POLICE MUSEUM/ COLLEGE

On Thursday the 2nd group went to the Police Museum, it was very cool to see some forensic science and to do some our self. Wai was the Tour guide for the Museum and she showed us the old Police Uniforms, Forensic science and we did a quiz as though we were the crime investigators.

We got to put on the Old Police Uniforms, put on the hats and we got to put on the bullet proof vests. It was very heavy but the Police Officers would get used to wearing it from there fitness level. After the Photos and the quiz we got to do some Forensic fingerprints my fingerprints had a shape of a Loop and a Arch.

At last There was an old Police Motorbike, it got to a speed of 180 km an hour. It was and old Yamaha with a big wind shield to stop the bugs, the rain, and the wind hitting into the rider. It was a very big and bulky Motorbike so it would of been hard to ride.

EOTC WEDNESDAY 2

On Wednesday the 2nd group went to Somes Island/Matua Island. We went on a boat that took us about 15-20 minutes to get to and from the Island. Once we got onto the boat most of us went up to the top of the boat. It was windy and very wavy but it didn't really make a difference. The boat cruised at 15-17km an hour, it felt slow. Sitting next to the window with John and Taine was cool, Next we saw big waves splashing up beside the windows WOWWW.

Once we got to the Island we got a briefing about the Island what and not to do. There were Lizards, there were wetas and much more. The Animals and the Insects were very ugly, ‘’I would not go near any of them!’’ We slowly started our walk and once we climbed 150 meters up, we had our lunch. After lunch we kept walking and looked at the white house, A mini Doc hut with a little book and pens in it for people to write in it. There also was an old farming shed, it looked like it was housed with Zombies. After the walk we all made bivouacs, the boys got 11 boys in their hut and the girls got 12.  

EOTC DAY 2

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP the buzzer goes as the parliament security guards check to make sure I am bringing nothing bad into the building. I also walked through the security detectors and I was clear. The guards were standing in one straight posture and watched every movement we made. The guards were everywhere I looked but we didn’t do anything wrong. The parliament was full of history and past tense of who were MPs and other people to do with parliament. It was and still is such a serious place for Prime Ministers and to do with New Zealand.

The Parliament is such a big building, it has 4 separate buildings around it and the Beehive has 9 stories high and John Key works in the 8th story. There were a lot of different MPs and a lot of different people that worked in parliament past the years. After we did all of the history things we went underneath the building and saw some things to do with earthquakes. When the earthquake happened in Wellington, Parliament got a bit destroyed. They put rubber slats underneath the building and that means when there are earthquakes it reduces the damage of the concrete. Also the building will just sway not rock.

EOTC WELLINGTON.

EOTC WELLINGTON.

Walking in silence the St Mary’s students went and watched a 3D animation movie about Nature. We all put on 3D glasses, as we saw fish, squid, and seals coming close into our eyes. Every 5 seconds, people went “wowwww”, because of the animations coming to life. People put their hands out, and even tried to pick them up but no, it was the glasses that made the animation. It made me feel like I was doing it in real life. The movie went on for about 5 minutes and was about what happens in the sea.

There were fishes eating other fish,  there were sharks eating fish, squid eating fish and seals swimming away from other types of sea animals, being scared. The St Mary’s students concentrated as they applied themself to the movie. The animation was so exhilarating and so powerful that the students didn’t want to leave the cinema. We all walked out and scrunched our glasses into the the cardboard box everyone had a sigh.

Free Writing.

Flying in the sunset in my Piper Super Cub is a beautiful feeling. No wind except the sun, the clouds, the trees and the ground. Time was going slow, until I got to 2500 ft high and did a satisfying flight. Looking left, right, straight ahead and behind there was a sunset like a cigarette being pushed through the sky . The end was coming quickly and I needed to do my landing check list. 50 ft came to my altimeter, I started to cut the power and I slow down. 5 seconds later I succeeded my perfect three pointer landing.

I choose this image because I am interested in flying and like to fly at sunset.

I liked my writing because I described my image well because I am interested in planes.

Leadership Conference

At the Leadership Conference we listened to four speakers. My favourite speaker was Head boy Joe, from HBHS because he was very inspiring and he had a lot of quotes. One of his quotes was ‘’I'm alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic.’’ So he said every morning you wake up say to yourself that you are going to have a good day. He made me feels positive about myself for  leadership roles when I'm older.

Dalton's Writing.

The large wings make it soar freely in the air, the propellers make it go faster and roar. The elevators on the back of the plane help the plane go up and down. The windows let the passengers see the great view which means they can see the houses we they go up. The pilots have to see where they are going. The gear/wheels let it land and takeoff properly.

The plane flies through the big white cotton ball’s as though it was a bird.

My buddy, Dalton aged 7, and I have created a descriptive piece of writing. Based on the picture he chose.