The Paralympic Games

Earthquake Drill

This morning, our class did an earthquake drill. We had to drop, cover, hold.
When the earthquake had finished, we had to walk slowly, gently and calmly to the field and go around all the things that were smashed and had fallen down. We went in a circle and called the roll to see if everyone was there.

The Wizard of Oz

Tomorrow, our school is doing The Wizard of Oz for some primary schools that are in our area.. I am a scarecrow dancer and I have to dance like a scarecrow. I have to have floppy arms and legs. I am feeling excited because I will be doing it in front of an audience. 

The Pirates Destroy Our Ship

Once upon a time, Captain Anderson, who had a black beard and a scarred face and Chef O'Neale who was small and had a moustache that was black were good mates. Captain Anderson always wore a Captain’s sailing hat and he always had rum in his hand. He had black and white checked pants and a ripped up red t-shirt. Chef O'Neale wore a cooking suit.  

One day, they were out sailing in their deluxe sailing boat.

Suddenly, they saw some pirates with gold MSR sniper rifles, some gold RPGs, some machine guns and cannons in a big pirate ship so they screamed, “There are pirates! Let’s hide!”  

They ran to find the steps leading to the galley. Chef O’Neale went down first, followed by Captain Anderson, but Captain Anderson didn’t  get his arm down in time. The pirates fired a bullet. It went straight through Captain Anderson’s wrist. More shots were fired, and, finally, the boat was blown up.

Captain Anderson and Chef O’Neale jumped out of the boat into the cold, blue, pristine water and they swam to a little island. They crawled  to a warm spot on the hot, smooth sand.

After they found a man in a shelter, Captain Anderson said, “Can you stitch me up?” His name was Jack Sparrow. He was a doctor. He was fixing his first aid kit.

Jack Sparrow stitched up Captain Anderson’s wrist.

The pirates  never went by Captain Anderson and  Chef O’Neale  again because they were busy fighting other pirates. 

New Zealand's Olympic Legends

New Zealand's Olympic Legends

The Kiwi Crew

During the Olympics, I watched Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan race to win a pristine gold medal in Rowing in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

The water was crystal clear. 

The siren went. Off went the Kiwi crew. 

Once they hit the water, they were off.

We all shouted, "Go the Kiwis!"

I had hope in New Zealand. 

The oars sliced the water like a knife cutting meat. They were long and straight. The rowers' legs were going up and down fast as. 

We then got in front of a canoe.

Once we got to the second quarter, We passed another canoe. We were coming second. I could see the finish line. 

Hooray! We won! 

I was so happy that we had won a gold medal. I am so happy that I am a New Zealander.

 Hi. My name is Dre. I am 8 years old. I like playing rugby. I am good at it. I scored about 50 tries this year.