Homer

How to draw a Homer toy.
Look closely at the toy and sketch its outline lightly on a sheet of A4 paper. Carefully add extra details.

Copy the drawing on a photocopier and outline the pencil sketch with a black pen.
Photocopy it again and add colour with coloured pencils.
Done!  You can do this with any toy [...]

Crostini

by LitKat

Pizza Bread

Sliced ham     Sliced breadCheese          KetchupKnife
First wash your hands
Set the oven to 200ºC.
Spread each slice of bread with ketchup.
Cut ham into tiny pieces and sprinkle on the bread.
Cover with grated cheese and put in the hot oven for 6-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Eat and enjoy!
by WilEri

Kumara, Potato and Onion Mash

500g kumara          sharp knife500g potatoes        large saucepan1 onion masher      100 ml milk50g butter
Peel and chop the potatoes and kumara into 2cm cubes.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Cook kumara and potatoes in a large saucepan of water over medium heat.
Bring to the boil and cook covered for 10 to 12 minutes or until soft.
Drain potatoes and [...]

Salad

6 tomatoes             1 cucumber 1 lettuce                  salad dressing1 large bowl            spoons (for mixing) Sharp knife
Shred the lettuce with a sharp knife.
Chop the tomatoes into eighths.
Cut the ends off the cucumber and slice the rest into 1/2cm slices. Cut all the slices into half circles.
Add all the ingredients into the bowl.
Add some of the salad dressing [...]

Spitatoes

 
1 large or 2 small potatoes per person
1-2 cubes of frozen, chopped spinach
Milk and butter for mashing
Pinch of salt
Saucepan
Peel and wash potatoes and cut into cubes.
Put into saucepan with enough water to cover potatoes, add pinch of salt.
Boil until nearly soft. Add spinach and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Drain water, add knob of butter [...]

How to Make Raw Fish

Follow this recipe for a delicious fishy treat.
You will need:
4 fresh fish fillets Lemon juice 1 onion 3 or 4 tomatoes Salt and pepper 1 can of coconut cream 1 [...]

Te Rapa Pools

 
Today the year 4s went to Te Rapa Pools . Some people put their togs on at home. Some people put their togs on at school.
At 9:25 we went to the pools. When we got there we lined up outside. We went in and a lady asked us some questions about water safety. Then [...]

The Blue Gem

Last month I bought this Diamond from a nature shop in new world. It was $20.80. I saved up for it. I chipped  it on the concrete. It also has scratches on it. If you put the top on one eye it looks like lots of things on it.                                                     
By WhiEth

Castaway

In class we are reading Castaway by Bill O,Brien.

This story is about a  boy that is thirteen years old. His parents died in a house fire then he went on a ship to find his older brother Joseph. In Sydney, he joins the crew of an old-style ship….
….to be continued…
by BoyKyl

I Wonder…

Thinking about fractions.

Writing

We are learning how to write procedures and instructions.
Instructions and procedures tell people how to make or do something.
Like this one by LitKat.
How to Play Hopscotch
Goals
If you follow these steps you will have a good game.

Equipment
A stone, chalk, two or more players, a concrete area to play on.
Step 1.  With your chalk draw a [...]

Recipes

Email me your healthy recipes here or write them up, proofread them and then you can post them to this blog during class time.
FawMic

Smile

If you follow the instructions you the game will work.
You will need-

over three people
one chair

Step one. one person sits on the chair.
Step two. the other people sit on the floor.
Step three. the people on the floor say give me a smile.
Step four. the person on the chair says i cant smile.
Step five. if the person [...]

Beavers

The Beaver is a mammal.
A beaver is brown, has a tail, fur, jaws, black ears, teeth, nose and 4 legs.
All beavers live in Europe and North America.
All beavers swim in rivers and lakes, eat fish and make stuff out of sticks.
Did you know a beaver’s tail is flat, scaly and about 30cm long. Beavers can [...]

Lions

Lions are mammals they belong to the cat family.
They have eyes, teeth, fur, tail, ears, mane, whiskers, claws, legs and paws.
They live in the wild in open grass lands in Africa.
Lions hunt other animals like cattle.
Did you know a lioness keeps her cubs hiding for four to eight weeks. She sometimes moves her cubs from [...]

The Deadly Adder

The deadly Adder is a reptile and a snake.
The Adder can be black, white, or the colour of sand. It has rough skin and 2 fangs.
The Adder is found in the African jungle and African desert.
The Adder kills and hunts its prey with poison.
Did you know…

· The Adder is a poisonous snake?

· Its colour blends [...]

Tigers

Tigers are mammals. They are big cats.
They mostly are orange white and black. Adult tigers have 30 teeth. Its black fur is its shortest fur and longest is fur on its stomach.
Wild tigers are mostly found in India and Siberia.
They eat zebras, spotted deer and just about anything.
I wonder if a Tiger can jump?
By MatSha

Bats

A bat is a flying mammal.
It has two wings, two eyes, a nose, sharp fangs, two feet, two ears, black fur and a mouth.
They fly, eat, hunt and hang upside down.
They live in caves and dark places in Australia & New Zealand.
Baby bats can not fly until they are several weeks old. They like the [...]

Polar Bears

Polar Bears are mammals.
They are big, white and fluffy. They have big eyes to see danger and sharp claws.
Polar bears live in the arctic lands around the North Pole.
They walk in groups and try to catch some fish to eat.
Did you know that polar bears have more trouble staying cold than getting hot. Polar bears [...]

Kangaroos

Kangaroos are mammals.
Kangaroos they have long faces and ears. They also have pouches for their babies.
They live in Australia and part of Australia is the Australian zoo.
Kangaroos move slowly. They can jump. The kangaroos can jump as far as ten metres in one leap. The kangaroos back legs are shaped like the letter z.
I wonder [...]

Vultures

The vulture is a bird.
The vulture is black & pink. They have feathers & a sharp beak.
Vultures can be found in trees in Africa.
Vultures are natures rubbish collectors. They feed on dead bodies eating everything except the bones. Vultures fly.
They don’t have feathers on their heads for sticking it into dead bodies so they don’t [...]

Horses

A horse is a mammal.
Horses have a dock, croup, loin, withers, mane, poll, forelock, brow-band, shoulder, elbow, forearm, knee, hoofs, heel, hoof wall, ergot, fetlock, chestnut, stifle, gaskin, hock, a head, ears, tail and they have four legs.
Horses are found on farms, in stables and wild horses are found in the wild.
Horses can jump, trot, [...]

Beavers

The Beaver is a mammal.
Some beavers are fat. Beavers have black noses and black eyes. They have a wet nose. Beavers have different tails. Beavers have webbed feet and a flat tail to help them swim better. They have two legs, two eyes, two arms and one nose.
They live in North America.
Beavers eat fish. They [...]

Dolphins

Dolphins are sea mammals.
Dolphins are little whales. They are light blue. They have fins. They have an air hole on the top of their heads. They have 200 small pointy teeth.
They can be found in the sea around New Zealand and they can be in the open sea.
Dolphins can swim. They can jump out of [...]

Sea Lions

The Sea lion is a mammal.
Their coat is brown but darker when wet. They have external earflaps and their flippers are quite huge.
They live off the coast of Southern California.
They eat mainly fish, squid, crabs and clams. They use their flippers to swim, paddle, and walk on land. They swim in large groups. The sea [...]

Sharks

A shark is a kind of fish.
A shark has fins, eyes, body, nose and teeth.
Sharks are found all around the world in the sea.
A shark senses it’s prey by smell and zigzags over to attack.
Did you know that the whale shark is the biggest fish and it only feeds on plankton and small fish.
I wonder [...]

Sharks

Sharks are fish.
The shark looks like a big fish. They have fins. They have eyes and a big mouth. Inside the mouth they have big, strong, sharp teeth.
The sharks are all around the world in the sea.
It kills and it eats fish and people. It senses its prey by smell and zigzags over to attack [...]

Swordfish

A swordfish is a fish.
They are black, greyish, blue, brown, purple or bronze. They have a sword, body, dorsal fin and large eyes.
Swordfish can be found near or in tropical waters.
Sword fish can swim, eat and sleep. They swim alone.
Swordfish weigh between 90 and 150kgs. 1 kg is 2.2 pounds. Sword fish are not schooling [...]