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Friday, June 28, 2013

Marama's Dog.


Marama’s Dog - Pt 1, No 1, 2009


1. Find the meanings of these words from the story.
Breed - To keep animals or plants so that you can produce more of them and control their quality. ✔
mongrel - A dog of mixed breed. ✔
bitzer - A sort of dog that you can not tell what it is. ✔

2. Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.


a) Why do they call Muri a bitzer? Muri was black and white and they could not tell what kind of dog it was.
b) What makes Muri special? What makes Muri special is that he carried Marama out of the beach when she was two years old when she was drowning.
c) Who helped Marama feel better about her dog? Marama dad made her feel better by telling her the story about when Muri pulled her out of the water.
d) Explain why you think the other children didn’t think Marama’s dog was special? Marama said that Muri could do stuff but the other students in their class had dogs that could do the stuff that Muri done.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Teddy Bear Description.

 

I am going to write a description about a Teddy Bear called Fuzzy.


Fuzzy is brown and he is very soft and fluffy and he is short but he is adorable too. Also he has a round nose just like a cute little puppy dog.
My friend Fuzzy is lazy, he does nothing because he is a toy just sitting there wearing a colorful bow tie but he is still kind of playful.
My sleeping friend Fuzzy is sort of like a baby, he is kind, he would like to sleep under a blanket with you, you would like it because he is very fluffy.
My best friend Fuzzy likes to act like a baby. He also likes to play with you but what he likes the most is to eat chocolate. What he doesn't like are dogs, dinosaurs, elephants, and pigs because he would definitely not want  to get eaten by them or by any other animal.
What makes my best friend Fuzzy special is that he has big fat fluffy ears and he is not like any other bear because he has something that other bears do not have. He is mine.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Cookie protector.

Yesterday in Inquiry we used equipment to make a construction of a cookie to protect the cookie from the cookie monster. The equipment we used was cellotape a piece of string that was 2 metres long and we used a big paper that was called A3 and we used siccors also we used straw. My partner  was Patrick it was really fun working together building our construction.    

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Pool Description


A few weeks ago we had our pool arrive but for the first few day we could not swim.

Our pool looks so spotless that we could see through it like we can see through wind. Sometimes our pool is as warm as a spa but sometimes the pool is cold like the beach. Sometimes the water is as calm as a mirror.  
When we have fun in the pool it is so loud and when you talk it really does echo. Sometimes the pool smells strong because it has chemicals in it. Our pool can be found in the court inside a tent which is call Marquee. We got the pool because we need to swim inside it and for some of us to learn how to swim.

What makes our pool special is that we only get it for quarter of the year. I can’t wait for it to come again next year.

A Covenant

A Covenant is a sacred serious agreement promise between God and Gods people.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Marama's Dog

Marama’s Dog - Pt 1, No 1, 2009


1. Find the meanings of these words from the story.
Breed - To keep animals or plants so that you can produce more of them and control their quality. ✔
mongrel - A dog of mixed breed. ✔
bitzer - A sort of dog that you can not tell what it is. ✔

2. Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.

a) Why do they call Muri a bitzer? Muri was black and white and they could not tell what kind of dog it was.
b) What makes Muri special? What makes Muri special is that he carried Marama out of the beach when she was two years old when she was drowning.
c) Who helped Marama feel better about her dog? Marama dad made her feel better by telling her the story about when Muri pulled her out of the water.
d) Explain why you think the other children didn’t think Marama’s dog was special? Marama said that Muri could do stuff but the other students in their class had dogs that could do the stuff that Muri done.

Monday, June 17, 2013

A Name that Tells a Story

A Name that Tells a Story - Pt 2, No 3, 2007


1. Find the meanings of these words from the story.
loop - It means a curve or circle.
persuade - To make someone so something be telling the reasons why they should do it.
desperate - If you are desperate you will do anything to change your situation.
current -The movement of water in a river or an ocean.
lifeless - It means something is just there, but it not doing anything.

2. Draw the incident that happened at the river.
3. Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.
a) Where were the boys playing? The boys were playing next to the Poroporo River looped around their house.
b) Why do you think the boys pushed Te Whanaupani into the water? The boys pushed Te Whanaupani because he was going to tell his mum on them.
c) What happened to Te Whanaupani? Te Whanaupani went to the hospital because he swallowed too much water.
d) Why was Haumu giving her mokopuna to Mama? Haumu gave her baby to Mama because what happened to Whanaupani and she wanted to replace the child that they lost.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Swimming Lessons

Two weeks ago we had our new Swimming pool arrive. For the first two days of swimming we did not go because there was something broken, so after that we got to swim. Our Teacher divided us into two groups, the groups were called group one and group two. I was in group one which most of the boys, group two had most of the girls. Our group was the group that always went swimming first.

We got changed into our swimming togs and we went over to the pool. We got there and we opened the gate and hung up our towels beside us on the gate. We got in, it was very warm and that was when I put on my goggles. We had to split up, one bunch of us went on to the other side in a corner and the other group were on the other side. We had to listen to the instructor or we would be kicked out. It was so exciting that the instructor had to tell us to quiet down so we did. The instructor’s name was Jillian and our other instructor was called Kevin.

We started off with simple lessons, we were practicing all kinds of stuff like how to glide. In order to glide you have to stretch out your arms up high behind your ears and you have to push off the side with your legs but you do not kick. We also learned how to float on our backs, but our belly button had to be up like a banana.

After our lessons we  got to have races. We had to get into groups of 3, I was with Patrick and Christopher. Jillian gave us numbers because when she called our number we had to race each other. She called another team then she called us. We all took off together and I ended up coming first, followed by Patrick and Christopher last. Finally we got to have free time at the end. Once we finished free time we had to get out because it was time for group two to have a turn.

My favourite part of being in the swimming pool was having free time because we got to do whatever we liked but we weren't allowed to do silly stuff.