Welcome to my blog! This is a place where I can share my learning. My blog is a collection of questions, ideas, learning in progress and finished work. Our school-wide theme this year is 'In Our Backyard. Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho - there is no place like home.' Please make comments so I can deepen my understanding, learn about new ideas and improve my work.
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Thursday, 4 November 2021
Thursday, 28 October 2021
Friday, 22 October 2021
My word cloud poster😁
Navala-Replying to comments - Friday 22 October 2021
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Thursday, 23 September 2021
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
Room 23 - Navala Friday 27/08: Do all Volcanoes look the same?
Monday, 30 August 2021
Monday, 9 August 2021
Friday, 6 August 2021
The present
One day the boy was playing video games and his mom brang in a box for him. As soon as he touched it a dog came out of it. It had a big smile on its face. The boy picked it up and had a look at it. After he took a look at it he saw it had a missing leg. He did not like it, so he threw it down to the floor like it was trash. When the dog was upside down he saw a red ball underneath the shelf, so he got up and ran to the shelf and as soon as he got to the shelf he hit his head. Then went under to get it. He started to have a lot of fun with it. Then the boy looked at the dog and was thinking in his head this is a cool three legged dog. Then the dog brang the red ball to the boy's foot then he kicked it and the boy chased it. He kept on falling down but got back up and kept on going till he got it. When he got the ball he fell in the box then the box went upside down then the dog was stuck. Then the dog got out and went to the ball and when he got to the ball he flipped over.Then the dog was running inside the box like there was nothing in it. Then the dog took a look in the box to see if the ball was inside there.Then when the boy got used to the dog the dog got the ball and gave the ball to the boy. The boy picked up the ball and got up with one leg and went outside to play with the dog. Then the boy was happy with the dog and had fun. The boy must of got into a car crash I think that has he got one leg. The moral of the story is to be grateful for what you are given. |
Friday, 9 July 2021
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Fresh and smooth my story
So Fresh and smooth are sisters and brother they got separated. They got put in lunch boxes. The journey about fresh and smooth was about never throwing away trash because it could end up in the sea. Fresh is the girl and smooth is the boy. The brother always used to make the sisters laugh. So there were in the lunch boxes they took their bag and went to school. Then when it was time to eat fresh she got the container and threw it away then it got washed up in the drain and started to float away.Then it ended up in the sea and got water inside and it sinked to the bottom then when it was sinking it saw fishes jelly fishes and other stuff like that. Fresh journey was when she was in someone 's hands and then he got put somewhere. Fresh was in the garden and he was in the pukeko’s garden the pukeko’s was going to attack him but had a little talk and then the pukeko’s said Waiaraka than fresh said no I don’t know Wairaka. So then fresh walked off and went somewhere off. When my class went on the stage We were nervous and we sang Welcome home from Dave dobbyn. I was the only one singing because all of my class were nervous and I was a little bit too. I saw my parents there and my Nana. My aunty did not come because we did not have enough tickets, sad life. But it was ok because she went somewhere fun with her friend. After our class Room 23 fresh and smooth came back and smooth started crying and he said it's tears of joy then they said I will never leave you again. Then fresh said where is all your yogurt my one is still inside me.
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
The lion and the mouse
The big lazy lion was on the rock. He was always sleeping but he is a big strong lion. He was handsome and was confident to show off his big muscles . Everyday he does his daily thing.He get’s up, drinks a cup of tea and he does some weights and goes for a run up the mountain. Everyone knew about him. Every time he roared the ground shook. The people or animals say, Why is the ground shaking. He always tells people to come and see his big muscles. He has alot of hair around. He has a six pack. He had a big heart.When he was little no one knew him when he was little. The mouse was small. No one knew him. He just wanted to be like the lion. He had big ears. He tried to find a weight so he used a stick. The mouse was too shy to go in front of the animals and show his muscles. Every time he tries to roar, all that comes out of his mouth is squeak . So then he tried to build his confidence by walking in the dark looking for the big lion. When he goes to the lion . He said, Can you tell me how to roar?. Then he roared . Then a big loud roar The lion was terrfied He got his paws and covered his eyes so he said don’t hurt me. The mouse said. I won’t hurt you, we can be friends . So then the mouse jumped on the lion's head and walked together.
The grandfather and granddaughter
Friday, 21 May 2021
Book Creator Toolkit
Here is a PDF of the book I wrote using Book Creator. It was one of the Toolkits I went to yesterday.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Friday, 7 May 2021
Thursday, 15 April 2021
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Garden to Table - Richard and Tupou
Tupou and Richard are standing at the back of a bucket of potatoes all ready because they have their hats, shoes and tools. First we had to find the place and look in which bed the potatoes were. My group and I looked in every bed and we found tiny ones then after we started to dig deeper we found bigger ones. It was hard harvesting the potatoes because you had to dig up the heavy dirt and it was hard to find them.They must have been dirty because they had to go into the dirt and there were humongous potatoes and small baby potatoes in the bucket. I was the first one to harvest the potatoes and we had no luck when we tried to find them again. I was dirty on my knees and legs. I cut myself with one of the leaves. It was cool finding the potatoes because we were like finding one then another person would say found another one. We were exhausted because of all the heavy dirt. If we did’t find alot of potatoes, we would put lime inside the bucket. When I was digging for a potato, I put the folk down as hard as I could then I stabbed one and it went all the way through coming out on the other side.
It was a good experience doing Garden to Table. I learned alot about watering the plants and planting the new plants.
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Te Rehutai and Team New Zealand
The crowd is going wild and cheering the New Zealand team. Saying New Zealand! New Zealand!.The whole team was fit, some were small and some were big but they had a big heart. The teams are Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand. They were competing for the America's cup. The score is 7 to 3. New Zealand had to win this round to win the America's cup. They were all fit and ready for the race. People from all around the world were watching and waiting to see if New Zealand would win. The skipper's name is Peter Burling. So they hopped on the boat and said ready to go.
In Race 6 - Italy was coming first and when New Zealand tried to get it going. If you don't have wind for it won’t work so it took them 4 minute and 16 just to work it but they were not giving up until they worked it. So they kept on going until it worked then they started doing the work and was going hard out when Luna Rossa’s foil was not going up and stopped, Team New Zealand came past and the crowd was going loud and people were going like how they do that and they started to win.
Race 7 was exciting. Both teams went out hard just to finish and get a cup. Team New Zealand and Te Rehutai won the race. At the celebration, one of the players in the team got a bottle of champagne and popped the lid off and sprayed it around all over his team. The reason why they are celebrating is because they have won. It took place at Waitemata Harbour. Now when they get home they will be exhausted and tired.
Te Rehutai means “Spirit of the Ocean” and the name of the Team New Zealand boat.
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
The Tunnel writing 2
We were out in the shallow paddling out to the deep part when I see a humongous shark and I was frightened because I did not see it coming. My legs would be shaking I would be screaming like a girl. The shark must of came to us because it did not want us in his sea and he might be angry. The great white shark was still chasing us and inside I was feeling terrified. If someone was with me I would tell them to calm down and ignore the shark and get back to surface.
When I was nearly at surface I looked back and the shark was not there and when I looked forward I saw the shark in front of me and I was like how the heck did that shark get in front of me. So I turned left and ignore it and was looking straight because I look at it into it eyes he might be thinking he has an eye problem. I’m focus on the land so excited to get there because I’m tired from paddling and stuff .So when I’m on land I would be on the ground all exhausted and I will be saying to myself why did I even out to the sea.
Monday, 15 March 2021
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
The Tunnel writing #1
The children were just having a normal day until they came across a waterfall. Their faces were already filled with excitement. The waterfall is sparkling down to the bottom water. I can see the clouds grey so it looks like it's gonna rain. The children are probably doing a treasure hunt but you have to find the magical places. I can see fish under the water moving so fast that when they get close they all move. If I stood close to the waterfall there would be spitting water at my face and it would sound like the wind going through my ear and out another.
I would see birds chirping happily with their family, fishy moving happily and the bird looking angrily saying in its head, get off my lawn. Trees are swaying side to side like they are dancing to the music. The grass feels soft like a fluffy dog. The kids are pointing at something at a fish that is special. I think the children are visiting the waterfall because they might be camping or doing a treasure hunt or just visiting for fun. The waterfall is rocky so they all got a warning to be careful.
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Treaty of Waitangi writing prompt 1
The British people and the Maori people are together to sign the Treaty.The New Zealand flag is on the table.The British flags are hanging all around the tent.The ladies are wearing fancy clothes.They are all standing there like mannequins waiting there for the man to finish signing the treaty and the Maori have spears and the captain of the Maori tribe have some feather at the top.The Treaty of Waitangi was sign 6 February 1840 at the Bay of Islands .Hone Heke was a powerful leader and He was born in 1808. James Busby was born 1802.
The people that are watching are the Maori people and the British people. Why are the Maori people sitting down and the British people standing up.The reason why they are dressed like that is because it's a special day. The Maori people are signing the Treaty of Waitangi because they thought that the British will keep the promise. I think the New Zealand flag is on the table because it is the Maori declaration of signing the Treaty.
Monday, 8 February 2021
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