The Lost Thing

The Lost Thing

I wake up to a bang from next door, I quickly put my clothes on and shoes and run out the door to the workshop.  I let out a little scream of frustration when I step into the workshop. Oil is everywhere pieces of metal are everywhere , but worse of all I don't know where mapily is. Then I hear a scream then another and another so I guess it wasn't so hard to find him.

I run out of the workshop and follow the screams down one street to a next street to a next street! Then I see mapily I see his sparkling red spikes. I shout MAPILY, MAPILY, MAPILY but the wind snatchers my voice away. Puffed and exhausted, I finally get to Mapilys feet. I grab the lead out of my bag and the mini trampoline out then I say “stay” and I start jumping and trying to put the lead on his neck. YAY I yell as the lead tangles round Mapilys neck. We stroll back to the workshop and I say “Mapilly why did you do this, why did you run away” he makes a unsure sound.

I say “why Mapily” ... he pulls out flowers from one off his doors “No... no flowers” I look at Mapily, Mapily is a red spiky “thing” with heaps of doors in him he has 3 green legs on each side and green arms and he is 11m oh and by “thing” I mean robot.  I am the Little man standing in front of Mapily my invention, I am a short, brown haired and not the best looking! I am really skinny and I hardly ever eat as I'm alway working on a new invention or planning a new invention. I look at Mapily he is now holding a banner that says sorry. I laugh “I’ll go get you some food” Mapily smiles with his eyes as he has no mouth.

“Is that better I say” as Mapily gobbles up piece of metal. He nods. Then Mapily goes to the corner of the workshop and I start cleaning up the oil and metal. Ahhhhh I said when I'm done tidying.Mapily stands up and hold a banner that says “I ran away cos me lonely “. I sigh loudly as mapily holds up another banner that says “Are you angry?” I laugh.

Clashing and clanging, banging and rattling I work away at my new invention I call him Wobbles. Wobbles and Mapily are the greatest friends. They laugh and play. Mapily does not run away. I am working on a new invention the robfoodanater it makes food for Mapily and Wobble that is healthy and nutritious.

Mapily and Wobbles are really happy and they hopefully will be happier ever after in the workshop, and confidently they will be friends for ever. Oh and for me well let's hope that I with become a billionaire… The End

By Zara Evans

Matariki explanation

Matariki is a New Zealand celebration where you celebrate the New Year and the new season.Matariki is around June, which also is around the shorted day of the year. This is a really important part of the year.

Matariki is another name for a Pleiades or a star cluster that Maori people call the seven sisters.  They are 7 bright stars that are clear and bright.

We celebrate Matariki by spending time with family or by going to a festival. Also some people sleep under the stars and in Hawkes Bay we do fireworks. Most people celebrate with music ,dance, food and family.  In traditional times maori acknowledged remembrance, fertility and celebration. There is debate about whether matariki should be a public holiday as it's a really important part of our culture.

We use Matariki as a time guide so we know when to plant crops.  Farmers planted crops were planted according to if the stars were clear and bright it was a sign that a favourable and productive season lay ahead.

Matariki is a really important part of our culture.

My Information was from

http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/articles/matariki-maori-new-year/

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/classroom/matariki-activities

Science Tech

In science tech we have been learning about acids and bases. Everyone tested 6 household substances will universal indicator paper to see what their PH numbers are 1-6 were acids 7 is nurture and 8-14 are bases