Who's Cooking Tonight?

Have you heard of 'Who's Cooking Tonight?'? It is an awesome cook book by Claire Gourley. I love this book because it has easy to follow insturctions as well as fun tips and facts about food. I have tried two of the recipes in this book and they both work great. The 'creamy bacon carbonara' was so delicous that it was all gone before I had a chance to take a photo of it. I also made 'berry nice caupcakes' which were too good to be true! These cupcakes looked like ordinary vanilla cupcakes with icing on top but the moment I took a bite my toung swam in the illusion. They have berries in the middle of them!!! I used rasberries but I'm sure any berry would taste good. One spoonful of mixture, two berries in the middle, another spoonful of mixture.....oh so good! I definitely recomend getting this cook book whether it is from a library or from your local book shop (either way will work). Now, it's time to get cooking!

Ballet Information Report

This term we have been writing information reports. I wrote one about ballet. Take a look!

Ballet

Ballet is a classical form of dance performed to music of which is most commonly classical. It provides fun for the young and relaxation for the old.

Ballet was first originated in Italy during the 15th century. With the help of Catherine de' Medici, it spread to the french culture. The word 'ballet' is a french word and was borrowed into the english language around the 17th century. Back in history, the french word 'ballet' relates to the Italian word 'ballare' meaning to dance.

Girls of all ages can take part in ballet classes. From toddler classes to adult classes there'll be something to suit everyones level. Guess what? Boys can do ballet too! Many people clearly show their thoughts that boys can not do ballet by making fun of the ones who do. That is definitely not true! Boys can do ballet all they like, all they want. The world of ballet needs them!

Wearing the correct attire makes it easier for the dancers to manoeuvre around the other people in the room. Normally, for class the girls would wear ballet tights, a leotard and a repertoire skirt. However, in performances they may wear tutus, dresses and more! The boys wear a leotard, tights or shorts and socks. Both genders are also expected to wear ballet shoes although the colour of the shoe differs. Usually girls will wear ballet pink or nude coloured shoes whilst the boys wear black or white. Some girls also own pointe shoes. Pointe shoes are worn when performing pointe work which is done on the tip of the dancer’s toes. The average age for starting pointe work is around about twelve years though it may vary depending on the dance school.

A lot of dancers enjoy performing on stage, in companies or even in exams. Ballet gives many opportunities to perform. Dancers perform in competitions as solos or as a group as well as training during the year for an exam. There are many different syllabuses people take exams for such as RAD (Royal Academy of Dance), BBO (British Ballet Organisation) and Cecchetti. Each syllabus has their own style. For example, BBO is British and Cecchetti is Italian.

Ballet is a relaxing form of dance which all ages can enjoy. It is a classical, unique, one of a kind dance style, performed both professionally and just for fun.

- Sophie F

 

Student Leader and Student Council

I am so excited! I have been accepted as a student leader for Wairakei school, 2014. Firstly, the eight student leaders have voted for me and another girl to be the media people. This means we create advertising for school events, organised by the student council or we might write reports for the school newsletter! I am super happy to be chosen for this role! 

All the student leaders from our school (not the student council) are going to a training day in a couple of weeks time. This will help to build up our leadership skills even more and it will help us become better leaders. I am really looking forwards to this.

I am also a part of the student council. The student council will organise events throughout the year to fundraise for the school or charities like world vision. We will also arrange events that are just for pure fun. 

It is a big step up to become a leader of the school but I feel I will be able to handle it pretty well. I can't wait to tell you more about my leadership journey as the year progresses!

Newspaper Article

The newspaper article which Leo and I wrote has finally been printed in the Nor' West newspaper! The article is about our year 6 school camp and how the Okains Bay locals helped us out when the Okains Bay campground was closed due to storm damage. It looks really great! Here is the link to the online version. Take a look!

http://issuu.com/the.star/docs/114090na/9?e=0