Our Work

We have had a busy week with Matariki, here is some our writing...

Matariki

Matariki is about celebrating the Maori New Year and planting winter crops. It’s also about collecting kiamoana and getting soil ready. I also think it is about the seven stars as well because they tell you if it’s going to be a good year or if it’s good to go fishing. It’s also about giving and sharing kai and spending time with whanau.

For Matariki we have been putting some soil in our school garden because there wasn’t much of it in there. My class and Korimako are in charge of our school garden so we try to keep it nice and tidy. We’ve also been making a soup to share with our buddy class (well about three pots of soup!). We also had a Support Staff day too. We surprised them by giving them stars because it was Matariki.

Written by Mya Tohia

Matariki means Maori New Year. It also means giving and sharing. At nighttime you will see seven really bright stars in the sky. The seven stars means you will have a really good month, or year, it’s a good time to go fishing and grow your crops. Matariki is a good time to make kites and fly them.

For Matariki I would fly my kite only if it’s a windy day and at night time my family and I would have lots of sea food. At school we got some soil and put it in our garden.

Written by Ethan Storey

Come and read our poems that we wrote at the end of term one 2013. We are very clever don’t you think?

If…

If I were invisible I’d fly through the air,

I would come to school and sit on the teacher’s chair.

I would take all my brothers toys and hide them in the attic,

I would take my mum’s makeup and hide it in Toby’s jacket.

I would shave all my dog’s hair,

I would put a slimy frog in my brother’s ear.

At quarter to ten in the morning I would ring the home time bell,

I want to be invisible does anyone know the spell?

Written by Ella

If…

If I were invisible I’d eat all the biscuits in the tin,

I would get all the vegetables and throw them in the bin.

I would put all my mum’s makeup in the grey shed,

I would put slimy nail polish in my mum’s bed.

I would put all by brothers favourite toys in the bin,

I would put all my brothers favourite clothes in the tin.

I would put slimy fish in my dad’s hair,

I would hide my dad’s clothes that he loves to wear.

I would be so naughty that people would tell,

I want to be invisible does any know the spell?

Written by Zoe

We have been busy writing about how life would be if we were in charge of the school. Here are some examples...

Thursday 21 March 2013

If I Were in Charge of the School

Written by Liam Davis

If I were in charge of the school firstly, I would build a gym for boys only so we could do weights. Secondly, I would make class trips overseas to like, Italy, France and Slovenia instead of the other boring places like the ones that we go to. Of course we would get one lolly every time we be good but we would still be healthy. Actually I wouldn’t mind homework as it’s alright if it’s easy. We would have a spa at $1.00 each for 10 minutes. There would be a BMX / motor cross track for boys only so we don’t hear bla bla bla bla from the girls and so we have some peace. Everyone could bring a bike, scooter or a skateboard to school so we could go on the skate park. I would change the name ‘School’ to ‘Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz’ so little people can say the alphabet. Plus I would make the field big so I could make an athletics track and field so I could practice. If I was in charge…

If I Were in Charge of the School

Written by Daniel Swann

If I were in charge of the school I would make a few changes… hang on, make that a lot of changes! First I would make homework be watching television because kids might find the normal homework hard and boring plus you could learn something from doing it. Next I would make school trips more interesting by making them nature trips because kids might not like the other trips plus you’re outside and you still learn something. I would also change camps to be easier and make two every year because the kids might get hurt tramping and caving. I would give chocolates to anyone I spotted being good because kids work so hard and they don’t get a reward (sometimes). I would make it so teachers get $120 every two days because teachers don’t get nearly enough money as they need to spend it on food, kids clothes and nothing they like. The one thing I would have is police duty because I don’t want anyone to get hurt or damage things. So you see so far I think you might like my school. I have a little more to go so please don’t stop reading. Another thing I would add would be swings because it would stop kids from swinging on the poles. The one thing I would definitely do is no diving or bombing or splashing about in the pool because I would never want anyone to get hurt. I think if the school was changed to be like this everybody would LOVE coming. If I were in charge…

Camp Raglan February 2013

Yay, I am finally doing the flying fox. When I got in line my stomach was churning. I was feeling pretty nervous. The line shrunk then it was my go. I stepped up onto the platform slowly. I got strapped into the harness and I felt a little bit safer. I took a deep breath and let go, I flew through the air, I shut my eyes. When I got to the end I thought that it would be a big thud but it was just like a sling shot. I went flying back a little bit and it was exhilarating. I tried to pull the swing back up to the platform but I failed. Camp was the best, I loved it.

Written by Lucius Bate, Year 4

   

I went to the awesome Camp Raglan and I went on the flying fox. I was so excited my heart was going to explode. I felt nervous at the start but when I did it my heart popped because it was so awesome. A fast wind hit my eyes like a bolt. I hit a wood thing at the end and it sent me flying in the air like a jet. Then I went the other way but it went slower and I got off. Then I had to race a man up a long hill that was really grassy. I was winning at first but then he past me.

Written by Thomas Henson, Year 4

 

My favourite activity at Camp Raglan was making damper. When I was doing damper it was on the second day of camp. You would sit on a log and roast your damper on the fire. It was made from salt, flour and milk. The smoke would get in your eyes and you would move, it would get in you eyes again, it would follow you till you got round the whole circle. Believe it or not it started to rain. We ran under shelter and then we had to be brave and go back. My damper took the longest to cook. Finally it was ready and it was so nice, I had it with jam. Oh my gosh, I could not believe it, I made that. Anyway I advise you to go to Camp Raglan.

Written by Laura Kilbride, Year 4