Welome to Totara Whānau we are a year 5 and 6 class at Oruaiti school in the Far North. Our teacher is Whaea Jorja.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
up cycle
today we went to puriri class and we reused denim jeans to make stuff such as bags swimming bags hats tool belts aprons phone holders pencil cases we used sewing machines to so the people that gave us the jeans there names were sharee and jo shanks. coopern #BFF helped me cut the jeans and i used a sewing machine
Monday, November 15, 2021
guinea pig spelling bee test
intense spelling test the contestants are maddie and whisper oh OK eating break and we are back they are both really good at spelling they keep getting them right it is the last word whisper presses the button he gets it wrong maddie wins 3 to 2
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
stone age
What is this, where am i as i was going 300mph in a portal i hit the ground breaking a rib what is this place as some old hairy man walk up to me what are you, i said as i ran away that weird man had a saber tooth tiger it chased me there was, a cave so hid in it was a really dark and big cave it so i was walking down the cave i saw something then that hairy man found me its like he didn't want me to see what was in there so i ran he had a lot of energy but i had to see what was in there so i ran back in and hid in the dark and there was a woolly mammoth it didn't see me so i walked down further and i saw a panting i remembered that some one said that nobody had ever known about it but the people that worked at the museum so i had to take a photo or else they wouldn't believe me but then i thought i could draw it then i realised that there was no paper back then, but the cave men always draw on rock so i grabbed a rock and started and when i was finished i had to find a way out of the stone age time and go back to my time then i saw something in the river there was a whirlpool in the river i thought this was my way out so i jumped in and it was.
Friday, October 29, 2021
we won
we won the environmental and sustainability awards we have a wetlands & tracking tunnels & duck ponds & bee hives honey & trapping eggs & bees wax wraps
totara te wiki o te reo maori
We learnt how to play ika ika which is just like fishy fishy whui few ngoi ngoi he aha taku nama
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Friday, October 1, 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Friday, September 10, 2021
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
seahorse giving birth
baby seahorses coming out front
male seahorses unique responsibility
giving birth
can have up to 2000 babies
fewer than 5 in 1000 survive up to adult hood
Monday, August 23, 2021
emoji story
So i was sitting on the🛋and i had a💡i was going to have some🍶
And play some🎮and have fun but then i got bored so i read some 📚
And was still bored but then somebody✊on my🚪so i went and checked who it was and it was cory we went in side and played🎮 till 🕘 then watched📺 then a case of 🏴hit in Auckland so he had to stay at our🏘
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
peter blake
on Wednesday Blake NZ came to our school and showed us the healthy ocean and UN healthy ocean in virtual reality it was sad and cool we saw whales dolphins and a lot of other stuff but most in portent of all over fishing so there is no fishing
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
hot chocolate
Ingredients
- Milk
- Milo
- Water
- Marshmallow
- Boiling
- Stir
equipment
- bench
- spoon
- cup
- jug
- vacuum if you spill Milo
Method
- get a cup
- get the Milo
- boil the water till hot
- grab the milk
- grab a spoon
- put the Milo in the cup
- then the milk in
- put the hot water in
- stir it
- put two marshmallows in
- wait to cool down
- drink
Friday, August 6, 2021
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Thursday, July 1, 2021
the production
it was scary it gave ma shivers but when we got up there it was fun when you see all the happy faces i get an exit mint shock wave threw my hole body it was great no dout it was one of the best production at any school i have ever been to
Monday, June 21, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Monday, May 31, 2021
reading with papatuanuku
Today our reading group read a story called "Das Piano" by Bernard Becke
We had to read carefully, stopping at the full stops and pausing at the commas.
Monday, May 24, 2021
author visit Liz van der laarse
today Liz van der laarse visited totara class and told us about her book that we have been reading at school and she answered our questions. She even told us that her second book was called not even and that she was making another book and it was about two brothers and the big brother was jealous of the younger brother but they were step brothers and the younger brother ended up saving him in the end the book cuz took a couple of years because she got sick and liz is really nice and kind.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
My Speech
I love my dogs so much. you should to Let me explain: animals are important in my family because they always give love, they can get rid of pests, they can even tell your Emotions crazy rite?
Our dogs are very loved and special in our family. We have 2 dogs, marlowe is a great dane and really big, and minnie is an american bulldog. She is the boss and I always have a best friend to cuddle on the couch. Animals are more intelligent than people give them credit for.
They can tell what type of sickness you have and what diseases you have. Dogs are So helpful with everything.
They can help when you're blind as well. Depending on the breed or type. a dog's sense of smell is around 10,000 - 100,000 times better than ours.
Dogs can smell cancer. I didn't even know that was possible. The way you treat them they will always kear for you.
There are different types of breeds and all the different types of breeds are all different. Some are hunting dogs, there are lazy dogs, even guard dogs and plenty more.
pets help with sadness and depression and anxiety also with loneliness. Caring for an animal can help Children grow up more secure. Pets also provide valuable companionship for older adults.
They are really good with people that have mental and physical Disabilities.dogs are funny and playful. Dogs can't tell what you say, they can only tell by your Emotions.
You have to be responsible with your dog you have to feed it and you always gotta make sure your dog can get to water you have to look after it
If your dog shows any sign of sickness you have to take it to the vet.
You should make sure your animal is always warm. Regular brushing removes excess hair from your dog's hair.you make sure you brush their teeth or give them a chew thing so they have fresh breath and a beautiful smile.
Just because I'm a huge dog lover Doesn't make other people's choice of pets are less important.
All other pets are different and loved. Thank you for listening to my speech
wetlands workout
so on Friday we went down to the wet lands and carried brunches and put them in a pile for a bomb fire that may happen and we moved the brunches for space to walk around in and build a climbing course.
Friday, April 16, 2021
Term reflection
Term 1 reflection 2021
This term I have been proud of the following achievements.
In reading …. I have been reding alot and i have gotten better
In writing this term …. I have been trying to write neater and i have
In maths I … have been working on my times tables and getting better
In PE this term….we have been playing yoshi and getting fit and better
In art I in art i have been doing my collage
During activity week …. I have been finishing my work
Friday, March 19, 2021
the bear
the bear playing hide and seek
so one day there was a bear that was playing hide and seek and he wasn't a very cleaver bear so they did blue shoe and the bear was out first so he ran away
and soar sum honey on a tree and he ran to it and hid there but he was bigger then the tree and the bear Tiffany was in and she went looking and she
found Jeff then she found whinny the poo and then she found and she found ms whinny the poo and the big bear was the last one left and she couldn't find him and the time was about to run out. there was one minute left
and it ran out then they were looking for him and they didn't he was eating it all night he walked in. in the morning and they had coffee and honey on toast the end.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
the day i went psycho scones
The creamy whipped cream on it was delicious. The jam is so good, so buttery it smelt like cheesecake two point o, with soft cream. The jam was like jelly that had sauce from heaven drizzled on it. It was beautiful I want another, my jaw dropped when she said we had to wait....Guess what it was.
3 cups Edmonds standard flour
6 tsp Edmonds baking powder
¼ tsp salt
extra Meadow Fresh milk
75g butter
1 to 1½ cups Meadow Fresh milk, approximately
It was good. and you need to add a lot more.
Friday, February 26, 2021
the lantern competition
In Totara we are making lanterns because we are competing in a torment to win a ticket to the wellington festival witch is in three days i now rite that is gonna go really fast that scary anyways i hope i win i wont but i will still try. Back to the festival there is a chines testable wounder how much people go to that won a lot probable. im so exited i wonder who will win.
Friday, February 12, 2021
Free writing Friday
One day there was a magical lion and he thought he was the same as everybody else but really he was different because the
Pore little lion had flying powers but when he flew he fell asleep
And the villagers had to catch him and they wanted to tell him
But they couldn't but avenchaley he found out and he wanted to change that so he trained his powers and learned to control them so he didn't fall asleep so he lived a happy life.
The end