Butterflies on Swan Plants

Slithering Tentacles

The Hunt

Kupe and his crew set off to find the giant octopus.

Before long, they saw a dark shadow under the water so they went closer. The crew watched in horror as the tentacles slowly slithered up the side of the waka. Kupe struck at the tentacle and sliced off a chunk of flesh. He slayed the octopus.

Kupe and the crew were relieved that the octopus was killed. As they were cheering, Kupe's wife said, "Look...land!" So they headed to the new island and she called it Aotearoa.



***With a little editing help from the teacher, Jacob has used some good words to describe what happened when Kupe was at sea.

Jacob's Disaster Animation

Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis ... the power of the earth's pressure!

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Aliens and Zombies

My family and I watched Alliens In The Attic. It was the funniest movie I've ever seen. The funniest bit was when Jake met the Alien because he said, "ahhhh ahhhh" like when people think it's cute. Then he said, "I mean auhk." I also liked the bad Alien who shot a human zombie device that made their parents human zombies. It was really cool and I enjoyed it so much.

I thought that the meanist part was when Sparky got cut and when Ricky threw his girlfriend in the lake because he was a human zombie. Luckily at the end, he got dumped by a different girl.

Not as Sour as I Thought

Yesterday Mrs. Barks gave us some Warhead candies. They were smooth and shaped like an oval.I thought they were going to be sour but they weren't. They were weak but mostly everyone else thought they were sour. They felt like mini sweet and sour volcanoes erupting in my mouth.

Answers for Ms F and the Digikids

Listening To The Sounds Outside

Listening To The Sounds Outside

Two days ago, room 12 went out to the field and we laid down so we could hear the sound of nature. that day it was very hot. I heard the wind blowing. The billowy clouds turned into pictures. I saw one that looked like a dragon. Soon after that, we went to the shade and I finally cooled off. I couldn't hear the chirping birds because the lawn mower was on. Mrs. Barks took photos of us laying down. It was very fun because we could relax.

Jacob's Summer Holidays

In my holiday, me and my family went to Orakei beach. It was really fun and we all went for a swim. On Christmas day, we got heaps of toys. Later in the summer, we went to the pool. Last week I went to the movies with my mum, brother, cousin, and Auntie Michelle. We watched Avatar. It was really cool because there were lots of great battle scenes. Before the movie started, we got some lollies, a drink, and some butterscotch ice cream. After the movie, we travelled back home in my uncle's car. When we got there, we played tag and had lots of fun.