Little Red Riding Hood

"Where are you going Little Red Riding Hood?" asked the creepy wolf. 
"I am going to grandma's house" answered Little Red Riding Hood.
Then he knew he was hungry. He wanted to trick her by going to grandmas house first.
Grandma looked out of the window and she saw the big bad wolf. She crept out of bed and into the cupboard.
Then the sneaky wolf went in the old cottage and went into grandmas bedroom and put on her comfy woolly hat for sleeping.
Little Red Riding Hood went into grandmas old cottage. She went in grandmas bedroom and there she saw the big bad wolf.
He said "Hello my darling". Little Red Riding Hood said "Oh grandma you have a long nose and cant be my Grandma".
Grandma said "Thank you for visiting me but I want to eat you!" Little Red Riding Hood ran away. She called to her father to come and kill the wolf. When it was dead they lived happily ever after.
By Swanna

Caught!!

I saw the police 29.5.12

Someone was driving too fast. Zoom, the car went. The brave policeman put his hand out. He said stop. Pull over here he said. The woman stopped. She did pull over. I was surprised she knew that she was on the wrong number. It was cool to see.

By Rhanna

Mountain Trip

Room 4 Assembly Hosts

She'll be coming round the mountain

The Volcano Song

Monday 14 May was World Migration Day.
Mr Archer came to speak to the Te Kakano syndicate about this important event in the life of birds.
Please read our stories to find out more.

Birds migrate when it is cold. They migrate to a warmer place.

On the way they stop at the wetlands and they sleep, eat and drink.

People have sabotaged those areas and for years birds have died.

Lots of birds have become extinct but now the governments have decided what to do. They have stopped people building where there are wetlands.

By Lola

Yesterday Mr Archer came to our school and taught us about birds.

He also told us how the birds got extinct.

We learned lots and lots of things about birds.

We learned how the wetlands disappeared and the birds died.

By Mackenzie

Yesterday Mr Archer came to school.

He told us things about birds.

He told us a story about people that came and chopped trees down and then they brought cranes in and took the trees away.

When the birds got tired they went to look for the wetland but they couldn’t find it.

They kept on flying around and still couldn’t find the wetland.

Then they dropped to the ground dead.

By Briana

Hi my name is Ella and I am a bird.

I was going on a long journey. I found a wetland and took a drink of water and slept and then I kept on going.

Then I found another wetland and I took a drink and slept.

I kept on going and finally I got to a warmer place.

When it started to get cold I flew back but the wetland was gone. I kept on looking but suddenly I fell on the ground dead!

By Ella W

School Assembly Friday 18 May

This Friday Room 4 are the hosts for our school assembly.

We hope that you will be able to come and see what we have found out from our Inquiry about Walking School Buses.
There will be lots of other exciting things happening too!

Anzac Day. "Lest we forget".

We would like to share our thoughts about Anzac Day.

My poppa was in a bombing plane.
I had 2 poppa's in the war. One died in the war and one didn't.
I am sad when I think of the people in the war, especially poppa.
Anzac biscuits are special because they got sent over by the wives and mums who put them on a ship.
The ship took a long time but the biscuits didn't get mouldy.

My grandad was in the war. He nearly got shot but he didn't.
The other man behind him, he got shot.
He was really bleeding, really bleeding.
My grandad had a shot-gun in his hand.
He had brown army shoes.

My dads poppa was in World war 2 and he fought for New Zealand.
He died because a jeep fell on his back and he got very sick and died.
My dads other grandad got killed because he got shot in the tummy with a gun in the war.

My poppy was in the war and he got shot in the back and in the head.
People made Anzac biscuits for the people in the army in World War 1.

I like the Anzac biscuits.
I eat the biscuits.
My father almost died in the war.

My great great grandad died in the war.
He killed lots of robbers.
They have guns. I was a baby when he died.
The poppies help you remember the war so you do not forget it.
The mothers made Anzac biscuits and put them on a boat to send them to the soldiers.
It would be cool if I was a soldier.

I feel sad that people died.
You can make Anzac biscuits, they taste yummy.

You can make poppies out of coloured paper.
You can make Anzac biscuits out of ingredients.
You can be proud to have a good country.
You would be sad if someone in your family died in the war.

On Anzac day you would make Anzac poppies.
The mums made the cookies and sent them on a ship to army people.

The women made the cookies, they tasted good.
The army men eat the cookies.
The cookies came on a boat. The boat takes a long time to get to the army men.
Lots of New Zealand people died in the war, it was so sad.

My great grandad I think was in the war but I doubt it.
He has tasted my mums Anzac biscuits. They help us to remember the people who died in the wars.

I am special because I don't have a bad government.
If I had a bad government we would not be treated well.

In the holiday I was thinking about the people who died in the war and when I was thinking about that I was feeling sad.
I tried one of the Anzac biscuits and they were yum.

Anzac biscuits help me to remember the people who died.
My mum makes some for me when I feel sad about the people who died in the war.

My nana's husbands brother died in the war,
Anzac cookies are going to help us remember the people who died in some wars.
I think the mums made the cookies because the dads don't cook cookies.

I wonder if some men died in the war.
The mums made the cookies for the wise men who were in the war.

In the holidays I was thinking about the people who died in the war.
I am sad about the people who died in the war. My grandad died in the the war.

LUCKY ROOM 4!

 Can you believe it........ both scooters were won by lucky Room 4 students, Briana and Zak!
They took part in the duathlon and collected sponsorship money which meant they were in the draw with about 100 other children at Frankley School and they were the lucky 2 to have their names drawn out of the hat.
And then Lola won a fishing rod! She wrote a great story to remind people of what they need to take when they go fishing to make sure they take only the right size fish home for tea.
We are sure these 3 children will have lots of fun with their prizes over the holidays.
Make sure you all enjoy your holidays too and have a well deserved break.

Lost Property

Lost Property By Swanna

Today Mrs Cooksley said there was lots of lost property.


It was so amazing and Mrs Cooksley was surprised there was so much.


Every day before taking things to school put your name on the things that you take.


Your name is important for your things.


When you don’t put your name on your clothes and someone else has the same clothes you do not know which clothes are yours.

OUR FISHING STOIRES - INSPIRED BY THE MINSTREL

My Fishing Story By Lola 6 years old





I love fishing in the deep blue sea.


Fish jump out at me. I love fishing, it is so great.


It’s my new favourite thing.


You have to wear a life jacket and don’t forget to take some ice to keep the fish cold.


Also bring a ruler to make sure the fish are the right size. Then we will have plenty of fish for the future.


Fishing is great!








My Fishing Story By Kayden 5 years old





I went to a beach and me and dad went fishing.


We caught 5 fish. One of the fish bit Jax and he cried. My sister Ava played with her best friend.


We caught a snapper and it was naughty. It tried to bite me and it died because it couldn’t breathe.


I got lots of fish. We went back on a kayak and then we went back to the camp site.






My Fishing Story By Zak 5 years old





Once my dad caught a mean as eel. It nearly bit Gary.


We got 7 fish and when we got the last one we got a special-eyed frog. It was staring at me and it said “Rivet” to me.


We ate all that fish because we were hungry.


Poppy got boat sick. She wanted to go back to shore so we did.






My Fishing Story By Aliya 6 years old



When I was fishing I caught a big big big fish.


It was a snapper.


I told my dad to put it back because it might be pregnant.


That is why if you catch fish like that please please put it back.


Tell your dad!!

"The New Baby" by Ella S

The new baby 26.3.12



Next week Brijet and Kate are coming to my house. They are bringing their babies. One is Milla but I don’t know the other ones name.

"Open Home" by Ella W

Open home 26.3.12



Yesterday we had an open home and we got an Ice cream and I had goody gum drops. Then we went to the park by the Aquatic Centre and we made some new friends.

"The Duathlon" by Cooper

The Duathlon 26.3.12



I was the first boy to finish it. I got a bouncy ball and it glows in the dark. I won a goodie bag with some chips and a pen. I skid over.

"My Teddy Bear" by Angus

Teddy bear 26.3.12



I got a teddy bear at the warehouse.
It is fluffy.

"My Dad" by Kayden

My Dad 26.3.12



My Dad went to Wellington and he got some undies for me. Dad got me a game. It is a bike. It has ramp. You need to push the bike. You need the bike or you can use a ball. You could push it so it can go when you use it when you want to.

The Minstrel's Visit 16.3.12

Te Kakano Swimming Demonstration 7.3.12

Ella S and Cooper - Both have broken their arms!!!

Can you believe it, both Ella S and Cooper have broken their arm!

They were both extremely brave and are carrying on with school life as usual - apart from no swimming!

Ngamotu Beach Day Feb 16 2012

What a great day we had looking in the rock pools, playing on the playground, building sand-castles and going for a swim.
We all felt pretty tired by the end of the day!!

Try our video maker at Animoto.

Key Competencies Awards

This week Eden and Cooper both received awards for being clever thinkers.

Congratulations to you both!!

Our present and future goals 2012.