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Book Day

 This week at school there there was a book week, there was lots of fun activities like stop, drop and read, as well as a book swap. On Friday there was a book dress up day, and here is an image similar to the best costume. 

Refugee Graphic Novel

 This term Room 3 is learning about refugees, here are some screenshots from a graphic novel telling the story of a refugee we read.

Get Into Gaming NZ

Today at 12:30 my class  watched a stream about the gaming industry in New Zealand and jobs in it. The stream talked about some jobs in the industry and e-sports in Aotearoa. One of the jobs was professional gamer and it talked about how professional gamers got their jobs. If I was to get a job in the gaming industry I would want to be a game tester so I could play games before others.

NZ BIRD HUNT

This is a piece of work I did about native birds recently, hope you enjoy looking at it!

NZ BIRD HUNT

Find the answers to these questions about NZ birds. You cannot use Wikipedia and you must source (tell me where you found) your information. I have included some websites HERE that might help you. List your sources in this table: INFORMATION SOURCES.
Ruru= morepork:   Find a picture and sound bite of the Ruru’s bird song	Call
Kārearea is a NZ falcon_________?	falcon
What is special about the Huia?	Its extinct
Find the meaning:  Endemic Pelagic taxa	native and restricted to a certain place living or occurring in the open sea   a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
What is the English name for a Weka?	Wood hen
What is the average length and weight of a Weka?	Length 50-60 cm  Weight 430-1400
Name 3 extinct NZ birds, e.g. Moa ( no longer exists)	Moa, Haast's eagle, Huia
Name 3 endangered NZ birds e.g. some Kiwi (not many remain)	Kiwi, Kakapo, Kea
Kōkako (the bird pictured above) is a symbol for which company?	Kokako coffee
What is the Kōkako’s scientific / species name:	Callaeas
Which species of kiwi still remain?	Brown Kiwi. Okarito Brown Kiwi. Tokoeka. Little Spotted Kiwi. Great Spotted Kiwi.
How big is a kiwi egg?	300 grams.
How many eggs does a Kiwi lay and how often?	4-6 eggs every year
What is the Māori name for the NZ blue duck? (they can be found at Auckland Zoo)	Whio.
What is the name of the mischievous parrot at Fox Glacier?	Kea
What is Oamaru home to? What are the birds main predators?	Penguins      Fur seals
Name 3 differences and 3 similarities between a Takahe and a Pukeko.	They both have red beaks, the both have red legs and they both have eyes.     The takahe weights 2-3 kgs, the pukeko can fly and the takahe is only found in the south island.
Name 4 flightless NZ birds.	Takahe, brown kiwi, little spotted kiwi and great spotted kiwi.
Name NZs extinct wattle bird.	Huia
Name 2 other NZ wattle birds.	Kokako saddleback
Complete this sentence: Wattlebirds (Anthochaera) is a genus of birds in the _________________________ family.	Callaeidae
Find a recording of bird songs for Tui, Kakapo, Kōkako, Whio, and Kea.	Tui  Kakapo Kokako Whio Kea
What large bird can be found on Otago Peninsula? Approximately how many of these birds live on the Peninsula?	Penguin     4000-5000
Who is Woof Woof the tui? (Please include a link to a video)	The world's oldest tui video

 

The Hospital

 This is a poem about a day in my life hope you like it!