Matariki

 Hello everybody,  this term we are learning about matariki and we are going to be learning about it for two more weeks and learn heaps of Maori games and in week 7 and it will be about 15 minutes long. Right now we are doing a task where we have to name 3 facts about matariki.

1. Matariki is the Maori New Year and that's because the Maori relied on the stars for a lot and matariki also shows them its a good time to start planting all their crops.
2. The matariki stars are also a logo for a Japanese car brand called Subaru.
3. There are originally 7 stars but in the last couple years they found 2 more stars so now there are a total of nine stars.

Supernova

 A few million years for the star to die, less than a quarter of a second for its core to collapse, a few hours for the shock wave to reach the surface of the star, a few months to brighten, and then just few years to fade away

Hello in class today we have been learning about what is a supernova is today, I worked with Shanaya for

this task and she has taught me a lot about all the different elements. I hope we carry on with this task because i really enjoy this.

What is a supernova? A supernova is the explosion of a star. It is the largest explosion that takes place in

space. A supernova is a star with a powerful and luminous stellar explosion. One type of supernova is caused by the last hurrah of a dying massive star. This happens when a star at least five times of the mass of our sun goes out with a fantastic bang!

What elements does a supernova consist of?  HE-  Helium  C- carbon  - H hydrogen  O- oxygen 

AU - gold - Fe - iron Si - silicon  

What happens to all elements/ materials in a supernova? After Years and decades the sun starts to burn the

core of the supernova until it explodes. The He and H will make the boom and the iron and Au 

Supernova / star releases a very large amount of energy as well as neutrons, which allows elements

heavier than iron such as Au/ gold and U/uranium to be produced. 

Why is there a supernova?

How long does a supernova take to generate?

A few million years for the star to die, less than a quarter of a second for its core to collapse, 

Bully poem questions

Hello Today we are working on answering some questions that we need to answer from the bully poem We have reading the story to the whole class. I know I'm going to like this task because I love poems.
Q1. what did did this poem make you feel about the bully?  A1. I think that the bully is sad and that is why he bullies people and since he bullies people that makes people not want to be around him and he is very lonely because he doesn't have any friends. Q2. If I saw the bully, what might I do? A2. I would stand in front of the victim and stand up for them but if not I would go get a stuff member that is on jute. 

Assertive-you state firmly with authority                                                                                                      Passive- Nonactive, not resisting or fighting against                                                                                        Aggressive- Likely to attack,fight back                                                                                                            Boundaries- The limit we set for what we will accept                                                                                       Conflict- to fight,struggle or disagree.                                                                                                                

The storm

 Hello lately I have been working on my narrative writing in whea  Reawyn and i have been doing this for about three weeks now and I've loved it 

The Storm 

                                  Stella Coles-Toki
Smashing through the waves, pushing and pulling back and forth again and again making me feel sea sick. Once the sun is slowly rising the water changes colour. A beautiful orange glow shimmering on the top of the water. It tastes like salt flakes splashing in my mouth, the refreshing sea water brushing through the middle of my fingers and creating an amazing mist covering my whole face. After hours and hours go past watching Majestic sea animals jumping up and down. A while has gone past and we can all see a roaring storm approaching the grey clouds gathering about to attack with their frightening lightning strikes. The clouds are as dark as a shark's eye. The whole waka shakes. All I hear is everyone shouting but I can't understand anything they are saying. I thought I felt sea sick before I was so wrong I was throwing up everywhere I thought I was going to die. This went on for days. I was so relieved to see light finally it felt so nice to have the glow all over my skin, the fish were jumping. It was the perfect summer day and everyone cheered with joy. The chef said “Not far to go now”
Right then was the happiest moment from the whole trip hearing those five words, I couldn't wait to feel stable ground under my feet. Everyone said that right when we get off we are going to have a massive fest. I miss a good fest, haven't had one of them for a couple months now. I could see the soft golden sand. I couldn't wait so I cannonball into the beautiful crystal blue water. It felt fresh and crisp. It felt so amazing. I ran onto sore twirling round and round, slamming onto the ground with enjoyment and making sand angels. I never felt more alive. It finally came to the time for kia i was amazing the meat fell off the bone and the potatoes melted in my mouth this will differently the most remembered trip of my life.

term 1 P.E.

 In term one PE we have learnt heaps of new things, we fist did athletics witch we did long jump,high jump,discus,shot put,sprints and relays. we were doing that until we did athletics day in week five. We also did softball,touch rugby and volleyball.i learnt how to hold my bat correctly and I really liked doing softball. When we have PE again i would like to do netball   

interviewing my hero

Irene van Dyk
Hi my name is Stella and today I will be interviewing Irene van Dyk( one of the best netballers in New Zealand)

she represented South Africa 72 times and was the captain of their  team. In 2000, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand and was quickly picked for the national team, the Silver Ferns.

1. Why did you become a netballer?

2. Why did you come to New Zealand?

3. Why did you retire?

4. Are you happy you did netball?

5. Do like the position?

6. What was your favourite game?

7. Where was your favourite place you traveled doing netball?

8. Are you happy that you had kids?

9. Are you happy with your marriage?

10. What do you do in your spare time?

Thank you for letting me interview you I really appreciate it. I would love to do this again,

Haunted train tracks story

At 3AM a group of friends were slowly walking down train tracks that people said were haunted but they didn't believe it but they kept hearing train noises like rusted train wheels sliding down the track and they felt like they were being watched by a hungry cheater ready to pounce at any moment. As they got further and further into the darkness the sounds got louder, having no idea where they are worried they will never find the end, hours go passed but it feels like days have have been and gone, they all look at their phones and not a minute has gone passed they all get really confused

suddenly out of nowhere they see smoke slowly drifting away in the sky they try to follow and see where it is and see if there is anyone else out

there. They get closer and closer. They are all saying to each other I hear it. I hear the train, they start to run but slowly release the sound it's

coming from in front of them coming from behind! The lights start to flicker and then once they are running one of the friends look down and see huge

paw prints and look to the side and see glowing eyes coming from the

darkness and then figure out its cheaters as well.They train speeds up they

think this is the end for them the rain is just meters behind they feel a push

of air push past them and then the train just vanishes in thin air, they feel so

realize that it's over and then remember that the cheaters are still there

suddenly one with blood red eyes creeps up on all of them and roars at 

the top of its lungs they run to the house with smoke going out of the

chimney and lock the door straight away everyone was breathing really

heavily until they hear yelling coming from the train tracks, no one can hear

was they said so they all got closer to the door and they heard 

“GET UP”
Suddenly the person that was dreaming about this story (their name is Akimano) woke up straight away and heard their mum screaming out to them saying that wake up it's time for breakfast today we are having sushi.