First world war Mascots

Real lived animals can be mascots.

Mascots represent something like a group or a team.

Some other animals went to war but didn’t go there to work.

Some people think that mascots brings you good luck.

Soldiers bought small donkeys as a mascot.

Some soldiers were overseas and they had mascots.

What I have learnt about Matariki stars.

What I Have Now Learnt About The Seven Matariki Stars

1. I now know that the Matariki stars are eyes of God.
2. Matariki stars are the brightest and biggest stars that you could ever see.
3. I think that there are more than seven Matariki stars.
4. For many Maori’s they  held the start of a new year.
5. Matariki rises at early june or late may.
6. In the 21st century observing Matariki has become popular again.

Maths learnt this year with Recognition

Cardboard boxes.

One morning Mrs Mellick came in with humongous boxes A-Z  after she had named the boxes she put it in order of alphabetical. Then we had to have a good guess of which one is the smallest to biggest boxes. Then we had groups of 3. My group had to solve out what is the Length, Width and the Depth.  I have learnt that estimating is a little bit fun. I have known that when we do estimating some people go for the one that looks like the biggest.

We have learnt to find the volume in which box is the biggest. A volume is the amount of spaces you have inside the boxes and you could find out how you could find which is the biggest.

Story Problem: Rapunzel

Story problem: Rapunzel

Once upon a time there was a girl named Rapunzel.

Every day she grows her hair 45cm per hour, before she dies.

At home she has 6 floors. Each of those floors has 4 packets of treats inside it.

How many packet of treats are there?

Jack & The Beanstalk.

I finished my work but it was a retelling story when I was supposed to write another point of view from the giant.

Jack & the Beanstalk:

I am the giant and I live up high in the beanstalk with my lovely wife. There was a little boy called Jack. He wanted to sell his cow. There was a man that had  5 bean seeds. The man said “If you grow them in the morning you will be able to climb the beanstalk”. There is a giant that lives there on top of the Beanstalk  with his wife. You would be able to see them, but be careful they’re huge and enormous.

So Jack climbed up the beanstalk and went inside and he saw the giant’s wife. The giant’s wife gave Jack some food and when her husband came in the kitchen, she shoved Jack into the oven. So the giant’s wife told the giant I brought you some cookies for your breakfast so the giant ate it.

Then came out Jack and went into the room and found some gold. He went in and looked at it for a while then he went and got some of the gold. He went back home to his mother and said mother I’ve found some gold from the giants room. Then he went back and he heard some humongous  footsteps. He went inside the oven and the giant’s wife said to the giant “I’ve brought you some milk and some biscuits”. Then he went and munched it up then went out Jack and hid inside the room.He heard some more big footsteps then he hid in the cupboard and the giant said “FE Fi Fo Thumb  I smell the blood of an englishman”. Then Jack was going to jump out of the oven. Suddenly the giant's wife said “wait here until the giants starts to snore”. He always snore after his breakfast. Then Jack went inside the room again and he saw lots and lots of bags full of gold. So he grabbed one of the bag’s and ran back down to the beanstalk to go back to his mum and said “mum mum I’ve got a big bag full of gold from the giants room. While Jack was explaining the giant was coming down with his lovely wife as well. Jack went and grabbed a knife to cut the beanstalk half way so that they can’t come down at us.

And they lived happily ever after.

Sleeping Beauty Narrative Writing.

Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen in a castle  and they had a beautiful baby girl named Sleeping Beauty. The king was so happy because he became a father, that he invited relatives, friends and 12 bright fairies. Though he had 13 he didn’t invite the 13th fairy because she was spiteful and cruel.

All the fairies made their wishes. Suddenly when the 11th fairy finished with her wish the 13th fairy appeared and she said “When the princess is 15 years old she will prick her finger on the spinning wheel and she will die.” But the 12th fairy said “No she won’t she will just fall asleep for 100 years.”

After a long time it was her 15th birthday. Everyone from the palace was invited including the 12 fairies but the 13th fairy wasn’t invited because she was very CRUEL!!  The 13th fairy came by and came with the spinning wheel and pricked Sleeping Beautie’s finger.It was not only her that went to sleep for 100 years, it was her whole family. Before she went to sleep she yelled out loud HELP!! so the prince came and kissed her so that she can come back alive and her family.

And they lived happily ever after.

This story is about a king, Queen, Prince, 13 fairies and also the new baby Cinderella.

My Mihi

In Room 15, we have been working on our Mihi. I have recorded my Mihi below using online voice recorder. I hope you enjoy my Mihi and I would love your feedback and comments please.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OsJTBmNiIIckVqcGxxYV95NGc/view?usp=sharing