Draguin Poem L3 Writing

 In Our L3 Writing SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar), We wrote penguin poems but, with a twist; Our penguins would be turning into dragons! My Penguin/Dragon is called Draguin, And in the next paragraph, I will show you my poem.

My nest is warm with fluffy hay, I wake up with a cough today.

Smoke is coming through my nose, "Quick, get a hose!"

All my friends gather around, asking, "Where's the show grounds?"

My feathers are burning with flames that bling, then all of a sudden, I sprout new wings!

I feel like my life has ended.

What if another has begun?

That is my poem on the Draguin.

It is a pleasure for you to read my blog, Mahalo, Kale'a. 🐈

L3+ Math - Adding Decimals Using Algorithms

This week, Math has been a blast. In my Math group, L3+, we have been working on adding decimals using algorithms for the past two weeks. Our teacher in this workshop, Koka Ngaire, is wanting us to use Screencastify to share how we can solve the problems that she gives us. Our last topic, Solving Fractions Of A Whole Number, we had to film a screencastify, solving a problem that Koka Ngaire left us on the Moana Learning Hub. 

This week, for our new topic choice, we each got individual questions. All 9 of us zoomed back to the room that we did our last Screencastify in, then started to work. My building was the hall, which was inconvenient because it was the gymnastics festival today and there were teachers getting the leotards ready for the C - Grade gymnasts. I hd in the cupboard where they keep the gym equipment and I clicked the little Screencastify button. <- Here is the link to my Screencastify I did. 

I can't wait until next time's topic for L3+ Math with Koka Ngaire.

Thank you for reading my blog for this week, Kale'a  🐈

2nd Time At Aurora Writing!

 The second time doing Aurora was so exciting! Pizza for lunch, Monkey Bars to swing on, and so much more that I am just about to tell you. 

I waited and waited at school for my ride to the Holy Trinity Church Hall, Rio's car. We were due to leave at 8:30 in the morning, and the first bell, signaling that it was 8:30, had already rung. Finally, Rio arrived. Now, Rio and I were waiting in a pair. There were three people in Aurora writing, and we were still missing...  Cornelia. "Kale'a! Kale'a!" I heard a faint yell. I recognised that voice. "Cornelia!  Finally, you're here!" All four of us, including Rio's mum Natalie, jumped in her gleaming red car. We were off to the Holy Trinity Church Hall. 

It was beautiful. The stained glass was showering the shadowed floor with coloured rainbow sunlight. "Girls, that isn't the right church!" Called Natalie from outside, "Oops! Sorry, we are coming right out!" I said as Cornelia and I thumped out of the great church. We walked to the building next door, which was actually the right one. The stairs went in a spiral fashion, up and up they went until we reached the door of the huge open room. "Good morning, Wainui kids!" Said the Aurora teacher, Steph. Cornelia, Rio and I all dropped our bags in the far corner where some other children had. My fellow Aurorians played and joked around as we sat around for the other schools. Once everyone had arrived, Steph explained our day, and we got to work.

Everyone found a space around the room and we lay on the beige carpet, thinking about our time at the Arboretum. We found a space around the tables, but I went into one of the soundproof rooms along with Cornelia and Rio. I started on by draft as it came to morning tea. I ate some of my lunch (pizza from last night) and I played on the bars with Cornelia. I finished my draft after morning tea, then we took turns in little groups, finding the meaning of different writing tools. I had Assonance and Onomatopoeia. Steph had ordered Pizza Hut, so Cornelia and I had a couple of pieces each. After lunch, We all walked back to our soundproof room and waited for the signal. "You will have 1 hour to finish a published poem... now!

The time was almost up. Everyone was packing their paper clippings away and handing in their poems t Steph. I had messily glued my purple card onto the back of my poem, and quickly ran over to Steph, she read it and put it in the finished pile. All the school sat down and the parents and teachers from the different schools also sat down in the empty chairs. 3 Kids put their hand up to share and my friends were urging me to, too. So I did. 

Aurora was the best experience ever, and I am so glad I chose to go. 

Thank you for reading, Kale'a 🐆

1st Time At Aurora Writing Workshop

Cornelia, Rio, and I jumped onto the bus, nervous to see the people from the other schools. "It's okay, Cornelia." I said to calm her down. We sang 'Glitter' all the way to the Eastwoodhill Arboretum. 

My time at the Eastwoodhill Arboretum was so joyous! First, we played a game called 'Hare in the Whare', if the teacher says "hare", you stand completely still. If they say "whare", with a buddy, you move fast to make a house with both your arms. Then, if they say "hare in the whare", with a buddy, you make the house formation, then grab another person to go into your handmade whare. 

Afterwards, we went for a walk and took breaks along the tracks to write "seeds" down in our notebooks. "Seeds" are words that will grow into "trees" once we write our story. Once, we stopped at a pond to write some words down. Rio got a spot on a tree stump that looked like a queen's chair. Once we'd finished our quick walk, the whole group jogged back to the cabin hut, where we had lunch.

Lunch was great! The teachers offered us a delicious feast; asparagus rolls (pretty much asparagus wrapped in bread), egg and ham pie, sandwiches, and strawberry and cream donuts. Cornelia and I each had one egg and ham pie square, then we split our last slice (I think I might've had another one...).

After lunch, we went down to the playground. Here, Cornelia, Rio, some friends from other schools, and I went swinging on the leather hammock. We were swinging it so hard, that it went on it's side like you were lying on a wall!

My time at the Eastwoodhill Arboretum was up. I am really glad that I went and I got to meet tons of other people. I can't wait for the next session at the Holy Trinity Church Hall.

Mahalo, Kale'a🐈

🚃 Camp Kaitawa, Year Six Camp!! 🛶

 Year 6 Camp Kaitawa was the BEST! A luxury bus, kayaking everyday, Camp was definitely not to be missed. I hope you enjoy reading about my experience at Camp Kaitawa.

Enjoy!

Mahalo, Kale'a 🐆

Cook's Cove, Here We Come!

Year 6's Cook's Cove: Practice For Camp

"Kate, Klara's Mum, will have Kale'a, Klara, Lola, Alivia, and Tallulah. That will be your car group to Cook's Cove and back." That was my Thursday morning debut from our teachers for walking up Cook's Cove, the place where Captain James Cook "settled" in New Zealand. 

As we drove through the bumpy gravel roads, my stomach felt worse and worse. Only nineteen minutes left, I think to myself. Only nineteen. "It'll get better," says Klara sitting with me in the back two seats. It's like she sensed my sickness. 

Finally, we can see where we are climbing up. The Beacon of Light stands meters and meters above the hill and also, in front of us. As my car group wrestle each other to the doors, Klara and I lay in the back seat waiting for it to slide forward so we can make our way out. Then, finally it does and we sit down on the damp grass listening for instructions. We get into our camp walking groups. Usually, I would have Joe Palmer, Esther's Dad, but ended up with Lee Jerome, Bramm's Dad. 

We went through the gate onto the steep wooden boards that hold the dirt into a rectangle shape, each one taller than the other. The stairs went up and up in spiral fashion, circling the trees. Cornelia and I, spotted a hollow tree and she said she found one of these trees and it had a skull in it. As we continued, we made our way through the open woods and the further we went, the trees closed in more on us. we made it the top where the Beacon of Light was standing in the solid concrete said to be 12 meters deep. The statue itself was rock - hard metal, with many carved Koru (known as the fern) surrounding it. 

In a single file line, the Year 6's strolled through what Cornelia and I called the Fuffy (as in Fluffy) Meadow; so many small plants with soft and silky fluff growing out of the plants. We made our way  to the cutty grass bushes and sat down to eat. After our little morning tea we jumped over the steps to the arch of where the water flowed in and smashed into the rocks. A little golden frame stood a while away from the arch and all of the groups got a photo in it.

Left: My walking group, Millie R, Me, Cornelia, and Stormur in the back.

Right: The arch with each group walking in.

We were walking back into the trees, where it blocks the daylight out, when we saw a Morepork! Cornelia told me it was a fully grown adult, but it was very small! I confirmed that with Koka Rozie. It had very smooth and silky feathers, with eyes that have deep black pupils that soak into the yellow surrounding it as it stared at us. Soft, smooth, silky, fluffy, Cook's Cove couldn't get any better.

Until it got WORSE!!!!

We were getting close to the car park when a big lump popped out of nowhere when my foot slid right in where I didn't want it to.

That's when I rolled my ankle. 

Again.

Cooks Cove was a blast. I am so happy I got the chance to climb that hill. We all drove back to school and well,  just sat there.

Mahalo, Kale'a 🐈

I'm Ready, For School 2021!

School is back!

 School 2021 has started! I am a year six and my teachers this year are... Koka Rozie who used to be my teacher as a year four two years ago, and she also took Matua Beau's place from last year who will now be working as Herald the Giraffe at Life Education. Koka Ngaire has been here for four years now and taught my brother, Gavin for his last year as a year six too! She used to be a teacher at Ormond Primary School. Koka Pip, she went to Japan for a nice holiday to see what it was like. She has blond hair, a very kind smile, and is always willing to help. 

The Past Weeks 

Week 1 was a blast (I don't quite remember everything that happened), we did the Bingo that we did last year to find things out about other people. Our class also got into our Buzz Groups, and LOTS more. 

A few weeks ahead we started to "Walk Our Pepeha". First we walked down to Hamanatua* and had a little PBL, which stands for Play Based Learning, and lunch. 

Second, was Maungaroa. Fact: Did you know that Maungaroa in English means "Wide Mountain". The school went by Syndicates, so first was Moana. Since the big kids are all in that Syndicate, we walked down to Lloyd George Rd, and at the end of it is the Mountain. 

Then, the next week, we went to Te Poho O Rawiri Marae, our school Marae. The Kaia there said to call her Aunty Buba. She told us lots of stories about the chiefs and the tribes who somehow join their family. She also taught us a song, called Mama Panda, about how a Nanny makes bread .  

I can't wait until the next terms and how this upcoming year will go. 

I hope you read my very next Blog.

Mahalo, Kale'a  🐱