TOKU MAHI NA CHARLIE

I'm ten years old.  I live in Motueka and go to Riwaka school.  My teacher is Mrs. Adams.

I live with my  Mum, Dad, little five year old sister and my pet cat, Domino.  My friends are Amber, Leea, Cheyenne, Lucy J, Lucy R and the nearly twins, Jenna and Imogen.

I like the color blue, denim jeans, chicken and chocolate. I  especially like swimming. My dislikes are the  boys in my class, running, brusell sprouts and really girly stuff.

godwit on a rock in Kaiteriteri.

This is me at school.

My dream is to be an actress in a big hit movie series.    Then go live in L.A, America.




THE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

Тhе extravaganza started like this. 

All of the school in little classrooms in the high school, whispering and clutching their tummies, trying to get rid of the butterflies.  Watching the clock, waiting to go into the wings ready to perform. But not me!   I've done shows and drama club ever since I was four.  So there we were listening to the crowd applause room five.  FUN FUN FUN!  That's what the next ten or so minutes were.  The first item we did was a song Michael Jackson used to sing called Rockin' Robin. It was super fun to jump and sing and play instruments. I played the piano and I got a little bit stunned when the bright light came on me, but I smiled because I knew people were looking at me.  It was a great night and I beamed with pride when my family told me what a great job I'd done.

MY FABLE

The Winter Hibernation

One autumn day Bear was collecting his food and berries for the winter when Rabbit came and asked if Bear wanted to come and play with her in the forest.

‘No Rabbit, I can’t come and play,’ Bear said.

‘Why ever not? Surely you want to come and jump in the leaves with me?’ she said.

‘I can’t come because I’m collecting food for the winter hibernation. You’re supposed to be doing that too, Rabbit,’ Bear protested.

‘But I can do that later. Anyway, I’m going to jump in the leaves,’ she argued.

‘Fine.  But don’t come running to me for food when you get hungry in the winter,’ Bear told her.

When Bear was just about to go into the den, about three weeks later, Rabbit bounded in.

‘Bear! Bear! You were right, I should have listened to you!’ Rabbit cried.

‘So I’m guessing you need food now? Am I right Rabbit?’ Bear asked her.

‘Yes! I know I shouldn’t have played in the forest, because right now I’m supposed to be going to sleep for a couple of months, but I don’t have any food in me!’ and she burst into tears.

‘So now you’ve learnt a lesson for the the years to come, haven’t you?’ Bear said with a wise look in his eyes.

‘I sure have Bear, and that lesson is...’

‘Do the work and then have the fun!!’ they both chanted together.

And the moral to this story is:  Work now, play later.

By Charlie Thain