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Thursday 28 August 2014

Production Diary 2014


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WALT: record and share our thoughts. Text type: Diary or Journal
Success Criteria
Self assessment
Buddy Assessment
Teacher Assessment
Introduce yourself and your role “Dear Diary...”



Honest thoughts and feelings at the time



Likes and dislikes



Expression / Personality (sounds like you)



Date plus optional title for each entry



Actions from practice and performance





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Beginning:
25.8.14
Dear Diary, let me introduce myself. My name is Kiana Pohe and my role in the production is a poi girl and a singer.   So far I think my voice is loud but I need to work a bit with the poi to get in time with the other girls. I am kind of sick of that strobe light it makes my eyes glitch and I get abit of a headache.


26.8.14
Dear Dairy.
The second day of production and it was dress rehearsal! I was a bit late because I had a doctors appointment. Practice was in room three, I thought when we practiced today it was a lot better especially when we were in time with Poi E.
The strobe light went on well I was performing. I think I looked a bit silly covering my eyes. It doesn't just affects me I think it affects others as well. Over all today I thought it was pretty awesome getting the opportunity to dress up in all our costumes.  


27.8.14
Dear Diary
Today was the day of the performance to the school. It was my first time getting a moko on my chin. It stunk when Mrs Roil stuck it on, I learnt that you have to be quick to put the paint on all else you can’t put sparkly red glitter on it. After the big performance Miss Hill gave us an ice block because her and the other teachers were happy that we stepped up and did better today than yesterday.  


28.8.14
The big night was here, it was my first performance in front of an audience.
I was petrified. I have never sung in front of this many people before. As I was getting ready, my friend’s and other classmates gave me a nice compliment. That made me happy and excited before going on stage. It was my time to shine. As I was walking behind the dark black curtain I could see the light shining and the crowd laughing. My heart was beating more and more faster. As we were singing Aotearoa my nerves went away and then my dress popped  undone!  Oh blasted I said to myself, now what am I going to do. I had a plan. My plan was to put all my weight into it so it didn’t go down and the crowd didn’t see my undies! After finishing, a lovely parent offered to do my dress up. Luckily she had more pins to put on my dress. That was my first night of production.


29.8.14
Dear Diary
I think Bella is so good at Mauis Wife. She has expression and she even has a bit of attitude in her line. Now where was I, oh that's right how it felt sing and walking on stage. Well walking on stage is nerve wracking the light’s are shining red bright in your eyes and the crowd is staring at you. When the music comes on I have a great time. I laugh I even do a bit of a pukana when I feel like doing one. I thought it was awesome. My production group keeps improving every night. Oh there was one thing, the boys on the curtain they closed it well we were still performing. That was quite embarrassing.


30.8.14
Dear Diary
I had just spotted my family in crowd. Then, I did this big grin and my poi whacked me in the face, Ouch I mattered. Then I realized that my dress had popped undone, silly dress how times has it popped undone now. Wow Hugh is really good at Maui he has expression and his acting is great. I think this performance has been the best one yet.   


2.9.14
Dear Diary
Today is monday the last week of production. I thought I did quite well tonight. I kept my head still I smiled and some of my pukanas were awesome. It has been good, Mr Ford hasn't put that strobe light on that much tonight. The crowd was hard to get a laugh out of so Mr Cottrell is laughing and trying to get us to laugh but no one followed. After production my mum got me KFC for dinner, I love there chicken and there chips are so nice with their salt on it.  Bye Diary





3.9.14
Dear Diary
Another night of production. I am so tired, I just wish this production thing would finish, Seriously.
The movie we watched before the performance was scary and I like scary movies. As we all waited  in room 21 before going on stage, A girls dress popped un done. I was kind and did it back up. You know when you get that feeling and you just smile if you look at someone you know well, my friend Poppy who has a speaking part in the crowd keeps making my smile and laugh and that's a good thing.


4.9.14
Dear Diary

The lucky last night of production, I am excited. As I am walking on stage I saw Mr G with his video camera. I got a bit nervous but when the song came on I was fine. When we were singing Aotearoa the spotlight was on me and my friends it was quite cool getting a bit more light. I could see my mum in the crowd waving, I was embarrassed but she said she was only doing that to get me to smile and pukana more. After Mr G said a speech Hamish lead a big haka and everyone was joining in, the boys literally blew the roof of. I thought tonight was a massive night I know I definitely enjoyed myself. I think the teacher's have done a great job to set this up. I hope I get another opportunity next year to be in the production.









Tuesday 19 August 2014

Moving Schools

Moving Schools

Do you ever get that feeling where huge butterflies fly around in your stomach and you feel a bit funny? Well today it was like that. I had moved from Henry Hill in Napier,to Parkvale in Hastings. I was getting nervous and even a bit speech less. My lips were going dry and I was getting shy. I don’t know why, because I’m normally quite confident when meeting someone new.

I met my new teacher, Mr Cottrell. I wonder what he thought of me. The bell had rung and two girls Tiana and Georgia came to introduce themselves. While my teacher was doing the register we all got into a circle for circle time. I found out all the kid’s name’s in my class and what they enjoy. It was Mr Cottrell’s turn to speak now. He is a tennis coach and his favorite subject teaching us is P.E and wants to teach us more of it.

It was my turn to introduce myself. I said that I enjoy athletics, netball and soccer and then I heard Mr Cottrell whisper “who’s your mum”. Yeah thats right my mum is Mrs Hardaker and she is a teacher at this school in room 19.

So now you know what butterflies feel like on my part of the story.

Friday 15 August 2014

Motor Cross Champs

Motocross champs
Scenes word
Exciting words
Surroundings
I could feel my hands sweating
Adrenaline pumping
People Cheering
I could hear the birds tweeting
nerve wracking
Birds tweeting
I could taste The red bull still sitting in my throat
Gulp Gulp
Trees moving side to side
I could  see other competitors  in front of me
Exciting


Persevering


Petrified


I got to the start of the track, my adrenaline was pumping and I was ready to roll until this boy whispered,
“Sophie what are you doing? You're a girl, you can’t race us boys”.
As I Gulped I said to myself, maybe I can’t do this, he might be right.


The competition had just started and I could hear birds tweeting up in a tall tree.
I came to one of the steepest ramps in the competition.
Everyone I looked at was cheering, I knew they were relying on me.  
It was nerve wracking, I’ve never been down one of these ramps before, I was petrified.
As my engine accelerates I got my confidence back. I was ready to go 42km down this ramp.


Woah! I yelled throwing one hand in the air.
Now I’m in third place I better go catch up to these boys, I thought in my mind.
As I skid around a bendy corner, I can see a boy up a head.
Now is my chance I chant in my head.
I just past Mac, I have raced him a couple of times in some other Motor bike comps.
“ Hey I never knew you could beat me, you must of improved,” Mac Shouts.


Home strege is in site I need to finish first.
The judges called out “come on Soph speed up you can do this.”  
Thats right I can do this, I mumbled
I saw the other contestant in front of me  
Now is my chance, I press harder on the petal and fly past the boy in front of me. The finish line is right there, the judges are smiling and the crowd is cheering. The commentators are talking about the finish and how well I did. I have never been in this situation before where I’m excited and nervous about getting a gold medal.   
What a great felling!


 

 

Thursday 14 August 2014

The Beep Test

Today was the day of the beep test. A beep test is a fitness test where you run 20m and try to make it to line with out the beeper going of.  I thought I did well with a score of  2.6. I think my goal this year is to improve my fitness and go up 2 or more levels next term.

Yeah Kiana  you are going to nail this and get a better score, my friends chattered well we were walking to the court. The beep test had started and we were all in a line, in a line isn't Aniela and Rogan  meant to be in front. I had just beat my score that I                                                                                        got last time I was so pleased. After I got to                                                                                                 number 12.4 I was so tired I stopped. I think I                                                                                             determinant myself to do my best. Now my feet are                                                                                      killing me they are stinging so hard and I have a                                                                                            blood blister on my foot.

Thursday 7 August 2014

Silhouette art with Mrs Hind

Art with Mrs Hind 

For the first week of term 3 Mrs Hind came and taught us. Mrs Hind taught us many amazing thing's including silhouette art. You had to choose an animal that had a pattern and then color the pattern in then Mrs hind would print a black silhouette out and then we would stick it on our page.