Hatter's Gold- By Nurul

Hatters Gold is the name of one of my favourite books that we read as a group. The first half of the page says

I own a dead man’s boots because the coal miners went on strike. Our teacher, Baldy Bremner, would say I was drawing a long bow talking like that bending the truth into a shape that suits me better. But I’m not, you know. If the strike hadn’t gone ahead, Mum could have afforded to buy me new boots, like she’d been planning.

I wouldn’t have gone looking for gold and I wouldn’t have found the professor staggering down the Croesus track with a bloody rag tied around his leg, the red drops going all the way back to his chopping block and the other half is. The strike started on a Thursday. It was February the 27th, 1908. We were walking home for lunch, and I remember I stubbed my toe on a rock.I was hopping around, clutching my foot and swearing, and Teddy said, “You’d better not let Dad hear you saying them words.”

Seeing the men above ground, in the middle of the day ... that usually meant an accident down the mine. I was relieved to see Dad at the front of the group. Now that you know a bit about the story you should go read it, it is one of the best story books that ever came out in my opinion.

King Street Bridge- By Kate

For reading my group Apples read a story called "King Street Bridge". There are four students in our group- Sunipa, Agueer, Satui and me.

This narrative was about Hera, a girl who had a lot of panic attacks andt was also getting bullied at the same time. Once she had to walk home by herself and then the bullies (Lyza and Rebecca) threw water all over the poor girl causing her to have a panic attack. Hera then woke up to the sound of Lyza and Rebecca crying and tried to help her up. 

In the end Hera forgave them and they soon decided to be friends. Hera's best friend Jules helped her through the whole thing but couldn't be there to help her during the time she was having her panic attack. 

I really enjoyed reading this story! 

Matariki

Matariki is the Maori New Year celebration and Room 11 is going to find out about it as part of our inquiry learning, our writing and our reading programmes. 

The Water Cycle-By Halaiano and Popi

  

Jill McDonald-By Suliasi

  Jill McDonald.

Jill McDonald is known as one of New Zealand's best illustrators.

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She was born in Wellington 1927.

Jill got a job as art editor for school journals.

In 1965, Jill and her family moved to London, England, where she continued working as a illustrator.

Jill McDonald died in 1987.