commenting on a blog

 

I have been learning how to make a comment on a blog to make a comment on a blog. A comment should be positive caring and thoughtful. 

When I get a good comment it makes me feel very happy. Are you good at commenting?

My holiday diary.

My family and I did a trip in a campervan up to Nelson and some other places on the way.

Day 1.

After ballet Daddy picked up a campervan and we drove to Hanmer Springs. At Hanmer Springs we went to the lolly shop then we went to a playground. We went out for dinner and me and Emilie and Freya got burgers and chips then after that we rolled down some big hills at the duck pond. Then we went to the campsite and went to bed. I slept up the top of the campervan with my sister.

Day 2.

We went on a forest walk and found lots of wood carvings. The forest had crunchy dry leaves everywhere. The walk was called the forest amble walk. I saw a possum carving, mice carvings, a bear carving, an eagle carving, an ape, and a giant carving that was peeking from behind a tree. Freya was scared of it. I found an area with lots of trees that were cut down and that was sad. It started raining when we were doing the forest walk. Then we spent the rest of the day driving to Kaiteriteri. It rained the whole way. We stopped to see the big waterfall at Maruia. When we got to Kaiteriteri it wasn't raining anymore and we went to beach. It was a big beach and it was pretty and golden. There were little sand islands. We played in the water and found lots of shells. We had nachos for dinner and played game of life and went to bed.

Day 3.

We spent whole day at the beach and found islands and shells. There were lots of seagulls everywhere. The water splashed me and we made sandcastles and sand animals the waves were massive and the sand was golden and had bits of black sand under it. After that we went and got pizza and chips for lunch but we had to wait a long time for our food and ducks were under the table. We got chicken and cranberry pizza then we scooted to the playground and went back to the beach. I did cartwheels in the water it was really cool. The beach had splashing waves and soft sand and there were lots of starfish. We built a big sand castle and decorated it with lots of shells. We went back to the campervan and had Shepard's pie for dinner after that we played snap and went to bed.

Day 4.

We spent the day at the beach again. Me and Emilie and our dad went for a walk and found lots of shells everywhere. We saw a walkway with a lookout that looks like a balcony. After that we went back to the campervan and drove to a playground and then we went to split apple rock. It is called split apple rock because it is a boulder that is cut in half and looks like an apple.

Day 5.

We went on another forest walk and there was lots of stairs and green leaves on the ground. After we drove to nelson went to kmart and got onesies and new shoes then we went to saw Nana and Poppa after Nana wanted to go back to her rest home because she didn't feel well.

Day 6,

It was Poppas birthday we made him cards and gave him chocolate kiwifruit and sung him happy birthday. We had breakfast and then we picked Nana up and took her for a drive in the campervan. At the end of the day we drove to Picton and when we got there we went to the aquarium before it closed. We got to pat a Tuatara when the lady got it out for us.

Day 7.

We woke up and had breakfast then went to the aquarium again. We had a tour and saw turtles, puffer fish, seahorses, stingrays, paua, starfish and heaps of other stuff. We fed the paua bits of seaweed and it was actually nori from sushi. We went out for lunch and got a hot  chocolate and chips but Freya got a fluffy  then we went on a  boat cruise  and saw birds and seals  and  dolphins  we  stopped at lots of  different places and saw lots of different  types of  dolphins like  dusky dolphins and common dolphins   we got to do coloring on the boat  after that we  arrived at Motuara  Island we had to pick  to  go to the bird bath  or do a big walk that leads to a lookout. What would you pick? I picked the walk and I saw a little blue penguin we saw lots of birds and lots of pretty views. When we got to the lookout there was a great view, then we walked back to the boat and had some hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookies. Then we drove back to Picton but we had to drop some people off at a resort that you can get to by boat. It was called the bay of many coves. Then we went back to Picton on the way back we saw dusky dolphins, common dolphins, and seals swimming under and beside the boat. Then we got back to the campervan and had mcdonalds for tea. Then we drove to Kaikoura and went to bed.

Day 8.

We saw seals and we drove to Christchurch and returned the campervan.  I loved our campervan holiday and I hope we can do it again. 

By Indiana.

Different types of text

I am learning about different types of texts. They are Facts, Poems, Instructions and Narrative.

Texts like New Zealander of the year and the stock exchange are texts that have facts. Facts are true information. 

Another type of text is poems with rhyming and verse. 

Another type of text is instructions like in cookbooks for the recipes to follow or the instructions of a boardgame. I have been reading the instructions for the game of life.

Another type of text is narrative which is telling a story. I am writing a holiday diary for my blog and it is a narrative. 

Gods Creation.

We have been learning about Gods creation and that it is holy because God made it.

 I can look after Gods creation by 

1. Not littering because animals think its food and eat it and they also get it stuck on their fins. 

2. Not pollute the air  with smokey fires because it goes into the air.

 3. don't chop down trees because it will break animals habitats and hurt animals.

These are my photos from art

Fiction and Non Fiction

Fiction means that stories in books are made up and not real. 

Non Fiction means the facts and information in the books is true and happened in real life.

I looked for Fiction and Non Fiction books in my house and took photos of them with my mums phone then put them in pic collage

 Here are my collages.

I also took a photo of this book The Cat From Muzzle. It is a true story but some of it is also made up. I didn't know where it went so it has a photo by itself because it is half of each. Do you know where it should go?

Our Campervan Trip

In the school holidays our family went on a campervan trip.

Day 1. On our first day in the campervan we spent the day driving to Tekapo. Nannie and Gramps followed us in their own campervan it was green and purple. Ours was a Britz one it was big and white. We stopped in Geraldine and went on a big bouncy castle on the way down. When we got to Tekapo we met our friends Emma and Mya at the camping ground. They stayed there as well in their own caravan. Tekapo was pretty and freezing. Me and my sister Emilie slept up the top of our campervan in a bunk.

Day 2. We did snow tubing and it was so much fun we slid down a big huge hill and then you could do it as many times until you got up to four times. Then we went to the hot pools and we tried lots of different ones. There was a kids water thing and a water fountain to go under and there was even a cold pool. I don't know why there was a cold pool? We threw rocks at a frozen lake and it was really icy and I found a rock that looked like a bird nest.

Day 3. We walked to the Church of the Good Shepard and it was so cold and foggy it snowed a bit. We took some photos then we drove to Oamaru and it was very cold and we stopped to feed the salmon. We threw food into the lake and they jumped up and ate it and splashed. When we got to Oamaru we went to Riverstone kitchen to have lunch and Daddy pushed me in a go cart and then Mummy came to see the peacocks and we went to the gift shop and I bought a rainbow puppy. Mike, Emma and Myas Dad lit a big fire and we had sausages for dinner and toasted marshmallows and we played with torches in the dark. We painted rocks in the campground lounge.

Day 4. We rode some horses. The horse was white and gentle. We went to the Moeraki boulders we got to climb on them and I found a small bit of a boulder and crystal. They were big grey circles which looked liked dinosaur eggs and they were at the beach. Then we drove to Dunedin and saw a star show at the planetarium at Otago Museum.  I learned lots of things from the planetarium about the stars. Their is pointer stars pointing to the southern cross and when you draw two lines down from the pointer stars and southern cross that is the SCP the southern celestial pole. The southern celestial pole is the spot that never moves in the sky and helps you find your way or navigate. In the old they used the stars to find to their way because there were no phones or iPads or compasses. We went to the butterfly house and saw lots of butterflies and they flew everywhere and one landed on my head we also leaned over a waterfall and got soaking wet.

Day 5. Day 5 we went back to the Museum and did a scavenger hunt about Matariki through the whole museum and got a lollipop at the end and we watched some science experiments. Then we went to OCHO chocolate factory and tasted 9 types of chocolate. They use lots of big machines to make the chocolate. It was very yummy. We bought some it was dark chocolate.
Then we went to Larnach Castle. It was really big.  We went through all the rooms and upstairs through a windy steep staircase to the top to see the view. We went to the cafe in ballroom. Mr Larnach built it as a birthday present for his Daughter Kate when she was 21. After dinner gentlemen went into a library and smoked and ladies went into the drawing room to sew. The sewing needles were made out of elephant tusks. The babies had Nannies and when they were old enough the children went to boarding schools in England.

Day 6. We said bye to Emma and Mya and drove home to Christchurch. I loved our campervan trip I am sad it is over but we are going again in September.

By Indiana (Mum typed my holiday diary into my blog for me)

PE Interview

My Risotto

The day before mother’s day I made risotto for my family for dinner. My mum helped me but I did most of it myself. Here is my recipe.
First I put olive oil in the pan, then I put chopped up leek and bacon. I let that cook. In a separate pot I heated up chicken stock.
After the leak and bacon cooked I put in white wine. It is okay because it just leaves the flavour and the alcohol goes away and evaporates. Then I put in 2 cups of arborio rice.
I put in a big spoonfuls of chicken stock and mixed and wait for the liquid to go into the rice, then put in two more spoonfuls and wait again and I did that about 10 times. The rice puffed up and got bigger. To finish it off I put parmesan cheese and butter and pepper.
We didn’t put any other vegetables in because my Daddy doesn’t like them in risotto. I am very good at eating healthy foods I like broccoli and carrots and cucumber and cauliflower and corn and peas and mushrooms and beans and asparagus and I love pickles and I love spaghetti squash. I don’t like tomato or onion or avocado.
Everyone liked my risotto. They said it was very good Daddy said next time can you make more so I can have 2 or 3 bowls Freya said that she didn’t like it but then she tricked me and really liked it.
Do you like risotto?

(My mum helped me with my typing for this blog)

Persuasive writing. Children should be allowed to eat ice cream every day.

Reading - Authors purpose. Persuasive writing text and poster

Bike riding

Before the  lockdown I didn’t like  biking but  now I  love biking because I practice alot.  Most days I have been biking 3 or 4 kilometers. The other day I went biking 7 kilometers  and I biked to my auntie’s house. I biked  past the poppies on anzac drive. I also biked past QE2 even past  my old kindy. A big flock of black and white Canadian geese flew over my head. They were going south. They honked really loudly. I fell off my bike into a dark green bush and my almost fell on top of me. Biking makes me feel happy. I went on a bike track but I feel off two times. My drink bottle fell on the ground so dad had to squirt it into my mouth and my tshirt got wet. Mum and Dad are going to buy me a new bike with gears because I bike a lot now.

Creative writing with adjectives

Here is my story and brainstorm.

Reading main ideas poster

Maths fences bar graph

The favourite colour  fence is brown. The least  favourite colour is blue because I didn't find any blue ones.

Writing about my PBL service

Maths data

Reading recount - A Barrel of Gold