Brooke

To Whaea Raina, mum said try updating our flash player because we can see the videos on our home computer. Or try and see if there is a block on incoming videos via Awapuni School network system.

Zahara

The best thing I did in the holidays was stay with my nanny and papa in Dannevirke.

Brooke

What is the best thing you did in the holidays?
The best thing I did was to see my marae for the first time. It is in Te Puke. The name of it is 'Hei'.

Le'Che's Book Review

Weather-makers
What do you like about the way the book started? I like the way that it started in a conversation.

What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? The author emphasizes the weather

Find three interesting words you have not seen before? Crooning, sardonic, paralytic

Which character would you like to change? How would your changes change the outcome story? I would like to change peter to a girl it would change the story he will have different thoughts about things.

How does the author make the characters seem real and believable? The way he described there personality.

What event is the most dramatic event in the novel so far? Explain in detail and give reasons why. I think it is when they are in the eye of the cyclone and Abigail starts to get dramatic and it is all a disaster.


Which part of the novel made you feel happy, sad, scared, compassionate or frustrated? Describe the section and explain why you felt this way. I felt sad when they thought there parents were going to die but it was fake and they did not know

What did you find surprising within the novel? Explain. I found it surprising when Altus came out of the computer.
How has this book changed the way you feel about something? It has changed the way I feel about the natural world because in the book it shows how beautiful it is

Would you choose another book written by this author? Explain why or why not. Yes because I really enjoyed the book and I would like to know what other books the author has written.

What is the most exciting part of the novel? The most exciting part was when they were determined to smash Cecillia’s equipment.

What is the most confusing part of the novel? I did not get confused

Think again about what you consider to be the most exciting part of the novel? How do you think the author created this excitement? The most exciting part was when they were taken to the eye of the cyclone he/she created this excitement by making it seem like they were going to fall.

Is the book what you expected? No it surprised me because I did not expect them to actually make the weather.

By Le’Che Kingi-McCavana

Lashuan's Book Review

CREEP FROM THE DEEP!
By Lashuan Kahui!!!!
What do you like about the way the book started? I liked the way the book started because it had a lot of facts to start with and it was very interesting.

What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? It was about a monster under water.

Find three interesting words you have not seen before? Prowls, notorious, dinghy

Which character would you like to change? How would your changes change the outcome story? I would like to change William Deep JR because he tries to act all tough but he really isn’t so I want him to become sensitive.

How does the author make the characters seem real and believable? Well just when they think the tide is turning, Billy and Sheena accidentally dive into a dangerous mystery. A chilling surprise awaits them in Horror Land, the theme park where their worst nightmare is about to come to life.

What event is the most dramatic event in the novel so far? Explain in detail and give reasons why. There were no dramatic events.

Which part of the novel made you feel either happy, sad, scared, compassionate or frustrated? Describe the section and explain why you felt this way. I felt scared when the submarine went through the black mist.

What did you find surprising within the novel? Explain. The thing I thought was surprising was when gold tooth turned into a human when he was actually a pirate.




How has this book changed the way you feel about something?
It didn’t

Would you choose another book written by this author? Explain why or why not. Well it depends because I like some of the author’s books.

What is the most exciting part of the novel? The most exciting part of the novel was when Billy was imagining a big green eel rapping its tongue around him that was so awesome.

What is the most confusing part of the novel? The most confusing part was when DR D disappeared into a sort of black ink in the water under the sea, that was very confusing.

Is the book what you expected? No because I thought that it would be more interesting and more frightening.

Sample for teachers to view

Me on PhotoPeach

Boy

Manawatu Golf tourny

What is a voicethread?

Whanau day at the Herb farm

Our Loving Whanau on PhotoPeach

American Holiday with the cuzzies

American Holiday on PhotoPeach

My girls - Beautiful

Our girls - Beautiful on PhotoPeach

Whaea Raina

Kia ora room 2, Whaea Raina is very busy reading our blog of course and I notice that we haven't been on it since last year. Well I hope that someone replies to my blog. So lets just wait and see who it will be! Have a great day at school with your friends. Naku noa Whaea Raina