Here are some more accounts of the trip to Howick Historical Village.

Howick Historical Village - here are several accounts of our trip to Howick Historical Village.

Palmy the Princess written and read by Krisha

Palmy wrote an acrostic poem about a Blue Whale

 Blue Whale

Blue Whales are mammals that live in the sea

Lovely mammals swimming in the sea

Under water looking at the fish

Eating krill for lunch

Wonderful whales singing in the sea

Having fun playing with some fish

Always eating krill for lunch

Living underwater to survive

Eating krill for lunch and tea

By Palmy

Cinquain Poems

We have been looking at different ways of writing poems.  This poem was written using a cinquain plan found on Kathryn Apel's website.  First we had to think of an animal to write about.  Then we had to think of some other words for this animal.  Next we had to think of some adjectives to describe the animal, and some verbs ending with 'ing' connected with the animal.  Finally we had to write a short phrase (a group of words) to do with the animal.  This formed our plan - here is Kevin's plan.

We then had to make a rough draft using the best words from our plan. It had to include two of the adjectives, three of the verbs, the phrase and finally one the other words for our animal.

The end poem was then typed out. Here is the final version of Kevin's first attempt at a cinquain poem. We will add some more soon.

Zebra maths group built a zoo and then drew some plans

The Lions Maths Group Made a Zoo

Have a look at the zoo we made!

Watch Out! Watch Out! Monsters About!!

Read my description and see if you can work out the animal I am describing

What am I?

More descriptions!

Can you guess which animals we are describing?

What Am I?

Auckland Zoo

I took pictures of the animals at Auckland Zoo. Today Leilani and I made a video of the pictures I took at Auckland Zoo. I hope you enjoy it!

Auckland

We went to the zoo on Tuesday the 24th of May.  Krisha took some pictures and we turned them into a movie.  by Krisha and Nancy

Our trip to Auckland Zoo

This is the first video of C1's trip to the Zoo.  The pictures in this video were taken by Shivaansh, and then cropped and edited by Shivaansh and Aiesha.  They then turned it into a movie with no help until the music had to be added.  We hope you enjoy it!

Can you guess what animal I am?

What am I?

I am fancy looking bird with a little blue head. I have a dark blue chest. I have spotty, colourful feathers on my green back. I also have straight long legs.

What am I?

By Shivaansh

What am I?

I have two pointy, big ears and two brown and black eyes. I have very big, long tail. I have two small legs on the front and two strong legs so I can jump. I have brown fur.

What am I?

By Aiesha

Kiwiana

Kiwiana

Kiwiana things are all over New Zealand.  Do you know what Kiwiana things are?  They are animals, objects and food.  Can you guess what my favourite Kiwiana thing is?  It is a kiwi.  There are lots of Kiwiana things like gumboots, jandals, L&P and pavlova.  A pohutukawa tree is the New Zealand Christmas tree.  My favourite ice cream is hokey pokey.  I love living in New Zealand.                                                    Written by Leilani

Kiwiana can be anything like jandals.  Let’s talk about a bird called a kiwi first.  You can only find a kiwi in New Zealand that is why a kiwi is called Kiwiana.  Now we are going to talk about a kiwifruit – it is found in New Zealand. 

Third we are going to teach you about a drink called L&P.  L&P is absolutely Kiwiana because L&P is made in New Zealand and found in New Zealand only. 

Fourth we are going to teach you guys about something called a hokey pokey ice cream.  I know heaps of people like to eat hokey pokey ice cream.  It is a New Zealand ice cream, that is why hokey pokey ice cream is Kiwiana. 

Buzzy bees are the thing we are going to talk about now.  Buzzy bees are a New Zealand kind of toy.  That’s why it’s Kiwiana. 

The last thing we are going to talk about are jandals.  Jandals are Kiwiana because in England people call them flip flops.

                          Written by Nancy

Have you had Pavlova and L&P?  If you haven’t, then find it in the shops because it is so yummy. 

Do you have jandals and gumboots at home?  You should get a pair because jandals and gumboots are Kiwiana.

Do you know the All Blacks.  Have you gone to the stadium, or were you at home watching it?                                    
                               Written by Krisha

Kiwiana is the name for New Zealand objects like Lemon and Paeroa, the buzzy bee and the yummy hokey pokey ice-cream. 

The buzzy bee was invented in the 1940’s, even Prince William has one. 

L&P is a famous drink around NZ, it has lemon.  It was made in a place by Tauranga called Paeroa.

Pavlova is like a foamy, creamy cake with strawberries and sometimes kiwifruit.

Jandals are special summer footwear with two rubber things that are curved around.

Jet boats are water rides.  Then the last, the pohutukawa tree is NZ’s red Christmas tree.

                                        Written by Shivaansh