Jenny Nimmo

Jenny Nimmo was born on the 15th January 1944 in England. Jenny Nimmo is a British author well known for children fantasy books, adventure novels and picture books. Jenny's dad died when Jenny was only 5 years old. She worked for BBC and part of the time there, she was adapting other writers stories. Jenny's first book was called, "The Bronze Trumpeter" published in 1975. That year, Jenny married David Wynn Milword, a Welsh artist and illustrator. Jenny has 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy. They help their mum (Jenny) come up with ideas for her books. Some of Jenny's books are: Midnight for Charlie Bone, The Time Twister, The Blue Boa, The Castles of Mirrors and heaps more. They all belong to a series called Children of the Red King also known as the Charlie Bone series.                                                 

Cluster Cross Country

3, 2, 1 Beeeeeeeep!!!!!! Mr VB blew the horn and everybody started running like maniacs. Pinehill runners kept close to each other near the front. People were yelling, " Let's go Pinehill, let's go! The first hill was in my sight, I ran up the hill like a speedy car and I overtook 2 Pinehurst students. I went across and down to where a parent was standing. 

The big hill was ahead off us, all this training was paying off right now, right here. People from other schools were slowly walking up the hill like if they were a turtle. I overtook 2 more people and I was right behind a Browns Bay person. As we were running around the little field, my legs started to ache, I just kept going and I was up to my 2nd lap. A Murray's Bay person was just right behind me and I splashed some water onto her. ( Whoops! ) I was getting closer to the Browns Bay person, but I just couldn't keep up to her. After our final lap, ( this is the worst part.... ) an adult pointed us to the WRONG DIRECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So we had to do an EXTRA 1/2 a lappppp!!! Mr VB then led us around the finishing shoot and I sprinted my little heart out and I came.................. 20th!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

After the year 6 boys race, we waited patiently until Mr VB came and awarded the trophy. Browns Bay School came 1st :( ( Bet us by 32 points, I'm pretty sure.)  Pinehill School came 2nd :( Murrays Bay came 3rd, and Pinehurst came 4th. 

Overall, Mr VB, Mrs Davies and Mrs Everett was very proud of us for coming 2nd.

Without Mr VB, Mrs Davies, Mrs Everett, Mr Westen, all the adults / parents who helped and all the students that ran their little hearts out............. this day would have not been a SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)  

So THANK YOU!!!!!!! :)

If I Were A Book

If I were a book

People would be flipping

my pages in amazement

while they discover new facts

If I were a book

Children would read

me and snuggle up

in the corner like

koala hugging a branch

If I were a book

Authors would type me

up and sell me to make

themselves famous

If I were a book

I would sit on the

shelves in the

library watching

people smile while

they read my friends

                    

Written By: Kathleen To

David Hills

David Hill was born on 1942 in Napier. David Hill is a New Zealand author, well known for young adult fiction. He studied in Victoria University in Wellington. Some of David Hill's books are: See ya Simon, In Turners Footsteps, Ghosts and Ghoulies, Butterfly Sunday, Just Looking, Thanks  and heaps more. Most of his books are chapter books and some of his favourite picture book authors are Maurice Gee, Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy. He won the 2005 Storyline Margaret Mahy medal and a lot more. He works at home in New Plymouth with his wife Beth who is a language teacher. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, tramping and supporting the All Blacks.

Book Week

Yesterday was the book Parade. I dressed up as a Minion. Our cloak-bay was in the theme of The Land Of Stories. In the morning we did the parade in the hall. I wished that there is Book Week again later on in the year!!!!!!!!

Elegirbra

In Room 22, for topic, we had to make up our own made up animals. It could be combined with animals we like, or dislike. My made up animal is called Elegirbra. It is combined with an Elephant, Giraffe and a Zebra. It lives in Africa near water and trees and some of their adaptations are: long eyelashes to keep the fleas away, Horns to defeat their predators, a long neck to eat the leafs and a tail to keep the fleas away. 

Camp Hunua 2015

Camp Goal Reflection

1. I have completed the medium rock wall all the way to the top.

2. I woke up everyday on time and I haven't missed fitness or be late for the whole week.

3. We didn't do the burma trail because it was raining.

My Goals for Camp 2015

1. To complete the rock wall all the way to the top.
2. To wake up at 7:00am so I will be on time for fitness.
3. To try level 3 of the burma trail.