Living on a Shoestring by Nyree Tomkins.

Living on a Shoestring by Nyree Tomkins.

This story is about Mum getting a book called How to Live on a Shoestring from the library. After Mum got it Dad thumbed through it and said “We do most of these things already, but we do waste toothpaste. Do you realise how much toothpaste you waste by not using everything in the tube?” Then Mimi said “We do use everything in the tube” and Dad said “No.”

Then Dad said “And Julia you could save money by using vinegar on your hair instead of conditioner”. Julia said “Vinegar? I don’t think  so”. So Dad said “Yes it’ll work, Conditioner just balances the pH in your hair. Shampoo is a soap, so it has a alkaline pH and you need something acidic, like vinegar, to balance it out.”

By Karl.

Birthday

On Sunday it was my birthday. I had a sleepover on Saturday night. First my friends got to our house and we played for a while. Then we had a BBQ dinner and Toasted Marshmallows

My Guided Inquiry Presentation by Karl

Tarore and Her Book

Title: Tarore and Her Book.
Author: Joy Cowley.

This story is about Tarore of Waharoa going to a Mission School and learning how to read. She then teaches her iwi how to read. The book she teaches them is the Bible. This changes the life of people all over Aotearoa. This story takes place in Aotearoa. She is killed but instead of revenge her father forgives the person who killed her.

I like this story because it teaches me about the Bible.

Taste Buds

Taste Buds by Karl

Tucked 
Among
Sweet, sour, spicy
Teeth tasting
Eggs.


Breakfast
Uses chewing
Drives us to eat more
Survives between the teeth.

Cross Fit

Everyday of the second week of the Term Three School Holidays, Robin and I have been going to Cross-fit at Ellerslie. At Cross-fit we did Bear Crawl, Inch Worm, Lizard/Spider Man and Broad Jump as warm ups. We also did rowing machine and ring rows. On the rowing machine we need to pull the handle backwards and dodge the sharks on the screen. One of the easiest things is jumping on and over the 20 kg weights. When we jump on them I can do fifty in twenty seconds. Another thing we do is back flips on the rings. It is very, very, easy. After you do it you are fit.

 

Tahuna Torea

On Tuesday Robin, Mama and I went to Tahuna Torea for a walk. At Tahuna Torea we played Humans vs Zombies. When we got there we started walking towards the Spit. Robin and I rushed ahead but we did not know which way the spit was. When Mama got to us she told us which way the Spit was. When we got to the bridge we could not go to the Spit because it was high tide. We went to the Godwit Lookout via the Upper Bush Walk instead. It was hard work going to the Godwit Lookout because there were lots of steps and it was a long way. It was an amazing view and we saw Kauri, Cabbage Tree and the top layer of the forest canopy. On the bottom layer of the canopy there was the leaf litter and bugs/insects. It was fun.