Scarlett Pema’s Blog

Do you remember talking at 5:45am because we all woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep?

Do you remember skipping out on mountain biking because we gave it a go but it wasn’t for us so instead we made daisy chains?

Do you remember the first time you we kayaked with all our friends?

That was the camp of 2024.

Do you remember telling scary stories to each other at night right before we went to sleep, so then we couldn’t go to sleep?

Do you remember doing orientation and rushing so we finished before the other team?

That was the camp of 2024

Come to the Gardens School Kāhu camp 2024! There will be many different activities for your kids to do. It is a 4 night camp and only $400! That provide a breakfast, lunch, dinner and a place to sleep. Come and have fun!

Last Tuesday I went to Tōtara park in the morning. We walked to Tōtara park and then sat down to do a quick check everyone was there. Kāhu 3, 5 and 6 went in a group so that left kāhu 1,2 and 4 to be in a group. Once we started walking we all saw trees, bark, dirt and mud. There were a lot of different tree types and a lot of insect species. Mrs VT found some wētā in a tree so we all stopped and looked at it, some people took photos but soon we kept on walking.

There were birds chirping and the wind was blowing, I felt cold but it was alright. The smell in the air was fresh and smelt like trees. Our group saw a lot of rivers, some quick flowing , some slow flowing. A lot of them were a weird brown colour, but also some were crystal clear. Some of the rivers were rough and some were calm. All the trees looked different, some tall, some thin, some with holes and some without. We were using this app called Seek to identify what exactly we found. You take a picture on the app and then it pops up with what you have found.

Once we finished on the first walk we went back to the main area where we ate lunch and by the time we finished it started drizzling but we still walked. We walked up a lot of stairs and then we stopped on a mountain for a bit waiting for the rest of us, then we kept walking. We reached a lookout and it was very steep, looking down there were a lot of trees and branches, if you fell it would hurt really bad. Then we kept walking and everyone thought we were lost because it felt like we were walking for a long time, but we weren’t. Then we walked back at lunch time.

This tuesday we went on another walk to the botanical gardens, we sat down and got into our groups but this time it wasn’t in kāhu’s. Once I got in my group we all started walking, we had been assigned to go do the scavenger hunt first, we had to find plants in alphabetical order. We found a lot of cool plants and they were really pretty. Our group also went to the pond and they saw an eel and some ducks that were dunking themselves under water. We walked back and ate morning tea and then we started walking again. But this time we were doing the storm water walk. Our group walked as our teacher talked about how they save water, concaves and a lot more. It started raining again so my group stopped to put on our rain coats. The botanical gardens were really pretty and calming.

~ introduction ~

Peter Jackson is a very famous director but what about his personal life? Peter Jackson has directed a lot of movies like: The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit , King Kong, Star Wars and more. Did you know Peter Jackson has made 21 movies and more? Thats a lot of movies! If you would like to learn more about this phenomenal director you have come to the right place, keep reading and you’ll find out things about Peter Jackson!

~ statistics ~

Did you know that Peter Jackson has a 1.5 billion dollar net worth? Thats a lot of money! Peter Jackson has won 3 academy awards just from The Lord Of The Rings movies. Peter Jackson earns 580 million United States dollars per year. He owns 70 or more air-worthy aircraft’s as of 2024.

~ Peter Jackson’s early life ~

Peter Jackson was born on the 31st of October of 1961. His parents were Joan and William. William was his father who worked at a factory and his mother, Joan, was a house wife. Peter Jackson was born in Pukerua bay, New Zealand. He attended Kāpiti collage, and had no interest in sport. At the age of eight he started his interest in his current career and at 17 he began shooting short science films.

~ adult life ~

As a 62 year old man, he is married with two kids. The children are Billy and Katie, ages 29 and 28. Peter Jackson is married to a lovely woman named Fran Walsh who is 65 years old. Peter had no formal training in film making and he has won 3 academy awards.

~ conclusion ~

Peter Jackson has had a pretty amazing life so far and hopefully on going. He made 21 plus movies which is super cool. Peter Jackson is a very motivational director and brings joy to anyone who watches him.

In winter’s embrace they sleep

Mama bear and baby, in dreams so deep

Spending lots of money,

For the exchange of lots of honey.

 

Wrapped in fur, they cuddle near.

As they ZzZz, in the cave all day without a fear

They are as tired as the neighbouring star.

Shining upon them vivid dreams afar

The two little bears started to cuddle 

Because it was very cold outside, just like a puddle.

At the end of the day they fall and steams 

They wander through winter’s tender dreams.

The first few days of being in the kahu hapori has been amazing so far. We’ve learnt how to set up our pal, sign up for jobs and more! I have applied for being apart of the foodtastic team, a rescorce room manager, a PTA ambassador and a hospice ambassador. I’m exited to go to camp because it sound fun from what I have heard from my siblings. This year my teacher is Mrs Barrowman and she is really funny. We have been working on making lanterns with Mrs Barrowman for the Chinese new year lantern festival. I can’t wait to continue this year in the kahu hapori.

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