Room 16 Mr Somerville

Check Out Our Amazing Composers!

2011-10-19T16:47:00.002+13:00

Some very talented Room 16 students had a go at writing their own original songs by using Garageband. Check them out!

The Tour Like No Other - By Jay'Lee

2011-10-19T16:38:00.001+13:00

In 1981 the springboks tour of NZ was like no other. The protesters were determined to stop South Africa from having the tour. But then I found out that South Africa was invited to New Zealand by the government for the tour and I was surprised. Rugby fans all over New Zealand filled stadiums with people cheering for the team. Both countries were all passionate about rugby and had many memorable matches between these two countries. New Zealand said that if the Springboks continued the tour then they were agreeing with apartheid, which means apartness. New Zealand's Prime Minster back then was Robert Muldoon and he strongly believed that politics should stay well away from sport and thousands of other kiwis agreed as well.

My Holidays - By Silas

2011-10-19T16:33:00.001+13:00

On Friday the 21th of September I went with my Uncle and my aunty to the beach. It was so much fun at the beach because I got to play with small kids on the beach instead of sitting down on the sand with my Aunty and Uncle. When the small kids went home I was sad but then one my freinds from my old school came over to say hello. He was covered in sand and it was funny because his whole body was covered in sand. Then he brought his mum. Luckily his mum knew my aunty. It was fun catching with my old friend. So then we lay down on the sand to rest in the sun on that nice summer day.

Starship Hospital - By Roman

2011-10-19T16:31:00.001+13:00

On Monday I fell down the steps at home. On Tuesday I went to Starship hospital. My mum and I waited 2 hours to see the doctors. There was a lot of people. The doctor asked me what happen and I said I fell down the steps. At the hospital I was so scared because I was by myself. I stayed at the hospital from Tuesday to Friday. I was very happy to came back home.

Room 16 on TV1 News - By Zion

2011-10-19T16:23:00.002+13:00

I was so happy that Pt England School was on TV 1 NEWS. We were on the News because we have NETBOOKS. Mr Burt (principal of Pt England School) was on the News too. So then I said to myself, "I wonder if some kid's parents want them to come to Pt England School?" I feel really sad, because other schools can't afford Netbooks, and plus they don't have enough money. I hope the government helps the other schools to get their Netbooks.

My NetBooks New Home - By Tauwhare

2011-10-19T16:21:00.002+13:00

On Wednesday the 24th of August, Room 16, 17, and 18 got to take their netbooks home. Before we could take our netbooks home, our parents had to come to a school meeting. So I rang my mum on the phone in my class and I begged her to come down to the school for the meeting about my netbook. Yeah sure she said. She came down to the school, her and a couple of people came in. When they came in they started the meeting. While they were talking about taking our netbooks home, Te Rina and I went outside to play. After playing outside Te Rina and I went inside to see if the meeting was over. It was. Then when my mum gave me an important piece of paper she had signed, I gave it to Mr Somerville. Then I got my netbook put it in my bag and off we went. My mum and I walked to the truck and drove home. When we got home I hopped straight away onto my netbook and played some games. Then I gave my sister a turn with it. Then she gave it back because it was flat. So I put my netbook on the charger and when I done that I put it in a safe place. After that I went to Sleep.

New Zealand Information - By Lorenzo

2011-10-19T16:19:00.002+13:00

New Zealand is found in the South Pacific Ocean. It is close to Antarctica, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. New Zealand has three main islands that are called North Island, South Island and Stewart Island. Tokelau, Cook Islands and Nuie are in the North East and are apart of NZ too. One of the first people to come to New Zealand after the Polynesians and Maori was Captain James Cook. He was from Britain. New Zealand has a treaty called the Treaty of Waitangi which was signed between the Maori and the british in 1840. Some Maori drew their Moko (tattoo on their face) instead of signing their names. I hope you come to the rugby world cup to support your country.

World Rugby Cup Ceremony - By Jesiah

2011-10-19T16:17:00.000+13:00

Counting down from 10 the ceremony started as the number changed to 0. Then a Maori lady started of with a Karanga. It is a tradition for a Maori culture to welcome the visitors. Then the Kapa Haka group came and preformed an amazing haka. A young boy was thinking that he was a famous rugby player. He ran to the try line but suddenly the ball glowed like it was going to explode. This boy was running through these big huge players. With a lot of determination the boy started to fly up to the sky and to reach the enormous rugby ball. He came down safely and walked back down the field. While he was walking these name came up beside him, it was the highest try scorer in the RWC. I saw a legend. He was the best player. His name is Jonah Lomu! I really like the end because of the fireworks. The Fireworks was a huge display. It was like a shotgun shooting up in the air. I reckon this was the best rugby world cup ceremony.

Aussie Rules - By Turuhira

2011-10-19T16:12:00.001+13:00

Sitting on the muddy grass we had two coaches for Aussie Rules. Their names were called Megan and Melissa. First we had to get in a group of 2, Zion and I were Partners. First our skills were Hand pass and it is so simple. All you have to do is get a aussie rules ball and pretend that you have a cone in your hand. If you have that already then you hit your hand in the curves and than it will fly straight.
Our next skill is when we had to do a Drop Punt and this is a very simple skill. You drop the ball on your leg with the X facing it. Then it will go to your partner instead of flying off to the side.
We had two Training Activity’s which were called Ninja elbows and Ninja Knees. It was so hilarious when Lola was trying to get Andrea so she can hit her Knees. This is the most fun Activity ever! Hitting each others Knees was so funny.
Playing a game of baseball but with a football was also so exciting. I kicked the ball but then one person in the other team caught the ball and got me out. But still my team won. Aussie rules is so fun to play. It has different skills and games to play.
AUSSIE RULES IS COOL!

Our rugby 7s champions - By Andrea

2011-10-19T16:07:00.004+13:00

This term our year 8 boys became our year 8 rugby champions. They have won there rugby game against 30 or more teams. Thieve had played there games in Tauranga it was a bit of a struggle for there families but then , a great success they had accomplished.

They had been coached by the wonderful Miss
Va'afusu'anga she had been a big help for the boys. As they got welcomed backed, Mr Burt couldn't make it to see them arrive. They had a lot of highlights to share with the rest of the school. We could all see that the big smiles on their faces meant that they had a lot of fun. Next year I hope they try their hardest and win again.

My Family - By Senolita

2011-04-27T01:59:00.000+12:00

Hi my name is Senolita and I am 10 years old. I am a year 6 at Pt England school. I love to play netball. My Friends are Mary I, Jessica, Alexandria and Serena. I like playing with them because they play netball and they respect me. I really respect them because friends do that to there other friends. My Dad works for milk. He is the greatest Dad I ever had and my Mum works for KFC and she is the greatest Mum I ever had too! I love my mum and dad, I can never stop loving them. My big brother is cool. He is the oldest. I love my brother. He likes rugby and touch. He is cool because he buys me stuff like shoes and clothes.

The Soapbox Finals in Whangaparaoa - By Andrea

2011-04-27T01:54:00.000+12:00

On Sunday the 10th of April we had Soapbox Derby. But this time it wasn't the other one it was the finals. Our driver was Maru. Not only was it the finals but it was in whangaparaoa. The drive was amazing, we had a few songs and beats to cheer on Maru but then the girls got sick of it. Maru made it into the top 16 but not into the top 8 but we had fun anyway.

So then we said lets go make a new chant, but then we ended up making a whole new dance. The lightest of all the cheerleaders was Eleva. So we got 2 girls to pick her up and throw her up in the air and had 3 girls to catch her when she falls back. Me and another cheer leader would stand in the front then do cart wheels in front. We got to go and have a look around with Mary’s mum but that was about it. We brought some snow cones and I brought a cold coke and have a turn on the bouncy castle. You had to pay 10 dollars down to 5 dollars.

It was time to go, we all had a great time on our way back most of the cheer team had fallen asleep. But the kids who were sitting with me were not asleep we were wide awake but then we started falling asleep by the end of the trip.

Message Hop - By Tauwhare

2011-04-27T01:47:00.002+12:00

Have a look at my message hop.
There are three photos of really cute puppies. One is a puppy kissing another puppy CUTE. My second picture is about puppies together one is white and one is brown.There is a other photo of two cute and lovely puppies together.

Dinosaur Story - By Jesiah

2011-04-27T01:44:00.000+12:00

My dinosaurs' name is Triceratops the Mighty. He lives in a cave in Brazil a million years ago. He has a family and they always walk and eat together. The family sleep in a cave and when they want to play they aways go to the amazon river and also the forest. Triceratops look savage and raging. He has 3 horns on the top of his head. It has a round and huge body. Its legs are short and sturdy. The Triceratops is about 8 meters long, about 3 meters tall and weighs about 6 tons. It is the size of an elephant.

My Dinosaur’s family eats so many different foods - it is a herbivore, meaning he eats plants. Because he only eats healthy food he has grown stronger than his family. Triceratops family are strong and friendly. They don’t hunt and fight other people.

When triceratops is bored at home he goes to the amazon river, also he splashes water in to his brother and sister's faces. The brothers and triceratops always play fight to see who is the strongest and my sister watches us fight and says triceratops you are to fat and small, which makes him very cross. Then he got angry and smashed his brothers.

Cricket - By Studamyer

2011-04-27T01:37:00.000+12:00

Yesterday we went to to a tournament at colin maiden park where all the schools were waiting for us to come. Finally, after we got there we had to have a little bit of lunch before we played our first game. The first school we challenged was Glen Bray. We were fielding first and most of us were catching the balls when they bat. Then it came to our turn. We kept on hitting 6 runs. After the game they told us the school that has won, and it was us by 8 runs! The next school we challenged was ST Patrick. We lost that match by 8 runs but we still played our best. When we finished the whole tournament we had to have a throwing competition and who represented the boys side was Jesiah. He won for us and the girl that represent us was Oshania and she won for as too. Then we had a catching competition. I had to go as well as Kingston. When we finished all the schools got to get a milo t-shirt. By the time we got home it was past three o clock.

My Teacher Mr Somerville - By Mary V

2011-04-27T01:28:00.003+12:00

My teacher Mr Somerville is a fantastic teacher, he is new to our school at Pt England. He is my favourite teacher so far because he is fun and lets us sit outside on the deck or in the cloakroom. You would want to be in his class next year if you go to Pt England school. The country that he comes from is New Zealand and was born in Napier. He travels around in lots of country's and that is exiting, that is one of the things I like about him. As you walk past our class you will spot him because he has curly hair that looks really cool. Mr Somerville has a wife named Divya, she is really beautiful and she comes from India, WOW. I would like to say goodbye to him and Divya because it is the end of the term tomorrow. Bye have a great trip to Sydney, I will miss you!

Camp Acrostic Poem - By Melvin

2011-04-27T01:18:00.003+12:00

S chool is why kids are creative at camp

K ayaking was missed out for me.

A t night my tent was warmer than my house.

T idying my tent was fun

E ven washing our dishes was fun

L eaving to the Lagoon center was exciting because I went onthe bus with my friend.

A t school me and the boys did some cool camp fire cooking.

N either of my tent buddies would stop talking about camp when it was sleep time.

D amper was my favourite camp fire meal

My Most Embarrassing Thing Ever - By Patrick

2011-04-27T01:13:00.002+12:00

My most embarrassing moment ever came about 9 years ago when I was at Kouhanga. Let me just start by saying it was the worst day ever! OK here goes. After spending most of my life at about 40 pounds, I had began focusing on losing weight. I didn't have a lot of money to buy clothes as I lost the weight, and so my pants had started to become too big. Instead of buying pants that actually fit, I had started to use paper clips and rubber bands so they wouldn't fall down at kouhanga. That morning my teacher said what happened to your pants as she gave me some chocolates. Suddenly I felt my pants slipping. I prayed that my pants wouldn't fall down, I hurried to the edge of the parking lot, which happened to be right next to a huge van that was jam packed with children. I was squeezing my legs together and trying to push the door open whil holding my pants up. I finally reached the class room, grateful that my pants had stayed up.

Dinosaur Story - By Max

2011-04-27T01:02:00.007+12:00

My dinosaur's name Is Ultimate Master Max dinosaur. Along time ago there was a humongous dinosaur that lives in a jungle. My dinosaur has really sharp claws and teeth, the dinosaur Is really strong and dangerous. My dinosaur likes to eat planets, leaves and grass. My dinosaur likes to eat heaps of meat. My dinosaur likes to drink water to get tall and heathly. My dinosaur is really good and doesn't like bad dinosaur’s. The dinosaur is really tall and it likes to sing, it likes to do some funny dance moves and do silly faces. It’s really funny when my dinosaur does silly faces. Now It’s back to my dangerous dinosaurs. My dinosaur is really really really vexed. My dinosaurs is really fast and it is really scary I think.

My dinosaur had sisters and 4 brothers. My dinosaur likes playing with his brothers and sisters. It’s really fun when he plays with his brothers and his sisters. My dinosaur likes to hunt for food in the middle of the night and in the morning to have breakfast plus in the afternoon to have lunch time to. He likes to hunt for food. Make sure you don’t go to the jungle or else my dinosaur will chase you all day and you will be tired. My dinosaur had heaps of friends he plays jokes with his friends and his friends laugh every time. The mum tells my dinosaur to come inside for dinner time. I say to my friend bye, I’ll see you tomorrow.

Being in Room 16 for One Super Year - By Sesalina

2011-04-26T16:12:00.001+12:00

When I first came into Room 16 I was shy. But I knew all of them and I found out that we had a new teacher. His name is Kent Somerville, he is the coolest and he gives out prizes to the good kids - for Go for green cards. I couldn't wait to see what he looked like. He looked like he was somebody that was helping my teacher but actually he was my teacher!

My Dinosaur - By Kane

2011-04-26T16:09:00.002+12:00

Long long time ago there was a dinosaur called Freddy Cougar who was strong and he liked to hunt for food. He likes to hunt food for his family and he hunts food with his brother too. Freddy Cougar’s favourite game to play is chase Pterodactyl and kill them. He lives with his family in the jungle and he has a house. He is tall as a towering building.

My dinosaur Freddy Cougar look furious and scary. My dinosaur likes to eat meat and is a t-rex. He is scary and has dangerous teeth and claws. My dinosaur likes to fight and kill. Pecasis is dangerous.

Freddy Cougar and his brother Aldrago went on adventure to kill Pecasis because he was trying to kill my Dad. We went in the jungle to found him and then he was try to get away. When we got him we started eating him. Then we went back home.

My New Battery Drill - By Mr Somerville

2011-04-14T10:14:00.002+12:00

My new battery drill

On the weekend I needed to do a job for my wife Divya. She needed me to change the height of the curtains in the lounge as she was hanging new curtains. But when I tried to do the job for her I realised I didn't have the right tools to complete the job properly. So I told her I could only do the job for her if she let me buy a new Battery Drill! After a lot of convincing she said, "All right, go get one!" I was so excited to get my new drill that I played with it for about three hours on Saturday afternoon, even after I had finished Divya's job!

Me and my wife Divya

Room 16 Camp Movie

2011-04-08T11:42:00.000+12:00

Camp - By Mele

2011-04-07T20:23:00.000+12:00

On Wednesday it was our first day of camp and it was so exciting. When the bell rang we had to line up in front of our class. But this time we didn't wait for anyone to get into the line and it was a miracle because nobody was talking but the people who were nervous. When we got into the hall we got into our teams which were the Super Chargers, Fully Charged, True Crew, All Stars and the Responstars. Our team leaders were standing at the front of our team lines trying to get the people quite and into their lines.
On our fist day of camp some people were very excited. Some people looked like they did not want to come to camp and the team leaders were trying to get people who were still talking to close there mouth so that we could get onto the camp activities at some point. When it was quiet Miss Garden started telling us what we are going to do when we get out of the hall. Miss Garden told us that our first activity was at the swimming pool at YMCA.
My highlight was Kayaking with Mr Burt.We had to walk over to the Point England reserve.
When we got there Mr Burt and his helpers Feki and Joe showed us how to get into the kayak. Our instructions were foot bottom foot. When Feki and Joe finished Showing us and telling us the instruction they showed us something diffrent from last year camp, it was a double kayak and it could fit two people. Finally it was time to get into the water. The water was so cold that I wanted to get out but we weren't aloud to. While we were waiting for our turn we had stay in the water so that we could get use to the cold water when it is our turn in the Kayak. Finally I got a turn I first went on with Maru. Maru was in the front so that means that she had to lead but I could choose where to go. When we had to turn around the pole it was a bit scary but I managed to get it right. When it was time to get out it was freezing like we just finished eating heaps and heaps of ice blocks. I had heaps of fun kayaking and I can't wait until we go kayaking next year on camp.

Embarrassing moment 2004 - By Mary V

2011-04-07T17:30:00.000+12:00

It all started on December the 6Th, the day of prize giving. I stood up on at my old school Rapotaka for the first time of my life. As I stood up and walked towards the stage I tripped on the stairs and fell into the gap between it. I tried to get out but I couldn't so the principal came to help me. It was really embarrassing for me because the whole school was watching, I wanted to disappear instantly without anybody noticing.

After I was rescued from the stage I was saved by my mum because she came to kiss me on the cheek because I won a prize for a fantastic student helper. That was my second embarrassing moment for that day! I don’t ever want to be embarrassed in my life again!

When it Rains - By Eleva

2011-04-07T17:27:00.002+12:00

When it rains at playtime it is so sad because we don’t get much time to play outside. At bedtime when the rains at night the splashes on my roof
sound like popcorn. It feels so cold and
I snuggle down in my blanket and I feel warm.

A Rainy Day - By Britney

2011-04-07T17:26:00.000+12:00

When it rains at playtime I felt sad for all the children that can't play outside. They run around and their uniform is wet and cold. Some people want to come into the library but it was closed at playtime. Only the librarian’s are allowed inside. The children have to go to class so the teacher can see that they are safe and warm. At night when it rains I get annoyed because when I watch television I can’t hear it. The rain hitting the roof sounds like popcorn popping. My favourite thing to do on a rainy night is to snuggle back in my warm blanket.

Being a office monitor - By Jay'Lee

2011-04-07T17:17:00.000+12:00

It was a awesome opportunity to be an office monitor. We get a great experience for working the dishwasher as well as cleaning other things. All the staff when they see us they said oooh what lovely girls and thats when we collect all the cups and plates and say have a awesome day teachers. Then they respon well thankyou.

So I would like to say a huge thankyou to Mrs Flavele
for this awesome oppourtunity of being a office monitor.
all the best
jaylee

The Embarrassing Moment of Fame - By Carlos

2011-04-07T17:15:00.001+12:00

One day I had to go on a stage with my team. We had to dance when we were dancing my mum was sitting down and screaming GO GO GO ! It made me so embarrassed. When we had to do the big move It made me fall down. When I fall down I fall off the stage. When I fall off I broke my arm. I went to my mum because I still felt embarrassed. When we went back up on stage my mum didn’t make me embarrassed. I won the best dancing move in my team.

The Most Embarrassing Moment of My Life - By Jesiah

2011-04-07T17:11:00.002+12:00

The most embarrassing thing in my life is while sitting on the mat during class time. My Friends and my class was there and even the teacher. it happened 2 years ago when I was only 9 years old.

The moment it happened when I was listening to the teacher and while she was talking loudly the embarrassing moment had came I did a loud fart. My class started laughing and my teacher said Jesiah and I started to laugh too. I really felt that was the most embarrassing thing in my life.

Embarrassing Times - By Senolita

2011-04-07T17:04:00.003+12:00

This story are the most embarrassing times of my life!
On Christmas day on December the 25th of 2010 because we had to get some Christmas presents for my cousins. When I went to the Warehouse I went to get a coke and I was shaking it. When we got to
the counter and payed for it, I opened it it SPLATTED everywhere. I was so embarrassed with myself because it looked like I peed myself and some people was laughing at me so I ran to the toilet fast as.

My mum, my brother and I went to the flea market in Pamure in this big as tunnell. In the tunnel there was a picture of the round-a-bout in Pamure. At this sale in Pamure they had shoes and food and donuts there and
hot dogs and lots of chips. I went to the donut store, I had $5 and I went there and said “Can I have 2 bags
of donuts please?” She said, “That is $12” and people were laughing at me because there were people at the back of me.

The most embarrassing time of my life - By Dillon

2011-04-07T10:49:00.001+12:00

I think my most embarrassing time of my life would have to be going for the try on the league field and tripping over. It was at the best place ever with 10,000,000 people watching me in Mt Smart Stadium playing League for the Melbourne Storm. The only person that was involved was me and my mate Studamyer, which I tried to pass the ball to, but I couldn't because he was too far away. It made me feel very embarrassed because I didn’t get the try before it was Full time. “WE LOST THE GAME!!!!”

Camp - By Lola

2011-04-07T08:12:00.000+12:00

On Wednesday last week the year five and six had there camp, and the year sevens and eight finished there camp on that day. I was really excited because we were just starting our camp. We were waiting for people to arrive to school. When we were waiting I put on allot of sunblock because it was really sunny outside.

Anxiously waiting in a line for the bus to come we were yelling and screaming as well as being hypo so that the bus can come but it did not so we had to wait for about a minute. While we were waiting we were getting ready to go to Swimarama in Panmure,as soon the bus came we all got in the bus, we tried to fit every body into the bus.

When we got there we all got in our group lines ready to go in. First Mrs Garden said to the people that were in the swimming race to go and get changed. We were all waiting for them to finish there race. When they were all finished it was time for all of us to swim. I didn’t want to go in the pool because it will be so cold but lucky the sun was shining onto my face, so I decided to go in the pool.

Next it was my group to go on the hydro-slide we all got three turns and then we went to the pool we were playing tigey in the pool is was fun because there were allot of people playing. Next I felt hungry so I went and ate my sandwich after that we went and got changed because it got cold. After getting changed we all got our stuff and went outside so that our bus can come on time. When the bus came we made sure that everybody were there then we went back to school.

Earthquake And Tsunami - By Studamyer

2011-04-07T08:10:00.001+12:00

On Friday 11 march there was an Earthq uake and a tsunami at the same time. The Earthquake started at 2.45pm, It made bumps going threw the road, cracks thew the bulling,s and bridges falling down. Soon when the Earthquake stop a thew seconds later a tsunami happened and washed all the cars away and most of the land.

The people thought that the Tsunami finally calm down but it was going out to make a whirlpool and made a little bit smaller than the other one because the first one way looked a bit bigger. I really felt sorry of the people the had died and the people that has been damaged but I'm really happy of the people that has survive from the Tsunami and the Earthquake.

Heremaia's Wordle

2011-04-07T08:08:00.000+12:00

Hi, this is a wordle about Heremaia.

My Lemon - By Silas

2011-04-07T08:04:00.001+12:00

Silas’s lemon has a small bump like a mouses nose on its little face that makes it look like a mouse. I think my lemon is shaped like a rugby ball, that smells like a really sweet lolly but is yellow. My fruit is a juicy and really tangy lemon that makes you scrunch up your eyes really tight until you don’t want it. Lemon’s are a really sour treat that makes you say its sour out loud.

To some people lemons are sour especially my friend Jesiah he hates them. But some people love lemons like me, because there really sour and delicious to eat.I Hope you like my story

My Embarrassment - By Turuhira

2011-04-07T08:03:00.001+12:00

On a hot sunny day in 2007 when I was little we were swimming in a little pool, which was mine. Me and my brother were playing tiggy. We both went inside chasing each other around. Then I ran outside while I was pointing at my brother. When I turned around I banged myself into the fence. It hurt so much that I cried. My face was red and then I fell to the ground. My mum and dad were so worried that they took me to the hospital. When I opened my eyes I saw them with funny faces and started laughing.

Next time when I do something like that I should be looking out were I am going.

The thing that I don't what to get embarrassed about is doing a fart in class even if you need to do a fart. If I do a fart in class people would be laughing and that would make you fell really embarrassed!