Keep your Word

Keep your word (Indian legend)

Once upon a time, in the royal city of Kalinga there lived an old woodcutter and his  young daughter. Everyday the woodcutter would go into the woods to gather wood, and he would then go and sell it in the market. In this way he could afford the clothes, food, water and shelter. The next morning, his daughter asked her father "father, we have the money for all the food but it would be nice to have something special" the father replied "I think that I can do that.

So the next day the woodcutter went out to the woods for a longer time so he could gather more wood, but when the woodcutter had finished gathering all the firewood he needed...... dark had fallen. There was no time to sell the wood in the market and there was a suprise when he got home.... when he knocked on the door nobody answered, so he decided to sleep outside. When it was morning the woodcutter got up and he saw that it was still dark so he said "I will go early so I can comeback early and when he finished gathering the wood again dark had fallen so he went home and then once again he knocked on the door and nobody answered, so again he decided to sleep outside. But he was so upset that he sobbed and sobbed.

Then a really big suprise came before him, a Goddess appeared before his eyes and he said "am I dreaming or is it real and the Goddess replied "why are you crying" and he said "mother for 2 days I have gone out to gather thorn bushes and I came home late and now I am very hungry". So the Goddess took out some peanuts from her pockets and she said "share this with me". And then she dissapeared.

When she had gone the door to his house had opened. The next morning his daughter had gone for a walk and just then a carriage stopped by her and a princess came out and said "what a pretty girl, do you want to be my handmaiden" and she said "yes, your highness". Then the princess wanted to go for a swim and they both couldn't swim so the princess took of her jewl’s and just threw water on herself. So when she came out, the princess forgot to put on her necklace and left it. The next afternoon the she accused the woodcutter’s daughter of stealing her necklace and she said what should I do to people like you, get away from me. The woodcutter’s daughter ran away in tears.

Then 2 guards came into the big house of the woodcutters and the woodcutter was sent to prison.Just then the the woodcutter  remembered what the Goddess said "if you want your good fortune to continue, every week find someone in need" and the woodcutter said "oh mother, please forgive this ungrateful man". When the princess went for a swim the next day she found her necklace and said "oh this is a great mistake, the girl was innocent after all" so the woodcutter was let out of prison, and from that day the woodcutter always found someone in need and then everyone lived happily ever after.  

By:Shania Y4

Book review-3

The Jacqueline Wilson quiz book

Do you love Jacqueline Wilson books and you think you’re a pro at her books, well it’s time to find out. Tease your brain and see how much you can remember of the  nine of the best books of Jacqueline Wilson. But above all - have FUN!!!! There are 20 quizzes in this book.

This book is for all the people who know about Jacqueline Wilson’s books. If you are a pro at Jacqueline Wilson’s books then I think that you should go to your nearest library and get this book.

This book should be rated G and for all ages. Rating 3 stars

                  By:Shania

Boys jumping off

Boys jumping off

As I walk on the bridge, I see 2 boys who are going to jump into the sea. But they have not yet jumped into the water. The road is so busy and I can smell the air that is getting polluted by the cars and because of that I am getting a cough. I can also smell the salty water that just drifts by. The water is very calm so I think that the boys should take the plunge. The 2 boys are getting ready to jump into the water but I don’t see why they are not going to jump into the water yet. I can hear the sound of the water splashing and the cars that pass by. I can see that the boys have not yet jumped into the water and I don’t know why they are so scared. I see a wharf that is right beside the bridge and I think that it will be easier for the boys to jump from the wharf then from the bridge, because the wharf is lower to jump from then the bridge. I think that the boys are thinking whether or not to jump in the water. The boys might be feeling scared to take that big plunge. I can hear the birds that are flying over the bridge to find food. Now the boys are just playing on the bridge and having fun! I am still wondering whether or not if the boys are going to jump from the bridge. The sound of all the seagulls that fly over the sea looking for fish is very loud. Now the time to go home has come. I am going to keep on wondering if the boys will take the big plunge to jump into the water or if some waves are going to scare them.

By:Shania

Wombat Stew

Wombat Stew

By:Marcia K. Vaughan

Illustrated by:Pamela Lofts

One day on the banks of a billabong, a clever dingo caught a big fat wombat. “Wombat stew, wombat stew, yummy scrummy for my lunchie”. But wait here comes a platypus, “hey there dingo” calls out the platypus. What are you doing? I am going to get some water for I am going cook that big fat wombat into a stew. The platypus felt bad for the wombat so he taught of a trick. “Dingo you can’t make wombat stew without a full bucket of muck”, said the platypus. “Muck?” asked dingo “okay then in it goes”, just then an emu came by and said “I know what you can put in this water for your wombat stew, you should put bugs into it! And dingo said, “bugs? okay then in it goes”. When the water was good enough for the wombat stew, dingo tasted the water and then….. ahhh ewwww. And the animals laughed and laughed and said “we tricked you dingo”. And then dingo never did anything like that ever again. The End.

By:Shania

About me

About me

My name is Shania Lourdes D’mello.I am the sister of two brothers. One big brother and one small brother.My brother’s name’s are Daniel Thomas D’mello and Kyle John D’mello.My parents name’s are Charmaine Grace D’mello and Malcolm Matthew D’mello.My age is 9 years. I study in Christ The King school. I love my family because we have a lot of laughter at home. My hobbies are to sing, dance, swim and paint. My favourite subjects at school are R.E.,reading,writing and P.E.

I love my family.

     By:Shania

My Prayer

                                                                            Prayer

O Lord, thank you for your power and mercy and for creating our world with beautiful creation.

You showed me that you love everything in a very special way and you’re so powerful. This lavender flower smells so heavenly, it looks so lovely and it feels so soft.

You showed your love in nature in a very special way and I thank your loving father for creating our planet with beautiful nature.

Thank you Lord for your beautiful creation.

Ballerina Wishes

Ballerina Wishes

Natasha is one of Zavania’s most popular ballerinas. This book is about Natasha one of Zavania’s most popular ballerinas and Maddie who goes for ballet classes. People queue for hours to see her dance at the famous Maradova Theatre, where the costumes are gorgeous, the scenery magical and the dance-steps are dazzling! But the theatre is in trouble, and so is Natasha and her partner has vanished! Can Maddie and Sebastian travel into the frozen north to find him?

In the end,  everyone is safe and Maddie becomes a ballet dancer! My favourite part in the story was when Maddie becomes a ballet dancer. So get into your car go to the library that is the nearest to your house and look out for ballerina wishes. This book is rated G and I recommend this of children to read from ages 8-12. Rating-4 stars.

     By: Shania

Te Taha wai Marae

Te  Taha wai

Marae

Yesterday Rms. 2, 3 and 5 went to Te Ta Tawhai Marae. After we got out of the bus we got into our positions and walked towards the marae. We had to stop half-way to remember those who had died. Then the tangata whenua came to meet our teachers and the students. After that the tangata whenua went back to the marae and she then did a karanga outside the marae. Then we took off our shoes because that is one of the protocols and also because the marae is sacred.

The boys had to sit in the front and the girls sit at the back. We also had a speech after everybody was seated. After the speeches we had some songs and then had a hongi. After the hongi we had the washing of hands and we then had to go to the Whare kai. Then it was my marae. We then had some activities. They taught us how to weave also. We learnt an action song and we then we had to do our own panels. We had to see all the panels in the marae and we would get to do our own patterns on the paper panels that we got. Then the teacher from room 5 had a speech to say to the owners of the land. Then the girls had to be on the left side of the marae and the boys on the right side. And we did our last song. The boys then did a haka and we then had to put on our shoes and get on the bus.

By:Shania

Phases of the Moon

Phases of the moon

There are 8 phases of the moon. The 8 phases of the moon are new, waning crescent, 1st  quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter and waxing crescent and the moon has a different shape as seen in a different  hemisphere. The moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.

New moon-when you see the new moon you can't see the moon at all.

waning crescent-when you look at the moon in the waning crescent shape it's only 1 quarter of the full moon.

1st quarter-the 1st quarter is a half of the full moon.

waxing gibbous-the waxing gibbous is 3 quarters of the full moon.

full-the full moon is a whole circle and it is the most beautiful phase among all of the phases of the moon.

waning gibbous-the waning gibbous is like the waxing gibbous but for this phase the quarter right of the full moon isn't seen.

last quarter-the last quarter is same as the 1st quarter but for the last quarter half  of the right side isn't seen.

waxing crescent-the waning crescent is like the waning crescent is something like the waning crescent but this time the left quarter of the moon is seen.

Book review 2

Bad girls

This book is about Mandy and her biggest fear Kim. Kim teams up with two girls and one of them was Mandy’s ex-friend. When the three bullies team up and go up to Mandy, Mandy gets terrified and gives Kim a slap. But before that happened everyone of those bullies insulted Mandy’s parents and then Mandy says that those are not her real parents and her real parents are rich, thin and good looking people because her real parents are fat and not good looking people. But Mandy gave Kim a slap because she had insulted her parents and what Mandy said about her real parents are not her real parents, one of the bullies said “liar liar, pants on fire” and because Mandy was wearing a dress and then Kim starts laughing and says “oh pants Mandy lets see what colour pants you have” and then Kim lifts up Mandy’s dress and she says “oh, so cute little pink dots with bunnies and thats why Mandy gives a slap. But then Kim gets so angry that she scares Mandy. But then Mandy gets so terrified that she runs onto the road and then bam!.......... Mandy bangs into a bus and then the bullies run of. I think this book should be rated G and a little bit of M because of the violence and ages 8-16. Rating 4 stars

Book review

Flower Feud

Delphinium Bloom the star of flower feud and her nemesis Ashley Edwards. It’s about a prom problem that Delphinium had because she wanted to ask someone to be her date but to bad he was the son of the owners of Fleur their rivals because the Blooms thought that Fleur were stealing their business. But then Delphiniums friend told her that he BFF had gone to Fleur to get a corsage and then she gets upset because Del had asked her BFF Becky if she wanted a corsage she would get a corsage from Petal Pushers the flower shop owned by the Blooms. But it’s great  afterwards because Becky actually got a corsage from Petal Pushers and she had bought a bouquet from Fleur for her date. Then Del asks Becky why she didn’t just get a bouquet from Petal Pushers and Becky says “I couldn’t because I could not tell you about my date”. My favourite part of the book was when Del and Becky become friends again. I think that this book should be rated G and from ages 8-14. Rating-5 stars

My Comment on Losaline's work

I chose Losaline's work because I like the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory