Addition and Subtraction

By Wing and wind

By Wing and Wind - CN 3.01 - Part 1

WALT: Use the text to find information

1. How do the Australian  butterflies make it safely to New Zealand? The Wind picks them up and blow’s them to Nz

2. Name the four species of butterflies that have come from Australia:Monarch,Blue Moon,Painted lady,Yellow Admiral.

3. Years ago, how come it was not possible for the butterflies to breed here in New Zealand?Because Nz didn’t have any swan plant

4. Today, how are the monarch butterflies now able to survive here?By eating swan leaves

5. How did the swan plant immigrate to New Zealand? because swan plants seed pods are full of soft fluff which was used to full up mattress

6. Name two ways the Monarch butterfly benefits from the swan plant:Swaw plants provide protection

7. What does the colour of the monarch mean to enemies? The colour means is a warning to the predators.  

Early finishers: Draw a picture on sumo paint showing how the butterflies get to New Zealand. Post on your blog with a few facts from the text.

The world of ferns

NZ Bush layers

I am learning to find and use information from a range of sources. We are reading about the native bush and ferns. This picture shows the different layers of New Zealand’s native bush.

My Camp Writing.

Do you know what year 5 and 6 were doing last week?The year 5 and 6 had a school camp.

Our First game we played was top town.The All stars and the other group had to fill up water balloons for a water balloon fight.

Later on it was lunch time.Everyone had to line up for fruit and some cookies.After that we went and played some more games.

We also cook with Miss Tito. We cooked Corn Fritters.We cook it on a BBQ.After the corn fritters were we eat them i’ made me a little fritter.

One the last day of camp all of the camp groups went on the bus to the mangere pool’s.It was awesome there.There were bombing pools and water slides and lots of pools.

Camp this year sure was a wonderful time.My Favourite thing that we did at camp was being at the mangere pools.I enjoyed camp because we did really cool games.During camp I felt happy because I was with all my friends and we got to play before and do before.

My Typing Test.

Hauhake Harakeke

Hauhake Harakeke SJ 2.3.05

WALT: Use clues in text, along with prior knowledge to help comprehension.

1. What does hauhake Harakeke  mean? It Means Harvesting.

2. How did the harakeke move to make the children feel  welcome?Tawhirimatea has chosen a

Cloudy day for Harvesting so the leaves of the Harakeke were waving towards to the kids to make them feel welcome.

3. When was the harakeke planted?The Harakeke was planted in 1987

4. How does the harakeke standing tall make the children feel?It makes them feel Proud

5. Why is any left over harakeke returned to the bushes?The people put the leftover flax under the flax bushes so that they will help them grow

6. Name 4 items you can make from harakeke (pages 9 and 10)Kete,Tipare,Putiputi,Potaka

7. Choose one of the items made from flax in the story and look at some google images of it.Kete

Draw the item in detail in sumo paint or another drawing programme.  Write the name of the item beneath your picture. Publish this on your blog with this heading and sentence:

Blog title: Hauhake Harakeke

Sentence to copy on with your picture: We have been reading about a Hauhake Harakeke ceremony. This is one thing that the children in the story made from the flax blades.