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5 Facts about Lorde

Invitation ( it's fake, please don't take it seriously )

Is Seeing Believing?

Family.

Being part of a joyful and happy family elates everyone,
they can make you laugh,
sometimes make you mad and sometimes sad. but after all,
they’re your family and they will always care and respect you.

Honesty is important in the family, you must tell
them the truth at all times, My family and I
don’t lie to each other, maybe we do, but not
always. If you have problems you want to let
out from your chest, they are there to listen,
you have problems, everyone does. 

Families always show Patience to each other.
When we are patient with one another,
when we tolerate pains or trials calmly
without complaining, we demonstrate the love.

Cybersmart in a learn, create, share world.

The Treasure Box ( filling the gaps )

Just before the enemies ordered us out of our houses , Dad pulled out an iron box, and a piece of cloth.
He wrapped the book in the cloth and placed it in the iron box. 

“This will keep our treasure safe.” He said that the book was about our people,
it was Rarer than Rubies, more splendid than silver and Greater than gold. After that, we headed out of
our house and left for the journey ahead of us.

We were leaving the village and a memory of Mum went through my mind, it was when we were
moving our houses. It made me emotional, then the sound of sobbing interrupted me. Some of the
children were clueless and didn’t know why we were leaving. My 5 senses struck in my body, I smelt
`the haze in the sky, I saw the fire burning down every house, I heard the cries of people who
were injured in the bombing, I felt the corpses on my feet while walking and I tasted the blood
running down my face made me remember the people who got killed in the village.

Days passed by and we still have no place to sleep, instead, we sleep on the side of roads huddling
together to keep each other warm. We find a moldy old shed to sleep in. The past weeks were very bad
for dad, he gotten very sick. He handed me the iron box and said, “You must be brave, for both of us,
promise me you will keep our treasure safe.” “I promise.” I responded. I gripped my father’s hand
throughout the night, feeling the heat fade away.

The next morning, we dug a deep hole under the scorching sun for my Father to be buried in.
We didn’t have a coffin neither the materials to make it, instead, we wrapped him in blankets that were
not used that much. We said our last goodbyes and then put the soil in the hole with him. “Leave the iron
box, we have a long way to go” some of the villagers said. Instead of the box, I left my suitcase.

We reached the last village, my arms were aching, it was painful, I knew I was not going to make it
over the mountains ahead of me. At the edge of the village, there was an ancient linden tree, I chipped
away at the frozen earth under the tree and buried the box, I knew that the box would be safe from
bombings and inferno.

Years passed by and I grew up in a strange country, from a boy to a man, it was safe to return to my
homeland so I traveled back. It was a boring ship ride from the country I grew up in to the country
I migrated from,  I reached home and it felt amazing being back. I walked down the gravel path to
the ancient linden tree. As I was approaching the tree, I saw a girl playing by the tree, I asked her, “ Do
you want to help me dig up treasure?” “Yes!” she shouted out of excitement. She ran as fast as she could
to me. I was digging the soil with a spade I found by the tree, the tip of the spade clashed with something iron in the dirt, It was the box. “ will I see rubies and silver and gold?” asked the girl. I opened the box, “oh, it’s only a book”

I told her the same exact things my father told me when I was young, “This is a book about our people, about us,” I said. “It’s rarer than rubies, more splendid than silver and greater than gold.” I read some pages of the book and she seemed very attached to the book, “It was great talking to you, I need to go now.” I said as I was walking up the gravel. “Goodbye!” she shouted in the distance, “Goodbye!” I replied back with a wave. 

I went to the village where I grew up in, and there I saw colourful new library with lots of people entering, I entered and memories entered my mind of me in the old library with my father, I went to a row of books and there, I placed the book down on a row of books where it can be read, borrowed and loved..

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Meningococcal B

The Treasure Box Diary Entries

Dear Diary,

We’re here in a mouldy old shed to shelter us from the heavy rain outside,
everyone is scared. It is night time so everyone is tired and needs sleep.
My father is very sick and weak. I lie in the darkness holding my fathers
and hand, I held his hand tight while I feel the heat slowly fade away.

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Dear Diary,

We just dug a hole to place my  Father in, it’s depressing knowing that
we can't do anything to change his death. We didn’t have a coffin so we
wrapped him with blankets which weren't used that much. I tried not to
wipe the sweat dripping down my head from digging the hole below the
scorching sun. I'm the only one left in my family now, I hope I can
survive through this crisis, There were people crying and so was I, I was
depressed and so were some of my Fathers close friends, I guess these
villagers are my new family now.

The Treasure Box ( writing )

The Treasure Box

This writing came from a book we have been studying in Drama Lessons, The book's title is " The Treasure Box"

My future and dreams

Smart Relationship

Saint Patrick's School's Sacred Garden.

El Capitan

A 10-year-old girl who climbed Yosemite National Park's famed El Capitan says she was overwhelmed and emotional when she reached the summit.

Selah Schneiter said she trained mentally and physically for nine months before climbing the challenging 910m granite wall with her father and a family friend.

Term 2 Blog Profile 2019

Matariki

This week we learnt about Matariki ( the Pleiades), Matariki is a Maori name for a cluster of stars. It rises in mid-winter and for many Maori, Matariki heralds the start of a new year;  Traditionally, it was a time to remember the dead and celebrating a new life. The names of the 7 stars of Matariki are Ururangi, Waipunarangi, Waita, Waiti, Matariki, Tupu-a-nuku and Tupu-a-rangi.

My thoughts about Jacinda Ardern

In my opinion, Jacinda Ardern shows kindness,empathy

My haiku

Sailing

                                                                          SAILING

On the 1st of May the year 7 and 8 went sailing at Okahu Bay, The bus trip took 20 minutes to get to the destination. When we got there, we met our sailing instructors, Steve, Justin and JR. We made a semicircle and did icebreakers, we needed to introduce ourselves by saying our name and our favourite colour.

We then got to our boats and assembled it, lucky for me, JR rigged my boat. It was the Topaz, Taz for short. The instructors gave us morning tea after work. After the short break, Steve then gave us wet suits from the tallest to the shortest.

The boats have trailers to underneath them, we pulled the boat to the shore and set them free with 2 people in each boat. After 2 hours on the water, Steve and Justin pulled boats back to shore two by two ad ate lunch.

After the afternoon meal, the instructors told us we could go out and capsize our sailboats. We capsized our boats a number of times, we then went back to shore to change back into our clothes. We then gathered at the benches outside to our Instructors calling us one by one to get our certificate.

Many thanks to The Lion Foundation, Rotary, Volvo and Zhik for sponsoring the day.

Public Or Private

A food chain of a Possum

Manaiakalani Learner Questionnaire 2019

This afternoon i was able to complete the Manaiakalani Learner Questionnaire with Mrs. Collins going through each question with my class, I found the Culture question tricky as I do not know much about my culture as I lived in a different country and not my home land.

Being a smart learner!

For this blog post we made a house we would like to live in,we made in google drawing, I know it's not the best house you have seen. I would also what kind of house you'd like to live in.

Highest Daily Temperatures in March

Today we collected the data of the Highest Daily Temperatures in March and created a line graph using Google Sheets.

Moa Study

About me...

Kia ora, kamusta and hello! My name is Christian and I attend Saint Patrick's School. I have 2 brothers a Father and a Mother. My Father and Mother both work as engineers.

 I came from the Philippines but have lived in Singapore for 10 years. My hobbies are soccer, running, floorball(unihockey), cycling and Fortnite.

I hope you will continue to read my Blog as you may find out something interesting you never knew before!

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