Cinquains (Sin-Canes)

This week in literacy we looked at cinquains. Cinquains are poems that are 5 lines long, they don't have to rhyme and the number of syllables per line changes, and goes in the order of 2,4,6,8,2. I had quite a bit of fun, but I lacked creativity and basically wrote a cinquain about the first thing that came to mind.

Immersion Assembly

Topic : Immersion Assembly

Introduction :  The 12th of October was the start of a new school term. We come into school and  have Immersion Assembly, that's when we learn the new topic of the term, and what each  team will be doing related to the topic. For this term, our  topic is art alive, or in other words Toi ra.  

Senior management team:

At the assembly Mr Jacobson , Mr Somerville and Mrs Nua were painting the school logo.After they painted the school logo Mr Burt told a story about how the school logo came to be.When the drew the school logo they drew a bird in the middle of the picture.

Team 1 :

Our theme is art alive so this term we are going to focus on learning about all sorts of art.Team 1 made a movie showing them as famous paintings.(example like the girl with the pearl earring)

Team 2 :

Team 2 made a movie showing them making different types of art.Mrs Gaston was making the teachers faces using different ways you could draw people(example like digital art).Then Mrs Carter made a movie showing how she uses art in her culture she was making some sort of design using rice powder.Miss Davis Made a movie showing how you can use different colours of circles and make like a never ending design.Miss Teleso made a video showing how to draw different pacific patterns.

Team 3 :

Team 3 made a movie showing them splashing paint at a white sheet.At the end is looked like a rainbow with all sorts of colour. When they showed us the sheet they added a drawing of a rainbow and a bridge.

Team 4 :

Team 4 forgot to make a video but luckily the could screen record there google meet.So when they had a meeting Mr Goodwin screen recorded and they had 5 minutes to draw what they were going to do this term.Then after 5 minutes Miss Tuia came with a drawing of a Maori pattern.Then Mr Goodwin showed a drawing of Miss Tuia's dog.Then the rest of the teachers showed their drawings.

Team 5 :

Team 5 did a play where they were acting like they where in a art gallery and they were going around the gallery and they learnt about the different art.The teachers where dressed up as famous art pecices. Mrs Tele'a was dressed up as a Samoan warrior.

My  goal  for  this term's topic is to get better at everything for art. And  goal for this whole year is to make the most of my time with my friends while i'm still in this school!! 

Writing - Sign Language

For this task we had to do a explanation writing for sign language week. We also explained what NZSL is. As our tests are coming up next term this was kind of like a practice for our writing test.

New Zealand Fairy Tern

New Zealand Fairy Tern

A New Zealand Fairy Tern is one of the most rarest,

but endangered species within New Zealand. 

Scientific Name:

The scientific name for a New Zealand Fairy Tern is a

Sternula Nereis Davisae.

Appearance:During the breeding season, New Zealand Fairy Terns

have a black head and a yellow and orange beak.The upper part of their body

is a pale grey color.

They have a white throat, forehead, chest and belly, and orange legs.

The length of this bird is around 250mm.

States:

They are endangered and very close to extinction. 

Habitat:

They are commonly found and nest at four sites in Northland at Waipu. T

he four sites are  Mangawhai and Papakanui sand spits, and Pakiri River mouth. 

Diet: These Fairy Terns are carnivores. They mainly eat fish.

They also eat crustaceans, snails and plant material.

Crustaceans are sea creatures that have a really hard shell, such as crabs,

Lobsters and more. 

Reproduction Cycle:

They start breeding within September. They start laying eggs from

late October to early January. They lay 1-2 eggs every now and then. 

Current Population: 

There are approximately 40 individual Fairy  Terns and less than 12

breeding pairs. This is pretty  sad. As I said they are

endangered and need our help!!

Reasons why their Endangered:

Not many of these birds survive between Whangarei in the north

and Auckland to the south. They are threatened by introduced predators

and disturbances by humans.

How are we protecting them:

They are expanding their breeding range back into parts of their former

range. Some people are making some scrape nests for these birds, and

sometimes they’re lucky enough to see a pair of these birds nest in there. 

Future Outlook:

In my opinion I don’t think in 10 or 20 years time there will be any Fairy

terns left in the world, because as I said with the current population,

there aren’t  many left to go. It’s best to just leave these birds  at

peace if they’re trying to mind their own business. 

Fun  Facts: 

Weighing just 70 grams as an adult, the Fairy tern is one of

Australasia’s smallest terns. It’s New Zealand's rarest

breeding bird. The lifespan of a New Zealand Fairy Tern is less than

10 years.

Quick Note:

Please help us look after our beautiful bird. I don't want it to become extinct,

I want it to live on and make more generations to come!! So if you see a bird

that is in need or it's about to go extinct, then please do as

much as you can to help.