The History of the Internet by Jack and Lucy

We read a really interesting journal article about the internet and we synethised what we already knew about the internet with what we leanrt. Enjoy!

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A Fairy Tale with a Twist by Livana and Anouska

This is a respone to a story we read in our reading group where the traditional roles were swapped.

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The History Of My Name By Marie and Anetema

Marie and Anetema

MARIE:

As you may know my name is Marie U****, but my full name is Sose Marie Fina Jane  U****. The Sose is from my nana that passed away a few years ago. Marie is my school name, which is my aunty's name. Fina is my other aunty's name and Jane is my cousin's name. Unasa is my dad's surname and one of my uncle's is called U*** too, and thats how I got my names.

ANETEMA:
My name was made up by my mum and dad. I got my name from my grandmother and also my grandfather. My grandmother's name is Aneveli and my grandfather's name is Tema. The Ane is from my grandmother's name and the Tema is from my grandfather's name and that makes Anetema. My last name is Tu'u*** L*****. The tu'u*** is from my dad's side it is my dad's grandfather's last name. The L**** is from my mum's grandmother's last name, and thats how I got my names.

the history of Kahma's and Oceania's names

Oceania and Kahma

Kahma's name history

My name full is Kahma Florence Teuki R****-G******. All my names have a long background but I'll tell you about one of them. My middle name is Florence. A lot of people know the story of Florence Nightingale. She was from a very wealthy family. A sickness had spread around and a lot of people died mainly the poor people but all the rich people fled but Florence stayed to help the poor sick people. So my Mum liked the name so she put it as my middle name. Kahma is First name my dad chose it. People use my name as a saying, if you do a good deed then a good thing will happen to you they say you will have good Karma but if you do something bad they say you will have bad Karma.Once my Dad did a good deed for someone and they said good Karma. I think my name was meant to be! Kahma 

Oceania's name history

Hi my name is Oceania V****** l***. In my name I don't have lots of history like Kahma,  so how I got called Oceania was that mum and family really like the sea\ocean and they were talking about names. So when they got a baby they knew what to name it, mum said  if she had girl she will name her Nia and since they like the ocean and nia then our aunty said to put ocean and nia together to make Oceania:}.How I got the V****** was that mum was by herself  when she had me so she said she was going to make my last name V****** . Lucky last, my name L***. My mum had named me L*** because she had a rough time with me so my nana was talking lot's of care of me so she said that my middle name was L***. L*** is my grandmothers name.

Kids have more fun than adults: a debate

The Word Wizards reading group got into two teams, an affirmative team and a negative team to debate 'kids have more fun than adults'. Listen to their arguments and see which side you agree with:

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The history behind Hannah's and Gwyneth's name.

The History of Hannah's and Gwyneth's name.

Gwyneth: My name dosen't have any history behind it because my mum just liked the name Gwyneth. My  middle name, which is Justine, was picked by my dad. He just added a 'e' at the end of his name to make my middle name. My last name which is K******* is a family name from my mum's side.

Hannah: My first name was picked because my mum and dad liked the name Hannah because you could spell it backwards. My middle name Mae was picked by my parents because they found May a lucky month, also my mum's grandma was called May. My last name, which is A*** is a family name from my Dad's side.

By Hannah and Gwyneth.

Will M story review

Yesterday I read a story called UFO. It was about the discovery of the ufos and around the world invasions as well as dead aliens. The most interesting part of the book was mostly the questions. As I was reading I found lots of cool pictures. The front of the book was called Mysteries in the Skies. One of my favourite parts was when the soldiers were trying to run away from an unidentified flying object which is a U.F.O.Some interesting words were object, saucers, reported and aliens. I gave this a four out of five star rating.

Ghosts story review By George

Yesterday I read a story called Ghosts. It was a non-fiction story. It was about people who got killed then turned into ghosts or died by ghosts that had taken control of their cars in Hong Kong. One of the storie was about a man called Mr Brown who was a miners.Mr Brown didn't check the cables then they he and other five other miners fell to their death. Then they turned into ghosts . Some inserting words were struck and concentration. I gave this story a 5 out of 5. 

Do or Die review by Josh

Today I read a story called Do or Die. It's about a girl in a plane crash who walks for 9 days to find safety, a man who gets his leg trapped in the river and cuts off his own leg with a pen knife, a lady who gets attacked in the river by a crocodile in her canoe and crawls over 2000 meters to safety and a girl who loses her arm to a tiger shark while surfing and paddled 400 meters to shore. Some interesting words were crocodile, kilometres and collarbone. I gave this story 5 out of 5.

Feel the Fear story review by Luka

Today I read a story called Feel the Fear it is about when Karl and is friend Adam go mountain climbing. Karl was scared and he ran to a rock and hid there and then he threw a rock at a tree because he thought he was not brave and was upset he couldn't do it. A whole lot of bees came out of the tree and attacked Adam and the instructor. The rope fell down and Adam fell and he started limping. Karl went down the mountain  and faced his fear and saved him.
Some interesting words in the story are abseiling, harness and flung.
I gave this story 4 out of 5 stars.

Isaia's emotion poem

St Luke's food court by Isaiah, Jake and Kate

Teenagers rapidly text at their sticky tables. Dreamy popcorn eliminates itself constantly when I chew. The scent of old scraps in a rusty rubbish bin floats up my nose. Phones buzz in adults pockets and irritates my ears. Ice cold drinks freeze my hands off. Kids drop sloppy ice cream on the rusty floor. Hot chips put my mouth in flames. Coins push down in my pockets. Stoves sizzle one by one. Hot spicy noodles sit in a bowl.  

Toby, Jake and Isaia favourite things imovie.

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Ben's emotion poem

Oceania,Marie and Gwyenth's imovie

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Oska,Will,Jack and Jakob favourite things Imove

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Josh's Poem

Oceania's poem

St Luke's Food hall by Nina, Oska and Eli

My hands squash the sticky sushi as I rub my greasy hands against the tray trying desperately to rub off the sticky mess that clung to it. Glancing around I watch the ocean sized crowd pushing and shoving to get their food. I choked as sticky fried rice got stuck to the top of my mouth not allowing me to swallow. The smell of salty chips assaulted my nostrils as the person next to me noisily ate his ENORMOUS McDonald's Big Mac. The stove sizzled and popped as the Mexican chefs cooked their delicious food. A horrible new smell marched over to me as a child opened the bin next to me releasing out a smell of old scraps and rotten cabbage. A kid walked past me his ice cream dangerously close to the edge of the cone. I watched it fall down from its perilous perch and hit the slimy floor with a SPLAT. I snatch a sugary donut out of my pocket and take a huge bite savouring every last bit. Lost change rubs against my hands I put in my pocket running my fingers along the grooves. The chefs happily splutter orders.

Nina, Kate and Anetema's Imovie

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'Yum' 'n' 'Yuck' Food Hall by Will M, Jack and Livana

Yum

Warm sugary doughnuts stick on my fingers.

Salty buttery popcorn crunching on my tongue.

The grumpy chefs shouting orders buzzing in my ears.

The smell of battery kebabs with all the fresh ingredients inside.

Through a rush of people I see a free table.

Yuck

The floppy flounder flail around in my hands.

The hot sizzling hotdog over filled with artificial
mustard.

The horrible sound of cutlery scraping against plates.

As I walked past crowds I smelt filthy McDonalds burgers.

Exhausted janitors wiping the dirty tables that people left a mess.

The Food Hall By Maya, Gwyneth and Aum.

The toddlers melting ice cream dropped on to the dreadful ground with a splat. Teenage kid's phones buzzing in their undiscovered pockets. The warm scent of sugary, crispy donuts exits out of the cloudy oven.The fresh summer taste of strawberries from the smoothies glide and streak down my throat. As I sat down, I felt a sticky, gooey bubble-gum sticking to my firm, dense, plastic chair as I touched it with my delicate fingers. As I meandered, people dodged though the crowd in the jam-packed food court. I sniffed the aroma as the  teenagers hurled their old food in the bin. My tastebuds sprang up as the savoury of salty, buttery popcorn manipulated on my tongue. The solid gold coins in my pocket thrusted into my thighs.

St Luke's food hall by Ben, Toby, and Hunter

The sound of sizzling stoves echoes in my ears, driving me crazy. People chatting like mad ducks, chimes in my ears. The smell of  ice cold drinks smell lumbers up my nose. Crispy, sugary doughnuts, slither around my nose. I got a glimpse, of what seemed like neanderthals scoffing cheeseburgers in their mouths.  I see yummy cheesy big macs dropping to the floor. The sticky taste of fried rice almost completely fills my mouth.  The creamy, luscious taste of chocolate oozes in my mouth. I scrunch up my nose as I feel the greasy burgers buns. I feel the discomfort of the stiff, steel, chair.

St Lukes food hall Anouska, Arlo, Kahma and Lucy

The sound of a waitress sneering orders to the chef while passing by. A thick black cloud emerged and busted through my nose and wafted like a bad smell. Salty, crispy chips mushed in my mouth and slithered down my throat burning me. Rusty coins rubbed against my leg which made me give a little yelp. I could spy people bustling their way to to their greasy tables with their trays filled with fast food.

Anetema's Emotion poem

St Luke's food hall by Will, James and Jakob

Hard, cold rusty chairs support my body weight. People are ordering deliciously tantalising greasy cheeseburgers. The clicking sound of texting faintly sneaks into my ears. As crispy chicken nuggets waft to my nostrils, I can taste sugar-coated donuts tantalising my tastebuds. People are pushing and shoving and almost swimming through crowds. Wads of five dollar notes filled my pockets. Delicious dumplings battled for the most tempting food or drink with fizzy coca-cola smoothing my throat. All the while sizzling stoves intruded my ears.

George, Livana and Maya's iMovie

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St Lukes food hall by Hannah, Maddy and Anetema

The booming from the cooking grills bounced in and out of my ears. The aroma of deep fried chips crawled up my nose. Spicy, hot curry burnt my twisted tongue. Everywhere I looked teenagers were texting on their new, shiny phones. I felt the icy cold drink bubble up my nose. The waiters at the restaurants spluttered orders at the chefs. Warm crispy doughnuts lumbered through my nose. Juicy hamburgers filled my mouth with perfection. Cleaners mopped the dirty, sticky floors. Salty chips made my fingers unbearably greasy.

St Lukes Hall shared writing by George, Josh and Oceania

Juicy hamburgers went down my throat. Loud teenagers texted on shiny phones. People moaned with hunger. Refreshing ice cream, cold like the north pole. Icy cold drinks zoomed down my throat. The strong sent of butter chicken blowed up my nose along with delicious hot molten chocolate cake. People dropped food.  I held a light smooth tray tightly.

St lukes food hall by Marie, Harry, and Luka

The smell of spicy hot curry snorts up my nose as the sticky fried rice sticks on my hands. The loud sound of fire booming thunders into my ears as phones start to buzz repeatedly. The intense smell of warm, crispy doughnuts fills the air as my brain freezes from the cold refreshing ice cream. People surround me as they munch on their food slowly, in the corner of my eye are teenagers texting on their new shiny phones with laughter and chatter. As I'm walking to my table, I can feel the heaviness of   my plate and the coldness of my icy cold drink.