Euphrasie Barbier wasn’t only known as the founder of the Missions Sisters but was also known as a religous caring women who mostly spoke for the marginalised. Which were at that time women, children and the Maori.
My Sailing Experience
On March the 12th, my class got an amazing opportunity to go sailing at the Akarana Yacht Club in Okahu Bay sponsored by St John’s Rotary.
Arriving at the Akarana Yacht club, a really kind lady greeted us and introduced herself to us. Her name was Kim and she taught us all the basic things about sailing , also explaining the clothing and footwear we need to be wearing to be safe on the water.
The Other instructors were called Hattie, Lola, Jake and Nico and they helped us put on our rash shirts, life jackets, helmets and this waterproof jacket, but before we head over they put our equipment on one. Instructor Jake assigned us to 3 different groups and each group had 5-6 people.
It was a bit cloudy but for sailing it was the perfect weather, where the sun wasn’t too bright and the wind current was not that strong.
Our first boat we rode was a boat called the Optimist which is a big green boat with two benches on the side. Since we had 5 members on our team, 2 boys and 3 girls, the boys went on another optimist with instructor Nico while we went with instructor Lola.
We had no idea there were water blasters on the boat waiting to be used until one of my classmates pulled it out. We were so thrilled we had them so we can shoot the rest of our team with water.
Our next boat was called a quest which is a bit smaller than the Optimist but was the colour red. It was harder to use than the Optimist because it only had 1 sail when the Optimist had 2.
A bit later we had finished all our on the sea activities and it was time to do the classroom activity while the other groups went on the sea.
The classroom activity was so entertaining. We learned how to tie two different knots called a “figure eight knot” and the other one called a “reef knot” which was more simple.
At the end of the day we were lucky enough to go swimming for 10 minutes while being able to jump in the water. The part I struggled with was getting out of the water but it was worth going in the water.
I just wanted to say thank you to Akarana Yacht Club, New Navigators for letting us have this opportunity to be on the water and teaching us different things and how to be safe on the water.
Choie Sew Hoy
Choie Sew Hoy is a successful merchant and a community leader in Dunedin and he was born in 1838, Guangdong province and died in 1909 at the age of 65 after the Ventor, the boat he was travelling on struck rocks off the coast of Taranaki and his remains were left onboard.
He was born in a village called Sha Kong in the Poon Yu District of Guangdong Province. He had accomplished being a successful new Zealand business professional.
Choie Sew Hoy was in a society that was formed by the community called The Flourishing Virtue Society, the society raised money to return all deceased Chinese to their family’s and returned remains of 230 men to their families back in China. The society did exactly what had been planned.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis,
Pope Francis was born on 17 December 1936 in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina. We call him Pope Francis but his full name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Why doesn’t his name have Francis? He chose his name in honour of Saint Francis Of Assisi who lived a humble life and dedicated it to the poor.
Pope Francis is 87 years old and is famous for his humility and concern for the poor. Pope Francis also loves to communicate with younger children and one funny thing he does is that he likes to take selfies of himself. Before he became a Priest and then a Pope he was a seminary teacher and bouncer. He graduated studying German Technology. Pope Francis was also a janitor when he was a teenager.
Did you know that the leader of the Church may live in the magnificent Vatican City but he chooses not to. He has no possessions. His declaration of poverty deprives him of all material possessions.
Pope Francis encourages young and old people to restore hope and to be open to the future, to spread love just like how Jesus loves us. He spreads the word of God to both young and old.
Making Lent Meaningful
This is my Lenten drawing showing praying hands. It reminds us to always pray to God if the situation is good, bad or even if we just want to have a little chat with God. My Lenten promise was to keep my body healthy by drinking more water and by eating healthy food.
The Anzac Ted
A few weeks ago we finished doing our reading so we started to do something called novel study. For my novel study I decided to choose this book called “Anzac Ted”. I went with the activity where u had to make a comic strip about what happened in the book. This is my comic strip:
2023 Touch Tournament
On November 1st we all walked down to Dunkirk park to do our touch tournament. There were 42 kids in our school who participated in the touch tournament. We left our school at around 8:45 and did a quick karakia. Once we arrived at Dunkirk Park Mr Bell and the others prepared the mat and put our bags on the corner so the mat wouldn’t fly away. After Mr Bell finished setting up the mat he went to the area where the assistants and members were to see the schedule for the games.
While we waited we all stretched and did some exercise. The first group to play were the year 5-6 girls at field 5 versus the Sylvia Park girls. The Sylvia Park girls were really fast so I couldn’t really catch up.After our first game I was out of breath but both teams didn’t get any tries. The girls and I went back to the mat and got a drink of water and something small to eat. We didn’t eat a lot because if we do we might get bloated and not be able to play properly.
A few minutes later we went to the other area to watch the senior boys play. Their game looked more tough than ours but it was alright. We cheered them on while they played and they all played really good.After that round we went to go watch the senior girls do their touch play. Soon we went all the way to the other side of the field to play our last game.
Once we were there we waited for a bit for our turn then selected the six girls who were gonna go play for the first bit of the game. I was really happy that it was our last game because I felt really exhausted.After halftime I decided to sub out because I was too tired to continue playing so I went to Zenalia and got a drink of water. Once it was full time we went back to our area and put our shoes on and got our bags.
We soon started walking back to school and I already wanted to sleep. My foot and legs felt so sore so me and Zenalia took a 3 second break on the grass.Once we arrived at school we waited for the other kids to finish class. While we waited we played Games and just rested under the tree. I didn’t really wanna play so I just picked out some flowers with Zenalia.
My 2021 Christmas
In 2021 It was Christmas morning. I woke up at around 7:00 am because I was just so excited to open the gifts under the Christmas tree. On the Christmas tree my mom and I put some Christmas lights and some shiny decorations and we also added a shiny yellow star right on the top of the Christmas tree.
I made my bed and I went downstairs to eat breakfast. My dad turned on the radio and put on some Christmas songs. For breakfast I had some pancakes with some syrup and Milo. There were so many presents under the tree.
The first present I opened was a small rectangular box which had a label coming from one of my mom’s friends. I quickly unwrapped the present just to find a cardboard box inside. I tried to open it but instead I got a cut. I asked my dad to get my scissors and open the cardboard box. Inside the cardboard box was a black case with a silver necklace which had a Cross design.
The next gift was a big square gift wrapped in blue wrapping paper. Inside the gift was a big lego collection with around 100-200 pieces. After I opened all my presents I went next door to Jamie’s and Jaeden’s house to see what they got for Christmas.
For the rest of the day my parents and I went out to a lot of places like the park and Botanical Garden.
Our Visit To The Stone Cottage
Yesterday after morning tea we lined up and waited for Mr Bell. We were going to go to the Stone Cottage. A few minutes later Mrs Yumul and Mr Bell came back and we started walking down to the gate. We walked across the pedestrian and walked down to the cottage. A really nice man and lady introduced themselves. They told us that the stone cottage used to be where the Mcdonalds were near Fresh N Save.
After they introduced themselves they welcomed us inside and showed us a tour of the first room. The first room had a very old but pretty lady sitting down on a chair. The lady told us that this was the room where all the men sat down and Drank. On the walls were a few paintings. One of the paintings was drawn by a 13 year old girl. Another portrait was of one of the very first women to arrive here in Panmure.
The next room was a bedroom which had a doll sitting down in a crib next to the bed. The lady showed us a bowl. She asked “ Do any of you know what this is?” we all nodded. She told us it was a potty. There were no toilets in the house so they would have to do their privacy in the potty. The lady showed us old-fashioned clothes and things to shave and things they used to put in their hair/beards.
We walked down the stairs to the kitchen and it looked very different to the kitchens we have now. In the middle there was a fireplace with a glass cabinet on the left corner which had a lot of books inside. In front of the fireplace was a big square table which had a book and a lot of very old artefacts.
The stairs to go upstairs were very steep and the roof wasn’t that tal. Upstairs there were 2 rooms. One was a bedroom and the other room was a room that had really precious artefacts. We all had to split into two groups because we all couldn’t fit in one room all together. The bedroom didn’t have a lot of things inside but there was another doll sitting in a crib on the left side of the bed. On the right side of the room there was a mannequin wearing light pink in front of the window.
The next room had a glass cabinet which had a lot of old-fashioned accessories and things they used to use in the old days but got replaced with modern things. One of the items was a hat. It was a school hat which was black and had no designs. I looked out the window and saw Room 8. We exited the room and went downstairs. I was a bit nervous going down the stairs because it was so steep and I was afraid I was going to miss a step.
We went outside and walked back to school. We all ran back to the canopy and got ready to do some pe.
Stop, Drop, Cover, Hold.
Today is National Shakeout day and we were told to create a DLO explaining the four steps to do when there is an earthquake. You have to Stop, Drop, Cover and Hold. We also watched a few videos of people practicing the drill. This is my DLO i have created: