The Surprise At The Beach

“Lets go down to the beach today”, I sang to my mum. Our family were very excited, even though it is the middle of winter we still love to go for a refreshing swim. I am on holiday with my brothers & cousins in Pauanui. We stayed just down the road from the beach.

It didn't take long to get to the beach only about three minutes. when we arrived at the beach we played a little with the sand. Which when you drew on it, it becomes black, cool aye.

So after playing with the sand for a bit we decided it was time to go for a swim. When my toe touched the water I felt how cold it would be. I couldn't possibly tell how many times I ran in & out, in & out. Then I made up my mind to walk in until I got smashed into the water from the waves. I lifted up my legs and felt them, they were icy cold, but I carried on.

When I got smashed a couple of times I suddenly felt something… “oooowwww”, I yelled in pain. Then I went to kick it of my foot. It was a crab that nipped me, it felt this size . Then I ran out with the crab clinging on to my foot, I desperately wriggled my foot to get that crab off of me then finally it let go and I ran to shore.

After that surprise there were no more and we had a lovely time playing in the water and on the sand. Then it was time to go home. I had a fun time at the beach.

Frozen In The Morning (This Is A Narrative)

A shiver ran down my spine when I took a step outside my door and saw everything Frozen! The grass, the side walk, the road & even my car! I almost froze! It felt so cold even though I was wearing my six layer sleeping bag and my Mac Pac jacket! No matter how warm I got it wouldn’t go away. So I slammed the door shut and waddled up each stair like a penguin in my sleeping bag. Then finally i knew it, the heat pump (heater). Worth a shot.

So I ran for the remote, turned it on and finally felt satisfaction. The first time this morning I felt warmth. Isnt it nice to be warm again. Then I felt something slither down my back, I didn’t take notice of it and walked past it.

Then I stood on something, it looked like ice. I picked it up. It was ice…”TOBY”

The End

My Extention DLO

Jordan Extension from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

A Chain of Events

Jordan's TITANIC Animation from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

My Reasearching The Titanic

Researching the Titanic

List some questions that you would like answered?

1. What were the dimensions of the Titanic?
2. What was the biggest cause of the sinking of the Titanic? Explain...
3. How many crew members were on the Titanic when it sunk and how many people were on board the Titanic when it sunk(including the captain)?
4. What was the closest ship to the Titanic
5. When was the Titanic launched?
6. How much does it weigh?

Find your answers from the below websites:

• Titanic Site
• Wikipedia
• EyeWitness to History
• About.com 1
• About.com 2
• National Geographic
• Britannica
• History - Titanic by the Numbers

Insert your information notes below:

Question 1 information:

The length was 882 feet long, the height was 175 feet long.

Question 2 information:

When the Titanic struck the iceberg it caused major damage to the side of the big ship. The Titanic had a double hull that if any iceberg collided with it the iceberg would split. But the iceberg hit above the double hull which caused a big cut in the side of the boat and water leaked in at 7 tons per second. There were 5 compartments that if there was a leak it would hold but there were holes in the top of the compartments then it first leaked into the mailroom then flipped and snapped

Question 3 information:

There were 3,500 passengers and crew members onboard the Titanic.

Question 4 information:

The closest ship to the Titanic was the SS Californian.

Question 5 information:

The Titanic was launched on May 31 1911.

Question 6 information:

The Titanic weighs 46,000 tons when it is on the dock but when it is filled with all of the supplies, luggage and people it weighs 52,000 tons

Justify the building of the Titanic

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The Tragedy That Hit The Titanic

The RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic what a wonderful name for a wonderful Ship. On its first maiden voyage(and last) the Titanic set sail from the port of Southampton,England on April 10, 1912.

I reached to the other side of the bed trying to find warmth instead I felt something cold? I awoke from the water that spread all over my bed. I Immediately got out of bed and warned everyone to  hop onto the lifeboats then the alarm went off. Everyone was panicking. I jumped on the iceberg and so did most of the men hoping that a ship would come. Some of the ladies and kids left on the lifeboat.

As the lifeboats drifted away from the big ship at least 500 survived. But for us when the ship came we froze they were too late. As for the survivors that made it back home they would never tell anyone about this tragedy.

The story about the Titanic is still as real as it was over 100 years ago. The movie is just a deminstrashine of the real thing.

Totara Springs

After coming home from a win at my league game I couldn’t wait to hang out with my friends and family in the hot pool at Matamata because we are going to Totara Springs, it is the HM Rage meeting. Sorry I don’t think I properly introduced myself my name is Jordan and HM Rage is a thing where a lot of churches hang out together and have heaps of fun, It’s a christian camp but not only for christians it’s for anyone who wants to come. It’s a Saturday and on Saturdays I go to a league game and this Saturday I hurt the back of my knee and I couldn’t walk properly, we packed and now we’re ready to go.

After two hours of traveling we finally got there, I was exhausted after ;that long and boring trip. I felt like collapsing in a cool pool with the sun out and luckily the sun was out and it really was a beautiful day. But there was one minor problem, it was the middle of a camp which sucked because the campers are really loud and they take up the pool and all of the fun activities. so we had to wait until they had dinner. Did I ever tell you how I got around fast enough well my friend Jonathan Bay had what they call a wait for it… a knee scooter. So what you do is you rest your knee on it and ride around just like a normal scooter.

We then made friends with this little six year old boy Ashton and his friend James who’s nine and we played on the park with them. We were having fun whilst the campers were in the pool. It looked so nice in the pool with all the steam rising over them. Then we went onto the trampolines it was not that cool because my leg was sore and I couldn’t do back flips and front flips.

At nine o’clock it was time for us to go for a swim in the pool because all of the campers were in the dining room eating their dinner. As I slipped into the pool with the water coming up my body I could feel satisfaction. Thirty minutes later I get out and I’m letting off steam then I go for a manu bomb which is when your in a V shape and your bum hits the water first.

On our way traveling home we had dinner at this turkish kebab place and they had the best chips  and they had delicious pizzas and they even had some pillows and a tent for people to have their food in (and sleep). So we had some dinner went  for a little sleep. Now It’s time to start traveling home. It’s bed time now so good night.

It was lovely and relaxing. I had fun but I think that it would have gone better with a bit more of either my friends or family like cousins.

Simon The Boat

Simon the boat from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

This week Louis, Tai and I learnt how to make a little boat and we are going to teach you how to make your own boat. First you need some card, next you need a rubber band then you can draw some fancy designs on it. Thats all you really need and it should kind of work like this. If you were wondering how the boat floats here is a little tip we create a prepalor to push the boat forward. Then you create a bow to displace the water when it moves.