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WHAT YOU DO MAKES YOU WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO! ! !

B1 & B2's FUN DAY!!!

On the 4th of December Matua Mark and Ms Wilson organized a Fun Day to celebrate the end of the year. During the day we had activities like playing Guitar Hero, XBOX, XBOX 360 (???). We also went to the Skate Park 2 times.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

RIS's Jubilee! ! !

On the 29th of November 2008 Rotorua Intermediate had its 50th Jubilee!!! The day was fun-filled and incredibly boring all at the same time. Most of this whole ceremony took place in Rotorua Intermediate's School Hall!!!

At 10.30 on the 29th of November it was Rotorua Intermediate's 50th Jubilee. As we stuffed on our shoes and socks and piled into the Hall/Gym most of B2 noticed a huge new statue sitting in the middle of this new area that had been made especially for this occasion. When we eventually got into the Hall we were one of the first houses to be placed on the right side. When the whole school had been stuffed in the hot Hall we had to wait for what felt like ages to some people so that the former teachers, students and foundation staff could greet and meet up with each other. When they had finished it was Powhiri time!!!

As the Powhiri began all the other non Kapa Haka/ Purple House students had to sit down and be quiet. The Powhiri felt like it took ages but there was lots of songs that I knew so I could sing along to. When the Powhiri there were lots of adults and elderly people that talked and said speeches. I found out that Mrs Vasar had worked at Rotorua Intermediate for 20 WHOLE YEARS. Mrs Morrison who teaches Puberty has worked at Rotorua Intermediate for 17 years.

When everyone had spoken it was time to unveil the sculpture!!! Everyone piled outside by the newly made area so that we could hear/watch the sculpture. This was at around 12-12.30. After the sculpture had been throughly blessed a current Year 08 girl from A3 or A4 named Aleesha and an elderly man who probably attended Rotorua Intermediate School years ago took the Cloak off the sculpture and unveiled it to the rest of the school. The sculpture was called The Manaia. Manaia means Will-Power and Guardian. It was carved by and ex-pupil/ex-student of Rotorua Intermediate School.

Next it was time to preform the Haka as a whole school. I was nervous because I was in the front row. I wasn't sure I knew all of the moves to the last verses. In the end it was really fun and everybody was smiling and happy to have been there to see the Manaia being revealed. We headed to the astroturf and sat under a tree so that we were in the shade and we couldn't get sunburnt. The teachers had decided that we would have a SAUSAGE SIZZLE FOR LUNCH!!! We were allowed 2 Hot Dogs each so that we could get a decent lunch. After we had all gobbled our sausages, tomato sauce and bread we were allowed to go around the school and play, just as long as we didn't desturb any of the other houses.

Altogether the day was absolutely fantastic and everybody should have enjoyed themselves in a different way!!!!!! The only part to me which was sooooo boring was listening to all the elderly people speaking... Well all the speeches really!!!

THE END!!!