Wild Things

 

Mana

 

Whanau/Family Photo

 

Symmetry

 

Maori Colours

My book create

My task was to create a book in Te Reo Maori.

Diwali

 

Visual Art Lino Printing

 

Endurance

 

Skiing DLO

William Pike Bike Ride

 Bike Ride

 

On Tuesday the 22nd of September my class and I drove out to Milltown to start our 33km mountain bike ride on the Wilderness Trail. 

 

First when we arrived at school Ms Kemp sorted everyone into car groups and made sure that everyone was fully equipped with the right gear. I got to go in Scotts van with Wairini, Billie W, Phoebe, Indi, Tyler, Lily, Nevey, Emma, Poppy. In the front were the adults, Tim and Scott. 

 

To get to Milltown we had to go through Hokitika. It took about an hour to get to Milltown from our school. When we got to Milltown we took all of our bikes off the trailers, put on our rain jackets because it was lightly raining and then lifted our bikes over the gate because it was locked from all of the cows being in the paddock with their calves. Most of the cows were brown and white but some of them were black.

 

When I started to bike I was going slower so that I didn't waste all my energy. I biked past this little black calf which was really cute. I biked with Olive which was really fun because we were going the same pace. Not long into the bike ride there were so many hills and I had to push my bike up them and it was so steep. After a while I saw some tracks of people cutting so I decided to cut some of them because everyone was waiting for me. 

 

After riding my bike we finally got to go downhill into this place called Cowboys Paradise. It was a hill so some people did skids to stop and then my friends said that this guy came out and started yelling at some of the class so they were warning the rest of us not to skid but when they said that Cooper came and did a massive skid. As our class was passing through they were very quiet and making sure that they didn't skid.

 

When we got to the swing bridge it was so pretty and it was wider than I thought. I found it really illusional because we had to bike across it while it was swaying side to side. When we hoped of the bridge we had to go up more hills but not as many and there was also lots of downhill.

 

Then all of the girls got to go at the front until the next stop. The boys were right behind us tooting the horn and the others ringing their bells. Some of the girls including me, Billie H, Olive, Nevey and Emma went slow just to annoy them and they were not happy.

 

When we stopped we had a quick little snack and Lily gave all of the girls some pineapple lumps which was very kind of her. Then I had a muesli bar and we started to bike again.  

 

For the next part we went through fords that were really fun to cross even though there was not much water in the fords. We biked past this little place called ‘Travelers Rest’ which looked cool because it had a teepee and a little caravan.

 

Then finally we got to the cars where everyone had lunch. I sat in the horse float with Billie H, Indi, Wairini and Phoebe. Billie H was really nice and gave everyone in the horse float a lollipop. 

 

When we started to bike again there were lots of hills and flat bits on the track for the rest of the time I biked with Billie H. Then we got onto a track where there was water on each side. After we had been biking for a while we got to the dam where there were some ducks in there. Then we finally got to Kapitea Reservoir and then packed our bikes onto the trailer and then got in the van and drove back to school and as soon as we got out of the van the bell rang so we gotta go home.

 

I think that the ride was quite challenging but it had really nice views. I also thought it was really cool that most of the people got to finish the ride. I think that I would probably do it again but next time I would go on a few more smaller bike rides so that I would be fitter for the next time.  

 

By Summer

Explorers

 We are learning about explorers 

Mauria Te Pono

 

Wild Things

 

Lake Daniell Tramp Recount

                   Lake Daniell

On the 9th of September my class and I went tramping on a

spring tramp to Lake Daniell for our William Pike Challenge.

I travelled in the car with Wairini, Phoebe and my mum. 

Before we left we had to learn all about hypothermia so

that we were prepared for if anything happened because

we were going in the southern alps.

First we had to stop in Reefton to go to the toilets and

have a run around. Then we went through the Lewis Pass.

When we got there we each got a number. My number was 19.

When we started walking we crossed this creek called the Sluice

Box and the water was very turquoise. While we were walking there

were lots of trees and our surroundings all looked the same. 

As soon as we got to the lake it was very pretty and the water

was very still. I sat down and ate my lunch with Wairini. After

we ate our lunch I walked out on the jetty to have a closer

look at the lake. When I had finished looking at the lake I

went into the Manson Nicolls hut with Wairini and we wrote

our names on the big chalkboard. After that we went out

and took some photos of the hut and the lake. 

Then we started to walk back to the cars. On the way back

I walked with Olive, Indi and Phoebe and we had lots of fun,

taking photos and making each other laugh. 

While we were having a break I walked with Billie H, Billie W

and Wairini. Then we started to walk back someone started to

throw moss at us and so we threw it back which was not very

nice to the environment and also to the public. Since we did

that we had to stay at the back in front of Ms Kemp.

After that Ms Kemp decided to let us go up to the front with

Adrien. After we started to walk Adrien walked really fast so

I dropped back a bit and walked with Nevey and Billie W.

Next we got back to the cars Nathan and Charlie found this

rope swing in the bush that was tied to a tree. In that time

when it was my turn to go on the swing my foot got stuck so

Wairini and Billie W helped me get my foot out of the swing. 

While it was Tyler's turn he jumped off the rope and landed

in the creek on his feet and then he fell on his knees at that

moment he jumped out of the creek. In that timeFlynns turn

came, Wairini told him to put his feet in the swing but instead

he grabbed the rope and held onto it and at that moment Flynn

got dragged down to the bottom. 

I really enjoyed doing the Lake Daniell tramp with all of my friends.

I found it really fun being in the outdoors with my classmates.

I also really appreciated that heaps of parents helped transport

because without them we would not get to go. 

 

Forces and Motion

 

Balloon Cars

 

Conservation Week Poem

Te Moana

Down by the sea shore
The sapphire water sparkles as I walk towards it 
My legs lagging behind as I run through the sand 
The waves roar like a lion 
I get a bitter feeling as get near the water
Above my head I hear screeching seagulls 
The dolphins glide through the water 
Suddenly I get whiff of sea salt

Skiing DLO

Non-Fiction

Simple Machines

Simple Machines

This week we have been learning about Simple Machines. The six simple machines are screw, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, lever and pulley. I knew what they were but I didn't know how they worked. I found the simple machines really easy to learn. I found it really hard to talk about them and fill in the word search.

 

Non-Fiction School Journel

Fiction School Novel

Graphic Novel

Song Lyrics

Silent Reading

Simple Machines

This week we have been learning about simple machines. The six simple machines are Screw, Wedge, Pulley, Wheel And Axel, Inclined Planes and Lever

Week 2 Silent Reading

    Fiction - read a short novel. Write a paragraph about your favourite part.

1. The stone of fire (Geronimo Stilton)

My favourite part of the book was when they went in the
subwaysaurus which is a dinosaur that moves in an underground
riverbed and that is their subway.

Week 2 Silent Reading

Magazine - read at least three articles from within a magazine.
Write a paragraph about your thoughts about your favourite part.

1. NZ Kakapo
2. Bug Corner
3. Conservation Heroes My favourite article
4. was Kakapo because I found it really interesting
5. reading about the Kakapo. I was really surprised
6. when it said that a mother kakapo accidentally crushed
7. her egg and then the chick survived.

Week 1 Silent Reading

Picture Books: read at least three picture books from within the
classroom. Write a paragraph about  your favourite book.
Remember to include the storyline and the illustrations in your response.

• Remember that November
• Where the forest meets the sea
• The snow country prince

  My favourite picture book was The Snow Country Prince 

  because all of the drawings were really interesting.

Week 1 Silent Reading

Poems- read at least ten poems and Write a paragraph about your favourite one.

1. Same Old Mum 
2. Table Manners 
3. So Mad 
4. Tulip Sunday 
5. Disappear
6. Riding For Defeat 
7. Like A Bird In A Cage
8. Play On Words
9. Food Chain
10. My Sort Of Bike

My Favourite Poem=

Was table manners by Pauline Cartwright. 

I like that poem because of the language that was used like “sloshing”

Matariki

This is my Matariki star that I made 

Beach Cookout

Beach Cookout

Today on the 1st of July my class and I went down to the beach
by Watson’s Creek. There were 7 groups of mixed year seven
and year eights. In my group was Olive, Xavier and Emma but she
was sick on the day. Our adult was Tanya, Olive's mum. 

First we got tinder to start the fire then we got kindling wood to
put on the fire after all the tinder burnt out. After that we collected
fuel wood. Then my group and I decided that we were going to make
a cabin lodge fire so that we could put the pan on the fire and it would
be stable and not fall over. 

My group cooked bacon butties (bacon sandwiches) which was quite
easy to cook and banana split was a bit harder to make. I think the bacon
butties were the best because I love bacon.

My favourite bit of the trip was when we ate the bacon sandwiches and
also when we were making and lighting the fire. I also liked eating the
giant marshmallows that Donna bought for another group.

At the end we had to put out the fire with water from Watson’s Creek
and we also had to put sand on the fire to stop the embers from burning.
My group and I had to make several trips down to the creek to get water to
put the burning embers out and then we had to put sand over the fire and
embers so that it would smother the fire and stop it from burning.

I would definitely go down to Watson’s Creek and have another beach cookout
because it was lots of fun.

Hour of Code

Problem Solving

Te Reo Maori Work

Leadership Slideshow

SSR Record Of Reading

 

Life As A New Zealander Recording

WALT write within the genre of a fictional short story 

Criteria:

• 500-600 words
• Original and thoughtful response to the topic 
• A sense of time, place, and character 
• An understanding of the event described and its importance to the main character 
• The ability to engage the reader 
• Clarity, coherence(makes sense), and an effective use of language (eg simile,
• metaphor, alliteration…
• The work must be your own