Art Exhibition

Hi Bloggers, my name is Nicholas and a few days ago our school had the art exhibition and I wanted to share my piece of art with you guys. I also made a slideshow about it so I will show you it here it is.  

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 The easy part was making the background for the fish. And the hard part was paper macheing the fish because you had to keep laying it for ages .So now you know (hopefully) how I made my fish and maybe try to make a piece of art. 

Matariki

Hi bloggers my name is Nicholas. I have got facts about Matariki. Sadly I didn't make an DLO so I have got some facts about Matariki. Happy Matariki to all those who celebrated and enjoy! 😀.


1.Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known in English as the Pleiades.  
2. The word Matariki can be translated into English as eyes of god or little eyes.
3.Traditionally Matariki was a time for remembering the dead and celebrating new life.
4. Matariki is a star cluster not a constellation. 
5. You can see matariki for yourself. 
6. Matariki has many different names around the world.
7. Many people speak of the seven matariki stars as a mother and her daughters
8. Matariki was used by the crews of voyaging boats to guide them across the pacific. 

Designs Of A Waterproof House

Hi bloggers, my name is Nicholas and I have got another thing to show you.  In reading we had to design a waterproof house. It was part of our reading activity (the main focus was summarising and synthesising). The design had to have some features, such as it had to be high and also we had to have some features from a book that we read called 'Building for the Future'. Let me show you my work.  

I really enjoyed this task and hope we can do more things like this in the future. If you liked my work please comment and also give me feedback. Bye! 

Tiritiri Matangi

Hi guys so we went to Tiritiri Matangi. If you don't know what Tiritiri Matangi is it's a wildlife sanctuary with lots of endangered animals . Tiritiri Matangi  lies in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, 3.4 km east of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula in the North Island and 30 km north east of Auckland.
It was a really cool experience and I really enjoyed it. We went there because it was part of inquiry. Our inquiry topic was endangered animals and how can we try to save them? My highlight would be when we saw a black robin those are really rare and also we saw a rare duck I forgot the name. If you would like to visit the site here it is http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/
and also here are some photos.

  

Des Hunt Visits Waikowhai Primary

Hello my fellow bloggers today des hunt visited our school if you don't know about him here is A little paragraph about him. Des hunt is A well respected educationalist and teacher and he has written A series of successful environmental adventures for 9-12 year olds. He lives in Whitianga, NZ and taught at the Mercury Bay Area School. Here is what he showed us.

1. Saw some of his books that are not printing.
2. He showed us the way A story goes.
3. We could buy some books if we wanted to.
4. He told us how he became an author.
5. He is good at chemistry.  

My favorite part of the presentation was when the balloon exploding and it was my favorite part because it was loud. I think it was important because the eels never stopped growing and I think he was trying to make us know how the eel never stopped growing.  

Now that I have seen this presentation I will read more des hunt books and try to be more creative like him. 


  



 

Skink Gully

Hi Bloggers, A Few Days Ago We Started A Book Called Skink Gully It's About Central Otago's Searing Summer Has Been Long And Brutal. And Yet Somehow The Sheep And Smaller Creatures On Stonefields Station Have Survived. That's Until Garth Fischer Arrives, Along With His Gun And Plans To Change Things In A Big Way. So Yea Im Not Going To Spoil It But If You Want To Read It Here Is The Picture And Its By Des Hunt A Famous Author. I Think Its A Really Good Book So Far And I Rate It 8 Out Of 10 So You Should Read It.  

 

Anzac Day

Hello my fellow Bloggers i'm back and I got something special for you. It's about Anzac day. i'm pretty sure you know what Anzac day is. If you don't know let me explain. Anzac day is about the New Zealand And Australian Army Corps that served our country in WW1 In gallipoli, Turkey. This event is celebrated in Australia as well. We have dawn parades and memorials to remember the people that gave their life for us. Here are some photos. 

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