Port Waikato

On Friday my family and I went to Port Waikato for the weekend.
First we went up the stairs to the house.
When we got to the house, Mum and Dad said, "WOW!" 
The day after, we went down to the beach for a swim. The sand was warm, soft and black but the water was cool, wavy and green.
Finally, it was the last day. We went down to the beach but, this time, we slid down the sand cliff. 
When we were on the beach, we kept climbing up the cliff and sliding back down.
I though Port Waikato was cool and fun.

How to Make a Cardboard Print

You will need:
-thick cardboard
-thin cardboard
-scissors
-P.V.A. glue
-printing ink
-rollers
-paper

What To Do:
1.Cut out cardboard shapes to make a picture.
2.Glue onto template.
3.Let it dry.
4.Put paper over top.
5.Use roller to put paint on the template.
6.Put paper over top and press it with a clean roller.
7.Pull off.

Animal Day

On St Paul’s Pet Day the children brought their pets to school.
After playtime, it was the Animal Parade. First the fluffy bunnies, possum, chickens, mice and budgies went round the court to show off. Some of the animals were running and walking round the court, like the goat, while some of them were in cages.
Next the dogs arrived. My dog was called Wallace.  When Mum arrived, my dark brindle black dog, Wallace, gave me a hi-five while walking slowly with his hips going side to side. Wallace had his tongue hanging out of his mouth because he was warm. “It’s time for the dog parade,” I said. The small dogs went round the court twice. When Wallace was walking round, he sat on some people.                                                                                                        
Finally, it was the tricks. There were some talented dogs doing their tricks. It was really noisy when all the dogs big and small were doing their tricks.
When I got home from school I was really tired.

Go, Paige! Yea!

When I was 8 years old, our school had an Athletics Day. We all competed in lots of events, like High Jump, Long Jump, Vortex, Shot Put, Discus and Sprints.It was a warm sunny day. We ran to the courts where all the crunchy yellow leaves were. When all the coloured houses were sitting, they waved their flags on the green tiger-turf courts. Mr K said, "March round the field,’’ so St Ann, the Yellow house, went first, then St Anthony, the Blue house, St Francis, the Green house and St Joseph, the Red House. I was feeling nervous and excited about competing in athletics.


Next, my age group did high jump. We had to jump over the white rod onto the blue mat. Some of us jumped as high as a flying hawk. When I got over, I always said, “Yes I did it!’’ In high jump, Emily G came 1st, I came 2nd and Emily W came 3rd. I was glad I at least came a place.
Finally, we did sprints. There were three starting lines that were on the five green narrow lines 50m, 80m and 100m, but there was only one finish line. Emily W came 1st in the 50, 80 and 100 m races, Emily G came 2nd in the 50, 80 and 100 m races and I came third in the 50, 80 and 100 m races. We, who came first, second and third, are as fast as lightning. When I got a place, I felt that I had done well.
It was a fun day, but I was very tired when I got home from school that afternoon.

King Arthur's Castle

Mrs Death read us the story of King Arthur, then we used three different pieces of paper and combined them to show what his castle looked like.

The Paralympic Games

Red, Orange and Yellow Painting

New Zealand's Olympic Legends

The Kiwi Crew

During the Olympics, I watched the rowing that was held in London, 2012.

First, one man told all the rowers to listen up, then, suddenly, a loud buzz went off. All the rowers started the race. 

The rowers were slow at first, then they started to speed up. At the beginning, NZ was at the back.

When we passed the first quarter, we went in front of some rowers, in the second quarter, we went in front of some more rowers, then, in the third quarter, NZ went in front of a couple more rowers.

Suddenly, NZ realised they still had two more rowers to pass. They could see the finish line. There was no time to lose. The NZ rowers picked up speed and WHOOSH!

They passed one more canoe. They picked up more speed on the calm, still water and WHOOSH again!They passed the last canoe. 

NZ heard the crowd cheering, GO NZ! Go NZ! There was the finish line so close.

Bang! NZ WON!

Finally, our rowers got out of their canoes. NZ was so exhausted and proud of themselves that they could not stand up.

While I was watching the race, I was scared at first, but I had high hopes and knew we would get a place.

My name is Paige and I go to St Paul's School. I am 8 years old this year.My favourite thing is my teddy. It is yellow with a big orange nose. Its name is Yellow.