TROUBLEMAKER!

It was the 19th of July and my family were stressed about what to wear to my little cousin’s birthday, which was to be held on the following day.  This was especially my brothers. I’d expected my brothers’ (I have three), to be excited about the party but instead they were getting all angry because most of the clothes they had, according to them, were old and had been seen by  all the people who were also going to the party.  

“Stop stressing about your clothes”, I told my brothers’ “It’s not like there is gonna be girls there”.” It’s a family thing” I shouted!  Almost immediately after making that comment - simultaneously from the mouth of  my brothers’ came the words... 
“Mind your own business!”
 I turned to face all three of them and gave them the meanest, evil eyes I could make..... and ran out of the room to my parents as fast as I could!   From experience I knew that this was a safe move, they would never and I mean never come after me when I go to mum and dad. 

A short time later while sitting in the lounge with my mum, I strained my ears towards the direction of the conversation. The voices of my brothers was joined in by my cousin. My brothers were asking my cousin if they could wear some of his clothes (because they were new clothes). I told my mum and she growled them in Tongan. Behind the safety of my mother’s back I giggled and smirked silently. 

On the morning of the birthday.  I went up to my brothers and apologised  for being a troublemaker on Friday night.  They said that it was alright, because they were being meanies too.

The party was being held at the Rock Climbing Warehouse.  When we arrived I ran straight to the Adventureland Park.  Unfortunately my brother and I got kicked off the park because we were too old and too big for it. It was only then that I noticed the sign that said ‘Ten years and under only’!

My eyes very quickly noticed boxes of pizza being carried to the eating area. I was so enthusiastic about the climbing that I decided to not eat at that time and shouted to my aunt and uncle, “Save me some food please”! After a while went and got 4 pieces of pizza. Two hawaiian and two meat lovers. But as soon as I’d finished,  I climbed up the skateboarding rock climbing which turned out to be the wrong thing to do.  Moments later I jumped back down I ran to a bin and vomited.

What a day!

Sink Or Float?

Equipment:

• Plastic Container
• Water 3/4
• Table salt
• Teaspoon
• Eyedropper
• Clay

Instructions:

1. Fill the container 3/4 full with water.
2. Put a small piece of clay around the bottom of the eyedropper. DO NOT BLOCK THE OPENING!
3. Float the eyedropper in the water.
4. Now squeeze the bulb of the dropper to let the air out one drop at a time, testing after each drop to see if the dropper will sink.
5. Once the dropper sinks, stir in teaspoons of salt into the water one at a time - until it floats again.
6. Record how many teaspoons of salt it took to make the eyedropper float again.

It took 11 teaspoon of salt to make the eyedropper float again.

Hypothesis: Even a little piece of clay will just make the eyedropper sink in fresh or salt water.

We carried out a Science investigation to find out what affect adding salt to water would have on an object that was weighted down in water.   

The purpose why we did this experiment was to see adding salt to the water will make the eyedropper float again if it sunk.

Special To Me!

My mum is a kind, loving and special person to the people she knows.

When people are sad my mum is always there for them especially for the people she loves and those that love her back.

She’ll also try to make them feel better by dancing, singing or having a laugh with them.

My mum is also a person you can trust with things that are really important to you.

If you meet my mum, she will treat you as her own daughter or son just like she treats my friends.

When my mum is welcoming someone she welcomes them with a smile and kind words.

One more thing about my mum, my mum is an awesome and funny person and I am very happy to have her in my life.

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New School, New Technicraft and New Teacher!

Frankie admiring my work!

Have you ever wondered what it will feel like when you go to another school? Would you find it  scary? Would  you be shy? Has anyone told you when you go to another school people from that school will bully you?  Well from my own personal experience, those rumours are not necessary true.

Today the Seniors of Saint Patrick’s School went to Pakuranga Intermediate for Technicraft. Once we arrived,  we were split into two groups, the year eights went to the Electronic class where their teacher, Mr Clark introduced himself.  At the same time, the year sevens went to the Materials class and met their teacher Mr Nair.

The first project for the year 8 students was to design and construct a frog.  Initially I had the feeling that this task was like a colouring competition but later when the  electronic things were added, it began to  look like a real science project.   The electronic components we used included LED’s  (Light Emitting Diodes), Copper tape and Memory wire.

When you put the LED into the little hole on the eye of the frog, you had to make sure that the positive wire (long wire) went on the right side of the copper tape and that the negative wire (short wire) went to the left side of the copper tape.   Following this the wire needed to be soldered.  The soldering machine was a bit dangerous, as it was hot!

It looks like a strange metal iron tube and it is used to melt the end of the wire, it kind of acts like glue.  

It was a new and challenging experience for me and I was extremely proud of my effort and the final product.

Colourful Digital Footprint

Hello to those reading my blog and welcome to 2013. My name is Naanise, I am 12 years old and I go to  Saint Patrick’s School, in Saint Patrick's School I am the oldest. I’ve been studying in Saint Patrick’s School for 8 years. In school my most favourite subjects are Maths, Reading/Spelling, Religious Education and Inquiry, I love coming to school to see my friends and to learn different things everyday. I am a full Tongan. My favourite boyband/girlband is One Direction, NZ Titanium, Emblem 3 and Fifth Harmony. When I am at home I love to sing and dance to music. My favourite sports are Long ball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Netball, Rugby and Volleyball. When I grow up I would like to be a singer, a professional Tongan dancer and would like to own X Factor etc like Simon Cowell. So that’s all the information I’ll be giving you but keep in touch on my blog and you’ll find out more.

Room 8's Sewing Class at Edgewater College

It was Wednesday 29 August and Room 8 was having their last sewing class with Mrs Scott and Miss Barrot at Edgewater College.
When I uncovered Bernina which is the sewing machine, I started to thread the machine when I accidently pushed down the pedal and suddenly jammed the machine, but I fortunately was able to fix it.
In our last sewing class of the term, each member of my class (Room 8) completed our  money purses using decorative stitches instead of functional stitches. Our money purses were not quite completed on the last day because they needed to have the domes put on to make them close. I have learnt that when in the sewing technology class there are rules which are very important. These are some of the important rules of sewing.
When you are in the sewing room:

1. You have to make sure your hair is tied up unless you want your hair to be the thread of your money purse.
2. You are not allowed to have any snacks while sewing.
3. When threading the machine you have to make sure the plug is off unless you want to stitch your finger.
4. You have to make sure the room is tidy at all times.
5. When wanting to make pretty designs you use decorative stitches and when you want to make a normal design you use functional stitches.
6. You must follow the directions of the instructor.

The Most Exhausting Day Of My Life

It was Wednesday the 4th of July 2012. My grandpa and grandma had to and I mean had to, move out of their house in Hobson Drive to their new house in Caen Road. On that exact same day my grandparents called one of their closest friends and asked him to bring his truck to transport the heavier pieces of furniture to their new house.

My whole family didn’t really like the new house, they were upset because everyone preferred the old house in Hobson Drive.The floor in the new house was  totally bare, no carpets anywhere! This made the house very cold.  Everyone started talking about how the old house had carpet right through (with the exception of the kitchen and bathroom). My grandpa hated it because having no carpet could be bad for my baby cousin and his new born baby sister. But this,  
was not the only problem.

In the morning my aunt Jessica and uncle Paula went to ‘Barfoot and Thompson’ to complain about the toilet not flushing.  That same person from ‘Barfoot and Thompson, called someone (the plumber) to come over to fix the problem. When he came, he also noticed that a new handle was needed and he said he would make arrangements for someone to come and replace it.
                                                                      
Unfortunately, a whole week went by before someone came back!  But the problem didn’t end there because across that week, every time someone in the house (the new house) needed to use the toilet they jumped into the car and came to our house. Boy was I glad when their toilet was fixed.