Holiday Reading Challenge: Teagan

This is a  the book Bringing back the dead by Belinda Hollyer and it is a noel. I retold the story in 25 words or less.

Read Around The World: Teagan

This is Quaid and my presentation on reading around the world. It has got 13 countries and 5 countries that we picked on our own. We put the traditional dress, traditional dish, 3 interesting facts and a famous person from the country. On slide 4 there is a map, click the diamonds of where the countries are and it will take to the country.

World Map: Teagan

This is San Tat and my map on where we are from. San Tat is from Burma and I am from Niue. The distance between Burma and Auckland s 10,851 km. The distance between Niue and Auckland is 2,249 km. The difference is 8,602 km.

Xtra Math: Teagan

This is my xtra maths score. I just need to get two questions right (24 divided by 3, 28 divided by 4). I can move onto the next level if I get them right. 

The Gift: Teagan

The gift was redder than blood, it was screaming at me telling me to open it.  Something rushed out then back it as quick as lightning. It looked like a tail from a sizzling slimy snake. I could feel the eyes from the gift glaring at me just waiting for me to open it. And I was pretty sure the red bow on top was trying to snip my hands off every time I got close to open it.  I opened up the feisty, fiery gift and something black was in there. It had a square body and 5 arms, I was as scared as if I was walking through a cemetery at night. I thought is was a 5 armed monster that had come to get me. I pulled it out and to my surprise, the 5 armed sizzling slimy snake monster was a playstation.

I Remember As If It Was Yesterday: Teagan

I remember as it was yesterday, getting picked for Auckland Touch. One day there was trials and my dad had told me to go along.  I had only played touch at school but never knew the real rules. My dad just told me to have fun and play around. We started warming up and then played a game. We were down at the other teams tryline, I got the ball, I ran, dummying the ball, stepping back and then put the ball on the ground, I had scored a try. The game was over and I had to wait three days until they told me if I was in. My dad got a phone call from Auckland touch and told me that there was some good news and some bad news, the good news is that I made it in but the bad news was that I had to trial again with all the other boys that made it. I came back and had to look on the website to see if I was in. I was so eager, I kept on checking the website over and over again until finally the list was out. I went onto the website and saw my name. I jumped up in the air with excitement and that was an important memory in my life.   

Rugby: Teagan

Rugby

Rugby is a exciting game that everybody loves to play. It can be played by male or females. It was made up in England when a guy picked up a soccer ball and started running with it. It is mainly played in New Zealand where the rugby team is more important than the prime minister. Rugby is a hard game to understand but it becomes easier when you know what to do where to stand, and where to score.

In rugby there are 15 players in a team, 8 forwards and 7 backs and 30 players on the field ( 15 players each side). Most of them have different places and different jobs to do. The first positions are the front row, they are forwards and there is three of them. There are 2 props and 1 hooker that make up the front row. There job is blowing over and making sure the ball is protected. Then there is a back row, they are also forwards and there is three of them. There is a Number 8, Locks, and flankers. The flankers and the locks jobs are to steal the ball. The number 8s catch the ball in the lineout, they make sure the ball is secure for the backs to get and are usually strong ball runners.  Now the backs, the wingers are the people on the edge of the field and the are the speed. The midfield,(center and second five) they are good ball runners and are usually aggressive tacklers. The first five is the leader of the backs they are calm and have good kicking and passing skills. The halfback are the connection between the backs and the forwards, they control the forwards and then pass it out to the backs.  The positions are crucial to scoring points.

The points scoring in rugby is very easy to understand. A try is 5 points but a converted try is 7 points. (Kicking a goal over to get an extra 2 points). Kicking a conversion from a penalty is 3 points, and a dropkick is also 3 points. To score a try you must put the ball down in the opposite teams tryline, scoring in the middle is better the give the goal kicker an easier a position to kick from. To get a conversion or a drop kick you must get the ball over and through the goal posts. These points would have never have came around without the invention of rugby.

Rugby was developed in the 19th century from football games. The invention of rugby happened during a football game. William Webb Ellis was playing football when he picked up a ball and started to run with it. The first game was played at a rugby school.  From then it went from rugby football to rugby league then to as we all know now rugby union. Rugby was made into a World cup where teams all over the world come and play for the Webb Ellis cup. It was then made into a Rugby sevens which is seven players, seven minutes each half, countries from around the world were playing.

Rugby is an exciting game that everybody loves to play. It can be played by Males and Females. Webb Ellis a man from England is the reason why we all play rugby. Many countries around the world love to play it.

Teagan

Xtra Maths: Teagan

This is my Xtra Maths results. I just need to get those three answers that aren't green correct then I can advance to 1 second. 

My Xtra Maths: Teagan

This is my xtra maths score. I only need to get the yellow equations right then I can go onto the 1 second stage.