Elizabeth@CarltonSchool

Manaakitanga On Monday the 4th May it was my mum's birthday. Me and my mum! I secretly planned a surprise party for her with Dad and Henry.   We arranged food, decorations, drinks and music.  I even planned a special presentation where we said what we each loved about Mum.  This is my presentation: What we love about Mum Mum looked so surprised when we shouted Surprise! I felt so happy and proud after the party. I would love to plan a another surprise with and for my family for example when it is my Dads birthday Mum, Henry and I would probably plan a party for him. We would have all of Dads favourite songs on and we will have a family game.

I went around my house today and looked for lots of stuff so that I could do an alphabet list of things around my house.  For each letter, here is one thing:  Here I am, Elizabeth wearing my Taonga! A  apples B bed   C carpet  D Dad E Elizabeth F food  G garage   H Henry I ice cube tray J jug K knife L lamp  N Nutella  M Mum O oats  P plants  Q  quarantined people       R rugs S soup T Taongas U utensils V vase W window X (e)xceptional people  Y yarn Z zebra (toy)

Today I made a obstacle course using 1. 2 boxes 2. coffee table  3. chair 4. stool  5. string of wool 6. cushion 7. dining table  It took me 1:12 because I kept on wobbling.  Henry did it in  40 seconds. I enjoyed doing this because it felt different and fun.

 This is the Kitchen Monster  the Kitchen monster is made out of    * 2 cans for eyes  * buttons for eye pupils  * a tape measure for hair  * serving spoons for legs  * forks for arms and  * cup cake holders for a mouth * last of all a cake storage box for a face.  Now the Kitchen monster is the night protector of the Kitchen when all the Kitchen utensils come to life! The Kitchen monster makes sure that the spoons, forks and knives don't leave the kitchen. At dawn the k itchen  utensil s go to where they live and the Kitchen monster hides for he cannot be seen.

                                   Malala  I drew Malala. Malala is a Muslim who believed that girls should be treated no different than boys and girls should be able to go to school and get an  education. Malala is brave, courageous and not afraid to stand up to others.

Hi,  Today my brother, dad, and mum did some upcycling and we made two shell pen pots. It was so fun! We used shells,a glue-gun and 2 baked bean cans. We used our glue-gun to stick the shells on the cans. I loved my pen pot when it was done because it reminded me of the sea. If I had more time and resources I'm sure I could be more creative. I would probably make a clay family tree for the garden and I would decorate it with real leaves which I would stick in the clay.

Today I drew a family portrait of my family.       My Dad's name is David Smith. My Mum's name is Lorna Smith. My little brother's name is Henry Smith. My name is Elizabeth Smith. and we are the proud Smith family!!!!!  I chose the patterns in the names on the picture because they are Mum Dad and Henry's favourite patterns.   I chose the dress mum is wearing because it is one of my Mum's  dresses in her wardrobe and favourites.  I love this picture because it represents the people I love most in the world!