The Land Of New Zealand

The Land Of New Zealand

Today we have been told that we had to investigate top 3 of our favourite facts about New Zealand. 


Fact 1: When people know that the name of New Zealand in Maori is Aotearoa. The meaning of it is the land of the long white cloud.

Fact 2: When they call it kiwi they think about the fruit but it is not it is the flightless bird. 

Fact 3: In Gisborne it is the first city that you can see the sunrise.

Reindeer Word Search

This week we were writing on a word search paper about Santa's Reindeer's. I found it interesting because when I was trying to find it I struggled.

Here is an example of my writing about the Reindeer Word Search word search.

Reindeer Word Search Today we were writing a word search about Santa's reindeer's. How I found the words was that I looked below at the names of them and I tried to find them on the word search. Some of the names I haven’t heard before but I never gave up and kept hunting for it. Just like how Mia and Flynn were looking for the queen of Egypt which is queen Hatsheput. Some of the words were tricky because they were written upside down. Also we we saw it side to side and all the words were MIXED UP!. I found the small letter ones first because it was more easier to find. But the big letter like reindeer was hard to search for.

Summer Learning Journey Practice About Maui

Summer Learning Journey Practice About Maui

For the past few days this week we have been reading a legend Maori story, about when Maui caught the giant fish witch is the NORTH ISLAND!, and his ancestor Muriranga
whenua gave him a magic hook to catch it. His brothers didn’t want him  to go because they were going to catch heaps of fish, and there will be no more space for the mighty maui. Also they called him SKINNY!. So Maui thinked of a plan that he will sneak in the boat. So then they went on the boat and when they were out in the sea something happened……out came MAUI!. When they tried to get a fish they didn't get one. So maui got his hook punched his nose so the blood can go on it. So he waved it in the air and it went in the water and he caught the north island. I found it interesting how there are other stories like maui. It was like when Maui caught the sun and it was like this one but it was the north island.

How To Get Ready for Christmas Eve

This week we have been writing a procedural. It is about when you tell someone what to do. I found it interesting how we could use bossy words like do and put and other things.

Here is an example of my procedural.

How To Get Ready for Christmas Eve

What to Do: Make cookies and milk for santa and carrots for the reindeers. Family feast

You need: Christmas tree and presents also lights. Decoration,candy cane,and the star at the top. 

1: I will make sure that I will get ready for christmas eve.

2: Check if your christmas tree is stacked propoley.

3: After you do your christmas tree you can put some lights.

4: Then you can put some decorations like candy canes.

5: Put a shiny star on top of you fabulous christmas tree.

6: Make sure your cookies are not burnt because santa will HATE! them.

7: Make sure when you give milk to santa it doesn’t have to be EXPIRED!.

 8: put presents under the tree

9: open the presents that belong to you.

10: When you put the ham in the oven don’t make it burn or smoke.

11: When you cook the food it could be delicious.

12: After you have ate the family feast you can then eat some fancy cake. 

The Starving Reindeer

This week we have writing a persuasion. It is when you change peoples minds. It was about why does reindeer's need food. I found it interesting because last week our teacher showed us a video about it.

Here is an example about my persuasion.


          The Starving Reindeer

I believe Reindeers need food because they carry father christmas a lot.

First reason is that the reindeers do hard work too much because, they keep on flying around at night and they need food to make them powered up. When they go to houses they have to carry heaps of presents and that will make there back hurt. Reindeers should deserve food because they carry Father christmas too much.

Second reason is that when reindeers move around like a bird, but more bigger  sometimes they get hungry and they run out  of ENERGY!. So they need lots of yummy  carrots. When They stop at a house they rest  for a little while, then santa comes and then  porely fly away. 


Third reason is that when santa goes to  houses he eats too much COOKIES AND MILK, and the reindeers just ge nothing but wind. Then when they fly they nearly fall down because this time santa ate even more. Then they go around without stopping.

Interviewing Santa

This week our teacher showed us a video about Santa. After she showed it we had to go on our Chromebook and then type in flip grid so we could ask questions and it was just like a interview. But next I should look at the person that I am talking to. Here is an example of my flip-grid about interviewing Santa.