Kaponga Athletics Prizegiving 2016

On Wednesday night I attended the Kaponga Athletics Club Prize giving for 2016. Kaponga Athletics Club is a local athletics club in our area that ranges from ages 0-15 and it is a heap of fun. At the end of the season we have a Prize giving to celebrate how well all the kids have done. I did very well on the night. I got 4 awards. For my first award I got most overall points for 11 years. I also got the junior women's championship, and junior women's track events. I received one more trophy which I happened to tie with my sister Jorja ( here is her blog if you would like to check it out!)which was the trophy for field events. Lots of other kids did really well but I was proud with myself for doing so well. I can't wait to do Kaponga Athletics again next season!

(My Trophies I won)

Auroa School 125th Jubilee Celebration

Thanks to Mr Bloor I have another amazing video to share with you guys. Here are some highlights of the significant event of the year. The 125th Jubilee for Auroa School and districts community. This video was created with footage he took on his drone and also by camera and has once again made an awesome video out of it. I hope you like it.

Quiz Time!

Here are some fun quiz questions to test your general knowledge about technology:

1. Solar power generates electricity from what source?

2. Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007?

3. In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?

4. True or false? Nintendo was founded after the year 1900.

5. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?

6. Is the wavelength of infrared light too long or short to be seen by humans?

7. Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what?

8. True or false? Gold is not a good conductor of electricity?

9. The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car company?

10. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.

11. In terms of computing, what does ROM stand for?

12. Did the original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games?

13. What is the Earth’s primary source of energy?

14. IBM is a well known computer and information technology company, what does IBM stand for?

15. Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?

16. What science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics?

17. True or false? In computing, keyboards are used as input devices.

18. What does the abbreviation WWW stand for?

19. Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?

20. True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’.

Write in the comments your answers and I will tell you if your answers are correct or not. Keep an eye on my blog for more fun quizzes!

 

 

Swimming Sports 2016

On the 8th of March our school held our annual Swimming Sports Day for 2016. It was a great day. I competed in 6 events (75m individual medley, 25m freestyle, 25m breastroke, 25m backstroke, 50m backstroke and the whanau relay). I was really proud to do so well in all of them. In my first race the 75m individual medley I got 2nd. In my second race the 25m freestyle I got 2nd too. In my last 3 races breastroke and backstroke I was lucky enough to take the win. And finally in my whanau relay ( our whanaus at Auroa are our houses which are Haua Piko(green), Haua Roa(yellow), Auroa( Red) and Hinenakau(blue). I was competing for Haua Piko against the other whanaus and we managed to get 3rd. Overall it was a brilliant day and I was really proud that I did so well. Once again Mr Bloor has made an amazing video of the event so here it is. Make sure you subscribe to sonic vision studios and keep updated with what events our school is doing.

Book Review

Today I am reviewing the book Called "Bloodtree Chronicles: Sanspell" By Elizabeth Pullford. It is an amazing book and it is also by a New Zealand writer. Here is a description of the book:

When the Bloodtree loses its last leaf, there will be no more stories in the Silvering Kingdom ...The Silvering Kingdom is the home of fairy tales but the kingdom and all those within are in danger of vanishing because the Bloodtree - the source of all stories - has been poisoned. 'Sanspell' is a story that has been cursed. It is up to Abigail (Spindale) to enter the fairy tale world and save the story-tree. Together with Flint, whose mother Trinket is being held captive by the evil Rackenard, they set off on a journey: three drops of Trinket's blood is what is required to save the tree. The race is on ...but can they survive the wicked Zezmena's spells?

It is a great book and I would highly recommend it. It is perfect book for the kids from ages 10-14. I give this book a 9-10 and I hope you check it out.

2016 Athletics Day

On the 3rd of March the Kaponga Athletic Club held the Inter School Athletics Day. This is a great day that has gone on for 16 years! 6 schools participate in the event to take away the Fitzgerald Trophy. We (Auroa) had already won it 4 years in a row and we were hoping we could take it away again. I participated in 4 events that were 100m, High Jump, Long Jump and 200m. I was very proud to win the 100m and the 200m. I also placed 3rd in High Jump. Everyone from all of the schools run amazingly well. Though there was only a winning margin by 2 points, Luckily Auroa was able to take the win once again. Mr Bloor also made an amazing video of the day, he even had a camera on a drone! Here is the video of the action:

Bring on 2016!!!

It is a brand new year and a fresh start. I am back and I am ready to post again. I'm ready for what adventures in 2016 awaits me and I will make sure I post twice a week from now on. Lots of exciting things have already happened this year. My biggest achievement is that I was elected as Head Girl of Auroa School and I am honoured to represent my school. Also another big thing that has happened is the annual Athletics Day which I will post about soon. I can't wait to continue posting on my blog and I hope you visit it. My goal this year is to reach 10,000 page views and the only way I can is if you visit my blog and I                                                                                         hope you do.

Butterflies

WALT: write a story about a time when you were anxious

The velvet red carpet welcomed me into the events centre as I trudged along it with light steps. Rushing into the room, the atmosphere was bubbly with excitement and nerves as other kids sat squirming in their seats, Waiting anxiously for the awards to begin. I was unobtrusive in the swarm of kids that were loudly announcing their presence with screams of excitement. Butterflies flew in my stomach by the dozens. Let the show begin.

“The nominees are…” The host boomed through the microphone as blurs of colours and text became visible on the screen. My name appears and a film roll of my blog was viewed for a few seconds. I knew there was screams and cheers but I couldn't hear them. I was in a distant state of mind where I wasn't only hoping to win but to also not be disappointed. My hand clammy, teeth chattering, my body was consumed with nerves. Everyone held their breath...

                                                                                           

Madaline’s Mayhem appears on the screen. The nerves were replaced with joyfulness. My numb, wobbling legs shuffled along the floor as I went up to accept my award. A bright fluorescent light glowed across my flushed face as I snatched the award out of the hosts hands. Millions of eyes peered at me and cheered. 

After a couple of camera clicks I wandered back to my seat with a smile like a crescent moon spread across my face.I was so proud and I definitely wasn't trying to hide it.

The velvet red carpet whispered goodbye as I thundered across it with heavy excited steps. Grasping the glass award in my hand, I whispered “until next year.”



My teacher from last year (Miss Bunker) and I getting a photo taken with my award.