Wellington

Hi guys! Last week I went to Wellington from Sun 22nd - Fri 27th. It was so fun! It took nearly the whole day to get there! It was about eight hours until we finally arrived. But it was worth it.

Capital E
I think my favourite place was the Capital E Media Lab, where we made 3D movies, using an app called 'Unity'. We made mountains, streams, flocks of birds... I would definitely do it again. We also took part in the Capital E ONTV program, where we were filming and performing a news script about fairy tale characters. I was the director, and so I got to wear a headset, and switch between the different cameras.

Life
The Wellington zoo was fun, and I saw some really unique and adorable animals that I'd never heard of before, like Squirrel Monkeys and Red Pandas. We also saw lots of marine life at the Island Bay Marine Reserve. There were crabs, brightly coloured anemones, different types of fish and seahorses. There were lots of different native animals in Zealandia, and we got to touch Tuatara.

Pools
The H20 Xtreme pools was really cool though, and there were three different water slides. There was a blue one, which was the usual kind of water slide; there was a black one, which was the same, but slightly longer, and pitch black; and a yellow one, which was just like a giant slide. 

Death
We went to the National Library, and we got put into groups according to our birthdays. I have a birthday twin! He has the exact same birthday, just one year after mine. We learnt about the Gallipoli war, and the groups of people who refused to go. We learnt about WW2 as well, at the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. There were 1.5 million buttons in their basement, each button representing a Jewish life lost in the holocaust era.

Parliament
We took a cable car to Lambton Quey, and walked to outside the Parliament house, where we met Andrew Little, the leader of the Labour party. We went inside, and had to pass through a metal detector. We had to listen to a talk, and then we went to a different room, where we had to sit through another talk, before meeting Barbara Krulger, the MP for Taranaki King Country. Then we went to the Chamber, with all of the Parliament people arguing with each other. It was so funny! They acted more like children than we do!

Observatory
The Carter Observatory was really interesting, and I learnt lots. Did you know you can eat Skittles in Space? There was a really cool space flight simulator. I crash into a planet, but some of the guys crashed into everything. It was so funny. We went into the theater, and there was a dome screen, where they taught us about all the differen constellations. There are so many! I really liked the Sirius constellation, or the 'dog star'.

It was the best camp I have ever been to, and I didn't want to leave by the end of it.

Goodbye, my awkward turtles!

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Term 1 Week 7 - Reflections

Hi guys! I had a really exciting week this week! Sort of. OK, so we had production callbacks, and I got a part! I'm the evil mayor, Brunella. It was originally Bruno, because it was a guy, but now is a girl, because I'm playing it, which is why the name's so weird. I get to sing a whole song by myself, and I have heaps of lines! Anyway, for choir I've got a solo too, in the song 'Lean on Me', which we're going to be doing next term. I've got lots of things going on this year. 3 days until Wellington Camp! I'm so excited! My friends are really getting annoyed with me. It's going to be amazing, and I'm going to have so much fun! Anyway, I think that's all for now. Bye!

Term 1 Week 6 - Reflections

This week, I have learnt that I'm a good actor! I got into callbacks for production speaking parts. We have to learn the words to a song, and then we have to sing it to them. And the song is.....................................
DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART!!!
It has a very long title, doesn't it? I finished my jumper yesterday, and I wore it today, because it's mufti day! Yay! I love mufti day. Don't you?
Wellington Camp is in 1 week and 4 days! It's way too long to radiator! Sometimes, I just wish I had a time machine. Oh well, I'll just have to be really patient, though that isn't my strong point. Anyway, goodbye!

Portrait Poems

#1

I am Dani                                                              

Daughter of Gillian and Jeremy

Who needs sleep, friends, books

Who loves her friends, reading, kittens, her family

Who sees words, beauty in everything she sees

Who hates bullies, silence, pain

Who fears heights, being an outcast, being alone

Who dreams of rainbows, kittens, unicorns

Who has founds poems of depression

Resident of Earth, the third planet from the sun

Archer

#2

I am an insane nerd

I wonder if I will be successful

I hear music swirling round in my brain

I see bowties and a big blue box

I want to publish a book

I am an insane nerd

I pretend to be The Doctor

I feel free, carefree

I touch the stars, I just wish that I could keep them

I worry that I’m not good enough

I cry over deaths of characters in books and movies

I am an insane nerd

I understand that not all people are nice

I say that everyone is equal, no matter what race, gender, or sexuality.

I dream of nothing

I try to make friends, and do well at school

I hope to be happy

I am an insane nerd

#3

Dani.

Annoying, intelligent, outgoing, lively,

Sister of Megan,

Lover of chocolate, music and reading,

Who feels happy when reading, in control when writing, and significant when singing,

Who needs friends, coffee, and books,

Who gives someone to talk to, humor, and friendship,

Who fears heights, death and being alone,

#4

Dani-

Annoying, lively, chatty, intelligent,

Second born daughter of Gillian and Jeremy,

Likes reading, writing and Evanescence.

Feels lively most of the time, except in the mornings,

Afraid of heights and not doing well,

Would like to see a book of hers get published-

Archer

Term 1 Week 5 - Reflections

This week, we did a lot of different tests. We did everything from PATs to basic facts tests, so we didn't really do much learning. We had Tech Arts, and we got sorted into different groups for the Wellington Trip, which is in 2 weeks & 4 days! We got sorted into everyday groups, our cabins, and what we're doing for ETV. I'm going to be director! I've been having trouble reading things on the white board, so I had an eye test, and I learnt that I'm getting glasses! I can't wait! Anyway, that's all from me. Bye, see you next week!