Making a Comix

Today in Cyber Smart we were learning about how comments make you feel
We used Comix to create a comic about this. Here is a link to Comix if you would like it give it a go!

COMIX--Unfinished

10 Matariki facts

Today we had Matariki book choices, Did you know that Matariki is a Maori new year? these are 10 facts about Matariki! Hope you enjoy!

The plastic free challenge

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to tell you about my book! Its about to much plastic being thrown into the ocean and killing a lot of sea animals. Its called "The plastic free challenge!" I chose this book because I LOVE marine life and I want to know how to help, and these are some things I have learnt! And now I'm sharing it to you, Hope you enjoy!!

Elephants.

Elephants

Did you know that humans are the main threat to elephants? And that elephants are the biggest land animal? In this information report you will find out about an elephant's AMAZING habitat, their FASCINATING food, their COOL Predators and their INCREDIBLE Physical Characteristics!

Physical Characteristics

Elephants have quite a lot of Physical Characteristics, such as their grey skin and their long trunk, elephants also have tusks. And they have thick legs and floppy ears

Habitat

Elephants have a few homes, like rain forests, African safaris and deserts! They also live in grassland, Asia and Africa.

Predators

Elephants are very big but they still have predators. Their  main threat are actually us humans?  They are also scared of lions and tigers. Oh and Hyenas

Food

Elephants eat fascinating food, like bark, fruit, small plants and lots more!

Summary/Conclusion

Elephants are very interesting creatures. They have quite a few characteristics, they have a few homes, They are very big but they still have predators

And their fascinating food? What would you do if you met a WILD elephant

Elephant dung into paper

| Elephant Dung Into Paper |

| Create Task |

The main problem was because too many trees were getting cut down, so they started to make paper out of dung to help the environment. 

| Question 1 |

| How did the problem occur |

To many trees were getting chopped down so people decided to make paper out of elephant dung

| Question 2 |

| Was it a easy problem to solve |

In my opinion, I think it was a easy problem to solve, they just needed to find a new recipe to make paper

| Question 3 |

| How can you help the situation? |

You can use less trees because we are ruining the environment

10 Facts about Poland

Create Task

By Sammy

1. The official name of Poland is the Republic of Poland.

2. Poland is the 9th largest country in Europe by land area.

3. Seven countries share a border with Poland including Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Germany

4. Poland is the 9th largest country in Europe

5. The origin of the name "Poland" derives from the Lechitic tribe of Polans (Polanie), who inhabited the Warta river basin of present-day Greater Poland region starting in the mid-6th century. The origin of the name Polanie itself derives from the Proto-Slavic word pole (field).

6. The lands originally inhabited by the Polans became known as Staropolska, or "Old Poland", and later as Wielkopolska, or "Greater Poland", while the lands conquered towards the end of the 10th century, home of the Vistulans (Wiślanie) and the Lendians, became known as Małopolska, or "Lesser Poland.

7. There has been over 500,000 years of human activity on Poland

  

8.The National meal of Poland is bingo stew

9. Corn popples are the national flower of Poland

10. The european bison represents Poland

All About Me 2020!

Hello readers! 

My name is Samantha and I'm in year 5

This is a link to my class learning site!

Seeing the spectacular seals

On Sunday I went to Kaikoura with my friend Natalie. We went to see the seals, I was looking around the place jumping over the small cracks. I didn't see the seals but Natalie did. She pointed over at one to show me. When I saw it I was really surprised, it was a lot cuter then I thought! He had very cute shiny eyes! I went to look for more after I admired it. Until.. I found a baby seal sitting on a rock! And it was SO small! He was making very strange noises but that was okay! He was so cute! I kept looking for more and I found many! I was so surprised to find how cute they actually were! I hope I can go back there one day and see them again!      

Red Kangaroos!

(Red Kangaroos )

(Information Web)

My task was to make an information web! I tried my best to make it and i hope you like it!

10 Kangaroo facts

This is a reading task about Red Kangaroos, There are 10 facts in this.

1.  A kangaroos baby is called a Joey
2. They have 2 stomach chambers
3. They can jump 8 metres long
4. They can jump 3 metres high
5. There baby stays in their pouch for 3 months
6. Kangaroos can jump in any direction except backwards
7. Male Kangaroos fight for the females
8. Male kangaroos don't have a pouch
9. They live in the central part of Australia which in mainly is the desert
10. They can reach speed of 35 miles an hour

Facts about Kiwi's

The Little Spotted                                                                                     Kiwi

“Why Read This Book?”

Well, Personally I wanted to learn more about Kiwis and I found out a lot of things that I didn't know about them. And that’s why I picked this book!

“Are they endangered?”

Actually, The little spotted kiwi is the smallest and the most endangered species.

“Where can you find it?”

Currently, The little spotted kiwi are only to be found on Hen island, Tiritiri Matangi and Red mercury in the Hauraki Gulf; on Long Island in Cook strait; and on Kapiti Island near Wellington. 

How to avoid Covid 19

Covid 19 has been really scary lately. So I decided to make a list of thing's to help avoid Covid 19!


1. Washing hands (Washing your hands is really important. You should at least wash your hands for 25 seconds or more or just sing happy birthday to yourself twice. Remember to use soap and water.
"But Samantha what will washing your hand's do?" That's a good question well if you have germs on your hands, when you wash them with soap the germs will go away. It's very important to wash your hands before you eat because the germs might go into your throat. Washing your hands is VERY important)

2. Keep 2 metre's apart/Stay in your bubble (You should stay 2 metre's apart from people cause they might have a sickness that they haven't realised yet! Staying 2 metre's apart will help stop spreading Covid 19)

3.  Washing food (After you go shopping it is a great idea to wash your food before eating it. People might have touched the food which could mean to Covid 19. So after shopping ALWAYS wash your food)

4.  Staying home (Staying home will help stop Covid 19 because if you don't go outside the virus can't spread. When you need to go shopping, I recommend going once a week.)

I hope this blog post helps some people. Stay tuned for my next blog post!

How to be busy during quarantine

Wow its so boring being stuck at home all day. Well here is a list of what you can do during quarantine.

1. Cooking/Baking (Cooking and baking is really fun. When you start thinking of the finish product, you stop thinking of the time. I do baking and cooking every second day and the time went REALLY fast)

2.  Learning how to play an instrument (Learning a instrument can be really hard but when you keep practising you will get the hang of it and be a professional its very time consuming which makes it perfect since we are stuck at home)

3. Writing books (When you write books you use your imagination and once you start you don't want to stop. When you don't know what to write about, I normally choose to write about my day so that's an option.) 

4. Stay in touch with friends (What I do is I go on my drive and make a new creation and share it with Heidi so we can talk to each other. Heidi and I make lots of things like animations, stories and even pictures! Since I don't have any siblings I like to stay in touch with friends and this is probably the best option for me.)

5.  Writing on your blog (When something exciting happens you can share it on your blog so people can see what adventure you did! Seeing comments on my blog really warms my heart
(Thanks Mrs. T, Nicole, Petra And Heidi)  Writing stuff on your blog is really fun and that's why I decided to write this :) )

Saving A Bird

During the outbreak I was watching some TV but suddenly I heard a HUGE bang on the window. I thought it was just my dad throwing a ball at our sliding door but when I peered out to see if saw a bird laying on the ground then I realised the bird hit our window! I quickly got my grandma to see it I opened the sliding door and carefully stepped outside, So did my grandma. The poor bird was sitting with his head down while he was looking down I saw his head was red. But it wasn't from the hit he always had that red head he also had one small white feather. My grandma told me to stay with him until she came back. A few minutes later she came back with a small bowl of water and some bread. She put the food next to him and we both headed back inside. I sat next to the sliding door making sure he would be okay. A few more minutes later he started moving his beautiful red head and he looked at me. Then another 5 minutes later he flew away. Once he left I missed him so much but a miracle happend to me.. A group of sparrows came over to my place cause my grandma and I always left food for them but as I looked out the window there was one red headed bird with one small white feather with them it was my bird friend! I felt happy to see him find new friends with the sparrows and everyday he would come back to see me.. My grandma told me that my bird friend must of told them it was safe here.. Then I gave him a name.. Louis.. And till this day Louis still comes back to see me and it always warms my heart to see him to! :)   

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