Sir Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary

“It’s not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

Why is he an important NZ figure?

Edmund was the first person ever to reach the top of Mount Everest {29 May 1953{.He got the Patron gold medal, Padma Vibhushan and the Hubbard medal. He was crowned Sir by the Queen.He was also awarded The Knight of the order of the Garter, The member of the order of New Zealand and the knight commander of the order of the British Empire. He was in WWll at Delta camp near Blenheim, New Zealand.

Background Information

Edmund grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He was born on the 20 July 1919. When he was about 2 he and his family moved to Tuakau as his Father acquired more land. He then went to Tuakau Primary where he was smarter than his year level and moved up two years but he had some trouble in high school and only got average grades. His Mother’s name was Gertrude Hillary nee Clark and his Father’s name was Percival Augustus Hillary. Edmund had two siblings including his sister June and his brother Rex. He had three children Peter, Sarah and Belinda. Sadly in 1975 his wife, Louise and his youngest daughter, Belinda died in a plane crash while going to Kathmandu to meet him.

Why do you think our house is named after him?

Edmund Hillary never ever gave up and in Hillary you should never ever give up either.He accomplished something no one had ever achieved before him and at HNI you should try everything you can. He climbed the biggest mountain in the world and as he did this he needed people along side him who believed in him. At school {Hillary} we have mountains to climb {learning} and we need people to help us and believe in us. Those people are our teachers and peers.

ANZAC BISCUITS!

ANZAC BISCUITS

Anzac Biscuits were sent to the soldiers when they were at war by their wives because the ingredients do not go off easily and the biscuits kept well during transportation. They also made it for themselves as they only had limited food supply such as flour and oats.

The recipe:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup thread coconut                                                
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 125 g butter
• 2 Tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 Tbsp boiling water

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a baking tray or line with baking paper.
• Combine the oats, coconut, flour, and sugar together in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter and golden syrup together. Dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water and add to the butter mixture. Pour the butter mixture into the dry ingredients and mix together.
• Roll teaspoons into balls and place on the tray, allowing room for them to spread.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, cooking one tray at a time.

Cats and Kittens

Cats and Kittens

Cats are mammals also known as a feline.There are many types of cats and many ways of identifying them. Cats are loved all around the world.

There are 52 different breeds of cats including:

Tabby , Siamese, Ragdoll, Maine Coon, British Shorthair, Burmese, Bengal,  Turkish Van, Snowshoe, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, American Bobtail, Ocicat, Egyptian Mau and lots more. There are lots of different ways of identifying the breeds. You can tell if they are a tabby because they will be stripy and you can tell if they are a russian blue because they will be faintly blue.

Cats originated from Ancient Egypt and were worshiped as gods and goddesses. They took tame felines to Italy where they slowly spread around Europe. Shorthair cats came from Egypt while longhair cats came later from Turkey and Iran.

Cats behavior includes body language, aggression, play, communication, hunting, grooming and  face rubbing. It varies among breeds and individuals. Some cats ask for food dozens of times a day, including at night with pacing and meowing.

Not all cats are Domesticated some cats live in the wild. Wild cats hunt on rats, mice, gerbils, hares and lizards.  

Food Tech!!!

 This is Sofia and I at Food Tech.       It was so fun. 

Glee Club!

Mother’s Day Poem

Mother’s Day Poem

My mum’s voice is warm, gentle and calm

Mum is usually puffing and panting from a long run

Her voice is sore from singing in the supermarket

That’s My Mum

My mum’s hair is as black as night.

Her eyes are crystal blue that shine ,like the sea

Mum’s smile shines like the sun

Her hair is always put up nicely for the evening

That’s My Mum

The room is always filled with her fresh baking straight from the oven

  Perfume is always the centre of attention when mum is in the room

Her breath smells like a fresh cup of coffee in the morning

That’s My Mum

Her hands are warm and soft like a petal.

Mum’s feet are tired from a busy day at work

Toon Doo

In class we have been making Te Reo Cartoon 

Here is mine! 

Goals

Goals

1.Last term my goals were to ...
To get into the year 7 choir and to get to stage 7 in maths by the middle of the year. 

1.So far, I have ...
Achieved both of these goals.

1.This term my goals are ...
To get my sport and my tech golds by the end of the year.
To get the role of class counselor. 

1.I am going to achieve these by ... 
Working hard at sports and trying my best at tech.
Working really hard in class and trying lots of new things.