Endangered animals

                                        Giant Panda
Giant Pandas first become endangered in 1990. Giant pandas are endangered because one of the main reasons that panda populations have declined is habitat destruction. As the human population in China continues to grow, Pandas’ habitat gets taken over for developing houses pushing them into smaller and less livable areas. Giant pandas in China

                                Great White Shark
They are endangered because there are only 3,500 left in the whole world, and their population dropped due to trading and hunting that humans do. Humans kill a large number every year to get there teeth and jaws for trading, their meat for eating and fin for remedies

                                          Bees
There are only about 80 million bees left in the world.This is because of air pollution and pesticides, Bees also do not like wifi signals because it irritates them

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   How do people celebrate Matariki ?

Matariki is a Maori new year, Maori in New Zealand celebrate Matariki.

Whanau gathering - This is a time when extended whanau get together to celebrate the new year.

Preparing Matariki breakfast - People get up early in the morning before sun rise, To make a big feed for the big whanau to celebrate Matariki new year, During the night time looking at the stars which is considered good luck.

Harvesting crops - It is the time to cut ripe crops to grow new seeds in the fields.

Fly kites - Maori make special kind of kites that are made out of flax or sticks, They also have Kite flying competitions during the new year.

Fishing - It is the time to catch fish, to cook it and have a feast under the 7 Matariki stars.

Remembering Ancestors - Families remember their ancestors whom have gone or remember the good times they had with them.

Narrating legends - People from different sides have different legends about the Matariki legend.

Pepe rama - These are paper lanterns that are flown in the sky during the night sky. These lanterns are flown for their ancestors who have passed away. People also go to their graves to put flowers or food.

Matariki Songs

When Matariki strikes in late May or early June, It is the time for family members and friends to get together and sing songs and fill there spirits with joy, They sing different types of songs such as (Waiata) which tells them about the story of the 7 or 9 sisters, or Te Papa which is another song people sing during the Matariki stars event,Te Papa is a song about the 7 or 9 sisters as well. The last song is Matariki Macarena when people sing to have some joy on Matariki day.

Maui & the sun

                                                           Maui & the sun
Long time ago the sun soars through the sky, Maui’s people get frustrated by the second, This is because the sun moves to fast. So Maui got petrified and called his brothers. “Let’s make ropes out of flax” Maui said. “YES” The brothers replied loudly. Maui and his brothers stumbled to the pit where the sun rises, Maui waited til the sun rises so he can slow the great sun. The sun rises high and Maui shouts “THROW THE ROPE NOW”, Maui and his brothers released the ropes and captured the sun. Maui quickly went up to the sun and smacked him with his magical hook, That was made out of his grandmothers Jawbone. He smacked the sun multiple times and the sun got exhausted and went around the island slowly and slowly. So now Maui and his people can do whatever they want for hours and hours.

Matariki

What is Matariki?

Matariki is a Maori new year. It begins in late May or early June when Matariki stars can be seen in the night sky.These are a cluster of more than 300 stars but only 7 can be seen because they are the brightest.

The meaning of Matariki is tiny eyes or the eyes of God. Matariki constellation is a very bright constellation of stars that can be seen without a telescope.

Anzac recount

ANZAC day is a sad day to remember, Knowing that hundreds of soldiers died for us during World War 1. ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand Army corp.

Today Tamaki Primary School had a big assembly outside, So we can remember those who fought for our country. Mrs Kelly presented the Australia and New Zealand national anthem. “Stand up for the national anthem” Mrs Kelly says. We stand proudly and as soon as the anthems finish, Mr Reddy puts on a beagle and in the moment of silence we wait until the beagle finished.

As soon as the beagle finished classes presented their Memorial things towards the dead soldiers, Room 6 gave their poppy’s away and quietly walked back to where they were sitting. Shortly it was all about to end, But still one performance was still to be presented, It was a rap by Amon, Timote, Suave and Auckland. The rap was very touching and was very very COOL!, TPS (Tamaki Primary School) showed lots and lots of respect, So now we’ve headed back to our classes.

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Classification of Animals

Mammals

-Mammals are warm blooded animals

-Their young drinks there mothers milk

-They also have fur or hair

-Give birth to live young

- Humans are also Mammals

-Mammals are animals that give life
to human beings

                                 Fish
- Fish are cold blooded animals
- Fish live in water
- Fish have fins not legs
- Fish breathe underwater with gills instead of lungs
-They lay their eggs in water

                                        Birds
- Birds are warm blooded animals 
- They have beaks
- They have wings
- They have 2 legs
- Birds also have feathers 
- They lay eggs
                       
                                       Reptiles
- Reptiles are cold blooded
- They have ear holes, not ears
- They have dry skin
- They live on land and water
- They have scales not fur or feathers
- Some reptiles can have legs and some don't

                                    Mullucus
- Mullucus are cold blooded 
- They live on land and some live in water
- They have very soft bodies 
-Some have shells on the outside of their bodies
-They lay eggs
- They have tentacles to help them move along
                                               
                                       
                                   Invertebrates
-Invertebrates are cold blooded 
- They do not have a backbone
- THey hatch eggs
- They are mainly arthropods



                                  Amphibians
-They are cold blooded
-They live on land and water
-They lay eggs
- They have moist skin
- They have webbed feet