Miss T's Classroom.

Hi MB4
Australia is so hot.  I’m in Brisbane at the moment dad has bought a car and we are going to get it tomorrow,  from what I have heard it is a silver commodore.  We are driving up to Mckay on Wednsday or Thursday, and it takes about 2 days if we stop to stay at Agnes Waters.  Chelsea is having a wonderful time swimming and at the moment catching geckos is my hobby, but I have not had much luck.  My cuz Clare is going to Canberra the capital of Australia and is staying in a three and a half star hotel not at all  like our camp but I think ours is better I would like to know your opinions. I really miss you see you all in college unless I visit the school bye for now.

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I would really like it if you emailed me back.  Miss T will give it to you. Ask her.

Rough, blood thirsty, man eating cats well, that’s the impression.  As you read this you will discover the truth of the amazing life of lions.  Lions are the second biggest cat in the world after the Siberian tiger.  Lionesses do most of the hunting because the males have manes which makes them easier to spot.  The African name for lion is samba and lions can get up to 250 kg in weight.  Lions are mostly found in India or Africa.  A male lion’s roar can be heard 5 miles away, this is because they need to warn off other male lions that might challenge him, if you look hard enough you might see a male lion’s mane, this also is to warn off lions.  Lion cubs are cute little bundles of fun but you wouldn’t like one as a pet , cubs are always ambushing there mothers tails and biting their ears but that is the only way they can learn to hunt.  Mother lions hide their cubs and move them often which is hard when you have about five to move so hyenas can’t find them.  When cubs are two moths old they will be brought to the pride.  At the age of one lionesses will join the hunt,  lions leave their mothers at the age of three.  The lion is a symbol of power and strength,  lions are the only big cats with females that look different from males.  The male lion is much bigger than the female.  A male weighs about 400 pounds a lioness weighs about 275 pounds.  A male lion’s mane protects him in a fight and shows a lioness how healthy he is.  Lions are big which means big appetite, lions will bring down impalas wildebeest,  buffalo and sometimes even elephants.  Lions have a natural hatred for wild-dogs, not just your average hyena but an extremely  rare wild-dog, sometimes they will even track down a pack and make an attack.  So, after reading this do still think of the lion  as  rough, blood thirsty, man eating cats.  I think not

By Stella

Episode 15

 

Room MB4′s Podcast

 

Here is the Worker of the Week, posted a little later in the day than usual!

If you are a boy have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a girl?

And if you are a girl have you ever wondered what it would be like a boy? Stella and I have.  Our friend Tessa won some fake moustaches in the cool choice draw.  We wore them walking round the play ground, it was quite embarrassing!!

Stella was a mexican man and I was the french man.  It REALLY hurt when we took them off!!!  It kept our lips warm in the cold but it was very itchy.  That was the time Stella and I became men.  Special thanks to Tessa R for donating the moustaches.  P.S we DID NOT USE THE BOYS TOILETS!!!!!!!

Elephants are the biggest land animal. They have very thick skin to keep cool. Their trunk may have more than 40,000 muscles inside it. Males can grow up to 5 – 14 feet at the shoulders. Their staple diet is grasses, leaves, bark and roots. They also have been known to eat farmers crops.

Elephants love water and will stay in it until the matriach leads them out. Elephants make 5 types of noises, the grunt, bellow, whistle, trumpet and purr. Elephants live up to 70 years old and spend up to 16 hours a day eating. Elephants live in tight social units and have the biggest brains in the animal kingdom. They can walk 4 miles per hour. Elephants have small eyes and have poor sight, but a great sense of smell. Elephants are very good swimmers and can swim for long distances. Because elephants are a very large animal they need to eat a lot. Elephants can eat up to 495 pounds of food a day, that’s a lot.

Male elephants leave the herd at the age of 12 to 15, in the rainy season they find a mate. To win a mate, male elephants need big srong ivory tusks and will need to keep a close eye on the female to avoid other males mating with her again. The matriach is an old cow or female that leads the herd, she is often the wisest and knows the area well. Elephants are very clever, so clever they can feel water vibrations through the ground and can find it, dig it up and drink it. Elephants were not always elephants though, elephants evolved from mammoths, which means they have been around for millions of years, and I hope they will be around for many more.

Stella.

Since the middle of March people from our school and lots of other schools in Paraparaumu have been training for Mastermind.  Mastermind is when kids read books from the New Zealand children’s book awards and answer questons about them.  This may sound easy, but let me assure you it is not very easy at all.  In our team we have Kate, Braidey, Jorden, DJ and me with Jac as a back up.  Our first Mastermind test was on Tuesday and when we got through to the final with 43 points our heads almost popped off, we were dancing round the playground.  Sadly our senier team did not do so well, they came about fourth but they did their best.  Today is Friday, the day of the final Mastermind test and when we heard what we were up against we were not to sure, but we did not let ourselves lose hope.  What a shame we had very bad luck in the finals, turns out we came last. Stuck with 33, even lower than our first round, bummer, but every team got a prize so misfortune wasn’t so bad, we got a free pass to any movie, a ten dollar book voucher from Paper Plus and a pile of books for our school library.  We did lose, but it was a great experience and I’m doing it each year till we win first prize!   

By Stella

   I coud not believe it.  One minute I was in bed and then we were rushng out to the car,  and before I knew it we were at a waterfall.  My sister had the biggest grin you have ever seen.  That was when I got the message. 

Ever since I don’t know when I had always wanted to try jumping off the top of a water fall.  That was when I realised I was stinking hot.  I felt the water it was so warm it was hardly refreshing.  I jumped in , it was deep but I could touch the bottom.  I ducked my head under, then got out and climbed the rocks to the top of the waterfall.  I was excited but scared all the same.  Then I decided that standing there thinking about it wasn’t going to help so I took a deep breath and jumped off the edge. I closed my eyes and felt my self hit the water. I could not believe it, I’d done it!  I realised I’d  had fun and I did it again and again.  We stayed there all day.   And when we finally went home I fell into a deep sleep and dreamed about all that had happened. 

Hi I’m Stella, I’m 9 years old going on the tenth of  July.  I’m crazy about animals and saving the environment,  I also really enjoy reading and playing with boy toys such as lego and remote control cars.  I have 1 little sister called Chelsea and she is mad about ponies and she is a great swimmer, she must get it off mum.  My mum is running a marathon which is about 4 and a half hours non stop WOW.  My dad is a very clever man he can fix almost everything.  In my spare time I like to play netball and I do jazz dancing.   In the summer I play touch rugby.  In our house we have 6 goldfish, 1 very bad rabbit and 1 ginger cat.  My avatar is a little pig I chose this avatar because pigs are cute, intelligent and my favourite dinner is roast pork.  And that is all about me.  Bye. 

Chicken Feathers is about a boy named Josh who lived on a chicken farm.  Josh has a pet hen named Semolina.  Semolina can talk but will only talk to Josh, and when Josh tries to convince people to believe him they just think he’s telling stories.  One day Semolina starts to talk about a fox but when Josh tells his dad he does not believe him.  Suddenly Semolina goes missing, so Josh makes a seach party.  I really liked this story, it gave me a lot of feelings and really got my heart pumping, and I knew I’d love it right from the first page.

By Stella

Piano Rock is a 1950s childhood story.  Written by the award winning children’s author Gavin Bishop.  Piano rock is about  Gavin himself, who moved from Invercargill when he was three, and grew up in Kingston, by Lake Wakatipu. Full of ups and downs, cold winters and hot summers.  Doing all sorts of fun activities such as catching eels, building huts and riding to school on the next door neighbour horse, Chum.  Recommended for middle school children and over.  Over all comments, a marvellous story that gives every reader a tingling feeling inside, right from the first page.

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