STARSHIP VISIT

Yesterday my mom and I woke up and got ready and waited for the taxi to take us to Starship Hospital to do my Chemotherapy.

When we arrived at Starship we went and did my blood test. It was very painful but I was use to it. Then we went to Level 7(Oncology Ward) to wait for the doctor to give us some numbing cream and a plaster.When I was waiting for the doctor to call us I was thinking about Room 10 and how much fun they were having exploring the Rocky shore and Rocky Pools then the doctor yelled out “Malulu we are ready to see you”.Then they told me I am nearly finished in a few more months.

When the doctor finished inserting my chemo into my port we rang the taxi and waited outside.I was very glad it was over because I wanted to go home and rest.

INQUIRY PRESENTATIONS

Yesterday Glenbrae School had their Inquiry Presentations.Room 10 and I went to each classroom and learnt something new.We learnt that the tallest tree is possibly 66.5 and is called the Kahikatea or the White Pine.We learnt that we need to know how to read maps and what you need to take with you.In our class we learnt that we need to tell someone where we are going at all times and where we are going.

LOOPY PEOPLE

Today Room 10 made loopy people.We learnt how to Measure body parts,Half the measurements and apply the half measurements.This picture shows a loopy version of me.The part I found hard was measuring my body then halving it but the bit I found easy was cutting and gluing it together.

In Flanders Field By John McCrae

In Flanders Field

by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Reading Tasks

(Learn/Create/Share)

Task 1: Learn

1. What kind of a poem is ‘In Flanders Field’?It is a Randeau
2. What is a randeau? Find from the world wide web an example of a randeau.A poem of ten or thirteen lines with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words used twice as a refrain.

     3    When was Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae inspired to write the poem? What main event was happening then?Lieutenant Colonel John Mccrae got inspired to write this poem after he came back from the funeral.The main event happening at the time was the World War.l

3. How many years is it since WWI?A century.
4. In whose honour was the poem written?His Friend Alexis Helmer.
5. What does the reference to the red poppy symbolise? Read here

           It symbolises the remembrance of those who fought for us in the war. In other countries they call it Armistice Day (November 11) but in New Zealand we call it ANZAC Day(Australia New Zealand Army Corps).

Task 2: Create

1. Use Google draw or Sumo Paint to draw an ANZAC poppy or take a photo of a poppy.
2. Write a message for the soldiers who gave their lives up in the World Wars, defending us.Thank you soldiers for dedicating your life for us so we can live.We are very grateful.Thank you for setting us free.We can't thank you enough.
3. Write the message the soldiers gave us in the poem ‘In Flanders Field’.

           To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

           If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders          fields.

4. Write a rhyming poem about Wars and why they bring destruction to mankind.

          Wars are cruel

They make people sad

When they go to war

They sometimes never come back

People lose their fathers

And kids get sad

They say they want them back

That's why wars are bad

           

Task 3: Share

1.Upload your poem about Wars to your blog.

Lest we forget!