Category: Tohatoha | Share

Early commerce in New Zealand from the 1790s to the 1850s included both barter and the use of coins from a range of countries. The first paper money arrived with the Europeans. by Johannah Mateo& Sanaya Chauhan

Hello Readers,

My name is Johannah, And today my class is learning about history of money! I did this with my buddy and I think we did really well because our work was very neat, As you can see in each slides there were a lot of different money from the past which was quite cool because back then New Zealand money use paper and now they use plastic because? Paper is easier to rip and it can get wet and broken when you accidentally drop it in the water but plastic are very strong but they get still get stolen or get blown by the wind and its also not easy to rip because it is made out of plastic, but this modern year people barely use notes to pay they use card, apple pay, phone transaction which is easier to pay. I think making this was really fun because you get to learn about New Zealand money! I think this work is the best  I’ve made this year. The hard part was taking screenshot of the New Zealand notes because I get confused which one to put in each slides, the easy part was blogging this!

Please comment. Bye!

By Johannah&Sanaya

honey Bee Poster by Johannah Mateo

Hello Readers,

Today me and my group is learning fun facts about bees and today was the best because we had a lot of time to finish it! The hard part was finding the facts about honey bees because some of the fun facts we find doesn’t make sense the easy part was blogging this!

By Johannah, Please comment!

South Hornby School

35 Amyes Road,

Hornby,

Christchurch, 8042

 Friday 13th March 2026

Dear Tara,

I wrote this letter to let you know I want to say thank you for always helping us in the activities. Thank you for being active when people in teams are needing help.

At Living Springs there were a lot of activities like boulder wall, archery, swimming, air rifles, animal survival. The food was delicious. There was ice cream, nachos, fruits, burgers and fries.

On the boulder wall I really felt nervous and scared and my heart was pounding and I could not look and my acraphobia suddenly kicked in but after a minute I felt really confident and cheered up because of my teammates. Air rifles were really boring, the reason is we only did shooting stuff but we did have a competition  which was fun because you got to compete against other people. I also love how you help us reload and help shoot the targets . Eating time was my favourite because you get to eat delicious foods and dessert was the best!

What was your favourite part of camp?

Kind regards

Johannah

Hello Readers, This week we have  been learning about descriptive language words that add detailed stories so we can picture it better in our heads. Descriptive words also help readers connect through emotive language. The story we are learning about today is ” Market Gaps and Muddy Tyres”  The school bike track was an orchestra of chaos. Squealing brakes and the rhythmic thud of sneaker created a constant hum. Members of the enviro group were busy planting near the fence, while the road patrol team finished their shift, looking exhausted but satisfied. Anika, a keen observer noticed a stark problem. The bike track was Fantastic, but it was treacherous when dusty. Riders were coming off the track with grimy hands and parched lips. She brainstormed a solution The ” Refuel and Refresh ” station. She worked meticulously with her whanau to create a portable Kit. It featured reusable bamboo cups and chilled infusion of mint and lemon when she opened for trade, the aromatic scent of mint danced through the air, beckoning tired riders. By identifying what the community lacked, Anika turned a barren patch of grass into a thriving hub of commerce.

By Johannah, Thank you! Please comment

Hello Readers,

Today we were learning about A story called ” After the fire” it was a really good story and interesting to read with your class I think the main character was Joe,

Ill tell you about the story in the beginning,

Joe was a young man that lives in a small town with his mum he had a great day but then a fire has started without any warning for the towns people he was very worried about the people around him mostly his mum after a minute they both went to a rescue centre the air wasn’t very smoky but the helicopters still roam around the city like crazy looking for and flakes that is going to start a fire any sooner the fire they are very lucky that they have survived the fire and Joe understands how sad it is to loose something valuable. After A few weeks Joe visits his pet Albert which is an alpaca,

He went to the rescue centre and made a new kind friend named Sadia. Sadia told her a lot of story that happened after the fire had started it was very amazing that Joe listened the whole time Sadia told him that her grandparents had lost everything in the flood in Bangladesh, but since they are lucky they survive the flood safely.

This helps Joe understand that being safe and together is what really matters.

I liked this story because even if disaster came it make us strong and stay positive! This was A sad story but it had a light ending!

Please leave comment Bye! Johannah

Tap dancing

Hello Readers,

Today me and my group is learning about tap dancing its like dancing with your feet while tapping it is really fun to do with your group!

Hello Readers,

Today we learned about print making by Andy Warhol, first we draw beautiful stuff like flowers or foods u like and I choose ice cream, after that we went to get papers they are different white and black, I choose black because I think it would look super good and pretty, what I find challenging is the paint going to my uniform, what I find very easy is getting it all together and looking perfect!

Bye See you to my next blog! I hope you like it!

Bye!

Add a heading by Johannah Mateo

Hello Readers, This week I have been learning something in digital citizenship like ink flow, my favourite part of this is putting my name and the one I find hard is barely nothing it is very easy and you can also do it!

Please leave a comment. If you liked it!

Copy of papa Joes hearing aids by Andy standon and Natasha farrant by Johannah Mateo

Hello readers,

This week My group is learning about papa Joe my favourite part of doing this is designing and putting stuff in the right place and the stuff I didn’t like probably nothing I liked all of it also the images the pictures are a little bit funny.

My little brother by Johannah Mateo

Hello Readers,

This week we learning about poems and the poems about My Little Brothers’s A Tornado I like recording and decorating it is fun and amazing! The poems are really cool to read and learning facts about it it is also funny.

Please Leave a comment