"The Shadow Children" (Among The Hidden)

W.A.L.T retell a important part of the story

This term on reading we have been learning about four kinds of novels. Among the Hidden, Holes, Freak the Mighty, Number the Stars those are the four books that we could choose from. I choose Among the Hidden. It was about a boy named Luke and he is a shadow child/third child. In that story the place that they live in is a place where nobody can have a third child. If you had a third child and he or she was found out, your child will get taken away or be killed. Your child could get away with it but you'll need... Money, and lots of them.

That's just what I'm gonna tell you, read the book to know the whole story.

As I said, I choose Among the Hidden. Then this week we needed grab one or two people to help you to retell the most important part of the story. My partners we're Khush and Vann. But we thought instead of doing one important part, we all the important parts of the story from Chapter 1-8 .

It was a bit tricky to come up on what we needed to write and was a bit tricky when doing the drawing because I don't know they're faces. That a side we've finished it and I hope you'll like it.

Somalia

This is a story about robots, pirates and a captain. It was inspired by a video that we watched this week. I changed the end, and made the characters from “The Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. I really enjoyed writing as I am reading it. I hope you'll like this story, bye!

(The characters/pirates and their weapon are from “The Pirates of the Caribbean”)

We’re sailing to the horizon at sunset in the “Black Pearl”, the sun was as beautiful as amber and gold and the sea was as shiny as sapphire. We are hunting and searching for treasure as any normal pirates would, then we saw this gigantic ship, sailing, and that ship had enormous metal boxes at the back. The ship not like any other that we’ve seen in our lives because it was made in metal too.

“Jack-” called out Mr.Gibbs. (Mr.Gibbs is me first mate)

“Perhaps ye think that we’ve went in another dimension.” he continued.

“Yes Mr.gibbs I think that too. But it’s not like the first time that we did this.” I replied.

“Captain Jack Sparrow, while we’re he should we go and steal what’s in the boxes? They’d probably contain gold.” said Marty

“I’ll think about it. Yes! Let’s steal the booty!” I shouted loudly to the crew.

We unfolded our sails and went straight to the ship.  The ship was amazing and was unbelievably huge, for a second I wanted it to be me ship. Then, just as we got on, an alarm went off. (Wee!Woo!Wee!Woo!).We ignored it and continued. We didn’t see any soldiers but we saw a captain. His suit were more abnormal than usual. Because now he is only wearing blue and white with brushes on the shoulders and also with a big hat, instead of wearing a red, blue and white suit.

Two of my crewmates tied up his hands so he can’t move them

I pointed my old but despicable gun at the man with the big hat and said “What are in those boxes or safes or whatever. Do they contain gold?”

“No, pirate, they just contain fish-” he said angrily.

“What? You liar, liar and your bums on fire-” I interrupted

“Also my name is Captain Jack Sparrow, not pirate!” after I said that, Mr. Gibbs knocked him out using a pan and the captain fell over.

We went to the containers and looked inside them. We saw, fishes.

“Oh, he didn’t lie.”  When I said that, a creature made out of tin can/metal jumped out from the basement and it said “Boo!’’.

“Whaaaa!Aaah!” we all ran out terrified. We all spread like ants running from water.More of them came and started to capture us. All of us got captured, even me.

A couple of minutes later. We heard gunshots and shouting, then out of nowhere Barbosa came and freed us. “Jack, ye owe me one. I knew that ye were here because I asked Jamaica” he said. “Oh! Her!” I said back

We my crew left in a hurry away from the metal monsters, but before I left, I shouted “You should remember this day, as this is the day that you almost caught Captain Jack-” before I completed me words, a bird pooped on my face.(Actually it was on my mouth).

The End.

NZ's Music Month!

This term we will perform in the HHP stage, the performance is about old New Zealand songs/singers like Fred Dagg, etch. But before we perform, we needed to learn more about the NZ music month, and know more about our favorite singer from NZ. I made a slide to show what I've done or what I know, now.

W.A.L.T add and subtract fractions

These two strategies are what we've learn this week. It was very fun learning them and answering the questions about them. I made this DLO so you can learn these strategies. It might be hard when your simplifying them but it will be easy when you get the hang of it.

The Ridge

This is a story about Danny Macaskill and he did this journey it was very fun to write and the video was very fun to watch.

Here is the video

The Ridge

The Ridge

I’m going to a paradise that I’ve kept for myself, but first I need to ride a kayak and go across to the mountain, then make my way to the other side.

I got my kayak and my bike, then drove of to my paradise.

The water was like that of Antarctica, glacial like dry ice. I rowed and rowed and rowed, looking at the magnificent view that I was in. As I looked around I saw this seal going and following me, he followed me until I was near to the dry land and to the mountain, I waved goodbye and I went off to continue with my journey.

I left my kayak on the shore, then took my bike and went up to the mountains. Using my bike I jumped to rocks after rocks, to get to the paradise that I seek.

I looked left and right, and I saw the beautiful view of “Isle of Skye”. I saw many ridged mountains high and low. I also saw greenlands that are as green as a lime.

I went up and up high to the top. Then as I went further and further I saw my favorite checkpoint. I got off my bike, then carried it while I climbed to the top of the “Sgurr Dearg” a mountain of my home land. The view was a sight to be seen. From that high I could touch the blue sky and the white fluffy clouds.

While I was at the top of that mountain I took off my bike from my back and sat in it and took a rest. But after that I carried on on my adventurous  journey to my elysium. At last after many hours of riding my bike to get to my valhalla, I got there. It was a coast full of wildlife, crabs, shells and much more.

That paradise is my home.

A day of "Buster the Boxer"

This is a video based story that we started this week it is called "Buster the Boxer" It is about a dog named Buster at Christmas time. We had to watch a video and then write a story about it. Anyway I hope you will enjoy my story!

This is the video: Link

Buster the Boxer

Today is the hypothermic, night before Christmas and all I could see is this girl’s bed that’s decorated like Christmas tree. She jumps and hops around, excited to see, her gift from “Santa”.

But when I look outside the house, all I could see, are white back yards full of snow. But, that is not all! Jane’s dad, (my owner’s father) is building a trampoline.

He tried his hardest to build that gigantic thing, he even got hurt trying to bend a piece of metal that’s for the base. Yet when I see the finish product I saw that it was great. However as my eyes coruscate with excitement, I saw two foxes go to the trampoline and jump with enjoyment.

I could all hear what they’re saying, but the humans can’t. Then a couple of moments later, I see this badger saying “Can I join you?”

“Of Course you can!” said one of the fox.

“Now, just jump in the net and hop around.” said the the other.

The badger hopped and jumped with triumph, then more animals to join the fun.

I could see them enjoying themselves, while I, Buster sitting down and not having a good time.

More animals came, and did something that was not lame. There were squirrels too, they join the others and jumped around. I could see them having the time of their lives. But I said to myself that tomorrow, I would also have some fun.

Today is the day that I would have fun, I quickly went to the kitchen to have a bun. I finished eating it and waited to go, outside while there are still lots of snow, (I like snow).

Just as Jane’s mother opened the door, I ran for my life to get to the small hole, (the trampoline had a net around it). I jump and hopped with joy, as people looked at me like I’m weirdo but I didn’t care of any of that because now I’m leaping with joy...