Class trip Waitangi

Class Trip

 On a wonderful Wednesday, we had our school trip.  We were going to Waitangi. When I arrived at school Whaea Jorja was writing names on the board about what cars we were in.  I was in Gene's car with Daetyn, Zoe, and Connor.  It was a blast! When we arrived, we ate our morning tea on the grass. 

After that, our leader - Whaea Imogen-  came to give us stickers. Also,  she explained what we were going to do. Further more, we walked to the museum and put our bags in a bag cage. Then we got our first question which was:  
How many years has it been since New Zealand had people living here?
1.  3 million Yrs
2.  1 million Yr
3. 8 million Yrs

 (We got in our car groups  to work it out.)

We kept on walking and saw Captain Cook and he was the first European in New Zealand. He was from France and other people came from over seas to explore our country.

At 12.00 pm, we split us up into groups. Whaea Sharee took a group and showed them the marae. She explained about this carving. It was brown and smooth like chocolate. Its name was Hine- Amaru and she was a Mum who gave birth from her armpit. Meanwhile, Whaea Imogen was drawing signs about what you like. 

Finally, we went to go and see the waka called Ngatokimatawhaorua. It was as big as cow.After that, we went the cars and drove back to school. 

 

     

31st Saturday Oct

Today it was the first swim of the year. I completed 4 IMS. ( 4 sets of 4) that consisted of: 

1st length of butterfly 

2nd length of back stroke

3rd length of breast stroke 

4th length of freestyle 

4 times ( 16 lengths) 

1st  set: 2.05 mins

2nd set: 2.07 mins

3rd set: 2.05 mins

4th set: 2.03 mins

It wasn't cold at all, but Alec took a while to get in. 

Click here: 1st swim

Media Post

 On cloudy Tuesday, Donna came to teach use about Media. Media is words and Information. For example....  Billboards, newspaper, advertisement, signs and posters. 

Voyage of Exploration - reading response

 WALT: make multi choice question:

What does a wire weed mean? 

1)  Is it spaghetti 

2) Is it a a weed that fish sleep in

3) Is it a plant that lives in your garden

Healing Honey - reading response

 1) What did professor Molan invent? 

A honey dressing. 

2) List 3 things that the Maori used Manuka wood for.....

building paddles, bird spears, and frighting sticks. 

3) Why is honey a good Medicine?

It helps sores, scratches,cuts and scrapes. Also, it is very natural.

Also we made tee- tree tea. We had to soak the Maunka 10 minutes. After that,we took all the leaves of the stems.  Then we left it soak in hot boiling water for another 10 minutes. Further more we added the honey, and pour it into cups. 

My Holiday recount 13-10-2020 Tuesday

 On Thursday 1st of October, we started to drive down to Whitianga. It was a 7 hour drive in the car. Me and Alec listen to Matilda in the car. Alec was as sad as a baby bunny because he didn't get a hot chocolate. 

When we got there Kate ( My Mum's friend) was working. So we quietly brought our suitcases, bags, bikes,and cool bag. After Kate finished her work, Me and Alec went  fishing and swimming. Then Daryl arrived home ( Kate's boyfriend). For we had nachos. I helped Kate make them. While Alec played with Jasper ( cat). They were very spicy. So me and Alec had to keep drinking water. So we were being rude. Then we got all cosy and went to bed. Good nigh. 

My Holiday: Hot Water beach Monday 5th October Part 4

Kia ora, another flaming hot day in Whitianga. We decided to head to hot water beach. Armed with two spades, we headed toward the crowd. It was chockablock. We started digging, but the water in the hole was still cold. We tried different places. Eventually, a group of people left a pool, so we jumped in it. It was very hot like a kettle. After that, we asked this man who was digging forever if he wanted the pool. Then we went into the cold sea. 

Further more, we went to go and get  ice creams. I got an apple crumble, Alec got cookies and cream also Mum got chocolate caramel. Finally , we went back to Kate and Daryl's house for dinner. 

It was an awesome day, I really enjoyed going swimming and getting ice creams.    

                                                                                                    

My Holiday: Roast Sunday 4th October Part 3

 At 3.00 pm, me and Kate cut and peeled all the veggies such as potatoes, carrots, and broccoli. After that, we rode our bikes to the pub to get drinks. Later that afternoon, we rode back on our bikes and peeled the parsnips and cut them in long strips. One of Daryl's tricks is to flour the potatoes to make them extra crunchy . They looked like ice on a castle.  Then we put all the veggies and meat in the oven. When we had dinner, it was delicious.  I really enjoyed the roasted parsnips and lamb.

After we ate dinner, we watched the movie "Rango". It was about a lost lizard and water shortage. We watched half of the movie and ate my leftover birthday cake.  

It was another great day in Whitianga!  

 

My Holiday: New Chums beach 2nd Friday October Part1

 During the holidays, we drove down to Whitianga. We went to stay at our friends house called Kate and Daryl.  It took us 7 hours to make it to Whitianga. When we were in the car, we listened to Roald Dahl- "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

The next day, we went to New Chums beach. It was very cool because we climbed over rocks. Also, my Dad went for a swim in the freezing cold water. I think it was as cold as a frozen iceberg. 

Here is a video and a photo:

This rock is called seal rock. 

Holiday Sentences

Simple Sentences about driving down to Whitianga:

We left our house at 8.30am.

We were in the car for 7 hours.   

We stopped at Thames to collect  some food for sandwiches.

W-start , beginning with While 

While Alec played prodigy, Georgie watched YouTube. 

While  Alec is fishing, Georgie doing her sentences.

While Alec fished, Georgie swam in the water.

-Ing start:

Jumping off the jetty , Alec fell in.

Running around the block, Kate feel over.

Fishing  on the jetty, Alec caught a fish. 

2 sentences of your choice:

Tomorrow is my birthday.

Sadly, the chicken's can't come to Whitianga