After the Spill By Maria gill

After the Spill By Maria gill

In the morning 5 October 2011 a ship called Rena was crossing the ocean from Napier, New Zealand to Tauranga something happened it was an oil spill the boat sank it was under the water for 3 weeks.  

What happened next?

During the accident around Tauranga Bay. (Rena the Ship) Bow Crashed a the reef and all the oil spill out everywhere around the ship. Lots of Local people were left with lots of questions, (Would toxins in the oil affect marine life?). Scientists research the impacts on marine life to help local people find their answer.

What did the research team find?

The scientist collected data thousands of samples  Of kai Moana.  There was a lot of Plankton and algae in the ocean going into the seafood. Scientists monitored the ocean to see if mussels were alright for humans to eat it.

Because the mussels are infected.

Created by Charlie, Alex, Trent

What's for lunch?

What's for lunch?

By Ken Benn

• Draw the pyramid and explain the 3 groups of food.

• How does fruit keep you healthy and help you in classroom?-Fruit keeps you healthy-and helps you to pay attention in class

• Compare Tina’s and Alex’s lunch? Whose lunch is healthier and why? Tina eats healthier because she eats the fruit and vegetables every day.

• Draw and describe your lunch for today.

Charlie lunch

Fasi lunch

Reading

Piper by the sand

Creating a story map is a way to help you understand and summarize the stories you read.  When you make a story map, you identify the basic story elements, such as the characters, setting, conflict, and important plot events.

Story Map

Title: Piper in the sand

Author: John O'Brien

Characters: Mum dad and Dougal

Setting: At the beach and by the sand

Conflict: Dougal heard a sound from the bottom of the sand

Resolution: Dougal dug a hole in the sand and he found a piper

Beginning: They were at the beach. When they were at the beach Dougal saw a hole in the sand, he knelt down and listen to the piper

Middle: He heard a sound coming from the deep sand and he want to find out what the sound was.

End: He dug up the sand and he found a piper. He played with the piper and then he put it back into the sand from where it came from

Reading

WOLF	Wolf	Similarities	Malcolm	Differences
Animal Hairy Brown Skinny Custom Blue eyes		Fun Play Funny Red show		Person Male Brown skin Black pants Black hair Brown sleeve

READING

Reading

Reading Response Journal

Title:The Way Of The World

Author: Jack Larsenby

Today I read about a story about a man named Mr Cooper and his pumpkin and his friends.

I feel happy about what I read today because I would have my own band

My favourite character was Mr Cooper's friends because they were smart to use scrap metals and other things to make instruments

I would feel good if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because the will be in a cascara

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen …………...

The way of the world

READING

Reading

Setting:In the house and goat house,garage
Character:Dad,Mum,Girl
Problem:The where building Rosie's house and made it go worse by take the window from there own house.
Resolution:They put the window back to

I was happy because the widow was fix

Reading

Reading

Charlie Reading Response Journal

Reading Response Journal

Title:The Bullock’s Holiday

Author: by Brian Birchall

Today I read about a play with a bullock and a donkey also one farmer.

I feel happy about what I read today because it was a good play

My favourite character was the donkey because she helps the bullock

I would feel happy if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because I would have a bullock.

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen with the bullock being the boss.

Charlie And Compare and contrast map

Differences	Name & Image of 1st character	Similarities	Image & Name of 2nd character	Differences
Sarah is a girl and she wears differences closes. The have a birthday on differences Days of the year		There are kids they play games like tag and hide and seek. They have legs and the go to sleep and		Tom is a boy, he is so much differences from Shara. Tom loves cats and Sarah loves dogs

Reading

Reading

The seal woman

Creating a story map is a way to help you understand and summarize the stories you read.  When you make a story map, you identify the basic story elements, such as the characters, setting, conflict, and important plot events.

Story Map

Title:The Seal Woman

Author: June Walker Leonard

Characters:The seal people, seals ,daughters and the farmer

Setting:At the beach

Conflict:The seal woman couldn’t find her skin

Resolution: The daughter help the seal woman find her skin and then they found the skin and the seal woman said “thank you”

Beginning: The farmer was walking back from his field at midnight and then he saw some magic people dancing by the beach

Middle: The mama seal got the baby seal out off the hole and back to the beach

End:The was free and they left a little of skin on the rock and they went back to the beach and live happy ever after

Reading

Reading Response Journal

Title:The Seal Woman a Scottish folktale

Author: June Walker Leonard

Today I read about Seal’s. Long, long ago, the seals were magic creatures

I feel I learned something new about what I read today because I didn’t know that

My favourite character was the seal woman because She didn't get hurt

I would feel Amazed if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because I a real book

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen …………...

Reading

Reading

Charlie Story Map.doc

Creating a story map is a way to help you understand and summarize the stories you read.  When you make a story map, you identify the basic story elements, such as the characters, setting, conflict, and important plot events.

Story Map

Title:The Seal Woman

Author: June Walker Leonard

Characters:The grey people and the seal woman

Setting:The story took place at a lake or beach

Conflict:The baby seal was in an water hole

Resolution: There was a small gap that the mummer seal went through and help the baby seal back home into the beach or lake

Beginning:At the lake

Middle:The baby seal got stuck in an water hole

End:The mummer seal got the baby seal back into the lake