The Sea is a Hungry Dog | Poem Stanza | By Carolyn and Rhianne

 When the night comes, the wind roars,

along the sandy shores,

The waves lap and lick,

And strolls along the beach

as he sucks up all the sand like a leech

Cheetah report

Cheetah Report

The Cheetah

The cheetah is a very fascinating animal. One of its key
traits is its incredible speed, They are the fastest land
mammal on earth. Cheetahs can reach up to a speed of
93km/h. Another amazing thing about cheetahs is that
they purr yet they do not roar.

Habitat

Cheetahs live in a lot of different conditions they can be
found in dry forests, grasslands, open plains and desert
areas. They mostly hide in dry long grass when going hunting
because they can blend in with their surroundings.

Diet

Cheetahs usually don’t need much water they mostly just
need plenty of food. Cheetahs are carnivores their prey are
normally small to medium-sized Antelope as in springbok,
impala, and duiker. The smaller animals they eat include
warthogs, rabbits, birds and the babies of larger Antelope
or wildebeest in their diet

Facts

Cheetahs can weigh from 69 to 150 pounds. Another fact
about cheetahs is that cheetah cubs have a hair to disguise
themself from predators. There are about four subspecies
of cheetah and they are all different for instance there is
the Asiatic cheetah and the African cheetah. Cheetahs
overall are endangered and there are only
approximately7,100 cheetahs left in the wild. 

Please help save the cheetahs

Powhiri Recount

Powhiri Recount

14th February was a very big day for Christ the King, it was the day of the Powhiri to welcome our new Principal Mr Hadnett, new Staff and students. 

At the beginning of the Powhiri The school Sang He honore as the guests all walked in and sat down. At the doorway Toakase and Ana greeted them. When everybody had settled down Father Peter said a welcoming speech in Maori and in English.

During the powhiri many people said a speech including Mr Tyrell, Mrs D’souza, Mrs heimuli and Mr Hadnett. Half way through the speeches the visitors sang Momaria. After Mr Hadnett.  speech we sang E minaka Ana the room 1 girls stood up and did the actions while they were singing Me, Michael and Philodea put a flower laigh on Mr Hadnett, his brother in law and Ms D’souza. 

After that everyone went to do a hongi (A sacred maori greeting). When everyone had done a hongi we sang E toru nga mea as the guests left the hall. We had a longer lunch break because of  how long the Powhiri was. The Powhiri was A very special celebration for our school.

By: Carolyn

Summer Holidays 2019-2020

Holidays 2019-2020

Nikau Cave and Cafe

Watching Star Wars at Cinemas

Rollerblading with my Family

BBQs at my cousins

Auckland Anniversaries Fireworks and Opera

Soft white dog stayed over

Maccas every week

Sleepovers at other houses

Youtube all day long

Stationary Shopping

By Carolyn

This is my Summer Holiday Writing Poem it's about what I did in the Holidays

Camp Memories

Camp Memories

Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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This is a book that I have made about my timeat camp using Book Creator

Chocolate Making

Chocolate Making

Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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This is my book on chocolate Making I made this using an app called BookCreator.

My MOTAT Recount By Carolyn

Hook/Intro

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I went to MOTAT and saw how much technology there was. I was bursting to go to the Above and Beyond exhibition. Although I was disappointed when all of the old displays were gone, I still had a great time.

Scavenger Hunt

The first thing we did when we got to MOTAT was the scavenger hunt. The first place we needed to go was the fire station. At the fire station we had to find hoses, boots, axes, medals, wheels, helmets, etc. After we found everything in the fire station we went to the village. In the village there were lots of cottages. In the cottages there was glass to protect the displays. In the village we needed to find kettles, dummies, eggs, cribs, beds, washboards (wash room) and more. The next place we had to go was the school house. In there we had to solve the maths problems on the chalkboard, find slate boards and pencils, find a map, and sing the national anthem. When we finished visiting the school house there wasn’t enough time to go to the Pump house.

Above and Beyond

After the scavenger hunt, we went to the newest exhibition in MOTAT called Above and Beyond. Above and Beyond is an exhibition given to MOTAT from NASA the space organisation. In Above and Beyond room there were lots of different things. There were some games and a bird flying simulator. One of my favourite games was a game where you were up in space. There was debris/rubbish that you have to pick up with different robots. If you picked the wrong robot it would minus your points. There was also a magnet elevator that would drop the block down if it reaches the top.

Tram ride

Next, we went outside of MOTAT 1 to go to the tram station where the tram would pick us up. Our tram driver was Rob. Rob drove us to MOTAT 2. Along the way we went past a family of baby pukekos. They were with their Mum and Dad. It looked like the pukekos were small and fluffy. We also went past Auckland Zoo. When we got to MOTAT 2 Rob told us to stand on the tracks in front of the tram. We were all thinking “Oh no the tram is going to run us over.” But no, we were going to have a picture. After the picture, Rob told us that the metal pole that links to the tram and power line transports 600-700 bolts. If you touched it, you would die.

Educator and Experiments

After having lunch we entered a blue building to meet our educator Kent. Kent took us up some stairs near the Innovators Room to a classroom. Our classroom was called Discovery 1. In the classroom we learnt the forces of flight which are lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Kent set up seven different experiments. My favourite experiment was making an aircraft to put in this wind tube. My second favourite one was a hairdryer and a ping pong ball.

Exhibits

After the class we went to the Pumphouse/ boiler room. I thought that the Pumphouse would be hot and filled with the smell of coal and smoke. I was really disappointed because it was cold and dissolated. Not a single trace of smoke and heat. Next to the Pumphouse there was a car exhibit. In the car exhibit there were old vintage cars and racing cars. There was also a tractor. The tractor was green with a red handle and steering wheel. The wheels were very big and fat. In the corner there was a wedding car. A wedding car in the olden days  would have had no cover. The bride and groom would sit in the back of the car with the driver at the front. Next we went to the Technology room. In the Technology room there were lots of TVs, old phones, the first telephone and some rotary phones. There was also a selfie machine that took real selfies. Part of the display had some of the first video games like Pacman, King Kong and Donkey Kong. There was also a morse code sending device.

Conclusion

At the end of the day as always we had to go back to school. My favourite part of M.O.T.A.T. was Above and Beyond with all the games and the bird simulator. Even though they removed all the good old displays I was still very happy and had lots of fun. I really want to go back to M.O.T.A.T. again because there is always something new to see.

This is my recount about my time at MOTAT. During the last

5 weeks I have been learning to put my ideas into long big
paragraphes.