Poems

His name is Tim

He is pretty slim

He likes to run

When he plays in the sun

He likes to play

Especially in may

Haiku's

Shouting in the class(5)

Running around in the sun(7)

Finally quiet(5)

Going to the beach(5) 

Swimming in the cool ocean(7)

Leaving the hot beach(5)

How to make koko alaisa/cocoa rice

How to make cocoa Rice.

By Caleb

I am learning to write a procedure for my audience to follow. 

Materials

Pot

3 cups of rice
6 cups of water
2 cups of coconut cream or milk
1 cup of sugar
You can use koko samoa or just normal cocoa

Steps:

1:Open your packet of rice if you haven’t already.

2:Place your pot with the water onto the stove 

3:Heat the water until it boils 

4:Pour the rice into the pot

5:Add and stir the coconut cream into the pot 

6:Pour the sugar to the pot 

7:Add the koko samoa

8:Stir the koko alaisa for 20 minutes

9:Remove from the heat

Finally pour some of the koko alaisa into a bowl and enjoy!

The Water cycle

I am learning to inform my audience through an explanation

By Caleb

What has been around since the Jurassic years and keeps on repeating over and over again, yes the water cycle. A cycle is something that repeats over and over again. Did you know that 97% of the water on earth is salt water, and the other 3% is fresh water. But sadly only 1% of the water is drinkable. Every living thing needs water to survive. There are three main stages in the water cycle. Evaporation, condensation and precipitation. But it all starts when the water evaporates.

Have you ever wondered how water in a cup appear less overnight, it's evaporation. Evaporation is when the sun heats up the ocean, lake or river and then it turns into water vapor. However you can not see water vapor because it is invisible, which means you can’t see it. When the water evaporates into the air. After the water evaporates up and up until it turns into a one of the clouds in the sky .

Condensation is when the water turns into water vapor, and when it is high enough it gets colder and colder so then it will turn back into raindrops as the form of a cloud. The cloud then moves slowly around the earth until it gets heavy enough, it takes about a day or two to fill up. A cloud can be 6,000 to 25,000 feet. When the cloud fills up It will start to rain in a form of sleet, snow, hail or rain.

Precipitation is when the water in the cloud gets too heavy from all of the water, and lets all of the water out as the form of snow, sleet, hail or rain. It lands in an ocean, lake, river or just on land. After it lands on the surface of the earth it will move down the streams of water leading it back into the ocean where the cycle will continue.

As you can see that this is one of the most interesting cycles that you will ever learn about. The three main stages evaporation, condensation and last but not least precipitation. All of these parts have a special part to play in the water cycle. Each part is needed so that you are able to drink a tall refreshing glass of water. Without the water cycle we would not be able to enjoy or access water.

My Accident Story

The Race down the Hill

February 2019 

By:Caleb

I am learning to entertain my audience with a recount

Do you love to scooter? Do you ever want to take on the next bigger hill? Well that was me. I love to scooter and I always want to go on the next bigger, steeper hill, so that I can spend down as fast as I can. This accident is me vs a hill and well … “Ahh, I can’t stop!”

It all started earlier in the day when I was promised a trip to the park. I was about eight years old at the time. I had organised myself, packing all my things I wanted to take to the park, especially packing my scooter. Then I had to wait, sitting inside daydreaming about what I could do at the park when I heard a voice, I hopped off my bean bag checked who it was, and I was so happy that it was my mum calling us to go to the park. I ran out of my room, running downstairs filled with joy and getting in the car shouting, “Hurry, hurry we need to go now.”

It wasn’t a lone drive, only three-five minutes. But what was five minutes felt like hours and hours. We hoped out of the car, I rushed all the way to the swings dragging my scooter with me. When I got to the swings, I tried all the new things, going up and down, up and down. Then I heard my mum shouting, “Come on we’re going for an walk.” Swooping my scooter up, while getting onto it at the same time, I raced ahead following the footpath as it heading up a hill. I went down the hill without an injury, it was easy. Then I spotted a taller, steeper hill and I wondered if I would have more fun going down the hill.

I took off finally reaching the top of the hill, I jumped on my scooter and went down the hill. I started to go faster and faster until it felt like I was racing. I was trying to stop but it kept going. My brakes couldn’t stop that speed, I went faster and faster eventually falling off, landing on my left wrist. As I was trying to get up I felt no pain until I put my arms on the ground to push myself up. But I couldn’t use my arm, lifting myself up I managed to get up. Now I could feel the pain shoot through my arm like a sharp stingy pain, I bursted into tears.

My parents examined my injury thinking that it was just badly bruised. But after a few days we went to see the doctor and they said that I had sprained my wrist. That was the day I got my wrist support. It took a few weeks to heal Now I have learnt a valuable lesson not to try and race down the steepest hills, it's only asking for trouble.

Persuasive writing

Eating Insect
I am learning to persuade my audience using persuasive writing and emotive words
By Caleb

Do you ever wonder what other foods you can eat other than your daily breakfast? But now we have a suggestion, bugs. When most people hear about this they say yuck, eww or gross but did you know 90% of the people that try insects actually like the taste? I will tell you how these bugs are tasty, healthy and how you can be creative with insect recipes from all over the world. Everyone should cook with insects.

We all have a sweet tooth in our diet so why not try bugs like, chocolate covered crickets, mealworm fries and chirp cookies that will taste amazing. People love to have these bugs and sometimes your mum might even sneakily, cheekily put mealworm fries, chirp cookies or chocolate covered crickets in your lunchbox. You will think these are just ordinary foods but when you try them you will gobble them all up and you won’t even notice it was bugs. People think bugs are just tasty but they are much more, they are also really healthy.

Do you need protein, vitamins, calcium and iron? Well then you should have bugs, did you know that bugs can give you 36 grams of protein. That's more protein than eating 500 grams of meat. Bugs also do not emit greenhouse gasses which means you can eat as many as you want without harming the earth, wow! People eat lots of bugs but people have taken the next level for bugs because they are so delicious. People can get creative with cooking and try these bugs with different things.

All your favourite foods like chocolate cakes and donuts, these are things you love to eat so why not eat bugs with them? Insects can make those things healthier. You could roast them, fry them, and even poach them. There are lots of ways to cook with insects from around the world. People get creative with bugs and try new things so why won’t you? Come and try a caramel cricket cheesecake today!

As you can see there are many reasons why you should try bugs. Eating bugs aren't just tasty but they are really healthy and at the same time you can travel around the world to taste the bugs and all the different formulas of cooking with bugs. Bugs are also a nice snack to have between breakfast, dinner, and lunch. In my opinion everybody should try bugs now!

Kiwi Information Report

What is brown ,fuzzy and cannot fly if you guessed a kiwi bird you are correct.Did you know that kiwis take 3-5 years to grow up into an adult kiwi. Kiwis also can live up to 20-30 years old!.lots of people only know one kiwi but there are 5 types of kiwis they are the Okarito Kiwi, Great Spotted Kiwi, Little Spotted Kiwi, Southern Brown Kiwi, and the North Island Brown Kiwi. Did you know that kiwis are one of the only flightless birds in the world.There used to be 12 million kiwis in the world but now there are only fewer than 100 thousand kiwis left. . Their will be 3 main points in this report they are Diet,Habitat and the Predators it’s time to eat

Diet

Kiwis eat invertebrates for example earthworms,spiders and beetles but out of all of those the earthworms are the kiwis favourite, luckily NZ is rich in earthworms. They also eat things like berries, leaves, small crayfish and seeds.Kiwis favourite food worms are made upto 80% of water in their body so they usually don’t need to drink from streams of waters. Kiwis are omnivores so they eat both plants and meat.Kiwis need to have a home With lots of areas with food.

Habitat

Kiwis habitats are normally in sand dunes,snowy tussocks, and mangroves.Kiwis
also like damp areas and wetlands. Kiwis dig burrows for nests underground. Kiwis like to live in the forest because they like a dark surrounding. Around 15,000 have made an home on Stuart island. If kiwis don't live in their normal habitat they will die.Kiwi birds run away from animals/predators.

Predators

Kiwis run away from are ferrets, weasels, dog, rats, stoats and cats but mainly
stoats and cats. when Kiwis hide in the dark they are hard to find because they blend in with the forest surroundings. Luckily in NZ we have traps for these miraculous kiwi bird’s predators.

Conclusion

In conclusion I think this is an pretty cool bird and i am glad to say that this is the native bird and i hope you have heard all about this kiwi bird so I encourage you to not let these amazing birds parish

Life Cycle Of A Sea Turtle

Sea Turtles

What has been around since the late Jurassic that spends most of their lives in the water? If you guessed sea turtles then you are correct, did you know that sea turtles can’t put their head in their body like land turtles do because of their species.There are three phases, the egg stage, the baby sea turtle stage and the adulthood. First is the egg stage.


Well to start off the female turtles swim to the beach where they were born and find a great spot to dig a hole,then the females lay roughly around 110 eggs the size of tiny leathery ping pong balls. After they lay their eggs they cover the eggs with sand using their flippers. It takes about 70 days for the eggs hatch. After two and and a half months the eggs hatch but 20% don’t hatch. When the eggs hatch they come out as baby sea turtles.

Baby Sea Turtles
When the eggs hatch they dig their way out and make their way to the ocean. When the turtles hurry to get to the water they will face predators like crabs and stuff lying on the ground. About 50% reach the surf.When the baby sea turtles reach the ocean they meet more predators like fish,sharks,and sea gulls, as the baby sea turtles come up for air. Roughly 50% that reaches the ocean will perish. While the baby sea turtles starts to grow up, Their size gives them more protection and have less predators they now only have to watch out for sharks and killer whales. When they grow up they will become adults and they just need to look out for these predators.

Adulthood
When they are adults they swim to the beach where they were born and around two sea turtles make it to the beach. Normally the female sea turtle goes above the high tide line and digs a deep hole that holds approximately 110 eggs and continue the life cycle of the sea turtles.

The Fierce Robot

I am learning to create a narrative from an image

It had been many months and Jim was no closer to knowing who he was before the accident. A young a boy not even sure how old he was, he predicted about 10 years old, as he compared himself to other children. He was an average looking boy with his hair dark and over grown, his clothes were ripped and ragged as he had to survive out in the cold on his own.

That morning Jim was out shivering to his death in the snow, he thought to himself that he wasn’t going to make it, he was sure he was going to die. But Jim spoke too soon, as he looked up at a beautiful city in the distance, the skyline capturing his attention as his steps walked on. I wondered if I can live their imagining what he could eat. Jim slowly creep in the snow falling and tripping over. But he thought he saw a robot in the distance he walk closer and closer. When getting to the robot he fainted.

“Where am I?” As he awoke. “I am here in this magical town, yes this is what I wanted hooray.” As he looked out the glass window. However he spoke to soon as he spun around he realised that the glass window belong to a dark cell. The cell so dark and cold, full of creepy robots.

Jim was taken in and out of the cell by the large mechanical robots to work alongside them as slaves, doing all the dirty of this magical city. Jim would be dragged out of the cell in the early hours and not return until the sun was setting. Jim spent what little time he had in the cell thinking how to get out. When one day the plan popped in his head just like that he took a broken pipe from the sink. Jim heard the robot coming in the early morning. As the robot opens the cell, BANG knocking the robot to the floor.

Jim’s plan was now in action, pulling the robot apart he placed the mental cover over him. He crept out past the other robots pretending to speak like a robot. He could see the exit but then was distracted by food so he ran and took all of the in his arms and sprinted towards the exit. He wasn’t coming to this city and leaving with nothing. He knew this would full his appetite. Free at last with all of the food he could eat.

Blue Cheese

I am learning to inform my audience by sharing an entertaining moment.

Hidden away in the depth of my room, it was almost a year from this exact day. I could hear the rustle of what seemed like food. I ventured out into the lounge where I discovered a sneaky dad, munching away on crackers and what seemed to be an odd cheese. Piling the creamy yellowy cheese with blue lumps onto the cracker. The scent drifting up my nose, it smelt horrible. My saliva in my mouth started to water while I stared at the cheese.

Simply from looking at the cheese I knew it would be disgusting. Dad challenged me to try some with a grin, pushing the cheese and cracker stack towards my mouth. I already knew it was yuck. Opening my mouth the substance slipped inside coating my tastes buds. YUCK! It tasted as if I had filled my mouth with vomit.

I took some water and chuck some in with a big gulp, but it didn’t take away the taste in my dying mouth it made it worse. I went and got some delicious chocolate to bite into to take away the horrid taste that filled my mouth. The chocolate melted into my mouth, saving me from the disgusting taste.

Now I will never forget that blue cheese is just like having old mouldy cheese that tastes like vomit in your mouth.

Whoa Studios

Whoa Studios where the magic of fun never ends but this one does. I went with my cousins to Whoa Studios but the problem was they never wanted to go home (but we eventually did). The only thing we could go on was the wooden playground. We played some hide’n’seek because we all love playing hide’n’seek.  The whole time until we went home we played. I hope I go another time to this amazing park again.