Speech: The best place to visit by Joseph

If you had to choose a place to visit in the world, what would it be? I would pick Samoa. Samoa is a little country. I think Samoa is cool because of its easy life style. Samoa has beautiful tropical weather.
You could go swimming nearly every day in the nice fresh cool water. Be careful as you walk on the dried up lava at the beach.
Did you know some yummy food in New Zealand is free in Samoa like fruits and chips? There are delicious fruit like mangoes, oranges, bananas and apples. They don't have to pay the bills like New Zealand does? Samoan money looks strange. Their fifty cents are octagons and the two dollars are notes. Their money is like .U.S. dollars. The money in Samoa is called ta’la.
They allow children to travel on the back of a truck. That would be against the law in New Zealand. In Samoa Hollywood movies comes on T.V. before they are released on D.V.D. When movies are released in New Zealand they have already seen it in Samoa.
You don't need hot water because the weather is so hot. It is hot because Samoa is closer to the equator than New Zealand. When you go to sleep it is so hot like a steaming pot. You wouldn't even need blankets. Samoa is twice as hot as New Zealand's summer. I don’t like the small airport because it is very hot and stuffy and hard to breathe. The thing you wouldn't like about Samoa will be the mosquitoes in the night. Because of the hot weather the mosquitoes love to bug you. You get really itchy when the mosquitoes bite you. Another thing I don't like about Samoa is travelling on a boat for one hour as I get sea-sick.
Samoan people have two houses. One is a Samoan house and the other is a palangi house. The Samoan house is used to sleep in and the palangi house is for eating and entertaining. The Samoan house is called fale y'oo. Whenever you move to a new house you will have to get a dog to guard your house from the drunks. Almost everyone has got a dog there.
In Samoa they have three school terms so there are nearly 8 weeks in every school holiday. The boring thing about school is that they still teach like back in olden days. They have no technology to teach with apart from one computer in each class. But still the children in Samoa are quite smart because of the hiding they get from the teacher and parents. Samoan teachers smack the children with thick sticks so they pay attention and get smarter. Children are forced to learn and do the right thing because they don't want a hiding. The parent's are old fashioned but they have fun games to play. You have lots of friends and get to play a lot in Samoa.
I could go on and on telling you why Samoa is the best place to visit in the world but you will have to go see it for yourself. Just go there on your next holiday and tell me what you think

what do u want to be when you grow up?

What do you want to be when you grow up? My future career is to be an en engineer because there are more opportunities instead of being a policeman or a pro-wrestler. I also want to build sky-scrapers taller than the sky so people can go to the top floor and look at all the buildings I made. I want to get lots of money to help the poor people in the world. I want to be an engineer because I like to build things and Mrs Raman suggested that I should be an engineer when I grow up. The first thing I want to make is a bridge because I want to know how to make a real bridge. I will build bridges all over the world. As I get better at building things I want to go into space and fix the Hubble space telescope if it needed to be fixed and stay up in space for a while in case it needs to be fixed again. I will fix or build anything anywhere in the world and if possible I will make a city on Mars and gardens for oxygen so people can breathe to be able to live on Mars. Before that I will find water and when I do I will build houses there so they can keep an eye on the water and make sure the water doesn't disappear. With engineering I will be able to design anything on Earth or in space. There are thousands of things you can build when you're an engineer. You can fix things too. The thing I want to build the most is a ship like the Titanic but I will make sure it does not sink like the first Titanic. To be an engineer I have to be good at maths and I need to learn more and go to university. First I will build small things then move on to constructing bigger things. When I make enough money I shall go to Paris for a Holiday and stay there for two months. Each holiday I shall work in different countries in the world. If you're an engineer you can build thousands of things. If you were a engineer what would you build and what kind of engineer will you be? My dad is studying to be a person who designs and draws the plans for an engineer. He is still learning in an adult school in Christchurch. I don't know when he will finish but I am proud. I am proud of him for going after his dream. I hope I become an engineer when I grow up. I will be very happy and I think Mrs Raman will be so proud because she was able to inspire me to become an engineer because of my love for building blocks.
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Speech: Michael Jackson – the King of Pop by Tyson

Did you like Michael Jackson? I am one of Michael’s biggest fans. He was the king of pop and the best musician that ever lived. Michael Jackson was the best dancer I ever saw in the world because of the moon walk and his clothes that he wore at his concerts.
He created the moon walk and also that movement when he pretends to fall forward and then backward. He has an enormous house as big as Disney land which is called Neverland like from the Peter Pan story. I like Michael Jackson’s house and cars and furniture. I liked Michael because he wore cool clothes and a cool shiny silver glove on one hand. He was the first singer to ever do that.
My favourite songs are Thriller, Beat it, You are not alone, We are the world, they are the best songs I ever heard. I like Michael’s Thriller video. In the video, when Michael and his girlfriend are watching a movie, she gets scared because of the werewolf and leaves the movie. Michael follows her out and then the song starts. I liked the dance moves, the costumes and the song as well.
The only thing is I did not understand why Michael wanted to throw his baby off the building. We will never know why he did that but I am sure he had a good reason. Michael would not hurt anyone, not even his own baby. I wonder what he was thinking and feeling? He also changed the colour of his skin. I think he should have left it the way God created him. In the end he took heaps of pills because he was in a lot of pain from all the surgeries he had.
It was with great sadness on Friday the 26th June, that I heard from Mrs Raman that Michael Jackson had died. Michael died at the age of 50 years, from an unexpected heart-related death.
Even though Michael is dead, his music will live on forever. He will always be the king of pop and the best musician of all times. I miss you Michael but thank you for leaving us all of your wonderful songs. Rest in peace Michael Jackson.

Speech: I have a dream by Quinton

Do you have a dream? I Do. I have a BIG dream ahead of me. I dream about my future. My dream is to go to University and to become a Mechanic. When I grow up I want to be a Mechanic so I could help people who have car trouble. I will earn lots of money. I will be the boss of the garage and I will make millions of dollars so I could go to Hollywood and New York. I shall make lots of money to buy all the things I need. I shall travel to faraway places. I shall work out and be strong so I could lift heavy things. We shall fix motor bikes, cars, trucks, go-carts and electronic stuff. Dreams can help you do things in the future or in times when you think it's not going to happen. My Dream is to learn about things that are difficult. I want to be smart and have a lot of knowledge. I can be a Mechanic Legend in the whole world. I could be working for the government so I can be the best and achieve my goal. I can be anything I want. I will try to achieve my goals and be a mechanic in New Zealand. I will lift heavy car parts and put them back together so it can be working properly. I will work in my community fixing broken parts of cars, motor bikes or trucks. I have to reach to Mars. I would try to be the best mechanic I can be. I will buy my own tools and my own cars. I have to take responsibility and work hard to achieve my dreams. I want to be a mechanic because I want my life to be cool. If I believe in myself I can make my dreams come true. Mrs Raman has taught us to reach for the stars and to aim for Mars. Whatever I end up doing in the future I know that I will be the best that I can be

Speech: My favourite sport by Marino

Do you have a favourite sport to play? My favourite sport to play is rugby.
I play for my team on Saturdays at 9.45.
I love the home games because afterwards we can get some food.
I am also very good at soccer and I played for my class in the Kelvin Road School soccer world cup tournament.
I was the player of the day many times.
We were the winners of the Plate finals.
But Rugby is my favourite sport.
I like to play rugby in the rain because we can get wet so we can slip and slide around the field with the ball and score a try.
My team has one more game to play. I cannot wait to give it all I’ve got.
We can win, I know we can.
Saturday 22nd August is the last game of the season so we have to win.
You can come and support us on a Saturday.
We train on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4.30 depending on the weather.
If it rains we can’t play or train because the fields will be to wet so training will be cancelled.
My dad takes me to training and to the games. He likes watching me play and our team members play also.
Dad always tells me how proud he is of me. I know Mrs Raman is also proud of me.
When I won a player of the day certificate, my teacher also gave me a certificate at assembly.
Rugby is a cool way to meet new friends and to meet other people in our team.
I love rugby so I play my heart out. Rugby is my favourite sport.
My dream is to play for the All Blacks when I grow up.

Do you have a dream?

Do you have a dream? I do. I would like to go to university and learn more about the earth and space. When I go to university I would like to discover a new animal and I would want to see a humming moth. I bet it would be exciting. If my dreams come true I would be rich and give money to the poor and buy a huge sunny house next to a beach. I would go to America then go to NASA. Later I could go into space and explore Mars and see all of the cool stuff. It would be even better if we could build a new world on Mars. What would you call it? It is my dream to make another space station like NASA. It would be on twitter so you can follow me. I have a dream that no people would litter so we wouldn’t have to buy litter bins. I dream that we would not have cars which create pollution in the world. The best way to stop pollution is not to have many cars on the road. Instead you can use a train or ride a bicycle to work. If it was up to me that is what it would be. I can be in a movie in Hollywood and make a print of my hands in Hollywood’s foot path. That would be exciting. I would like to go in the deep jungle to explore nature and to be free. Another thing is I would like to go on a vacation all around the globe from Sydney and back. Like I said I would like to go to university and learn all of those things. When I grow up I would be the happiest person on earth. I have a dream that I would be the boss of the paintball business because paint ball is both cool and sore plus you can use a shot. There is only one I like the most and that is to fire it. I think about my dream every day. Although I like to have all of those dreams come true there is only one dream I like the best and that is to go into space. If I believe in my dreams I could make them a reality.

Speech: Why I love computer games by Ben

Have you ever played computer games? I play computer games every day. They are really addictive and a lot of fun.
There are different types of computer games like action, educational, adventure, puzzle, arcade and many more. Just one click of a button and you’re on to it. You will love them like I do. If you’re feeling down you can just get onto your computer and play some games then you will be happy in ten seconds. There are educational games like math games, reading games and spelling games which can increase your knowledge. Computer games are not just about action adventure. There is learning included as well. Most of my ideas come from action and adventure games.
These computer games actually make you think a lot better. The action and the adventure make me feel like that’s me on the computer screen. I become a part of the game. You can use multiplayer games so you don’t have to play by yourself. I love playing multiplayer because I can play with people all around the world. I love online games because you can chat with people all around the world. One time my brother and I versed someone online. It was a fierce battle but I won. You can explore on different game levels. Sometimes you can get in vehicles and control the vehicle according to your command. My favourite online game is Sherwood where you take the life of a warrior in the year 1604 where you defeat monsters, spiders, skeletons and men as well. There is a game called Moon Base which is really fun. You travel into space on the moon’s rover and use your jetpack to fly around in space. You can fly to earth but it’s a bit smaller than the real one. My other favourite game is called Martian Club. You get the life of a human being. You have and olden day sports car. You get clothes and get all kinds of colours. You can make your own music and add a colourful disco mode. Another cool computer game which you have to download is called Prototype. It’s about a guy who was infected with the power to shape shift and glide in mid air. The humans are infected with the virus. The Military is against you. You can shape shift into people like the Military and hunters and a lot more. You can heal people or take their lives. My favourite game is On the Run. It is about an evil corporation who try to kill you because you know something that you’re not supposed to know. They will stop at nothing to get it out of your head. You can drive around and the evil corporation tries to destroy your car. Your mission is to get to safety and to get out. You would really like this game. It’s like an action packed car adventure computer game all in one. Now you might understand why I love computer games. It’s one of the best inventions of the 21st century. When I grow up I want to be a game technician.