Thank You Letter

 Rosie

40 Campion Rd

Gisborne

Dear Ray,

I am writing to you today to say thank you for driving me and my friends safely to Tui Ridge, Paradise valley, the Loog and back to Gisborne. It was an amazing drive, I loved the view. You drive perfectly I didn't even throw up. I loved watching the movies.

On Camp my favorite parts on camp were the flying fox, I went zooming down like I was flying! I also enjoyed going down the loog, it was my first time going down the loog so it was kind of scary. I loved going to camp.

Thank you for coming on camp and driving me and my friends safely to places. I hope you had fun at camp and enjoyed yourself. Thank you very much for the lollipops you gave us all. I loved the strawberry flavor, it tasted so yum.

Thank you again,

Rosie.

Is Farming Really Bad For The Environment.

Have you ever wondered about farming and does it help the environment? I strongly believe that we can do better to help the world and also farm carefully. Farms help provide food for people in many different ways so they really help the world as well, but they do pollute the rivers with all the animal waste being washed down into the rivers by the rain. We should be able to think of a better way of farming and helping the environment. 

Firstly, I strongly believe that farms are a great way to provide food, you can get fruit, meat and veggies. You could live mostly off a farm and you would save a lot of money. I would think that all the fruit you get is from an orchard with oranges and apples. If you sit down at the table with a delicious piece of steak in front of you it probably would have come from a farm. So farms can produce huge amounts of food.

Secondly, I absolutely know the rain water washes the farm waste down into the river. So it is hurting the environment. Which a lot of people do not like so they are not so sure on this farming idea. I believe that we can change this and we can make a change by planting plants. It helps the environment if we plant trees next to rivers, they filter the animal waste. 

Lasty I personally know that the waste from farms gets washed down into the river by the rain water. It is not very good for the environment. Without a doubt I like farming, so I personally think there is and will be a way to fix that problem. Maybe we can plant trees next to the river? That will help!

In conclusion, you can all see that farms help people to get food but the waste is getting washed into the rivers, we can help the problem by planting trees on the river bed. There is no question that we can still farm but we just need to think of a better way to help the environment. 

Repetition, 

Emotive language and 

Rhetorical Question.

WALHT: use persuasive techniques (FEARRR) to enhance our writing

Success Criteria:	Self Assessment😀😀😀😀
I have used my first technique to enhance my writing	😀
I have used my second technique to enhance my writing	😀😀😀😀
I have used my third technique to enhance my writing	😀😀😀
Use at least three different (FEARRR) persuasive techniques in your writing.	😀😀😀

Active Reflection:	My Reflection
What have I done well?	I have 1. I have used emotive language. 2. I have a rhetorical question in my speech.
Next step:	I need 1. I need to use repetition. 2. I need to use a hook in my speech.

This is my speech for 2020.

I was learning how to use emotive language and a rhetorical question.

I found it difficult to use my emotive language because I could not find places to put emotive language.

Next time I would use a better hook and to use more repetition because it will help my speech.

I enjoyed writing my speech because it was my fist time writing a speech in St Mary's School.

Giraffes

 Giraffes

Giraffes are the tallest living land mammal. They are like the cow family. All Giraffes have their own unique pattons. Female Giraffes are called cows, the male is called a Bull and of course a baby is called a carf. They only eat plants, no meat so they are herbivores.

Giraffes are 14-19 feet tall about the size of 3 humans. They have 7 bones in their neck, the same number of bones in a human's neck. Their necks are 6 feet tall. A cow can weigh up to 1180kgs. The Bull can weigh up to 2000kgs that's a lot. Their tongues are 46cm long about the length of a child’s arm. 

Giraffes live in the dry Savannas of Africa. They travel in groups of 15 which are called Towers. They travel over the plain woodlands in towers. Sometimes you see them in two’s that can be a baby and a mother. It may be a pair of friends.

A baby can grow 1 inch per day for a week. Giraffes can live up to 25 years old. They eat 45kgs of food a day and spend 16-20 hours a day eating. They walk 30 mins and only need 5 minutes a day of sleep.

I think that Giraffes are beautiful tall animals. That deserves to live happily and that should not be hunted. They need to be protected and live freely like they want to.

Written by Rosie

My 2020 Lockdown.

My 2020 Lockdown.

These first 2 terms of school were different. Suddenly we all went into level 4 lockdown. We all needed to stay home. This bad bug is called Covid-19 or crona viros. It was changing the world. New Zealand had to go into lockdown because it would spread like crazy. I liked staying home. It was a nice time to be with family. I spent a lot of time baking yummy cakes and goods. I also did quite a bit of school work. Me and my mum went on long walks to walk our dog and to stay fit.

“Mum can I make chocolate chunk biscuits?” I asked my mum.

“Shour you can.” Mum said in a soft voice. So I raced down stairs and got all the ingredients, the cook book too. I read the steps. Finally I was at the last step. It was a hard step, I had to mix the mixture, then make it into little biscuits. Once I had finished with the very sticky mixture. I flattened the biscuits down with a fork. I put them in the oven and waited till they were cooked. Then I put them on a cooling rack. Rani Walked in “What is that appetizing smell?” Rani asked.

I said “it is freshly baked chocolate chunk cookies.”

“It’s 9.30 Rosie.” Yelled my mum from down stairs.

“Yeah I know mum.” I yelled. I opened my chromebook and logged in. “Hi Rosie.” I hear Miss Hickling say. I wave at her and then see who else was on the Google Meet. Then after a while we crack on with our work. “Ohhhh this looks fun.” It was to make a piece of art for ANZAC Day. I was thinking, “ummm, what should I make,” I say. So I get all my lego out and say “this might take a while.” I start making a poppy out of lego. I needed a lot of red pieces. I heard the lego pieces crashing together like waves chasing together well I was finding the perfect piece. Finally I had finished. Ok time for a good photo. “Clik clik” I go upstairs “done” I had posted it on my blog. 

“Ok Mum I am ready” We start going for our walk to the river, “oh look mum, Chloe is coming.” I whisper. Chloe is our dog and she loves going for walks. She is a cute little dog but she likes to get dirty sometimes. We got to the river, “how are we going to cross the river?” Mum said 

“Ok I think I know. Let's go this way.” I said. We had crossed the fist bit but that was only the first bit. Finally we had finished the walk and we were back home. “That was a good walk,” Mum says happily. I could see the river flowing frantily down, the corant getting faster and faster. “Do you hear that mum?” It the birds, they sound so satisfying by themselves and no booming car noises. Describe

Excitingly mum yells from down stairs. “Rosie, I have some good news for you.” 

“What is it mum.” I ask in an interesting voice.

“Well you're going back to school on Monday.” Mum says cheerfully.

“Ummm is that good news mum? Is it really?” I ask with an interesting look on my face.

As I walk through the gate into school, I think about my 2020 lockdown. I think that it was a fun time with my family, It was definitely something new for me. It seemed quite long but it was enjoyable.

My Matariki Quiz

This is my Matariki quiz that I made by using links that I had to get.
I was learning about links and how to make something a link.
I found it hard to get the correct link from the correct slide because there were so many slides to look at.
Next time I would change some of my questions because I think some of them could be a little harder.
I found it easy to make the backgrounds on the slides because I had done it before.
I liked making this quiz because I learnt new things and I liked putting in  the backgrounds.

Ash Wednesday

This is my google drawings on Ash Wednesday.
I was learning about Ash Wednesday because it was really Ash Wednesday.
I found it hard to get the photo of me in the right light because it was a rainy day.
I found it easy to take the photo of me because I had or already taken a photo of me.
I enjoyed making this slide because it was fun and exciting to make.
Next time I would give my google drawings a title.

The Weetbixs Tryathlon

“Mum” I yelled “I need my bike off the car so we can go into Churchill park and get ready for going into transition.” “ Yes I know so let's go to the school tent first.” says mum “Ok” I say so we set off to find the tent. “There it is” mum said, I ran over to the red tent and dumped all my things there. Then me and mum walked over to transition. After that I went back to the tent. Back at the tent I saw Emma so then I asked her “Do you want to walk around till the races start?” She said “yes” so we set off and walked around for awhile then Emma said “ lets go do that thing.” So we walked over and waited in line, finally it was my turn so I spun the wheel and it landed on “Do 5 star jumps” so I did 5 Star jumps. Then I saw a thing where you could get face tattoos. So I got 2 on my face. “ Blue cap girls go to the starting point.” The weet bix guy said so I raced over to the starting point we all lined up then we heard the whistle blow then I ran into the freezing cold water then I same around the corner and then I ran to my bike and got everything on the I ran my bike to the hop on sight then I biked off. A while later I hopped off my bike and ran to the spot with all my things. Then I started to run and run and run some more then after awhile I was done I had completed the Weetbix tryathlon.

Summer Holidays

This is my slide about my summer holidays.
We were learning about writing descriptive writing.
I found it hard to post this slide because I do not post much.
I found it easy to pick a background because I already knew how to get a background.
I enjoyed making this slide because it was something new to me.
Next time I would change my story because I think it is a bit boring.
I am so happy I made this slide.

Night Vision Goggles

This is my slide about night vision goggles.

We were learning about night vision because it was something I did not know about that much.

I found it difficult to make the goggles frame because I had to draw over it.

I enjoyed thinking of things to put on it like buttons because we could put a lot of things on.

Next time I would change some of my buttons because some of them were a bit boring.

Camp Week!!!

This is my slide about our Home and Away Camp. It was so fun. I found hard to write everything on my slide. I found it easy get the the photo on to my slide. I learnt how to get a photo from my drive on to a slide. I liked making my slide.

Kaiti/Titirangi Hill

This is my slide about Kaiti/Titirangi Hill. We all made a slide about a free thing to do in Gisborne. We wrote where the thing to do is, what you can do there and when it is open. I liked making the slide because I have been there and I knew alot about it. I did't like writing all the words because it hurt my fingers. I am happy I made it.

Powerful Learners

We were making a slide about powerful learners.

I found it hard to make a circle out of shapes.

I found it easy to write all of the words.

I enjoyed making my name.

I knew what to do but I needed a little bit of help.

It was so fun.

Summer Poem

This is my slide about my summer.
I was learning how to write a good poem.
I found it easy to write it all down.
I found it hard to get the background.
I liked making the slide.

2019

Welcome to 2019

 I go to Ormond School and I am still in the Rimu Learning Hub. I am now Year 5.
This year I am looking forwards to doing more reading and learning new things. My goals this year
are to know all my 3 timetables and to be more confident. I am excited for this year.

Outdoor Week 2018

We had Outdoor Week in week 7 and it was really fun. My highlights of Outdoor Week are going to the beach and doing beach ed it was really fun. I loved bogie boarding and going in the water. I also liked going surfing and caching big waves.

Learning About Gary Paulsen

Here is a slide I made about Gary Paulsen. I learnt how to make an image round. It was a little bit hard but I got there and I learnt how to make a bar code. I also learnt that he was born on the 17 may 1939. The hard bit was to find all the information but it was fun at the same time. I got a little bit of help from the teacher but it was good. Next time I mite find a bit more information on the awards slide. But  I liked doing it so much.

The Motorbike That Wins Races

I can put a barcode on a google slide. The hard bit was putting the barcode in. I enjoyed finding facts about John Britten. My next step will be to put more adjectives in my writing.