Moment in time: 18/8/2015

Cross Country

Gooey, brown mud bombards the crevasses of my toes as the cross country course whizzes past me. The chorus of familiar voices from my Mum, Dad, Nana and Poppa dominate my thoughts with a million messages like; persevere to the end, I can't let them down, I have got to do my best.

The finish line approaches, the part to sprint finish is coming up. With the smell and squelch of mud rising from beneath, my heart beating out of my chest, the wind rifling through my hair I enter the last 100 meters, tights sticking to me all the way. 

It's intermediate time!

Wairau Intermediate

On a bright but damp Monday the 10th of August a brave Forrest Hill School year 6 committee took the charge of Wairau Intermediate, striding along from the bus not knowing what to expect. Finally a chance for me to compare between school after an intense visit to Murry's Bay Intermediate last week. 

After 2 of the technical activity's, Music Tech and Food Tech and what seemed like a family reunion with my fellow friends who graduated last year from Forrest Hill and went to Wairau, group number 3 was ready for the final rotation to Hard Tech. I had a feeling this would be my favorite activity! Entering the Hard Tech room was like walking into an old style garage, 4 brown, paint splattered tables crowded the room each housing a strange blue mechanism, I was yet to find out what these strange things where. Despite that, the thing that intrigued me most was the wall of tools, every shape, size and colour imaginable. It seemed to never end! Getting to work we started creating Dog Tags using the strange mechanism, hence the name of a "Vice Grip." By using a Hammer and a Brad with a raised letter on the end I indented my tag, resulting in a message saying "Soccer is everything." 

Wow! What an amazing time I had, THANKS Mr Murry (the principal) and Wairau Intermediate. Looks like you will be seeing me next year. 

Westlake Boys Symphonic Band

Wednesday the 5th of August

Westlake Boys Symphonic Band

All of their songs Temple, Fire, Space Walkers and September sounded professional with my favorite song they preformed being Fire because it really painted a real picture in my mind. They painted a picture in my mind by making their instruments seem to re in-act what a fire would seem like by bringing in a bass drum (a big, massive drum played on it's side) which to me made a big difference because it kind of brought in a secret sound and fire is known to be secret as it is not deliberately put there. Also helping to paint a picture in my mind, in this song someone played the crash symbols making it sound lie someone was screeching, making sense because quite often when there is a fire it is scary and when things are scary people tend to scream. The final song they preformed was called September a high tempo song that after the really painting a picture in your mind kind of songs brought us back to our senses with a groovy beat. This song I happened to know so I was kind of going with the beat which helped me to enjoy it a whole lot more.

Over all their performance was amazing and I am pretty sure the whole school loved it.

From me I say 

"Well done to them!"

Conductors:

Miss Barker

Mr Robinson 

Band:

Westlake Boys Symbolic Band

THANK YOU!!

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A white shape watched secretly from a perch on a snow covered tree. It was the snowy owl, Olivia, her bright beady eyes watching like a hawk not missing the slightest of movement. Stretching effortlessly her broad wings preparing to wait another hour throughout the driving snow for her meal to be spotted. Carefully preening her glossy brown and white feathers like a kitten, she made it look so easy. Through her curved beak she lapped up the smell of a lone field mouse, Andrew, and set flight to cautiously hover overhead, talons all ready and waiting to attack. Gliding over the fields her lunch a was spotted... Andrew had been found.


Rolling gleefully in his snow bath, Andrew the fully grown field mouse enjoyed the the winters cool breeze letting it overcome him with laughter, what a child! As he rolled back and fourth restlessly, his creamy white belly would reveal itself to the world but on one occasion when his small, fluffy head popped up for a swift unnoticeable squizz at his surroundings, his beady eyes as small as raisins being bombarded with snow continuously like a gun firing bullets at the enemy, Andrews long delicate whiskers sensed movement, spotting danger. Olivia had targeted him and was entering a full speed dive straight towards his pink button nose. He squeaked disbelievingly at his luck before he froze with intense fear, his ginger fur standing on end. Wiped back to his senses he scampered as fast as his three toed feet would carry him and clung desperately to a small shrub with his deathly claws, instantly wrapping his long spindly tail around the leaves. His tiny ears quivered as he listened for his approaching attacker.

"I am going to die," wailed Andrew as Olivia descended towards him.

"Too right you are," cackled Olivia landing gracefully beside Andrew. "Looking pretty good for my full coarse meal."

"Please don't, I will do anything," Andrew whimpered, his bottom lip quivering uncontrollably!

"Well come to think of it there is one thing that would stop you getting eaten," thought Olivia. "It is, can you be my friend as I get pretty lonely from time to time up in that tree of mine, no one to play with, no one at all and I guess I can always find an Antarctic hare to eat instead."

Hearing the sorrow in her voice Andrew answered "Of course but, but you could have picked anyone but me."

"Well I could, but you where the only one to cross paths with me so you are now the lucky one," a now cherry Olivia exclaimed. "Hop on my back and we can go for a quick tour of our wilderness!"

So off they went, two friends beaming with joy off on a big adventure.