MR TONY and what he does, by Eva and Maia

THE INTERVIEW OF MR TONY on PhotoPeach

Mr Tony is the property manager at Parklands

1. How long have you been at Parklands? Four years.
2. Where did you come from and what did you use to work at? I used to live in Lower Hutt, where I had my own property maintenance business
3. What would a usual day's work be? First I unlock the school. I then do the rubbish. I run the boiler in winter time and look after the swimming pool in summer time. I also help put out the morning tea in the staffroom, and clean up.
4. Which part do you enjoy most? I like being involved with pupils and helping with sports and another activities.
5. What do you do in your spare time? I go hunting and fishing and I play bowls.
6. Could you please tell us about your recent detective work? People have been putting rubbish in the skip. I found some names on some of the rubbish so I rang them up and told them off.
7. What has been a hightlight of your job here ? I think it was the building of the new swimming pool

WEAPONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES, by John

John's swords on PhotoPeach When we studied the Middle Ages, I learned that there were many kinds of weapons used by soldiers. This slideshow shows some of them.

THE MIDDLE AGES

Maia's slideshow on PhotoPeach

The Middle Ages

Ryan's Medieval Weapons

I have learnt that in medieval times some people were very poor and begged for food and money. The rich people were such snobs that they wouldn't give them any.