BTB POINT AUCTION

BTB point auction Term 4

Today was the BTB auction, it happens every term. BTB means better than before. People bring old stuff that they don’t want and then Mr.M auctions them off for a certain amount of BTB points. To get BTB points you need to either have done good quality work or clean up or just have good behaviour. This term I got 29 BTB points. Today I got 5 dirt bike magazines and swapped one for a ball and I also got a bookmark.

The bookmark

The magazines 

OUR GRAPHS FOR LENGTH

Tessellation DLO By Sammi and Mia

PHOTOSYNTEISIS BY SAMMI AND MIA

Swimming!

Swimming

Swimming is not only just a sport it is also a skill as well. There are four main strokes; butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke and lots of distances the shortest is 25m and the furthest is usually 400m but can go up to 600m or more. Swimming can be done anywhere in the world but some places not as warm as others. Here are some reasons why swimming is fun and I think you should do it.

Swimming can save your life, also earn you thousand of dollars and also is a very source of fitness.There are different distinct pools .eg. 25m and 50m. Not only is swimming fun there are many championships that people, including kids can go to. Swimming in the ocean can sometimes be dangerous and in strong currents even some of the world's best swimmers could not swim against them.

Local swimming pools usually hold lessons and some have competitive clubs but all cost money. My both my brothers do swimming lessons weekly and so do a lot of other families on the coast. I recommend lessons because they help you with not only learning to swim but your technique and show you effective drills and help you swim quicker.

Millions of people do it around the world and lots of people have been very successful and earned millions of dollars doing it. A good example of this is Joseph Schooling, from Singapore  who left Rio, this year as a world champion and  proudly getting 1m dollar prize. Roughly 50% of people do swimming (51.973%). The person who has the most Olympic medals of all time is USA swimmer Michael Phelps, with 28 gold. As I said before swimming can get you a long way if you really try.

Swimming is a fantastic skill to have and I hope this encourages you to go swimming, but why are you still here when you could be swimming!

By Sammi

Yr 5

ARTHUR'S PASS CAMP!!!

Arthur's pass camp!

YAHOO! School camp! This year we went to Arthur’s pass. Everyone was excitedly chatting  in the classroom waiting to go on the bus. When we finally got on the bus I sat next to Pippa right at the front. Once we got there we met Logan our guide. We settled in and got told what bunk rooms we were in. I was in a room with Sahara, Indy, Rhea, Bridget, Dayna and Karolyn.

Our first activity was orientering which is when you get a map and some clues to help you find the answers for a quiz, and in this case they were little white posts with metal plates on them. My group was with Matthew, Boyd, Declyn, Brock, Julie, Caitlin and Indy (Group 2). We raced out the door as soon as Logan said go. First we had to go and find number 9 which was up by the old school. We found all the others around Arthur’s pass in a jiffy. Group 2 was the first group back to the lodge. Orientering was really fun.

After that we had a little break we went to the devil's punchbowl. Logan showed us some orange algae on the rocks. He said that was what the oompa loompas used as their face paint most of us then put it on our face, but mine showed the best and people said I looked like a traffic light. The walk to devil's punchbowl was a long walk with lots of stairs in it but finally we reached the top. And it was worth it! The roar of the waterfall was so loud it sounded like an earthquake. On the way back Logan taught  us a game called the running screamer and it was so awesome. We had to run down a trail sprinting screaming at the top of our lungs, trying to go as far as we can without taking a breathe, Pippa was first running into the distance with a high pitched scream that could crack windows, then it was my go. I ran as far as I could,I just got past Pippa . I got quite far but Boyd Matthews dad got the farthest.  

Once we got back into the lodge my group started cooking tea. We had nachos and chocolate pudding and the were yummy. After tea we played soccer… In the DARK. I got kicked in the shins a few times and probably kicked a few people as well. But then before we knew it it was time for bed but we did get 50 minutes to hang in our bunk rooms. Sahara told an epic scary story involving drip drop and a creepy puppet. Then finally it was lights out!

The next day when we all woke up most of the kids, including me, played spotlight. It was 5.30 am so it was still dark. Finally it was time for breakfast but as we walked out there was a crowd around the window. Then I realised why they were there. IT WAS SNOWING! I had never seen snow before. It looked like everything was painted white overnight. It looked so amazing and after breakfast we got to play in it. At first we had a snowball fight but then it turned into a war between girls vs boys (the girls were much better though). After the fight we had a snowman competition. I was with Brock, Declyn, Matthew, Indy and some of the Parents. We made a snowman and the judges said it looked like a penguin. But we still won.

Later that day it was time for dinner and then the camp concert. For the camp concert I was doing a ridiculous dance with Pippa and Caitlin to the song “Can’t stop the felling” Me and Mia was doing the same song just a different dance. After all the acts the were finished the judges ( Nat- Caitlin's Mum and Dayna- Rhea’s Mum) announced the winners “ In 3rd place” announced Nat “ are Rhea and Indy doing their play!” “And in 2nd place doing a dance” Said Dayna “ Is Mia” “And in 1st place is Sammi, Pippa and Caitlin” Said Nat. We were all shocked that we won we were only expecting even 3rd place, definitely not 1st.

School camp was awesome and I hope that it's that fun next year!

BTB POINT AUCTION!

Today was the day we had been waiting for all term... THE BTB POINT AUCTION( which is on every term)! This term I got and 4 purple pencils, 2 long purple rubbers and 2 purple bands donated by Matthew and all for 25 BTB points. BTB points are Points you get for being on task or working really well and I had 25 better than all the other terms. The auction was really fun and I'm definitely looking ford to it next term!

Hunting is good!

Hunting.

Most people think hunting is bad but it gets you meat and if hunters are trained and do it in a good way it won't hurt the environment.  Most people don’t like the idea of killing animals but still eat meat although if hunting was banned then wouldn’t have that meat.    

Back before we could buy meat people had to hunt to survive. If they didn’t people would die because they didn’t have many other food sources. Years after years people still hunted to survive but then people also started selling meat so hunting wasn’t just for survival also for money. Now days people can make thousands of dollars selling meat. So hunting was for survival and money and it was the way of life.

Hunting encourages people to get there own meat. Some supermarkets get their meat from big companies that kill there meat in horrible ways. As a result of the animals being killed like that they release stress hormones ,which are bad for you, however if the animal doesn’t see you they have a slightly less chance of releases those hormones.  People think hunting is bad but the meat you buy from the supermarket has been killed much more painfully than hunters do.

Hunting keeps the populations of lots of animals down.  Lots of pest animals breed very quickly and they cause loss to our natural environment this will affect our native wildlife and their habitats. Some of NZ's most endangered species like Kiwi are hunted by possums and stoats. Stoats also eat lots of birds eggs and our national birds food. Goats are also pests,  although you may not think that they are but they can stomp on native plants and also eat them too this is a problem because NZ might lose the plants. So hunters aren’t as bad as you might think because they keep the population down of pests.                                                           

Hunting for meat may be good and helpful trophy hunting is bad. An example of trophy hunting is when the White Rhino was almost hunted to extinction and now only three left which are all too old to breed. Also lots of inexperienced hunters shoot animals mistaken for other animals for example  in New Zealand is when a hunter shot a Takahe, which are endangered being mistaken for a pukeko that are very large in population. Hunting for meat may be good and helpful trophy hunting is bad.

So hunting isn’t actually as bad as you may think it can help keep populations down, allows you to get healthier food and still much more things. So if you didn’t like hunting then hopefully this article changed your mind.

READERS THEATERE Oakley Creek

The boy in the striped pajamas!

Comparing times.

WALT: Compare our times with the world record times.

WALT: Do three digit subtraction!

WALT: Do three digit subtraction!

HIDE AND SEEK

Hide And Seek

A musty smell wafts up my nostrils

Footsteps are coming towards me crunching on the grass

The shed door opens with a loud creak

Light rushes into the room blinding me

I shuffle backwards until I hit the wall

Whispers flood the room echoing off the walls

I know they’re close

I know they're gonna find me

Splinters attack my arm and knees

My legs are stiff like wood

My arms are frozen like ice

More whispers flood the room

My hands are trembling like a dog shaking off water

They finally spot me looking me right in the eye

That's it game over.

By Sammi

A typical Monday

A Typical Monday Morning

I can hear footsteps coming up the hall. It’s mum, coming to wake me up, and I just remembered it’s school (uh oh). Mum yanks the blanket off me and pulls the curtain which floods the sunlight into my room blinding me, it may be sunny but it’s definitely not warm. “ Get out of bed, squidgy” I hear mum say as she leaves the room.

I slowing doze back off to sleep but it doesn’t last long as I hear my little brother stomping up the hall like an elephant even though he’s three, to “annoy” me out of bed. And it works. I walk out to the lounge with my blankets still dragging behind me, shoulders slumped and still half asleep. I ignore my brother Mack yelling at me because I slept in and now we're going to be late. “What do want for breaky hon” Mum asks as I lay down on the couch turning the tv but all I can think of is my warm, comfy bed.

Finally I drag myself off the couch and up to my room. I literally pull my duchess apart searching for my uniform “ Mum where’s my shirt” “ Mum where’s my skorts”  “ Mum where’s my jersey” “Mum where are my shoes” I yell in demanding tone at mum who seems to know where everything is. “Your shirt is on the chair”  “Your skorts are on the couch”  “You Jersey is  in your room”  “And your shoes are drying by the fire” “OK” I scream back at mum as I start to trudge around the house collecting my uniform.

I put my clothes on, brush my hair and wrestle it into a ponytail,  I brush my teeth the usual morning routine. I grab my bag which is always sitting on the table waiting for me packed and ready (thanks to Mum).

Finally I am in the car ready, but wait I forgot my chromebook, typical Sammi. I rush back inside and grab it and rush back to the car. And waiting there are Mum, Mack and Jake (Mack and Jake are fighting, Like always). We finally get to school just in time 1 minute till the bell rings. I kiss Mum goodbye and watch her drive away.

A typical Monday Morning.

By Sammi

Year 5 Student

THE HOUSE ON MAPLE STREET

The house on maple Street

As Allie walks past ,the house starts to shake and rumble. As she steps back the house starts to lift and start to fly.

It all started when Allie and her friends were daring each other to do scary things although Allie got the worst dare, to walk down Maple street. The weirdest street in the town, maybe in the country. Why was it the weirdest street you may ask, well lots of weird unusual people lived on that street and the weirdest, freakiest, king of weirdos Rupert Sweenykins lived there right in the middle. He has lived there for 50 years people say.

Anyway as Allie walks past, the house starts to shake and rumble. As she steps back  Rupert Sweenykins house starts to lift and start to fly .

She can hear it lift off the ground completely as she runs away. Part of her wants to stay and watch it disappear into the clouds but part of her doesn’t because it dangerous and she doesn’t know what will happen. She runs all the way to the police station and explains what she saw but of course they don’t believe her, it’s just an adult thing. Even Allies Mum doesn’t believe her. She starts to pack everything that can fit into her one suitcase her teddy, most of her clothes, some snacks, some pillows and blankets and finally her wallet just in case she runs out of food.

2 DAYS LATER

 Allie hungry, cold and tired she wishes she could just go home but no she’s never going back where everyone thinks she gone mad and no one believes her. Suddenly she hears a toot a car toot but that's impossible she nowhere near a road or town. Then she looks up in the cloudless sky expecting it to be a plane she sees a flying house Rupert Sweenykins house. Allie can’t believe her eyes the house is still flying it’s impossible and amazing. As the house lands Rupert comes out and greets her. He welcomes her inside with a warm greeting. Rupert makes Allie a cup of tea. While she sipping her cup she explains when she saw take off, when she told the police, when she ran away everything.. “I’m not crazy i’m just very creative. But I still don’t get why you ran away from your loved one?” Rupert told Allie “They all think I’m mad even my mum thinks so” replied Allie who was now in tears “ why don’t you come with me in the flying house” Offered Rupert stroking his wizard-like beard “sure why not. But can I ask you something” Allie said WHy did you fly away in your house?” “ oh, well that my sweet is another story…

By Sammi Age 9

GLOBAL WARMING BY SAMMI AND MIA

WALT: create a DLO about Global Warming

Delicious White Bread By Sammi

Delicious White Bread

By Sammi    

  

This bread is really easy to make and it’s better and nicer than the bread from the store and actually cheaper! You don't actually need a bread maker to make this masterpiece.

This is a great snack at any time of the day. Better served hot with butter and homemade jam if wished.

3 and a half-star health rating

 

Ingredients

-Two teaspoons of Yeast

-Two cups of warm water (not hot)

-Two teaspoons of salt

-oil(for oiling the

-4-5 cups of flour

Utensil

-A wet towel

-One rectangular tin

-A bowl

-An oven set at 204 degrees

Method:

(1)  Put the yeast and water in a bowl and stir.

(2)  Wait until the yeast bubbles (approximately 15 minutes) if the yeast doesn't bubble then throw it out and try again.

(3)  Add the cups of flour but one at a time and stir it. Then add the salt.

(4)  Knead the mixture which is pushing the mixture with your hand and give a quarter turn and repeat until it not as sticky.

(5)  Oil the bowl before you put the bread back in. Place wet towel over it let the bread rest for an hour.

(6)  Once the bread has been left to rise then punch it so all the carbon dioxide that has been building up in it is released.

(7)  Oil a tin for the bread to cook in and leave it for another hour or so once in tin put the bread in the oven at 204-degree celsius.

(8) after the bread is cooked don’t take it out of the tin straight away because it will rip so let the bread cool.

(9) ENJOY YOUR BREAD!!! :)

By Sammi

Complex Sentences By Sammi, Pippa and Bridget

WALT: create  DLO about complex sentences.

Nicole Laura Doolan

Nicki is my wonderful cousin. She is one of three sisters on my mum's side. She has long, straight, brown hair that's usually tied up in a messy ponytail. At the moment, Nicki is 178 cm tall (5 ft 8). She often wears Nike sneakers when she goes for a run or to netball practice, or sandals and a dress. Her eyes are a hazel and are very kind. Her smile is always showing because she is always happy. Nicki is also very pretty. Her favorite color is green but she never wears it. When you are mischievous she spots it almost immediately because she has eyes like a hawk...

Nicki is happy a lot and always energetic and fun. When she’s happy or excited she says ‘mint’ and ‘choice’ and when I get a bit over excited she says ‘calm the farm, dude’. Nicki went school at CPIT (Christchurch polytechnic institute of technology!). After she graduated as a nurse she hoped to get a job at the Greymouth hospital however, she got a job at the Reefton hospital instead. She now shares a house with a lady named Helen who she met in Reefton. Until recently Nicki lived in Greymouth and drove to work every day, but after some nurses delivered a baby in Reefton, she decided to move there so she didn’t miss out on the good, exciting jobs.

Nicki is very sensible and tells my brothers and I off when we need it .

If I could describe her in 5 words they would be kind, fun, helpful, smart and enthusiastic. When she was young she had a horse named Andy who still lives at Nicki’s house in Greymouth . Right now, one of her other sisters Kayla is in the USA at a horse camp as a teacher. Nicki would help anybody if she had the chance, partly because she is a nurse and also because she is very caring. Nicki loves netball before she worked in Reefton she played for Cobden who represent the west coast and the team also made it to the canterbury town and country.  When Nicki walks through our door my brothers and I instantly light up. Even after we have been told off.

It’s easy to recognise her most loved possessions. She loves her phone and has it at hand almost everywhere, it’s an iPhone 6s and she got for her birthday. She also has a little brown teddy named brownie that she got given when she was a baby. Nicki also loves all of her family members and friends. But most of all she loves me and my brothers and we love her!

THE END

By Sammi  Age: 9

My audio book. Piggy-book By Sammi

WALT: Create an audio Book.

Doing What We Love By Sammi

Doing what we love!

The waterfall was as beautiful as usual; water trickling down the glossy rocks,

The vibrant leaves and flowers swaying in the cool summer breeze,

 Sunshine beaming down on the mossy rocks,

Birds singing and chirping in the cloudless sky,

People admiring the breathtaking views of coal creek falls.

Rachel and I are having fun walking,

taking photos,

         chatting and watching the stunning scenery.

    Doing what we love.

By Sammi

5-digit addition by Sammi

WALT: Do 5-digit addition

My Blog Profile

WALT: create a positive digital footprint

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