RIVERDALE HANGI

Tonight is the Te Puawai Concert at school.  We also will be hosting our community hangi.  We went out and watched the men light the fire for the hangi.

We performed to our whanau.  We were amazing.

THE FISH OF MAUI

Today while the Te Puawai kids were rehearsing, the rest of us went down to Piako Tahi.

We watch a clip called The Fish of Maui

The video had no words so we were challenged to write a story that would go along with the video.  Here are a few examples...

One day Maui went to catch fish but he caught a big fish and he brought it up and it turned into an island.

By Devon

One day Maui was in his waka and he was in the waka for days.  He put his big hook in the water.  Soon he caught a huge fish.  It almost pulled his waka into the wavy water.  But he hung on.  Then he pulled the fish up and that is how the North Island was made.

By Connor B

One day Maui decided to catch a fishing.  It took him hours to catch the size fish he wanted.  Finally he saw a giant fish in the corner of his eye.  He tossed the rope into the water.  Suddenly he felt something pulling ... a fish!  So he pulled with all his might. PLONK! It was a giant stingray.  His boat was stuck on the top so he always lived there.

By Petra

One day Maui went out in his waka to catch a fish.  He threw his hook in the water.

By Rawiri

Maui was going on a waka designed with kowhaiwhai patterns, to take his out to sea.  He travelled day after day until he found the perfect spot.  Then he got out his fishing hook and threw it out into the sea.  He was so bored so he read the newspaper and slept.  The, out of no where, a giant stingray appeared with orange eyes.  He pulled with all his might.  That's how we got the North Island.

By Anoushka, Rebekah and Vanessa

One day Maui sailed out to sea to catch a big fish.  When he had sailed far enough, he threw his fish-hook into the water.  Then he took a BIG breath and waited.  While he was waiting he fell asleep BUT he felt a tug at his fish-hook.  So he started tugging as well.  He tugged and tugged until it finally rose out of the water.  Maui was surprised.  It was a string-ray!  A ginormous sting-ray!  From that day on, that sting-ray is known as the North Island.

By Emily and Malee

YUM... PAVLOVA!

Today Mrs Lunn made Pavlova with a group of children.  The were very intrigued how Mrs Lunn separated the eggs.  She even brought in her very old mixer to whisk the eggs for us.  It is pretty noisy but certainly did the trick.

Watching the egg whites being whipped

The pavlova once it had cooled in the oven

The pavlova with cream on top

Taste test time!

The verdict:  DELICIOUS!

SENDING LOVE

Today the teachers showed us a video of some children at Cloverlea School.  They have been making Christmas cards for elderly people in rest homes.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/99389855/sending-christmas-love-to-rest-homes-takes-off-in-palmerston-north

We decided that we could make some cards too.

The teachers will take the cards to the Awapuni Library so the lady from Sending Love can distribute them.

ELF ON THE SHELF - THURSDAY

SCOUT THE TEACHER

Today Scout hid up high reading a book called Father Christmas heard a fart.  When the class heard Mrs Lunn say the name of the book, the whole class laughed!  I wonder where he will hide tomorrow.  I hope he wont be reading a very, very funny book!

ELF ON THE SHELF - WEDNESDAY

Scout's having a drink!

Welcome back to the Elf on the Shelf News...

We have some good news and funny news. 
First, we start with the good news.  Scout got his magic back!
Now, the funny news.  When I got to school, someone showed me where Scout is now and guess what... he is by his box that he came in and is drinking water from a very long straw!

By Jacob L

THE MAGIC KITTEN - BY ADAM

The Magic Kitten

Once there was a magic kitten.  It had white paws and black fur.  But one day it saw it's worst nightmare.  An invasion of mice!  So he pounced into the air.

"I'll win this for my village!"  

"Not if we win!" said the mice.

SPLAT!

"Hey!" said the cat.  "Who threw that?"

"Stop the war!" squeaked the mice.

"It's the weekend so why are we fighting?" asked the cat.

"For no reason," replied the mice.

But the mice were not happy because the cat had squashed the mice village.

"Oh I'm sorry," said the cat.

"It's ok," the mice replied.

"Let's not fight from now on," suggested the cat.

"Deal," said the mice.