Wednesday 7 November 2018
Use your WITS
This movie is about a student who was being bullied by one of his classmates during playtime. Finally the student finds courage to stand up for himself with the help of his friends and gets the problem resolved. Use your
W - walk away
I - ignore
T - tell someone
S - stand up for yourself
and solve your problems by yourself.
We hope you all will enjoy this movie.
Sunday 4 November 2018
Saturday 20 October 2018
Mobile Library Bus
I was feeling excited to see that the library bus from Glen Innes come to our school for the first time. Mr Nath called 3,2,1 and I quickly put my netbook in my desk and quietly got into a line. We all walked to the car park and we could see Erika our librarian standing at the door waiting for us. When we walked into the library buse saw a lot of books. Erika introduced Bert, the driver of the library bus to us. After Erika finished the introductions, we walked up to the children's area were all the fiction and non-fiction books were.
Next Mr Nath called each student to come and get there library card. Then we all had to pick two books from the children's area, Then Erika called us down to the adult area. The numbered books were the fiction books and the ones with no numbers were the non-fiction books. Most of the year 7’s went down to the adult area and picked non-fiction books.
I can't wait until the next library bus comes back next month, because we all get to pick two more books. It was very fun and exciting to read through some interesting books.
Bianca. T
Tuesday 16 October 2018
MOTAT
Title: MOTAT
Our trip to the MOTAT to learn about lights was an event I could not wait to go to. Finally it was Thursday and I was very excited.
We were organised into groups and I was with Miss Atuahiva, Saia, Kalo, Bianca, Kestrel, AJ. The bendy bus took us down to the MOTAT. Cathryn, the MOTAT educator met us at the gate and took us down to our assembly area. She briefed us about the programme for the day. Then we had our morning tea.
After a satisfying morning tea, it was time to explore the MOTAT on our own with our adult leaders. First my group went to look at some machines. It was really cool there. Then we saw a huge wheel. We went outside to another building and we saw telephones from the olden days. I was so amazed to know that it still worked, I was so excited to call my friend Kalo and Bianca, but when I called Kalo I didn’t know how to use the telephone. I was glad that Kalo and I saw one that work. It was a black telephone on the wall. We just pushed 3 buttons and surprisingly it worked so Kalo and I chatted for a while until Miss Atuahiva called us. My group and I went to a mural that said “I aroha Motat”. Miss Atuahiva took a picture of us at the mural.
Then it was lunch time and we went back to the meeting area to have our lunch. After lunch we went on a scavenger hunt around. the MOTAT. Miss Atuahiva got a map from the container and we first went to the olden day houses. The first house we went was Sgt. Quinlans Fencible cottage. The things we needed to look for in the houses or cottages were eggs, beds, kettles, candles, dolls, teapots, washing board and the fireplace. At the fireplace we also saw ladders, helmets, badges, boots, axes, wheels and trucks.
The part that I liked about our trip was the electric tram, because it was interesting and I was amazed that it was really old and it still worked. Mr. Eliot was the driver of the electric tram. He drove us to the MOTAT 2. On the way back to MOTAT 1, Mr. Eliot spoke to us about the history of the tram.
I loved the steam tram ride.
Finally Cathryn will took us to the room where we learnt about different kinds of lights. There was a natural light, which is from the sun or the lightning and there is manmade light, which people made. At the end of seeing the lights, Cathryn asked us what the three primary colors of light were and it the was red, green and blue. After that we thanked Cathryn and walked back to our assembly area to gather our bags.
Finally, we lined up at the gate to get on to the bendy on the bus again for our journey back to school. When we arrived at school, Miss Elia greeted us and asked us how the trip was. We were all excited to talk to her about the trip.
I really enjoyed my day at the MOTAT and I learnt a lot about lights and how to make different colours of light by mixing red, blue and red lights. It was one of the best trips I had so far.
By Dwyane
Our trip to the MOTAT to learn about lights was an event I could not wait to go to. Finally it was Thursday and I was very excited.
We were organised into groups and I was with Miss Atuahiva, Saia, Kalo, Bianca, Kestrel, AJ. The bendy bus took us down to the MOTAT. Cathryn, the MOTAT educator met us at the gate and took us down to our assembly area. She briefed us about the programme for the day. Then we had our morning tea.
After a satisfying morning tea, it was time to explore the MOTAT on our own with our adult leaders. First my group went to look at some machines. It was really cool there. Then we saw a huge wheel. We went outside to another building and we saw telephones from the olden days. I was so amazed to know that it still worked, I was so excited to call my friend Kalo and Bianca, but when I called Kalo I didn’t know how to use the telephone. I was glad that Kalo and I saw one that work. It was a black telephone on the wall. We just pushed 3 buttons and surprisingly it worked so Kalo and I chatted for a while until Miss Atuahiva called us. My group and I went to a mural that said “I aroha Motat”. Miss Atuahiva took a picture of us at the mural.
Then it was lunch time and we went back to the meeting area to have our lunch. After lunch we went on a scavenger hunt around. the MOTAT. Miss Atuahiva got a map from the container and we first went to the olden day houses. The first house we went was Sgt. Quinlans Fencible cottage. The things we needed to look for in the houses or cottages were eggs, beds, kettles, candles, dolls, teapots, washing board and the fireplace. At the fireplace we also saw ladders, helmets, badges, boots, axes, wheels and trucks.
The part that I liked about our trip was the electric tram, because it was interesting and I was amazed that it was really old and it still worked. Mr. Eliot was the driver of the electric tram. He drove us to the MOTAT 2. On the way back to MOTAT 1, Mr. Eliot spoke to us about the history of the tram.
I loved the steam tram ride.
Finally Cathryn will took us to the room where we learnt about different kinds of lights. There was a natural light, which is from the sun or the lightning and there is manmade light, which people made. At the end of seeing the lights, Cathryn asked us what the three primary colors of light were and it the was red, green and blue. After that we thanked Cathryn and walked back to our assembly area to gather our bags.
Finally, we lined up at the gate to get on to the bendy on the bus again for our journey back to school. When we arrived at school, Miss Elia greeted us and asked us how the trip was. We were all excited to talk to her about the trip.
I really enjoyed my day at the MOTAT and I learnt a lot about lights and how to make different colours of light by mixing red, blue and red lights. It was one of the best trips I had so far.
By Dwyane
Tuesday 25 September 2018
Life Education
On Tuesday we had our first life education lesson in a caravan. First we talked about the things that worried us and we rote it down on a sheet of paper. This was a group activity.
Our second session was on Wednesday. We talked about social, physical and emotional changes our bodies went through as we grew up from being a child to adolescence. We all were given these cards that had the statements about emotional , social and physical changes in our body. We had to place these statements in the correct places on the wall that had the three labels on it.
On Thursday we had our last session. In this session we talked about how our brain sends signals to different parts of the body when we are in danger. The amygdala is like a little warrior in our brain that detects danger and sends signals to the body and it makes us stronger.
This is Nicole Fonua. She is a Life Education tutor who took our three sessions.
By Tu'inukue'a
This is Nicole Fonua. She is a Life Education tutor who took our three sessions.
By Tu'inukue'a
Duffy Assembly
Duffy role model Assembly
Yesterday the whole school went to the school hall for the Duffy Role Model assembly. Our role model was Ronel Schodt. She is a very tall lady and is 6 foot 4 inches tall. Ronel was a very good Netball player and she played for South Africa and Zimbabwe. She showed us a very amazing book where the characters seemed to come alive when an app. form the ipad was zoomed over the pictures in the book. I am looking forward to read the Zingoshi Chronicles when they are published soon.
Ronel Schodt with one of her books.
By Ngakiri
Sunday 23 September 2018
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Digital Immersion
Today we had a session work with Garry from Digital Immersion. He taught us how to programme a robot to move from one place to another. We used a special language that robots use to deliver messages. The name of the special language is Binary.
My group had a lot of fun because we got to use an iPad to control the robots. In the beginning it was really challenging because most of the robots were running into each other most of the time. It looked like most of us were struggling to cope with people in their way.
At the end of the day, room 10 had fun and returned to class with smiles on their faces. I definitely want go back to learn more about Digital Immersion the next Garry is at school.
By Candice
My group had a lot of fun because we got to use an iPad to control the robots. In the beginning it was really challenging because most of the robots were running into each other most of the time. It looked like most of us were struggling to cope with people in their way.
At the end of the day, room 10 had fun and returned to class with smiles on their faces. I definitely want go back to learn more about Digital Immersion the next Garry is at school.
By Candice
Tuesday 21 August 2018
How to make fake blood?
What do you need to make fake blood?
Ingredients/Materials:
1. Corn Syrup
2. Red food colouring
3. Yellow or green food colouring
4. Water
5. Aquarium Tube
Things you need to do:
Pour one cup of corn syrup into a cup or bowl.
Then pour inside two tablespoons of red food colouring with one teaspoon of green or possibly yellow food colouring.
Next, pour in a tablespoon of water inside a bowl or cup.
After that, get an aquarium tube as a sort of pump.
Stick the tube inside the fake blood mixture and siphon it into the tubing by inserting one end and then basically making a long straw out of it using the other.
Then attach the aquarium cubing to your arm, if you have a bracelet or anything around your hand, it can fasten it down.
Now blow on the straw or the tubing, the blood comes down either end.
I hope you enjoyed the lesson today about how to make fake blood! Hopefully you've learned something really fun to do. You can prank your classmates or even your family members.
By Anastacia
Ingredients/Materials:
1. Corn Syrup
2. Red food colouring
3. Yellow or green food colouring
4. Water
5. Aquarium Tube
Things you need to do:
Pour one cup of corn syrup into a cup or bowl.
Then pour inside two tablespoons of red food colouring with one teaspoon of green or possibly yellow food colouring.
Next, pour in a tablespoon of water inside a bowl or cup.
After that, get an aquarium tube as a sort of pump.
Stick the tube inside the fake blood mixture and siphon it into the tubing by inserting one end and then basically making a long straw out of it using the other.
Then attach the aquarium cubing to your arm, if you have a bracelet or anything around your hand, it can fasten it down.
Now blow on the straw or the tubing, the blood comes down either end.
I hope you enjoyed the lesson today about how to make fake blood! Hopefully you've learned something really fun to do. You can prank your classmates or even your family members.
By Anastacia
Friday 17 August 2018
Marcus Thomas
Marcus Thomas New Zealand Cavemen - Interviewed by Susan Paris
For the past two weeks I have been reading about a man named Marcus Thomas. Marcus Thomas is a man who has been on a lot of adventures in caves. Marcus Thomas explored the longest cave in New Zealand that is the Waitomo Cave
This book explains to the readers how to be safe and what one would be needing when going into a cave. To learn more about caving, I would suggest that you read the story about Marcus.
The caving equipment one would need are:
boots because it may be dirty in the caves
a climbing rope so you can go deeper into a cave and so you can make a way out of the cave
, a head lamp - one of the most important equipment so you can see through the darkness inside
a helmet to protect your head from falling rocks and a compass so you don’t get lost
a climbing harness so it’s not too difficult to climb ropes
a tape measure and overalls
.
By Tyra
For the past two weeks I have been reading about a man named Marcus Thomas. Marcus Thomas is a man who has been on a lot of adventures in caves. Marcus Thomas explored the longest cave in New Zealand that is the Waitomo Cave
This book explains to the readers how to be safe and what one would be needing when going into a cave. To learn more about caving, I would suggest that you read the story about Marcus.
The caving equipment one would need are:
boots because it may be dirty in the caves
a climbing rope so you can go deeper into a cave and so you can make a way out of the cave
, a head lamp - one of the most important equipment so you can see through the darkness inside
a helmet to protect your head from falling rocks and a compass so you don’t get lost
a climbing harness so it’s not too difficult to climb ropes
a tape measure and overalls
.
By Tyra
Designed for Good by Philip Cleaver
School Journal May 2017
Designed for Good by Philip Cleaver
This article is about a group of classmates who decided to design and build a trap to catch possums that were damaging the plants.
The idea came into their mind when Craig Bond, one of the designers got a flat tyre while driving around. He was helped by a stranger who helped him by using a small canister of compressed gas to inflate the tyre.
After studying all the different types of traps, they decided to build a trap that was affordable, easy to carry and would be reliable and last long.
In 2010 they finally made a trap that they were happy with. It was gas powered and it had a digital counter as well.
By Bianca, Ezekiel, Kalolaine, Kestrel, Kupid, Lesieli, Mahoney and Stanisloe
Designed for Good by Philip Cleaver
This article is about a group of classmates who decided to design and build a trap to catch possums that were damaging the plants.
The idea came into their mind when Craig Bond, one of the designers got a flat tyre while driving around. He was helped by a stranger who helped him by using a small canister of compressed gas to inflate the tyre.
After studying all the different types of traps, they decided to build a trap that was affordable, easy to carry and would be reliable and last long.
In 2010 they finally made a trap that they were happy with. It was gas powered and it had a digital counter as well.
By Bianca, Ezekiel, Kalolaine, Kestrel, Kupid, Lesieli, Mahoney and Stanisloe
Friday 10 August 2018
Science Intensive - Making things glow
Today Room ten has been doing science Intensive with Mrs. Tofa, and so far I'm having fun learning how to make things glow in the dark. To experience if it actually worked, we got some plastic cups from Mrs. Tofa and filled it up halfway with fresh clean water. We then got different coloured highlighters to put in the cups which was filled with water. After that, we went into a dark room to see if it worked, It was so amusing. I loved the way it actually glowed. It was one of the best experiences of my life!
By Anastacia
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Clubs
Clubs
Yesterday we had clubs. I am in Mr Nath’s club which is drumming. Yesterday we practised a four and five beat. Then we made a cool rhythm together. The next time we do clubs we are going to practise a 6,7 and 8 beat and that’s what we did yesterday at clubs.
By Ezekiel
Yesterday we had clubs. I am in Mr Nath’s club which is drumming. Yesterday we practised a four and five beat. Then we made a cool rhythm together. The next time we do clubs we are going to practise a 6,7 and 8 beat and that’s what we did yesterday at clubs.
By Ezekiel
Friday 18 May 2018
Recount
Sailing at Okahu Bay
On Tuesday the 15th of May, 24 students from Glenbrae school went sailing.
There were 4 people who helped us how set up the sailing boat and their
names were Justin, Maria, Gavin and Gary. Miss Smith was on a boat with
Maria helping other students, and Justin who was our other instructor was
on another boat. Through the day, it was really hard sailing because we needed
to have two people in a sailing boat holding a rope, and one holding the
pulpit. After Justin had taught us, we had our morning tea. After our yummy
morning tea, we went in the water. I was so afraid and excited, but mostly
afraid. We then sailed for a long time before we had lunch We had some
lunch and went back into the water. This time, we went through a lot of waves.
I was cold.
There were 4 people who helped us how set up the sailing boat and their
names were Justin, Maria, Gavin and Gary. Miss Smith was on a boat with
Maria helping other students, and Justin who was our other instructor was
on another boat. Through the day, it was really hard sailing because we needed
to have two people in a sailing boat holding a rope, and one holding the
pulpit. After Justin had taught us, we had our morning tea. After our yummy
morning tea, we went in the water. I was so afraid and excited, but mostly
afraid. We then sailed for a long time before we had lunch We had some
lunch and went back into the water. This time, we went through a lot of waves.
I was cold.
When we were in the deep part of the Okahu Bay, we had to sail back to shore.
After sailing back to shore, we put our boats on the shore. Then we went to
change into our comfy clothes again. We then filled out some forms for Justin
and then Telesia said a great big thank you. After that we had a reflection on
our day at Okahu Bay with all our sailing instructors. Then we came back to
Glenbrae School in the bus.
After sailing back to shore, we put our boats on the shore. Then we went to
change into our comfy clothes again. We then filled out some forms for Justin
and then Telesia said a great big thank you. After that we had a reflection on
our day at Okahu Bay with all our sailing instructors. Then we came back to
Glenbrae School in the bus.
I had fun because we went in the deep water and Jesell and I fell over in the
water. I felt great and want to come back there next May!. A big thank you
to the Rotary Club for making this trip possible for Glenbrae Students.
water. I felt great and want to come back there next May!. A big thank you
to the Rotary Club for making this trip possible for Glenbrae Students.
By Kalolaine
Thursday 29 March 2018
Monday 26 March 2018
Friday 23 March 2018
Recount
Cutting down the tree
Today, after some of our classmates went swimming, some hard working arborists
came to Glenbrae School to cut down a tree that was considered dangerous for the
students of Glenbrae School.
came to Glenbrae School to cut down a tree that was considered dangerous for the
students of Glenbrae School.
They spent, heaps of time working so hard with all the tree cutting equipment to
cut down the tree.They had chainsaws, Wood chipper shredders, harnesses and many
other useful equipment. I was shocked by the amount of work they were doing.They
were very organized and focused on their work.
cut down the tree.They had chainsaws, Wood chipper shredders, harnesses and many
other useful equipment. I was shocked by the amount of work they were doing.They
were very organized and focused on their work.
Our school loved watching the Arborists cut down the tree so we had some free time
to play on the junior school playground and have fun. It was amazing and I had so
much fun.
to play on the junior school playground and have fun. It was amazing and I had so
much fun.
By Lewis
Friday 16 March 2018
Words and phrases in Te Reo
Words in English
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Pictures
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Te Reo translation
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Answer phone
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Whakautu waea
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Blow
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Pupuhi
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Blow bubbles
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Peia nga mirumiru
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Don’t walk
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Kaua e haere
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Walk
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Haere
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Dot to Dot
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Tohu Ki te tohu
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Cut hair
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Tapahia nga makawe
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Don’t pick nose
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Kaua e tiki te ihu
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Wait
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Tatari
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Go potty
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Haere ki te pata
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Put back
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Whakahokia
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Playground
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Papa takaro
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Bye
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Tuhinga o mua
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Hi
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Hi
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Foot
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Tuhinga
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Hair
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Makawe
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Hand
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He ringa
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Leg
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Waewae
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Mouth
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Waha
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Nose
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Ihu
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Toes
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Tohi
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Tongue
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Reo
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Arm
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Ringa
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Quiet
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Ata noho
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Play
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Takaro
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Puzzle
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Muna
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Book
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Pukapuka
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Sit on floor
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noho i runga i te papa
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Hold hands
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Mau ringa
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Play game
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Takaro takaro
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Dryer
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Kaipatu
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Pool
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Poko Wai
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Sandbox
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Karakapu
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By Anastacia
Friday 16 February 2018
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