Book reveiw - The Hunting of the Last Dragon

The Hunting of the Last Dragon- Sherryl Jordan

All of the villages believed the very last dragon had been dead for years. But has it really been killed?

An ordinary boy called Jude lived a ordinary life with his family in the small village of Doran, until one day his village was destroyed by a fire breathing dragon. The fire left their village smoldering away with nothing anyone could do about it. The tragedy of the fire devastated Jude, so he set out on on a mission to kill the dragon and save the other villages.

I would rate this book 10/10.

I would recommend this book to anyone aged 9-13.

I loved the book because I never new what to expect next and the book really got me hooked even at the start.

If I could be an animal

If I could be an animal I would be...

I'd be a bird. No bird in particular just any bird that can flutter above the treetops, dipping and diving skywards, living off the berries that decorate the lush green forest. I would be able to nest high, so high I am well above the rest of the animals that rule the forest floor. Soaring far far up, allowing the gentle breeze to ruffle my feathers. Flitting here and there would be magical, a dream come true.

Hannah's Holiday

In the holidays we went to Golden Bay with my Nana and Grandad. In the afternoon we went for a walk up a track made of really amazing trees and unusual rocks. I was an amazing walk!

Kotuku Kids Mihi

Kotuku Paku Mihi

Ka pai kōutou. Here are our mihi.

 

 

Hot Air Ballooning

In our class we are making hot air balloons with Mr Neal. Yesterday we made the canopy. Today we are melting the candles onto the tin foil and attaching the straws. Yesterday we tested Mr Neal's hot air balloon named "Casper" outside on the tennis court. Casper inflated, lifted off the ground ever so slightly then went up in flames. Mr Neal said it was a step towards success. Today when everyone has completed their balloons we plan to test them outside on the tennis court. 

Mouldy Science

In our class we have been doing science. One of the experiments was seeing if we could speed up the process of mould. We put one slice of toast bread and one slice of sandwich into a sealed packet. Different groups put different liquids onto their bread. One group put honey and butter and others put golden syrup. We put one teaspoon of milk. So far it has been one week and ours was first to go mouldy. We had slow on one side of the wall and fast on the other. We had to decide which side ours would go on. We put ours on the fast side and we were correct.

8am swim

It was Friday morning and we had just woken up from our Thursday night sleep. As Mr Neal came out of his sleeping unit (small office) he explained to the class about how we were going for a morning swim. As we were leaving the hall, a few people were still waking up.After we had departed from the hall, we headed over to the Upper Moutere School pool leaving the sleepy ones behind. Jed was the first one in the pool and the rest of us followed. The cover had been left on the pool overnight so it was surprisingly warm. We all stayed in the water for quite a long time before heading back to the hall for breakfast. Overall we had a great time.