Argentina and Wales

Christmas symbols

 

1. Santa Claus

represents St. 
Nicolas

and kindness

2. Candy cane

represents the shepherd's

crook 

3. Wreath

represents

the real nature of love

4. Gift

represents God’s love to

us

5. star

represents the heavenly promises

6.Jesus

represents humbleness

Mother Mary prayer

Mother Mary prayer

Mother Mary mother of God, we thank you for giving your son Jesus to save us from sin.

We seek love throughout the nation.

We ask for your blessing so we can be better people.

Bless us in Jesus’ kindness and faithfulness. Amen.

By: Joshua C

Candytartica

Fossil fuels

God's great creation

 God’s great creation

O Gracious God

I can see the koru dancing and swaying in the wind.

I can feel your love for me like a koru taking care of a newly grown koru.

I can hear the sound of the snakes that you have created and it makes me think about the day you created the entire world.

God thank you for everything you have created in this magnificent world.

By: Joshua C

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

1. Kingfishers is named kingfisher because it is a very good fisher.
2. There are 87 different kinds of kingfishers in the world.
3. Lots of kingfishers rarely go near the water or eat fish
4. At winter kingfishers have to eat about 15 to 16 fish a day
5. Kingfishers eat crayfish and fish.
6. There are 3 main kingfishers in the world.

St Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi

Feast Day: October 4

St. Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi, Italy on 1182. He liked Happiness and clothes. He heard God tell to live in poverty and follow him. St. Francis of Assisi Wore clothes that were poor and then he preached to the people about Jesus. St. Francis had a sight that he saw Jesus on the cross and st. Francis got the wounds of Jesus. He died on October 3 1226 in Assisi Italy.

By: Joshua Ceniza   

Russian fisherman catches a fish with human teeth

Fisherman catches a fish with human teeth

There was a Russian fisherman that caught a fish with human teeth!! Scientists say that this fish is an abnormal fish.

This fish was caught by a man named Aleks Korbov and he was 50 years old when he caught the fish with human teeth. The fish was caught or found in the Atlantic ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. It has lots and lots of teeth and molars inside his mouth. This fish is not from the piranha family. 

I wonder if there are more fish like that out there in the sea and if there are it would be awesome!!

Tea bag rockets

Expt 1: tea bag rockets

Aim: To find out if all teabags will fly like a rocket.

Materials:

• Tea bags
• lighter
• scissors
• bowl

Method:

• Empty the tea bag and shape the tea bag upright.
• Then we light the tea bag with a lighter.
• The observe what happens.

Hypothesis: I predict that all tea bags will fly in the air.

Observation:

Kinds of tea bags	Trial 1	Trial 2	comments
Red seal	Failed	Failed	The first and second trail melted down
Bell	Good	Failed	The second trial fell down
Hyleys	Good	Good	All the trials worked!!!
Healtheries	Failed	Failed	None of these Healtheries tea bags flew up

Results: Not all tea bags flew up in the air because the tea bag was not cut open properly. The tea bags flew because the hot air carries the tea bag and the it will fly.

Conclude: I conclude that one tea bag both flew and one only had one that flew in the air and those are Hyleys ( both flew) and Bell ( one flew).

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher was born in 1451. Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba the country in 1492 because wanted go to India that is east but he went west that is America and that is how he discovered Cuba.

He traveled to Spain, Venezuela and many more countries. Christopher explored many countries in the world. For seven he was exploring Europe with his crew. Christopher Columbus had three ships and were Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria With about 90 people in his crew. Christopher finally arrived at Spain because Spain had no war any more. He completed a few of voyages across the Atlantic. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella wanted to prove Christopher that they were as strong as the country next to them Portugal. Christopher's crew were scared that they would starve so they turned away.

In 1504 when they returned to Spain Columbus spent his last 2 years in Spain the he died.  

The plight of the sea turtle

Plight of the sea turtle

Sea turtles have been living for more than 100,000,000 million years but now they are almost extinct because people are killing them!! People are buying and selling them illegally. That is called black market. The people litter by throwing plastic in the sea and lots of sea turtles can get caught in plastic and it will cause the turtles to die.

Is there any solution to the plight of the sea turtle?

If the people don’t kill sea turtles they will be able to live longer. The turtles can cover themselves with their shell. They can go to a place they can be camouflage and protect their babies from predators that are hunting them down.

Fun facts!!!!

• Turtles are reptiles

• They live in hot temperature oceans
• They live in the pacific ocean
• The turtles are cold-blooded
• Sea turtles are endangered

Singing Sensation Book Trailer

Lunch time at Mary Mackillop center

Lunch time at Mary MacKillop center

Mmmm! We are sitting on the grass eating my lunch with my friends. We are at the Mary Mackillop Center it is our school’s 60th diamond jubilee!

Our school have to sit under a tree because it is very sunny. Rangitoto is just across Mission bay beach. The sun is as bright as 10,000 light bulbs. I can see Ben jumping on the trampoline! I feel the wind blowing on my face. I smell the sweetness of the drink the sisters are giving us. The sisters are very kind. I can see Fr. Peter sitting on the bench. This was the best view I've ever will see in my entire life.

I say it is my best lunchtime of my life!!

magnets

Comic strip (magnets)

Joshua C: Hi.

Thelma: Hi

Thelma: Do you know anything about magnets because I know lots of things.

Joshua C: lets see who knows more about magnets.

Joshua C: Magnets can only hold the opposite like North and South or negative and positive.

Thelma: Um, magnets can hold the same like north and north and positive and positive.

Thelma: See I know lots.

Joshua C: That wasn’t a correct answer.

Thelma: You know more than me.

Thelma: I got to go. bye!

Joshua C: bye!

My homework

My homework

I am in my house doing my homework (spelling and reading) with my grandad. My grandad is helping me read my Paul Jennings book and do my spelling on the couch.

My grandad says “you are doing great in your spelling”. He is reading my book now. There are so many books in my grandad’s house. In the lounge my grandad has lots of comfy pillows. He has books for adults, teenagers and kids like me. They are nicely ordered from adults to children. My grandad says  “this is an interesting book” and I say “ thank you grandad”. When grandad is turning the page he asked me “do you know this word?” I reply “ yes it is marvellous!” My grandad has a big and fancy piano near the door to his bedroom. I say in my head “wow that is cool!” My grandad has to finish the book before I go back home to my mum and dad because I have to tell my teacher that I finished the book yesterday. My grandad only has one more word to say but then I hear the doorbell ring.

I have to go home now, but luckily I have finished my book. I say to grandad “ bye see you tomorrow after school at three o’clock!” I turn towards the door and say “Hi mum and dad.”

Soccer

Soccer

I play for a soccer club (8 yrs) and I always talk to my coach before the game if I am nervous. I will play in three kings today. I will play with my other teammates in my club.

I feel a little nervous that the team I’m going to play against is going to win. So I will talk to my coach. The coach says“why are you still here” and I say  “ I want to talk to you about the game and I am a little nervous”. I with the coach and start talking. The field is a bit wet so the people might get dirty. I am not yet changed to his uniform. I smell the grass that just got mowed.The bench is creaking while I sit. The field was quite big for their size but it is small for the coach’s size. I am saying that I am nervous because their team is hard and they are top of the table. The coach says I’m not nervous because I believe we will win. “What is our strategy we are going to do?”.We are going to do counterattack in the first half and we are going to do an offside trap in the second half’.   We are surrounded by green leaves and some trees. There are so many birds chirping on the ground. I can hear the leaves swaying in the air. “ I say “I need to get changed now” and my coach says “okay see you on the field”.

As the coach said he believes that they will win so we won 3-0.

The first pineapple

The first pineapple

Long ago, there lived a girl named Pina. She was lazy and just played with her toys when the mother works very hard. The mother would tell to get the broom and she would say "but mom I can't find the broom."

The mom also said to get water from the river but she would say "but mom I can't find the bucket."

The mom got really angry at Pina so the mom growled at Pina. The mom said "you are such a lazy girl I hope you had lots of eyes. The next morning Pina's mom woke up and could not find Pina.

The mom looked and looked for Pina but Pina was nowhere to be found. The mom sat down on the steps of her house and saw a pineapple in the garden. The pineapple looked like it had lots of eyes.

The mom named the pineapple Pinya to remember Pina her daughter.

Peace poem

Peace poem

Peace is happiness from within.

Peace is as bright as a white dove.

Peace looks like a very silent home (place). Peace sounds like children having fun on the monkey bars and slide.

Peace feels like people hugging each other with happiness and joyfulness.

The lion that would day dream

The lion that would day dream

main character: Mr. Bred- Lion

supporter characters: James- Elephant and Benjamin- monkey

James: “ Wake up Mr. Bred! You have to make me some bread.”

Mr. Bred: “ohh, okay.” ( after he makes some bread for james he tries to remember what he was day dreaming about)

Benjamin: “Hello Mr. bred how is your day going.”

Mr. Bred: (did not answer because he was day dreaming)

Benjamin: “Hello? ahhh who cares.” (waving his hand back and forth over Mr Breds face)

James: “I don’t know what is happening Benjamin

Benjamin: “me too”.

James: “ if he does this all day it will be bad”!

Benjamin & James: Lets try wake him from his daydream   1.. 2.. 3! Wake up Mr. Bred!!!!!!

Mr. Bred: “Yes”.

Benjamin & James: “Yay you stopped day dreaming”!

Mr. Bred: “Okay I will never be lazy and just daydream and do my things I am suppose to do.

boys building sandcastle

Boys building sandcastle

swish! It is sunny day so we are in the beach. I see 2 boys building a sandcastle and it is still quite small. They have lots of tools they can use to make the sandcastle.

They just finished their last tower If they make a mistake they just put the sand back in the bucket and shape it again. The waves are as big as a truck. I feel very warm because it is very sunny. I can see the cent of the water. The shaped sand looks as fat as a fat cone. It looks like one of the boys is going to hit the sandcastle down. The sand is as soft as a guinea pig. The boys are really happy that they built a sandcastle by themselves. I have to eat lunch but I am still watching them from up here. The sand is as soft as a guinea pig They also have some wet sand to make the sand a bit heavier. The water is as blue as the sky. The sandcastle is wide. Even thoe I did not swim and I still am having fun. I think when they grow up they can build real castle.

Haiku poem

My haiku poem

Jesus you love us.

Jesus you are the best.

Every day we pray.

By: Joshua C

The enormous crocodile

The Enormous crocodile

The enormous crocodile is a book written by Roald Dahl. It is about an enormous crocodile that wants to eat little children. He tries to do clever tricks but the animals that heard about it told the children when the crocodile is doing his clever trick. The crocodile is a show off even though he is not smart.

My favourite setting in the book is in the festival because the crocodile really looked like a wooden animal on the roundabout. I like the illustration that made the setting nice and interesting.

I recommend this book to children ages 5-9 because some words are long and hard which is good for 9 year olds. The book is also good for 5 year olds because most of the text are easy and the pictures help the 5 year olds to know and imagine what is happening.

Singing sensation

Singing Sensation

The book singing sensation is from Elisabetta Dami. It is about Geronimo Stilton enrolling in the song festival. He had to go on stage and perform in front of an audience. He was very shy and he only sang when his nephew,Benjamin came on stage and performed with him.

My favourite part was when Benjamin went on stage with Geronimo Stilton. I like the part because it includes Geronimo having confidence.

I recommend this book for children aged 6-9 because it is long and has some hard words. It is a very interesting book because it has interesting words.