What are your goals?

You should go to Goat island!

Who	What	When	Where	Why	How
Family, friends, uncles, aunties and I.	A trip to Goat island.	Holidays	Matamata	To explore new places in New Zealand.	By car

On a hot and sweaty Holiday, my family, friends, uncles, aunties and I went to Goat island to explore new places in New Zealand by car.

Once we got there the kids rushed to the toilet with their bags and got changed as fast as a cheetah running a kilometre. After, we ate food so that while we’re swimming in the beach we won’t go all the way where we parked and eat come back to the spot we sit on the beach. I ate beef and rice it was really yum and I was the first one to finish so I had to wait for a long time. After 20 minutes of waiting for them, all the kids raced to the island to our resting spot.

Then we raced to a rocky area to jump off and land on the water. Everyone was really scared of jumping off a big rock. They were all saying for my friend to jump off first because he was the oldest one. However, I just jumped off first so that we can get everything over with and as soon as my toes touched the water my body was freezing cold but it was okay because I got the hang of the water.

Then everyone started to jump off, we all explored the beach to see all kinds of fishes. While we were exploring the sea. I saw a crayfish one of the rare sea creatures to find in Goat island, then I yelled out, “crayfish” to my friends. However, they didn’t believe me because they said that it was a rare kind and that I could never find it (they’re just jealous)!  After that, bad news came along, it was that we had to go home. However it was okay because the next we got to go blueberry picking.

I had a lot of fun exploring new places in the North island of New Zealand and hopefully next time when I find a another crayfish I can use my gopro and take a video of it.  

WALHT: learn to use description language

Amit is a real hero!

WALHT: In reading this article I have been learning to combine close reading and and inference skills to analyse text to learn more about qualities of people known as leaders.

SJ: 4:2:1998

Torrential rain and a road like a canal, with  traffic fighting it’s way to get to the end.  Children chatted about their imaginations. Elevated glass skyscrapers surrounding everyone. However, there was someone who stood out with great behavior,  Amit was a real Hero!

Amit was brave and supportive person because he helped an old lady cross a chaotic road.  He believed in helping people no matter what come in his way because he had the act of bravery and support. As a leader, he wasn’t concerned about himself but he cared for others, he also had great responsibility because he was taking care for the old lady.

Cress seeds!

WALT: Carry out and record a scientific investigation

To propagate a seed or plant. You can cut a little piece of the plant you want and place it inside a plastic cup poke holes into the bottom of the cup so that if you add too much water the water can be drained when you add clean kitty litter or little tiny pebbles. then add dirt just up  to one-quarter of the cup. Then using your finger dab the soil softly and add your seed or the little piece you cut out and cover it with the soil.

Procedure:

You will need:

• Magnifying glass
• blotting paper
• large plastic
• soft-drink bottle
• peas or crease seeds

Method:

Step 1: Cut the top from a used plastic bottle and rinse thoroughly. Place some blotting paper or paper towel around the inside of the bottle, near the bottom.

Step 2: Wedge some cress seeds and some peas between the blotting paper and the side of the bottle.

Step 3: Add enough water to fill the bottle to the bottom of the blotting paper. Leave in a warm light place and watch carefully over a few days for the seeds to germinate.

Step 4: After the seeds have germinated (after 5-7 days), extract one of the plants and place it in a drop or two of water.

Step 5: Examine the root with a magnifying glass.

Observations:

See if you can identify the root hairs using the diagram. Sketch a root with root hairs

Note: the direction in which the roots have grown, no matter which way up the seeds were.

Hypothesis:

I think the seeds will grow roots and sprout out more plants because it’s we tried another strategy.

What’s happening in the moment:

Do you know about Ash Wednesday?

Created with Padlet

WALHT: write facts about Ash Wednesday and undrstand them.

You are truly a hero George!

WALHT: In reading this article, I have been leaning close reading  and inference skills to analyse text to learn more about the qualities of heroes.

George our hero

by Sue Gibbison

George saved a group of five children when two pit bulls came and tried to attack them. He barked at the dogs to scare them away, this gave the children time to escape.  Unfortunately,  he had to be put down at the local vet because the pit bulls had bitten George so badly that he couldn’t survive.

George’s act of giving time to the children to escape from the pit bulls showed an act of courage, bravery and that he was determined.

George believed in rescuing the group of children and only them. He also believed in having faith in himself and he was also determined for the children he saved. He was Taranaki’s hero using bravery and strength.

George was kind of hero that had bravery and had confidence because he was only a little dog and his competitors  were big and tuff.

People who influence me!

Walht: Understand how those that came before us and shaped us over time.