Ella

Hinemoa and Tutanekai ( Narrative recount ) Many years ago on the edge of Owhata (Lake Rotorua) there lived a beautiful, young girl named Hinemoa. Some people from Mokoia island (The other side of Lake Rotorua) visited Owhata. One young man,Tutanekai, came over and Hinemoa caught his eye. He went over to hold her hand and instantly they both fell in love. Tutanekai pressed Hinemoa's hand and Tutanekai felt Hinemoa press back. Tutanekai whispered in Hinemoa's ear "On calm nights I will play my flute and you can paddle over to see me in your waka" Many calm nights passed and Tutanekai was getting impatient. Hinemoa couldn't come toTutanekai because her people dragged their wakas up too high on the beach so Hinemoa couldn't bring them down to the water.So Hinemoa took off her clothes and put 6 calabashes on her back. She swam strongly even though the water was cold, she reached Hinewhata (a log) and she held on until she got her strength back. Then when her feet touched land Tutanekai's flute stopped. Hinemoa was freezing but luckily she found a hot pool. After a while one of Tutanekai's slaves came to get some water for him. Hinemoa's face was hidden by some ferns so nobody saw her. She spoke in a man's voice so the slave thought she was a man. Hinemoa snatched the calabash off the slave. The slave ran to tell Tutanekai that somebody had stolen the calabash. Tutanekai said "Bring another calabash I'm thirsty!" So the slave grabbed another calabash. But Hinemoa threw it on the rocks again. The slave ran back to Tutanekai and told him exactly what he had just said. Tutanekai went outside, but when he got to the hot pool he saw Hinemoa. Tutanekai wrapped his cloak around Hinemoa and then they went inside Tutanekai's whare.In the morning the village people from Mokoia noticed that there was a visitor in the village and were delighted to see that it was Hinemoa.Tutanekai said" Hinemoa has come to stay with us for for a very long time."They both lived many happy years together on Mokoia Island

NARRATIVE STORY MISSING!! Many years ago there lived a family as happy as can be. Miss Crystal was 12 years old and Mr. Thomas was 13 years old and lets not forget little Miss Freya who was 8 years old. They did not look very much alike because one had light brown hair and the other two had dark blonde hair. Although they did not look alike they had very similar personalities. They were kind and caring children who were good examples of children who were bought up within a happy family situation. One day when Thomas went to sell magic broomsticks something strange happened. When he got to work he noticed that all the magic broomsticks had disappeared and when Crystal went to work, she noticed that all the wizards’ wands had disappeared too! They decided that they would search all around Witches Hollow to find the magic broomsticks and wizards’ wands. They set off at 10.00 am. After a while they stopped and asked Pongwiffy and Sharkadder the witches if they could help find the magic broomsticks and wizards’ wands. Sharkadder suggested that maybe the trolls had stolen the magic broomsticks and wizard’s wands. But Freya yelled out “The trolls would never do something like this!” Pongwiffy cried out “What about the nasty goblins?” Now they knew that the nasty goblins had taken the magic broomsticks and wizards’ wands. “Let’s go to Goblin Cave!” cried Crystal. When they got to Goblin Cave they all raced inside. Thomas yelled out “Give the magic broomsticks and wizards’ wands back!” The goblins replied “We will give them back if you give something to us.” Crystal had sneaked some fake gold into her pocket so she called out “Do you want some gold?” The goblins didn’t know that it was fake gold because they aren’t very educated. Easily fooled, the goblins gave back the magic broomsticks and wizards’ wands. For many years nothing disappeared again from Witches Hollow and they all lived happily in the little valley.

Crystals

Crystals are beautiful Rubies are red Y ellow crystals are topaz Sapphires are blue The gemstone emerald is green A diamond is very valuable. Limestones are often rich in fossils. Some crystals are in rocks. By Ellamedia type="custom" key="6917379"

The House on Maple Street

It was a perfect lift off when Mr & Mrs Grupe’s house shot up into space. Luckily Mrs Grupe was grocery shopping & Mr Grupe was working at a petrol station. Poppy was a little girl who lived next door, she was very kind to Mr & Mrs Grupe & she saw the house take off. Poppy has a small dog called Pansy. Poppy ran over to the house & just as she put her foot on the driveway the house appeared right in front of her eyes! Poppy & Pansy found Georgia (Poppy’s best friend) Poppy told Georgia all about the house flying off into space. They all stepped into the house. Georgia said “Are we flying?” Poppy looked out of the window. “I’m afraid we are.” Poppy replied. Pansy ran over to the window then started barking & sat down & groaned. Poppy looked round the room “Look” she said. There were some batteries on the wall & above it said flight motion “I think we should pull them out.” Poppy called out. “Woof!” barked Pansy. “There I pulled them out” yelled Georgia. “Let’s go to my house to celebrate” said Poppy “Sure” Mr & Mrs Grupe’s house never lifted off & it never will.

By Ella Ross  __// Dr Greg Lindsay's Visit to Wakaaranga //__ // On Wednesday 27th October Dr Greg Lindsay visited classes 5a, 5b & 5d. Dr Greg Lindsay talked to us about dairy farming. He told us about all the diseases cows can get, for example cows can get worms, tummy bugs & mastitis. He told us about how he helps the cows and he showed us where all the milk goes from the milking shed. He also took us outside to see his vehicle. it was really fun learning about cows. // //By Ella Ross 28. 10. 10//   C ertificate of Citizenship I agree to obey the laws of New Zealand T axes must be paid I n N.Z people should obey the law Z ero tolerance for law breakers E very country should have citizens N ew Zealand citizens S erve in the armed forces if called to in times of war H aving citizenship allows a person to a lot of things I am a N.Z citizen by birth P ay your fines