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The Not So Normal Day. . . .

Well, For Me At Least

“Kruz, time to get up” yells my Nan. “I don’t want to” I yell back. “I’ll let you play Black Ops all day!” She says trying to tempt me. “done” I say. Time to pown (Pown = gamer language for beat or waste. Noobs = people that are quite bad) some noobs in campaign I think to myself, hang on, What the hey is this: “Press X for the ULTIMATE weapon or press Triangle to decline” says the game. “Hmmm, Ok good enough for me” I say. *Presses X* “You have pressed X, initiating ‘Suck Up’ mode” says the game once more. “Wait, did it just say ‘Suck Up’ mode?!?” I say in horror “Aaaah” 2 minutes later I am at a futuristic HQ. “Where am I?” I ask. Woods, I was soon to find out is my best friend and he replied “Your at HQ, Alex”. Wait, Alex, as in Alex Mason! I think, Oh no, I’m in Black ops II! “Mason” yells my commander “We’re sending you and Woods to meet Crosby and Mickey! They’re in a jungle on a top secret mission, they requested back-up at O8OO hours! Good luck soldier.” Once we arrived we had to use flying suits to reach our destination. “Ok, on my command we jump” yells Woods “3, 2, 1, Jump” We jump, but about 4 minutes later I see bullets and missiles coming towards us and I yell as loud as I could “LOOK OUT!” Then I heard Woods say “Darn Russians!” To dodge the bullets we went up, down, left, right and all other directions. And then came the rockets. . . We couldn’t dodge them, we were all hit by them, one by one, first was Mickey, then Woods and Crosby. I was hit last, I was knocked out. Luckily we landed where we needed to be. When I awoke I found they were all waiting for me and when I did, Woods threw my gun to me and told us to stay low. We proceeded with caution but we were captured. We managed to escape only to find our whole team fighting for us! We were taken back to base only to find we had only one fatality from our mini team, Mickey was shot, he survived the first shot to the leg but then was captured again and strapped to a wall and shot in the head. How they knew this, I don’t know. We had another mission that day. We (Me and Woods) had to go to Egypt to protect Egyptians from Russia! When we arrived it was hot like the sun and I had to go up a tower and slaughter every Russian I saw just to get a Strela (Strela, a gun like a rpg, rpg: rocket propelled grenade). The Strela’s blast sounded like thunder. I had to blow up tanks, helicopters and jets. Then I had to get on a horse and ride into battle blowing up tanks and helicopters. Then came the hard part, getting ammo. We spotted ammo in the Russians base. I galloped on the horse desperately trying to get the ammo but the enemy called in air support and blew me up. . . I died. But I realized that it was only a dream because I heard my Nan call again “Kruz, time to get up.” “Ok” I say in return because I felt scared that the same thing would happen. 

The end. . .

Or is it!

By Kruz

Claytons squash game.

On Friday the 9 of August i am going to a squash game against the Hastings squash club. You can play at any time of the day from 9:00 am till 10:00 pm. You have to play 3 games which have three rounds in each game. You play up until someone has got to 15.you need to win a certain amount of games to win prize. A prize can contain money, squash grips, a new bag and socks and also other stuff. Last year I won 10$ and a free fizzy. You can win up to 100$. Your times are random. Last year i played against josh Matthews and i lost it was only my first time playing. I played against two people. i lost two one of them and won by auto default Squash is an indoor winter sport. two people can be on the court at a time. You have one ref and one marker. If someone is in your way you can call player let. If someone is in front of the ball call stroke. My times are 4:00 pm Friday 10:30 am Saturday and 1:45 pm Sunday.

By clayton

Romania 

There were two girls named Ellatolia and Rhiannontolia, They were sisters, and there was also their cousin salata, and these three girls were from Romania. Today was a very big day for them,  after being in new Zealand for 4 years they were very excited to go back home for the holidays.

These girls were so close but very different ellatolia liked baking and reading quietly rhiannontolia liked to play in mud and play sport and last of all salata loved to cook synthetic foods from different countries, such as India, Ireland, France, Spain and Mexico but her all time favorite was Romania.

“Yay we are here” yelled the girls. They said hello to their family and friends and told them about our beautiful country. When they came back they brought more exchange students and soon became very good friends.

THE END 
By Rhiannon    

Bonkers the Panda Bear

Bonkers the panda bear lives in his imagination. The world where you can dream big and think small. Bonkers was always thinking about this other panda “Makayla” who he thought was so pretty and delicate. In his heart he knew he loved her but tried not to show it. Makayla, Bonkers and three other pandas lived in the Japan zoo to protect them from being killed and dying of extinction. The zookeepers wanted Makayla and Bonkers to have cubs to have more panda bears but Makayla was shy of the other panda bears and didn’t hang out with them much.

Bonkers was mostly feeling sad of Makayla’s shyness and spent his days dreaming about the day she would hang out with him. Bonkers had some happy times though too. He thought up butterflies, puppies and cupcakes but then he would become sad again and think of Makayla. Makayla as beautiful as a butterfly, Makayla as adorable as a puppy and Makayla who smells like cupcakes. Well Bonkers knew he shouldn’t be sad or lonely and should play with the others but he couldn’t. They were so happy and he was so …depressed. Bonkers was a success for the zoo because he had a talent, a talent of art. He would draw pictures of people and other animals and he even got his own cave, with his own supplies. He drew pictures of Makayla and her being happy.

One day it all changed, Makayla came out of her hiding mode and went to play with Bonkers. The next morning Bonkers and the zookeepers went to check on Makayla and there she was lying on the ground, licking 4 black and white cubs. She had been hiding so much because she had been too tired with the cubs. The zookeepers left Bonkers with Makayla to go get some towels to wrap the cubs in. That’s when Makayla was never alone again.

By Giorgia

DAY DREAMER

“And the winner for best actress is…” As the host was about to say who won the best actress it felt like everything just slowed down.

My heart is now beating at a rapid pace. My palms are sweaty as ever.

My mind went back to the times when I would be standing in my bedroom in front of the full length mirror. I would pretend that I was wearing a lavender coloured floor length gown with a silver necklace hung loosely around my neck. I would imagine that I was at the Grammy awards just like I am now and I would act as if I was about to receive an award for best actress. In a host kind of voice I would announce my name as if I had just won the award I crave. But all that acting and daydreaming I did in my bedroom may mean nothing. Because if the host calls my name I know that I won’t be able to be as calm and relaxed as I was in my bedroom. But if the host calls out another woman’s name then all the acting and daydreaming I did was a complete waste of time. Because that was probably a time when I could have been reading over my script.

Suddenly I got knocked out of my daydream with a loud clapping and cheering noise erupting from the people around me. As I drifted back into reality I realised that the host had named the winner. I started to wonder. I’m now slowly creeping back into a daydream. Thinking, what happens now? Should I just smile and clap? But most importantly was it my name?

By Rhian

Queen Bee!

I walked into the dark crowded room. I was filled with a rush of joy.  Buzzy flew out with a small round cake, I felt so happy. They remembered my 18^th birthday. My friend Buzzle ran out with a large honey comb present, my favourite thing in the whole wide world. I flew through the house; I flew till I could fly no more. The bright pink flashing honey comb was very special, it was Meredith the Queen bees. She came out and I nearly fainted, I was so overwhelmed that she would want to see me. She asked me if I wanted to sit in her own special honey comb seat. This time I did faint. I woke up in her flashing seat. I was surrounded by my friends and family. This year was the year the year when I become Queen bee! I was flying around and bossing my brothers around, boy it felt good. Meredith want too well so she told me to help her controlling the little bees. I burst into tears the next day when she told me she was going to pass soon. I was wondering who was going to become Queen, I thought it would be Wanda because she’s the smartest bee. Meredith told me I was eligible to become a Royal bee. Later on that day we had a ceremony to announce who was going to become the leader. I was certain it would be Wanda, I heard my name. I was left with my jaw wide open. I walked up onto the big round nectar stage. I was filled with pride when Meredith took off her special Queen number and placed it on me. I am officially Queen bee!!! Time flew by and Meredith got sicker and sicker, the day came when she passed away. We buried her body under the newest batch of honey. I felt really sad when she left so I thought I better do her proud and be the best Queen bee ever!!!

By Sophie

Navy Band

Ring ring “ yay today is the navy band” I said .So room 10 hoped on the bus .It was an half an hour drive  to Napier. We arrived at the musical theatre and look it was my friend.I couldn’t talk to him because I had to sit.the instruments where pretty cool.it was great.After the show we went to the Napier playground and had our lunch and played for an hour. It was time to go back to school  but it was fun.

By Amrit

The Navy Band
Come on Amrit lets get our bags and go to the gate. We jump on the bus and we shoo to the marine parade. When we there we go to the navy band. We hop in the therta, it starts with a big drum dug dug it is abet scary

Amrit I said . Yeh its abet scary oh well we cant say anything about it aye, bro look Tarshdeep where is he look over there said Amrit ok. Sup Tarshdeep what are you doing here noting much listening to the music.

My favorite part was the harry potter part. At last it finishes we hop out and go to the sand park to have lunch and morning tea. After the little play…….. the teachers say hop back on the bus and go back to school . 

Sukhmaan.

The Navy Band
I’m all ready to go to Napier for the navy band. It was 8:00 in the morning when I arrived at school and since I was so excited I woke up my parents at 7:00. When I was sitting on the bus with my friends Tyrone Alo and  Kruz. When we arrived I was really excited. When the show started I felt like bursting out of my seat. When it was finished me and Tyrone saw a guy that looked like Hitler. My whole school walked along the marine parade and to the playground. We had lunch there and it was cool since they built some new parts for the older children in the playground. I was really exhausted after the trip but when we got back to school we had a free swim.

Josh


In Napier
I wake up in the morning to the sound of a Tui thinking

 “is it another boring day at school hmmm? No its not we are going to the navy band yay!”

When we hop onto the bus we were all crammed into one seat. When we finally got there they started. My favourite instrument was the smallest one the picalo. They played lots of things but my favourite peace was the cancan.

After the navy band we walked through town and we got to the playground we had lunch then played in the playground for 2 hours and it was great fun we played on the new things and my favourite thing was the climbing one where there was ropes that you could climb on.

When we got back to school we got our togs and went for a swim and photographer toke photos of us. It was a great day but now it’s over!

By Dee

At Napier

On the best days of the week witch is Friday everyone wants to go home but this Friday got even better because we went on a field trip to Napier to se the nave band. Yes I know what you are thinking why did I spend 2 dollars for some old band from the nave but this band was exciting. They played the Simpsons, mission imposable and star wars. It was really cool I wish I could stay for ever  because it was so entertaining and I bet you would want to go to. They said that there will be another at 12 but we did not see that one. It was really cool. We went down to the park they added new thing to the park like a climbing wall, spider web, an exercise swing and a metal play ground. After all that was done it was time to go back to school even though I didn’t want to go.

By Maia 

Navy band

On a bright sunny morning I arrived at school. I put my bag away and suddenly RING RING RING.I just notice it was the bell everyone came in and sat down on the mat. Ready for prayer after prayer. We got our hats and bags and got ready to go to the navy band. We lined up by the bus and then went in. I was sitting next to Sativa and Rhiannon. We were playing I SPY. When we arrived we got of the bus and entered the theater. We all sat down I was sitting next to Giorgia. The show begin and it was the person from last year. They played some songs that are in movies. After awhile the teachers chose people to up and do the can can. When the show finished. We went and walked through Napier and went to the park and played. After that we went back to school and had a swim.      

By Anupreet      

Senior Swimming.

The day has come and the pool is ready. Its time for the swimmers to take their mark. Mr Easson telling the rules as I walk in the gate. As I walk to the other side of the pool I see some swimmers taking their mark. “On your mark, get set, GO.” Mr Easson yelled. Every one starting to cheer for their team mates. I stopped and looked. Yelling as loud as I can “Go Nazareth, you can do it.” So far as I looked at the scores. As I looked in my mind I’m thinking an d hoping that Nazareth would win in first place. So I closed my eyes and as soon as I opened my eyes it felt like my head just finish exploding. The score I first place was Galilee the worst day of my life luckily in second place was Nazareth and wasn’t that a relief. When I saw Dee I stared to shout for her and aren’t I’m glad that she got first place. Then came the time when it was the finals. My heart beating, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom. I got so excited for the last race of the day. For a second there I actually thought that Nazareth was going to  come first. Suddenly it all down hill. “I cant believe it Nazareth is still coming second”. Just then Ella said in a mysteries voice. “ Its not the final score”. I was thinking maybe that Nazareth did come first. I got so excited for the final scores that I needed to know right away. Hopefully Ill know when they announced it. Eventually.      

By Danielle

Navy band  

"Got my bag check”hopfully I have   everything in it well bye classroom ...”hurry up people said Mr Eason well in that case to-da-lool. When the classrooms had lined up so many where talking a lot either the band or other stuff. When the bus came one classroom at a time came in the bus and took a seat. I was at the back and to be honest I don’t know why people want to be in the back. When we made it to Napier the opera house was’nt too far away. When we entered the opera house I did’nt know if Hastings opera

house was better than Napier’s one. We took a seat and waited for it to begin then more and more schools came and made it noisy. Finally it started there were so many instermants on stage. There so many songs and bits of music to listen. After like one hour of music we walked all the way to the playground for lunch. I felt real great when I heard and saw the navy band.  

Alan

Navy Band

Beep beep beep my alarm go’s off I look at the time it was 7:45am oh no I’m going to get late for school I jump out of bed like a hoping bunny I had a shower and got ready I ate my delicious steamy breakfast and watch some TV.

Ding I was walking to school and I just made it on time I knew I should of not watch TV.

The bus was here the bus that was taking us to Napier I was so excided I was going to burst into joyful tears.

Mr Easson told us to line up and we did then it was time to get in the bus so me, Darshini and Rhian were squashed on two seats it was really fun because Darshini was being really funny it was it took us about 15 minutes to make it in Napier we had made it there and we enter the building it was massive we sat down.

The show had stared and everyone went quiet there was heaps of instruments the whole stage was full of them.

We all walked down to the playground and ate something I was starving we played in the playground and had a school photo then it was time to go back to school we all hoped into the bus and went swimming.   

Manraj

 NAVY BAND                   

“Good morning rm 10” Mr.Easson      said we reply with “good morning Mr. Easson God bless you”. Is everyone ready to go to Napier “yes” we all say ok then we’ll do a quick prayer and then go line up. So we all finish saying our prayers and go line up to get on the bus, I’m sitting with Josh on the bus and I was playing I dare you with Alo, Josh and Ethan but then Alo got in trouble so we played paper scissors rock. But then Ethan came up with a futureristic one so we called it laser, robot, kick. Finally we got to the Opera house in Napier we were just talking when suddenly the lights dimed and it started they did a variety of songs including Spongebob, the Simpsons and the cancan, It was funny because Ethan, went up and did it and a few others, the last song was the YMCA and they did Gangnam style it was really funny. Once we finished there we made our way to Marine parade playground, we saw some AWESOME old fashion cars along the way too. When we got there we had lunch yumyum, yes we can play now we had a play for about an hour and then it was time to head back to school and have a swim and that was our day in Napier.

Tyrone

clayton s navy band storyOn Friday15 February St Joseph’s school went to the Napier municipal theatre with other school’s like St Matthews, St Marys, hasting central and Napier central. So when we got there we all sat down we were 8 rows from the front COOL!. So after 5-10 minutes later the conductor comes out finely. Later   on in the show I had to go to the toilet I was really busting. When I got back their was a girl singing “run away” by Bruno Mars. When it was time for TV tunes time they had stars wars and all that stuff. After the navy band we had to walk every  were up town and to the park they had new stuff. On the bus I was sitting next to Rueben and he was singing back to school. I enjoyed my day