sports in maori

poitarawhiti= netball

tēnihi= tennis

pāhiketepaoro= basketball

eke ngaru= surf

eke hōiho= horse riding

tarai= rugby

tarai= golf

kua pau [te] hau= running

whanapao= football

kaunga= swimming

the Banded Kokopu

Sophia Smith

Banded Kokopu

Hey. Im sophia, and today the topic is about the small but magnificent Banded kokopu.

You can find this fish on the beds of rivers and streams mainly under large rocks. The locations that have said to be found  are mainly the Chatham and Rakiura island in the north part of new zealand.

The banded Kokopu is 20 cm as well as getting up to 25cm long. One of its best features are its snake skin pattern on its back although some of these fish have more of a leopard pattern and its belly is pale as well as its fins. Some that have been spotted are said to look like tiny eels.

Their Life cycle starts off as little eggs placed around plants which is in the estuary part of the water, then the eggs turn into Larvae which are in the deep part of the sea, then to whitebait which is placed in the Estuary part again, then turn into Banded Kokopu which swim in the fresh shallow water parts.

The Banded Kokopu feeds off insects that fall into the water. How they breath is by swallowing water then pump it over their gills.  

The Banded Kokopu is one of our many stream creatures.

Do you want to help our insects and fish?

Do you want the Banded Kokopu to stay alive?

Do you want to help them in any way you can?

Do you?

1.Dish soap=This contains the chemical triclosan. This chemical can cause infertility, early puberty, and other hormone disorders in animals

2.Golf balls= they look like eggs and fish like eating them so they will eat the ball which is bad for there insides.

3.Medications= When you take a pill, the body breaks it down and gets absorbed into the bloodstream. Whatever parts aren’t absorbed into our blood gets converted into water soluble particles that get excreted in urine which goes into the sewage system. Anxiety, anti-depressants, and birth control pills have been found in nearly all public waters. This makes the fish act quite strange, as if they are on drugs them self.

One word.

Pollution!

We have rubbish bins for a reason!

Thankyou.

Websites used: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/5-weird-ways-our-products-affect-animals/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_kokopu

https://www.niwa.co.nz/freshwater-and-estuaries/nzffd/NIWA-fish-atlas/fish-species/banded_kokopu

river recount

River Recount

Just another day, another bike ride. 2 years ago I was on my bike riding with one of my best friends (Pearl). We had just been playing at the park in Te Awanga and were heading back towards the campsite that my friend charlie’s grandpa owns. It was so cold that day, that I couldn't help tuck my fingers tightly away into the sleeves. We could hear the crashing waves beside us. We were planning on going to a hut that my dad showed me a couple of years ago. After all we were freezing, exhausted, and very much bored.

Over the small bridge to the sand, we hopped off our bikes. We pushed them up to a large ragged log lying on the ground as we realised that the river crossing right over into the sea. So we couldn't take them with us. The chance of them getting stolen obviously didn't occur to us (after all we were only year 5s)

We started to panic a little as we had no clue how we would cross. There seemed to be some teenage boys hanging on either side of the river which made this situation even worse. They could see that Pearl and I wanted to cross over and they were excited to see us try. For a second Pearl and I looked at each there and thought (are we really going to do this) But that didn't stop us! We took our sneakers and socks off and leaned them against the log. The river was so ruff it was terrifying. The motion of the river was in waves so when one past that would be the best time to run across.

3, 2, 1, go!! We ran down the slope into the freezing water. It was so hard to keep you balance as the fast water was pushing you to the side. We got around to the middle of the lake and we started to panick. We could see the next wave coming and we new we wouldn't make it to the other side in time for it to pass.

The teenage boys were staring and started to giggle.   Just before the wave hit us we tried to jump but we both slipped on the slippery rocks and fell to the ground drenched in our wet clothes. At that second of course the boys couldn't stop laughing. But we picked ourselves up and walked across to the other side, back onto the sand.

Shivering like a fly does when you spray it with fly killer, we fell to the sand. Looked at eachother with relief. Burst out laughing.

The End.

My graffiti wall art

Mcdonald's is harmful to nz

Mc Donalds is harmful to nz

Stop eating Mcdonalds!Oil, fat, salt, sugar = Mcdonald's!We all have our addictions and likes but when it comes to Mcdonalds we should all be shaking our heads.So your average burger that's probably around 160 calories, and when you have one at Mcdonalds its 250 calories.  Milkshakes have 320 calories.There are so many other options you can choose so why choose Mcdonald's? Its cheap for a reason!They make kiddies toys to make the kids want to come back!Think of all the oil on the chips.All the fat in the bread.All the salt.There are so many other options you can choose so why choose Mcdonald's?

Ready For Braces

“Take a seat,” Said the dentist.

My tummy is a roller coaster constantly looping. I sit in the chair for the 50th time.The bright light blinds me. My mum close up to my chair. My sweaty hand clasps onto her hand. In the injection goes.

Sqeezing her hand I take a deep breath. 9 injections in total. Wiggling side to side, I moan a little.

Tugging, tugging, and pop, theirs the first tooth out. Only 3 more to go.Each corner was sore after, I could hardly eat. My gums, throat and lips were completely numb and would take four hours till normal again.

There was a lot of blood and a lot of tissues had been used because of the fact that they were adult teeth.  I couldn't eat, talk, or swallow and even today it hurts to eat.  In four weeks time i'll be back, another day of terrifying moments, walking out with braces.

Reflection for term

Reflection

• I was surprised that I am above the average in reading and very proud.
• I'm going to keep trying in my maths.
• I’m happy with my writing and ready to write more stories. :)
• I have achieved in my music and excited to take part next term.

Journal entry

Journal entry.

I push open the door, I take a deep breath, The look on the nurse's face wasn't good, my tummys a roller coaster looping constantly. I take a seat. Don looked up at me with such innocence. He leaned over to say something. “I'm a gonner Billy.” At that moment I thought back to all the times in the mines, then Don took another breath. “What about the strike,” he said. I sat and waited, remembering as he closed his eyes. It was an awful time in Waihi when my dad used to fight against the black leg. He tried to get some words out “I was a black leg.”

He confessed.

I didn't know what to do. I felt sick. Could I of been with a traitor all this time. And now I see that I wasted my time, I wasted my friendship, in the war. Although I didn't feel completely torn apart, it was like I was glad and relieved at the same time.The question I will always ask till the end is

“Was war really worth it?”  

war in waihi

War in Waihi

1. What did you already know about mining before reading this article?
2. Complete the   ‘somebody/wanted/but/so’   chart below:

Main players	What did he/they want?	What was the problem with wanting this?	What was the end result?
Miners	Better working and  better pay.	There were people against this.	Mather mine ended up closing.
Shareholders	They wanted to get lots of money.	No one was willing to give it.	They got what they wanted.
Politicians	They didn't want to do anything.	It would just get worse and worse.	People left and the mine closed down.
Engine Drivers	They wanted their own union And didn't want to strike.	There were people giving money in to support the strike.	They went back to work.
Federation of Labour	They wanted the strike to end up with a good result.	But there were other bigger businesses that were against this.	They didn't get what they wanted.
P. M. William Massey	He wanted the mine to carry on working.	The miners didn't want to go to work.	He failed then succeeded.
Commissioner Cullen	He wanted the police to fight back the trouble.	Lots of people were hurt.	He got his battle.
Scabs(free Labourers)	They wanted to work.	The miners didn't want them to because of the strike.	They got the work they desired for.
Police	They wanted peace.	They had to work for it.	They got what they wanted when the town settled down.
Fred Evans	He wanted to go on strike.		The strike was a disaster.
Miners Families	They wanted a pay packet.	The shareholders got less.
The mine manager.	He wanted no strike and money from himself.	The miners union.	Eventually he got what he wanted.

3. What can you say about the way decisions were made in 1912?

Decisions were made poorly and they didn't think in a fair position.

It was wealth before health.

My First Impressions Of HNI

Hi im sophia
I just started HNI and its fabulous there.
I was put in a different class as my friends but the I was moved so now im in room 11 :)  (with my friends)
Im in room 11 which is full of friendly people and my teacher is Mrs Sturch.
I really enjoyed my first two weeks as we did so many activities like swimming sports, food tech, the start of PE, etc.
So it was a great start of the year :)