Nonsense Poem

WALT:write a nonsense poem

What does a didgeridoo?

Unicorns

Live under umbrellas

Foxes

Fiercely flew

Polar Bears

Poo peanuts all day

But what does a didgeridoo?

Tigers

Drink tea with their buddies

Griffins

Do great poo

Bats

Buy bananas on Tuesdays

But what does a didgery,

What does a didgery,

But what does a didgeridoo?

my holiday recount

In the holidays I went to Hokitika, Ross, Westport, Christchurch and Bula Bula. And in Hoki we went to stumpers and my cousins house we went to the bush and the beach. We went to bula bula and ross together we went elling, hunting for mussels we also went swimming at the pool.

New Zealand troops made their first major effort of the First World War during the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915. The Allies hoped to seize control of the strategic Dardanelles Strait and open the way for their naval forces to attack Constantinople (Istanbul), the capital of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.

Allied forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April. British (and later French) forces made the main landing at Cape Helles on the southern tip of Gallipoli, while the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed midway up the peninsula. Sent 2 km north of their intended landing place, they encountered determined Ottoman forces in the rugged country above the beach (soon known as Anzac Cove). Unable to make any significant advance, the Anzacs spent the next few days desperately holding onto their small beachhead

Links

• UN Stop Disasters Game
• Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
• FEMA - Winter Storms
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
• MetService cyclone articles
• How Hurricanes Work

Storm

as it lies in the 'Roaring Forties', where mild-temperature air from the north meets cooler air from the south.

WHAT IS A STORM?

A storm is a disturbance of the atmosphere that can cause strong winds, rain, thunder, lightning, heavy snow and rough seas. A strong wind warning is issued by the MetService when winds of more than 87kph are expected over land.

Hazards from storms include falling trees and poles, torn-off roofs, fast-flowing currents in streams and rivers, flying objects, land slips and flooding. Coastal areas can suffer from storm surges, which are extra-high tides caused by the high winds pushing the sea forward.

My saint patrick's day presentation

                      Giraffes

• The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world, with even newborn babies being taller than most humans.
• Baby Giraffes can stand within half an hour and after only 10 hours can actually run next to their family.
• Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they sometimes sleep and have babies standing up.
• Giraffes only spend 10 minutes and 2 hours asleep per day. They have one of the shortest sleep requirements of any mammal.
• Young giraffes hang out in nursery groups until they are around 5 months old, sleeping eating and playing together while their mothers forage in the distance.
• Giraffes are sociable, peaceful animals which rarely fight. Males do perform a behaviour called ‘necking’ where they will hit necks; however these encounters rarely last more than a couple of minutes and seldom result in injury.
• Just like snowflakes and human fingerprints, no two giraffes have the same spot pattern.
• Even giraffes tongues are big. They are up to 45cm long and have adapted  to allow giraffes to eat tall leaves on trees that other animals would avoid, such as acacias which are very thorny.
• In New Age religion the giraffe is a symbol for intuition and flexibility.

The name Giraffe Camelopardalis means ‘one who walks quickly, a camel marked like a leopard’.