A Vacation Trip To California

On Friday night we went to the lookout at the airport for a little while and we went inside the terminal to have some dinner. We go on board the plane to Los Angeles and I watched some movies on the plane on the way. We got some bags to take away to the hotel and I went on a shuttle to Anahiem. We walked around the shopping centre and I saw some Star Wars stuff in the shops. The next morning went to Walgreens supermarket and I found 2 new candy minis from wave 1 2017 and they are only available in America. We had a long walk to Disneyland and we go there for 3 days. We meet some of the characters like Mickey Mouse Goofy, Donald Duck, Chip and Dale, Minnie Mouse, Woody and many more. We went on lots of different rides like Star Wars, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Indiana Jones, It's a small world, Cars Land rides and many more. I found some of the things like a Star Wars badge, a Cars necklace, and 6 new cars from Disney Park Stores. On Tuesday we went to Universal Studios for a day and we meet some of the characters like The Simpsons, Transformers, Dora The Explorer, Spongebob, Minions and many more. We go on some rides and my favourite rides are Harry Potter, The Simpsons, and Jurrasic Park. We had a tour on a vehicle and the man tells the people about how the movies have been made and we watched the animal actors show. On Wednesday we went shopping and I found 3 new Trackmaster engines, 3 new 7 packs of minis, and the last bag of wave 1 from the 2017 series. We walked all the way back to the hotel and I had a swim and on the spa pool. That night we found more things like 5 new 3 packs of minis and a blind bag for 2017 wave 2 and this is I found at Target and Walmart. After that we had In and Out Burger for dinner and on Thursday we went back to the airport to take the bags back to Auckland. We went to Santa Monica beach on a nice sunny day and we saw a nice view of the blue water and the sand and I also saw a helicopter hovering over the beach then buzzed away. Then we went to another shopping centre to have a look around at the shops and we had some lunch before we look more shops. Then we had a last stop at Target and I found a carry case that it holds over 50 minis and a Trackmaster Talking Diesel before we go back to the airport. We had some KFC for dinner before we go back to Auckland and my mum and dad missed me. At home I showed my mum some of the new things I have got and I opened them all and played them.

Jonny The Zebra

Jonny the zebra lives in Africa with other animals. He is really really fast. He is faster than a cheetah. He is white with black stripes on him.

Jaffa Run in Dunedin

August 22, 2017

On Saturday in Dunedin the annual Cadbury Jaffa Race was held.

The crowd was a little less than usual but the race still raised $73,000 for local charities.

The event was the first since it was confirmed the Cadbury factory in Dunedin would close early next year, putting hundreds of people out of work.

It also had to be postponed from its usual July date because of bad weather that caused flooding in Otago.

This year there were three Cadbury Jaffa Races with up to 25,000 Cadbury Jaffas in each race.

The Jaffas are release at the top of Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world.

The race has been held since 2001 and has raised more than $600,000 for charities.

Jaffas have been made in Dunedin since 1931, and New Zealanders consume an average of 66,000 of Jaffas a day

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The New Zealanders Consume an average of 66,000 of Jaffas a day.

2. What was the key event from the news article?

On Saturday in Dunedin the annual Cadbury Jaffa Race was held.

3. Where did this event take place?

The event was the first race since it was confirmed the Cadbury factory in Dunedin would close early next year putting hundreds of people out of work.

4. When did this event take place?

It also had been postponed from its usual July date because of bad weather that caused flooding in Otago.

The New Classroom

We moved some things to the new building.



The classmates helped to unwrap the shelves, chairs and tables to get ready.

It feels nice and new.

New Zealand celebrates Maori Language Week

September 12, 2017

Te Reo is being celebrated this week in New Zealand.

The theme for this year is Kia ora te reo Māori which means, “Let the Māori Language live”.

Maori Language Week is about raising awareness about te reo in New Zealand and promoting the language.

According to Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – the Māori Language Commission 130,000 people have conversational fluency, 300,000 are learning at school and 10,000 are learning in tertiary education.

This Thursday, September 14, marks the day in 1972 that the Māori Language Petition was delivered to Parliament. The petition, initiated by activist group Nga Tamatoa, contained more than 30,000 signatures, and paved the way for Māori language to be taught in schools.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? According to Te Taura Whiri i te reo Maori - the Maori Language Commission 130, 000 people have conversational fluency, 300, 000 are learning at school and 100, 000 are learning in tertiary education.

2. What was the key event from the news article? Te reo is being celebrated this week in New Zealand.

3. Where did this event take place? This Thursday, September 14, marks the day in 1972 that the Maori Language Petition was delivered to Parliament. The petition, initiated by actitvist group Nga Tamatoa, contained more the 300, 000 signatures, and paved the way for Maori Language to be taught in schools.

4. When did this event take place? Maori Language Week is about raising awareness about te reo in New Zealand and promoting the language.