Tessa

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== Hi my name is Tessa. I am 10 years old and I am year 6 at Borough school. Here are some things about me : Hair Colour: Blonde Best Friend:Caitlin Special Talents:violin,netball,singing,dancing, running and athletics Favorite Food: icecream Favourite animals: cats, bunnies and dogs Favourite Sport: Netball Favourite Colour: Purple and lime green Favourite movie: Tangeled, Gullivers Travels and Hop Favourite Flower: rose Favourite Books: Geronimo Stilton and Jacqueline Wilson. ==

Be the best that I can be!!
Well done Tessa. You've done a great job of thinking about your Rights and partner Responsibilities. Good ICT skills on show too. I like the purple! It's your colour! :-)

Hi here are some of my home work tasks. First we will start with my book reviews:
My Secret Diary

By Jacqueline Wilson

This book is about Jacqueline Wilson’s life when she was 14. She has had ups and downs during her high school years but her life is like any other persons so she wasn’t that different than me or you, but now she is a famous writer. She went to high school in 1960 so you can imagine what things will be different. 1960 you would wear stiff petticoats and dancing shoes. Now, you’d wear stuff like jeans and sneakers. In 1960 you would spend hours listening to records in your local store. Now, you would spend hours listening to music online. In 1960 you would learn all the steps to the latest dances. Now, you would just make up your own moves. But girls have and always will have crushes on boys, argue with their parents, get embarrassed at school, want to stay out with their friends and spend hours fixing their hair. The chapters in this book are little parts of her life. For instance some chapters are about her friends, some are about movies and some are about school. Some of my favourite chapters in this book are school, Chris, Carol, films and boys, boys, boys J. To me, this book is wonderfully written about life as a teenager. This book includes original photos of Jacqueline and her friends. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.

By Tessa. The Very Bad Book By Andy Griffiths Illustrated By Terry Denton The very bad book is a children’s book that is filled with crazy stunts, bad parents and animals (mostly killer animals that will rip your face off). Some of my favourite little stories in this book are all the mummy, mummy stories, the very bad teacher, Brian and his very bad ideas, the very bad road, inky pinky ponky, Tarzan the monkey man and the very bad guide to good and bad. But my all-time favourite one is Mary had a very. It goes like this: Mary had a very bad lamb, its fleece as black as tar. It drinked and smoked and stayed out late at its favourite all-night baa. It followed her to school one day in its bright red lamb-borghini. Wearing nothing but a sheepish grin and Mary’s new baa-kini. Mary muttered to herself ‘this really will not do!’ And she shot and killed the lamb and had a baa-becue. If you liked that then you will like the bad book so much. You will also like the bad book by Andy Griffiths. These books can be found in a book shop, your public library and you could just order one of them from paper plus or whitcoulls. I rate this book nine out of ten and I recommend this book for people who like children’s comedy, who are seven years and over and for people who like very bad things. By Tessa. P.s this book contains a sheet of stickers. Bad Girls By Jacqueline Wilson

You are writting some great book reviews Tessa. I can see you love reading and really understand the texts you are reading. Mrs R.

This book is about a girl called Mandy who is getting bullied at school by these girls called Kim, Melanie and Sarah for as long as she can remember. Mandy has blonde platted hair, a yellow top with a green cardigan with yellow rabbits on it and a blue, demin skirt. She also wears glasses. Then one day this girl called Tanya moves into the house across the street. Mandy really wants her to be her friend because she is so cool. Tanya has orange, spiky hair; she wears short shorts, a tank top and clacky, red high heel shoes. Then when Mandy and Tanya start going into town together Mandy’s mum thinks Tanya is a bad girl and a bad influence. Mandy thinks Tanya can only get her out of trouble not into it… or could she. If you want to read more get this book out from the public library or borrow it from a friend. I rate this book 9/10 and I recommend this book for people for 9 years and over. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 27px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Cat Mummy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 27px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Jacqueline Wilson <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> This book is about a girl called Verity who has a cat called Mabel who is very old. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> Her mum died the day that she was born. Now she lives with her Dad, her Gran and her Grandad. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> One day Verity is running down the hallway and stands in a little bit of cat sick. Then she starts yelling at Mabel. The next day Mabel goes missing. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> Verity’s dad makes a whole lot of fliers to see if anyone has found Mabel. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> Verity is regretting that she yelled at Mabel and she wishes she could find her to tell her how sorry she is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> One day when Verity wants her dressing gown this funny smell came seeping out of her wardrobe. She notices the smell is coming from Mabel. It is coming from Mabel because she is…. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> Do you want to find out what happens when Verity finds her beloved cat Mabel? Well you had better buy this book or get out from the public library. I rate this book nine out of ten. I recommend this book for eight years and over and for people who like reading about little girls and their cats. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> By Tessa.

The Worry Website By Jacqueline Wilson <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">This book is about a teacher called Mr. Speed and some of his pupils called Holly, Claire, Samantha, Lisa, Natasha, Greg, and William. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Mr. Speed has overheard that some of the pupils in his class have been having worries at home and at school. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">He is concerned about them so he starts up a website called The Worry Website. Holly, Claire, Samantha, Lisa, Natasha, Greg, and William all end up writing on his website. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">I rate this book eight out of ten and I recommend this book for people who like reading about other peoples problems, Jacqueline Wilson fans and people who have problems similar to these ones and need some advice on how to fix it.
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 21px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">William’s Worry: He thinks he is useless at everything ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 21px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Holly’s worry: she might get a step mother. Her step mother might be a teacher at her school ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Greg’s worry: He has a crush on this girl and when she talks to him he acts all funny and weird. ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Claire’s worry: Claire has the same nightmare every night and she can’t tell her friends incase she is the only one. ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Samantha’s worry: Now that her Dad has left she thinks that no one likes her or cares about her anymore. ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Natasha’s Worry: She wishes the she could take part in the school concert. Everyone is going to dance, recite a poem, sing or play an instrument but Natasha can’t do any of those things. What should she do? ||
 * < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Lisa’s worry: she can’t think of one. She has one million worries that she could write but she doesn’t have one particular one that is most important. ||

By Tessa.
The bed and breakfast star By Jacqueline Wilson This book is about a girl called Elsa. She loves to tell jokes. Elsa makes the people around her feel happy and sometimes angry or annoyed if they are having an argument. She is funny and rude to people she doesn’t like. If I had to describe Elsa in one word it would be on the move. This is because she has had like seven houses. Be sure to read this book!

Now we will have some biographys:
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">All About Jacqueline Wilson <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Special Details <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Full name: Jacqueline Maddie Aitken <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Date of birth: 17<span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">th December 1945 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Place of birth: Bath, England but she spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A list of her books: Candy floss, The story of Tracey Becker, Betty Heather, Lizzie zip mouth, The Mum-minder, The cat mummy, The worry website, The longest whale song, Lily alone, Bad girls and The dare game. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Why Jacqueline writes books: Because ever since she was little she has always wanted to write books. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Her motivation: She tries to raise awareness for causes such as adoption, divorce and mental illnesses and that is what most of her books are about. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Interesting Facts <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">She has won seven awards for her books, she wrote her first novel when she was nine, every time she publishes a book she buys herself a new bracelet, silver ring or a necklace, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Jacqueline’s Favorites <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Food: Cauliflower, cheese and candy floss. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Color: Silver and black. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Hobby: Writing books!! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Animal: Lemur!! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">T.V program: ER. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">My Review <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Why I like her books: I like Jacqueline’s books: They aren’t like any other authors books, most of them have problems in them like adoption, divorce and mental illnesses. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Margaret Mahy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Special Details <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Full Name: Margaret Mahy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Date of birth: 21<span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">st March 1936 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Place of birth: Whakatane, New Zealand <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">A list of her books: Down the back of the chair, a lion in the meadow, Bubble trouble and the man whose mother was a pirate. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Why Margaret writes books: When she was little she told her parents that she wanted to write books and she followed her dream to become one of the most known writers. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Interesting Facts <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Margaret has won so many awards there is too may to count, Margaret is regarded as one of the foremost authors in children’s literature and is said to be one of the best one of the best living authors in the English language. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Margaret’s Favorites <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Food: salad sandwiches <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Colour: blue and green <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Animal: dog <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Hobby: in summer she swims <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: lime; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Movie: 2001: a space odyssey <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">My Review <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ccff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Why I like her books: I like her books because they are interesting and have lots of rhyming words. I love your selection of Authors to highlight Tessa. You are spreading the word well for your favorites. Are you adding these reviews to the library wiki? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #b141e6; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Now we will have some informational homework tasks: Cell phones = = By Tessa <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v Over 1000 cell phones are activated each minute. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v Most Americans use their cell phones for 12-18 months and then get a new one. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v On a cell phone you can make calls to any where you want. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v On cell phones you can text, make calls, play games and on some phones you can go on the internet. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v Cell phone stands for cellular phone. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v Throughout New Zealand, 74.2 percent of households have access to a cell phone. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v In New Zealand cell phones are more popular than internet access and fax machines. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v There are slide-up phones, I phones, flip-top phones and non-flip top phones. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v Since cell phones cost a lot of money, the people who sell cell phones must make a lot of money each year. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v The average life span of a cell phone is 18 months. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v My question is: How old do you think you should be to get a cell phone? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Pink Batts <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">In winter pink batts are like a winter coat for your walls. They keep the heat it and it doesn’t go out of the house. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">In summer you will be glad to have pink batts because they reduce the amount of heat in your home, keeping it cooler. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Living in a cold, damp home is bad for your health, but when you have pink batts they soak up the dampness and you won’t have a cold damp home. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">When you touch pink batts your skin goes all itchy and it won’t wear off for a couple of hours but if you wear some gloves you won’t get the itch. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">My question is: Why are pink batts pink? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff99cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Saving Energy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Switch off the lights when you aren’t using them. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Use a microwave instead of a stove to reheat food. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Reuse plastic bags for shopping or storage instead of throwing them away. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Reduce the heat in your home by 1C and keep the windows and doors closed when heating or dress warmly. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Only use heat pumps when you absolutely need them, such as when you don’t have a fire or you don’t have enough warm clothes to wear. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Change your travel behavior. Think more in terms of public transport. If possible walk or ride your bike instead of taking the car.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">WAYS TO CONSERVE ENERGY

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Close doors in unused rooms. No need to cool or warm rooms that people aren’t in. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Clean or replace air filters regularly. This can vary depending on the filter you are using. It is important to follow instructions found on the packaging. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Air dry your dishes. When washing in a dishwasher the heat generated during the wash cycle is more than enough to dry all your dishes. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Turn off all electronic devices that are not in use. Not only turn them off but try to remember to unplug them. You will be surprised how much you will save with this simple step! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Replace old light bulbs with fluorescent light bulbs. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Repair or replace leaky faucets. A leaky faucet can waste up to 30,000 gallons of water a year. That’s right, imagine what you will be saving with a quick fix. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">When shopping for new appliances invest in Energy Star. Energy Star appliances are not by any means cheap, but the upfront cost will pay for itself ten fold in the amount of energy you will be saving over time. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">WHY WE SHOULD SAVE ENERGY <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">So in the future we have some energy left. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">So we have some energy left when we absolutely need it. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">So we can still play play station and wii, watch T.V, dance to music and play on the computer. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">MY QUESTION IS

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">How many ways can you help save energy in your home? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fcf600; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">By Tessa

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 * 1) === Early European settlers lived in very primitive huts. A typical ‘home’ included a punga hut with a chimney built of sod or stones at one end. ===


 * 1) === They had to clear the land for planting crops and grazing sheep, cattle and horses. The land was very important. ===


 * 1) === Many lived in isolation. ===


 * 1) === Some were sealers, whalers or bush cleaners. Others were farmers. ===


 * 1) === Life was dangerous and hard for those men who were sealers. ===


 * 1) === Preparation of food is usually done by women or children. ===


 * 1) === Initially there were no schools, but even after the first school was opened, harsh conditions or the need for children to work along side their families meant that few children went to school. ===


 * 1) === Wash day was a chore for early settlers. ===


 * 1) === Some early settlers married Maori women. ===


 * 1) === Some settlers understood and respected Maori customs and beliefs, but others didn’t. ===

QUETIONS What were the four ships names? What are four reasons that the early settlers came to New Zealand?
Now for some recounts.

Under The Mountain

This book is about fraternal twins Rachel and Theo Matheson. Here are some things about Rachel.

Rachel Visible


 * Curly hair
 * Red head
 * Tallish
 * Blue eyes

Invisible


 * Sweet
 * Isn’t a risk taker
 * Stronger than she looks
 * Smart

If I had to describe Rachel it would be adventurous. This is because her brother is always taking her on adventures.

By Tessa.

Under The Mountain

This book is about fraternal twins Rachel and Theo Matheson. Here are some things about Theo.

Theo Visible


 * Straight hair
 * Red head
 * Blue eyes
 * Tall

Invisible


 * Risk taker
 * Smarter than he looks
 * Strong
 * KindIf I had to describe Theo is one word it would be adventurous. This is because he is always going on adventures.

By Tessa.

Winter Tournament

On Thursday 11th August I was a part of the netball winter tournament. The pressure, the intensity, the cheering, the proudness that I got to go to winter tournament, and then, the games begin.

Our first game was against Tinwald. The score was, well I can’t remember what the score was but we won. All the other games that we played we won until we played Allenton and the other games we lost all our games after that but we came 3rd equal with the other Hampstead team.

We were so proud of ourselves that we got 3rd equal but for some strange reason they put us as 4th on the board which is wrong and I know it because we drew our last game. Anyways, we were proud of ourselves.

By Tessa.

The Last Game Of Netball For The Season

On Saturday 13th of August it was the last game of netball for the Borough B netball team L.

We versed Methven. But the second to last game of netball Mary (our coach) said that if we win the second to last game of netball we get to paint Marys face!!!!!!!

It all came down to the last quarter but in the end we won!!!!! So next week we got to paint Marys face!!!!!!!

We had blue, red, yellow, black, green and white. Mary looked so funny after we painted her face.

When we started the pressure was on. We started off really well because we drew the first quarter and we were way ahead at the third quarter. In the end the score was 27 to 6 and we beat Methven!!!!

By Tessa.