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Big pushes herald rare rhino

 Big pushes herald rare rhino

Newspaper article

Fiction

4)1 Two facts that I learned from this article is that Auckland Zoo hasn't had a rare herd for 2 decades.The male rhino came from Hamilton Zoo.

3)2 I question that I would like to ask is how many white rhinos are left in the wild?

1)3 Something new I learned from this article is that the rhino calf needs 10 to 12 litres of milk a day.

Spring Haiku

 

Spring Haiku
Peaceful, Quite
Birds chirping in the sunlight
Lively, scenic

Haystack

 Haystack

It was a gloomy day in July, the wind was whistling. The Green family was busy doing their usual chores.

‘What happened to the lotto?” inquisitively said Jessica, shovelling the horse’s dung as her luscious strawberry blonde locks whirled in the gusty wind. Mrs Green sighed she knew she had to tell the truth.

“Well, I won it” Mrs Green muttered sadly, looking at tanned skin.

Mrs Green thought back to last week. She was busy feeding the horses hay. Strong gusts of wind pushed their way into the stable through the 90-year-old rusty wooden roof. Moving bits of hay. After that Mrs Green remembered that she had hung her brown bag, which contained the ticket on the crumbly brick wall. Behind the goats. It must have fallen out because of the wind or Billy could ate it she thought. Billy was a white goat with speckles of black and brown. She remembered droplets of water coming off the leaky roof. It was time to go back home. Mrs Green walked past the ivy-covered barn to go home.

As she takes the treacherous trek back home the water droplets drench her already muddy clothes.

By the time she enters home,  rain viscously beats the roof. Soon after getting changed and having dinner Mrs Green sits on a leather couch watching who won the lotto. Number 15  you win 10 million. Mrs Green looked at the journal where she had written her lotto details instead of her ticket as it was upstairs. Mrs Green thought this day would never come. Mrs Green climbed the oak stairs into her bedroom.

Beep! It was late dawn. The rooster was wide awake. Mrs Green made herself a coffee, peeped in into her bag to see if the ticket was there. She felt a shock of lightning in her body. Mrs Green thought to herself I definitely put it there. She bolted through the door, past the chicken coop into the horse’s stable. She searched and searched but there was no sign of the ticket. Dishearten Mrs Green made her way to the chicken coop.

“Mum,” Jessica called out. Jessica’s pale skin blushing. Mrs Green looked back in amazement, the ticket was carefully tucked in the haystack.” Can’t believe you found it,” Mrs Green muttered while hugging Jessica. 

“Where is my hat?” yelled Jessica,” Billy”.

Have I:	Yes/No
Written an introduction with an interesting hook?	Yes
Described the setting and characters?	Yes
Included a variety of details like thoughts, feelings and the five senses?	Yes - some
Used a variety of words to link events?	Yes
Written a resolution with an impactful closing?	Yes
Used paragraphs	Yes
Used interesting and powerful vocabulary?	Yes
Corrected most spelling, punctuation and grammar?	Yes
Two things I did well were…
Two things I did well was describing the characters and using a range of different punctuation.
Something I can improve is…
I need to improve on using more linking words.

Under the Bed

 UNDER THE BED

I wonder what horrors lurk under the bed.

Maybe a dragon or a pirate instead.

ROAR! BANG! CRACK!

Is this monster going to break my back!

I creep down under my bed

Just to see what I dread

All I could see was a few mice

Feasting on some rice

Now I’m not scared of 

atrocities that I once feared

NZ Heart Foundation

Reading Challenge

 Nancy Drew Diaries

Mystery of the Midnight Rider

Author Carolyn Keene

Mystery

3) 1. The problem was resolved when Nancy figured out who was vandalising Payton stuff. It was Payton she was one who was vandalising and tampering here horses because she didn’t want to a be professional horse racer. In the end, Payton quit racing and did horse racing for fun.

5)  2. The story is about professional racer  Payton Evans who is racing at the annual river hights horse show.  But everything goes horribly wrong, when Payton’s horse Midnight gets tested for drugs and notes start to appear. Nancy Drew a detective is on the case.

1) 3. Nancy is one of the main characters she is clever and because it says she is a detective and she solves even the hardest problems.

How do Banks Work?

How do Banks Work?

Intro

Banks have been around for thousands of years, they are more than a piggy bank, that keep your money safe. In fact, the first bank was in 1401. This is a safe place to store lots of people's money. The Banks job is to help people by lending others money and borrowing their money. Banks brings benefits to many people whether its billions of bucks or a small bit of money.

Paragraph 1( Putting your money in your account.

When you open your bank account you deposit money. This, In other words, you put money like coins and notes into your bank account. After a year the bank makes payment to you letting them use your money. This is called interest.

Paragraph 2 ( Lending money to you)

 For instance, you deposit $ 200 from your chores or gift. Then the bank will pay 2% interest. In no time your money in your savings account will grow. You might ask why does the bank give you interest.

Paragraph 3 ( What does the bank do with your money)

 For example, If the bank lends your money to a woman who wants to buy a brand new house. After a year the woman has to pay the amount of money she borrowed and extra money. The bank pays you back the money but also pays some of the extra money that the woman gave. The remaining money is kept in the bank as profit. Profit is when you gain something. This is how banks conduct business.

Conclusion

Banks are reliable intuitions that manage millions and billions of dollars. They make everyday lives more convenient and safe. Without banks, most people won’t be able to borrow to purchase everyday necessities. Banks make sure your money is safe and secure for the future..

Pattern Task Turtle

WALT Recognise and understand equivalent fractions

I made this turtle design using equilateral triangles, Trapeziums and Rhombuses. The shape can be made all out of triangles. So I worked out there are 40 triangles. There are 4 triangles that are already thare so it is 4/40. If you simplified 4/40 it would equal 1/10.

Pattern Task Flower

I made this flower design using trapeziums and a hexagon. First I worked out that the whole shape can be made of trapeziums. Two trapeziums are equal to a hexagon. So I worked out the whole shape is made of 14 trapeziums. Since there are 12 trapeziums in this shape it will make 12/14. If you simplified 12/14 it will equal 6/7.