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My dog Elton

A couple of weeks ago my nan brought my dog, Elton, into class for everyone to see. Elton is only 10 weeks old so he is still a puppy. He likes to chew jandles and socks. He also likes to lick people's faces. A3 loves Elton and so do I.

By Gracen

Yr 6 Orientation at Rotorua Intermediate.

Our school's Yr 6s went to Rotorua Intermediate because we were going on an orientation visit. It was on Tuesday. We got to go there to find out about the types of things they do there. We were in groups and we had group leaders. The group leaders were some of our parents. Mrs Vercoe and Mrs Owen were our teachers who took us over. The Rotorua Intermediate Student Councillors helped lead our groups around to the different classrooms.

We got to try out 2 different activities, that was all we were allowed to do.

I did food technology, it was really fun. I was the cook and my buddy was Garnet. The parent at our station was my dad. I forgot the name of what we made but it was delicious.

The next thing I did was music, it was also fun. We said a poem that is called a round. Then after we did that we said it with untuned instruments, it sounded really cool. After that we got to play on the pianos. They are black. We got to play on one by ourselves and we got to press any number. We then played a tune on the piano, it was the tune of Hot Cross Buns. I liked playing on the piano, it was fun.

After that, we went back to school from a long afternoon there and I had to do road patrol.





From Danielle

Te Kura o Glenholme School Haka

Kia ora ano koutou



We have another recording and here you will see us learning our school haka.



Our haka is based on our school's 'go for it' attitude.



Like the waiata, Karangatia Ra, we are still learning to perfect our performance so it's a work in progress at the moment.



We are learning to put lots of emphasis into our actions by using our bodies effectively, especially our eyes, to convey a 'challenge'. We are also learning to keep a steady pace and not rush through it. It's also important that we pronounce the words accurately. Lastly, we are learning to simply 'give it heaps'!!

Mrs Vercoe says the boys should be all puffed out, breathing heavily, and red faced at the end of it.



We hope you like our haka. Please share your comments and feedback :)



Nga mihi nui atu ki a koutou



A3 students

Waiata - Karangatia Ra

Tena koutou katoa




This is our class learning and practising the waiata 'Karangatia Ra'.
We haven't nailed it just yet. We have some sharpening to do and are still working towards a perfect performance.




Our specific focii during practises have been on correct pronunciation of the words, projecting our voices, and keeping the actions crisp and in time.



Hopefully you will enjoy viewing our recording of this waiata.



We welcome your comments and feedback. Thank you :)



Nga mihi



A3 students

Horses

Horses are tall animals that live in lots of different countries. People use them in many ways.


Horses have four legs that are very very strong to help them balance. They have two eyes two ears,one nose, a mane and a tail.


Horses live in lots of different places like farms, paddocks, stables, the wild, zoos and animal circuses.


Horses run, jump and gallop alot. They also go to yhe toilet and eat.



Life cycle:


Horses start as a foal (male) or a filly (female). During the first 12 months the foal/filly has long legs compared to its body. Two months later it will stop drinking from its dam (mother).



Did you know?


The foal or filly is born with no teeth. as it gets older,the horse grows teeth.


After this it goes onto the middle years. These are when it is 5-10 years old. By then the horse is fully formed. After this stage it is into the late years when the joints become puffy as the circulation might become less effertive.



By: Danielle