A-Z Early Canterbury

A-rrive
B-oat
C-rying
D-eath
E-inglend
F-lat
G-irl
H-illy
I-ll
J-oy
K-illd
L-ucky
M-uddy
N-ew
O-pportunities
P-loshin
Q-ueen
R-ives
S-ad
T-ransport
U-p set
V-ery swamp
W-avey
E/X-cited
''Y-HA
Z-oos yet to come

How the Canterbury Landscape Affected the Early Settlers

In class we had to think about what the natural environment was like when the early settlers arrived in Canterbury. We then had to think about the impact of different features of the environment on the people. Here are some of my thoughts:

Rivers
+.V.E= water for drinking, washing etc.
+.V.E= transport
-.V.E= pollution
-.V.E= could drown
-.V.E= flooding

Rocks
+.V.E= Help build shops
+.V.E.= Help make roads (use as gravel)
-.V.E.= Turnes into boulders
-.V.E.= could fall off the hills and damage things

Animals
+.v.e.=for food
+.V.E.=wool
-V.E.=could run away
-V.E.=be a pest

Imagine....

One of our Early Canterbury activities was to imagine how we would feel if we got home from school and found someone at our house who said that they now owned our house and the land. Here is my reflection on this scenario:

Last night I started to cry. Why? Because same people told us it was their land. I had lots of old memories of our home like...How it kept me safe in the EARTHQUAKE! To keep me safe and warm in bed. I was very angry at them so I tried ringing the police but they were the police! They had to kill us so that they had food! So that was the end of the Kingbury family.

Sailing - Misty's Early Canterbury Poem

Misty wrote a great poem about the journey out to New Zealand. I like the way she thought of some excellent adjectives to describe the setting.

Sailing

My cabin is dusty.
My cabin is crowded.
I see dolphins and fish,
swimming around.
Up the ladders the sailors go.
Hanging the sails, off we go!

The wind howls all night.
Thunder and lightening gives me a fright!
I feel blue.
What can I do?

"LAND HO!"

The Snow (By Misty)

Misty wrote a beautiful poem as part of her Home Learning. I loved her use of similes (when you say something is 'like' something else):

The snow fell as quiet as a whisper.

It was as soft as a pillow.

It covered the grass like a carpet.

As cold as a freezer.

It was like having fun at the fair.