My experiences in Indonesia

In July my family traveled to Indonesia to visit my Grandma before she retired from her job in the reading program. The reading program help poor children in Indonesia to be more interested in reading by making interesting books for them. Poor people could afford to go to school because it was not very much money.  I was amazed and shocked at their living conditions. They lived in houses the size of my bathroom made out of old wood or sometimes even just a tarpaulin! In their houses did not have beds, toilets, electricity, water and certainly no flat screen TVs or iPod touches. The one shared toilet that they did have would be disgusting and all the waste would go in the river! Indonesian people also chuck their rubbish in the river so as you'd expect they were horribly smelly. It was fascinating how even though the children lived in such dirty shacks they still managed to go to school very clean and presentable because their Mum's very often washed their uniform. The poor children were very proud to be going to school. My whole family had a great experience in Indonesia that I will never forget and even though Grandma is retired now she still often goes to visit.

Athletics Achievements

I came fourth place in the running relays

I do the high jump.

I do the long jump.

I got 2.2 in long jump.

then I do sprint relays.

I do shot put.

I got 10 in shot put.

My total is 320. Chathuli

 
I am doing long  distance running. It was hard. I am tired.  

 

I am beating Lorenzo.

 

I am  running after Isabella.

Assembling the class quilt

Miss France sews all our pieces together.

Simply Stunning Stitchery

We loved having so many mums and grans come along and help us with our sewing.Our theme for 2013 is houses.                                                    

in this picture I am sewing my house. Gracie's mum is helping me it was my first day of sewing I am sewing the mane part of the house she is showing me how to do the running stich that was much easier. I was doing it with red string. By Madison       

My mum is helping  me to do the my sewing.

                                               I sewing a house. I like sewing very much.

In this picture I am sewing on the tree and the trunk it was a bit hard doing the knots, I love sewing

I can not stop I put red buttons on the tree to make it look like an apple tree.

                                            I'm sewing my red roof and I am lucky I didn't poke myself.

I am threading my needle to sew on my door and door nob.

I am sewing a roof to go on  my house  it has a red roof .

Sewing was lots of fun my background is green and my house is colourful. I was creative and I did a washing line with clothes on it. Miss France is already stated to make it into a quilt. I think everyone did a great job. Thank you parents for coming along to help.

I am sewing my house.

I enjoyed doing sewing as I have done it a lot at my house. When I heard we were doing sewing at school my heart started to beat like a drummer in a band. I would like to do this again at school just do something different. I was very happy of how my house turned out. I liked the pink fluffy guttering and my flower boxes.

When I heard we were doing sewing I almost fainted with happiness! I knew I would bring my mum and I was already thinking of a house to sew. When we started I was so exited I didn't know where to start. When we finished the houses I got a huge sewing bug which only has one cure more sewing. The thing I loved about my house was the little space buttons

When I think we are doing sewing we are at school. sewing is fun to learn because you need to make clothes because if you don't have clothes you can make some.

In this picture Mrs Wilkes is showing me the running stich so I can sew my roof on.

                                                   I sew my house . I finished my house.

I am sewing the window and the garage.

I am sewing my my door onto my house.

In this picture I am getting the needle and threading it to sew my house together.
I have learnt that sewing isn't so easy.

In this picture I'm thinking of what fabric I should use for my door and what type of stich I should use for it.

In the picture I am sewing on my house's body. I am thinking about what kind of door I should put on it

I am sewing my house

I am sewing on the roof of my house. My house has a red theme and I am using a special type of stitch that my Mum taught me. As well as that stitch I know blanket stitch and running stitch. It was tricky getting the thread through the needle. I really enjoyed sewing and I just couldn't stop!

I am sewing the roof of my house it was tricky getting the thread through the needle I am thinking what sort of door to put on my house I could not stop sewing I made a lot of things I enjoyed sewing I learnt that sewing isn't easy

I am sewing around my house here. It was hard to tie the knots with such small thread too. I could not stop sewing so me and my friends stayed in at lunch and finished sewing   

I'll be there for you at Harewood

                                                         We don't bully at our school

                                                          Everyone is so kind

                                                         No matter what you look like 

                                                         we don't really mind

                                                         Everybody's different

                                                         and that's what makes us great

                                                         But we all agree on one thing

                                                         There's no room here for hate

                                                         We try to help each other

                                                          In everything we do

                                                          And vale thoughts and feelings 

                                                          No mater what the view.

                                                          There's no place here for bullies 

                                                           just friends both old and new

                                                           with one short, simple message 

                                                           I'll be their for you.

                                                           by Isabella and her dad              

                                                         

Chathuli's family

Getting to know Chathuli and her family. She has a twin brother and sister.

 1. Chahutli was a primary prefect at Musaeus College and this photo was taken at the induction ceremony

2. Chathuli enjoys a stream bath in Kanneliya forest

 3. Chahuli with her sisters and brother at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy

4. Chathuli with her family members at Sacred Jaya  Sri Maha Bodhi tree  which is a branch from the historical Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment.

 5. Chathuli is having a bath at one of the largest man made tanks called Kala Wewa in Sri lanka

6. Chathuli's transit at Singapore while coming to NZ