Ryan O'Connor

Parkvale School had a NZ sport day you had to come as your favourite NZ sports person. I came as Ryan O'Connor from the NZ canoe polo team you can see in the picture that I have all the gear for canoe polo. At assembly the best dressed got a prize and I got one. It was a medium size tennis ball.

Optimist Yachting

yachting\kayaking day one by $urfer$am on GoAnimate

Reflection for yachting and kayaking.

Something I was pleased with was I encouraged others to participate because I felt proud of myself

I really enjoyed learning how to go round the corner safely because last year we nearly fell out every time.

Something I found hard was not trying to face the wind.

Because I would keep turning into the wind.

Something that made me think was if I pulled the mainsheet to hard would it make us tip or go faster because my buddies didn’t really want to tip but they wanted to go fast.

Something I want to get better at is going faster.

         

Chinkara Gazelle Report

The hidden Chinkara gazelle.

Today Joshua and Henry are making a report on a Chinkara.

A Chinkara is a type of deer that lives in the wild.

So read this report and tell me if this is interesting.  

Description

A Chinkara is a type of deer that can last without water for a long, long time. Another name for the Chinkara is a gazelle. The adult Chinkara stands about 65 cm tall and it weighs about 23 kgs.

A Chinkara has a smooth reddish coat in the summer and in the colder months the Chinkaras chest, belly and throat become a few shades lighter.

Life                                                         

They live for 12 to 15 years but they normally get killed by other animals or they get taken to a zoo. The female only has one or two babies a year. Males compete for the rights of the baby. There is more men gazelle so men don’t always get a women.

Habitat

They live in Plain grasslands, open jungles and tropical woodlands. There habitat is spread over different regions.

They also live in Deserts, Forests, Hot Deserts, Shrublands,  Tropical Dry forest and Tropical Dry Shrubland.

Diet

The Chinkara will eat Grasses, Many types of fruit, Green leaves and Buds of flowers in the wild. They class the Chinkara as a vegetarian.

They will eat grubs if really hungry.

Threats  

• Stray dogs.

Stray dogs get into like a square with the Chinkara in the middle then they all walk up on it.

• Lions

Lions kill gazelles at night.

• Tigers

They will stalk them at night.

• Hyena

Hyenas kill baby gazelle. so it is easier to chase them down.

• Cheetah

Cheetahs run them down and pick on the cubs.

• Humans

Shoot them and catch them in nets and cages.

 

Did you know?

They can survive without water.

Poacher don’t get gazelle as much as stray dogs do.

Five to seven Chinkara are injured daily.

They mate once a year and males compete for access to females.

Thanks for reading our report and I hope you learnt a bit too. why did you copy it.

Ranfurly shield

On Saturday the Magpies(best team ever/Hawkes Bays team) played Otago and we won 20-19 to us so we won the Ranfurly shield so they had a parade and Matthew Samuel Josh and I went to it. It is really awesome to have it back because the last time we had it was 1968. Here are some photos

Graphs for maths

In room 16 we have been doing  basic facts tests. Mr M said we could make a chart about our  maths scores so we did. He sent us a video how to do it.in class we have been doing tests then after we get our mark out of 25. Then we go to the mat and get everybody's score on a stem and leaf graph. We had to figure out the percentages of our score so if I got 23 out of 25 you would times 23 4 times because 25 goes in to 100 4 times. My highest score was 25 out of 25 on day 8 I think I got 25 out of 25 because the question were easy to guess. My lowest score was 15 I think I got because the question were harder.

   

day      score           %  

1           21              84

2           24              96

3           23              92

4           24              96

5           18              72

6           24              96

7           24              96

8           25              100

9           22              88

10         15              60

My Letter To Ken Catran

This is my letter to ken Catran

Parkvale School

Hastings

Howard St

4122

Hawkes Bay

New Zealand

Dear  Ken Catran

Parkvale room 16 has been reading your wonderful story but it did creep me out at times like at the end where they get stuck in the school closet and the school was on fire. But at the same time it was sad like at the start where Harry died and the end where Harry the ghost just disappeared.

My favourite character  was Elias Milton because he was always scaring people and making the story scarier. I also like Sam because he made the story interesting.

My favourite parts of the story were when Sam ate the poisoned sandwich or when the killers revealed their self and started a fire then when the teacher went running down the field and fell over and spilt all of her money. I liked them because they were funny and scary and Ken Catran dragged the story out longer so we really wanted to read it.

Room 16 would like to thank you for writing Dead Harry. We all enjoyed it and after every chapter we would talk to our learning buddies about what we like about it and what we think will happen next.

Sincerely Henry Roil Parkvale School.

Blast from the past

I am a wakeboard

This is my poem that I made using fotobabble. I hope you like it.

I am a wakeboard

I am a wakeboard  

I am able to swim

I am happy when you ride me

I am sad when you put me away for winter

I wish I could fly

I would like to tell my owner that I can run.

Inanga Report

The fish that nobody has barely heard of, the inanga.

Inanga are a fish that swims around without a care in the world but today they will care because someone is interested in them. So if you read this the inanga will care so please READ THIS!!!

Description

Slimy, Tiny, with HEAPS  of energy. The inanga is silver on the stomach and has brown spots on the outside. They are about 2.5CM. They have gills. They have three fins.

Habitat

They live in slow moving, lowland open rivers, streams and lakes across New Zealand. They are very bad climbers, and can not climb up waterfalls or up steep gradients in the water.

LIFE CYCLE

Eggs-Larvae-Whitebait-Inanga

WHAT THEY EAT?

Anything that can fit in their mouths and they rip meat of dead animals that people have through into the water.

DID YOU KNOW?

At my house I have a creek round the back so I take my friend fishing there. Its easy to catch them so we normally catch about 20-30. Once you have caught them they're fun to watch.

If you put weed in the tank or wherever the inanga is it helps them live longer.

Action

Smart, always alert, hide in the weed.

Threats

People, eels, bigger fish, nets, dogs, sheep, cats,

Types in N.Z.

Giant  kokopu, Koaro, short jawed kokopu, banded kokopu, Inanga.

Now you know that there is another fish swimming round in your waterways.

From Henry

Rabbit Talking

This is my talking from my story here's the link to make a 
ifaketext 
 and this is all my writing 

Its a cold foggy night and the rabbits are all going home when BAM!!! two rabbits run into each other then one rabbit says “Hey, there's a snake,”

“NO, it’s a branch,” said Rabbit no.2.

“NO, it’s a snake,” said Rabbit no.1.

“No, I’ll show you it’s a branch,” said Rabbit no.2.

“Okay but be careful,” says Rabbit no.1. Rabbit no.1 grabs his camera.

“When you touch the snake say cheese,”  

“Its not a snake,”said Rabbit no.2.

“We will find out soon,” says Rabbit no.1.

Rabbit no.2 touches the branch\snake. “See its not a snake’” says Rabbit no.2.

Rabbit no.1 faints with fear. Rabbit no.2 turns around “sna sna sna SNAKE!!!!” Rabbit no.1. get’s up and yells “RUN!!!” they both run back to their burrows.

Camp

IMG 1216 from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.


WALT choose words that describe a moment (in an exciting way) for the reader
YOUR SIGNS OF SUCCESS
begins in the action
present tense (I am, not I was)
short, sharp sentences
strong verbs
uses the senses
language features (simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor)
show personality (sounds like you, humour, feelings, exaggeration 

 Rock hopping
“Get a move on!” yelled Josh. Man, Josh is impatient. I am trying my best to swing around this flat rock the hard way and my hands just couldn’t grip onto the rock . He’s following me. It’s the first day of camp and Room 16 are rock climbing/hopping. Rock hopping all round a lake called Lake Kiriopukae. I was having so much fun. Then, finally, I swung round. I jumped on to the next rock. It felt like I was running away from fire. That’s how fast I was going (I hate fire). I run round and up a triangle rock. I grab onto the top and.... slip I try again. I reach the top and... pull myself up I’m so pleased. I slide down the other side.


I run up the rock then bounce off it and grab the other one and pull myself up. Yes! I’m the first one up then I slide down the other side. Wow that was bumpy ride down.
I run up a rock and 360 and grab the top (well that’s what I wished). I run to the finish then everybody else comes running. Yes I’m the first person to get an apple and biscuits I sit down but I don’t have a rest because I want more............


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Masterchef\ Brunch
Smash! I crack open the egg. The yolk falls out. Then Lily tipped the flour in. Next we poured the milk and grated the chocolate then sprinkled it then ollie mixed it. then we chucked it on the pan and cooked it while it was cooking I thought to myself that looks good good enough to be a winner we finish cook and sprinkle chocolate, butter and maple syrup. then we started to eat our halve the Judges walked over then bam! lily fell off her chair. We crack up. After that they yelled the winners NOOOO!!!!!! We won. They all clap their hands for us.
Then the Judges tell us why we won and it was for our lovely presentation it tasted wonderful and they love the grated chocolate.


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Caves

“Get comfortable” I tell Josh because theres about two minutes to wait. Later, we’re moving again. I commando crawl my way out. I pull my legs up and out of the hole then line up for the next caves.

Its the next cave where we have to go on my hands and knees. Splash! I slip on to my stomach. Oh no, I fell into a mud puddle. I start to crawl out but then I’m stuck. I’m moving as hard as I can. Whoooosh! I slide out of the mud. Next, I get onto my feet and climb the rest. We walk to where its dry. We’re sitting underneath a overhanging rock. I walk around looking for bugs to scare Sam because he through a mud ball at me. Theres a cockroach. I pick it up by the antennas and throw it at Sam “AAAAAHHHH” he screams. I laugh hes angry and embarrassed! then we move on to the next cave.

We start walking in the cave then it gets lower. We’re crawling on our hands and knees. We pop out of a hole then go down a ladder. We stop and wait for the rest of the class, its a zig zag all the way up. Finally, I reach my destination but I still have to go a little bit longer, its a wee wait, but we reach the end and squeeze our way out. I pause Miss Hill takes a photo click click and I slide out then line up for a biscuit. I race to get my seat at the sandy overhanging rock and I sit down and have a rest. I start asking Crighton what was his favorite part about the caves he liked the last one because it was the muddiest one. Where moving onto the next cave now I’m so excited because this cave had heaps of wetas then we walk in and all I can hear is who farted I have a whiff up my nose WOW!!!! thats a strong scent .


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PipeLine


Huh hah huh hah I’m breathing like a dog just been for a 100k run and I’m only halfway I’m coming first then about a third of the way I get passed by Richard (thats Cameron's dad) so I start to speed up a little bit then Cameron’s running beside me he starts walk YES!!! I am beating him I reach the top woohoo About five minutes later I Hear I’m dieing it’s anthony then another five minutes later everybody has reach the top.


Kayaking

“Left right left right”I say to Sam as where paddling through the water I’m having so much fun because kayaking is one of my favorite things to do because it involves water and I love water.
we are just cruising along the water when BAM!!! we get splash we turn around to see who it is its......
Nikita. We start paddling like we have never before. Left Right Left Right then I bring my paddle forward just scoop water onto my paddle then stop and make sure I don’t let go of the paddle. Wooshh!!!!! the water flicks off my paddle we watching her reaction she screws up her face like a prune. We quickly turn around and speed off then cruise for a while we pretend to shot the ducks. We get called in and swap kayak's with people who haven't been then I hope in a kayak with lily because I have to teach her how to row so I hope in and say that you need to have the paddle with the curve to scoop the water.


Dodge ball



Bbbbrrrrrrpppppp the whistle go's everyone runs up I'm second onethere but Samuel has beat me but he's in my team so thats okay so I grab a ball and through it Jason "ha ha your out" I say to him. Its Richard and I V.S. Imaan and Teva then bam it's Teva and Imaan V.S. Henry I through the ball at Teva it gets him in the head so he's still in then I start running to get another ball then bam I face plant in to the concert but luckily I have arms because they save me from hit the ground badly But I still hit the ground.


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Facts about the narwhal

INTRODUCTION

Whales are very interesting animal they are mammals. They live in the water so I have made a document to show you stuff about whales the whale that I’m writing about is a narwhal so read on to find out more.

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Here are all the speshes of whales heres their names:
Humpback whale(17 metres)
Common dolphin (2.4 metres)
Grey whale (15 metres)
bowhead whale (18 metres)
Sperm whale (20 Metres)
Killer whale (9 Metres)
Blue whale (30 metres)
Narwhal (6 Metres)
Southern right whales (17 metres)
Spectacled porpoise (2.1 Metres)
Bottlenose dolphin 3.8 metre

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What they use their tusk for?
It is actually an extra long tooth. They use it for ice breaking, fighting

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What do narwhal eat?
Narwhals create a sort-of vacuum and suck up their food which includes squid, Greenland halibut, shrimp, Arctic cod, rockfish, flounder, and crab. Narwhals only have two vestigial teeth. The male narwhal tusk is thought to play no role in feeding because males and tuskless females consume the same diet.

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How long do narwhal live for? How do they die?

Narwhals may live for 30-40 years. The only real animal predator of narwhals are killer whales that journey up to the Arctic regions. Narwhals are hunted by Inuit people for their skin, oil, meat, and tusks.

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Where do narwhal live?
Narwhals spend their whole lives in Arctic waters, bordering Russia, North America, and Greenland.

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How can I indentfy a narwhal male to female?
Male Narwhal are easy to identify because of there long white tusk. The tusk tend to be covered in algae except for the tip. Adult male and female narwhal are mottled and spotted grey, green, black and cream colour. Narwhal are born grey, darken in colour and then, starting with the belly, whiten with age.

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Description?
They have one very long tooth or tusk they live in the water there preditor is the killer whale. They are very pretty.