mountain. The cool thing is that both doors have a special connection thingy so only one door can open at a time. The entrance is so fascinating I wonder how they made it.
When we got to the kaka enclosure, which is amazing to see, all the Kaka were flying around the trees and climbing vines. There was another type of bird called Kakariki. In Maori Kakariki means green and they are little green birds. They are bigger than sparrows but smaller than Kaka.
I felt privileged to come and experience this feeling. I wish I could soar through the sky like birds can.
After a long time we finally got to the place we came for, now is going to be the place to do some real venturing. When we were climbing over and through…..buzz…buzz….buzz… ow…ow…ow bees came and I got stung twice. It really, really hurt and I have never been stung before so I was crying. Others got stung too – the people who got stung were me, Josh, Casey, Eden and Jasmine. We wanted to leave so we went back to school.
Oh, I forgot. The tracking tunnels are quite long. They are black so at night they are hidden easily. To make sure we weren’t lost there were bright pink ribbons so we can find our way. We had different leaders so some of us led the way. On the ribbons there were two letters on the ribbons they were R and S.
Back to the bees. 2 parents got stung. Shaelyn’s Mum got stung so did Jasmine’s Mum. 7 people got stung and 18 stings altogether. Ouch!!!
Article posted April 19, 2010 at 11:20 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:59 PM GMT •
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“Oh No!! The ground is shaking, there could be an earthquake!! Get under cover!”
On Saturday a terrorizing earthquake began in Chile. People were horrified and scared wondering if you will live or not. That earthquake started a Tsunami heading toward NEW ZEALAND. As well as many other countries and islands, some will die.
Luckily it was less powerful and less big when it reached us. Where part of the Tsunami was, was very near Miss Knight’s sister’s house! Plus some people were so stupid that they would stay and look and watch and then they’d run? How risky is that. That is just foolish. See I can’t stop talking about how dumb it is.
Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:59 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:58 PM GMT •
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Dad, you know how you said you’re taking us swimming somewhere. Where? Events Centre I bet! No we’re not, it’s a secret. Please tell me.
On Saturday 13th of February me, Cerwyn, Fin and Dad went to Hamilton to see Dad’s Cousin Tracey and her two sons, Josh and Logan. They have a pool outside. They also have Guitar Hero, the have the guitar, drums and microphone. They have a Wii and Playstation. I played Wii sports a lot and on the Sims on the PS2 (Playstation 2). That night we did a pretend band with the Guitar Hero stuff. After we watched some of Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince, we didn’t watch a lot of it, we wanted to go for a BIG night swim instead. We did bombs and dives. They even have mini hoops and sticks that sink so we can go under the water and grab them. I liked that the most within being in the pool. If you think we had fun – well think again…we had tons of fun. After that we had to go to bed. The next day we left at 5 o’clock. Then we went to my Great Uncle Ron and Great Auntie Diane’s house and had dinner there.
Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:58 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:54 PM GMT •
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“Doo doo de doo da. Aaargh!!! Help, help, cat, cat, somebody do something!” Miffy Mouse cried.
“Hello mouse” the cat said, “I’m Curtis” introduced Curtis Cat. “Just call me Curtis if you like.”
“Ok” answered Miffy Mouse nervously.
“I’m Miffy. Will you eat me?” asked Miffy.
“Of course not, otherwise I would have sneaked up and quickly gobbled you up just like that” said Curtis.
“You have a point” Miffy said. “Well do you want to be friends then?” asked Miffy.
“I would love to be friends with a kind little mouse” Curtis said.
“Why thank you Curtis. Do you have an owner by the way?”
Curtis looked at Miffy strangely.
“What did I say?” Miffy asked confused.
Curtis just laughed and said, “Let’s go Miffy”.
As the two new friends walked into the sunset they wondered if they would stay friends forever.
Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:54 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:52 PM GMT •
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Name of Fyfe
Resident of Te Awamutu
Friend of my cousins, Cassidy, Gregory, Kate
Who hates mosquitos, mean annoying people
Who loves family, art, blue
Who needs family, brain
Who gives enthusiasm, smiles, friendliness, love
Who feels happy, cheerful
Who wishes to travel the whole world
Who fears hail storms, lightning storms
Who is a Livewire at Puahue School
Article posted March 14, 2010 at 10:52 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 5, 2010 at 01:45 AM GMT •
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I am going to start little stories and write them on my blog I would love to see comments on the stories.The series name is the Miffy and Curtis adventures.
Article posted March 5, 2010 at 01:45 AM GMT •
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Article posted February 8, 2010 at 09:36 PM GMT •
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At the top right on my blog there is a picture I drew that picture it took a while to finish the planning but I got there.The colour I used for my skin ran out!!!but we got new ones.Yes, and I used a shiny brown colour for my hair. So thats how my portrait was made.
Article posted February 8, 2010 at 09:36 PM GMT •
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Article posted January 20, 2010 at 02:15 AM GMT •
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The new school year is starting soon. Everyone has new Books and pencils and pens to buy bookcovers too. Learning who is in my class, last year they might not've been there but now we can be best buddies. New classmates new friends new teachers and all. So much fun this year we will have together and all.
Article posted January 20, 2010 at 02:15 AM GMT •
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Article posted December 2, 2009 at 08:21 PM GMT •
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One day in the spring time there was a girl called Anna. Anna was a beautiful girl. She is twelve years old. She loves the colour gold, puppies, kittens, singing, skirts, shoes and strawberries. She has shiny brown hair.
On a sunny Friday afternoon Anna was walking back from school. She let herself in and walked to her room. She turned the corner and froze in fear when she saw a large face right in front of her. The creature looked like a monster. It was huge and hairy. Two large, yellow eyes stared at her. It had large pointed ears that twitched and sharp teeth with fangs on each side. The beast bared its teeth and took a step forward.
The monster said, “Hi Anna,” in a friendly voice.
“Hi,” she said in a shivery voice. Anna feels scared and wonders how the monster knows her name. The monster chuckles in laughter. The monster reveals itself. It’s really Anna’s friend Lilly. Anna says, “Phew.”
Lilly asks, “Are you ready to go to the monster party? Sorry if I scared you. Well the plus side is that it is scary.”
“You’re right Lilly.”
“Anna, get dressed in your monster costume.”
“OK ….AHHHHH!”
Article posted December 2, 2009 at 08:21 PM GMT •
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Article posted October 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM GMT •
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I'm working with Jack and we're making the tail.
We both had an easy time thinking of what we used for it. I had some changes of things. I changed to using paint instead of pipe cleaners.
Article posted October 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM GMT •
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Article posted August 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM GMT •
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The Livewires live in the Waipa District, North Island in New Zealand. It is very peaceful. There is not much traffic and there is a lot of green grass.
Ten Livewires live in town and 14 live on farms. In New Zealand there are lots of farms. Most of them are dairy farms. Dairy farms have milking cows. Milk gets taken to a factory then gets sold. Milk is used to make cheese, butter and all that kind of dairy stuff. Also kiwifruit, maize and beef cattle are main exports too.
There are towns called Te Awamutu and Kihikihi. The population is around 10 000. The factories the milk goes to are the Fonterra Dairy Factory or Open Country Cheese in Matamata.
There are some small mountains such as Pirongia, Kakapuku and Maungatautari. They are all extinct volcanoes. Maungatautari is special because it’s a bird sanctuary that has a 50 km fence to stop pests such as stoats, ferrets, rats, cats, mice and dogs.
Article posted August 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM GMT •
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Article posted August 11, 2009 at 01:13 AM GMT •
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My Bff's are: Kate, Shanae, Olivia, Cassidy, Hayley, Lilli, Shanelle and Georgia. Kate is a very sweet, kind, helpful girl who always looks out for people and Shanae is a very funny,active always looking for fun kind of girl. Cassidy is well you know kinda like Shanae and Hayley is a kind of cheeky, funny and like Shanae always looking for fun. Lilli has a very interesting type of personality that's why she is on this list. Shanelle oh well she's awesome she is a great friend she always looks out for friends and not just friends for others to,last but not least is Georgia an awesome friend and is always cunning to help out. Well since now my story is finished and if you all want to hear more storys about what has happened always look for my blog.
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Article posted April 30, 2009 at 01:02 AM GMT •
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With Cheburashka we got a letter from Mrs Tarasevich and her class we all learnt a new thing that Cheburashka is a charecter from a tv show. We all felt excited when we got him.
Article posted April 30, 2009 at 01:02 AM GMT •
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Article posted April 28, 2009 at 12:09 AM GMT •
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On Monday I have homework to do. On Tuesday I have soccer and ballet. On Wednesday I have Music practise and Homework. On Thursday there's Homework. On Friday there's homework. How busy are you???
Article posted April 28, 2009 at 12:09 AM GMT •
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Article posted April 5, 2009 at 11:22 PM GMT •
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My name is a place in Scotland called Fife.I think it is a funny name. Do you think it is a funny name? Cause my friends do. Hi five to me I think they say Hi Fyfe.
Article posted April 5, 2009 at 11:22 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 29, 2009 at 10:19 PM GMT •
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On Wednesday 25th of March Room4 did some art with Mrs Mcneil since we were learning about toys. We did poems and pictures I started with the picture. I did Winnie the Pooh. We are learning to use alliteration. I'll type my poem that has alliteration in it.
Yolky yellow as bright as the stars,
A giggley gurt who laughs a lot,
Black eyebrows as dark as the night sky,
fat, fur so soft and warm,
a happy heart inside.
Did you like it?
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Article posted March 25, 2009 at 07:42 AM GMT •
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In my family there is my big brother Fin my little brother Cerwyn Mum and dad,Fin loves to read.[and likes making comics]Cerwyn is an Indiana jones fan.I am a toatl fan of Hannah Montana.Mum and Dad are fans of us.
Article posted March 25, 2009 at 07:42 AM GMT •
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Article posted March 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM GMT •
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Miss Knight’s cat feels like a soft pillow. The cat has a bony body. This cat looks cute. It has belonged to Miss Knight’s dad for a long time. It looks pretty with its bow. It has a wobbly cat and is an old cat.
Article posted March 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM GMT •
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On Monday 9th of March there was the exciting Puahue swimming sports. It’s a once a year event. There were lots of people. There were lots of noises. There were kicking, shouting, chants, splashing, jumping. It was very annoying for me when I was swimming. I did every race the 7 year olds would do, even the relays.
Article posted March 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM GMT •
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Article posted March 8, 2009 at 09:59 PM GMT •
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Hi, my name is Sam. I’m a koala. I have a terrible story to tell you but at least it has a happy ending. It all started with a beautiful forest with yummy for my tummy gum tress. Then just a few minutes later a fire started. I have no idea what made it happen. I was so terrified because I can’t run fast. Then a really nice man came. I think his name is Dave Tree. He gave me a drink. He must know I’m very thirsty. He took me to this place. I think it’s an animal care place where hurt animals are taken to be looked after. I’ve heard that animals of all different kinds are looked after there. I’ll be taken back to my natural habitat. So that’s my story. I hope you like it.
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Article posted March 8, 2009 at 09:56 PM GMT •
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The crab is not real. It’s just a woven basket. The woven parts are bumpy and scaly and it’s neat. It sounded like a child’s rattle with Miss Knight’s earrings in it. The lid looks like a hat for the crab. It will definitely not get sunburn. It has sharp legs. It’s got a cute little nose. Its eyes are funny. It used to have a handle on the lid.
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