Halfmoon Bay School Maxis: 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Mac challenge

I am doing the Outdoors Mac Challenge. For this challenge I pitched a two person tent and calculated

the area of the floor, the pitch of the roof and calculated the surface area of the roof and walls and calculated the volume of air in the tent. I used a tape measure to measure all the sides then a calculator to work out the exact calculations. I have completed this challenge and this is the result...

PETER PAN

Peter Pan
The spotlight beams down on me. I play my guitar. A minor, G, A minor, yes the overture finishes and it sounded fantastic. The applause is thunderous.
Poppy's recorder rings in my ears as the curtains open to the first actors.
It looked magnificent. Then it’s my turn, knee's trembling, heart thumping.
I quietly tiptoed backstage...
Once on stage I felt amazing. I look at the audience and speak loud and clear. I give my mum some of my terrible, terrible pirate soup. Everyone laughed. My favorite
part is when it is only me, Jahdan and McKenzie are on ‘Marooner’s Rock’.
The next day we felt like stars, we even got fan mail. WOW.
Sadly Mary and Lisa had to leave OHHHHHHHH.
I can’t wait to see what play we do next time...

Harry's Peter Pan story

One more day until the play and I am feeling nervous but at the play I am feeling okay. I slowed down in the pirates song because I wasn't in time with Nate - “Silly me.” I thought to myself. When the Lost Boys got tossed across the line of pirates onto the cold and hard wooden floor I felt strong. After all the Lost Boys including John and Michael were thrown down onto the hard deck Captain Hook shouted at the Lost Boys “Now tell me were Peter Pan is.” the Lost Boys immediately responded “Never” they shouted back as Captain Hook be came furious then he said in a nice calm voice ”Very well then prepare the plank”. Billy, Jack, Nate and I went back I felt like racing off stage like a maniac and running home but I didn't I picked up the plank and we placed it at the front of the stage. I went up on the cardboard boat and swabbed the deck. At the time of the curtain call I was nervous I didn't want to be back stage but I had to be or else the show wouldn’t be a success. I was brave and lucky.

Marley's Peter Pan story

Da da da da da da da da da da da the overture starts, the show begins. At the moment I am backstage. I get ready to go out on stage. I feel like I am going to pee my pants. I can hear Lisa (Lisa is the director of Peter Pan and a drama expert) saying. “Don’t worry Marley (Which is me A.K.A Peter Pan) you will be great.” The curtain opens and I'm ready for my cue. Now I jump on stage and look at the audience. I say my first line “Er er er er errrrrrr!!!!!!!!!” I feel like I can do anything right now.
When I jump off stage I look at all my school friends they look so amazing in their costumes. I watch my friends take it away down in the audience. Everybody worked so hard for this show. Now it’s my turn to get back up on stage. I am not nervous like I was before. It now feels like the audience is not even there.
Sweet it’s my favorite part. The last battle. Captain Hook and Peter Pan have a magnificent duel. Captain Hook swoops there and Peter Pan swipes there but Peter Pan just beats Captain Hook and lets the Crocodile have a feast.
The show ends with an amazing curtain call all the actors take a bow. We sing Neverland and Lost Boys. We can hear thunderous applause. I can not even hear my voice.
Everyone goes back to school and gets changed. I never thought I could do this but I did. I am very proud of myself and all the other kids. We did a magnificent job. BUT now I have something else I have to worry about GETTING MY MAKEUP OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PETER PAN!

Peter Pan!

“I can do this I can do this!” I said to myself. When I ran out on stage I felt scared to my stomach with butterflies. So there I was sitting with the Indian warriors by the fire warming ourselves while princess Tiger Lily was showing the Indians the dance. It felt soooo good to be on stage with an amazing audience. The warriors dance strongly off stage behind Tiger Lily “woo,woo,woo”. The audience gave us a strong round of applause. It felt so good to get the play over and done with.”No more learning my lines, no more practicing and no more stage fright for 4 years! Its over for this amazing year.”

Peter Pan Sophie!

Heart thumping, blood pumping, mind racing, going over my lines. I’m nervously waiting backstage for my cue and going over the horror of mucking up. I feel sick to my stomach.

I walk onstage. The adrenaline washes over me like a five meter wave. I say to myself “You can do this” ... Peter springs onstage... his eyebrows are a lot BIGGER than I remember.

The audience blows towards us..... WE ARE FLYING!
I sneak off to join the band when Peter, Tink and my two bros Michael and John bound on stage. Hawawawa hawawawa! The Indians bounce on stage like a box of GIANT JELLY BEANS! The band starts to play the Indian Chant. Then the crazy, kooky Pirates waddle on. They are hilarious and fabulous. I get to smash, bash and crash the deafening CYMBALS in The Pirate Song!

Oops! .. Oops! I go backstage twice before I really have to!
Ttwwiirrll. I collapse in the middle of Lost Boys who are dancing around and they are so happy they shot me!? Peter bounds on stage annoyed that his troop injured me, Finally some respect!