This term our class has been working with Ms G. They have been learning to present orally their personal information which identifies their iwi, family origins and connections. They have been learning to do this in Maori, the language of our Maori people. So in the video you can listen to five of the students. Others will present their pepeha at another time.
Somes Island is in the middle of Wellington Harbour. It’s a scientific reserve free of predators of the birds and creatures living on the island. In the first world war it was home of prisoners of war (P.O.W) and an a.a gun.This island has many, about fifty trails and one leads to the old lighthouse. (Connor)
The Beehive is the popular name for the executive wing of the parliamentary complex, because of the buildings shape. This is where the prime minister adn the cabinet ministers have offices and where the cabinet meets. By Joseph.
Wellington Cable Car. You can find this on Lampton Quay. There are two, but they only use one track. They operate by making the track divide into two in the middle. The cable car is red. You can find it by looking for the pole with a cable car on it. At the top you can access the cable car shop and the beautiful Botanic Gardens. (Antonio)
The Botanical Garden was made in 1886. The Botanical Garden is a very nice place to walk and relax with the beautiful flowers. It is nice to have a picnic or walk your dog. You then take a tour with the cable car. By Beatrice and Amelia.
Te Papa is in Wellington. It is our national museum and you’ll find a lot about legends, history and animals. You can also see a 3D movie on an octapus. There is also a nice cafe to eat while watching the birds. Many of the exhibits are interactive. Its a great museum. By Britney.
Statue of Mary. The statue of Mary is on the top of the hill beside our school. People coming south down state highway 1 can see her as they come into the Kapiti Coast. She is 14 metres high and she was made in 1957. Her halo is made of metal and it lights up the night. Hanging from her arm is a rosary beads with a cross on it. (Breellen).
Lindale is a great activity centre on the way into Paraparaumu. It is just off state highway one. Lindale is a great place to take the family to, because its got a farm adn you can feed animals, there is a huge playground and a bunch of shops. Lindale would be a great place to visit. (Daniel M)
Kapiti Island. This island is just off our coast and it is a bird scantuary. It takes about 25 minutes by boat to get there. You need a special permit to go there and they only allow a certain number of people on there each day. You can see native bush and you can do the climb to the top or walk about. There are lots of native birds to see. Its a beautiful place.
Southwards Car museum has hundreds of cars, all of them olden day! there are quite a few olden day airaplanes too. it is very big. I reckon the Car museum is cool and I don’t like cars that much, so think how much somebody who does like cars would like it! By Monique
Nga Manu is a nature reserve that shows all our native Fauna and flora.( animals and plants )
They can show you areal live kiwi and tuatara. They even have over seven hundred plants. You can hold all sorts of stuff there, BBQ, Guided tours and even weddings! That is why you should viset Nga Manu.
Daniel’s Speech Listen in to Daniel’s Speech. Joseph and Daniel go up before the parents and judges on Thursday evening at 7pm. All the best boys, and congratulations on having been chosen for the evening.
Daniel has had two weeks as worker of the week and now he has made his choice as to who is to be the WOW for week one of the new term. I like the way Daniel makes his announcement, very fluent.
Every term we award two certificates for excellence. Last term it was Beatrice and Antonio. They have continued their excellence this term so well done to them. This term’s awards go to Daniel M and Breellen, who both work really well in class and on their homework. They are what I call self motivated learners. Congratulations to you both. I wonder who will join the excellence list for 2009 in Term 3? There will be no worker of the week for this week. Daniel and Breellen will share privileges in Week 1 of Term 3 and then Daniel will name the WOW for Week 1 in Term 3 at the end of that week.
I learned that it takes 10 tenths to make a whole and it takes 1000 thousandths to make a whole. Also I learned that it is best to use equal additions to find the answer to something like 12.78-3.89. For some it may seem hard but it’s actually quite easy. You take the last number in the question. In this case it’s 3.89, you add how much it takes to make 100, so in this case it’s 0.11. So 3.89+0.11=4. So you do the same with the other one. 12.78+0.11=12.89. So 12.89-4 =8.89. See it’s easy. Hey Antonio here is a question for you. What does 23.67-21.85 equal.
Gorl is the terrifing Guardian of the Topaz and the Lillies of Life in the Forests of Silence, a book from the Deltora Quest series. Gorl’s body faded away hundreds of years ago so all that’s left of him is his soul. Gorl is also a Knight. His armour is like a orangey goldy colour. Gorl lives in a sort of carvern thing, with vines for walls and tree branches for the roof. The Topaz is fixed to the hilt of his sword and the Lillies of Life are in the centre of the carvern. Gorl went to the the Forests of Silence with his 2 brothers in search of the Lillies of Life. But, Gorl wanted the Lillies of Life to himself. So he and brothers fought for them. Gorl ended up killing his brothers, but when Gorl was about to claim his prize the lillies enchanted him. So Gorl was bound to protect the Lillies of Life until they bloomed again. Gorl stayed there for hundreds of years and waited for them to bloom. But after hundreds of years some travllers came and killed Gorl. They were in search of the Topaz which was fixed to his sword. A tree branch fell on him which crushed him. But Gorl only just missed the moment he had been waiting for, about 5 minutes after we died the lillies bloomed. The travllers took the last of it and then they wilted. Read Deltora Quest for more information.
By Daniel M
Ols are horrible shapeshifters that came into the land of Deltora when the Shadow Lord invaded. There are three types of Ols. Grade 1 Ols can’t hold a form for that long and they show a mark so people can tell that they are Ols. Grade 2 Ols can hold a form for 3 days, but they are clever, they don’t have a mark so it’s hard to tell if it’s an Ol or not. Grade 3 Ols are really clever they can hold a form for as long as they like and you’d have no idea that it was an Ol or not. Grade 3 Ols can also take form of non living things. Ols are more common in the west of Deltora. When you kill them, they will turn into a puddle of white, bubbling water. Wherever they touch you the place where you are touched will go extremely cold. They mainly get you round the neck. A good way to help people recover is to make them eat Queen Bee Honey because it warms up the area where you got touched and it gives you strength. Trust me you wouldn’t want to be an Ol. Read Deltora Quest for more information.
Have you ever been lost before? Trust me, you don’t want to be, it’s HORRIFYING! I was lost once. (Well really it was twice) I was lost for 30 minutes. It first started when I was in the toy section, I wanted show my Mum something and THATS! when it happened. At first I felt OK, I started to walk around looking for her, but when I reached the CD and DVD section, that’s when I began to feel worried. Now I started jogging around, then I became terrified, I ran around desperately looking for her. Finally, just when I was about to give up she found me. I was relieved when I saw her. Now that’s why I always go looking for my Mum every 5 minutes in a shop.
Hi, my name is Daniel. I’m 9 years old. I enjoy playing on my Playstation2, reading books(Deltora Quest,Harry Potter and books about Knights and Castles)and playing rugby. My favorite rugby player is Daniel Carter. I picked a Knight for my avatar because I’ve just got in to Knights and Castles and I thought I might practice drawing one by doing a Knight for my avatar. I like Knights and Castles because I am reading a book series called Deltora Quest.
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