Back to School!!

On 1st of July, as room 17 sat in the hall as usual for the beginning of Term 3. Everybody was dressed up into ancient clothes. Guess what we are learning about. Well, for this term we are going to be learning things about Mighty Mariners. This subject associates with things that we kind of did in Term 1. In this we learned about Captain James Cook and about his voyage from England to Aotearoa and, the Treaty of Waitangi. We learnt a quite a lot of things. Today I am going to tell you what my favourite part of the amazing Immersion Assembly.

First of all I am going to tell you about the Mariner Mr Burt. He told us about his very big exploration around the world. He told us nearly everything that he did. Guess what? Mr Burt also had to sleep on the ground. That was pretty funny.

Next I am going to tell you about the Team 4 performance. In this presentation , there were 5 people, this is, Ms King, Ms Squires, Miss Va'afusuanga, Miss Garden and Mr Barks. There little concert was so cool. It was amazing, but not the best for me (I would give them a 8 out of 10).

Now I am going to tell you about Jessica Watson (Miss Tito). She was the 2nd best because she made me laugh SO much, and I just loved that (I just love it when people make me laugh). Even though it was only 1 person that was acting, It was amazing. For this little concert I would give 9 1/2.

Finally, I am going to tell you about my favourite performance. This was team 2, which was Miss She and Miss Burne. Miss She was a pirate on Captain James Cooks ship. Miss Burne was James Cook. The thing that made this little act was how the actors and actresses spoke. 10 for this act.

I just can't wait till term 4 because, I just love watching teachers dress in costumes and be actors and actresses.

Pt England`s First Fairy Tale Topic

    We walked into the hall and I noticed all of the teachers were dressed up as fairy tale characters.  I saw a fairy godmother granting wishes, a grumpy Shrek, and all sorts of characters.  We were in the hall because it was the first day of term 3.  “Yay we were going to learn about fairy tales”.  

When Mr Burt came into the hall he was wearing clothes that a prince wears.  As he was walking down the hall he said “Have you seen my princess?” Just then in my head there was a “CLICK” and I knew what he was talking about.  He was talking about Cinderella!  I also knew it was Cinderella because in his right hand he was holding a glass slipper.  Mr Burt I mean the Prince was so sad about where his princess had gone.  Next he told all the team 1 teachers to come up on stage. 

The best teacher I liked from team 1 was Miss Wild because she was acting like Little Red Riding Hood.  Mr Burt then welcomed team 2.  I liked Miss Va’afusuaga best because she acted like Puss ‘n’ Boots and she actually spoke like Puss ‘n’ Boots. 

As Mr Burt introduced team 3 an exquisitely beautiful Cinderella, who was Miss Garden, walked on the stage with her flouncy, flowing train swishing from side to side.  There also were the 2 hideous and jealous stepsisters squabbling and disputing over the gumboot  and the broom stick which had a image of Brad Pitt on it.  Mr Burt said to Cinderella “ You are not my princess because there`s are a huge difference between a gumboot and a glass slipper!” Cinderella said “Oh” disappointingly and stepped off the stage. 

This is when team 4 came up.  There was a grumpy Shrek, a kind Fiona, a Pied Piper of Auckland and a magical and mysterious fairy godmother.  The best fairy tale character I liked was the fairy godmother because I really like magical things and also because they are so mysterious. 

Suddenly an Evil Queen strode angrily down the aisle.  The Evil Queen had a sinister stare and snapped condescendingly at anyone who talked to her.  "She's so vain!" I said in my mind.  In her bag she had a pig's heart, a mirror and an apple, a poisonous apple.  I knew the story of snow white and the seven dwarfs.  She chattered "If you know why I have these 3 things in my handbag come to my palace and record it in to my magical camera". 

Mr Burt then introduced what we were learning about and then we left.  I really liked how we are learning about fairy tales because it will be so much fun this term also because I think we will be doing plays of fairy tale stories.