A really good website for reading kid-friendly news items is:
www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz

There is a news item that Rimu children will be following in their week 2 (term 3) homework on this site - here is the link:
http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/sinkhole-swallows-car

Endangered Animal studies

 Our Endangered Animals studies


Alex studied manatees.

 

Luke and Joel study the black jaguar.




Delta and Milla are studying rhinos.

Jackson and Max are studying the black headed python.

Ashton and Oliver are studying Water Buffalo.

Huntar is studying the red wolf.



Hadley and Ellie are studying cheetahs.

Molly studied bats.



Julia and Mariana studied honey bees.




Jordan and Mizuki are studying turtles.



Oliver is looking at penguins.

Sam M studied sloths.

 

Some handy websites for endangered animal information:

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

WWF:   http://worldwildlife.org/species/

http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/

http://www.kcc.org.nz/     (animal name included after the / leads you directly to info on that animal)

http://www.arkive.org/

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/endangered/

More homework narratives about endangered animals.

Murtle the Turtle

One day there was a Galapagos turtle.  His name was Murtle the Turtle.  Now, Murtle’s Pop helped plants grow, which helps all animals live.  But one day Murtle ran out of food that he liked.  But then he found a plant that he liked so he ate and ate.  What he didn’t realise was that it was the human’s crops.  So the humans tried to kill him.  Myrtle ate the human’s bottoms!  He loved the bottoms.  So now Myrtle is the first and only bottom-eating turtle.

By Sam L.

 

Once upon a time there was an elephant named Fred.  Fred wanted to go on the train ride.  But Fred was too … FAT!!  “I’ll never get to go on the train ride.  I’m too fat!” Fred cried.  Fred’s crying was overheard by Puss, world’s number 1 personal trainer. 

“Huh Fred.  What’s up?” questioned Puss the Tiger. 

“Hi Puss.  Could you help me lose weight please?” answered Fred.

“Of course I will, six months should do,” said Puss.  Six months of push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups.  And Fred was to go on the ‘choo choo’!!!

By Joel

 

Spur Leopard

One day in South America there walked the biggest, baddest spur leopard.  When everyone walked past, the spur leopard would growl and hiss at them.  Then a lady from Spain came and said to the South Americans “don’t be scared, it’s just a stupid spur leopard.” 

One little boy came up and tugged on the old lady’s coat.  He said “how are you going to find it?”

The lady bent down and said “I have my ways.” 

Everyone agreed and told her where she could find the spur leopard.  So the lady went out deep into the mountains.  When the spur leopard saw the lady it growled and hissed.  The lady took no notice of the growling and hissing.  She just walked back and forward.  This made the spur leopard angry and it pounced!!!

By Huntar

Homework Narratives:

One day Red the panda was out on his daily walk amongst the trees.  Willow, the green tree-frog greeted him with a friendly smile.  “Hello Red.  Having a lovely walk?” she asked. 

“Yes thanks.  You look very cheerful today,” Red said.
“It’s a beautiful day and it’s my birthday!” screamed Willow.

"Of course” Red said.  “Bye, bye now.  I’ve got an important job to do.  Love to stay and chat, but I have got to go!”

Off he walked through the thick jungle.  “I have to get Willow a present.  She is such a good friend,” Red thought.  After Red walked and walked he finally found a jungle shop.  “Hi, I’m looking for a jar of flies please,” Red said politely.

“I’m sorry.  We sold out yesterday,” the shopkeeper said. 

So off Red set and a couple of metres down he found a shop called ‘The Corner Shop’.  “I would like a jar of flies please,” Red asked.

“Here you are sir.  Thanks for shopping at ‘The Corner Shop’,” the shopkeeper said.

Red scampered on and on until he reached Willow’s little tree house.  “Hello” Red said as he knocked on the door.

“Come in Red,” Willow said.

“Hi Willow.  Happy Birthday!” Red shouted.

“Thank you Red.  You’re so kind,” she said.

“Oh shucks,” Red said.

They had a nice party for the rest of the afternoon.

By Zoe

 

 

The Kiwi

One stormy, cold night Kevin the Kiwi was walking through the bush.  Then all of a sudden “ping” as a possum trap went off.  Kevin the Kiwi was stuck.  The next day the owner of the trap came to check.  Right away Sam unset it and took it to the SPCA.  And since that day you weren’t allowed using possum traps on the ground.

By Sam M.

 

 

One day I was walking on the beach and suddenly I heard a noise.  I saw a splash.  It was a dolphin.  I dove under to get a closer look.  It was a silver colour and very smooth.  It took me for a ride.  I held onto the dolphin’s fin and away we went, salt water everywhere, and splashing.  It gave me a fright but I was amazed.  We did a front flip.  We swam around the ocean a bit more and then it was time to go home.  The dolphin took me back to the beach and there the dolphin gave me a pink charm to wear around my neck.

By Jordan

The Hector’s Dolphin

Once upon a time there was a Hector’s Dolphin called Zoe.  Zoe was a famous dolphin!  She loved doing somersaults in the air.  But one day Zoe head a noise she had never heard before.  What was it she wondered?  “Squeak, squeak”  Zoe said to herself as a gigantic boat went past.  There was something orange and big coming off the back of the boat.  It was a net.  “Help” squeaked Zoe.  But it was too late, the net had scooped her up!  Zoe was getting worried.  Then suddenly she heard a familiar sound.  It was Molly and Sunshine.  “Yay” squeaked Zoe.  They have come to save me.  They stopped the boat and got Zoe out.

By Emma

Once there was a tiger named Fang who was in a contest.  It was called ‘jump the pit’.  His friend (called Bounce) had won it six times.  So they both got to work on jumping small pits and jumping big pits.  They fell in small pits and big pits and jumped the rest. 

Then it came to the day of the finals and they were both still in.  Bounce lined up in 5^th place and Fang lined up in 6^th place.  Bounce went first and nearly made it, but he just slipped in.  By then Fang was getting very nervous.  Up next was Fang, so he jumps and landed it but broke his ankle.  He went to the hospital the next day and replaced it with a metal ankle and it was as good as new…!?

By Oliver L.

 

Red Panda came to New Zealand to look at the nature.  It was night in the Kaharoa Kokako Trust and Kokako flew over Red Panda.  Red Panda climbed a tree and said “you look yummy”.  Kokako squawked and then shouted “you can’t eat me, I’m endangered like you”.

But Red Panda didn’t care, he grabbed Kokako!  Kokako had to think quickly, so he said “don’t eat me, I’m highly poisonous!”  Red Panda ran away and never came back to New Zealand.

By Ashton

The White-Tailed Deer

Long ago the white-tailed deer was an enemy to monkey!

There were battles about who should rule and who shouldn’t.  Unfortunately for monkeys the white-tailed deer were much bigger than them.

One morning a funny sound woke up the monkeys, then suddenly an ambush attack!  The monkeys were terrified and had not planned anything to help them get away or fight with.

The monkeys fled, but the white-tailed deer chased them and scratched them with their horns.  One by one the monkeys got killed!!! ….             Except one that had hidden in a bush.  The white-tailed deer left and took over everything the monkeys had owned.

As the years went by time progressed, so did the little monkey that had hidden in a bush … that monkey over time had turned into a human.  The monkey who was now a person was making plans of his own.  He had been making all the weapons we have today.                                

REVENGE!!!

This monkey who was now a person had killed all the white-tailed deer he could find, but he didn’t find all of them.

That’s why today they’re ENDANGERED.

By Daniel

 

Shark Attack

There is was.  It struck.  I dodged.  I was being attacked by a shark because I had been caught by a rip.  It struck again and knocked me with its tail.  I was in pain.  Just when it was about to eat me something swam out and started attacking the shark.  It was a dolphin!!!

The shark swam away.  I grabbed the dolphin’s fin and it pulled me back to shore.  My parents were there and I quickly got taken home.  When I recovered I looked on the internet and guess what?  Sharks and dolphins are endangered!

By Ellie

The Hunter

One day Koala and his friend Bat were walking through the forest, chatting about ways to annoy Bat’s brother Steve.  “Throw a gas bomb in his cave!” suggested Koala. 

“No!  BLOW UP his cave!” added Bat. 

“Perfect!  Wait!  Do you hear that?” whispered Koala. 

“Yup!  Shhh!  Its hunters!” said Bat in a frightened way.  “I’m not worried about me…Koala?  Koala!” said Bad angrily. 

“Yeah, I’ll just go and get a beer at the Koala Bar, blah, bye!” Koala murmured.

“KOALA!” screamed Bat as the hunters took Koala into their truck.  “I’ll save…OW!” yelled Bat as he hit a tree.  Suddenly Bat had a plan.  He ran back to his cave and got his homemade gas bomb.  “This’ll do the trick” he thought to himself.  He flew back to the truck’s old location.  “That way!” said Bat pointing west.  He followed the trail until he reached… “Steve’s cave?  YES!  I can stink out his cave too!” danced Bat.  There.  Bat swooped down and dropped the gas bomb on the hunters.

“AHHHHHHHHHH!” the hunters yelled together as the bomb spewed out tons of gas.

“BAT!  Down here!” a familiar voice yelled in distress.

“Koala!  Hang on!”

"Weeeeeeeee!” yelled Koala as Bat lifted him right out of the cave.  “Thanks for saving my life!” thanked Koala.

“No prob!” replied Bat.  “Just don’t get lost again, right?”

“Right!” replied Koala.  “I will not” whispered Koala.  “Not!  He he he!”

By Alex

 

Photo selection

Check out these photos taken by Ashton and Sam L.

A narrative by Alex

THE PIRATE ATTACK!

 

The pirate captain was the most fearsome pirate (not) to ever rule the sea.

“I have some bad news boys!” yelled Pirate captain. “ARR!” replied his faithful crew. “I can’t continue to captain this ship,” explained Pirate captain. The crew started asking; “NO! Who will captain this ship after you?” ”UNLESS,” added Pirate captain, “I can earn 10,000 million gold galleons!” explained Pirate captain. “So, who’s ready to do some looting?” asked Pirate captain. “Arr!” yelled the crew.

“So, let’s find Red Racky’s ship!” demanded Pirate captain.  “Done!  He’s just outside our ship!” said the pirate with chicken pox.  Indeed he was!  Red Racky’s huge posh galleon was parked just beside Pirate captain’s ship (a good old piece of junk in Red Racky’s opinion.)  “Load and fire, boys!”  Pirate captain & Red Racky yelled together.  “FIRE!” yelled the captains at the same time.  BANG! BANG! BANG! CRASH! CRASH! BOOM! Truckloads of bullets & cannonballs shot from the ship.  Red Racky had sunk! “Yay!” yelled the pirate captain’s crew.  Gold & silver was raining everywhere! They had got their proffit!

 

By Alex

A narrative by Sam M

STUCK

 

One stormy cold night Bob had to get an old computer from the attic. As he laid his hands on the frosty handle and opened the door he was surrounded by spider webs. He walked closer to the old rusty computer.  Red eyes appeared, they got bigger and bigger.  THEN SUDDENLY a huge spider appeared before him, “Aahhh” Bob screamed as loud as he could as he ran for the exit, but the spider caught him.  “Help!” he bellowed as the spider’s fangs got closer.  Then Nick appeared out of nowhere firing guns at the spider.  It dropped instantly.  He yelled out “yaahh” as he got up.

 

By Sam M.

A narrative by Oliver B.

     THOMAS TANKBEARD

A very long time ago in the Atlantic ocean…

PIGGY ON THE PORT!!! Captain Barney looked through his scope.

“Thomas Tank beard, the most vicious pirate in the sea.”

Captain Barney was the obvious choice he had a full cargo ship of gold and silver.

“Teletubbies take your positions!” Ordered Captain Barney.

The teletubbies took their positions at the cannons.

“Load, and fire!”

The side of the ship spewed out truckloads of bullets.

“Re-load.” Ordered captain Barney.

Then all of a sudden the enemy ship began to spew out large explody cannon balls.

Captain Barney looked though his scope again, there he was Thomas Tank Beard standing next to the wheel of his ship.

Under his breath he mumbled. “laters lumber face.”

“Fire!”

Another round of explody balls poured out of captain Barneys ship.

“Hit!” Yelled one of barneys crew. “Fire!” Repeated captain Barney.

Then all of a sudden out of the blue Thomas Tank Beards ship burst into flames.  Barney gazed as Thomas Tank Beard and his ship sank to the bottom.  Barney had won.

By Oliver B

Roaming the School! :)

Ashton is the strongest man alive (1st Photo). Sam can fly (2nd Photo).

 

 

 

 

Camp

This is at the top of the mine pit - almost in the centre of Waihi.



The enormous trucks used in the mine.

A view of some of the campsite buildings.



A friend that greeted us at the campsite.

 

These are pictures from our camp in Waihi.  Enjoy...

Beginnings

Giving this another go, on the iPad this time. Maybe I'll have more luck with this...
The pictures included are me (Mrs Shoebridge) experimenting on the iPad with taking photos of my cats at home and a drawing programme on this.