I stood on the diving board, shaking as if I were in Antarctica. I had enough butterflies in my stomach to cover all of America! I took a glance at the water with a nervous face, and then at the crowd, and back at the water again. But this time, it was even scarier. Am I going to win? Will I take out this race? Eventually, I heard these words crawling through my eardrums, “Take your mark, get set..........”

I dived into the water, leaving a splash. All I could hear was my mind telling me “Go, go, go!” as I swam to the surface to take a massive gulp of air, and back down again. I could feel the water running past me, up against my skin. Before long, I was half way through the pool, when somebody tapped me on the head. “What's that ?” I stood up to see what had tapped me on the head.

Immediately, my face transformed into the reddest apple on the planet as I looked around. Back at the start, my opponents were still standing like statues, watching me. I could tell that they were laughing inside but they didn't want to let it out, just like soda that’s been shaken in a soda bottle. I slowly plopped out of the pool, trying to hide my face, and climbed back on the same block as I was on before.

On your marks, get set,
“Bang!”

Fireworks.

Whoosh! Whirl! Boom Sizzle! Up into the sky.
They are flowers, blooming within the night,
Only without the sunlight.
Some people like to believe they are glow worms
Crawling through the depths of the night.
Like popcorn, popping in the sky.
Flames leaping, dancing and bopping.
Sometimes there’s more fire than works.
Up goes a rocket  BANG!
Many did cower until down on the crowds,
Came a bright, colourful shower.
Without Guy Fawkes, what could we have done?

    

Waking up at Camp

I woke up with a fright.
“Thank goodness that was only a dream”, I thought as I clambered out of my snugly, comforting bunk. Slowly and quietly, I tiptoed along the cold solid ground. I gripped the frozen door handle.

I tilted the door handle to my right and  froze with delight. I caught sight of the stunning view of the sun waking up. Out of nowhere, I thought camera, camera, camera! I sprinted back to get it, waking everyone up, but I was too late. The sun had just found its way out of the mist. I was gutted! I sadly walked back into our bunk room then climbed back in bed.

As soon as I lay down, a whistle flowed through my ears. “Time to get up,” I thought to myself again.

Today

We have just woken up from our cabins. Now we are stuffing breakfast into our mouths. Once we've
eaten, we have to wash and dry our plates. We will soon get into our groups and get ready to have a wonderful day. We are going to the caves and may get a chance to go on the flying fox.

Our First iPad Movie- New Zealand Sign Language Week

Soccer

Excitement, danger.

Sprinting, kicking, scoring.

Constantly winning gold medals.

Football.

Sarah