Milly’s Blog

Known as the King of pop, Micheal Jackson the talented singer has recently passed away. Micheal Jackson became famous in the group The Jackson Five (him and four of his siblings) in 1968 as a 9-10 year old. They recorded songs such as ‘I want you back’ and ‘ABC’. He then went solo in 1971 while still a part of the group and recorded his own songs like ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Bad’. Seventh of nine siblings Micheal Jackson’s album ‘Thriller’ still remains the worlds best selling album of all time.

I personally think that he was very talented and it is sad to see his life come to such and end as he was about to preform 50 sold-out concerts. He collapsed in his home on the 25th of June 2009 following his death. Although I personally didn’t like the choices he made in his life and the things he was accused of were very wrong things I still think that his music was awesome. My favourite of his songs would have to be ‘Black or White’ released in November 1991. I like it simply because it’s catchy and it goes against racism.

At the moment I’m on my first year of college. It is pretty cool and I think I’m doing well. I like my teachers they are all good people to learn from. I’m learning quite a bit at the moment especially in science and maths. I absolutely love my English class! My teacher is awesome and the work is easy enough for me and I’m getting good marks. My option is Environmental studies. It’s cool my teachers cool too and really smart when it comes to the environment and biology side of things! My least favourite subject is probably social studies although we are doing a cool unit on the interaction of the Europeans and Aboriginies in the early days so it has been fun lately. So overall it’s going good and I’m enjoying myself.

Hello to everyone. After a lot of consideration I have decided to come back to my blog and occasionally write to it if I have time. =) I am sorry to all the people who have commented on my blog and I have not replied. I was originally going to stop coming on to my blog but I’ve changed my mind.

While I was away in Noumea the voting for our new Prime Minister of New Zealand happened. Helen Clark for Labour party was our current prime minister and John Key for National Party was the other candidate. John Keywon the election so he is now our prime minister. All we have to do now is sit and wait to see what changes in our country.

After all my saving up and the anticipation leading up to my trip I finally went! Noumea was the most fun holiday ever and here is a report about it!

Noumea 2008

This year 14 students from Te Awamutu Intermediate went to Noumea, New Caledonia. We were all very excited when we boarded the plane on Wednesday 5^th November.  When we arrived in New Caledonia the first thing we noticed was the heat. It was so hot!! We drove for an hour to get to Noumea where our hotel was and went up to our cosy rooms to get changed for a swim in the huge pool. We then went back up to our rooms for our little microwave dinners. On the first morning we went on the La Petite Train which is a like a tour bus, it goes all around Noumea showing you different places. The train stopped at the botanical gardens which was where we spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sites. The next morning we caught a bus to the markets. Most of us were excited because we could spend our money! We then spent the rest of the day walking around town in groups looking at different markets and shops. On the third day we went to the Tijbaou Cultural centre where we learnt lots about a man named Tijbaou. We then bussed back into town to catch another bus to our hotel. The bus didn’t come for ages and when it did it was packed! Most of us had to walk a very long walk home. Sunday was a day that most of us agreed was the best because we woke early to go to Amedee Island. When on the island we walked up the lighthouse, watched the sharks being fed off the boat, snorkelled, went on a glass bottom boat, learnt how to tie sarongs, learnt how to peel a coconut, had a big feast and watched the women and men do dances of all different types. The following day we were meant to go to the museum only to find it was a four day public holiday so we went on to St Josephs Cathedral. We then walked around to different markets and went home for lunch only to wind up doing a scavenger hunt and swim for the afternoon. Tuesday was our last full day in Noumea. Because of this we headed back to the markets to do the rest of our presents and souvenir hunting. We went to the supermarket and bakery where we brought the yummiest croissants ever! We had lunch back at the hotel then went to the aquarium where we were fascinated by the fish. That night we did our funny skits we had been working on all week and said our thanks to the parents and teachers. The next morning we got up at four o’clock! We had to get to the airport quickly! Finally we went home and we could all agree this was a very cool holiday and a great experience that we would like to do again some time!

Once again this year we have got Harold the Giraffe and Nicky, the teacher, in our school with the Life Education Trust mobile classroom. I always enjoy going to life ed and seeing Nicky and Harold the giraffe. (And yes Harold is only a puppet but he sure is a cool puppet! Rather brainy to!) We are taught to make healthy decisions on what we eat and do to our bodies and are also educated on Drugs and alcohol. This year our class is being taught about the drugs and alcohol side of things from a program called ‘From the Shadows’. I am learning many things and I am very grateful for Nicky and Harold coming to our school! But not everything has been going smoothly because some inconsiderate idiot decided they would burn down our mobile classroom. It didn’t burn to the ground but the side of it was burnt and the interior stuffed. Along with that went all of Nicky’s hand made learning resources she has been collecting over the years. It is very sad that this has happened but we are glad to have the national classroom brought up to us so we can carry on with our lessons. Although we have another classroom it is still not the same. Its very empty with hardly any things up on the walls and even Nicky didn’t seem very happy the other day. But you can’t blame her after what happened, she must be exhausted. Anyhow we are still very lucky and I would like to thank everyone who helped get us another classroom!

“Four valuable lizards have been stolen in a smash and grab at Hamilton Zoo.

Thieves smashed a glass panel and cut through chains and padlocked doors on Friday night to get inside the reptile enclosure.

Zoo director Stephen Standley says they snatched a pair of Madagascan Day Geckos and a pair of Bearded Dragons. He says while they are not endangered, the Madagascan Day Geckos can only be held in zoos in New Zealand.

Mr Standley suspects they have been nicked to be sold on the black market, where he says they can fetch up to a couple of thousand dollars each.”

- NEWSTALK ZB

Just sad don’t you think. Zoo’s are exciting educational places that all ages can go to and we are lucky to have one so close to our town. These people probably only care about money. Not the education of children or well being of a live creature. I think that its horrible to see people being so selfish. What do you think?

Thanks MSN New site for info.

School

Put my full effort into completing the school magazine.

-I can do this by getting things done if I have any spare time and not wasting the valuable time we do get to work on the magazine.

Try my absolute hardest at all subjects we have this term.

-I can do this by concentrating and ignoring distractions because I need to make the most of my last term at Te Awamutu Intermediate.

Completing all my work on time.

-I am good at this but seeing as this term will be extra busy I will need to pick up my pace!

Do well in athletics.

-Making the most of our P.E time will help me achieve this goal. I also need to put my mind to it and think positive and which will also help me.

Keep trying to improve my guitar playing.

-Although I sometimes don’t have the time I still need to keep trying to fit in practises as much as I can.

Personal

Have an awesome time in Noumea!

-This is an easy one! I will most definitely have fun if I stay happy and enjoy every moment!

Be able to hold out a side kick for more than ten seconds at a reasonable height.

-Practising this every night will do the trick!

Start doing evening stretches.

-I need to be flexi if I would like to grade to a higher belt as I am getting closer and closer to that black belt!

I really hope that I achieve my goals for this term and I will be trying hard to do this because my time at Intermediate is limited and I want to make the most of everything.

Today, Friday was the last day of term 3. I am usually excited about going to school and when the holidays come I don’t want the term to end. But this time is different. It has been a long exhausting term and I am tired and ready for a big break with lots of days to sleep in!!!! Yay!!!! But unfortunately the pressure is not off…In the middle weekend of our 2 week holiday I have to attend and compete in the Tae Kwon-Do nationals with the team from my region. Another yay!!!! I am excited although its sort of a pressure. This term I came 4th in the school speech finals and won the overall wearable arts with my mate. I am happy of all the big and little things I have achieved this term. I will try to get a post on in my break but I cannot promise as I will be busy!! But I am coming back after the holidays anyway to keep my awesome blog going!

Seeya soon!