Elections 2014

With a great outcome, National has won again. Our National leader is John Key. He has been fighting with the leader of labour which is David Cunliffe. Both National and Labour try and get more people to vote for their party.

There have been people all over our country voting for either party. Labour has been fighting for more people to vote for them, because Labour hasn't been winning that much. 

They mostly lose and they never get the opportunity to win for once. Most people vote for Labour but then they end up not winning at all. Sometimes people don’t vote at all.

Overall National won. Its great to see that National won but most people would like to see Labour just for one time to win and be happy that they won. But it voting is done and finish. Overall National had the chance to win.

Ta Kilikiki

‘Ta Kilikiki’ is the Niuean translation for cricket. In Samoan, it is ‘kilikiti’. Kilikiki is played in a traditional and cultural way. It is a summer sport that can be played by children starting from the age of 11 and upwards. With ‘kilikiki’ there are around about 20 - 25 players on each side, that challenge each other to see who will win the game. In Niue it is a village competition to see which village will win the overall title for the island, and the islanders in Niue take ‘kilikiki’ very seriously.

The equipment that you need for ‘Ta Kilikiki’ are TAU OLO (6 wickets, 3 on each side), UA E PAKE (2 bats) which are half long circle bats made by each team who are competing, FA E KA KAHO (4 bamboo sticks), 2 balls. When the game starts the 2 players who are first to bat come up and stand in front of the wickets ready to bat, and then there are 4 players two on each end holding the long bamboo sticks ready to run when the batters hit the ball these runners are called TALI POE they are the ones who get the points for the batter.

 All the batter does is hit the ball and stay`s while the TALI POE run`s and gets the points, if they get out then that batter is out and has to swap with another player who is waiting on the sideline with their team and who is going to bat next. The opposition team have TAU TAGATA SEKA which are the bowlers, one on each end who try their best to get the batter out. The rest of the players from the opposite team are the fielders who also try their best to get the batters from the other team out by spreading out and trying to catch or stop the ball from scoring high points for the other team.

When all the team members have batted then it is time to swap over so the other team who were bowling and fielding end up batting. If they reach the other teams score than the game is over and that team win. A very similar game to cricket but with a traditional twist.  And thats how you play ‘Ta Kilikiki’. I had a little help from mum with the Niuean Translations.

Cross Country 2014.

Cross country is a very long run, which takes a lot of exercise and training to prepare for it. Cross country is a long distance run. It helps a person’s ability to run long distance. Pt England school had cross country on the 11th of September.

Pt England school comes together and does a big run. There are 2 or more house captains in each house colour. The colours that are involved are Takitumu (Yellow), Te Arawa (Red), Tainui (Blue) and the last house is Matatua (Green).  Us students can dress into our cross country house colours if we want to. All of Pt England students are involved in the big run.

Depending on the age of a person, the cross country has different distances. The younger students are, the shorter the distance. The older they are, the longer the distance. Due to the fact that cross country is a very long distance and lengthy run, it pushes a person to complete the run.

Cross country is similar to a marathon. But it's not. A marathon is much longer and it takes more preparation and training for. Cross country is a race that you can push yourself.

You see cross country is not that easy. And you really have to push yourself to finish the race off properly.

Prize Giving: Tyson

These are some pics of my brother Tyson. He is at his Rugby prize giving. And look at those trophy's. Our family was really proud of him and his successful trophy's.

Argument - Ban Plastic Bags

Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

Dear Prime Minister John Key

I am writing this letter to make a complaint about how many plastic bags  are going into the Pacific Ocean. Our sea creatures are suffering and dying because of the plastic bags that have been thrown into our sea.

As a concerned student our large supermarkets use a lot of plastic bags. At supermarkets and at shopping outlets, plastic bags should be charged for 10c or 60c at least. Too many plastic bags are being dumped or end up in our oceans which affects the marine life.

Plastic bags damage our environment. I am sure that we can agree that if we do take a step, we as a country can all make a change . So Mr Key, we need a law change to be able to start banning plastic bags or charging people for more.

We should use less plastic bags and begin caring more for our creatures in the sea.  

Yours sincerely

Nikita

Pt England School

Writing An Argument.

I agree with the argument that children should exercise everyday because it’s healthy for your body. One of the reasons why exercising is good for your body, is because it can build up the muscles.

  Another reason why children should exercise, is because if you exercise everyday then you can get fitter and fitter. You never know, if you exercise you can become a fit athlete. Children who exercise daily will build up their strength and grow up to be healthy teenagers and adults.

 Exercising is really important. You can get better and better at sports. You can become a champion and then you can compete in any sport. When you see rugby teams like the All Blacks, they train so hard that they win and succeed in their games.

 If you were a fit person and your friend is not fit, who do you think will last longer in a race? It’s really obvious that the fit person will last longer. That’s because the fit person has been exercising everyday.

In conclusion I believe that children should exercise everyday!.

Explanation Writing

Nikita: Why taking care of your mind and body is so important.

Taking care of your mind and body is like something precious to you and your mind and body is precious. For example you're mind is the main thing that gets your body going. It travels messages to your brain and you follow those messages its like doing things that you want to do.

There are so many things that can damage your body even if you are 10 years old and up and it is even if you are an adult can happen that aren't expected in your life. If you're brain is damage because you have put something in your body that you shouldn't have then you can have serious damage.

If you take drugs or alcohol it does not just affect you it also affects your family and others. Alcohol and drugs are very bad to put in your body even if you are just starting on taking drugs or alcohol . If you follow the path that dumb and silly people do you're life won't turn up as you wanted it too.

Drugs and alcohol can really affect you and the inside of you. If you put things aren't suppose to be in don't do it and don't try it. It’s bad for you. And it does not like the fact that you are putting things that shouldn't be in there. Drugs can put very bad things into your life.

Like if you were at work and you took drugs then you might lose control,  change attitude or you can die and it won't be very happy for your family and friends. Even if you are in jail things won’t go the way it was planned.You see when something bad has been put in your body it doesn't end up good. You got to take care of your body and epically your mind .