Main Stars ~ Fundraise For A Charity

Fundraising for a Charity

My family always gives to the Cancer Society because Mum says we never know when cancer could affect our family or friends.   But the main way we help charities is by giving to the Salvation Army and other church shops to help them raise money that they use to help people that are in need of food, clothes and accommodation.

I often have toys that I want to sell but Mum asks me to give them to one of the church shops so that some children who do not have very much can enjoy my toys.  At Christmas I always have to choose something to give to go under some poor childs Christmas tree.

The Empty Hut By Bronah

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Main Stars ~ Get 5 people to comment on your blog

These are the people that commented on my blog

My mum
My auntie
My other auntie
My dad
My grandma

Main Stars ~ Thing To Start At Grey Main

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO START AT GREY MAIN SCHOOL

FILTERED WATER

I do not like drinking water that is not filtered as it tastes yuck so I would like to see filtered water available to all students.  We already had a time this year when the water was not able to be drunk and well filtered water would have been the perfect solution.

I have spoken to Colin at West Coast Water and he told me that he had installed water filters on the drinking fountains at another Greymouth primary school.  I would love to see this at Grey Main and asked Colin to get me some prices so that I can take this idea to the Board of Trustees and Friends of Grey Main School asking for their support.  When I get the prices I will be taking these to the Board and Friends of Grey Main to see if they will be able to fund this idea.

I believe that having filtered water at school would benefit all students and encourage them to drink more water which is a very healthy option.  

Main Stars ~ create something

I was looking on my fridge and I saw my mainstars list and I was thirsty so I opened the fridge to get the milk. I had the almost empty milk out on the bench and I was getting the milk out and the thought struck me!! Why don't I make something out of the milk container so I went strait to google and these are things that I came up with!!

Watering container 

Handy scoop

Handy scoop

Handy scoop

Handy scoop

Main stars ~ interview someone over the age of 70

I decided to interview my Grandfather because he quite likes watching sport. ( He Loves League But Not Rugby so if you are a rugby lover then you should probably not read this )

Interview with:      Grandfather

Topic:                    The Difference in Sport

I chose to interview my Grandfather to find out the differences & changes in sport from when he was younger to now.

What sports did you play?

I played Rugby League, Rounders (Softball) and Bullrush

What sports did you watch and like?

My favourite sport was, and still is, Rugby League.  I wouldn't let my dog watch Rugby!

How did you get sports results?

As we did not have TV we listened to the games on the radio.  I remember Dad getting me up at 2am to listen to a test in the United Kingdom.  We also got results and write-ups in the Grey River Argus (local Grey Valley paper) and Grey Star.

Has technology changed sports?

Yes, definitely.  People only watch the top games and smaller clubs get missed out.

Are people more competitive now?

No.  People were more competitive as it was all about winning.  These days it is more about participation, especially with children. 

Has sport become more about money rather than fun?

Yes.  Nobody got paid for playing sport and they weren’t greedy like some sports people today.

Overall comment:

Many more people played sport as they only worked Monday – Friday so weekends were free.  Not many people worked shift work and therefore they could get to practices and games.

I believe that people who play sport have a better outlook on life.  They learn how to win and lose and if you get knocked down you learn how to get up again.  I don’t like that some sports do not have winners because life is about winning and losing and children need to learn this.

Main Stars ~ create some art

For my Main Stars I decided to create a mural for the school and this is what I came up with!!