Optimist Yachting and Kayaking Reflection

Optimist Yachting

Dear Diary, (Day One)

Today was my first day at optimist yachting and kayaking  and I had  a blast! It was so much fun kayaking, like when we had to fight against the current, we went under the bridge. Yachting was also super fun because it was cool when we got to play the game, “grabbing  the most wooden blocks.” That was super super fun, although we only got four blocks.

Optimist Yachting:

For the first day of Optimist yachting I went in a yacht with Nikitah and we went in a yellow one.  In the yacht,. Nikitah was in charge of the Mainsheet, (that is the rope that controls the sail) I was in charge of the Tiller, (that is the metal pole that controls the yacht  to move around.) Once we got in the water, my heart was pumping hard out because I was so scared of capsizing. I had never EVER gone optimist yachting in my whole life, so I was pretty scared.

But at the end it turned out to be quite fun. While we were coming back to shore, I put my foot in the water and it felt like my foot was in a humongous pond filled with giant blocks of ice cubes. I thought my foot was going to freeze.

Kayaking:

Since it was my first  time Kayaking Mrs Hill put me in a Kayak with Ethan because she said he had “The Muscles.”  I said, “OK”.  Once we got out into the water, I started enjoying it because we went under a big bridge while I was trying to fight against the current with all my strength. When we went under the bridge and passed it, it was calm and peaceful.  Then we went under another small bridge and then we joined up,turned around and headed back to shore. It was pretty fun and exciting.

Dear Diary, (Day Two)

Today seemed more fun than yesterday and for me it felt like I improved heaps on yachting   plus it felt easier kayaking and yachting when i feel  like I improved  quite a lot.

Optimist Yachting:

Today at yachting I was already wet because we went kayaking first so the bottom part of me was wet including my bottom only because when we paddle the water splashes on us and to add on that the boys also started to swish water on me and in my head I was like “ Really boys really i’m already soaking” but it was in my head and if I actually say it I would say it in a joking type way.

Kayaking:

Today I got to go in a double kayak with Nikitah.J and she sat in the front and I sat in the back but this time it was even harder because the current was like on FIRE! It was so so  strong it took me and Nikitah more than five minutes just to get past the current. At that point it was hard to go past the current but it was fun working together  and trying our best.

Dear Diary, (Day Three)

Today was incredibly  windy so we got three choices, either we got to Yacht ,Kayak or just watch. I chose watching, but also kayaking. Today at Kayaking,  something terrifying happened to me , something I will never EVER forget.

Optimist Yachting:

At Yachting today I was not in one because for me it seemed really windy. The waves were powerful. Plus I am not a very good yachter. But since I was  watching, I got to watch all the yachters and kayakers. The most fun part was when we got to watch some people capsize and stand up on the kayaks while paddling.

Kayaking:

At Kayaking today I went in a kayak twice and they were both with Janine but on the second kayak the really bad bad thing happened to me. So the all starts when Janine and I were going to the side shore… AHHH! Janine we are going to crash into that yacht…Screech! Phew! luckily you turned us around so now we are heading to the side shore Yay! Left,Right,left,right ok we are nearly here we just have to turn around…. AHHHHHHH! Janine  we are tilting…… at that exact moment we capsized and that was when everything blacked out and i started to stop breathing that was the very bad bad thing had happened I was trapped inside the kayak while it was in the water tipped upside down and i was in there trapped not breathing trying to shout help,trying to push the kayak off me with all my power and strength  but it was to heavy and my head was hurting so much from all the weight of the double kayak just coming  straight on to my head. I was in under there for quite a long time trying to get out until I just felt like giving up when Janine saw my hands splashing and thats when she realized that I was trapped under there and thats when she  pulled up the kayak with all her power  and at that point Nikitah saw me and came running and splashing shouting “ OMG Nikita’s Under there and she was trapped!” just when she reached me she pulled me out and dragged me to shore but not in a painful way.

Once I reached shore I sat on a rock and started crying and shivering that was one moment in my life which I will never forget it was like moment in my life where I thought I will die. After  a little cry I went to go and get dressed I was still scared, shocked and sad and while I was going to the changing rooms lots of the kids and adults came to help me but only when I was on shore they did not know that I was trapped until Nikitah pulled me into shore. I was scared but at least I am safe now.

Dear Diary ( Day Four),

Today I only did Kayaking but with a Parent because of what happened yesterday and I was still a bit scared and shocked. But it was a nice and fun day.

Optimist Yachting:

Today was  windy as well as yesterday but  it wasn't really windy. So since what happened to me the day before but at least  I got to watch everyone yacht as well as playing on the playground with Leilani.

Kayaking:

At kayaking today I went in a kayak with an adult called Murray (he is a guy) but since I was with a Parent I felt safer and calmer. Once we went out into the water I started to tremble a bit but then I felt normal even though I was with a parent and the current was not that strong I was still very cautious.

Dear Diary (Day Five),

Today  was the last day of Optimist Yachting and I did not go yachting again but I went Kayaking again with a parent.

Optimist Yachting:

When everyone was yachting I got to watch again  while playing on the playground and it was fun and cool how I got to see every fun moment like when someone capsizes for fun or get tipped over.

Kayaking:

Today again kayak with a parent and she was a girl and she was so nice. Today was such a low tide that when we went under the bridge  I could see the bottom.

The End .

Production Diary

WALT: record and share our thoughts. Text type: Diary

Success Criteria	Self assessment	Buddy Assessment	Teacher Assessment
Introduce yourself and your role “Dear Diary...”
Honest thoughts and feelings at the time
Likes and dislikes
Expression / Personality (sounds like you)
Date plus optional title for each entry
Actions from practice and performance

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Beginning:

18/08/2014                                                Production Diary

                                           

Dear Diary, let me introduce myself. My name is Nikita Narayan and my role in the production is… Singing and Doing the Poi,  So far…  in the production I’m actually enjoying it  but there has been some ups and downs. So anyway, I was sitting next to my bff (Nikitah.J) and we just sang Poi E like  a billion times and  then I heard the words  “Ok that was good but we can try one more time”  and I was totally like so  annoyed I could literally EXPLODE!!!!! We practised it so many times all the way home I sang it and I sang it for a long time at home too.

19/08/2014

Since we started practising our production part I had fun  but to be honest I do sometimes get bored singing the songs over and over again ( BORING) then while I sing the song I sometimes get hit by poi.   What I love the most for the production is doing the poi even though I get hurt (badly)  but anyway I try not to say ouch or something like that out loud.  In our whole production part I get two parts to shine it is a bit sad for me but at least I have some part.

20/08/2014

Today at production practise it was so so AWESOME! The reason why it was because we went into the hall and all that came out of my mouth were WHOAH! the hall looked amazing it had the stage ready with the seats the background and just wow.  We also had a black wrinkled  curtain for everyone to go in and out. At the top of the stage there was a black and red bright banner that said “ Journey Through The Legends ” it was really standing out but in a good way.

21/08/2014

Today at school we did production for the whole day and it was fun . We did the production one by in and we did it in front of a lot  of  people which was a  bit terrifying.

The reason why we did the production for the whole day was only because we could see the production in when the real shows could happen we could only watch a little part of it.  

27/08/2014

AHHHHHHHHHH! I just screamed in my head with extreme happiness I am so excited right now my heart is pumping so fast I think it’s going pop out. I felt so nervous I had goose bumps and wobbly legs.  I was  the most nervous and excited right then because we were right next to the stage ready to go when ‘OK you can go now’ I walked on the big stage BOOM! the bright lights came straight on to my face but I just blinked  trying so hard not to say something.

The Well Earned Meal

 

The Well Earned Meal

As I sit on the raggedy brown branch, while clutching the bony red meat in my  pointy claws I could dribble by just smelling it  YUM! While I sink my claws into the meat my eye catches a slight movement in the bushes then “I’m running for my  dear life !“ at that point I have a decision should I go and catch a fresh  feast and use  my energy or sit and enjoy a good already caught meal hmmm I know! I will enjoy my one I already caught cause I am very very tired from catching this one., but hey don’t judge me, I just caught this wild beast all by myself so I am very proud.

      

Breakers

It was Sunday night and my family and I went to Breakers to have drinks and play on the pool table.  The drinks we had  were a blue Hawaii which my sister had, my brother had a beer like my dad, my mum had  something with a mixture and I  had Chocolate Milkshake it was delicious!

First up was my dad and brother to play pool table it seemed hard but funny.  My brother won the first round but  the second round my dad won.  Later my mum and dad played and I got to do some shots on the pool table. On the next  pool table my brother and sister were against each other.  I was playing as well but it was with only the white ball but I got it into  the hole so at least I scored.

At the table with my mum and dad playing pool it was really cool and it was funny how my mum was playing and laughing.  Since my mum was  playing for the first time my dad helped out a bit.  Later, we all got to eat garlic bread and chips.  After we ate the food my sister played pool against my dad. That was the most funniest game ever because my sister kept  saying it’s gonna be a big one then here I go( but  it’s only a tiny hit.) So its clear who won  which was my …. Dad!    So mainly who won was my Dad and if you don’t believe me here are the scores.

Dad:6

Mum:4

Sister:3

Brother:4

Me:2

Pixar Editor

This Is my photo from camp on the waka which I edited on Pixar Editor.  

Thank You Letter To Byron

Parkvale school.

Howard St,

Parkvale,

Hastings.

10/4/14

Dear Byron,

Thank you for joining Room 10 at camp.  You were so nice to help us for a few things.  Camp Roil was the best camp yet.

My favorite part of camp was cooking our food.  I learned how to cook eggs,meat patties and muffins.  We all had fun cooking with our groups and helping out.

I really wanted to thank you for setting the hinaki at camp.  We all loved the Eels slithering around us and when we were lifting them up.  Later we got to eat 2 of the Eels and it was my first time eating an Eel.  We had lots of fun with you around us and you joining  us so thank you Byron.

Kind Regards,

Nikita Narayan.

Camp Roil

Camp Roil Moments

This is moments of me cooking my dinner, dessert  and breakfast.

Last Thursday on the  second of April we went to Camp Roil.  The camp was only  one night but it was full of fun.   We made our own bivouac and made our own food. This was our fun survivor camp.   My favorite part was cooking the food.  My Group was Naz, Luke,Nikitah,Curtis and me.  Our parents name was Lychell.          

I ran over to my station where my group was, and we were all looking at the recipe.  First we checked our box to see what we had.  We started cutting our oranges in half and cut the flesh out and ate it, yum! It was delicious!  Next we all started to put the ingredients in a bowl  and we all started to mix.  Once that was done we put the mixture into the orange peel, wrapped it in tinfoil  and put them in a line next to the campfire. The dessert I was making, was a muffin inside an orange.

We went back to our station, we got out our potatoes and washed, cut and wrapped them with tinfoil.  Once we finished doing that we started on making our burgers. I first went to the table to get meat patties and put it on the hot plate to cook.While that was happening I cut my bread in half and put in it tomatoes, lettuce,meat patties, egg and cheese.Yum it looked Delicious!   

I went to the table with Nikitah and started eating, it tasted mouthwatering!   Later on I had got my potato which was so nice and my dessert was so delicious especially with the ice cream.

Camp Roil was the best I would love to go back and do it all over again.

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Whale report

Report about whales

Intro Whales are known  to be a fish because it lives in the water but most people don't realize that whales are mammals because whales feed their babies milk.   

Protection, In 1962 more than 60 000 whales have been killed. It is that so many whales have been killed that whales such as blue whales would become extinct. Norway,Russia and Japan had agreed that whaling had to be stopped. Until 1988 whaling properly had been banned.

Physical body features,Whales have leathery skin and under that is a thick layer of fat called blubber.All whales have two front fins called flippers,and two strong flat tail fins which are called flukes.Some species of whale have a single nostril or a blowhole on top of their  head.Many whales also have a fin on their back which is called a Dorsal fin.

Whale Habitats,Whales live all over the world in the sea,some even live off the coasts of Hawaii. Whales prefer cooler and deeper water such as polar regions so that tells that whales can also be found in areas of Antarctica.Whales travel in pods and in one pod there can be 1-7 whales in one pod.Some whales joins up two pods which is called a super pod and in that super pod there can be 150 whales of any kind in a super pod.

Echo-location, Lots of species which are toothed whales make special sounds which helps locate objects in the water so when it hits an object it will know whether it is big or small moving or dangerous.For dolphins  if it seems to be no danger dolphins  swims closer or if something dangerous lies in that area it swims away in cause of their lives.

conclusion All whales have blubber and the smallest whale to be known is a grey whale.    

   

My famous explorer Mae jemison

Mae Jemison is a famous explorer.   She was  the first African American women to reach space.

Mae Jemison  was born on October 17 1956 in Decatur ,Alabama.On June 4 1987 Mae got space training.  Mae was also the youngest child of Charlie Jemison and she had a brother and a sister.

Her brother Charles  and her sister Dorothy Jemison. Mae was famous and from that she earned hundreds of awards and honorary doctorates.   

When  Mae Jemison was going to space she had gone  into orbit and was aboard  the Endeavor space shuttle on September 12 1992.  At first Mae was a American physician and NASA astronaut.    On Mae second mission the Endeavor blasted off but it carried Mae the first women to reach space.  Mae had lots of trips to space she was also the first to dance in space and while doing that she discovered that in space you feel no weight and all your body parts get weakened and sore.

Mae Jemison  had retired from NASA in 1993 and was on TV quite a lot of times and was also appeared on an episode of star trek the ‘Next generation’ on that she was a dancer. Mae Jemison had earned 2 undergraduate degrees and a Medical degrees.  Mae jemison had also have 9 honorary doctorates of science.

Mae was a very famous explorer.  Mae was a dancer,nurse,and a very brilliant astronaut.