Welome to Totara Whānau we are a year 5 and 6 class at Oruaiti school in the Far North. Our teacher is Whaea Jorja.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
All about Ashlyn
What's your favourite food what's your favourite colour purple and pink and blue what's your favourite animal Buffalo what's your favourite tree Puriri What's your favourite movie Shrek what's your favourite stuffed animal spot. what's your favourite outside toy scooter and trampoline and swimming pool. who's your favourite YouTuber Kelly's Playhouse and SniperWolf. What's your favourite TV show princesses. Who's your favourite lamb blackfoot .What's your favourite bug cicada .What's your favourite bird Fantail and Tui. What's your favourite game Zoo Tycoon . What's your favourite drink Fanta Orange.What's your favourite song Savage daughter and Star verse. What's your favourite fruit apple .What's your favourite thing to do in the pool Splash and play .What do you like about our house how big it is . what favourite close my dresses and skirts.What's your favourite board game junior Monopoly and Scrabble.
Friday, October 1, 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
Friday, September 10, 2021
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The intense bmx biker
The crazy man jumped out a helicopter with his bmx bike, riding down the smooth snowy mountain. As he was riding down the snowy mountain he started being chased by the snow police. The snow police were wearing skis and sirens on their helmets.
Thursday, August 26, 2021
The Maxx Limerick
The Maxx
The Maxx is a rc car that goes really fast.
It swerves and it curves while it’s tyres grips the grass.
Playing with it is a blast.
You have to be careful not to break the glass.
When the Maxx goes zooming past.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Sir Peter Blake
Monday, August 23, 2021
Friday, August 13, 2021
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The museums
'' Are we there yet mum?'' ''not yet'' zoom zoom as the car went passed.
final we are there. ever won unpack the car.
Monday, July 19, 2021
Friday, July 9, 2021
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
my octopus teacher
Ink squirts out the back of the octopus like a sniper rifle.
through a kelp forest lives an unbelievable creature being hunted by pyjama sharks and many other sea creatures.
Craig started diving every day.
Day 1 The water of south Africa was titanic cold. Craig wears no wetsuit so he can fit in with the marine life. The kelp forest looks like pipes waving through the water.
After day 134 the octopus started following him. The moment he drops a lens the octopus is gone. But he did spend some time with a master tracker. So he used everything he learnt from the tracker to find the octopus.
Did you know that the octopus's time it's Death when the egg hatches.
By liam
Friday, July 2, 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
ukulele
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Monday, June 14, 2021
Author visit
Today Liz Van der Laarse the author of 'Cuz' came to visit our class.
We asked her these questions and we also showed her our art work from her book.
Indica - Did you get inspired by anything or did you think of the story on your own?
Levi Griffin - Did you make up the characters names or are they real people?
Liam - Is it going to be a movie?
Cooper Nichols - Can you make another sequel?
Indy - Who is the artist who illustrated the book cover?
Why did You call it cuz? SamWhy did you chose to write ‘Cuz’? Cooper. W
How long did it take to write? Levi Gruebner
How old were you when you Started writing? Bella
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Hungry hen
Today we read the activity of how to make a hungry hen. (well it was actually a rooster because it has a comb).
We made a hungry hen out of plates, feathers, coloured paper, a stapler, glue and felts.
Liam said it was fun to make the hen. Eli said it was excellent, Luke wanted to know how to cut out the comb, it was really hard. Bayden thought it was great.
Rotational symmetry
WAL what rotational symmetry is.
We created colourful shapes that were rotated 4 times.
A shape has rotational symmetry when it can be rotated and it still looks the same. The order of rotational symmetry of a shape is the number of times it can be rotated around a full circle and still look the same.
my speech
Without a doubt my elders have taught me to do a huge amount of cool things. What I mean by elders is….. My Dad. Because my Dad has taught me heaps.
Dad taught me to fix the washing machine because the water pipe had fallen out. It did take a little while to fix it but we got it in the end. Have you ever fixed one?
My Dad taught me to reload a gun because when I turned 5 I got a gun for my Birthday. It was only a Slug gun but at least I got one. Do you have one?
My Dad taught me to drive a boat because when we got our 50 Horsepower boat. Dad let me drive waylaid. If you don’t no waylaid that’s what we call our boat.
My Dad taught me to drive a lawn mower because sometimes I mow the lawn. I Actually Love it. Do you drive a lawn mower?
My Dad taught me to Drive a digger because sometimes he picks up dirt and stone from his friend please. The first time I did drive a digger was when I was 4 years old. It was fun.
It is important to learn from your cause when you are older you know how to do things. You won't be able to fix things or anything like that.
Friday, May 7, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Mountain of cream
I saw an astonishing mountain of creamy jam. The jam looks like red velvet. When I took my first bite it felt like I was in heaven. It smell Angering.
Edmonds Scone recipe
INGREDIENTS
3 cups Edmonds standard flour
6 tsp Edmonds baking powder
¼ tsp salt
extra Meadow Fresh milk
75g butter
1 to 1½ cups Meadow Fresh milk, approximately
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Grease or flour a baking tray.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the milk and quickly mix with a round-bladed table knife to a soft dough. For light and tender scones the mixture should be quite soft and a little sticky. Scrape the dough onto the floured baking tray and flour the top.
Working quickly, pat the dough out to 2cm thickness and with a floured knife cut it into 12 even-sized pieces, then separate the scones to allow 2cm space between them. Brush the tops with milk.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool, wrapped in a clean tea towel to keep them soft.


















