Year 6 Camp

Camp Bentzon Recount

Dr Seuss once said “Don’t cry because it’s over, Smile because it happened” and that is exactly what I did when it was time to go back home. During camp on Kawau Island I had lots of fun and I am pretty sure a lot more of year 6’s will agree with me.

The Talent show and Singing battles with Miss Macdonald and Mr Samuels was my favourite thing at camp, well... besides from being with my friends at freetime and abseiling. Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday morning was when these battles and talent shows all happened.

Something I really didn’t enjoy was the long walk with Mr J on the first day. I would of prefered a swim or playing volley but no, it had to be a humungous walk up and down hill. At last we have reached our destination on the other side of the Island (at least it felt like it). That made me feel happy, right up to the point where I found out we have to walk back the same way. I also wanted Mrs Erasmus to be there.

During this experience, I have overcome my fear of heights and have learnt how to sail. I can’t wait for year 8 camp. I wish I could go to camp bentzon every single year.   

Boat Making

This afternoon, room 17 had a technology challenge to build a boat that can float, with out giving it support or touching it. We got given 1 pair of scissors, 2 plastic bags, 5 pieces of cardboard, 10 popsicle sticks and 1 piece of blutack. Luckily, everybody's boats float.

Samoan Subject Poem

Samoa

Amazing View

Apia

Beautiful Blue Sea

Delicious Smoothies

Extremely Hot

Meaningful Carvings

Mena Fashion Wear

Samoa Rugby Union

Significant Tattoos

Unique Samoan Culture

The Bush

Walking through the bushes (a.k.a the shortcut) to Gloria’s house, Kaycee, Jonita, Tyla, Jorja and I stopped to pick some flowers for Gloria’s Mum. “Stay in groups, just in case something happens to one of us and Gloria’s Mum will really like these flowers, don’t you think?” Tyla says with the mixed emotions of nervousness and glee. “ Ummm guys where is Kaycee?”

Apparently, Kaycee thought she was brave and decided to go for an adventure of her own. Screaming with fear, she got dragged into the bush with a trail left behind. Luckily we spotted the trails and so we all went looking for our missing friend. Who could ever do something like this? Will we ever see Kaycee again? Are we ever going to get to Gloria’s house?....... These are all the questions we asked each other over and over again.

Meanwhile at Gloria’s house she started to get worried, so she came out looking for us and she also got the police involved in it. Quickly finding the trails, she learnt that it was a trail of somebody being dragged. In the meantime, Kaycee was too scared to do anything, but luckily we found her and the mean person who took her away in the first place tied us up too.

The police and Gloria then found us, “You're going into jail for a long time,” officer Bubbles said, slowly taking off the mask, it was a man named William Kimme, who has commits 2 crimes in the past 6 months. “ Thank goodness we’re all together again,” Gloria happily said.

At the end it was just a man wanting friends, and was crazy enough to kidnap some kids.

Vincent Van Gogh

This term in our Art Alive unit, Room 17 have been researching about a famous artist called Vincent Vain Gogh.

This very poor man suffered from depression. He often shows it on his paintings.

Though depression, Vincent cut of his earlobe and gave it to his girlfriend, but she didn't like it.

The famous artist Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1835 in Holland, and sadly he died in the year 1890 at a young age of 37.
 
Starry Starry Night.

 Sunflowers.

 Almond Tree in Bloom.

My Holiday Highlight

“Ahhh, finally it’s time to get back to school and write about my holidays,” I whispered to myself as I was waking up on Monday morning. I wanted to write about my holidays because it was really awesome. My church decided to go to the beach.

The first thing I did in my holidays was the most exciting thing ever, I went to Devonport at North Shore with my church for Good Friday. At first I thought I have Never been to Devonport but when I arrived at the beach I realised it was my third time there. Moana and Alice (my friends from church,) were already swimming so I just got changed and jumped into the freezing cold sea water.

Because the water was so cold, I only had a short but fun swim. When I was finally dry and warm I had something to eat with my friends and family. We all ate cassava, taro, potato salad, pig, crab salad, easter eggs, fruit salad, chocolate cake and ice - cream.

I’m bored, I quietly whispered to my friend Amanaki. An hour later, I was so fed up of waiting for something fun to happen so I just shot out of nowhere and shouted out “Who wants to play touch on sand?’’ “ Finally, there is someone that can actually be fun around here ” Moana and Alice happily shouted out. At the end everyone was so tired.

What I did on Good Friday with my church was so cool that I want to go to Devonport every single Easter Friday.

Charlie And Maria