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Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Polar bears.

Walt: Write an Information Report.

Polar bears.

Polar bears are mammals that live in the Arctic Ocean.Polar bears have a thick white fur coat , and are the biggest bear out of the others.

Polar bears live in big burrows/dens under the snow and ice. they will usually stay in other Polar bear dens because it takes so long to make their own.

When Polar bears get hungry they smell and look for seals. When seals are swimming around they can hear a Polar bear getting closer to eat them. When seals are swimming they need air so they make little holes in the ice called breathing holes. Polar bears may have to wait for hours for another seal to come to the breathing hole. Once a seal has done that the bear will will put their head in and pull the seal out, then eat it. Polar bears will usually have one seal a week.

After mating season the male polar bear will go hunt for food and may never come back so the female is left to look after the cubs when they’re born.

Polar bears are highly dependent on older stable pack ice in the Arctic region, where they spend much of their time on the ice hunting, mating and denning. They are generally solitary as adults, except during breeding and cub rearing. Polar bears are strong swimmers, and individuals have been seen in open Arctic waters as far as 200 miles from land, although swimming long distances is not preferred since it requires so much energy for adults and can be fatal to younger bears.

Polar bears are big bears that live on ice. A Polar bear is my favourite animal, is it yours?

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Why is Matariki so important to New Zealanders?

Why is Matariki so important to New Zealanders?

Some people celebrate Halloween, some people celebrate Valentine's day but for most Maࠢori people they celebrate Matariki.

Firstly Matariki is important to Maࠢori people because it is a sign that their crops will grow really well that year, and the Kaimoana (fish) will me good as well.

Secondly Matariki is important because the seven sisters bring special gifts like the plants, the ocean and nature. These bring life to us so we can survive. That's what makes the gifts so special.

Next Matariki is so important the meaning of Matariki is “the eyes of the gods”, this story is important because it has been passed down by generations.

Therefore Matariki is very special. In the time of Matariki we plan our future and reflect on our past.



By Lauren

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Angles!

WALT: make a poster on Angles to explain what they are...



Class Camp Budget Plan

WALT: Decide what camp has the best budget for under $70


Te Tiriti O Waitangi

WALT: Explain what happened between the British and the Maori people and why they made they're Treaty 


We had to make a slideshow on The Treaty Of Waitangi and and how the three principals related to our school C.E.R.R Values



Thursday, 28 June 2018

Starry night & Matariki Poem...

WALT: Recreate a famous artist's painting, while incorporating New Zealand themes and celebrations!






We had to use Vincent Van Gogh's painting called "Starry Night" and we had to incorporate Matariki somehow so we added seven stars instead of 12 from the original. Then we painted it after a lot of research on Vincent Van Gogh. Then we had to make a poem about stars to represent the Matariki stars.

Thursday, 22 March 2018

The death of the flower

The death of the flower

Floating away the frosty furry flower falling from the night sky.
Fascinating to see that flower is falling out of life.
Freezing petals getting more frozen by the minute.
Fading away the flower  faints in despair.
The fearless flower fought well.
In the frozen where the flower should not have been.
Freezing cold making the petals on the flower fall.
Pretty funny thinking of frozen frosty flower freezing to death.
Furry flower petal frosting up with ice.
Fuzzy feeling against my face woke me up with a freezing scare.

Hopefully no other flowers freeze there.