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On Tuesday morning my class went to the stone cottage by our school. Around 10 am it was my classes turn to go to the cottage. Luckily for us the cottage was only across the road.

Once we got there we met these two people named Terry and Patrick. Terry showed us a few pictures of Panmure back in the days. She was telling us the history of Panmure and one of the things she told us was that the stone cottage used to be by the McDonalds that we now have in Mt Wellington.

When she was done telling us the history she let us inside. Once inside we went to the first room which was opposite from the bedroom. It was the parlour or sitting room and we were greeted by this lady named Josephine. At first I thought she was a mannequin until I saw her eyes blinking. There were  lots of pictures in the room which had a lot of history.

We finished and went into the other room. The room we went into next, had a lot of old fashioned stuff like old dolls, clothes and some old fashioned bed covers. There  were two old fashioned dolls which were really creepy.

After that we went into the kitchen and the lady showed us some antique cups and bowls. Most of the bowls and cups were really pretty and elegant. In the kitchen there was this really creepy doll sitting on this old highchair.

We went upstairs and looked in this one room which had a lot of antique stuff like typewriters, a Faberge egg, perfume bottles, a corset and a man’s boots and some more old stuff.

We went into the second bedroom which had another crib with a doll inside of it and there was another bed. There were 3 mannequins with different clothes that had been donated over  the years. They were old.

At the very end my class went back down stairs and went outside and took a few pictures. It was really nice and interesting there. I have often wondered what was inside the cottage

 

 

 

For the last 2 weeks we’ve had the opportunity to do swimming lessons. The things we had to bring were our  togs, goggles, towel, swim cap and a jacket which was optional. We started our swimming lessons on Tuesday 1st of August and ended on Monday 14th.

On the first day of swimming we had to get changed and then go on the bus to the swimming pool. When we got there we got split into different lanes depending on how good we were. The three lanes were beginner, intermediate and advanced. I was in advanced class with a few of my friends. The first thing we did was freestyle which was kind of easy. Then once we finished we did backstroke. After we did that we did some diving.

On one of the last days of swimming we were able to go on a boat which was really fun because we got pushed off  it and we also went under it. When we finished we went to this other activity where someone has to pretend to drown and we have to save them with life jackets, a rope and the rescue bag.

One of my favourite things we did were breaststroke and diving. On the last day we just did our normal swimming. It was really fun and I can’t wait for next year to do swimming again.

                 

 

 

 

How to make a Matariki Star:

The things you need are cardboard, wool (2 colours), scissors and a pencil.

First cut a circle around your cardboard shape. Next  cut 1.5cm  slits that have an equal distance between them. Now get your  first colour of wool and slide it into the first slit, leaving a tail on the other side. Begin making your way around the shape, passing through each slit several times until you have your desired look, leaving enough space to tie a loop.

Use your second colour of wool to weave a different side of the star from 1 to 6 etc. Above is my star which I like a lot and looks good with all the other stars on our display.