Kids Teach

Kids Teach

Kids teach is where the kids that want to teach others fill out a sheet about what they

want to teach, then the kids that didn’t fill out a sheet get to choose what they want to
learn and our teacher signs our name up on the computer. It happens every Friday but
with winter sport it hasn't been happening.

When I did kids teach I learnt dance with my friends Isla and Meg. I learn lots of moves
and they were good at teaching. The next week me and Brooke taught a drawing group
(I only helped out because Dasha was away) . We drew lots of things it was a heap of fun.
We helped the other six kids when they needed help.

It was helpful because the kids that I worked with when I was teaching were very quiet
and they didn’t moan when it was time to pack up, and  when they couldn't do something
they just asked for help.

The kids that I worked with like how they could look on YouTube at pictures that they
want to try and draw. When I was learning dance I like how we could do all these dance
moves that I've never seen before.

I don’t think we could change anything to make kids teach even better.

I think we should do it again because it was a load of fun that everyone loved.

The Kakapo

The kakapo

The kakapo is a flightless bird called a parrot. It is a herbivore.

The kakapo is green with a bit of black and brown. It has two legs and
two wings. It also has a beak like all other birds.

The kakapo is a mountain parrot that lives here in NewZealand up in the
mountains. The kakapo is too heavy to get airborne because it's the
world's heaviest bird at 4kg! So it climbs trees instead, thats why
its flightless.

The kakapo is nocturnal but sometimes wakes up before sunset, it uses
its whiskers in the dark to get around. It eats the rimu tree seeds
high up in the tree. The kakapo breed once every 4 years when a
certain tree produces something called bumpacrup that help them
breed. That's why they breed slower than any other bird. The kakapo
is a long living bird that can sometimes live up to hundred years!

In 1899 charlie douglas found out that the kakapo can be caught by
shaking the tree or bush until it falls down and be caught!

Our Catapult

This photo is of the finished catapult

This is our (mine and Eartha's) catapult that we made from 6 Popsicle sticks, 6 rubber bands, 1 spoon and 1 cotton ball. We made this in our science class about levers and pulleys. the fulcrum is in the middle holding it all together.

Cherry lip gloss

I was inside the shop I didn't know what to pick that was small that I could just fit
in my pocket. The cool kids were just outside the door waiting for me to come out.
They had all told me they had stolen something from this shop. I had to do it to
get into the cool kids group. They were banging on the window and mouthing the
words “hurry up” to me. There were three things that were small enough to fit in
my pocket. One was a few pegs tied together, a balloon and some cherry lip gloss.
The best choice was the cherry lip gloss so I slipped it into my pocket and headed
out the door the girls weren’t there oh well I said. Just when I got out the door the
lady stopped me the cherry lip gloss fell out of my pocket and onto the footpath,
the lady didn’t notice but I did, I didn’t bother trying to pick it up because I
would get caught. The lady walked me back into her shop. “ I knew there was
something suspicious about those girls” she said. At that moment I wished I was
just a cherry lip gloss on the side of the footpath.
THE END

Ratotonga

Rarotonga

In the southern hemisphere Rarotonga is in a group of islands
called the cook islands located in the South Pacific Ocean, in the
continent Oceania. The population in Rarotonga is about 14,153
people (2015), that's not that much!

The three official languages in Rarotonga are: Cook Islands Maori
witch most people speak in Rarotonga. Lots of people also speak
English and sign  language.

The capital city of Rarotonga is Avarua, and sadly there are
no other main cities in Rarotonga. The highest mountain in
Rarotonga is Mount Te Manga.

The native animals in Rarotonga are pigs (so cute),
goats (also cute), and dogs (adorable). Fish are also a part of
Rarotonga as well because lots of people love to go snorkeling at the
beach. There is also a main native flower in Rarotonga and is called
Tiare Maori.

The main sport in Rarotonga is rugby and is played a lot and people
love to watch them play rugby, lots of little kids like to gather up
and play little games of rugby. The second main sport is netball also lots of people like to watch and play the sport as well.

Rarotonga is an amazing place to go to on a holiday and
Rarotongan people are known to be very friendly!