Musk Ox Report

The Musk ox is a breed of ox that lives in the Arctic. They weigh around 285 kg, and their scientific name is Ovibos Moschatus. This is my report on musk ox.

Habitat:

Musk ox live in the frigid Arctic, roaming around, looking for roots and moss. In Winter they use their hooves to dig through snow to find buried food, while during Summer, they munch on Summer plants, sprouting through the snow.

Diet:

Musk ox are herbivores, that means they eat plants only. They eat a wide variety of plants including grass, moss, sedges, forbs and woody plants. Sometimes they dig up roots from previous years, rotten or not.

Characteristics:

Musk ox have short, curling horns on each side of their head. Males horns form a headband like shape that crosses the front of their forehead. Their coat is usually brown, black, grey and really, really rarely, white.

Predators: 

The musk ox has only a few predators such as wolves, bears and humans. They also have accidents like falling from cliffs, drowning and starvation from all of their food source getting buried from snow and ice.

Fun Facts:

Did you know that musk ox can run up to a speed of 60 km per hour? They can also live up to about 20 years old in the wild. Did you know that musk ox are more related to goats and sheep than any other animal?

 L3 Writing - Fireman Saves Kitten

For our L3 writing workshop, we had to write about a video we watched: Fireman Saves Kitten. We had to pretend that we were the fireman. I am re-writing this writing from my book to this blog for my blog post this week. Below is my writing so I hope you enjoy it!!

I took a few steps backwards from the hose after extinguishing the fire. The old brick house was still standing, barely. The beautiful cherry-red bricks were darkened to a crimson-black. It was lucky that the fire didn't spread to the trees, as it would of engulfed the tree, making the flames burst in size. Me and three other firemen decided to scan the little house. It was as if we were in a movie of some sort. As we approached the house, the smoke thickened, like quick sand engulfing your last breath. My suit gave me the ability to breath through this darkness of smoke but weighed me down, making it hard to move, hold and walk over weak floorboards. Communicating on the radio, I step through the doorway of the house, floorboards creaking underneath me, as I do so smoke and ash gather on my mask. It was like it didn't want me to go any further, but I pushed on.

The fire had caused the ceiling to collapse into the house, leaving installation all over the floor. It was like the clouds had fallen down, burnt by the fire. The ash and installation together made a soft surface under my big boots. I carried on through what used to be the living room into the blackened, burnt hallway. Using my flashlight, I scanned the house, reporting back to the other firefighters what I could see and what was left of furnisher. As I was scanning the room I came across a burnt child's toy that looked like a little kitten. I picked it up in my gloved hand, feeling its weight and size. It was a really realistic toy, maybe a little too realistic...

Suddenly I dashed out of the room, as fast as I could in my weighted down suit. Holding the kitten carefully, I ran out of the smoke-infested house, straight to the fire truck. I layed the kitten down on the ground as carefully as I could and grabbed the oxygen mask, placing it over the kittens face. A few other firemen came to see what I was doing, at this point I was pouring water over the limp body of the cat. I hoped with all my heart that the little tabby cat would live. Slowly the kittens eyes opened, revealing yellow eyes full of pain. With relief, I held the kitten close to my body, cuddling it with careful arms.

Quick - Write; Disney Character List

 Disney Character List

One of our priorities for the week was quick-writes so I chose to do a list of disney characters! I zoomed in on the image that Koka Ngaire gave us to look at, these are the characters that I spotted. Pegasus, Aladin, Mr Smee, Jasmin, Abu, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Gaston, Rapunzel, Hercules, Elsa, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Anna, Tiana, Arial, Donald Duck, Merida, Flynn Rider, Mulan, Cruella De Vil, Ursula, Daisy Duck, Simba, Tinkerbell, Olaf, Princess Aurora, Jafar, Beast, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Slinky, Tigger, Genie, Scar, Max, Mrs Teapot, Pocahontas, Kronk, Stitch, Lilo, Reveki, Piglet, Happy, Fairy Godmother, Winnie the Pooh, Ehor, Pumba, Timon, 101 Dalmation Dogs, Mufasa, Dumbo, Maleficent, Grumpy, Sleepy, Doepy, Sneezy, Meg, Pinocchio, Morph, Captain Amelia, Jim Hawkins,  Long John Silver, Scroop, Mr Arrow, Bambi, Tarzan, Alice, Evil Queen, Flounder, Quasimodo, Anastasia, Shere Khan, Scrooge Mcduck, Chip, Mogli, Wendy, John, Micheal, Rabbit, Kuzco, Eric, Prince Charming and Mushu. 

Did I miss anybody?

WK 7 Camp Kaitawa!

 WK 7 Camp Kaitawa

In week 7, 2021, the year 6's got to go to Camp Kaiwa. Below this writing you can see our adventures that we went on at camp.

Kapa Haka Festival 2020

 Kapa Haka Festival 2020

In Term 4, Week 6, on Wednesday, WBS (Wainui Beach School) finally had our Kapa Haka Festival. We had been practising Kapa haka for the whole year and, to be honest, got over practising the songs over and over again.

As soon as the whole of Moana got their Kapa Haka uniforms and mokos on, we hopped on the bus and drove towards the festival. When we arrived, the front row got their pew pews on and the rest of the rows lined up. We practised a few of our songs then got ready to set foot on the stage.

 All of the rows walked onto the large stage at the same time and started to line up in straight rows. When the boys sorted out their rows, Matiria and Klara started off the song E te ariki. We all huddled in a bunch and started to sing. (It is extremely loud when you are all huddled in a bunch).

After E te ariki Matiria and Klara started the song Utaina. (Utaina is one of my favorite songs). Girls and boys sing the same song the first time we sing the song but in the second round, the boys sing a haka when the girls carry on singing. During the second round the girls start to move backwards when the boys move forwards.

With the boys at the front and the girls at the back, the boys start to chant the haka. One of the hakas is Kamate Kamate. The girls had to join in and chant the haka with the boys too.

Still at the back, Matiria and Klara started off Rona e. In this song the girls use the poi and the boys do actions to the song. The poi actions are pretty easy.  Most of it is just swinging around the poi but it still looks really cool. In the second round of Rona e, the girls move forwards again and the boys move backwards. 

After Rona e the girls and boys both sing Wainui e, our school song. During the song the boys walk off the stage and then the girls but the front row of girls stay on until the end.

The Kapa Haka Festival was so fun. I cant wait until next year.

A Trip to Phitia Farm

 A Trip to Phitia Farm

During week 9, day 2 (Tuesday) WBS went to Phitia Farm... well it is not that dramatic. Anyway, here is a blog on a farm trip. Yay.

Station 1: The Cow

As soon as we hopped of the bus, we were sorted into lines and were split up into different stations. The first station was the cow (hints the sub-title). So we got to go visit a female cow. On the bench, in the middle of the paddock, there was whipped cream, milk, chocolate milk, cheese and butter. My arms got so tired when everyone took turns shaking cows milk.

Station 2: The Butcher

The next stop we got to was the butcher. We had to see a year old lamb get chopped up by a butcher. I stayed and watched the poor thing get butchered but other people (mostly girls) went out and did not want to watch it.

Station 3: The Vehicles

The 3rd stop was vehicles. There were 4 vehicles that we could climb on and play on, a tractor, a 4 wheel drive, a motorcycle and a farm truck with 2 dog cages in the back. The tractor was green, the 4 wheel drive and the motorcycle was red and the truck was white.

Station 4: The Drone

Stop 4 was the drone. At the drone we got to watch a tv that attached to the drone so were ever the drone went we could see where it was going. We even saw a crashed 4 wheel drive but it was only fake though!

Last Station: Sheep

The last station of our trip was the sheep. We got to see farm dogs herd sheep into the corner of the paddock. There was a woof woof dog and a stare stare dog. The woof woof dog barked at the sheep and the stare stare dog stared at the sheep to herd them. We also got to see sheep get shorn!

I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed going on this trip!!

 Learning Through Play

Two weeks ago, we started a session called LTP (Learning Through Play). Room 1, 2, 3 and 4 are participating in this learning. Our options were Planet Construction, Makey Makey, Junky Monkey and Cardboard Nation. (My favorite one was Junky Monkey).

Room 1: Planet Construction

Over in room 1, they had Planet Construction. In Planet Construction you could build creations with Lego and other items (I forgot what they were called ). Some weeks we got to have free play and create whatever we want but other weeks, there are themes or challenges on what to create.

Room 2: Makey Makey

Next door from room 1, there is room 2 with Makey Makey. During Makey Makey, like room 1, some weeks you can discover whatever you want while other weeks you have to discover what is on the board (I like doing the free play more). PS: Room 2 is my class.

Room 3: Junky Monkey

My favorite LTP place is Junky Monkey. In Junky Monkey  you can take apart toys and put them together in a different way (things can get really weird here). One time I was doing Junky Monkey, i took apart grumble fart (a grumbley monster that grumbles and farts) and gave him a massive hair cut! In Junky Monkey, every week you can make whatever you want!

Room 4: Cardboard Nation

Last but not least we have room 4 with Cardboard Nation. In Cardboard Nation, you can make anything out of cardboard (hinst the name). There is not only cardboard but also moving parts but you can not take the moving parts home (so don't get too excited).

I hope that reading this has made you interested in our LTP. What is your favorite LTP activity?