5 tips to prevent a cow attack

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing reading.

In my reading group we had to make a google drawing to share  5 tips to prevent a cow attack.

This activity was very fun.

My favourite tip was if you are still walking up a hill and a cow charges at you use your metal hiking stick to protect  yourself.

I think I did well at explaining the tips to prevent a cow attack.

I think I could do better at making the tips more interesting for the reader.

Hopefully you enjoy my poster

Fat foods

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about healthy and unhealthy takeaways.

We learnt about how much fat  is in takeaways. We talked about food like Sushi, Wendy's ,

Subway , KFC and Chinese food.

Sushi had one tsp of fat so that went in the healthy column , and we looked at

KFC  and it had 10 tsp of fat so that went in the unhealthy column.

With this information I will try not to have lots of fatty foods.

Here are some photos

Technology

In Te Ngahere we have been doing technology. My group was AJ and Bella.

It  took us two weeks to make our chip and dip bowl.

We finished our project in week six.

I think I did well at collaborating with my group.

I think next time we could sand our piece of wood better.

Personally I think we did a great job.

Here is an image of our finished project:

Te Ngahere gaming addiction

In Te Ngahere we have been looking at how much gaming is happening in our class.
Our teacher Mr Lindsay created a form for us to answer about gaming.
We discovered that most of the people in our class spend hours gaming.
After we filled out the form we created an info graphic of our gaming results.

My Recount

In Te Ngahere we have been doing writing. I chose to write a  recount called the tree house.
I think I did well at using paragraphs. I need to work on using more detail in my writing.
Anyways, it was a great recount in my opinion.
Here is my recount:

The Tree house

On a windy and sunny day me and my brother started getting bored.

So we told our cousins Trey and Ryder to jump over the fence.

I told them we had to fix up an old 3 storey tree hut.

Then we went to the tree hut.

We climbed really fast up into our wobbly tree hut.

Then we brushed the floor very fast to get all the twigs out of the little holes in the floor.

Then they all fell into the other bush breaking as they fell.

The trees beside us were waving around.

It was like we might fall out of the tree.

I also was tasting the bark from the trees when they were waving in the air.

It also was coming into my eyes.

Then the floor was falling!

I was panicking so I grabbed  onto the fence so I would not fall over.

But I did not fall out of the tree house - it was just windy.

We started to get the top part of the hut fixed up.

So we all went to my aunt's house to pick the waterproof

card for the top of the tree hut to stop the rain from dripping down into  the second part of the hut.

We all started running - it was very funny.

Then we all sped back to the tree house.

We passed bushes and a road.

I heard the cars zooming next to me while I walked across the footpath.

There it was - right in front of me, the 3 storey treehouse.

Then within 3 steps I was inside the tree hut with the waterproof card smacking the trees.

So then my cousins came to put the top of the tree hut to stop the water so it would not drip into the hut.
So my smallest 7 year old cousin Trey went up the top of the hut. Me,  Kayden and Ryder

passed the waterproof card to Trey.

Then Kayden went up into the hut to nail the card into the tree very hard so it would not break.

When the work was done we brought the wooden chairs up so we could all

sit down and have a drink and talk forever.

Then we picked lemons, throw  them around and broke them up.

That was the coolest hut ever that we made.

Technolgy

In Te Ngahere we have been doing some technology.  In my group is Bella and AJ.
We are making a chips and dips tray to sell for camp.
I enjoy sanding the wood because it smooths the wood.
I could do better by  holding the pallet correctly.

Here is our plan for our project

Healthy breakfast

In Te Ngahere we have been learning to eat healthy breakfasts.
If you don’t know what breakfast means, it means to break the fast.
We had traffic light cards that represent, good everyday, sometimes and never.
Bella and I got the Milo cereal. The Milo cereal is the orange light because it failed on the sugar.
There was 36.9 grams of sugar in it but it is meant to be under 10.
It was really interesting to  learn about breakfast and how healthy breakfast is.
In the future if my mum asked me to choose whatever cereal I wanted,
I would probably use this information and think twice about what to get.
I think I did well listening to Whaea Gina but I could do better by understanding the labels.

Here is my DLO

Dress up day

This week in Te Ngahere  the whole of Paihia School dressed  up as whatever
they wanted to dress up as. I was dressed up as a demon and  so was my friend Tia .

So  far it has been an awesome day!

Here are some photos

Energise

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about healthy food and bad food.

Whaea Gina came in yesterday to teach us about how much sugar is in fizzy drinks and it was pretty surprising.

We had these traffic lights to explain if these drinks are good.

Green meant we should have it  everyday, orange meant once a week and red meant once a month or never.

That information really helped me notice I shouldn't always have a fizzy drink.

When I get money I should only have one for a treat every once in a while.

Basket ball

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about basketball skills.
Our coach was Mr. Lindsay.  
We had to get in lines of three in my group was Bella and Tia.
So far he taught us about dribbling the ball.
 When we got used to dribbling with one hand we would change.
I need to work on dribbling the ball a bit slower.
I enjoyed learning a bit more about basketball it was really fun.

Ukulele lessons

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the ukulele.
Our ukulele teacher was Alison she is from Ireland.
Bella, Jack and I had the same color ukulele.
A bright yellow. Alison is going to be our ukulele teacher for 5 weeks every Wednesday.
I really enjoyed Alison teaching me a bit more about the ukulele.
I need to work on  getting in beat with the other ukuleles.

Maromaku

On Friday some of Paihia School went to Maromaku. Maromaku is a big tournament were you could play netball , rugby and rippa rugby. I played Netball. In my Netball team was Tia , Bella, Astin, Reitu , Saffyre and Taleisha. We only won two games in the whole thing because we were playing year ⅞ . We were at the tournament for 4 and a half hours and we had five games. Every weekend so far we have won our games so that was a good challenge our team did very well was an awesome day. Here are some photos

Reading

In Te Ngahere  we have been learning about the ngahere. We had to choose either a bird ,
insect  or a tree to learn about. First I chose the Takahe and my first buddy was Jamie and Izaiah F. Then I chose the short tailed bat my buddy was Jamie. I think we did well at collaborating to get info about our bird and bat. I need to work on not social talking with other pairs.
Overall it was really cool here are my two presentations.

Passion project

In Te Ngahere  the year 6s have learnt about our passion project.
A passion project is something we are  passionate about.
We learnt about music and how to put beats together.
We all loved music and we like listen to music everyday so
I was pretty glad I was learning about  music! So I was in a group of three with my friends
Bella and Rikesh.
We did well adding beats to make a good song.
We have to work on sharing the ipad because we did not do that well.

Here is my passion project

Bay Bush Action

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about  the Ngahere. Brad and Stella came from Bay Bush Action to talk more about the Ngahere. We learnt about different types of birds and insects. We are hoping to become the first school to be pest free in New Zealand. Brad and Stella gave us ten rat traps to put around the school. I really enjoyed setting the traps it was very interesting. This is a start so hopefully we start to get pest free!!!!!
Here are some photos

In Te Ngahere we have been writing a descriptive piece of writing called a moment in time.

The story is set in the Te Ngahere the bush.

This is only my draft so I still need to work on my feedback.

 I need to work on putting my writing in paragraphs.

I think I did well at describing the Te Ngahere.

Hopefully you enjoy my writing.

Moment in time

The bright sky and shiny sun with bushes and bushes trees and trees.

The beautiful green bed uphill down hill. With shiny water smooth and calm. Trees as green as the grass. The  trees calmly swaying side to side. Birds humming to the sound of the water. Bees collecting their honey. The sound of bees humming with the birds it was the best bush walk. I felt the grass tickling my feet. The mud sticking to the grass like glue.  The daisies blooming in the corner of my eye. The water as clear as the sea. The smell of daisies blooming. The lefs flying across the forest. The smell of dry bark  throughout the whole forest. Sprinting thru the soft forest. Sitting on the flower bed. Breathing fresh air in and out. The sight of a lily pond nearby frogs tadpoles. Cute birds bright sky what a lovely day for a bush walk. Butterflies sewing gracefully above the waving trees.

The sound of tui , kereru and more wild life. Bush waving , flowers blooming , water calm like the grass , mud as sticky as glue , peaceful quite the sunniest bush walk I have ever been to. Nest  above looking like it is on a tightrope about to fall then the wind stops the nest calmly stops and sound and safe.

Ecosystem writing

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about  healthy ecosystems.

First we learnt about what is an ecosystem is and how it works.

I think I did well at describing what  a producer is (producer produces food to get energy).

I need to work on responding properly to my feedback. Hopefully you enjoy my writing.

Here is my writing:

What makes a healthy ecosystem?

                 

An healthy ecosystem has two classes living things and non living things. Producers and consumers are living things , decomposers, sunlight and inorganic matter are nonliving things.

Decomposers are things such as bacteria and fungi, decomposers also break down dead matter. When something dies a decomposer makes it into bacteria or fungi.

Consumers are things like sharks, , kinas, crayfish and also people . Sharks kinas, crayfish's, and people are consumer because they eat other living things.   

Producers are plants that can produces their own energy to grow. When a producer get there energy other animals come to eat the plants so they can get energy, after that it carries on and on.

An ecosystem is very fragile and it can not cope with changes. If the ecosystem gets unbalanced the food chain will also change. For an example at Maitai Bay the kina barren problem there are to many kina and not a lot of crayfish. So if there is two many kina , the problem will get worse and the ecosystem will be unbalanced and the food chain will change!!!

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about  food chain. I think I did well at explaining how an food chain works. I need to work on  writing the information first then add pictures. What I enjoyed was making my animation to show everyone what I learnt. Hopefully you enjoy my food chain animation.

Metaphor poem

In Te ngahere  we have been using metaphors in our writing. I think I did well at describing myself in my poem. Next time I think I could work on adding a little bit more metaphors in my poem so it is more interesting. Here is my draft.

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Tayla is a pair of nikes shiny and stylish   

Tayla is a dolphin speeding in the ocean

Tayla is a Ferrari slick and sharp

My Pepeha

In the last few weeks Te Ngahere have been learning our pepeha. We had to add a few extra things to our pepeha. I think I did well at  Introducing my family and everything else in my pepeha.

Next time I think that I should add capitals in the right places. I also enjoyed learning more about my family. Hopefully you enjoy my pepeha.