Today half of my class, K4 got told by our teacher to take photos of different things. Once we did that we had to come back into our class room and learn how to down load photos from our camera onto our computer. I successfully down loaded them with my group of 6 and I put two of our photos onto my blog. I loved it because it was fun taking photos around the school and I now know how to down load photos!    

In term two my school had cross country. The cross country was     7 ks across a big farm. We had to run up a lot of big hills and it was scorching hot! I did not come a placing but I was proud of myself to have only walked a tiny bit. It was one of my hardest challenges yet. A girl called Ruby came first out of the whole school. It was hard but it was a great challenge.

My class, K4 had to write a creative, creepy creature report on the star-nosed mole. We got to make up names for the creatures and we got to add funny things they might like such as chocolate and maybe ice-cream. I loved this piece of writing because you could make your creature do or like anything you wanted it to.

 the komodo dragon

I would like to inform you that if you ever visit Komodo Island in Indonesia beware of the  human eating, blood sipping creatures called komodo dragons.

 Appearance

The komodo dragons have razor sharp, shark like teeth that can pierce through any kind of skin in one single bite! They have claws as sharp as a knife that can keep their prey pinned to the ground. These magnificent, but terrifying creatures rely on patience and camouflage while lying in wait for passing prey.  

Eggs and size

Komodo dragons can lay up to 25 eggs at a time. They grow up to 3 metres long. They can weigh up to 70 kg.

Special Features

One of the keys to their killing ability is the infectious bacteria in their saliva which can kill all sorts of prey. Komodo dragons can run briefly at speeds of up to 20 km/ hr.

Habitat

The komodo dragon is only found on the Indonesian islands in the komodo area. The natural \

habitat of the komodo dragon is the open rocky shore and sandy inland areas. The number of

komodo  dragons is  3,000 to 5,000.

My class [ k4 ] have been doing a really cool piece of writing each about our dream house. My dream house is an amazing mansion in the city of Brisbane. I have a trampoline room, a lolly room, a buffet, a really cool bedroom, a dolphin pool and lots more! We had to pick just one paragraph to put on our blogs and I chose the paragraph about my bedroom. We also had to choose a few photos and I chose the ones on my blog. I loved this piece of writing.

My Dream Home.

let me take you on an extraordinary, magical tour of the house of all your dreams! "Oh yes, please don't touch anything only I can."

My bedroom has 4 chocolate fountains but it only uses milk chocolate. It has a 70 inch plasma flat screen T.V. hanging over my bed. I have a view outside my window of Brisbane's Story bridge. I have three pot plants with beautiful, exotic flowers in them. They always 
remind me of spring.

     

In term two I competed in stage challenge 2013. My schools theme was paranormal. There was ghosts, zombies, rag dolls and the campers. I was a rag doll and we made up an amazing dance with funky moves. We got 2 prizes we did really well. Stage challenge was a great experience for me because I made a lot of new friends and learnt heaps of new dance moves. I am definitely  going to do it next year as well.  

In term two, my school had a science fair. I worked on my own and my question was `What is the best way to keep a cut flower fresh for longer?' After a lot of research, waiting and checking on the flowers, I found out that the best way to keep them fresh is to use Sprite with water. I loved the science fair because I learnt heaps and I can't wait till next year! 

I am in the Ngongotaha house group at school. The color of our house group is purple. This is my first year being in a house group because I only started intermediate this year. During the year we have house group competitions like battle of the houses. I love these events because it's really fun coming to school in your house colors and cheering on your house group. Go Ngongotaha! 

My Pepeha.

Ko Taranaki  toku maunga.
Ko Tangahoe toku awa / moana.
Ko Ngati toku iwi.
Ko Aotea Ruanui  toku waka.
Ko Dan toku koroua.
Ko Annette toku kuia.
Ko Mark toku matua.
Ko Kathryn toku whaea.
Ko Marnie taku ingoa.
No Rotorua ahau.
 

In term one ex All Black Norm Hewitt came to our school to talk about caring for your pets with the SPCA. He gave an amazing speech about his life and how to care for animals you love. His speech really made everyone think hard about loving your pets. He was hilarious! He would make up the most funniest jokes on the spot and his favorite word was "AWESOME!"  His speech was AWESOME!  I think it was the best speech I have ever heard.  

     Marnie Bloor

Funny, active, caring

 Who wishes to touch the clouds

Who dreams of flying

Who wants to be a famous

Famous

Designer

Who wonders if the world will

End?

Who fears snakes and big

Spiders

Who is afraid of huge waves and being in the sea alone

Who likes reading cool books

Who believes humans can do

Anything

Who loves going on the zorb

Who plans to be an artist

I hope my dreams come true

The clear blue water sways from side to side with the wind

as I we drive down the road to camp.

I breath in the sweet sizzling stir fry that is being tossed

In the pot

I listen to the loud screeching sound of kids screaming ahead of me as I grasp the rope tighter that’s leading me

Through the Burma trail.

The cold crisp water wraps around my body as I jump into the lake.

The boiling, mouth hot milo tickles my taste buds

As I gulp down the delightful drink.

I think camp was great and it was the best one yet.

By Marnie Bloor.

About Me

My name is Marnie.
I go to mokoia intermediate in Rotorua and I am a year 7. I have one cat called Lulu and we used to have three chickens but they died so we are getting more. There is three in our family. me, my mum and dad. I have one brother and one sister aswell but they dont live with us. My favourite subjects at school are reading and writing.
My mum works as a manager at waiariki instatute of technology so does my dad. My mums the manager of the buildings and adding more to the site. My dad is the manager of all the electronics.Thats me!!! 

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