Quick Write: Tigers

Hello, Today I have written my Quick Write to show to you, down below you can read it.

Tigers

Tigers are one of the largest cats in the world. They are also found in a lot of places around the world. They are very strong and can live for a very long time for the average cat. Below are four paragraphs about an idea related to the Tiger.

Habitat

Tigers are found in a lot of interesting sections of different places around the world: Rainforests, Grasslands, Savannas, and even Mangrove Swamps. Unfortunately, 93% of historical tiger lands have disappeared primarily because of expanding human activity.
 

Facts

Tigers are the largest amongst other wild cats.
A punch from a Tiger may kill you. Tiger cubs are born blind and only half of the cubs survive. Tigers love to swim and play in the water. Tigers live for about 25 years.

Qualities/Strengths

Tigers are very camouflage with their orange and black stripes on the fur. It helps them blend in from predators and hunters or poachers. They are very big in fact, they are the largest cat out of the Big Cat Family.

Weaknesses

Tigers are Very strong, big, and proud of who they are. But, on the other hand they do have weaknesses. They have low stamina or endurance which means that if in battle they would stop and back away because of being tired. 

Tigers are very interesting animals and will always be that way. 
At least I hope they do.

3D Hand Art!

 Kia Ora and welcome to this week's blog post! The year 6's went off to camp on monday so all the year 5's had the classroom to themselves (Exept for our teacher, Matua Beau). First up, we moved he chairs and tables around how we wanted it for the week. After that, it was all priorities. The week was practically normal, with a few games and art thrown in. The art Matua Beau Chose was the 3D Hand Art! I love drawing so this was my opportunity to shine. But, it was not my day to be doing art. I was going through paper like picking up grain by grain of sand. I decided to just do it at home. I can not wait to write back to you guys next week on my blog.

Sincerely, Kale'a ;)

🥕 Pihitia Station Visit 🥕

Pihitia Station

Run little lamb, run! On Tuesday this week Wainui Beach School went to the Pihitia Station Farm. There were tons of different activities that we were able to see. Below I will write about each activity we got to watch. Don't forget that some of the paragraphs you read might be, we could say, "interesting".

Milking The Cow

Tristin's Dad, who owned the farm split us into groups so it wasn't a big clump of crazy kids! The first activity we went to was the cow. Sophie was helping at the farm so she milked the cow and talked about the everyday products we eat at home. Everyone got a turn shaking the jar of cream to make some butter. It was very "interesting".

Cutting The Meat

I found this activity not very fun or something I liked. We watched a butcher cut up an eight month old lamb! We got told about all the meats and takeaways that we like to eat. Anyone was welcome to not watch this, and I felt really sad for the vegetarians at the school.

Mechanical Parts On The Farm

Next, we walked over to the Tractors, Motorbikes, and Trucks. Then Zoe's dad told us about the mechanical things in the Trucks and mobiles. We each got a turn going on or in one of the Cars or the Tractor. One person asked if there were keys so he could drive it!

Herding The Sheep

Hello fluffy sheep! Later, we went to watch Zoe's Mom talk to us about they herd the sheep on a farm. Her sheep dogs (I call them woof woof dog, and stare stare dog) showed us how they do their job. The big one ran across the paddock chasing the sheep, then the little dog came and the big doggy barked at the herd. Now, the little one gave the herd "The Stare". It was soooo funny and cute.

The Drone

Another assistant came and flew the drone around the farm and explained about a device when you push it when you are hurt, it will send a signal to Wellington and a helicopter will come and rescue you. There was a TV and on the screen was what the drone is looking at. I was in front of the screen and I could see myself on the TV.

Conservation

We listened to bird sounds and tried to guess what they were. We also looked at different types of pest traps and for what animal they were for. My friend was looking at a cat skull and I LOVE cats so I was covering my face with my hat so I didn't have to look at it.

Thank you for reading my blog this week and I hope to write another one with you soon.

Mahalo, Kale'a 🐈

It's Kahoot Time!

Kahoot!

Aloha and welcome to my Term 3 Week 5 Blog Post! Today I will be writing about What Moana Learning Hub did last Friday. About a week ago I started making a Kahoot. A Kahoot is a sort of game where there are quiz questions and true or false questions, and you can add a photo for each question. I did my Kahoot where there would be a photo of each person in MLH as a baby. The question on each Part would be “Who Is This?”. 

It was really Funny to see all the little students from Moana Learning Hub! We had a few laughs when we saw a photo of one of the teachers as well! I’m so happy that everyone enjoyed the Kahoot. Down below I will show some of the photos of them.

Thank you for always reading my blogs, Mahalo, Kale’a

Luna Is Back!

 A few months ago we had a lost kitty, Luna. The last day before lockdown, we got new kittens (I wrote another blog about getting them)! We re - named them Skye and Luna. 

We have been trying to not let them outside at night. But, My mom went to pick me up, and she stayed outside. 4:00pm, still outside. 6:00pm, still outside. 8:00am, still outside. It had been three days since we had seen her. She had posted on facebook about Luna. One day my mother went shopping at countdown, and she got a notification from facebook. It was a man and he said that he might have our Kitten! She texted back saying she’ll be back in half an hour. 

She drove home and said where he lived. And… He was our neighbour! She drove home and walked over. They chatted for a little while, then she brung her back home.

I am so happy that Luna is back, and I think Skye is as happy as me.

Mahalo, Kale’a 🐈

New House Part 1

New House Part 1:

Yay! At the beginning of February, we started building our new dream house up at Gaddums Hill, Gisborne! I was so excited when I heard the good news. Right now, there is about 3 more months until we move in, and I wish we could move in straight away. Week 1:

Concrete was being poured, hole dug, foundation drying. Week 2: Wall framing goes up, stabilizing wood up, wall in place :D. Week 3: Break! Week 4: Order windows, paint. Week 5: Roof on! Week 6: Walls up outside, windows in. Week 7: Painting. Week 8: Plumbing, Water Tanks. Week 9: NOW

I can’t wait until the day comes when we move in. Today is Wednesday and we have been looking at some sinks, toilets and vanity. Thank you for reading part one of My New House!

Mahalo, Kale’a

Learning Through Play!

LTP

LTP (Learning Through Play) is an activity we do after lunch every Monday and Tuesday across
Moana Syndicate (Room 1, 2, 3, and 4). In each classroom there is an activity you could choose to
do for the two days of that week.  The options are Makey Makey, Junkey Monkey,
Planet Construct, and Cardboard Nation. This week, I chose Makey Makey because it includes a lot
of tech and things that I like. In the next paragraphs, I will explain what each activity is about.

Makey Makey

Makey Makey is a computer - tech activity with lots of wires involved. You can make a

 piano out of bananas, bongos out of pillows, and play pacman with oranges! You could

 even make a school band. Be prepared to be amazed by the power of…         computers

Junkey Monkey

Toys are fun to play with, but are funner to destroy! In Junkey Monkey, we take apart

 toys, and put them back together in different ways. Hammering, screwing, and lots 

more. “Uh, oh! Where did my toys go?!?”

Planet Construct

Warning! Construction in progress! Beware of the bubble of creativity. Here in room 1 are a ton of big and small mechanical parts that you can make into whatever you want. A plane, a car, even things that don’t even exist! Walk into the world of mechanics . . . 

Thank you for reading about the world of . .  Um. . . Amazblogs?! Yea!

Sincerely, Kale’a  🐈

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Term 3 Week 1 Blog Post

My Quickwrite!

Hello and welcome to my first week back at school! For this week’s blog post I will be telling you about my quick write and why we should protect endangered animals. The Questions we needed to answer were … 1. What Does It Mean If An Animal Is Endangered? 2. In What Ways Are Humans Responsible For Endangering Animals? 3. Why Must We Protect Endangered Animals? 4. What Can Humans Do To Protect Endangered Animals? Now, I will show you what I wrote.

What Does It Mean If An Animal Is Endangered?

“Endangered” is a word you could use to explain that an animal is in danger of being extinct. endangered is like if there were 20 birds and more and were being eaten, then they would start to be endangered. The species that is endangered is in danger of being extinct, which means the species would not be alive at all.

In What Ways Are Humans Responsible for Endangering Animals?

Humans are responsible for A LOT of endangered species. From killing them to get horns, teeth, skins, and fur, also because of meat. Some people will threaten the animals by teasing them, poking them, and lots more. People around the globe help save these poor things by donating money, and I think more people should do the same. Like, becoming an animal protector! Sign up by visiting this website <- Link Here

Why Must We Protect Endangered Animals?

There are a lot of things that us humans can do to protect endangered animals. Donating money to SPCA’s, becoming Vegetarian, not hunting, limiting space for humans: trees, habitats, and lots more. We do not have as many rain forests anymore because of wood, for shops, buildings, and houses. 

Thank you for reading about Why We Should Protect Our Endangered Species.

Your Weekly Blogger, Kale’a :)

Tiger: Endangered Species 2020

Just Dance Performance!

Just...      Dance…  Perform…    What?! Yay! This week we have a heap of fun things we are going to do.
Including, a Just Dance performance (and a movie!). There were choices of Waka Waka This Time
For Africa, Handclap, Or Timber. After you have chosen your song,
you have to get into a group and hope that they agree on the song too. :)  

In my group, I have me, Cornelia, and Ivy. We have chosen to do handclap because it is one of our
favorite songs and it is also three people! I have waited to write the rest of the story so that you
guys can hear about the performance. It is Wednesday today and I am ready to perform. 
We have practiced on my computer, and are ready to go.

Yay! Time to get ready to be on stage. Everyone lined up and we walked to the Hall.

A few songs passed and I was quivering from being cold, and being scared! But I was ready.
We raised our hands, and walked onto the stage. I stood in my spot and, Just, Danced.
I think we might have won, but someone else might have gotten more points.
You get points from costumes, how well you dance, and teamwork. 

I am very happy I participated in the performance. And, I am also performing it at the
Term Achiever’s Assembly! I’m so excited! Thanks for reading about the Just Dance Performance.

Mahalo, Kale’a  :)

(Mahalo is Hawaiian for Thank you or Thanks.)

Week 11 Blog Post

Just Dance has been one of the best things I have done yet this year.
I was so excited when Koka Terri said that we were doing dancing.
Yay! We get to dance! My love of dancing has taken me a long way into my life.
I can’t wait to see what is next. If you don’t know,
Just Dance is a Dancing activity we do everyday after morning tea.
Today, we did the songs Waka Waka this time for Africa, and Kung Fu Fighting. 

My favorites are:

1. Timber
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Watch Me Whip
4. Despicable Me (At Home)
5. Wild Wild West

Everyone I think has a great time doing just dance.
And, I hope we do it for the rest of the year.
I can’t wait to see the next songs we do each day.
Thank you for reading about what we do after morning tea. 

Mahalo, Kale’a

Week 8 Blog Post

Lockdown Learning

Stuck in a house with two annoying brothers but loving cats and parents!?! That had been the most stressful thing in my entire life. Well, the positive thing was lockdown learning. Most people might have not enjoyed learning from home as much as I had, but it was WAY easier to get work done. I also enjoyed it because I had company which got me boosted (I am not talking about my family, I am talking about my cats ). 

On the 25th of March lockdown started. I can’t believe I even survived!

Each week we would have a new subject and tasks to work on including Anzac, Animal Kingdom, World Famous, Story Time and Our World. There were hands-on activities and discovery activities. I really enjoyed the activities that were chosen and the fancy friday google meets. I was filled with laughter and joy when I saw the costumes.

The one thing about being at home and with learning included, was getting the beautiful and cute little kitties we had gotten. There were some disasters but I enjoyed the lockdown very much (except for my brothers) and I hope you did too.

Thank you for reading, Kale’a

:)

Our New Kittens

Our New Kittens

As I watched cartoons on the TV, mom called me and Gavin into her room.  She said that our landlords (the owners of our house) had actually have cats! I was very inflamed because it i my dream to have cats in New Zealand. We are building our new house right now and it is the last time you can adopt pets at the SPCA because of the lockdown from coronavirus.
I was extremely excited to hear this extraordinary news.

At The SPCA

We drove through the curvy roads and finally we got to the SPCA. Dad, Gavin and I walked through the stinky door into the SPCA. We saw all of the cute, little cats meowing and sticking their paws through the wired doors. Dad chose the cage with all the female tabbies in it. Dad slowly opened the door so none of the kittens could escape and we scurried into the smelly room with the small kitties.



Choosing The Right Cats
My skinny, long, legs shook as we tiptoed  on the slippery floor. The soft fur of the kitties felt amazing. Coralie, our landlord said that she only wanted two furry friends in our rental house though, so we could only take two. I loved the one that rubbed my legs like crazy
(you will see the new names of the new kitties at the end of the blog*).



Adopting The Felines
Dad called mom saying we had to choose quickly because they were going very fast and we would get kicked out.  We chose one playful, and one gentle. Dad got a form and filled it in while Gavin went to get mom. They switched and Dad went back to work. The kittens got put into a box and me, Gavin, and Kalen went into a shady spot on their yard. Mom finished the forms and got booklets for information about the new members of the family. We packed up and left the SPCA for the last time.
😊



A Success
My family's new bundles of joy have been behaved, but not always :). Playful, kind, joyful and soft, these young kitties have settled in just fine. I am very grateful to have these kittens and I hope the others that used to be at the SPCA have good homes too.Thank you for reading about my beautiful new kittens.

Yours Sincerely, Kale'a.
* Their new names are Skye and Luna.

Thank You!
❤

Hope You Enjoyed! :D

Week 7 Blog Post!

Hello and welcome to my blog for week 7. Priorities have been some hard work! We have been trying to finish and check in our priorities before Friday and even Thursday so yr 6's can have their surfing time and do discovery activities. I have made a slide to show you what we have been learning in WK7.    



HOPE YOU ENJOYED WEEK 7 OF TERM 1! BYE AND THANK YOU!  😉
By Kale'a

My First Swimming Sports

                                                    Swimming Sports 2020

Not gonna skip school this time! This was the only time I ever did Swimming sports the whole entire time I have been at Wainui Beach School. We got to Enterprize the swimming place we did it at. I was zooming through the warm heated water as I did my freestyle. As I touched the end wall, I expeditiously turned around and started to charge my breath to swim back to the other end. I came...      second!  I was so excited when I got the yellow popsicle stick. I climbed out of the Enterprize pool and got my warm, dry towel. I sat down until backstroke and freestyle was finished.

Waiting and waiting, it was finished.  I was all set to go to do my breaststroke. I took my towel off and got ready for Koka Ngiare called my name. " Kale'a...    "  There it was. I wiped my foggy goggles and went to my lane. " Get set, BEEP!" I jumped into the pool and raced to the end. I saw my dad cheering me on as I glided through the water. " Go Kale'a!" He called. I got to the end just as I saw my classmate Ella gaining up on me. I was so proud of myself that I got second again. I knew I wouldn't come first but that didn't matter. All that mattered to me was that I got a placing. I got into the finals but came last in both of those. There were fast people in that group. I was so proud of myself. Thank you for reading.


I look forward to seeing you reading my next blog.

First week in MLH!

First Week Of School 

Monday:

Nervous, like the beginning of every year, I stepped into school grounds ready for action. My name is Kale'a (Ku-lay-a). This year I'm in MLH (Moana Learning Hub). My homeroom is room two and my teacher is Koka Terri. We had a powhiri for the new teachers and children at Wainui Beach School.  Later we had a hui, (meeting) which we will do every Monday, then we finally got into some action. we got a piece of paper to play people bingo. That's when there is squares and in each square there is a sentence.  It could be if you went to the movies in the holidays or if you can touch your nose with your tongue (a lot of people!).  We did some silent reading after morning tea and lunch and that was first day of school 2020! :)

Tuesday:

Another day, another... I don't know.😂 Today we got into some swimming for swimming sports. Been very hot lately! We will now be starting quick writes weekly. Our first quick write was chocolate VS cheese. Please comment below which one you think is better? Remember to explain why you think one is better than the other. Our teachers handed out these tiny pieces of paper with words on them. Each person in the hub got one.  They would be a group that each piece of paper in the group would relate.

there would be about five or six people in each group. these are called our buzz groups. The people in my buzz groups are Te Atawhai, Taika, Harry, Oliver, Wolfe and me. 

Friday:
I'm skipping to Friday because I forgot Thursday and Wednesday. The first assembly of the year was empty! Lots of year 6's had left last year.  Discovery had a lot of shine cards handed out. Drain wise art, building blocks, art and more.  This week has been a lot of fun hope the next three terms will be as great as this one. Thank you for reading my first blog of the year.


Yours Sincerely, Kale'a. 😉

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