A Grand Piano

The Grand Piano was made in 1720 by Bartolomeo Cristofori. He was Italian.

You can find Grand Pianos in chapels and orchestras, although not every chapel has a Grand Piano.

Grand Pianos can be black, brown and green.

When you press a key, it will make a high or low sound. It depends on which side you press the key.

A Grand Piano is over five feet, five inches in length.

Piupiu

Maori name: Piupiu

Common names: Gully Fern, Feather Fern

Botanical name: Pnematopteris pennigera

This plant is found throughout New Zealand, in damp and lightly shaded areas.

Maori from Whangarei scraped roots and made them into a poultice for the treatment of boils.

Piupiu leaves were boiled in water with other leaves (ngaio, kapuka, mamaku and kawakawa) and the resulting concoction was taken by mouth to relieve sore stomachs.

Erini biopoem

Adventurous

Active

Clever

Wishes to fly

Dreams of having super powers

Wants to write a book

Who wonders if my wish would come true on a shooting star

Who's afraid of rats

Who likes the pools and the beach

Who believes in the tooth fairy

Who likes chocolate chip cookies

Who likes to play basketball

Who likes learning especially maths

Who likes neopolitan ice cream

Who plans to be a doctor

Who plans to be a mother

Who plans to live in Hawaii

My Papa

My papa has a special talent

He always knows just what to do

To make his grandchildren happy

And to show he loves them too.

At family get-togethers

He’s the first person to look for

He can entertain small children for hours

And they always keep asking for more.

You can tell when papa’s teasing

By the twinkle that shines in his eyes

He’s an expert at settling problems

For he’s funny smart and tells white lies.

His grandchildren always admire him

Even when they are grown

They always feel proud and happy,

To claim my papa as their own.