Thursday, March 12, 2009

Soap Box Derby Pracstise

Yesterday on the 11th of March the Pt England School Team went to Glendowie to practise for our Soap Box Derby. When we went to our practise we said a prayer and had a short meeting before we got ready. We were feeling pretty proud of our flash little red car!
Jacob got ready to start.!!BOOM!! As the ramp ticked he went zooming down the hill. He set the pace, the new record he made was 4 seconds, and then next it was Shontal's turn. She looked afraid but she still did it. After Shontal it was me, Nathaniel.
I zoomed down the hill and when I reached the bottom I slammed on the brakes. Before my turn I had been pretty nervous but after I had done it I felt really proud of myself. It was great fun.
I can not wait for the big race coming up this Sunday.
By Nathaniel

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW Nathaniel I cant wait until the big race too I bet its going to be alot of fun I hope we WIN too...

Anonymous said...

Wow what fun!! Hey I love the language you have used in your writing. Especially the words zooming. You are a talented writer, keep up the great work. Mrs M

Anonymous said...

That was a great recount Nathaniel, it was really interesting to read. I liked how you sequenced your ideas well. Good luck for when the real race arrives.
Miss Lavakula

Anonymous said...

Nathaniel I really liked what you wrote, it wasn't too long, but it was very short and very exciting. It made me feel that I was just there watching you race. You'll have to update your blog and let us know how you did.
Mr Webb and Room 8, Melville Intermediate, Hamilton, Waikato.

Mr Brown said...

Well done Nathaniel! All of you students that took part in the Derby have done fantastic on the day, your a great writer and getting better each time.

I wish you and the rest of the crew all the best in the coming weeks as you prepare for the National racing.

Take care and keep up the great work.

Casey said...

Well done Nathaniel.I heard that you have been working hard for the Derby you a are awsome.

Keep it up.

Latu said...

WOW!that sounded like fun I really liked the way the language you have used in your writing.Especially liked the word zooming.You are such a fantastic writer and I enjoyed reading it.

Keep up the great effort Nathaniel.

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