What we think Xmas is

We think Christmas is:

• Family Time
• Presents
• Fun
• Yummy Food
• Swimming
• Summer
• Church
• Santa Claus
• Reindeer
• Christmas Trees and
• Holidays

By Libby and Emily

Christmas Poem.

Church

Hams

Reindeer

Ice blocks

Swimming

Turkey

Mussels

Amazing

Summer

Christmas Wordle

The meaning of Christmas

We think Christmas is when everyone comes together to celebrate with a family roast, Christmas pudding and backyard cricket. Another main part is the excitement of the night before as all the children wait for santa to come and deliver their presents.

By Philippa and Jahna

Homeless

In class we were talking about Poems and Expressing Ourselves in the art forms. So for our inquiry we wrote a poem about people who are homeless.

By Emily W, Philippa and Jahna

Cool Mosaic

Courtney, Georgia and Hannah L for their Inquiry this term on art made this massive mosaic. It is a picture of a landcape background and boy does it look cool. You will find it on the planter box outside the library.

What Now

You may or may not know by now that our very own Megan Harrington, Courtney Jones, Georgia Wilson and Libby Hughes were picked from there work at the Maggi kitchen showdown competition to go on What Nows Christmas Cracker Special.

The four girls were told this exciting news on the Monday of Week 6 then had a very busy week with a information meeting on Tuesday, a lot of planning on Wednesday, rehearsals on Thursday and filming on Friday as most of the show was pre recorded.

On the show the girls had a cook off against Casebrook Intermediate where they had to cook four meals. These meals were pancakes, a Christmas treat, a BBQ platter and a infamous pavlova. Each of these meals were judged by the masterchef, Brett McGregor.

This was an amazing opportunity for the girls and although the cooking was a great prize in itself, all competitors also got a masterchef apron and cook book.

The show will be aired on the 19 December and Christmas morning at 8 a.m. on Channel 2. So make sure your watching.

A big thank you to Mrs Brice for her cooking tips and Mrs Taylor for supervising our filming day.

By Courtney J.

Parliament

On the 23 November the Year 8’s went to Wellington. On the first day we went to parliament. We had lunch on the lawns outside of parliament and after lunch we had a tour of parliament. On our tour we stopped off at a mock debating chamber. There we meet our MP Amy Adams. We got to ask her some questions and she told us a little bit about herself and what laws she likes and what laws she didn't like.

Afterwards we went into the real debating chamber and all of the party leaders gave a speech about the Pike River mine disaster. The part I enjoyed the most was when Amy Adams talked to us.

A+ on the steps of parliament.

Summer Speedway

Coloured flags

signal green for go

to race car drivers

as the sound of engines roar.

Eight cylinders

of oil and steel pump

like stallions galloping

around an oval track.

Clouds of dust

invade our ears and eyes

like a swarm of bees

with angry stingers.

The smell of fuel

mixed with burning tyres

wafts from the pits.

The commentator’s voice

screeches from speakers

as a blur of machines

take the checkered flag.

By Courtney J.