Sophia



My Eighth Birthday

Last year for my 8th birthday I went to Rainbows End. With my mum, sister and some friends.

I waited for my friends to come to my house, so my parents could take my friends there too.

When we got there we payed and went in and we also got a map of Rainbows End.

The first ride I went on was the Pirate Ship it swung very high. My favorite ride was the rollercoaster.

It was my best birthday ever!

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The whistle blew to signal the start of another school day Miss Anderson opened the elementary school door and saw that the floor had frozen into ice. A pipe had burst broken and the library books had been soaked. So the school had to close down.

Miss Anderson decided to announce a meeting in front of the parents, to raise money for the school supplies by making handkerchiefs with different materials, and selling them. So for three weeks, families worked together, night and day.

One day not long before school started Miss Anderson received a letter from a quilt museum in the East. The children gathered around Miss Anderson as she opened the envelope. It contained a letter, along with a cheque.

It said the quilt was sold and there was enough money to buy books for the school library and paper for the students.

Eventually the school was rebuilt.

HOORAY!!! J

= Disaster in Japan = During the afternoon on Friday 11th March, a huge earthquake hit the northern islands of Japan. It measured 8.9 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake set in motion a huge Tsunami wave which swamped cities and villages north of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

Three days after the earthquake an estimated10,000 people died. Luckily the Japanese people were clever because some of the buildings were built earthquake proof but when the Tsunami hit they started wobbling and were washed away by the huge wave. It caused a lot of damage. Some people had to move to other countries to live. The rescue team from Japan that came to help Christchurch had to go back to Japan.

All over the world there are lots of disasters happening like earthquakes, volcanoes erupting and tsunamis. The disaster in Japan was so awful it caused a lot of problems for people and animals that can’t swim. Some people at the beach and in towns and cities escaped but thousands didn’t.

This time the disaster was an awful one. I hope the people that lost their homes can find a new home to live in.

The Botanical Gardens

On Monday 21st March the year 4’s went to the Botanical Gardens. We went there because there were lots of examples of different native trees.

We looked at some facts about each of the trees and wrote the answer on the paper that we had.

After lunch Lockie took us into the classroom, we asked him some question that we didn’t know and he tried to answer them. Then Lockie took us outside and showed us some totara and kahikatea.

We looked at the top canopy of the trees with a mirror and a buddy.

//I// learnt lots more facts about native trees that I didn’t know. I felt very tired on the way back. It was fun!

The Magic Harp

One afternoon Cory was reading a book about a magic harp hidden in the forest, “I wonder if the magic harp is true” asked Cory, “If you want to know if it’s true we have to go and find it” answered Sophia.

The next day Cory and Sophia started their big journey into the forest to find the magic harp. “This place is dark and misty, “and lots of native trees added Sophia

“Oh no, we can’t get across the river” shouted Sophia, “don’t worry we can get across the river by jumping on the rocks” said Cory, “good thinking” said Sophia happily.

Dry leaves were crunching under Cory and Sophia’s shoes. “I’m tired” said Cory in a tired voice “can we have rest,” “sure,” “of course we can have a rest” Sophia said. After their rest they continued their journey.

“I think we are nearly there, Sophia” said Cory. “What is that shiny thing” asked Sophia, “of course it’s the magic harp” answered Cory in excitement, “we found the magic harp” shouted Sophia. “Hooray” shouted Cory and Sophia together, “but how are we going to get home” said Cory, “silly you we can get home by the magic harp” said Sophia, “let’s make wish” suggested Cory. “We wish we can go back home” said Cory and Sophia together.

In a cloud of dust they appeared at home. What a big journey for Cory and Sophia.

= What Makes Rain = First of all the sun heats water up from lakes, rivers or oceans. Then the water that is heated evaporates up into the sky as raindrops and becomes a cloud. When the cloud becomes too full and heavy to hold the water drops, it will drop down as rain.After that the sun will reheat the water and the cycle will begin again.

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 * Fantastic Mr.Fox is a very smart and brave dad,he is always passionate about his family.Fantastic Mr.Fox is as fast as lightening and also has gleaming green eyes.Mr.Fox always has smart ideas,he's a very creative fox. He is not just a creative fox he is also smart dresser. He wears a yellow waistcoat and a morning coat. Fantastic Mr.Fox has a very sharp sense of smell and he is as hairy as a hairy cat. **

Sadia = Sadia enjoys playing hide-and-seek with her best friend Izzio she is a friendly girl and also a joyful girl too. Sadia has polar bear ears to keep warm in winter and bat wings to escape from danger. She lives in a quite dark cave by herself, she is a carnivore and has big sharp teeth’s for eating her juicy foods. Sadia have t i g e r legs, she likes to run. Sadia’s favourite things are swinging with her gorilla arms, roaring and also love to play with her friend Izzio. When you want to be her friend you can just ask her and her answer will always be YES! J =