Saddleback Presentation

Detective Story

My story was about a detective meeting a famous singer. I had put Chris brown as the famous singer. I tried to not make my story too long because it wouldn't all fit on one page. I would like to try and make a better story than this one because I love to write and I might want to be a writer when I grow up.

 

My Class Movie For Manaiakalani Film Festival 2013

This year I was overjoyed by what was on the huge screen at the Sylvia Park theatre. I was watching the videos at the Manaiakalani Film Festival. The movies were remarkable and I couldn't stop watching. In Room 10, we made our own movie about blog commenting. We did commenting because we had watched a video that actually inspired us from Mrs Yollis’ class. It helps us learn how to write more positive and specific comments on other blogs. We had got a lot of ideas from Mrs Yollis’ video and they really gave us a lot of information for us to actually create our own movie. My teacher encouraged me to speak in front of the camera. That was really challenging because I’m really nervous in front of cameras and I do not like photos of me. I kept practising on camera and in the end I actually enjoyed the camera filming me. It made me feel famous. My teacher gave us a lot of time to practise in front of the camera.
I was really excited about getting our chromebooks this year because that means that we get to make our movie to share for the first time ever. I really enjoyed the part in our movie when we did the dance. It was a good exercise for everyone. My teacher did a song about technology. We all screamed technology at the end of our dance and I think that was a good ending for our video. I know everyone who has watched our movie from Room 10 will know how to create a positive and specific comment. We helped a lot of children by making our movie because this was their first time they had performed for a giant crowd. I think that they were just all nervous about doing the movie. I now know how to create and edit a video for me to share with everyone. Now my class will start creating another video for the Manaiakalani Film Festival next year!    

Facts Table On tiritiri Matangi

Tiritiri Matangi Wildlife Sanctuary

On our trip to Tiritiri Matangi, we are going to encounter (meet) some new words.  Some of the words will be difficult (hard to say and spell)  while some words will be easy.  Look at some of the words below and search for their meanings:

LIST 1

WORD	MEANING
Island	A piece of land surrounded by water.
Beach	A sandy shore, especially by the sea in high or low water marks.
Track	A rough path or road, normally one beaten by use rather construction.
Lighthouse	A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
Bush	A clump of shrubs with stems of morderate length.
Native	Existing in or belonging to one by nature.
Endemic	That something is only in one place not anywhere else.
Bio-security	Procedures or measures designed to protect the population against harmful biological substances.
Shellfish	An aquatic shelled mollusc or crustacean, especially one that is edible.
Embarking	Hop on a ship or aircraft.
Disembarking	Leave a ship, aircraft or train.
Handrail	A rail fixed to posts or a wall for people to hold onto for support.
Deck	A floor of a ship.
Ranger	A keeper of a park, forest or area of countryside.
Guide	A person that shows a way for others to get through.
Sanctuary	A nature reserve.
Wattle	A material for making fences or walls.
Pest	A harmful insect or other animal that attacks crops.
Stowaways	A person that stows away in a vehicle.
Predators	An animal that naturally preys on other animals.
Eradicated	( Plant or tree)Depicted with the roots visible to see.
Endangered	Seriously at the risk of extinction.
Restored	Bring back or re-established.
Habitat	Where something lives.
Rare	Not happening very often.

Information Table On New Zealand Native Trees

ENGLISH NAME	MAORI NAME	PICTURE
Kowhai	Kowhai	*
Pohutukawa	Pohutukawa	*
Rata	Metrosideros Robusta	*
Clematis	puawhananga	*
Kaka Beak	kowhai ngutu-kaka	*
Puriri	Puriri	*
Titoki	Titoki	*
Mistletoe	Pirirangi	*
Karaka	karaka	*
Green Hooded Orchid	Winika	*
Manuka	Manuka	*
Toetoe	Toetoe	*
NZ Flax	harekeke	*
Koromiko	Kereopa	*
Mountain Buttercup	korikori	*

Information Table On New Zealand Native Birds

ENGLISH NAME	MAORI NAME	PICTURE
Takahe	Moho	*
Pukeko	Swamp Hen	*
Harrier	Kahu	*
Fantail	Piwakawaka	*
Tui	Parson Bird	*
Bellbird	Korimako	*
NZ Pigeon	Kereru	*
Morepork	Ruru	*
Kingfisher	Kotare	*
Kaka	Kaka	*
Parakeet	Kakariki	*
Robin	toutouwai	*
Royal Albatross	toroa	*
Kiwi	Tane	*
Kakapo	Ngai Tahu	*