The Winner- Michael Liley

The National Bank Young Farmer Of The Year

The National Bank Young Farmer Of The Year

A few months ago nine people from our school went to Hawera to compete in the agrikids competition . It was our first time and we did really well but we didn’t make it to the finals. After the agrikids  final and the teenag final there was  the National Bank Young Farmer of the Year audition. Six people had to bang in a post, swing a gate and build a fence. Not as easy as it sounds. For some people. Dad has no problem with it but at least four people were struggling to hang the gate on the post. Brad Lewis was definitely not one of tem. He easily banged in the post, put the gate on its hinges  and made the fence with obvious skill. He was going to Dunedin to try and be the national bank young farmer of the year.

The final was going to be held in the AMI stadium in Christchurch but was moved to Dunedin because of the earthquake. The final was held over a span of three days. The six competitors had to complete a range of tasks, shearing sheep, running a business and a young farmer competition like the one we have on pet day. They had to paint a fern with a digger ( The paint brush was attached to the bucket) They also had to know a lot about NZ and farming.

 The prize was worth $32,000. The prize money was $15,000 and there was Ravensdown fertilizer products, a Honda motorbike and a huge toolkit. There was also a ribbon and a trophy.

Micheal Liley was winning the whole time. In the end he won by thirteen points. Micheal Liley was the 2012 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year!

By Georgina

Party at the Splash

We got our togs and set off to the Splash for Tane’s party.

When we got there, there was no one else who was coming to the party there so Leuka and I got changed. When we came out I spotted that the jumping lily pads were set out. You had to jump over four pads that were far apart then jump onto a big ladder  and climb it and slide down a   

slide to a plunge  into the water.

After five minutes everyone arrived and tried the pads. Only one person made it on their first go.

After five minutes the lily pads got taken out for the big people can swim in lanes so we all went on Hydro slide. The first time I went as fast as a bullet Zoooooom .  After all that jumping and sliding it was time for

Food .

By Ethan

Licorice

This is Licorice. He had just come back from his owners so I had to ride him bare back.
Licorice has a star on his head. He used to have nothing on his head and then he grew a white dot. He is twenty five years old and getting too stiff to canter. He is growing back his winter coat now and so he is very cuddly. His owner goes to live with her Mum and then she comes back to New Zealand to ride him.

By Elena

The Pony Show

We went to a pony show and we rode Spice for because Licorice went to his owner. We had to dress up for the pony show. Bridgitte and I went dressed as Musketeers.

Soccer

We enjoy learning football skills and playing soccer with Mr. Douglas every Tuesday afternoon.

Brain Gym With Lee

 Go Mr Osmond!!!

We had a lot of fun doing coordination fitness with Lee Corlett. We learnt new skills to practice too.

Hero Day

 We came as all sorts of heroes. Georgina came as me and gave a speech which brought tears to me eyes. Grace came as her famous Aunt Livvy. We had All Blacks, Life Savers, Sir Edmund Hilary and Super Heroes. It was a fun day.

Lauren was Roald Dahl

Ella and Caitlin were Mother Theresa

Geordie came as his Grandfather and Anzac came as Willie Apiata

The arm

Going to Hospital

In the holidays Dad,  Daniel and I went to the Wanganui hospital  because I needed to get a new cast on because I had broken  my arm  on the monkey bars at school.

When we arrived at the hospital we had to wait for ages .  Finally the nurse called my name out and we went into the plaster room. She cut my  cast in half with an electric saw but it couldn’t cut skin and then I had to pull my hand out of it. Then  the nurse told us to go back into the waiting room and that the doctor would see us in a few minutes. While we were waiting for the doctor  Daniel  and I read a few books.

A few minutes later the doctor called my name out and we went into a room. I sat down on the chair. He asked me to bend my hand backwards and see if it hurts. “It hurts a little bit,” I said. He said that it was healing and that I needed to have my new cast on for three weeks.                   

Then he sent us into the plaster room. The lady said that there were no coloured casts. When she had finished she asked me if it was too tight. ”It’s a little bit tight around my fingers and thumb” I said. So she had to cut it off and start all over again. When she had finished she told me that I couldn’t get it wet. Then we went back into the waiting room and got a another appointment for the second of May.

Then we went to McDonalds for lunch. Daniel and I both had a chicken wrap and a drink of coke, it was delicious. When we had finished we drove back home. I really enjoyed going to the hospital and you can even write on my new cast.    

By Renee