Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Christmas Wishes

If I had three Christmas wishes
My first wish one that poor people
Had all they needed.

If I had three Christmas wishes
My second would be
That people had houses.

If I had three Christmas wishes
My third wish would be
That people had food.
Marika.



If I had three Christmas wishes
My first wish would be
that there wouldn’t be any poor children at school
(I’d give them one of my toys
If I had one in my hand!)

If I had three Christmas wishes
My second would be for
An saving any animal from getting hurt in the wild.

If I had three Christmas wishes
My third wish would be
That taking care of anybody who is too warm or too cold.
I’d give them jumpers or ice if they were hot.

I really hope my wished come true- Olivia Long

If I had three Christmas wishes
My first wish would be
for no homeless people

If I had three Christmas wishes
My second would be for
no diseases

If I had three Christmas wishes
My third wish would be
That we look after all living animals and plants
Make these wishes come true.

Jackson.

If I had three Christmas wishes
My first wish would be
everyone could care for their pets

If I had three Christmas wishes
My second would be for
end of disease and accidents

If I had three Christmas wishes
My third wish would be
That we had a clean sea and
No war on the land

Hunter.




If Santa got sick, Mrs Claus and the elves would fly over the whole world.
It would make me sleigh sick because she is pretty bad at flying and that would be no fun at all.
But even if Santa couldn’t make it at least Mrs Claus could.
Olivia Long

10 things we don’t want for Christmas
1)    Barbies  2) Baby toys   3) girl lego 4) dolls a doll house 5) ballerina  6) a bull in your backyard 7) rotten bananas 8) a rock 9) an egg 10) and if I am a girl I might want girl lego or dolls with doll houses but only ones that I want.



5 reasons not to live at the North Pole:
Suffocate in snow, avalanche in the snow, Blizzard in the snow, reindeers not flying and elves not helping.

Ryder.



















Sunday, December 13, 2015

Caleb and his enormous sunflower that is about to burst into flower bud.
Well done Caleb! 

Some of the other children have grown there's on well too.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

More on the Makete Kai

More on the Makete

On Friday the 27 of November it was the Makete Kai day.


I raced down stairs, put on my clothes and got ready for school. Once we were ready for the Makete Kai Robbie, mum, and I walked school. When we got to school I raced to class.
But the class wasn't there. Where was the class?
They were all outside getting ready for the Makete Kai.
Yay! I smelt all the interesting smells there were at the Makete Kai. I ate a lot of things, but the last thing I ate was the Hangi.
It was delicious!

I heard everybody was chatting and talking, It was like I couldn't hear anything at all. I also heard lots of people buying food and selling soft toys. I bought a lot of stuff, l like food and other stuff like that. I felt so very spoilt.

         By Olivia L

Makete Kai Report
Last Friday our   school had a Makete Kai. We sold all sorts of things and some food was home made. We saw stalls everywhere. They sold drinks and food and stuff. The year 7 and 8s had such awesome stuff! The stalls sold different things like plants and soap and food.
The weather was sunny after it looked like rain. The afternoon was warm and after a cold morning.
They had games like splat the rat and mini golf. The games were fun to do.

I was on the game Hit the Target. We had to work really fast. Some people kept coming back for another turn. We let them have another turn. The looks on people’s faces were happy. The bean bags from Hunter’s and my stall were going everywhere, even thrown over the goal post.
Some people were going crazy for another turn. People were waiting in a line waiting to have a turn.

Hunter said “Wait here until I get back!”
 “But why?” I asked.
“Because I am going to get something. “
I said “Ok! come back in one second.”
“ok!” he said “Give me 2 minutes!” ok I said ok.
Hunter ran down to the courts leaving me by myself.

Then Mrs King came up and said   “Kyan and Aston’s turn now.”  I walked to the courts and got a hot dog  a drink and some plants I ran to my mum and gave her the  plants she took them home for me  because I had a lot  of things.

 It was hard to look around and look after the stall but we figured it out at the end. 
I walked around for a bit then went back to the stall and there was a line of people waiting to have a turn.
The things that I got were plushys, girlguide biscuits, and a hotdog. I saw Hunter, Casey, Riley and Nixon. People were sitting on the seats waiting for people to come to their stalls.

I smelt smoke from the hangi that people had. The hangi cooked and cooked until after lunch there was a huge line on the field behind the hangi .People were walking back with their hangi me and Hunter saw my mum and brothers. The hangi was in a hole on the field.
The hangi had lots of yummy bits like meat carrots and potatoes. Some of the food was hard to chew and some wasn’t.  It was  a yummy hangi . Oliva Long, Casey, Braiden, Mrs Bullen ate it in class. The hangi was put in a little tray. Some of the hangi was hot. Some was warm.

Me and Hunter  helped pack up the thing that we used for our stall  we put it back under Hunters bag then went and got the table .
We saw older boys throwing the targets around. We went and picked them up and took them back to Room 5. We saw some on the ground we picked them up then and put it in the bag underneath Hunter’s bag.  We looked around and saw everyone playing like when it’s a normal lunch time. So we played until the bell rang.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The market day was awesome!  
By Tremaine Quinn


                                MAKETE KAI
  Yay!  It’s   finally the   makete kai.
I can’t   wait to sell my fudge with my mum. After I brushed my teeth and got in my school uniform then mum and I went to school. Mrs Bullen called the roll.
Mum helped  set up my stall as I went to ask Mrs NanKeville if  I could help my mum set up my stall instead of  organising the mini maps . Mrs Nanceville said “ýes that’s fine.”
I was very excited I felt I could scream but I won’ because I would get told off by Mrs Bullen and my mum .
Finally it was time for the MAKETE KAI  to start.
Woohoo! My fudge sold out in about seven minutes.
Then mum had to work in the hall because Mrs Winters needed help with the food selling because she was the only one doing it.

I got a friendship bracelet and a lucky dip. I had lots of fun.
Marika 

Monday, November 30, 2015

Makete Kai Thank you from Lucas Year 2

Makete Kai
What was I doing for the Makete Kai?
I was a host for the Makete Kai. I made sure the day ran smoothly. I loved the Makete.
The weather
It was a bright, sunny day and there were no clouds in the sky. The sun was shining and air was fresh and clear.
The Hangi
The hangi is steaming hot and very smelly, but yummy. A hangi is a traditional way of cooking food. A hangi is cooked in a pit; I should say a deep, wide pit or a deep, wide hot pit.
The Makete Kai
After days of organisation, the day finally arrived. The tables and stalls were set up for the market. Everyone was excited for the bell to ring.
At last, it rang and everyone and everyone at Beachlands was starting to pour in so they could get the best products.
The day was running very smoothly.
The vendors
The vendors worked really well so they could sell all their products they had bought along to the market to sell. The fudge sold out so the vendors could help to feed hungry animals over the Christmas season and New Year.
The strawberries the Playcentre sold were helping to buy more activities for the children to play with and enjoy them. The Makete Kai was a treasure for Beachlands school.
The finishing sentence
The Makete Kai was over and we helped put everything in its normal place. We took the flags away and took the bunting flags down. Lots of people went home and lots of people stayed at school.  The Year 2 and 3 worked hard at organizing this wonderful day for us. The year 7 and 8s worked hard to get the hangi here at Beachlands school.
Thank you to everyone who gave up their time to support the Makete kai at Beachlands school.

From Lucas Reid, Room 11 

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Yay! The Makete Kai - What a Neat Day

A Fantastic Day for the Makete Kai!

You kids were so amazing and just worked so incredibly well together. I couldn't get over how you all just looked after your stalls so well and were so committed. Thank you one and all! 

Our stall made $176.50 cents. The fudge alone made $80 which Marika has suggests goes to feed hungry pets over Xmas. The year 7 and 8 technology stalls did the best ever as well. The hangi was so wonderful and really delicious.

                                   Just a highly successful day altogether!




     I am sorry I didn't get a picture of Hunter and co  either as they worked so hard on games.                                                                       



Monday, November 23, 2015

Tremaine, OliviaL, Deaglan and Nixon.

11 steps to make a good hangi.

1.   First step- dig a hole 2 metres deep and two metres wide.
2.   Step 2. Put in carrots, potatoes, kumera into wire trays.
3.Fill the hole with wood and volcanic stones.
4.Light the fire. Remove embers and unburnt wood when the stones and steel are red hot.
5. Have veg ready to go in silver wire baskets. Chicken wire is good.
6. Put meat under the veg because it takes longer to cook.
7. The cooking is steaming from the hot rocks on the layers of food which are covered by wet, clean cotton cloths so no dirt gets on the food.
8. Wait 2-3 hours.
9. Take out food.
10. Put it on plates.
11. Serve it.
By Tremaine.

Magic Shoes
My magic shoes would be blue and white with rockets underneath.
They shoot sweets from the toes. They are strong and glow in the dark. MY SHOES WOULD TAKE ME TO CANDYLAND AND FUN WORLD.
If I was stuck in quicksand they would fly me out. If monsters came to fight me the shoes turn into massive steel suit so I can fight the monsters.
Rocket booster, candy shooting shoes are fun.
Nixon.

Snazzy shoes
These shoes are very fast. They can take me all over the world. They are made of lightening. They go up to my knees. I can run over the shining water of the ocean. I can zoom to Australia to get fish and chips in only one second.
If I run up a mountain and get to the top, I will fly up into space. My rocket shoes take me to the moon. I will run as fast as I can but will always want to get back home. Deaglan.

The Garage Sale
About two days ago my Great Grandma had a garage sale.
At the sale everybody could put in their stuff that they didn’t want any more.
The clothes had a sign. The sign said half price for clothing.
I bought red and white Christmas socks and black and white socks with a black bow. They were only $2.00 altogether. Can you believe that?
At the garage sale it was fun to be with Nana and Great Grandma. A lot of things got sold.
Do you want me to tell you something hilarious? The craziest thing sold was a fold up fire engine.
Olivia Long.



Saturday, November 14, 2015

Ants, Tuis, Be awesome writing: Braiden, Kurtis, Madisyn, Marika, Hunter, Jackson

Tiny ants.
Did you know that ants are sometimes  black or red ?
Ants can carry 20 times the weight of their own body. Ants don’t have ears but they have eyes but they can’t see well. Antennae help the ant see well and smell well. Ants live in an ant hill, under concrete, or bricks or under rocks. Ants have not one tummy but two tummies. One for the ant and the other for the colony so other ants can eat.
There are more than 12,000 species.
Marika.

Ants are scattered across the earth. There are more than 12,000 ant species. Wow!
Ants can live up to 20 years old. Ants can lift 20 times their own size. If an ant were a kid you would be able to lift a car. How overpowered is that? Anyway on to the queen ant. The queen can live for years and have millions of babies.
Ants have two stomachs- one for the ant and one for the rest of the ants. Howw grosse. Ants have no lungs. What? How are they going to breathe? They breathe through holes.
Ants are very interesting.
Braiden








Our Native bird is the tui.
The tui is a beautiful blue bird. The size is a medium sized bird. It lives in islands, towns, forests. They sometimes eat insects, flax and pollen from flowers.
Tuis are our personal bird, only in NZ. It belongs to the honey eater family. The tui has a beautiful fluffy chest.
The tui sings a sweet song and you can sometimes see tuis in your backyard.


Marika
Tuis are special birds because they live only in NZ.
The predators of tuis are cats, stoats, possums, rats and ferrets. Tuis look beautiful. Tuis have white under their faces. The tui is mainly black and blue but it does have a little bit of green. Only the female makes the nest and lays the eggs.
Tuis are useful because they pollinate the flowers.
Madisyn


Make the world awesome
Be respectful to people so they treat you back that way. Don’t bully people. That won’t make you feel good. Make people happy every day. Be kind to people. Be great even if you don’t like something. It is kind to the person who bought it for you. Sometimes you don’t get what you want but that is ok.
And most importantly be yourself and be the best you can be. give out free hi fives to make people happy.
Madisyn



Tuis are one of our native birds. They have got a white bobble under their chins- that’s strange. If you have a cat you might have to put a bel on it because it is a threat to the tuis. They are black and green and blueish. They can only be found in NZ.
They sing very nice and they are one of my favourite birds.
Braiden








Tuis are birds that look spectacular. Their clour is beautiful blue, black. Tuis are found on our islands and forests in NZ. They are the size of a blackbird. They have two lumps that make a weird sound. Tuis fly around our towns. Their predators are possums, cats, rats, ferrets and also stoats.  
Tuis are beautiful birds and makes a beautiful song.
Kurtis

Tuis are native to NZ. They eat nectar from the kowhai tree. They only live in NZ. They are attacked by stoats, cats, rats, ferrets, possums. They are unique because they are black with a little white blob under their chin. The live in NZ bush and walking tracks. It’s a bit weird as they are like a bee but they stick their face into a flower and get pollen stuck on their fluffy bit and drop it onto another flower.
Jackson.


                                                                  


Make the world awesome
“Be the best. It’s good for you. You are as great as others. Be awesome and oh, Hi 5. How do I explain this? Oh yes! It is like hitting friends and at the same time you friend hits you.”
You can do anything if you believe. Like the saying, “I believe I can fly” though I know it is not true.
Spread love. It is good for everyone. So love. Start by one then spread love to another. Then that spreads all around the world and that makes thousands of awesome people.
Every day is a different day and a new start.
Jackson.


Make the world awesome. Be the best you can be. Be kind to others. Treat others like it is your birthday. Sometimes you don’t get what you want in life. Give Hi 5s. We can make the world a better place.
Hunter.

You can change the world
Be kind, not mean because it is not being the best you see. Be friends give them a hi 5. Hi 5ing is like giving them a slap of friendship. Change the world by being kind. be the best. Don’t be a bully to a bully. Change the world. Make the world the best, most exciting world ever.

Braiden. 

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Fireman Report


 Fireman
Yesterday my Dad came to school to talk about fire safety.
My Dad bought along Fireman Alex too.
Alex put on the gear to show us what safety things they wore.
Fireman Shane told us what parts of the gear does. After that they said “Does anyone have questions?”
When everyone had asked their questions he took us to the fire truck.
At the fire truck they told us what the things on the truck did. When they talked about the hose bit, I was really interested in it.
After he was done, we had a photo with him.
It was really cool to see my Dad at school. My face went red when I saw him.
“Were you as red as a fire truck?” said Mrs Bullen.
“Yes!” said Olivia.

By Olivia M. 





Hangi Tickets for sale


Ants, Information report by Braiden


Ants, Information Report By Lucas


Saturday, November 7, 2015

Water, mud, dragons, witches, all blacks, dinosaurs by Lewis, Ryder, Lucas, Jack, Keri, and Caleb

Conservation Week

Tuataras are related to the dinosaurs.

They can change colours wherever they go. They only live in NZ. Tuataras are our native lizard. 

It has to get to 20 years old to have babies.

Ryder.


Protect our Native Lizard

Help the Tuatara! Help save them from the worst enemy the rat, and I think mices and mouses.

Tuatara can change colour whatever they are on. Whatever colour they see they can change colour too because they could be in danger.

Tuataras have a lot of spines on their backs, some on their tail and some on the top of their head if you look very closely.
But I am a little scared because I am only seven years old but if you are 10 you should be able to bare to do it.

Keri

Note the Tuataras in the short clip did look like they were camouflaging… I did say it just the filming that makes it look that way.


All Blaaaaacks
On Sunday, I swooped my cover off me and zoomed into the lounge then snuggled up into my covers. The rugby just started.
The All Blacks did fantastic!
The Australians did good but the All Blacks did better.
After the game the fireworks blasted out to celebrate the All Blacks. It was a good game.
It was fun.
Lewis


Water World
Watch the four boys throw water while it rains down over them and shimmers under them. The fresh water is sparkling and bubbling.
It drips on them. It splashes over them.

Ryder.

Opinion:

Jandals and ipads 


I think we should not bring iphones and ipads to school because children could play violent games.
First children might go on You Tube and watch people swear.
Second children could call a random number and swear into the phone.
Third children could cyber bully on their ipad or iphone.
So no iphones or ipads at school.

Ryder.

Opinion:

Should we be allowed to wear jandals to school?
You might say “Yes” but I say “No!”  

If for this reason- You might trip over.
Some people might stand on the back and break them and you might get upset.
Some people might lose them.
Some jandals cost a lot.

It is not safe! You could stub your toes so don’t wear jandals. 

Caleb





Haunted House



I peered through the bushes at the haunted house, my heart was pumping fast as I crept up the rotting stairs.
As I walked down the spooky hallway spider webs caught in my face. I could see enough to spot the stairs that were windy up ahead. I held only the dusty handrail. The staircase lead to the haunted level…yet there were pictures of spooky devils and cobwebs everywhere.
Suddenly a strange looking creature stood in front of me. It was terrifying to see and super spooky. I could hardly breathe.
I stood still like a tuatara with the shivers. I tried to run but I was too scared. I ran as fast as I could, out the door, across the street, and into my house.
Then I looked back at the haunted house. What was that? What could it be? Was it a scary monster?
Lucas


Witch: 

The wicked witch is black.
The wicked witch look’s ugly.
Her bird looks like it is snappy to eat something.
Her arms look like sticks. She has a black cape. Her nose looks like a bird’s beak.
She has black, grey hair and I think her eyes are going to pop out. Her teeth are crooked. Her hands and skin are crinkled. her back is bent and curved.
She has evil hands. 

This witch is weird.
No one will want to be her friend.
I know!
keri

Adventure
When I went to the park then a large tsunami swooped me into a dark gloomy cave.
I saw some scary tiki and a tiki tree. There were large red eyes in the dark. It was a terrifying dragon. It was going to eat me.
So I punched him in the nose. He scratched my hand off. My hand was bleeding like a terrifying volcano with lava.
So I threw my blood so hard that it got the dragon in his scary eyes. When I got out I was in the forest.
“Not again! “I said.
Jack.


Mud

When I went outside to play I couldn’t resist my eyes. A big sea, mud monster!
He was slimy as well. He was stinky and dirty like garbage. There was grimey, slimey mud everywhere. He was gloopy like a pond. He was gloopy and spurting like he was bleeding.
The mud he burped was as stinky as rotten egg. So I played in his slobbery mouth and he turned into a gloopy puddle.
The end Jack


If I was on a gigantic plane, my tummy will be full of gulping air, rumbling and rumbling, bouncing up and down.

The jet will crash into the clouds. On the jet there are silly little seagulls. I will see swooping paper pets looking at me. I will be gulping until I puke.

I will miss my wonderful family.
So I try stopping.
I am struggling and struggling.
So I swoop down to a humungous mountain. But then I suddenly crash.
Happy gulping!
By Jack

The Dragon Cave:
Once upon a time I walked into a cave full of mud. Then I saw the dragon.
So I took another route. This route was lit up by gold at the end. There was another enormous dragon and an army.
I punched the dragon King that protected the entrance out of the cave.
I jumped out…
Lewis.

Once I was walking in the jungle and I fell into a pool of mud. It was grouchy and sticky.
I picked up some mud and it felt gloopy and dirty. It was brown and black. It was very deep. 

A mud stealer stole the mud that I stood in.
It took me to a nest. I saw baby mud monsters. It was full of twigs and branches.

I zoomed up the tree and away and carried on my walk.

Lewis.

On a shiny, shiny day, I saw a paper dart. 
It appeared out of nowhere so i jumped in.

It started up with a loud noise. It launched into space. My tummy got left behind. 
When we got to space the rocket engine stopped. 

I heard a sound

Ca poof! Ca pow!
The end.

Caleb.

   

Earth quakes
and shakes the ground
rolling on the ground
hold on
tight
quickly under a table
until it’s safe
and drop, cover, hold
keep safe
Earthquake fun

Keri