Kiwi Kids News~

This week in literacy we had to read a kiwi kids new article and answer some questions we also had a small task to complete about vocabulary. These tasks were fairly easy and we completed it within an hour. This presentation is about a  jury member that fell asleep.

Kiwi Kids Article~ Read Off

This week in literacy we had to read a kiwi kids new article and answer some questions we also had a small task to complete about vocabulary. These tasks were fairly easy and we completed it within an hour. This presentation is about a elephant rescue.

Poetry Cinquains ~literacy~

This week in literacy we looked at cinquains. Cinquains are poems that are 5 lines long, they don't have to rhyme and the number of syllables per line changes, and goes in the order of 2,4,6,8,2. I had quite a bit of fun, but I lacked creativity and basically wrote a cinquain about the first thing that came to mind.

Kei hea a? ~ Te Reo Maori~

Today we had one of our last Te Reo Maori Lessons for the year. It was a lot of fun and a fairly easy task. I worked with Mamarei to create a poster that had names of places in New Zealand in Te Reo. Enjoy :))

Solubility

Today in Maths we looked at solubility. It was a lot of fun and we dissolved water in sugar.

Piet Mondrian - Abstract Artist

This week in literacy we learnt about Piet Mondrian who is a dutch artist. We learnt about his interesting style of art and how his art changed over time. It's a lot more complicated than I thought and learning the history behind it really makes it easier to appreciate the thought process and work it took to create it. I enjoyed this task and look forward to doing more.

~Euphoria~

It was a typical November evening, the sun was setting. It was utterly beautiful ‘ARGH THIS IS SO HARD’ Jack sighed in frustration. He had spent hours, days and possibly weeks trying to get the same book written. But this is the worst case of writer's block Jack had ever gotten.

He’d been struggling to get a single idea written on his blank page. It was as if his mind was either blank, wondering about something else or dealing with the issues that come with life. His wife had left him, 2 weeks ago. Now that can leave a man with mixed feelings.

After a few moments of staring at the blank page. He thought about how much easier it would be if he’d kept his mouth shut. Jack sighed in frustration ‘I keep messing up, messing up my marriage, messing up this stupid piece of writing’ he looked out side at the shining sun. ‘I’m miserable and I feel like giving up’ Jack spoke to his dog.

Bella was Jack’s golden retriever. She was always energetic and even on the darkest days she made Jack smile. Bella came to live with Jack after he moved out of college and got his own place. His parents had gone into retirement and they were probably sick of having ‘ a mangy old mutt prancing around in their castle of gold’.

Jack came from a wealthy family, his dad was a lawyer, and his mother practiced in medicine. Jack grew up in a busy household, even though he was an only child. His parents were always popping in and out as their occupations required lots of time. But it’s what made them happy, and who was Jack to question that.

After leaving college Jack decided to travel the world. He has a strange ambition that drove him to see the many wonders the world had to offer. He spent 10 years traveling. He went to Hawaii and surfed the tropical waves, he studied music in Tokyo and met the love of his life in Paris.

She was a lovely woman. Jack knew the minute he laid eyes on her that he’d marry her one day. From that day on, they were like 2 peas in a pod. A loving, happy couple that moved to North Carolina where she'd continue to record music and he’d write.

Jack stood up from his desk. He walked over to the window. He looked at the moon, the wonderful crescent moon it seemed so peaceful. He walked outside, the moonlit path and the cold air on his face. He was flooded with euphoria as he slowly strolled through the darkness of the night.