Chicks

These are some photos of our chicks!

Our new baby Chicks!

In my class room, we got 3 baby chicks for us to have and raise in the class! It is so cool raising them! The only thing is its a huge responsibility. The temperature has to be a certain degree, we have to check their bottoms so that they do not die because if there is anything stuck to their bottoms, it can stop them from going to the toilet and then that may kill them. We also have separate juties to feed, water, clean their box and them. It is hard, but I still enjoy it. We have all agreed on names for them as well. There is; Bushy ( the one that falls asleep on your hand and is very calm), Crazy ( the one that is a bit crazy so he runs away from your hand and attempts to fly a little bit) and there is Phsyco ( the one that is absolutely mad, he is the tallest and oldest an he always trys to fly when you hold him and if you put him in the ground he goes crazy and runs every where. They are only about 3 weeks old, yello and brown and are so cute! On my next post I will put up pics of all of them. Thanks for listening!

What to do after school

Most of you go home after school and tell your parents that your bored. Well I'm going to help you with that problem. First of all, don't annoy your parents by telling them your bored. They need their rest from a hard days of work. So here are some things I like to do after school; go outside and enjoy the nice weather, play a game, invite a friend over, go to the park or if you have a device play on that but not for to long. Hopefully this will help you with your boredom problem.
By lily

My poem

Today I had a rotten shoe

Today I had a rotten shoe as I went to the loo

It was horrible! Horrendous! A disgusting sight!

I think I should throw it away. I might!

But why? Why was it wrong?

Why did people say ‘ Hey you! You pong!

There was nothing wrong with it -  I thought.

So, that was a great lesson I was taught!

By Lily

(P.s. I changed a poem by ken Nesbitt and I changed it around.)

Doing our class speeches

Our Speeches

Presenting our speeches was very interesting to see other peoples ideas of what a speech would be about . My speech was about world hunger but then there was a speech about toilets. That was an example of how different people think in different ways. I found it quite easy to write my speech because I really feel for hungry children. We wrote our speeches because there is an inter school speech competition on and there are gonna be one year 7 or 8 and one year 5 or 6 . The teachers and Jane judged us and the winners were: Mayur and he is a year 7 and then the year 5 winner is Hannah J. I wanted to win, but at least I tried and had a go. I felt confident that I had shared my message with others.

Bird box making

Working with Ged.

Donna’s LA group went to see Ged in the library to share our designs of bird boxes we would like to make, for our Hingaia whanake. I felt really excited about sharing my ideas with others and seeing their creative ideas as well.

We discussed what type of roof would be best for the design and also, what design would be best for the birds. We thought the best design would probably be a design that is nice and simple for the birds, but they also like certain colours. It was interesting seeing their ideas about what types of roofs and things. We discussed a-lot about how the roof would look like. We are going halfsies so one is going to be a triangle shaped one like this;

or a roof shaped as a horizontal line like this.  

Then we decided who would have the triangle shaped roof and the horizontal one.

Tuesday 18th September 2012

Today we started creating our bird boxes. The first thing we did was is got our 6 pieces of wood and sanded them . That took quite a while though . Then we drilled in where the screws are going to go and nailed all the pieces of wood together. After that we drilled the hole where the birds go in and used a mallot to bang in the perches. After that we cut out and then put on all our little details and decorations. At the end Ged and Cole discussed to us that at the end of the term we are all going to take our bird boxes home and paint them and then bring them back next term week six, for ag day.

This is my wildlife report for school

Fantail are wonderful birds.They fly fluently in the breeze, while the sun splays above them with the clouds and the sound of chirping follows.

Fantail are a type of brownish grey colour. They are 16cm long and they have a fan shaped tail, that's why they are called the fantail. They are very talented birds. When they fly it looks like a paper fan is in the sky with a broken core so the feathers are flapping wildly in the breeze. It's unimaginable.

Fantail live in forest edges, parks and gardens. That means they are widespread. You can see them about anywhere but they do have special places where they make their nests.

Fantail lay 5-2 eggs every season. So, everyday the parents have to go out get food for their young ones, Come home put the babies to sleep and feed themselves. That is a lot of work to do in one day.

Fantail have a special diet. They are not like the normal birds that feed on worms. They eat;
Fruit, insects, berries and small food like that.

You would expect fantail to live for more than 4 years right? Well no. They only live up to 3 years! I mean that is a very small life right? imagine if you could only live up to three years! That would be a really small life.

Wow! Who knew that fantail are only 16cm long, they have a small diet, they dont live very long, they have 5-2 eggs every season and they are widspread! So, in conclusion, they are wonderful birds.

School Holidays

Holidays are fantastic. They are days away from school. I fancy school as well as I fancy the holidays. But then, holidays are the time of year when you just get to sit back and relax. Then it actually depends what type of things you do in the holidays. I enjoy seeking out to go on adventures. I really enjoy going on bush walks, I like to pretend that there are monsters in there and that they are coming out to eat me. And then thats the part where my dad makes evil scientist noises. I love the school holidays. Do you?

All of you people out there.

To all you people out there,
I would be very greatful if in the comments for this post, you wrote your name and whre you are from. I am so glad to have all you people out there viewing my blog. It makes me feel very happy and it warms my heart because it shows that all you people are interested in a 10 year olds writing. So if you can please in the comments for this blog, post your name and where you aare from, I would be very greatful.

Lily

The world.

I say try and change the world. Try And make a difference.  Make a difference about environmental problems that are going on know. If you just volunteered to clean up litter on the side of the street or little things like that, Its called; making a difference. Post a comment and tell me about what you have done to make a difference. One of my friends raised money for the blind. That is making a difference.  There is a saying that my teacher tought me That goes; There was once a boyon the beach that was covered in blue jellyfish. The boy was throwing the jellyfish back into the ocean because he cared. Then came along an old man. The old man said to the boy; " stop throwing those jellyfish into the ocean its waisting time and plus it wont make a difference to them." And the boy picked up one jelyfish and said to the old man; " It made a difference for that one". The point of that story is that even if you do something really little to help the world, It makes a big difference.

Problems

This is my problem page. If you have a problem like bullying and things like that, post a comment about that problem and I will try and help you fix it.

Awesome people

The way you now if you are awesome or not is if:
Just be yourself! Everybody's equal so we can all be awesome at the same time! If your friends say that you need to change to be their friend, say no! I'm fine the way I am! Because no matter how you dress or how you look its all about your personality! Just be yourself! That is what I think! And i know that I have great friends because they like me the way I am. And thats how everybody should feel about everybody. So I say if your friends say you have to change then don't be their friend! Its as easy as that!

By Lily

My school report on Pukekos!

Pukeko

Pukekos waddling around the grass thinking the world revolves around them. Their navy blue and white feathers swishing back and forth in the wind. Their beak is knipping at the grass trying to find food.

Pukeko’s are about 51 centimetres long and have navy blue and white feathers, with a black head and upper-parts, and a red bill and legs. They are very pretty birds I think. Have you ever seen a pukeko?

A pukeko walks like an Egyptian dancer. They are very clumsy at flight but can fly long distances. They can be seen peacefully grazing enjoying the nice weather.

Pukekos have a wide range of food they eat. They mostly eat; invertebrates, eggs, mammals, grass, frogs and small chicks.

Pukekos live around forests, shrubs and bushes.  But they are widespread so that means they hang out anywhere, but live in certain places such as; wetlands and forest edges.

Pukekos are fascinating birds. They have fancy coloured feathers, they are BIG birds, they have a wide range  of diet, live in a LOT of places and have weird actions. So, Long live pukekos!

My thoughts

I really enjoy having this blog. I really do. Here is a story that I made up when I was bored. Once upon a time there was a unicorn. It's name was Corn-Feild. It was shaped like corn. It lived in the village of corn yard. It gave all the towns people corn when there fields ran out. The end. You probably think that was a boring story. Well if you post a comment on my story maybe you can change it around a bit so its more exciting.
By Lily

Lily's Speech

Bloated stomachs, bones jutting out of sagging skin, sunken in eyes and pitiful cries...what am I talking about... hunger. There are 7 billion people in the world. With an estimated 925 million hungry people in the world, this means 1 in 7 people are hungry. I I know what you’re probably thinking you’re probably thinking well who cares its not our problem. Well, no. You’re wrong. It is our problem. I’m here to tell you where, why and how it’s our problem that all over the world hundreds of children die and suffer

You are probably thinking to yourself what is hunger what does it mean? Well I’m here to tell you. Hunger means lack for food which means they don't get enough food and go hungry. You probably think hungry means that they don’t eat for a couple of hours. It actually means they haven’t eaten for a few DAYS OR WEEKS! I mean how unfair!

Children that suffer from hunger, will probably live in Africa, Asia and other dry countries. I mean, have you even seen these  children? Their so hungry they look like living skeletons roaming the streets asking for food! We NEED to fix this.  It is our problem.

How they suffer is, in your human body, we need nutrition. To get nutrition you need to eat different types of food that are good for you. All these children have malnutrition. That means they have no nutrition. That’s one thing you call a problem. it is our problem that all over the world children suffer from hunger.

They suffer from hunger because their countries are poor. I think one of the reasons they are poor is because their government spent all their money on the country in a bad way so that means they haven’t used it wisely. They have raised food prices.  In my opinion, I say why. Why does it have to be this way? I mean, bad governmental choices? WHY!!!!!!!!  It is our problem.

We are all the same in this world we are all equal. So why make bad choices? Why rise food prices? Why do some people  Children like me feel very sad when they hear another child has died from hunger. If you had a leftover sandwich that hasn’t been eaten think about the African children that only get one meal a day or one meal a week! It is our problem.

So what can you do?  Plan for a sustainable future? Sponsor a child.  Take a stand by spending money wisely.  Make good choices and appreciate your three meals a day - and that isn’t including all that junk food you probably eat.  Another thing that you can do TODAY is visit freerice.com.  It is a website that has word challenges and every question you get right you donate ten grains of rice to those poor children who don’t get any food - and go hungry.  I donated 6 bowls of rice in 15 minutes.  THAT is making a difference.

These are a few of the things you can do to help these children that have this thing called hunger. So, save the children - it is our problem




http://www.worldhunger.org/reduce.htm

http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/idea-library/projects/Building-a-Compost-Bin-0109.aspx


By Lily

My First Blog Post

This is my first ever blog post. I am really looking forward to see how much the world enjoys my writing. I am really hoping that people will read my writing. In my next few posts after this, I am going to write about; activities I participate in school, What I have learned at school and all sorts of things like that.