Matariki

Did you know that the Seven Sisters is a synonym for Matariki?  Matariki also represents the Maori New Year.
When the stars are shining brightly it indicates warm weather ahead and when the stars are dim it is going to be quite cold.
When Matariki is in the sky it is a good time to plant winter crops such as brocolli, cauliflowers, carrots, peas, potatoes and more.

It is a time to forgive and forget.
By Finn Hagen

Why are freshwater habitats important?

Some animals live in freshwater habitats for example, fish, hippos, and crocodiles.  Animals need to drink so if we get greedy there might not be any water left.  

1% of the worlds water is available for humans.  70% of the worlds water is ice and 29% of the worlds water is not available because it is too far down in the ground.

If we litter by the river the river will take the rubbish into the sea and pollute the sea.  Don't waste water - people need water!  

By Reuben Adye

Siena G

THE LEMON!!

Suddenly Eli's bedroom door slamed open and Eli Lemon was out of bed.  Eli slipped on a banana peel and tumbled down the stairs.
He got bruise on his butt and his lemon head.  Eli got ice creamand a lemon cake for breakfast.


After Eli had breakfast, Pedro, Eli's little brother, slipped down the stairs but Pedro slipped on a doll head that he ripped of late last night.


At 2:00 Sie Sie ice cream came over to Eli's house to have yummy lunch.  Someone knocked on the door, it was Meera Bai doughnut. 
meera bai said that she has anew baby sister.
All the food in the house said, "OMG" and they lived happily ever after.

By Siena Grayson

Water World

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SCHOOL TRIP TO KELLY TARLTONS

On Friday morning the whole of the Pohutukawa Team went to Kelly Tarttons. 

When we got to Kelly Tarttons we listed to the rules.  First we went to see the stingray feed, they are the biggest stingrays in New Zeland.  Next we had morning tea.  After morning tea we went to see the peguins swimming in the water.  Next we split up into groups and had fortyeight minutes to do anything we wanted to do in our groups.

We had lots of fun looking around Kelly Tarltons.  First we went to a room that had lots of old things inside.  There was a challange, it was to put your hand in icey water for two minutes. I tried and only managed to do it for twenty seconds.  Next we saw the giant squid, it was huge!  After that we went to a shark area with shark games.  Next we went to an animal trail.  The last thing we did at Kelly Tarltons was go into a room and learn about water.  Finally we all went back to school on the bus.

By Ella Turnbull

Verb World

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The Search For Pluto

Once there was a planet named Pluto, on that planet there two marvelous aliens. Their names were Binkle and the other one was bonk, together they were named the Binkle-bonk brothers. Like I told you they lived on Pluto, they didn't even now it! So one dark day as usual they decided to take a trip to Pluto in their huge sparkling rocket ship.  When they finished packing all of their silly food like banapples, that is an apple wrapped in a banana peel, and a chocberry which is a berry but it is delicious chocolate.  Then they turned on the blasting blades of the rocket ship and started going.  The searched up and down, side to side, here and there and diagonally but they still couldn't find it.  Then Binkle said "it's incredible!"So they looked around their miniature planet and there right in front of them was a gigantic sign that said THIS PLANET IS PLUTO! That's just annoying!

 by Lily