Athletics ZONALS!

Zonals!

At our Oratia athletics day, a couple of people were chosen from each age group, in each activity. The people chosen were the people best at a certain activity. 

I was chosen for High Jump and Long Jump.

The Zonals is held in a massive stadium, with a big field in the centre, where discus and shot put are held. The relays, 400m sprints, and 100m sprints are held on a track circling the field. On the other side of the running track, closest to the crowd, is the two long jump pits, and the high jump mat and bar.

Most of the time, is spent talking, eating, and playing "Who can balance the highest on the blue chair"

Or "Who can draw the best picture with their fingernail on the white chair-dust".

But, then the person with the microphone calls out your activity and your age group. And suddenly, a mob of butterflies just appears in your stomach as you walk down the stairs, and where your activity is held.

I had Long Jump first. You won't believe it; I came third, with a distance of 3.64m!

That really put me in a good mood, so much I wasn't even really nervous for High Jump. 

High Jump is really technical, and you have to work things out in your head before you jump. Like, what angle you approach at, at what point you will jump at and what foot you will push off with.

I never got my results for High Jump.

But overall, Athletics Zonals was super fun!

Art!!!

Art!

I really, REALLY, REALLLLLLLLLY like art. And on monday, our class was told, that once a week (On Monday) we would be having a art lesson.

Our art is based on pacific art. There are six to eight sections on the paper (Depending on how much you fold it). 

Then, you draw individual patterns, inspired by nature, in each square. 

The folded paper (Which should be coloured paper) Is one of your colours you are using. Then, we get to choose two other colours, to colour our art in. 

Here are some examples of what we were trying to make:

Our SPCA Rescue

Our RSPCA Rescue

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A few posts back, I made a post on the SPCA's work. I was inspired because, a few weeks back, my Mum had told us, that we were getting a cat. After a few attempts, I found the SPCA adoption site. And on the third day of checking the "Cats available for adoption" page, I found what we were looking for. 

We wanted a cat with long hair, a couple of years old, quite friendly and a Tabby/Tortie.

This cat, she was an EXACT fit!

The next day, after showing my Mum her profile, we drove the 36 minutes to the centre to see if she was the cat for us.

At first, when we walked in to the isle full of cages with cats, we got a huge fright. "Annabelle" wasn't there! The closest cat to her was a male shorthair, called "Chunky Monkey". But no Annabelle.

It turned out there was another whole room, and thank God, she was in there.

We renamed her to Cosmo, and even though we have only had her for for about five days, Cosmo has warmed up to us really quickly. 

Here are some photos of her!

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A Story I Wrote At Home

There will be more of this, Plus I really want to know what will happen to all the characters.




Glossary:
Buck: Male Rabbit
Doe: Female Rabbit
Kitten: Baby Rabbits
Upwind: When the wind is blowing in your face, you are travelling upwind. This way any scents will be brought behind you, so animals don't know you are coming. Downwind is the opposite, and animals will smell your scent before you come, because it had been blown down by the wind.
Grunted: The noise a rabbit makes. Kind of like you growling in the back of your throat, in one quick short shot.

Auckland SPCA

Auckland SPCA

The SPCA is located in Mangerere, and stands for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The SPCA takes in almost every domestic species of animals, including Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Birds, Rodents and Reptiles. About six and a half million animals enter SPCA's every year, nationwide. About three point three million are dogs, and three point two are cats.

Meet Bruno

This huge flemish giant was wandering the streets, when someone realised he was lost, and Bruno was entered into the SPCA. He was soon adopted, and is according to his new family, "A big bundle of joy" He absolutely loves to be petted, and apparently, when someone new comes he jumps straight up to their lap. Bruno also gets loves being taken for walks in his harness around the neighborhood. Thanks to the family that adopted him, Bruno now lives a happy and fortunate life. 

Bruno, content under a chair.

How many animals actually get adopted?

Around three point two million animals get adopted each year, and about seven hundred and ten thousand animals get returned to their owners. But if you compare 6.5M (How many animals are entered) to 3.2M (How many are are adopted) That is about 3.3M animals getting put down each year. However, there is a SPCA in Texas, who never placed a limit on how long animals stay there. All animals who are entered, come out again with a new family.

Do you have an animal you've rescued? If so, well done!