Stay Strong

Hello again and welcome back to my blog.

Yesterday was actually fun during the day I was watching movies with my little sister Aj having some one on one time with her then at night we were watching movies as a family having no social media on and just watching movies. I am hopeing that lock down finishes sooner the later. Its been a very tough situation and it gets a little bit crowded in your own house when you are constantly there. This blog post is just a reminder to stay strong and don't forget that it will end at some point.

Ideas For Things To Do Over Lock Down

Hello everyone welcome back to my blog.
Its been awhile since I last posted but I've been up to some things over this stressful time.
This Covid 19 has put a lot of people in stress and not many people are coping well with the lock down so I'm going to be giving you some ideas on what you could get up to over the time being.

1. if you have a pet dog or any pet for that matter go outside and have fun with it because it could make you smile the brightest 
2. if your a very active human being then go for a run around your block or go for a bike ride and do some exercise
3. work out if you want 
4. watch movies with your family and have some family time
5. call your mates and talk to them and ask how they are going and talk to them about your plans after lock down
6. and lastly do some baking and have fun while doing it

Doing some of those things could not only keep you fit and healthy and keep your personal hygiene up but at least your having fun and not worrying about stuff.

It has been a very rough situation for everyone so if we all stay positive and stay at homes and only leave for certain purposes the lock down could stop sooner then later.

There will always be darkness  in this world but if we work together there WILL be light again.

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!

What I think about being a year 9 next year

Next year I will be becoming a year 9 in Hornby High School and so far im pretty nervous.

Being a year 8 is pretty hard but now that I think about it being a year 9 means more responsibility and a lot more work to do. Being a year 8 has been a challenging road so far

and I have learnt so many things over the past two years at this school but now that it's only a few more days it gets a little more tough to think what it's gonna be like next year because there has already been so much stuff going on right now it’s like the days have gone past like a wave at a beach. 

Negative side of being a year 9 next year would be a lot more studying and a lot more class to go back a forward from. Also the amount of people that think your still a year 7/8 only because of your height or the way you look.

Good side of being a year 9 next year is that there are so many more opportunities that you can do and so many more things you can accomplish just by not giving up on yourself. I have given up on myself so many times this year and without my friends being there for me I wouldn’t be here right now my friends gave me happiness when there was only sadness,my friends gave me light when there was only darkness. My friends have done so much for me so I am so glad that I have them by my side, otherwise I would never be able to do the stuff that I want to do in life. I have already chosen my subjects that I am wanting to do and I think they can take me certain places in life.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I kinda am excited that I'm gonna be a year 9 next year but im also pretty nervous for the things that could make a lot of challenges but challenges are good in life, especially in school.

I would say that the biggest challenge in year 9 would be studying my oldest sister went to this school and became a prefect at year 13 and she told me that year 9 is one of the hardest years of them all apart from year 11 year 12 and year 13 but she has made sure that I stay on the right track as her.

My dad would probably be my biggest supporters and he has taught me so much stuff and I hope that by the end of next year I can make him so proud of me and make him even more happy that im his daughter. My dad is my best friend and in fact he is my hero he has supported me through so many tough times and we have gone through so much together and I'm so happy hes my dad.

I have gone through a lot of stuff this year as in referrals and suspensions but I know that every single one of them I have learnt from the mistake and I am sure that I can prevent them from happening again if I try hard enough. I also know that if I try hard enough to be the best me I can do anything I put my mind to and that I can have even more things that I accomplish.

If I could do anything in the world to redo this year I would but all my mistakes allow me to learn from them. 

My holiday fun

These holidays were so fun. I have just come back from the holidays and i'm already to see my friends again.

In the first week of the holidays on a Wednesday I went to willow bank for the whole day and it was so fun I got to feed all the farm animals , the fish and the eels. When I was feeding the eels there was this one eel that would pounce out of the water and try and steal the food from the spoon.As we moved on we saw about five family's  of ducks and it was so adorable.Each time we went past a big bird my sister and my dads girlfriend would start screaming because they thought that the bird would attack them so my dad and I would have to be a shield for them so that they wouldn't be scared I thought it was kinda funny how they thought that a bird would just randomly attack them.

four days after we went to willow bank Alla , Dani , my dad and I went to Akoroa and went to go see the Akaroa ferry but sadly we didn't get to see it because it had already took off but we did get to go down by the beach and skimmed some stones on the top of the water. I finally learnt how to skim a rock. after we did that we went down by a fish and chip shop that also sold hot chocolates and all types of coffee and milkshakes. I got one hot chocolate and one scoop of chips. we than headed off to go back home but stopped off at this beach that was very dangerous but very beautiful at the same time. the waves there were so big you could almost surf them if the beach wasn't dangerous.

We then took off to go back home but we were stopped again because my dad had this amazing idea to go catch some geckos. We then started to go hunting for some geckos. We didn't take them home with us our dog would probably eat it. We did catch some geckos but we didn't catch it by it's tail.

Our New Kahui's

This Monday which was two days ago the year 7 and 8 class's moved into their Kahui. Sh and Ts are now in the same class which is definitely a change. Sh and Ts are in the far one right next to the auditorium so when there is a Hui or junior assembly we won't have to be late and we could be the first class there.

Each Kahui has it's own name they are...

Mohua , Riroriro , Tieke

Our one is Tieke.

When I walked into our new building I saw... 

A lot more light in all the rooms than I normally see in a classroom. In my old classroom the only light was from the lights but now the main light in all the Kahui's is from the sun itself.

When I walked into our new building I thought...

That everything looked the same it was hard to remember where about's all my class's were. there were so many things to see in this new building. Now that I am in the new Kahui it's a lot more different and a lot more big than my old classroom.

When I walked into our new building I felt...

A lot less bunched up in this small classroom. For me I can't be in a room with too much people but now that we have moved into a bigger and brighter classroom I can feel a lot more free to breath and not think about the amount of people in the room.

I think that the down side of these Kahui's is that the amount of electricity in each room such as the amount of lights and the amount of T-V's in each room. In my classroom there are three T-Vs and 15 lights.

What I like about these new Kahui's is that for the T-V's there are lights at the back of each T-V.

I also like how at the front of the Kahui's there is a massive play area for everyone to hangout. There is this massive grass area that has a small hill that you could roll down if you get board. I normally hangout on the courts but now that all the Kahui's and play area are open me and my friend's all hangout in the new play area just next to the small hill.

I think that it took just around 6 - 7 months to finish the play area and the Kahui's.

The process of it all was spectacular and to me was kinda going slow but now I think that it finished just in time for the school holidays so who ever was building this are able to have some fun with friends and family over the holidays instead of doing work.

Ella West

Today the author of Night Vision "Ella West" came to Hornby High School to tell us some facts about her book and some facts about other books she wrote. Here are. some facts we learnt...

Night Vision

• The girl in the book has a genetic disorder called EXP which means that the girl can only go out side in the dark because if she goes in the sun her skin will blister and burn and can give her skin cancer.
• The girl in the book witnesses a murder.
• There was a massive car fire which was the way the murder happened.

Here are some facts about Ella West.



Ella West was born in Invercargill. When she had read her way through the children’s library she used her older brother’s card and began on the adult section.

She intended to study science like her brothers at the University of Otago but a drama camp she went to when she was fifteen made up her mind to persuade her parents to let her study English literature instead. She completed a BA at Victoria University.


Night Vision.





Rain Fall.

The Difference Between most Dolphins

The Difference Between all sorts of Dolphins

Hi my name is tehya, Have you guys ever thought “what is the difference between most dolphins”? Well I am going to tell you the difference between them.

First off I’m going to start with the Common dolphin

The length of a Common dolphin

is 2.4 m, WOW! How incredible is that.

Now we're going to find out where the Common dolphin lives can’t wait.

Well a Common dolphin is actually found any where. They mainly live in all tropical , sub-tropical and warm temperate waters. When they go to the Atlantic Ocean they migrate as far north as Iceland. They are also found in the Mediterranean , the Black Sea , Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Man I am getting really interested in this report.

Next up is the Bottlenose dolphin

The length of a Bottlenose dolphin

is 4 m,AWESOME!

Now who’s excited to find out where the Bottlenose dolphin lives in know I am!

So the Bottlenose dolphin lives in

The Dusky dolphin

The length o a Dusky dolphin

is 210 cm, and one thing I love about these types of dolphins is that their pattern on e their body is so satisfying and amazingly beautiful. Dusky dolphins live in many areas and are confined to the southern hemisphere in temperate waters between around 26°S and 55°N. Main populations occur around South America, South Western Africa and in New Zealand waters.

We are going to learn well you are going to how big of a diffrence is between a female orca and a male orca

First we well you are going to start with the female Orca

The length of a female Orca is well if you search it up it actually says that the largest female Orca recorded on tap was 8.5 m and it weighed 7,500 kg that is unbelievable!

Moving onto the male Orca

Now the male Orca is 9.8 m and it weighed 10,000 kg now that is big!

Now we are going to find out where abouts they live this will be exciting!

Orcas normally live with their mothers for the whole lives but some leave their mother and go somewhere else.They mainly live in the Arctic ocean and Antarctic and are often spotted off the west coast of the United States and Canada. Orcas are found in both coastal waters and open ocean’s.

I really hope you like this Information report about the difference between most dolphins comment down below if you would like to read more about animals.

Partly Cloudy

It was a beautiful day in the stunning sky with all the pink and fluffy clouds.All the storks were out delivering special things to people. Apart from me the one and only grey cloud everyone was scared of BUT one stork came over to me and I pulled him over to me and rubbed his head. Once I let go of him he asked me for something so I gave him my creation and he GASPED with expiration and the crocodile SNAPPED at his face and the bird yelled as it’s head was in the crocodile. I pulled the crocodile off his head and put it in a sheet so I gave it to the bird then he flew off. As soon as he came back some of his feathers came off when he landed on the cloud I had my shape all ready and then I made it come to life but it ran   straight to the bird and hit him in the gut and I could feel the pain he was going through after that big hit. I was a goat I love goats but they are very dangerous I said in my head. I put the goat in another sheet and gave it to the bird and he flew away again. He came back and I made another shape and I was a hedgehog. He held the top of the animal and screamed out loud then I took it away from him a put it in a sheet and it’s pricks came pointing out of the sheet. Then he flew away AGAIN. When he came back he had some pricks in his head and I laughed and then pulled them out  and then he looked at the other cloud and thought “what if i was that bird”. He flew to the other cloud and asked for something and the cloud gave it to him. Then I turned the other way and started to cry. Then he came back with some gear and then he put it on and asked me for something and I gave it to him and it was an electric eel. Then I gave it to him and he got electrocuted and then I gave him a big hug and we lived happily ever after.