art gallry

Over the past eight weeks kahikatea have been learning about Stability and how we can make a change and keep animals safe. We made 3-d crosses. They were a dasher because they claps on as at the end. They had different designs. They had waterfalls and waves and nest and plastic. Sockburn school have been making amazing models like a morl.we made a  plotted ocean and a story board

Mati made colored bottles. They cut them and put them on a stick. They spiraled up. They signed brit like the sun. The lights reflect the bottle on a stick.

Pohutukawa didn't make much they made flowers that had perils that were colorful like rainbow lights. They also made clay what where pretty and colorful lights.

We need to work on

I think we need more detail on are dozens like the spurll flower that had lights that reflect the spiral flower.

Similes

mach the similes
Hi, today me and 4 of  my friends did some similes.
we liked to make some similes and one that I made  was Mrs Thomson my teacher.

Pollution

Introduction

Pollution is killing our marine life. Did you know in the ocean there is a great garbage patch

It is 10 meters deep.the great garbage patch

Is Getting bigger it is a plastic patch.

Dolphins

Dolphins are getting polluted. There digestive system clog up and then they die.

Sea turtles

Sea turtles are getting stuck in plastic.

They  are getting tangled in plastic.

Plastic is bad for are marine life

People are growing their rubbish into the sea and are sea turtles are chopping on rubbish.

They are getting tangled in fishing net and string.

Conclusion

So after these sad facts what can we do to stop  they can stop litting and throwing rubbish.

And stop fishing nets and string getting into are sea , we need to clean are sea we are in charge of our marine life we can stop spraying chemicals millions of tonnes of plastic has ben dump in the sea each year.

Tons of Tomatoes

Independent Learn Task:

Tons of Tomatoes

Make a copy of this document and answer the 10 questions.

All of the answers are in the article that you have read, so make sure that you go all the way through to find the answers.

Please write your answers in full sentences - not just one word. For example question 1 : Koro warned the children never to turn their back on the sea because…. Question 2: ‘We all crack up’ means….

Who is the author of this article? Georgina  Barnes.

2. What is the name of Johnny’s uncle? reupena

3. Where do the tomatoes grow and how many did Johnny’s uncle say there were in each of them? 3800 rows of tomatoes.

4.  What helps the plants to stay in place and why is it good? Coconut fibre

5.  What is a ‘vat’? (You might have to do some research to find out. a vat of hot tar

6.  What does the word hydroponics mean? Working water

7.  Complete this sentence: Uncle Reupena explains that …. The mineral solution is pumped from the control room along the pipes, through  the tubes, and  into each plant bag.

8.  What are the strings that hang from the ceiling?

9. Who are the flying workers?

10. In your own words, explain what happens six months later?

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