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Today we met a kind lady named, 'Esther.' 

she worked for Vector. A company who helps

people 

Vector

On the 24th of August, we went in our school hall to meet a wonderful lady named, 'Esther'

As she introduced herself, she said that she worked for Vector.

During time, she informed us not to touch power lines, broken cables, smaller transformers or transmitters, because of the consequences it holds.

When there's a broken cable, the wires are able for you to touch, which leads to electric shot's 

and pain. That's why Vector is here, to help people before something bad happens.

What I learnt from 'Vector':

1. Warn others to not touch, or sit on transmitters, transformers, or other dangerous things
2. Don't get toast out by fork.
3. Throw away broken cables
4. Help our community

Prototec 150919

Prototec

Every morning, we enter a practise of math onto a site called:

Prototec

For todays prototec, I got a 95% on stage 8:

Reading Comprehension

Jasmine Tokoa Reading Comprehension

Oakley Creek 

School Journal Level 4 October 2015

I woke with a strange feeling in my belly. I’ve never _____lied________ to my mum before, so I feel scared – but I’ve never been to Oakley Creek before and I feel _____excited___________. Destiny had it all planned - where and when we should meet. She filled me in with who was coming, but I barely listened. I knew it would be the kids she hung out with, the ones I am not supposed to be _____Buffy____________ with.

I get out of bed, and dress in my ____swimming____________ gear and pull my T shirt and skirt on over them. I _____ stash_________ my towel at the bottom of my school bag. The face in the mirror looks the same, but I feel __________ different   _________. I had told my mum that I was going to school. She thought it was weird me going to school on a Saturday.

After doing my ____chores____________ I said goodbye to Mum who was hanging out the washing. She suggested she come too, so she could talk to my teacher, but I told her no. She would make me late.

As Destiny and I round the corner we can hear shouts and splashing. The ___boys___________ have beaten us there. All morning there is only us, and it feels good. We have just finished lighting a fire to cook the ___eel___________ Liam stabbed with a stick when I hear a familiar voice. It was Miss and with her were Mum and Jonah. They are looking down at us, Mum’s face tight, and my heart stops.

I snatch up my towel and bag turning away from my friends. I’m not cool, I’m in big ____trouble____________. On the way back Miss explains that Mum and Jonah walked to school after all and Miss happened to be there. Miss doesn’t ________growl______, and so far Mum hasn’t said a word. Miss told me it might not feel like it right now, but I’m lucky. My mum ____cares_________ enough to come looking for me.

swimming               chores              trouble               lied            different           eel               excited               growl                 stash             boys            cares

The Zoo Trip

On the 7th of August at 9:30, rooms 6, 10, 11 and 12,  left school for an exciting trip to the Zoo. We traveled by bus, and as we arrived to the Auckland  Zoo, we met a lady named, ‘Kirsty’ As she introduced herself, she explained a little about what we’re going to see, and how to be with them.

As we hopped off the bus, Kirsty took us to a few men called, ‘Frazer, and John.’ As they were saying how many animals there were, and how cool it was, they suspiciously said,

“ The more quiet you stay, the more animals you see.” And as we stayed quiet while he was talking, it was actually a distraction, so we could see the meaning of what he said. Then he quietly whispered,

“ Now that you all are quiet, you haven’t noticed what has crossed behind you.” As we turned around, we saw a stunning peacock with it’s brightly coloured feathers.

Next, we saw Kirsty saying, “ Hey guys, I’m going to take you to the lizards and all the reptiles.

We were supposed to eat first, but we were to fascinated, so we went straight ahead.

As we arrived, Kirsty told us that reptiles can camouflage really good with their natural habitat, and she gave us a challenge. It was to find three different types of lizards to spot. I found a tuatara, gecko and a bearded dragon.

A few hours later after we’ve seen  a lot of animals, we had lunch.

During lunch we arrived at the hippo’s river. Surprisingly, we saw nothing. We were now told that they’ve got sick and died. It started from the little baby, at 2 or 3 years old I think, and carried on to the mother, then father. Next we saw the alligator. It was big, but thin, scally, and strong.

Further down we went to have a rest after all the wandering around.

We all went to the park and had a little rest and chat. Children went

playing at the park. Unlike the others John, Joedzy, Javarn, Sosaia and I, just sat under a tree, talking but relaxing.

Lastly it was time to go home, but before that, we had to take a photo:

I had a lovely time at the Auckland Zoo, hopefully, we go again!

Halloween

Should halloween be banned in New Zealand ? Well in my opinion it shouldn't, kids have too much fun. In this speech I’ll will be explaining all the great outcomes of celebrating halloween.

I believe that halloween should be in NZ because it gives kids, an opportunity to celebrate a historical traditional while kids have a lot fun. Most children power up their brain by being creative, and creating their costumes. While exploring you might end up having a great adventure and meeting new friends. Did you know that 93% of children participate in halloween, also known as trick a treat each year? The majority of the statistics prove that most children enjoy the halloween spirit.

In conclusion we hope you understand that point of view of my state of argument. I as an a New Zealand kid love halloween, and strongly believe that it should remain part of New Zealand’s holiday culture.