Landscape Art

This is my landscape art.  It was actually easier than I thought.   In our first session we had to practice drawing the vanishing point in our books.  The vanishing point is, for example, when you draw a river or path heading away from the start of the paper, it gets thinner and thinner until it disappears.  That is the vanishing point.  After that Mrs Morris said that we could either do a real landscape or fictional landscape.  I chose fictional.  Mrs Hill showed us her example and then we had to draw a practice in our books.  Next time, we started our art by drawing the road, the house, the hills, the ocean and the sky with a pencil.  After that we started to use the oil pastels.  We had to use 3 shades of one colour.  For my road I used yellow, gold and orange.  The other colours I used were blue, pink, and green.  My sky was light blue and yellow smudged in with a white pastel.  It was really fun though and I am proud of how my art turned out.

I Am Poem

This is my I Am Poem. When we started, the only things on there were the the I am/I wonder/I hear e.g. We had to fill them in with good vocab words and the best nouns and adjectives. The goal was to leave the reader thinking about our poem. My writing goal is vocab and I have definitely used lots. We also had to use describing words and 'in the moment' words. What I could've done better is maybe done some more describing. These are some of the vocab I've used:
Colourful-ish
Achieve
Computers
Rarely
Personal Best
Ultimate

I am awesome

I wonder if people try hard to achieve their goals

I hear Max speaking loudly

I see my colourful-ish computer screen

I want to make my parents proud

I am awesome

I pretend I am a rugby player

I feel Max’s elbow touching mine, as we type on our computers

I touch the keys on my computer

I worry about getting in trouble

I cry when I hurt myself (Rarely)

I am awesome

I understand that mistakes are okay

I say kind things about people

I dream of weird stuff

I try my personal best

I hope I get an ultimate pride award at the end of the year

I am awesome

Creature Writing: The Werewolf

This is my creature writing. For our writing, we could chose either, going down something slippery, getting you tooth pulled out, or about a creature. Mine is DEFINITELY fake (We had a choice). My story was originally called Tom and Bloodwrath, then just Tom, now The Werewolf. I am currently making a second story (Different plot and name, just the same storyline). This took ages to write. My writing goal is vocabulary. I have done quite a lot of vocabulary in my work. It is important to have vocab in your writing because it makes your writing better and makes it more fun. It is a good idea to have vocabulary in your writing because every good writer should have vocab. I am proud of this because it was quite fun to make and I am glad I finished it. I also like it because it's normal at the start (Mostly). Then it starts to get more and more creative. What I could of done better is making it a little shorter, because this took about 2 weeks to make. Plus I had to stay in at Morning tea and Lunch. What I think I have done well is hooking the reader in. It can easily hook you in. Some vocab I used in my story was at the start when I said "All I could see was white, the whole white, and nothing but white". I have lots of description and it is a adventurous, Exciting story.  
These are some of the descriptive words I used in my writing
Whimpering, woozy, devour, ginormous, snarling, stunningly, pummelled, sinister

 Chapter 1: The Snow

The snow blurred in my face.  All I could see was white, the whole white, and nothing but white.  I had Antarctic gear on.  Surely Vancouver was mistaken for Antarctica?  But first let me introduce myself.  I am Lachlan Bishop and I live in Vancouver with my Dad and Brothers Luke, Finn and Max.  Our house was right next to Stanley Park.  We were in the middle of a blizzard and I had decided to sneak out of the house.  

Suddenly I heard a roar,  then a loud bang and finally a whimpering sound.  I took a couple of steps forward to see a black spotted Jaguar lying on the ground.  In the distance I could see a man running away.  He looked rather tall to be human and had a little hunchback, but I had bigger problems to deal with.  The Jaguar had a bleeding leg and was starting to get woozy.  I picked it up.  He was super heavy. As I started to run through the snow, I wrapped the creature in my arms.

 When I arrived back at the house I sprinted into my room and lay it on my lab table.  The other boys were in Luke and Max’s room when they heard me. They busted through the door and stared at the animal in shock.  First I wrapped a bandage around it’s leg.  Then  I wrapped a blanket around it and got a bowl of water.  “One of you go get some meat from downstairs!” I yelled.   Max went to go get the meat.

 Suddenly, the Jaguar opened its yellow eyes and started to lap up the water.  It stood up and jumped off the table. Then, surprisingly, it walked over to me and started to make a purring sound.  At the same time, it brushed against me.  “It likes me” I said.  Max came back up with the meat it was scraped into a bowl.  The Jaguar ran over to Max and waited for him to put the bowl down.  Once he had put it down, the Jaguar started to devour it.  “Let’s call him Tom” Finn suggested.  We all nodded.  Here is a photo of him.  

Chapter 2: What Almost Killed Him?

“Who tried to kill him?” Luke asked.  “I don’t know” I responded.  “He has the dumb, He cannot brain today” Max said.  “He looked a little tall to be Human and had a big hunchback” I said.  Then I snapped my fingers.  “Guys, if we hurry, we can follow the footprints” I yelled.  “Hurry everyone, put on your gear.  We’re going for a snow trip”.

Once everyone had their gear on, we left through the snow.  “Here are the footprints” I shouted.  They were ginormous.  They were like size 1000.  “Let’s follow them” Luke said.  We walked through the snow, Following the Footprints till we came to a little house.  Inside we could lots of snarling and things breaking and crashing.  “This Crack-Sniffer must be some beast” Finn said.  “We’ll come back when the snow has cleared” Max said. “And when that Boo-Boo Butt has calmed down”.

 As I turned around I saw two red eyes peeking from behind the curtains.  Above his right eye was a scar.  “Guys, look behind you, there’s someone peeking from behind the curtains ” I yelled as fast my mouth could form words.  They looked behind me and Luke said “How much cheese have you been eating lately?”.  I frowned at him.  Then they started to walk back to the house.  I secretly agreed with them.  I must of been Imagining.

Chapter 3: Stranger And

Stranger  

“Well, that was crazy” Finn said as we arrived back at the house.  “ Also, Lachlan, you need glasses”.  I didn’t bother arguing.  Tom came and licked my hand.  Suddenly , I heard my dad coming upstairs.  His name is Donald.  He is very smart and thinks he is the most handsome man in the world (IS NOT).  “Hurry, hide Tom” Max yelled.

 But it was too late.  “Who’s To-AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!” he screamed.  “We are all gonna die!!!!!!  I’ve eaten my last meal and looked at my stunningly handsome reflection in the mirror the last time!!!!!”(he can be a little very emotional).  “Dad, calm down” Luke said.  “We saved his life”.  “Oh” he said, looking embarrassed.  “Well, I came up to say that tea is ready.  We’re having Macaroni and Cheese”.  “YAY” I yelled.  As quick as Quicksilver, I ran down the stairs to have my favourite tea ever.  

  The next morning the snow had cleared up a little, so went to investigate the house that the footprints had lead too.  We took Tom with us, just in case.  KNOCK KNOCK.  Nothing happened.  Suddenly we heard someone coming to the door.  When the door of the tiny cottage opened, we saw a man about 5’7 and with a friendly smile.  He also had a plaster above his eye and was wearing gloves (not surprising, considering it was winter).

 “Hello” he said with a goofy smile.  “You must be the people to pick up the couch”.  “Yes, we are” I lied.  “‘Ome in.” he mumbled.  As we were trying to lift up the couch, he said” Would ya care for a cuppa?”.  “No thanks.  We’re on the move” Luke said.  “BYE!” he yelled.  As I turned around for a second I saw his eyes turn red as he ripped off his plaster.  As quick as lightning I grabbed my phone and started to record it as he turned into a wolf.  Actually, a Werewolf.  He must of been the one who shot Tom in the leg.  Speaking of Tom, he I could see he was growling at the werewolf.  Then the Werewolf noticed Tom was growling.  He quickly changed back into the goofy man.  Now with video proof, the would believe me.

“Check this out” I said.  We had arrived back home and placed the couch in the middle of the bathroom.  Then we had ran upstairs to me and Finn’s room.  I was currently showing them the video on my phone.  “So you haven’t been eating too much cheese lately” Luke said.  “No, I haven’t” I said through gritted teeth.  “If we want to defeat it we will have to gather weapons.” Max said.  “And I know where to get them”.

Chapter 4: Weapons and Fighting

“Shh” Max said.  We were sneaking into Donald’s room to sneak some weapons.  “Let’s take daggers, some energy blasters, pistols… “Good idea” Donald said with a frown.  “Thanks Dad. DAD!!” Luke murmured.  “Why do you guys need all these anyway?” He asked, full of curiosity.  “Well, we are going to kill a werewolf”.  “HAHAHAHA” he laughed.  “That is hilarious”. he said.  I showed him the video on my phone.  “That is real” he said after watching it.  “All right, come with me” he said.

 He then lead us to a secret room behind his closet.  “This is my weapons vault” he said with proudness.  “Each of you can have a backpack that is voice activated.  When you say a weapon it appears in your hand”.  “Sweet!” I said.  “Bow and arrow” Luke said.  Suddenly a bow appeared in his hands and a pack of arrows were on his back.  “Awesome!” he yelled.

30 minutes later we were all outside the werewolf’s house.  Donald and Finn were covering the the front.  Me and Luke were on the sides and Max on the back.  Suddenly the wall bust open on my side and out came the werewolf.  I shot my energy blaster at him but it did nothing to him.  He roared, then leaped at me.  I dodged him, but he wasn’t out.  Suddenly an explosive arrow landed near me.  Quickly I jumped out of the way, but I still got some of the force.  I was still woozy from the explosion, so the Werewolf took his chance.  He leaped over to me and slammed his fist into my head.  The last thing I saw was the Werewolf’s red eyes.  Then everything went black.

Chapter 5: A Suit Made Of Metal

I woke up in the snow.  My head hurt.  I peeked up and saw Luke, Finn, Max and Donald fighting the werewolf.  My backpack looked pretty shaken up.  I grabbed it and put on my back.  “Teleporter” I said weakly.  All of a sudden, the teleporter was in my hand.  Also, my backpack fell apart and broke.  I set the settings on the teleporter and pressed the button.  Suddenly I was gone.

Meanwhile, the fight was getting tough.  The only thing that was keeping the 3 boys and their father alive was their agility.  “Thermo Blaster” Donald yelled, while dodging another blow.  A thermo blaster appeared on his wrist.  But he was too slow.  The werewolf punched him on the jaw.  This sent him to the ground, unconscious .  Max jumped on the werewolf, but the werewolf grabbed his arm and slammed him on the ground.  He, too, was unconscious.  Luke was pummelled by the werewolf onto the ground.  He was also uncon… well, you get the idea.  The werewolf grabbed onto Finn’s shirt and slammed him into the house.  He then brought out his claws, preparing to stab them into Finn’s chest.  “I’m going to enjoy this” he said with a growl.

Just then something smashed into him.  A man in a metal suit (A.K.A. ME!).  The werewolf skidded through the snow before coming to a stop in the snow.  Finn got a thermo blaster out.  “Who are you?” He asked with caution.  I lifted up the mask of my suit.  “It’s me” I said with a grin.  “ROOOAAARRR!!!!!!”.  The werewolf was charging towards me.  I stepped sideways and CRASH!  The werewolf smashed into the house.  “Where did you find that suit?” He asked.  “In the weapons room behind some old photos”.  The werewolf suddenly burst out of the building.  His eyes were BULGING Red.  He charged towards Finn in fury.  Finn quickly avoided him.  But this time the werewolf stopped.  He spun around and started to charge at him again.  I flew to the house and when he got into my path, I shot with my repulsors (energy bursts) at him.  This blast knocked him off course and onto the snow.  As he started to get back up, I started to shoot him with my repulsor rays.  Then Finn joined me by shooting his thermo blaster.  This managed to keep him on the ground for a few seconds, but it wasn’t enough.  Suddenly 3 other thermo blasters joined in.  Max, Luke and Donald were back up.  The werewolf started to crack, with blue light coming out of him.  “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” He yelled.  All of a sudden, he was gone.

“What happened?” I asked.  “He must of been taking on too much energy at once.  It was so much, that his body could not absorb it and he disappeared” Donald said.  “Wow” Max said.  Later, back at the house, we put our weapons back in the weapons room (even though I begged Donald for me to keep my metal suit).  “Hopefully nothing else comes to town” I said.  Everyone nodded.  Unknown to us something very sinister was lurking…       

 

Technology

For the last two weeks we have been doing technology.  The 3 groups are fun in the bush, save the bush and lost in the bush.  I chose lost in the bush, where we have to create a prototype to help people that get lost in the bush.

  We watched a news video, where one of the news hosts (He was called Lachlan, which is my name!) went bush walking with a friend.  When they went off track to find some water, they got lost and had to sleep the night under a sheet.  In the morning, they set off an emergency beacon.  A rescue team found them and brought them back to the start of the walk.

  So when you go bush walking, bring sleep gear and fresh change of clothes in case the weather changes.  If you need water, try bring a water bottle and if you don't have one, try not to go to far away from the track.  It is very dangerous.

Anyway, we had to come up with a question about the bush and make a prototype of a solution to our question.  My question was How Do You Keep Warm?  My solution was some socks that have electrical wool that make you warm.  When you put them on, they adjust to your foot's temperature and make your feet the perfect temperature.

My plan

  So I started plan in my planning book.  I thought about a lot of prototypes.  But in the end, I chose the socks.  My stuff I needed was: This weird material that you can cut (to make the sock shape), this silver wirery stuff that is rolled up like tape (for the wirery stuff underneath the wool), wool (For the wool) and scissors.

I started by cutting the sock shape out of the material, then traced around it on another piece of the material.  Once that was done, I started to hot glue gun the wire on the sock, then hot glue gun the wool onto the wire.  I also had to cut the wool to put it on the sock.  Then I was done.


If you ever want to create something like this, go for it.  It is very fun.



     

Camp

Camp was very fun.  Even though it rained most of the first two days, it was still epic.

Ngahere playing the guitar.  

Beau speeding along the mud.

Mrs Ramsay playing Twister.

Ryan, Aspen and Keisha playing elastics.

See the hair and top of goggles on the bottom left of the screen? It's me.

"Bello!"

What is Max doing? You'll never know (Unless you ask him).

KAPOW!

Do you see black goggles?

Look closely at Max. You can tell he is freaked out because his eyes are fragile. 

Was the water slide fun? Yes it was!

Getting sprayed with water

One of my biggest achievements at Camp was when we when we were doing activities at the domain.  My team was playing dodge ball.  I was the only one left.  It was me vs 5 of the other team.  I managed to survive and my team won the game.

What I found challenging was getting sleep.  When I was at Omatua the first night, the boys in my room were chatting and chatting and chatting and ... Well you get the idea.  Plus next door was LOUD.   On the second night at Weka, the cabin next to us was having a party.  They were talking about oranges and grapes (No joking).  It was hilarious.  My cabin cracked up.

One of my favourite activities was doing the fear factor.  I had to drink pig urine (Lemonade),  Insects with no legs and rubbery skin (an olive) and dried animal tongue (a lolly).  It was rib-tickling watching people spit out things they didn't like.  Max even spewed eating a jalapeno.

One of my biggest challenges was walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night at Weka.  It was scary.  No, not because of the dark.  Because there was cow-pat and prickles everywhere.  Daniel stepped in some poo and screamed like a girl.  Shontae stepped in a prickle.

I enjoyed playing soccer.  What I liked about it was playing in the rain.  The ground was slippery and it was Boys vs Girls.  The final score was 1-1.  The boys would have won if the grown ups weren't on the girls team.  After the game, my shoes were absolutely soaking (so were my socks).

Out of the two camps, Weka was my favourite.  It felt like a survival game because we had no toaster, no showers and we had to cook our food on the fire.  We also were allowed to stay up till 10.  I woke up at 5:53 in the morning.  We talked for a bit (Only one of us had a watch and he was asleep) until Miss Hill came in and told us to be quiet.  For breakfast I had some cooked luncheon (it tasted like bacon), a bowl of spaghetti and two bowls of rice bubbles with canned peaches and milk.

We left Weka at about 11:30.  We arrived back at Omatua at 11:35.  After we got packed up and all that yadda-yadda we left for Onekawa Pools.  After about 105 minutes of swimming and watersliding, we drove back to school.  Once we unpacked the bags, we drove back home.     

Fave Book

We were learning to show what our favourite book was in a Google Drawing.  My favourite book is the 65-Storey Treehouse.  It is the 5th book in the 5 Treehouse books.  The others are 13 Storey, 26 Storey, 39 Storey and 52 Storey.  Later this year 78 Storey will come out.

What I found tough was choosing my Favourite book.  I am huge reader.  I have basically filled up my bookcase at home.  What I enjoyed was writing the plot.  I love writing plots.  It is so fun. Believe me.  Have a try yourself.    

Presentation

We were learning how to make a presentation to share what we know.  It is quite easy.  At first I was a bit worried, but then I started to see how easy it was.  Something that challenged me was coming up what to do the presentation about.  Then I came up with a great idea: Lab Rats.  I am proud of this because it took ages to make this and it looks really great now.  When I was creating this I learnt that it isn't as difficult as it seems.  It was also hard finding the Lab Rats abilities.