Choose your tree, or plant, or fern  (Flora) that grows at Paparore School.

1. What is the meaning for the words Flora and Fauna?

Flora is the plant life and fauna is the animal life.

2. Where did your flora originate from?

Bracken fern is native to Australia.  But in NZ it grows in forest areas and gardens.

      3. What is your flora used for? 

Soap and glass making, as a fertiliser, and as a compost.

4. Does your plant grow anywhere else in NZ?

My plant grows all over NZ in forests and gardens.

5. Does your plant grow anywhere else in the world?

My fern grows all over NSW, NZ and Australia in forests.

6.Describe your plants features - leaf, bark, flower’s - ½ paragraphs

Bracken fern is usually green but can be found brown.  It can be used for a lot of different activities and uses but it is considered a pest.  My plant grows in gardens, forests and shady areas.

It can be used as a bedding and a shelter if you collect enough of it.

           7.What is the botanical name of your plant

Pteridium is the scientific name for my plant

8.Insert a photo of you and your plant.

Maths

 

Fractions

 

I've got something to say

    The Farm

The farm was usual enough

It had bamboo lanes that bordered our paddocks 

Cattle that grazed down our paddocks and old                                                                           broken fences that always fell over.  It even had a tree hut.

My brothers and I did what kids do -

Lounged around in the tree house,

Rode maverick and Kenny around their paddock, racing each other,

Pushed the cows around their paddock,

Had mud baths in the muddy paddocks,

Rolled around in the tickly hay

And played hide ‘n’ seek in the long wavy grass.

Doing nothing important.  Grace

                              

  The Playground

 The playground was usual enough                      

 It had monkey bars of all different shapes and sizes,

Slides that twist and turn , ladders that lead up to the highest platforms.  It even had a sensory garden.

 My friends and I did what girls do-

Chased each other around the garden, 

talked about random things, 

laughed at funny sayings , 

Played busted on high platforms and monkey bars ,

Talked about important matters ,

Swinged on the monkey bars.

Doing nothing important.

Haka

30/9/21

Haka

Back when Maori ruled the land there was a chief named Te Rauparaha, 

The chief of a tribe named Ngati Toa.  He was a wonderful warrior and he was feared by many other chiefs.  He was fierce,brave,smart and strong.  But Te Rauparaha had a problem: many chiefs were after him! 

So he went off in search of new warriors.  While he was searching he learned that his enemy tribe’s were tracking him.  While he was visiting a tribe their leader told him to go to Lake Rotoaira.  

Te Rauparaha travelled to Lake Rotoaira and asked to see their chief Te Wharerangi and ask for protection. 

Te Wharerangi agreed and told Te Rauparaha to hide in the POTATO PIT!

Te Rauparaha agreed because his enemies would never suspect him to hide in the potato pit.  So he climbed down the stairs and the inhabitants of the tribe covered the entrance with stones.  After they had filled in the entrance they placed a powerful wahine in front of the entrance and waited.

 

Inside the pit it was dark and musty.  Te Rauparaha listened as his enemy's footsteps grew closer and closer and closer.  He muttered “Will I die? Will I live? Over and over again.  When his enemy's footsteps went away he started to feel around for the steps.  When he found them he started to ascend them murmuring “Onward, onward.”  When he reached the top he leapt out of the potato pit crying “The sun is bright and I live.”

He travelled back to his tribe and retold his story to his people.  From setting off to hiding in the potato pit to emerging. 

And that same story has been passed down generations to children to us.

                                     

                                                      Whiti te ra!

 

 

Narative writing

 Monday 27 September 2021

Title:The worst hide ‘n’ seekers

WALT: Add descriptive features to my Narrative

Once upon a time on a tropical island filled with native plants in the middle of the south sea there lived: Galena, a time traveller that would refuse to wear normal clothes and her blonde hair reached her belly button and whose personality was very explosive.  Flashter is a cheetah who’s golden colored fur is speckled with black dots as well as a few white ones and a very sensitive personality.  The last inhabitant was a kitten named Charlie. He was a tabby whose pattern looked like a tigers and had the cheekiest personality out of all of them.  That day they decided to play hide ‘n’ seek.  Unfortunately the hide ‘n’ seek game was about to go downhill and not in a good way…

Problem: Charlie's lost!!!

As Charlie was thought of as the worst hider but the best seeker, all three of them decided that Charlie should hide first.  Galena was going to help Charlie hide and then stay in one spot.  So Flashter went off and started counting he had no idea that Charlie would get the better of him this time.  As soon as Flashter had gone, Charlie asked “Can I please hide in your pocket?”  Galena who had been wondering which stupid place Charlie was going to hide in was cuaght by surprise and answered  “Sure but don’t you think it’s cheating a little?  But if you really want to though, I guess you can.”  So when the Flashter finished counting he couldn’t figure out where Charlie was hiding. He checked in the bushes on top of the roof of their house and every other place he could think of.  So of course when Flashter couldn’t find Charlie anywhere, he thought that Charlie had run away! 

Solution: I’m over here! 

Soon Charlie asked How Flashter hadn’t found him yet and Galena explained that his hiding place was so good Flashter couldn’t find him she also suggested that he yelled out I’m over here.  Charlie thought that this was a great idea and immediately yelled out that he was hiding somewhere on or near Galena.  Flashter came over and found Charlie in Galenas pocket and he bursted out laughing.  He couldn’t believe that he hadn’t thought of that.  Galena was also laughing because Flashters laughing sounded like an elephant laughing.  Charlie had fallen out of Galena’s pocket, he was laughing so much! 

Five days later they were still laughing and all of them were rolling around on the ground.  Overall I reckon that they had a wonderful hide ‘n’ seek game.  I do hope that they stop laughing soon though don’t you? 😆😅

Self Assessment

Today I improved my writing by:

• Using persuasive language

• Described my characters in better language 

• Spelled all of my words correctly

To improve my writing I must:

• Write within the time limit

• Not get so distracted 

• Not go over the limit for speech conversations

Spelling 2

Spelling, Week 10, Term 3, 2021
Monday	Monday	Tuesday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Wednesday
Spelling List words	Alphabetical order	Alphabetical order list words	Syllables	Alphabetical order	Guide words
observe  campaign  circular extraordinary  descend  introduction navigate  intelligent  photograph  automatic	Automatic  Campaign Circular Extraordinary Descend  Intelligent  Introduction  Observe Photograph Navigate	Automatic  Campaign Circular Extraordinary Descend  Intelligent  Introduction  Observe Photograph Navigate	Au - to - ma - tic Cam - paign Cir - cu - lar Ex - tra - or - din - a - ry De - scend In - tel - li - gent In - tro - duc - tion Ob - serve Pho - to - graph Nav - i - gate	Automatic  Campaign Circular Descend Extraordinary Intelligent  Introduction  Observe Navigate  Photograph	Atua Calculate Churn Desert Eyelash Intelligible Intolerable Octave Negotiate Pick

Thursday - Alphabetical  Spelling List Juicy Sentences - Underline the spelling list word that is in you sentence

My aunty named Kimberley has automatic window wipers on her car that turn on automatically.

My father loves to joke about going to campaign that bridge should be the last name in each family.

I think that running around a circular running track for sprinting is very confusing.

Sometimes I wish I could fly so that I could descend to earth on a cloud.

I wish that ginger hair was the most common, not the most extraordinary.

When I was five I thought that I was super duper intelligent but now I know that I wasn’t that smart.

In one of my Thea sisters books the person who owns the observation park gives an introduction to the park and then lets the mice into the park to observe it.

I absolutely love to navigate my brothers through the prickly gorse and photograph the flowers of the gorse as well as the bees.

 

Narative writing 3

 21/9/21

WALT: write a Narrative that’s amazing 

In 1999 on beautiful kowhai beach with its soft golden colored sand, it’s shimmering turquoise water and its brightly colored beach umbrellas and tropical fish enjoying the gentle waves is where and when this story takes place.  At the moment there were three visitors whose names were: Emerald the unicorn with golden colored hooves and a silver colored coat.

Mia was a teenager in the 13th grade whose brown hair reached her hips and her suit was very attractive.  The last visitor was a dragon named Scally whose dark black scales and dark blue eyes seemed to bore right through you.  But this trip to the beach was about to get really bumpy...

Problem: The theft

Suddenly there was a shout “Hey who's stolen my antique hairbrush as well as my fire lighter?”  Emerald looked around she knew that it was Mia shouting but where on earth was Scally.  All of a sudden she had a brain wave. Scally was the thief that explained why he had such a cautious look on his snout when he arrived.  Now she knew who had stolen Mias things but she didn’t know where Scally was hiding.  All of a sudden she saw some sudden movement SCALLY!

Solution:The trap

Emerald quickly followed Scally making sure that Scally didn’t see her.

Would she be able to think of a trap quick enough or would she be too slow? She was already guessing what Scally was up to.  She was very worried by now about the trap but all of a sudden she thought of the most wonderful trap in the world.  But she would have to work super quickly!

She knew that her new powers would set the trap up in a blink but she really wanted to keep her powers “Too bad” she told herself''You are going to help Mia and that's final.”  And so in a blink of an eye she had set up the trap and Scally was trapped.   

Emerald trotted over to Mia happily she knew that Mia would be very proud of her.  She was so happy that she didn’t even notice Scally sulking (as much as a baby cries in the corner).  Mia was so happy when her treasures were returned she rewarded Emerald with her antique hairbrush.  Mia was so touched that Emerald had sacrificed her powers to save her hairbrush and fire lighter that she restored Emeralds powers.  From that day forward Mia and Emerald were the best of friends.   

Today I Improved my writing by: 

•  writing my speech conversations properly.

•  putting commas and full stops in the right places.

• Used juicier words .

  

To Improve my writing I need to:

•  Check my writing properly.

• Find interesting words.

Congratulations on a superb piece of writing Grace.  Your introduction is on point and your speech conversations are correct.  You should be very proud of your writing Grace.  You are definitely on track to succeed, keep striving for excellence Grace.  Pai to mahi, Mrs Jujnovich.

Narative writing 2

 22 September 2021

WALT:  Express myself in Narrative Writing

Once upon a time there was a dragon named scally that was completely back with white eyes. A super duper angry bus driver that had dark eyes, black hair and would stop the bus 17 times per minute.  As well as the bus driver's best friend named Grace who had ginger hair,  freckles and a kind and helpful personality.  While they lived, the first jungle was created. It was a dark, horrible place with swampy floors, swamp creatures such as snakes and crocodiles and mixed sounds of snapping crunching and the bone chilling noise of the very first dragon. 

One day the bus driver decided to visit the jungle but Grace was very reluctant she was sure they would get lost…

Lost in the jungle

Soon the driver and Grace had found the jungle and were walking through.  Grace was still reluctant about the idea but she knew it was the best thing to do.  She didn’t want to make her friend mad but she was terrified by the unfamiliar sounds around them.   11 hours later the bus driver asked Grace “Now which way home?”  Grace was surprised and didn’t know what to say but she still answered “W-w-w what do you mean you didn’t ask me to keep track of direction!”  Now Grace could see that her friend was starting to boil. She knew he knew that they were lost but didn’t want to admit it!!

What a kind Dragon!

All of a sudden the first dragon appeared and asked “What's the matter?”

Grace sensed that the dragon knew that they were lost so she didn’t answer.  The bus driver had fainted, no chance of him answering Grace also sensed that the dragon was as kind as chipmunk and she knew what the dragon was going to do.  The dragon sensed that Grace knew what she was going to do and very happily picked Grace up and they had a chat until the bus driver woke up and realised the dragon was a kind soul and wanted to help them.   So the bus driver went with the dragon and Grace, (very amazed that the dragon didn’t want to eat them!) back to the world outside as the dragon called it. 

The dragon was the happiest she had ever been and as soon as she landed she decided that life in the jungle had been way too boring and that she wanted to live with the bus driver and Grace.  They all lived happily ever after.  Do you think that they dared to go into the jungle again? 😁       

Empowerment

 Today Donna Yates our cyber safety instructor taught us what to do when you get a not so positive comment or email.  Take a look at my google slide and find out what to do when you get a not so positive or unhelpful comment or email.  

GB-Spelling

 

Spelling, Week 9, Term 3, 2021
Monday	Monday	Tuesday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Wednesday
Spelling List words	Alphabetical order	Alphabetical order list words	Syllables	Alphabetical order	Guide words
thoughtfulness  settlement  tough  strategy  successful trouble  success  traffic  suitable  wealthy	Settlement Strategy  Success Successful Suitable Thoughtfulness Trouble Tough Traffic wealthy	Settlement Strategy  Success Successful Suitable Thoughtfulness Trouble Tough Traffic wealthy	Set - tle - ment Stra - teg - y Suc - ces - s Suc - ces - s - ful Sui - ta - ble Thou - ght - ful - nes - s Trou - ble Tough Traf - fic Weal - thy	Settlement Strategy  Success Successful Suitable Thoughtfulness Trouble Tough Traffic wealth	Serpent stove suffix suffix suffocate threw towel toughen tranquil waterway

Thursday - Alphabetical  Spelling List Juicy Sentences - Underline the spelling list word that is in you sentence

The village settlement was located in Kenya, Africa.

We always use a strategy to accomplish our gymnastic skills.

When my gymnastic group came second in the far north championships we couldn’t believe our success.

Last year when I came first in more than one event at athletics I couldn't believe I had been so successful.

The day I put on my pony club uniform it felt suitable.

The day when I tripped and tumbled down a paved hill and grazed my hand gravely I couldn’t believe the thoughtfulness of my brother when he helped me up and gave me a plaster.

I couldn’t believe all the trouble Kenny made when he got spooked and I tumbled out of the saddle.

Being tough is the key to being an able horseman.

My Dad is getting stuck in traffic so he makes it home usually at 6:30.

My mum would give up wealth to spend more time with her family, I don’t think I would.