Market Day

gongs for all. well at Te Pahu school at least. we all had a great day at market day buying and selling different things ranging from food to throwing darts we all  fun. gongs are our form of currency- 1 gong = 50 Cents. it was surprising how difficult it was for some people getting used to the stress of running a business. the best of us had a great sales day and earned plenty more gongs than needed to pay back the loan that we got out.

1 + 1 = ?

Teacher: let's see ah, Shane 

Student: hah, oh, what. Ah yes Mr

Teacher: what is 1+1.

Student: oh um, I know this one it's ahh, um, I think.

Teacher: incorrect.

Rest of class: ha ha ha, your dumb, go back to Pre school.

Maths. One subject that lots of kids hate. Well I can assure you that maths is made simple here at te pahu school. Our teacher always comes up with many different ways for us to learn maths easily. For example...

568 divided by 8

8X7 = 56 (8X70 = 560)

8X1 = 8

1+70 = 71

Answer: 71

Teacher: what is 7X8 ah Shane

Student: it's 56 Mr

Teacher: well done Shane

Now that's more like it

Snow Trip

sirens go off. literally. then i remember. SNOW TRIP!!!!!!!



on Friday 7th September room7 of Te Pahu school went on a trip we will not soon forget. the car trip was long but worth it , Whakapapa here we come. All of us were ready to begin weather it was our first time or just another trip of many its more fun when your with your friends.



The challenges I had at first were getting back up when I fell down and stopping but I soon got the hang of it. It was funny watching my friends fall down and going past them. it takes tine to learn how to ski snd snowboard but just remember to persist and never give up. all of us had a great time and went from bearly being able to stand up to riding like the wind. i would love to go again. tell me what you think in  the comments

Creative writing

Sometimes during the week we have creative writing. Everyone writes or types up their story relating to a picture and topic. Each one is unions as well as the type of story.

Here is an example of my writing...


Mr. Marquand thinks I’m reading...
But I’m really building my empire in another galaxy,
I’m swimming in a pool of creamy milk chocolate,
I’m riding a hawk at only 5 inches tall.

Mr. West thinks I’m writing...
But I’m really fighting living skeletons in a tomb of lost treasure,
I’m flying a WW2 quad engine bomber over the school,
I’m piloting the lost Nemosub under the Pacific Ocean.

Mrs. Lucas thinks I’m listening...
But I’m really snorkeling around the Great Barrier Reef,
I’m building my fortress in the realm of Minecraft,
I’m slaying monsters with my warfare katana,
I’m doing doughnuts and massive drifts with my
motorbike.

I’ve had a awesome day at school, I cant wait to come back.

Time to Work

my work

As you would have read in my post 'Te Maunga Shire' there were four jobs for offer, Government, warehouse CEO, bank manager, and newspaper editor. I applied and have taken place of Warehouse CEO as well as MINISTER OF COMMERCE in the board of governors. I am very pleased and have already started setting up the warehouse!

Te Maunga Shire

For term three 2013 te pahu school turns itself into a social society including government, bank manager, warehouse C.E.O. And of course many different ventures that is all put together week seven of our term. At the end of it all the venture/service with the most gongs (gongs are the currency that we use. They are each worth 50C to one gong) will win a prize and like everyone else with enough gongs will be able to spend it on a day to play a game for a certain Amount of time e.g. 20 gongs to ten minuets of play. Check it out.