Matariki Actvities

Acrostic Poem :

M - is for

Many stars sparkling in the sky.

A - is for

April, the stars of Matariki disappear in  late April.

T - is for

The stars appear again in the winter (in late May or early June).

A - is for

A new beginning, Matariki symbolizes a  new year, a new beginning.

R - is for

Ritual crops were planted during Matariki to please the gods Uenuku, Rongo & Whiro.

I - is for

In the months before Matariki, the Tui, Kereru & Kaka were plump and juicy from eating forest berries.

K - is for

Kites, Matariki is a time for making & flying kites.

I - is for

It is a time to make plans for the future, and to forgive and forget problems of the past.

My DLO:

I am David - Week 2

This is a Illustration inspired by the book I Am David. This picture  is about how David found a piece of print, which was in a different language. If you have a question about this picture, please comment down  

↓ in the comments.

Thanks x

The Escape : I am David

Our task was to Illustrate David Escaping. I chose to Illustrate

when David is looking for the bundle. I find this scene very interesting. I hope you like my picture, as much as I do.

Reading Activities : Week 5

Evidence:

The purpose of the author, was to retell or talk about

the events from the past. From this story, it’s about how a accident took place and the boy rescued the driver.

Vocabulary:

• Whooping
• Yelling
• Enormous
• Vanish
• Thrashed
• Slinging
• Dragging
• Bursting
• Stronger
• Hurt

Recount  Writing:

When: Then, Last Summer, something happened

Who: My cousin Jake

What: We watched the truck plement 20 metres into the river below
Where: The bridge was so old

How: Something was splitting and suddenly crack

Why: The bridge broke because it was old, and rusty.

Sentence Structure:

Simple - Jake did wrestling

Compound -He would try out new holds on my, even though he knew I didn’t like it

Complex -  Instead I grabbed the driver’s other arm, and together, we pulled him out into the river and thrashed towards the surface.

Simile and Metaphor:

Simile - No Similes

Metaphor - Slinging his beefy arms across my shoulders

Plan and Write a Recount:

Plan :

https://docs.google.com/a/saintpiusx.school.nz/drawings/d/1Cr3OmlSLd_LvfEIqBns6POUa8sFuWsCumvlbuo6P0AI/edit

Writing: https://docs.google.com/a/saintpiusx.school.nz/document/d/12pglHjO1WZSKSSSX5XE26fKo8pcbWGzIXppY2qmqM6Q/edit

5 Questions:

1. If people knew that the bridge was very old, and unstable. Why did they go across it??
2. Why didn’t the tractor go a little faster??
3. If the driver knew that the bridge was about to break, why did he stay in the car
4. Why didn’t the bridge break with the other trucks and tractors?
5. Why didn’t the driver think about taking small amounts of hay across the bridge

10 Words:

• Floundered
• Caved
• Glittering
• Creaking
• Whooping
• Hauled
• Thrashed
• Groaning
• Vanish
• Bursting

Reading Activity : On Frog Pond :-)

It's early morning on frog pond. As the sun rises, light sparkles on the pond . All sorts of pond animals are waking up.A busy day is beginning.     At the edge of the pond, a little green frog sits on a  in the water. He is hidden here among the  floating plants. He keeps very still and very quiet. His big, bulging eyes are watching. He's watching for dragonflies. He's watching for slugs and worms. He's looking for flies. This little frog is hungry for insects.     Someone else is hungry too. A dragonfly hums softly above the water. She is a fierce hunter,hungry for insects. She hovers near a clump of insects . She can fly in any direction, even backwards and  sideways. Like the frog, she has very big ears . Suddenly she spots a fly crawling up a tree. She swoops down like an arrow and grabs the  fly with her powerful front legs. Gripping it tightly , she munches away at it with her sharp teeth  parts.     The little frog has seen all this before . He turns very slightly. He's ready to pounce, But he keeps very still. He hopes that the insect will take off towards him when she's finished hunting. He hopes she won't notice him sitting still on the  green grass among the pondweed. Soon she flies away.

Personally I think that this activity was a tricky one.

All the words highlighted in Yellow is my answers.

If I get them wrong please comment down below and help me out!!!

Here is a new site I discovered:-)

(It tests you memory)

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country that is made up of two major islands called the North Island and the South Island.  It is situated in the South Pacific. The capital city is Wellington but the largest city is Auckland.

Most people in New Zealand speak English but the Maori language is also spoken there by about 4% of the population. After the Second World War, Maori were discouraged to speak their language but in 1987 their language was declared as official language too. Many places now have dual Maori and English names.

Maori were the first people who came to New Zealand from Polynesia. New Zealand was first discovered by Europeans in 1642 when Dutch sailor Abel Tasman arrived. He left New Zealand because several members of his crew were killed by Maoris. Then in 1769 English Captain James Cook arrived and mapped the land.

Queen Elizabeth II is officially Queen of New Zealand. She is represented in New Zealand by a Governor General. New Zealand is a country that has two official anthems: “God save the Queen” and “God defend New Zealand”.

In New Zealand there are many unique species of animals. Some of them cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The reason for this that New Zealand was cut off from the rest of the land on Earth for 80 million years.

The oldest living kind of reptile is the native New Zealand Tuatara. Tuataras can live up to 300 years. It is estimated that Tuataras can be traced back 190 million years to the Mesozoic era.

Another native bird of New Zealand (the Moa) was one of the largest birds in history – that was up to 3.6m tall and weighed about 300kg. They don´t live anymore because they were hunted by the Maoris.  New Zealand's national symbol is a nocturnal flightless bird that is called the kiwi. The weta is the largest and heaviest insect in the world.

The term ‘Kiwi’ is also used as a nickname for a New Zealander.

I Complete the table and talk about New Zealand

Location and geography: South Pacific	Largest city: Auckland
Capital city: Wellington	Languages: Maori English
History :  New Zealand was first found by Maori’s, New has a very strong history indeed. There was a treaty signed between Maori’s and European’s. First people: Maori’s First Europeans: Abel Tasman and Captin James Cook	Official head: Queen Elizabeth II / Prime Minister: John Key
National anthem: God Save the Queen, and God Defined New Zealand	Wildlife in New Zealand: Species and unique animals: Tuatara’s, Kiwi’s, and reptiles.
Nickname for New Zealanders: Kiwis

Hurricanes Thailand Reading Activity

WALT ask questions about what we are reading- before, after and during reading

You are going to read about a child who lives in THAILAND. Before you start, you will need to think of 5 questions you would like to ask about life in Brazil.

MY QUESTIONS BEFORE READING

How old is he

Does he have parents

Does he go to school

Does he have brothers or

Is rich or poor

Now click on the link and read about Phongpap who lives in Thailand.

A Kid's Life in Thailand

Next you will make notes about these headings in this table.

ABOUT THAILAND

Thailand is located in Asia. Thailand means the land of freedom. The capital of Thailand is Bangkok, it is also the largest city in Thailand.

SCHOOL

At school in Thailand they have school all year except for April and October. The children also go to school from Monday to Saturday. The children don’t go to school in April because it get’s really hot and in October there are lots of celebrations.

WEATHER

There are three seasons in Thailand and they are called wet, cool, hot. During the wet season from May to October they have Monsoons. Monsoons are big storms that bring rain. The cool season isn’t really cold. April is the hottest month.

COUNTRY

Most of the villagers who in Thailand live in houses that are on stilts. The houses are 7 to 10 feet above the land so that they flooded during the monsoons.

FOOD

Thai food very spicy. Thai people eat rice with every meal. Fried rice is very common

CLOTHES

In Thailand their clothes are mostly from the western. Thailand people don’t wear short shorts or sleeveless shirts. Except for the Monks. They wear orange cloth that is wrapped around their body. On special occasions people wear native cloths which are bright and colorful.

HOLIDAYS

Most of the holidays in Thailand center around buddhist and full moons or a seasonal change such as the end of a rainy season.The king and queens birthday is also national. The kings birthday is in December the 5th and the queens birthday is in August the 12th.

LANGUAGE

Thailand is one of the  hardest languages. It is very difficult. For example “cow” can mean rice, white, she, they, he and the number nine.

What are 5 questions you would like to ask now? What else would you like to find out?

QUESTIONS AFTER READING

How do Thai people celebrate special occasions.

Why does one word in Thai mean a whole lot of other meanings

How many disasters did Thailand have

Do Thai people travel alot

Do Thai people have as special occasion for Queen Elizabeth

Garfield Being Smart footprint

1) What part of Cybersmart is Garfield discussing?

Garfield was talking about leaving a smart footprint or being smart footprint to Nermo. ✔

2) What was Nermo excited about?
Nermo was excited about the latest comic book that was out. ✔

3) How did --- get in contact with Comic Cat12?
Maybe because Nermo putting on the internet his e-mail address and location. ✔

4) Explain why Nermo shouldn’t meet Comic Cat12?
Nermo shouldn’t meet Comic Cat 12 because they don’t know if Comic Cat 12 was a he or she, or if he/she was a kid or not. ✔

5) Why is it important that Nermo is careful about the information he puts online?
Nermo would never know one day there might be some random guy outside his house waiting for him. ✔

6) What does YAPPY stand for?
YAPPY stands for:
Y- Your Name✔
A- Address✔
P- Personal information (Password)
P- (Phone number)
Y-  Your email address (your plans)

The Lego Story

Lego Started a long time ago in Switzerland 1932 then it ended up in England. There was a wood maker named Oli and he owned a shop. Sadly he had to fire some of his workers, A few years later his wife die.

He first started to make wood toys, Then he thinked of some other toys that he could make. Oli had 4 sons to look after, Godfrey always helped his father after school with his business.

The name Lego was found on a truck while Oli waited for his delivery he tried to think of a better name for the workshop. When the truck was outside of the workshop, he finally saw that he could name his business Lego. One day while Oli was making a bunch of wooden toys a rich man was welcomed into the workshop. He wanted the toys to be sold at his shop.


Oli was given a piece of plastic that was invented, when he got into his car he asked his son Godfrey if they should buy the plastics. So that is how Lego Started. Even though times were rough Oli and his son still didn’t give up.

The Lego business is still going from 1932. My favourite part from this movie was when Oli’s son Godfrey  made the LEGO bricks come to life. I like this movie because it was really interesting to watch.