The Goose

                                                          The Goose By Libby

It screamed at the little girl. Looking it cautiously in the eye, his yellow eyes glared at me, giving me the warning to run. He looked malicious and ready to fight. I had to run…

Squabbling at me, he took one graceful step towards me. Staring forlornly at me, my brother stood there in a gaze - not doing anything at all! The creature made a deafening squeal, piercing my eardrums with the hideous noise.

His steps looked careful, edging closer to me. His pace had picked up, now he was a speeding train - or a bullet aiming for its target… and that target was me!

Sneakily creeping toward me, my toes tingle as the thought of the animal biting my innocent little toes horrifies me! Crunch!  Slimy saliva covers my toe, slowly realizing the pesky goose had taken a nibble out of my toe! I try to wiggle my toe - it wouldn’t budge…

I did this writing with the help of Mrs Strathern’s great feed-forward and feed-back to help lift the level of my words and gems.

                                  

Libby's Leaning Conference Term 3 2017

I walked gleefully into the classroom.  Five chairs sat neatly, waiting for somebody to sit on them. Plopping slowly onto the chair, as I patiently wait for Mrs Strathern put my slideshow on the screen. I read aloud my slideshow while having a conversation with the slide. Time ticked quickly, all went well... Until the bell rang and I hadn't finished showing mum around the room! Oh well, I had already showed her enough.

Click Me!.....

The Splash

The Splash

Dangling my legs in the blue water, I watch the euphoric kids play in the pool. Casually peering at my surroundings, I try to avoid the imminent danger. Cautiously getting behind the concrete wall around the pool, I was a soldier peeping above the rim of my trench, spying for the threats of any danger. The sound of splashing edged closer and closer to me.

SPLASH! Shrieking as loud as a trumpet, my hair was a sponge that soaked up all of the water in the pool water. Looking around for the culprit, it was so absurd, because there was no one obvious near me! My mendacious brother was my first suspect.

Demanding a soft towel, I waited patiently. Eavesdropping at my brothers conversations, I heard my brother giggling with his friends. Inquisitively asking myself questions to distract myself, while I get restless waiting for my towel.

Scrambling under my towel for warmth, I let out a sigh of relief. The smell of something damp tickles my nose… I feel my hair, and I was saturated in water. AGAIN! I glare at my brother, he protests that  he committed the crime.

Fun Fact!: I sent this writing to a book making company called "Toitoi", and they are amazing and have great feedback. Hopefully my story will get published into their next journal!

Science Term 2

This term we did science on plants and the environment, I will tell you a few things about our science project. Our group: Lexi, Libby and Elana. Our question: What soil is best for plant growth? Our Answer: Dirt, It might've been loam if we had some, but we expected it to be to dirt if  we didn't get the loam.

Gymfest 2017 Recount

The clock struck eleven. It was time for the floor, vault, and beam. I would shine like a star! I eagerly bound over to our group lines, I was group thirty one. The first station for us was fabulous floor. Pointed toes, straight legs, smile, signal for start, head tucked into chest for forward rolls, hold for two seconds, and there was more but I don't want to bore you.

There I was sitting third in line, butterflies flipping my stomach. NO! It was my turn, the real turn. Ten deep breaths. Graciously signalling with my hand, I am ready. Forward roll! Front plank! Turn! Squat again! Candle! Mini handstand! Jump and hold! I felt as though hundred kilograms of weight had been removed off of my chest.

The vehement vault was next... I did like vault because it was "more simple" than floor and beam. Signal, point your toes, smile 😃, two feet on vault, in the air straight like an arrow, land and hold. I held my hand up high and courageously to signal the judge. I was surprised that it only took a few seconds!

Beam was my least favourite. It was quite high, and the mat was kind of dangerous. I was quite tired by now so I just wanted to sit down. I will share about prize giving though! I was year 5 flyers, and overall I got fifth place!

Hip Hop was really fun. We didn't have a team name so they called us the "Pirongia Rockets"? There were two hip hop teams, us and St. Pats Girl Squad. We danced to "Better When I'm Dancin' " by Meghan Trainor. We came second overall, but that's okay because we had fun!

Libby's Learning Conference Term 1 2017

The butterflies in my stomach were panicking frantically as I walked through the classroom door, I felt quite prepared except I was really nervous. I shared my Mihi pretty well, but I was really nervous. I shared my art, writing, maths, etc, but then came the comments. Surprisingly there were no comments, It was great!

To Libby's Learning Conference Slide(so please click on me)

Speech By Libby

 Child Abuse

'' Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right for life. Let us be loud, let us be bold and let us be outraged. '' Brad Pitt. I believe hitting kicking punching, and many more to child abuse is not acceptable, child abuse needs to stop. 1,000,000 cases are reported each year worldwide.

90% of the people who abuse the child are someone the child know or trusts (their parents).

Over two children die each year in New Zealand alone! The worst thing is there are over 150,000 cases reported in New Zealand.

Lots of kids that have been kidnapped tend to get abused by their kidnapper. That would make up the other 10% of kids that get a abused each year! You might think these kids would forget about it, but it would actually be life scarring for them! nearly half of the kids that get abused are under five! For many of the kids that get abused would be confused or fearful, wouldn't you be?

Of course there is a cycle to child abuse, like many other things that are living. Sometimes it is unfixed problems that would lead to them wanting to relive stress or pressure by abusing their child. If someone you know is being abused be bold and help them!

If you abuse kids younger or older than you, think twice, it can really affect their view on life and child abuse. If you want to help, be an up-stander not a bystander to child abuse. If you see someone getting abused report tot he police immediately, it is serious.

Hamilton Gardens

  Hamilton Gardens

Peering at all the beautiful plants, I gaze at the entrance of the English Flower Garden. There were damp golden leaves on the wet concrete leading to a white gazebo in the center of the English Flower Garden. I stand in there silently admiring the beauty in front me.

The intriguing Japanese garden was magnificent. The tranquil pond silenced us, it was peaceful, until of course I heard some children screaming (not from room 9). The empty room made me feel calm, in the satisfying, clean room. 

The crisp air glided across my face, making goosebumps run down my spine. I knew the rain was coming. It hit. We ran. We were safe.

Here is a photo of the Japanese Garden pond:

The Conquered Fear

The Conquered Fear By Libby

Putrid smells tickle my nose. I cringe as I conceal my nose from the disgusting smell. There is was. Lying on the tray waiting for it’s surgery. The large knife gave my skin a fright making goosebumps crawl up my back, as shivers creep down my spine.

The razor-sharp knife sunk slowly into the deer’s liver. Blood leisurely oozed out, the blood was a rich dark red velvet blanket covering the tray. A small deer brain caught my eye, it was fascinating looking at what I knew was inside of me!

The wind pipe extending out of the heart was a rattlesnake's rattle at the end of the squiggly line-like animal. The knife was inserted. There was a crackling type sound as the knife slits through the windpipe.

There was crusted blood sprawled across the tray even before I used it! The tray smelt absolutely fetid. It was there… a cow’s heart lying in front of me. The latex gloves were handed out, I didn’t want to dissect, but I was lucky there was a spare glove handed out with the rest of my group’s gloves. There I was conquering my one of my fears. I with a sharp scalpel cutting away at the massive heart💖!

This wasn't a heart, but it was one of the most interesting parts of the cow's body!

The Treaty Of Waitangi

Kahikatea team have been studying the Treaty Of Waitangi with  Mrs Strathern, and we made videos of us sharing what we have learnt. We were also allowed to share about history in Pirongia, My group and I consisted of Dareeya Mickell, Lexi Holdem and me. We did a mixture of the treaty and Pirongia's history. We did a spectacular walk around Pirongia, finding lots of facts


Here's the slideshow of our information on the Treaty Of Waitangi, and a photo:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AHMd66V-3xg3OXKqk3RqD_KRsV26L-Gvq0-ExPdiCJo/edit#slide=id.p

Photo from Pirongia Heritage Museum