das piano by Bernard beckett.

 

Liz van der laarse

 today the author of cuz came to our class totara, CRAZY RIGHT and we gave her some interesting questions  like,  

Indica - Did you get inspired by anything or did you think of the story on your own? 

Levi Griffin - Did you make up the characters names or are they real people?

Liam - Is it going to be a movie?

Cooper Nichols - Can you make another sequel?

Indy - Who is the artist who illustrated the book cover?

Why did You call it cuz? Sam

Why did you chose to write ‘Cuz’? Cooper. W

How long did it take to write? Levi Gruebner

How old were you when you Started writing? Bella

Rotational symmetry

                                         

my speech

 

Hi my name is Cooper, do you have a pet at home?  and  why are they important to you? I believe that pets are important parts of my life because they clean up after you, pets keep you fit, they can provide food for you, catch pests, give you joy and happiness and they can  save your life. 

Dogs they lick up your plate, they eat the rest of your food, especially Labradors. Cats all they do is sleep for the whole day and lick themselves all day long and also the best of all they want attention and you try to push them away they sssssss at you and scratch you. and they break valuables like that expensive vase that your nana gave to your mum last week  and Have you noticed that it's gone? It was probably that  demon of a cat that licks itself all day long.

 But there are some ups about having a cat. They catch mice, rats, and birds but they also leave those animals everywhere as presents for you. Also dogs catch possums, stouts, weasels. I found out that 25 million birds are killed every year crazy right and they are all killed by introduced pests like possums,rats and weasels but you can help by getting a dog because did you know that 1000 pests are killed a year from dogs so you can help the environment by getting a dog    

 enough about that, let's get to the point shall we….if you get a pet you should get a dog they help you when you are in an emotional state like if you're sad they can cheer you up they give you joy when you had a bad day.   for example, I have two dogs at home. They are super important to me because when I am sad or I am having a really bad day, I call them and they come straight to the rescue with some great big hugs and kisses.  Who doesn't need that in their lives?

And imagine your life without your pets. I know that I will be emotional all the time. I will be absolutely miserable without my pets. You think about that for a second  imagine your life without your pets                     you done. Alright 

 I have another reason if you have a disability well we know just the thing for you just get a dog we have people who train dogs for exactly that if your  blind we have a dog for that we also have a dog for if you have seizures quite often then just get a dog they are smart and intelligent and if you get the right dog they’re fast to.

So that's why pets are important to my whanau and I hope you take care of your pets just like i do.

Thank you for listening to my speech 

Puketi forest

 

my collage art

 

  

in totara class we made collage art of our activity week in term one. this is matai bay and I thought it was deep blue, fish, and marine.

My reading group

 Today our reading group read a story called "Das Piano" by Bernard Becket

We had to read carefully, stopping at the full stops and pausing at the commas.