My Hobby

My hobby is playing guitar.I started when I was nine in yr 6. I do lessons with Clarrie Light and we play at the end of the year in schools. I really enjoy playing guitar and I got a new electric guitar for Christmas because old one got broken.I also have an acoustic guitar.

The fully black guitar on the left is my old broken one, the one in the middle is the one I got for Christmas and the acoustic on the right.

I know 14 tunes right now and I am still practicing. 

By Ethan Hanlon

hobbies

on Saturday I like to play softball. I like softball because is has fielding, running and batting witch I like the most. on Friday I go swimming for an hour at the pool. I'm in development for swimming lessons. my favourite style is freestyle. and on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I go to school.

BY MATT

My favourite thing is riding my scooter at the skate park or anywhere, I really love learning new tricks. I love riding my scooter because its exercise and its really fun. I got my first scooter for Christmas when I was about nine years old ever since iv been riding. Over the years iv got stronger and better parts for my scooter

By Braden

I love to ride horses. We have got four at home they are called Mr Shamus, Gizzy from gisbourne, Sunday and Mr Bailey Horse.  I love show jumping.  On friday's i go to Ashley Downs Riding school.  I also ride a pony across the road called Ty.I called him ty guy.  I have been training my pony Bailey to jump which is good as i love jumping.  www.canterburyhorsetrailriders.org

Mr Bailey Horse

Ty Guy

Bye Alexis

MY HOBBIES  :) 

My hobbies are swimming and biking.I like to bike to school and bike home and even bike to the pool sometimes and I like doing it with my friends. Every time we go swimming this year I like to practice diving or doing some lengths then I would hop out and play with my friends.

                              BY CHARLIE.S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

My Favorite Sport

My favourite sport has to be Archery. I started in 2012 as a casual shooter and quickly was invited to join the Competitive Squad. In my first competition at the South Island JAMA, I won the gold medal for the Kiwi Men's division with a score of 918. I then became part of the Development Squad, being the youngest member of my club to do so. I went on to compete at a lot of different competitions all around New Zealand. I won a lot of medals and titles including No. 1 in New Zealand for the Kiwi Mens division. I still hold these titles:

* New Zealand Record for Indoor Archery Recurve Division Kiwi Mens at 18 metres
* New Zealand Record for Indoor Archery Recurve Division Kiwi Mens at 25 metres
* New Zealand Record for Outdoor Archery Recurve Division Horsham Kiwi Mens Overall
* New Zealand Record for Outdoor Archery Recurve Division Horsham Kiwi Mens at 30 metres
* New Zealand Record for Outdoor Archery Recurve Division Horsham Kiwi Mens at 25 metres
* New Zealand Record for Outdoor Archery Recurve Division Kiwi Mens at 10 metres

At the moment I'm having a break and trying other things.

 

 

swimming

My best sport is swimming I do competitive swimming and I belong to North Canterbury swim club.
I also do competitive surf life saving and I belong to waikuku beach surf life saving club. This week I am going up to Auckland for oceans. Oceans is a surf life saving competition held every year in Auckland and I am competiting against the best surf life savers from my age group in New Zealand.
By Becky

remember summer

Remember the smell of the pine trees swaying in the wind.

Remember the golden sand emerging between your toes.

Remember the sound of the dark blue waves crashing on the sand.

Remember the taste of the bright pink samon melting in your mouth.

Remember watching the bacon sizzle and pop on the BBQ.

Rugby

Rugby is my favorite sport.I play rugby for Saracens u13 this year. My favourite part about rugby is smashing people really hard.I don't like is that there are subs. I play the best sport, Saracens all the way. 

By Ryan  

                                                     GYMNASTICS

My favourite sport is gymnastics. I do gymnastics every Friday for 55min at Rangiora gymnastics club. We do competitions every so often. I like to do gymnastics because I can learn new skills and hang out with some other people. This Friday we are going to learn our routines for when we do competitions. I can't wait for our next comp!


BY AMY

 Football

My favourite thing to do in the world is to kick a football around. I play for Waimak United all around Christchurch I play as a defender and play on Saturday mornings in winter. I have just trailed and hopping for the best, we also go on tournaments we go places like Auckland, Nelson and Ashburton. Whatever team I am in this year I will give it my all.

By Calad 

  

Mountain Biking by luke...

                                       Mountain Biking

                                                           By Luke. A

I like going mountain biking with my family and friends. We find places that we haven't been to yet on the internet. The thing I like most about mountain biking is that you get explore new places and go over bumps! Mountain biking is very helpful if you need to run away from police when your older:).

For mountain biking you will need a helmet (DUH!) and a mountain bike (DOUBLE DUH!)

Mountain biking can be very dangerous if you are going down hill on shingle or steep mountains.

My favourite sport

RUGBY

Rugby is my favorite sport in the world. It is like it get my adrenaline pumping and my chest
beating when I have the ball in my hands. The things that I don't like is that there is the subs
on the side lines but that ends this year. We are all now playing on the big field this year.
I personally don't play to win, I play to have fun while trying to win. Rugby is the best sport ever
and I'm not going to stop any time soon in the Saracens. =) 

Sincerely Jack Higgins                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                               reading

I don't know why but I love to read.I read whenever I get the chance and spend hours in my room reading a good book.Mum is actually sick of how much I read because when I read I completely tune out of whats going on around me. my favourite authors are Jacqueline Wilson and Ann Martin.

My Poem By Luke.A

 Cats

Prowling the streets.

Hoping for treats.

On the roofing's of bakery's.

Goofing all about.

Some big some small.

Some tall some skinny.

Sitting on couch's

Hitting furniture.

Fighting and bighting.

the prowling animals.

When its time to say goodnight.

They sit on your bed.

With no fuss.

  By Luke

Sprinting By Harlem

Sprinting For Life!

My hobby is Sprinting because its exhilarating and it gets my adrenaline pumping.The person I look up to Usain Bolt,I dream of being the fastest person in the world some day or at least try to be.I would also like to  qualify for the Olympics as well.

I can not wait until athletics this year I will also train so I can be even faster.

My hobby by Bryn

My pastime is something rather strange, but to me it's fun. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is, my favourite pastime is… Learning random (but interesting) facts about random stuff. Ok, that might be something of rather strangeness (compared to other people's pastimes BTW) When I'm not looking at factual YOUTUBE channels (eg. "The richest", "Thoughty 2", "Top Tens" and "mind chop") I'm learning about WW2 tanks (I know, really weird, but hey, it teaches me mechanics and measurement, I know just about every single tank made and/or produced during the second world war. I didn't say WW1 because the tanks were really boring/lame/ineffective) I don't like playing video games (because controllers hurt my hands) (but I play on the computer) I love taking apart mechanical devices. The devices I took apart include Camera,Microwave,phone,heat pump remote and various keyboards and sound amplifiers. About now you're (the reader) getting bored so i'll end now. Ok, it's done,yep, it's done, it's all over (just kidding) Back to the point, I love watching WW2 documentaries and Most of all Building LEGO and modding NERF guns. Bye, for now :XD (-_-(-_-(-_-)-_-)-_-)

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Blog Challenge Week 5

Hi Guys
Great job on your poems last week!
This week, to tie in with our topic, tell me about a favourite sport or hobby you have!
This could range from good old rugby to ballet or playing a musical instrument. Up to you!
Please explain what you do, giving a brief outline of your hobby and a picture if you have one.
I look forward to reading all about!
Cheers
Mrs Terrell

Painting's really difficult,
With pencils i'm nonplussed.
Charcoal just gets everywhere,
And crayons are a bust.

Pastels are too tricky,
And pens they lead to splodge.
Gluing's  just too sticky,
Paper-mache I just bodge.

Art is really taxing,
This creating tires me out.
And i'm really far too messy,
of that I have no doubt.

So there's paint upon the ceiling,
And pencil on the chair.
There's pastel dust just everywhere,
Mum,s shrieking with despair.

The dog's stuck to his basket,
Crayon scrawled across the floor.
I think it'll be quite a while,
Till I create once more!

\By Mason McCann

outdoor adventure

I smell the burgers on the crusty grill.
I taste the summer breeze bursting in.
I hear the seagulls chirping at the friendly park.
I feel their excitement ready to burst out.
I see rainbows with beautiful colours after the summer rain.

By Oliver Te Huna

My puppy punched me in the eye

My puppy punched me in the eye.
My rabbit whacked my ear.
My ferret gave a frightful cry and roundhouse kicked my rear.

My lizard flipped me upside down.
My kitten kicked my head.
My hamster slammed me to the ground and left me nearly dead.

So my advice Avoid regrets no matter what you do don't ever let your family pets take lessons in Kung Fu

              By Brooke Breach

liam's poem

 

Gardening

Asparagus

Radishes

Digging deep

Eggplant

Nutrition

I love the

Natural 

Goodness

SCHOOL IS COOL!

School is cool when you want to get away for 8 hours,
school is lame if you have to sit there and do work,
when your parents hate you and begin to cry,well go to school because they will 
never think to find you there.

Snow

What is snow
is it water
is it grass
maybe paint on the grass

Is it dust
is it smoke
maybe steam

Is it ice
is it hay
maybe just snow.

what is pink

WHAT IS PINK 

What is pink? a Flamingo is pink while standing at a fountains brink. 

What is red? a tomato is red while i squash it on my head.

What is green? the grass is green with my toes in between.
  


BY JOEL

IN THE LIBRARY by Harry

   

 In the library

I can hear

Whispering of the books 

Rustling of the leaves

Hushed mumbling of kids.

The sounds of the silence are deafening.

 

When the library's empty

All the words come to life

Books open

Millions of words are released

Talking and chatting for hours

Then slowly but surely

They begin to return

To their shelves

And wait patiently

Always waiting...

Waiting...

Until the library's empty.                                

What is Red

What is red? a tomato is red,

planted in an old flower bed.

What is blue? the sky is blue,

as planes fly through.

What is green? sweet peas are green,

planted in my garden with weeds in between.

What is yellow? the sun is yellow,

as it floats in the sky like a yellow marshmellow.

What is violet? a spring flower is violet,

as it sways in the wind acting like a pilot.

By Ethan Hanlon    

in memory of my ancestors who were in WW2

Come and stand in memory
of men who fought and died
they gave their lives at D-Day
remember them with pride

Soldiers, pilots, sailors
airbornes and marines
who in normal life were tailors
and men who worked machines

The battle raged in Normandy,
many lives were lost,
the war must end in victory,
and this must be the cost.

To Juno,Sword and Omaha,
beaches of renowned
 Utah,Gold and Normandy
that's Where the ramps went down

Tigers fought the Shermans
and they waged lots of war
Jagdpanthers and Churchills
and M5 stuarts miniature.

What now have we learned of this
this silly war thing
death,destruction,carnage
that's all that war will bring

By Bryn

kyles poem

PATS POOR CAT

His name is Pat 
And he owns a very fat cat
This very fat cat is
Always sat on his mat 
While staring at a bat
This poor old cat is too fat


The cat is green
And always very clean
His owner gives him beans
But he is never really keen
And before he makes a scene
He is going to say bye for now
And hop in a submarine

-Flynn Cassidy  

My friend fred

I have a friend named Fred we love to eat bread in my shed before we hop to bed. Sometimes we like to play and have fun all day when were felling blue we try something new.

By Braden

Motocross

Lining up ready to race
Looking left, Looking right with a brave face
Waiting for the start to shoot out of the gate
Hearing the sound of the engine roar down the straight

Over the jumps and through the woops
This is not a sport where you shoot hoops
The chequered flag is almost near
Is this my chance to win this year

The race if over and the riders pull in
Its time to stand up on the podium
In the middle standing tall
Is the best rider of them all

              #1NZ

By Cobie











 

The Sea

I close my eyes and picture the sea
Down down down I go screaming with glee

The taste of salt stings my mouth
As I paddle towards the south

The gentle waves come and go 
And they rock me to and fro

The sun is setting on the water
Swim back to beach? I think I ought-a

Mackensi Frew

the bus ride backpack bouncing shoe lace free
 through the open doors step 123 find a seat who will sit by me now I have to wait till I get home Charlie h
 

I Stood Upon a Mountain

I stood upon a mountain,
smelling all the smells.

I stood upon a mountain,
tasting the thin air.

I stood upon a mountain,
feeling all the rocks.

I stood upon a mountain,
watching keas fly by.

I stood upon a mountain,
listening to the wind.

By Taine Gyde

Football

football is great like my mates as they
run and score goal the sideline
cheers let's go  let's go in hope that we might score a goal
the game has finished we all shake hands like mates
and that's why football is great.

by zach.b

Akaroa

I remember summer,as we take off from shore, you hear the dolphins talking while the thundering waves roar.
You see the strong blue ocean down below, and the bright blue sky above.
Feel the soft breeze running across your face.
I remember summer when you get off the boat, you smell the delicious food waiting for you, you taste the pure exquisite crunchy fish... wonderful.
On the ride home i hear the hard engine scream, i see the sky moving as if it was being chased by a lion, and i feel the car vibrating softly.
By Endera Tanala  

Summer

I Feel The Cool Breeze Under The Massive Oak Tree.
I Smell The Cooked T-Bone Steak Smoking On The Barbecue.
I See The Waves Crashing Against The Mossy Stone Rocks.
I Hear Slurps And Licks Of Ice-Creams And Frozen Cokes.
I Listen To The Screams Of Joy From The Kids In The Sea.

 By Jamie.

Winter & Summer

I smell the hot chocolate brewing around in the kitchen

I hear the trees swinging to a beat while the snow falls

I see the snow falling across my face while I make a  mini snowman

I feel the coldness of the snow nipping at my nose, I look in the mirror and and I look like Rudolf

I taste the hot chocolate swirling in my mouth like lava has sprouted in my mouth

and then I return to the world its not winter its still summer!

SUMMER

I taste the salty chips burning in my mouth and the fizzy lemonade flow into my mouth

I feel the sweat pouring off me when I ran the triathlon at my school

I see the waves crashing down onto the rocks while I ran across the burning sand

I hear the children laughing while I climbed the tallest tree I had in my backyard

I smell bacon cooking on the greasy barbecue while I waited for them to finish

I never liked summer yet its still good to a have a barbecue!

-Lucas C-C

Blue

Blue is the couler of the sky 

Blue is a bird flying high

Blue is the couler of words on the page

Blue is a micraphone on the stage

Blue is a flower tall and bold 

Blue is a book that you hold

Blue is the sea 

Blue is the couler of a key

Blue is free 

Blue has unlocked me

My Poem By Alex

 My Awesome Dad
 By Alex

My Dad is an enthusiastic person
He likes lots of things in general
But I think he likes me the most.

I love my Dad so much and so do the rest of the family
But sometimes he can make me a bit angry.
It doesn't last long but I soon forgive him.
I wish I could say the same about my brother
He doesn't forgive people as quickly as I do.

I'm interested in the things that Dad does,
Like his wood works and other construction stuff.
I'd like to be like my Dad one day
But I'd also like to do other things that interest me.

Sometimes I imagine the epic masterpieces I could do
By using my Dad's tools and wood.
Working side by side with my Dad
I would learn lots of amazing stuff.

I love my Dad loads, and the rest of my family equally
I feel secure when he is around.
"So lucky for me I have my Dad here constantly."

Thanks Dad!

MY TEACHER ATE MY HOMEWORK!

My teacher ate my homework,
which I thought was rather odd.
He sniffed at it and smiled
with an approving sort of nod.

He took a little nibble
it's unusual, but true
then had a somewhat larger bite
and gave a thoughtful chew.

I think he must have liked it,
for he really went to town.
He gobbled it with gusto
and he wolfed the whole thing down.

He licked off all his fingers,
gave a burp and said, "You pass."
I guess that's how they grade you
when you're in a cooking class.

Amy

Rugby

Rugby is cool. Rugby is great.                  I play rugby with my mate. 

My mate in the end                                Will always cheer 

Just for my team. 

Ain't he great

 

By Cameron 

Harpers poem :).


Shadow is a fun  dog and he me loves rubs under his tum.
Shadow is the fastest dog I know.
He may be low in manners but he is he heist in hart.
I love shadow with all my hart.
Shadow is a smart dog.

 

What Is...

What is Yellow?


Yellow is the colour of my pet Canary
chirping happily away in his cage.




















What is Yellow?


Yellow is the colour if the sun rays shinning
down on our backs as we lie on the beach.






What is Green?
Green is the colour of the lush grass 
that daisy grow in.


What is Green?
Green is the colour of the Christmas Tree
that's in our living room smelling of Pine.






What is Blue?Blue is the colour of the water that we swim in on
hot sunny days.


What is Blue?
Blue is the colour of the sky on a peaceful
sunny day without White marshmallow clouds.




By Diaz M

My heart was pounding
my hands were shaking
smoke swirled around me
and the dust coming off the buildings as they fall
the ground still shaking
smoke, fire and people screaming was all i saw
what was once tall, beautiful buildings
now piles of rubble
people were crying, moaning
looking for lost things.

by Holly

The White Owl

The white owl sits quietly on the branch and glistens in the night.

Its head swivels left and right.

The white owl gracefully swoops to action as it spots a grey animal scurrying away in the night.

“Screech” as the white Owl grips its prey with its long sharp claws.

The white owl returns silently to its branch as it rips the prey’s skin with its sharp beak.

The camouflaged carnivore white owl hoots happily.

By Lauren

MY DOGS :}

MY DOG'S

One dog's lotty very spotty
she is young and really fun.

One dog's buddy he is muddy
he is also very chubby. 

They both like to play every day
Lotty's fast, Buddy's last.


                                        BY CHARLIE.S :}




















 

Football

Hi Team,

Here's my poem on football.

To hear it rushing through the air,
the defence churning into gear,
the strikers come forward,
if this goal is scored,
winning will be beyond compare.

running down field with some banter,
maybe running at a canter,
the last goal is scored,
then for a reward,
we got a bottle of Fanta.

-Jordan

 

Hi Mrs T and My Really Awesome friends, This my Poem!!!!!!!!!

Summer Once Again 

By Molly

Remember the smell of sea salt rushing up your nose.

Remember the sound of a parade of laughter dancing past your face.

Remember the feel of the water after you're given a crazy big push from your sister into the ocean.

Remember the look of the sun reflecting onto the ocean like a crystal diamond.

Remember the taste of an Ice cream exploding wildly on your taste buds.

I remember summer when my dad threw me in the air and I make a great big  SPLASH!!

For my brother, on his birthday
Charlotte

For my brother, on his birthday,
I was generous and kind.
As his sister, I was glad to get 
the best things I could find.

I was sure he'd want a tutu
and a purple mini-skirt,
with some ballerina slippers
and a sequin-covered shirt.

I expected he'd want lots of dolls.
I knew he'd need a bike,
so I picked a pink and sparkly one
I figured he would like.

I selected a tiara
like a princess ought to wear,
plus a bunch of bows and ribbons
and some scrunchies for his hair.

I'm aware I'm much too generous
with presents but, you see,
he deserves it. On my birthday
he bought baseball cards for me

-Kenn Nesbit

On Target

In position at the line

waiting for the right time

to let my arrow fly

and hit the target's bullseye.

 

Standing tall, ready to go

arrow in place, let's start the show

string drawn back

there can't be any slack.

 

Take a deep breath, it's time to let my arrow fly

counting in my head 1, 2, 3, goodbye

let it fly straight and true

to the target's gold centre the arrow flew.

by Ethan W

 

I have a dog called Elf he loves himself,

 

He loves to bark in the dark,

 

He loves to crawl to get his ball,

 

He likes to dig with Tig,

 

He loves to chase tyres but that makes him backfire

 

He likes to sleep in my brother bed

 

BY FERGUS

 

 

 

 

 

Kittens.



Kittens cute soft and cuddly, adventurous through the tall grass, running inside for food and then straight back outside. Night time falls, you hear the cat flap going, your kitten running in to you. Jumps up on your bed, snuggling in with you.

By Nascita

yummy fruit

yum yum cherries in my tummy tum.
Pointy pineapples marching down the street.
yummy berries the ones you can't beat.
Big fat fruit bats eating all the fruit.
Bananas dancing through the night.
Apples so juciy red and bright.
Yum yum fruit-fruit so so yummy.
by Becky

The Beach
Come to the beach
were the sea is blue
and the little white waves
come running at you.

A wave comes splashing
over your toes
you just stand still
and away it goes.

We'll build a castle
down by the sea
and look for shells
if you'll come with me.

My cat peed on my uniform

My cat peed on my uniform 

It stunk like mouldy cheese

We tried to wash it off

But it just wouldn't come clean

I turned around

And he smiled with glee

I gave him a nappy and he wasn't very happy

By zoe

                            The Race Track                      

I can hear the crashing and smashing as the cars pile up on top of each other.

I can smell the disgusting gas fumes coming out of the cars.

I can see the cars drifting round the corners.

I feel sick from the massive ice cream I just ate.

I can taste the rainbow ice cream  melting in my mouth.

By Caleb J

summer

the sun is so bright,
the moon in no sight.
the sprinklers are fun
mum said "the water is cold, so run."
please do not rain,
because that will be a pain.

by MATT

Jet Skiing

I smell the fumes from the jet ski roaring across the water.

I hear it's engine revving loudly.

I see waves crashing over the rocks and tide.  

I feel water rippling over my skin.

I taste the salty sea swirling in my mouth.

The thrill of jet skiing 

 By Calad Twohig