The Run

I waited silently, not daring to move, not even to breath. I crouched behind the car door, curled up in the tightest ball possible; hoping I would never be found. Coming towards me was a huge figure. I swallowed the lump in my throat, which was threatening to choke me. I waited. “Ahhh chooo,” a nasty sneeze escaped. Suddenly, it happened.

The figure turned around, with a machete in his hand, he swung a powerful slash. Ouch, I tried to scream, but my lips just stayed still. He cut deeply into my arm. I stood there shaking, I felt my blood draining . I heard a loud dripping noise through my left ear. The creature’s flesh suddenly turned inside out. His veins were  juiced with red blood, bugs were chewing deeply through his skin. I pivoted in the air with fear, I sprinted as fast as I could down the highway the car was parked on. It felt like I’d already run for hours. My heart was about to explode, I was gasping for air. I slowed

down. Out of the corner of my eye was a sign; ‘3 km to town’ my mouth dropped as well as my body. I then said to myself “3 kms to town, it’s all over.”

The creatures car skidded to a stop in front of me. He jumped out of his car; his sharp blade slowly moved closer to my throat. As the blade touched my skin, a loud noise was heard, ‘Bang’. The sound frightened me, it sounded like a gunshot. The creature fell sidewards and hit his head on his car. Sheriff Tom was luckily there to shoot the figure. The scared look in my face, slowly brightened up. I shook Tom’s hand. He squashed my hands so tight, then he started changing into the creature he killed. I didn’t know what was happening. I fainted as his gun moved closer to my throat.

“Chloe, Chloe.” I was woken up from my mothers shakes.

“Chloe its time to go to your little cousins monster party.”

“Oh no. It was all a dream.” I said with joy.     

   

Athletics Day

As I'm huffing and puffing at the end of my race, my legs starts to wiggle and jiggle then I fall to the ground. "Ohh My Gosh." I said at the same time trying to get my breath back. " I Feel So Tired." Not so long I get my breath back and stand up. That was my fifth race I ran. But do you think I had a place in that race? Well I got the best number in all running races. First place.

"Go, Go, Go you can win this race." I cheered on one of my team members from Tangata. Now you must be thinking why do you need teams? Well every or during each year children get put in houses. The houses are called Aroha, Tangata, Whenua and Wairua. These houses are for the activities we do during the year too.

After our athletics everybody is so tired, that all children just want to go home. The enjoyable thing that I love about our athletics day, is that everyone gives it a go. If they lose they are always better next year. Because the main thing is a goal is to win and to win you need perseverance. That's what the students at Glen Innes School look ahead to.

Just another memory

"Roarrrr" That sound is one of my favourite animals at the Auckland Zoo. We went to the Zoo on the 1st of November 2012. Going there was a refreshing memory. Seeing all the animals and going into the meerkat tunnel. Going in the tunnel was one of my favourite things when I was small and still is now.

The animals I like now?

Chimpanzees are like human beings. They are very smart creatures. But the one I saw at the Auckland Zoo is more than a cool chimpanzee, it's an extraordinary chimpanzee. This chimp is called a Tea Party Chimp. Her name is Janie. Also she has a wonderful story behind her with some other chimps. 

 Red panda's are just so cute. When I saw the red panda, the animal was just lying down, head on paws as the breeze swept his fur side to side. 

I have heaps of favourite animals but this a couple. The feeling I get when I am at the zoo is always an exiting feeling. Also when I'm There it's just another memory. 

Technology Collage

The year 7 & 8 students at Glen Innes School go to Tamaki College for Technology. Mrs Anderson is our teacher for all the year 7's. We have been studying our passions. For the past weeks, Mrs Anderson taught us how to use Photoshop. Photoshop is a application that ables you to use a variety of abilities, that allows you to make a photo look good. Mrs Anderson taught us how to use the different tools. We learned how to use the paint bucket, text box, change the opacity of layers, make layers, delete layers and more. This was to help us on our up coming task. Our task was to make a collage. My collage showed my passions. This is what it looks like:

   

All the things that Ms Anderson taught me, helped me make my perfect collage. 

Grubtown Tales

Title: (Grubtown Tales) - The name of the series
        The year that it rained cows

Author: Philip Ardagh

Illustrations:Jim Paillot

Setting: Grubtown

Characters: Grabby Hanson, Limbo Gouloush, Mango Claptrap, Jilly Cheetah, Dr Fuad, Marley Gripe, Flabby Gomez, Minty Gibb and the Fox Family.

Problem: Cows kept falling from the sky.
                                          
Solution: Constable Gelatin got the FOX family to come into the police station. They used a typewriter to write what they do on Sundays. As Constable Gelatin had all their stories in he, gave them to the Mayor Flabby Gomez. As Flabby Gomez was reading the stories he came over Bunty’s story. (A member of the FOX family.) Flabby Gomez went with his story and it was TRUE.

Opinion: “This book is a really good story. It is a mysterious story that I like. If you read this book It will make you read more, which is a good thing. If you're an eager person that wants to read this The year that it rained cows, then it will probably take a hour or less to read this book. It’s a fantastic book.”

Who do you think this book would be most suitable for?
Anyone that likes mysterious stories!                             

Here's a interesting LINK to other mysterious stories:

http://kids.mysterynet.com/ - Suitable for people nine and above.

E4E- Extra for experts!

Little bit more about the author.

Philip Ardagh is a well known English children's author. He has written more than 70 books about adults fiction and children’s non-fiction. He’s primarily known for Eddie Dickens series of books. Just before the bologna children’s book fair in 2008. He signed a deal with his publisher Faber and Faber. 

He wrote three Grubtown tales. Also he writes novels as well.

A Yummy Dinner

On the 24th March 2013 my brother and cousin cooked dinner. At first I thought their cooking will taste disgusting. But when I took the first mouthful of their home made lasagna, I fell in love with it. The reason being is because my mum is normally the only one that cooks Lasagna.

On the side of our Lasagna we had garlic bread and salad. My mum also took a picture of me with the delicious meal they made:

 

I Dreamed A Dream