20 fingers on one hand

In Tonga a boy named Andy had enormous clump of bananas. They need lots of rain, warm temperature and sunshine to grow. They grow from small suckers from the main plant.   

They got no woody trunks but they grow i n clumps, they grow quickly. In two weeks new leaves sprout and they are  bright green shiny long leaves.  

It has a bell shaped flower bud. It has waxy leaves called bracts and they have a purple and pink flowers. In a few weeks they turn into tiny bananas hands.

The brats are called fingers. The branch will stretch and turn upwards. The bananas will turn dark green in to light green, and start to ripen. When they are ripening they are ready to pick. Do you know why? Because of ants, they will eat it and bats and rats fight for it too.

Take it off of the tree and put it in a cool shady place to hang. The green banana taste furry and starchy, over ripe banana taste mushy and the golden one taste delicious.

By Maira  

Me and my grandad.

My grandad and I

One morning my grandad and I went to the beach. When we were walking he found shells. When we went in the water he found pearls and more pearls. When we went for a swim he found a key. When he showed me the key, “I said to him”.”You have some pretty thing there grandad”. He said I found all of this things on our walk on the beach.

Then we went home so we could show mum and dad what he found. And when we were walking home I found some more things too. First, I showed grandpa and “he said woo you got a pretty necklaces and bracelet." Thank You grandpa we can show these to mum and dad.    

 

Te Tahawia Marae

Te Tahawai Marae.

On Monday the year 5,6,7 and 8 went for a trip. When the bus came and the room 4 girls when to the top and some of the year 5 and 6 went to the bottom and the rest went to the top. When we got there we had to stand and wait till we were called in. 

When we got called in we had to take off your shoes. When we got inside we got into the back and boys in the front. Then we had some speeches and a prayer. We all had to wash our hands and then we eat one biscuit and we drink water. Next, we had to split into two groups. One of the groups stayed in the kitchen and the other one went in to the wharenui. All the boys stayed with the year 7 and 8 and the year 5, 6 went in  the wharenui. When we were in the wharenui we were learning about poupou and the ancestors and we did some artwork of the ancestors. Nexts we went to the kitchen to make a card that shows you your family in korus. We learned about the 3 types of korus, and a poi song. My favorite part was when we made cards. Then we went back to school.  

Insulation

What is Insulation?  

Why is there a need to insulation?

Netx to proper air sealing, insulation is arguably the most important feature that contributes to your comfort and your home’s overall energy efficiency. Without proper insulation, your home needs larger, more expensive heating and cooling devices to keep you comfortable and those devices need to work harder, consuming more electricity, gas, or oil and costing you money.

Consider this. On a cold winter night, would you rather have a thick, puffy down-filled blanket or a single thin cotton sheet on your bed to keep you warm? Think of insulation as the blanket for your home. By:Maira

Definition

Celestia

1.pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in celestial body .

2.pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine: celestial bliss.

3.of or pertaining to celestial navigation: a celestial fix.

4.( initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.

5.an inhabitant of heaven.

6.( initial capital letter ) a citizen of the Celestial Empire.

orbit

1.the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.

2.the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities.

3.the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit.

4.Physics. (in Bohr theory) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.

5.an orb or sphere.

axis

1.the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.

2.Mathematics .

a.a central line that bisects a two-dimensional body or figure.

b.a line about which a three-dimensional body or figure is symmetrical.

3.Anatomy .

a.a central or principal structure, about which something turns or is arranged: the skeletal axis.

b.the second cervical vertebra.

4.Botany . the longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged; the stem and root; thecentral line of any body.

5.Analytic Geometry . any line used as a fixed reference in conjunction with one or more otherreferences for determining the position of a point or of a series of points forming a curve or asurface. Compare x-axis, y-axis.

revolution

1.an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or politicalsystem by the people governed.

2.Sociology . a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one madesuddenly and often accompanied by violence. Compare social evolution.

3.a sudden, complete or marked change in something: the present revolution in church architecture.

4.a procedure or course, as if in a circuit, back to a starting point.

5.a single turn of this kind.

Nebulae

1.Astronomy .

a.Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.

b.(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in atelescope view.

2.Pathology

a.a faint opacity in the cornea.

b.cloudiness in the urine.

3.any liquid medication prepared for use as a spray.

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The sea

The sea  

It’s early in the morning. What a lovely day to be at the beach. The girl is already at the beach sitting on the diving board. She looks thrilled. I wonder if it her first time going diving. She looks like she is ready to jump but she is waiting for the right time to jump. I think she will jump because at first she looked thrilled but now she looks screwed. But now she can do it.