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Railey

Friendly, short and slow

Son of Rhoda and Regienal

Who love Saturdays, KFC, pizza and Mcdonalds

Who felt happy,tired and bored

who fears being alone and heights

Lives in Panmure, Auckland

Bitoon

All about me

Amelia Earhart

“Kamusta Railey, how are you today,”  said Mrs Tafea and I responded “Malo e lelei Mrs.Tafea I am doing perfectly fine”

“Today we were going to be learning heroes from the past.”  “Awesome” about the famous aviator named Amelia Earhart”

It all began with a girl named Amelia EarHart that was born on July 24, 1897, When she was a child she like watching planes fly on her television. Even though her family had a difficult life her parents encourage her to try new things. Few years later Amelia Earhart went to a plane for a first time. Suddenly she immediately knew she wanted to learn to fly a plane. With all her mom's help Amelia Earhart worked jobs to raise money for her flying lessons. After her hard 10 hours of training she finally made her very first flight. A few years later she made enough money to buy her very own plane which is called Canary because of the plane's bright yellow color. In 1928 Amelia Earhart received a call from Captain Hilton H Railey he asked if Amelia Earhart want to join a two pilot plane. Name friendship On June 17 1928 to United States to Europe. Amelia was the first women who cross the Atlantic ocean in an Airplane but didn't pilot the flight. Amelia also received a lot of things and was famous when she went home. In May 1932 Amelia Earhart made another journey across the Atlantic ocean but this time she went all by herself but also set a new record and did you know that President Herbert Hoover rewarded Amelia a medal for Distinguished Flying Cross for what she Accomplished. In June 1937 Amelia made her most ambitious for her final flight, along with a navigator named Fred Noonan, Amelia planned to go all around the world. When they were on their way around the world they were first headed to Miami to South America to Thailand then Australia. during their trip around the world,the last communication with the plane was 8:45 AM on July 2, 1937. the investigator and Navy's searched for the plane and the aviator but they didn't find a trace/sign of the plane or the aviator. “Well, what do you think about the story”

“It was a mindblowing story”

It must have been a very heartbreaking shattering news for Amelia's family finding out that her daughter has been in a tragic accident…

“It is also a very shattering news for her family because the body wasn't recovered or the plane”.

Making Kite

On a beautiful Thursday morning, the wind was blowing on a bright sunny day, straight after morning tea, room 8 and room 6 successfully made fabulous colourful kites by using strings, tape, decorations, coloured paper and scissors. When room 8 found out that we were going to make kites in room 6, we were all excited and joyful, but suddenly, Mrs Sharma told us that we have to work in buddies because there were not enough materials to make kites for each and one of us, so I choose Cheldyn as my buddy.

First, I and Cheldyn cut the papers into a diamond shape and then attach the sticks with the tape into the back of kites. After putting the tape at the back of the kite, me and Cheldyn design it with any soft decoration so the kite will fly properly without heavy stuff at the back of it.

After decorating the kites, Cheldyn and I started to make our string by rolling it into the scrunched paper.

Finally, we’re done so we went outside and fly kites on the field. We are so happy because it was successfully done even though there is not enough wind to fly the kite up high but we still had fun.

Influenza/Flu

In 1918 to 1919, influenza pandemic was the most devastating flu in history.  People were over-emotional nature passed rapidly across homes,  cities and nations of feeling to another; but the more melancholy moods predominated. Families were grieving because of a loved one lost,  sounds of sorrow and anguish because they couldn’t find any cure.

Besides the nine million that got killed in the war,  the terrible flu that raged across the world killed about 21 million innocent people.

In New Zealand, the arrival of the SS Niagara brought many cases of the epidemic flu on board.  Soon the people blamed the SS Niagara for bringing the horrible flu on board.

Although,  health department to help people by giving them a small bottle of stout,  whiskey and brandy to ease the pain but did not cure the terrible flu.  The health department also gave them a special chamber that can only do 30 people at a time,  so people lined up to get sprayed with the zinc sulphate to kill the bugs but it also did not work.  Other sprays were also tried such us spraying mail with formalin to stop letter readers by getting flu.

Towns became a ghost town.  Trams stopped running and many places were closed such as churches,  cinemas, schools and shops.  Children also looked after sick relatives.

  

Kupe

About a thousand years ago Kupe and his most helpful humble wife Kuramarotini, travelled all around the Pacific ocean to hunt an enormous octopus or perhaps search for the land that Maui hook up. The wife Kuramarotini was the first person to discover Aotearoa and that is where the name Aotearoa originated from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

After a long time at the Pacific ocean, Kuramarotini sighted long white clouds on the horizon waiting to uplift the revealed land. Kuramarotini woke up Kupe and finally told him they reached the (long white cloud/Aotearoa). Kupe and Kuramarotini first ashore on the far north of New Zealand then sailed down the east coast where Wellington stands today, After going pass Cook Strait, They arrive in the south island. Kupe and his family stayed in New Zealand even though the weather was colder but they managed to survive.

During Kupe’s greatest adventure on New Zealand Kupe found a precious greenstone and a 3-metre tall Moa who was found near the snow-capped mountain. Moa birds was the most enormous bird in the world, which has lots of meat to feed a lot of people. The settlers eat different types of food from the sea like fish, shellfish and seals and from the forest, they found roots, Berries, Snail, Insects and birds, they were hunted to their extinction because of their meat. They grew kumara, taro and yam and also eat the Polynesian dogs and rats.

After a while being in this amazing huge island of Aotearoa I think Kupe and his family were homesick and decided that it was time to return home. They killed the moa ate its delicious meat then preserved the moa bones to take home. They prepared a huge boulder of greenstone or the pounamu to take home. Gathered of their stuff, loaded some food and drinks and voyaged back home. Kupe’s and Kuramarotini’s amazing adventure they went back home with the moa bones and pounamu to show people that they have found a new land called the Long White Cloud

Finally, Kupe and Kuramarotini sailed north again and went back home. Imagine what people would have felt seeing them after a long time. The might be thrilled to see them back. Kupe and his family returned to their home paradise. It is warm and beautiful and left behind people gathered around because they want to hear their stories. Kupe’s adventure had led others to leave their beautiful small island to find a better place to settle to escape war and find a new life for themselves.About a thousand years ago Kupe and his most helpful humble wife Kuramarotini, travelled all around the Pacific ocean to hunt an enormous octopus or perhaps search for the land that Maui hook up. The wife Kuramarotini was the first person to discover Aotearoa and that is where the name Aotearoa originated from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Reptiles and Mammals