Kapa Haka 2021 - 3, 2, 1... Action!

Kapa Haka was finished. Moana Syndicate had just finished performing their well - practiced Kapa Haka bracket. That included Utaina, Ka Waiata, Aue Rona E, Ka Panapana, Wainui Haka, and Toia Mai Te Waka Nei (In Order). My favorite song out of those six would have to be Ka Panapana. Even though I didn't have the opportunity to lead it, I still enjoyed it very much. 

Matua Canaan, Koka Brodie's partner was the one who recorded us with microphones and recording boxes everywhere! Knowing that the microphones were there helped me in knowing that a LOT of parents and public audiences were going to see it; wanting me to shine brighter even  more.

The performance lasted for about 5 - 10 minutes, and my hands and knees were trembling all the way. In my reflection I think that in projecting your voice and smiling really lights up your performance, especially for me.

Overall, I think that I did a very good job today at Kapa Haka, and I wish I could do it over, and over again.

Thank you for reading my blog, 

Kale'a :)

Below is a picture of me 

Ilminster Green Team - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

The Ilminster Intermediate Dream Team had just started their performance on why we should stop littering and reduce, reuse, and recycle. It took about 30 minutes, and all of the costumes were student - made. As the hall dimmed it's lights after the whole Moana Syndicate had arrived, and the settings popping with color, the play began.

Nanny Koura entered the stage, sitting down on the gleaming painted rocks along with Kina, in front of the ocean set. The grandchildren begged for an exceptional story that evening, Nanny Koura refused and rushed them to bed. But, one grandchild stayed on the floor, begging once more. The story she chose was of when Nanny Koura fought the Morons from Trash Planet, and how she convinced them to STOP littering. 

The Morons arrived, planning for a plot that would destroy all ecosystems on earth, just like it did on trash planet. With no coincidence involved, the local kids came to the skate park, showing off their "tricks".  They littered their 10 cent lolly wrappers, joining the other junk food rubbish. 

The Morons left, but not for long. They rushed back, and Nanny Koura found them. She was known as the long - lost Queen Koura, and they bowed to her innocently. She convinced them to stop their destroying of all planets, and once again, they were all at peace. 

I think that the Ilminster Green Team did a very good job on spreading the message about cleaning up our towns.

Thank you for reading my blog!

-Kale'a

Speeches 2021 - Going For Gold By Being Kind: Malkin Moonlight

 Kia ora, this week I will be saying my speech to 60 of my classmates. I'm just a bit nervous. My speech is about why we should be kind, just like the famous book character Malkin Moonlight created by Emma Cox. Down below is my speech for you to read:

If you want to be kind, be kind to all.  Just like the famous book character, Malkin Moonlight. Malkin Moonlight was created by the American Author, Emma Cox. I know that Emma created Malkin for a reason. To inspire others to be kind, wherever, and whenever.  He doesn’t care who it is, what it is, or whatever their personality is. We should always be kind, just like Malkin.

Even though someone is rude to you, it does not mean that you have to be rude back. Malkin was  thrown into a river to drown, but instead of being rude back to his owner, he got himself out and chose to be kind for the rest of his life.

Bullies are sometimes rude to people because it makes them feel good. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Meaning, that if you show kindness to someone, that time is never wasted. It doesn't matter if you do a small act of kindness or a big act of kindness. The important thing is that you do an act of kindness and it is never a waste of time.

There are many ways to be kind, at least choose one. Malkin chose all. "Not being shown any love or kindness does affect you," says 71-year-old Carolyn Frawley. Did you know that kindness and empathy help us relate to other people and have more fun and happy relationships and memories with friends, family, and even perfect strangers we encounter in our daily lives? And if you think about it, kindness can actually make you healthier. 

You could say kindness is a little like vegetables, it can make you healthier, mentally and physically. But sometimes, we just don’t feel like eating them. By being kind to people, it makes you happy, and it also lowers your blood pressure. By lowering your blood pressure, you have a less chance of having heart attacks, which can mean the difference between life and death. Literally. 

Importance of kindness to others could be the most important thing on Earth. Here is just a small list of things that kindness can do to change our daily lives.

1. Happiness - Makes you happier knowing that you’ve done something important.

2. Anxiety - It can help you face your fears, like standing up to BIG audiences. 

               And..

3. Confidence - Makes you confident knowing that you are stepping up to make things right.

I asked other students in our class why they think it is important to be kind. Here are the results. “It can make yourself and others a better person by being kind.” “If you aren’t kind when you are young, then it will affect you in your older life.” “If you are kind, then others will be kind back to you.”  “Even if others aren’t kind to you, you should still be kind back.”  “That truly proves that people do care, and they do want to be kind, just as I do too.

 The real reason Malkin decides to be kind, is that he cares, and if we start to care, we can all be kind.  If I wrap kindness into just 3 words, I would say, Kindness does matter, and the next time you see someone being bullied, tell them why  kindness really matters. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

Thank you for reading my blog in Term 4 2021!

-Kale'a 🐈‍⬛

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Athletics Day 2021

Bang! The sound of the wood blocks clashing together richoched in my ears as I raced along the 100 meter track, passing 4 out of the 8 year 6 girls in the first 50 meters. I sprinted to the limit as I tried to pass my nemesis of a friend, Klara. I couldn't quite get there, but when I crossed the finished line, I was relieved to know that I had come 3rd in the Finals of the Year 6 Girls 100 Meter Sprint 2021. That was almost the end of my Athletics Day in 2021, let me tell it to you from the very beginning.

My class MLH, had just finished cheering on the junior syndicate with their 50 meter sprints as the Year 6's moved over to the 200 meter track. Koka Ngaire (one of MLH's teachers) had written an asterix on my  hand, marking that I should not be put in the same heat with another Year 6 Girl that had an asterix on their hand. My heat included Maggie, Alivia, Klara, Rio, Alice, and I. 

I came first.

Then, it was the finals. That included Charlotte A, Charlotte M, Klara, Ella, Cornelia, Dillyn, Alivia, Lola, and I. Charlotte M came first, Lola came second, Klara came third, Charlotte A came fourth, I came fifth, Alivia came sixth, Dillyn came seventh, Cornelia came eighth, and Ella came nineth. 

Next, was Ball Throw. It passed fairly quickly, with Cornelia first up. She threw far! Klara was close behind in second, and Cornelia in first, and before you know it, I'm on top! Charlotte A was next, and she was now in first, she is a very strong thrower. It kept going on and on, passing through all the year 6 girls, the leaderboard changing but somehow, I clinged on! The final podium looked like this:

1. - Charlotte A

2. - Kale'a (Me)

And...

3. - Dillyn

Yay! I was so proud knowing that I had gotten a placing! Next was Long Jump. We got three jumps each, and one of my jumps was a no jump, but if it wasn't, then I would've been in first! The final podium ended up with Klara in first, Charlotte A in second, and Charlotte M in third. 

100 Meter sprints was my favorite. My heat included Cornelia, Rio, Alice, and I. I came first, Cornelia came second, Alice came third, and Rio came fourth. In the finals was Charlotte M, Charlotte A, Klara, Lola, Alivia, Ella, Cornelia, and I. It was very nerve - racking! I was racing through the white lines and in the end, I came third! Charlotte M came first, with Klara close behind.

Athletics day was soooo fun! I can not wait for next year's Athletics Day at Intermediate.

I hope you enjoyed my blog,

Kale'a :-) 

Enviroschools Day - Green Gold For WBS!

Aloha, (Hello) and welcome to my blog. My name is Kale'a and I have been writing about my school's recent day winning Green Gold as an Enviroschool. To win Green Gold, you must win the first two before you can go for Green Gold; silver and bronze. Once you have won both, you get to go for Green Gold, and Green Gold is basically the top one, so we were extra excited. I hope you enjoy reading about my experience with it.

First off, the bell rang for the beginning of school. I ran to tell my friends to go to the hall, and gave a big hug to my friend that I wouldn't see until the end of the day, Cornelia. "Now, come on! We're going to be late!" Ivy, Charlotte A, Te Atawhai, Klara, and I had to be on time for the Powhiri to welcome the 4 Enviroschools team associates by singing 3 songs in Te Reo (The Maori Language). We got into our lines, and my friend Te Atawhai began to welcome them into our school in Maori as well, then we began to sing. 

After the powhiri ended, since Charlotte A, Te Atawhai, Klara and I were part of the Enviro Group, we had to stay inside the hall and announce some presentations. First up was Klara and Izzy, and they were talking about our school's pepeha, which is explaining our Maori Family through NZ; I think they did an amazing job. 

Then were my other two friends, Te Atawhai and Charlotte A. They did theirs about our local penguins, the Korora (Little Blue Penguin). It was very interesting and they also did a great job. Some intermediate students also came to talk about their journey when they were at Wainui Beach School. 

I didn't get a chance to say mine about our school's wetland, Mangaone Wetland, but I enjoyed listening to my friends and that was very exciting, and that was enough for me for the day. 

Our small Brain Break filled my belly right before it was time to come back inside. We showed the four EnviroTeam around our school as they jotted down ideas silently. Their names were Charlotte, Rick, Kirsty, and Kauri. We first went to the Shade House where we grow our native saplings, then to the fruit orchard, with oranges, apples, plums, mandarins, persimmons, and feijoa. We also had lavender and bee hives where we could now use our just bought new kid bee suits. 

Then it was time for Morning Tea. Charlotte A, Te Atawhai, Klara and I raced each other to the playground as we played on the metal monkey bars, while Klara tried to tag us as she was 'it' for Monkey Bar Tag.

Morning Tea had ended fairly quickly, and we were back in the hall before anyone else. As soon as everyone was in the hall, Koka Jodie, the EnviroGroup teacher, told us to go to one of the A3 pieces of paper across the hall. I went to the one that Kirsty was at and Klara came too. 

We had to think of what we do to we keep track of data at our school, like how many plants we planted, how many trash bags we go through, etc. We got lots of Post - Its down and Kirsty said we did a great job. All of a sudden, it was lunch. Koka Jodie said that she, Charlotte, Kirsty, Rick, and Kauri were going down to Hamanatua Stream (where my class went hiking instead of staying at school) and if you wanted to come you were allowed to tag along. Everyone put their hand up. Koka Jodie saw one boy's hand up and she said, "Nate, I know you don't like walking..." Everyone burst into laughter. "But, are you sure you want to come?" He responded with, "Well, hmmmm, I'll think about it." Klara and I chuckled silently until Charlotte A noticed and, well, she barks instead of laughi..."HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Too late. Everyone was staring right at us, and Klara and I just stood up slowly, and then bolted through the open doorway. 

We were down at Hamanatua, chomping down our lunch as Koka Jodie pulls out of what I think is a meal for 20! There was quiche, bacon and egg pie, salad, pineapple, mandarin, and orange. We each got to choose between bacon and egg pie or quiche, and I chose the vegetarian quiche, but I think I regret the quiche. 

Koka Jodie and most of the group went for a walk around Hamanatua, and there was only Charlotte A, Izzy, Klara. Lochie, and I. Charlotte A and I were running up the really steep hill and at the top we surprisingly, spotted our class! "Hi, Cornelia!" I yelled to my friend; I guess I would be able to see her one more time. 

It was time to walk back to school. Klara, Te Atawhai, Charlotte A, and I played a game called 'Around The World', but the walking version. We would take turns calling out multiplication equations like 11 x 11, and the other three would have to say the answer. They would be the winner. I was also being a bit silly, and made up another game where I gave the four of us each boy names that started with the first letter of our last names, for example:

Klara - Peter

Te Atawhai - Paul

Charlotte - Albert

Me/Kale'a - Dave

Then, I would say one of the boy names and the other three would have to answer who the real girl was. I found that game very fun.

We were back at school as we entered the hall, where we now had to sit all together and discuss if we agreed with all the group's pieces of paper. If we agreed with all seven, we would be Green Gold! By telling if we all agreed, we would vote with thumbs up, or thumbs down . First sentence, thumbs up from all of us. Second sentence, thumbs up again. Third, cha - ching. Fourth. Fifth. Sixth, Good. "Now, what happens when we have all seven" Kauri asked. "We get GREEN GOLD!" Klara replied enthusiastically. And  then, seventh, ALL THUMBS! And by not even trying, we all shouted at the same time, "WE GOT GREEN GOLD!"

Just in time, the bell had rung for 3:00, school's over. We ran back to class after having a couple of high - fives from each adult. e Atawhai asked if we were allowed to run around each classroom announcing the news. "We got Green Gold!" Again. "We got Green Gold!" And again. "We got Green Gold!" Until all classrooms heard the news. We also delivered a gift to Koka Jodie saying thanks from our principal, Koka Nolian, and vice principal, Koka Sue. Back at class, Koka Ngaire, our teacher, was announcing which two people would be going to the Principal's Tea Party to join the other one person from the classrooms around Wainui Beach School (there would be two from our class since we are a Learning Hub made from two classes). And to make the day even better, Klara AND Charlotte's names got called!

I was so happy for my two friends. It was an extra jam - packed day, filled with fun adventures and tasty food.

I'm glad for my opportunities at school.

Thank you for reading my very long blog. 

-Kale'a 🐈‍⬛

My Quickwrite 2021 - Story Starters:

 Kia Ora, today by blog is about my second Quickwrite from my priorities. I used the story starter, 'The girl raced to the other side of her yard'. I hope you enjoy reading my Quickwrite and the awesome adventure I wrote about! This Quickwrite also had inspiration from the animated film, 'Raya And The Last Dragon'.

The girl raced to the other side of her yard. It was as if something was scaring her away, like a cat chasing a mouse, reading to pounce onto its prey. Her name was Raya, at least that's what her friends used to call her. Used to. Now, she's known as 'The Protector of The Mythics'. 

An ancient myth, known to say that the Mythics were a group of five powerful forces, with powers unmentioned until a certain point of time. When they all worked together as a team, they were the most dominant living beings in the land. Their land was called Estrania. Estrainia was filled to the brim with life, from tigers to spiders, and cats to bats; but the only thing keeping all living creatures alive on Estrainia, was the legendary Moonstone. The Moonstone was the only thing keeping them alive, and if the gemstone was even the littlest bit chipped, there would be nothing left in the land of Estrainia, nothing except The Protector of The Mythics.

Raya jumped onto her spotted feline friend, as she zoomed to the next drained-out lake, it was like someone had dived to the bottom and pulled the plug, all the water rushing away, nowhere to be seen. She pulled out her scroll, jumped off her cheetah which she called Lana, and read aloud.

The gem lies beneath stone,

The gem lies their alone.

Nothing protecting it, nothing in sight,

But a powerful force, capable of great might.

A  warrior, both powerful and brave,

must take this challenge, to save the day.

Raya steps into the dry lake and in her hand, appears the Moonstone. Finally! But, there's a problem. She drops the stone unexpectedly, and it shatters. Raya feels something in her left arm immediately, and as she turns her head, she has only a left shoulder, and that is also slowly disappearing. 

Thank you for reading my Blog about my Quickwrite!

-Kale'a ♡

Quick Write - Story Starters: Can Anyone Hear...

Kia Ora! Today I will be sharing my Quickwrite with you. I used the Story Starter, "Can Anyone Hear..." for my Quickwrite. This Quickwrite is also based of of the series: Wings of fire: The Dragonet Prophecy. I hope you enjoy it, and happy reading!

“Can anyone hear that?” Sunny shivered as Starflight walked by. “It’s OK, Sunny, It’s just Tsunami rummaging for some scrolls.” “Some interesting scrolls!” Tsunami added. “Anyway,” Starflight continued, “We should study some more tonight. I feel that you guys haven’t been reading as much as me.” “Well, obviously! I’ve been eating leftover cows from dinner all night!” Clay spat raw chewed - up mince all around the room while trying to speak. “Yuck, Clay!” Sunny laughed. “Fine. As long as I get to choose. OK?” Tsunami snapped. “Yes, yes. Just not the SandWing princesses.” Glory whispered, apparently not quiet enough. “Oooooooh! Great idea, Glory!” Tsunami yelled. “Oh, Splendid.” Glory mumbled.

“I would obviously be the best queen, but since you are a real SandWing Sunny, you can be Queen Oasis.” Tsunami said. “Yay!” Sunny exclaimed while Tsunami carried on. “Glory, you can be Blister, the smart one. I’ll be Burn, the strong one, and Starflight, you can be Blaze. The prettiest one.” Tsunami chuckled. “But, I was Blaze last time!” Starflight yelped. “Stop complaining! Oh, and Clay, you’re the angry Scavenger.

The Acting Out

“La, De, Da, De, Da. I’m Queen Oasis and I do Queeny things and stuff.” Sunny said.

“Don’t forget the treasure!” Tsunami whispered

“Oh, yea. I have lots of treasure, and that’s what makes me so Queeny!” Sunny added.

“Did someone say treasure?” Clay said.

“EEEAAAKKK!” Sunny cried in fear.

“You’re not supposed to be scared!” Tsunami interfered.

“R-Right. Rar! What is this scavenger doing in my kingdom of sand? I will eat him in one bite!”

“Squeak, squeak, and other annoying scavenger noises!” Clay squealed. “Take that, I mean, SQUEAK!”

“Impossible! How could a lousy scavenger like this defeat me! Oh, my kingdom will fall, oh, my treasure!” Sunny complained.

“Squeak, squeak! All this treasure is mine now! Ha!” Clay announced.

“Oh, no! Our mother is dead!” Tsunami yelped.

“And none of us killed her, oh what shall we do?” Glory questioned.

“I, Blister was about to challenge her, I should be queen!” 

“I, Burn am the biggest and strongest, I should be queen!” Tsunami said

I, Blaze am the youngest and will live the longest reign, I should be queen!” Starflight commanded.

“Aaannnddd…” Tsunami confessed.

“I am also by far the prettiest.”

“Ha, ha, ha!”

Thank you for reading my Blog, I hope you enjoyed it!

-Kale'a 🐈

Cross Country 2021 - 2nd Place!

 I dropped my water bottle and my just - washed sweatshirt. I really wish I could wear it, it is freezing! "Year 6 girls, line up, quickly!" I chase myself to the starting line, girls pushing, girls shoving, trying to get to the front of the line. I got there just in time, then girls came impelling through the crowd, like there was a pack of velociraptors chasing them. Arrggghhhh! "On your marks, get set, GO!" I prance off the wet grass, catching up to my speedy friend, Charlotte Alexander. Catch me if you can, my friend! I ran my heart out as I passed Charlotte, Lola, and Klara. Yesss! Now, I only have to catch the most rapid - fast, high - speed, energetic girl in the school. 

Charlotte McDiarmid.

I try to keep my pace up, and I succeed. I lean back, remembering last year how steep it is when you're running down a hill. It's steep. I say a quick 'hello!' to one of the FOW (Friends of Wainui) Cross Country helpers, Kate as she hits me with a 'good luck!' back. 

The Crowd

As I catch up to Charlotte M, I start to breathe heavily. The crowd cheers, then I hear my friend Te Atawhai yelling, "You can do it, GO Charlotte, OH YEAH, IT'S KALE'A! GOOO KALE'A!" She would definitely win the award for "Best Cheerleader". And like it was nothing, I was back at the starting line, on my second lap. By keeping track of Charlotte M, I tilt my head up every now and then to find her bright yellow t-shirt, and then I jolt my head around once or twice to see who's behind me. I know that doing this isn't always ideal, but I only did it once or twice. 

The End

I get back to Kate, on my second lap, and she takes a speedy photo of me (I think it was hard since I was going down a small hill at top speed), and then I catch my eye on Charlotte M. Then, like it was yesterday, or a couple minutes ago, I could see the two neon yellow poles sticking out of the ground marking the finish line. Yessss! I sprint as fast as I can, which is pretty hard since I am just about to puke and faint at the same time, but then everything goes silent. It is just like putting both of your fingers in your ears, and all you can hear is a quiet hymn of clapping and cheering, then, I am back in the present. I feel my feet jump and then I am flat on the ground, past the yellow poles. I am so happy.

Second place.

Thank you for reading my blog, Kale'a :-)

6 Word Sentence - Explain Your Life With Just 6 Words

 Kia Ora, welcome to my blog. My name is Kale'a and today, I am going to write about what I did in my Writing Workshop Google Meet. If you hadn't read my last blog, I wrote about how New Zealand is back in Lockdown, Lockdown 2.0 we call it. My class, MLH (Moana Learning Hub) is now doing Google Meets for our Reading, Writing, and Math Workshops. In me and my friends Writing Workshop, Koka Pip, one of my teachers, showed us a video of this man explaining about a 6 word sentence. Basically, you explain your life in 6 words, adding pictures on the sides of it. My one is:

A Life Without Love Is Miserable.

Below is my Google Slide that I did it on:

                       

Thank you so much for reading!

-Kale'a ☆♡☆ 

🏠 Lockdown 2.0! Staying Home Once Again...

 Good Morning my fellow blog readers! Today, I will be talking about, drumroll please...  ...  another lockdown! As you all know (hopefully you all know), that there is a Covid - 19 pandemic around the globe. Since the time when it first started in May 2020, New Zealand has been keeping the ice in the freezer. Until Delta opened the freezer and put all the ice in the microwave, set it to 30 seconds, and then opening the microwave door, so that all the water starts to spill all over the 5 million people of New Zealand. 

Now that Delta has had an outbreak, the schools of Aotearoa are back in the pit of digital learning. My class, MLH  (Moana Learning Hub), have been doing Google Meets for our learning groups called Workshops. Our Workshops include Reading, Writing, Math, and Strand Math; I am in L3+ Reading, L3 Writing, L3+ Maths, and L3 Strand Math. Our whole class also do set of arrangements called 'Priorities'. These include:

• 2 Quickwrites (A story of about 3 paragraphs)
• 4 Math Whizz progressions/gems (Math Whizz is a site made by Whizz Education)
• 1 Blog (This is my blog for the week!

And... 

• 1 Blog Comment to your Blogging Buddy (Your Blogging Buddy is a randomly chosen student in the class that comment on each other's blog)

In Lockdown, we do one more Priority, StepsWeb (StepsWeb is a word work site used to help kids with their vocabulary). Usually, I get my Priorities done to a high standard at the end of the week on Thursday; I have a LOT of workshops. 

Working at home with my family is really fun, well, most of the time. My brother has a Google Meet everyday at the same exact time, in the morning, so when somebody is trying to do their work, hint hint, me, I can barely get anything done because my brother is yapping away at his friends. Yaaaay.

This Lockdown we have a schedule for when our workshop meets are. On Monday, it's Math, on Tuesday, it's Writing, on Wednesday, it's Reading, on Thursday, it's Math again, then Writing again on Friday. Each block is a different workshop, and there is a lunch break, and a couple of priority breaks. Lots of kids work after school hours, which is pretty good choice, saying that there is a lot going on during the day. 

That is all I have to say about our new Lockdown 2.0, I hope you enjoyed it, and have a great rest of your day, without any family members annoying you during this distressed Lockdown.

Your weekly Blogger, Kale'a🐱

A - Ha! Samantha Found What She Had Been Looking For.

Good Morning! My name is Kale'a and I would like to tell you about what I have done today. At school, I complete a set of activities every week called 'priorities'. For one of my priorities, I wrote a quick write (where you write a quick, short story), and I used something called a sentence starter. A sentence starter is where I choose a sentence then use it at the beginning of my quick write. Below is what I wrote:

A - ha! Samantha finally found what she had been looking for. Well, that was just now, we have to go back in time 10 minutes ago in Samantha’s room…

“Wake, Up, Samantha! Wake, Up, Samantha!” The alarm clock beeped, over and over again. Samantha reaches her hand out, feeling for her chiming alarm clock. Her hand finally touches it. She turns it off, pulling her warm duvets off her freezing legs.

Forcing herself out of bed, she opens her closet door, looking for her favorite T Shirt. “Where is it!” She crawls under her bed. Nowhere. She opens and closes every dresser drawer. Creak, slam, creak, slam. Nowhere. Her alarm clock read ‘8:50’. She would be late for school, if only she would be able to find her favorite T Shirt.

She creeps downstairs to find her mother making breakfast. “You’re gonna be late for school, and I won’t be apart of it!” Samantha heard as she walked into the kitchen saying, “I can’t find my favorite Tie - Dye T Shirt!” Her mother replied as if nothing was wrong, “Don’t be silly, you’re wearing it.” And that is how Samantha said, A-ha! Because she had found what she was looking for. Well, her mother had.

Thank you for reading my blog and I hope that you enjoyed it. Mahalo (Thank you), Kale'a 🐈

Quick Write Story Starters - The Virus Outbreak! (Fictional)

Aloha, and welcome to my next blog on my latest Quick Write, The Virus Outbreak.

week for our priorities, we have to choose a Story Starter to use to begin our Quick Write.

Today, I picked the sentence, ‘Suddenly, her phone rang.’. Below, I will write my Quick Write for you to

enjoy.

The Virus Outbreak

Suddenly, her phone rang. Kaelin peered at her phone as it beeped exactly three times. 

Beep. Beep. Beep.

It was an emergency warning from the government, saying:

Emergency ALERT

Go straight into isolation in your homes and wait until further notice.

There has been a virus outbreak.

“A virus breakout! Of what kind?! We’re all gonna die!” Kaelin shrieked as she rushed into her

brand-new Tesla car, which she did not want to get ‘hurt’, and this is the perfect opportunity for

her new car to get burnt to ashes. She turns up the engine, and starts to drive the eight and a half

minutes up the giant Gaddums Hill. Beep. Beep. Beep.

Emergency ALERT 

The government has figured out what the virus is. It is one of the most contagious diseases in the History of

the world. 

Pollenitis. 

Watch the live news report for more information.

Kaelin makes it to her house, immediately ordering as many groceries as she can, especially, as much

toilet paper as she can.

Everyone needs toilet paper, right? 

Kaelin picks up her television remote, changing channels until she spots the two news reporters.

Breaking News

“We have all heard about the recent outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly, Pollonitis.

You have been asked to stay in your homes until further notice.” 

The news reporter continues to speak as Kaelin quickly turns off the TV.

What will happen now?

Is this the end?

Thank you for reading my post on my quick write.    - Kale'a 🐱

There's A Murderer!

 Kia Ora, my name is Kale'a and for my blog this week, I will be telling you about Wednesday, the 28th of July 2021, where, there was a murder!

Just kidding! On Wednesday, we solved another Murder Mystery Maths clue. If you are not familiar with Murder Mystery Maths, it is when my teacher Koka Ngaire, gives out a clue every Wednesday that we have to solve. This week's clue was on solving about 25 questions on finding the fraction of a whole number, like:

2/3 of 27 = 18

This week was a pretty easy clue, because my friend Ivy and I had already learnt about finding fractions of a whole number in our Level 3+ Math workshop, so it was like an extra practice. I rushed to the mat, with Ivy behind me. We waited until Koka Ngaire had finished talking; she handed out the clue sheets. Ivy and I picked up my pen, Ivy gave me a nod and we headed straight to work. 

1/2 of 40... 2/3 of 12...   1/3 of 15...  and so on. 

At last, we had made our way to the bottom of the ink - splattered piece of printed parchment. I made it onto my feet, as we headed off to line up for our teacher's signature. 

That is how, on Wednesday the 28th of July, Ivy was murdered.

Mahalo, Kale'a

Just kidding!

L3 Strand - Archimedes The Orange

 In our L3 Strand for Math, we learnt about Archimedes' law, where when you put something like an orange, in water, the water will rise. You take it out, the water falls. Koka Ngaire instructed us to make a diagram on what we learnt. I labeled the things I learnt on the border of the orange. As we we learning about Archimedes, we also studied oranges. We learnt about the juice, how many pips in one orange, growth and rot over time, and much more.

Here is a list of some of the things we learnt about oranges:

- Volume

- Time

- Units of Measurement

- Archimedes

- Liquid/Juice

Thank you for reading my second blog, Kale'a 🐈

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 🐈