How kiwi saved the forest

What is the name of the guardian of the birds?

Tane hokahoka

What is the name of the guardian of the trees?

Tane Mahuta

What was eating the trees to cause them to die?

The insects living on the floor

How did the guardians want the birds to save the trees?

They want the birds to hunt the insects and eat them

How did the guardians want the birds to save the trees?

Tui was afraid of the dark

Why didn’t the pūkeko want to live on the forest floor?

Because his feet would get wet and cold

Why did the kiwi agree to live on the forest floor? (pg 9)

Because loved the forest more than he loved flying in the sky

What did they say the kiwi needed to grow?

Strong sturdy legs

My kiwi art

The dirty problem

Strolling through the smelly park, I can see birds flying around the rubbish bins. After all, it was quiet but it was very dirty and smelly. 

As I kept walking the piles of rubbish kept on getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly there was a sound coming from back where I had been walking. It was like someone was nibbling something behind the humongous trash piles. A raccoon jumped up quickly, trying to hit me in the face. I quickly slid to the side and it fell on the floor and ran away. Phew! That was close, I almost got a raccoon scratch in the face. So as I dusted myself off  I ran down the road to see why it was so quiet. 


I knocked on people's doors with no answer. Since it was so quiet I decided to just pick a few bits of rubbish. I picked up about three of those disgusting bits of rubbish and stood those rubbish bins up. I then left for the day. 


The very next day I saw that the roads were very clean. I then saw people outside playing and they were also cleaning up their rubbish. That day I realised A lot of people were showing up to help to clean up the mess. I felt very happy that everyone decided to clean up for the good.

Te Reo Maori

Maori to English

Aporo - Apple

Kareti - Carrot

Rahopuru - Avocado

Kerepe - Grapes

Remana - Lemon

Parareka - Potato

Ropere - Strawberry

Aniana - Onion

ANZAC Day Recount

On ANZAC Day which was on 25th of April, my family and I played some games outside like hand ball and capture the ball/flag. That was pretty much it, but we had so much fun that we played all day. I was injured after playing a few games but I took care of it and kept on playing.

For handball we play mostly everyday but Saturday was all about capturing the flag. We played with our own rules that we had to follow. Having our own rules kind of makes it a little fun. 

We separated the back yard into two parts and made one square in each side for the other team to run in and get our ball and it was the first one to return the ball to their territory wins a point but to get a point you would have to catch the ball in the other teams territory and run in you part of the backyard without getting tagged from the other team.

What did you do on ANZAC Day?

By Melepalu.

Anzac day

On Anzac day which is the 25th of April my family and I had some games outside like hand ball and capture the ball/flag. That was pretty much it but we had so much fun that we played all day. I was injured after playing a few games but I took care of it and kept on playing.

For handball we play mostly everyday but today was all about capturing the flag. We played with our own rules that we had to follow. Having our own rules kind of makes it a little fun. 

We separated the back yard into two parts and made one square in each side for the other team to run in and get our ball and it was the first one to return the ball to their territory wins a point but to get a point you would have to catch the ball in the other teams territory and run in you part of the backyard without getting tagged from the other team.

Anzac poster

Kahoot!

             Tonight was Kahoot night. As you can see in the photo above, I won my very first Kahoot match against my siblings with my sister. Hope you enjoyed!

Lest we forget

       Granddad said there are two types of days - Write down what they are.

      Those we want to remember and those we want to forget

      What did Mum do on the boys first day of school?

    She polished his shoes until he can see his face on them

    What did the boys coach say about their soccer team?

         That they were a family

            How do YOU think the soldiers looked after each other when they were at war?

            They would carry each other or have leadership and encouragement.

            What did Mum burn in the kitchen to make the whole house smell like smoke?

            Stuff turkey

           Who made the ANZAC biscuits for the soldiers?

            Their family or friends

            How did the families find out if their sons, brothers or dads had been killed at war?

            People sent telegrams to their families

Dawn parade

What date do we celebrate ANZAC Day?

 25th of April

Their medals glinted under the streetlights”. What does the word       ‘glinted’ mean?                        
Glinted means shined or flash reflecting from something     

Leo gazed at the long lists of names…” What does the word ‘gazed’ mean?

Gazed means you are staring at something.

 Why do we wear poppies on ANZAC Day?

To remember those who died during WW1. Poppies grew on the battlefield where the soldiers died.

Why was the parade called the ‘Dawn parade?

Because people liked to meet at dawn also because that is when the soldiers landed at Gallipoli

Anzac poem

March,

Fallen,Pride

Courage,Battle,Peace

Wear poppies for soldiers

Love

Poppy Drawing

The Big Trouble

Thump! He slammed his enormous, grass covered foot into the middle of the road, sending dust to all directions. All the people in the village quickly came out of the dust and started coughing very loud, It was like being in a foggy snow place. The giant who looked very scared tried to apologize but all the people heard was mean yelling they grabbed their pitchforks and torches to fear the giant away “I'm just looking for my teddy”- before he could finish they tried to chuck their torches at him.

Stop said the giant but they did not they just yelled and pushed and shoved suddenly the giant couldn’t help it but to show his anger. He growled and then silently stopped. He then ran away with a BANG!!!!! and THUMP!!!!!, as he ran away the people continued to shout with anger.

In the forest panting and huffing the giant sat down crying and crying he thought that he could find his teddy but poor old giant walking in the forest for a second he wanted to just peacefully ask him for his teddy. He heard something jiggle from the tree he looked up and saw that his teddy was in the tree hooray “i found my teddy” said the giant he shook the tree and the teddy fell. He then was never to go back to the villagers so he stayed put and played in the forest.

Ring Ring!

What was making the ‘phit, phit’ sound?
                    It was a fantail



Where did Charlie wish he was?
Pipi bay camping grounds with his friends



Where were Charlie and his family staying?
                 Mr.Rose’s farm



What did Charlie and his dad make down by the river?
                     They made stick boats


What whooshed past them and cave mum a fright while they were at the river?       
The tui swooshed past them in the river



What was making the mobile phone sound?
       It was the tui’s making the sound



Why did the family decide to go back to Pipi Bay? (last page)
       Because they didn’t want to stay near the tui’s

Corona Rules

What am I up to?

1. What have you been doing at home for the last 2 weeks of lock down?

At home I have been doing my work given by school. I also have been having free time but it would be described as extra time, I have some time with my friends on computer and have time with my family as well.

2. How are you feeling? e.g. stressed because you can't leave the house, happy because you like being with your whanau.

I feel really calm during the lock down it turns out 

that the lock down isn't that stressful. When I am calm I can do my work in peace.

3. What do you miss the MOST since lock down has started

What I miss a lot is my friends because they ate really helpful when I needed them and very cheerful to me.

4. What has been your favourite game/activity you have been doing at home?

At home we have some games to play and outta all of the games I would pick uno and maybe five hundred the card game.

5. What is your favourite food you have been eating during lock down

I do like having ice cream when it's hot but when it's cold I like having beef noodles to warm up myself.