Spitting To Survive.

The Twister

Builing a Snow Mound.

Vietnam nFormation Web

I am Learning to find out more information about Vietnam.

A Bowl Of Rice 1.1.09

Blogger: Post the photo of the map including a few sentences about rive harvesting.

The rice is planted in spring. First, the bullocks plough the paddy fields. Whenever you want to grow some grains then you will have to pour a lot of water into the paddy field so then you can grow a lot of grains.

Give it a try - 2.2.00 Blooms

I am learning to know the facts between Triathlon and Tryathlon.

Give It A Try

Blogger: Write a few sentences explaining the difference between a ‘triathlon’ and a ‘triathlon’.Find an appropriate legal image to post with your sentences.  

This is the Triathlon, It has three Events Which It is Running Biking,Swimming.

Gymnastics

Corals!!!!

Titanic Shipwreck Research

We have been learning about shipwrecks. The Titanic was a great ship that sunk on April 14th 1912. I have added a photo of Belfast in Ireland. This is where the Titanic was made.  

This is a picture of Belfast and NZ is like far away from Belfast.

The lightest Wood in the world 11.0

The Lightest Wood in the World? 1.1.04

LI: Use the text to find clues.

1. At Grandma’s house the whau tree needed Pruning .

Polishing                         pruning                         prodding                         pedalling

2. Hundreds of brown Seeds  rained from the prickly seed heads.

Seeds              seal                         head                         hill                         herd                         half

3. They save the seeds because the Possum have been eating the seedlings.

Possum                         posh                         parrot                         cows             

4. The dead wood was very easy to Break and they decide to make a Raft

The Lightest Wood in the World

And it was very light.

Raft                         break                         saw                         boat                         seed

5. They used a Leaf for the sail.  They put lemons on the rafts to see

how many they would carry before they sink.

Lawn                         sink                         leaf                         sank                         seal

6. Makerere thought that their raft would win because it is more Strong.

Stable                         strong                         lighter                         colourful

7. Maori used to use the Whanau wood to make rafts and floats for White nets.This is a Whau tree and the Whau tree is the lightest wood in the world.

Whau                         whanau                         white                         fishing                         frog

1. BLOGGING:  Choose two  sentences above and take a photo from the story or google Post this on your blog.

The Lightest Wood in the World? 1.1.04

The Lightest Wood in the World? 1.1.04

WALT: Use the text to find information, and make inferences.

1. What does pruning mean? Pruning Means to trim (A tree or shrub, or brush) It is good for it to grow.

2. Why does grandma want to save the seeds? Grandma wanted to save the seeds because she wanted to save them so the possums have been eating them and there were nearly none left at all.

3. What did the boys notice about the wood? The Boys notice that the brown whau tree was light for them and it will float. But when they made the green whau it was heavy.

4. Why do you think Daniel thought it was a good idea to make rafts from the whau? Because the Whau tree is the lightest wood in the world.

5. What was the difference between the brown whau branches and the Green Branches.The brown whau was easy for them to use and it was dead.But when they used the green Branches is was hard and heavy for them.

6. Which raft do you think will float better and why?The Green raft will float.

7. What observations did they make about putting the lemons on the rafts? Write what happened to each raft when the put lemons on top?

Dry whau raft:

Green whau raft:

Pine raft: The pine raft sank.

8. BLOGGING: Find a legal image using > Insert > Image > Search and type ‘whau’.

Find a suitable image and post to your blog with a few sentences that explain what the story is about. Jed's Grandma was pruning The Whau tree and The possums kepted on eating the whau tree and they wanted to make rafts.