Tuesday 27 March 2018
Monday 26 March 2018
Fishing For Octopus
Fishing for Octopus
By Feana Tu’akoi
Where does this story take place?
In tonga in a canoe on the water
Why do you think Auntie Lupe thought that Dad and Sione looked like Tourists?
They were wearing life jackets
Where did Sione and Dad paddle too?
Into the lagoon
What are they using as a ‘fake rat’?
Its a brown stopped shell
Why did the Rat go poos on the octopuses head?
He couldn’t hold on
What was the mean thing that rat did to the Ocotpuss?
he ran up the beach to safety and then yelled at Octopus
What did Sione mean when he said “Shame it’s not working for us then”?
He thought that dads the shell rat was in’t gonna work
Why was Sione scared?
He was scared that the octopus
Might jump on him
What is the “New Zealand way”?
`Buy it from the markets in tonga
Thank you letter
Benjamin
Room 7
Pt England School
12 March, 2018
Dear Miss Timi
I like to thank you for putting all of your effort in making the delicious food.
Thank you for doing all the work and sorting out the food for us thank you Miss Timi. and thank you Miss Timi for the food and every thing that you have done and putting it in the food i loved it was yum. and thank you for being on security thank you.
My favorite highlight was kayaking because me and Jez fall out of the kayak two times. After that i went on a single kayak because i did not want to fall out of the kayak Again My other favorite highlight was the killer zone because we could throw the tennis balls.
Thank you Miss Timi again for role in and organising the amazing food for us. Again thank for Timmy for security at night time.
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Fish Drive
Fish Drive
Where is the story/article set? At fiji
Which country? Fiji
What do you think a vine is? Where does it come from? A vine tree
Why was the village getting ready to hold a fish drive? They are funrise the church in suva
What does the line...'they wound the vines into coils' mean? What would it look like? The nets looked like two big green, leafy snakes.
Where did the palm fronds come from? What were they attached to? The coconut tree
What does the word 'clambered' mean? B)
- Assert that one has gained or achieved (something).
- Climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way: "I clambered out of the trench".
- a type of fish
- An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
In your own words, describe how the vines were put into the water. A lot of people were helping them
Why were some of the men thumping heavy poles on the bottom of the beach? B)
- to scare the fish and drive them towards the beach.
- to let the people know that they were ready to begin fishing.
- because they were getting frustrated because it was taking so long.
Why was it important for the young man to swish around the crushed roots from a doovah tree into the water? This releases a substance into the water
Do you think that this was an 'effective' way to catch fish? Why? Why not? *
Do you think that catching fish this way is good for the environment? Why? Why not? *
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