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Deforestation
Image from here For the Student Blogging Challenge, I’m going to write about a global issue – deforestation. (Yeah, I’m super creative – I did the same thing last year. But, this year I will write a...
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THE HIDDEN ORACLE (THE TRIALS OF APOLLO)!!!!!
Image from here (SPOILER FREE! (well, at least the start is. I’ll say when there are spoilers)) IT’S HERE! THE HIDDEN ORACLE (THE TRIALS OF APOLLO)!!! If you’ve read Percy Jackson, The Heroes of...
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A shiver went down Charlotte’s back. Whether it was the cold or fear, she didn’t know. Darkness surrounded Charlotte as she bit back a scream. She hated the dark. The candle didn’t make it much better....
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Samoan language week
(Image from here) Talofa lava! Last week was Samoan language week, and in class, we learnt things about Samoa. Here’s what I learnt: Colours I learnt colours in Samoan, then wrote a song about it to...
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100 word challenge number 12
It had been a normal day. I was sitting on a bench, reading my book, when a loud CRACK! interrupted me. The man that was sitting next to me was metal! He sat in the same position as he was before –...
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Lois Lowry (author of The Giver)
Image from here Lois Lowry is an American author. She has written over 30 children’s books, and has won many awards. She was born on March 20th, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. When she was young, Lois was...
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I gripped my violin, trying not to panic. It was my turn in 4 people… 3…. 2… 1… I’d never performed in front of so many people before. What if it went wrong? My heart beat like a drum, my breathing...
View ArticleIdioms
Chicken out = To decide not to do something because you’re scared Example: She was going to go skydiving, but she chickened out Fishy = Something is odd, or suspicious Example: When I asked who had...
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I sighed as I looked down onto the kingdom from above. I imagined what it would be like to have all I could see. The great, beautiful castle, and the houses, and all the markets… Life would be so good....
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Matariki
Image from here Matariki is the name for the star cluster that marks the Maori New year. It is also known as the Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters, and is part of the constellation Taurus. Matariki can...
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Julian Dennison
Who is this? This is Julian Dennison. He’s an actor, and has been in 3 movies: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Paper Planes, and Shopping Where is he from? He lives in Naenae, Lower Hutt, and attends Hutt...
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Eragon and Eldest
Eragon image from here, Eldest image from here Roughly 2 weeks ago, I started reading the Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini. I finished reading Eragon about a week ago, and I just finished...
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Georgia
Georgian Flag Above is the flag of Georgia, also know as the Five Cross flag The main colours of the flag are white and red, because red is considered the national colour of Georgia, and the white...
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All I could hear my heart pounding wildly. Boom. Boom. Boom. Everything sounded muted – the wild cheers of the crowd, the sound of everyone’s feet against the racing track… I could only focus on...
View ArticleWe Bake It, You Take It
Kids from the years 3, 4, 7, and 8 from Karori Normal School were not in class on Friday the 5th of August. Why? They were buying jelly, sherbet, waffles, and more at the massive Room 22 and 23 refugee...
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All about Georgia!
Georgia is a small country next Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, that has about the same population as New Zealand. Here’s some reasons why you should visit Georgia! Tbilisi Tbilisi is the...
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Diwali literacy
15 facts about Diwali The word Diwali means rows of lighted lamps Diwali is celebrated by cleaning their house, wearing new clothes, exchanging gifts, preparing festive meals, decorating buildings with...
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Diwali homework
Diwali Diwali is the festival of lights that is celebrated in India. It is a major Hindu celebration that signifies light overpowering dark. It is a time to get together with family and enjoy the...
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Camp
Camp! Room 22 and Room 23 (my class) went to the South Island! We stayed in Nelson, from Monday 10 October to Friday 14, in the Rotoiti Lodge, a super nice place that was very close to Lake Rotoiti...
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