Fun Run By Frank Brown

13 June 2012
WALT: Use interesting words in our writing

Tawa Intermediate Fun Run

On Wednesday the 13th of June we had our school fun run at Tawa Intermediate School. It was a five kilometer fun run which meant we had to run six laps around the top college field but we could run more laps if we wanted.My friend Daniel and I ran the fun run together. As our syndicate Tui is called, Daniel and I start off bursting with energy for our first lap.

This is Daniel and I

As we come to the end of our first lap Daniel and I are very happy to have finished our first lap.We knew that once we had finished our first lap that the amazing fun run was just getting started.As Daniel and I came to the hill I took a sip of my powerade and Daniel took a sip of his water.We felt an incredible energy rush pumping through our vaines as we had conquered the hill.

This is Nathan and I

We felt so bizarre to have finished our third lap, we were halfway there and we kept going.
Mine and Daniel’s aim was to get at least nine laps.When we finished our fourth lap we went to Miss Moran who congratulated both of us.We thanked her and carried on running.When Daniel and I passed Miss Christie we told her we were aiming for nine laps and she told us that someone had already finished their eighth lap.We were only just finishing our 5th lap.We knew we had to pick up the pace, we both took a drink then kept running.

                                                    This is Kolio and Ben

Our legs were killing us, we both wanted to stop we looked at each other then looked back at the track and kept on going.Daniel and I saw our friend Noah so all three of us ran together until the end.We came to the end of our ninth lap, we had done it, we had finished our 9 laps!

By Frank Brown Room 9

bens science

for my science im doing it about dreams.
i made a portfolio and poster to show info.
you can do this to. some ideas are about plants
or music.it a good idea to start early.
you need it by next week so get started.

Bottle Cars

We are making some bottle cars in Room 9. We are using valves, coke bottles, paper mache and plastic wheels to create a running car, powered by pumping air into the coke bottle. When you release the cap, air bursts out, letting the car boost. Here are pictures of us making the cars.

Samarah attaching her axle to her bottle.

Elias' group, paper macheing their bottle

We are going to race them today. Good luck to everyone, and have a nice race!

Ryan and Ben, official blog monitors.

democracy

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democracy by school fun

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Democracy is an egalitarian form of government in which all the citizens of a nation together determine public policy, the laws and the actions of their state, requiring that all citizens (meeting certain qualifications) have an equal opportunity to express their opinion. In practise, "democracy" is the extent to which a given system approximates this ideal, and a given political system is referred to as "a democracy" if it allows a certain approximation to ideal democracy. Although no country has ever granted all its citizens (i.e. including minors) the vote, most countries today hold regular elections based on egalitarian principles, at least in theory.
The most common system that is deemed "democratic" in the modern world is parliamentary democracy in which the voting public takes part in elections and chooses politicians to represent them in a Legislative Assembly. The members of the assembly then make decisions with a majority vote. A purer form is direct democracy in which the voting public makes direct decisions or participates directly in the political process. Elements of direct democracy exist on a local level and on exceptions on national level in many countries, though these systems coexist with representative assemblies.
The term comes from the Greek word δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) "rule of the people",^[which was coined from δῆμος (dēmos) "people" and κρατία (kratia) "rule", in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.^[2] Other cultures since Greece have significantly contributed to the evolution of democracy such as Ancient Rome, Europe,^] and North and South America. The concept of representative democracy arose largely from ideas and institutions that developed during the European Middle Ages and the Age of Enlightenment and in the American and French Revolutions.^[5] The right to vote has been expanded in many jurisdictions over time from relatively narrow groups (such as wealthy men of a particular ethnic group), with New Zealand the first nation to grant universal suffrage for all its citizens in 1893.
Elements considered essential to democracy include freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, so that citizens are adequately informed and able to vote according to their own best interests as they see them. The term "democracy" is often used as shorthand for liberal democracy, which may include elements such as political pluralism; equality before the law; the right to petition elected officials for redress of grievances; due process; civil liberties; human rights; and elements of civil society outside the government.
Democracy is often confused with the republic form of government. In some definitions of "republic," a republic is a form of democracy. Other definitions make "republic" a separate, unrelated term.MOST OF WIKIPEDIA ARTICAL.NOT WORD FOR WORD.

Democracy by Ylai

Room 9:
In New Zealand we live in a Democracy. A democracy is a system of government which the people choose their Prime Minister by voting for them in elections.

In a democracy we have certain rights and responsibilities. Some of our rights are : we have the right to have shelter, food, clothing and Water. We have the right to go to school and study.

In New Zealand we have responsibilities. Some responsibilities are : to follow all laws the government makes. We have the responsibility to care for our community.

Also more of our rights and responsibilities are, to pay for our own stuff( eg. House, clothes, food etc.) We have the right to report any abuse or complaint to the government. We also have the right to have our privacy.

In New Zealand we live differently from other countries. We have our laws, rights and responsibiliities. We are responsible of what we act and do. Obeying the rules/laws are one of the reason we are a New Zealand citizen.