The legend of Tapu springs

In room 17 we had to read the Tapu Springs Legend. We then all read it as a class. I think it was a great story and I got sucked into it straight away.
Once we had read it all we had to write down 6 main events. We chose: The taniwha children getting water from the sacred lake, the chief turning the children into stone, Haumapuhia refusing to go and get some water from the far lake, The Chief getting the water himself but waits there, Haumapuhia goes looking for her father and he tries to drown her, last of all Haumapuhia turns into a taniwha and bashes against the mountains making the river.
We then drew a plan and wrote down some information we could use. Once everyone was up to date we retold the story on comic life, drew the pictures and stuck it in our camp book. 

Beach waves

The whirling sound of the waves rebounding echoes,

I run along the damp sand.

My togs feel like their super glued to my skin.

I sprint down to the crashing waves,

My feet get soaked with salty water.

I suddenly dive in noticing my body growing colder,

I push my head up gasping for air.

By Madison,

Aged 10.  

Glow worms

GLOW WORMS

There are 12 species of glow worms.

Glow Worms live world wide. They prefer moist caves or woodlands. Their habitats need to be moist because the eggs can only survive in damp habitats when they are growing.

Glow worms like undisturbed territory.

They have a coal black body when they are young sometimes when they are older they can turn brown. Their light can change from yellow to green and they use them every night.

They can grow up to 2.5 - 5.0 cm in size.

Glow worms use their light to attract their mates at night by sticking their butt up in the air and seeing whose is brightest.Their light can also be dangerous and can attract predators. once the glow worms have mated they lay 50-100 yellow eggs. The eggs take 3-6 weeks to hatch but they speed up the progress if the weather is warm. The baby glow worm takes 9 months to grow up then it turns into a pupa (cocoon) that takes 2 weeks. They then hatch and become an adult within 3 days.

There are only a few animals that threat glow worms like, spiders, birds, bats and centipedes. Glow worms don’t have many predators mainly animals that can reach them in their caves.

Glow worms eat little amount of food and are omnivores but they do desire meat such as slugs and snails. Glow worms use their attractive light to make their prey enter the cave. Once their prey has entered the cave they will be trapped in the sticky threads that the glow worms have made. They can then tell when the threads have caught something because the glow worms get a sense of vibration. The glow worm will then strangle the other bug to death. After the long process the glow worm will enjoy sucking out the juices or eating the full body.

Glow worms are threatened because of their short lifespan and because of their tail attracting more predators.

The scientific name for the Glow worm is Arachnocampa Luminosa.

   

Design School

Today for our maths we had to build and measure a school. We had to have at least 5 buildings that didn't have gaps. Brooklyn, Charlotte and I chose to do 3d buildings that cotained the right measurement. Once we finished the building we had to scale it out on a peice of paper. 

After that we had to make room for the field, courtyard, car park and netball courts. We didn't end up measuring the buildings because we were to worried that there wasn't enough colour.

We made many mistakes and started over many times
 It was complicated and we had a few disagreeing fights but we got through in the end.

Cave Weta

Cave Weta

There are more than 60 species of Cave Weta living in New Zealand.

Habitat:

Cave Weta are extremely rare and found in certain places such as in a damp cave, not often but under houses, under stones, in logs and sometimes in coal mines.

Appearance:

Cave Wetas have large black legs that are used to jump up to 2 meters. Above their head they have long antennas to feel around in the cave. They weigh up to 3.5 kilos and are 335mm in length that is including their legs and antennas. Cave Weta are known to be the only weta that do not have ears. They do not communicate or make sounds. They have a large head that contains their eyes and their strong jaw.

Life Cycle:

A female Cave Weta can lay up to 6 eggs, in a whole lifetime they can lay up to 3oo eggs. Only a female has a spike she uses it to lay the eggs. An egg takes 1 month to hatch and once it has it takes 18 months to become an adult. The Cave Wetas have been around since dinosaurs.

Diet:

The Cave Weta is an omnivore and it has a range of food that it eats such as plants, fruit, leaves, and dead insects.

Predators:

It has many predators like weka, kiwi, reptiles, but most commonly the Cave Wetas biggest threat are rats and bats.

Cave Wetas sleep at the top of the cave so their predators can’t get them at daytime but if the predator is in the cave or other habitat the weta will sometimes leap on them.

They are nocturnal insects but when the wetas go out at night they are in more danger because they have to get food which means thats when they are likely to die from a suprize of rats or bats bouncing on them.

Population:

The Cave Weta can live from 2-7 years and have different species all over New Zealand, South Africa and South America. They are related to grasshoppers and crickets as well.

The wetas have been around for centuries but are endangered because of their habitats being damaged and destroyed.

Cube

For maths we had to build a cuboid with our buddy then we had to take a picture and send it to ourselves. Once we had claimed it from our emails we had to open it with paint. Our job was to find the perimeter and area. We had to show our workings and add the blocks squared or other wise it could be any thing.  It was a simple job and it was a great idea for maths.

Challenge tree

Time line
This is a time line showing important events in my life.
I have chosen photos that are interesting such as:
When I was born, My first Christmas, When I could crawl,
When I could walk and bike, my kindergarten photo with all my class mates
and when my sisters were born.



















Tuxedo
This is my tuxedo it shows what I am interested in and what I like to do in my free time I have a range of sports and heaps of school subjects.

Menu
This is my family menu it shows food that we eat on Christmas and other holidays. This is food I enjoy eating and it explains my culture and what I like to eat.