Unmeltable chocolate

Kiwikidsnews melting chocolate

As part of our reading programmer we use kiwi kids news to learn more about what is happening nationally and internationally in the world.

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

There is no main quote in this article

2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

As the article said the inventor of the chocolate wanted the bar of chocolate can could and last and that could be enjoyed bar without having to eat it fast - before it melted in your hands.

3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.

It was made in a country called Switzerland which is also  Swiss is the home to Swiss cheese. It has numerous lakes and towns that look old together with forest land.

4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.

Well their company might go  international everywhere and it would be selling in stores and malls next year and the years after that.

5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

This event took place because maybe the inventor Barry Callebaut wanted a chocolate that people can enjoy longer and not let the chocolate melt in your hands.

6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

Invented - Created or designed something.

company - A commercial business  

Largest - A wide range or big amounts of everything.

Number patterns

I am learning to find a rule and use it to continue a number pattern.

5+ a day!

In room 8 we are learning about fruit and vegetables to put in our garden. First room 8 did a fruit and vegetables quiz testing our knowledge about how well we know are vegetables.

A new me 2016

Namaste My name is Elaine and I am a Year 8 student This year. I have been playing piano for about 3 years now. I mostly like to read write and draw sometimes. If you were to meet me I would be annoying shy and not social at all meaning I don’t like to meet new people and go to parties. One day I would like to become a travelling photographer and travel the world taking picture of animals and people and start my own professional photographer business.

Word search

I made a word find using puzzle maker and then completed the word search 

A Santa Letter

A letter to Santa

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

A letter to Santa has been found in a chimney in Wales from the 1930’s.

2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

Well a builder was constructing a house in wales he saw a note up in the chimney to Santa about how the little girl wanted a hymn book and some nice toys for Christmas.

3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.

This event took place in wales which is on the other side of the world the dragon on the front of their flag is called the “Welsh Dragon”.

4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.

I don’t think nothing would happen in the future but if the little girl had children maybe they would write a letter to Santa like how her grandmother did.

5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

Because the little girl named Christine wanted a present for christmas time.

6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

Hymn- To praise someone

Excited - Has lots of energy and is very happy.

Found - Discover unexpectedly somewhere somehow

Chimney - Something that the smoke of the fire comes out and is comfort in the winter time for Christmas.

A Katipo

What is an Katipo Spider?

A katipo spider is one of New Zealand’s endangered spiders and native. In north america and Australia this kind of spider would be called the “Black Window” because of its colour.

(Female Spider)

This female spider only lays its eggs coming to the end of a year. When a baby spider is born it is protected in the female’s web or lair. A female katipo spider has a pea size abdomen or belly and can grow up to 6 mm in length. As female katipo starts to mature they change colour before they get to adult stage. On its abdomen (belly) they have a red strip down to the surface or sometimes a small red patch that is located on the underside of it abdomen (belly).

(Male Spider)

A male katipo is much smaller than the female, measuring up to 4 mm in length. The male katipo retains (keeps) its same markings as it is shared by many other female and male spiders.  

Katipo spiders live in places such as driftwood,sand,pingao which is a bush that is on the beach that is long as grass. They eat only insects that crawl on the ground such as beetles. A katipo spider belongs to a worldwide Latrodectus family of spiders. If you ever get bitten by a katipo spider you are likely to get a swollen arm or leg pain and vomiting non stop. But this won’t occur all the time because it is uncommon and unpleasant sight to see.