The Hot Air Balloon Ride

The hot air balloon

Cleverly, Alice steered herself around the big birds that were partying in the air. She was petrified as she hung on to dear life. In a remarkable speed, Alice was floating down, down where she would crash and meet her fate. Then quite suddenly, her sharp eyes caught a glimpse of something golden in the rural environment. Alice thought for a moment and rounded her way to the golden patch. She had a feeling it was a field of soft growing rice. There were shouts and screams from her parents who were high up in the helicopter above her. She couldn’t make out anything. The bitterly cold wind stung her face as she heads down the mysterious patch. She was hoping that there was a farmer there who could help her. Alice was frightened. Here it goes she thought to herself. She knew that the houses below her were far too dangerous to go. Alice zoomed down to the golden rice field - or what she thought was a rice field. Crash!! The farmer and his wife came running out of the farmhouse. They didn’t care about the ruined rice, they just comforted the little girl. The farmer's wife - Mrs Makreedies, gave Alice a glass of warm milk and cookies while the farmer, who knew Alice’s parents quite well, telephoned them and told them Alice was safe. So that’s what Alice’s birthday was like, and from then on she never went on a hot air balloon again.

Written By Anika

My Maths Map

This is my maths map. Follow the instructions to explore an amazing fantasy world.
By Anika

Description of Timothy the dog

Timothy the Dog

I am reading the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. This is Timmy the dog’s description.

8 words:

• Protective
• A good listener
• Good-tempered
• Intelligent
• Strong
• Emerald eyes
• Fluffy
• Strong paws

Description:

Timothy, also known as Timmy or Tim is said to be the best dog in the world. He is strong and can easily defeat 5 humans at once. Tim is also friendly and good-tempered. He knows when to be affectionate and when to display his razor-sharp teeth. Timothy sticks by his Mistress, Georgina (better known as George) day and night no matter what happens. Timmy is intelligent and is a good listener. He makes people feel assured and protected. When Julian, Dick,  Anne, and George are together, Timmy considers himself to be ‘on guard’ and sleeps with one ear open for danger. Timothy's strong paws help him swim better than most dogs. His emerald eyes gleam at night and you can just make him out in the moonlight. His fluffy fur is well-kept thanks to George. Timothy is my favourite character in Famous Five and I love reading about him.

Timothy is my favourite character because he saved the 4 kids plenty of times. One of My favourites is when a circus kidnapped George and Anne to hide them because they had discovered their secret. Timmy, being very smart, hid and went back to where they were staying and Gave Henry, another one of the fives friends, a note to get Julian and Dick to save George and Anne. Timothy ended up defeating most of the circus singlehandedly while Julian and Dick went to get the police. And thus Anne and George were saved and everyone was happy again.

Lets Scream for Ice Cream!!!

I love Icecream so I decided to make an advertisement for this amazing creation. This is an advert to signify its scrumptiousness.

Word Problems For Math

Word Problems For Maths

Kelly has 25 jellybeans. Leah has 17 jellybeans. How much do they have altogether?


There are 36 swans on a lake. 1/4 of them flew away. How many are left on the lake?


In a jungle, there were 50 tigers. 50% of them were killed. How many tigers are there now?
20% moved to the neighbouring jungle. How many tigers are left in the previous jungle?

Who Am I?

Who Am I? 

1. I am a leader
2. I was in the Time Magazine
3. I live in New Zealand
4. I take care of others
5. I live in Wellington

Who am I?

1. I am a famous singer
2. My name begins with a ‘K’
3. One of my most popular songs is related to a famous orange, striped animal
4. I recently put on a free concert to raise funds for the Australian bushfire relief.
5. One of my songs reminds you of Guy Fawkes night

            Who Am I?

Learn to draw a Rangoli!!

How to draw a Rangoli

A Rangoli is a traditional Indian art form that is made using coloured rice or powder. It is usually put outside your doorstep for special occasions and festivals like Diwali. Today I will be showing you how to make a simple rangoli.

What you will need:

• A piece of paper

• A sharp pencil

• Colour pencils, paint, felt pens, coloured rice or powder etc.

• An eraser if you make a mistake!!

Instructions:

1. First, draw seven dots evenly spaced out horizontally.
2. Then draw six dots underneath it to begin forming an inward triangle. 
3. After that keep drawing dots underneath. Your picture should now look like this:
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5. Draw a horizontal line to connect the three dots together as per the picture below. Then draw lines diagonally both ways. After that you do the same on all 3 corners so your rangoli looks like this:
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7. Now that you have connected most of the dots you need to finish by connecting all the mini triangles to make them diamonds like this:
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9. Your rangoli is now finished!! Finally, you can colour it in or fill it in with coloured rice or powder. Well done, you have just drawn a rangoli!!

By Anika