My Praying hands

These are my praying hands. I have been praying for the forests around the world.

Why snakes don't have legs?

                   Why Snakes don't have legs?

Once upon a time, there lived a monkey named James. Her friend was a snake named Daniel. They lived in a 3 storey house with a healthy garden full of bright green beans and rich red beetroot. They had a lot of books and didn't know where to store them.

So one day, they decided to make a book-shelf out of wood so they could store books in the there. Off they went to the shop called Bunnings warehouse to buy the wood. When they started, Jordan the elephant strolled by and greeted them and soon they went back to work.

In the afternoon, they stopped to have a rest and to eat lunch. Soon they started to finish it. When suddenly Daniel’s legs got stuck in the gravel. James tried pulling Daniel out but he was not strong enough. So James quickly called Jordan the elephant to get Daniel out of the gravel. Jordan puffed and huffed, pulling so hard that stretched Daniel and even pulled his legs off. So now onwards Snakes are long and they don’t have legs.

Mary Mackillop Centre

A loud voice booms across the chapel. I can hear Father Peter consecrating the wine. It is the morning and we are having mass in the chapel. A soft draught is blowing through the holes between my toes. I can see the bright red and light pink flowers. The candles beside Father Peter are unlit and are very nicely designed.

Father Peter is wearing a clean, white cassock and a black watch as dark as midnight. I can smell the new painted wall and I can see a smooth wooden tabernacle on the painted wall with something carved on it. On the other table there is a little flask of wine. The sun is beaming through the windows brightly. I turn around and I can see the nuns behind me.

I stop and wonder how people become nuns and why they want to become nuns. Do they have to wear habits even today? I am glad that we have nuns even today because I think they are very caring and generous.

By Amy

Smurfette book review

By Peyo (Papercut)

The book ‘Smurfette’ is about an evil sorcerer, Gargamel who wanted revenge on the smurfs. So one day, Gargamel was making a girl smurf called Smurfette because he knew the smurfs will go crazy with her, but actually none of the smurfs liked her. When she realised she was very fat, she cried in bed.  But then Papa smurf changed her more prettier in his science room. So when she came out all the smurfs fell in love with her. But when that very day happened, everything went wrong and she said she was from Gargamel. The next day, she was judged and became innocent. But she sacrificed herself for them and every smurf was crying.

I like this book because the smurfs are cute and the book is very funny, especially when Gargamel tries to get revenges on the smurfs.

I recommend this book to all ages, especially to people that can read small and miniature words.

Smurfs having a good time!

Judy Moody book review

Rocky Zang in the amazing Mr. Magic

By Megan Mcdonald

This book is about a girl called Judy Moody. She has a friend called Rocky that does amazing magic tricks. He could make a hankie change colors, he could make a flower out of thin air and he could make his own thumb fly across the room. He really wanted to succeed a card trick too.

So Judy becomes his assistant for magic tricks. But when Rocky had a magic trick show only stink came along. But then Judy ruins all his magic tricks like trying to turn a peanut butter jar into a jelly jar but Judy accidentally put ketchup on. The trick that succeeded was making Stink run away. But when he disappeared the dollar that Judy had Judy was so disappointed that she started to call him names. As soon as she reached into her pockets she found it. So Judy and Rocky were friends again!  

I like this book because the characters were so convincing and that the setting grabbed the audience’s attention.

I highly recommend this to people of all ages because it is a funny and interesting book so I hope you enjoy it!

By Amy Zhang

The morioris

The Law of Nunuku

More than a hundred years ago, there was severe fighting among the tribes of Rekohu. After the fighting, a chief named Nunuku wanted fighting to stop. The other chiefs agreed and made it a law. If two people started to fight, they were able to hit each other with a tupuari (wooden staff), if somebody drew blood, the fight would have to stop immediately.

In 1835,  the morioris was going to be invaded by tribes of New zealand because the tribes of New Zealand wanted to take over the land. When the Chiefs realised, they quickly met together and decided what they should do because they made a law not to fight.

After a long conversation, the chief didn’t want to disobey the law that Nunuku made, so they did not fight against the invasions.

So, more than 100 people died and some were enslaved. Nowadays,the descendants proudly showed memorials  for those who died.

                             The Treaty of Waitangi

The statue of Tame Horomona 

In 1870, 58,516 hectares (97.3% of Rekohu) was awarded to the tribes of New Zealand and sadly 1,640 hectares (2.7% of Rekohu) was for the morioris.

In 1933, the last moriori died, Tame Horomona (known as Tommy Solomon). After 53 years, David Lange announced a statue of Tame Horomona on the 29th December.

But, in 1988 the morioris wanted their return of land, fishing rights and their recognise of their culture and their identity.

In 2004, the morioris happily won back their fishing rights from the treaty of waitangi fisheries commision.

In 2005 on 21st January, the kopinga marae was opened by Helen Clark, Prime minister of New Zealand.   

BY AMY ZHANG

 

                                                   

Geronimo Stilton save the whale book review

                         

This book ‘Geronimo Stilton-save the white whale’ is about a gentlemouse called Geronimo Stilton. It all began one morning he was in his office when he met Petunia Paws, his crush. Then Petunia thought of going to the Bays of Whales and Benjamin and Bugsy wanted to come too. So Geronimo rang miss Sweetcakes but instead a gruff voice answered the phone.He said it will cost one thousand dollars! Geronimo didn’t want to be a cheap sneak in front of Petunia she they went to the Bay of Whales. He had a Miserable Vacation but at evening they went out to the beach and suprisely they saw a EXTREMELY RARE WHITE HUMPBACK WHALE. So they called the Rescue team and soon the whale was back in the water.

I like this book because they used word art in the book. I highly recommend this to all ages.