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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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