DEJA VU!

Today we played around with google forms to make a pick a path story. first we created a new form then we inserted an image and wrote a short story for our pick a path. After that we wrote down the options on what path to choose. then we created what the ending was and what the best ending was then we posted it on our blog

Alarm call

For this week we wrote about a picture of a green goblin thing and a cute white cat. First the teachers gathered us together to brainstorm some good describing words for the goblin and the cat. Then we wrote a hook for our story and we also write a paragraph. and lastly we wrote the other paragraph. here is my writing

Te Manu Tukutuku poem

Today we wrote a feelings/senses poem about our new school. It had to be four sentences long and involved feel, hear, see smell, touch and overall feelings. First we started by brainstorming all of the feeling words as a group. Then we were set off to start our poem. Here is what I wrote.

17/10/17 Tuesday

Te Manu Tukutuku poem

Hear, see, smell, touch

I feel speechless at how big the new school is.

I hear the sound of children getting excited over the new school.

I see new and updated furniture as I walk in.

I smell that new building smell.

I touch the soft carpet like walls as if they were sheep.

Overall I am overwhelmed at how the new school is so different.

ANZAC

A couple of mouths ago we have been learning about Anzac and why we remember The people who risk their lives for our freedom and our way of life.

We read stories like Silas the stretcher bearer,das piano,the Maori battalion and more.
We had a special visitor named Mavis who came in to the class room and talked about the war she talked about the soldiers penny. also known as the death plaque We watched some videos about the ottoman army or now called turkey and we watched about 5 videos.
some of the activity's are making a poppy and making a poppy mural,making ww1 dog tag,Anzac button necklace and a Anzac dawn parade timeline



                                             

That was summer poem

A couple of mounths ago in writing we wrote a summer poem that had lots of wow words, adjectives and similes in it. the process of this work was we brainstormed some wow words to help us when we wrote our story. then we started to write and once we finished we had to go back over the poem and put in more details.

Making a complex sentence

Today at literacy we learned about complex sentences. A complex sentence is two simple sentences joined together to make a bigger one but their is a thing called a conjunction that joined the two sentences together to make it a complex sentence. But you also need two verbs (doing word) in the two sentences here is the photo that I used for my complex sentences.

Recount writing

Last week For writing I wrote a Recount about my holiday. we were told to write a recount about our holiday but put in elaboration to our writing. First before we started writing we had to plan our writing. I wrote my story about Xbox and need for speed (bad idea) because i had to elaborate on so many things but I finished elaborating on what a Lamborghini is and what happens in a drag race.

(please beware some of my story might not make sense but please comment and give feedback so I can fix my writing :)

BROOM BROOM is all I heard from the Tv as I drove really fast on a Saturday. During the Holidays me, Logan and Sam Played Need for speed for fun, to race each other and catch up with each other.

On Saturday I logged onto my Xbox one. As soon as I logged in Sam T invited me to a party. After that he invited Logan N to the party, once we were all in the party we all went on need for speed. As soon as we got on  Logan and Sam joined my game and then we drove to a drag race to grind money. To grind money you repetitively do a race. What seemed like FOUR hours was actually finally over because once we finished grinding Logan had 176,000$ in game and I had 160,000$ so Logan bought a Lamborghini huracan. his car is a dark grape purple that looked really nice. I bought a Lamborghini murcielago. My car is yellow with an Enjuku racing sticker on the top of the window with a sticker that says “BYE!” on the back because it's fast. The only things I got on my Lamborghini was a spoiler and the rims.

Once I was finished personalizing my car I left the garage and then we looked at each others cars. Logan had gone with a dark purple, my car was yellow/orange and Sam's car was black. Then we had to grind some more money to max upgrade our cars so once I had maxed my car out it had 1,100HP (horse power) And a top speed of 225 Miles per hour. Then I decided to vs Sam in a drag race.

In the drag race the game makes you do a burnout with a tyre heat meter to show how much your tyres are heated. Once the time has finished counting down the game tells you to keep perfect rpm but if you don't your tyres will spin a lot on the launch.

The car has A pointy nose with vent holes carved into the front. The rear of the car has a carbon strip in between the lights and the lower part of the car is black with more vents for cooling the engine

I thought that my car was going to be faster but I was wrong because his lamborghini aventador beat me in the drag race but I knew I was faster and more skilled than Logan. After that I built a MONSTROUS toyota supra with 1000HP. The car is faster than the lamborghini murcilago (murcielago) which is crazy because A lamborghini is a sleek, fast power house and the supra… is just a generic car but it's the engine that stands out. Once I was finished maxing the car out the final hp rating was 1097hp. Then I added the final touch… the paint I put on a bounch (Bunch) of different languages words that mean good bye because the car was going to be fast. then I started to play forza horizon 3. Forza horizon 3 is a game for car guys.

Once the game finished loading I realized that a youtuber with 600 subscribers was online so I asked him to invite me to his game and then I joined, He and a bunch of

other people were playing around at the airport/dragstrip Because he doesn't do drifting or circuit racing so I had to build a drag car to compete with all the other people but I couldn't keep up because i don't tune drag cars I tune drift cars. After that I went onto online adventure. Online adventure is a series of four races. The goal in the four races is to get the most experience points to win the championship and get an amount of cash. When I joined the game makes you choose a car depending on the class that everyone has voted on. Once I got in I saw that everyone had voted D class which is the class for SLOW cars but… I thought I had a plan but my plan failed because I thought that taking a 400hp 1940 woody wagon with stock tires and three gears would have an unfair advantage but I had the disadvantage.  

Weather art

This term we have been learning about weather. In art I created a stormy night picture with lightning. First I started with my lightning we couldn't make it thick or strait and it was hard because I had to press so lightly that the brush would only skim across the page. Then I did the black cloud so all we did was dab the page with black so there was like a big black sun. Lastly I did the glue on the silhouette and we stuck it on the paper to the bottom of the page. Here is my finished product

Antarctica descripton

For literacy we have been learning about Antarctica. We were told to write about Antarctica so we had to find facts about Antarctica. We started learning about Antarctica when we went on a trip to the Antarctic center to learn about explorers the weather and the animals that live in Antarctica. Then we were asked to choose a topic between Animals, explorers and weather and climate. Once we had chosen our topic we were told to write a story about Antarctica before we start on our topic. Here is my writing

introduction	1of 7 contenents, desert
characteristics	Cold 25% bigger than europe 2x the size of  australia, covered by snow has land underneath, has 90% of worlds snow . 2500 meters (2.5 km) deep snow. hard to live. coldest place on earth. Surrounded by water. The south pole can be found there. Doubles the size because of sea ice White desert
evaluation	I think that antarctica is a place that you should visit some day

                                      Antarctica

Crisp,white and unwelcoming. Antarctica is considered a desert because it has no rain. It is also 1 of the 7 continents in the world.

Antarctica is 2 times the size of Australia and 25% bigger than Europe. It has some amazing landscape that will blow you away for example massive glaciers and crazy ice platforms that overhang the a white cloudland. Antarctica has an active volcano named Mount erebus, mount erebus first Formed in 1908 and the last eruption was in 2011. Mount erebus also had a plane crash in 1979. A DC-10 with 257 people on board crashed at mount erebus and killed all people on board. Antarctica has 90% of world snow which if you think about is really fascinating because that means that the rest of the world only has 10 percent of the world's fresh water. Antarctica also has 70% of the world's fresh water so If you melted the whole of antarctica the world would have more fre

Antarctica emperor penguin writing

this week we have been writing about Antarctic animals. we first started learning about Antarctica when we went to the antarctic center to learn about the history and what happened at Antarctica. we went around most of the place looking at facts about animals, explorers and the weather. my favorite part was the snow room.

introduction	Emperor penguin
Characteristics	Biggest penguin, weights 30kg/66lbs height-115cm/3.8ft, breeding season April, December, Emperors breed in the depths of winter, 595,000 Emperors in world, eats Fish krill and squid predators leopard seals and killer whales, Emperors can age to 20yrs old, Big white, yellow
evaluation	I think that the emperor penguin is cute because of it's size. It makes it look so soft and cuddly

Emperor penguin

Emperors penguins live in Antarctica. they are a bird.

Emperors can grow up to 20 years old which is really crazy. Emperors have white belly's with a little bit of yellow/orange fur on the top with black all around. Emperors weigh 30kg/66lbs. they are 115cm tall/3.8ft that makes the Emperor the tallest penguin alive.

Emperors breed in the middle of winter. they must keep their babies warm other wise they will die. they would be too cold to survive and to young because they would not know any survival skills.

Emperors eat fish, krill and squid. The baby penguins feed on krill and squid. The population of Emperors are roughly around 595,000 emperors in the world.

Personally Emperor penguins are my favorite because they are unique and cool because of their height and their size compared to a human.

School hiding spot

For the last week we have been writing about SHS hiding spots. In this task we had to plan of what our hiding looked like and then we took a photo of what our hiding spots looked like this is my writing. In the photo I am behind the container door

One fine day at school with kids playing ball tag and all of that and then all of a sudden a mysterious plane came out of nowhere With a big T on it, Cobi and I were confused but then we saw Lots of mexicans fell out of the plane and then we saw a orange figure hanging out of the plane. Cobi heard the orange figure say “haha mexicans I have put sleeping pills in your food NOW YOU ARE OUT OF AMERICA” and then he said Make america great again!. Me and Cobi were Confused but when I looked at the pile of mexicans they all had GUNS so me and Cobi ran to A place that I Know of by the middles syndicate. Once we were there I climbed onto the container door.

I was standing on the hinges when a portal appeared on the door, So I jumped in and Cobi followed. Now we were somewhere completely different to where we were Because we were in cuba and there were these two cars racing one was black and one was matte grey and the grey car had most of it's car parts missing. then we were teleported to somewhere else but this time Cobi was stuck in Cuba so I was alone in this military base with all of these weird things like grenade shape things, so i took them all and then I teleported back to the hiding spot. I ran to the field with all the angry mexicans and threw the device It blew up and a group of mexicans but then they magically disappeared into

wet and wild top team

                                                         wet and wild top team!!!!!!!

Today the seniors did top team in between morning tea and lunch on the field. we do top team to have fun.

First we got sorted into groups, In my group was Alex, Jasmine, Julia and Nyesha. next we played a game before we did top team, the game was that their was a hunter and the hunter has to find the the other people so its kind of like tag but with hide n seek in it. After that we had morning tea and after that we started top team.

the first activity was called burst pipe and in burst pipe three people are at a pipe and the people have to cover holes in the pipe so when the person with the water tips the water in the top of the pipe the others have to stop the water leaking out of the pipe. after that we did a balance bucket thing and we had to balance the bucket on a pole and maneuver around obstacle there was gutter ball where you had a golf ball and you had to roll it through the pipes to get to a bucket and there was map hop which you have to build the map of nz. then there was house of cards where you have to build a big tower and the convener belt  where you have to get inside a tarp and walk forward to the cone and back and the last one was ski thing where there are two skis and you have to walk to the end and back



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selling a stick

for the last week we have been working on trying to persuade someone to buy the stick.

Introduction Hook / questions Have you been looking for that ultimate prank object?do you just want that perfect friend?do you want that extra pop of uniqueness in your home/workspace? Well seek no more because I present you…   A    stick Introduce your stick  This is no ordinary stick this is a SUPER stick with 99% natural wood and 1% brain power It has feelings too. It know when it s about to snap because It will make crackling
	Elaborate, explain or give evidence
Main Point Paragraph 1 Real wood	This is not plastic 100% straight off a tree
Main Point Paragraph 2 It will stick with you	Will never leave you no matter what It will not to leaf you behind because it dont have any  legs
Main Point Paragraph 3 Help you	It could be a walking stick Or maybe the stick could be used for blind people
Conclusion So,consider buying this one of a kind stick because it could be the ultimate prank for christmas, it will stick with you and sometimes they can be very useful Reasons Elaboration Persuasive vocab

      A Fantas-stick friend

Have you been looking for that ultimate prank object? do you just want that perfect friend? do you want that extra pop of uniqueness in your home/workspace? Well seek no more because I present you…   A stick. This is no ordinary stick this is a SUPER stick with 99% natural wood and 1% brain power, it has feelings too. It lets you know when it needs water or food. It know when it´s about to snap because It will make a crackling sound. Those are only just some of the reasons.

Firstly, THIS IS NOT PLASTIC that's right it's totally wood and do you want to know how we make these sticks? Thats right we take old  branches  and we sand them down to the right size to sell to one LUCKY person. And do you want to know something else interesting? Well… these sticks are completely from trees. We don't make fakes we get them completely from trees like palm trees, fallen trees, unique trees and the list just goes on!

Secondly, It won't leave you behind. And what I mean by that is it will never leave you behind because it's not made to leaf you behind as they are especially built to stick with you. Also It just won't leaf you behind because it doesn't have LEGS because it doesn't come with body parts (body parts optional and could be purchased separately).

Lastly, it can help you in all ways for example it could be a walking stick for long bush walks or hiking. Or, it could be used for blind people that can't see, they can poke stuff  to see where they are going. It can be used as many other things but if I said all of it then it would take forever

In conclusion I believe that this unique, one of a kind stick is perfect for you, a friend or a family member so, what are you waiting for!? Get down to your local stick or nature store to get your special stick for all the right reasons!

perswasive writing

for the last couple of weeks we have been dong lots of persuasive writing here is one of many of them

 school uniforms are everything

Are you fatigued from washing clothes over and over and OVER again? Because I Believe that it's important that we have uniforms because everybody is the same and nobody is different, It feels good to show that you’re part of a particular school

and you won't ruin your clothes.

Firstly,everyone is the same when they wear uniforms and what I mean by that nobody would look different If we all wear the same thing. Another thing is that If you were wearing a different style of clothes like for example a style from the 80S other kids would bully a child that is different.

Secondly a child would feel good to represent their school and by that I mean they would be proud to be part of the school they go to and also if a child is wearing normal clothes some people might think that the child is not going to a school and others might call the police and the caregiver could go to jail.

And lastly you won't ruin other clothes and I mean that if you wore normal clothes to school you might rip them or get them dirty and then your mum or dad will have to do lots of washing and the other reason is that you  Will have more choice of clothes to wear over holidays or weekends.

  

persuasive writing

we have been working on persuasive writing for the last two weeks step by step we learnt about it and then in the second week we started writing it and this is the final product

Collaborative Success Criteria

• The correct structure of a persuasive text including an introduction, with a hook and your opinion, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion.
• Persuasive vocabulary and phrases that convince people
• The reasons why with supporting ideas

A purr-fect friend for Ms McLeod

No pun intended

Did you know that a cat has a smooth,soothing purr,so I think ms Mcleod should buy a cat because they are cute and cuddly,cheaper than a dog and if you own a cat you have a 40% less chance of dying of a heart attack

Firstly, I think ms Mcleod should buy a cat because they are soft and furry. Also they comfort you by rubbing their head on your leg. Also It can help you relax and sleep but the best thing is got to be their faces because they are so cute especially If their face looks angry It makes them look so cute.

Another reason is that a cat is more cheaper than a dog and what I mean by that is a cat needs less attention because it doesn't need lots of toys because a dog likes attention,For example when you leave your house a dog will start howling and barking but a cat will just be like eh whatever and wander around the house all day.

Finally I think ms Mcleod should get a cat because for some weird reason if you have never owned a cat before you have a 40% more chance of dying of a heart attack now… It may sound peculiar but a cat can ease the pain when you have a heart attack,also scientist have talked about the myth and is believed to be REAL.

In conclusion I think Miss Mcleod should get a cat, because the are amazing cuddly animals that need less attention and can lower the chance of dying of a heart attack. So stop what you are doing! And hit up your local pet store to get you Purr-fect purring friend so please consider buying one of these furry animals for only a few dollars.

Star Explosion Writing

STAR EXPLOSION


For the last few weeks we have been doing learning how to write paragraphs in our writing and making them more descriptive.

Star Explosion

When a star is going to explode it means it's the end of the star's life. Then it begins its process of the explosion. It happens in four parts.

At first it doesn't look like a explosion but inside is a boiling fuse ready to explode. It swaps color between yellow,orange and red that means that it’s ready to explode. I think that it does this so that more stars can fit in and shine bright. This makes me wonder. what aliens think they are?

Then  the red starts to fade away and then the orange gets darker. then the flame starts to bubble outside of the circle. that means that inside the star it is expanding and trying to push out. And then all of a sudden yellow blobs of fire emerge from the star. This makes me wonder,What does a star explosion look like from earth?

The yellow spots turn into a blue flame. Wow!!! a big flash just like a camera.This  means it's blowing up. When the flash goes away the star is now and blue that is the hottest flame. this makes me wonder how long do stars live?

Now the star is blue that means it is very hot!. and then all of a sudden the blue star starts to expand and get bigger. it has 3 colors they are,a dark blue,a neon blue and a whitish color. The star is as bright as the night sky. This makes me wonder how hot is it?.