Show Me

Today  I learnt how to use Show Me and explain the split strategy.

Writers purpose

Delays for Wellington commuters after train catches fire

Delays for Wellington commuters after train catches fire

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    Purple is simple sentences.

A freight train caught fire this morning near the bottom of the Paekakariki Hill, blocking the Kapiti line in both directions.

The fire service was called about 6.37am and four fire engines attended the fire, which broke out in the second cab of a train carrying general freight.

The ANTZA said services north of Plimmerton were suspended while emergency services dealt with the incident, but services had since resumed.

Several services were affected and road traffic delays on State Highway 1 near the scene were expected

There is 1 compound sentence. Highlight it and break it into simple sentences.

Panmure bridge school zoo trip

                                                   Zoo Trip

On the 7th of may panmure bridge school went to the Auckland Zoo.When we got there we got told that panmure bridge was the first zoofari school that came too the Auckland Zoo.Then we got into our groups and went to look at the Zoo animals.The first animal was a tiger.The tiger was very weird because the tiger kept going back and forth.Then we went threw the aussie walk about.We saw some awesome kangaroos and a peacock.Then we went to the kiwis because our teacher wanted to see a kiwi so we had to be quiet.When we entered were the kiwis habitat it was very dark and spooky.Nobody could see any kiwis except shannon.Then finally my bestest part LUNCH.After lunch we had a special tour from people from the Auckland Zoo.We learnt that hippos spend most of there time swimming instead of sleeping.And we also saw tiger teeth and elephant teeth.Then we said thank you for having us here and then we went back to school.

NZSL Week

Today we had to make a poster with our names in Sign Language. I have also supported images with me showing how to do each letter in my name.

Anzac and us cloze

Anzac and Us

LI: Understand background information about ANZAC.

Most Anzac day services begin with a march of returned service personnel wearing shiny clothes of medals, and marching behind banners and standards. The veterans  march____ joined by other community groups, including members of the armed forces, the Red Cross, cadets etc.

The march continues _to___ the local war memorial, where a service takes place. This includes the laying of wreaths __from___various organisations and members of the public. Flowers have traditionally ___been____ laid on graves and memorials in memory of the ______dead_________. Laurel and rosemary are often _____used________ in wreaths. Laurel __was____ used by the ancient Romans as a symbol of honour and was woven __into____ a wreath to crown victors or the brave. Rosemary is used __for___ remembrance. The wreaths are laid to honour the people _who___ have died fighting for New Zealand.

The poppy has become the symbol _of___ Anzac Day. The Flanders poppy as it is _sometimes__ called grew in the trenches and craters of _the___ war zone in Belgium and at Gallipoli. These poppies _grew____ wild in the spring. The soldiers thought of the poppies as soldiers who had _died______. The poppy was _made_____ famous by Colonel J.M. McCrae's poem _called______ In Flanders' Fields. Poppies are sold on the _days_____ before Anzac Day to raise money for the R.S.A. [Returned Services Association]

In most ceremonies of remembrance _there_____is a reading of a poem. This is often "The Ode to the Fallen" _by___ Laurence Binyon. It _was____ first published in the Times newspaper in 1914.

They shall not grow _old___ as we that are _left_____ grow old.

Age shall not weary ___them______, nor the years condemn.

At the going _down______ of the sun and in the morning.

We _will_______ remember them.

The last post __of____ the trumpet call sounded in army barracks at 10pm ___at___ night to mark the end of the ___morning_____ activities. It is also ___played_____ at military funerals and commemorative services to show _____that______ the soldier's day has drawn _at___ a final close.

This is usually followed by a period of silence for one __or__ two minutes as a sign of respect for those __that___ have died. After observing the silence the __flag____ are raised from half-mast to the masthead. The Rouse is __awter___ played. The Rouse called the soldier's spirits to arise and _____ for another day.

The Reveille is played at __the__ dawn services instead of the Rouse. The Reveille is played only _at___ the first call in the ____days_______. It woke the soldiers __up__ at dawn.

Often hymns __at__ sung and speeches made. The important part of the ceremony is to _rember___________ those who died.

Designing my own flag

This is my own flag.

We had to make our own.

We did it because we wanted to change the NZ flag.

We learnt how make our own flag.

The 4 stars represent the southern cross.

The blue represent that we are an island.

The x represent the Union Jack .