Read Around The World: Teagan

This is Quaid and my presentation on reading around the world. It has got 13 countries and 5 countries that we picked on our own. We put the traditional dress, traditional dish, 3 interesting facts and a famous person from the country. On slide 4 there is a map, click the diamonds of where the countries are and it will take to the country.

World Map: Teagan

This is San Tat and my map on where we are from. San Tat is from Burma and I am from Niue. The distance between Burma and Auckland s 10,851 km. The distance between Niue and Auckland is 2,249 km. The difference is 8,602 km.

Food In My Culture: Teagan

Christmas

I am from Niue and one of the major celebrations we love to do is Christmas. My family loves to celebrate Christmas. We always start off at home and then go to my Nana’s house. My Mum always makes the best food. My brothers and I always get excited for the presents.  We have a big lunch so my Mum and Dad prepare a lot of things the day before.

My Mum and Dad always prepare some of the food on Christmas Eve. My Dad always marinades the meats. My mum also does her chicken which is so good, as if it is from KFC. She also does her mussel chowder and the rest of her seafoods.  My brothers and I always make sure that there is some cookies and a glass of milk, and that our stockings are up. When my brothers fall asleep I eat two of the cookies and bite one in half and drink all the milk. My mum fills up the stockings with a lot of chocolates and heaps of lollies. They just can’t wait for Christmas.

Now usually my brothers sleep in, but because it is Christmas, they are up extra early.  They are running and screaming down the hallway screaming “Its Christmas! Its Christmas!” They wake me up. They dash to their presents and they are very happy. As my Mum and Dad have already prepared the food, all they have to do is cook it.  My brothers and I eat our chocolate and lollies then I tell them that Santa has been here, because he has eaten the cookies.

Once lunch it ready we all go and eat. We have Ham (cold), ribs, crispy chicken, prawns, crab salad and my dad’s favourite thing to cook, is chicken curry.  Then we eat the rest of our lollies. My Mum and Dad pack some of the food and we get ready to take it to our Nana’s.

We always take food down to my Nana’s. Our aunties, uncles, cousins always bring food so we have a big feast. Every Christmas our family has a big party and we celebrate. Sometimes we have presents for other family members or we are celebrating someone coming back from overseas. My Nana would always give my brothers and I the best presents, because we see her all the time. She would also give us lollies too, so we would have lollies for breakfast, lollies for lunch, and lollies for dinner.

My family loves to celebrate Christmas. My mum always makes the best food, so starts making it the night before. My brothers and I always get excited for the presents, and that’s why I love Christmas.

Teagan

Migration: Teagan

This is Wiremu and I's prezi on migration. It has a lot of information if you want to migrate to New Zealand  and what you have to do.

Home Alone: Teagan

Home Alone:

Have you ever seen a 8 year old kid beat up two grown men? Home alone is a hilarious movie which will make anyone laugh no matter if they’re two or two hundred they are going to laugh. It is a comedy movie that the whole family will like. There is a lot of humor, some action and some mystery.

The Mcalister's family house was always loud and a little bit crazy. Their alarm didn’t wake them up and they were late to their trip to France. They got up and rushed to the airport and just made their plane in time, but they were missing one important thing, little brother Kevin.

While 8 year old Kevin is left home alone, two idiotic robbers think of a plan to rob the house. Kevin sees this and makes a plan to defend his fortress, (his house). Meanwhile his family is frantically trying to hop on the next plane back but they have to wait, so they all split up . Will they get back home in time for Christmas? Will Kevin defend his house?

This is a really good movie because it is hilarious and the action scenes are really good. This is a family movie it will make everyone laugh.

The Fence:

As the wind blows her hair, she looks over the fence. Her mum told her never to jump the fence and go over, so she could only imagine what was inside. She dreams of leaping the fence and going inside. She couldn't wait the suspense was killing her, suddenly her hands and her legs went over the fence.

Telling When: Teagan

Wrapped in my blankets like a burrito. I could see from my window that there was frost and when I went to breathe and I can see my oxygen come out. My alarm went off but I left it because I wanted to stay warm in my blankets a little bit longer. I don’t want to get up but my mum yells at me so I have to.

As I get up I can feel the goosebumps chilling through my body. I can see white stuff all over my front lawn, it looks like frost. My mum turns on the stove to keep the kitchen warm so I hop in the kitchen and I feel like I'm in heaven. All my problems go away as I stand by the stove. My mums says to me, “Its really cold today isn’t it?”