Connor’s Blog

In the holidays I went to Australia as a family trip it was awesome. We took flight from Air New Zealand and I was so excited. The plane had a mini screen on the back of the seats so that the person behind them could watch it had movies and games. A person came and gave me a can of coke and some feta filled with cheese and spinach yuck so I just drank the coke to force it down. Then we arrived at Aussie and and we went to surfers paradise. The next day we went to movie world which was so exiting first we went on the batman ride simulator but that was nothing so we went on the other batman ride and that was something alright in the line I was sketching out and felt the adrenaline pulsing through my body because it was a massive pole with seats that shoots up and goes fast down it felt like we were going higher that the pole.  Next up the scooby doo ride I thought that it was going to be a baby ride at the start but then you go up the elevator and it moves side to side and then there was a massive drop and it was backwards me and my brother were at the back of the coaster as well and after the drop we went through the twisting and turning ride in the end me and my brother thought that it was awesome. Next day wet and wild my favourite one there was a huge funnel that you go strait down from a hydro slide into the funnel. At sea world there was a roller coaster except you were on jet skis and going around the track at around 80km/h. To end the trip we went to Moololaba and had a seal encounter where the seal lay on you and stuff. and finally we went and road a camel on the beach. I didn’t want to go home but even though I wanted to stay it was great to be home and get some rest.

Last Saturday we played the other Hamilton Marist gold and it came to the same score which was 10-12 and everyone was annoyed. We got put in the A pool for sure now anyway. we were meant to play Pirongia but they ended up dropping into the b pool so we versed Hamilton Marist gold which was real hard. Jock had to play lock because josh wasn’t there. I didn’t expect that the coach would put Jock in lock beacuse he is usually a 2nd five but my opinion is that he played the best lock in the game.

Last Saturday we played rugby Vs Hamilton Marist. It was a tough game the end the score was us 10 and them 12 and we were on the line our prop had the Ball but they held him up so we lost only by 2 points. I am one of the best people that rip the ball in my team it really tires me out though. that was our last grading game as well, but I am pretty sure that we are still in the A grade. my team was useless at the start of the year but now our team is good as we haven’t even lost any other game than last Saturday

We played rugby on the Queens birthday but it was just a friendly game so it didn’t matter who won. I scored one try. The weather wasn’t on our side because it was raining and hard to pick up the ball. Our Wing has got a lot better because he never used to be able to catch the ball but now he is decent enough. I can’t remember what the score was because nobody counted I am pretty sure we won though. I had a good game and got mud all over my legs and face and ready to head home.

We won in basketball with ease. It was 51-18 to us. I scored 4 baskets in one I faded away and got a swish which is when you jump backwards and right before you hit the ground shoot and it has to go in and touch nothing but net. there team was not very good because they passed to much so all we had to do was mark a player and intercept like what they do in netball. I didn’t really enjoy that game it was to easy. Cole got 7 goals and Jake 10 or around that. I can’t wait until I play my next game

Last Saturday I played rugby and we versed Pirongia. We won but I don’t remember how much we won by. I almost scored a try by peeling off the side but it slipped though my legs because it was raining and the ball was muddy. My friend Josh scored the first try. After that we got around 17 points. Me and josh are always the only ones in the mauls ripping so we don’t usually get the ball when its theirs but still do sometimes.

I am trialing for inter intermediate boys rugby. I don’t think I will get in though because I am a year 7 versing some year 8’s In the trials. The team will be versing all of Waikato so if I make it in I will get wasted because I am only 36 KG and I am a ford. the position I am hoping to play flanker. If I get in I will also have a badge sewn on to my school jersey. If I don’t make it in I will have to try again next year.

It is the first week back of the second term. I had a great first term to start the year. In the school holidays I didn’t do much fun but I earned a lot by working at the cow shed I am hoping to get at least $30.00 so I can buy a new hat from CBR or strutt. Going  back to school has been making me tired because I have to get up so early to make it in time for the bus. This term we are doing book reviews so I’ve been reading lots of books lately.

Last week I went on camp at Wellington for 5 days. It was an enjoyable experience.We went to all sorts of places in Wellington such as the Soundhouse, Capital E, and on the ferry to Picton. My favorite part was the Soundhouse because 1st I got to make my own music by scrolling through the sounds and putting it together and choosing how long it stays in the music. We could also make different effects like fading out the music instead of just immediately stopping the music. After that we got to make our own video to go with the music and enhance it. We also used different effects for that like making the video go faster or slower and make the video a little bit transparent and put another video behind it as a background.

On Friday the 6th of march my class flooded that morning. My friend Josh had his work on the ground. it got soaked but he didn’t have to do it again. We went in the library instead to do all our work.