Writing

This week I did I writing test and I wrote three big paragraphs which is pretty good for me and I like writing stories. This is my story

The young boy had drowned almost a year ago but his parents were still looking for his body and grieving. But after days and nights of countless searching the parents gave up but never stopped grieving. It all started when the boy and his parents had gone on a nice trip to Bali. The water was warm clear and perfect for a young boy to go swimming. One day the family went on a boat tour around some islands. The warm as always was clear warm and perfect for swimming but was the day safe to go out on a boat?. No it wasn’t. As everyone on the boat was admiring the view and the water the little boy whose name was Lewis. Lewis was swimming around the boat and held onto it whenever it would go around some obstacles slowly. But then all of a sudden there were little, tiny crystal clear rain drops coming from the sky. Then the raindrops became bigger the clouds formed in a swirl and Lewis was terrified. He was desperately calling out to his parents as crew members scrambled to the sides of the boat to heave him up and then suddenly, a white flash and a crack so loud that everyone's ears where ringing. One of the crew members screamed burnt flesh melting down his face as he let go of Lewis. The sea now raged and the boat left in record time, but leaving young, frozen and scared little Lewis behind.

Lewis woke up with a disgustingly ugly face looking back at him. A whiskered, big lipped, wide faced catfish was circling around Lewis. “ That's strange?”, Lewis thought he had to be underwater to see something like this and even though he could see clearly (that was only because of his goggles) he felt like he was wet but breathing. Then Lewis’s heart stopped he was under water. He screamed but only bubbles came out, then he started crying. He remembered how he got here how his parents had been rocketed away on the boat, how they had left him to die. His tears under water were like normal tears except you couldn’t see them, and instead of going down they went up. Lewis lay there crying and crying for how long he didn’t know, he felt as if he would never ever be able to get up and swim back to the surface, he was tired hungry and heart broken.

Lewis woke with a pain in his arm the catfish was trying to swallow his arm!. He yanked back his arm little cuts and bruises bared his left arm as he was still trying to take it all in. But the catfish wasn’t a catfish it was a little shark. “ Ahhhhhhh!” screamed Lewis swimming for his life but the baby shark just followed him curiously and like it had almost known that this was the way that this thing whatever it was would react. Lewis could see that it was smoothly following him and he looked into its eye. It’s eyes were as black as the blackest night boring into him as though the shark wanted to be friends with him. Lewis stopped. The sleek shark's body rubbed against Lewis’s bare chest, “ that felt like sandpaper” Lewis though in his head. He softly put out his hand to touch the shark, it shied away a little but then let his hand rest on it’s head. Lewis felt a huge sigh of relief as he felt like he had just befriended a shark. “Wow” he thought that was weird. Then a thought came to his mind. I’m going to name you Fletcher he said. And just like that the little shark started racing around him as happy as could be.

The two friends swam around the islands near bali and even traveled further out into the deeper parts of the ocean. Although he still missed his parents he loved them and he knew that they loved him. He had a friend who helped him and even though that friend was probably the most unlikely of all friends he still mattered to Lewis. To this day people think that they can see Lewis and Fletcher roaming around the Islands of Bali. There is even a famous hunter looking to kill them and his name is Ollie Ritchie. Even if he did find them and killed them the pair's friendship would never be broken.

Reading

We did a task on a newspaper article about how you can't make a messi but you can make it fun and this is what we did.

Reading

Writing

We had to write what happened in a book that was about bees that we had read and put it into paragraphs. What happened at this school was amazing. How did these kids make up a business inside their school? And, what is really good about this, is that they are doing it for a really good cause, to help bees. The idea of having bees in this school grew to a much bigger project. The kids of Te Aro school had an idea to just try and get bees in their school garden. While they were working on this a man who had a job to do with bees was going to come in and talk to them about bees and change the whole operation. Martin is a bee keeper who came in and talked to the kids. He told them facts and asked them questions about what they wanted to do. Eventually the talk ended up in the students wanting to do a project on getting bees to come in and make honey. But what they didn’t know was how hard it might be. The students remembered Martin had mentioned ongoing costs. They were wondering how they were going to sort out the costs, because they couldn’t just rely on money from donations. So they figured out that the bees would have to pay for themselves. It was easy. They would just sell honey but now they needed someone who understood these things. They called in Lucia's dad who was an accountant to help them out with this. He explained Want’s and Needs and budgets to them. After that talk they were finally ready for their final stage of the project. Getting it done. Now that they had figured out all of the cost problems they had to figure out what they were going to buy. They would get a hive and they would also need to have varroa treatment strips for the bees to stay healthy. ANd in winter they had to buy sugar syrup to feed the bees. When they started to get honey they wanted new jars. But they couldn’t really afford that although it would look better. They waited to see what would happen next. Their plan was successful and worked out really well. The school has bees in the garden honey for their toast and honey to sell. Which is really amazing for them.

Writing

In class we learnt about proverbs,how to use them and how to recognise them. We had to write them down and see what some of them meant. A barking dog never bites- People who make big threats don't usually carry on with them. Easier said than done.- it's easier to say it than to do it Like father like son.- a son is like his father Little strokes fell great oaks Limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats Look before you leap be careful and look before you do something Misery loves company be positive Where there's smoke there's fire- if you see smoke usually see fire You can’t judge a book by it’s cover- don’t judge someone when you meet them You can’t teach an old dog tricks- Old people are do not run around When there is cats the mice will play

QAR

Today we did some QAR work we had to read a story and then make up some questions. These were some of my questions. Right There What are the flavours of the slushy drinks. Think And Search Why was Starr unhappy. Author And Me What was the main part of the story. On My Own How would you have felt if you knew that the slushies were brainwashing.

Technology

In science we have been learning about chemical and physical changes. A chemical change is when you add a molecule with another molecule but you can't reverse it back to get the original substance. A physical change is when something can be done to something but then reversed. An example would be if you put salt into water and the salt would dissolve, but if you dried it out the salt would come back. This link is an image of a chemical reaction This is another link to a video explaining what a chemical and physical reaction is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGULLWEy1c

Inquiry

This is my reflection on my inquiry project for this term. 4- STEP Reflection. LOOKING BACK ← WHAT WAS THE TASK THAT YOU COMPLETED? My Inquiry project which had facts about NZ birds,bush and an insect of my choice. WHAT WERE THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS? I did all my information at the start so at the end I could just do all the fun drawings. Once I had done my information I started my drawings. After I finished my drawings I glued everything in then started on my references and then this. LOOKING IN ↻ HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? I feel proud about my work because we had quite little time to do it in but it was really fun. WHAT WERE THE POSITIVES? I learnt a lot of things about all my choices and it was interesting seeing other people's work. WHAT WERE THE NEGATIVES? We didn’t have much time to finish them and it was hard to find a lot of different websites because wikipedia would always come up. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? I have learned a whole lot of new facts about my topics and that you need to take time but not waste it. LOOKING FORWARD → WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS? Use more websites. Actually go to the place and use people around me for facts. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY? I could have done my topics one by one so I would do my bird drawings and facts and then my other ones. HOW COULD YOU IMPROVE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? I could have taken more time on the drawings and just added a little more detail and use more websites to help me with more information. LOOKING OUT↺ HOW COULD YOU APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED? I could use my information on this project in the future on another project that could be the same or close topic to this one. WHERE WILL YOUR LEARNING BE USEFUL IN THE FUTURE? If i have to write some facts out or get tested on a quiz then I would know some information on the topic. HOW COULD YOU ADAPT WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO FIT OTHER SITUATIONS? Just remember them and if they are useful enough then they could get me a to a higher group or just get some interesting facts that no one has ever heard before. HOW COULD YOU SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO HELP OTHERS? If they need facts then show them my project or give them some advice on what to do.

Literacy

This is my groups book report on the story Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Title: Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Number of Pages: 195 Protagonist: Brian Robeson: Brian is a thirteen year old boy. Before he was exposed to the wild he was just a normal boy who would just take things for granted and quite moody. He is able to remember things when he was in survival mode and he has a good surviving mind set. Antagonist: The Bush between Canada and America along with the Weather. Conflict: The conflict in the story is the Person vs nature Setting: By the L shaped lake in the bush Plot: his parents divorced,he was depressed he, was in a plane that crashed, Climax:When he changes so he knows how to find food how to hunt and stuff Denouement: He got rescued by a plane pilot Theme:Keep a cool head and try to stay calm, Do what it takes to survive, Use what you have to your advantage, little things can do big things.

War Without Guns

War without Guns

• Who are the main characters in this story?

Mr Sutton and Paoro

Briefly describe their personality.

Mr Sutton is a pakeha who is quite cunning to get land he is also quite greedy. Paoro is someone who always gets what they want and not need but he also cares about his tribe

• What does this sentence mean?  Mr Sutton was very obliging about credit?

He looked like he cared what they were doing and was trying to look like he was caring but he was just being cunning.

• How are italics used to make this story easier to understand

To show that the things that were said in a different font were actually what the people said. It was also because it was copied and pasted from the newspaper.

• What was the theme or main message of this story?

That you need to not get what you want and to be fair. And there are lot’s of ways to solve a problem.

• If you had been one of the characters in the story (except Paoro or Mr Sutton) how might you have acted to help resolve the problem.?

If I was the sheriff I would have just told Mr Sutton that this is his choice on what he does and if they don’t move then well too bad. Because that would have saved all of the time and the old man almost dying.

• Do you think that all wars could be solved without guns? Justify your answer to this question.

I think that it can’t because it might all just depend on one answer if you took it to court. The judges choice could mean the total annihilation of new zealand if america wanted to take it over.

Camp Assesment

Weka Point Camp Self Assessment   Name:   

Camp is over.  Now it is time to reconsider the goals that you set and check to see if you achieved them.

After my camp experience at Weka Point, I know that I can now:

• Tie a proper knot.
• Pitch a small tent.
• Abseil, just learning how to do it and just get it done.

I achieved these goals:   (Copy and paste from your list.)

• Keeping organised in our tent
• Keeping my bag tidy and helping my friends to do that as well.

NOW - explain how you achieved them.

In the mornings I just tidied my stuff up then told my friends to do that and I helped the with it as well.

I feel... About Weka Point now it

It was really fun doing all of the activities because the people were nice and most of the activities were organised. My favourite activity was the soft archery just because that was one of the new things that I could try.

I used GOTAR when I …

Wasn’t really scared of anything but abseiling just was a little bit of an adrenaline rush.

Some things that could be improved at camp are…

The activities were fun but they could just update them and make them a little more organised and new.

Because…

Most of the activities that I have done were there and it would just be really fun to try and do new things at camp.

The best thing about camp was…because…

The best thing about camp was the soft archery because it was a new thing to me and I had never done it before. It was also fun because it was quite competitive against my classmates.

Tech Systems

Where I Am From Poem

I am from many sports balls

From dishing washing powder and fresh mown grass

I am from the green country house surrounded by farm

And strong with fresh gardens

I am from the gum and pine trees that provide birds and interesting insects to look and listen to

Whose arms are long and creak when the wind is strong

I am from my teddy monkey that comforted me when I was little and rugby boots that would get me pumped up for the season

From Ormond and Ioasa

I am from celebrating holidays with family and playing sport

And from the sayings, “ eat your carrots and you can see in the dark”

From going and hunting with grandparents and having farm sessions with them

I am from a non religious home but sporty and kind

I am from Sir John Ormond and Michael Ormond

From roasts and sapasui

From Sir john ormond becoming a Sir

And from going overseas to watch rugby that my dad used to play in

Falling out of my treehouse when I was four and breaking my collarbone is a strong memory

I am from those moments, sports, breaking bones and going overseas.

The Iain Sharp Poem

In class this week we were working on the Iain Sharp poem. We read it a couple of times and were finding out about how to write it and follow his methods. This is the original poem made by Iain Sharp.

Iain Sharp Poem

Iain Sharp is a fat parcel

of mixed groceries

tied with a clumsy knot.

Iain Sharp is a black kite

adrift on changeable winds.

Iain Sharp is a pile of scoria

tricking softly to the sea.

Whenever I peep in mirrors

Iain Sharp frowns back at me.

It’s terrifying.

Iain Sharp is a runaway tramcar.

Iain Sharp is a chunk of moon rock.

Iain Sharp is nine letters

wrenched from the Roman Alphabet.

Look there and there!

Bits of bright confetti

blow from chapel to chapel.

I chase them with outstretched hands.

After some inspiration from Iain Sharp we decided to make our own poems. This is mine.

Tali is a humble and fast Ford Ranger with a big engine used to hard work

Tali is a tall tower filled from every corner  with cheekiness and sportiness

Tali is a lucky but dirty hundred dollar bill that you would find on a sidewalk

Tali is a sweet dessert that has lots of things to it but can have a bitter after taste if

not made properly

Tali is a muddy and bloody shirt with the number thirteen on his back

Whenever I look into mirrors I see Tali standing tall and proud it makes me feel jealous

Tali is sharp shards of steel that whizzes along rugby fields and makes the opposition run away.

Thank you for reading my poem.