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Danya's Diwali Story

Diwali

On Tuesday afternoon, our class lined up and went to the hall.There were two men in kurtas. They waved at our class and kept talking. The men had turbans on their heads and had bells on their feet. We headed inside the hall and after a few minutes a woman in a blue dress came out. She told us that she was very glad to see us. We were one of the lucky schools in the whole of New Zealand to be chosen  for the group to perform to. She announced that the group was going to play Indian instruments to us. It took about 20 minutes for them to play the amazing music with a lot of unusual instruments. Amazed, I asked Mrs Morris if I could film the next section of the show. I filmed them dancing around the tabla player. They finished off beautifully. The host said we could dance along. When they finished them all, we applauded. Here are some Diwali facts, stories and more!

The story of Diwali

There once was a Prince of Good named Rama who had a beautiful wife called Sita. There also was a Lord of Evil, named Ravana. Ravana had ten heads and twenty arms. But there was a problem. He wanted to make Sita his wife. So one day he kidnapped her. Sita was very clever and left a trail of jewellery for Rama to follow. Rama found the trail and followed it. Rama looked through a telescope and saw Sita imprisoned on an island but unfortunately, he couldn’t get to the island so he started to build a bridge. When the bridge was built, he hurried across and fought Ravana. It was a hard fight for Ravana because of his 20 arms. Ravana finally killed Rama when he shot him with a magic arrow. Ravana saved Sita and they went home happily. All the people of the land heard that Rama had died and welcomed their king by lighting candles. This fight took five days, which is what we call now, Diwali. Ever since, this exact five days they lit candles to remind them that good wins over the bad.

  Facts

• The festival signifies the victory of light over darkness
• Hindus all over the world, and especially in India celebrate the festival by exchanging gifts, wearing new clothes and preparing festive meals
• During the festival of Diwali, fireworks worth billions of dollars are lit

Diwali is also known as ‘The Festival of Light’.

By Danya

2018 Sunnyhills X-Factor Competition

The Year 5 and 6 students had a show to raise money for Kampung Kids in Jakarta. Mrs Rinkes volunteers at this school. The money we raised will help to feed the children lunch. The categories for the competition were Singing, Dancing and Instrumental. Who would you have chosen and why?

Congratulations to the winners who were:

Overall winner: Emily(Ruby's sister)

Singing: Eden

Dancing: Auralie and Holly

Instrumental: Laurence

Diwali Performers

On Tuesday afternoon we were entertained by the colourful Indian musicians and dancers who taught us about Diwali.

and more Inventions

 Erin's Speaker...to solve the problem of letting people know when it is their turn to pick up the bark in the playground.

 Harley's Swimming Machine

 Amy's Mini Telescope.

 Eric's Homework Torturer 2000...to solve the problem of too much extra homework.

 Jessie and Chantelle's Animal Saver set....to solve animals from becoming extinct.

Nathan's Homework Torturer 4000...to solve the problem of too much homework.

Norman's Homework Torturer 3000...to solve the problem of too much homework.

More Inventions

 Elliot's Light Deactivator...to solve the problem the lights shining too brightly.

 Our Inspiring Inventions Workbooks where we wrote our problems and our solutions.

 Rebecca's Device Stand...to solve the problem of our devices falling.

Sonia's Hoover Mjoover...a hoover attachment to solve the problem of rubbish lying around.

Our Inventions

Room 18 have enjoyed working on their inventions this term. 

                       Jessica's umbrella...to solve the problem of umbrellas turning inside out.

 Ruby's Save the Turtles Poster and video of sick turtles...to solve the problem of turtles getting sick and dying.

 Carolyn's air freshener ...to solve the problem of smelly toilets.

               Poppy's stand...to solve the problem of Thunder(a horse) messing up when hs girth is put on. 
 Pasindu's ocean cleaner ...to solve the problem  of too much rubbish in our oceans.                                  

Wind Storms by Danielle

Wind Storms

Last week Hurricane Florence struck in the United States of America causing flooding and destruction. Typhoon Mangkut caused havoc in the Philippines. We decided to research wind storms. Here is Danielle's Report which she wrote using her research notes.

Wind storms can be very dangerous. Wind storms can rip houses roofs off and take people off the ground.

Types of wind storms:

There are different wind storms like… Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Cyclones, Twisters, Typhoons, often accompanied by Thunderstorms and Lightning.

Hurricanes:

Hurricanes can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiralling inward and upward at speeds of 70 to 200 mph. Hurricanes can usually lasts for over a week.

Tornadoes:

Tornadoes can appear as a traditional funnel shape, or in a slender rope-like form. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. Most tornadoes form from Thunderstorms.

Cyclones:

Cyclones are a powerful spinning storm that contains strong winds and storms. Cyclones are the same storms as Hurricanes and Typhoons. The different names have to do with where the storms form. Cyclones form in the South Pacific and Indian ocean,which is the ocean that borders Northeast Australia.

In the United States people were asked to leave their homes because Hurricane Florence was coming there way.

By Danielle

Carolyn's Turtle Report

Turtles

Turtles are reptiles. There are seven species of sea turtles. Turtles are like tortoise expect that tortoise lives on land.

Appearances:

Turtles have  hard shells that protects them like  shields. These upper shells are called  carapaces. Turtles also have lower shells called plastrons. They have four flippers and they don’t have ears.

Habitat:

Most of the turtles live in the sea water but some live in freshwater.

Diet:

Sea turtles are omnivorous. Sea turtles eat seagrass, algae, sponges, sea squirts, squid, shrimp, crabs, jellyfish, cuttlefish and sea cucumbers.

Turtles have existed for around 215 million years. Some sea turtles are in danger of dying out because people collect their eggs. People use too much plastic and they go down the drain then into the sea. The turtles think it’s a jellyfish and eat it but then they get sick and die!

By Carolyn

Danya's Turtle Report

Turtles

Turtles are amazing reptiles. Turtles come in all shapes and sizes. They have been around for millions of years and some turtles live longer than people! Like other reptiles, turtles are cold blooded.

Habitats:

Green Sea Turtle-the Atlantic ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Pacific Ocean.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle-coastal bay and streams of all continents, except Antarctica.

Olive Ridley SeaTurtle-Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and India.

The adults stay in shallow water and near the coasts, but sometimes they go to the open sea.

Diet:

Depending on their species, sea turtles may be carnivores, herbivores or omnivorous which means they eat both meat and plants. Sea Turtles might even eat other sea animals.

Appearance:

Turtles can be olive-green, greenish-brown, reddish brown or even a blackish colour. Turtles have a shell for protection and flippers. for swimming.

Turtles are phenomenall but they are also endangered. HELP SAVE TURTLES BY NOT USING PLASTIC BAGS!

By Danya

Ruby's Turtle Report

                   Turtles by Ruby

Turtles are reptiles. The difference between a Turtle and a Tortoise is Turtles live in the water and Tortoises live on land.

Habitat:

Sea Turtles live in almost every ocean and also rivers and lakes. Most Turtle species  are found in North America and South Asia.

Appearance:

Turtles have a dark greeny brown patterned shell and have green legs, arms and head. Turtles have tails, Shorter tails are more common than longer tails.

Types of Turtles…

There are lots of different types of Turtles such as Sea Turtles, Soft Shell Turtles, Box Turtles, Pond Turtles, Snapping Turtles, Kinosternidaes, Carbonemys, Pelomedusas, Cryptodiras, Mud Turtles, Asian Box Turtles, Chelidaes and Pleurodires.

Food:

Turtles eat meat and plants. In the water they eat seagrasses, algae, sponges, sea squirts, jelly fish, squid, shrimp, crabs and more.

Turtles have existed for around 215 million years.

Turtle Reports

Recently we read about a hurt Turtle called Toby who had been rehabilitated at Kelly Tarltons.  We became interested in learning more about Turtles so we wrote Turtle Reports. We talked about having an introduction and then organising our research into paragraphs with sub headings before ending with a conclusion.

Turtles by Amy

Turtles are marvellous ocean swimmers and they are also reptiles who spend most of their time in the water.

Habitat:

Turtles live in almost every ocean basin throughout the world, nesting  on tropical and subtropical beaches. They migrate long distances to feed, often swimming over an entire ocean. Adults of most species are found in shallow, coastal waters, bays, lagoons and estuaries.

Food:

Depending on the species, sea turtles may be carnivores  (meat eating), herbivores (plant eating) or omnivores (eating both meat and plants). The jaw structure of many species is adapted for their diet.

Turtles are awesome swimmers. Toby is a sick turtle who has been cared for at Kelly Tarltons. He will soon be released back to his own habitat, the sea, because he is better.

Principal Awards Term 3

Congratulations to Pasindu and Carolyn. We are so proud of you! You are both motivated learners in Room 18.

Our Enthusiastic Gymnastic Participants

Thank you Sonia and Brodie for your keen participation in the Interschool Gymnastic Competition.  

Principal's Award to Sonia

Congratulations to Sonia for being an enthusiastic learner who has made super progress in all areas of the curriculum. She is a kind and caring pupil in Room 18. Well done Sonia!

Native Bird Art