Matariki

Matariki

I created an infographic about Matariki. I used a website called Piktochart to make this. On my infographic I have information about Matariki.

Starry Night Art

Starry Night Art.

This is a blog post about my starry night art. We got a piece of black paper and drew a landscape with a large tree in the foreground. The we got two paints and started double dipping. Double dipping is when you put two paints on the brush. We did small strokes with a paint brush for the hills and dots for the sky.

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Egg Post

Eggsitting

We had to Babysit an egg for a week and take it everywhere

for our k.o.s thing for the week.

Tuesday Eggbraham Lincoln is born at 9.15	Eggbram is with his friends! Egg Marly, Eggs bene, Slabs Jnr, Jeff, Sir Eggmund Hillary, Eggdar, and little Egg junior
Wednesday Eggbraham Went to my hockey practice
Thursday Tom babysitted my egg at morning tea and lunch
Friday He died at 4.00 =)

Quick Write Photo

Quick Write Photo

We wrote a quick write about a photo of 

a person who was diving off a wharf in Auckland.

This photo won the Auckland competition.

We used this photo because it has a mix of different things and we would get lots of ideas

The waves lap against the rocking jetty.There are boats, buoys, and the water taxi is speeding across to the North Shore. As a storm is brewing, I am bracing for the jump.

My heart, pounding as I leap into the air. I feel free as if I can fly. I feel the sea spray shooting at my face.

I soar, fly, sail.

Everybody is watching, waiting for a splash. Then I plummet. I feel the waves rock me up and down and I see my pants floating. Luckily they were facing out to sea not at the  wharf. As quick as a flash I pull them back on and climb on the wharf.

foul shot

Foul Shot

This is a blog post about my story. We based it off the story foul shot which was in a basketball match with 5 seconds left. We used things like verbs, 2 stanzas one about you and one about the equipment and we had a new action every line.   

Foul Shot

With only 10 seconds left of the game,

And a solemn boy dribbling the ball,

Running,

Dribbling,

Comes into the D

Comes up to take a shot,

Breathes,

Crouches,

Lines his shoulders up,

Then smash!

The ball soars,

Flies,

Sails,

Floats like it’s in slow mo,

Plays it coy,

The crowd is silent,

And then

                            and then

                                                        and then,

It ricochets the goalie ……

And GOAL!

He runs and high- fives everybody.

The Unknown Soldier

This is my story to the unknown soldier. We had to add short sentences and have a good opener sentence. The unknown soldier is a dead person who is in a tomb in Wellington.


Dear Unknown soldier,

I am writing to you because I want you to know that we remembered you on 25th  of April at the Havelock North Cenotaph. I thank you for serving for the ANZACS. Right now I am unlike you were 100 years ago. I am safe, free, happy and chatting to my friends in my warm classroom.

How did you feel when you went to war? We had heard how you thought you were going on an adventure but ended up in this hot, dry Egypt then to Gallipoli to your death .

Were the uniforms really heavy? We heard about having 30 kilos on your back and your gun. You must have been very sweaty!

What went through your mind when you shot someone? Did you feel powerful or did you cry in dismay?

Thank you for reading this message you will never be forgotten.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Anzac biscuits

                                         Anzac Biscuits 

Below is my post about Anzac Biscuits.        

Anzac biscuits were eaten in world war I.  They were sealed tight in a metal tin to keep crisp while being shipped in a navy ship. They were always hard when they arrived so the soldiers broke them and made porridge.

How to make Anzac Biscuits

150 g flour
90 g rolled oat

85 g desiccated coconut

165 g brown sugar

125 g butter

2 tablespoons golden syrup

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 tablespoons of water

Preheat the oven to 160c or 140c fan forced. line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper. sift the flour into a large bowl. Stir in the oats, coconut and brown sugar.

Put the butter, golden syrup and water into a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until melted. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.

Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined.

Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on the trays about 5 cm apart.

Press with a wooden spoon to flatten slightly. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Set aside on the trays for five minutes, then transfer to a wire rack so it cools completely.

This recipe makes about 24.