Jonah My Pepeha

Pepeha Ko Jonah

Ko      Mt Wellington    toku maunga

(mountain)

Ko     Tamaki River    toku awa (River)

Ko     Holden       toku waka (canoe)

Ko     Samoa       toku iwi (tribe)

Ko    Palauli    toku marae (tribe)

No    Aotearoa    ahau (where from)

Kei    Point England   toku kainga inaianei 

(I live now)

Ko      St Pius    toku kura (school)

Ko     Mulipola    toku whanau (family)

Ko    Tusa    toku matua (father)

Ko    Mariah    toku whaea (mother)

Ko    Jonah    toku ingoa (your name)

No reira, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa.

(Therefore, greetings to you, greetings to us all.) 

The Great White Shark

The Great White Shark

Lifespan - The Great White Shark can live up to 70 years.

Habitat - Great White Sharks can be found in the world’s oceans, mostly in cool waters close to the coast.  

Eating Habits - Great White Sharks can eat fish rays and other sharks. Great White Sharks can also eat other animals.

Reproduction -  The Great White Shark grows inside an egg and hatches inside the mother. 

Enemies - The Great White Sharks enemies are the Earless Seals and the Sea Otters. 

Special Features -  The Great White Shark are built like bulky and have special features including large fins that make them swim as fast as a motorboat.

What A Disaster, By: Katie Furze

What a Disaster

School Journal Level 2

August 2012 Pg. 12 

Learning Intention.

WALT answer inference questions 

INFERENCE QUESTIONS - There are questions which are asked about the text, but the answers are not necessarily in the text.

How do we then answer those questions? 

• Use your prior knowledge (knowledge that you already know.)

• Look for clues in the text that may help you.

1. Why does the author say “that’s very dangerous for the seals and the seabirds”.

Because it might be poisonous and will kill the seals and sea birds.

2. Why were the children looking forward to spending time with their grandparents?

          Because the grandparents live next to a beach.

3. What do you think made the container ship crash?

         The person that was driving the container ship.

4. Why do you think the people on the beach looked angry?

      Because they couldn’t play in the sand or in the sea.

5. “It showed pictures of dead birds” How do you think the birds died?

           Because they ate some of the oil that was spilt in the sand

6. The signs warned the people to be careful. What do you think the people had to be careful of?

         To be careful not to touch the poisonous oil that spilt in the sand and the sea.

7. Why do you think the hamburger patties had begun to rot? 

          Because the fridge in the container broke

8. Why did the teams wear protective gear?

           For protection if they touch the oil. 

9. Why did the soldiers pick up every tiny bit of oil they could find?

          So everyone can play in the sand and sea again.

10. What made it possible that the children could play on the beach again?

          Because the soldiers picked up all the tiny bits of the oil pieces. 

Vocabulary and Spelling.

Container ship - A ship that carries containers from one place to another.

Toxic - Something that is very poisonous and deadly

Dangerous Goods - Something that can harm or hurt people

Blobs - A drop of thick liquid substance

Tar - A black thick liquid that can catch on fire easily

Specks - A tiny spot of anything 

Walkway - A passage or path for walking along

Crime Scene - The place where an offence has been committed 

Sealed - Something closed or secured

Patties - Yummy food that you can use in burgers

Protective Gear - Something that guards you from getting hurt or harmed

Sifting - To make something smooth through a sieve

Debris - Scattered pieces of rubbish

Horrible Smell - Something that smells yuck