Narritive writing

The bush

by Teariki

TEARIKI

Every picture tells a story.

Use your imagination and experience to narrate (tell) a story about the photo.

Where are the people going? Why?

What problem is caused? How is it solved?

Think about:

• where your story is set
• who your characters are – what they do, what they say, and how they think and feel
• the problem and how it is solved
• the order of your ideas and how they are linked.

Remember to:

• choose your words carefully
• take care with your spelling, punctuation, and sentences
• edit – add or delete words or sentences to improve your work.

2016-2-19

On a Saturday morning My family and I are going on a bush walk. When my brother woke up and screamed“ Get up get ready for the walk” I woke up and yelled “ it’s walking day”.

When we all woke up my mum was grumpy because of my brother and I were yelling and said to all of us “ get ready hurry we got to beat the traffic. After that we all were in a rush just to jet ready.

The bush walk took place at Saint John's.Once we arrived I was the first one to jump out of the car and grabbed my bag then started walking with my brother and sister. My sister's name is Mahaleah my brothers name is Iraia.

So when we were walking my mum said “ wait for us” then we were waiting for them. When we started walking my brother was happy he was running down the hill and then running back up to us.

Lastly we got back to the car at 6:00 and then we arrived at home about 6:30 then my mum said “ How was the walk” we all replied back “ I’t was amazing we should go again tomorrow.

Corn facts.

History of corn.

1. Researchers believe that corn was developed by natives living in Central America at least 7,000 years ago.
2. Corn was developed by the Olmec, and Mayans, and was heavily traded in North, Central, and South America.
3. Corn was developed by the Olmec, and Mayans, and was heavily traded in North, Central, and South America.
4. Native Americans in North America introduced corn to early settlers, and saved them from starvation by trading with them, and taught them how to plant, and cultivate corn using fish for fertilizer.
5. Indians taught the early settlers how to make various corn dishes including corn bread, corn pudding, corn soup, and fried corn cakes.
6. The pilgrims ate corn at the first thanksgiving
7. In 1880, the U.S. grew about 62 million acres of corn
8. In 1900, the U.S. grew about 95 million acres of corn
9. In 1910, the U.S. grew about 100 million acres of corn
10. In 1917, the U.S. grew about 111 million acres of corn (most acres of corn planted in the U.S. ever)
11. Prior to 1940s, corn yields remained the same. Technological advances starting in the 1940s rapidly improved corn yields.

According the USDA, one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air, and produces enough oxygen to supply a year’s needs for 131 people. (source)

Farmers today grow five times as much corn as they did in the 1930s – on 20 percent less land.

• 1906 = corn yielded 31.7 bushels per acre
• 2008 = corn yielded 153.9 bushels per acre

12. Corn oil, which is extracted from corn germ, has high polyunsaturated fatty acid content and oxidative stability. Its largest single use is in bottled oil for consumer use, followed by margarine and industrial snack-frying operations.

13. Corn starch, which is derived from the endosperm of the corn kernel, is a mainstay of the corn refining industry. It has a wide range of industrial and food applications. Over 90 percent of the starch Americans used is produced from corn.

14. Parts of a corn plant.

Ear or Cob: protected by a husk of tightly wrapped leaves

Kernels: the plant’s seed and the part you eat

Husk: the tightly-wrapped leaves that cover the ear of corn

Roots: these go deep into the soil and carry food and water to the corn plant

Silk: long soft threads at the top of the ear of corn

Stalk: the stem of a corn plant.

15. Corn is not a vegetable it’s a grain.

Basic facts

This term we have been doing alot of basic facts.While I was doing this activity I struggling to answer my time tables this is the question Iv’e been stuck on is 12x6=

Then I new how to solve it and it is 72. I solved it by using my 6 times tables.

This is my old result that I have done and this is just 5 percent down but then I worked on those 5 questions and then I got them all right so then I went back to the site and done it.

My little sister kitten.

Vrooom vroom we were speeding up my driveway because my little sister's kitten was horrified and stressed.Well half of his body was stuck in the blinds and couldn't get out. While he was stuck his mum was just staring right at him with her laser eyes.

Then she ran outside to us and we knew there was something wrong with the kitten. After we all ran in with upset faces my mum saw what happened to the kitten so then she said " CALL THE PET RESCUE RIGHT NOW".We didn't know who she was talking to then she just ripped the blinds open.

While she was ripping up the blinds she was going a little overboard.We all shouted at her to "stop" she replied " No he's going to die". Then my little sister was screaming at her to stop But she kept on going but once she saw the corner of her eye and looked at my little sister. She was telling my mum just stop then my mum was Just crying ( Boy she can cry). There were huge rain drops like tears but bigger.

After that all happened we called smell this fishy smell then we were searching the whole entire house but we did not find what it was. After we heard screaming we all jumped up straight like as still as a stick. I zoomed out of my bed and ran as fast as I could because that's my sister's voice. There she was in the kitchen with her pet kitten that just died.

Later on we had to bury it and while we were bearing it my little sister said can i get another kitten my mum said no more cats or kittens so then thats when I stepped in and asked for a pet dog she said yes.

Then we went to the pet store in glen innes centre.We walked and I saw this cute rottweiler puppy and a american bull dogs but I just went for the rottweiler and it cost a lot of money so then we zoomed back home like the flash to grab my savings and zoomed back and bought the rottweiler. We all came up with a name and it's Zion.

Lyre birds.

Lyre bird is amazing because it’s feathers stick out and shine brightly. They live in Australia Did you know that this lyre bird is very fast. If you try to catch one it would just sprint to tree to tree or somewhere safe. They love to eat insects and they use their beaks to find insects to feed their babies or themselves.

They have wings but stay on the ground most of the times and the male lyre birds can copy any sounds like a copy parrot. Lyre bird males dance and sing for the females.The lyre birds belong to a group of birds called passiforms.

There are 2 species (kinds) of lyrebird:

• superb lyrebird, which is about the size of a rooster, and

•Albert’s lyrebird, which is the smaller of the two.

In conclusion after mating with a male, a female lays one egg in a nest built on the ground or around the stump of a tree or fern. The nest is up to about 10 cm high and about 70 cm wide and made of sticks and leaves. The egg hatches in about six weeks and the young lyrebird stays in the nest for about six weeks. The female feeds her young.

Lemone cupcakes.

The ingredients for lemon cupcakes.

• 100 grams unsalted butter soften for 10 seconds in the microwave.✔
• 100 grams self-raising flour sift for maximum smoothness.✔
• 100 grams golden caster sugar superfine is best.
• 1 zest of lemon OR (see below)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice OR (see above)✔
• 2 medium eggs.✔
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional)✔

The method for lemon cupcakes.

1. Put the 100 grams of butter into the microwave.
2. Grab the self raising flour and the 1 teaspoon then mix it together.
3. Grab to lemons squeeze them together and after that grab the 2 eggs and add that with the lemon juice.
4. Add the sugar with the baking powder and self raising flour and mix it.
5. You can now add all the ingredients that you mixed into one big bowl and then mix it.
6. Last but not least you can pop it into the oven for 100 degrees celsius.

Once when we have finished morning tea Miss Tuakoi took us to the hall and Mis Lummas told us to right down the ingredients for the lemon cupcake and the first one was Put the 100 grams of butter into the microwave and then you add the self raising flour and the 1 teaspoon then mix it together after that you add the lemons squeeze them together and after that grab the 2 eggs and add that with the lemon juice.

After when you have added those ingredients you add the sugar with the baking powder and self raising flour and mix it You can now add all the ingredients that you mixed into one big bowl and then mix it. Last but not least you can pop it into the oven for 100 degrees celsius and then once it was all finished Miss lummas called our named and told us to grab the lemon cupcake. Later that we enjoyed the lemon cupcakes when miss Lummas asked how was is it we all replied back “ IT’S VERY GOOD”.

Leap year.

A leapyear is when an extra day is added onto the end of febuary.So leap seconds - and leapyears are added as means of keeping our clocks (and calenders) in sync with the earth and it’s sesons.

Under his predecessor Julius Caesar feb had 30 days and the month named after him. July had 31 August had only 29 days.The year 2000 was a leap year but the years 1700,1800 and 1900 were not.

Usually there is a leap year every four years but once in a long while a leap year has to be skipped (this is because the earth’s orbit is 365,242 days a bit less than 365 so thats only like ¼ of those days.)

Winnipeg february 29 comes around once every four years so whether it’s your birthday,anniversary or your needing that extra day to get ahead of you're chores it’s time to celebrate leap day.

DescrIbe your mum.

Introduction.	Angry,yelling,cross and unhappy.
Middle	Saying sorry and Helping.
Concluion.	Grateful,loving, hopeful,cheerful,helpful.

BOOM CRASH my mum woke up in a shock and started to yell while my auntie was asleep. Then my aunty woke up and said “What’s the matter?” my mum replied “ THOSE KIDS ARE MAKING A MESS!”.They both walked in and said to us “ What are you doing” We replied  “ We are making you breakfast for mother’s day.

Then Mum and my aunty came out and we all shouted together “ HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!”. They both said to my brother,sister and I “ sorry for yelling at  you” we replied back “ It’s Ok Mum and Auntie”.

After that all happened we told mum she can do whatever she wants to do for the rest of the day and we will do everything in the house.  Mum then went and watched a movie and then we walked in with big smiles and laid the plate down on her lap and gave her the presents we had got for her.