Toy description

 Toy description 

The finger tuatara boots are made from rubber and fabric. the rubber on the outside and fabric on the inside. on the outside of the boots it has tuatara camo to blend in with the bush. They are fun and cool to wear on your fingers and they also come in all shapes, sizes, and models.

material: rubber and fabric

Brand: finger boots 

age recommendation: 6-9 

Year model 2021

today in Whenua we had to write our toy description about the toy we designed on Monday after we finish the toy we are making ads about our toys I hope you like my toy description. The easiest part for me was writing the description because it didn't take long. The most difficult part for me was writing an age recomendation. By Harrison 

octopus writing

Hi and today I am going to be talking to you about octopuses because that is what we have been researching in class. Below is some information about octopuses like the Habitat of the octopus its prey, the species of octopus's and the predators of the octopus. The octopus has eight legs and the biggest octopuses have an arm's length of a two-story house also the arms are covered in tentacles which are like little suction cups.

Habitat 

octopuses live in many different places, under the ocean. 

octopi have no skeleton so they can squeeze into small and tight places. octopi also live in kelp forests and coral reefs, octopi tend to prefer warmer water meaning they live in sunlight zones, they also live in tidal rock pools where they can easily Discuz, themselves as oddly-shaped rocks to capture prey.

Prey

octopuses eat a lot of different sea creatures.

octopus have venom and different octopus have different levels of toxicity which means they can kill their prey easily. octopuses feed on crabs, clams, snails, small fish, and other octopus. octopi are one of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean to catch their prey.

species 

there are 289 different types of species of octopuses all around the world. 

there are 300 species of octopus, for example, mimic octopus, coconut octopus, blanket octopus, and California two-spot octopus. some species of octopi are rarer than others different species live in different environments such as the pressure as you get into the deep there are some other types of octopus giant octopus, common octopus, Caribbean reef octopus.

predators

octopi have a range of predators.

octopi have clever ways to defend themselves swim they swim head first and in times of danger can expel out of water. Here are some predators of octopi, seals, fish, conger eels, sea otters, moray eels, Dolphins, many birds, sperm whale, and sharks

I hope you liked my facts about octopuses and you know a little bit more about octopuses. 

By Harrison 

Word of the week

 

Today in whenua we had to do our word of the week this week our word for the word of the week was Resilience above is my word of the week I hope you like it. The easiest part for me was getting a picture because all you have to do is search the word up and go to images. And the most difficult part for me was writing a sentence because you have to create it yourself. By Harrison 

persuasive letter

 Dear Grey Distract Council 

Hi, my name is Harrison and I am going to be telling you why we need a downhill bike park in Greymouth. This would give us many health benefits, increase fitness and give us more activities to do in Greymouth.

The health benefits of bikeing/ cycling Just 32km per week can reduce the risk of heart disesase to less than half. Biking also reduces the chances of of type-two diabeties, all types of cancer, high blood pressure and obesity. which is why I think we should have a bike park to so we can try to lower the chances of serious illness.

I think we need more things to do for fitness in Greymouth because we don't have a lot of options. Only 10% of secondary school students met the current recommandations of 60 minutes of exercise a day last year. Also a lot of people that age would like to ride there bikes down a hill with jumps on it. So if we had a bike park the 10% would rise. 

More activities to do in Greymouth. One in three adults and one in five children are over weight in New Zealand which means we really needmore activities like a bike park to help people lose weight. And if you gain weight and don't exercise could lead to death because physical inactivity contributes to 8 percent of all deaths.

In conclusion I think we should have a public down hill bike park in Greymouth because it will help with fitness and health. I hope you use my ideas and make it happen.

sincerely 

Harrison 

Today in Whenua we published our persuasive writing my persuasive wriing was about a downhill bike park in Greymouth above is my persuasive writing hope you enjoy it. the easiest part for me was thinking about what to write about  because I have always wanted a downhill bike park in Greymouth. The most diffucult part for me was publishing it in 1 hour because there was a lot to write about. By Harrison 

Should a language be an invention?

I think a language should be an invention because someone a long time ago must've created the words otherwise how would they be here. It's not like the first person on earth just knew every single language in the world like someone had to invent them.

Today in Whenua we had to pick a topic off a website and I chose should a language be an invention the writing is on to be persuasive above is the paragraph that I wrote. The easiest part for me was picking a topic because I knew this one would have heaps of reasons to be an invention. And the most difficult part for me was typing it up onto my blog in 10 minutes. By Harrison 

Energy

 Today in Whenua we made a pool of knowledge in our house groups about energy and what we already know then we had to share back to the class to make one big one. Then miss farr took a picture of it so we can look back at it at the end of the year and see how much we know then. The easiest part for me was thinking of what I already know. And the most difficult part for me was trying to explain what the different types of energy are.

The tree of life

 She held hope in her outstretched hands. Kneeling gently on the ground, she prepared herself for what she knew she must do. The cool water trickled through her muddy fingers, and the soft, black earth felt comfortingly warm on her palms.

Planting the tree of life would mean a new beginning. The opportunities were endless…

Feeling the excitement course through her quivering body, she lowered the tree of life into the small hole she had prepared. It was time. After 1 month the tree was 4x its original height. Since it has gotten bigger it has blocked the little stream right off, but tonight it was very stormy so the stream was rushing faster than usual. So it went right over the roots on the tree and back onto its normal path but the normal path was full of dead leaves from the powerful winds the winds were so powerful that all the leaves from the tree blew off. And the roots from the tree were getting so much water that the tree was beginning to slowly die off. And the worst thing about it was that if it died everyone else would die so heaps of people were blocking the stream off so they could maybe save the tree. sadly people were losing hope in the tree but they kept on trying and trying for weeks and finally, the tree started to become healthy again but they knew it would take about a fortnight to be completely healthy again. 2 weeks later. The tree was back to normal with the little stream going slow again. In fact, the tree was healthier than ever so good people will be able to breathe for hundreds of years if the dam doesn't break and people look after it. And maybe just maybe there will be more trees by then.

WALT use descriptive language

 It was a shiny hot day in Moana when everybody was jumping off the bridge or on their boats. After I went swimming I went over to the golden sand that was burning hot. It was so hot I couldn't even walk on it so I had to walk in the clear blue water. It was so clear I could see the little slimy eels because I opened up the shells and chucked them back in for the eels to chomp on later. Once we saw them we decided to get a hand line and try and catch one. 30 seconds later one little slimy one came and swallowed the bait but when we got it out of the water the sharp hook was only in its lip so it was easy to get out. Once it was out we chucked it back in but I had slime all over my hands but it drys very quick so it took about 10 minutes to scrub the dark brown slime off. After it was off we went out on the lake when we got deeper we could see the long green lake weed. When we touched it we all started swimming faster because it felt weird on our feet and we also knew that the big eels hide in the lake weed and we did not want to get bitten. When we came back in we went back home because it was about 5:00pm.

athletics video

 For the last couple of weeks in Whenua for writing, we have been writing scripts to teach others about a game/sport and I choose athletics because that is my favourite sport. The easiest part for me was making the video because it didn't take long to video and edit. The most difficult part for me was writing the script because you had to write exactly what is happening in the video. By Harrison 

Writing

 Athletics 

Athletics was invented on the 17th of July
1912.

You can have a large number of people (not over 100).

Time: 20 minutes for each subject.

Hi today I am going to be explaining to you how to do athletics and how it works and the amazing things about it.

Subjects: Long jump, high jump, discus, shot put, sprints and long-distance.

Equipment: If you are 10 or over you need spike boots for sprints if you are 10 and over you don’t have to wear them everywhere but if you have them i would wear them everywhere so you have more grip. You need enclosed shoes if you are doing shot putt or discuss just in case you drop the shot putt or discus on your feet but if you don't have shoes you can’t do shot putt or 

discus. 

Rules: When you are doing long jump you need to jump off the mat not off it. In high jump, you need to do the scissor jump. For discus, you can’t walk out the front of the circle it needs to be the back. For shot putt you can’t walk out the front of the circle it needs to be the back and it can’t be a throw it needs to be a push. And for sprints you need to stay in your lane, you can’t go before the buzzer you also can’t push others. Long-distance is exactly the same as sprints except you can change lanes.

Today for writing we had to write instructions about a sport of your choice and I chose athletics above is the instructions on athletics hope you enjoy it. The easiest part for me was getting the pictures for an example. and the most difficult part for me was writing the whole thing because there are about 6 subjects to explain. By Harrison

Book review

 Today I did another activity for our homework because not really anybody had finished all the activities and had read the whole book. The easiest part for me was getting the information from the book and writing it done. And the most difficult part for me was finding time to do my homework during the holidays. By Harrison  

Japan research

Japan is a small country off mainland Asia with millions of people. Japan is made up of thousands of islands in Japan they have they have the most population. 

Location And geography 

A small island in  the pacific ocean off mainland Asia japan is made up of 6,852 small islands. Tokyo is Japan's capital city (eastern capital).

culture and tradition 

Early Japanese culture was influenced by China. Edo era was isolated from the rest of the world. Western culture is a huge influence. in the 12th century two rival clans the Minamoto and Taira backing claimants to the imperial throne history. Prior to 1868 Tokyo was known as Edo a small castle in the 16th century. Edo became Japan's political center in 1603. When Tokugawa leysau established his feudal government. there a few decades later Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities then it was renamed Tokyo. Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the great Kanto earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945. Japan as we know began to coalesce around AD 300. The most populous islands are Honshu Hokkaido Shikoku And Kyushu. Making 97% of the country. Within these islands, there are 47 prefectures with a total population of 127 million (11th in the world) Which is a massive 73%of the countries mountains however a majority of people live on the coastlines making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world.  Tokyo offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, Tokyo offers a number of green spaces in the city center.

sports 

in Japan the most-watched sport is baseball. Sports play a massive role in Japanese culture sumo, judo and karate are traditional Japanese sports and baseball, soccer and rugby have been adopted from other cultures. Sumo is the national sport of Japan and is mainly practiced in japan.

By Harrison 

The Creek

Today we had to do our write up of the stuff we found out on Monday hope you enjoy. The easiest part for me was writing the hypothesis because all you have to do is write what you think is going to happen. And the most difficult part for me was writing the equipment because there was a lot. By Harrison

The triangle

Today for writing we finished publishing our stories and above is mine hope you enjoy. The easiest part for me was planing it because you didn't have to write much. And the most difficult part for me was writing the whole story because there was a lot to write. By Harrison

Word of the week

 Today in Whenua we have been doing our word of the week this week for the word of the week our word was vast vast means large. The easiest part for me was finding a picture because all you have to do is search up your word and it will have a heap of pictures to choose from. The hardest part for me was finding the antonyms because there weren't that many on the website that I used. And next time I would write a bigger sentence. By Harrison

Te Tiriti O waitangi / Treaty of waitangi

 Today in Taiao we did our Te Tiriti O Waitangi for the (treaty of Waitangi) we had to write what happened before the treaty of Waitangi and what happened after the treaty of Waitangi and what the treaty actually says and Differences in the two treaties. The easiest part for me was writing the differences between the two treaties. And the hardest part for me was writing what the treaty actually says because there was a lot to write. Next time I would try and write more about what happened in the treaty of Waitangi. By Harrison

Choose your own adventure story planner

 This week and last week in Ngahere we did our choose your own adventure story planner. The most challenging part for me was linking the slides together. the easiest part for me was writing the story and making it make sense. By Harrison

Adventure story brain storming

Today in Ngahere we are checking what makes a great adventure story because we are going to make our own adventure stories. I enjoyed writing lots of ideas it was really good because we were in a group so it wasn't just your ideas. The bit that was challenging for me was to think of ideas that somebody in your group hasn't or already written. By Harrison 

cinquain poem

 WALT do a cinquain poem this the layout.
                                                                   Title
                                                              2    subject
                                                              4  describe
                                                               6 action
                                                              8 feeling
                                                               2 conclusion
Here is my poem.                                      My house

                                                                my house
                                                          my house is cool
                                                 it feels good when it's clean
                                               it is clean when Wilbur's asleep
                                                               yay clean
                                                     
                                                                     
This was fun because you had to think of words that work with the layout.
The hardest bit for me was thinking what to do the poem on.
                               
                                                           

Onomatopoeia

WALT write poems with Onomatopoeia 

Water drips from the tap,
birds cheep from the sky,
leaves rustle all around,
water flowing fast everywhere.

Today Ngahere were practicing onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that sounds like what they are describing we all had to make our own poem above is my poem.
It was challenging to think about what I should write about because I've nether tried to write a poem.
I enjoyed writing it because I like reading poems but ive nether written one.

Hope you enjoyed

By Harrison