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These are the Blog posts that I have done for my homework to Mrs Anderson and Lavinia.

Te ara

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?  wellington

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital? In 1865, Wellington became the capital city of New Zealand, replacing Auckland, where William Hobson had placed the capital in 1841.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata means obsidian waters.

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven - The Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing. Other marinas have been constructed around the harbour.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky sub-marine promontory. It was formed by lava flowing from the Three Kings eruption 20,000 years ago.

Syllables

2 Syllables	3 Syllables	4 Syllables
council describe direct matron raisin serpent tamper vanish warden assure welfare Prospect revise Sample Temper auction collide cursor erect laser outward prefer rogue saucepan tinsel vivid baton dabble diamond evade galore oval presume reign routine tonic volley beacon contrast Funeral splendid boundary walnut	apricot elastic extinct justify powerful production remainder disappear personal recycle career invention magnify mystery qualify carnival dinosaur edition external maritime primary safari unity walnut	familiar operation society

Volcano Prezi

Guide words

Guide words 

before words	After words	Guide words-
Absolve	Absorbing	Abstain
Amuse	Amusing	Amble
Blasphemy	Blast off	Bland
Certified	Chafe	Champion

Kayaking for the first time

Kayaking for the first time

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“Ahhh!” I screamed as I hopped  into my kayak for the first time. It was freezing cold as I was wearing my shorts. We had to meet Henry who was waiting for everyone else near the rocks around the beautiful Hunua falls.

It was so freezing cold I couldn’t describe what the weather was like when we got down the Hunua falls with our kayaks. It was like it was raining with snow and a cold breeze like being inside a refrigerator.

As I went ahead I got stuck between rocks which made me had to get out of my kayak, as I was trying to get my kayak out of the rocks I could hear the bottom of my kayak scraping like it was taking its skin colour off.

Once we went down the stream suddenly my kayak wobbled and started shaking like something was going to attack me, I cried with tears in my thought saying that its going to happen, as soon as it could happen my kayak crashed. It was so deep  I was shivering like I was frozen inside a cube, as I was trying to get back onto my kayak I could almost feel that the underground was like quicksand I cried for help and started moaning for someone to help me get onto my kayak.

It was so incredibly freezing that day even though it was a awesome day I felt like I was in Antarctica  and that it was the end for me.

Sentences

Sentences

Describe- describe  a person that is  in the pool.

Disappear - wow that book just disappear fast.

mince- We are eating mince for dinner.

Draft- take out your draft writing book out of your desk.

pause- Pause whatever is on your netbook.

Apricot- When your finish eating you put your apricot in the bin.

Elastic- We were playing with the elastic.

Enroll- Some people enroll into our school.

Comment:

This activity was kind of easy for me today because I know the meanings for these and I know how to put it into sentences.