what's day?

What’s day?

A time to play,
A chance to swim,
A smile maker,
A time for games,
An opportunity for walks

That’s day!

What`s a dragon

What is a dragon?

A dangerous lizard,
a freaky flyer,
an endangered animal,
an ice and fire breather,
a hider in a cave,
an enemy to knights.

That is a dragon!

pok'emon

One wonderful waile.
Two tricky treeko.
Three tangled tangala.
Four fierce flaron.
Five floating flaotzel.
Six sleepy silcoon.
Seven Sliding skeptile.
Eight intiligent evee.
Nine nocternol noctowl.
Ten terrific torterra.

By Calum

what's winter

What is winter ?

A cold and snowy day,
A frosty and icy ground,
A gray and dark cloudy sky,
Rain dropping from the gray clouds,
A time to go snowboarding,
Icicles on the ground,

That is winter !



By Darcy

What is a Dog

What is a dog?

A licking tongue,
A playful ability,
A four-legged animal,
A good hunter,
A furry friend,
A soft and cuddly bundle

That is a dog!

Alliteration

One wonderful wizard
Two tamed tigers
Three thirsty things
Four finned fishes
Five fuzzy furs
Six sizzling sausages
Seven searching seals
Eight eating eels
Nine knitting nanas
Ten turtles tiptoeing

Whats spring

What’s spring ?
A warm and sunny day,
A new lamb is born,
A happy person in the garden,
A new leaf budding,
A person walking,
A person going for a swim.

That’s Spring

Alliteration

One wonderful world,
Two taekwondo teddies,
Three terrific trees,
Four famous flamingos,
Five fingers fighting,
Six slipping snakes ,
Seven servants sliding ,
Eight elves eating,
Nine naughty nights,
Ten teasing tigers.

By Harry

Whats christmas

What’s Christmas?

A happy thought,

A celebration tree,

A gift to desire,

A Christmas dinner,

A lovely ham,

A family together,

That`s Christmas!

What is Winter

What is winter?

A battle of snowflakes raining down,
A sparkly icey lawn melting as the sun moves,
A frosty ground full of frozen water, a melting snowflake slowly falling down over the mountains,
A rain storm slowly turning into snow,A white morning with hot chocolate waiting on the table.

That’s Winter

By Kezia

What is Winter

What is winter?

A battle of snowflakes raining down,
A sparkly icey lawn melting as the sun moves,
A frosty ground full of frozen water, a melting snowflake slowly falling down over the mountains,
A rain storm slowly turning into snow,A white morning with hot chocolate waiting on the table.

That’s Winter

By Kezia

Number alliteration

Number alliteration

One wicked world
Two terrific trees
Three thankful thorns
Four fantastic forests
Five fabulous facts
Six secret seas
Seven scary snowmen
Eight enormous eagles
Nine gnarly nails
Ten tired tigers

By Grace

What is a Mother

What is a Mother?

A bubble of protection and love,
A source of comfort and harmony,
An amazing guide throughout life,
A caring, worrying and loving person,
A body guard to protect,
A person who makes me laugh.

That’s a Mother!


By Ella

my chocolate spech

Welcome to my stall. My name is Grace and my company’s name is Tollula’s Chocolate. I would like to tell you a little bit about my new delicious chocolate Tollula’s Tempting Treats. My chocolate contains a whole lot of yummy ingredients . My chocolate comes in all shapes and sizes. The cocoa beans are from Malaysia and are carefully chosen, harvested and blended with other top quality ingredients. You can have it with almost anything.It gets exported to Canada, England, Malaysia, Australia, the USA, the Pacific Islands, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, Singapore and the United Kingdom.I hope you will consider odering some.

My chocolate trade fair speech

Welcome. I am the manager of Dark Choco. My name is Josh. I am here to introduce my new product, super scrummy, very yummy Chocolicious chocolate. It is filled with melted dark chocolate mixed with caramel. The outside layer is actually 3 layers. The first layer is made out of solid dark chocolate. second is more melted chocolate and the last layer more solid dark chocolate.. The cocoa beans have been imported to NZ from Malaysia. All the other ingredients The are from NZ. The other ingredients are sugar, flavouring and milk products. The most popular flavours are dark chocolate and caramel. This product is likely to be exported all over the world to countries like Malaysia, India, Australia, and the USA They come in all shapes and sizes. Thank you for listening. You are welcome to place your order.

Anzac Cove

The Australian and New Zealand army corps landed at a small bay which is called Anzac Cove north of Kabatepe on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25 April 1915. Their objective was to seize part of Sari Bair range to cover their advance across the peninsula, cut the Turkish supplies there and threaten Turkish fighting forces further south at Cape Hells.

The Anzacs were never meant to land at the cove with its steep interland of rough gullies. They should have landed on a much longer beach and a wider front, but it seems that a navigational blunder put the troops ashore at the wrong place.

The Australian troops went ashore first and the new Zealanders followed them from late morning pushing inward to reach Australian troops on the second ridge (and in some cases the third ridge) about 12km from the bay. They struggled in rough terrain and found they were under increasing pressure from Turkish forces.

My Argument

I think children should be able to bring toys to school. One reason for this is that if you are aged 5 to 6 years old you might have a toy that you can’t go without. If you have a toy that you can’t go without and you aren’t allowed to bring it you might feel sad.
Another reason is that you might need that toy for News to prove you did what you said for News.
I really, really think that kids should be allowed to bring toys to school.

My argument

I think kids should be allowed to bring toys to school.
If kids are starting school and they bought a toy and they loved it so much so why would they risk losing it?
All kids should have toys at school. Toys are the only safe friend.
Kids can learn their manners from toys. Toys are good for rewards.
I think kids should be allowed to bring toys to school.

Matariki

Once upon a time there were seven fish and their mother warned them to be careful but the fish were so busy playing they forgot their mother’s warning and a net grabbed them. The seven little fish screamed and the god of light held the net to the sky and the seven fish turned into stars and they are called Matariki.

Matariki

Long, long ago a mother fish lived in some rock pools with her seven small fishes. One day she said ”Stay close to the rocks today children, Tataraimata is coming with his big black net.” But the baby fish forgot all about their mother’s warning. They were caught in the big black net! But Tane, the god of light, hauled the net into space and the fish turned into stars. The constellation of stars is called Matariki also known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters and can be seen just coming over the horizon in early June.

Matariki

Mother Fish said to her babies stay by the rocks.
The little star fishes were playing tag then disaster hit. A big black net caught all seven fishes. Tane, God of the light, felt so sorry for the fishes so he lifted the net up really high in the sky and the seven fishes turned into stars and became Matariki the Maori New Year.

Matariki

A long time ago there were seven fish and their mother told them to play by the rocks, but when they were playing they forgot about what their mother had told them. Then disaster struck. The fish got caught in a black net. The fish cried and cried. The god of light felt really sorry for them that he grabbed the black net and turned the fish into stars. From that day on they were called Matariki.

My argument

I think kids should be able to bring toys to school.
They can have them for news and play with them at play time. Also if the toy is the right kind the teacher might be able to make an example with it.
I REALLY think kids should be able to bring toys to school.

Anzac Cove

Anzac Cove is a small cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. It became famous because it is the site of the first World War landing of the Anzac forces in 1915.

The beach became the main base for the Australian and New Zealand troops for eight months of battle.

It is important to remember Anzac Cove because the battle fought there is a big part of New Zealand’s history.

Matariki

Once upon a time there were seven fish playing by some rocks. Their mother told them to play close to the rocks because Tataraimaka was fishing with his black net. The seven fish forgot about their mother’s warning because they were having so much fun playing tag. All of a sudden the black net was dropped on the seven fish. They cried for help and made the water salty with their tears. The God of light felt sorry for the fish so he took the net out of the water and turned the fish into stars and they are known as Matariki.

My arguments

I think that we should be able to bring toys to school.
If you can bring toys to school you can use them for news so that you can prove to people that you have it.
I REALLY, REALLY think that we SHOULD be able to bring toys to school.

Matariki

Once upon a time there lived a mother fish and her seven little fish. The mother fish told the little fishes to stay near the rocks. When their mother had gone they were having so much fun they forgot their mother’s warning and got caught in the giant’s net.
Tane, the god of light, felt so sorry for them that he lifted them up in sky and they turned into stars that are now known as Matariki.

My argument

Yes, I think we should be able to bring toys to school.
We should be able to bring toys to school so that kids can show them for news. When kids come to school on their first day they might bring a toy for news. If they don’t bring a toy to school they might get bored.
So I really think we should be allowed to bring toys to school.

My Argument

No! I don’t think children should be allowed to bring toys to school.
I DON’T think children should be allowed to bring toys to school because if you do then they might get lost in the playground or someone might have seen them and picked them up and kept the toy!
I also DON’T think children should be allowed to bring toys to school because while you are playing with them on the mat or while we are meant to be working it could distract other people because they are wanting to play with them and if they start talking and the whole class starts talking and then no one will get their work done.

I think that kids shouldn’t be allowed to bring toys to school.

I think that kids shouldn’t be allowed to bring toys to school.
If we bring toys to school we might lose them and then we might have to pay for a new one with our money.
Also, a teacher might tell you off. Someone might snatch it off you and throw it away. It might hit someone and you will get the blame.
I really, really think kids shouldn’t be allowed to bring toys to school!
Grace

My Argument

I think we should be able to bring toys to school.
You might have no friends and you might be lonely so you can play with your toy if you’re lonely.
I really, really think children should be able to bring toys to school so they can have them for News.
I really think we should be able to bring toys to school.

x

My Argument

I think you should be able to bring toys to school.
I really, really think you should be able to bring toys because if you are bored at morning tea or lunch you could play with them and that will help you feel better. I really think you be able to bring toys to school because you can use them for news and show them to the rest of the school. I really, really, really think you should be able to bring toys to school.

Matariki

A long, long time ago there lived seven fish in a ocean. One day their mum told them to play by the rocks because Tataraimaka, the giant, was going fishing with a net. Soon the fish were having so much fun that they forgot their mum’s warning. Disaster struck and the net hit the water. The fish cried and cried. Tane, the god of light, felt so sorry for them that he took the net off Tataraimaka and hurled it into the sky and they turned into stars. Now they remain as Matariki and can be seen in early June.

My Argument

I think we should not be allowed to bring toys to
If you bring toys they might get broken, then school.you might not be able to fix them. They also might get lost and you won’t be able to find it. Then someone might steal it and that would be upsetting!
I REALLY think we should not bring toys to school.
Calum

Matariki

The mother fish told her seven little fish to stay close to the rocks and not play in the open sea because Tataraimaka, the giant, was putting out the net he made out of magic from flax from Spirits Bay.
The fish had so much fun playing tag that they forgot their mother’s warning. Tataraimaka laid out his net and all seven fish were caught in it. Tane, the god of light, felt so sad that he pulled up the seven fish and turned them into stars. Now those fish are known as Matariki and when you see these stars it means the Maori New Year is starting.

Matariki - The Seven Stars

A long time ago there was seven fish. Their mother went to go and get something. The giant Tataraimaka was going fishing so she told the fish to stay by the rocks. They played tag and forgot their mother’s warning. The giant made his net out of magic and the fish got caught. Tane, the god of light, got so angry that he pulled the net of fish up to the sky and turned them into stars. They are now called Matariki and in early June the stars rise and that means the start of the Maori new year.

The Seven Fish

Once there were seven fish.Their mother told them to stay near the rocks while she was away. The fish decided to play tag. They had so much fun that they forgot what their mother said. A giant came and threw his net in the water and caught them. The god of light felt sorry for them so he pulled them in to the sky and turned them in to stars he called them Matariki for a Maori new year.

Matariki

The mother fish told her seven little fish to stay close to the rocks and not play in the open sea because Tataraimaka, the giant, was putting out the net he made out of magic from flax from Spirits Bay.
The fish had so much fun playing tag that they forgot their mother’s warning. Tataraimaka laid out his net and all seven fish were caught in it. Tane, the god of light, felt so sad that he pulled up the seven fish and turned them into stars. Now those fish are known as Matariki and when you see these stars it means the Maori New Year is starting.

Matariki

Many, many centuries ago a mother fish told her seven little fish to stay by the rocks. The seven little fish were so caught up in their game of tag they forgot all about their mother’s warning. Then suddenly disaster struck - Tataraimaka’s net hit the water. He had made his net by magic from the flax that grows in Spirits Bay. Tane, the god of light, had pity on the little fish so he hauled Tataraimakas net up into the sky with the fish still in it and they up there in the sky as stars. They are now known as Matariki.

Matariki - the seven star fish

There was a mother fish and seven baby fish. One day the mother fish told the baby fish to play by the rocks. The fish forgot all about their mothers warning. Suddenly a giant’s giant net grabbed them. Then Tane, the God of light, pulled them into stars. Now their names are Toheti, Toheta, Tupuanuku,Tupu-a-rangi, Ururangi, Waipura-a-rangi, but one remains nameless so any lonely child can name it.

Fishes of the Night

A long time ago there were 7 fishes and their mother. Mother fish said to her 7 little fish “Don’t go out in the deep water.” ”Okay” said the little fish. The little fish forgot their mother’s warning because they were too busy playing tag. Tataraimaka caught the fishes but the god of light felt sorry for them so he hurled the big black net up to the sky and there the fishes turned into stars. These stars are now know as Matariki.

Matariki

One nice, clear and warm day, seven little fishes and their mother fish were swimming around in the bay. The little fish wanted to play tag. The mother fish said “ Oh, all right, but stay close to the rocks. Then the fish began their game of tag. Since they were having such fun, they forgot their mother’s warning. That’s when disaster struck! The magic net of Tataraimaka hit the water with a splish, splash and splosh. The trapped fish cried and cried, making the sea salty with their tears. Tane, the god of light, felt so sorry for them that he pulled up the net, with the fish still in it up to the sky. From that day on, the starfishes were now called Matariki. One starfish remains unnamed for any lonely child, so they will have company at night.

The Star fishes

A long time ago there was a mother fish with her tamariki fish. One day the tamariki went outside to play a game of tag. Their mother said to stay beside the rocks because that was the day Tataraimaka was going fishing with his net. His net was made out of magic. The fish went on playing and had so much fun playing that they forgot their mother’s warning and before long the sea was salty with their tears because the fish were in the net of Tataraimaka, the giant. Tane, the god of light, was so sad for the fish he lifted up the net and threw it up in the air. The fish are now star fishes. Their names are Toheti,Toheta,Tupuanuku,Tupu-a-Rangi ,Urangi and Waipuna-a-Rangi. One is lefted nameless so if a child is lonely it could name it his or her name so they can have a friend.

The Star fishes

Long , long ago there lived a mother fish with seven little fish. They were going for a swim their mother said to keep close. The seven little fish were having such a good time they forgot their mother’s warning. Then disaster struck, a giant had put a strange magic net in the sea. The seven fishes suddenly swam into the net. The fishes started to cry. They cried so much it made the sea salty. Tane the god of light felt so sorry for them he lifted the net up and the fishes turned into stars. If you look closely you can see these stars coming over the horizon in early June to show the Maori New Year. Six of these stars are named but one is nameless so one lonely child can put his or her name on it and be among the starfishes.

The Star Fishes

One day a long, long time ago there were seven little fishes and there mother. One day the mother fish said to her little fishes that Tataraimaka was out fishing today so stay close to the rocks. The fishes were having so much fun that they forgot about there mothers warning and Tataraimaka fished the seven little fishes up with his big net. The seven little fishes were crying so hard that they made the sea salty with there tears. Tane, the sun god, felt so sorry for the little fishes that he pulled the fishes up into the sky and they became starfishes. All the fishes were named except for one little fish which will be left nameless for a lonely child. That child’s name would be that nameless fish’s name and the fishes would look after that lonely child for life. Now the stars are called Matariki and when they are seen in early June it is the start of the Maori New Year.

Little Fingers

Title: Little Fingers
Author: David Johnson
Illustrator: Craig Smith

This story is about a little girl who likes taking things apart then a few days later trying to put them back together again.
I liked it because it was interesting and it was short.
I would recommend it to a girl who likes reading short but interesting stories.

The Girl In The Window

TITLE: The Girl In The Window
AUTHOR: Wilma Yeo
ILLUSTRATOR: Wilma Yeo

THIS STORY IS ABOUT: a girl who goes out side ands sees a girl in the window and she wonders if it’s a ghost or is Leedie Ann Alcott really back?

I LKED IT BECAUSE: it’s a nice book to read and it has all of the details in it and it keeps you wondering what happens next.

I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO: my Aunty Cheryl, Uncle Eddie, Mum and Kassianna because it’s exciting and hard to put down.

Piglet Meets a Heffalump

Title: Piglet Meets a Heffalump
Author: A.A.Milne
Illustrator: Ernest Shepard

This story is about: Piglet and Pooh set a trap for a Heffalump with Pooh’s honey in a deep pit. Pooh wakes up in the middle of the night wanting honey. Realising that he put it in the trap, he goes to the hole and gets his head stuck in the honey jar. In the morning Piglet peeps into the hole and thinks that Pooh is a Heffalump.

I liked it because at the end when Piglet sees Pooh, he runs away and muddles up the words “A Horrible Heffalump.”

I would recommend to anyone enjoying classic story telling.

Dragon Rider

Title: Dragon Rider
Author: Corneilea Funke
Illustrator: Cornielea Funke
This story is about: A rat named Rosa and a dragon called Firedrake and a boy they meet later on. They are on a quest to find the rim of heaven on the way they get chased by the golden one who is evil.
I liked it because: it had lots of action and had some wonderful characters in the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would recommend it to my friend Harry who has already got it out from the Nelson Public Library.

Just Stupid

Title: Just Stupid.

Author: Andy Griffins.

Illustrator: Terry Denton.

This story is about: A boy that does a lot of stupid things.

I liked it because it was a cool and funny.

I would recommend to others because it is funny.

The Bear Who Wanted To Dance

Title: The Bear Who Wanted To Dance

Author: Jean Richardson
Illustrator: Susan Winter
This story is about a bear that got sent to a girl who did ballet. The bear wanted to do ballet but all the other toys just laughed.
I liked it because it has lovely pictures. It’s also very magical and it’s what a girl would love
I would recommend it to an age of 3-7 and mostly girls.

100 Things You Should Know About Sharks

Title:100 Things You Should Know About Sharks
Author: Steve Parker
Illustrator: John Butler
This story is about sharks and their life.
I liked it because I found it interesting.
I wouldn’t recommend it to people who don’t like sharks.

The twits

Title: The twits
Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake.

This story is about two twits who play tricks on each other.
I liked it because it was funny because the monkeys turned all the furniture onto the roof.

I would recommend it to everyone.

Lion King

Title Lion King.
Author Randy Thornton
Illustrator The Walt Disney studios
This book is about a baby lion being born on pride rock.
His father said he was going to be king. He made new friends.
He grows up & comes back to be the king.
I liked this book because I liked his new friends, Timon & Pumba.
I would recommend this book to children ages 7 & up.

Series of unfortunate Events. The Bad Beginning.

Title: Series of unfortunate Events. The Bad Beginning.
Author: Lemony Snicket.
Illustrator: Lemony Snicket.
This story is about three orphans whose parents died and are now living with an evil man who makes them do all the jobs like cooking and cleaning and he tricks Violet into marrying him and she is only 14.
I liked this story because it was interesting and it explained what the unusual words meant.
I would recommend it to girls and boys age 8 to 15.

Colours

Grass is green
The sun is red
But I don’t know

The colour of thread

Thread might be green
Thread might be red

But I don’t know
What colour is the bed

The bed might be blue
And it might be red

But I don’t know

What colour is Ned

Ned is red
And green and yellow
And he is
The colour of a swallow

Detective rat

They call him detective rat
He’s brown and cuddly small and snuggly
Wearing his brown
Jacket and hat.

Detective rat tripped on a mat
Went for a ride
And shivered in side
The mat led him into a rat.

He ran away as fast as a horse
And couldn’t stop
And by five minutes
He had stopped and told his friend borse.

Paige

My dog Hazel

My dog hazel eats
Hazelnuts she eats
To much she’s a
Greedy guts

My dog hazel went to
The nuthut and ate all
Of the nuts and everyone
Said she’s a greedy guts

My dog hazel came out
With nuts in her pockets
And everyone said
She’s a greedy hocket


Bianca

RUGBY

Rugby is a type of sport
the crowd is always doubhting
if the rugby players ae going to win
but if they score the crowd starts shouting

When the rugby guys
run with the ball
all the rugby players
start to run and start to call


When there running and the ball
stupiply slips out then the whistle blows
and the crowds
shouting starts to go low


Ella

RUGBY

Rugby is a type of sport
the crowd is always doubhting
if the rugby players ae going to win
but if they score the crowd starts shouting

When the rugby guys
run with the ball
all the rugby players
start to run and start to call


When there running and the ball
stupiply slips out then the whistle blows
and the crowds
shouting starts to go low


Ella

Spike

Spike

Hi i’m spike
I took a hike
My owner is mike
I got a bike.

I got flowers
They got powers
I took a shower
Then i cower.

I took a quiz
I got in a tizz
Then i got a pan
And used the fan

Trinity

Doggy,Doggy.

Doggy,doggy
Rolled down the bank
He rolled into mud
And very badly stank.


Doggy,doggy
Had a bath
He got loads of bubbles

And every one laughed.


Doggy,doggy
Eating a bone

While lying down and
Watching mummy on the phone.

MY FRIENDS AND ME

My friends and me
Came to see
A big fat
Bumble bee



The bee got away
And we said
Hurry up go to bed



We caught the bee
and had to say yippee
We let him go and he was very flippy

by Grace

Dragon Horse

Dragon horse dragon horse
Breathing out fire
While it’s flying
Higher and higher.

Dragon horse dragon horse
Eating lizards one by one
Lying in its cave
Getting warm by the sun.

Dragon horse dragon horse
Thumping around
Swishing his tail,
A really big sound.

My Monster

My marvellous monster
Is a magnificent muddle
His eyes are on his tummy
And really likes to cuddle


My marvellous monster’s
Name is Bob. He doesn’t
Have much money because he
Doesn’t have a job


My marvellous monster
Met his friend.
They had a big fight
And that was the end.

Check out my Slide Show!

Kahikatea`Swimming Carnival

On Friday last week Kahikatea Syndicate had our swimming carnival. We were supposed to have 33 events but we stopped at about 25 because people were getting cold. The best events were the piggy back race and the kickboard races. In the underwater race Joey swam a whole length. It was a great effort.