Protecting Our Seas

Today I finished of making my poster template about Marine Reserves, I enjoyed making the poster about Marine Reserves.

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Goat Island Trip with class!

In the morning I woke up at 6.am and I got ready because my class and I were on a bus trip to
Goat Island Marine Reserve. I was so excited! We all went on Monday, 25 February 2020.
I arrived at school at 7:30am. I saw half of my class at school. I saw my teacher
Miss Nees-Kairua, and some of my friends. I then saw the big bus parked in front of the school.

When we got inside the bus it was awesome! Because the bus was bigger than the normal
buses. I sat next to my friend, Moala. The drive was an hour and 20 minutes long.

 When we arrived at Goat Island, we met Fraser, Sophie, Ava and Chris. They were the
volunteers to look after us and tell us some things about Goat Island. It was very interesting.
Our teacher then called out some names for people that could go into the water first. So those
people went into their wetsuits and got ready. But it was not my group's turn so we looked
around Goat Island with Fraiser.

 It was very cool he gave us binoculars and we all looked around. It was a great view! Later
on Frasier took us to the rock pool. He gave us a paper of what creatures could be in the rock
pool. What I saw in the rock pool was shells,and crabs. I was so amazed!

1 hour passed by so it was my group's turn to go and get changed and get into the water. I was
so excited so I went into the bathroom and got changed. After my group got changed into their
swimming togs we put on our suits,flippers, and goggles. I was very excited to go into the water
and see fish and all kinds of creatures in the water.

 It was finally time for my group to go in. We went in the pool with my teacher, Mr.Coakley,
Mr Gaffney, and the rest of the volunteers. The other group stayed with a frasier and had
lunch,and got a turn with the binoculars too. I went into the water and I saw a lot of
fish,seaweed,kina and a lot of small fish and other friendly creatures. I was really amazed
because I was swimming with fish. I saw big fish and small fish. We stayed in the ocean for
1 hour like the other group. 

Time passed by so we all had to get changed. It was really hard taking off my wetsuit but when
it was off it was happy. I then went into the bathroom and  got changed into my clothes. After
we got changed into our clothes, we saw the other group of our class and we all had lunch. 

When we finished with our food we thanked Fraser, Sophie, Ava, and Chris.  At the end of the
day, we were all tired, but we had enjoyed our visit to Goat Island. We had learnt many things
about the ocean and sea creatures! I have learnt a lot! Suddenly we all saw the bus come.
So my class, My teacher Miss Ness,Mr Coakley and Mr Coakley all went on to the bus back to
school. When I was on the bus I was so tired that I fell asleep on the bus trip back to school.
It had been such a long day! Anyways I had such a great day at Goat Island and hopefully
go back there again!

Art:Zentangles

This afternoon for art we looked at zentangles. The first thing we did was create a tangle on our snake the next thing we did was put the tangle on the snake and put it in any pattern. It was good fun designing our own pattern on our snake. The Zentangle drwaing is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing carmfull drawings. We call these patterns and tangles. I really enjoyed making the zentagle on the snake.

Religious Education:God Is Faithful

Think of a time when you had an argument with someone and you had to

reconcile with them.

1.What did you do? I apologised and they forgave me.

2. How did it make them feel once you reconciled? They were cheerful

and we became friends again.

3. How did it make you feel? amazing and not worried

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• Imagine what the story is behind the picture
• Suggest some ways these relationships could be reconciled

We chose a picture and created a story about how the people in the picture
forgave and made peace with each other here is my story...

Story of what i think is behind the picture and how there relationship

could be reconciled: There was two little kids they were arguing about the

boys lolly packet. I would say the girls name is Ella and boys name is Jacob,

Anyways, Ella stole the lollie packet off Jacob. Jacob felt sad and went

outside and started crying. Ella then saw Jacob, she felt very bad for herself

of what she did to Jacob, so she went to Jacob and apologised. She asked

him if he can forgive her and give back the lollie packet. It took awhile for

Jacob to forgive her. But when Jacob was ready he forgave her and they both

shared the lollie packet together. When she apologised and Jacob forgave

her, they both made peace and were back to friends. They were both so happy!

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Today in R.E we are learning how to reconcile with God and others if relationships
are broken. If you do not know what reconcile means, it means to make peace,
apologising to people if you have treated them wrong, and asking them if they
can forgive you.

The Feast Of St Patrick

Today in class we watched a video about St Patrick
It was about St Patricks life and him growing up becoming
a priest and saint. So here I made a biography about him!
I really enjoyed me learning about St Patrick!

The Guardians of The Maori (Part 2)

Link to the video:Click here to check out the video!!

Questions:

1.What is the meaning of ‘Mauri?’ in English it means  moon on the twenty-eighth dark
nights, (or is it the twenty ninth nights).

2.What animals/organisms could be found in the stream? Fish,Crab,sharks,eels,dolphins,
seals,whales,stingray,blue tang,green sea turtle,lobster. (and may more!)

3.What did the characters see, smell or taste as they swam in the stream? They saw a lot
of rubbish and they could not breathe properly, and the water was very warm which was a sign
that the water is very dirty.

4.What do cockabillys eat? Sometimes they eat small insects that fly above the water's surface.

5. What can you do to protect our waterways?? Not to pollute, If rubbish is in water take
it out, tell friends and family to put their rubbish in the bin,If I see rubbish I can go and pick it up,not
to overfish.

Caritas In Kiribati

Walt:

• Design and plan a healthy nutritious three course meal
• Consider the various impacts which influence and their food choices

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County Fact sheet -

Capital City:Tarawa

Population:119,449

Type of Government: 

• Representative democracy
• Parliamentary republic

Holiday Transitions: Kiribati Music and dance -Kiribati folk music and dance is unique to the region,
with chanting accompanied by body percussion and guitar, while dance is typically bird-like with
costumed performers. Maneaba have music and dance nightly in-season.

Famous Landmarks: Nikumaroro Island

Foods: Fruit and Veg - Banana,Breadfruit and pumpkin
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Today In class we learnt about caritas helping the Kiribati community. Before we could learn more about
what caritas did we needed to find out about Kiribati the country first. Here is my country fact file on
Kiribati!

The Guardians of the Mauri - An underwater adventure in a Waitakere stream

Today in class we watched a video about the polluted sea which is reminding us to never pollute because fish and sea creatures are dying.What I like about the video was that it is telling us how the fish are dying from the pollution of the water.

Caritas:What I am going to give up for Lent

Treaty Of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.

News:Jacinda Ardern visits Fiji

Story: The Prime Minister has arrived in Fiji for a lavish ceremony.

Jacinda Ardern landed in Suva on Monday evening where she was greeted by Fijian Prime
Minister, Frank Bainimarama.

The New Zealand national anthem was played and Ardern inspected the local military.

The trip is her first to the country as Prime Minister and only the second from a Kiwi PM since
the Fijian coup in 2006.

Hundreds of locals had come out to line the streets in an effort to see Jacinda Ardern.

Jacinda Ardern will also attend a state dinner, which also marks 50 years of independence for
Fiji.

She will be in Fiji for 3 days before heading to Sydney.

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Recall Questions:

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The Prime minister Jacinda Ardern,Fijian Prime Minister,(The Fijian Prime Ministers name is
Frank Bainimarama.) 

2. Where did this event take place?

In Fiji, Suva (The capital of Fiji)

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Thinking Questions:

1. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand Prime Minister, visited Fiji for a lavish ceremony. Jacinda
Ardern, Landed on Monday evening to Suva (The capital of Fiji). Where she was greeted by
the Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama. The New Zealand national anthem was played
too and Jacinda Ardern inspected the local military. Hundreds of locals had come out to line
the streets in an effort to see Jacinda Ardern. 

2. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.
The country she went to was Suva, which is a city in Fiji.

3. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.
Jacinda Ardern might go back and visit Fiji some time in the year.

4. Explain in your own words where this event took place. Fiji,Suva,lavish ceremony

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Andy Warhol

News: Holden car brand to retire in NZ

Story: The Holden car brand is being ‘retired’ in New Zealand and Australia.

The move was announced yesterday by General Motors, the owner of Holden. They will no
longer be manufacturing right-hand-drive cars.

For decades Holden has been an iconic car in New Zealand. The company has been making
and selling cars such as the Commodore, Astra, and Barina. The New Zealand Police force
drive Holden’s and will now be forced to look for a different brand.

The move will come into effect in 2021.

In a statement, General Motors said the brand was no longer competitive in the current market.

The statement did not clarify how many jobs would be lost.

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Recall Questions:

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

General Motors

2. What was the key event from the news article?

New Zealand,Holden

3. Where did this event take place?

A company In New Zealand, called Holden.

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Thinking Questions:

1. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. The Holden brand
is retired in New Zealand. The news was announced yesterday by General
Motors, which are the owners from the company. The company has been making and selling
cars such as the Commodore, Astra, and Barina. The New Zealand Police force drive
Holden’s and will now be forced to look for a different brand.

2. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.
The event took place at a company called Holden. Holden Is a market for cars in New
Zealand and Australia. 

3. Explain in your own words why this event took place. To tell us about the Holden Car
Company, and how it is going.

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