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Zak Takes on Wedding & Wins

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Very proud of my 15yo son Zak Partington who recently took on the challenge and responsibility of filming and producing a wedding video for a couple who were married at Grange Golf Club recently. Zak and a friend were innovative and placed an advert on Gum Tree and were hired to take on their first official video job . All of the wedding guests were told not to use their phones throughout the day & night as they had ‘official videographers’ on the job….no pressure! The boys did not know…

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Pythagoras Partington

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  Very proud of Zak Partington this week. He has started a regular revision program (in the holidays) of his worst subject at school….MATHS! He literally hates the subject, and hates giving up holidays for schoolwork, but is taking it on and winning. It was amazing to work with him last night and see a rare moment when he just ‘gets it (and be so excited he voluntarily knocks out another 15 correct examples) ‘. In the one session he managed to learn Cos, Sine & Tan formulas whilst using…

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48 Hour – ‘Bloke Blitz’

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What ya thinking?….beer, snags, sport, bar room brawls? Not quite, this time. Wanted to bond 1-on-1 with my nearly 15yo son Zak, and learn all about him at close range before he heads back to school. Our plan was to do as much guy stuff as we can in ‘48 hours’ and record it on our new GoPro Hero 4 Silver video camera. The aim was to simply let our surroundings take us wherever, and create a doco style movie as a team. The only rules were that we had…

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Teenagers of Today

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    Zak & I have spent another weekend together (Max & Tanya are away). We decided to reseal the slate floors which run thru our entire home. I thought this may score me some points with Tanya as well as being a good mentoring session for Zak, and a chance for him to earn some cold hard cash. Below is a pic of how he set up his room for the night (he had to move into our sleepout due to the sealer fumes). Note the 3 computer screens,…

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Partington Boys – Spinning into 2015

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Congratulations to all the kids who have recently graduated and are leaving their primary schools etc. Well done to all the kids who received awards, became captains and achieved academic and sporting excellence through their early years on their journey to adulthood. Special mention must go to the ‘Partington Boys’ from Woodside who spent their last day of school making a name for themselves by discovering the game ‘spin the bottle’ ( for kisses on the cheek) and giving out ‘free hugs’ to the ladies. Mum and Dad are very…

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Partington Boys Get Belted at Lobethal

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Very proud of my two boys Zak & Max, (the two ‘weapons’ on the right!) – they continue to progress with their karate, and both reached another level in their grading last night. Their commitment to their sport is impressive , and I look forward to watching their intensity and strength improve as they develop. Big shout out to Sensei Gary (and wife Lynne) for their passion and support. It has been amazing to watch the Uechi Ryu dojo grow from a few people in a gym to a thriving…

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