Historical Dairy Entry

April 25th 1915

‘’BANG’’ guns fired as a hopped out of the landing boat, the first thing I did was trudge up the steep, rugged hills ready to back up the Aussies on the battlefield , I stepped inside and all that I saw were soldiers firing guns, empty bullet shells and dead decomposed bodies lying in front of me, just looking at the revolting view made me sick knowing that I could be like that in just a few days.

After we reach the trenches ready to take orders from Lieutenant (Spencer) Westmacott, he said ‘’ shoot em in the stomach and get a man for every bullet you fire!’’. Just the thought of killing another human gave me shivers, but I had to be strong to protect my country and my family, I finally gained the courage to step foot on the battlefield and fight for my country when I got there I only saw the splatter of blood on everything and the screaming of dying soldiers filled the putrid air.

Ready to protect my country from the turks I shot my first bullet it flew through the air and ‘’BANG’’  it shot someone behind enemy lines, I was just about to celebrate but I remembered that I had to stay quiet so that the turks wouldn't spot me.

I was half deaf after the turks shower of bullets the sound of screaming and crying soldiers filled the air at that dreadful moment, about over 650  NZ casualties in less than a day, it was completely and utterly horrible.

As the darkness was setting upon us the quiet whispers of soldiers pleading and praying filled the room I was sleeping in, before I dozed off into a not so peaceful slumber I prayed to god to keep me and the rest of the soldiers safe during this frightening time in our lives.

Diary Entry

Sunday 19th March 2017

It was a bright, sunny morning my family and I got ready to go house shopping, we went over to Ariel street and found a lovely house with a sleepout and beautiful flowery wallpaper all around the walls, but the only problem was the carpet, it had rips and stains that the old owners couldn’t get rid of so we didn’t even think of buying the house, it took us half an hour to look at other houses but none of them interested us and the ones that did catch our eye were already sold, so we went home disappointed until our friends next door told us they were moving to auckland and selling their house I Was so excited but not as excited as my Mum she was already negotiating to get the price lower.

Diary Entry

LG: To write a diary entry.
SOS: Use Past Tense
* Use Thoughts And Feelings
* Things You Enjoyed
* Things you would/wouldn't change
* Things You Found Exciting
* Things You Found Challenging
* Use I Not i

Sunday 12th March 2017

It was my sister (Abigail’s) 3rd birthday party, the house was packed, everyone was talking and the kids were screaming I couldn’t hear myself think but suddenly everyone in the room stopped it was complete silence until the clown barged in and introduced himself ‘’Hello kids im CJ the clown ready for some fun!!!’’ I gagged at what he said no one can be that happy I thought so I just sat at the table stuffing my mouth with delicious food and sweet lollies.

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The Lawnmower Man

LG: Write a recount based on our experiences at camp.
SOS
* Use an interesting beginning to hook in your reader.
* Use a variety of descriptive language features.
* Use interesting and engaging ideas.
* Use paragraphs
* Use past tense
* Sequence ideas

The Lawnmower Man

It was a dark and chilly night at Forest Lakes camp the moon was shining and the stars were glistening, Mr Moore was getting ready to tell us the spooky Lawnmower man story, while I was admiring the beautiful starry sky, the people around me were excited and scared at the same time.

Mr Moore was all ready to tell us the story I could feel shivers going up my spine, the story started off fine just a couple of kids teasing someone about a scar on their face but as the story went on it got worse The lawnmower man (also known as Dennis) was mowing the grass at forest lakes camp when he got distracted by children shouting his name and screaming ‘’SCARFACE!!!!’’, Dennis was so distracted by the children that he didn’t notice that his lawnmower was still on and moving towards him!! But when he realised, it was too late it had already pushed him into the lake behind him, never to be seen again.

Those last 5 words scared me to death but I knew the story was fake it had to be, as Mr Moore was telling us about Dennis’s letter they found in 2011 I heard footsteps… ‘’RRRRRRRRR!!!!!’’ ‘’AHHHHHHH!!!’’ everyone around me screamed by the roaring sound of the chainsaw.

The Majestic Tui

LG: To be able to write a report clearly including information we think will interest others.

Signs Of 

Success:

* To include an introduction, body and conclusion to my report

*Include subheadings

*Include descriptive verbs

*Include subject specific nouns

*Use present tense

The Majestic Tui

The Tui is a majestic creature that is endemic to New Zealand, endemic mean that it is native to this country. This bird is mostly found in the North Island or in a Kowhai tree munching on some flowers, it’s well known for is magnificent singing.

Appearance

The Tui has beautiful blue colored feathers but they look black from certain angles and dull in normal lighting but in the sunshine their feathers glisten with green,purple and bronze, Tui’s also have dark brown eyes and 2 poi on their neck. The poi on the Tui’s neck aren't just balls of fluff but are actually 2 curled up feathers. Both genders are alike to recognize a male from a female is very difficult males are larger in size and females are

darker and lack neck tuff. A long time ago the early Europeans named the Tui a Parson’s bird because their poi reminded them of a Vicar’s collar.

Diet

The Tui’s diet depends on the seasonal availability of nectar and fruits. The Tui’s move frequently to good nectar sources like Puriri and Pohutukawa. In breeding season the Tui eats large invertebrates like cicadas and stick insects, in autumn they eat medium sized fruit Wineberries, Kaikomako, Mahoe, Ngaio, Rimu and Kahikatea. In winter they eat Flowering gums, Banksis, Puriri and Tree lucerne.

Habitat

The Tui lives in the North and South Island of New Zealand and in Stewart, Chatham and the Poor Knights Island not many Tui’s live in the Poor knights Island because Tui’s and Bellbirds have to fight over the nectar and pollen. Tui’s also like to nest in Kowhai trees, small bushes and shaded areas, they also like to hang out near food and water suppliers.

Did you know that the length of an average sized Tui is 30 cm, and the weight of an average sized female is 90 kg and a male is 124 kgs.

Written By: Angela Lumanglas

Room: 4

Year:5

How To Make Leche Flan (Filipino Dessert)

LG: To create a piece of writing that instructs (Procedural).

Signs Of
Success
* Include A Title
*Goal
*List Of Materials
*Steps In Order
*Use Order Words( first, then, next before, finally etc)
*Use Bossy Verbs
(brush, cover, cut, glue etc).

How To Make Leche Flan (Filipino Dessert)

Goal: How To Make The Famous Pinoy Dessert Leche Flan.

Ingredients You Will Need:

• Water
• 1 ½ Cup of Chelsea White Sugar
• 8 Farmer Brown Eggs
• 1 Can of Nestle Highlander Condensed Milk
• 1 Can of Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk
• 1 Tsp of Hansells Vanilla
• Steamer
• Cake Tin

Step #1.

First grab your 1 ½ cup of Chelsea White Sugar, and pour into a Pot/Pan on medium high heat, until the sugar has melted and turns into a golden brown color. Then pour the caramelized sugar in a Cake Tin.

Step #2

Next pour your water in a steamer to boil, while waiting for the water to simmer, mix all the ingredients together for the flan. Put 8 Farmer Brown Eggs in the bowl (Make sure to only use the egg yolks in this recipe) and stir gently using a whisk, Then add your evaporated and condensed milk, make sure to mix well after mixing add the Vanilla.

Step #3

Now use a slim cloth to strain the mixture so it’s nice and sleek when cooked.

Step #4

After straining the mixture drizzle your mixture in the Cake Tin with the caramelized sugar and cover with some tin foil then put in the steamer and steam for 45-50 minutes.

Step #5

Before you serve the dessert insert a toothpick into the Leche Flan, If the toothpick comes out clean that means your dessert is cooked, after that set your dessert aside to cool down.

Step #6

Finally serve your dessert and enjoy the sweet flavour of the Leche Flan.