Waiuta past and present

Waiuta past and present:

By Sophie

Waiuta is a ghost town. It was abandoned when one of it’s gold mines collapsed. Waiuta had reached to a limit 600 people and dropped in to 30 in a month after the it collapsed. Many fled but some people stayed. Now Waiuta has old fallen gold mines and contaminated water. 

History:

Waiuta was founded on November 9 in 1905 on King Edwards VII’s birthday. Waiuta's Blackwater Shaft mine collapsed on July 9 in 1951. The mine had fallen and started to flood inside. Many people did not have jobs anymore so they were forced to leave the town.

Facts:

Now most of the abandoned houses are just chimney’s, parts of houses with no roof and others are just bricks. The river and stream water had become contaminated with deadly chemicals. Three years ago the Department of Conservation spent $3.6 million dollars to decontaminate areas with contaminated water.

People still go up to Waiuta for the walks, for the history and the experience at a New Zealand West Coast ghost town.

weekly reflection / Week 1

This week on Monday it was a normal day at school doing work meaning 20 minutes of khan and other work. Tuesday was the same as the other day but people were sorting out pet day posters and what pet they are going to be bringing. On Wednesday it was the same as Tuesday. On Thursday it was pet day. I thought on pet day was going to be fun and it was we did a lot of stuff. Now today is Friday and I am thinking of what I am doing in the weekend.

kiwi trip

When we showed up to the kiwi creche. We all got out of our cars and waited at a tall gate covered in mesh on the top was a long, curved piece of metal . Our class waited patiently by the opening talking to people around us. As Joe showed up on the other side of the gate, She came and told us about the place and what to do when in there. As we went in some of the class walked along calmly but the rest ran in front excitedly. When we got to a shed we talked about the kiwis and lots of interesting facts about them.

We learned that kiwis can live for seventeen years.When joe had finished talking we went to see the kiwi called juno. Jo rummaged through the gorce looking for juno as we waited patiently. When Jo emerged from the prickles she was holding a green bag with juno in it, squirming and cheeping. Jo sat down in front of us and introduced us to the squirmy kiwi. We split up into two groups as not to scare him. She weighed him and took his health checks before letting the other group come over and see him.

When we had finished our kiwi trip we went back to get into our cars and the parents drove us back to school.

Kiwi kids news The importance of Compassion

Kiwi kids news The importance of Compassion

1. Why do you think compassion is important? What good does it bring to the world?
It is apart of our emotion we can’t get rid of it and that is why it is good.

2. What good does compassion bring to the world? Think both directly and indirectly.
I think that it is good sometimes because it gives us confidence. Sometimes it leaves us broken heart  .

3. Does showing compassion to others change the way people treat us.
Not always sometimes it is bad and others people change the way they act people.

4. How are five ways you can show compassion in your everyday life?
Show kindness. Respect privacy. Be ionised. Show respect. Be responsible. Be helpful.

6. Research the evolution of compassion and if it is shown more or less today than it used to be. The lowest composition shown was in 1996 when 743 were only showing compassion. The highest was in 2015 only 1,099 people showed compassion.

Weekly reflection Thursday

Most of the week I have been focused with no music and I have been doing a lot of work. I have been doing what I am told and I have nearly cough with all my work. With my personal inquire I have been doing well I think I could do more work on it though. I have been having trouble with most of my maths really some of it is hard. I think I may have done a little more work. I could have done better.

Kiwi kids news: The REALLY busy kid… Is it REALLY that bad?

Critical Thinking Challenges:
1. Do you believe kids being really busy is a good or a bad thing? Why? I think it is a really good thing because you never have nothing to do but then you will not have time to do what you want at all that makes it kind of hard and you might not even have time to do the thing that you were meant to do but instead you have to do something else. But I have to say I am going with being busy is good and sometimes it is fun.
2. If you think bad, think of three solutions for this issue. If you think good, think of three ways to encourage other kids to get busier! I have to say to it is good. Three more things to get busy is do everything a little late so you have to do it faster later and you are more busy. Another is you could add things you don’t really need to do but you get more busy too. Well that was all I could think of. I could not think of a third.
3. Think about the role of teachers and parents in encouraging extra-curricular activities. Is it up to them, or to the kids themselves?most of all most people don’t want to be busy but sometimes it is helpful. Other children don’t want to do work so I think everyone is against me, But it is what I think not everyone will feel the same way.

Rapunzel story sentence

To his horror, the fairy was standing there.

Changed:
To his fright a tall rag wearing young girl came out of nowhere . She stood tall and had an angry face, as if she would kill him. She had scars covering her face and a black eye. He took a step back in.

Friday reflection

I have been late in my work and I have not done much work so I am going to catch up with everything I hope. I think I could improve on what I have been focusing on in class so I need to start focusing on things more often. I have been caring for people who got hurt this week I have been responsible with all my work. I never put anything silly in my work. I have improved on my khan lately. So that is all bye.

Kiwi kids news plastic bags

Weekly reflection

This week we went on a farm trip my class did and we had fun we learn't about Safety and then we learnt about writing and we did maths and well that is it.

Little red ridding hood story my way

Weekly reflection week 5 24/5/18

This week I have been doing work learning new thing so I think this week went well. I think my work could have been better. So this was my week bye.

Protected: How important is Honesty?

Quick write - week 4 16.8.18

Today we have to give the reader a visual description without telling them directly. We only had five minutes.

Change:I was happy to something else so I am.

The smile as big as a bird, eyes as big and shimmering as a lake at sunset with everything silent, a happy dance that was worth a gold metal. She was as happy as a monkey swinging through the trees then finding a lot of bananas.

Protected: Computer games in the classroom

Quick write - week 4. Date: 14.8.18

I only have 5 minutes and we have to make it about a story with a invention and our goal is to start with different sentence starters.

" The cats out of the bag now" whispered Jenny to Lilly on the left side of her. They are always talking about me behind my back. So that is why I have started to make a Change gun. You can shoot anyone you want and then they would change there personality in every way and soon I will not be made fun of anymore because I am crazy. Soon everyone will see my real purpose in life and I won't be know en as crazy molly. Then I saw the class steering at me with a weird look. I looked at Jenny and Lilly. They were laughing quietly. Then my best friend came over to me and told me what everyone knew now. I could not believe what I just heard....... To be continued         

This day in history - Japan oil tanker spill

Quick write - week 3 / 13.8.18

We only had 5 minutes to write this and our sentence starter was " Leave me alone, I'm about to watch lights in the sky!" Pauline bellowed. So I hope you like it.

" Leave me alone, I'm about to watch lights in the sky!" Pauline bellowed to her big brother Sam. As Sam shut Pauline's door she started to look out her window looking at all the stars shining across the sky like diamonds. She stared to think if the world was a figment in her mind and if she was really real. Or if she was a speck of dust on the floor. She thought that If she did not let the world in her life she would not have any problem if she just hind never showed she would be forgotten and she would be free. So she would not have any problems. She looked around her room and shut out all the light and looked at the star wondering what life will be like now having no one. As the night went on she got more tired and started to fall asleep.On her chair still facing the stars.

Weekly reflection - Friday

This week I think that I could have done such a better job with everything. I could have stay focused and done some things better. I think that I could have done so much but instead I did not do as much as I could have. This week I did my scratch, planed my writing one step at a time. I could do more blogging, I did no trading for the paper clip challenge this week or the other one before. I did no water colours today. Also this week we got a visit two days in a row with the police learning about safety in many ways so that was my week and now I am off to do work that I haven't. 

Quick write - location story

we only had five minutes.

It was a hot summer day me and my family were at aunts house for the two days her house was a old brick house it never had much light and her house was a very lonely place. It was in a forest far from our house. Her walls felt felt old and hollow. The air in her backyard was dirty and tasted like dust. I could not hear or see any birds. I saw no animals not even Spiders up in the trees. All the plants were dead. I even saw moss growing on he Cat. Here Cat was alive. In the night I could here scratching on the windows and something running outside.

This day in history - Hurricane belle hits eastern sea board

Quick Write - Paper back writer

We only had five minutes so I hope you liked it.


My Character Has long brown hair and big blue eyes she is a little girl.She love to sing to the moon with her puppy beside her. She stays in the dark not being noticed. She always keeps her hair long never letting it be touched She sits at the back of her class saying nothing she has one friend and they are just like her but a little happier. She says nothing in any way her friend talks to more people but she some times just wants to be quit because she has nothing to say.

This day in history - Japan Nuclear Bomb Comment

Quick write - Strange music paper back writer back story

I only have 5 minutes to write this so I really hope you like this.

Here name is Isabella Smartly or Bella Smartly. She is a grown women, She have long blond hair that's strait . She loves Music, maths and dancing. She danced when she was little and in a lot of plays. When she was little she was chubby and short then over time she got skinny and tall. She went to a boarding school did the best she could. Then here first job she worked at a mall at a toy shop and that was an easy job for here. Mostly when she for a starter job. Then she went to law school. Passed and then got a job at a bank. But then she got tired of her job and now since she had a lot of money from he job she made her own dancing studio. Now she dances for fun and got to do what she loved.

Beatles Release the Album "Help!"

For this day in history I did mine on the Beatles Release the Album "Help!". This is the music video right here. Here are the: I need somebody

(Help) not just anybody
(Help) you know I need someone
(Help)

so much younger than today
(I never needed) I never needed anybody's help in any way
(Now) but now these days are gone (these days are gone) I'm not so self-assured (and now I find)
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me?

My independence seems to vanish in the haze
(But) but every now and then (now and then) I feel so insecure (I know that I)
I know that I just need you like I never done before

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me?

When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
(Now) but now these days are gone (these days are gone) I'm not so self-assured (and now I find)
Now I find, I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me, ooh?

week 2 - Thursday weekly reflection

This week I had fun I went to hokey, I moved to a great house and I have had so much fun at school learning playing with friends it has been fun and well that is all my week so bye.

1870 World's first underground railway opened

First penguin paperback

Quick write - Paper back writer Character

My class only had five minutes to write this and we had to write about a character who wants to be a paper back writer so I hope you like my story.

Tommy fell down a wall he was a simple person who worked in a park scooping up dog poop because it was a dog park he was tall had a awful cat that slapped Tommy and in his head he got many ideas so he went home and when he went to go pat his cat slapped him. Then he wanted to be a paper back writer. So he started to write on his type writer. In the morning he looked outside his window and found snow white saying hey you there is this my house so he said no and he left to his type writer and started writing about it.

In this day in history

Men and women sport payment - Kiwi Kids News

1. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.


In this article they are talking about men and women sport payment and how if you are better at playing your sport than a boy you still get payed less and that sounds super unfair and it is talking about what you think is right or wrong.


2. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place. It takes place all around the world because sports are everywhere.


4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. In this what happened is women are not going to be paid as much as men so maybe in the future women will rule the world and all mankind will well be dead because the women raised up and won.


5. Explain in your own words why this event took place. Because women are not being paid as much as men.


6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article. Economy : The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money. Society: The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. Professional: relating to or belonging to a profession.

Weekly reflection

This week was a very good start of term I think I could have done better at my work but I am learning a lot more with all the things I have been doing and People have been helping me with a App called Scratch so I think it is all good well that is my weekly reflection so bye.

Quick write

We are writing about a famous person how does sports

and we have to write something about  what they had to go

through to get there in the first place and

it can be made up. We only had 5 minutes to write it

so I hope you like it.

Sophie Pascoe

While she was little her dad ran over one of her legs

when she was little and they rushed her to the hospital and

when they got there the doctors had to amputate her leg that

mean cute it off and it got replace with a metal leg and she went

through so much and now she is one of the best swimmers and that lets

people know that they can do anything no matter what and don’t let one little

thing stop you from your dreams.

This day in History - Flood in Central Otago Mine Kills 25.

quick write

This time we had to make our own plan of the three little pigs and we only had ten minutes so I hope you like it.

First Test-Tube Baby Born for this day in history.

Now heaps of Women get test tube babies now and heaps of the babies have lived so we are lucky we still have them now.

paper clip challenge

Our class had looked at a video and It was how to swap a paper clip for a house and this man had a red paper clip so he started trading things and at the end he traded something great and he got a house in return so now our class got a paper clip each and we have started trading things for better things. So her are the things I have traded so far.

 I traded a very pretty stone from my house for this and in return I got three Jell pens and I think that is a big step up from a stone. 

 I traded my very first pencil case I ever got for some a Pokemon card and a temporary tattoos and I also got a Pokemon card and the picture is down further on. Down there with the rubber chocolate it traded a book clip for it.

 I gave one of the Jell pens from before for some book clip to keep your place.   

 I gave my temporary tattoos for a pink pencil    

 This is the card.

 I got this I the clip pack from before.

 I gave a one Jell pen for a pink butterfly rubber that can go on your pencil. That is all my trades so far. 

Quick write - Bob the builder

This is a quick write and my Class only had five minute to write it so we can make up a story or a real story and it has to have a friend or a Cousin in the story so I hope you like it.

Once apon a time I had a friend and there name was Bob and they were looking for a job so we looked at our options and there was a teacher but he was not good at that and then one day he found a job and It was a builder and since this day his name is Bob the builder and he has not been seen since because he is always busy so I hope you liked my story so thank you.   

This day in history

This is my this day in history with Eden and Tui about hundreds of people drowned.

Holiday Recap

On the first week I stayed home and did nothing until Thursday on the second week then on Thursday my Grandad and Mishell his friend had taken me and my sister Aroha to Nelson and we stayed there for the night the on Friday we went to on a big bike ride then after that we went to the mall and me and my sister got hair cuts and then we got and then we went to dinner at burger king. Then on Saturday we went to the movies and booked a movie and then we went to a place called Flip out then  after that we went to the movies and watch hotel Transylvania 3 It is really good. Then we went to the Lone star for dinner. On Sunday I got ready went home and before going home I went to a friends house then went home and had dinner and that is my holidays so bye.

Guns and Roses song Sweet child O' mine

Probiotics vs Prebiotics

This is my Venn diagram on prebiotics vs probiotics 

Matiriki, Strawberry lemonade

This is how fermented lemonade. For Matiriki our school was having a big get together/fest and my class were making fermented foods so I hope you like my strawberry lemonade recipe. Have fun making it. 

Mould Experiment

This is my mould experiment were I got to choose three foods I had to wait and see which one would grow mould first and we had to record how it was going so here it is.

My weekend

My weekend

My weekend was fun, rainy and awesome. On Saturday my uncle was at my house in the weekend. He came with his Toni. The time they were there all they did was hunting. Then the rest f the time I watched my other uncle play video. On Sunday I played some video games and watched some T.V. Then I went hunting with my uncle and Toni. Then I helped around the house. Then we Shot Some guns. Toni's gun was really loud even with the silencer. So that was my weekend. 

Instructions: How to convince your parents to get you a pet.

Book review on Refugee

My weekend

My weekend was fun, silly and awesome. On Saturday I stayed home and had a normal day but at the end my friend Eden came over for a sleep over. We played on our bikes and played with my cat Nala he is so soft. Eden likes him a lot mostly because  he is soft, cuddly, friendly and he is part tabby and the other part we don't know yet. We watched two movies but we did not finish them.On Sunday I stayed home and played on my bike down at the cow shed with Eden and my sister Aroha. Then we made some chocolate cake with Eden. We made our own icing to decorate it with. Then we played some more games then Eden got picked up and then I ate dinner and then went to sleep. Well that was my weekend.   

Instructions: How to make potato bake.

My weekend

My weekend was busy, hot, cold and fun. On friday I went to my grandads in hokitika. We watched charlie and the chocolate factory. We went there for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. On sunday my sister, grandad, Nana and I went to town to find me birthday presents and a present for my mums birthday then we went back home. On Monday we watched the boxing match when parker v.s the world champ boxer. Parker is from nz when the wold champ is from the UK. Parker lost the fight. Then we went to the movies to watch Peter rabbit. I twas supper funny it made me laugh a lot.  that was my weekend.  

Science, balloon in a glass jar

What we did was we made a balloon  go in to a glass jar filled with hot boiled water.

My weekend

My weekend was cold wet and fun. On Saturday I helped mum clean the house. First we cleaned the lounge then the kitchen and last of all Aroha's bed room. On Sunday I looked after mum because she was sore. She hurt her eye when she was driving home from going to her friends. She driver with the window down and a piece of glass shot through the window and got her in the eye. Now her eye is pink and puffy and she can only keep her eye open for a few second and then she has to close it. So that was my weekend.   

How to make Raro

WE have been learning how to read and make instructions so we made Raro and made instructions to how to make Raro.

Brainstorm our land

My weekend

My weekend was hot, fun and lot of prickles. On Saturday I got my bike fixed then I rode it a lot then I went to a rugby. I went their with my Mum, Nana, Nick, My sister and Bailey. I got a lot of prickles in my feet. On Sunday I got my hair cut now it is really short but it is really fun to play with.  Then I rode my bike more. It was fun to bike again. I had not rode my bike since two years ago. My weekend was lots of fun.

If I was fire

WALT solve problems like 17 + .... = 91 by firstly jumping to a tidy number on a number line.

Metaphor poem.

Metaphor poem

Sophie is a book looking through her pages to find a challenge.

Sophie is a fish looking for a adventure at the bottom of the sea.

Sophie is a fern uncurling herself one step at a time.

Sophie is a house trying to hold on to her memories.

Pick a path creative writing

Overall I am happy with how it came out and how my finishing product. Next time I think that I could make it a bit longer and a bit more descriptive. I think I did a good job with what I have made. I hope you like my pick a path.

Reading task-comparing fairies

My weekend

My weekend was fun and busy. I the weekend my uncle came to our house for the weekend. It was awesome. First we split some wood with the axe and hatchet. Then we played with our uncles dog. The dogs name is Blue. Then for dinner we had mac and cheese. It was really yum. Then when our uncle and Mum where gone I and my sister put up some balloons and a banner that said WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE UNCLE! It was fun hanging up all the stuff. Then when our uncle got back with our Mum we surprised him with the things we hanged up. Then on Sunday our uncle left on Sunday because he had work the next day so he packed up and left. It was angry with my uncles dog because it killed my chicken Betty. I am very sad. Well that was my weekend.

Adding and subtracting by splitting numbers.

My weekend

My weekend was a lot of work. On the farm we are still fixing things after a storm and my mum is still hurt. On Saturday I stayed home with my sister and mum. We did lots of baking we baked a cake for my Nana's birthday because it was on Sunday. On Sunday I got all ready and wrapped up my Nana's birthday present. After that my Nana came in and we opened her presents my uncle gave Nana a really pretty watch with a matching bracelet. Me my mum and sister gave her socks. After that we went to the pub for tea for her birthday. We were up until 9 pm. It was late. My normal bed time was 7 but I went to bed at 9. Well that was my Weekend. 

Cuban music

In the book REFUGEE Isabel is a character who played Cuban music in Cuba.

My poem about me.

We have made these poems to tell each other more about another. We made these with paper, water paints and hand prints.

My Weekend.

My Weekend.

My weekend was hot, cold and wet. On Saturday  It was normal and nothing great. On Saturday I looked after my mum because she is a bit hurt so me and my little sister looked after our mum. I did all the cleaning. It was all normal. I just wanted to help. On Sunday I help again doing the same thing. 

my weekend

My weekend

My weekend was hot, cold and fun. On Saturday I had a normal day like always helping my mum. On Sunday I went to my friend's. When I was there we went to the lake for half an hour. It was freezing When we got back we watched some T.V. On Monday I cleaned my room after lunch. On Tuesday I did some baking. I baked some cookies and chocolate fudge. it was an awesome weekend.

100 words of summer