maori proverbs

In Maori we have been learning about a Whakatauki
A Whakatauki is a proverb, what is truly valued in the Maori Culture.
The Whakatauki that we have been learning about is if we all shared then no one would go without.
We would be able to provide for all that come to us.
There are also Proverbs in the Bible that encourage us to share.
Read these proverbs : Proverbs 19:17; 22:9; 31:20.
Jesus also showed us the teachings of God when he feed the multitudes of people with the fish and the loaves. Read more about this in the Gospel of John: 6 or the Gospel of Matthew: 14.

vertebrates

In room six we have been learning to classify an animal .scientists classify plants an animals into groups in order to easily identify, sort and name them.
classify=sort there are many different ways to group living organisms.one way is according to how they use their food for energy. you can classify animals into to main groups vertebrates and invertebrates
all verterbrates have ....
skeleton inside their body
musles that help them move
blood moves through tubes
lungs or gills for breathig

Inverterbrates
90% of all animals are Inverterbrates tend to be small because they have no backbone many live in the ocean because it helps support their weight some have a hard covering or shell on their outside of their bodies for protection.

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Just imagine a sunny winters day at the wharf about to launch your boat, well that's what happens to me twice a month .When i go fishing we always come back with something to eat but in the future that might not happen because of pollution.this animals are amazing but there probably won't be alive much longer.

1.grey nurse shark.when we saw this amazing creature it was in pauanui.we were fishing and then my dad spotted a massive shark coming to the surface. While i was hoping it would go away and not come back my sister was screaming so loud you could probably hear it from miles away. But then the shark came back and we had a spare fish so we through it to him so he gently grabbed the fish in his mouth and swam away. That day when we went home our poppa was there and told him about the shark and he told me that it was one of the most gentle sharks
Ever.


2.stingray
This we also saw in pauanui we were at slipper island and me my brother and two of our friends were on the biscuit in water that was about 1 meter and a stingray elegantly smam just under us it was scary and amazing at the same time.



3. Kingfish
When i caught this We were in Auckland and there were full size king fish 75cm swimming at the surface so i got my hand line out and waited and waited intl bang i had a king fish on my line so i pulled it up and got a photo i was so happy but it was the only one undersized it would of been a mean feed.



4. Gurned we were late night fishing in auckland and the sun was going down for the whole time we were catching snapper and we were getting a bit bored so dad said lines up were going so we did but mum had a gurned that was sitting at the bottom and she pulled it up and we had fish for diner.


5.sea lion i used to think that there were no sea lions in the ocean but on may 19th that all changed i saw a sea lion in the water eating a john dory which is a marine fish that looks like a soldier from its colors. It was a very amazing animal to see in the ocean it was just chucking the fish when bam it hit the side of the boat





6. Barracuda most of you probably think that the barracuda only stay down at the bottom of the ocean but they don't. i was fishing and we didn’t catch anything at all intal my poppa caught a massive barracuda that was the reason that we were not catching any fish because fish are scared of barracudas.





7. Leather jacket no it is not some old leather jacket floating in the water it is a fish with a spike on its head and leathery skin.most sea birds will love eating one of these but us humans it won’t be very nice.





These are some great memories and when im older i will hope i can get a boat to go fishing i hope you will get to see these amazing sites that i saw.

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Science Roadshow

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale

Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit!

We had a lot of fun, and recommend that everyone goes to the Science Roadshow if they get a chance.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Lights, Camera, Action!

Last week Good Shepherd School performed, ‘Zip Zip Zap Avenue’. We packed the school hall with our family and friends as the rain fell. Most of GSS students were in the holding classrooms covered in make-up and sitting in our toy costumes.

Zip Zip Zap Avenue is a about a Toy Shop that comes alive once one of the main characters, the Shopkeeper closed up the shop and turned off the light. The toys would then come alive when all the people were asleep, like the the families that visited the toyshop looking for the perfect gifts. This certain night at the toyshop the celebration was for Buzz the Bee, he had left the shelf of the toy shop and all his friends came out to celebrate him with dances. The main toy friends were Thing 1, Thing 2, Tiki, Spiderman, Cabbage Patch Doll, Woody, Strawberry Shortcake, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. The main characters introduced the classes as they came in as their selected toy and danced for buzz.

The first dance was the boys and girls of Room 3 and 4 who were transformers, this was a great and powerful way to start the show. Room 5 then twirled onto the stage as Barbie and Ken dancing to Barbie girl. Things got a little spooky as the trolls of Room 7 came out in the middle of the night to the song Thriller. We weren’t too scared for long as the fairies in Room 3 and 4 came out dancing away in their gorgeous fair dresses. And just when you thought things couldn’t get any cuter the teddy bears from Room 1 and 2 went on their teddy bear picnic. Room 8 then showed us what teamwork is with their awesome lego outfit and very cool song … Everything is awesome! Next up were the Kiwi toy, with great costumes for the kiwi birds and the wonderful performance of the Poi Dancers. And finally it was our turn, Room 6 spun onto the stage as Rubix Cubes dancing to You Spin Me Right Around.

It was a fantastic experience for us all, we learnt a lot about performing and all the work that goes on in the background. We was a wonderful opportunity and it wouldn’t of been possible without the support of everyone working together just like the lego blocks.