about the holiday

                                    Waikaka

Slowly the sun comes up in the morning. me and my brother  and dad we got ready to go out to Waikaka to work with my dad to go help with the wood and the sheep. My dad had to shear the sheep so they can get ready to go on the big truck. First  had to hold the steel box with a motor in it that the shavers plug in with a genirater. Meanly the sheep tried to kick me with its hooves  then i move fast like a cheater. suddenly my dad pulled the sheep away so it doesn't hurt me.

My dad chopped down three big trees. Quickly he cut them in half. Whetu and I picked the heavy wood up and put it on my dad’s boss’s toyota. Dad and Whetu and I jumped in the truck and took the wood to my dads bosses house. The man had to drive the huge truck slowly because there were bumps.At last we got the wood off and put it in a pile in the corner of the big huge yard.

When we done the hard work we got $20 dollars each.

I am proud of my writing because I used lots of good vocabulary. I used the sentence starters. I find that tricky. I am going to try and do my capital letters next time.

The Three Little Rabbits

I have been learning how to retell a story. I changed The Three Little Pigs to The Three Little Rabbits.

I have been working on putting in lots of detail by choosing the best word. I have been stretching my perseverance muscles and my revising muscles by re reading my writing to check it makes sense.

Please read my story.

Early in the morning mother rabbit said “get up and get your gears ready you're going to go and find your own house!”

“Aaaaah! Mum do we really?” cried the howly bags.   

Yes you haff to. Then the rabbits  got ready to build there houses. The first little rabbit made his house out of straw from a farmer. Then the other little rabbit went to find some branches of a man that was cutting down branches . then the last little rabbit saw a man that had allowed (a load) of bricks then they all made their houses.Then A big bad hairy wolf (saw) a house made out of straw then he knocked on the door and said little rabbit little rabbit come open your door but then he said ow huff and puff and blow your house down. Then the youngest rabbit ran to the  other big brother then the big hairy wolf came along and (saw) a house made out off  branches then he knocked on the door. and said ow huff and puff and blow your house down. Then the branches blow away. then they boff ran to the other  big brothers house that was made out of bricks then the rabbits said open your door because there is a big hairy wolf chasing after us so open it quickly open it. then the big rabbit opened the door. then the big hairy wolf said ow huff and puff

and our blow your house down then the big hairy wolf climb up the house and wente down the chimney then the rabbits lite a fire and then they put a big bowl. and put water in so it can boiled then he came down then the wolf got down then his tale got bernt.  

matariki

  Totara whanau have been  learning about Matariki. Matariki is the celebration  of Maori New Year. During this time in the sky you can see 7 stars together in a group. They are called the 7 sisters. Matariki  is at the time of the when the harvest season is finished.

During our celebration at school we were allowed to choose from carving, planting, weaving, sewing, making kites. I chose sewing.                                                                                                                       

First we had to write down  our 1st and 2nd choices. Then we had to draw the out sides of the Marae and I picked a  fabric  with koru
patterns on  it.  Next we had to iron it on then we had to cut out along the outline. We had rip off the glue stuff and then put it on our black sheet. We had to line all our pieces up in order then iron it onto the paper so it stuck Next we stitched along the outlines with a needle and red thread. After that we drew the Matariki stars with pencil on a yellow cloth and cut them out. We had to put some sticky stuff on the back and stick them to our black paper.

I was the first one done! I am proud of my sewing because it is beautiful and looks cool. 

writing my own instructions

I am proud of my writing because I put my all my steps in order. Something that challenged me was thinking about the steps and making a list of what you need.

How to shear a sheep

Did you know that there are different kinds  of sheep

ewes, rams, lambs.

You need

* 2 or 3 strong  people to help to grab The sheep  

* a woolly sheep so you can shear the wool off the

Sheep's back  

*clippers  and a mission (machine) to make them go

*Back brace

Step 1 sharpen the combs with a grinder with sandpaper on it

Step 2 drag the sheep out of the pen

Step 3 click the counter

Step 4 start by shaving the wool of its head

Step 5 shear the rest off the  the body.

Step 6 when you're done  push it out the square hole then it will run out to the  farm were (where) the other sheep are then a big truck comes and picks the sheep up.

     

 

Arapata's Raft

Wiggly Tooth

 I bit a big juicy apple and  my front bottom tooth became wiggily. then I ran to dad and said “my tooth is wiggly.” He said “what are we going to do about it?” “We should tie a string to a door handle and an end to my tooth then shut it hard and make it come out.” So Dad and I did that. We bought some string and Dad tied it to the door. He tied the other end to my tooth and then he opened the door as hard as he could and my tooth yanked out. It didn’t even hurt!! When dad took me to the dentist to show the dentist  lady she gave me a little tooth case so I can put my tooth in and keep it safe so it (doesn’t) get lost. When the sun went down I put it under my pillow safe.  When I woke up and lifted up my pillow and I saw a new shiny blue $10 note. I was so excited I smiled from ear to ear. This meant I could bike to the dairy and buy my favourite spinning bubble gum.

Then I woke up my dad and  (said) “dad dad I got $10 from the tooth fairy” and I gave my many to my dad so he could hold on to it so I don't lose it.  

While dad  looked after my lucky shiny $10 I was biking to school. I fell of my bike and smashed it on the concrete.

Oh oh!!! I wonder what dad’s going to Do about it? Is he going to pull it out?  With plIers

Camp Omatua

        I really enjoyed camp. My highlight was the water-slide because when you get to the bottom of the water slide   

you get a lolly-pop. 

The part what was something that challenged me was doing the fear factor. We had to eat something yucky. I thought that it was a wiggly slug.

This is me Im eating a olive 

This is me being brave

This is me in the tube float down
the streem

This is me on the water
slide 

                                   This is me on the water
                                        slide

This is me drinking a Milo
and breckfist